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Life is busy for Charlotte, her Master, and her new husband. The new hotel is opening, exams are looming, and the search for Charlotte’s mother continues. When Richard asks for a very special favour, how far is Charlotte willing to go to help? How will James and Michael react? And while Charlotte's old enemy is imprisoned, is he really powerless?

In The Temple and the Lodge, Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh reveal the survival and evolution of a world-changing order through the birth of the Masonic lodge. Recounting the brutal events in the 14th century that led to the sudden disappearance of the Knights Templar - a powerful military and banking order founded in 1119 and active in the Crusades - the authors document the Templars' reappearance in the court of excommunicate Scottish king Robert the Bruce.

Do you know which African country is home to the most pyramids? (Hint: It's not Egypt!) Do you know which African country boasts the highest fertility rate in the world? Do you know what percent of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa? Travel Trivia: African Edition will have you boasting these answers, and so many more!

Medieval Normandy. Before William the Conqueror conquered, there was the family D’Argent. And a marriage alliance destined to give rise to England’s formidable Wulfriths. Behold the victor. The day Godfroi D’Argent defeats his brother in a contest of arms, he gains his family’s lands. And a less than desirable bride. Certain it will be years before his enemy’s daughter grows into a lady of worth, he devotes himself to securing his lordship. When at last Robine assumes her rightful place, Godfroi is unprepared for how much she moves him.

When 82-year-old Lil decides to book herself, her 65-year-old daughter, Cassie, and her friend Maggie on a bus trip across Europe, she hopes for a little adventure to counteract the monotony of life. Along with three members of the Salterley Tennis Club and the Jolly Weaver football team, whose ideas of a good time are rather different to Lil’s and strikingly at odds with each other’s, the merry band of travellers set out on their great adventure.

Der schicksalhafte Kampf um den Zarenthron von Ravka steuert unaufhaltsam auf eine Entscheidung zu: Wird ein Krieg, den niemand gewinnen kann, eine ganze Welt in Asche versinken lassen? Während der junge König Nikolai Lantsov - auch mithilfe des Monsters in seinem Inneren - alles versucht, um Ravka vor dem Schlimmsten zu bewahren, hadert Zoya Nazyalensky, die Sturmhexe, mit ihrem Schicksal: Nach allem, was sie im Krieg bereits verloren hat, verlangt nun die Pflicht von ihr, dass sie ihre Kräfte nutzt, um die Waffe zu werden, die ihr Land braucht. Koste es, was es wolle.

A fiercely original debut from Leigh N. Gallagher, Who You Might Be takes readers from 1990s Southern California to a UFOlogist holdout in Nevada, the graffiti playground of Detroit, and a self-important New York art scene in an unflinching examination of how life’s most unexpected turns—and...

Banished gangster Benito Martell is living on the edge. An explosive hook-up in a club gifts him the relief he craves, but nothing about his life is ever so simple. Complications abound, and before long, he’s falling for the only man who can save his family from eviction. Recovering addict Mickey Larwood has worked hard to leave his past behind. He can’t look back, not even for the beautiful Benito, the last soul on Earth he expected to steal his heart - a soul who’s knee-deep in the underworld Mickey has run hundreds of miles to escape.

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE STORY PRIZE Named a BEST BOOK OF 2022 by Oprah Daily, Vogue, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, and Electric Lit From a prizewinning author comes an “electric...stunning” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) debut story collection about women...

"A thoughtful, funny, and at times lyrical" (Wall Street Journal) exploration of why people all over the world love to engage in pain on purpose--from dominatrices, religious ascetics, and ultramarathoners to ballerinas, icy ocean bathers, and sideshow performers Masochism is sexy, human...

A fantastic collection of funny, moving, and outrageous confessions from people from all walks of life, chosen and introduced by popular digital creator and best-selling author Tova Leigh. These confessions have all been curated by best-selling author and digital creator Tova Leigh, who explains just why we should stop being ashamed of our secrets and instead have the courage to make ourselves vulnerable, speak out, and connect. You need never feel embarrassed by your own slip-ups and misdemeanors again.

In USA TODAY bestselling author Eva Leigh's new novel a notorious rake and an innocent debutante strike a scandalous bargain... When Kieran Ransome’s latest antics result in a massive scandal, his father issues an ultimatum: find a respectable wife or inherit nothing. But as one of London’s...

Getting Unstuck: A Guide to Moving Your Career Forward tells the story of how one Black woman found the time and energy to overcome the battle for advancement in corporate America. Meredith Leigh Moore, who supported the most diverse senior leadership team in the history of the McDonald's Corporation, teaches you how to set a clear vision for achieving your personal and professional goals.

There’s no escaping a Dire Wolf on the hunt.... Dire Wolf Deus likes his quiet, regimented life. He might live in the big city, but interacting with humans isn’t his favorite thing, so he spends most of his time behind the screens of the computers and tech gadgets he loves. At least, when he’s not handling research and missions for Luc, the Dire Pack alpha. Zoe follows two rules in life - never trust a pack wolf and take what you can get. She spends her days living the high life in New York City, but at night, this little wolf becomes a cat. Cat burglar, that is.

Tief unter der Erde versteckt sich Alina vor dem Dunklen, der nun endgültig die Macht in Ravka übernommen hat. Um sie hat sich ein Kult gebildet, der sie als Sonnenkriegerinverehrt - doch in den Höhlen kann Alina ihre Kräfte nicht anrufen. Und die einst mächtige Armee der Grisha ist fast vollständig zerschlagen.

Silence isn’t just the absence of noise. It’s a presence that brings us energy, clarity, and deeper connection. Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz take us on an unlikely journey—from the West Wing of the White House to San Quentin’s death row; from Ivy League brain research laboratories to...

Delicious gossip squares off with genuine heart in this inside look at a K-pop academy. Every Friday after school, seventeen-year-old Alice Choy and her little sister, Olivia, head to Myeongdong to sing karaoke. Back in San Francisco, when she still had friends and earthly possessions, Alice...

The teacher and the student. The stable hand and the single dad. First times and friendship turn to love. Toby: aThere’s nothing attractive about a 24 year old virgin, especially not one who blushes every time a hot dude looks his way. But I can’t help the heat that ripples through me every time I see Cole Maguire. And the clench of my heart when I realise how unhappy he is. He’s a city boy with a baby on his hip - we have nothing in common - but if he can teach me how to own my sexuality, perhaps I can teach him he’s worth loving.

What are you capable of? Go through a life-changing, tragic event, and ask yourself that same question. Could you lie, steal, cheat? Betray someone you love, hide secrets from the one person you are supposed to share everything with? Could you take justice into your own hands? Could you kill? Melany Polk had to ask herself these same questions. She had built the perfect life with her husband, Richard. Together they are raising two teenagers in the suburbs of Plano, Texas.

Der zweite Teil der Grisha-Trilogie, Leigh Bardugos Fantasy-Bestseller über die magische Armee der Grisha und den Krieg um Ravka in neuer, aufwendig veredelter Ausstattung: Nach ihrem furchtbaren Kampf gegen den Dunklen, den ältesten und mächtigsten der Grisha, mussten Alina und Mal aus Ravka fliehen. Doch selbst jenseits der Wahren See sind sie nicht sicher: Der Dunkle hat überlebt und ist entschlossener denn je, sich Alinas besondere Kräfte zunutze zu machen. Denn nur mithilfe ihrer Magie kann es ihm gelingen, den Thron von Ravka an sich zu reißen.