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Twenty-eight and filthy rich, Matt Cannon is the youngest broker on Wall Street. He may be a "boy wonder", but he's every inch a man. Ask any woman-any night. But when Matt's latest fling makes scandalous headlines, his clients get anxious, and his bosses at Wolfe Investments level an ultimatum: Keep his assets zipped, get a "real" girlfriend, and clean up his act. Only one woman can help Matt with something this hard.

Number one New York Times best-selling author Stephanie Laurens immerses you in the simple joys of a long-ago country-village Christmas, featuring a grandmother, her grandchildren, her unwed son, a determined not-so-young lady, foreign diplomats, undercover guards, and agents of Napoleon.

I'm destined to become the next CEO of my family's media empire. The only problem? My grandfather's inheritance clause. Fulfilling his dying wish of getting married and having an heir seemed impossible until my assistant volunteers for the job. Our marriage was supposed to be the perfect solution to my biggest problem. But the more we act in love for the public, the more unsure I feel about our contract. Caring about Iris was never part of the deal. Especially not when breaking her heart is inevitable.

One mistake destroys my career. I go from most eligible bachelor to monster, hiding from the world. At least until Chloe breaks into my home. My new fake girlfriend is a temporary fix to my biggest problem. But as our game changes, so do my feelings. There's only one issue stopping me from claiming her. Me.

Chicago, 1931. Prima di trovare la Casa Harper Curtis era uno dei tanti vagabondi in una città schiacciata dalla Depressione. Poi una voce lo attira in quella che sembra solo una villa in rovina, e la sua vita cambia per sempre. Le porte della Casa permettono di viaggiare nel tempo e lui incomincia ad assaporare le meraviglie del futuro. Ma Harper Curtis è anche un uomo violento e crudele, un sadico, e a farne le spese sono giovani donne, forti, indipendenti e ricche di talento.

La maggior parte degli uomini è morta. Tre anni dopo la pandemia nota come Manfall, i governi resistono ancora e la vita continua, ma un mondo gestito da donne non è sempre un posto migliore. Il dodicenne Miles è uno degli ultimi ragazzi in vita e sua madre, Cole, lo proteggerà a tutti i costi. In fuga dopo un orribile atto di violenza – e perseguitata dalla sua stessa sorella spietata, Billie – tutto ciò che Cole vuole è crescere suo figlio da qualche parte in cui non sarà una semplice risorsa riproduttiva o un oggetto sessuale. Un posto chiamato casa...

Fresh off being named Citizen magazine’s Man of the Year, New York City’s youngest mayor, Robert Davenport, decides it’s time to strategize. Next move: a bid for the governor’s seat. In his way: an incumbent with a flawless reputation. He also has an Achilles’ heel: an estranged wild-child daughter with a past so scandalous it could be Robert’s ticket to victory. And a charm so irresistible it could be Robert’s downfall. Rebellion is a thing of the past for Adeline Blake. As New York’s premier event planner, she’s all about reform and respectability.

La detective Gabriella Versado ha visto molti cadaveri. Ma questo è unico anche per gli standard di Detroit: per metà ragazzo e metà cervo, fusi insieme. Con la scoperta di cadaveri sempre più strani e inquietanti, come farà la città a resistere a una realtà che si sta già lacerando? Se siete Layla, la figlia adolescente secchiona della detective Versado, inizierete un pericoloso flirt con un potenziale predatore online. Se siete il disperato giornalista freelance Jonno, farete di tutto per ottenere l’esclusiva su una storia sconvolgente.

La famiglia di Skye Turner va in pezzi il giorno della morte di sua sorella Ginny. Tutti nella loro piccola comunità nelle isole scozzesi l'hanno creduto solo un terribile incidente, ma più di una persona in città è perseguitata da un segreto di quella notte... A Skye non resta che fuggire lontano, attanagliata dal senso di colpa per non essersi presa cura di sua sorella e schiacciata dalla sensazione che la madre la accusi per la perdita che ha distrutto ogni speranza e gioia del futuro.

Eleven-year-old Japanese American Owen has been in Japan for his sixth-grade year. By March he finally feels like he's getting the hang of the new culture, making friends at school, and feeling at home with the "weird" food. But early one morning, everything changes - and Owen suddenly finds himself just trying to survive one of history's most devastating disasters.

The Memory Thief is the remarkable true story of a team of doctors who - through years of scientific sleuthing and observant care - discover a surprising connection between opioids and memory, one that holds promise and peril for any one of us.

CRISPR gene-editing technology came out as a massive biotech breakthrough in the last decade, but most people have still never heard of it. In this five-part series, food anthropologist Dr. Lauren Crossland-Marr takes listeners into the labs where researchers are tinkering with food genes, to help break down the problems they’re hoping to solve – and what’s at stake.

As a private eye in New York City, it’s Jessica Jones’s job to investigate humanity’s worst, unleashed impulses. Possessing superhuman strength and endurance does nothing to help her process other people’s tragedies, much less her own slate of unresolved traumatic issues. Realizing drinking and hitting things is no way to cope with her problems—no matter how much fun it is—Jessica gives therapy a try. But she finds it hard to look after herself when so many people need help.

A sexy agent hounds Wall Street's hottest new wolf in an exhilarating novel from New York Times best-selling author Lauren Layne. Ian Bradley is the definition of a Wall Street hotshot: seven-figure salary, designer suits, and a corner office. His drive off the floor is just as potent. Every woman who knows him has felt the rush. But now he's met his match in Lara McKenzie - a woman with the power to bring Ian to his knees. An ambitious, whip-smart daughter of FBI agents, Lara is a rising star in fighting white-collar crime.

During the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius, one boy struggles to escape. Can he survive the most devastating disaster of ancient times? In this thrilling addition to the best-selling I Survived series, listeners are taken back to antiquity with a young boy trying to escape as the giant Mount Vesuvius erupts. Does he have what it takes to survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?

Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck - he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first-class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever.

An alpha among the wolves of Wall Street, Kennedy Dawson rose to the top of the pack by striking the right contracts at the right times. But there's one deal that's been giving him a run for his money - a pact to never again let his assistant, Kate, get under his skin. She may be smart, gorgeous, and sharp as a whip, but she's definitely off-limits.

When Nory’s magic first appeared, her father wanted her to go to fancy, selective Sage Academy, where he is the headmaster. But Nory’s magic went upside down at the worst possible moment, and she was sent to Dunwiddle Middle School instead! The good news? Nory loves Dunwiddle, and her best friends have upside down magic, too! The bad news? When a flood wrecks Dunwiddle, Nory and her UDM friends are forced to relocate...to Sage Academy!

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood—along with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the new Gilmore Girls, where she plays the...

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