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Discover how Meghan Truman, Sandy Bay's latest resident and new bakery owner, navigates her way through three murder mysteries as she gets to know the quirky characters in her adopted hometown after failing to make a career as an actress in Hollywood. She's finally started a relationship with Jack Irvin, a detective, but will she find time to build a romance while she has to deal with betrayals, ungrateful staff, culture clashes, and murder? Three complete best-selling cozy mystery stories in one boxset!

Con solo trece años, Constanza debe abandonar a su familia, su país y todo cuanto ama para casarse con un desconocido mucho mayor que ella. Su padre, el rey de Sicilia, se encuentra en grave peligro y precisa de esa alianza. Aunque de nada sirve porque al poco, Carlos de Anjou, hermano del rey de Francia, invade el reino y le asesina. Al coronarse rey de Aragón, Pedro III, el esposo de Constanza, le promete que vengará a su padre y recuperará el reino del que ella es heredera. Con ello, Pedro, considerado un rey débil, se enfrenta a los tres mayores poderes del siglo XIII.

El Imperio Romano ha estado en el centro de atención durante siglos. Ha sido estudiado, investigado y enseñado en escuelas de todo el mundo. Las invenciones, las palabras, el vocabulario y la filosofía se han derivado de esas importantes transiciones en la historia humana. Los romanos eran despiadados en algunos aspectos pero civilizados en otros. Eran personas peculiares que hacían las cosas de manera diferente a las que llamaban bárbaros. Su guerra, sus hábitos, su visión del futuro...todo esto convirtió a su imperio en lo que se convirtió.

Na segunda história da série Odeio Te Amar, Sadie sabe que todo mundo espera que uma engenheira civil como ela consiga construir pontes. No entanto, ela também entende que variáveis podem mudar e, se uma pessoa fica presa por horas em um pequeno elevador em Nova York com o dinamarquês que partiu seu coração, ela ganha o direito de reduzir a cinzas aquela ponte loira e musculosa. Erik pode se desculpar quanto quiser, mas foram as ações dele que condenaram as estruturas.

Are you already familiarized with the Spanish basics but want to take your knowledge to the next level? Do you feel like Spanish courses aren’t made for you? Do you need a book that makes Spanish grammar simple and practical? Well, we have just the thing for you! Learn Intermediate Spanish for Adults Workbook: Go from Spanish Beginner to Intermediate in 30 Days is the perfect book for people who already know the Spanish basics and want to get to an intermediate level at their own pace.

Mara, a painter, lives in a quirky artist community in downtown Buffalo, and though she loves her roommates like family, she has always felt alone. But, each night, a sexy, dark-haired woman haunts her dreams, dreams that almost help her forget the betrayal and pain she's suffered in her life. She paints to block out the bad memories, and in every painting, the woman from her dreams - as if by magic - appears.

Valeria "Lare" Máille is a gorgeous scientist working on cutting-edge genetics. She also just happens to be a vampire, and Courtney's new neighbor. Sparks fly from the very first moment Courtney and Lare meet, and their attraction is undeniable. But in a world where vampires have just "come out" of hiding, tensions between humans and vampires are running high. When Lare's co-workers begin to go missing, it looks like foul play may put Lare in danger, too.

As a prostitute living in London’s East End, Marie is no stranger to doing what she must to survive. Offered more money than she could ever imagine by a handsome stranger, she agrees to his unusual request to be her one and only client. But it’s a dangerous time to be a lady of the night. The Ripper murders are splashed on every paper and whispered about behind the backs of hands.

All Maggie wants is to be left alone. She bought a house in the middle of nowhere, a secluded, private place where she thought she'd live out the rest of her life alone. But fate has other plans.... Maggie finds a mysterious, silent woman in her barn one frozen winter morning. The beautiful stranger can't speak, but she's obviously been through hell. That solitary, secluded life that Maggie wanted so much is about to be blown right open by a lovely woman who needs her help desperately....

Riley and Jen have been best friends since they were children, and they thought their bond was unbreakable. It never mattered to them that Riley is Black and Jen is white. And then Jen's husband, a Philadelphia police officer, is involved in the shooting of an unarmed Black teenager and everything changes in an instant. This one act could destroy more than just Riley and Jen's friendship. As their community takes sides, so must Jen and Riley, and for the first time in their lives, the lifelong friends find themselves on opposing sides.

Gaetano Marino interpreta alcune delle novelle meno note di Luigi Pirandello, storie legate tra loro dal filo rosso della sensualità e dell'erotismo. Il premio Nobel per la letteratura siciliano tesse una trama fatta di sentimenti e di emozioni capace di avvolgere l'ascoltatore. L'erotismo pirandelliano è fatto di sguardi sensuali, parole non dette, frasi sussurrate, eccitazioni inaspettate, istinti repressi e desideri irresistibili. Un erotismo che non è soltanto passione carnale ma che riesce ad esplorare le mille sfumature dell'essere umano e dei suoi sentimenti più travolgenti.

When Maine's favorite reporter, Jack McMorrow, heads out to the hardware store on a routine chore, little does he know that he's about to witness a senseless murder that will have vicious repercussions. With his instinct and nose for news, McMorrow chases leads that take him into the dark side of Downeast, the side the tourist brochures don't show. At the same time, his best friend, Louis has fallen for a mysterious blonde with Russian ties and a hankering for money and intrigue that could put everything Jack loves in peril.

I am not alone. Wherever I am, God is. Wherever I go, I go with God. Should traveling be in order, I have no fear, for his love goes before me and prepares the way. Right lodging and perfect meals await me as I need them. I dedicate both my car and the trip to God. His hand is on the wheel and his wisdom assures the smooth operation of the car. His love reaches out to help me through everyone I meet.

Amazing Grant has kept her distance from her mobster family, while entombing her own less-than-savory past. Until now. With her fugitive grandfather on the lam, the clan's attention focuses on Amazing (Maze) and the ancient journal her great-grandfather secretly passed down to her. Maze's relatives are convinced she's hiding the precious book, and now that they're no longer under the watchful eye of their patriarch, they summon her to Paris for an interrogation.

Kayden and Aldo’s protector instincts rise to the surface after they spot a shivering redhead standing alone at the scene of a fire. Discovering everything she owned was destroyed, the sexy cop and charming firefighter offer her a place to stay. None of them is able to resist their instant, scorching attraction to each other. The three give new meaning to the term “hot and heavy". Aldo and Kayden want more...hell, they want it all. But Hazel is in too deep, and as her lies begin to unravel, she’s caught between a rock and a hard place.

Ils vivent à 800 km l'un de l'autre. Pourtant, leurs vies sont sur le point d'entrer en collision... Lissa adore son travail d'infirmière, mais depuis quelque temps, elle s'occupe davantage des autres que d'elle-même. Après un incident traumatisant au travail qui la laisse accablée, elle accepte d'échanger sa vie pendant trois mois avec un inconnu qui vit dans un village tranquille d'Écosse. Cormac est impulsif. Tout juste sorti de l'armée, il a désespérément besoin de distraction, et il n'y en a guère à Kirrinfief. Peut-être trois mois à Londres sont-ils exactement ce dont il a besoin ?

L'Italia e la paura al tempo del coronavirus: Coronavirus, se la paura diventa malattia, di Gianrico Carofiglio; L'Italia ai tempi del virus, di Francesco Merlo; Quanto è piccolo il mondo del virus, di Michele Serra; I libri al tempo della peste, di Stefano Massini; Coronavirus, vivere senza toccarsi. La paura del contagio ci allontana, di Gabriele Romagnoli.

"Il fu Mattia Pascal" è una pietra miliare della letteratura europea del '900 e, senza dubbio, il più famoso dei romanzi di Luigi Pirandello. L'autore siciliano ci presenta Mattia Pascal, antieroe dai tratti grotteschi che ha l'opportunità di vivere una seconda vita. Fugge di casa e, per uno scherzo del destino, viene creduto morto. In più con un bel gruzzolo in tasca. Ma vivere una nuova vita non è così facile come potrebbe sembrare...

When Tracy and her colleagues set up a challenge to raise money for a good cause, the town of Fern Grove is happy to offer their support. They never expected that it would attract the attention of some crooked characters. When one such character, a shameless heartbreaker, is found dead, it seems the town is happy to turn a blind eye. Tracy feels a sense of responsibility and pity towards the family of the deceased. But who killed him?

Megan Day, a certified career coach and mom of two, is a wise and trusted friend guiding women throughout New Mom, New Job on what their next step is. Within New Mom, New Job she takes women through the process she has used with dozens of her clients.