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Born Simone Jules, reinvented as Eleanor Dumont, and largely remembered as Madame Moustache, A Betting Woman is a historical novel inspired by the tumultuous life, times, and loves of America's first professional croupier of modern-day blackjack, bringing to life an intrepid and entrepreneurial real-life woman who lived on her own terms.

In VOLUME 9 of The Things Our Fathers Saw® series, ‘Homefront/Women At War’, we will take an often-overlooked view of the story of World War II. You will visit with the people on the homefront, from schoolkids navigating growing up during the Great Depression and the War, to the women on the factory floor and the armed services, newly independent but having to fight for their rights and later, their jobs, laying the seeds of societal change for the future.

In the twenty-first century, we meet Verity Frazier, a disillusioned history professor who sets out to prove that the artist responsible for the illuminated artwork in Christine de Pizan’s medieval manuscripts was a remarkable woman named Anastasia. As Anastasia’s story unfolds against the exquisitely-rendered medieval backdrop of moral disaster, political intrigue, and extraordinary creativity, Verity finds her career on the brink of collapse by her efforts to uncover evidence of the lost artist’s existence.

On retrouve des cadavres de femmes le long d’une autoroute du Delaware. Certaines disparaissent pendant des jours. D’autres sont abandonnées, mortes, le cou brisé, les bras pointant vers le haut ou vers le bas. Pour le FBI, il devient évident que ces meurtres sont l’œuvre d’un tueur en série dangereux et insondable. Il ne s’arrêtera jamais de tuer.

Cette courte nouvelle est l'introduction idéale à la série de fantasy urbaine primée Ivy Granger Détective paranormale. Quand une cliente affirme que sa maison est hantée, Ivy essaie de garder l'esprit ouvert et ses armes à portée de main. Si ses dons psychiques et ses affaires récentes lui ont appris une chose, c'est qu'il est préférable de s'armer pour l'inattendu. Notre détective paranormale préférée affrontera-t-elle des fantômes meurtriers ? Tout est possible à Harborsmouth...

Tara's sister gives her a cruise to get her away from her troubles for a while. Her husband had become abusive but was killed in Iraq. Now his parents are trying to gain custody of her son, Ricky. Tara knows she will never trust another man, but would a husband help her court case as her lawyer says, and would she do even this to keep her son? Sean Murphy might be impulsive, but he's also an optimist. He's had about enough of sailing around the world, and Tara might be just the woman to give him the home and family he wants.

Mages, monsters, and magical weapons. Just another day at work for Beka, the young apprentice of The Silverlight Smithy. When preparing for the Twin Worlds of Duo’s alignment celebration, an unexpected opportunity leaves her tangled in the web of a powerful noble. The spirited girl will sacrifice everything she has to protect those she cares for, and put an end to his sinister plot.

Are you tired of your puppy leaving “messes” all over the house? What about the biting and chewing? Do you want to teach your new puppy how to sit, stay, or play fetch? This audiobook can help you with it all! Everything you need to know about golden retriever training and basic obedience. This audiobook is guaranteed to answer any beginner's questions about training your golden retriever and is a must have for anyone thinking of getting a Golden Retriever puppy.

Dans le New York des années 1930, le fabuleux destin d'une jeune femme qui allait révolutionner l'univers de la beauté : Estée Lauder. Une épopée romanesque et féministe, un vrai bijou de lecture. New York, l'endroit parfait pour se faire oublier. C'est en tout cas l'espoir de la jeune Gloria qui fuit un scandale familial dévastateur. Prête à se réinventer, il ne lui manque plus qu'une nouvelle amie pour l'accompagner dans la ville de tous les possibles. C'est alors qu'elle va trouver sur sa route la très idéaliste Estée.

With one year left at the International School in London, Fleur Marceaux is struggling to graduate, her love life is a mess, and she can’t stop thinking about Max, her ex-boyfriend’s best friend. But all that pales in comparison to the blackmailer determined to destroy her.

IL SAIT CE QU'ELLE A FAIT – S'IL PARLE, C'EST LA FIN... Copenhague, tard dans la nuit. Cecilie Mars – récemment promue commissaire de police – a fait un choix lourd de conséquences : horrifiée par l'impunité d'un criminel, elle a décidé de lui rendre justice elle-même. Ce qu'elle ne sait pas, c'est que ses actions sont filmées. Et ce mystérieux témoin menace de tout révéler si elle n'obéit pas à son plan terrifiant.

Je suis fiancée. D'accord, techniquement, je ne suis pas fiancée. Mais je fantasme à ce sujet. Beaucoup. D'accord, tout le temps. Pas besoin de faire semblant. Le problème, c'est que lorsque les couples se fiancent, il y a généralement une sorte de demande en mariage, un échange de promesses et un accord mutuel pour passer le reste de leur vie ensemble. Mais trois semaines se sont écoulées depuis la nuit où j'ai trouvé cette boîte noire avec cette jolie bague, et le chef ne m'a toujours pas demandée en mariage. Et j'ai des problèmes encore plus graves.

Dans ma vie, quand les choses dégénèrent, elles ne le font pas à moitié. Comme si être la proie d’un démon supérieur ou être menacée de mort par un archange dément n’était pas déjà assez grave, voilà que je me retrouve avec une mission pour une reine des fées que je déteste. Pourquoi ? Parce qu’une personne chère à mon cœur risque de tout perdre si je ne trouve pas un sacré paquet de fric au plus vite. Mais sans autre boulot en perspective, je suis coincée. Alors, quand la reine des fées de la cour des Ombres m’offre une mission, je l’accepte.

Between helping her mother with the Darker Agency and laying the smack down on monster baddies, Jessie Darker puts the "normal" in paranormal. But lately, things have gotten a little crazy...even for a smart-assed half-demon teenage girl. For starters, Jessie's been contracted into fifty-five years of annoying servitude. To a demon. Then there's Lukas Scott, her sexy new boyfriend. Once the former incarnation of Wrath, he's been going through some, uh, changes. Like residual anger. And trading chaste hangouts for lusty make-out sessions.

Je suis la meilleure dans mon métier, et ce que je fais n’est pas joli-joli. Si un démon franchit le Voile pour pénétrer de notre côté ou si un loup-garou devient fou et tue un innocent, c’est moi que l’on envoie. Ce n’est pas toujours une partie de plaisir et on ne peut pas dire que la paye soit mirobolante, mais je fais mon possible pour avoir le ventre plein et un toit au-dessus de ma tête. Quand le Conseil, le groupe d’anges incarnés qui m’a rejetée il y a des années, me propose une mission, je n’ai pas d’autre choix que de l’accepter.

Jessie Darker goes to high school during the day, but at night she helps with the family investigation business. Cheating husbands and stolen inheritances? They're your girls—but their specialty is a bit darker. Zombie in your garage? Pesky Poltergeist living in your pool? They'll have the problem solved in a magical minute. For a nominal fee, of course....

June 6, 1944. Allied forces hit the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Among the countless lives shattered are those of five spirited women with starkly different lives. As the war reaches its tipping point, each of the women fight for the survival of themselves, their countries, and their way of life during one of the most pivotal days in history. Now, during the most perilous hours of their lives, all five women must summon courage they never knew they had as they confront the dangers of war alongside treacherous family secrets, heartbreak, and the ability to trust themselves.

Between training and proving herself to the other Huntsmen, the last thing on Red’s mind is her prophecy. But when a letter about her sick Grandmother arrives, she has no choice but to let it start. With her Huntsman partner’s lessons, tracking training, and her former sweetheart on the loose around camp, Red has enough to contend with already. Can Red stop her prophecy from unfolding before it’s too late?

Memoirs which cover three decades of the second half of the 20th century, and the first years of the new millennium. Private life of the people in their 30s, their ways to earn money abroad and in Poland, their family ties, and their loved ones. The book describes the changes Poland underwent in the decades from the 1970 - ties to the turn of the century.

Catherine Drummond dreams of a marriage as supportive and tender as that of her parents. But on her wedding night, her new husband relates his own vision. Catherine’s desire is crushed when Robert Picard reveals himself to be a man of his time, and assumes he will have the freedom to cavort without censure among the pantheon of women he has always kept. She is trapped in the gilded cage of the chateau Lac d’Or. Catherine attempts to escape, only to be cast into a fresh hell from which release means being sent on a treacherous journey she could never imagine.