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A whole, beautiful life is only made possible by the wide spectrum of feelings that exist between joy and sorrow. In this insightful and warm book, writer and illustrator Mari Andrew explores all the emotions that make up a life, in the process offering insights about trauma and healing, the meaning of home and the challenges of loneliness, finding love in the most unexpected of places - from birds nesting on a sculpture to a ride on the subway - and a resounding case for why sometimes you have to put yourself in the path of magic.

While intent on unraveling the tale spun by a previous one-night-stand, Ridge is drawn closer to the alluring Talaya and the haunting pain in her eyes. When he learns Talaya is a murder suspect, instead of walking away—because their bond over shared trauma has become unbreakable—Ridge whisks her away to the safety of Sansonique, his family’s private island. Amidst the pristine beauty of the Caribbean, two headstrong strangers struggle to make peace with their past demons, prepare for a confrontation with a killer, and embrace a passion that just might destroy them.

Young Gwenni Morgan has a gift. She can fly in her sleep. She's also fond of strawberry whip, detective stories, and asking difficult questions. When a neighbour mysteriously vanishes, she resolves to uncover the secret of his disappearance and return him to his children. She truthfully records what she sees and hears: but are her deductions correct? What is the real truth? And what will be the consequences for Gwenni, her family, and her community of finding it out?

Grieving ER nurse Nessa Hunt is on a road trip with her sullen teen half-sister, Ivy, and still reeling from her mother’s deathbed confession: Nessa’s dad wasn’t really her dad. Seeking answers, they arrive in Rose Bend to find a small town teeming with the kind of Christmas cheer Nessa usually avoids. But then she meets the innkeeper’s ruggedly sexy son, Wolfgang Dennison.

Con el mundo del yoga y las meditaciones como trasfondo, Andrés Atento, comisario chapado a la antigua ya al borde de la jubilación, habrá de enfrentarse a una serie de personajes estrafalarios y situaciones de una sociedad en la que ya no se reconoce.

Published with assistance from BePublished.org in April 2023, THE HOE, THE WHORE, AND THE GIRL NEXT DOOR: The Taker, The Maker & The Manipulator is the 50th book released by award-winning writer and Pulitzer Prize nominee Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza. This book chronicles a fight for justice by three women condemned in the court of public opinion left fighting for their freedom and whatever good can be restored to their well-known names. One is called a hoe because she is commonly used by those who want to do the least and get the most.

Dalla creatrice dell'Allieva una nuova, travolgente avventura per Costanza e un mistero da risolvere risalente alla Venezia di fine Seicento. Facciamo il punto. Costanza, dopo la laurea in medicina, è stata costretta a lasciare la sua amata e luminosa Sicilia per trasferirsi nel freddo e malinconico Nord. A tenere in caldo i cuori, però, ci pensa Marco, incantevole padre della sua incantevole Flora che Costy, non senza qualche incertezza, ha deciso di portare nella vita della figlia.

"To whomever much is given, much will be required." For Jaylah, the scripture couldn’t be more true. Reporting the news is what she does. All she’s ever wanted was to be the next Oprah; a dignified Black woman who pushes against every stereotype of what America labels a Black women to be. Due to a traumatic past, she’s turned her back on her race. She mingles with a few Black women, but Black men are just no good to her. So, when she’s propositioned by her boss to infiltrate a prominent Black family in the city of Detroit, she jumps at the opportunity.

Tutto è cambiato, per Alice Allevi: è un mondo nuovo quello che la attende fuori dall'Istituto di Medicina Legale in cui ha trascorso anni complicati ma, a loro modo, felici. Alice infatti non è più una specializzanda, ma è a pieno titolo una Specialista in Medicina Legale. E la luminosa (forse) e accidentata (quasi sicuramente) avventura della libera professione la attende.

International businessman Roark Donovan has just suffered the greatest loss of his life. After years of being the leader of his family, he had to walk away from them and his business while grappling with the circumstances surrounding his mother’s death. Returning to the English countryside was supposed to be therapeutic and restful. It wasn’t meant to open his heart to love again… or lead to clues about his mother’s murderer.

Quella di Ruggero D'Armento non è una morte qualunque. Perché non capita tutti i giorni che un uomo venga ritrovato assassinato nel proprio ufficio. E anche perché Ruggero D'Armento non è un uomo qualunque. Psichiatra molto in vista, studioso e luminare dalla fulgida carriera accademica, personalità carismatica e affascinante... Alice Allevi se lo ricorda bene, dagli anni di studio ma anche per la recente consulenza del professore su un caso di suicidio di cui Alice si è occupata.

Eccentric hippie, Onyx Sharp, is the maid of honor in her best friend’s wedding. But she's not happy about having to spend so much time with the best man, Taylor. Not only does she distrust men, but being around him annoys her. The last thing she expects is for him to kiss her impulsively at a party before the wedding. And the main problem is, she wants him to kiss her one more time, but she’s not sure she can let her heart trust again.

Mi chiamo Alice Allevi e ho un grande amore: la medicina legale. Il più classico degli amori non corrisposti, purtroppo. Ho imparato a fare le autopsie senza combinare troppi guai, anche se la morte ha ancora tanti segreti per me. Ma nessun segreto dura per sempre. Tuttavia, il segreto che nascondeva il grande scrittore Konrad Azais, anziano ed eccentrico, è davvero impenetrabile. E quella che doveva essere una semplice perizia su di lui si è trasformata in un'indagine su un suicidio sospetto. Soltanto Clara, la nipote quindicenne di Konrad, sa la verità.

Ambra Negri Della Valle - la collega carogna per antonomasia, la ragazza perfetta che non fa che mettere la pasticciona e simpaticissima Alice Allevi di fronte ai suoi numerosi limiti - è scomparsa. Alice e Claudio Conforti (il perfido e affascinante ricercatore in medicina legale, ex di Ambra e legato ad Alice da un complicato e sfuggente rapporto) temono il peggio quando vengono chiamati dalla procura per esaminare un cadavere ritrovato in un campo.

Ognuno di noi ha dei segreti. Solo uno è inconfessabile. Si dice che ciascuno di noi, nel corso della propria vita, accumuli in media tredici segreti. Di questi, cinque sono davvero inconfessabili. Lena ne ha soltanto uno, ma si fa sentire dentro come se ne valesse mille. Per quanto si sforzi di dimenticarlo, è inevitabile per lei ripensarci mentre dal traghetto scorge l'isola di Levura, meta del suo viaggio. Levura, dove ha passato le estati indimenticabili della sua giovinezza. Dove non rimette piede da quando aveva quindici anni.

Dolores is the youngest of six daughters. Growing up in the 1960s in Cardiff's poverty stricken Tiger Bay, her life is cursed from the start when, on the day of her birth, her father gambles and loses everything on a bet that Dolores will be a boy. As Dolores grows older, we see this strange underworld through her eyes: Tiger Bay is a place of gaming rooms and cafes, of crumbling houses and burning secrets, and for Dolores and her sisters, their home is a dangerous place, filled equally by fear and love.

Alice Allevi ha imparato a resistere a tutto, o quasi. Da brava allieva, resiste alle pressioni dei superiori, che le hanno affidato la supervisione di una specializzanda... proprio a lei, che fatica a supervisionare se stessa! E lo dimostra anche la sua tortuosa vita sentimentale. Alice, infatti, soffre ancora della sindrome da cuore in sospeso che la tiene in bilico tra Arthur, diventato l'Innominabile dopo troppe sofferenze, e Claudio, il medico legale più rampante dell'istituto, bello e incorreggibile.

Three years have passed since Loki unleashed Muspelheim upon the world. It's a dimension of fire and destruction that swallows everything on its way. As the forces of order and chaos clash in a battle that threatens all existence, Blake and his Valkyries prepare for the ultimate confrontation—the twilight of the gods.

Millionaire CEO Joshua Lowell earned his icy reserve and arrogant pride through painful experience. He refuses to allow gorgeous but determined reporter Sophie Armstrong to dredge up his family’s dark past—or circulate rumors of his secret child. But Joshua’s fierce pride is at war with his heated desire for Sophie, the only woman who could ruin him…or save him from himself.

Massage is a form of physical communication, a touch of love, of caring. Touch nourishes the body and the soul. Sensual massage begins with learning to touch yourself. Appreciate touching the things around you. Learn to relax. Let go and enjoy. Get below your mind and into your senses. In this program we will cover preparing for a massage, back massage, and front massage. Learn the secrets of sensual loving touch that will leave you and your partner invigorated.