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Amateur sleuth Lucy James is drawn into the intrigue of a bygone war when she volunteers to help her landlord. The French-speaking parrot she is babysitting for him shrieks out clues that lead Lucy to a mysterious diary and an elderly man with a secret. Her work is compromised when a friend's dog disappears, and then, her own beloved dog, Baskerville, goes missing.

Bloomsbury presents Fugitive Pieces written and read by Anne Michaels. **Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction** 'This is a novel to lose yourself in' The Times 'Essential reading' Spectator 'Extraordinarily magical' New York Times 'The most important book I have read for forty years' Observer...

Something is sabotaging the Imperial Space Navy. The whole mission has been compromised. Oscar is the only droid who can fix it. It started out as a babysitting run for colony ships. Now, Oscar’s adventure game has turned into a game of wits. An unknown assailant is sabotaging the ship. At the rate, it's going everyone will be dead before they reach their destination. Faced with no other alternatives, Oscar has to ferret out the culprit and save the day. If only the meat bags would get out of his way long enough for him to do it.

Chosen as the yearly sacrifice, Athalie’s world crumbles into a devastating reality, but she knows her death will bring prosperity to her country and family. The emperor, however, has found a weapon created by the gods. During the full moon, he plans to activate it and eradicate their adversary, unaware it will actually destroy the planet. Athalie, reborn and disguised, must hunt for talismans to neutralize the weapon’s power. Her journey will take her across the continent to countries unknown, while being haunted by a magic she can’t fully control.

After meeting with the highest levels of government in several developing nations plagued by corruption, I engaged in discussions focused on planning steps to bring corruption to its knees. After these discussions, I was asked to prepare a plan of action that had the possibility of being a valuable resource in helping developing and, so-called, “Third World Nations” as they continued to move forward in the struggle to take on this battle, and bring about a victorious end to the stronghold that corruption seemed to have in these governmental institutions.

This story tells the tale of a boy with an Israelite father and a Canaanite mother. A young boy is caught between two worlds during the time of Samuel the Seer. In the first volume, he is captured by the Sea Peoples during a battle; he is enslaved and taken to the Philistine stronghold of Gath where he meets two young girls who will shape his future. All the while, he remembers his friend, a beautiful Canaanite girl, and wonders whether he will ever see her or his parents again. The journey continues in this volume.

Dive into this feel-good, steamy romcom series, and meet three gorgeous heroes and the feisty women who bring them to their knees. Included in this flirty and fun boxset is three complete full-length stand-alone novels for one great price.

He was my first crush, my first love, and my first time. He’s also the brother of my arch-enemy. When he enlisted in the marines, he promised he’d be back soon. He lied. Now he’s back, and he’s wondering why the gorgeous kid, who looks a lot like him, is calling me mamma.

Megan Harrison will do anything to help the people she loves, but sometimes love isn’t enough. Even her budding magic can’t stop the man of her dreams from falling off the wagon, nor can she make him fall in love with her! Crushed by a painful divorce Jack Munroe only sees Megan as a friend. Heartbroken, Megan moves to Cornwall for a new job, a witches’ coven and a new man. She can’t begin to imagine the dangers lying in wait in her new idyllic world. As her life descends into hellish madness, she longs for just one heavenly moment in Jack’s arms.

Paris of 1755 is bloated with opportunity. That's the way Jacques Casanova, an adventurer with a ever-surging appetite for pleasure, needs it. But times, men, and gods are changing - and Jacques' luck is fading. When he is thrust to the center of a profound mystery, he doesn't care if vice or virtue leads him onward. Yet what horrific sacrifices will be made in his quest for a treasure of inestimable value? Loosely based on Casanova's life of intrigue, peril, and passion, The Secrets of Casanova will keep you burning the midnight oil.

Our lives changed the day that I miscarried, the doctor pronouncing me unable to bear the children that we so desperately desired. An ideal was born from that depression and anger. It was my task in life to serve the penance to those women who brought shame upon their fertility through prostitution. These women did not deserve their wombs, their gift, and their ability to bear children without miscarriage. Jack was born to serve this purpose.

An all-too-plausible terrorist plot to destroy the Houses of Parliament brings into focus much greater problems than the differences between two cultures in this gripping thriller from a former commissioned officer in the Parachute Regiment.

Tired of fad diets that don’t work, or crash diets that only hurt your progress? Are you stuck in the same cycle of weight on, weight off, no matter how hard you try? If this sounds like you, then buy this audiobook!

Living with Behcet's disease (sometimes called Behcet's syndrome) can be an everyday struggle filled with pain and suffering. And while Ellis' journey has been a bumpy one to say the least, filled with depression, anxiety, drug addiction, and at times utter despair, he's managed to live an awesome life in spite of his diagnosis. By learning to see the silver linings of his illness, by focusing on the positives instead of the negatives, Ellis transformed his mind, his body, and his entire life.

This is the "backstory" of Finding Myself Again. This story is told to the author as she tells him about her youth. She explains how she came to be taken advantage of by men who were more than willing to use whatever she would allow them to use. Everything was good for a while, but then things began to get out of hand. Each relationship brings more abuse, more scars, and more fear.

Gabby: I prefer the term, borrowing, or, taking care of a property that would otherwise fall into ruin. And I am enjoying it until the hot new, grumpy-as-hell owner turns up intent on chucking me out so he can flip the place to make a profit. Persuading him to let me stay is almost as hard as the work he dolls out for the back rent he says I owe. But damn if that construction-worker body of his isn’t hot enough to melt concrete....

When Aunt Gardiner treats Lizzy and Jane to a seaside holiday at Ramsgate, Lizzy becomes fast friends with the neighbor, Miss Georgiana Darcy. She clashes immediately with Fitzwilliam Darcy when he comes to visit, but that doesn’t stop her from trying to prevent Georgiana from eloping with Wickham when she learns of the secret romance. Forced to marry, he leaves her without a backward glance as soon as they walk out of the church. Thrown together again in Meryton, will they compromise, or will they allow pride and prejudices to keep them apart?

Reasons Luke Stone is off-limits: He’s a cop. I have a criminal past. His favorite pastime is pulling me over for speeding. Driving fast makes me feel free. He’s maddeningly hot. I am off men. He’s my boss’ brother. If they discover my resume is fake, I’ll get fired. He knows I’m hiding something, and he’s determined to find out what. So when my boss orders me to cat sit at his place while he whisks his bride away on honeymoon, the last person I expect to share the responsibility with is Luke Stone, a.k.a. the hot-as-hell heartthrob cop.

Are you running full tilt day to day, stuffing in activities and wondering where your life is going? Find time to live! Ditch distraction and stress with unconventional time-management shortcuts and goal-setting tricks. This is a perfect listen in your car, and an energizing narration by Mandy Michaels. You'll feel supercharged to greet the rest of your day.

Seven strange stand-alone tales involving unusual people caught in disturbing circumstances are presented in this collection.