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Baghdad is the chosen location for a secret summit of superpowers, concerned but not convinced, about the development of an, as yet, unidentified and undescribed secret weapon. Only one man has the proof that can confirm the nature of this fantastic secret weapon, a British agent named Carmichael. Unfortunately the criminal organisation responsible for the weapon's development will stop at nothing to prevent him entering Baghdad and presenting his proof to the assembled delegates.

Theo is determined to seek happiness with her husband's business rival, Vincent. Having fled London for Paris, however, she soon learns of Richard's financial collapse - and discovers that rather more than just his job is at stake.

Politics and passion are inextricably bound together in this compelling drama. The Boleyn family is keen to rise through the ranks of society, and what better way to attract the attention of the most powerful in the land than to place their most beautiful young woman at court? But Mary becomes the king's mistress at a time of change. He needs his personal pleasures, but he also needs an heir. The unthinkable happens and the course of English history is irrevocably changed.

On June 21st, the longest day of the year. You're home, alone, your baby is in nursery. Life finally feels calm again. And then you hear the breaking news alert - there's a siege taking place just down the road, and it's being live-streamed. Three hostages sit in three chairs, bags over their heads. Their shoulders are moving up and down, almost imperceptibly. Living, breathing, frightened people. And then you see the person who has taken them, who's standing in front of them, on camera, with a gun. It's your husband. Nobody knows it but you. What do you do?

Sein Name ist Khazaar Drasurq, und er ist anders als alle Männer, die sie kannte. Er ist gefährlich. Er ist unberechenbar. Für Cassie ist er der begehrenswerteste Mann, den ihre Augen je erblickt haben. Für Khazaar hingegen existiert sie nur, um den Fortbestand seiner Rasse zu sichern. Sie ist ein kleines Rädchen in einem großen Plan, den der besitzergreifende Alienlord verfolgt.

I love nothing more than my job. As a local celebrity and businesswoman, I’ve worked my way up through the ranks to become the biggest news publisher in the area. Everything’s perfect, except my love life. But it’s complicated. This town is nothing short of conservative and would never understand me. And my mother? She’d think I was going to hell. I’m a lesbian, and it has to stay a secret.

Leon von Bergh ist ein frauenverachtender Kotzbrocken. Emma Klein ist eine geheimnisumwitterte Bestsellerautorin. Sieben Jahre und vier Sommer sind vergangen, seit sich die beiden das erste Mal begegnet sind. Was Leon und Emma verbindet, ist die einzig wahre und große Liebe. Was sie trennt? Ein tragisches Verbrechen, das vor sieben Jahren ihre Welt auf den Kopf gestellt hat. Erst wenn Emma herausfindet, was damals wirklich geschehen ist, hat ihre Liebe eine Chance.

“Ciao,” the woman said, gliding into view. She stood with marvelous posture, wearing a long, skin-tight black dress and a hat that was tall and pointed with a wide brim. Arnold shook like he was riding a boxcar. Her lips bunched in a half-restrained smile. “My goodness,” she said. “You have fear?” Arnold closed his watery eyes tightly and nodded.

From best-selling creator Debi Gliori comes an audio collection of some of her best picture books, brilliantly read by Emilia Fox. From an irresistible bedtime lullaby to an energetic cautionary tale addressing concerns about the environment to her best-selling picture book about unconditional love, there is something for every child in this stand-out collection.

Als eine geheimnisvolle Nachricht May Wexler in eine Bikerbar in der Innenstadt von New Orleans führt, weiß sie, dass etwas gewaltig schiefgelaufen sein muss. Sie denkt, der Notruf sei von ihrer Schwester, doch als May eintrifft, ist diese nirgends zu finden. Dafür ist May selbst plötzlich in Schwierigkeiten - sie trägt rosafarbene Espadrilles, hat einen Chihuahua in der Handtasche und gerät in einen Schusswechsel. Als ihr der große, muskulöse Ozzie zu Hilfe eilt, bleibt May nichts anderes übrig, als sich von ihm in Sicherheit bringen zu lassen.

Becoming a leader in the “bro culture” of technology is a challenge for any capable woman—but it can be even more treacherous for mothers. Few women understand this better than Emilia M. D’Anzica and Sabina M. Pons. Upon comparing stories about raising children while working in tech, D’Anzica and Pons wondered: What would it take for their male-dominated industry to appreciate working mothers? Distilling wisdom from interviews with over 300 tech industry leaders who are moms themselves, D’Anzica and Pons have assembled the ultimate list of tips, strategies, and resources.

Vom Ex gestalkt, pleite, obdachlos und im Auto schlafen – Avas Leben ist der reinste Scherbenhaufen. Der neue Job könnte die Rettung sein. Aber der neue Boss bringt ihr Leben nur noch mehr aus der Bahn – allerdings auf ungeahnte Art und Weise... Ava ist am Tiefpunkt angekommen: Vom Ex rausgeworfen und vollkommen pleite wird sie obdachlos und muss im Auto schlafen. Um diesem Schlamassel zu entkommen braucht sie einen Job – unbedingt! Doch es hagelt Absagen – aber wie durch ein Wunder ergattert sie einen Job als Chefsekretärin bei Nate Brockton.

Ich dachte, ich wäre sicher. Ich erinnere mich noch genau daran, wie ich mein Kleid glattgestrichen und meine Ohrringe angelegt habe, so als wäre mein Aussehen das Wichtigste auf der Welt. Doch an diesem Tag änderte sich alles. Der Tag, an dem meine Familie ermordet und ich entführt wurde. Meine Fesseln werde ich wohl niemals los, aber ich höre nicht auf zu kämpfen. Ich werde Rache nehmen, koste es, was es wolle. Solange ich mich noch an das Mädchen erinnern kann, das ich früher war.

On a snowy February morning, the body of 25-year-old journalist Alice Salmon washes up on a riverbank south of London. The sudden, shocking death of this beloved local girl becomes a media sensation, and those who knew her struggle to understand what happened to lively, smart, and savvy Alice Salmon. Was it suicide? A tragic accident? Or...murder?

The master storyteller continues the Clifton saga with this, the second novel. New York, 1939. Tom Bradshaw is arrested for first degree murder. He stands accused of killing his brother. When Sefton Jelks, a top Manhattan lawyer, offers his services for nothing, penniless Tom has little choice but to accept his assurance of a lighter sentence.

Usually, this is where we'd tell you what this book is about. But with Chris Cleave, it's a bit different. Because if you've read The Other Hand or Incendiary, you'll know that what his books are about is only part of the story - what really matters is how they make you feel. Gold is about the limits of human endurance, both physical and emotional. It will make you cry. Gold is about what drives us to succeed - and what we choose to sacrifice for success. It will make you feel glad to be alive.

Here is the first novel of the famous Balkan Trilogy, previously successfully adapted for BBC television, starring Emma Thompson and Kenneth Brannagh. The book is perfectly suited to audio. Charting the experiences of a young couple caught up in the politics of war when living abroad, it is a compelling story of love, loss and reconciliation.

The stories and the people involved in the history of murder are stranger, darker and more compulsive than any crime fiction. There’s Richard Parker, the cannibalized cabin boy whose death at the hands of his hungry crewmates led the Victorian courts to decisively outlaw a defence of necessity to murder. Dr Percy Bateman, the incompetent GP whose violent disregard for his patient changed the law on manslaughter. Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in England in the 1950s, played a crucial role in changes to the law around provocation in murder cases.

Household gizmos with a mind of their own. the wrong kind of cold calls. And the creeping suspicion that none of this is real. Reality, and Other Stories is a gathering of deliciously chilling entertainments - stories to be listened to as the evenings draw in and the days are haunted by uncanny technologies and the absurd horrors of modern life.

By day Judith Rashleigh is a put-upon assistant at a London auction house. By night she's a hostess in one of the capital's unsavoury bars. Desperate to make something of herself, Judith knows she has to play the game. She's learned to dress, speak and act in the interests of men. She's learned to be a good girl. But after uncovering a dark secret at the heart of the art world, Judith is fired and her dreams of a better life are torn apart. So she turns to a long-neglected friend. A friend that kept her chin up and back straight through every past slight. A friend that a good girl like her shouldn't have: rage.