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The High Rollers are falling apart. Billy is leading them into war against the wishes of Laura, who is intent on living in peace. Unbeknownst to them, one among them holds the cure that could save all mankind, and there are two powerful enemies that want it. Everything has been leading up to this, and the members of this fragile family are going to have to go through hell if they're going to survive. No one is safe as the end draws near.

The Turn of the Screw is a fireside tale of evil and mystery. Filled with extraordinary drama, Henry James' story has been widely popular ever since its publication in 1898. It also inspired a film, a play, and an opera. A governess has been hired to care for two orphaned young children in their uncle's English country home. But soon after she meets the boy and his sister, the governess begins to see fearful apparitions.

Se você sempre quis curar sua criança interior e recuperar a identidade que o abuso narcisista tirou de você, mas se sentiu confuso por onde começar, então continue lendo..."Você está cansado do ciclo interminável de co-dependência e está procurando uma saída?" Se assim for, então este livro é para você. Veja, construir auto-estima e confiança após o abuso emocional não precisa ser difícil. Mesmo que você tenha buscado consolo em fóruns e comunidades online, mas não encontrou os conselhos práticos de que precisava.

Todos somos un poco neuróticos y lo que intentamos cada día es vivir y convivir lo mejor que podemos con nuestras manías y con las de los demás. Con la pluma repleta de humor inteligente de Fernando Trías de Bes y la experiencia profesional del psicólogo Tomás Navarro, asistiremos a un desfile de personajes divertidos e histriónicos que nos servirán de reflejo de nosotros mismos y nos ayudarán a desvelar algunas de las claves psicológicas para mejorar nuestra vida y la de los que nos rodean.

Sie stolpert ungeahnt in sein Atelier. Er entdeckt in ihr seine wahre Muse. Beide gehen eine sündhafte Beziehung ein. Jane Lefort lebt mit ihren Geschwistern in Marseille und ist seit wenigen Monaten eine Escortdame. Sie ist jung, intelligent und verführt die Männer mit ihrer unschuldigen Schönheit, auch wenn sie noch unerfahren in ihrem Job ist. Auf einer Geburtstagsparty, für die sie gebucht wurde, trifft sie zum ersten Mal die Chevalierbrüder.

Livia Blackburne gathered sterling reviews for her fast-paced YA debut, Midnight Thief. In this thrilling sequel, Kyra employs her preternatural thieving skills to preserve a shaky alliance with the Palace. Keeping her newly discovered heritage a secret, Kyra must embrace her Makvani blood to save the city from her Demon Rider kin and their bloodthirsty wildcats.

Growing up on Forge's streets has taught Kyra how to stretch a coin. And when that's not enough, her uncanny ability to scale walls and bypass guards helps her take what she needs. But when the leader of the Assassins Guild offers Kyra a lucrative job, she hesitates. She knows how to get by on her own, and she's not sure she wants to play by his rules. But he is persistent - and darkly attractive - and Kyra can't quite resist his pull.

Viaja a los orígenes del mundo cuántico. Recién estrenado el siglo XX, Ada lucha contra el destino gris y aburrido que su vida en el orfanato le depara. Cuando su antigua mentora desaparece, se ve inmersa en una aventura que la llevará a tierras de extraños conocimientos. Con la ayuda de un enigmático elfo conseguirá escapar de su encierro, recuperando no sólo su libertad sino también abriendo las puertas a sus sueños: convertirse en una gran científica. Ada y su nuevo amigo tienen la misión de guiar a los científicos más brillantes de su época hasta el mundo cuántico.

Après Une écharpe dans la neige, Viveca Sten nous entraîne à nouveau dans les somptueuses montagnes du Jämtland, où enquête le duo Hanna Ahlander/Daniel Lindskog, aussi détonant qu’attachant.

Muitas garotas sonham em ser princesas, mas este não é o caso de America Singer. Ela topa se inscrever na Seleção só para agradar a mãe, certa de que não será sorteada para participar da competição em que o príncipe escolherá sua futura esposa. Mas é claro que depois disso sua vida nunca mais será a mesma...

The common missing element in leaders and leadership is bravery. Small Brave Moves: Learn Why Little Acts of Bravery Are the Key to Life-Changing Leadership explores the intersection of bravery and leadership. Listeners will discover how small brave moves made often will compound over time creating a competitive advantage, both in life and in business. With this foundation of bravery, leaders can then intentionally craft a thriving culture of bravery for themselves and others.

Jake Mercer’s life is spiraling out of control. As a criminal profiler and one of the senior homicide investigators in the Oakland Police Department, he’s spent the last twenty-five years getting inside the heads of killers and trying to understand the way they think. He’s the best at what he does, but constantly playing in the minds of madmen carries a heavy price, leaving Jake an out of shape, alcoholic loner suspended from active duty.

Le ciel était étrange. Entre la nuit et le jour. Et le balayage des faisceaux du Créac'h, là-bas. La valse lumineuse qui rythme les heures nocturnes d'Ouessant. « On n'en a pas fini, toi et moi », lança-t-elle au phare. À la mort de son père, Adèle découvre chez lui des lettres, dont l'une lui révèle l'existence d'un secret autour de la mort de sa mère, alors qu'elle n'avait que quatre ans.

Justo Gil es un emigrante recién instalado en Barcelona, un joven avispado y ambicioso que, llevado por los vaivenes del destino, acaba convirtiéndose en confidente de la Brigada Social, la policía política del régimen.

When a blizzard strands Charlotte in Spain for a few extra days and she's left with glorious free time on her hands, the only question is: Dare she invite her grad school crush for an after-dinner drink on a snowy night? Accomplished, take-no-prisoners art historian Adrianna Coates has built an enviable career since Charlotte saw her last. She's brilliant. Sophisticated. Impressive as hell and strikingly beautiful.

Margaret loves her job, writing important stories about the impact of government decisions on day-to-day lives for a respected newspaper in Johannesburg. There’s only one problem: her co-worker, Jagger Villain. Is that even his real name? She often wonders. Jagger spends his days writing fluff pieces on everything from the worst-rated barber to speed dating to male sex toys. To make matters worse, they share a cubicle and a desk. She needs a vacation!

Boyfriends are supposed to be loyal, caring, and handsome. Giovanna's boyfriend, Jesse, has perfected the last two. But when her twin brother, Dante, runs for student body president, Jesse doesn't support Dante, choosing to campaign for his opponent instead. Shouldn't the fact that Jesse is Giovanna's boyfriend count for something? So Giovanna dumps Jesse and becomes Dante's campaign manager. But as the political debates heat up, Giovanna begins to regret breaking up with Jesse, and realizes that maybe her decision wasn't the political strategy she should have used.

Why would a woman marry a serial killer? Because she cannot refuse.... Kateryn Parr, a 30-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father, who has buried four wives - King Henry VIII - commands her to marry him. Kateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted 16 months, the one before barely half a year.

Seventeen-year-old Blue Haven, gifted with superhuman sight since birth, dreams of becoming a warrior—not that anything's happened near the wall since Old Man Amos was attacked by that beaver. The Shadow Elves—humans infected by a zombie apocalypse-like plague—have died out over the past 150 years, leaving life altogether boring. In her quiet farming village nestled in the shadows of the Smoky Mountains, warriors are no more than a formality. But Blue's unique sight is beginning to show her some troubling things.

Mary is queen of Scotland, but she has been forced to flee her land and take refuge in an England that is ruled by her cousin, Elizabeth. But England, precarious in its Protestant state, set against the mighty powers of Spain, France and Rome, doesn't need a charismatic Catholic figurehead at large. So Elizabeth's chief advisor, Cecil, devises a plan in which Mary will live under guard with his trusted accomplice: Bess of Hardwick.