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On vacation from London on the beautiful Italian coast, 28-year-old Elena Standish and her older sister Margot have finally been able to forget some of the lasting trauma of the Great War. Touring with her camera in hand, Elena has found new inspiration in the striking Italian landscape, and she's met an equally striking man named Ian. Not ready to part from one another, she and Ian share a train trip home to England. But a shocking murder disrupts their agenda, forcing Elena to personally deliver a message to Berlin that could change the fate of Europe.

When a reality show brings chaos to the island, including a slew of fans, a pack of ghost hunters, and a parade of food trucks, Patience is sure she’ll never sleep again. She’s looking for solace in the fact the food is good and the fall birders are gone, but news of another local murder quickly tarnishes the silver lining. Two D-list celebrities are dead at a local B&B, in the room most frequented by her federal agent boyfriend, Sebastian. Now Patience is on the case, worried the killer might’ve been gunning for him instead.

With the darklings gone, the kingdom of Dúramair is no longer under threat. But the Trianid remains splintered, and behind the walls of Monstar Abbey, the Seer of Strands harbors two secrets: a seemingly destructive magic rising within her and a promise to the faerie king that must be kept.

Calliope Derrick is in trouble. Not that she'll admit it. She'd sooner go to her grave than ask for help—especially from a man. Wall Street's wolf in heels, Calliope built an empire, shattered egos, and earned a reputation as the woman who made grown men cry in their private jets. But after a betrayal that threatens everything she's worked for, she trades skyscrapers for lighthouses and flees to Jupiter, Maine. She tells her family it's just a break. A vacation. A reset. She's lying. She's here to plot revenge. Not to fall in love.

Dorothy Louise Walcott should have died at fourteen. Instead she is twenty-three, timid, chronically ill, and yearning for a life she can never have. Her peers make jokes she doesn't understand. Her family ignores her. Dot's dreams of being a bright young thing of the city, studying magic and publishing her discoveries, can only ever be dreams: even if license-less magic weren't outlawed, her family would never allow it. But if Dot stays at home any longer, she will die there. And she would never forgive herself if she didn't try to live, at least once.

Life as an NFL player has always been fast-paced, but nothing prepared me for becoming the guardian of my godson, Duncan. With his grandmother contesting custody, I need to prove that I'm a steadfast influence who's not going anywhere, and there's one sure-fire way to show that: get engaged.

Für seine Tapferkeit in der Schlacht als Lyon bekannt, akzeptiert Piers de Montgomerie die Herausforderung von König David, einen lästigen Aufstand der Highlander niederzuschlagen. Im Gegenzug erhält er umstrittene Ländereien – doch schon bald erkennt er, dass nur die schöne Highlanderin, deren Bruder sich ihm nie beugen wird, sein wahres Begehren stillen kann.

You’re listening to Upvestor podcast which is about people who have decided to not settle for less and have committed to take responsibility of their lives and successes.Upvestor is a person with a growth mindset who is entrepreneurial, determined, inspiration to many, and is true to themselves.Upvestor hosts are Ilona Nurmela, PhD and Anne Veerpalu, PhDIlona Nurmela is a coach, a mediator, a lecturer and a writer. More about her here: https://ilonanurmela.mediator.ee/Anne Veerpalu is an attorney-at-law, a founder, a lecturer and a basketball enthusiast. More about her here: https://...

Nach dem Tod ihres Großvaters, dessen Haus noch vom betörenden Duft gerösteter Haselnüsse erfüllt ist, fühlt sie sich verloren. Als sie im Nachlass des Großvaters ein geheimnisvolles Schriftstück und ein altes Foto von Amrum findet, reist sie kurz entschlossen auf die Insel ihrer Kindheitssommer. Die See ist aufgewühlt und stürmisch, doch Julia spürt instinktiv, dass sie inmitten von Wind und Meer die innere Ruhe finden wird, um sich über ihre eigenen Wünsche klar zu werden – und wieder Nougat zuzubereiten, so wie früher.

Naomi Watts erzählt lustig, ergreifend und überraschend freimütig von ihren eigenen Erfahrungen. Als Hollywoodschauspielerin wird von ihr noch mehr als von anderen Frauen erwartet, jung zu sein und zu bleiben. Sie zeigt, wie man die Herausforderungen dieser Zeit meistert. Denn: Wenn man es richtig angeht, sind die Wechseljahre deutlich besser als ihr Ruf!

Bătrânețea – haine grele, spune o vorbă din popor. Oamenii au căutat dintotdeauna tot felul de trucuri care să încetinească procesul ireversibil și înfricoșător al declinului psihic și fizic. Dar vremurile se schimbă și așteptările noastre devin tot mai optimiste. Vedem tot mai des oameni ajunși la pensie care sunt lipsiți de problemele specifice vârstei înaintate. Vestea bună este că se poate și mai bine.

Experience Joy, Resilience, and Fulfillment Through Acts of Kindness. A Journey of Riches: Living the Paradigm of Kindness is a captivating book that guides you through an unforgettable journey, revealing the transformative power that small acts of kindness can bring to your life. The authors open their souls, sharing personal stories of life-altering challenges, vulnerabilities, and triumphs, providing invaluable insights to help you navigate and grow through life's adversities. Here's what you'll discover inside these inspiring stories: A Life Lesson on Kindness: Uncover the joy that an ...

Using stolen plans for an experimental weapon, a rogue faction has engineered a terrifying new missile and launched it into orbit. As the head of the deployed Special Forces Unit, it is Jay's responsibility to stop it from destroying another hospital. And Jay has the perfect plan.

Georg-Anne Cunningham lives in Marion, Ohio, with her husband, Marshall. She has four adult children and eight wonderful grandchildren, whose interest in the feral cats of Lakeside inspired this book.

Software engineer Pandora Fyffe is known for being prickly. The same can’t be said for world-famous surfer Ozzy Wylde, Pandora’s neighbour, a social media star beloved for his relaxed charm. The eight-pack abs and angelic face don’t hurt, either. Everyone likes Ozzy, while Pandora’s boss can barely remember her name. But Pandora’s aiming to change all that with a new app that predicts a user’s ideal travel partner. But then the demo identifies Ozzy as her perfect match! Now her boss wants them to take a romantic Mexican road trip filled with fake-dating posts to build their brand.

Die norwegische Ministerpräsidentin wird tot in ihrem Büro aufgefunden – erschossen. Doch es fehlt jedes Motiv, und Hanne Wilhelmsen sieht sich gezwungen, frühzeitig aus ihrem Sabbatical zurückzukehren, um die Ermittlungen begleiten zu können. Kurz darauf nimmt sich ein Richter, der die Politikerin zuletzt lebend gesehen haben soll, das Leben. Als schließlich eine Spur zu mysteriösen Todesfällen aus dem Jahr 1965 führt, scheint sich die Büchse der Pandora zu öffnen …

What started as a blog is now a podcast. Hosted by Bri-anne Swan (United Church of Canada minister, singer-songwriter, writer(?), and occasional holy shit-stirrer), This Used to Be a Blog is a simple podcast: one voice, one mic, and words that started as blog posts—now spoken aloud. These are essays about faith, doubt, politics, grief, justice, and what it means to stay human in an age that keeps trying to hollow us out. Sometimes there’s a prayer. Sometimes there’s just a pause. You don’t have to be religious. You just have to care about people. Whether you’re aching, angry, hopeful...

The average person with periods goes through more than four hundred menstrual cycles in their lifetime–over four hundred cycles of changing hormones that impact mood, energy levels, productivity, appetite, metabolism, sleep, connection, and more. Yet we don’t learn enough about periods. The Period Literacy Handbook is a comprehensive guide to menstrual health that weaves together menstrual biology, naturopathic and conventional medicine, the world's socio-political landscape, advocacy tools, and practical strategies for more peaceful periods.

In a world ravaged by climate change, a mysterious time travel agency known as the Program sends carefully selected Heroes back in time on missions to prevent environmental damage before it happens. Sloane Burrows secretly longs to be a Hero and restore the natural world of her childhood—a world she can envision with absolute clarity because of her superpower memory. But her father raised Sloane to believe her “freak memory” is a shameful flaw that should be hidden from the world. Sloane stuffs her dream of being a Hero and conceals her memory to the point of making herself sick.

The Southern sisters have just returned from a trip to Europe, but they barely have time to get over jet lag before they are involved in another mystery. An anguished cousin has lost his wife to a snake-handling preacher, and when the sisters travel to a remote mountain settlement to find her, they discover a corpse instead. An award-winning novelist and poet, Anne George has entertained millions of fans with her Agatha Award-winning mysteries.