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This is a tale of how the career experiences of a female federal government agent intersect social issues and every day realities facing women in all walks of life. As you take this journey you will find nuggets sprinkled along the way that explore love, loss, pain, joy, and other concerns affecting women. Not only will we explore challenges but we will find some solutions too.

Abandoned by her husband of twenty-two years, not quite destitute, Donna Hendricks finds a little red hardbound in a San Francisco used bookstore for a quarter. Sure that this ancient looking volume is worth a lot, she buys it without looking inside. Later, when she opens it, the book is blank except for the first page that word for word tells of Donna finding a little red hardbound in a used bookstore for a quarter, sure that it is worth a lot and later opening the book. . . The last sentence printed suggests what Donna should do next.

Balneario de Mondariz, 1920. Candela comienza a trabajar en el Gran Hotel del balneario, donde se codea con la élite más ilustre y poderosa de un país que afronta tiempos convulsos. Pero el lujo y la apariencia ocultan un mundo de engaños, pasiones prohibidas y traiciones. Candela deberá navegar la relación con Ignacio, su primer amor, que ha vuelto a su vida sin previo aviso, y Gabriel, uno de los empleados del hotel, que le ha pedido matrimonio.

Carlie is not merely traveling. A child trauma survivor as a teen, she steals ten thousand dollars and runs away to Asia. Through Hong Kong, The Philippines, Bali, and Thailand, the Lonely Planet path of hookups, heat, alcohol, and drugs takes on a terrifying reality for the young survivor. Trading sex for protection, Carlie retreats to alcohol and self-starvation. Finally, on the tiny island of oh Phangan, Thailand—home to the infamous Full Moon party—Carlie falls in with an international crew of Tai chi-practicing backpackers.

Trish Clark is a talented young musician who profoundly believes in the divine and models a renaissance way of living. She’s a beautiful old soul with a deep faith in God and a self-help expert. However, her father’s death propels her on a wild ride of paranormal activities, unstable relationships, and events she’ll eventually both regret and cherish. With her goodwill and generosity, Trish explores the needs and desires of Mary, a psychotic, bedridden woman who wants to hire Trish as a ghostwriter for her book.

La luna piena veglia sui campi addormentati. All'improvviso, il galoppo disordinato di un cavallo rimbomba sul viale. Alba Carini trattiene il respiro, il cuore le martella nel petto, e la voce interiore che a volte torna a farle visita le sussurra: «Hanno ucciso papà». Il mattino seguente arriva la notizia che infrange ogni dubbio: Severino Carini, botanico illuminista e difensore dei contadini, è stato assassinato a Cosenza. Poco dopo, l'uomo accusato dell'omicidio viene avvelenato in carcere. Una morte troppo comoda, che apre uno scenario inquietante: chi ha ordinato davvero l'agguato?

In the United States, about 840,000 children are reported missing each year. This is more than 2,100 children daily, or one child discovered missing every 40 seconds. However, another 500,000 children go missing without ever being reported. The Flower Girls is a story about three girls of different descent growing up in Chicago's Southside from the 1960s to the 1980s. Rose, Iris, and Lily find a bond and connection that transcends time. The Flower Girls evolves into something big, frightening, haunting, and timely. The story follows these three girls who become fast friends in the fifth grade.

Un segundo volumen intenso, lleno de misterio, emociones e intriga, que atrapa desde la primera página y demuestra que las apariencias nunca cuentan toda la verdad. Los diez días previos a la boda entre Laura Holt y Mark Dewitt parecían un simple trámite, pero pronto se transforman en una cuenta atrás que marcará a toda la familia Holt. En Fantasmas, el pasado y el presente se entrelazan en una trama donde los secretos ocultos de Richard y Uno salen a la luz, revelando las verdaderas razones de un juego tan peligroso como adictivo.

Messico, inizi del Novecento: Alicia Rovira , una ragazza della ricca borghesia, si innamora del capitano dell'esercito Ramon Arnaud, lo sposa e lo segue nella sua pericolosa missione sull'isola deserta di Clipperton, nel mezzo dell'oceano Pacifico. Qui Alicia dimostra la sua grande forza d'animo, affronta con coraggio una vita di stenti, di fame e di difficoltà, mettendo al mondo ben quattro figli. A causa della rivoluzione civile che squassa il Messico, gli abitanti di Clipperton vengono dimenticati sull'atollo senza viveri né sostentamento.

In the murky underbelly of the Spanish criminal world, a brutal battle rages for control of the cocaine trade. Caught in the crossfire is Joseph, a boy who's deaf and haunted by a strange gift - the ability to communicate with the dead. Torn from the only life he's known, Joseph's English mother, sends him on a perilous journey along the Camino de Santiago, to her estranged father, Fish - an ex-squaddie and Chief Warder of the Tower of London, a fortress, like Fish, steeped in history and dark secrets.

O verão chegou e, com ele, a temporada de casamentos em Nantucket, uma ilha paradisíaca localizada em Massachusetts. Véus e grinaldas preenchem a praia junto com o pôr do sol no azul do mar. É nesse cenário de sonho que acontecerá o evento mais aguardado do ano: a união de Benji Winbury e Celeste Otis. E ela promete ser inesquecível, afinal a família milionária do noivo não poupou despesas para receber os convidados em sua enorme propriedade à beira-mar.

34-year-old Willa is a successful hairstylist in Orlando with great friends, a supportive mother, and a lovely home. Everything is fine in her life, but for her, fine doesn't seem like enough. She feels caught in the clutches of the routine. Something needs to change, so she embarks on an adventure to clear her mind and learn how to live a life that is truly happy.

In the dawning of summer, the rugged landscape of rural Alaska sets the stage for a tale of determination and dark secrets. Headstrong Bunny O'Kelly arrives on the sprawling expanses of Buck Miller's horse ranch with the fiery ambition to make a name for herself. Against the backdrop of wild horses and unchecked wilderness, she embarks on a grueling journey to prove her worth, not just as a ranch hand, but as a woman in a world that doesn't want her.

After the heartbreaking loss of her mother and a cruel attack by her drunken father, Ella Parker decides that dishonesty is fine when it serves her needs. Ella escapes her luxurious but lonely life and meets an eccentric ship surgeon who allows her to assist him during a surgery. Compelled by Ella's intelligence and interest in medicine, the doctor prepares her for a medical career, but there's a catch: in early nineteenth century England, women are not accepted into universities. To fulfil her dream of becoming a doctor, Ella must disguise herself as a young man.

Schau niemals weg! Sonst wirst du büßen... Der Fund einer grausam zugerichteten Frauenleiche erschüttert das Team der Mordkommission bis ins Mark. Der Toten wurde ein Messer mit einer mysteriösen Botschaft ins Herz gerammt, und in jedem ihrer Augen steckt ein Nagel. Will der Täter sein...

Hüseyin Rahmi, detaylı ve isabetli gözlemleriyle kendi düşüncelerini birleştirir romanlarında. Hayattan Sayfalar'da da İstanbul'un dönem hayatından hüzünlü bir kesiti yansıtır. Kenar mahallelerde yaşananlar, yoksulluk, açlık ve sefaletin getirdiği zorunluklarla fuhuşa sürüklenen bir genç kız ve onu bu yola iten annesinin serüvenini bazan güldüren ama çoğu zaman da dokunaklı, hüzünlü bir dille anlatır bize. Kitabı seslendiren usta oyuncu, sevgili ağabeyimiz Bülent Yıldıran'ı da bu kayıttan hemen sonra sonsuzluğa uğurladık.

Auf diversen Social-Media-Kanälen wird ein Live-Video veröffentlicht, auf dem eine junge Frau gedemütigt, gefoltert und schließlich getötet wird. Nachdem sich die Aufnahmen als echt herausstellen, werden die beiden Ermittler Emma Bajetzky und Alex Kuper auf den Fall angesetzt. Doch sowohl vom Tatort als auch vom Opfer fehlt jede Spur. Als kurze Zeit später ein zweites Video mit einer weiteren Bluttat auftaucht, sind die Ermittler davon überzeugt, dass es sich um einen Serienmörder handelt. Doch welches Motiv steckt hinter den Taten?

Immerse yourself in the gripping and emotional journey of Doreen Trahan, a recently widowed woman in her mid-thirties from New Jersey. Doreen, naïve, socially challenged, and of modest means, finds herself invited to the picturesque town of Rive Perdue, Louisiana by her affluent sister-in-law, Lois Trahan. In Rive Perdue, Doreen is introduced to the exclusive bi-weekly women's club, "Every Other Thursday," known for its "educational presentations." Here, Lois's stylish and humorous friends warmly welcome Doreen, offering her the support she desperately needs to break out of her shell.

Jasmine awakes in a brothel, locked up in the "Trouble Room.” She must have done something really, really bad. Her plight is helped by the drugs her owners provide and by becoming “Bay”, a second personality. Can Jasmine ever become herself again?

Bárbara Medina de Palacios es la esposa del canciller de Colombia, madre de sus hijos y una mujer que no conoce el placer sexual. Después de treinta y cinco años de un muy infeliz matrimonio, regido por la hipocresía de la sociedad bogotana, decide tomar el control de su vida y penetra en un mundo prohibido para mujeres como ella. En esta aventura, llena de peligros y desafíos, descubre que la sexualidad es la llave para muchas otras libertades.