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College was meant to be fun, a time away to figure out who I was while attending university with my childhood best friend and avoiding an arranged marriage my parents tried to force upon me. Then every plan I had fluttered away after one party, one choice to follow my desires. A one-night stand turned into so much more when my heat kicked in, pulling Roman, Phillip, and Cormac down with me for a night of unexpected passion. They were everything my Omega heart could ever want, until I found out who they truly were.

Erin O'Byrne returns to Ceann Mara, her family's remote property on the Darling River, seeking peace after a painful marital breakup. Camping by the tranquil billabong, she hopes the solitude of the Australian bush will help her heal. While exploring the land, Erin discovers a long-forgotten memorial to a World War I soldier. Her sister, Cat, and father, Tom, who have been researching the family's history, are thrilled by the find and eager to uncover its secrets

Embora a transição para a menopausa seja natural, a queda do estrogênio decorrente do processo está associada a sintomas desconcertantes e desconfortáveis que os médicos muitas vezes ignoram — desde ondas de calor, névoa mental e ganho de peso até problemas psicológicos, musculoesqueléticos e sexuais. Informativo e fundamental, este livro explora as águas ainda relativamente desconhecidas da transição hormonal.

Bedtime Stories for Kids is a beautifully crafted audiobook designed to help children relax, fall asleep with ease, and enjoy restful nights. Through a collection of soothing tales, this audiobook introduces mindfulness, relaxation, and gentle meditation techniques to young listeners, making bedtime a peaceful and enjoyable experience.

Christmas with Consequences has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

The Hells of Notre Dame is a sapphic retelling of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and the first book in The Phantom of Notre Dame series: where Hunchback collides with The Phantom of the Opera in the streets of gothic Paris. Perfect for fans of the musicals and classic novels alike, these LGBT+ dark fantasy romances are as steamy as they are twisted, and are intended for a mature adult audience.

A thousand years ago, the mortal realms of Kalemnar were separated from the land of the Fae by a dark, poisonous mist that takes lives with all the cruelty of the sharpest blade. Lyrinn Martel has been told all her life that the Fae deserted their lands long ago, leaving them to decay and ruin. Rumors still swirl to this day that the Immortals were malevolent creatures, bent on destroying the realms of humans, and that their departure was a welcome blessing.

Tales for an Unknown City is a vibrant selection of almost fifty stories from among the many told at One Thousand and One Friday Nights of Storytelling, a weekly open gathering in Toronto begun by Dan Yashinsky in 1978 and still going strong. There are tales from Canada and many other parts of the world, each followed by a brief word from the teller, giving us the flavour of the “Friday Nights.”

Growing up, Alice Robb dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer. But by age fifteen, she had to face the reality that she would never meet the impossibly high standards of the hyper-competitive ballet world. After she quit, she tried to avoid ballet—only to realize, years later, that she was still haunted by the lessons she had absorbed in the mirror-lined studios of Lincoln Center, and that they had served her well in the wider world. The traits ballet takes to an extreme—stoicism, silence, submission—are valued in girls and women everywhere.

I'm Kira Fairwood—fox shifter, bane of the werewolves, and also their employee. My job isn't just a paycheck. It's a way to ensure my unborn niece's heritage won't work against her when she grows up. So I dive right in to bag a hot alpha werewolf who's reported to be using his bar as a front to murder human women. Unfortunately, I soon discover Thom is being framed.

According to Mencap, there are approximately 351,000 children in the UK with a learning disability. In the US, 17 percent of children have delays in physical, learning, language, or behavior development. It doesn’t stop there. Worldwide, there are around 18.5 million people with speech, voice, or language disorders! If you yourself don’t have or never have had a speech and language delay or disorder, it’s nearly impossible to understand what your little one is going through.

Nove figli più una affettiva, sedici nipoti, cento film diretti con relative sceneggiature, venti opere liriche, una commedia, sei libri, tremila pellicole doppiate, millecinquecento film stranieri adattati. La matematica delle sorelle Izzo attesta che è possibile coniugare l'amore per la famiglia e quello per il lavoro, in bilico tra gioie, dolori, successi e sconfitte.

The title Still Busy Steering just popped into my head when I was writing Changing My Perspective. And this is what each of the characters in these stories are doing. They are each “steering” God’s power in a certain direction—to accomplish their own goals in life.

Une enfant de la DPJ, voilà ce que je suis. Ces trois lettres me suivront toute ma vie. J'en suis marquée au fer rouge, comme du bétail. Tout a commencé par une mère monoparentale, toxicomane et violente, et un beau-père agresseur. Ensuite, ceux qui devaient me protéger m'ont fait passer d'une famille d'accueil à l'autre, aveugles à la négligence que je subissais. Séquestrée, j'ai grugé les barreaux de mon lit pour ne pas mourir de faim. Abandonnée, j'ai cherché à être aimée à n'importe quel prix. Mais qui veut s'occuper d'une fillette avec un bagage aussi lourd ?

Tradotta per la prima volta in italiano su Future Fiction, l'antologia "Festa di primavera" rappresenta un'ottima occasione per scoprire una delle migliori autrici di fantascienza contemporanea cinese. Nella raccolta sono contenuti "L’estate di Tongtong", incentrato su una questione di grande attualità: l'uso di androidi come supporto a una popolazione che invecchia rapidamente; "Festa di primavera" che racconta spaccati di vita quotidiana del popolo cinese in un futuro prossimo.

En Suède, les bonnes clôtures font les bons voisins. Le nouveau thriller de l'auteur d'"Une famille presque normale", Prix Nouvelles Voix du Polar. A Köpinge, petite localité résidentielle proprette de Suède, tout le monde se connaît, et l'entraide entre voisins fait office de loi. Du moins, en apparence. Car Mike et Bianca Andersson, qui ont quitté Stockholm pour élever leurs deux enfants dans le calme de la petite ville, découvrent rapidement que leur voisinage est loin d'être aussi idyllique que prévu.

Il futuro è sempre più presente nelle nostre vite, non solo nelle anticipazioni cinematografiche e letterarie ma anche nel quotidiano: dalla medicina ai trasporti, dall'informazione all'intrattenimento, i cambiamenti si susseguono a ritmo incessante dando l'impressione di vivere già in un'anteprima del domani. La seconda raccolta di "Storie dal domani" - con i migliori racconti della collana Future Fiction del 2015 - rappresenta un’ottima selezione di tali cambiamenti e novità, dando luogo a scenari imprevisti oppure considerati fantascienza solo qualche anno fa.

I love Laila more than anything. She’s my best friend. My partner in crime. My soulmate. I would never do anything to hurt her. But then, I worked a job alone. I know that I betrayed her trust. I know I have no right to her forgiveness. And no one will believe me when I say I don’t remember it.

– Обратно в рояль лезть не советую! Проход закрылся–остановил меня незнакомец, резко схватив под локоть, когда я уже прилично так задрала ногу. – Но как тогда я вернусь домой?!–вырвалось с негодованием и досадой.

Оперативного сотрудника Хронопатруля Виктора Нечаева ошибочно приговорили к смертной казни. Если бы не напарница Наташа Ростова, его жизнь так бы и закончилась, но…