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Less than three weeks ago, my life flipped on its axis. After infiltrating a world designed for men, my role in the brotherhood became more than I ever dared it could be. I had a mission: find out what happened to my best friend and destroy everyone who was involved with his disappearance. Falling for them was never the plan. After my worst nightmare became my reality, and the past I thought I'd escaped came knocking at our door, the feelings we shared became something far beyond anything I could have anticipated.

Auftakt der Trilogie von drei Frauen über drei Generationen. Mathilde, eine junge Elsässerin, verliebt sich am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Amine Belhaj, einen marokkanischen Offizier im Dienst der französischen Armee. Die beiden heiraten und lassen sich auf einem abgelegenen Hof am Fuß des Atlas-Gebirges nieder. Voller Freiheitsdrang hatte sie den Aufbruch in ein neues, unbekanntes Leben gewagt und muss doch bald ernüchternde Erfahrungen machen.

Join Isabelle and Auntie Mary on an adventure through the magical streets of Paris! When Isabelle accidentally drops her beloved bunny Bonbon, the chase is on to find her furry friend amidst the bustling city. Along the way, Isabelle discovers the enchanting sights and sounds of Paris, making new friends along the way.

In the third book in the middle grade series that Newbery Honor-winning author Rita Williams-Garcia raved is “brimming with hilarity and sisterly hijinks,” Marigold, Zinnia, and Lily Silver return to Cape Cod for a final, unforgettable summer. The Silver Sisters are heading to Pruet again to...

The bestselling author of How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You, Lowndes reveals specific and proven techniques for attracting friends and lovers and keeping them for life. She uncovers the secrets of attracting friends for fun and romance as well as networking to strengthen business contacts and relationships. Her advice is effective, yet easy for anyone - shy or bold - to implement.

"How To Instantly Connect With Anyone" shows you how to be one of those lucky few, so you, too, can meet new people and converse with confidence; be credible and charismatic in every social and business situation; make friends and important contacts wherever you go; and command the respect of everyone you meet.

More than 95% of guys don't pick up on a woman's sex signals. Here's how to make sure you're not one of them. In Undercover Sex Signals, bestselling author and communications expert Leil Lowndes shows how to score on every pass, with everything from the best activity for a first date to how a guy should dress to increase his odds for sealing the deal.

Selene Haddad works for Naiad Novels, the hottest serialized fiction app on the market, tasked with writing never-ending romance stories. It's a dream job, minus one aspect of it—having to work alongside Daniel Santiago, the company's disgustingly charming acquisitions manager… and the man who screwed her out of a massive payday. Selene is certain nothing will ever change how she feels about Daniel, but when a dare at Naiad's annual holiday party leads to them falling into bed together, she starts to discover that maybe he's not so bad—if she can look past their professional differences.

Dive back into the series that Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Rita Williams Garcia says brims with hilarity and sisterly hijinks." The Silver sisters return to Cape Cod in this sequel to The Forget-Me-Not Summer, which Booklist called reminiscent of the Penderwick...

Banished Rose is a luminous collection of poetry spanning over two decades, tracing the delicate arc of one woman’s journey from adolescence to creative maturity. With raw honesty and lyrical grace, Leila invites listeners into an intimate world shaped by love, heartbreak, personal transformation, and spiritual awakening.

This pioneering study of the social and political lives of Muslim women has shaped a whole generation of scholarship. In it, Leila Ahmed explores the historical roots of contemporary debates, ambitiously surveying Islamic discourse on women from Arabia during the period in which Islam was founded to Iraq during the classical age to Egypt during the modern era. The book includes a new foreword by Kecia Ali situating the text in its scholarly context and explaining its enduring influence.

In 2011, many Syrians took to the streets of Damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad. Today, much of Syria has become a war zone where foreign journalists find it almost impossible to report on life in this devastated land. Burning Country explores the horrific and complicated reality of life in present-day Syria with unprecedented detail and sophistication, drawing on new first hand testimonies from opposition fighters, exiles lost in an archipelago of refugee camps, and courageous human rights activists among many others.

This charming story about three California sisters spending the summer on Cape Cod is perfect for fans of The Penderwicks—as a starred ALA Booklist review raved—and The Mother-Daughter Book Club. Though Marigold, Zinnia, and Lily Silver couldn’t be more different, they’re all excited...

Mia, erfolgreiche Schriftstellerin in Paris, kämpft mit »brain fog«, einem Gehirnnebel, der ihre Erinnerungen und ihre Arbeit beeinträchtigt. Auf Anraten ihres Arztes reist sie nach Marokko, in das Land ihrer Kindheit, das sie als junge Frau verlassen hat. Als sie auf der Farm ihrer Großeltern in Meknès eintrifft, hat sie das Gefühl eine Fremde zu sein. Sie fragt sich, wer sie ohne die Erinnerungen an ihre Familie ist. Und taucht ein in ihre eigene Geschichte. Eine Geschichte, die auf ganz eigene Weise vom Kampf gegen gesellschaftliche Grenzen erzählt – und von dem Streben nach Freiheit.

A year ago, my best friend received an exclusive invitation to join an elite brotherhood at Kingston University. He went into Hawthorne Hall for his initiation—but never came out. I intend to find out why. The brotherhood would never knowingly invite a female into their ranks. So what if I forged my father's signature on the recommendation? With a name like Elliot Ashford, they'll never see me coming. I'll endure whatever hell these brutal brothers put me through because I have no intention of backing down or bowing out gracefully. It won't be pretty.

Anna Weber är tvungen att dra sig tillbaka från ledningen av handelshuset som hennes döde make Joakim Weber grundat, när sonen Joakim den yngre återvänder från Lübeck till Björneborg för att ta över tyglarna. Annas uppgift blir att få tvillingdöttrarna Hanne och Hildu bortgifta och lyckas arrangera ett äktenskap för den senare med en rik och äldre änkeman – ett öde som skulle ha kunnat bryta ner ett tafattare och fogligare flickebarn än Hildu. Hanne däremot är olyckligt förälskad i mor Annas hängivna beundrare, som även får Annas kropp att glöda igen.

On 1900-luvun alku, Suomi elää suurten muutosten vuosia ja herraskaisen Ruusvirran perheen lapset alkavat etsiä omia polkujaan. Aron-isä haaveilee Markus-pojastaan seuraajaa perheen Ursus-apteekkiin, mutta tytär Synnovekin halajaisi lapsesta saakka rakastamansa farmasian pariin ja vieläpä opiskelemaan. Lauri-velikin pääsi Helsingin yliopistoon, miksei sitten Synnovekin?

In this moving fictional treatment of a Muslim woman's life, a personal and family crisis impells the heroine to reexamine traditional cultural attitudes toward women. Cast out and divorced by her husband, she finds herself in a strange new world. Both obstacles and support systems change as she actively participates in the struggle for Moroccan independence from France.

Jälleenrakennuksen ja rakkauden aika. Espanjalainen rouva on 1800-luvun Suomeen sijoittuva historiallinen romaani sopeutumisesta, rakkaudesta ja yhteiskunnan ennakkoluuloista. Porin kaupunki on juuri tuhoutunut suuressa tulipalossa ja jälleenrakennus on alkamassa. Nuori kauppamies Johan Lundahl tuo vanhempiensa järkytykseksi pitkäksi venyneeltä Espanjan matkaltaan kotiin vaimon, Mariabellan. Johanin äiti Selma Lundahl on kauhuissaan: mitä seurapiireissäkin sanotaan paavinuskoisesta miniästä? Mariabella kärsii koti-ikävästä ja häntä painavat omat raskaat menneisyyden muistot.

Kaunistelematon ja vangitseva kuvaus 1500-luvun oloista ja naisen asemasta. Värikkääseen renessanssiaikaan sijoittuva Puolan prinsessa kertoo Suomen herttua Juhanan ja Puolan prinsessa Katariina Jagellonican kuninkaallisesta liitosta ja sen haasteista. Herttua Juhana matkustaa kosiomatkalle Puolaan tavoitteenaan solmia avioliitto prinsessa Katariina Jagellonican kanssa. Katariinan veli Sigismund August on kuitenkin vastahakoinen ja suhtautuu sisareensa omistushaluisesti. Vaikeuksista huolimatta avioliitto solmitaan ja jännittävä kotimatka Suomeen voi alkaa.