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Juliana Petersen's troubled past haunts her at every turn. The crippling memories of an abusive relationship and the lack of support from her family lead her to flee her old life and begin anew. After settling into a quaint college town, Juliana finally feels at peace, content to stay under the radar and keep things simple.

In Marital Cruelty in Antebellum America, Robin C. Sager probes the struggles of aggrieved spouses shedding light on the nature of marriage and violence in the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War. Analyzing over 1,500 divorce records that reveal intimate details of marriages in conflict in Virginia, Texas, and Wisconsin from 1840-1860, Sager offers a rare glimpse into the private lives of ordinary Americans shaken by accusations of cruelty.

Little Alien lives with her mum and her dad in the South-East of England. Her mum has a 'how-to' guide for every situation, and her dad is always kind and always right. And there is her best friend Bobby, who coincidentally has a bob. But it is only when Little Alien sees a documentary about the Voynich Manuscript - a mediaeval codex written in an unknown language and script - that she begins to suspect that there are other people who feel just like her.

On the Tindim's island home, Bottle Mountain is growing terrifyingly tall with rubbish. So tall that one night it breaks away with Barnacle Bell and Granny Shell clinging on tightly as they float off over the waves. None of the other Tindims know where Bottle Mountain is or how to help their friends find their way home....

You can stop drinking or using other drugs, but can you stay stopped? According to research, the first 90-days is when someone is most likely to relapse. Your brain needs time to heal, and there are many things you should know if you want to stay stopped. This audiobook provides the guidance necessary to help you succeed in the first 90 days of sobriety.

A tiny island community is stunned by the discovery of a long-buried body. For Stella Harvey, the news is doubly shocking: the body was found in the garden of her childhood home. The home her family fled without explanation 25 years ago. Now, questioning her past and desperate to unearth the truth, Stella returns to the isolated Dorset island. But she quickly finds that the community she left isn’t as welcoming as she remembers - and that people in it will go to any length to protect their secrets. But one thing rings true...you can’t bury the truth forever.

Many people believe that the New World Order is rapidly closing in on our personal liberties. Even our identities are being stolen. ID Cards are being forced upon the British and press freedom is a thing of the past as journalists are told what to say and what not to say.But there is a group of people who refuse to take this oppressive Big Brother State attitude lying down. They are speaking out for our freedom and they say it's time we all stood up to be counted.

1925 wurde Salomon Perel im niedersächsischen Peine geboren. Als Zehnjähriger weicht er mit seiner Familie der braunen Gefahr und zieht nach Lodz. Nach dem Einmarsch der deutschen Truppen in Polen flieht er mit seinem Bruder nach Russland. Die Eltern bleiben im Ghetto zurück, wo sie später umkommen. Bei Beginn des Blitzkriegs gegen Russland fällt er in die Hände der deutschen Wehrmacht. Den sicheren Tod vor Augen erklärt er "Ich bin Volksdeutscher" und nimmt eine neue Identität an.

Robert Hichens was the Quartermaster at the wheel when Titanic hit the iceberg. He received the famous order “Hard-a-Starboard” from First Officer William Murdoch. For 100 years Robert had a reputation as a coward and a bully for his behavior in Lifeboat Six where he had a stand-up row with the famous Unsinkable Molly Brown. Her interview with the New York Times after the disaster cost him his career prospects.

Alpha Female Affirmations is the ultimate guide for women looking to unleash their inner alpha female and take control of their lives.

"Rappaccini's Daughter" is a Gothic short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne first published in the December 1844. It is about Giacomo Rappaccini, a medical researcher in Padua, Italy, who grows a garden of poisonous plants. He brings up his daughter to tend the plants, and she becomes resistant to the poisons, but in the process she herself becomes poisonous to others.

Is Emily ready to submit to him and her own urges? Emily’s job is to find out what businesses are doing wrong, and tell them how to do it better - but at BruCom everything is perfect...including its irresistibly handsome owner, Mark Brume. With his immaculately tailored physical presentation and intensely blue eyes, Mark draws Emily to him like a moth to a flame - but he leaves her feeling unsure.

On Neve's 18th birthday, her stepmother kicks her out. A group of diner rats offer her refuge - including Brendan, who offers his couch for her to crash on. But the more time she spends with him, the more he confuses her. One second, he's kissing her. The next, he's pushing her away.

Halloween has nearly arrived, but a young witch is in a pickle. She has cast a spell and shrunk herself by mistake! When a gust of wind blows her out to sea, her best friend, a little ghost, goes with her. They find themselves landing on Rubbish Island where the Tindims haven't met witches or ghosts before, and the witch and ghost didn't know the Tindims even existed. But Skittle, Brew, Pinch and the gang are soon helping their spooky new friends get back to the right size and home in time for their Halloween parade.

3,000 years ago, a war began between the immortals and the mortals. It's a war that continues to this day.... Before history began, a legendary queen battled a foreign army, braved the death of her husband, and faced betrayal at the hand of someone she trusted. This is the story of Eire, Queen of the Faeries, the Immortal One, and the leader of the Tuatha de Danann. This is the story of the war that drove the Immortal Ones into exile.

I need answers only my father can provide. Separated from birth, we’ve only recently connected. Still, I have no one else to turn to. The Deltites are hunting me and they’re close now. We’ll fight our final battle soon. Needing more information, I force him to tell me a story about the beginning, my beginning. He sheds new light on my mom, on my grandfather Sicheii, and on how I started down this path. He spins a tale about love, a recent murder, and mysterious strangers who come to town looking for a medicine man, my grandfather.

I uncover an ancient secret society formed over two hundred years ago to keep me safe—me! I never asked these people to die for me, and I don't want it. I must win this fight on my own. Prepared or not, I'll face my fate and become the Chosen I've been destined to be all along.

Are you seeking to enhance your memory and improve your concentration? Do you long for a restful sleep that can unlock the full potential of your mind? Introducing Memory Enhancement and Concentration Sleep Hypnosis, an incredible audiobook that will guide you on a transformative journey towards optimizing your mental capabilities.

In early 2019, after more than a year of careful planning, Rahaf Mohammed boarded a plane and finally escaped from Saudi Arabia. If caught, she was sure she would be killed, like other rebel women who had tried to flee her country’s oppressive regime. But the 18-year-old only made it as far as Bangkok before her passport was taken away. It was a trick, and soon she found herself trapped, barricaded in a hotel room.

Miss Henrietta Moore’s life is about to get mysterious. When Sally, Henri’s maid, comes across a mask in a trunk of old costumes, Henrietta is entranced and transformed. She secretly wears the mask at the first of October’s masquerades, hoping to catch the attention of the man she thinks she loves. Instead, she finds herself the talk of the town. When her mother gives her an ultimatum to be engaged by All Hallows Eve or be forced into an arranged marriage, Henrietta continues her rouse in the hopes that the man of her dreams will recognize her.