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When 27-year-old Joan Bergstrom sends a fan letter - as well as a gift of saffron - to 59-year-old Imogen Fortier, a life-changing friendship begins. Joan lives in Los Angeles and is just starting out as a writer for the newspaper food pages. Imogen lives on Camano Island outside Seattle, writing a monthly column for a Pacific Northwest magazine, and while she can hunt elk and dig for clams, she's never tasted fresh garlic - exotic fare in the Northwest US of the 1960s.

Malcolm has held on to a secret for more than fifty years: a letter his sister Sophy gave him just before she died. He had promised to give it to the young doctor she met one night during the Liverpool Blitz: a night that altered the course of her life. But the letter was never delivered. Now, after so many years of uncertainty, Malcolm has decided to share Sophy's secret with her daughter Agnes.

Dr. Zephyre, Nina und Dave werden gejagt. Die Schonfrist, die Jonathan Rust Dr. Zephyre angedeihen ließ, ist endgültig verstrichen. Doch während der Flucht verfolgen sie selbst ein altes Geheimnis aus der Vergangenheit - nur um festzustellen, dass einer aus ihrer Mitte die Lösung die ganze Zeit über in sich trug... Die atemberaubende Verfolgungsjagd führt sie letztlich zurück zum Ursprung.

Abigail, Bridget, and Cassandra Darby are sisters fallen on hard times. Their mother has worked hard to support them, and now it is their turn to earn a living.

Beautiful Caroline Martin is being raised by her aunt and uncle at their bustling inn, "The Jolly George". Caroline helps the inn's guests, who are on their way to Bath to drink and bathe in the cool waters in hope of a cure for their ailments, by working diligently in the stillroom. Recently as her cousin and friend are engaged to be married, she has felt the need to spread her wings and explore somewhere new. She is assured that God has a plan for her life to give her hope and a future brighter than she ever imagined.

Beautiful Margaret Hufton is the daughter of the parish's good and caring doctor. She dearly loves to help her father on his rounds, especially if there is a baby to hold. Margaret and her mother always have good gossip to share. A change in financial circumstance leads to a mission to reveal the secret that an inconvenient man has threatened to release. If the secret is revealed, Margaret's hopes of marriage will dissolve. Will the secret be revealed, and if it is, will the threat of gossip and ridicule be too much for her and her family to bear?

After suffering a break-up of a long-term relationship, Mattie felt she would never find love. Mattie invites her friend Rebecca to travel to Florida with her for two weeks of fun in the sun - a trip that had been planned as an anniversary getaway for Mattie and Dillon. In the midst of a street party, Mattie encounters a mysterious, handsome sailor with eyes only for her. She agrees to be his date for one evening. That one evening turns into two days. The short time they would have with each other would change the course of both their lives.

Beautiful, willful Isabella Martin is being raised as a lady by her doting parents at their bustling inn, "The Jolly George". Life is full of learning lady-like accomplishments for her and her cousin Caroline. After an embarrassing family loss, security is more important to her than love, and she aspires to marry up out of her social class. Will her dreams come true as she seeks to socially climb, or will she die a slow, ghastly death at the hands of an adversary just when her life began to have new meaning?

Twenty-nine-year-old Sophie Diehl is happy toiling away as a criminal law associate at an old line New England firm where she very much appreciates that most of her clients are behind bars. Everyone at Traynor, Hand knows she abhors face-to-face contact, but one weekend, with all the big partners away, Sophie must handle the intake interview for the daughter of the firm's most important client....

Das kleine Böse Buch will zusammen mit der Halbteufelin Moni auf eine große Schatzsuche gehen! Doch das können sie nicht allein. Für die wilde Reise durch das Reich der Albträume braucht es einen auserwählten Leser. Klar, dass der zunächst getestet werden muss, denn für ihre Mission sind nicht nur Nerven aus Stahl, sondern auch ein gewitztes Köpfchen gefragt-

Storytelling is an essential business skill. We use stories in a variety of ways to attract customers, partners, investors, and build our team. Your audience needs to understand why you do what you do, and your powerful storytelling skills must emotionally hook them. A pie chart can’t communicate emotionally the way stories do. This book will teach you how to put your listeners in a “Mind Movie” so that they see it, taste it, smell it, touch it, and most of all, feel it—so that your leadership becomes magnetic, memorable, and impactful to drive the results you seek.

Viele Wunder birgt der Äonengrün-Dschungel zwischen Schlingpflanzen und Farnen. Der alternde Monsterjäger Kofu, ein Gefährte aus Saphiras Vergangenheit, führt die Abenteurer durch das gefährliche Gelände, als sie in ein offene Schlacht der Ureinwohner des Dschungels geraten. Während die übrigen Gefährten dem Stamm der Aka-Bae in die Hände fallen, muss Amon sich in den Fängen der befeindeten Gilit-Vra mehreren Gottesprüfungen stellen.