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Esther Hillesum, detta Etty, è una ragazza olandese di origini ebraiche, colta, curiosa, dalla sensibilità inusuale. Appassionata di letteratura russa e lettrice vorace, lavora come dattilografa al Consiglio Ebraico: la sua è una condizione privilegiata, allo scoppiare della Seconda guerra mondiale e con l'inizio delle persecuzioni razziali potrebbe scappare e salvarsi. Potrebbe coltivare i suoi studi, scoprire l'amore che comincia ad affacciarsi nella sua vita, realizzare i mille sogni suggeriti dalla sua fantasia.

È possibile assomigliare a una delle più grandi icone dello stile, indipendente, bella, desiderata ed elegante come Coco Chanel? Rebecca ha trentatré anni, più di cento paia di scarpe, un armadio pieno di tubini neri, completi di tweed e una smisurata passione per la magnifica Coco. È romantica, sognatrice, e follemente innamorata di Niccolò, che sta per raggiungere a Milano, dopo un anno di relazione a distanza. Un nuovo lavoro come wedding planner, una vita vicino all'uomo che ama: la felicità sembra a portata di mano.

Étienne si è finalmente innamorato, proprio di lei. Dopo tante delusioni, il vero amore sembra essere arrivato e Rebecca è pronta a trasferirsi a Parigi per raggiungere l'uomo della sua vita. La aspettano una lussuosa casa, un entusiasmante lavoro come wedding planner e un'eccitante convivenza. Fasciata nei suoi impeccabili tubini, in bilico sui tacchi a spillo, la moderna Coco, ormai sicura di sé e follemente innamorata, è pronta ad affrontare il futuro radioso che la attende.

Caden Madden is the epitome of a Southern gentleman. Polite. Respectable. With an undeniable sexiness and country-bred abs that could only be the result of a hardworking rancher. The only thing you can't rely on this cowboy for is relationship advice. No woman has ever come close to making him want to settle down...until her.

If there were ever a man who prided himself on always being up front with women, it's tatted bad boy, Crayson Madden, in the flesh. His world may revolve around sex and cigars, but there's a lot more to this cigar lounge owner than what meets the eye. Too bad Jordyn Jameson spends more time arguing with him, than seeing beyond his asshole-ish ways. Now, they are forced together whether she likes it or not and the more Crayson pushes her buttons, the more he likes what he sees behind the confident siren.

Pause, take a breath, and glisten... That's the better way to phrase Yasmine Brown sweating to death on her first hike, which is, obviously her punishment for being too cheap or too stubborn to buy the outdoor-loving woman she calls her best friend a stupid gift. Most people are willing to accept her famous baked desserts as the perfect present. Unfortunately, that trick doesn't work when your best friend is also your employee. One little trek to make the birthday brat happy won't kill her, right?

Nettie Ellison’s life has turned upside down. Her mother married a rich but hateful man, George Wade, and he wants nothing to do with Nettie. After threatening to put Nettie out on the streets, he sends her away as a mail order bride to Spring Valley, Texas.

When wedding photographer Madi is challenged to find herself 10 dates in three months, she turns to her older brother’s three best friends to be her stand-ins. It helps her win the challenge without having to deal with the stress of dating.

Midsommarfirandet i den lilla byn vid Siljan avbryts abrupt av att en lada står i lågor, och Kaspar finner sig mitt i händelsernas centrum. Invånarna spekulerar vilt om huruvida blixten har slagit ner, eller om det kan finnas en pyroman bland dem. Av ren slump råkar det vara samma lada som Kaspar och vännerna Lisa och Kåge suttit i tidigare under dagen och lekt med tändstickor. Men tändstickorna var ju blöta. Eller? Bränderna eskalerar och allt fler byggnader brinner ner.

Maya Taylor lived a glamorous life before she fell victim to a car accident and succumbed to an opioid addiction. Fortunately, her good friend Adom opens his home to her to help her overcome her demons. Adom Annan is Ghanaian royalty who works in the US as a hedge fund manager who is used to getting his way. He can conquer any woman. But he doesn’t want any woman. He wants Maya. As Adom devotes himself to nursing Maya back to health, his all-consuming job and royal responsibilities threaten to overcome him and keep him from what he really wants most.

Ibsen och bästa vännen Ika ska börja ettan. Detta är något som Ibsen verkligen skulle se fram emot om det inte vore för hans konstiga föräldrar som tvingar honom ha på sig rosa skor för att bryta normer. Vad betyder ens normer? Det dröjer inte länge förrän de superläskiga tredjeklassarna Jings och Jangs onda öga vänds mot Ibsen och hans rosa skor. Nu måste han akta sig för att inte bli nedkastad i källaren där vaktmästarspöket Hängde Hassan ryktas härja.

Det är äntligen juletid på landet där Kaspar bor med sin snälla morfar. I Atom-Ragnars handelsbod är det fullt av julpynt och ljuva dofter av pepparkaka, nejlikor och julskinka. Hetsigt informerar Atom-Ragnar om den skräckinjagande snömannen i Himalaya som härjar uppe på bergen. Morfar säger att den inte finns men Kaspar är inte lika säker. I brevlådan väntar ett brev med olycksbådande besked. Morfars strikt religiösa syster Karin ska komma på besök. Väl på plats tar Karin kommandot och beordrar alltifrån storstädning till bodsbön.

"Det är nåt skumt med tiden. När vi har roligt flyger den iväg. När vi har tråkigt sniglar den sig fram." Det enda Ikas föräldrar har tid för är jobb, jobb och mera jobb. Om Ika kunde skulle hon ge dem mer tid i present. Men tiden går inte att pausa så det faller på hennes lott att lämna sin jobbiga lillebror på förskolan. Trots att Ika och bästa vännen Ibsen är sena till skolan kan de inte låta bli att stanna till vid byggarbetsplatsen med den stora flammande skräphögen – den är tusen gånger mer spännande än de tråkiga lektionerna.

En esta emocionante entrega de la serie Regencia Canalla, ambientado en 1819, descubrirás si lograrán encontrar y salvar a la tímida doña Elena, quién es el enigmático Cameron Le Roy, si la boda se celebrará a tiempo y, lo más crucial, si la reputación de los Mendoza se mantendrá intacta.

It began with a stolen almost-kiss. And ended in revenge. She was never supposed to cross my path. She was never supposed to know about the oaths I swore or the secrets I keep. But like a thief in the night, she took my heart and ran… even if she wasn't mine to possess. As a member of the billionaire Elite, I live by simple tenets. A gentleman above all. Loyalty is everything.. Secrets whispered are never revealed. And power is king.

Retired hitwoman Celine Briggs loved few people in this world; Her husband Caleb, and her ex-handler, Brian Devereaux. When Celine took her marital vows, she exchanged the life of guns, drugs, and violence for the peaceful life as Caleb's wife. However, not all things buried stay hidden.

Elspeth has performed her greatest heist yet: stealing the Sacred Prince from the capital just as a release of dark magic turned its citizens against him. That was the easy part. Now she has to safely deliver the reluctant refugee across the province to her camp where he believes the Bandit King will bargain with his army to help Otello reclaim his stolen throne. Except, she is the Bandit King, and that bargain is a marriage arrangement.

En la calle Morgue, de la ciudad de Boston, a dos manzanas de donde vive Edgar Allan Poe, se comete el terrible asesinato de dos mujeres. Cuando uno de sus vecinos es acusado injustamente, Poe va a la policía y demuestra su inocencia. El inspector Auguste Dupin queda impresionado con la audacia de este joven de once años y le pide ayuda para resolver el caso a cambio de una recompensa.

A shelter cat teaches us that our damaged parts, too, are worthy of love... a captive orca shows us that inconvenience and difficulties are the blessing of a full life... a gorilla teaches the universal language of grief... a group of oysters who prove that magic and science can and do coexist…

Dalla fantascienza all’horror, passando per il fantastico e la satira pungente, Alan Moore si destreggia sapientemente tra generi, stili e registri diversi, per dipingere quadri rischiarati da illuminazioni folgoranti, squarci di una realtà solo apparentemente inverosimile, che spesso riesce a superare anche le fantasie più sfrenate. Così due amanti improbabili si innamorano con conseguenze terribili in un lupanare frequentato da stregoni; il racconto dell’origine dell’universo rivela un esito catastrofico; gli spiriti esigono vendetta.