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Alexander Larman completes his acclaimed Windsor family trilogy, using rare and previously unseen documents to illuminate their unique family dynamic. Through his chronicling of events like the Royal Wedding, George VI’s death and the discovery of the Duke of Windsor’s treacherous activities in WWII, Larman paints a vivid portrait of the end of one sovereign’s reign and the beginning of another’s that heralded a new Elizabethan Age which would bring power and glory back to a monarchy desperately in need of it.

Alex Walker has always looked up to her perfect older sister. Maddie has succeeded in all the ways Alex has not: She escaped their hometown and seems to have put the memories of their unstable childhood behind her. But despite the different paths their lives have taken, the two sisters made a pact to spend one week together every summer. It was a promise they’d never broken . . . until now.

Freund weg, Job weg: Die 27-jährige Amy Orgullo hat von München die Nase voll. Da kommt der Brief ihrer Tante gerade recht. Sie will ihre Estancia, eine Alpaka-Farm in Argentinien, für Touristen öffnen. Ob Amy helfen will? Und wie! Sieben Wochen später beginnt für Amy das Landleben mit Tante Morena, Machos und viel zu starkem Mate-Tee. Die größte Herausforderung ist Nicolás, ein schweigsamer, gefährlich gut aussehender Gaucho. Ständig gerät Amy mit ihm aneinander, bis sie gemeinsam ein Alpakafohlen vor einer wilden Hundemeute retten. Plötzlich werden sie Freunde – und mehr.

Power and Glory brings us to the dramatic conclusion of Larman's 'Windsors trilogy'. It begins with the fallout from the revelation of the Duke of Windsor's wartime treachery, and ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. In between, it depicts a monarchy - and a country - struggling to cope with the aftermath of World War Two, in an era where old certainties have been replaced by the rise of a new, uncertain world, and where love, tragedy and modernity battle for supremacy.

Quinn Darkova kehrt zurück nach Hause und steht den Menschen gegenüber, die sie einst in die Sklaverei verkauft haben – ihren Eltern. Es gibt nur eines, das sie antreibt: ihre Rache. Vergeltung für zehn Jahre Schmerzen und Demütigung... und die Wiedergutmachung von allem Unrecht. Lazarus Fierté ahnt, dass es in Quinns Heimat nicht um seine Belange geht, doch er braucht ihr Volk auf seiner Seite.

Lazarus Fierté hat die mächtige Magierin Quinn Darkova an sich gebunden. Mit jedem Tag auf ihrer langen Reise spürt er, dass die Warnungen seiner Anhänger nicht unbegründet sind. Doch er ist sich Quinns Loyalität bewusst – und noch etwas anderem, das ein Mann wie Lazarus niemals zulassen kann. Gemeinsam schließen sie Bündnisse, überwinden hinterhältige Anschläge und dunklen Verrat. Lazarus’ Ziel ist in greifbarer Nähe. Er kann den Thron erobern, doch Quinn verheimlicht ihm etwas: Ihre Sehnsüchte reichen weit über ihre Loyalität hinaus.

Siobhan Harris doesn’t think of her minimum-wage life in Manhattan as aspirational, but when her debut novel is published, she becomes an instant bestseller and a romance sensation. With fame comes foes, however, and Siobhan finds herself embroiled in a Twitter feud that’s about to change the course of her career just as it’s beginning.

Some people are born with a natural 'go-get-'em' approach. For most of us, however, selling does not come naturally. This book demystifies the art of getting people to buy - whether it is as simple as convincing your friends to agree to your restaurant recommendation, or as complex as getting people to buy your million- dollar proposal at work. The book is a toolkit for self-exploration, analysis, learning and action plan development framed in a 5-week programme for building your unique sales self.

Zadie Belle can't catch a break, but she's more determined than ever to help catch a killer in Book 3 of the Belle Sister Cozy Mysteries. When her sister Darla Belle's friend from New York is found dead on the mountain near their town of Riverbend Junction, Arkansas, Zadie is worried. When the man who caused Darla Belle to flee home in the first place shows up as well, she's just plain mad. To top it off, a drifter arrived on the train and disappeared into the forest about the same time and only pops up to cause trouble.

In this vibrant and eye-opening book, economist and broadcaster Dharshini David follows the course of an average day to reveal the green changes that are already taking place in every aspect of our world. Exploring industries such as energy, food, fashion, technology, manufacturing and finance, she asks what is happening, how quickly, who is driving it all and what it means for us.

Susannah Fletcher has everything a young lady could desire: wealth, the attentions of well-to-do duke, and a reputation as spotless as an angel's petticoats. Yet, she would throw it all away for one opportunity to perform her music on stage—scandalous as that may be. Which is precisely when the rich and menacing "Wolf of Mayfair" makes her an offer she couldn't possibly refuse.

Dr. Willa Watters is a prominent child psychologist at the height of her career. But when a viral video of a disastrous television interview puts her reputation on the line, Willa retreats to Broken Bayou, the town where she spent most of her childhood summers. There she visits her aunts’ old house and discovers some of her unstable mother’s belongings still languishing in the attic—dusty mementos harboring secrets of her harrowing past. Willa’s hopes for a respite are quickly crushed, not only by what she finds in that attic but also by what’s been found in the bayou.

Lily Wilder, fille d'un célèbre chasseur de trésors, qui lui racontait enfant, des histoires de trésor enfoui, a grandi sans sa mère, et avec un père aux abonnés absents. À sa mort, Lily fonde une agence de chasses au trésor à partir de fausses cartes laissés par Duke, son père. Mais lorsque Lily réalise que parmi le dernier groupe de touristes récemment arrivés de New York, se trouve son ex : Leo Grady, disparu de sa vie il y a dix ans., elle n'est as peu surprise.

When Leukas, a Christian convert, ventures into the wilds of Gaul to receive the hidden teachings from Mary Magdalene before she dies, he discovers that hidden within the Gospels he thinks he knows is an epic love story—between an educated Jewish woman overwhelmed by her mysterious spiritual powers and a sensual magician devoted to the wisdom of the earth. The secrets she will reveal are both more shocking and more tragic than anything listeners have encountered before.

Skylar Hicks had nothing in common with the wealthy outsider of the town's founding family. Jumping back into the dating pool with anyone was the last thing she had time for, and certainly not with Baxter Moore after how awful things had gone when they first met. No matter how gorgeous he was. Or determined. After a devastating loss, Baxter's priorities shifted. He left the big city behind so he could reconnect with his extended family. Dating was the last thing on his mind . . . until Skylar's righteous fury made a big impression.

Sam and Elena dream of another life. On the island off the coast of Washington where they were born and raised, they and their mother struggle to survive. Sam works on the ferry that delivers wealthy mainlanders to their vacation homes while Elena bartends at the local golf club, but even together they can’t earn enough to get by, stirring their frustration about the limits that shape their existence.

Annie never much believed in love. That is, until meeting Mark. After crossing paths on morning commutes, they connect at a group counseling session for trauma survivors. Each recognizes something in the other, though both hide their own troubled pasts. It’s a whirlwind romance that propels Annie through their courtship, all the way to her wedding day—a day she couldn’t have predicted for herself once upon a time yet now feels surer about than anything in her life.

Ryan and Emily seem to have it all – successful jobs, beautiful house and the secret to a happy marriage. A secret that involves certain 'rules'. But beneath the surface trouble is brewing in the shape of Ada. Whimsical, free spirted and beholden to no-one, she represents he freedom that Emily's been striving for and the escape that Ryan didn't know he wanted. As they are separately (and secretly) drawn to her, things start to unravel. The 'rules' are still the rules, to be taken seriously, not to be broken.

Si Roxane a accepté cet emploi dans un sulfureux bar a champagne, c'est parce qu'elle cherche le scoop qui fera décoller sa carriere de journaliste. Derriere les portes du Milleésime, des secrets sont enfouis, elle en est sure... Pourtant, au contact de ces hommes qui la convoitent, son propre désir s'éveille. En particulier auprès de Matthieu Kabinsky, le propriétaire du Millésime, qui manie comme personne l'art de souffler le chaud et le froid.

Quinn Darkova, befreit von den Ketten der Sklaverei, will nichts mehr als Rache an denen, die sie verkauft haben. Aber da ihre dunklen Kräfte stark zunehmen und ihr Aufstieg kurz bevorsteht, muss Quinns Blutrache zugunsten ihres eigenen Überlebens warten. Lazarus Fierté ist ein Adliger ohnegleichen. Er ist ebenso kontrollsüchtig wie stur und hat die letzten sechs Jahre auf eine Frau gewartet – aber nicht auf irgendeine Frau. Eine dunkle Maji mit großer Macht, die zu schrecklichen Dingen fähig ist. Sie könnte der Schlüssel zu allem sein, was ihm lieb und teuer ist.