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Run. When the body of seventeen-year-old student Melanie Pirt is found, DS Gabe Martin is more than ready to take the lead on her first murder case. Determined to prove herself to the cold and mysterious DI Juliet Stern, Gabe can’t afford any distractions – especially not ones that wake her in the night, reminding her of a past she’d rather forget. Because while Gabe and Juliet have few leads, there are plenty of suspects. And every one of them is lying.

The beautiful Lady Elva Chartham had returned to her family home in the country from her Season as a debutante as she had become disenchanted by the endless balls and empty-headed young suitors. She much preferred to be with her horses. Her father was away fishing and her beloved Aunt Violet came to coax her into returning to London to finish her Season. Elva was persuaded by Aunt Violet and in her London house, she overheard a conversation between her aunt and her cousin, the Duke of Sparkbrook, that would dramatically change her life.

The sequel to Liz Hurley's "A New Life for Ariana Byrne" and second in the Wiverton Sisters series, perfect for fans of Holly Martin, Phillipa Ashley and Milly Johnson. Ever since the Byrne sisters - Ariana, Aster, Clem, Paddy and Nic - discovered they were heiresses to the vast Hiverton fortune, their lives have never been the same. No longer living in poverty in London, they now own an estate in Norfolk, a castle in Scotland and a picturesque village in Cornwall.

Érase una vez un rey, una princesa, un falso marqués, un ogro hambriento... y sobre todo, ¡un gato fuerte y bien calzado! Charles Perrault fue un escritor francøes nacido en 1628 conocido principalmente por sus cuentos infantiles como Piel de asno, Pulgarcito, Barba Azul, La Cenicienta, La bella durmiente, Caperucita Roja o El gato con botas.

Rosettas liv är lyckligt, men kanske inte så händelserikt. Hon bor i London och livet tycks ha sin stilla gång - tills allt oväntat förändras. När Rosetta är arton år ger hon sig för första gången ut på en sjöresa. Ett beslut som visar sig ha katastrofala konsekvenser. Skeppet förliser men Rosetta räddas i land av den unga, intelligenta John Player. Efter att de har tillbringat lite tid tillsammans på en öde öd framkommer det att John är misstänkt för att ha mördat sin styvbror.

From the celebrated author of "As a Man Thinketh", this is another of Allen's life shaping works in audio format. "The Path To Prosperity" will teach you the secret of "Health and Success"; how to discover and direct your "Personal Force"; why the outside world is a "mirror" of you; how to direct and shape your life to "Realize Your Prosperity"; how to escape any undesirable conditions that affect your life and change for the better.

Aufwühlend, erschütternd, voller Hoffnung! Es beginnt mit einem Brief. Laurel soll für ihren Englischunterricht an eine verstorbene Persönlichkeit schreiben. Sie wählt Kurt Cobain, den Lieblingssänger ihrer Schwester May, die ebenfalls viel zu früh starb. Aus dem ersten Brief wird eine lange Unterhaltung mit toten Berühmtheiten. Doch erst, als Laurel die Wahrheit über sich und ihre Schwester May offenbart, findet sie den Weg zurück ins Leben und kann einen letzten Brief an May schreiben.

Rumor has it; they are being moved to Warsaw. Heide, who is always informed, claims that all hell is loose over there. There is talk of a German pullback from the eastern frontline. Thousands of British paratroops have landed and Polish soldiers converge on from the woods. But the Polish army is already doomed. Not only by the Reichsführer Himmler in Berlin, but also by Marshal Stalin. The Polish nationalists vainly beg the Red Army for help. But it has already been decided that the Polish communists are to take over Poland.

La decadencia, idealismo y el exceso de la sociedad Americana serán observados desde la perspectiva de Nick Carraway, un joven criado en el medio oeste y recién llegado a la gran Manzana. Considerada como la obra maestra de F. Scott Fitzgerald, Carraway tendrá la oportunidad de vivir el sueño Americano junto a su vecino, el gran Gatsby.

Her work has got in the way of relationships before but never like this. Annas job as a geologist takes her all over the world, including to the beautiful island of Elba, where shes sent to look for precious metals. And the island isnt the only thing thats gorgeous she cant believe her luck when she meets windsurfer Marco and sparks fly. But Anna must keep her role on Elba a secret to avoid upsetting the locals, which means lying to Marco even as they grow closer. When her old friend Toby visits, Anna suddenly finds herself torn between the attentions of the two men. However, Annas not the only one keeping secrets.

The Smurfs are always excited to meet new friends and mysterious creatures! In the latest story collection, Smurfette and a little girl are held captured by an evil witch, Gargamel tries to make Smurf soup, and Papa Smurf gets to know a very special nymph - but beware: she has a big secret! With exciting tales about friendship, an enchanted garden, and an unbreakable mirror, this magical five-story collection is sure to delight with tales of magic, potions and evil wizards.

Classic fairy tales and stories are an essential part of children's development. Our audiobook collection means to bring together the fairy tales, stories, myths and legends which have fed the children of many generations in the years when the imagination is awakening and craving stimulus and material to work upon.

Para sair da monotonia, o professor rural Ismael decide descobrir os mistérios das baleias. Quando ele encontra o arpoador Queequeg, eles partem juntos para a ilha de Nantucket em busca de trabalho no mercado de caça às baleias. Lá, eles embarcam com tripulantes de diversas nacionalidades no baleeiro Pequod para uma viagem de três anos aos mares do sul. Mal sabe ele que o sombrio capitão Ahab está obcecado por encontrar a fera responsável por seus ferimentos e que nenhum arpoador jamais conseguiu abater: a temível Moby Dick.

An intense and brilliantly realised crime thriller set in the myth-soaked streets of Girona.

A killer targets hate figures in the Catalan city of Girona – a loan shark, a corrupt priest, four thugs who have blighted the streets of the old quarter – leaving clues about his next victim through mysterious effigies left hung on a statue. Each corpse is posed in a way whose meaning no one can fathom.

Die #1 der "New York Times"-Bestsellerliste: Dick UND schön? Unsicher UND mutig? Dumplin' ist all das und noch viel mehr. Willowdean - "16, Dolly-Parton-Verehrerin und die Dicke vom Dienst" - wird von ihrer Mutter immer nur Dumplin' genannt. Bisher hat sie sich in ihrem Körper eigentlich immer wohl gefühlt. Sie ist eben dick - na und? Mit ihrer besten Freundin Ellen an ihrer Seite ist das sowieso total egal. Doch dann lernt sie den sportlichen und unfassbar attraktiven Bo kennen. Kein Wunder, dass sie sich hoffnungslos in ihn verknallt - dass er sie allerdings aus heiterem Himmel küsst, verunsichert sie völlig.

Marianne Daventry würde alles dafür geben, der Langweile in Bath zu entkommen. Deswegen zögert sie nicht, als sie eine Einladung von ihrer Zwillingsschwester Cecily erhält, sie auf dem Landsitz Edenbrooke zu besuchen. Marianne hofft, dort in aller Ruhe entspannen zu können, während ihre Schwester den attraktiven Erben von Edenbrooke umwirbt - doch als sie dem unfreundlichen, aber äußerst gut aussehenden Sir Philip in die Arme läuft, wird ihr klar, dass man manche Dinge einfach nicht planen kann.

Théophile Gautier est l'un des maîtres du fantastique et les aventures de ses personnages sont fascinantes, elles n'ont pas pris une ride depuis sa création : la puissance d'évocation et de mystère est intacte, et traverse le temps jusqu'à nous.

"The Magnificent Ambersons" is the 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington which won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. It is the second novel in "The Growth Trilogy," which includes "The Turmoil"(1915) and "The Midlander" (1923). In 1942, Orson Welles directed a film version of it, also titled "The Magnificent Ambersons" and starring Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, and Anne Baxter. The novel and trilogy traces the growth of the United States through the declining fortunes of three generations of the aristocratic Amberson family.

Under en ridtur i skogen stöter ett par och deras nyfödda barn på ett troll. När trollet smyger sig närmare blir hästarna skrämda, och i tumultet slungas barnet ur sin mors trygga famn. När föräldrarna kort därpå återvänder för att hämta barnet märker de att något inte står rätt till. Är det verkligen deras eget barn de tar med sig hem igen? ”Bortbytingen och andra noveller" är en novellsamling som kretsar kring folktro och sägner som har överlevt historiens gång. Selma Lagerlöf för oss tillbaka till en tid då människans vardag var intimt sammanvävd med naturen och dess övernaturliga väsen

This uplifting debut novel from Cornwall based writer, Liz Hurley, is sure to put a smile on your face. Ariana Byrne knows how to survive. After becoming a guardian to her four little sisters after their parents died when she was only eighteen, she had to grow up quickly. Now shes in her twenties, stuck in a loveless marriage to Greg, trying to make ends meet for her young twins, William and Leo.