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Taylor is in love with Ryan. She has been since the moment they met. But Ryan is with Marcy - her best friend. When everything fell apart around Taylor years before, Marcy was there for her. No matter how much Taylor wants Ryan, she refuses to lose Marcy's friendship. A master of burying her feelings, Taylor is determined to resist. But the unspoken bond she and Ryan share isn't going away. And when Marcy leaves for a few weeks, just as Ryan moves into their shared flat, the tension grows to unbearable proportions.

When feisty chef Sophia and strait-laced first officer Jack are thrown together as the crew for a luxury yacht on the beautiful Amalfi Coast, it’s anything but smooth sailing. And after their first interactions end with one very soggy first officer and an all-out battle over strawberries, they vow to give one another a wide berth for the remainder of the season. But even on a 154-foot yacht, space is tight – and, try as they might, Sophia and Jack are thrown together time and again.

Three full-length standalone stories by USA Today Bestselling author Claudia Burgoa about the men who created HIB Securities and the women behind them.

He is a renowned Swedish filmmaker and has a plan for everything. She is his daughter, by the actress he directed and once loved. Each summer of her childhood, the daughter visits the father at his remote Faro island home on the edge of the Baltic Sea. Now that she's grown up - a writer, with children of her own - and he's in his 80s, they envision writing a book together, about old age, language, memory and loss. She will ask the questions. He will answer them. The tape recorder will record.

This critically acclaimed imaginary autobiography of Frédéric Chopin was given a privileged place in the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw on his Bicentennial, "Since it's written by him," wrote the museum's director to the author. A work of lovely lyrical and musical accents written in Chopin's voice, Manuscript in Dreams brings to light the most meaningful moments and aspects of the composer’s life and work. Juana Rosa Pita threads together “manuscripts that appeared from dream to dream…” and the result is an ensemble of intimate pieces.

Un lobo marsupial extinto es un fantasma. Una tortuga es un espíritu antiguo que se pasea por una isla en el fin del mundo. Un oso polar disecado es la modesta prueba de una inmensa derrota. Ya sean las aguas microscópicas en las que habita el resistente tardígrado, la ardiente imaginación de la que proviene el imposible lebrílope o la reserva de Woodside, California, donde la gorila Koko aprendió lenguaje de señas, cada ecosistema se presenta como un lugar de descubrimiento, de comunión.

Dottie Badoura Fatma Balfour finds solace amidst the squalor of her childhood by spinning warm tales of affection about her beautiful names. But she knows nothing of their origins, and little of her family history—or the abuse her ancestors suffered as they made their home in Britain. At seventeen, she takes on the burden of responsibility for her brother and sister and is obsessed with keeping the family together. However, as Sophie, lumpen yet voluptuous, drifts away, and the confused Hudson is absorbed into the world of crime, Dottie is forced to consider her own needs.

Ser héroes era demasiado aburrido. Me llamo Yeray Ayala y tengo un secreto. Este libro que tienes entre las manos contiene mi historia, la de otros inadaptados y la clave que nos une a todos: tenemos poderes. Sí, lo sé, vas a pensarte que esto es ficción. Todo el mundo hace lo mismo, porque sois unos aburridos que habéis dejado de creer en la magia. En cuanto descubrí que podía desaparecer y reaparecer donde quisiera, yo también me dije que era imposible. Después, que era especial.

"You know those people who always radiate cheerful optimism? Nauseating, aren't they?" So proclaims Isabel Losada, Starbucks addict, exercise-allergic and self-confessed sceptic as she sets out on the road to enlightenment. This work is suitable for those who have been tempted to dip a toe in the waters of self-discovery.

Politicians are consistently voted the least trusted professional group by the UK public. They've recently become embroiled in scandals concerning sexual harassment and expenses. Every year, they introduce new legislation that doesn't do what it sets out to achieve - often with terrible financial and human costs. But, with some notable exceptions, they are decent, hardworking people doing a hugely difficult and demanding job. In this searching examination of our political class, award-winning journalist Isabel Hardman tries to square this circle.

Summer Reading is the story of three women whose disparate lives intersect in the Hamptons. Lissy Snyder, a beautiful, emotionally needy newlywed, is the unwilling stepmother of her husband’s hostile children. Her eavesdropping housecleaner, Michelle, a local, is resentful of the moneyed arrogance of the vacationing “invaders” and can’t get a commitment from her fisherman boyfriend. Solitary, bookish Angela Graves harbors the shameful memory of a disastrous affair....

Showcasing narratives that celebrate strong, independent women, these fairy tales contain heroines that aren't reduced to being wives or witches! Instead, they run free and possess the qualities we would hope for in our daughters and friends: self-confidence, strength, wits, courage, fearlessness, and independence. They live freely, happily ever after, without restraint or narrowly defined roles.

Shakespeare's plays have been beloved for so many years that his characters and words have shaped our world today. This collection has adapted these works adapted for younger listeners, introducing them to iconic characters such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Queen Cleopatra of Egypt.

A sus cuarenta y cuatro años, la mujer que protagoniza esta novela se ha convertido en un auténtico «hombre» de negocios: gana doscientos mil euros al año y ha modelado su cuerpo, su tiempo, su lenguaje y hasta sus relacionessexuales para conseguir tener tanto poder como un hombre, ser aceptada en sus círculos, ganarse su total confianza y convertirse, por fin, en uno de ellos.

Intermittent fasting has been known to help get rid of stubborn fat. It may also slow down signs of aging, it may increase longevity, and reduce the risk of disease in middle-aged women. It helps to kick start the metabolism, increase energy, and vitality along with one's self-esteem. Intermittent Diet for Women Over 50: The Complete Guide for Intermittent Fasting Diet & Quick Weight Loss After 50, Easy Book for Senior Beginners, Including Week Diet Plan + Meal Ideas introduces you to intermittent fasting.

Na França sitiada pelos nazistas, duas irmãs se veem em polos opostos ao encarar o inimigo comum.

This collection brings together a selection of classic children's stories, retold by Samantha Newman. These narratives from around the world showcase strong, charismatic, independent female protagonists who know their own minds, and make their own decisions.

Seemingly abandoned by her parents on a dark and lonely road during a freezing rain storm, Abby desperately seeks shelter before losing consciousness. She wakes in a strangely beautiful place, a modern yet castle-like building powered by an AI more advanced than any she has ever experienced.

Las intrigas imperiales continúan sacudiendo los cimientos de Roma y Egipto. Octavio decide eliminar a sus rivales y declara la guerra a Cleopatra. Tras la derrota de Actium, la reina y Marco Antonio huyen a Egipto. Allí, resistiéndose a ceder a las manipulaciones de Octavio, Cleopatra decide poner fin a su vida. Pero nada ni nadie logrará acabar con su leyenda: más allá de la muerte, la figura de la reina del Nilo seguirá seduciendo al mundo a través de los siglos.

Este libro no es un tratado, no es de culinaria y, más que para mujeres tristes, parece escrito para mujeres alegres, demasiado alegres. Héctor Abad, una de las principales voces de la literatura colombiana, aborda con un humor sutil la psicología femenina, y propone lo que él mismo llama «repentinos antídotos para la pertinaz melancolía». Recetas para seducir, consejos contra el mal de amores o la soltería, remedios contra la tristeza...