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"No one ever reads just one of Trigiani’s wonderfully quirky tales. Once you pick up the first, you are hooked.” —BookPage New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani shares a treasure trove of insight and guidance from her two grandmothers: time-tested, common sense advice on the...

A look of pure hatred cuts across a packed theatre foyer, where one of the revellers has only hours to live. The morning after a convivial evening, retired teachers Etta and Dora, on a homeswap from the South of Italy, are rudely awakened by Leon, the adorably mischievous Basset Hound who’s ready for his walk – at quarter to six! Taking advantage of the empty streets and pausing to admire the views over Kampa Island from Charles Bridge, the trio find themselves instead looking down upon a murder scene. Recognising the striking red dress she had seen a glamorous businesswoman wearing the...

Welcome to Peachwood Falls, a small town with blue-collar heroes and the heroines who bring them to their knees. In this collection, you will find Tempt and Truly.

The fateful first meeting of Enza and Ciro takes place amid the haunting majesty of the Italian Alps at the turn of the last century. Still teenagers, they are separated when Ciro is banished from his village and sent to hide in New York's Little Italy, apprenticed to a shoemaker, leaving a...

A holiday is a time to relax, unwind and see the sights. But for two adventurous sexagenarians, the sights have a tendency to include dead bodies. Etta and Dora, both newly retired teachers, travel from their home in Southern Italy to a fairy-tale German town for their first home swap holiday, delighted by their neighbours’ warm welcome. But the welcome turns sour when the Night Watchman of Rothenburg is brutally murdered while his tour group takes photographs nearby, a halberd buried in his chest and a peculiar iron mask by his side. When the murderer claims a second victim and the son ...

In the depths of the Nordic winter, the beautiful Island of Aero is steeped in pre-Christmas cheer and Danish hygge. But in one dark and forbidding attic, a gruesome secret waits to be discovered. Two Italian sexagenarians and a stubborn, loveable Basset Hound are travelling across the sea to the historic town of Ærøskøbing. The ever-positive Dora is clasping her hands in delight at the prospect of their latest homeswap; her more feisty friend Etta is picking a fight with an equally belligerent Danish woman; and Leon? Well, Leon is saving a small child from certain death. Just another ...

Adriana Trigiani is The New York Times best selling author of 21 books in fiction and nonfiction, award-winning filmmaker, and the host of You Are What You Read. In this podcast, Adriana goes one-on-one in deep, surprising, and humorous conversations with the great cultural figures of our time about the books that built their souls.

In Kids Don’t Need School, veteran homeschool parents and community leaders Jonathan and Adriana Prescott lay out a radical new approach to home education that empowers children to love learning, build real-world skills, and take charge of their future—all before age 12.

"The keenly romantic enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating, magic-school romance you've been looking for!" –Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles From New York Times-bestselling author Adriana Mather, comes the next big YA fantasy romance Alchemy of Souls...

It’s Christmas Eve in NYC, when anything is possible. For these couples, it’s the season to find true love. From second chances, big leaps, missed connections, and reconnections, this charming collection celebrates the spirit of the holidays and delivers nine perfect HEAs.

Tras graduarse en la Academia, el primer destino de Miles Vorkosigan es ser oficial de meteorología en la remota base de Lazkowski. Su reto es ser capaz de soportar la disciplina y la rutina militar de la base. Sin embargo, al rechazar una orden directa del comandante, Miles es arrestado por insubordinación y traición. Será llevado de vuelta a la capital y retenido en las entrañas de la Seguridad Imperial, donde se encontrará con Simon Illyan, conocido de su padre, quien le ofrece la libertad a cambio de que emprenda una peligrosa misión.

As two young people from different worlds are joined together in marriage, the murmuring among the guests is that the relationship is doomed. But only one knows the form that doom will take. Etta and Dora, retired teachers from the South of Italy, arrive with their Basset Hound, the strong willed, loveable Leon, for a home swap holiday in a German mansion, just in time for the celebrations following the wedding of their hosts’ son to a beautiful Parisienne socialite. But the festivities come to an abrupt end when the bride falls face first into the wedding cake, a bullet in her heart. ...

“Delightful, energetic. . . . Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller.” — Boston Globe Award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker Adriana Trigiani returns with Brava, Valentine, continuing the heartwarming and hilarious story of Valentine Roncalli, her...

Kiskeya Burgos left the tropical beaches of the Dominican Republic with a lot to prove. As a pastry chef on the come up, when she arrives in Scotland, she has one goal in mind: win the Holiday Baking Challenge. Winning is her opportunity to prove to her family, her former boss, and most importantly herself that she can make it in the culinary world. Kiskeya will stop at nothing to win - that is, if she can keep her eyes on the prize and off her infuriating teammate's perfect lips.

Mallory Sims is late for her first day of work. After spilling her tea, she discovers she has no gas in her car. Add that her arm keeps sticking to her dress from syrup left on the console of her car, flustered feels like an understatement. Then she sees her new boss. Graham Landry is the epitome of NSFW in his custom-fit suit, black-rimmed glasses, and a look so stern her libido doesn’t stand a chance. Being flustered is just the start of her problems.

I'm marooned. Abandoned. Left to rot in boarding school . . . Viola doesn't want to go to boarding school, but somehow she ends up at an all-girls school in South Bend, Indiana, far, far away from her home in Brooklyn, New York. Now Viola is stuck for a whole year in the sherbet-colored...

The international sensation, a charming and moving memoir of a dog’s transformative love. “Having a dog as company makes nothing feel excessive—not time or space. It’s not even about passing time, but being of it.” A tiny ad in a local newspaper catches Cedric Sapin-Defour’s eye: a...

I am in the midst of a conundrum. Viola is finally where she belongs—back home in Brooklyn, where there are no khakis or sherbet-colored sweaters and people actually think her yellow flats are cool. With two whole months of nothing to do but hang with her two best friends, Andrew and Caitlin...

This 3 book bundle is a great deal and packed with hot dino action. For all your girl-on-dinosaur erotica and romance needs, this bundle packs a punch of raptor and t-rex sex. Your fantasies will never be the same. Contains: 1. The T-Rex in My Bed 2. Bred by the T-Rex 3. Rammed by the Raptor PLUS: a special bonus gift.

Días con Sol es un podcast inspirador y lleno de energía diseñado para conectarte con la sabiduría de los astros y ayudarte a encontrar equilibrio y propósito en tu vida diaria. En cada episodio, Sol Ramos te guía a través de la energía astrológica del mes, mientras la health coach Mayu Marroquín comparte consejos prácticos para enfrentar los retos y aprovechar las oportunidades.