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Beatrice Harrow was raised in seclusion, separated from the Read Kingdom and protected from the mysterious mechanisms of the other four races, but they are not as blind to her as she is to them. Even before she steps foot inside the Academy, they know her name and they know the truth about her birth. She is one of the Tainted: a mixed-breed creature with the blood of a monster, clinging to legitimacy by the genes of her human father. She is more beautiful, more powerful, and more despised than any other being in the Read Kingdom.

The past few months have reduced Seraph Black to a permanent state of fight, and now it is all that she knows. She is fighting her friends and family to go off on a suicide mission to rescue Silas, she is fighting the fragmented memories that clamour for recognition inside her mind, and she is fighting a guilt so magnificent… it might just force her to betray the very people that have sacrificed so much to keep her safe. She had asked for space, and it had been given to her in the most heart-rending of ways, leaving only one of the four brothers remaining by her side.

Read by the author, acclaimed conductor Jane Glover. 'You don’t have to be able to hum Mozart to find this book utterly engrossing . . . I couldn’t put it down' - Joanna Lumley An expertly researched and vividly written account of Mozart’s formative trips to Italy. At thirteen years old...

Das ländliche England an der Schwelle zum 19. Jahrhundert: Nach dem Tod ihres Vaters stehen die ungleichen Schwestern Elinor und Marianne Dashwood fast mittellos da. In einer Welt, in der Status über das Schicksal einer Frau entscheidet, suchen beide nach Liebe und Sicherheit. Doch ihre Herangehensweisen könnten kaum gegensätzlicher sein.

Der unsterbliche Klassiker über die turbulenteste Liebesgeschichte der Weltliteratur – im Herbst 2026 als neue Netflix-Adaption von Dolly Alderton! Die standesgemäße Verheiratung ihrer fünf Töchter stellt das Ehepaar Bennet vor eine existenzielle Aufgabe. Vor allem die scharfsinnige Elizabeth widersetzt sich den gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen und weist den Antrag des wohlhabenden Aristokraten Mr. Darcy ab, dessen Hochmut sie abstößt.

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital. ¿Le habría servido únicamente de refugio en la tormenta... o podría ofrecerle un hogar definitivo? Lo que menos esperaba encontrarse en su puerta el agente Dan Sorenson durante aquella fuerte tormenta era una mujer... Una mujer bella...

Women, Walking explores the broad spectrum of women’s experiences and perspectives on walking, from everyday strolls that let the mind breathe to ambitious journeys that test courage and resolve. Co-edited by Zahra Ebrahim and Jane Farrow, this anthology features thirty vignettes, essays, poems, and interviews, with contributors discussing identity, love, social connection, grief, and wonder. They each take us on a different path, but share common ground in highlighting the deep significance to be found in an ordinary walk.

Beim Lampionfest in Ostersande, einem idyllischen Ostseebadeort, wird die junge Lehrerin Frieda Jahnke bei einem Autounfall getötet. Für Hannah Bülow, die die örtliche Polizeiwache leitet, sieht alles nach einem Unfall aus. Doch bald kommen Zweifel auf: War Friedas Tod ein perfekt getarnter Mord? Als Hannahs Tochter Nele unerwartet nach Hause kommt, erinnert sie ihre Mutter an den mysteriösen Tod am Leuchtturm, den sie als Kind vor vielen Jahren gemeinsam mit Frieda beobachtet hat.

From New York Times bestselling author Jane Green comes her most poignant and timely novel yet—the story of a tech titan’s daughter, who, in the face of family crisis, must step into her own power to redefine a legacy "[O]bservant, smart, and timely… Missy Cooke is a wonderful and clever...

Erik är van att få stryk. Hans farsa slår honom varje dag. I plugget är Erik ledare för ett gäng som begår brott. När gänget åker fast måste Erik börja i internatskolan Stjärnsberg. Och här är våldet värre än hemma, mycket värre.

It was a Roaring Twenties fatal attraction. Nettie Herskovitz was wealthy and widowed when she met Harry Diamond. The attentive, irresistibly sexy twenty-three-year-old suitor would become Nettie's fifth husband. He was also a bootlegger, pimp, and first-class hustler who thought he'd wed a goldmine. What Harry found instead was a fiercely independent older woman who was nobody's fool for long.

Hermosa, coqueta y viuda desde hace poco, lady Susan Vernon desea volver a casarse, y que el suyo sea un matrimonio ventajoso. Al mismo tiempo, intenta empujar a su hija a una unión deprimente. En palabras de Natalie Jenner, autora de La Sociedad Jane Austen, lady Susan es «uno de los personajes más engañosos y manipuladores» de todos los creados por Jane Austen.

Elinor and Marianne Dashwood have very different ideas about love. Marianne wants to be swept off her feet. Her sensible sister Elinor's feet are always firmly on the ground. But when their father dies and they are forced to move to a new home, will there even be room for love at all?

A young couple trying to figure out why the hardwood floors in their brand-new tract house appear to be haunted; an unemployed single mom who cancels her home meals subscription service but can’t get rid of the delivery man; a couple of YouTubers whose plans to make a viral video go darkly awry; and a jilted young lawyer who finally finds the perfect woman, except that there’s something terribly wrong with one of her arms. These and other ghostly delights are just a few shuddery minutes away in A Scream Full of Ghosts.

In 1992, a novel by university professor Robert James Waller was published to less than glowing reviews. Despite the critical reception, The Bridges of Madison County became a publishing phenomenon, spending two years on the New York Times bestseller list and selling more than 50 million copies. Decades before, Waller had met 18-year-old Jana St. James at an Indiana University coffeehouse.

How to Study the Bible for Beginners is great tool for anyone who wants to dive deeper into the word of God. Jane Rodda realizes that even though people want to study the Bible more, at times it can seem overwhelming and confusing, especially for someone who has not done much study before. In the guide, Jane breaks it down into small, easy to understand steps that will help anyone learn a little more.

Die schlimmste Trockenheit seit 100 Jahren lastet wie heißes Blei auf dem ländlichen Städtchen Kiewarra mitten im australischen Nirgendwo. Das Vieh stirbt, die Menschen fürchten um ihre Existenz. Als Luke Harding, seine Frau und ihr Sohn erschossen aufgefunden werden, glauben alle, dass der Farmer durchgedreht ist und erweiterten Suizid begangen hat. Aber Sergeant Raco hat seine Zweifel... Aaron Falk kehrt nach 20 Jahren zum ersten Mal nach Kiewarra zurück.

Isobel Carter is making headlines. Some of them good, some of them bad, and some of them … astounding. She started at the bottom and now she’s near the top with everything she never wanted, but the Ironside Show doesn’t care, because she’s just become one of the most interesting students at the academy, and everyone seems to have big plans for her.

Ironside is more than a regular academy. It’s also the biggest reality TV show in the world … and a very elaborate, very luxurious prison. Their hallowed halls are ruled by the Betas, Omegas, and Deltas—but this year, the officials are stirring things up. Isobel Carter—the only rare Sigma to be accepted—is the first sign. But there are others. Many others. A sudden influx of powerful Alphas will turn academy life, and Isobel’s life, upside down.

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital. Retenida… Embarazada de su hijo… Cuando a Georgia Nielsen le ofrecieron contratarla de madre de alquiler para un enigmático hombre de negocios, no pudo permitirse decir que no. Pero antes de darse cuenta de que había hecho un pacto con el...