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With her children evacuated and her husband at the front, Tory Pace is grudgingly sharing the family home with her irascible mother, working at the local gelatin factory - to help the war effort - and generally doing just about as well as could be expected in difficult times. Her quiet life is thrown into turmoil, however, when her prisoner-of-war husband, Donald, makes an outrageous demand for sexual gratification: He wants a dirty letter!

When Tralane, an itinerant bard, was captured by the dread Sorcerer King, his only hope lay in stealing the Eye of Wyden. With that powerful amulet, he was able to escape to another variant world. But he could not so easily escape the destiny that seemed to pursue him. As he fled from world to world, each seemed to offer only greater misery and danger. And now he was stalked by the mocking figure of the Jade Warrior, a mysterious creature who waited patiently for his failure or death.

Newly graduated from university, Alex Fisher returns home depressed and suffering from existential angst. But when his father encourages him to make himself useful by killing the snails in the garden Alex has an epiphany. Instead of murdering them, he will save them – and soon, he has a whole escargatoire of snails, all named after celebrities, crawling over the carpet, climbing the walls and hanging off the lampshades.

Do you like vampire love stories and vampire romance from different countries? If so, you will really enjoy our 5 in 1 Vampire Love Story Box Set: Stories of Vampire Romance from Around the World.

¡En este Podcast revivimos el pasado glorioso y aceleramos al futuro de la F1 con historias apasionantes contadas desde el estilo de Gerard Van Pratt que te dejarán con ganas de más adrenalina y emociones!

Disillusioned corporate mover and shaker Logan Prince wanted out of the rat race… But he hadn’t foreseen a near fatal mugging laying him low… or the help from a stranger who looked exactly like him facilitating that change. Neither had he planned on being nursed back to health by a reluctant angel. Carmen Sanchez’s dark eyes and soft caresses ignited more than desire…Logan wanted to find out everything he could about her. So he made a daring bargain with his look-alike rescuer…He traded places with the cowboy drifter so that he might learn more about the exotic beauty, and ...

The astronauts headed to the moon in December 1972 thought they knew what to expect. They would soon be exploring the moon’s surface in a lunar rover, traveling farther than anyone before them. They would be collecting soil and rock samples for study back on Earth and could expect to learn about the moon’s physical makeup and age.

Being financially unprepared for the future can feel like a weight around your neck. Changing your financial mindset is the most important thing. Instead of living paycheck to paycheck with no plan for saving money, you will learn to think of money saved as an investment in your future and a cushion against emergency expenses. Want to better manage your money? Here is where you take your very first step, just listen to this audiobook now!

Two investment bankers weekly explore how tech, finance, markets and regulations are radically redefining the world of energy: Renewable Energy, Electric Cars, Hydrogen, Battery Storage, Digitisation...Your co-hosts: from Berlin, Gerard Reid and from London, Laurent Segalen.Our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/redefining-energy/X handle: @Redef_Energy

Here is a compelling tale sure to delight the most discerning reader of Victorian tales of terror and the supernatural.

Inspiré par l’artiste antillaise Marie Martinez, surnommée la Malibran noire, le récit met en scène une narratrice universitaire qui fait des recherches sur ce personnage. Son travail est perturbé par l’irruption dans sa vie d'une chanteuse qui pourrait bien avoir quelque chose à voir avec l'artiste que Nadar photographia du temps de sa splendeur, mais aussi de sa déchéance. Le texte de Marie N’Diaye retrace au prix de multiples détours, le parcours méconnu de la chanteuse Maria Martinez.

À 30 ans, Matt Evans est un compétiteur né à la carrière prometteuse. Son but ultime : ouvrir sa boîte de consulting avec son meilleur ami, Neal, dans le domaine de la haute finance à New York. Côté cœur ? Il n'a pas le temps pour ce genre de conneries. Amateur de belles femmes, il a pour devise de profiter de chaque opportunité qui s'offre à lui. Sans aucune promesse. Aucun engagement. Le sexe pour le sexe.

According to an ancient Japanese legend, the soul of a cat can inhabit a human being. This story took place in a royal palace in medieval Japan many, many years ago. The main characters are the Prince and Princess of Hizen, who are very much in love.

Vous rêvez d'être la meilleure amante qu'il ait jamais connue ? De découvrir les caresses qu'il préfère, les baisers qui lui font perdre la tête et les positions érotiques qui le rendent fou ? Bref, vous voulez combler l'homme que vous aimez ? Plus facile à dire qu'à faire. Bien souvent, les hommes restent secrets : ils ne s'autorisent pas à exprimer leurs émotions ni à demander ce qu’ils attendent vraiment.

Let me teach you how to save money! Whether you have a very modest income and don’t believe it’s possible for you to save, or you make decent money but still spend everything you make, this book can help you. If you follow the lessons you learn here, you can completely change your life.

Joe knows he has no chance of catching the mysterious scout’s eye - he loves football, but he’s the worst player in his club. Despite this, he’s whisked away to a remote island and teamed up with four other kids: Kim, Craig, Ajit and Jess. There’s more to this island than meets the eye: Joe learns it is home to the world’s greatest Sports Academy. With the help of eccentric, genius coaches, he and his new friends are gradually transformed into serious players in their own sports. But the Academy’s secrets are wanted by many others.

Amanda Carter had plenty of trouble just keeping the Flying K Ranch operating in the black. But when Jesse Kincannon showed up in a low-slung black Porsche, she knew that this gorgeous outlaw brought more trouble than she could handle. Jesse had come back to Montana to claim more than his inheritance. He’d never forgotten about Amanda - the girl who’d made his blood run hot and fast. For the first time in his life, he wanted more than hot sex and a fast good-bye. Could Amanda could learn to trust this daring rogue … or would he give her all the trouble she could handle … forever?

Meticulously researched and brilliantly taught, this course is a rare opportunity to learn about Pope Francis from a leading Church historian. On March 13, 2013, the world watched as white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the words habemus Papam rang through St. Peter's Square. The crowd was taken aback as Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio became the leader of the world's largest religious community and took the name of Francis - a name that no other pope had ever chosen before.

Have you ever heard the story of Cu Chulainn? Etain and Midir? Finn and the Giant? Well, if you love Irish stories, you've found the right collection. Here you can find these and many more....

The storied Hotel Chevalier on Paris' ritzy Right Bank hosts celebrities, dignitaries, and - for one night - Lana Gibson, an American woman who's escaped the monotony of her staid married life for a cultural jaunt to the City of Light. As long as she takes her meds, she promises herself, her heightened curiosity and manic elation will stay under control.