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A young English woman travels alone for the first time, eager to begin a new position abroad and convinced of her independence. Armed with good intentions and polite trust, she navigates foreign streets, unfamiliar customs, and her own expectations of kindness and respect. As the journey unfolds, small encounters and seemingly harmless gestures begin to carry an undercurrent of unease. The governess’s idealism is quietly tested, and her innocence leaves her vulnerable to misunderstandings she is not yet equipped to recognize.

Plongez dans l'univers envoûtant de la beauté parisienne avec Les secrets de beauté d'une Parisienne, écrit par la Marquise de Garches au début du XXe siècle. Ce guide intemporel, empreint de charme et de sagesse féminine, révèle les astuces raffinées pour cultiver une allure irrésistible : des bains aromatiques au lait d'ânesse ou au rhum tonifiant, en passant par des masques naturels contre les rides, des soins capillaires à la quinine, et des conseils hygiéniques pour mains, pieds, yeux et teint.

Découvrez L'Art de se faire aimer de Jean Fauconney, un guide audacieux du début du XXe siècle qui réinvente l'amour comme une conquête subtile, mêlant séduction physique, psychologie des passions et harmonie conjugale. Destiné aux hommes, cet ouvrage explore comment raviver le désir chez la femme – souvent frigide par ignorance ou brutalité –, en soulignant sa lenteur voluptueuse et la nécessité de caresses préliminaires, de postures adaptées et de satisfaction réciproque pour éviter les pièges de la fraude ou de l'excès.

Si sientes que estás sobreviviendo más que viviendo, este audiolibro es para ti. Vivir mejor (y con más sentido) empieza con un compromiso: soltar lo que ya no podemos cambiar y empezar a construir desde hoy todo aquello que deseamos ver cuando miremos atrás. En este audiolibro descubrirás 29 principios que te ayudarán a vivir mejor (y con más sentido). Principios que te impulsarán a tomar mejores decisiones para que tu destino no dependa únicamente de tus circunstancias.

Julia Malmros is thriving. A former police officer making her way in the world of crime fiction, she’s turning popularity into fame by writing the next book in a world-renowned suspense series. To help her research, Julia connects with Kim Ribbing. More hacker than man, Kim bears a dark past that’s the very antithesis of the promising future she has planned for herself. They share an undeniable spark—yet it’s likely to implode. That’s the least of Julia’s worries. Hounded by publicity, Julia retreats to her cottage in the Stockholm archipelago.

This is a collection of the best leadership speeches, gave by the most outstanding leaders of our generation.

Come to terms with your past while moving powerfully into the future The Courage to Heal is an inspiring, comprehensive guide that offers hope and a map of the healing journey to every woman who was sexually abused as a child—and to those who care about her. Although the effects of child...

They are ours to do with as we please. Those are our direct orders: to make her, them, ours. And by the time we're done with them, they'll do anything and everything we ask. In twenty-four hours, Delilah's life took an unexpected turn. When she and her best friend Cora decided to have a night of fun with four hot masked men, they never expected what would come next. Now? The two women wake to everyone's worst nightmare. They're being held captive by the very men they met the night before.

A bundle of audiobooks Number 1: The Perfect Wife and Number 2: The Perfect Block in Blake Pierce’s Jessie Hunt psychological suspense mystery series! This bundle offers audiobooks one and two in one convenient file. An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, the Jessie Hunt psychological suspense series is a riveting new series that will leave you resisting late into the night.

I was living the dream—writing taboo romance novels, living in Seattle, and staying as far away as possible from my estranged father’s massive empire. Then, one morning, I find out my dad’s dead, and surprise—I’m now the heiress of the Caputo mafia family.

Two young siblings—Sun and Moon—eagerly await a grand evening party held by the adults in their home, convinced it will be the most exciting event of their lives. As preparations unfold and the house fills with lights, music, and unfamiliar guests, the children drift between anticipation and confusion. Their innocent expectations slowly collide with the rules and indifference of the adult world, reshaping how they see the celebration—and each other.

Two former lovers meet again in a quiet drawing room, where politeness masks longing, hesitation, and unspoken desire. Every pause, every gesture, every carefully chosen word becomes charged with meaning as memory and emotion press against the fragile calm of the present moment. Beneath the surface of casual conversation, old feelings stir—regret, attraction, and the ache of what was never fully said.

You step into the fragile inner life of Ada Moss, a woman clinging to dignity, memory, and fading hopes as her world quietly closes in around her. Once surrounded by admiration and applause, Ada now drifts through a city that feels increasingly cold and indifferent, where familiar faces blur and kindness becomes uncertain. As she moves from place to place, moments of pride, desperation, and self-deception flicker like scenes in a fading film.

Aurelia Mazón is determined to escape her high-mountain town and head for the big city—even though her father owns the town silver mine. When he vows to send Aurelia and her mother to Guanajuato if the silver thefts continue, Aurelia sets a plan in motion to make her dreams come true. But just when her plan begins to work, the unthinkable happens: a handsome Texas lawman is arrested for the thefts. Desperate to keep her big city dreams alive, Aurelia has no choice but to break the gringo out and escape with him into the Sierra Madres, where sparks fly between the two strong-willed strangers.

You follow a respected, self-assured teacher whose orderly world begins to fracture beneath the surface. As Mr. Peacock moves through the routines of his day—his classroom, his colleagues, his home—small disturbances ripple outward, revealing tensions he would rather ignore. Beneath his cultivated manners and professional authority lies a growing sense of unease and emotional isolation.

In Feuille d’Album by Katherine Mansfield, a shy and socially awkward young man observes the woman who lives across from him, constructing an entire emotional world from brief glances and silent longing. His affection grows not through conversation or action, but through careful watching and inward reflection.

In A Dill Pickle by Katherine Mansfield, a chance meeting in a café brings together two former lovers whose lives have taken very different paths. As they sit across from one another, polite conversation gives way to memory, regret, and subtle emotional power shifts. What begins as nostalgia slowly reveals deeper truths about ego, control, and the quiet wounds left by emotional neglect. Through fragmented dialogue and unspoken tension, Mansfield exposes how love can be distorted by self-absorption, and how one voice can dominate while another fades into silence.

From the window of a Copenhagen almshouse, an elderly woman gazes out upon a sunlit rampart where children play, laugh, and run barefoot through the grass. As she watches them, her own life unfolds in memory: youthful hope, first love, the slow passing of years, and the quiet sorrow of loss. The joy of childhood continues, unaware, while her own story has reached its stillness.

You’ll discover the exact energetic misalignments that block your desires, and the missing link between wanting and having. Whether you want to attract more money, vibrant health, loving relationships, or deep inner peace—this audiobook gives you the tools to manifest with precision and receive with ease.

A widowed academic investigating strange historical practices gets drawn back in time and into the year 1299 in Oxford. Join a cast of compelling characters-nuns, novices and outsiders-as they battle the forces of darkness. Enter their struggle against evil, clandestine organizations. Join their life-threatening fight to protect each other, be willing to die for each other, and occasionally fall in love.