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One month since she lost her husband, Dr Leah Wright knows it’s time to return to her family home. Though the crime scene tape and blood stains are gone, she will never feel safe with her daughter there again. Receiving a call from Detective Luka Jericho to assist with a police investigation is a welcome distraction, until she sees the scene: a wife dead, another family ripped apart. As Leah is the new head of the Crisis Intervention Center, Luka knows she can help him speak to the victim’s traumatized husband, who he suspects might have had something to do with his wife’s death.

Catering a high-class trunk show at Heart's Desire Jewelry is a shining achievement for Theodosia and the Indigo Tea Shop. After all, a slew of jewelers, museums, and private collectors will be there to showcase their wares and sip some of Theo's best blends. But just as Theo settles in to enjoy the fruits of her labor, the party is crashed by a gang of masked muggers who steal the precious gems and jewels on display.

Normally Theodosia wouldn't attend a black tie affair for all the tea in China. But she can hardly say no to her hunky, handsome boyfriend Max, who directs public relations for the Gibbes Museum in Charleston. Max has organized an amazing gala opening for an exhibit of a genuine 18th century Chinese teahouse, and the crème de la crème of Charleston society is invited.

All Clare Thornton wanted was a relaxing vacation in the mountains learning how to ski, but a snowstorm causes her to wreck her car and seek out shelter in a seemingly abandoned cabin. But when the famous movie star Logan Longcross walks through the door of the cabin Clare finds herself on trial by a man who fiercely guards his privacy and does not accept her innocent explanations of the car crash as her reason for showing up on his doorstep.

Theodosia Browning’s dear friend, Delaine Dish, has asked her to be a bridesmaid for her wedding. But when the big day arrives, everything seems to be going wrong. First, a massive storm is brewing over Charleston. A bad omen? Second, Delaine’s maid of honor is late for the ceremony. And finally, the groom not only has cold feet—his whole body is cold. A murderer has crashed the wedding.

Award-winning storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith breathes life (albeit a wizened Texan version) into the old Greek myths. With her incurable Texas drawl, she spins the Greek myths as you've never heard them before, rendering them 99% more fun while retaining 100% of their original insights into the crooked ways of the human heart and the no less crooked ways of the ancient Greek gods.

Carrigan Critt, funeral director and reluctant ghost whisperer, thought her hands were full managing Castle Point’s most notorious funeral home. But when a demanding bridezilla insists on her help, Carrigan plunges into a wedding planning nightmare—complete with a missing groom, a murder to solve, and more family drama than anyone should endure. The picturesque coastal town of Castle Point, Maine, is abuzz with excitement as socialite Gabriella St. Claire’s wedding approaches.

Saga Bez pożegnania – klasyczna polska saga rodzinna – powraca w nowym wydaniu. Historia Zofii i Kasi, która poruszyła serca czytelników i czytelniczek w całej Polsce znajdzie swój wielki finał! Losy Zofii i Kasi śledzimy od czasów II wojny światowej, teraz dowiemy się jak potoczyło się życie rodziny Kalczyńskich w latach 2003–2018. Jest to opowieść o miłości i sile ducha, a także o przemijaniu i wdzięczności za to, co przynosi los. O tym, że zarówno w czasach wojny jak i pokoju najważniejsza jest rodzina i bliscy.

Are you done “finding” your purpose and finally ready to “connect” with the one that was always within you? Are you done with feeling unfulfilled, frustrated, stuck, or lost? Are you done feeling "not good enough" because apparently, you’re the only one clueless while everyone else knows their purpose? If you’re truly done with "that old way" and are now ready to: Create and live a life guided by meaning and purpose, accept and embrace yourself and live your truth, and live a life of joy, inner happiness, and peace; then this audiobook is for you.

In the summer heat at the Craven County Fair in rural Pennsylvania, Dr. Leah Wright is shocked to find a pregnant woman hiding from view and in labor. Leah manages to deliver the baby safely, but the woman won’t reveal her name. She's terrified, running from someone, and days later both she and her newborn son go missing....

C'était un lundi comme les autres. Jusqu'à ce que le big boss me demande de faire une présentation pour un futur client. Après deux ans à marcher sur des œufs au travail à cause de ma bourde, cette occasion de faire bonne impression devant les associés était une chance à saisir. Ou du moins, je le croyais... Jusqu'à ce que, en entrant dans la salle de réunion, je heurte de plein fouet l'homme que je devais tenter de convaincre. Mon café s'est renversé, mes dossiers ont dégringolé sur le sol et j'ai failli perdre l'équilibre. Et encore, ce n'était pas le pire.

Now, with a garage to call her own and her dream home beside the Pacific Ocean, Shona is finally secure in her environment and feeling content for the first time in her turbulent life. But when Chloe returns from the doctor’s office with news that will forever change the course of their carefully made plans, Shona is left reeling. Contemplating this new, unexpected turn of events, both Shona and Chloe are left to question how they will cope. Especially when ghosts from their pasts arrive in town.

Ireland. 1997. The attraction spirited Tara Blake feels for a stranger takes her by surprise, especially when she discovers he is her brother’s arch enemy, the brooding Morgan Flynn. With the men locked in a bitter battle can Tara’s love for Morgan survive the twin obsessions of his hatred of her beloved brother and his passion for a wild, but brilliant horse. Feisty Sarah Connors longs for her boss, the promiscuous Derry Blake, to fall in love with her. Unfortunately, Tara’s brother, Derry never seems to see her as anything more than an employee.

Descartes is perhaps best known for his statement, "Cogito, ergo sum," the cornerstone of his metaphysics. But he did not intend the metaphysics to stand apart from his scientific work, which included important investigations into physics, mathematics, and optics. In this book, Sorell shows that Descarates was, above all, an advocate and practitioner of the new mathematical approach to physics, and that he developed his philosophies to support his discoveries in the sciences.

In this spellbinding collection, Sara Paretsky showcases her extraordinary talents with 14 short stories, including one new V.I. story and seven other classics featuring the indomitable detective. In 'Miss Bianca' a young girl becomes involved in espionage when she befriends a mouse in a laboratory that is conducting dark experiments. Ten-year-old V.I. Warshawski appears in 'Wildcat', embarking on her very first investigation to save her father.

It's hard to talk about death in America. But even though the topic has been taboo, life's end is an eventual reality. So why not shape it to our values? Finish Strong is for those of us who want an end-of-life experience to match the life we've enjoyed. We know we should prepare, but are unsure how to think and talk about it, how to live true to our values and priorities, and how to make our wishes stick.

Jean LaChance, running from his criminal past, finds solace in the isolation of the bleak California desert. There, in search of the money he and his unscrupulous partner have stolen, LaChance instead finds Lilly Parsons and her children. Over four days they forge a sense of belonging for the first time in their lives, and loneliness and despair begin to melt away. This bond of trust is seemingly broken when Lilly flees with the children, unaware that the money is in the trunk of her car.

Isabel Allendes persönlichster Roman! Ein Autounfall bringt drei Menschen während eines Schneesturms in Brooklyn zueinander: Lucía, eine chilenische Gastprofessorin an der New York University, ihren Vermieter Richard, ebenfalls Professor der Universität, und Evelyn, ein guatemaltekisches Kindermädchen. Kurz danach steht Evelyn plötzlich aufgelöst vor Richards Tür. Aus dem unbedeutenden Unfall wird Ernst: In ihrem Kofferraum ist eine Leiche. Sie kann nicht zur Polizei, denn sie ist illegal im Land. Die drei machen sich auf den Weg, um die Leiche verschwinden zu lassen.

Over the last 60 years, women's lives have transformed from generation to generation. Without a template to follow, women make important decisions blindly, groping for a way forward, winging it, and hoping it all works out. Whether you're deciding if you should pass up a promotion in favor of more flex time, planning when to get pregnant, or wondering what the ramifications are of being the only person in your house who ever unloads the dishwasher, The Ambition Decisions is a guide to the changes that may seem arbitrary but are life defining, by women who've been there.

Chrissy McMullen has made a career leap, all the way from slinging drinks at Chicago's most notorious nightclub to dispensing psychotherapy from her sleek new practice in LA. Even if she can't quite shed her too-loud, too-curvy alter ego - or the brawling family that insists on claiming kinship. So when her most famous client, buff football star "Bomber" Bomstad, starts chasing her around her desk and getting, well...unzipped...Christina gets just a little miffed - until Bomber has the bad manners to drop dead at her feet.