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A teen who feels guilty for her sister's death is sent by her parents to what she thinks is a vacation retreat but is soon at the mercy of a doctor's experimental treatment. After undergoing one bizarre experience after another, the teen gets lost on the haunted side of the island and wonders if her parents meant to help or to punish her.

In Black Balled, you'll meet enemies to lovers Larson Blackburn and Troy Babilonia. Blackburn is an indie author whose latest release is obliterated by the renowned reviewer "Babu" of the Bluffington Gazette and followed by thousands on Greatreads. Let the social media war begin between these two alphas and watch the stakes reach a sizzling crescendo!

Jessica McGale’s family business desperately needs investors, and she’s determined to succeed at any cost. But she knows London’s elite will never look twice at a humble farm girl like herself. Posing as 'Lady Whitfield', however, places her in the orbit of wealthy, powerful people - most notably the duke of Rotherby. His influence and support could save her company, but Jess never expected the effect he’d have on her.

I had to do the unthinkable—and now I've discovered that every move I've made has been part of a villain's maniacal plan. All this time I believed I'd found my freedom, I've still had someone pulling my strings. Those days are over. The man who considers himself my master is the worst monster I've ever known. My crew and I won't let him get away with his manipulations or the even more disturbing crimes we uncover. But no matter how talented we are in our killer skills, we're just five people up against a crime lord with more connections than I can count.

A whole family of monsters has menaced my home for far too long. And in the battle to take them down, one of resurrected gangsters I love may have lost his life all over again. Am I pissed off? Understatement of the century. But my men have already survived one set of murders. I made it out of the looney bin and rescued my sister. We've proven we don't back down...even when maybe we should. The villains have way more people, more money and more power than we can wrap our heads around. But we've still got a few tricks up our sleeves.

Stockholm is under siege. A bomb has gone off, several high-profile people have been kidnapped, and the city is on lockdown. Unfortunately for Special Agent Ingrid Skyberg, everything is kicking off the day she arrives to complete a dangerous undercover assignment. Her mission is so secret, and so illegal, neither the FBI nor the US government know about it. Her instructions are simple: no ID, no credit cards, no trace. If Ingrid ends up in jail, or floating face-down in the harbor, there can be no way of identifying her.

My return to my mates has brought unexpected joys - and warnings of danger to come. But as we prepare for war with the greatest enemies of the Mists, a new ally arrives with an even more dire revelation. I haven't escaped the sadistic Murk king after all. His magic lurks inside me, sinking in its vicious claws. However he can use me to torment the fae I love, he will. The man who once stood beside him may hold the key to saving all of us. But he and my mates have centuries of hate to overcome. Blood will be shed, lives will be lost...and one of them might be mine.

I've won one victory against my enemies, but it seems the barons are just getting started with their new, vicious schemes. They'll stop at nothing to expand their power. Any move I make to oppose them could have horrible consequences for both me and the guys I love. My only hope is playing along until the right opportunity comes my way. There's a chance I could sway my mother if I can earn her trust. She may be brutal when she feels she needs to be, but I've seen glimpses of a softer side underneath.

On July 19, 1924, Eric Liddell was on top of the world. He was the most famous Briton at the time, having just won the gold in the Olympic 400-meter race. The story of that race - and the one he didn't run - was told in the popular movie classic Chariots of Fire. But what most of us don't know is what became of Eric Liddell in the years after the credits rolled. As the storm clouds of World War II rolled in, Liddell's strength of character led him to choose an uncertain future in China during World War II to continue helping the Chinese.

In 1896, in a pilgrim church in the Alps, an abandoned baby girl is found by a cook and a housemaid. They take her home, and Annika grows up in the servants' quarters of a house belonging to three eccentric Viennese professors. She is happy there but dreams of the day when her real mother will come to find her. One day a glamorous stranger arrives at the door.

As heir to my family's mafia throne, I've learned to threaten, torture, and kill. But the only place I really feel at home is on the ice. So when Mom has my coach murdered to end my figure skating dreams, I know it's time to run. With my hot but off-limits bodyguard by my side, I flee to a little town where she'll never find me.

During a Christmas Eve wedding at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, Ellen and her friends are visited by multiple ghosts. The spirits have come to tell their stories to right the wrongs that history has done to their memories. Each of them died in Asheville with their voices stifled. One spirit is particularly adamant and threatening, despite her small size, and her mood fluctuates like the mountain winds surrounding the great estate. She claims to be the ghost of Zelda Fitzgerald, and she wants her story told, even if she has to kill to make it happen.

Our love doesn't make sense. But it might be the only thing that saves us. After the bombshell my father dropped on me, it feels like my whole world is unraveling. Everything I was brought up to believe has turned out to be a lie, and this life that looks so perfect from the outside is anything but. There's only one thing that feels real anymore. One thing I can trust. The Lost Boys are mine. And I'm theirs. No matter what.

L'abuso narcisistico è la forma più comune di abuso emotivo e psicologico oggi esistente. È così diffuso perché può capitare a chiunque, indipendentemente dall’età, dalla razza, dal sesso o dallo status socioeconomico. Questa guida è stata scritta da chi ci è passato e sa quanto sia difficile rimettersi in piedi. Qui trovi una visione completa del narcisismo e di tutte le sue forme, in modo da poter iniziare a guarire.

Liberati dalle catene dell'abuso e sappi che ti aspettano giorni più luminosi Hai una relazione con una persona narcisista, violenta o tossica? Sei stanco di sentirti non abbastanza bravo? Vuoi liberarti dagli schemi della codipendenza? Non sei solo. Milioni di persone sono colpite dalla codipendenza ogni giorno. Ma c'è speranza. La codipendenza è un modello di comportamento che può essere superato. Questo audiolibro ti aiuterà a capire e a superare gli schemi che ti hanno frenato. Meriti di avere una relazione sana e felice, in cui sei trattato con rispetto e amore.

Désarmer les personnes toxiques, guérir des traumatismes et vivre une vie plus heureuse Dans ce livre audio, vous découvrirez ce qu'est la codépendance ainsi que le trouble de la personnalité narcissique (TPN). Découvrez comment ces troubles affectent les relations des deux côtés du spectre — ceux qui sont abusés par un narcissique et ceux qui abusent de leur partenaire.

Immer mehr Frauen arbeiten in Führungspositionen, gestalten Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik. Und doch fühlen sie sich in den Sphären der Macht und den patriarchalen Rollenbildern häufig fremd. Eva Thöne beleuchtet die positiven Seiten und Potenziale von Macht und Erfolg – Selbstwirksamkeit, Wandel und Utopie – und fragt, wie ein feministisches, gerechtes und solidarisches Handeln möglich werden kann.

Para los gustos, colores. Hablemos de todo un poco. Queremos compartir nuestra perspectiva de diferentes temas, una mezcla entre la energía de la juventud y los aprendizajes de los años.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cuarto-de-checheres--6701367/support.

Quando, per varie circostanze, si ritrova lontana dalla sua amata casa in Toscana e dai suoi affetti, bloccata in una grande città a causa di una pandemia che sigilla tutti tra le quattro mura, e solitudine e incertezza cominciano ad invadere le giornate, è di nuovo un gatto a venire in suo aiuto. È grazie a lui che Eva incrocia le storie ingarbugliate, tenere, romantiche di vite sospese come la sua, che le fanno riscoprire la gioia di un dimenticato senso di condivisione.

C'era una volta – e c'è ancora – una ragazza in gamba, che lavora, esce con gli amici, è capace di affrontare i problemi quando arrivano, e per la maggior parte del tempo sa che le favole non esistono. In fatto di amore, invece, Elisa nelle favole ci si perde. Per fortuna di Elisa, il gatto decide di vegliare su di lei.