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Three intrepid princesses find themselves targets in a deadly plot against the crown—until their uncle devises a brilliant plan to keep them safe... Princess Luisa has devoted her life to duty, quietly preparing to succeed her father as ruler. Nothing, however, primed her to live on the run...

1. Januar 1950: In Hamburg, Köln und San Remo begrüßt man das neue Jahrzehnt. Gerda und Heinrich Aldenhovens Haus in Köln platzt aus allen Nähten. Heinrichs Kunstgalerie wirft längst nicht genug ab, um all die hungrigen Mäuler zu stopfen. In Hamburg bei Gerdas Freundin Elisabeth und ihrem Mann Kurt macht man sich dagegen weniger Sorgen um Geld. Schwiegersohn Joachim jedoch ist noch immer nicht aus dem Krieg zurückgekehrt. Margarethe, geborene Aldenhoven, hat es von Köln nach San Remo verschlagen. Ihr Leben scheint sorgenfrei, doch die Abhängigkeit von der Schwiegermutter quält Margarethe.

Three intrepid princesses find themselves targets in a deadly plot against the crown—until their uncle devises a brilliant plan to keep them safe... Of all her sisters, Princess Stefanie is by far the least amenable to law and order, which is why she’s appalled to find herself masquerading...

This is not a love story. Unconditional is a story about love. When Chris and his father Phil decide to spend a long weekend break in Bilbao, their relationship is stretched to the limit. All because of a woman. Chris learns the hard way how actions have consequences. Phil also learns that it takes unexpected blows to put love to the test.

Restitution is taking the listener deeper into the rabbit hole where the stark difference between truth and obscurity is easily distinguishable. No longer are the investors waiting for a response from the Project: they're ordering it. The Investors are demanding proof that the hosts are viable, and have issued a directive to revive several test subjects and complete implantation.

Esta Historia de las mujeres responde a la necesidad de ceder la palabra a las mujeres. Alejadas, desde la Antigüedad, del escenario donde se enfrentan a los dueños del destino, reconstruir su historia significa describir su lento acceso a los medios de expresión y su conversión en persona que asume un papel protagonista. Este análisis implica, asimismo, que las relaciones entre los sexos condicionan los acontecimientos, o la evolución de las sociedades. No se buscan conclusiones tajantes sino que las mujeres encuentren, al fin, su espacio propio.

París, 1831. Una joven vestida de hombre entra en la redacción del diario Le Figaro. Ha dejado atrás sus orígenes nobles y un matrimonio infeliz y está preparada para un nuevo comienzo. Las palabras son la gran pasión de George: con su joven amante, Jules, conoce la vida del París bohemio y juntos escriben su primera novela. Pero George espera más de la vida, es valiente e inquisitiva, siempre dispuesta a romper tabúes.

Eva Leigh's irresistible new series introduces the Wicked Quills of London: a group of bold, brilliant female writers whose spirited allure is beyond seductive . . . Eleanor Hawke loves a good scandal. And readers of her successful gossip rag live for the exploits of her favorite subject: Daniel...

Eunice "Bug" Smoot was 13 years old when her grandfather put her soul up as collateral on his dream car -- a classic 1958 Cadillac Biarritz. Now, five years later, Papa C is dead and buried, and Bug is trying to make it on her own by delivering pizzas and staying one step ahead of her landlord. And then the repo man arrives

Helen Keller has been inspiring people for over a hundred years now. After a terrible sickness left her deaf and blind at the young age of 19 months, most people would have wallowed in their misfortune and lived a life filled with self-pity, but not Helen. After meeting Anne Sullivan, a God-send who taught her how to overcome seemingly impossible odds and communicate using the manual alphabet, Helen overcame one obstacle after another, defying all odds against her.

Lady Kate Cole was a young woman of exceptional beauty, extraordinary talent, and notable charm. She was also a woman so remarkably prone to accidents that it was generally considered wise to keep as much distance from her as possible. Yet Andrew Hunter simply couldn't stay away. No other woman would do for his wife. He would give her adventure, fidelity, and a fortune so vast she'd need several lifetimes to go through half of it. What woman could ask for more?

The bar Sophia Pearce is in doesn't look like much. The wine is bad and the decor worse. But when a sudden attack of curiosity leads her to sneak past security and into the back room, she discovers something unimaginable. The most lavish party she's ever laid eyes on, in the most unlikely of places. But that's nothing compared to what comes next, to the man she meets back there. Sebastian Lock. Gorgeous, commanding, and radiating charm, he is exactly the sort of silver-tongued rake Sophia has sworn to avoid. Unfortunately, he doesn't care much for her promises.

Evolutionaries are people who lead companies, systems, industries, communities, and even nations through transformative change. You can find Evolutionaries hidden inside organizations - often their role is on the periphery. They are the people in the Research and Development Department, the innovation labs, the skunk works, but there are other times when they are more central. We believe that time is now.

A finales del siglo xix, la joven Elba y su hermano se ven obligados a huir de su aldea gallega y realizar una larguísima travesía hacia Filipinas. Allí su destino quedará inexorablemente enlazado con el de un rico negociante chino que ha hecho su fortuna con el comercio de la canela.

An introvert to the core, Aria Scott spends her days in the shadow of her more popular sister, Sophia Scott. The twins are drastically different, and Aria harbors deep-seated anger with Sophia that began their freshman year of high school and simmered well into senior year. When Aria receives a postcard from a mysterious author named X on her birthday, she finds herself slowly coming out of her shell and learning there is much more to life than hiding in the shadows of the past. With the help of X, Aria goes on a journey that changes her life forever.

This delightful little story tells of a young girl's time with her grandmother as she relates the legend of how the mischievous little white fox with all his grand adventures going over, under and through became the red fox we know today. How the Fox Got His Color may well become an all time children's classic and a perfect audiobook for the young listener.

Pssst... Guten Tag! Hier spricht Renate Bergmann. Entschuldigen'se, wenn ich flüstere, aber man weiß ja nie, wo die Gangster überall stecken. Bitte kontrollieren Sie, ob Sie auch die Haustür abgeschlossen haben, bevor Sie weiterlesen! Es ist im Grunde ein Wunder und nur der Tatsache zu verdanken, dass ich so aufmerksam und regelmäßig "Aktendeckel XY" gucke, dass ich hier sitzen und Ihnen berichten kann. Fast hätte mich nämlich so ein Raudi um meine paar Kröten gebracht, und dann wäre ich im Armenhaus gelandet bei Wasser und Brot und ohne Klappcomputer! Ich sage nur: "Enkeltrick", wenn'se verstehen, was ich meine.

Von Berlin nach Spreeweide: Eingeladen von Stefan und Ariane besucht Renate Bergmann das verschlafene Örtchen in der brandenburgischen Provinz. Aber wo Renate ist, ist selten Ruhe! Kaum angekommen, gerät sie mit Bürgermeister Brummer aneinander. Überteuerte Friedhofsgebühren, schmuddelige Parkbänke, beschmierte Busfahrpläne: Das würde mit einer Renate Bergmann in Amt und Würden gleich ganz anders aussehen! 82 Jahre hin oder her, der Adenauer, die Amis und die Online-Omi powern in diesem Alter erst richtig los. Und ehe man sich's versieht, hängt Renates Wahlplakat an jeder Dorflaterne.

When veteran yoga instructor Mila Mercado was asked to attend a new class and report back to the studio, she had no idea that the over-confident, ruggedly sexy newbie Atlas Powers was going to teach more than just a very controversial and erotic form of yoga.

From Romance Writers of America comes a never-before-published collection of tales that showcases the breadth and complexity of the world's most popular genre of fiction!