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Venice, 1958. Peggy Guggenheim, heiress and now legendary art collector, sits in the sun at her white marble palazzo on the Grand Canal. She’s in a reflective mood, thinking back on her thrilling, tragic, nearly impossible journey from her sheltered, old-fashioned family in New York to here: iconoclast and independent woman. Rebecca Godfrey’s Peggy is a blazingly fresh interpretation of a woman who defies every expectation to become an original. The daughter of two Jewish dynasties, Peggy finds her cloistered life turned upside down at fourteen, when her beloved father perishes on the Titanic.

Twyla’s been living in hiding on Earth, hoping to leave her past behind. But when her mother, Madam Cassiopeia DeConnett finds her and kidnaps her back to the Paraxous Star Cluster, she expects her daughter to take her rightful place within the family business. The DeConnetts are Dashia—a group of genetically- engineered telepaths who use their powers to control some and ruin others. Their criminal organization is rich, powerful, and spans The Cluster.

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Belgium, 1942. Young schoolteacher Andrée Geulen secretly defies the Nazis in Belgium, who are forcing Jews to wear a yellow Star of David. Andrée is not Jewish, but she feels a maternal connection to her students, who are living in constant fear, and decides to take action. No child should have to suffer under such persecution. But what can one woman do against an entire army? Ida Sterno is a Jewish woman who works with the Committee for the Defense of Jews in Belgium, a clandestine resistance group tasked with hiding children from the Gestapo. She wants to recruit Andrée.

Are you tired of hangovers? Do you wish you could think more clearly during the day or feel less anxious at night? Are you curious about that #soberlife? Many of us want to cut back on our drinking—or even stop altogether. But in a culture that glamorizes the cocktail hour, "white wine playdates," and boozy brunches, you might wonder, What would I do instead? If you're ready for a change, this go-to guide has the answer.

"Als er seinen Schwanz in mich schiebt, ist es, als ob ich die Fassung verliere. Ich keuche alles in mir drin hinaus, während ich ihn in mir aufnehme. Und ich werde von solcher Stärke und Intensität gefüllt, dass sich das ganze Universum auf mein und sein Geschlecht konzentriert und das, was sie hervorrufen. "Er ist ihr Bruder. Stiefbruder um genau zu sein, denn sie haben weder die gleiche Mutter noch den gleichen Vater. Trotzdem sind die beiden ein Herz und eine Seele. Doch in diesem Sommer hat sich etwas verändert.

"Und dann schloss sie sich um Nadias zwei Finger, die Finger, die tief in das Mädchen eindrangen. Die Kontraktionen kamen wie Wellen. Nadja fühlte es, wie einen elektrischen Stoß am ganzen Körper. Das Gesicht der jungen Frau war kristallklar und alle ihre Muskeln verkrampften sich zugleich. In diesem Moment gab es nichts Schöneres." Was würdest du tun, wenn du dich plötzlich von einem völlig fremden unwiderstehlich angezogen fühlst? Nadja ist eine schöne junge Frau. Und dessen ist sie sich vollkommen bewusst.

Sergeant Nix Marr is a damn good soldier, but she's desperate to leave her haunted past in the bioluminescent ocean, buried alongside old friends...and old flames. Unfortunately, even the icy ocean can't extinguish some fires. When Kessandra, everyone's favorite princess—and Nix's loathed ex—requests Nix's help investigating a massacre in the abyssal city of Fall, Nix refuses. Vehemently. But Kessandra always gets what she wants.

Un fascinante retrato de la infinita gama de posibilidades que se presentan a pie. Analizando temas que van desde la evolución anatómica hasta el diseño de las ciudades, pasando por las cintas de correr, los clubes de senderismo y las costumbres sexuales, Solnit sostiene que las diferentes variantes del desplazamiento pedestre—incluido caminar por placer—suponen una acción política, estética y de gran significado social.

Reyna and Kianthe dream of opening a friendly book shop together, serving the very best tea and cakes. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters – all complemented by love and good company. But Reyna is an elite bodyguard to a vengeful queen, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence. Leaving their lives behind seems . . . impossible. Yet they flee to Tawney, a town nestled in the icy peaks of dragon country. There, they open the bookstore they'd always wanted.

The first time I met Ash Kelly, he stripped off his jersey and gave it to a little girl in the crowd, charming an arena full of fans in the process. Then he tossed me a puck and asked for my number. I was with my jerk ex-boyfriend, who was less than impressed with the whole thing. The second time he crashes into my life it’s as my patient. There’s no way he should remember me, but he does.

"When a fortune cookie on my birthday said “you will meet a tall, dark stranger”, I had laughed it off, but my mom wasn't so sure. As a powerful witch, she mixes potions like a professional chef, and casts incantations like a poet. And me? My greatest accomplishment is burning a can of soup. A practical witch I am not. So when my dreams begin to piece together an ugly picture, I'm not sure what to do or who to trust. And that tall, dark stranger turns out to be more than just a figment of my imagination. This is more than a simple birthday hex.

1887, the Cornwall coast. For years, rumors have flown through the village of Suttonsbury about Ashthorne Hall—that its occupants hoard pirate treasure, that a ghost walks its halls—but botanist Hyacinth Bell only cares about the estate’s extensive one-of-a-kind orchid collection. As an independent woman, she is eager to focus on her career, even if it means waiting to pursue a romantic relationship. After all, love—like an orchid—must be nurtured and tended before it can bloom. What she doesn’t expect is to be swept away by Lucas Harding, the manor’s caretaker, upon their first meeting.

L'accademia militare di Basgiath è la famosissima scuola per diventare cavalieri di draghi più spietata ed elitaria che ci sia. Una volta entrati non si hanno altro che due possibilità: laurearsi o morire. Violet Sorrengail già si immaginava a passare i prossimi anni circondata dai suoi amati libri e immersa nel silenzio della biblioteca. Nulla di più lontano da ciò che le sta per accadere. Quella generalessa di sua madre le ha ordinato di unirsi alle centinaia di candidati disposti a qualunque sacrificio pur di diventare parte dell'élite di Navarra: i cavalieri di draghi.

Are you constantly overwhelmed and exhausted, because you’re juggling too many balls at once? Stress is a natural part of life, but that doesn’t mean you should let it control you and stop you from living your best. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happens. It rises when you struggle to keep up with the demands of work, family, and life, making you irritated and anxious.

Since the Final War, I’ve been doing just fine. I have a lovely cave, a darling vegetable patch, forest views...and if loneliness sometimes squeezes my aching heart, well, my books have always kept me company. That is, until a pack of hunters chase me from my home and right into the arms of several rather large, rather brutish ex-Army Rangers. And those brutes have the nerve to make me the rudest offer I’ve ever heard.

A grown-up and depressed Peter Pan is fighting to protect Neverland from the realm-conquering Commodore Hook. When Peter's runaway shadow shows up at Wendy's workplace, she's eager for the chance to visit Neverland again, to help protect it—and sure, to see the Fae man she's been in love with for ten years. But Neverland is far different than Wendy remembers, with monsters both literal and human-shaped threatening everything Peter has tried to build.

Nach einem One-Night-Stand mit einem attraktiven Milliardär werde ich eiskalt abserviert. Doch das ist nicht alles: Kurz darauf bin ich von ihm schwanger und er ist mein neuer Boss. Was für ein Desaster! Das Leben ist nicht fair. Statt das Studium fortzuführen, jobbt Jessica in einem Luxushotel um die Schulden ihrer Eltern zu bezahlen. Nur mit Überstunden kommt sie über die Runden. Und dann ist da noch dieser Mistkerl von Chef, der sie während einer Doppelschicht dazu verdonnert, bei einem Pokerspiel der Superreichen die Drinks zu servieren.

"Ich will Macht, Einfluss und noch mehr Geld. Da ist kein Platz für Gefühle!" Zumindest bis das verschwunden geglaubte Familienerbstück auftaucht - und der heiße Milliardär eine Frau finden muss, um es zu bekommen. Mit Geld lässt sich auch dieses kleine Problem aus der Welt schaffen. Oder? Der attraktive und zugleich skrupellose Unternehmer Hudson Sinclair ist ein gemachter Mann. Für so etwas wie Liebe hat er weder Zeit noch Geduld. Ein bisschen Spaß? Klar. Eine lebenslange Bindung? Auf gar keinen Fall.

We get it: You’re busy. Whether you’re acting as the CEO of a company, a family, or a career, it’s easy to make excuses for why you don’t have time to focus on your health. But getting fit doesn’t have to be another chore added to your already packed schedule. In this smart, snappy book, former Citigroup executive and CEO consultant Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann teams up with personal trainer and life coach Lilian So to introduce simple, fun habits for total health and well-being.