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On the hunt for two missing persons, Laurel Bowman and Frank Diamond find they have another complex and dangerous case on their hands as they go undercover at a holiday camp near Orford in Suffolk. Using illicit searches, they uncover incriminating evidence about several members of staff. Then two people are brutally murdered and their missing persons case takes an even darker turn.

India, 1902. When Lilly Myerson is summoned by her mother to spend one hot summer in Nainital, she leaps at the opportunity. It's the only way to escape her violent and controlling husband Royce, but in return, he forces her to leave behind her beloved son Teddy. In Nainital, Lilly meets Duffy, tiger tamer at the renowned Tiffert's Circus, and together they hatch a plan. She will join the circus, create a new identity, and earn her independence—and hopefully enough money to rescue her son.

1971. David was thirteen when he went missing two years ago. It's now up to Laurel Bowman and Frank Diamond, partners in the newly formed Anglian Detective Agency, to find him. But how do you solve a cold case with no leads? Could it have anything to do with the brutal deaths of three local residents? As their first big case unravels, they uncover a circle of temptations, destruction and deceit. But the closer they get to solving the case, the more exposed they are to danger. And now both Laurel and Frank's lives are at risk.

Laurel Bowman has started a new life as a teacher on the isolated Suffolk coast while she tries to get over the murder of her sister. But it seems she cannot escape from death. When the headmaster's wife is murdered, the detective in charge, idiosyncratic DI Frank Diamond, soon has a list of suspects. He is no stranger to Laurel, but despite their troubled past, together they start to unravel the truth. Then the murderer strikes again and Laurel must fight, not just for justice, but for her life.

Princess Louise’s life is upended after her father’s untimely death. Captive to the queen’s overwhelming mourning, Louise is forbidden to leave her mother’s tight circle of control and is eventually relegated to the position of personal secretary to her mother―the same position each of her sisters held until they were married. Already an accomplished painter, Louise risks the queen’s wrath by exploring the art of sculpting, an activity viewed as unbefitting a woman.

After more than 20 years of marriage, Fay and Steve are happy enough, though life's become routine and lacks excitement. Fay believes an open relationship could reignite the spark they've lost. But can sex ever just be sex? Steve eventually agrees to the idea of sleeping with other people, but first they must set some ground rules: no sex with friends, no telling the kids and a limit on how many times they can see the same person. Can their marriage survive non-monogamy—even if they have permission?

Emily Wilkinson has lost everything. Literally. In a hair-straightener fire. Oh, and her boyfriend (and boss) has announced he's going back to his wife. So, she needs a new job, a new plan, and somewhere to live that isn't her childhood bedroom. Charles Hunter is looking for a live-in PA to help run Bowford Manor and Emily thinks she's the perfect fit. Well, she's spent ten years propping up demanding men, so she can definitely handle some tricky characters—like Charles's eldest son and heir, who's got plans for the estate that might raise a few eyebrows.

"Plötsligt hade han handen på min höft och strax efteråt hånglade vi vilt i en taxi på väg hem till honom". Julia har ett rikt liv. Hon har en fartfylld karriär som hon älskar, väninnorna i BBI (Bokklubben Basic Instinct) och en fin relation med sin snart vuxna dotter. Det enda hon saknar är samvaron med en man. En relation som skänker såväl spänning som trygghet. Som både är fysiskt och mentalt stimulerande. En livskamrat helt enkelt.

Leyli Maal is a beautiful Malian woman, mother of three, living in a tiny apartment on the outskirts of Marseille. Her quiet life as a well-integrated immigrant is suddenly shaken when her beautiful eldest daughter, Bamby, becomes the main suspect in two murders linked to a lethal illegal immigration racket. Is Bamby really involved? And why is everyone desperate to get their hands on Leyli's mysterious red notebook?

Schoolboy Luke runs away to London, far from the abusive orphanage where he grew up. He’s desperate not to end up as a petty criminal and forced to beg for scraps on the street. Luke wanders the East End docks, struggling to find honest employment and morsels of food to fill his grumbling stomach. Longing to be a part of the close-knit community, Luke volunteers to work with the local doctor and his wife. Their kind words and welcoming home is everything he’s ever wished for. But not everyone wants the best for Luke and his new friends.

This inspiring audiobook brings to life a powerful, new approach for dealing with your thoughts and feelings. Mindfulness for Stress and Anxiety merges mindfulness with the latest scientific research. Antonia Ryan is a qualified social worker, teacher, yoga and meditation instructor. She has many years’ experience in the fields of social care and education, supporting individuals with anxiety and stress issues. She will guide you through this eight-week program with empathy and insight.

Whether you overeat occasionally or struggle with emotional eating and food addictions, this audiobook can help you. You need not know anything about mindfulness to benefit from the powerful but simple techniques explained in this audiobook. The author has worked for 30 years in social work and teaching, supporting, and coaching people of all ages and backgrounds with issues such as anxiety, stress, depression, and problems with eating. This audiobook is a valuable synthesis of personal and professional experience.

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) ist seit dem christlichen Mittelalter eine einzigartige und unerreicht dastehende Persönlichkeit. Sie gründete 2 Klöster, dichtete Hymnen, komponierte liturgische Gesänge und hinterlässt eine außergewöhnliche Naturheilkunde.

It is 1934. Five children run away from a cruel orphanage, steal a magical steam ship, and go on many marvellous adventures around the Hebridean Islands. A wild and rollicking tale where children take hold of their destinies. As timely now as it was when it was first published, climb Aboard the Bulger and sail out into uncharted waters facing mysterious witches and harnessing your courage in the face of the unknown.

This magical flight of fancy is for children aged six to 12 years old and for the young at heart! It is a delightful and absorbing tale which will leave you wanting more. A dull, wet school holiday which has been so disappointing, is now drawing to a close for Alex. All this changes when an unexpected visit to the Great Museum of History with his eccentric aunt sets off a fantastic chain of events.

El diario íntimo de Ignacia Antonia, la estrella de Tik Tok con 6 millones de seguidores. "Cuando empecé este diario tenía clara una cosa: iba a contarlo todo. Mis momentos divertidos, pero también los tristes. Lo bueno y lo malo que me pasara. ¡Y así lo hice! Nunca imaginé la cantidad de sorpresas que me tenía preparada la vida. Ahora, después de varias páginas manchadas con lágrimas y con sonrisas, solo puedo estar segura de que ningún sueño es demasiado grande si se lo desea con ganas. Gracias por acompañarme en este camino."

River - der Fluss - ist in diesem Roman die Elbe bei Hamburg-Blankenese, ein mächtiger Strom mit Containerschiffen und Sportbooten, mit Stimmungen und Farbwechseln. Und er ist der Fluss des Geldes, gigantischer Geldsummen, die den Globus von Konto zu Konto umrunden, weit schneller als die Schiffe, die die dazugehörigen Waren transportieren. Schließlich ist es der Fluss der Zeit, des Werdens und des Vergehens, der Toten und der Lebenden.

Orlando King is a trilogy about a beautiful young man, raised in a remote and eccentric wilderness, arriving in 1930s London and setting the world of politics ablaze. In a time of bread riots and hunger marches, with the spectre of fascism casting an ever lengthening shadow over Europe, Orlando glidingly cuts a swathe through the thickets of business, the corridors of politics, the pleasure gardens of the Cliveden set, acquiring wealth, adulation, a beautiful wife and a seat in parliament.

Charlie’s experiences at the Battle of Kohima and the months he spent lost in the remote jungles of Nagaland during the Second World War are now history. Home and settled on a farm in Norfolk and newly married to Claire, he is one of the lucky survivors. Starting a family and working the land seem the best things a man can be doing. But a chasm exists between them. Memories flood Charlie’s mind; at night, on rain-slicked roads and misty mornings in the fields, the past can feel more real than the present.

Dawn, mist clearing over rice fields, a burning Vietnamese village and a young photographer takes the shot that might make his career. The image, of a staring soldier in the midst of mayhem, will become one of the great photographs of the war. But what Jonathan has seen in that village is more than he can bear. He flees to Japan, to lose himself in the vastness of Tokyo and to take different kinds of pictures: of streets and crowds and cherry blossom - and of a girl with whom he is no longer lost. Yet even here his history will catch up with him