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Ellie's friend on the police force asks her to enquire about some deaths which might or might not be suicide. Unbeknown to the police, an elderly lady with dementia has come across some drugs and is using them to ease people in pain out of their misery. At the same time, the project to turn the quirky, turreted Pryce House into a hotel is dogged by problems and suspicion falls on the difficult twelve-year-old boy Mikey who Ellie has taken in.

Troubles never come singly. Ellie’s old friend and housekeeper falls off a ladder and hurts herself after seeing a “ghost” in a neighbour’s house, while Ellie is trying to get rid of a desperate young man, who says he’s looking for his great aunt… who happens to own the house in question. Mrs Pryce had told everyone she was moving to a retirement home, but never arrived there.

From the editor of the bestselling anthology The Meaning of Michelle, a celebration of one of the greatest stars of our time, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Beyoncé. Her name conjures more than music, it has come to be synonymous with beauty, glamour, power, creativity, love, romance and sex appeal...

Ellie Quicke believes in helping people in trouble. But it would appear that her latest good deed has returned to bite her when she takes in a weeping girl who needs somewhere to stay. Selfish, thoughtless and irresponsible, Angelica is by no means the easiest of houseguests, confident that someone else will always pick up the bill. But when a dead body is found in the garden the morning after a riotous party she's organised, Angelica plunges Ellie's household into a situation too hot for any of them to handle.

Stuck in time, Naim has to lay low. But how can he hide that he is the greatest wizard ever born, and when push comes to shove, does he really want to let go of who he used to be? Time Lock is book two in the Legacy series, and follows Naim as he is thrown head first into the equestrian world, where he finally meets a psychiatrist who is willing to go to great lengths to save his soul.

The Shadow of Time is the fifth and final book in the Starstone Series. It is about finding your place in this world, being who you were born to be, and learning to pick your battles. Tying up the loose ends of the previous books, the Shadow of Time is the epic ending of this hauntingly beautiful story. Will the Starstone be recovered and if so, what repercussions will that send across the world? Do you always keep fighting, or does there come a time, when all you can do is run? The hourglass is turning.

Cuando Ignacio Suárez, el famoso novelista, recibe fotos con varias escenas del crimen que reproducen pasajes de sus libros, inicia una carrera contrarreloj para descubrir al responsable antes de que ataque de nuevo.

Lady of the Manor is an historical saga with drama, intrigue and boundless love starting in Stockholm's fashionable salons and moving out to the Swedish countryside. Lovisa Broman is the cherished daughter of a government minister who, unusually, nurtured and educated her to succeed him. When...

Cast out in disgrace from the family estate, dashing young Sir Gervase Escot was drawn towards the great castle at Malling. For there lived the much-courted beauty, Lady Elaine, to whom Gervase was once to have been betrothed. Rescuing a young girl from robbers, Gervase discovered that she was Elaine’s sister, the Lady Beata - a rebellious girl pledged from birth to the Church, taking with her an enormous dowry to redeem her father’s pride. Would Gervase ever be able to reveal his true identity to Beata?

For 18 years Rapunzel has been a captive in the witch's tower. Desperate to know the world beyond her narrow window, the girl prays for sweet release. It is not only the witch and the tower she seeks to escape but the nameless ache inside her restless body. When a handsome thief charms his way into her bedroom, she knows salvation is at hand.

This audiobook provides an introduction to rectangles by identifying things having this shape within a school.

Apodada «la bruja de hielo», Amanda Baker era la sencilla hija de un baronet que siempre se había dado aires de grandeza. Acusada de arribista, la sociedad trató de apartarla desde su incursión. Lejos de amedrentarse, Amanda, convirtió su sublime belleza en una bendición y se hizo un hueco en las filas londinenses, pues consiguió casarse con un hombre con título y llegó a ser condesa.

We began with a question: “Do you listen to respond, or listen to understand?” While many books are written about how to get your point across, effective communication is about transmitting and receiving messages as close to the intended meaning as possible. One central issue contributes more than others to the deterioration of a message’s intended meaning. Real-world communication can be compared to standing on a two-way street filled with loud and distracting traffic. Imagine that you are on one side of that street, but the person trying to speak with you is on the other side.

El Club Inhibiciones será testigo de la decisión de cuatro amigas que darán un paso adelante para descubrir un nuevo lugar en el que dejarse seducir por el placer más sugerente. Este libro reúne cuatro historias ardientes, envueltas en una trama romántica que te hará suspirar. Una a una, conoceremos las vivencias de cuatro amigas que vivirán un esperado despertar. Sueños, anhelos, deseos de explorar lo prohibido… Pero sobre todo, las ansias de caer en los brazos del amor, en las garras de una dulce lujuria que las hará salir de su letargo. El desafío de Clara, El reto de Paula,...

Ellie has always disliked the local big estate agent - aka Great White Shark - and is distressed when her daughter Diana announces that she is carrying his child and about to become his fourth wife. But Ellie is soon drawn into the family circle when one of the Hooper children dies in their private gym and another succumbs to a peanut allergy. The police want to write off the deaths as accident and misadventure, but Ellie believes someone is targeting members of the Hooper family. Surely Diana wouldn't… or would she?

Neste livro autobiográfico, Anderson Herzer, um jovem homem trans narra seus atribulados anos iniciais, sua passagem por instituições como a Febem, a formação de sua identidade e os laços, amorosos e de amizade, que construiu ao longo do tempo. Autor com baixa escolaridade formal, Herzer relata sua vida com uma maestria impressionante, criando uma obra fluida e comovente.

Explicit romance. Editors Brenda Cothern and Heather Norris worked with fifteen lovely authors to provide you with short stories sure to pleasure. An explicit romance anthology; we found spicy romance. This anthology has high heat levels and a variety of genres.

Althea Marriott es una mujer noble a la que verdaderamente pocos conocen, y a sus treinta y dos años se enfrenta a la muerte. No se trata de ninguna enfermedad o un asunto que le produzca una tristeza inmensa como para hacerla morir de pena. En absoluto. Es algo más complicado que eso, porque alguien la quiere ver enterrada bajo tierra. Su mayor secreto puede haber salido a la luz, lo que implicaría haber molestado a algunos hombres que consideran que las damas no merecen disfrutar de los privilegios que únicamente les están destinados a ellos. Más que nunca, Althea necesita a un ...

Altruan - die Selbstlosen. Candor - die Freimütigen. Ken - die Wissenden. Amite - die Friedfertigen. Und schließlich Ferox - die Furchtlosen... Fünf Fraktionen, fünf völlig verschiedene Lebensformen sind es, zwischen denen Beatrice, wie alle Sechzehnjährigen ihrer Welt, wählen muss. Ihre Entscheidung wird ihr gesamtes künftiges Leben bestimmen, denn die Fraktion, der sie sich anschließt, gilt fortan als ihre Familie. Doch der Eignungstest, der über Beatrices innere Bestimmung Auskunft geben soll, zeigt kein eindeutiges Ergebnis. Sie ist eine Unbestimmte, sie trägt mehrere widerstreitende Begabungen in sich. Damit gilt sie als Gefahr für die Gemeinschaft.

El mundo cambió para siempre. Cambió la manera de trabajar, de comunicarnos y de criar. Cambió nuestra realidad y la de nuestros hijos. Y con estos cambios llegaron desafíos inesperados. Frente a este escenario, la pregunta que surge es urgente: ¿para qué mundo estamos educando a nuestros hijos y alumnos?