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Charlotte Usher se siente prácticamente invisible hasta que un día lo es de verdad. Peor aún: está muerta. Y todo por culpa de un osito de goma. Pero la muerte no impide que Charlotte siga con su plan. Todo lo contrario, se vuelve mucho más creativa y hará cualquier cosa por conseguir su objetivo: ser popular para seducir al chico que ama.
The fourth in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell.Our hero, Uhtred, has been made Governor of London. This fourth book in the series will mostly be set in London and will cover Alfred's building of fortified towns to hold Wesssex and his push into Mercia.
Nancy is furious when she cannot go to her friend Bree's butterfly-themed birthday party, but her family's outing might just be extraordinary enough to make her feel better. Includes facts about butterflies.
Penniless and alone, who can she turn to? When Siena sees Nick again she can’t stop the ache of painful memories. Years ago he crushed her innocent heart before disappearing from her life. Since then, Siena’s chosen the safe path: a fiancé who might not make her pulse race, but who’ll surely never hurt her. But it’s to Nick that she turns in her darkest hour. However, the brooding tycoon is no safe option. He sweeps her off to exotic Hong Kong on his private jet, determined to seduce his way back into her heart. This time for ever . . .
"Dr. Alfred Jones has many reasons to be content with his life. His latest paper 'Effects of Increased Water Acidity on the Caddis Fly Larva' looks set to cause a stir on the pages of Trout & Salmon, his job as a fisheries scientist is satisfactory, and he and his wife, Mary, have just celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary - for which she gave him a replacement electric toothbrush. So why does he feel as though something is missing?" "When he is asked to become involved in a project to create a salmon river in the highlands of the Yemen, Fred rejects the idea as absurd. But the proposal catches the eye of several senior British politicians, who feel it might distract the media's attention from the less welcome stories coming out of the Middle East. It's not long before the wheels of government start spinning, and the publicity-savvy PM is talking about the project on television. Fred finds himself forced to set aside his research and instead figure out how to fly ten thousand salmon to a desert country ... and persuade them to swim there." "The project is the brainchild of a Yemeni sheikh: a devout and wealthy man, whose love of salmon fishing and whose fervent, unwavering conviction that the impossible can be made possible, eventually, and astonishingly, inspires Fred, overpowering all his rational objections - and infuriating his wife." "When Fred meets Harriet Chetwode-Talbot, the sheikh's elegant and beautiful land agent, the cracks that have begun to form in his carefully managed existence grow even wider, and as they both embark on an extraordinary journey of faith - and fishing - the diffident Dr. Jones will discover a sense of belief, and a capacity for love, and for heroism, that surprises himself, and all who know him." --Book Jacket.
The first in an epic two-book saga, this sweeping story explores the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters as each woman is forced to confront her faulty but well-meaning desire to help her daughter find her God-given place in the world.
***Blair Mallory #2*** Someone was trying to kill her - again. As a former cheerleader, Blair Mallory was accustomed to jealousy, of course... but really: You'd think people would get over it. Blair is immersed in her wedding plans when someone tries to run her over. Her fiance, police lieutenant Wyatt Bloodsworth, thinks the episode was just an accident, but Blair knows the attempt was deliberate - and fears it's just the beginning.
It's been two years since Conrad told Belly to go with Jeremiah. She and Jeremiah have been inseparable ever since, even attending the same college-- only, their relationship hasn't exactly been the happily ever after Belly had hoped it would be. And when Jeremiah makes the worst mistake a boy can make, Belly is forced to question what she thought was true love. Does she really have a future with Jeremiah? Has she ever gotten over Conrad? It's time for Belly to decide, once and for all, who has her heart forever.
After his fight with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the school paper, Big Nate has a problem worse than detention on his hands.
"A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick. Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases--a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old. It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice--with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan--from foreplay to more-than-missionary position... Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but crave all of the other things he's making her feel. Their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic.."--
Reminiscent of Memoirs of a Geisha, The Painter from Shanghai is a re-imagining of the life of Pan Yuliang and her transformation from prostitute to post-Impressionist.
Un día de finales de octubre de 1936 el arquitecto español Ignacio Abel llega a la estación de Pennsylvania, última etapa de un largo viaje desde que escapó de España, vía Francia, dejando atrás a su esposa e hijos, incomunicados tras uno de los múltiples frentes de un país ya quebrado por la guerra. Durante el viaje recuerda la historia de amor clandestino con la mujer de su vida y la crispación social y el desconcierto que precedieron al estallido del conflicto fratricida. La noche de los tiempos es una gran novela de amor ambientada en el año previo al inicio de la guerra civil española. Por ella transitan personajes reales (Negrín, Moreno Villa, Bergamín...) y personajes de ficción, tejiendo una red colectiva que contextualiza la vivencia personal de un solo individuo y que convierte la narración en una sinfonía de asociaciones y sugerencias, en la caja de resonancia de toda una época. Este libro inolvidable es el máximo empeño literario de Antonio Muñoz Molina, y, sin duda alguna, un texto único sobre las raíces de la sociedad en que vivimos: la confrontación entre la desvalida necesidad personal de amor y la feroz carnavalada sangrienta de los fanatismos ideológicos que arrasan el mundo moderno.
When San Antonio FBI agent Garon Grier buys a ranch in Jacobsville, Texas, the strong, silent loner is hoping to mend some broken family fences. He's not looking for love. Grace Carver grew up in this quiet Texas town, but because of her troubled youth, she's never married--hadn't even thought about it...until Garon.These unlikely allies are brought together by the most difficult case of Garon's career: hunting an escaped child predator whose former victims are all dead. All except one.Now a desperate lawman and the woman who is the lone survivor of a madman's twisted rampage have one chance to put the past to rest....
**Everything has a price...and I'm willing to pay.** I trust no one. I thrive with control and I've learned to be ruthless and coldhearted. A love life? I'm not interested. But I still have desires. That's where Dahlia came in; my treasure. She had never been a submissive before and I was eager to train her. When I saw her on stage at the auction, dressed in gold, I knew I had to have her. She's mine for an entire month. I own her. But one lie changed everything. She's going to pay for it. But I'm doing this for her own good. She needs this. I'm going to make this right. I'm going to heal her. If it's the last thing I do. ---------- ***Bought*** is a full-length standalone romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
After the sharp-eyed Jay and the roaring Lion, peace will come on Dove's gentle wing. As Jayfeather tackles his new responsibilities as the new sole medicine cat of ThunderClan, Lionblaze works on training his apprentice, Dovepaw, and tries to control his feelings for the gray-furred ThunderClan warrior, Cinderheart. Dovepaw continues to learn to control her powers, and to use them for the good of her beloved Clan. ---------- **Books in this arc** 1. [The Fourth Apprentice][1] 2. Fading Echoes 3. [Night Whispers][3] 4. [Sign of the Moon][4] 5. [The Forgotten Warrior][5] 6. [The Last Hope][6] [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14906957W [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15496241W [4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17455355W [5]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16509079W [6]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16529186W ---------- **Arcs in this series** 1. [The Prophecies Begin][a] 2. [The New Prophecy][b] 3. [The Power of Three][c] 4. Omen of the Stars 5. [Dawn of the Clans][e] 6. [A Vision of Shadows][f] 7. [The Broken Code][g] 8. [A Starless Clan][h] S. [Super Editions][s] [a]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL9228970M/INTO [b]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL9235572M/Midnight_(Warriors_The_New_Prophecy_Book_1) [c]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7283723M/The_Sight_(Warriors_Power_of_Three_Book_1) [d]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24084711M/Warriors_Omen_of_the_Stars_1 [e]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25995097M/Dawn_of_the_Clans [f]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26884472M/The_apprentice's_quest [g]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27958224M/Warriors_The_Broken_Code_1 [h]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL32444897M/River/ [s]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7288445M/Firestar's_Quest
Four years ago, Air Force sweethearts Franci Duncan and Sean Riordan reached an impasse. She wanted marriage and a family. He didn't. But a chance meeting proves that the bitter breakup hasn't cooled their sizzling chemistry.Sean has settled down in spite of himself—he's not the cocky young fighter pilot he was when Franci left, and he wants them to try again. After all, they have a history...but that's not all they share.Franci's secret reason for walking away when Sean refused to commit is now three and a half: a redheaded cherub named Rosie who shares her daddy's emerald-green eyes. Sean is stunned—and furious with Franci for the deception.News travels fast in Virgin River, and soon the whole town is taking sides. Rebuilding their trust could take a small miracle—and the kind of love that can move mountains.
Virgin River is abuzz with the news that a stranger bought the town's abandoned church on eBay. The buyer, a young widowed reverend, is a little like the building itself: in need of some loving care.Noah Kincaid arrives ready to roll up his sleeves and revitalize his new purchase, but he's going to need some help. An ad in the local paper brings an improbable candidate his way."Pastor's assistant" is not a phrase that springs to mind when Noah meets brassy, beautiful Alicia Baldwin. With her colorful clothes and even more colorful past, Alicia needs a respectable job so she can regain custody of her children. Noah can't help but admire her spunk and determination, and she may just be the breath of fresh air he needs.This unlikely duo may come from two different worlds, but they have more in common than anyone would have expected. And in Virgin River lasting happiness is never out of the question.
"Two women awaken from a drugged sleep to find themselves imprisoned in a broken-down property in the middle of a desert. Strangers to each other, they have no idea where they are or how they came to be there with eight other girls....In each girl's past is a sexual scandal with a powerful man. The Natural Way of Things is a gripping, starkly imaginative exploration of contemporary misogyny and corporate control, and of what it means to hunt and be hunted. Most of all, it is the story of two friends, their sisterly love and courage."--Author's website.
To lessen the pain of his wife's death, Keith Michaels headed cross-country. When he reached the Pacific Northwest, he still felt broken, empty and alone. When a sudden storm stranded him on Orcas Island, he sought refuge with the local widow.
Alvirah Meehan, détective amateur, et Regan Reilly, détective de charme, embarquent sur un paquebot de luxe pour une croisière en compagnie des parents de Regan, une célèbre romancière et un entrepreneur de pompes funèbres. Mais les vacances se révèlent mouvementées : une vieille dame prétend avoir vu le fantôme d'un écrivain, sujet d'étude d'un congrès à bord du navire, un fan disparaît ...
