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The High Rollers are falling apart. Billy is leading them into war against the wishes of Laura, who is intent on living in peace. Unbeknownst to them, one among them holds the cure that could save all mankind, and there are two powerful enemies that want it. Everything has been leading up to this, and the members of this fragile family are going to have to go through hell if they're going to survive. No one is safe as the end draws near.

As their son Henry gets married, Doc and Carrie have sent their last little fledgling off to fly and are ready to follow their bliss together as a couple. The whole Baumgartner clan has now welcomed Doc and Carrie's latest romantic interest, Jody, a changeable, charming Southern belle whose colloquialisms keep everyone delightfully amused. While Carrie's love for Jody goes way back, now Doc has fully embraced her, too - in so many ways.

Elasia Masters, Blaze to the other rogues in the Crooked Family, spent ten years learning how to become one of Fharizan’s best cat burglars. While trying to steal a shipment of expensive Mage Ink from the city’s richest merchant, she is betrayed by her fellow thieves.

Harmony Parker thought animals much nicer than people, and saw everyone she knew as some non-human species. Her father, for example, was most definitely a bald-headed Sea Lion, her mother a tubby, fussy Pouter Pigeon, and her tiresome older sister a Siamese cat. But Harmony's parents would not allow her to have real pets of any kind – not even a harmless gerbil. Then Uncle Ginger arrived from India and gave Harmony a very special present ...

A heartwarming story from the Great Depression. Queenie Peavy is the worst troublemaker at school and the best shot in Georgia - with her father in jail, why shouldn’t she be angry? But Queenie wonders what would happen if she tried to behave herself, just for one day. 

Hot sex, naturally? Sex truly becomes great when our nerves, blood vessels, and hormones operate in synchrony. Luckily, modern research has shown that diet affects this trifecta, and having a great sex life might just be as easy as preparing the right dinner. In Diet for Great Sex, author Christine DeLozier explains how the foods we eat can balance hormones, increase blood flow, and strengthen nerve conduction to and from the genitals. When our bodies are well-nourished, desire comes naturally, pleasure comes naturally, and orgasm is effortless.

Are you planning a trip to Canada and want to learn French to make your experience even more enjoyable? Or are you simply interested in expanding your linguistic skills? Either way, our Canadian French language course for adults is the perfect choice for you!

Philip Walsingham Sergeant's biography of Barbara from 1912 draws on contemporary writings to tell her story, giving a more vivid and faithful presentation of the spirit of the time. He traces her life from her early girlhood, through her time at Court, her exile, and ending with her involvement in a bigamy trial.

Eve Rodsky is changing society one relationship at a time, by coming up with a 21st-century solution to an age-old problem: women shouldering the brunt of domestic responsibilities, the mental load, the emotional labour. Everything that is required to keep the fridge full, the children's homework in their schoolbags, and the the household running. The unequal division of all this invisible work in relationships is a recipe for disaster, but no one has offered a real solution to this dilemma, until now.

A vibrant young Hispano woman, Shonnie Medina, inherits a breast-cancer mutation known as BRCA1.185delAG. It is a genetic variant characteristic of Jews. The Medinas knew they were descended from Native Americans and Spanish Catholics, but they did not know that they had Jewish ancestry as well. The mutation most likely sprang from Sephardic Jews hounded by the Spanish Inquisition. The discovery of the gene leads to a fascinating investigation of cultural history and modern genetics by Dr. Harry Ostrer and other experts on the DNA of Jewish populations.

The Semper Fi Marines Collection includes three novellas of hot military love. TEASE ME: Bran Johnson finds true love with his best friend, Tess Keller. TEMPT ME: Jesse is the man who could be general, but he doesn’t want that if he can’t have Zoe Jones. TOUCH ME: Jack Johnson came back from a mission with memories he would rather forget, and he thinks Hannah Richmond can definitely help him with it.

Aloo-ki glances up from fishing and sees her sled dogs floating off on an ice floe. She races after them and comes upon an igloo. Being a curious girl, she goes inside only to find no one home. That's because the polar bear family who lives there is out walking while their breakfast cools off. Aloo-ki eats some soup, tries on their boots, and finally crawls into the smallest bed for a nap. Meanwhile, Papa, Mama, and Baby Bear see her dogs adrift, swim out to rescue them and return home to find Aloo-ki fast asleep in Baby Bear's bed.

Natsuki n'est pas une petite fille comme les autres. Son meilleur ami est un hérisson en peluche qui la somme de sauver les Terriens, et elle passe tous ses étés à la montagne avec son cousin Yû, espérant qu'un vaisseau spatial la ramène d'où elle vient vraiment. Quand un événement menace de séparer les cousins pour toujours, ils se font une promesse : survivre, quoi qu'il arrive. Des années plus tard, Natsuki est mariée et semble mener une vie normale. Mais les ombres de son enfance refont surface et la jeune femme se réfugie chez Yû.

Julie, 20 ans, qui élève seule son fils Lulu est caissière dans un supermarché. Elle attire l'attention d'un client, quinquagénaire aisé à nouveau célibataire. Généreux et désintéressé, Paul invite Julie à passer quelques jours dans sa belle villa de bord de mer en Bretagne. Ils y retrouvent Jérôme, le fils de Paul, qui se remet mal du suicide de sa jeune femme. Gaieté et optimisme reviennent grâce à l'attachante présence du petit Lulu.

Juliette a un amoureux, un appartement, un bon job et trente-et-une paires de chaussures. Mais toutes les bonnes choses ont une fin : du jour au lendemain elle se retrouve célibataire, chômeuse et sans logement ! Elle déprime pendant des jours devant Gossip Girl en engloutissant des kilos de Chococookies. Jusqu'à ce qu'une série de quiproquos rocambolesques la contraigne à affronter sa plus grande terreur, l'avion, et à s'envoler pour les Maldives à la poursuite de son ex et de sa mystérieuse nouvelle copine. Evidemment, là non plus, les choses ne tournent pas comme elle l'avait imaginé.

Five sweet, fun stories set around one memorable Vegas wedding. From a runaway bride to an accidental elopement, these charming books will leave a warmth in your heart and a smile on your face. The Bridesmaid Series Box Set includes: The Wedding Promise, Always a Bridesmaid, Rescued by a Bridesmaid, You May Now Kiss the Bridesmaid, and The Bridesmaid Wore White.

After a painful breakup with my cheating ex, I'm ready to flirt with someone who gives me tingles in all the right places. For the first time in months, I'm going to have some fun, no strings attached. Leave it to me to go from a hot fling to profound heartbreak in one night.

Mirabai was a Rajput princess born to the Rathore clan in 1498 in Kudaki, Rajasthan, in northern India. Despite being one of the most significant saints in the Bhakti tradition and an immensely popular Hindu mystic and religious poet, very few facts are actually known about her life including her date of birth. It is clear that her mother died when she was very young and she was greatly influenced by her father, also a worshipper of Krishna. From a young age, Mirabai’s devotion to Krishna was absolute surrender and complete devotion.

A study was done by physiotherapist Nishad Abdul Latheef Majida on a group of seniors over the age of 65. The seniors were given a core-strengthening exercise program for six weeks, and the overall results demonstrated that the core-strengthening program improved functional mobility, improved balance, and decreased the risk for falls.

Bataille pour choisir les vêtements, crise d'envie au supermarché, répétition des gestes interdits... Entre un et cinq ans, les enfants peuvent avoir des comportements face auxquels les parents se sentent démunis. Certains y voient des manifestations d'opposition ou d'insolence, d'autres culpabilisent inutilement. Pourtant, des explications scientifiques, issues de la neurophysiologie et de la psychologie expérimentale, permettent d'éclairer, de comprendre, ces attitudes.