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Lisa a quitté sa ville natale, Belfort, pour aller vivre avec Jérémy à Widensolen, près de Colmar. Elle est heureuse un temps, mais très vite, elle sent que les choses bougent et pas dans le bon sens. Un soir qu'elle suit Jérémy, elle tombe en panne devant un hôtel/restaurant où elle est hébergée par le propriétaire et son petit-fils. Pour Lisa c'est la révélation... Mais Jérémy n'a pas dit son dernier mot.

Luna est à l'aube de ses dix-huit ans, pourtant elle n'a jamais vu à quoi ressemblait la vraie vie. Enfermée dans le dernier appartement de la plus haute tour de la ville, elle vit un enfer. Pour exécuter son plan parfait, Luna doit trouver un moyen de quitter cet endroit pour échapper à sa mère et découvrir le monde extérieur. C'était sans compter sur Egon, assassin de renom, pour l'enlever au moment où elle pensait toucher au but.

The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound is the third installment in the charming young adult series by Laura Lee Hope, best known as the author of The Bobbsey Twins. First published in 1914, this delightful story continues the adventures of sisters Ruth and Alice DeVere, along with the spirited crew of the Comet Film Company, as they navigate the early days of silent filmmaking. In this volume, the company journeys to a remote lodge in upstate New York to capture picturesque winter scenes for their latest motion picture.

This is not your typical werewolf tale. These stories are about more than claws and fangs. They are about justice, identity, and a young woman caught between two worlds — human and supernatural, loyalty and rebellion, power, and conscience. Jacquelyn Fernandez did not ask for the wolf within her. But when she is forced to embrace it, she becomes something extraordinary: a protector, an avenger, a legend. From the streets of Brooklyn to the underground war zones of Europe, Jacquelyn fights not just monsters — but the darkness within herself.

Named after her father's favorite beer, Cascade Smith's beauty shapes her life from the start. Growing up as the quintessential 'all-Australian girl,' she excels in school, university, first love, and sports, seemingly set for a perfect 'happily ever after.' But fate has other plans. In 2024, Cascade suffers the tragic loss of her soulmate. That same year, China begins a campaign of territorial expansion throughout the South Pacific. America's NSA uncovers the PLA's 'Oceania Gold' plan – a blueprint for invading northern Australia on Christmas Day, 2030.

Après un divorce et la faillite de son agence de détectives, Marion retourne vivre à Crouzon, son village natal auvergnat. Mais entre la mauvaise humeur de sa fille Lola et les retrouvailles avec son ancien amour de jeunesse, ce nouveau départ est difficile. L'adolescente vit mal ce parachutage en province et a l'art de le faire savoir. Respirer, répondre avec humour et philosophie, ne pas « oublier » sa fille à la station-service : Marion maîtrise.

Die junge Eva geht weiter ihren Weg in der mondänen Hotelwelt Karlsbads. Ein Kaffeemädchen in Karlsbad. Ein Eklat im Adonis. Und erneut ein Aufbruch ins Ungewisse. Eva wird im Hotel Adonis zum Kaffeemädchen ausgebildet, wo sie gemeinsam mit drei weiteren jungen Frauen den neuen Cafésalon des Hotels in Schwung bringen soll. Das bringt ihr nicht nur den Spott der Kellner, sondern wegen der hohen Trinkgelder auch Neid ein. Zum Glück kommt Lord Beauvais wieder ins Adonis, der Eva in großväterlicher Freundschaft verbunden ist und ihr zur Seite steht, wo er nur kann.

Josephine Wesley is a 17-year-old girl who is left for dead in the middle of the Rocky Mountains during the winter. Her house was ransacked and burned by a rogue band of Arapaho Indians in the 1860s. Her father was killed during the raid, and Josephine, her mother, and siblings were kidnapped. While traveling with the Indians, Josephine falls off her horse and is left behind. Her isolated experience of survival begins with the first night of fighting off freezing temperatures and a pack of wolves.

Once upon a time in Arizona there was a classic van driving to Phoenix with three women; a Knitter, a Cupcake Baker in the from seat and a Romance Writer in the backseat….

Sarah ist Bücherjägerin, Kartensammlerin und Restauratorin, sie liebt Manuskripte und alte Landkarten und kann generell besser mit Büchern als mit Menschen umgehen. Seit dem Tod ihrer Tante Amalia, die sie und ihre Schwester aufgezogen hat, lebt Sarah zurückgezogen in deren Kölner Villa mit dem wild sprießenden Garten. Ihre einzige Gesellschaft: die Schildkröten Bonnie und Clyde. Das ändert sich, als Benjamin, ein junger Bibliothekar aus London, vor der Tür steht.

Mikky dos Santos is a changed woman. Ever rebellious, the reformed European art thief takes on two assailants who stole a gem from her more precious than any work of art—leading her hot on their tails in an international mystery that blends eastern European intrigue with compelling psychological suspense.

Mommy’s Call of Duty: A Mother’s Journey Through War and the Unbreakable Power of Love is an extraordinary story about Sarah, an extraordinary mother who takes an unlikely journey when answering the call to service in war zones with unwavering courage to protect and serve her countrymen.

FBI Tactical Intelligence Analyst Mali Hooper delves into the case with Special Agent Jacob Black and, as the murders stack up with the same M.O., they make the chilling discovery that each murder is broadcast on social media. The public loves it and clamors for more!

Climbing the coldest mountain in North America, Leslie and the team of mountaineers will attempt to summit Mt. Denali. They’ll face minus 40 degree temperatures, unpredictable weather, and dangerous glacier crevasses. Will they make it, or will they find their grave on the mountain?

After exploding the Santiago Cartel building and killing every member, Layla feels on top of the world with her new divas and new man by her side. She feels unstoppable, and knowing she was now the last of the original Teflon Divas; with Iris and Tess presumed dead from the explosion. Layla and her divas are trying to get as far as they can from New York City. A new life in San Francisco is on the horizon, but when unexpected plans happen they have to split up.

The loss of a "nuclear" bomb off Puerto Rico during WWII brings strange consequences to a stressed community in Washington State decades later. In the Skagit River Valley, gateway to the pristine Pacific Northwest wilderness, vegetation, birds, and people are inexplicitly dying.

Este libro tiene las obras completas de Emilia Pardo Bazán.

Kaluszyn, 1939. Nine-year-old Joanna is determined to enjoy her childhood despite growing up without her mother. She is surrounded by her loving grandparents, sweet father, and loyal friend Aleksander. Together, Joanna and Aleksander navigate Kaluszyn and explore what life has to offer. However, neither of them can foresee a series of events that will shatter their lives.

Art forger Mikky dos Santos has talent, cunning, athletic prowess, an independent income—and even love. But trust? Now that’s another thing. After a lifetime of betrayal, she’d finally thought it was just within her reach…. A year after an accident that nearly killed her, Mikky’s made a miraculous recovery. She’s been spending her days rebuilding the strength in her elaborately inked body by kitesurfing with the handsome nurse she fell in love with during her recovery. She’s even thinking about painting again.

The cast of characters includes Consuelo and Sophia, who are two devilishly clever old ladies. They are the Box Girls. They were raised in a very isolated way by their parents for the sake of safety, as if raised in a box. They developed special skills in their isolation that serve them well. Together they own Magnus Detective Agency.