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My marriage seemed perfect from the outside looking in. People envied me. They wanted my life, wanted to be me. They had no idea of the horrors that lurked behind closed doors. They didn't know I was at the lowest point a person could reach.

Stella n’est pas forte avec Mikaël. Il est une personne qui l’affaiblit. S’il la fait chier, elle se durcit sous l’effet de la colère et pavane sa fermeté devant lui avant de se retirer pour souffrir. S’il est gentil, le pire se produit : elle en est atrocement touchée et se répand en flaque à ses pieds. Rien d’équilibré n’est possible. Pourquoi?

As the city of Galveston burns to the ground, Dan, Abby and Rhonda seek refuge in Houston, hoping to find transportation out of the surrounding devastation. But what they find in Houston defies all expectation. The insidious, bio-engineered virus has taken hold and instead of refuge, they find danger lurking within every shadow and every corner. Back in Wisconsin, Becca faces a dark secret from her past, which puts Dexter and Benny directly in the crosshairs. Will she get to them in time and even if she does, will any of them ever be the same?

When he catches his fiancée in bed with another man, Jackson is set adrift on a sea of hurt and confusion. A lonely raft on the tossing waves of heartbreak, if you will. Good thing that Alexis—the cheating wench—previously booked two non-refundable tickets for a romantic cruise on the Sundance. It was supposed to be a sexy four-night Mexican getaway with wine tastings, duty-free shopping sprees, couple’s massages, amazing food, and long nights tangled in the sheets of a deluxe cabin with a sea-view balcony… all paid for with Jackson’s money.

Picking up where Part One left off, the trying journey across America progresses, and all of the characters continue to learn and grow as they travel the unseen path of destiny laid before them, in this exhilarating fantasy adventure tale interwoven with factual elements of 1860s America.

Crystal. Was verbirgst du hinter deinen geheimnisvollen Augen und dem grimmigen Gesichtsaudruck? Du bist mein Boss, aber kannst mich nicht ausstehen. Zumindest denke ich das. Doch dann wieder merke ich deine brennenden Blicke auf mir, die etwas ganz anderes erzählen. Dieses Katz-und-Maus-Spiel macht mich wahnsinnig und dennoch bin ich viel zu neugierig, um nicht mitzuspielen. Ich hätte es lassen sollen. Denn wie gefährlich dein Spiel wirklich ist, wird mir erst klar, als es schon lange zu spät ist.

When her best friend dies under mysterious circumstances, Sophie sets off to stay with her cousins on the remote Isle of Skye. It's been years since she last saw them—brooding Cameron with his scarred hand; Piper, who seems too perfect to be real; and peculiar little Lilias with her fear of bones. Still, Sophie never expected the strange new rules the family now lives by: Make no mention of Cameron's accident. Never leave the front gate unlocked. Above all, don't speak of the girl who's no longer there, the sister whose death might have closer ties to Sophie's past.

Belle Morte. One of five houses where vampires reside as celebrities and humans are paid to be their living donors. While others came here seeking fortune, I came in search of my sister who walked into Belle Morte five months ago . . . and never walked back out. Now that I'm here, the secrets about this world have proven to be much bigger than I ever anticipated. And lurking around every corner are shocking insinuations of what happened to my sister.

An unsuspecting family becomes involved in the search for a lost dinosaur in the hills behind their suburban home. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hunt a dinosaur? Come along with us on our quest! Experience the challenge of finding a real, local dinosaur that was forgotten for decades. California’s first dinosaur fossil was collected by a college student in the badlands of Irvine Ranch in 1927. And lost.

For Alex, Westing House represents a new beginning. Eighteen years old and fresh from a cruel and uncaring foster system, he’s suffered plenty of setbacks in his short life. But a job as the caretaker for a dilapidated historic house is the perfect opportunity for him to start anew. To get some money in his pocket and have a place to call his own, even if it’s just for a year.

After receiving a mysterious letter from a local celebrity, Charlotte Bardot (an investigate author) gets a strange feeling that she can't seem to kick. The sender is a former teacher who gained notoriety after he was left for dead on the side of the highway. Now with one person in prison for that crime and another who can't leave her house, Charlotte realizes that there is something deeper going on.

Hotshot movie star Archer Davenport has never met a stunt he couldn't ace, a challenge he couldn't overcome, or a woman he couldn't have. When he breaks his leg during a dangerous stunt, the production company insists on hiring a live-in caretaker for him. He refuses the help… until he meets Tessa Taylor. She's not only caring and beautiful, she's also as tough on him as a drill sergeant.

This tale begins in the year 1849, in a bedroom of a plantation house. A woman, the lady of the house, is in labor, and her unborn son, unbeknownst to all present but she, will be the first warlock gifted in the ways of the South to be born in over two hundred years. The child, Henry, along with his three older sisters—Josephine, Alma, and Marjorie—will, for reasons they will not learn of until several years after their mother’s murder, be considered by most of their kind as the four chosen to lead their people to a level of power and prosperity like the witches and warlocks have never known.

In "The Work of My Mother’s Hands: A Caregiver’s Journey," delve into the profound challenges and transformative moments defining caregiving. Through heartfelt narratives, explore the unseen labor, emotional, and physical demands caregivers endure. From diagnosis to tough decisions, the author shares a deeply personal narrative, offering solace and guidance.

"When women get together and talk about men, the news is almost always bad news," writes bell hooks. "If the topic gets specific and the focus is on black men, the news is even worse." In this powerful new book, bell hooks arrests our attention from the first minute. Her title--WeReal Cool; her subject--the way in which both white society and weak black leaders are failing black men and youth. Her subject is taboo: "this is a culture that does not love black males:" "they are not loved by white men, white women, black women, girls or boys.

Lucas wants to be a firefighter, just like his hero from second grade, Firefighter Andy Garrett. But Lucas’s teenage years are a battleground, making his future far from certain. Orphaned at a young age, he endures the relentless upheaval of being shuffled from one foster home to another, each new school a fresh reminder of his isolation.

CHRISSY: I came to the alien planet to liberate the enslaved humans, unfortunately I soon learn that things are not always what they seem. Falling for one of the handsome Thyre warlords is not part of the mission I set myself next-unfortunately Kendryx is not making resisting him easy.

All too often society issues dire warnings about the risks of living single. But is finding a spouse or romantic partner really a requirement for a full life? In Single at Heart, Dr. Bella DePaulo speaks on behalf of the millions of people who are drawn to single life for all it has to offer and shares what it means to not just be happy being single for a time, but to be happy being single always.

This novelette is an homage to the amazing P. G. Wodehouse and his legendary characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. While living in 1920's New York City, Bertie is saddled with looking after the son of one of his Aunt Agatha's best mates, the Lady Mallowan. Bertie thinks that the young Lord Wiltshire is a useless, annoying nitwit, but he has no idea that left on his own a completely different side of the young Dermot will start to emerge, putting Bertie in a serious pickle.

Married by proxy to Warlord Vandor to ensure the safety of my father's kingdom, I'm kidnapped before I even meet my groom. But when he rides to my rescue, he is more than I could have ever dreamed of in a man, and I can hardly believe my good luck. But I should have known that there is always a price to pay for happiness.