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In the long, tranquil spring of 1914, we find a poignant prelude to a vanishing world. in a sun-dappled English garden, a battle of heart and mind begins. He is the Philosopher—a older man of cool reason and cynical wit, who dismisses love as a foolish overindulgence. She is his gentle but spirited companion, a young woman whose depth of feeling finds wonder in a blooming rose and mourns the fate of a fallen robin.

Mit Muschelketten besiegelten Helena und Fenja vor langer Zeit ihr Versprechen: immer füreinander da sein! Als Konditorin Helena nun den Hilferuf ihrer Kindheitsfreundin erhält, zögert sie keine Sekunde und macht sich auf nach Norderney. Was als kurzer Freundschaftsdienst beginnt, weckt vergessene Träume. Die salzige Brise und Fenjas Bruder Jannik bringen Helenas Herz zum Flattern. Plötzlich steht sie vor einer Entscheidung: dem Traum vom Café auf dem Festland oder einem Neuanfang auf der Insel, die sie verzaubert hat.

Als Natalie von ihrem Chef bei der Auftragsvergabe für ein Amerika-Projekt übergangen wird, weil ihre Kollegin Carmen mehr Sex-Appeal hat, sucht sie Hilfe bei ihrem Gärtner, der nicht nur etwas von Pflanzen versteht. Sylvester bringt ihr bei, wie sie sich weiblicher präsentieren kann und wie erfüllend es ist, die Lust hemmungslos auszuleben. Doch bald schon will sie mehr, als nur den Chef verführen - Sylvesters dominante Art zieht sie magisch an.

This is my story—told from the heart of a woman who has lived, lost, and loved deeply. It’s about finding my way back to myself through food, faith, and the memories that never left me. Even when life falls apart, we can gather the pieces, season them with grace, and begin again. Because what we preserve—our stories, our culture, our resilience—is what keeps us alive.

Eltern und Schule sind stolz darauf, dass im Schlossinternat Hohenwartau die jungen Mädchen gut behütet sind. Was hat sich der Direktor nun wohl dabei gedacht, als er einen jungen und sehr attraktiven Lehrer anstellte? Als Dr. Herbert Jung nach den großen Ferien als neuer Lehrer in das Internat einzieht, sorgt er besonders in der 12. Klasse für Unruhe. "Alle hatte sich auf die erste Begegnung vorbereitet. Alle trugen ihre kürzesten Röcke, die engsten Pullover, die spitzesten Büstenhalter." Und Dr. Jung scheint die Mädchen zu bestärken.

˚‧｡⋆🌻⋆｡‧˚ My Holy Hill – Podcast OverviewA faith-filled space for healing, growth, and God-guided purpose.My Holy Hill is a podcast for students, young professionals, educators, migrant workers, and anyone searching for clarity, confidence, and deeper intimacy with God. Hosted by Tr. Therese Marie, an educator, public speaker, and Catholic content creator in Thailand, My Holy Hill brings together faith, communication, healing, and personal development—so you can become the person God designed you to be.Each episode invites you to slow down and return to a place of peace, ...

Whether you are a new player or a seasoned veteran, Secrets to Winning at Office Politics can help you increase your personal power without compromising your integrity or taking advantage of others. This smart, practical guide shows you how to stop wasting energy on things you can't change and start taking steps to get what you want.

The first three books of the Braxton Brothers series with many positive reviews on the individual books. Dive into this sweet family saga series where the bonds are close and the romances are swoon-worthy. The Braxton Brothers are home! Includes: Coming Home to Honey Grove, Friendship Blooms in Honey Grove, and Escaping to Honey Grove.

Between the World Wars, the six Mitford sisters—each more beautiful, brilliant, and eccentric than the next—dominate the English political, literary, and social scenes. Though they've weathered scandals before, the family falls into disarray when Diana divorces her wealthy husband to marry a fascist leader and Unity follows her sister's lead all the way to Munich, inciting rumors that she's become Hitler's mistress.

Agent Kit Morris. Has a nice ring, doesn't it? It's a big step up from "wanted criminal" or "that weird con-artist guy with weirder psychic powers", both of which recently applied to me. But my promotion to MagiPol agent comes with a few drawbacks. First, supremely talented and effortlessly gorgeous Agent Lienna Shen won't agree to a dinner date with me. Second, my new assignment has pitted me against a guild with very bad taste in pets. Third, those pets are demons, and those demons want to kill me.

Vice College for Young Demons; it's beautiful, complicated and downright dangerous for Lilith. The Syndicate, the Assembly, the Rebels; all of them want their share of the new Lady Carazor, and it's getting hard to tell who is on her side. But Lilith has other problems too: Bane's actions have created a rift between her mates and a scar on her heart. Blaze won't forgive him for it and Daron won't rest until Lilith does. Kain and Jin are doing their best to be supportive, but now that Aeron's her professor, it makes their secret mating harder and more taboo.

Cooper James and Gigi Gibson take the lead in the next Gansett Island novel! Find out what happened on their crazy first date and whether these two can make a go of it after Gigi finishes shooting her show on the island. It’s time to head home to LA, but will Cooper give her a good reason to stay? You’ll also hear more about what happens with Cooper’s brother Jared and his wife, Lizzie, who’ve had a baby come into their lives under less-than-ideal circumstances.

Brexley's journey has led her to the most coveted object in the world. In discovering the Nectar, Brexley finds other secrets and truths she was not ready for, ones that destroy everything she has ever known, confronting a power within herself she is not ready to face. Magic is a balance. Things come at a cost. In saving lives, Brexley destroys her own power, cutting the connection with the infamous legend. When faced with devastating loss and destruction, the fabric of friendship, trust, and love are put to the test.

Your precious newborn comes into the world like a bud on the verge of blooming, eager to grasp the rhythm of life. As the developing brain embarks on its journey outside the womb, it instinctively seeks to organize and make sense of this new world, yet it is unable to sculpt the cycles of feed-wake and sleep that it needs to thrive. This is where the parents step in, as caretakers and creators, much like the artisans molding clay, they begin to shape the child's world with gentle precision guided by Babywise Sleep Solutions.

Take a trip to a terrifying carnival and uncover the secrets within, solve a mysterious puzzle box and await your reward, join a travelling circus and witness the strangest ventriloquist act you've ever seen. In this follow-up to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology, you'll unearth curses old and new. From a very different take on Snow White, to a new interpretation of The Red Shoes, the best in fantasy spin straw into gold, and invite you into the labyrinth.

Wrong thinking produces wrong emotions, wrong reactions, wrong behavior—and unhappiness! Learning to deal with your thoughts is the first step on the road to healthy thinking. How to handle one's thoughts properly is what this book is all about! It explains the life-changing method the authors call Misbelief Therapy, and how it can work for you—in your home, in your own circumstances, in your own problems, in your own adverse environment, and in your own thinking.

Few perspectives epitomize the sheer drama and sacrifice of combat more perfectly than those of the fighter pilots of World War II. As romanticized as any soldier in history, the World War II fighter pilot was viewed as larger than life: a dashing soul waging war amongst the clouds. In the 65-plus years since the Allied victory, stories of these pilots' heroics have never been in short supply. But what about their adversaries - the highly skilled German aviators who pushed the Allies to the very brink of defeat?

Cannon: The first female Cerberus team member wasn't impressed with my corny pickup lines and wide smile like the other women I use it on. I should move on, but her rejection stings. I also can't figure out if it's the chase I crave, or if this woman is someone special I've been missing in my life.

In rural 1930s Virginia, a young immigrant mother fights for her dignity and those she loves against America’s rising eugenics movement—when widespread support for policies of prejudice drove imprisonment and forced sterilizations based on class, race, disability, education, and country of origin—in this tragic and uplifting novel of social injustice, survival, and hope for listeners of Susan Meissner, Kristin Hannah, and Christina Baker Kline.

My husband, in a rage, hit me in front of the wrong person. Diego, or Kincaid to most, beat the hell out of him for it. I left with Diego anyway. Even though he could turn on me just like my husband did, I knew I had a better chance of survival with Diego. That was until I realized Kincaid could hurt me so much worse than my husband ever could. Physical pain pales in comparison to troubles of the heart.