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When Olivia Elliott decides to spend the summer on the remote Morwen Island where she grew up, she can't help but wonder if returning home is a good idea. After all, she still remembers the heartbreak she left behind on those shores many years ago. Before long, she runs into her first love, Jory Trethewey, who offers to help Olivia fix up her new cottage. And as they renovate, they realise the house has its own secrets. Soon they uncover a story dating back to the Second World War, of a wounded airman who came to this island to hide from the world, and of the woman who fell in love with him.

Looking up at the departures board in Heathrow airport, her flight to New York boarding soon, she knows that getting on that plane changes everything. Her life in London has grown stale, her relationship with boyfriend Dom has run its course, and New York has always been her dream. But it’s a risk – she’ll miss her parents, her friends, her job. What if Bea could live both lives? In one she goes back home for Christmas, and in another she heads to the Big Apple.

Many of us spend our days cooped up indoors, disconnected from the natural world around us. Cities, technology, and our fast-paced modern lives cause us to overlook the absolute wonder that abounds in nature. This comprehensive guide is your first step into the rewarding world of herbal gardening... and get this, no green thumb required!

Devastated when her wedding is called off and an injury ruins her career as a violinist, Amber escapes to her parents' holiday home on a beautiful windswept island. The charming cottage is falling apart, and Amber loses herself in the renovations. But then she meets Kai, a seriously ill young boy who loves music. Amber is determined to help him, and as she teaches him to play, she can feel herself coming back to life.

Left homeless after the Exeter Blitz, May must find a job if she's to put a roof over her head and help support her two younger sisters. Taking a job as housekeeper to farmer George, May soon ends up getting stuck into more than just cleaning and cooking. The Ministry of Agriculture will close Fair Maids Farm if it doesn't meet their produce targets, but George refuses to heed their warnings. With only two reluctant Land Girls to help, May receives unexpected guidance from Dan, a neighbouring farmer, whose kindness gets tongues wagging in the village.

Orphaned. Abandoned. Raised by unsuspecting humans. Detective Nate Rollins knows he's different. With better hearing, better eyesight, and an uncanny intuition, he excels in his job. And struggles to appear normal. Then a woman climbs into his SUV and begs for help. As a cop, he's duty-bound to protect her from the men chasing her. But she's not quite human. And she insists he isn't human, either.

Cameroon, 1929. As colonial powers fight for influence in Africa, French military surgeon Eugène Jamot is dispatched to Cameroon to lead the fight against sleeping sickness there. But despite his humanitarian intentions, the worst comes to pass: seven hundred local villagers are left blind as a result of medical malpractice by a doctor under Jamot’s watch.

As a therapist, Cristina knows it's vital to keep her clients at a professional distance. That is until she meets new client Leon. Charming. Seductive. Dangerous. Leon comes to her grieving after the death of his married lover, Michelle. A woman Cristina realises used to be her client. As they work through his feelings in session after session in close proximity, ignoring her attraction to Leon is at first difficult...and soon impossible. But as she unravels the truth about his affair with Michelle, one thing becomes clear. Michelle's death was no accident. And Leon is involved.

We are about to enter a new age of creativity that will require a new set of superheroes to help the world thrive. This audiobook will make you one of those creative superheroes by unleashing new creative superpowers to help you solve your biggest business problems. This is the modern skillset for creative problem solving.

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After The Thin Man combines crime, kisses and cocktails in the second "Thin Man" adventure! Here is the classic "Lux Radio Theater" performance of the 1936 movie hit "After The Thin Man", recreated in 1940, as a 60 minute radio adaptation with the original film stars! This Audio Archive "Feature Presentation" delivers William Powell and Myrna Loy who reprise their original roles as newly retired detective Nick Charles, and his beautiful (and wealthy) bride Nora.

Three years on from her fairy-tale country wedding to the deliciously handsome Charlie Wellbeloved, Bella's life is far from the 'happily ever after' she dreamed of. Now, heading for the big three-oh at horrifying speed she has gained a couple of stone from boredom and comfort eating, her fledgling interior design business is succumbing to infant mortality, she talks to her black Labrador Dolly more than she does her own husband, and now her close friend Maddy has announced that she's expecting a baby. How can Bella be happy for them when she pines for a family of her own?

With honesty and candor, Cowen describes his own complicated and, at times, thorny path to becoming dean of the Weatherhead School of Management at the age of thirty-eight, president of Tulane University during the Hurricane Katrina crisis, and interim president of Case Western Reserve University during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as serving on several corporate boards during his fifty-year career.

Freelance journalist Lena Teller is renting a cottage in Cornwall for the summer. After a few challenging years, she's decided to start writing her first romance novel and feels that three months of sun, sea and cream teas will be the perfect inspiration.

The first installment of the Stories of the Undead Series offers an innovative, unique perspective on survival horror. Let the massacre begin. Stories such as Residential Home for Coma Patients tell the chilling tale through a letter detailing the events that followed the initial outbreak. Will Phillip wake from his coma? Or will the undead devour every morsel from his body as he sleeps? In The Cabin, love and resilience are tested when a Sick enters Tom and Patty’s vacation cabin. The Emergency Broadcast System crackles to life for the first time.

After she recovers from a vicious attack, Nelly's best friend moves away to follow his dreams, leaving her to put the pieces of her life back together alone. Can she find love while staying true to who she really is?

October is oranges and pumpkin spice. Ghouls on porches and dead leaves underfoot. It’s fall break for college students and kids alike. a season of cozy sweaters, warm drinks, and carefree nights. That’s what Maple thought she was signing up for. She imagined a week of pumpkin spice lattes at her part-time job at Willow Blends and being reluctantly dragged to dorm parties by her wild twin roommates, June and Fern. But after one of those parties, everything changes.

After Pearl's home is destroyed in the Exeter Blitz, so too are her dreams of performing onstage. Finding work as a bus conductress instead, a chance encounter revives her hopes once more, and soon she is singing for the troops alongside new friend Ivy. When agent Gordon Gold approaches them, Ivy jumps to sign with him and sets off for the bright lights of London. But Pearl is wary of the charming man and decides to stay, watching her friend go with a heavy heart. A year later, while Pearl is struck mute by an illness, Ivy returns - and is quick to seize the chance to fill Pearl's place.

After fleeing German-occupied Paris, Alix is back in her home in Belgrade, hoping to finally reunite with her parents. But her parents have fled with King Peter to ensure his safety. Alix and her father's deputy steward Drago's attempt to find them is derailed and they are forced to reside in the Serbian country home. But all is not lost when Alix finds Nikola in the city - the man she was arranged to marry before war broke out. She has more in common with him than ever expected, and together with Drago they join a new Resistance.

Jason T. Powell, a seasoned athlete and coach, offers a lifeline to men grappling with depression. Through raw honesty and an athlete’s tenacity, he shares his personal journey, proving that victory is within reach. Compete to Live isn’t just a book; it’s a call to action. Powell’s insights from golf, fishing, boxing, and wrestling teach you to see life as a competition against the person you were yesterday. Each chapter concludes with practical takeaways and reflection questions to reinforce your resolve. Transform adversity into strength, and reclaim your life.