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Emma lives a very self-destructive life, barely making her way through college. Her world is turned upside down after meeting Mr. Honor, her new history teacher whose idea of discipline may be a little too much for Emma to handle. While trying to figure out their new relationship, they also have to deal with the very real possibility that someone has discovered their secret and is trying to hurt them. But Mr. Honor is keeping a few secrets of his own from Emma.

"Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé combien de fois dans votre vie vous aviez réellement dit merci ? Un vrai merci. L'expression de votre gratitude, de votre reconnaissance, de votre dette. À qui ? On croit toujours qu'on a le temps de dire les choses, et puis soudain c'est trop tard." Après "Les Loyautés", Delphine de Vigan poursuit dans "Les Gratitudes" son exploration des lois intimes qui nous gouvernent. Une lecture dialoguée réalisée par quatre comédiens, qui donne toute leur épaisseur et leur sensibilité aux personnages.

Dans l'obscurité dense de la forêt népalaise, Mara découvre deux très jeunes enfants ligotés à un arbre. Elle sait qu'elle ne devrait pas s'en mêler. Pourtant, elle les délivre, et fuit avec eux vers la grande ville où ils pourront se cacher. Vingt ans plus tard, dans une autre forêt, au milieu des volcans du Kamtchatka, débarque un groupe de chasseurs. Parmi eux, Lior, une Française. Comment cette jeune femme peut-elle être aussi exaltée par la chasse, voilà un mystère que son mari, qui l'adore, n'a jamais résolu.

Clementine illustrates transcendent moments of oneness in a venue crammed with people—and then steps off the stage into struggles of self-consciousness, competition, heartache, and loss. In this reflective book, Clementine shines light on how each drumbeat, each moment, offers lessons of awakening, no matter how gritty the path.

Scream queen Quinn has had it with scary movies. After years as Hollywood's horror It Girl, she's sick of the tabloids and the off-screen drama. So she's decided: one last film, before quitting for good. All that stands in her way is leading man Teddy James. Reality TV star and renowned playboy Teddy has looks to kill for, but absolutely no talent. AKA, Quinn's worst nightmare. That's until they stumble - literally - across a dead body on set.

Following her mother’s tragic death, Paige is preparing to scatter Ellen’s ashes in the heart of the Welsh mountains with her dad, grandmother, aunt and uncle by her side. But when a blizzard descends over the hills, the family have no choice but to abandon their quest and seek refuge in a remote mountain inn.

When social worker Sam McKinley meets hockey player Nikolai Rustanov, it’s fire at first sight—a fire Sam totally runs away from as quickly as her heels can carry her. All Sam has ever wanted is a nice, normal family with a nice, normal man. The arrogant Russian hockey player who claims he doesn’t believe in love right before he offers to “eat her for breakfast,” is about as far from that as a girl can get. But some fires just can’t be put out.

A few years ago, having a curvy prisoner in my home wouldn’t have been a problem. A few years ago I wasn’t broken, damaged beyond all repair. I thought I was dead inside…until she came along and awakened me in ways I never thought were possible for a brute like me. But what will become of us when her past and mine collide? Can a monster like me ever become the man she deserves?

Vi Keeland et Penelope Ward, autrices de best-sellers au classement du New York Times, reviennent avec une romance contemporaine dans ce nouveau standalone. Tout a commencé lorsque j’ai organisé une petite soirée avec l’ensemble de mes nouvelles amies. Enfin, " amies " n’est peut-être pas le terme approprié, puisque les invitées étaient toutes les femmes avec lesquelles mon petit copain discutait derrière mon dos. Quand l’invité d’honneur est arrivé – celui qui est désormais mon ex –, la situation a tourné au vinaigre.

HIM: She showed up in my dark world and pulled me into her light. And then she ran away. For six long years, she kept herself hidden from me. She is my wife. My siren. My everlasting obsession. Did she really think I would just let her go? Nyet. She belongs to me, and now that I have found her, I will make her pay for destroying me.

Her ex is back and he wants revenge. But what will he do when he finds out the real reason she dumped him...And about their secret baby? Revenge is best served SEXY. Russian oligarch, Alexei Rustanov, wants nothing more than to leave his past behind, including the sassy Texas beauty, Eva St. James, who so callously broke his heart back when he was a poor grad student.

Sur Terre, la situation est critique : le climat se détériore inexorablement et les tensions politiques s’accroissent. Une coalition internationale espère envoyer le plus de gens possible sur Mars avant que la planète bleue ne devienne inhabitable, mais il est évident que tout le monde ne pourra pas partir. Les manifestations contre le projet de conquête spatiale virent à l’émeute et des tentatives de sabotage des fusées sont mises au jour.

Et si, dans un futur pas si éloigné, Venise, la Sérénissime, était submergée par les eaux ? Dans ce récit d’anticipation comme un cri d’alarme face aux enjeux climatiques qui nous attendent, Isabelle Autissier signe de sa plume poétique et engagée un roman flamboyant et nécessaire.