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New York, 1873. Molly O'Rinn, una diciottenne di origine irlandese orfana di entrambi i genitori, sta realizzando il suo sogno. Selezionata tra un centinaio di candidate, è entrata a far parte del primo programma di formazione per infermiere all'ospedale di Bellevue. E qui, poiché è la più brava del suo corso, le viene affidata una missione speciale. Diventerà l'infermiera privata dell'affascinante figlio di un magnate di Wall Street, malato gravemente, e per assisterlo dovrà trasferirsi nella sua dimora fuori città.

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A teenage girl uncovers the dark secrets of her Smoky Mountain town while searching for a missing classmate in this gripping coming-of-age mystery perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing. Nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, Beulah has always seemed steady—rooted in tradition...

'A gripping page-turner you'll want to stay up all night to finish.' Amy Tintera, New York Times bestselling author of Listen for the Lie After a true crime podcast reopens her cousin's murder case, a woman must confront her past at a glamorous European castle-turned-hotel where she follows a...

World famous Surgeon, Dr. Naomi Crane, is hard at work when a fire breaks out. Her life is saved by the fiercely attractive firefighter, Scotti Saunders. Naomi instantly finds Scotti irresistible but, Naomi mostly doesn't really date and if she does date, she certainly doesn't date women who risk their own lives for a living.

*OUT NOW* 'Captivating' R. L. Killmore, author of A Cinnamon Falls Mystery 'Smart, original and lively . . . I loved it' Gilly MacMillan, author of The Nanny 'A slice of pure murder mystery joy' Kelly Mullen, author of This Is Not A Game 'A mystery with razor-sharp stakes. I was enthralled...

Em 1558, as pedras da antiga Catedral de Kingsbridge testemunham uma cidade dilacerada pelo conflito religioso. Enquanto católicos e protestantes lutam pelo poder e princípios morais entram em choque com a amizade, a lealdade e o amor, a única coisa que Ned Willard deseja é se casar com Margery Fitzgerald. No entanto, quando os dois se veem em lados opostos do embate, Ned escolhe servir à princesa Elizabeth da Inglaterra.

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER “A brilliant follow-up that proves Kristen Perrin is here to stay...A thrilling story that ends with a big reveal you won't see coming, even though the clues were in front of you the entire time!”—G.T. Karber, international bestselling author of Murdle New York Times...

In 1965, when Frances Adams was seventeen, a fortune teller told her that one day she'd be murdered. Thus began a lifetime of trying to prevent the crime that would be her eventual demise. No one took Frances seriously for sixty years - until, of course, she was murdered. But for Frances, being the village busybody was a form of insurance. She'd spent a lifetime compiling dirt on every person she met, just in case they might turn out to be her killer.

Dr. Valerie Bush is a tough and demanding Head of Surgery. When the young and passionate surgeon Dr. Ella Ashton joins her team, Valerie is shocked by her own immediate attraction to the beautiful Ella. Ella was fired from her last hospital for breaking hospital rules and it seems like she hasn't learnt much from that. Ella makes decisions from her heart and Valerie runs her hospital by the rules—it isn't long before they clash.

Haunted by the grief of losing her beloved wife, Dr. Agnes Frame has no interest in love. She is shocked when she finds an intense attraction to Dr. Cora Hope, the new trauma surgeon. Agnes tries hard to deny the chemistry between them, but it is there at every turn. Cora is young, sensual, and passionate but Agnes can't stop the guilt that haunts her long enough to give Cora a chance.

"Conta più chi ti conosce di chi conosci tu" ha scritto Wisława Szymborska. Raffaele La Capria, una delle voci più influenti dell'Italia del Novecento, rende omaggio alla letteratura - compagna di vita, unica àncora di salvezza in un'epoca "senza maestri" - e ai tanti amici, alcuni ormai salpati come lui per un impalpabile altrove, attraverso più di settant'anni di lettere, scritte e ricevute.

Une fois passé le cap de la quarantaine, travailler devient facultatif pour la plupart des Québécois. Quoi, vous n’étiez pas au courant ? En fait, il s’agit du secret le mieux gardé de notre système économique : la sur­consommation et l’analphabétisme financier nous main­tien­nent artificiellement prisonniers du métro-boulot-dodo. Ins­piré par la stratégie FIRE ( Financial Independence, Retire Early ), j’ai moi-même pris ma retraite à 39 ans, sans gagner à la loterie et en dépit d’un salaire moyen.

A seemingly ordinary Chicago street harbors a sinister secret - an abandoned house where a young boy, Paul, mysteriously vanished. His sister, Jessie, was the last person to see him alive and has been haunted by the incident ever since. The house is feared by the neighborhood children and is...

Maladie effroyable et énigmatique, le cancer est très souvent perçu comme une calamité qui frappe au hasard, une adversité contre laquelle nous sommes impuissants. Ce sentiment d'impuissance n'a cependant pas sa raison d'être, car quantité d'études ont démontré qu'il existe un lien direct entre le tabagisme, le surpoids, la sédentarité, l'alimentation, l'exposition aux rayons ultraviolets, le manque de sommeil et la progression du cancer.

Sometimes there is an entire year that sparkles in the memory as a time brimming over with the fullness of life. By the age of 10, Annie’s intervals of awakening began to occur more frequently; the hours and minutes of the years that followed were spent reveling in the delights and the anguishes that accompany being fully alive.

Top surgeon, Dr. Scarlett Miller has had every privilege in life—except she has never dared to be honest about who she really is. She has always had a fiercely guarded heart and at work she constantly clashes with gorgeous and feisty rival surgeon Dr. Gianna Rodriguez. When Scarlett finally admits to herself that she might not be totally straight she seeks solace online on a forum for Sapphic women. Scarlett meets an anonymous woman on the forum who she has a real connection with.

Em 1770, a invenção da máquina de fiar inaugura uma nova era na indústria da tecelagem. Na Inglaterra, um governo despótico está determinado a fazer do país um poderoso império comercial. No entanto, ao mesmo tempo que a capacidade de produção se multiplica, os perigosos equipamentos recém-inventados tornam alguns empregos obsoletos e destroem famílias.

Dr. Amory Paver and Dr. Blake Gold have a long standing rivalry since medical school ever since Blake slept with Amory's girlfriend. Now they are both top surgeons in their field and they are sent on a mission to a remote village in Africa together. Only they don't realize who they will be working with until they get there. They will have to share a cabin and there is only one bed. Sparks fly between them and long buried feelings are stirred up.

Harper, institutrice pour enfants d’âge préscolaire, se retrouve en urgence avec deux frères orphelins à placer. Lorsque son appartement devient inhabitable, elle se tourne vers Knox Daniels, le meilleur ami de son frère aîné, qui lui propose son aide — et son domicile. Knox, pilote...