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A young, reserved governess arrives at a grand estate to tutor the unruly son of a widowed lord. Beneath her prim exterior, she harbors a fascination with forbidden literature, secretly penning her own sensual tales. One stormy night, the lord discovers her hidden manuscripts, and instead of dismissing her, he demands she read them aloud. What begins as a tense recitation soon unravels into a mutual exploration of their repressed desires, with the flickering candlelight and creaking manor walls as their only witnesses.

Covert agent Cyril DePaul thinks he's good at keeping secrets, especially from Aristide Makricosta. They suit each other: Aristide turns a blind eye to Cyril's clandestine affairs, and Cyril keeps his lover's moonlighting job as a smuggler under wraps. Cyril participates in a mission that leads to disastrous results, leaving smoke from various political fires smoldering throughout the city. Shielding Aristide from the expected fallout isn't easy, though.

Giovanna’s pretty face is changing, turning ugly, at least so her father thinks. Giovanna, he says, is looking more like her Aunt Vittoria every day. But can it be true? Is she really changing? Will she turn out like her despised Aunt Vittoria, a woman she hardly knows but whom her mother and father have spent their whole lives avoiding and deriding? There must be a mirror somewhere in which she can see herself as she truly is.

In The PD Book, bestselling author Elena Aguilar and coauthor Lori Cohen offer seven habits—and a wealth of practical tools—that help you transform professional development. In this book, you'll learn how to inspire adult learners, the importance of having clear purpose, and how to navigate power dynamics in a group. You'll also learn a new way to plan PD that allows you to attend to details and be a responsive facilitator. The dozens of tips and tricks, anecdotes and research, and tools and resources will enable you to create the optimal conditions for learning.

Maybe you find it difficult to get out of bed and you need coffee to be able to go through your daily activities. Maybe you feel out of balance. Maybe you find it hard to lose weight and you don't even have enough energy to do a moderate workout. Chances are, that, like the majority of the people in our western society, you just feel burned out and exhausted. This is not your fault as our fast-paced modern lifestyles are extremely demanding and our diets very often lack nutrients we need to function optimally.

An IndiBound best seller, The Days of Abandonment shocked and captivated its Italian public when first published. It is the gripping story of a woman's descent into devastating emptiness after being abandoned by her husband, with two young children to care for. When she finds herself literally trapped within the four walls of their high-rise apartment, she is forced to confront her ghosts, the potential loss of her own identity, and the possibility that life may never return to normal.

Miss Harriet Witherspoon inherits a grand estate… with one peculiar condition: she must spend thirty nights under the same roof as the (utterly infuriating) Captain Alec Hargrove, a war hero named in the late lord’s will for reasons no one quite understands. With only one bedroom warm enough to sleep in and servants who delight in matchmaking, the pair are soon stuck in a battle of wills, wit, and wildly inconvenient desire. To preserve her reputation—and keep the scandal sheets from circling—they agree to a false engagement. But thirty nights in the same house, with only one warm ...

I’ve been captured. Don’t even get me started on how pissed off I am. My rage is raging. Azrael is the most powerful vampire I’ve ever encountered, and I hate knowing I can’t beat him. He’s brought me to this creepy cave because he thinks he can synthesize a cure for vampirism from my pure Vocari blood. I think he’s insane.
Doesn’t really matter, though. If I don’t do what Azrael wants, he says he’s going to hurt my guys. I can’t allow that. With no other option, I decide to be a good little Rose until I can find a way out of this mess.

What if the most important work of your life isn’t something you chase—but something you uncover, slowly, in stillness? What if your presence is the greatest offering you can make to the world? This book is an invitation to come home to yourself—gently, honestly, and with great love. As an evolution of, and a departure from, her best-selling journals, Practice You, and Being You, Brower draws on her memories and life experiences, her practice of yoga and Nonviolent Communication, and more recently, her study of Zen, to offer us a road map for living with presence and reverence.

Interim sheriff Elizabeth "Bet" Rivers has always had one repeat nightmare: a shadowy figure throwing a suspicious object into her hometown lake in Collier, Washington. For the longest time, she chalked it up to an overactive imagination as a kid. Then the report arrives. In the woods of the Cascade mountain range, right in her jurisdiction, a body floats to the surface of Lake Collier. When the body is extricated and revealed, no one can identify Jane Doe. But someone must know the woman, so why aren't they coming forward?

Most people have endless negative chatter in their minds. And this is what blocks them from manifesting their true desires. What good is it if you spend an hour a day, say scripting, affirming, visualizing (or any LOA method), if the vast majority of the time you’re awake every day you’ve got negative self-talk going on inside you? You don’t manifest what you want. You manifest who you are and what you hold within you.

A school shooting is a nightmare that happens in other towns until it comes to yours. A small town in Maine wakes up thinking it’s just another winter day, but a tragedy has been set in motion by dark secrets from the past and an unfortunate series of recent events. The horror that every town fears is about to come to Hobbs. Dr. Liz Stolz is preparing to teach a gun safety class. Police Chief Brenda Harrison is heading to present her new conceal carry requirements to town manager, Olivia Enright. The principal of Hobbs Elementary, Courtney Barnes, and the new teacher, Susan Gedney, ...

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo. What if the princess didn't marry Prince Charming but instead went on to be an astronaut? What if the jealous stepsisters were supportive and kind? And what if the queen was the one really in charge of the kingdom? Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls introduces us to 100 remarkable women and their extraordinary lives, from Ada Lovelace to Malala, Elizabeth I to Serena Williams.

Naples, années soixante. Le soir de son mariage, Lila comprend que son mari Stefano l'a trahie en s'associant aux frères Solara, les camorristes qui règnent sur le quartier et qu'elle déteste depuis son plus jeune âge. Pour Lila Cerullo, née pauvre et devenue riche en épousant l'épicier, c'est le début d'une période trouble : elle méprise son époux, refuse qu'il la touche, mais est obligée de céder.

Todo cambia en la vida de Olga cuando, después de quince años de matrimonio, Mario la abandona por una jovencita. Sola con sus dos hijos, el mundo en apariencia perfecto de la mujer se desmorona. Atrapada entre las cuatro paredes del piso que antes llamaba hogar, Olga no duerme, no come y casi no se reconoce: quien está al otro lado del espejo cuando se mira por la mañana es una mujer que ha perdido todos sus atributos y tendrá que buscar otras palabras que la definan y le permitan seguir adelante.

O terceiro romance da autora que se consagrou por sua série napolitana acompanha os sentimentos conflitantes de uma professora universitária de meia-idade, Leda, que, aliviada depois de as filhas já crescidas se mudarem para o Canadá com o pai, decide tirar férias no litoral sul da Itália. Logo nos primeiros dias na praia, ela volta toda a sua atenção para uma ruidosa família de napolitanos, em especial para Nina, a jovem mãe de uma menininha chamada Elena que sempre está acompanhada de sua boneca.

Nobody comes to a brothel seeking a true story. But you will want to learn the truth about Aimée Bonnard, the best-paid woman in Galveston. Formerly known as Yvonne LaCroix, Aimée arrives on the Island in the summer of 1898. She’s looking for work in a high-end brothel, but she is also outrunning the consequences of a deadly night in New Orleans–a night in which a rival prostitute lost her life. Mistress of deception, Aimée charms and entices her way into an existence of extravagance and adventure in one of the most exclusive brothels of Galveston.

At twenty-five, Lady Augusta Blackwood is firmly on the shelf, and perfectly content to stay there. With a razor-sharp tongue and a mind far too bold for polite society, she has little interest in marriage, and even less in the dull men who seek it. But everything changes with a single, scandalous proposition from the Duke of Harrington, London’s most infamous rake. Alexander Harrington is a man of many conquests and few regrets, yet beneath his wicked charm lies a soul wearied by empty liaisons and haunted by secrets. When he crosses paths with the unconventional Lady Augusta, he’s ...

Clementine Leon's summer plans are ruined. Not only was her study abroad trip canceled at the last second, but now she's stuck in her college town. With her parents overseas, she's out of luck, and the clock's ticking. That's when Clementine's best friend agrees to let her crash at her house-until she can figure something out. Then she meets him. Arlo Santos. Almost twenty years her senior, devilishly good looking, knows how to wear a golden necklace . . . and her best friend's dad. Living under his roof for the summer just got a whole lot hotter.