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When Georgina Drake trades London for the tranquil Norfolk countryside, she has simple plans: master pilates, rent out her converted barn to holidaymakers, and slowly heal from a terrible loss. But when she discovers the body of her latest guest—arrogant Cambridge professor Roland Garnett—everything changes. With the police eyeing Georgina as a suspect and the poisoned curry that killed Garnett somehow linked to her friend’s farm shop, she has no choice but to investigate for herself.

Life has the capacity of great moments and attainment, of lives well lived, fulfilling for ourselves and for those we touch. But for others life is arduous. There is no spark to ignite the curiosity, to explore and achieve a stability and a growth to their lives. Indeed their lives, in their own eyes, become almost meaningless, their sense of themselves subsumed under a myriad of problems, whether real or imagined. Seismic events in a life might crush them; the loss of a loved one for instance. Coping is difficult, support hard to find and isolation abounds.

The fifth volume in CSA Word's massively popular complete and unabridged ‘Short Stories’ collection is bound to please. With something for everyone this collection of classic stories read by only the best-suited and most established readers will delight the ears as a vintage wine excites the gullet; The Vintage Collection is audible gold. Features eye-catching typographical series design.

Georgina Drake's simple photoshoot of up-and-coming winemaker Gaby Edwards at her family's vineyards turns sour when Gaby's bullying brother is discovered drowned in a fermentation tank. And to add to the murderous bouquet, Georgina's spaniel, Bert, uncovers a skeleton hidden in a pond. Are the two deaths connected by more than their watery graves? Aided by her aristocratic friend Sybbie and the sceptical DI Colin Bradshaw, Georgina soon uncovers a tragic history of family rivalries and secrets buried deeper than the vines' roots.

A glittering collection of some of the world's finest short stories.

Georgina Drake’s job photographing beautiful Hartington Hall takes a dramatic turn when she enters the ancient ice house to find the lady of the manor dead on the floor. The second wife of the irascible owner of the hall, Karen Berry had plenty of enemies. Her death could have been an accident, but when Georgina hears how Karen had argued with her husband, alienated her two step-daughters, and fired the long-standing housekeeper for theft, she’s not convinced.

Fifty of the world's greatest classic short stories: 1.The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant 2.The One Million Pound Banknote by Mark Twain 3.The Phantom Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling 4.The Fly by Katherine Mansfield 5.The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe 6.My Favorite Murder by Ambrose Bierce 7.The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 8.One Thousand Dollars by O. Henry 9.Regret by Kate Chopin 10.The Nose by Nikolai Gogol 11.The Mezzotint by M. R. James 12.The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry

A royal surprise! One look into the stranger's dark, mysterious eyes and Indigo Moran knows she's made a mistake in taking his picture. But who does he think he is? A prince? That night Indigo discovers that's exactly who he is: Crown Prince Lorenzo Torelli of Melvante. To Lorenzo, duty lies with his country - he can't offer Indigo forever. The trouble is once he's kissed her, one unforgettable night will never be enough. And now Indigo's little secret is about to turn his carefully ordered world upside down!

Georgina Drake's latest photography assignment takes a dark turn when she discovers the body of unpopular property developer, Eliot Manson, at the scenic Summerstrand Lighthouse. The police suspect a carbon monoxide leak, but to Georgina's professional eye, something about the scene looks too staged to be an accident. As if one body wasn't enough, Georgina has barely managed to share her concerns with charming DI Colin Bradshaw when her spaniel, Bert, digs up human remains buried near the lighthouse. Could these decades-old bones be connected to Manson's death?

Georgina Drake is thrilled to photograph the ancient mosaic uncovered at Little Wenborough Manor. But her excitement turns to shock when she finds the lead archaeologist dead on the floor. Instead of ancient secrets, Georgina is soon caught up in a very modern murder. Comforting the other distressed archaeologists, Georgina discovers this isn't the first time tragedy has struck this site. Over a century ago a young Victorian scholar vanished without trace during the original dig, leaving behind a devastated fiancée and a trail of unanswered questions.

Kate Hardy is the best-selling author behind books such as Good Girl or Gold Digger?, Hotly Bedded, Conveniently Wedded, and Seeing Stars. In Playboy Boss, Pregnancy of Passion, workaholic tycoon Luke Holloway wants nothing to do with family, romance, or children. But when he falls for and beds his new personal assistant Sara Fleet, his world is thrown into tumult. Things only get more complicated after she reveals to him that she is pregnant with their child. Now this busy rogue is going to have to seriously reevaluate his life and priorities.

Georgina Drake is taking promo photos of a dress rehearsal of Macbeth, and her daughter Bea’s first starring role. But the drama becomes distressingly real when one of the actors, Neil Faulkner, is found stabbed to death. And Georgie is dismayed to see a faint spatter of blood on her daughter’s arm. Georgie knows Bea isn’t a murderer, but the local police don’t seem inclined to trust her admittedly biased opinion. And when a distraught Bea admits that Neil was blackmailing her, things start to look serious.

"Un milionario per marito" - Benvenuti alle nozze più romantiche dell'anno! Per il milionario Roland Devereux partecipare a un matrimonio significa riaprire dolorose ferite, ma è stato scelto come testimone dal suo migliore amico, e non può rifiutare. Il momento delle danze è arrivato, e spetta a lui aprirle con la damigella della sposa, Grace Faraday. Quando le sfiora le mani, ha la sensazione di svegliarsi da un brutto sogno, e il suo cuore riprende a battere dopo tanto, troppo tempo. Non può lasciarsi sfuggire una simile occasione! Grace deve essere sua.

Londonia, that’s where we are. A sprawl of a place surrounding The Cincture — all of it once London town. Some people say we’re in the year 2073, others cycle 60 . . . who gives a creepin’ beetle where we are in the history of man. Messed it up good and proper didn’t we – they, humankind generally. All I know is I got my shed, my friends and a little bit of an angle on stuff – visions, see inside persons, y’know.

Brunch Yourself Thin! The Easiest Intermittent Fast To Rapidly Reset Metabolism in Just 4 Weeks. Information is power, and with the right knowledge, you can take back control of your metabolism with just 5 simple habit changes, starting with WHEN you eat… not HOW MUCH. This book reveals the secret to super-charging your metabolism with a simple but powerful fasting routine that starts the day with a simple brunch and “closes the kitchen” after dinner. You’ll learn: How to estimate and track your Body Fat % from home. What happens to the body with each hour of fasting. Exactly when ...

One look into the stranger’s mysterious eyes and Indigo Moran knows she’s made a mistake in taking his picture. But who does he think he is? That night Indigo discovers he’s a prince. Crown Prince Lorenzo Torelli of Melvante. Now Indigo has a royal secret that’s about to turn his ordered world upside down!

Tycoon Luke Holloway lives on the wild side, but at work he is a professional. However, his new employee Sara Fleet is irresistible. Before long he has unbuttoned his prim and proper assistant and they're breaking all his rules... over and over again! Super-efficient Sara has never felt so out of control - and now she has to tell her sexy boss she is pregnant with his child!

Livets törnen och vändningar... Ända sedan Joel Mortimer förlorade sin fru har han helhjärtat gått in både för arbetet och för att ta hand om sin lilla dotter Beth. Han har lovat sig själv att aldrig se åt en annan kvinna igen, och varken skaffa fler barn eller en ny mamma åt dottern. Hon har redan gått igenom alltför många svårigheter i livet. Men när Joel möter den nya AT läkaren Lisa Richardson ångrar han nästan sina löften.

Benvenuti al Paddington Children Hospital, dove i migliori medici di Londra combattono ogni giorno per salvare i loro piccoli pazienti e trovare l'amore.

L'infermiera Rosie Hobbes sa perfettamente che gli uomini più affascinanti sono anche quelli meno affidabili, e il sexy pediatra italiano Leo Marchetti non fa eccezione. Certo, il fatto che sia anche un duca rende le cose molto più eccitanti, ma per lei l'unica cosa che conta sono i suoi due gemelli. Ed è sicura che non appena Leo li conoscerà, scapperà a gambe levate!