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Miss Evie Cole isn't one to take a threatening letter too seriously. To her, the much greater danger lies in losing her heart to the retired assassin sent to protect her.

Even in the enchanted realm of Wildflower Kingdom the castle can get messy. This becomes a problem when King Andrew and Queen Jennifer must make a trip to fetch a visiting duchess, and don’t have time to clean up before they go. To their relief, Princess Olivia volunteers to do the job . . . with the help of the family's magic wand. She gets off to a good start, but is soon interrupted by her little sister, Princess Juniper, who demands to try the wand herself.

In the magical realm of Wildflower Kingdom the young princesses Olivia and Juniper have all sorts of opportunities for fun and mischief. But even in this happy land, sad things can happen. One day when the girls are walking in the woods with their father and his friend Paul, Paul’s pet fox goes missing. Naturally, everyone is upset. But the most unhappy of all is little Princess Juniper, who can’t understand why the fox doesn’t come back despite her attempts to lure it home.

When small-town radio host Ainsley Jefferson takes a late-night call from a mystery man with a velvet voice, she doesn’t expect him to steal her heart—one quiet conversation at a time. But when "Boston Guy" shows up in real life, she has to decide if the voice that comforted her in the dark is the one she wants beside her in the light.

An essential work that centers colonial and historical trauma in a framework for healing, Decolonizing Therapy illuminates that all therapy is—and always has been—inherently political. To better understand the mental health oppression and institutional violence that exists today, we must become familiar with the root of disembodiment from our histories, homelands, and healing practices. Only then will listeners see how colonial, historical, and intergenerational legacies have always played a role in the treatment of mental health.

In The Ultimate Book of Confidence for Teen Girls, discover transformative self-help. Teenage girls are equipped with essential tools to navigate adolescence, embrace their unique selves, and build resilience in this book on confidence (Age 13-18).

The Marquess of Greymoor has possessed a great many titles in his life, but there is none he despises more than the one he unexpectedly inherited as a lad. Call him what you like, Grey has never fit the societal mold. Instead, he is unabashedly determined to live by his own set of rules. Which is why, when a mysterious and lovely housekeeper attracts his attention, he makes her the offer of a lifetime: one month of sin with him in return for a tidy fortune.

Miss Charlotte Allston is unwittingly ensnared in a sinister web of traitors and spies when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome stranger on the beach. Fiercely determined to redeem his honor after a humiliating military defeat, the Earl of Beckport is living incognito, hunting a band of smugglers at the center of a French plot to invade England. The enigmatic Miss Allston instantly becomes a person of interest to the earl, and not just in the smuggling case. But when her attempts to help with his secret mission endanger it, he must question where her loyalty truly lies.

Lysandra Keates is running out of options. Her father is dead, her mother is ill, and her efforts to find respectable employment have ended in failure. With her small savings bleeding away, she swallows her pride - and her terror - and turns to Vivien Manning, an infamous courtesan, to match her with a wealthy protector. For years, Viscount Andrew Callis has lived a monastic existence at his country estate, hardening his body against the snobbish, lazy young man he once was...

Ashley "Ash" Cooper is still reeling after her recent divorce, throwing all her energy into her job in the city. When she's seated next to one of her mother's friends at a family party, falling in love is the last thing on her mind. After losing her husband many years ago, Gloria Young rebuilt herself as a single parent. Now that her daughters are both at university, she's perfectly content with her quiet life in the village of Murraywood. An unexpectedly enjoyable evening with a friend's daughter pushes Gloria into exploring a new side of herself.

Cortland DeWitt is the most infamous second son in England. Twin to a duke, he thankfully lost out on the ducal title by a mere three minutes' grace. And he's never looked back, living his life with one rule and one rule only: no attachments. But to Alexandra Mountbatten, the fearless woman who's known him since childhood, Cort is merely the loathsome boy next door. What happens when she realizes he's grown into an intelligent, stunning, stubborn man? One. She. Wants. An independent countess seeking one night of passion.

You’d think it was the perfect setup: living next door to the grumpy single dad who needs my help with his troublemaking kids—just until football season is over. Swoony stuff, right? You know who’s not swooning? Me. I’m as grumpy as he is, and I’m fairly certain that for NFL Coach Barrett King, it was hate at first sight. It’s nothing I’ll lose sleep over because 1) the feeling is mutual, and 2) I’m not a people person. Just me and my dog, Larry, moving around when the mood strikes, is what I prefer.

En su destino Sara y sus amigas encuentran a un grupo de chicas de despedida de soltera un poco pijas, o sea, con las que tendrán más que palabras en un duro enfrentamiento generacional.

In the snowy mountain town of Suspicion, Montana, single mom Janey Hendee waits tables at the local roadhouse—and on the sly, she runs an underground card game. All to give her daughter a better life than the one she had. When her sleazy ex fails to get their daughter to school, Janey takes matters into her own hands and breaks into his place to threaten him using her cousin’s gun. Unfortunately, Janey is caught, and a local crime boss is using the security footage as leverage against her, forcing her to make a shady drop under the town’s bridge.

Con una prosa incisiva ed evocativa, Vera e gli schiavi del terzo millennio ci conduce nelle pieghe più oscure della società contemporanea, dove potere e avidità intrecciano una rete invisibile di corruzione e disperazione. Al centro, Vera: un’eroina al tempo stesso intramontabile e indimenticabile, che si erge come un faro in un mondo sull’orlo della disgregazione. Vera possiede un’aura inconfondibile, simile a un ricordo d’alba che ritorna nel crepuscolo. Un tempo protagonista, la sua presenza – luminosa, tenace – affiora ora nei silenzi della quotidianità, densi di significato.

A Olaf, el adorable muñeco de nieve de Arendelle, le encanta leer. Un día, un inesperado mensaje lleva a Olaf y a sus amigos Anna, Kristoff y Sven a emprender una misión a un lugar desconocido llamado Haus Biblio, descrito como "un mar de historias". Este Audible Original nos cuenta el viaje del grupo hasta Haus Biblio mientras cruzan montañas, buscan a monstruos debajo de puentes y tienen conversaciones con simpáticas ovejas. Durante su aventura, Olaf hace nuevos amigos y escucha un montón de emocionantes historias por el camino.

**Winner: Nebula Award for Best Novel** **Winner: Locus Award for Best First Novel** **Shortlisted for: Hugo Award for Best Novel** 'Stealthily funny, slyly smart, and remarkably touching' VERONICA ROTH, bestselling author of WHEN AMONG CROWS Shesheshen has made a fatal mistake for a monster...

Así define el autor este volumen, en una brillante introducción que sirve también de puesta en perspectiva: los doce relatos que lo componen abarcan varias épocas, desde finales de la década de los sesenta hasta la actualidad, y en ellos se reflejan algunas de sus obsesiones más íntimas, además de su evolución como artista.

Alice McAllister is a successful solicitor who likes a quiet, disciplined life. But when her business partner, Miranda, forces her to take a vacation at her holiday home in Portugal, the presence of Miranda's daughter, Joy, turns Alice's world upside down. Despite their age difference, Alice and Joy embark on a fiery holiday romance...until they have to return home to London. Will Alice be able to forget about Joy and what she has awakened in her? And how can she face Joy's mother without guilt after such a passionate summer fling?

Desde niñas nos alimentamos de relatos terroríficos acerca del bosque, primero, y de la calle después. Los barrios peligrosos, los bares de madrugada, el despacho a puerta cerrada de un jefe, el coche o la casa de un desconocido: en realidad, el mundo entero es una amenaza con la que negociamos cada noche y cada día, porque no queremos dejar de vivir intensamente.