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Alexis Black persevered through her mother’s death and her father’s imprisonment. And after escaping a long and abusive relationship, the college junior promised her foster parents not to date for at least a year. But when she meets an incoming freshman on the first day of their scholarship program, she feels the world melt away, as though it were only the two of them in the room.

In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn't her crime that shocked the nation - it was her motivation. Nineteen-year-old Alice Mitchell had planned to pass as a man in order to marry her 17-year-old fiancée Freda Ward, but when their love letters were discovered, they were forbidden from ever speaking again. Freda adjusted to this fate with an ease that stunned a heartbroken Alice. Her desperation grew with each unanswered letter - and her father's razor soon went missing. On January 25, Alice publicly slashed her ex-fiancée's throat.

Los héroes de los antiguos mitos de las diferentes culturas ya recorrieron el camino; su itinerario es conocido, solo hay que seguir su huella. Tras sus gestas, aventuras y descubrimientos, surge tanto aquello que hace avanzar las civilizaciones como lo que conduce a la conquista de uno mismo. El autor nos explica el ciclo iniciático del héroe expuesto por Joseph Campbell y nos muestra su desarrollo en libros y películas contemporáneos.

This complete mental health training for psychiatric disorders course is ideal for anyone looking to deepen their knowledge of mental health disorders, their triggers, causes, and symptoms. It provides in-depth understanding of a range of common mental health conditions and their characteristics, with guidance on how to manage them.

La salud no es cualquier cosa. Nuestro cuerpo es la estructura que nos sostiene toda la vida, pero hacemos poco para darle mantenimiento. Con nuestro cuerpo trabajamos, caminamos, resolvemos problemas, pensamos, nos reímos y hacemos todo. Hay que aprender a escucharlo, a darle lo que necesita y a cuidarlo para que nos funcione mejor. Cuidar nuestro cuerpo es una muestra de amor propio.

Apparently the former love of my life had got himself thrown into jail for assaulting a woman. Since I make my living as a preternatural expert, I tend to believe almost anything's possible. But though he may be one of the monsters, Richard would never harm a woman. So it's Anita Blake to the rescue. I've got just a few days to spring Richard and find out who framed him – and why. There's a full moon coming, and if my werewolf love is still behind bars when it rises, he'll be facing a lot worse than an assault charge ...

Although the Green Dolphin is a bar of ill repute, it is there that Tancred Palmieri, a thief with elegant and erudite tastes, meets Willow Azarian, an aging heroin addict. She reveals to Tancred that her very wealthy father has recently passed away, leaving each of his five children a mysterious object that provides one clue to the whereabouts of a large inheritance. Willow enlists Tancred to steal these objects from her siblings and solve the puzzle.

Most women complain that there are no single straight men left. I'd just like to meet one that's human. I'm Anita Blake, expert on creatures of the night. I've dined with shapeshifters, danced with werewolves, and been wooed – but not won – by Jean-Claude, the Vampire Master of the City. And now a darkly dangerous vampire named Alejandro has hit town. He wants me for his human servant. A war of the undead has begun. Over me ...

2067 was the year I died for the first time. It was painful. Had I known how often I'd be expected to die over the next several millennia, I might have made a stronger effort to stay dead. The year actually started off rather nice. I finished my PhD in high energy physics and was promoted to lieutenant commander in the United States Air Force. My first posting after the promotion was to the Lunar One Air Base where I worked with my father, Dr. Robert Kimbridge, on "The Project".

Tori Grace Almonte is still very much in love with her husband. How could she not be? He’s attentive, smart, loving and kind. The epitome of the perfect man. Until he wasn’t. When his indiscretions come to light, Tori is conflicted on if she should leave or not. How could she just walk away from a man that she’d loved for so long? But when Lance Marshall walks into her office, he steals her heart, serenades her soul, and gives her back all that she’d thought she lost.

As a believer in the philosophy of loving oneself and help to spread that love to others, Leanna May writes a book that could educate other people in the same ethos. The goal is to inform people of how much beauty they can find inside themselves and the world around them. This book is meant to help you find a more beautiful you! That includes your physical and mental beauty as well.

More often than you think, a couple’s life seems a continuous course around pain and disappointment. Maybe, you feel stuck in a relationship that seems to have nothing more to give, and you are wondering if there is something wrong with you. You don’t need to endure these situations any longer.

The morning after the coroner election, Fenway Stevenson finds herself in the middle of another emotionally charged case. The manager of a renowned Shakespeare group is killed, and there's no shortage of suspects. Uncovering secret affairs and ties to a deep conspiracy, she gets stonewalled by actors, accountants, and even the university president, who all seem to know more than they admit. Can Fenway solve the murder before she becomes the next victim?

Have you ever felt an undeniable pull toward someone—a profound connection that defies logic and transforms everything you thought you knew about love? Welcome to the twin-flame journey—a path of love, loss, healing, and awakening that is as mysterious as it is life-changing. In Twin Flame Confessions (Volume 1), real stories from twin flames worldwide reveal the raw, unfiltered truths of navigating this divine connection.

On its surface, Interstitial Cystitis: A Personal Journey of Complete Healing! is a book that speaks to the indomitable spirit of a patient - Tracy Alexis, PhD - who suffered with (and cured) interstitial cystitis and fibromyalgia with herbs and supplements.

Danny and Sharon Evans are desperate for answers. Why did their seemingly happy daughter try to take her own life? When a stranger approaches Danny saying he knows who’s to blame, Danny is tempted, despite Sharon’s reservations. And when his new friend offers them revenge, how can he walk away? But little does Danny know he is being invited to play a terrible game. A game that won't just change lives – it will end them. DI Joel Norris knows this is no ordinary case when two seemingly unconnected murders hit his desk within a matter of days.

Actress and playwright Tina Alexis Allen's audacious memoir unravels her privileged suburban Catholic upbringing that was shaped by her formidable father - a man whose strict religious devotion and dedication to his large family hid his true nature. When Tina was 18 her father accidently discovered the truth about her sexuality. Instead of dragging her to the family priest and lecturing her with tearful sermons about sin and damnation, her father shocked her with his honest response. The two became trusted confidants in a relationship that eventually spiraled out of control.

My name makes their hearts beat with desire and their skin tickle with sweet fear. They call me The Puppetmaster. And when I’m on the hunt, they come running - willing to serve at my feet, because no one makes my puppets dance like I do. But my heart almost stops when I see her name on the list. Alena Prey, you wreak havoc with a plan I’ve had for years, but it won’t stop me from reaching my goal - a goal that you’re destined to be a part of. But this is not how it was supposed to happen. Not now. Not like this. And yet, it will....

Cunning, gorgeous, and wickedly possessive, Akim could have any woman in the world…but he chose me. I thought I’d be able to get away from him eventually, that I could mend my heart and start over, but I was wrong. Fate has sealed us with an unbreakable bond.

"Der Sandmann" zählt zurecht zu den besten und bekanntesten Erzählungen E. T. A. Hoffmanns und der deutschen Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts. Hoffmann lässt seinen Protagonisten Nathanael kläglich im Wahnsinn untergehen.