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When Jade moves into the quiet cul-de-sac, she only wants one thing: peace. A fresh start. Somewhere her daughter can sleep through the night and the neighbours won’t ask questions. Instead, she gets a street that smiles too much… a homeowners’ committee that knows when she’s home… and a charming neighbour who is definitely not human, definitely too helpful, and absolutely waiting to be invited inside. He fixes boilers that scream. He stops shadows that shouldn’t exist. He also says things like: “The street survives on consent.” Jade has survived worse than this. She knows ...

This sequel to Beaches picks up after the tragic death of Bertie Barron, who has entrusted the care of her eight-year-old daughter, Nina, to her best friend, the dazzling entertainer Cee Cee Bloom. But life in the Hollywood spotlight never prepared Cee Cee for this role: mother to a little girl she barely knows. For several years, it all seems to work for her: career, motherhood, and even high-profile romance with a marvelous and unlikely lover.

Extraordinary Outcomes presents an innovative approach to thinking and planning, giving leaders a playbook for dealing with uncertainty. Written by internationally recognized authorities on problem solving and creativity in organizations, this audiobook provides an alternative outlook on business strategy and people management for leaders navigating uncertain waters, where the future is anything but guaranteed.

Il a juré de la protéger, mais peut-il garder son propre cœur ? Ella Je pensais avoir ma vie en main—travailler dur, prendre soin de ma sœur, et rester discrète. Mais quand mon ex a commencé à me harceler, je me suis sentie piégée et effrayée. C'est alors qu'August Ford, le célibataire le plus convoité de la ville, ténébreux et sexy à damner un saint, est intervenu avec une offre que je ne pouvais refuser : l'épouser, et il me garderait en sécurité. Avec sa mâchoire ciselée, ses yeux gris perçants, et un corps qui semble sculpté dans le marbre, August est l'homme de ...

Expose your child to spiritual blessing, and protect them from spiritual attack. This book will help you protect your children from evil assignments and show you how to tap into the supernatural protection of the holy spirit. We are involved in a war - a spiritual war in which Satan and his demons are attempting to break up our families and disrupt our children’s lives - that can be engaged in and won only with spiritual weapons. We cannot remain passive.

Fresh out of the Israeli Army, 20-year-old Iris Bahr decides to follow in the footsteps of many before her and backpack through Asia. Only unlike the average traveler, she has more in mind than just seeing the sights: She is on a desperate mission to lose her virginity. Dork Whore is a fresh and funny memoir about a young woman whose quirky personality and embarrassing neuroses always seem to get in the way of her getting what she wants.

Tras muchos años de trabajo y muchas sábanas revueltas en el ejercicio de amores desganados, el gran Charles Arrowby, famoso dramaturgo, director y figura destacada de las tablas londinenses, decide retirarse de las candilejas para ir a un apartado rincón de la costa británica y escribir sus memorias.

I've always lived my life by the rules. Unlike my two sisters, I'm the good one - the responsible one. Going outside my comfort zone is when I wear red lipstick before 5 p.m. That comfort zone of mine? It's smashed to smithereens on a wild night in Las Vegas when I meet - and marry - Liam Gallagher. After one shot of tequila, then two, then too many to count, a good girl's rules tend to disappear. And so do her panties and her bra and various other articles of clothing when she's with an Irishman who knows his way around a woman’s body.

Iris - the narrator and heroine - guides the listener through 24 episodes from her life, pausing now and then for meditations on love; sex; work; loneliness; insomnia; arctic exploration; cannibalism; the Higgs boson; Greek mythology; memory; costumes parties; time travel; Rocky and Rocky II, V, IV, VI, and III, respectively; literary immortality; real estate trends; and growing up and growing old.

One careless night might ruin our friendship. Skye I’ve been friends with Cormac O’Connor for fourteen years. The tall, dark and handsome country musician every woman on the planet seems to want. For ages, he was just the cool older guy I hang out with. Until, one day, he’s driving my pulse wild and making me feel things a friend has no right imagining. I do what any self-respecting pal would do – keep my guard up. Yet, one night, I can’t resist him. Cormac means everything to me. Will my slip up cost me my best friend? Forever Your Best Friend is a short sweet and steamy friends ...

Mary has lived with a secret, hiding the scars of an abusive past and struggling to navigate a world that doesn’t know the real her. At sixteen, she’s on the brink of unraveling, with everything she’s kept hidden threatening to surface. Mitch, her best friend, has always stood by her, but when he uncovers the truth of what Mary has been hiding, everything changes. With the weight of her secret now out in the open, Mitch’s love and loyalty are put to the test as their bond is pushed to its limits. Together, they’ll have to face the truths they’ve kept buried and find the strength to survive.

J'ai fait une promesse à mon meilleur ami mourant. Sauver sa petite sœur de la secte qui la retient captive. La protéger. Des années plus tard, j'ai enfin ma chance. Rebekah va avoir vingt et un ans. Le chef de la secte l'a choisie comme prochaine épouse. Je l'extrais en pleine nuit et l'emmène dans mon chalet de montagne. Elle est censée être en sécurité maintenant. Mais elle n'est pas la fille protégée que j'imaginais. Elle est fougueuse. Séduisante, avec des courbes qui me font oublier toutes les règles que j'ai toujours respectées. Il y a quinze ans d'écart entre nous. ...

A high-stakes treasure hunt…A twisted trail of murder…A secret one woman may die to discover… Number one New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen last electrified readers with Dead Aim and No One to Trust. Now she offers a new pulse-pounding thriller that takes suspense writing to...

On the eve of the Easter Rising, a divided Irish family is pushed to the brink of destruction. In the dark days of the First World War, tensions between Catholic Pat Dumay and his Protestant cousin Andrew Chase-White threaten to tear their family apart along political and religious lines. As Ireland moves ever closer to the deadly Easter rebellion, the family is engulfed in an epic drama of love, loyalty, and loss that will change their lives forever.

While most Lukoi spend their days preparing for a long, dangerous winter, Micah Firekeeper is a toymaker. He lives alone in his great-grandmother’s cottage, making beautiful designs full of color and life. When a fire destroys his home and all of his creations, Micah is taken in by Viv and Sasha, a married couple who live in the underground Compound.

Feisty, beautiful private detective Honey Winston had been duped into invading Prince Rubinoff's hotel suite while hidden in a room-service cart. When smoke flushed her from her hiding place, Honey confronted the mocking prince the gossip columns called "Lusty Lance".

But the man behind the glittering facade was an artist who created exquisite paintings the world would never see. Could Honey's love help Lance escape his glided prison?

Emmet I fell head over heels with the new curvy, younger woman that rolled into town. Then she vanished and broke my heart. After three years, she’s back in town. Will she mend or break my heart again? Make Me Yours Again, is a lunchbreak sweet and steamy, second chance, small town romance with a happy-ever-after. It can be read as a standalone or together with the rest of the books in The O'Connors of Blossom Ford Series. It's set in the same universe as the Curvy Brides Of Blossom Ford Series.

It all begins with a painting called Guilt. Eve Duncan’s daughter, Jane, has no idea why she painted the portrait of the chilling face that now hangs in a Paris gallery. But the members of a cult know both the face and the significance behind it. They believe that Jane must die - when the moment is right, and not an instant before she leads them to an ancient treasure whose value and power are beyond price. But for now, they target those close to her - killing without mercy or conscience.

Alexander For generations, marriages in my family have been nothing more than mergers. As the only heir, I’ve been groomed to do whatever makes our business empire prosper. So, when my father arranges an alliance with the daughter of another powerful conglomerate, I expect nothing more than mutual courtesy from her. Fresh out of college, my bride to be is twenty years younger than me but her age and innocent looking eyes don’t fool me. Nia’s family is just as ruthless and calculating as mine. But the more I get to know her, the softer my heart becomes. She doesn’t scurry away at the...

Zephyr has always been cursed. The same fur that gives him the ability to shift between wolf and man allows others the power to control his will. Doomed to follow any order given by one who holds his cloak, Zephyr steals it from his tyrannical foster-father and takes off into the wilderness. He’s heard stories of the wolf-people of Lukos, the ones who don’t hide away in the caves Zephyr grew up in but build houses to weather the harsh winter, but there’s no telling what they’ll do when they see him. Even here, Zephyr knows he will never be truly safe.