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Esther Hillesum, detta Etty, è una ragazza olandese di origini ebraiche, colta, curiosa, dalla sensibilità inusuale. Appassionata di letteratura russa e lettrice vorace, lavora come dattilografa al Consiglio Ebraico: la sua è una condizione privilegiata, allo scoppiare della Seconda guerra mondiale e con l'inizio delle persecuzioni razziali potrebbe scappare e salvarsi. Potrebbe coltivare i suoi studi, scoprire l'amore che comincia ad affacciarsi nella sua vita, realizzare i mille sogni suggeriti dalla sua fantasia.

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Quella di Ruggero D'Armento non è una morte qualunque. Perché non capita tutti i giorni che un uomo venga ritrovato assassinato nel proprio ufficio. E anche perché Ruggero D'Armento non è un uomo qualunque. Psichiatra molto in vista, studioso e luminare dalla fulgida carriera accademica, personalità carismatica e affascinante... Alice Allevi se lo ricorda bene, dagli anni di studio ma anche per la recente consulenza del professore su un caso di suicidio di cui Alice si è occupata.

Hannes Bergtaler entra nella vita di Judith, single fra i trenta e i quarant'anni, trafiggendole... un tallone al supermercato. Non passa molto tempo, ed ecco che Hannes spunta nel raffinato negozietto di lampade che Judith gestisce insieme alla giovane Bianca. Le regala fiori, organizza cene romantiche e in breve i due iniziano a frequentarsi assiduamente. All'inizio è tutto perfetto. Hannes, architetto di successo, non solo è il sogno di qualsiasi suocera, ma in un attimo conquista anche l'intera cerchia di amici di Judith.

Mystery, crime, and grit surrounded his family, often bringing power-hungry enemies right to his doorstep. Never one to back down from any opposition, he often stood victorious. But this new threat is something different and not at all one he is prepared for until an old love comes to save him.

In una fatidica mattina d'estate del 1986 due ragazzine di undici anni si incontrano per la prima volta. Ancora non immaginano che quel giorno cambierà per sempre il corso delle loro vite: perché prima della mattina successiva si troveranno faccia a faccia con un efferato omicidio. Venticinque anni dopo, la giornalista Kirsty Lindsay sta indagando su una serie di aggressioni ai danni di giovani turiste in una località di mare, quando le sue ricerche la portano a intervistare Amber Gordon, custode di un parco giochi della zona.

After Octavian McClen murders Princess Charlotte Thames’ brother and father to gain his birthright, he takes her as his bride. Because of this union, the kingdom of Ivoca will finally have the peace it has been seeking. Coming to terms with what fate has given her, Charlotte becomes friends with the new king. Shortly, they both find the unrestrained fervor between them.

The defeat of Cades in the Northern Invasion brought two years of peace to the Rhea Lands, but, on the anniversary of his death, the threat of war returns with an assault on Liane Palace, Elhian’s capture, and the mysterious darkening of Queen Alexia’s personality. The Zalem cult behind Cades has woken to revenge his death and revive his plans to conquer Targe . . . and to kill the A’zyon Warrior.

When grumpy chief of police, Will Vance, pulls his old crush, sassy Layla Bowen, over for speeding yet again, the last thing he expects her to do is plant a kiss on him, reigniting old feelings. Layla fends off her matchmaking mother by announcing she’s engaged to Will. Their fake romance is all fun and games, but when she teams up with Will to track down the thief terrorizing their town, her feelings grow stronger and all too real.

"Assassin's Creed: Gold" è un evento a sé stante nell'universo di "Assassin's Creed", in cui incontriamo Aliyah Khan, una professionista del poker e truffatrice. Nata e cresciuta fra mille difficoltà, è sopravvissuta grazie alla sua intelligenza e capacità di raggirare il prossimo. Fino a quando Aliyah incontra un uomo maturo, Gavin Banks, che la batte al gioco. La sua unica opzione per ripagare il debito con Banks è diventare un'Assassina. Durante il suo addestramento, Gavin racconta ad Aliyah della secolare battaglia tra Assassini e Templari.

Having her own successful baking business literally fell into Harper Richardson's lap. She's strong, smart, independent, and well-rounded. Her life has already been figured out, and she is living it to the best of her abilities, along with her year-long boyfriend, Zaire. Harper is given some news that stuns her, leaving her angry with herself for being so naïve. Zaire isn't the man she thought he was. Still reeling from that news, she decides to go and have a great time at the Houston Livestock Show.

Massage is a way to touch � a touch of love. Erotic massage is a way to wake up the sensual, sexual self. This form of sexual caress is not foreplay. It is a technique that allows you to experience pleasure � sensual and sexual pleasure. The goal is not intercourse. It's not even orgasm. If you happen to have intercourse or orgasm before, during, or after this sexual massage, that's great. But that's not the objective. The main goal is to give and receive plesure.

It began with a stolen almost-kiss. And ended in revenge. She was never supposed to cross my path. She was never supposed to know about the oaths I swore or the secrets I keep. But like a thief in the night, she took my heart and ran… even if she wasn't mine to possess. As a member of the billionaire Elite, I live by simple tenets. A gentleman above all. Loyalty is everything.. Secrets whispered are never revealed. And power is king.

Jessica Hayes has only ever wanted to prove she could be an asset to her father and his company. She’s so determined to get his approval, she agreed to marry Warner, the man her father is grooming to take over the family business. But Warner doesn’t want a business partner, and leaving Jessica behind in Cedar Ridge is just the beginning of what he’ll do to get what he wants.

Forty-eight stories of brave sparrows, wilds winds, and how to live in times of climate change. A prize-winning book by the natural storyteller Georgiana Keable, sharing long experience with children in the forests and snows of Norway. Meet the girl who became a fish, married a bear, and had a tree as her mum and dad. Meet the boy who tried to stop the wind, fetched fire from the center of the earth on the back of a bird, and whose father was the river.

Marie è una bellissima diciannovenne che gode a suscitare l'invidia delle sue coetanee. Quando va in sposa a un giovane benestante, non si rassegna alla nascita di Diane, l'incantevole figlia che attira su di sé l'attenzione di tutti, come non si rassegna a una vita che sembra deludere le sue aspettative. Amélie Nothomb torna a regalarci un romanzo crudele, mettendo a nudo con precisione millimetrica i meccanismi più distruttivi dell'animo umano. "Colpisci il tuo cuore" è la storia di un amore assoluto. L'amore di una figlia per la madre, la sua ricerca di tenerezza, di conferme.

On the eve of their tenth wedding anniversary, Kameron and Aaron Youngblood plan to renew their vows. They seem to have the perfect life and are the very definition of "couple goals." Yet Kameron feels uneasy about her relationship but can't figure out what's missing. Until Bakari, Aaron's hot younger brother, arrives in town for a job interview, bold in his attraction toward her. Kameron finds herself hopelessly drawn to him again like she was all those years ago when they first met. 

Pause, take a breath, and glisten... That's the better way to phrase Yasmine Brown sweating to death on her first hike, which is, obviously her punishment for being too cheap or too stubborn to buy the outdoor-loving woman she calls her best friend a stupid gift. Most people are willing to accept her famous baked desserts as the perfect present. Unfortunately, that trick doesn't work when your best friend is also your employee. One little trek to make the birthday brat happy won't kill her, right?

International businessman Roark Donovan has just suffered the greatest loss of his life. After years of being the leader of his family, he had to walk away from them and his business while grappling with the circumstances surrounding his mother’s death. Returning to the English countryside was supposed to be therapeutic and restful. It wasn’t meant to open his heart to love again… or lead to clues about his mother’s murderer.

Stewart Johnson had worked hard his entire life to reach retirement. However, his Golden Years would prove to be more of a challenge than he anticipated after his wife passed away. Seeking to find peace of mind and warmth in Florida, Stewart became surrounded by a tribe of Snowbird residents who took him on a journey of laughter and sleuthing inside a gossip riddled community filled with the humorous dysfunction of overgrown children.