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You are invited to the Dining Club. If you pass the challenges we set, a world of pleasure awaits you. He is everything she never wanted: brooding, secretive, rich - and far-removed from her care-free artistic lifestyle. Yet David has a power over Grace that she cannot resist, a power that comes from his darker, passionate side. And now he is ready to truly reveal himself.

Muscle Man McGinty can certainly tell some whoppers, but this time he's done the unthinkable. He bragged he can beat the entire block in a game of kickball! On Ramble Street, tough talk about kickball cannot be ignored. For Tamara Ann Simpson, however, this is great news. Now she'll finally be able to prove to everyone what a wormy little runt Muscle Man really is. Of course things would be a lot easier if her best friend Kebsie Grobser were here to help her.

As human activity and environmental change come to be increasingly recognized as intertwined phenomena on a rapidly urbanizing planet, the field of urban ecology has risen to offer useful ways of thinking about coupled human and natural systems. On the forefront of this discipline is Marina Alberti, whose innovative work offers a conceptual framework for uncovering fundamental laws that govern the complexity and resilience of cities, which she sees as key to understanding and responding to planetary change and the evolution of Earth.

North London in the 21st century: a place where a son will swiftly adopt an old lady and take her home from hospital to impersonate his dear departed mother rather than lose the council flat. A time of golden job opportunities, though you might have to dress up as a coffee bean or work as an intern at an undertaker or put up with champagne and posh French dinners while your boss hits on you.

This book was designed to help all those who feel isolated and lonely start on the path of joy and contentment. They not only will discover that we are never really alone in the world, but that we are the creators of our own feeling of loneliness.

LA TRILOGÍA ENTERA, YA A LA VENTA. Todo se magnifica. Amor. Celos. Locura. Él puede destruirla a ella. Ella puede destruirle a él... Robert Black y Adeline Carrington han encendido la chispa de algo que ahora no pueden controlar, y la llamarada de ese amor amenaza con arrasarlo todo. Se aman por encima de todas las demás cosas, y puede que eso no sea lo más sensato. ¿Qué es su amor sino un terrible, terrible veneno? Conseguir a la mujer que ama ha sido fácil, ¿pero podrá Robert conservarla? Control, confianza... ¿Dónde está el límite? «Soy el único veneno que hace que te ...

Él ha estado buscándola durante cinco años. Ahora ella ha vuelto. Pero no parece tener intención de querer recuperar a su marido, el hombre del que ha estado enamorada desde la infancia. Algo ha pasado entre ellos, algo que ha convertido el amor de Hayley en añicos. ¿Conseguirá Jesse recuperarla? ¿O su amor es cosa del pasado? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Blog Sintiendo sus páginas : Al hombre que dejé atrás es una novela romántica cargada de sentimientos, emotiva y que hará que se te caiga más ...

Ellie “Scaredy Bat” Spark is a 12-year-old vampire who loves solving mysteries but is afraid of...everything. She's afraid of spiders, lakes, and loud noises - just to name a few. And her pesky sister, Penny, never lets her forget it. But with a little courage and help from her friends, Ellie just might achieve her dream of becoming a real detective.

Некогда спокойная размеренная жизнь осталась лишь в воспоминаниях, теперь она бурлит событиями по всем фронтам: приключения, любовь, путешествия по магическому миру, интриги, государственные перевороты…

Where have you found a rainbow? The wonder and magic of a rainbow spans the generations and is truly special when seen through the eyes of a child. Inspire your little ones to look for rainbows in unexpected places when you read There's Always a Rainbow Somewhere. Click above on the Buy Now button to enjoy teaching your kids about the universal message of hope that lies in a rainbow!

After the unexpected death of the family patriarch, rancher Christopher Bennington decides it's time to find a wife to continue his family legacy. Tired of being hounded by the unmarried women in town he sends for a mail order bride. Orphan Lucy Robbins is thrilled when she finds an ad posted by a rancher who is looking for a mail order bride. Determined to leave her unhappy life she's willing to do anything to go to Larkspur Valley, Wyoming. Both Lucy and Christopher seek marriage for entirely different reasons. Can they come to realize what the true purpose of marriage is? This mail-order...

She’s a smart little vampire. But she’s terrified of everything. Can she summon some courage, or will her class trip be ruined? Twelve-year-old Ellie “Scaredy Bat” Spark would give her fangs to prove herself and become a real detective. So when she learns the jellyfish at the lake have vanished, she jumps at the chance to solve the puzzle. But if her fear of boggy water stalls the case, the park will close and her best friend’s dream of going to science camp will be dashed.

Anglo-Saxon England, 997 AD. Sixteen-year-old scribe, Galen, and his friend Alcuin the illuminator, are running late. Galen's frailty has delayed their mission–to produce the most glorious book in honor of the king. They are crossing the treacherous marshes of eastern England when vikings attack.

Winter is the time for bundling up, playing in the snow with a new snowman friend. And catching snowflakes on your tongue before they disappear as Wonderful Winter fades into Spring.

Surrounded once again by harsh men with full knowledge of the shocking event that led to his banishment, Galen has only one person he can depend on. But Alcuin is being pulled away by family duty and a new obsession. Is it time for Galen to stop relying upon others and solve his own problems? Will Galen survive this dangerous new world and forge a safer future for himself and his friend?

Large corporations, big governments, and other centralized organizations have long determined and dominated the way we work, access healthcare, get an education, feed ourselves, and generally go about our lives.

Europe, 998 AD. Galen and Alcuin have finally escaped the clutches of the Moors. Now they're adrift in an unsettled continent where invasions, cults, plagues, drought and the looming millennium have upset the world order. Do these two young monks have what it takes to fulfil Alcuin's promise to get to Rome? The journey over the Pyrenees and across the Mediterranean isn't even the greatest challenge. Galen needs to decide whether he's a saint. Can he find the answer amongst the people he meets or will he have to look deeper within himself to find the truth?

Ellie “Scaredy Bat” Spark would give her fangs to prove herself and become a real detective. So when she learns the new theme park rides are mysteriously breaking, she jumps at the chance to solve the riddle. But if Ellie's fear of heights stalls the case, the park will close and her sister's birthday will be ruined. With only a few hours to solve the puzzle, Ellie recruits her friends to uncover the twisted truth and stop the theme park sabotage. Suspecting everyone from nasty neighbors to monstrous competitors, their only clue is a cluster of sticky holes.

After the Civil War ends, Charlotte Louise Prescott finds herself struggling to survive. She has no money, and she is desperately trying to hold on to her once grand home. John Parkington thinks he gets the luck of the draw when he stumbles across an abandoned plantation. What he doesn't expect is a little southern belle trying to stab him in the middle of the night. John works out a deal with Charlotte; he will allow her to stay, and he'll help her rebuild the plantation. The minute she leaves or marries, she forfeits her part. There is no way Charlotte will give this man her family home ...

Maine, 1997. As the people of Fort Meadow Beach celebrate the Fourth of July, four-year-old Daisy Wright disappears and is never seen again. Maine, Present Day. Fired from her job and heartbroken, Peyton Winchester moves back home for the summer. Bored and aimless, she finds a renewed sense of purpose when an ad for a journalism course reminds her of a path not taken. Returning to life in her hometown brings back all kinds of memories—including Daisy's vanishing when she was a young girl herself.