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A fox turned human. A princess under a spell. A wolf seeking his freedom. Enter the world of Akatsuki, a realm inspired by both European and Japanese fairy tales. These three interconnected fairy tales can be listened to as stand alones or as one continuous story. This collection is ideal for fans of fairytale retellings, anime, and manga!

A prisoner seeking his freedom. A woman chosen by the gods. To break himself of his centuries-long bondage, he must capture her. Shin gave everything up for love. Uncaring whether he lives or dies, when he catches a spy in his master’s land, he lets her escape. What he hadn’t been counting on was just how cruel his master can be. Now he must catch the spy or be locked away for eternity in darkness. Pretending to be a woman, he infiltrates a woman’s only temple. Akane the spy is headstrong and determined to not trust him.

Spoiling someone else's fun can be the most satisfying of all the controlling arts, and Professor Joy Klamp—the queen of migraines—has got passive aggression down to a fine art. And now, she's decided to share her knowledge with the world in this revelatory 10-part course in non-joyment techniques. So join Joy and her Sourpussy Posse and get in touch with your inner spoilsport, experience the fulfilling empowerment of sulkiness, and learn how you, too, can master the universe!

Sara är ensamstående mamma till Isabel. Pappan, Pontus, har aldrig funnits i dotterns liv. Han gjorde slut på väg till BB. Fem år senare känner Sara att det saknas någon i hennes liv - samtidigt kan hon inte förmå sig själv att lita på män. När hon ändå bestämmer sig för att ge nätdejting en chans så träffar hon Clas. De chattar och pratar i telefon och till slut bestämmer de sig för att ses. Sara känner med en gång att det inte stämmer mellan dem. Clas, däremot, är av en helt annan åsikt - något som kommer att vända Saras liv uppochner.

Kiedy tłumaczka Sonia przeprowadzała się do osady Białe, leżącej w Kotlinie Kłodzkiej, spodziewała się ciszy i spokoju. Stary dom oczarował ją atmosferą, a dziki ogród dawał iluzję harmonii z przyrodą. Jednak już kilka dni później okolica zaczęła odkrywać przed nową mieszkanką swoje sekrety. Karina to młoda policjantka, która po znajomości dostała pracę w kłodzkim wydziale kryminalnym. Trafia do zespołu niezbyt pracowitych samców alfa. Jeden z nich postanawia zawładnąć jej życiem. Sprawdź, czy ktoś za tobą nie stoi. Bo nie wszystkie historie mają dobre zakończenie.

"WA" is a Japanese word that describes, or encompasses, the “essence” of what it is to “be Japanese”. This spirit is intricately woven throughout these stories as fantastic creatures, fearsome monsters, animals that are all too human, and people that are, well, all too human too. They make choices and fateful decisions that'll take each character on journeys that are terrifying and miraculous, whimsical and thought-provoking, mysterious, magical, and uniquely Japanese. Come along and join them, as life’s lessons are learned, or sometimes not.

Hotaru was never meant to inherit the role of clan leader. Unprepared for his new role and on the brink of war, Hotaru is desperate to find strong allies to help him protect his clan. Yuki's clan is his last hope for an alliance. Yuki has never been like other girls. After her father's sudden death, her brother is all she has left in the world. Though he would do anything to please her, his chronic illness means he doesn't have much time left. Desperate to see her settled before it's too late, her brother pushes the two together.

Mary Artino is a medical social worker with a 15-year career in hospice. She feels that loss is a subject that isn't addressed often enough in American culture and that much more can be done to begin teaching children about loss and death. This book is a collection of short stories that begins with her own experiences with death and loss within her family. The author believes that death is one of our most profound teachers. In writing Lessons on Loss Not Taught, Mary hopes to demystify the end-of-life experience, making it less foreboding and more relatable.

Olga opowiada, jak postrzegane jest przez innych dziecko niepełnosprawne, takie, w którego fizycznym wyglądzie nie ma widocznych znaków inności. Opisuje jak na zachowanie dziecka autystycznego reagują osoby z najbliższego otoczenia oraz przypadkowi ludzie. To swoista spowiedź zamknięta w dzienniku matki, gdzie padają słowa będące oskarżeniem wobec służby zdrowia, opieki społecznej, bezduszności i obojętności ze strony ludzi.

Kolejna część wielotomowej historia rodu wielkich polskich rycerzy z Lipowej.

Jedna z ostatnich części wielotomowej opowieści o sadze polskich rycerzy z Lipowej.

Trzydziesta pierwsza część sagi o wielopokoleniowym rodzie z rycerzy z Lipowej.

Rycerstwo, odwaga, miłość, okrucieństwo i zdrada, czyli kolejna część historii o wielkim rodzie z Lipowej.

Kolejna część wielotomowej historii rodu polskich rycerzy.

Historia wielopokoleniowego rodu polskich rycerzy toczy się dalej.

Laura and her friends meet Mystic Marge, the barge lady, at the local canal festival. One of Big Sue’s llamas becomes ill, and Blackjack, the travelers’ horse doctor, is called into action to save him. The bad-tempered canal lock keeper gets more than he bargained for when Laura and her friends get their revenge in the dark, cold waters of the harbor. And what ghostly phantom lurks above the organ in the village church?

"My story starts and ends at railway stations, though of course I can’t know this yet as I clamber off the boat-train at Victoria that warm May afternoon..." Growing up in a strict religious family in the 1920s, Annie Lang is witness to disturbing events that no one will explain. Only the family dog may know the answers. Six years on, student Annie returns from France to find her beloved brother in a mental hospital and her ally, the Sunday school teacher, vanished without trace. With the help of her childhood diary, and sister Beatrice, Annie turns detective to unearth the truth.

You may never know how brave you can be until you need to show it. Margie and Wolf: Going to Free the Others is book three in author Lynette Collins Margie and Wolf series. Some of Margie and Wolfs friends have been kidnapped, and its up to them to free the children. You'll learn how much courage children can have when they have friends willing and able to help them. Margie and Wolf return to the camp with their fairy friend to free the children being held.

There is lots of fun in the water with new friends, some with wings, and some without. It's summertime in Australia, and Margie and Wolf are anxious to make new friends. In the fourth book in author Lynette Collins' Margie and Wolf series, Margie and Wolf: New Friends, you will follow their adventures as they enjoy lots of fun in the water with their new friends. And you'll see that you don't have to be alike to be good friends.

Margie and Wolf: Catch Us If You Can is book two in the series. It is where Margie gets taken. Wolf and the other animals help to free her, and they take Margie somewhere where she will be safe. Margie and Wolf make some new friends - a wallaby whose name is Lisa and some cool fairies named Zoe, Kelly, and Johnathan. This is a story of how scary it would be to be taken from your family and home. But it ends well, thanks to some of Margie and Wolf’s brave friends.