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Jonas knows all about duty and the burdens of marrying to meet family expectations. But he can be himself around Hope, and he sets about wooing her without taking advantage of all the considerable resources at his disposal. It’s just him and her. And what’s more, it works - right up until Hope discovers that one pesky little detail he’s sort of forgotten to mention. He isn’t just a part-time forest ranger and integral member of the family law firm. He’s charming, lying Prince Jonas Reval of San Michele. And the fantasy Hope’s been spinning comes tumbling down.

Born with a serious heart condition, Dara has been waiting for his Big Operation forever and this summer it’s finally going to happen. The moment his heart is fixed, he’ll row out to the island in the bay all by himself, just like he’s always dreamed. But when his op is postponed, Dara snaps. When will he get to live his real life? Maybe the adventures he dreams of are just silly fantasies. And then he finds a girl hiding in the boat shed.

When Charlie’s longed-for brother is born with a serious heart condition, Charlie’s world is turned upside down. Upset and afraid, Charlie flees the hospital and makes for the ancient forest on the edge of town. There Charlie finds a boy floating face-down in the stream, injured, but alive. But when Charlie sets off back to the hospital to fetch help, it seems the forest has changed. It’s become a place as strange and wild as the boy dressed in deerskins.

For many women, the menopause and peri-menopause can be a difficult time, with new feelings and symptoms to navigate. Mindful Menopause is here to help. Drawing on years of work helping women feel calm and in control, expert hypnotherapist Sophie Fletcher will show you how to: understand what is happening to your mind and body. Use visualisation, positive beliefs and set intentions. Ease specific symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia and hot flushes. With the right tools, we can change our approach to this rite of passage and positively embrace this liberating time of life.

Fynn has always been lazy: his favorite activities are skipping class, smoking, and lounging around. When his girlfriend breaks up with him, telling him to try doing something else for a change, he has no idea where to even start. One night, on a walk around the neighborhood, he comes across Niko stargazing on a hill. Niko wants nothing to do with this chain-smoking, loud-mouthed guy getting in the way of his astronomy - but Fynn is intrigued. What's up with this nerdy boy who loves to watch the stars, and why is Fynn so captivated by him?

This joyful and lyrical audiobook from New York Times best-selling author Eva Chen is a moving ode to the immigrant experience, as well as a manifesto of self-love for Chinese American children.

"Terre spettrali: Omicidio e colazione" è il romanzo di debutto della nuova affascinante serie di gialli dell'autrice bestseller Sophie Love, scrittrice della serie "La locanda di Sunset Harbor", un bestseller numero uno con oltre 200 recensioni a cinque stelle. Marie Fortune, 39 anni, una toelettatrice per cani di grande successo a Boston, ne ha avuto abbastanza di prestare servizio ai ricconi e ai loro cani. Rendendosi conto che è ora di dare una svolta alla propria vita, lascia tutto e si reca in una piccola cittadina sulla costa del Maine.

SE SOLO PER SEMPRE è il libro 4 della serie rosa best-seller "La locanda di Sunset Harbor", che inizia con il libro 1, "Ora e per sempre" - scaricabile gratuitamente! La trentacinquenne Emily Mitchell ha lasciato il suo lavoro, il suo appartamento e il suo ex ragazzo a New York City per trasferirsi nella casa storica e abbandonata del padre, sulla costa del Maine, in cerca di un cambiamento nella sua vita e determinata a trasformare la dimora in un Bed and Breakfast. Non si sarebbe però mai aspettata che la sua relazione con il custode, Daniel, le avrebbe sconvolto la vita.

If you’re anything like Sophie Hudson, your initial reaction to the hard stuff - the pieces and parts of life that keep you up at night, relentlessly reminding you that the “simple and easy” path is somehow a turn you must’ve missed along the way - is to try to figure out how to make it go away. You might wonder if it’s possible to just ignore it, or, better yet, to burn it all down. But what Sophie found during a particularly difficult stretch is that the Lord, through his word and his people, faithfully reveals how to get up, straighten up, and stand all the way up.

When recently engaged Nat flips through a bridal magazine, she spots a quiz on page 111 about being ready for marriage. After failing it, she’s determined to prove it wrong. If only it was that easy. Getting married to Archie, whose smile makes her insides go funny, should be a dream come true. So why is it a total nightmare?

Seriously, why do guys on dating apps think I want a picture of what’s in their pants? I could open an art gallery with the collection I’ve got. Zoe really doesn’t want to die alone and surrounded by cats. But it’s not looking good: she’s had sex precisely twice in the last year, and her feline friend isn’t the kind of male company she wants in bed.

The Song of Simon de Montfort is the story of this extraordinary man: heir to a great warrior, devoted husband and father, fearless crusader knight and charismatic leader. It is the story of a man whose passion for good governance was so fierce that, in 1258, frustrated by the king’s refusal to take the advice of his nobles and the increasing injustice meted out to his subjects, he marched on Henry III’s hall at Westminster and seized the reins of power.

HMP Bronzefield, the UK’s largest women’s prison: notorious for bent screws and drugs: but what’s the truth behind the headlines? Forced into signing an NDA when she arrived there on remand, former public schoolgirl Sophie risked extra time on her sentence by documenting her experiences of life inside. Backed up by recent research and statistics, Breakfast at Bronzefield offers a powerful glimpse into a world few see: riots; unethical medical prescribing; and prison barons - key figures behind prostitution and drug-smuggling.

I almost gave up on love. My ex, who called his private parts ‘Nigel’, was enough to put me off men forever. But then I met Joe. Alice thought she’d found Mr Right. Her blue-eyed boyfriend, Joe, gives her butterflies, makes her bacon sandwiches when she’s hungover and doesn’t have a nickname for any of his body parts. She should have known it was too good to be true. Because one day, Alice and Joe bump into Zoe. According to him, Zoe’s ‘just an old friend’. But Alice saw the way they froze and heard the strange note in Joe’s voice when he said her name.

Happiness is one of life’s greatest mysteries. But what even is happiness? Why does it mean so many different things to different people? And how can we actually be happier? Drawing on decades of experience in crime writing, self-help and intensely curious observation of other people, Sophie Hannah sets out to solve the mystery. She lines up her cast of suspects and expert witnesses from ancient philosophers to modern self-help gurus, scientists to ordinary people from all walks of life.

Die Angst geht um in der Camargue. Während Pierre Durand in einem Hausboot durch das Rhônedelta fährt, um über seine berufliche Zukunft nachzudenken, verbreitet sich ein Kettenbrief mit einer Weissagung, die den Tod dreier Sünder ankündigt. Tatsächlich wird kurz darauf ein Toter mit geschwärztem Gesicht aufgefunden. Es handelt sich um einen Kriminalbeamten, der verdeckt im Millieu der "gens du voyage" ermittelt hatte. Doch es gibt einen Zeugen, der sich an Bord von Pierres Hausboot versteckt und behauptet, sein Gedächtnis verloren zu haben.

Einsame Lagunen, alte Fischerdörfer und eine finstere Prophezeiung... Pierre Durand ermittelt in der malerischen Camargue. Die Angst geht um in der Camargue. Während Pierre Durand in einem Hausboot durch das Rhônedelta fährt, um über seine berufliche Zukunft nachzudenken, verbreitet sich ein Kettenbrief mit einer Weissagung, die den Tod dreier Sünder ankündigt. Tatsächlich wird kurz darauf ein Toter mit geschwärztem Gesicht aufgefunden. Es handelt sich um einen Kriminalbeamten, der verdeckt im Millieu der "gens du voyage" ermittelt hatte.

Sein Geheimnis könnte sie zerstören. Doch ihre Sehnsucht nach ihm ist stärker. Louisa ist fassungslos. Mit Paul war sie so glücklich wie nie zuvor. Mit ihm konnte sie furchtlos und ganz sie selbst sein und das Leben endlich in vollen Zügen genießen. Doch jetzt will er plötzlich nichts mehr mit ihr zu tun haben. Es bricht ihr das Herz, dabei erkennt sie hinter dem Sturm in seinen Augen immer noch Zuneigung. Sie ahnt nicht, dass Paul es kaum ertragen kann, für den größten Schmerz in ihrem Leben verantwortlich zu sein. Gibt es wirklich keine Zukunft für die beiden?

"Ruhe bitte, es wird gemordet!" Die sympathische Chaostruppe der Pariser Polizei feiert ihr Comeback an einem Filmset - wie immer angeführt von Commissaire Anne Capestan, die ihre Elternzeit unterbricht, um einer Kollegin zur Hilfe zu eilen: Capitaine Eva Rosière, nebenberufliche Drehbuchautorin, steht unter Verdacht, den Regisseur ermordet zu haben. Es ist nicht zu leugnen, Eva hatte geschworen ihn zu töten... Doch fast jeder am Drehort hätte ein Mordmotiv.

Die 7-jährige Ella findet Meerjungfrauen einfach toll. Und weil ihre Mami insgeheim eine Fee ist, lernt Ella auch wirklich welche kennen. Und dies ist nur eines der vielen Abenteuer, die die kleine Junior-Fee so ziemlich jeden Tag erlebt. Denn ein bisschen Zauberei ist immer erlaubt, wenn etwa beim Schulwettbewerb was schiefgeht oder man mal eben einen Dieb aufhalten muss. Doch Mami Fee verzaubert sich auch ab und zu ein bisschen - was für ein Glück, dass Ella so eine super Nachwuchs-Fee ist. "Hokuspokus" hat sie das zauberhafte Chaos schnell wieder im Griff!