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When she discovers a dead body among the fir trees while looking for the perfect Christmas tree, she’s left shocked and shaken at witnessing such a horrific sight at this most wonderful time of the year. Things only take an almighty turn for the worse when the remainder of some fruitcake from Lucy’s bakery is found in the deceased’s home...and is laced with poison!

Aria Cason’s new life in Belize comes to an abrupt halt when a betrayal forces her to abandon her carefully laid plans. To protect a love she thought she’d never have, Aria makes an impossible decision that places her at the mercy of the man she loves but desperately wants to hate. Aiden Raine is determined to bury his love for Aria, but when an unexpected truth is revealed, his world once again collides with hers. As a means to an end, Aiden reluctantly enters a tenuous relationship with the one woman whose betrayal he may never forgive.

Clare's brother, Tom, also known as the pied piper, has stolen away the children of Hamelin. But Clare knows that’s only half the story. Tom isn’t the easiest person to love, but she’s certain that he couldn’t be so cruel. There has to be a good reason why he stole the Fae Queen’s magic pipe and led the children to a faraway land, never to be seen again. Together with Anna, the mayor of Hamelin’s daughter, Clare embarks on a journey into the Faerie Realms. Only she can save the children of Hamelin and clear her brother's name.

Was uns unvorstellbar erscheint - Sabine Kuegler hat es erlebt. Unter archaischen Bedingungen wuchs sie im Dschungel West-Papuas auf. Heute lebt sie in Deutschland. »Angst habe ich erst hier kennen gelernt«, sagt sie. Und sie weiß, dass sie zurückkehren wird. Sabine Kueglers Geschichte beginnt, als sie mit fünf Jahren als Tochter deutscher Sprachforscher und Missionare nach West Papua kommt.

Zu Beginn der 30er Jahre wird das einfache Fischermädchen Chiyo in die alte Kaiserstadt Kyoto gebracht...

It's the start of a new year and Meghan is hoping for change in her personal and emotional life. She never bargained that change would come in the form of an unexpected visitor to her marital home and the mysterious murder of a popular figure in the small town of Sandy Bay. Meghan is left worried and confused as heated opinions of the events leading to the murder seem to distract everyone from the actual homicide itself. Was the murder coincidental or a coordinated, sinister undertaking? Will Meghan learn to live with her unexpected guest or allow her relationship to hit the rocks?

Hatoko ha venticinque anni ed eccola a Kamakura, nella piccola cartoleria che le ha lasciato in eredità la nonna che le ha trasmesso la difficile arte di scrivere per gli altri.

Realizing he was not able to handle all of the niceties of his office, due to the tensions he was constantly under, Pius IX had handed over most of the diplomatic chores of his Papacy to Cardinal Atonelli, but he died in 1877, and Pope Pius IX died the following winter. It is fair to say that the Vatican was in a diplomatic shambles after the death of Pope Pius IX. So who was the Lord going to choose to put in the hot seat of the Papacy? He chose a very strong, but very peace-loving Cardinal from Perugia, Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci, to be known as Pope Leo XIII.

Kontrolle, Präzision und Familie - das sind die drei Pfeiler, auf denen die Mediale Silver Mercant ihr Leben aufgebaut hat. Chaos, Emotionen und Leidenschaft haben da keinen Platz. Aber das ist genau das, was Valentin Nikolaev, Alpha der StoneWater-Bären, verkörpert. Valentin hat nie eine faszinierendere Frau als Silver getroffen, eine Frau, die er von ganzem Herzen begehrt. Doch dann wird ein Anschlag auf Silver verübt, bei dem sie fast stirbt.

Saint Teresa later wrote of Saint John of the Cross: "I realized that he was a saint, and had always been a saint." Before her was a figure tiny in physical stature, as the world measures, but a towering giant in the eyes of the Lord. She recognized the same fire burning in him that raged inside of her. She was 52; he was 25. She, a nun twice his age! He, a young friar with a dream to become a Carthusian hermit.

When the opportunity to partner with a local business presents itself, Tracy is happy to grab it with both hands. She never bargained that the owner of the business would be her nemesis from high school. She’s shocked to find that her nemesis still has the same condescending behavior and great looks!

When Tracy discovers that her first love is back in town, she's torn between what used to be and what is...her stable relationship with Detective Copeland. Things get further complicated when a member of the circus crew, that's rolled into town, is found dead. The small town of Fern Grove is tired of the awful antics of the circus folk, and not many are bothered when this murder is revealed.

When Meghan receives an order to bake a cake for a wealthy individual in town, she’s happy to wow them with her culinary skills. However, she’s not happy with this person’s condescending and unpleasant behavior. But she’s ready to put up with it, as she believes it’ll lead to more business. She’s in for a rude surprise when this new customer is found dead…and her treats are identified as the cause of their demise. Meghan knows no amount of crying will change the verdict against her in the court of public opinion. She knows she only has one option. And that is to fight!

With Grounded and Free, you will learn how to use receptivity and tenderness to nurture roots of stability and centeredness that will serve you through your most challenging trials and storms. What we are most afraid of is the gateway to our freedom. Here, you are invited to enter that realm with courage and kindness - to evolve and embrace the full wonder of your life.

"Alisa v Zazerkal'e" - detskaja kniga anglijskogo matematika i pisatelja L'juisa Kjerrolla, napisannaja v 1871 godu kak prodolzhenie knigi "Alisa v Strane chudes". Devochka Alisa proshla skvoz' zerkalo i okazalas' v Zazerkal'e, gde mir predstavljaet soboj bol'shuju shahmatnuju dosku. Iz zazerkal'noj komnaty Alisa popadaet v zazerkal'nyj sad govorjashhih cvetov, gde vstrechaet Chjornuju Korolevu i stanovitsja Beloj Peshkoj....

What happens in the bayou, stays in the bayou.... Devon Michelson is a man with a past. One he's worked hard to bury. But when the one woman he's always loved walks back into his life, suddenly he's willing to put everything on the line...including his freedom.

Darien Davenne is a man of honor. And when he comes across Thea Johnson, the woman recovering from a traumatic kidnapping, he promises to protect her. But who's going to protect her from him when everything in him longs to make her his mate?

¿Cómo educar en un mundo frenético e hiperexigente? ¿Cómo conseguir que un niño, y luego un adolescente, actúe con ilusión, sea capaz de estar quieto observando con calma lo que le rodea, piense antes de actuar, y esté motivado para aprender sin miedo al esfuerzo? Los niños de los últimos veinte años viven en un entorno cada vez más frenético y exigente, que por un lado ha hecho la tarea de educar más compleja, y por otro, los ha alejado de lo esencial.

El acto de resistir trasciende por mucho la indignación que le dio origen. Es un encuentro con el destino, la última y desesperada exhortación de justicia. Los migrantes que llegan a la gran ciudad escapando del hambre y la carencia, los estudiantes del movimiento del 68, la huelga de hambre de las madres de los presos y desaparecidos políticos, la sorprendente hazaña del Güero Medrano y la colonia Rubén Jaramillo; las crónicas reunidas en este libro son el testimonio de una lucha inclemente, de una historia escrita desde abajo con la convicción de que la libertad y la igualdad son valores presentes que se renuevan todos los días.

Come back to the mountain with Frankie Love! Coming Home to the Mountain is a new filthy-sweet, high heat series by Frankie Love featuring rugged mountain men who fall hard, fast and forever. And with the women they love at their side, they choose to put family first.