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Kelsea Glynn is the sole heir to the throne of Tearling but has been raised in secret by foster parents after her mother - Queen Elyssa, as vain as she was stupid - was murdered for ruining her kingdom. For 18 years, the Tearling has been ruled by Kelsea's uncle in the role of Regent however he is but the debauched puppet of the Red Queen, the sorceress-tyrant of neighbouring realm of Mortmesme. On Kelsea's 19th birthday, the tattered remnants of her mother's guard - each pledged to defend the queen to the death - arrive to bring this most un-regal young woman out of hiding...And so begins her journey back to her kingdom's heart, to claim the throne, earn the loyalty of her people, overturn her mother's legacy and redeem the Tearling from the forces of corruption and dark magic that are threatening to destroy it. But Kelsea's story is not just about her learning the true nature of her inheritance - it's about a heroine who must learn to acknowledge and live with the realities of coming of age in all its insecurities and attractions, alongside the ethical dilemmas of ruling justly and fairly while simply trying to stay alive...

Heart-stopping supernatural thriller from the master of suspense. Addison Goodheart is not like other people...Addison Goodheart lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from a society which will destroy him if he is ever seen. Books are his refuge and his escape: he embraces the riches they have to offer. By night he leaves his hidden chambers and, through a network of storm drains and service tunnels, makes his way into the central library. And that is where he meets Gwyneth, who, like Addison, also hides her true appearance and struggles to trust anyone. But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives. Something more than chance - and nothing less than destiny - has brought them together in a world whose hour of reckoning is fast approaching.

Mallory Book 4: the fourth NYPD detective Kathy Mallory novel from New York Times bestseller Carol O'Connell, master of knife-edge suspense and intricate plotting. Detective Kathy Mallory. New York's darkest. You only underestimate her once. Where angels fear to tread...Seventeen years ago, a six-year-old girl disappeared from the small town of Dayborn, Louisiana. She vanished the day of her mother's murder, and all assumed that she, too, was dead. Now, Kathy Mallory has returned home. She has left her badge and her police issue revolver behind in New York City. She is no longer a cop. Just a daughter in search of a very personal revenge. This book was published in the US under the title STONE ANGEL.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR HUMANITY It is one hundred years before the events of Ender's Game. Tens of millions are dead in China as the invading Formics scour the landscape and gas cities with a lethal alien chemical. Young Mazer Rackham and the Mobile Operations Police scramble to find a counteragent, while asteroid miner Victor Delgado infiltrates the alien ship in near-Earth orbit. Victor needs to find a way to seize the ship and end the war, but he'll need a small strike force of highly skilled soldiers to pull it off. In this last-ditch effort to save what's left of humanity, Mazer Rackham and his team may be just the men for the job ...The thrilling final novel in the First Formic War series

SAM DOLAN is a young man coming to terms with his life in the process and aftermath of making his first film. He has a difficult relationship with his father, B-movie actor Booth Dolana boisterous, opinionated, lying lothario whose screen legacy falls somewhere between cult hero and pathetic. Allie, Sams dearly departed mother, was a woman whose only fault, in Sams eyes, was her eternal affection for his father. Also included in the cast of indelible characters: a precocious, frequently violent half-sister; a conspiracy-theorist second wife; an Internet-famous roommate; a contractor who cant stop expanding his house; a happy-go-lucky college girlfriend and her husband, a retired Yankees catcher; the morose producer of a true-crime show; and a slouching indie-film legend. Not to mention a tragic sex monster.Unraveling the tumultuous, decades-spanning story of the Dolan familys friends, lovers, and adversaries, Double Feature is about letting go of everythingregret, resentment, dignity, moving pictures, the deadand taking it again from the top. Against the backdrop of indie filmmaking, college campus life, contemporary Brooklyn, and upstate New York, Owen Kings epic debut novel combines propulsive storytelling with mordant wit and brims with a deep understanding of the trials of ambition and art, of relationships and life, and of our attempts to survive it all.

Peyton Lockhart and her sisters have just inherited Bishop's Cove, a charming oceanfront resort. But it comes with a condition: They must run the resort for one year and show a profit--only then will they own it. Peyton welcomes the challenge, yet has no idea how many people want to sabotage her success--including her vindictive cousins and the powerful land developers who have an eye on the coveted beachfront property. But when the threats against Peyton escalate into dangerous territory, she enlists the help of her childhood friend, FBI agent Finn MacBain. Finn saved her life once before. Peyton has no choice but to trust him to do it again.

Rom, A. D. 41: Optio Macro, der in der zweiten Legion dient, ist gerade fur besondere Tapferkeit ausgezeichnet worden. Jetzt will er Rom hinter sich lassen und neue Abenteuer suchen. Doch das Schicksal meint es anders mit ihm. Macro erhalt den kaiserlichen Auftrag, den jungen Gladiator Marcus Valerio Pavo fur die Arena vorzubereiten, und gerat schon bald in todliche Gefahr: Denn bei dem Gladiatorenkampf geht es um mehr als um Leben und Tod Pavo war einst romischer Legat, und das bevorstehende Duell in der Arena zieht das Gefuge Roms in einen Mahlstrom von Intrigen und Gewalt

Mogadishu, Somalia. A luxury cruise liner has been captured by Somali pirates, with 860 lives at the mercy of the ruthless hijackers. Jake Grafton, head of Middle Eastern covert Ops for the CIA, has contacted his uniquely talented operative Tommy Carmellini, requesting his presence. Grafton's veins of ice and nerves of steel make him Washington's go-to man in a crisis, while Carmellini has the skillset Grafton needs when he knows he won't be playing by the book. With the pirates holding firm to their demands, together they must launch an offensive explosive enough to blow their enemy firmly out of the water...

An absorbing, insightful story from Robin Sharma, bestselling author and internationally-renowned life coach, which unfolds the secrets to living a loving, successful and fulfilled life. Catherine, a top businesswoman with a young family, is the sister of Julian Mantle, the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. After being involved in a life-threatening accident, Catherine realises that, regardless of how high she has risen in the business world - and of her achievements and accolades - her family is the most important thing in her life. Through a series of conversations with her brother, Catherine learns how to reset the focus of her life onto her family - and how living with that culture engenders business success too. Catherine's story takes us on a journey towards being an individual who leads a meaningful life; a stable, reliable and a loving centre around which family and friends revolve. Through her eyes, you'll learn: * The importance of setting goals in life for ourselves and our children * How to form bonds of trust with our loved ones * The value of truly nourishing our relationships * How to slow down in life and value our time * How to live positively and truthfully every day This is a charming and inspiring tale about the positive effect that one individual can have on the lives of everyone around them.

Ex-soldier Swanson must fight a mysterious stalker as well as his own desires when hired to protect a beautiful model.

When Dawg Mackay made his four half-sisters part of his family, he vowed that he would care for and protect them with everything he had. But what happens now that the girls are all grown up? The Mackay girls are on the loose, and Somerset County will never be the same... Lyrica Mackay has wanted tall, handsome Marine Graham Brock for as long as she can remember. Unfortunately, Graham only sees her as his friend Dawg Mackay's `baby sister.` Or so she believes. The truth is, the fiery party girl stirs something in Graham no female ever has. But Graham, like everyone in Somerset County, knows that trouble stalks the Mackays like bears track honey, and when a Mackay runs as hot as Lyrica does, someone's bound to get burned. Then Graham discovers that Lyrica's wild side is just a cover for a frightened and vulnerable woman who needs something true and genuine, something only Graham can offer. But surrendering his heart to Lyrica exposes them both to her shocking past--and a sinister secret that, once exposed, could destroy their only chance at happiness and shake the Mackay family to its core.

A mitjan de 1864, el port de Reus-Salou i a tocar del Canal de Suchet, el comissionista i correrdor Víctor Boockman acaba d'obrir les portes del seu nogoci d'ultramar quan un miratge humà, ensinistra

Cussler and Brown pack Zero Hour with action, humor, a psycho with a split personality trying to get revenge by ending the world with zero point energy. All our favorite characters are in this one: Kurt Austin, Dirk Pitt, James Sandecker, Joe Zavala, Hiram Yaeger, Paul and Gamay Trout. As always, Kurt gets in trouble but manages to get out of it with his off the cuff schemes and, with Joe, saves the day. Hiram has now get more computer genius with virtual reality and fact finding, even, again, logging onto supposedly secure and off limits sites. Thero, the villain, has a split personality of both father and son (who was killed) with the father wanting revenge and the son wanting to stop him. Real action and a plausible scenario. This is the third book that Cussler writes with Graham Brown and all three are excellent. I am a fan of Graham Brown's sole writing also, having read his Black Rain and Black Sun. The only thing I missed was Cussler himself popping up as a character in the book!

Tormented by her memories, Callie Cantrell must help former L.A. cop West Laughlin find his young nephew whose disappearance is shockingly linked to the tragic death of her husband and son - and to a killer who is not done with her yet. Original.

Orlando, a young nobleman and one of Queen Elizabeth I's court favourites, is the object of many ladies' attentions but, after suffering heartbreak, he prefers literary pursuits to entertaining any thoughts of marriage. Having obtained a ambassadorial post in Constantinople, Orlando falls into a long sleep and wakes up suddenly transformed into a woman. Also blessed with the gift of never ageing, she embarks on adventurous travels throughout Europe and the following centuries, observing what it is like to be female.

When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, she just thinks he has gone off by himself for a few days - as he has done before - and she wants Strike to find him and bring him home. But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realises. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were published it would ruin lives - so there are a lot of people who might want to silence him. And when Quine is found brutally murdered in bizarre circumstances, it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike any he has encountered before ...A compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn, The Silkworm is the second in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant Robin Ellacott.

Elles se sont rencontrées à la fin des années 1960 et ne se sont plus quittées depuis : tout le monde les appelle "les Suprêmes", en référence au célèbre groupe de chanteuses des seventies. Complices

Les touristes ont déserté les lieux, la ville est calme, les plages à l?abandon. Pourtant, en quelques jours, deux événements vont secouer cette station balnéaire de la Côte d?Azur : la sauvage agres

Nan's mother loves to tell her daughter stories, though the details vary according to how much she has drunk. The tale she tells most often claims that Admiral Lord Nelson is Nan's father: he was her lover and she saw him die at Trafalgar. Or so she claims. From poor beginnings, resourceful Nan makes her own determined way through life, but always haunted by the wish to know the truth about her father. From Portsmouth in the early 1800s to the battlefields of the Crimea, Nan discovers the world is full of people with a story about Nelson. There are some questions we can never hope to answer...

From Paris in the 1920s to London after the Blitz, two women find that a secret from their past reverberates through years of joy and sorrow.... As recovery from World War II begins, expat American Nora Tours travels from her home in southern France to London in search of her missing sixteen-year-old daughter. There, she unexpectedly meets up with an old acquaintance, famous model-turned-photographer Lee Miller. Neither has emerged from the war unscathed. Nora is racked with the fear that her efforts to survive under the Vichy regime may have cost her daughter's life. Lee suffers from what she witnessed as a war correspondent photographing the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps. Nora and Lee knew each other in the heady days of late 1920s Paris, when Nora was giddy with love for her childhood sweetheart, Lee became the celebrated mistress of the artist Man Ray, and Lee's magnetic beauty drew them all into the glamorous lives of famous artists and their wealthy patrons. But Lee fails to realize that her friendship with Nora is even older, that it goes back to their days as children in Poughkeepsie, New York, when a devastating trauma marked Lee forever. Will Nora's reunion with Lee give them a chance to forgive past betrayals...and break years of silence to forge a meaningful connection as women who have shared the best and the worst that life can offer? A novel of freedom and frailty, desire and daring, "The Beautiful American" portrays the extraordinary relationship between two passionate, unconventional women. Readers Guide Included

Ein ermordetes Mädchen in den Straßen von London. Eine unbekannte Tote im idyllischen Cornwall. Inspektor Jury ermittelt in seinem bisher schwierigsten Fall.Als Inspektor Jury an einem kühlen Märztag in London an den Ort eines Verbrechens gerufen wird, ist er fassungslos: Das Opfer, das durch einen heimtückischen Schuss in den Rücken getötet wurde, trägt ein geblümtes Kleidchen - und ist fünf Jahre alt. Eine erste Spur führt Jury gemeinsam mit seinem Freund Melrose Plant nach Cornwall auf den einstmals glanzvollen Landsitz Angel's Gate, der umgeben ist von einer wunderbaren englischen Parklandschaft. Denn dort, in den weitläufigen Gärten des Herrenhauses, hat sich ein weiterer Mord an einer mysteriösen Unbekannten ereignet, der mit dem Tod des kleinen Mädchens in Verbindung zu stehen scheint. Jury und Melrose beziehen Quartier auf Angel's Gate und stellen alsbald fest, dass keiner der ist, der er vorgibt zu sein - und dass sie die Maskerade durchschauen müssen, wollen sie den wa06hren Täter ausfindig machen ...01Martha Grimes wurde in Pittsburgh geboren und studierte an der University of Maryland. Sie unterrichtete lange Zeit kreatives Schreiben an der Johns-Hopkins-University und lebt heute abwechselnd in Washington, D.C., und in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The author of "Fangs for the Memories" delivers the second novel in her scintillating trilogy featuring reluctant vampire Rhys Young. If I hadn''t seen it for myself, I''d swear it couldn''t be true: my brother, Christian, living in a trailer park in some backwater town, working at a Karaoke bar. We''re talking about Christian here, the cultured, the refined, the snobby--"they guy who''d probably sniff the plasma packets and send ''em back in a huff if the blood type wasn''t the right vintage. But after centuries of living in the undead fast lane, he''s made up his mind that this is exactly where he needs to spend the rest of his eternity, atoning for his many, many sins. It''s a self-imposed purgatory complete with lawn ornaments and blaring country music. But sometimes things just don''t work out like you think they will. Sometimes your hell can turn into your heaven. And thanks to Christian''s chatty neighbor and boss, Jolee, things seem to be getting a whole lot nicer in Shady Fork Mobile Estates. Not that either of them has the first idea how to have a normal relationship--"we are talking about a woman who''s only dated dead-beats, and a guy who''s only dated the dead. Nobody''s perfect Still, it''s start for Mr. Rebel Vamp without a Cause. And fortunately her still has me, Rhys Young, and our younger brother, Sebastian, to help him. We plan to show Christian that everyone deserves a second chance, and winning his beer-slinging, country-singing beauty is a great beginning

Die kleine Kitty wachst in einem Wandertheater auf, mit dem ihre Eltern durch Australien ziehen. Inmitten der bunten Truppe von Sangern, Tanzerinnen und Akrobaten erfahrt sie Gluck und Geborgenheit - bisein geheimnisvoller Fremder die Buhne betritt und ihr Leben zum Drama wird ... Vor der eindrucksvollen Kulisse Australiens inszeniert Tamara McKinley erneut ein Leseerlebnis, das dem grandiosen Schauspieldes Lebens gleicht und doch zum Traumen verfuhrt.

« Qu'est-ce que Memphis Slim peut bien faire au nord-est, dans cette zone désertique, ce n'est pas possible qu'il veuille éviter un si petit péage, surtout en Rolls Royce, et même en Bentley, d'autant plus que cet homme a la réputation d'être un sacré flambeur. L'archange a fait exprès d'égarer le monsieur pour qu'il passe devant moi, ça ne fait aucun doute. » Jeune guitariste devenu road manager de Memphis Slim, le narrateur d'Angie croise de concert en concert les plus grands bluesmen, Willie Dixon, Sonny Terry, John Lee Hooker... et les nouvelles figures de la vie londonienne, les Rolling Stones et tant d'autres... Avec Angie, David McNeil nous plonge dans les années soixante, une époque riche en mythes et symboles, celle des tournées de l'American Folk and Blues Festival, du rock, du psychédélisme naissant, qu'il fait revivre avec un talent et un rythme enchanteurs.

The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commerical upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. This, the only critical edition of Galsworthy's popular masterpiece, contains detailed notes which are vital to the saga, explaining particularly the contemporary artistic and literary allusions, and slang of the time.

Georges Perec" Ayant mûrement réfléchi, ayant pris votre courage à deux mains vous vous décidez à aller trouver votre chef de service pour lui demander une augmentation vous allez donc trouver votre

Günter GrassLe 30 janvier 1945, un sous-marin russe coule non loin de Dantzig un ancien paquebot de croisière allemand, le Wilhelm Gustloff, qui emporte vers l'ouest des milliers de réfugiés terroris

La liste est longue des auteurs dont les ?uvres témoignent d''une relation privilégiée au jazz, musique afro-américaine née au début du xxe siècle. De cette musique en mouvement perpétuel qui fait la

Des récits et des témoignages de femmes mariées en France sans leur accord accompagnent une réflexion générale sur la question des mariages forcés. Des sociologues, des juristes, des chercheurs et des responsables et militants des pays d''origine des familles concernees interrogent ce phenomene qui existe en France depuis les annees 1960. Le scandale des mariages forces Tu epouseras cet homme, ma fille ! Au nom de la tradition, pour l''honneur et l''interet du clan. Mariages forces ou arranges... vies ratees ! Plus d''une femme sur trois en ce monde n''a pas le droit de choisir elle-meme son mari. Cette enquete s''ouvre avec les recits de vie et les temoignages poignants de Sali la Guineenne, Aminata la Malienne et Malika l''Algerienne qui, toutes trois, vivent en France. Mariees sans leur accord, a un age ou elles decouvrent a peine la vie, elles se sont retrouvees a partager le quotidien d''un homme inconnu, impose par leur famille. Au fil de ces pages, de ces morceaux de vies blessees , des questions surgissent : pourquoi a-t-on nie et passe sous silence ce phenomene qui existait deja dans les annees 1960 ? Parce qu''on etait dans la culpabilisation de l''ex-colonisateur, repond une presidente d''ONG. Sans doute, mais alors comment expliquer que ces coutumes perdurent, alors qu''on les croyait vouees a disparaitre au nom du progres, du developpement social, du metissage culturel et du feminisme ? Que faire ? Penaliser ? Interdire ? Eduquer ? Dialoguer avec les familles concernees ? Ce livre tente de repondre a ces questions avec des juristes, des sociologues, des chercheurs, mais egale

Les couvertures de magazines avec des mannequins faméliques dont le dernier repas remonte à Mathusalem ? Très peu pour Jill. Elle rêve d''un vrai magazine féminin, pour toutes les femmes, qu''elles s

Hitler''s legions have swept across Europe and Britain and its allies face uncertainty. In North Africa, Field Marshall Irwin Rommel''s Afrika Korps threaten the British 8th Army. So the British form the Long Range Desert Group to operate behind enemy lines. This story takes the exploits of the LRDG as a backdrop. Las legiones de Hitler se han extendido por Europa y Gran Bretaña, y sus aliados ahora se hallan ante la incertidumbre En el Norte de Africa, el Mariscal de Campo Irwin Rommel, del Afrika Korps, amenaza ahora al 8º Ejercito Britanico Asi que los britanicos deciden formar el ''Long Range Desert Group'' para operar tras las lineas enemigas...

Peering into the often unnoticed corners of life,KevinBrockmeier has been consistently praised for the originality of his vision, the boundlessness of his imagination and the command of his craft. Once again, in this new collection of fiction, Brockmeier shows us a fantastical world that is intimately familiar but somehow distant and beautiful. From the touching title story, where a young, antisocial woman imagines her escape into the sky with an apparition only she can see, to the haunting story of a pastor tempted by something less than divine, Brockmeier moves effortlessly from the extraordinary to the everyday, while challenging us to see the world anew. Stunning, elegant, profound, and playful,The View from the Seventh Layercements Kevin Brockmeier''s place as one of the most creative and compassionate writers of his generation.

The internationally bestselling author of Sparkles is back with an irresistibly juicy novel about three powerful womenonce best friends, now deadly rivals Texan honey Sally Lassiter, English rose Jane Morgan, and exotic Jordanian beauty Helen Yanna meet at an exclusive girls'' school in L.A. and vow that nothing will ever tear them apart. But when catastrophe strikes, two of the young women find themselves grieving and penniless, and the third will be forced into a fate she could never have foreseen. In their struggle to rebuild their lives, Helen, Sally, and Jane come together to create a high-end department store called Glamour. But as money and recognition rocket them into the spotlight, they quickly discover what happens to promises when money is no object, lust has no bounds, and glamour is worth everything in this seductive ragsto riches saga.

Maggie and Brianna Concannon are two very different sisters. The calm and gentle Bri seems able to weather any storm, even the constant criticism that rains down on them both from their mother, but Maggie is a passionate and fiery artist whose temper is as bold as her art. Their mother's bitterness is a mystery to Bri and Maggie, until secrets from the past challenge everything they've come to believe.

Quentin is a successful lawyer in New York, but inside his head he is struggling with his own sense of guilt and the shadows of his past relationships. One of these an ill-fated marriage to the charming and beautiful Maggie, who went from operating a switchboard to become a self-destructive star - a singer everyone wanted a piece of. After the Fall is often seen as the most explicitly autobiographical of Arthur Miller's plays, and Maggie as an unflinching portrait of Miller's ex-wife Marilyn Monroe, only two years after her suicide. But in its psychological acuity and depth, and its brilliant, dreamlike structure, it is a literary, and not just biographical, masterpiece.

Set in Manchester in the 1840s, Mary Barton depicts the effects of economic and physical hardship upon the city''s working-class community. Paralleling the novel''s treatment of the relationship between masters and men, the suffering of the poor, and the workmen''s angry response, is the story of Mary herself--a factory-worker''s daughter who attracts the attentions of the mill-owner''s son, who becomes caught up in the violence of class conflict when a brutal murder forces her to confront her true feelings and allegiances. This new edition reproduces the last edition of the novel supervised by Gaskell. The introduction provides historical and biographical context to the novel, a survey of critical responses to Mary Barton, and argues that Gaskell was chiefly concerned with the importance of communication as a means of healing breaches between people. In addition, the book contains an up-to-date critical biography, revised notes and appendixes that include Gaskell''s rough draft and outline of the novel''s conclusion. This is Elizabeth Gaskell at her best, and Shirley Foster''s edition is both sagacious and formally accurate. The appendices are invaluable and the explanatory notes are relevant without being obtrusive. A must for readers of Mary Barton. Dr. Antonio Ballesteros-Gonzalez, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha