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“The kid was objectively a tiny worm, even worse, a worm with my nose.” Welcome to Sarah Hoover’s unflinching take on motherhood and its expectations in which the beatific narrative women have been fed—one of immediate connection to your child followed by a joyful path of maternal discovery—turns out to be not quite true. In The Motherload, Hoover provides a candid, funny, and sobering look at the journey women undertake as expectant mothers and wives from the early days of pregnancy through labor and beyond.

From the secret fossils of London to the three-billion-year-old rocks of the Scottish Highlands, and from state-of-the-art Californian laboratories to one of the world's most dangerous volcanic complexes hidden beneath the green hills of western Naples, set out on an adventure to those parts of the world where the Earth's life-story is written into the landscape. Helen Gordon turns a novelist's eye on the extraordinary scientists who are piecing together this planetary drama.

My trip to London was the first lucky break I've had in years. It came at just the right time, allowing me to escape my sad reality for a bit. And the guy I met on the flight? Perfection. The short week we spent together was filled with raw, unbridled, and passionate nights. But it couldn't last. I'm a single mom with a troubled past and a shady ex. Romance just isn't in the cards for me. Which is why I walked away from Jim and didn't look back. That was before I landed my new job. Before I met the boss. Before I discovered that Mr. James Mitchell, CEO, was my Jim.

Julia Derks loves the small town of Mapleton where she grew up and launched her business, On Deck Café. What Julia doesn’t love is change. So when a smooth-talking stranger arrives with plans to develop the site of Mapleton’s cherished, shuttered paper mill, she doesn’t even try to hide her contempt. First impressions aren’t everything, though.

Zayn Becker has struggled to protect his little brother in the aftermath of the car accident which claimed their parents' lives. They lost everything that night except for each other. What subsequently happened at the group home devastated Roman and set Zayn on a vengeful path that leads to the elite. When a mysterious guardian emerges, Zayn is more than willing to help take down the brothers who abandoned him and Roman as babies. But first, he targets the sweet, innocent daughter of the man who owns the group home.

Daphne adorait la façon dont son fiancé, Peter, racontait leur histoire : leur coup de foudre, leur retour dans sa ville natale au bord du lac. Jusqu'à ce qu'il ajoute un chapitre final inattendu : il était, en fait, amoureux de sa meilleure amie d'enfance, Petra. C'est ainsi que Daphne se retrouve en coloc avec Miles, l'ex de Petra, qui vient lui aussi de se faire larguer. Ils n'ont rien en commun, sauf un coeur brisé, une bonne dose de rancoeur et une idée folle : s'afficher en « couple » pour semer le trouble.

Rae Kerrigan has been branded a traitor. Arrested with no idea why, Rae suddenly finds herself on the wrong side of the Privy Council and possibly for good. She's branded a traitor, just like her father. Forced to trust in someone she doesn't know, she finds herself more confused than ever. Gabriel is cocky, brash, distractingly handsome, and apparently working for the Privy Council under Carter. Forced to prove her innocence, Rae will stop at nothing and risk everything.

Comme un phénix, je vais devoir renaître de mes cendres et apprendre à exercer mon propre pouvoir. Libérée de l'emprise du roi Midas, Auren vole enfin de ses propres ailes. Mais la menace gronde car les autres monarques d'Orea ne comptent pas la laisser faire. C'est ce qui arrive quand on se dresse contre un roi - tout le monde se retourne contre vous. Cette fois pourtant, Auren peut compter sur un soutien de taille : Slade Ravinger, le roi du Quatrième Royaume. Ensemble, ils se battront jusqu'au bout.

For years I've been the golden boy—a perfect son and older brother, a best friend, one of the top drivers on the grid, and a father to the world's most amazing kid. It's everything I thought I'd ever need. Until her. They say you get one great love in your lifetime, but what do the rules say about experiencing it twice with the same person? I had her once. I thought I lost her forever. Now she's back and I'll do everything I can to keep her.

Real-estate mogul Martin Cresswell-Smith is the best thing that has ever happened to Ellie. After her daughter’s devastating death, a divorce, and an emotional breakdown, he’s helped her move as far as possible from the grief, the rage, and the monsters of her past. Ellie imagines her new home with Martin in an Australian coastal town will be like living a fairy tale. But behind closed doors is another story - one that ends in Martin’s brutal murder. And Ellie seems almost relieved... Naturally, everyone thinks Mrs. Cresswell-Smith is guilty.

When I was a kid, my best friend betrayed me in the worst way possible, ripping my family to shreds in the aftermath. She ruined my life in one fell swoop, and didn’t even have the heart to warn me. Now, nearly a decade later, I’m back in the town I grew up in, determined to make her pay. They say revenge is a dangerous game, but I’ve never been one to play it safe. There is nothing I’ll love more than to find her weakness and use it to destroy her. The lie she told all those years ago will be her undoing.

Defiant Highland beauty Fiona Sinclair is shocked by her brothers’ treachery. To seal a fragile truce, they have traded her hand in marriage to their sworn enemy, a man she has never met, a man she was raised to despise. With no choice but to wed, Fiona makes her own private vow: Though she may sacrifice her freedom, she will never surrender her heart. Commanded into marriage by the king, Myles Campbell is no more willing than his reluctant bride. Still, she is a rare beauty, passionate enough to warm even the coldest marriage bed.

I’m the second-most hated person in Amber Springs. Transferring to a new school midway through senior year is hellish for most people. For me, it’s a welcome relief—until someone discovers our secret and now everyone knows. The pointing, whispering, and scathing looks follow me around again, and I’m back to square one. Except, this time, I’m not alone. Axel, Skeet, and Heath took me under their wing from the minute I arrived here.

Enveloped in a shroud of darkness and driven by an unrelenting thirst for vengeance, Balthazar, a tormented soul haunted by his tragic past, transforms into a merciless dark demon on a quest to bring retribution to Mathias—the man he holds responsible for his suffering. A twist of fate awaits as Balthazar crosses paths with Alina, the seductive and enigmatic daughter of his sworn enemy. Unexpectedly drawn to her, Balthazar finds himself torn between his burning desire for revenge and the growing, forbidden allure of Alina.

A lonely young heiress becomes the poorest wealthy woman in Victorian England when her father dies without telling anyone where he hid his fortune. Can Tressa and the no-nonsense estate manager find the fortune before the greedy relatives get to it first? Tressa Harlowe's father did not trust banks, but neither did he trust his greedy extended family. He kept his vast fortune hidden somewhere on his estate in the south of England and died suddenly, without telling anyone where he had concealed it.

What happened when Jane Austen’s heroines and heroes were finally wed? Marriage is at the center of Jane Austen’s novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches, and, of course, love itself, motivate her characters and continue to fascinate people today. But what were love and marriage like in reality for ladies and gentlemen in Regency England? Rory Muir uncovers the excitements and disappointments of courtship and the pains and pleasures of marriage, drawing on fascinating first-hand accounts as well as novels of the period.

Sarah Langford had left her country roots behind to live and work in the city as a barrister. But when she found herself moving to the countryside, back to an agricultural life she had left behind, she saw farmers dealing with very different problems to those faced by her grandfather. Beleaguered with the challenges of climate change, Brexit and falling incomes, they faced accusations of ecological mismanagement from a hostile media and public. But, as Sarah looked to them to teach her about the land, she also found a new generation of farmers on a path of regenerative change.

Orphaned by the death of her grandmother and her father’s disappearance, nine-year-old Wise Child is taken in by Juniper, a healer and sorceress. Soon enough, the young girl finds herself flourishing under Juniper’s care—learning about herbal lore, and even introductory magic. But just as she begins to feel at home in the Scottish village, the girl’s mother—the black witch Maeve—returns. Forced to choose between Maeve and Juniper, Wise Child has a difficult decision to make. She could stay with Juniper, or leave with Maeve and adopt a life of luxury.

I thought the streets were tough, until I went to boarding school. Sparrowood Academy isn’t made for girls like me. Not the poor. The damaged. Sparrowood Academy definitely wasn’t made for guys like them. Dangerous. Lethal. Tough. There’s a thin line between survival outside these walls and the treacherous gameplay of the elite. Will they break me? Or will I break them? Sparrowood Academy is part one of this new contemporary, gritty, dark high school reverse harem series by best-selling author, Angel Lawson.

Lizanne Balmaine has spent years honing her skills at arms, determined she will never again be at the mercy of any man. When she comes face to face with the one who stole her future, she seizes the opportunity to exact revenge. Soon he is her prisoner, at her mercy. But something is different about him, something that makes her question her purpose. Is it possible a man can be so changed? More, can she right the wrong that could lay ruin to her family?