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Claudine et son père ont quitté leur village de Montigny pour s'installer à Paris, où la jeune fille va découvrir la vie parisienne avec le soutien de son cousin Marcel, son ami, son confident et son complice. Elle finit par s'habituer à la vie dans cette ville qu'elle trouvait dure au début, et commence à sortir et à mener une vie mondaine. Elle ne tarde pas de tomber amoureuse de Renaud, chroniqueur de la vie mondaine, un grand séducteur aux tempes grisonnantes. Malgré l'hostilité de Marcel dont c'est... le père, elle finit par épouser Renaud.

Au cœur du Paris étincelant de la Belle Époque, Gigi raconte l’histoire d’une jeune fille vive et audacieuse, formée par sa grand-mère et sa tante à devenir une femme raffinée et accomplie. Pourtant, Gigi refuse de se conformer aux attentes traditionnelles : son esprit libre et son humour piquant la rendent unique. Elle bouscule les conventions avec une spontanéité désarmante et revendique son indépendance. L’arrivée dans sa vie de Gaston Lachaille, un riche séducteur lassé des mondanités, fait naître une relation aussi imprévisible que captivante.

Alain y Camille, amigos desde la infancia, contraen matrimonio con el beneplácito de sus familias. Alain está satisfecho con la unión, cuyo principal atractivo reside en la belleza idealizada de la esposa prudente y pasiva. Pero la vida en común con la Camille de carne y hueso le revelará que la imagen que tenía de ella contrasta inevitablemente con su exuberancia real. El descubrimiento de esta íntima desavenencia lo dejará a merced de otros anhelos, simbolizados por la gata Saha, sublime quimera que dominará la vida de Alain y se convertirá para Camille en una temible rival...

We all know the benefits of healthy eating, but in practice, it’s often just not compatible with a busy, working lifestyle. But what if that didn’t have to be the case? Productivity and nutrition experts Graham Allcott and Colette Heneghan present a new way to think about what you eat: the Productivity Ninja way.

A year of messaging on the Cuffd app has led me to understand one thing: Troy is the one meaningful relationship I’ve ever had. Two things are stopping it from being more: I’m an adult film star, and there’s also an ocean between us. To claim my geek boy, I’m going to have to pull out all the stops and lay my heart on the line as I’ve never done before.

Lorsque débute leur vie commune, Alain et Camille sont deux amis d’enfance que tout en apparence rapproche. Mais leurs secrètes rêveries les divisent.

Tampa Bay joins Miami in representing the (alleged) Sunshine State in the Noir Series arena.

Three wishes. Seb wants to be happy. Matt wants to find "the one." Connor wants them. Two drunken kisses. Seb didn’t plan to kiss Matt and Connor, but he doesn’t regret it, even if it has changed their friendship forever. Matt has never considered dating a man before, let alone two. Despite his confusion, being with Seb and Connor feels right. One uncertain future. Connor’s potential fate has stopped him living and loving. Can he face his fears to be with the men he loves?

It's a simple fact that the people who make policy and oversee government, sports, business, and the arts and entertainment are most commonly white men. Another fact: We cannot achieve meaningful progress if we exclude the very people who have the power to make systemic change. This handbook is free of any attempts to shame, blame, or guilt leaders for the choices they made in the past or privileges they were born with. Instead, listeners will learn to view the work they do through a racial equity lens so they can easily and immediately begin making changes.

We all know that children today are not born with a dedicated app that will seamlessly guide you through every phase these little cherubs will go through. Parenting Secrets Your Mom Never Taught You is an audio collection featuring renowned speakers and best-selling authors designed for moms searching for effective tools to raising confident, positive, and balanced children.

Can two very different men turn an intense holiday romance into lasting love?Jude: I shoot my mouth off and hide behind my smile as I try—and fail—to fill the void inside. Nothing has felt right since I was medically discharged from the army. Can there be more to life than a dead-end job and meaningless hook-ups? Kasper: I didn’t expect to win a Cuffd Destinations holiday, let alone meet a sexy guy who’s fun to be around. Jude doesn’t think he’s a Daddy, but I’m going to prove him wrong. Who knows what we might discover along the way?

All I want for Christmas is a sexy silver fox, and Cuffd Kinkmas events are the perfect places to find temporary Daddies for steamy hookups. I don’t expect to get swept off my feet. I don’t expect to want more of Magnus.

After taking early retirement from the police force, Liam is happy avoiding people and tending to his roses. Or he was, until Felix moves in next door. Felix is taking a break from his acting career, even though he's on the cusp of stardom. With his cheeky, persistent, and very naughty behavior, he gets under Liam’s skin instantly. Felix needs someone who can set him boundaries - man who can handle him firmly, but with love. Liam doesn't think he needs anyone, until Felix brings much needed sunshine into his life.

Everyone tells her she's a survivor. No one knows she's dead inside. Six years ago Melody Pieterson was attacked and left for dead. She coped by locking away her memories, burying herself. The man responsible was caught and convicted. Even his release from jail won't derail her new life. She's a survivor after all. Then the body of another woman is discovered in identical circumstances. Like Melody, she has blond hair and green eyes. Like Melody she is found holding a gold bird cage chain.

The Love Zion members are in the middle of a spiritual tsunami. The flood has them up to their necks, deep in muck and mire, and treading water looking for a life raft. The full-figured Esther Redding doesn’t realize it, but she desperately needs a change. Her Cinderella tiara is tarnished, and her glass slippers are cracked.

" Toute leur enfance les a unis, l’adolescence les sépare. " Phil, 16 ans, et Vinca, 15 ans, amis de toujours, passent leurs étés en Bretagne. Tout naturellement, l’amour s’installe entre ces deux complices inséparables, un amour qui grandit plus vite qu’eux. Cet été-là, Vinca et Phil découvrent leurs différences et leurs incompréhensions. Ces amours adolescentes révèlent à Vinca et à Phil ce qu’ils sont désormais et ne seront jamais plus. Et ces vacances s’achèvent sur un adieu à l’enfance, amer et nostalgique.

Léa de Lonval, une courtisane de près de cinquante ans, est la maîtresse de Fred Peloux, surnommé Chéri. À mesure qu’elle constate le manque de conviction croissant de son jeune amant, Léa ressent, avec autant émerveillement que d’amertume, les effets d’une passion qui sera la dernière. Pourtant, il suffira à Chéri d’épouser la jeune Edmée pour comprendre que la rupture avec Léa n’irait pas sans regrets.

Can an older man make Jag break all the rules that keep him safe? For the last few years, Jag’s life has been a living hell. His rules have kept him safe. The Heaven and Hell Club was supposed to be another brief stop, but when the bereaved owner, Michael, turns his world upside down, Jag breaks one rule after another. Being with Michael gives Jag a reason to stop running, but can he find the courage to stay?

Adam and Luc used to be close. At least they were before Luc distanced himself from Adam at 14, then eventually left home. Adam never got over the sting of betrayal, or the loss of his one-time best friend. When Luc is invited back home to help get his parents' failing dance school back on track, Adam isn't sure he can cope with having his stepbrother back in his life. Especially when he discovers Luc's decade-old secret. Luc left home because he was sure no one would understand that he had fallen in love with his stepbrother.

Colette (1873-1954) is one of the most widely read and critically acclaimed French writers of the twentieth century. The Cat first serialised then published in volume form in 1933) is one of her short novels. This story of a middle-class couple in 1920s Paris follows the familiar romantic structure of the 'eternal triangle', with the unexpected twist that the female rival is not a woman but a cat. The novel displays her capacity to conjure up a vibrantly physical world and a particular social moment, her radical yet nuanced view of gender roles, and her empathy with non-human creatures.