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Bloccata su un’isola deserta con un playboy milionario? Sono una ragioniera nerd abituata a cose fiscali… non fisiche. Arrivo sull’isola privata della mia migliore amica per festeggiare il suo primo anniversario di matrimonio. Fico, vero? Certo, fino a quando una tempesta tropicale non mi blocca lì da sola con il testimone dello sposo. E ovviamente la tempesta trascina il suo lussuoso idrovolante in alto mare. Lasciatemelo dire: essere costretti a sopravvivere nella natura selvaggia (okay, nel comfort di un’isola privata di lusso) con Jonah Wells non è la situazione più ideale.

Bloccata in un bar della stazione degli autobus dopo aver lasciato quel traditore del mio ex, sono infreddolita, stanca e in cerca di una via di fuga. Quindi, perchè non cogliere al volo l’offerta di un affascinante sconosciuto di nome Mark Sullivan di darmi un passaggio fino allo stato di New York? Cosa può andare storto? Tutto. Quando torno nella mia piccola città natale e mi presento per il mio primo turno alla tavola calda, scopro che Mark Sullivan è in realtà Matthew Sullivan. Famoso scapolo miliardario. Avvoltoio capitalista. Bugiardo. E il sostituto del mio capo per qualche mese.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel - The Vipers. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses. Yes, sold me. They own me now. I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant.

BROOKS I never asked for much out of life—just a quiet tower above my bookshop, a bow tie collection, and the peace of knowing every book spine is perfectly aligned. Romance is something that happens in novels, not in real life, certainly not to men like me. Then he walked in. Cody Cameron...

In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its...

Phil Knight, director general de Nike, nos cuenta por primera vez la auténtica historia detrás de la empresa que fundó en 1962, que hoy en día factura más de 30.000 millones de dólares al año, y cuyo logo ha llegado a ser un símbolo global, el icono más ubicuo y reconocido en todo el mundo.

"I Reportage di Repubblica" raccolgono i grandi racconti pubblicati sul quotidiano, come la serie "Super8 - Le storie al rallentatore". In ciascun episodio, mettendo in pausa il flusso incessante delle notizie, le firme del giornale accompagnano il lettore alla scoperta di luoghi, personaggi e vicende tramite una narrazione dal respiro lento e approfondito.

Since its release in 2006, Financial Intelligence has become a favorite among managers who need a guided tour through the numbers, helping them to understand not only what the numbers really mean but also why they matter. This new, completely updated edition brings the numbers up to date and continues to teach the basics of finance to managers who need to use financial data to drive their business.

There are many things that go bump in the night, and I am one of them. Hunters are what prevent our world from descending into chaos and bloodshed. We are the shields in the dark and the weapons of protection, walking the line of good and evil every day… or so I thought. I was born and raised to hunt, honed into an elite soldier dedicated to our cause, until those around me commit the worst act imaginable and betray me. Left for dead, I have no choice but to turn away from humans and embrace the very monsters I pursue for help.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo y Diesel: los Víboras. Controlan la ciudad y todo el mundo lo sabe. Sus pactos son tan sórdidos como el resto de su actividad criminal, y les basta con la reputación que los precede para que hasta el más valiente se ponga de rodillas y suplique clemencia. Nadie se atreve a contrariarlos, pero mi padre lo hizo. El viejo se armó una deuda con ellos y me vendió para compensar lo que había perdido. Sí. Me vendió. Ahora les pertenezco.

Jasper Bennett has always thought his crush on Malachi Danvers, his older brother's straight best friend, was one-sided. But everything changes during a family camping trip when Malachi confesses his own hidden feelings for Jasper. After a taste of what could be, Jasper and Malachi can't get enough of each other. From stolen kisses to sneaking into bedroom windows, they embrace their forbidden romance until both of their hearts shatter when Malachi receives the news his band, Surrender, has scored a shot at fame in Los Angeles through a reality competition.

I think I hate my husband, but I’m trying very hard not to. He leaves me for hours, days on end. His friends don’t know I exist, and even after three years of marriage, we’ve still never been intimate… Does he keep me close just so he can hurt me? So he can show me he owns me like my father used to? When I take him to therapy I expect it to help, even if I forced him into it, but that’s the true beginning of our end. My therapist makes me feel things my husband never has, watches me, thinks about me, worries for me, his blue eyes following wherever I go.

Pine Valley is a school rich in both history and legacy, and it's once more opening its doors to another year of students. Laila "Lally" Stewart is drowning her grief for her deceased best friend the only way she knows how—by partying, isolating herself, and leaving her friends behind—until her school notices her debauchery and gives her one last chance to prove she is worthy of its hallowed halls. Only, it comes with a price tag she can't pay, at least not until she finds herself involved in a game called Risk, where the stakes are high, but the payout is higher.

Evan Shaw has wanted to be a photographer for as long as he can remember, and Pine Valley is the place to go to make that happen. What he didn't expect was to be sworn into a secret society with a dark history—or to fall in love with a man so filled with anger there might never be hope for them. Alek Anders doesn't believe in love, nor does he have the time for it. He can't chase his dreams like all the rich college kids around him; he has his family to look after and food to keep on the table. Then comes Evan. Everything he's not, he pushes all of Alek's buttons.

My father is a genius. A scientist determined to unlock human potential. Only his experiments? He conducted them on me. I managed to escape his cruel, painful control, and for years I hid. Until one day, news comes of his death. Along with the fact his experiments are still being carried out. This time I cannot run, I cannot hide. I must stop them once and for all. He thought he was invincible…. but me? I'm unstoppable.

My life was perfect. I had an amazing fiancé, a business I love, parties and balls every week, everything was wonderful…until that night. The night where everything changed. My world is crashing down around me. Everything I knew is a lie and the men, the men in the masks, tell me that as they steal me away into the night. I wake chained, scared, and alone with four criminals. Criminals who tell me I'm theirs now, theirs to steal, theirs to kill. But there is something they don’t know about me, my past shrouded in darkness.

Cole Maddox isn't looking for romance. After a painful betrayal ends his marriage, he returns to his small hometown to work alongside his dad and keep his life simple. Gavin Price used to believe in love stories. Now he's grieving the loss of his parents, staring at a blank page, and wondering if he'll ever write again. As their connection deepens, Gavin's work begins to blur the line between fiction and reality. The story he's writing could expose the secret relationship they've tried to keep hidden, and Cole isn't sure if risking his heart is worth it when privacy is no longer certain.

A part-time professor and photojournalist, Hayden immerses himself in work, finding it easier to face the world from behind his camera lens. When his one-night fling walks into his classroom four days later, his carefully constructed walls begin to crumble. Carefree frat boy Tyler Statler loves a good time. He's eager to take advantage of everything college life offers before embarking on his dream job as a music journalist. But when the bright-eyed stranger from a few nights before turns out to be his new professor, his world changes.

That changes when he's hired by Silas Hale, his girlfriend's wild and unpredictable rockstar brother, fresh out of rehab. For years, Silas lived for his band, drugs, and women. He's ignored every warning, refusing to give up his partying ways until the night he almost doesn't wake up. Determined to stay on track on tour, he hires Cash to be his sober companion. Neither of them has ever considered being with a man, but living together twenty-four seven makes it impossible to ignore their attraction, and one night, a line is crossed.

Pine Valley is a school that's both rich in history and legacy, and it's once more opening its doors to another year of students. Skylar Warren owns the streets of Pine Valley and everybody in it. From cars to people, there is nothing he wants that he can't get—until now. When he is offered a chance to race for the prestigious StarFire racing, Skylar realizes there are two things he wants more than anything else in this world—the championship title and Silas Townsend—and he plans to get both, whatever it takes. Silas "Bones" Townsend has the perfect life—or so everyone thinks.