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Einzigartig turbulent und auf ungewöhnliche Weise wunderbar normal - so würde Autorin, Creatorin und Karma-Expertin Carmen Kroll (carmushka) ihr Leben beschreiben, wenn sie es in einer Zeile zusammenfassen müsste. Da sie aber direkt ein ganzes Buch zur Verfügung hat, nimmt sie die Hörer*innen Kapitel für Kapitel mit in ihr Universum und erzählt, wie sie sich seit ihrer Kindheit Herzenswünsche erfüllt: Von der großen Liebe über die Traumkarriere bis hin zum sich unendlich drehenden Karma-Kreislauf.

Even strong, fearless, and badass Black teen girls and Black women need empowering words of affirmation. Now more than ever, we must give our minds and bodies the TLC they deserve because Black women empowerment begins with the youth empowerment of Black teen girls. Author of Badass Black Girl M.J Fievre brings you inspirational words of wisdom through famous Black women who have changed the world, including Audre Lorde, Lupita Nyong'o and Angela Davis.

Jake Larson is good at everything… except relationships. When his marriage ends, it leaves the firefighter with doubts he’s never experienced before. Thanks to his friend Ezra, Jake is more than content to fill the hole in his life with a newfound faith in Christ and the hope for a brighter—if single—future. Renee Buchanan is one of the best interior designers Colorado has to offer, and she knows it. She’s young, skilled, and confident… except when she’s around Jake Larson. Every time Jake steps into a room, her carefully crafted professionalism crumbles, and she finds herself lost.

If psychiatrist Ian Langston’s learned anything from overcoming childhood trauma and dealing with clients, it’s patience—although patience alone can’t mend his broken heart after Jenny turns down his proposal. When a new opportunity strikes, he’s determined to win her heart back. What better way than to move in next door?

Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third-grade class! Synclaire Fields is proud to be the best in the class at math—until one mistake in a high-stakes situation means she's NOT the best after all. So who is she instead? Synclaire Fields is the Math Kid in Mrs. Z's class, getting...

Grecia, siglo V a. C. Helena, hija del filósofo Empédocles, es secuestrada en Sicilia el mismo día de los esponsales de su hermana, y encerrada en un barco de esclavos que se dirige a la gran Atenas, que en esos días vive su momento de máximo esplendor. Cuando la muchacha, adornada por su...

Rosa Fernandez doesn't act on impulse - she's the responsible one, planning her career with precision, finally landing a job as the librarian at conservative Queen of Peace Academy, confining her strongest emotions to her secret poetry journal. But she's been harboring a secret crush on dreamy Jeremy Taylor, and after one dance with him at her sister's wedding, Rosa longs to let loose for the first time. She deserves some fun, after all. So what if she doesn't have a shot with Jeremy, not with his wealthy pedigree and high-profile lifestyle. But one dance leads to one kiss, and soon Rosa is head-over-heels....

The Second Half explores how the second half of life is experienced by women from many different cultures. From a French actress to a British novelist, from an Algerian nomad to a Saudi Arabian doctor, and an American politician, Ellen Warner traveled all over the world to interview women about their lives. She asked them what they learned in the first half that was helpful in the second, and what advice they would give to younger women. Their revealing and inspiring stories are enlightening for all listeners.

Sophia had never felt attraction like that before. Raw. Electric. Irresistible. Swept off her feet by the dashing, enigmatic billionaire Sebastian Lock, she was taken on a journey of self-discovery, taken to places she never dreamed she'd go. But things are never as simple as they appear. Sophia's trust is a fragile thing, and Sebastian seems intent on testing it. He has his own demons to battle, and nobody has brought them to the fore like she has.

Nayla has always been a genius at building and fixing things, but even she can’t explain the strange golden compass she comes across—an artifact said to be capable of opening portals to other universes. Alongside her fearless older brother Kibwe and some unexpected new friends, she finds herself in a breathtaking realm where rainbows form bridges between floating islands, and unicorns walk upon them with ease. But looks can be deceiving.

Kira Dallaire está desesperada, con poco dinero en el bolsillo y todavía menos opciones de conseguirlo. Grayson Hawthorn atraviesa una situación límite: al salir de prisión, se encuentra con que los viñedos de los que es propietario y que prometió a su padre sacar adelante están al borde de la ruina. Cuando Kira aparece en el despacho de Grayson con una descabellada propuesta que podría resolver los problemas de ambos, a él no le queda más remedio que aceptar.

When beautiful widow Lady Annabelle Benton-Hayes is ordered to court, she is terrified. Henry VIII desires a sixth queen for his bloodstained throne, and her scheming family cares not for her wishes. Annabelle yearns for love, but there is no escaping her fate: Escorting her is Rafe de Vere, the man who abandoned her to become England's most loyal and brutally successful soldier.

A night out leads fun-loving Viscount Archer to one of London's less genteel music halls . . . and a muse for the frustrated composer. But nothing goes easy for the wild Windermeres, and Archie finds himself playing her knight in shining armor instead. Miss Valentina Hart may have the voice of an angel, but she has all the grit necessary to save her family after they were swindled out of their fortune. When Archie ruins her plans, she's ready to gamble all to take down the villain—which is where the horse comes in.

London 1812. War hero Adam Grey returns with a burning ambition to run for Parliament. But he needs the support of the local baronet, who controls the seat. And his father has promised him to the baronet's daughter. Adam wants nothing to do with marriage or his father's problems, so he fakes an engagement to Cass Linford—his best friend's sister. Cass has been through hell since she last saw Adam and given up on marriage. So when Adam suggests a temporary engagement, she agrees. He needs help with his campaign, and Cass can't resist his charm or the chance to be involved in politics.

Una historia a veces desgarradora, inspiradora, apasionadamente romántica y con desenfrenado humor, La Reina Norteamericana es un relato sobre una joven que alcanza su mayoría de edad y tiene que encontrar su lugar en un mundo nuevo. Comenzando donde se quedó el bestseller de Luis Alberto...

Scene: The Italian countryside, where Miss Juliet Windermere awaits a confession of love from the man of her dreams. What she gets is a declaration that she looks like the woman of his dreams . . . who is currently a thousand miles away—in Scotland.

The trouble started when Pepe the parrot fell in love with . . . a CAT! Hoping to win her paw, he invited her to his house for dinner. But within moments of arriving—with a gobble and a gulp—Carina swallowed that love-sick parrot whole! And he was just the appetizer!

Eunice "Bug" Smoot was 13 years old when her grandfather put her soul up as collateral on his dream car -- a classic 1958 Cadillac Biarritz. Now, five years later, Papa C is dead and buried, and Bug is trying to make it on her own by delivering pizzas and staying one step ahead of her landlord. And then the repo man arrives

This is the story of Dr. Geneva Smitherman, aka "Dr. G," the pioneering linguist often referred to as the "Queen of Black Language." In a series of narrative essays, Dr. G writes eloquently and powerfully about the role of language in social transformation and the academic, intellectual, linguistic, and societal debates that shaped her groundbreaking work as a Black Studies O.G. and a Womanist scholar-activist of African American Language.

La mística femenina es la que toma el sufrimiento del mundo en sus brazos y la transmuta con "misericordia salvaje": es la fusión de la fiera valentía con las fuerzas imparables del perdón, la compasión y el amor. Y ahora es más necesaria que nunca. "Misericordia salvaje" es una invitación a que despiertes tu mística interior mientras te empapas de la sabiduría de santa Teresa de Ávila, María Magdalena, Hildegarda von Bingen, la poetisa del éxtasis Mirabai y la santa sufí Rabia Basri.