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Mary Trump grew up in a family divided by its patriarch’s relentless drive for money and power. The daughter of Freddy Trump, the highly accomplished, dashing eldest son of wealthy real estate developer Fred Trump, and Linda Clapp, a flight attendant from a working-class family, Mary lived in the shadow of Freddy’s humiliation at the hands of his father.

When Evelyn Dasher crossed paths with Luc, she was thrown headfirst into the world of the Lux - only to discover she was already far more involved in their world than she ever suspected.

After a busy year fighting crime, DCI Ryan and his team of murder detectives are enjoying a festive season of goodwill, mulled wine and, in the case of DS Phillips, a stottie cake or two - that is, until a freak snowstorm forces their car off the main road and into the remote heart of Northumberland. Their Christmas spirit is soon tested when they’re forced to find shelter inside England’s most haunted castle, where they’re the uninvited guests at a ‘Candlelit Ghost Hunt’. It’s all fun and games - until one of the guests is murdered.

In this unique exploration of the role of risk in our society, Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under control is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past. Against the Gods chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk management that are available to us today.

Does your knowledge of the Old Testament feel like a grab bag of people, books, events, and ideas? How many times have you resolved to really understand the OT? To finally make sense of it? Perhaps you are suffering from what Sandra Richter calls the "dysfunctional closet syndrome". If so, she has a solution. Like a home-organizing expert, she comes in and helps you straighten up your cluttered closet. Whether you are a frustrated do-it-yourselfer or a beginning student enrolled in a course, The Epic of Eden will organize your understanding of the Old Testament.

Targa and her three best friends have no idea what their summer vacations have in store. With each heading to a different far-flung destination, they’re sure to return with amazing tales. But their excitement turns to dread when each girl transforms into a being with ancient powers… As Targa taps into her mermaid ancestry, the other teens embrace their supernatural destiny through fire magic, samurai spirits, and fae curses. As they battle an age-old entity immune to their collective strength, a mysterious fifth elemental is the only thing standing between victory and obliteration.

Having survived the journey through Tartarus, I have embraced my destiny, and become the weapon I went there to seek. Having proven myself in the Trials of the Five Rivers, I have no choice but to claim my birthright from the father who would give me one last gift before abandoning me all over again.

A pair of con artist demon exorcists scam the nation's wealthiest . . . until one of them is possessed for real. Colton and Lucian make a living conning the desperate with fake exorcisms—Lucian is the charm, Colton the trick, and together, they’ve turned deception into survival. Their work is dangerous, their romance even riskier, but they’ve always found a way to stay ahead.

Short Biography of Jayaprakash...

Alec was seeking a respite from city life. He thinks he has discovered it on Plymouth Crest, a manor overlooking the forest and a beautiful lake, golden in the sun. But Alec was warned the house is haunted by a murdered pop singer and Hollywood star. Footsteps and howling winds soon disturb his sleep. One night, he finds an intruder, Joy, standing barefoot among broken glass in the kitchen. He chases her out. But she returns, enchanting him with laughter and boundless energy. It’s not long before Alec falls in love.

Todo lo que ha creído Poppy es mentira, incluido el hombre del que se estaba enamorando. A Casteel Da'Neer se lo conoce por muchos nombres y muchas caras. El malestar crece en Atlantia mientras esperan el regreso de su príncipe. Los rumores de guerra se están extendiendo, y Poppy está en el centro de todo ello.

Casteel Da'Neer sabe demasiado bien que pocos son tan astutos o despiadados como la Reina de Sangre, pero nadie, ni siquiera él, pudo haberse preparado para esas sobrecogedoras revelaciones. Nada podrá evitar que Poppy libere a su Rey y destruya todo lo que la Corona de Sangre representa. Juntos, Poppy y Casteel deben aceptar antiguas y nuevas tradiciones para salvaguardar a quienes aman y para proteger a los que no pueden defenderse.

Hace menos de un año, Evelyn Dasher era una chica normal con una existencia segura y bastante anodina; una vida que era una absoluta mentira. Oculta en la Zona 3, sabe que si vuelve a perder el control de sus peligrosas habilidades, no solo pondrá en peligro a todos los miembros de la comunidad secreta, sino también al guapísimo y terriblemente inhumano Luc. Pero hay verdades para las que ni siquiera Luc puede prepararse, y a medida que las habilidades de Evie evolucionan, las consecuencias de todo lo que él ha hecho se vuelven devastadoras.

Poppy jamás soñó que encontraría el amor que ha encontrado con el príncipe Casteel. Lo único que Poppy siempre ha querido es controlar su propia vida, no las vidas de los demás, pero ahora debe elegir entre renunciar a su derecho de nacimiento o ceñirse la corona dorada y convertirse en la Reina de Carne y Fuego. Poppy y Casteel deben plantearse lo imposible: viajar a las Tierras de los Dioses y despertar al rey en persona.

Cuando Evie Dasher, una chica de diecisiete años, queda atrapada en una redada en una importante discoteca —conocida por ser uno de los pocos lugares en los que los humanos y los Luxen supervivientes pueden mezclarse libremente— conoce a Luc, un chico de una belleza sobrenatural y, desde el principio, da por hecho que es un Luxen… pero él es, de hecho, mucho más poderoso. Su creciente atracción por Luc la irá adentrando cada vez más en un mundo del que solo había oído hablar, un mundo que pondrá patas arriba todas sus creencias. Jennifer L.

While a hurricane slams the tourist strewn coast, a killer runs amok in the storm. A group of vacationers are pinned down in the midst of the danger. It was supposed to be Kaitlyn and Logan's wedding day. The storm was supposed to hit 90 miles south of here. There's no safety in the storm. The rain pours. The wind rips. The sea crashes up onto the land. Water main? That broke. Now floodwater gushes through the city streets. Gallons and gallons. Engulfing cars and surging up around the buildings. Brickwork crumbles. Roofs get torn off. And a killer walks among the devastation.

Esta obra es una guía completa que acompaña a las series De sangre y cenizas y Una sombra en las brasas. Ofrece información sobre el trasfondo, la historia, los datos favoritos de los lectores y otros materiales de referencia. Narrado desde el punto de vista de Miss Villa, este compendio actúa como material adicional, pero se lee como un diario y un conjunto de notas personales, permitiendo al lector revisitar a los personajes y la historia que tanto aman, pero contemplando los hechos desde una perspectiva diferente.

La verdad sobre el plan de Sera ha salido a la luz, y ha hecho pedazos la frágil confianza que se había forjado entre ella y Nyktos. Sera no puede permitirse enamorarse del torturado Primigenio, especialmente ahora que la posibilidad de obtener una vida alejada de un destino que nunca quiso está más cerca que nunca. Cuando Sera comienza a darse cuenta de que quiere ser más que Consorte solo en el nombre, el peligro que los acecha se intensifica.

Adeline Boo Pond thought she was done being hunted. But when a demon council summons drags her into a courtroom alongside Julian, Adie is forced to face her past under oath. The crimes? Complicated. The punishment? Potentially lethal. As accusations fly, Adie finds herself at odds with the very people she’s come to care about. The council wants blood. The prosecution wants leverage. And demon law demands that someone pay the price. With her freedom on the line and Julian’s fate tangled with her own, Adie must navigate lies, legal traps, and betrayals that hit far too close to home.

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