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Driven and efficient businesswoman Vivienne Alexander reluctantly finds herself at a speed-dating night after her friend buys her a ticket. It'll probably be a waste of time anyway, she tells herself. She doesn’t need a relationship to make her whole. So, when an alluring stranger with bright smiles and a riot of auburn hair predicts Vivienne will be in her bed by the end of the night, she’s not sure which is more surprising: the sheer cockiness or the thrill that shoots through her.

Carrie is at the top of her game, with a dream career, a baby on the way, and a handsome screenwriter husband. She has given up more than anyone knows to get to the top of a ruthless business. Carrie won't give up this baby, too. But with Emma filling in for her at the office, her perfect life starts to unravel. Her bank account is inexplicably overdrawn, her husband seems strangely distant, and colleagues are all too happy to take Emma's creative direction. Carrie finds herself dying to get back to work...until a letter left at her door changes everything.

Jacob Elliot doesn’t want a temporary job in the mailroom at Delphi Enterprises, but after two post-college years of unpaid internships and living in his parents’ basement, he needs the work. Then, on his first day, the unthinkable happens: toxic gas descends on a meeting in Delphi’s outdoor amphitheater, killing all the regular employees and leaving Jacob stranded inside the vast office complex. Wandering through Delphi headquarters, Jacob finds other survivors: Lauren, a disillusioned classics major; Swati, a fitness instructor; and Dominic, a business-school student.

Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play. The wronged duke raises a tempest to shipwreck his old opponents on his island so that he can ensure justice is done. With Emilia Fox as Miranda, Scott Handy in the pivotal role of the sprite Ariel, and Ben Owukwe as Caliban.

Le temps ne passe pas sur l'atoll de Palakua. Il se nourrit. Un atoll isolé du Pacifique. Un bunker enfoui sous d'anciennes protections hawaïennes. Et quelque chose à l'intérieur qui dévore le temps lui-même. Sous l'atoll de Palakua, le gouvernement américain et des mages hawaïens ont passé des décennies à contenir une obscurité si dangereuse qu'elle déforme tout autour d'elle. Désormais, l'homme qui l'a gardée pendant quarante ans ne croit plus qu'elle devrait être contenue — et il est prêt à tout risquer pour la libérer. Les agents de la DAS Wyatt Hood et Chloe ...

Le temps du printemps raconte l'histoire d'Eulalie, jeune médecin généraliste qui découvre la maternité avec ses joies et ses peines. La naissance de sa fille soulève de nombreuses interrogations, Eulalie cherchera des réponses dans son passé, mais aussi dans son quotidien de médecin qui lui confère un regard singulier sur la vie.

A fugitive on the run, Ahnna has one goal: return to Ithicana with warning of the greatest threat her homeland has ever faced. But as she escapes into the wilderness, it is with the man who broke her heart hunting at her heels—and James wants more than justice. He wants revenge. Desperate to prove his loyalty to his family, James ventures into dangerous territory to capture his father’s killer. But the longer he follows Ahnna’s trail, the more his certainty of her guilt is tested—and the more the passion they once shared reignites.

A POWERFUL ANCIENT RELIC IN AN UNEXPECTED PLACE Throughout the course of human warfare, no weapon has been as feared, as deadly, as the Ark of the Covenant. Legend claims that this mysterious, supernatural force, first carried into battle by the ancient Israelites, was so powerful that the Ark could lay waste to entire armies, entire cities in moments—thousands of years before the advent of nuclear bombs. So, when an ancient order of killers reemerges from the shadows after centuries of hiding—convinced that other secret societies took the Ark from Jerusalem to hide it in early America...

How far would you go to get your dream job?

Dans "Au temps de l’innocence" d’Edith Wharton, nous plongeons dans le New York aristocratique des années 1870, où les convenances sociales dictent chaque geste. Newland Archer, jeune avocat promis à la douce et irréprochable May Welland, voit son avenir tout tracé basculer lorsque revient en ville la comtesse Ellen Olenska, cousine de May, femme indépendante au passé jugé scandaleux.

When Avery showed up for his temp job on Monday morning, he had certain expectations in mind. He was not expecting to end up bent over his new boss's desk. It was an innocent mistake, and he's determined to move on, but the experience left him breathless and more than a little curious. So when his new boss is left without a feeder, he volunteers to help. After all, that's what any good assistant would do. Right?

Dans les steppes glacées de l'Antarctique, le mythe des amants légendaires revisité par Barjavel. Un grand classique de la littérature, toujours en tête de liste des romans préférés des Français. Dans le grand silence blanc de l'Antarctique, les membres d'une mission des Expéditions polaires françaises s'activent à prélever des carottes de glace. L'épaisseur de la banquise atteint plus de 1 000 mètres, les couches les plus profondes remontant à 900 000 ans.

Fraternal twin to a glamorous supermodel, Ailee Klein knows her place. Even if her parents hadn’t continuously told her she wasn’t particularly pretty or smart, she realizes her crush on her boss Josh Huxley is hopeless, especially when her sister is set on marrying him. So Ailee starts a serious relationship with another man to get over him.

Some secrets refuse to stay buried, even when the ground is frozen solid. Nature can be a pristine sanctuary or a brutal accomplice. In this gripping anthology, the harshest winter environments play a central role in some of the most baffling and chilling investigations in history. From remote mountain passes to quiet suburban streets buried under sudden blizzards, extreme weather has a unique way of freezing time, concealing tracks, and preserving vital evidence that waits decades to be uncovered. Journey through a meticulously researched collection of harrowing accounts where plunging ...

In Temp Girl, an entitled diva is forced to take a job with a temp agency to get by and falls headlong into reality - and murder! A laugh-out-loud romantic mystery! This version of Temp Girl contains the complete daily serial, six months of entries. Don't miss out on this fun story everyone is talking about!

Wash was getting seriously tired of upper management trying to butt into his personal life. He didn't have a problem with his work-life balance… that they could prove anyway. So when they send in a new temp to assist the research floor, he's determined to ignore them. Except, they just happened to send the sweetest temp known to all species, who plies him with sweets and pretty smiles, and for some reason, that temp won't take the hint that he doesn't need help. He seems sincere enough. There shouldn't be a reason not to explore things a little, as long as upper management didn't find out.

All Tony wanted was a job that didn't make his life harder. Being a temp should have made it easier by letting him pick jobs that he was comfortable with. But bills needed to be paid, and he didn't have the luxury of turning jobs down. So when his boss offers him what sounds like the perfect job, he's afraid to hope he's finally found his place. After all, the job is only temporary. They wouldn't want to keep someone like him. Right?

Welcome, c'est un hymne au temps qui passe. Aux plaisirs que procure l'existence. Au bonheur de s'épanouir encore et toujours. Au fil des pages, je vous livre mon expérience de mère, de grand-mère, de compagne, de femme active qui, je l'espère, vous convaincra...

He was used to being an outcast. A big believer in fate, when he's offered a reference to work at a temp agency, he takes it without hesitation. And find a job he absolutely loves. Who'd have thought being a temp would be so fun? His newest contract takes him to Spellbound, where he notices his new boss struggling to function. Old EMT habits kick in, and he offers his assistance with a blood donation. He's done it a dozen times. Nothing could go wrong. Right? Dorian thought transferring to the medical innovations division would be an interesting challenge.

Long ago, a human astrophysicist, Inigo, began dreaming scenes from the life of a remarkable human being named Edeard, who lived within the Void, a self-contained microuniverse at the heart of the galaxy. There, under the beneficent gaze of mysterious godlike entities, humans possessed uncanny psychic abilities, and Edeard's were the strongest of all. Equally strong was his determination to bring justice and freedom to a world terrorized by criminal violence and corruption.