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“I expect you might think the story I am about to tell you is untrue or perversely gothic in some unhealthy way. You might even think I’ve exaggerated the facts in order to twist this book into a modern-day metaphor on the exploitation of human creation, as did Mary Shelley with Frankenstein...

A race-against-time thriller for fans of Tana French and Megan Abbott: To save a missing girl, FBI Agent Elsa Myers may have to lose herself. Even as her father lies dying in a hospital north of New York City, FBI Agent Elsa Myers can't ignore a call for help. A teenage girl has disappeared from...

An action-packed and hilarious animal fantasy adventure from New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer, “this new series stunner” (Kirkus starred review) will thrill fans of Warriors and Spirit Animals. Caldera has forever been divided into the animals...

A riveting exploration of the most difficult and important part of what doctors do, by Yale School of Medicine physician Dr. Lisa Sanders, author of the monthly New York Times Magazine column "Diagnosis," the inspiration for the hit Fox TV series House, M.D. "The experience of being ill can be...

Alan and Lisa Robertson, members of America’s favorite back woods family and the Duck Commander Clan, take on the topic of relationships as they share the secrets that saved their marriage. Infidelity, deceit, distrust, and shame. Unfortunately, these are recurring themes in many of today’s...

Lisa Sugar has an amazing job. She spends her days at POPSUGAR creating content about pop culture, must-have handbags and makeup, healthy recipes, and Instagram-worthy sweets. She manages an enormously successful, growing company with employees who love what they do. And her life is just as...

THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER Soon to be a BBC One and HBO Max limited four-part series, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Morning Show; Misbehaviour) and multiple Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Emmy-nominated actor David Oyelowo (Selma; Les Misérables) “A pitch-perfect novel of psychological...

If forgiving your ex-husband was easy, everybody would do it. Brent had cheated on Dayna and coldly said goodbye to her seven long years ago—dashing her hopes of having children or growing old with the love of her life. Working hard to make herself successful as a hospital executive, Dayna has...

This book is written in a devotional style and is for anyone struggling to find their place and purpose in life. Sharing some of the lessons that God has taught me through my horses and the Scriptures in overcoming my struggles, I attempt to take the listener along with me on an imaginary trail ride to talk together about the struggles we may share.

Blue House: Ten Years on the Way Home tells the struggles, traumas and tragedies of a family in the former USSR during Stalin's reign, pre-WWII. Dispossessed of the happy home and wealth they built through their own sweat and labor, they were forced to withstand horrors and hardships as their daily bread...when there was any bread.

After a devastating divorce and the loss of her family’s historic hotel, almost-sixty Jess Bryant is ready to disappear—until a crumbling seaside inn on Anna Maria Island offers one last shot at starting over. With her twin sister by her side and a brooding handyman who seems tied to the inn’s shadowy past, Jess begins rebuilding what’s broken. But the island has secrets—and Jess is at the center of them. Dreams that don’t feel like dreams. A love story lost to time. And the ghost of Rose Holt, the inn’s former owner, whispering through the walls.

Little Badger can't wait to enter the annual snow sculpture contest. He practices his sculptures every day and is determined to win a prize. But when an accident occurs and his plans are dashed, he's sad, angry, and confused. Even Christmas doesn't feel so exciting. Why would God let such a thing happen, and why doesn't He just fix everything when you ask Him to?

After a devastating divorce and the loss of her family’s historic hotel, almost-sixty Jess Bryant is ready to disappear—until a crumbling seaside inn on Anna Maria Island offers one last shot at starting over. With her twin sister by her side and a brooding handyman who seems tied to the inn’s shadowy past, Jess begins rebuilding what’s broken. But the island has secrets—and Jess is at the center of them. Dreams that don’t feel like dreams. A love story lost to time. And the ghost of Rose Holt, the inn’s former owner, whispering through the walls.

Plus d'un an après leur dernière rencontre, Romy poursuit ses études de journalisme en France, tandis que Thomas a repris sa carrière de quarterback. Réunis malgré eux par leur meilleure amie Alba, Romy et Thomas redoutent de se revoir. Ils ne peuvent pas se retrouver. Ne doivent pas se désirer. Pourtant, entre souvenirs, émotions et révélations, leur histoire ne fait que commencer.

County Cork, Ireland. Skye Brigid O'Shea remains haunted by trouble. But though her B&B renovation keeps sprouting expensive new issues, the refugee American finds the preparations for her first Hallowe'en on the Emerald Isle enchanting. And the naturally nosy former nurse assumes the worst after a mansplaining stranger seemingly fulfills a dark prophecy by turning up dead.

Lorsque j'ai eu 20 ans, j'ai découvert avec effroi que j'étais dotée de pouvoirs secrets, j'ai été piégée dans un mariage avec mes pires ennemis, j'ai accidentellement rejoint un culte et signé pour une compétition sanguinaire. Pour ne rien arranger, mes maris terrifiants essaient de me séduire et mes anciens mentors agissent très étrangement. Maintenant, quelqu'un tue des Olympiens – et ce ne sont pas des Titans.

Die erfahrene Psychotherapeutin Verena Kast legt mit diesem Klassiker ein tiefgründiges Werk über die Trauer vor. Obwohl jeder Verlust einzigartig ist, zeigt sie anhand von "roten Fäden" auf, wie wir den Trauerprozess verstehen und bewältigen können. Kast wendet sich hier auch schwierigen Gefühlen wie Wut zu und bietet mit zahlreichen Beispielen Halt und Mut, sich der Trauer zu stellen.

Ivy League universities can no longer be trusted to produce well-educated students. Even a cursory review of the course titles at top schools shows that these $320,000-plus diplomas may confer legacy prestige to graduates, but not necessarily knowledge or wisdom. At Cornell, for example, students can take Queer Girlhood and Intersectional Disability Studies. Even worse, these courses actually fulfill general education requirements. It is still possible to earn a great education at Ivy League universities, but doing so requires prudence and persistence.

Eine Liebe, die alles verändert: die Tochter des Stallmeisters und der Erbe der Burnham Dynastie Cathy hat sich nie für das Leben der Schönen und Reichen interessiert. Doch als sie unerwartet zu ihrem Vater ziehen muss, der als Stallmeister auf dem Burnham-Anwesen arbeitet, wird sie in die dunklen Machenschaften der aristokratischen Familie verwickelt. Besonders Josh, der 18-jährige Enkel des Earls, verkörpert alles, was Cathy nicht ausstehen kann – bis ein Mord die Familie erschüttert und Cathys Vater ins Visier der Ermittlungen gerät.

As her brother lies in a coma after a near-fatal car accident, twenty-two-year-old Grace Brighton climbs the Hollywood Sign to make a desperate wish for his recovery. She loses her footing and plummets to the ground below—only there is no impact. Instead, she finds herself the center of attention at a film studio . . . in 1953 Hollywood. Everyone believes she's Alice Montgomery, a rising star she bears an eerie resemblance to, who disappeared just days earlier.