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Tras el éxito internacional de Mujeres que compran flores, Vanessa Montfort regresa con su esperadísima nueva novela, una conmovedora historia de amistad entre dos mujeres cuyos caminos no estaban destinados a cruzarse, pero cuyo encuentro y rebeldía cambió sus vidas para siempre. Ya puedes escuchar El sueño de la crisálida.

Have you ever wanted to create beautiful, practical pieces of art in minutes? With origins dating back to the 6th century, origami has delighted and intrigued people from around the world for millennia! Perfect for beginners of all ages, this guide is a great introduction to the simplicity and beauty of the technique with practical instructions to create your own works of art! Origami Book for Beginners is exactly the book for you! You’ll discover many types of origami folding, including step-by-step guides to multiple techniques!

From the author of the National Book Award longlisted epic The Great Offshore Grounds, here is the debut novel that launched her career - a story of activism, police violence, and white guilt in a not so distant dystopian America.

Perfect for Janeites everywhere, this enticing collection brings together for the first time six special recordings that offer a glimpse behind the scenes at the life of the celebrated author. Taking us on a journey from her earliest teenage writings, to her love affair aged 20, to the scandalous arrest of her aunt which shook her family, these fascinating programmes offer a closer look at Jane Austen and those around her, as seen through her letters, writings and final home.

The Complete Guide to the Shih-Poo is a comprehensive guide that will help new owners navigate the ins and outs of owning this unique and wonderful cross-breed. Be prepared for everything you’ll encounter throughout your Shih-Poo’s life, from their first car ride home all the way until their senior years.

Travis Vega has been a screw-up his whole life. Standing in the shadow of his perfect brother, he couldn't seem to please their father, a four-star admiral in the navy. Soon he stopped trying. Instead of becoming an officer in the navy like his father dreamed, Travis enlisted in the marines. But being the point man for a scout sniper team isn't all it's cracked up to be. Now he finds himself in a familiar place--standing in someone else's shadow. He'll never be like Lolly, the man he replaced, never fit in, never be good enough. When he thinks he can't mess up his life any more, he gets his...

Un père, des enfants, une entreprise à transmettre. Balzac en a fait le terreau de nombreux romans, les Américains des séries à succès, mais la réalité dépasse la fiction. Cette enquête riche en révélations plonge dans les coulisses et les secrets de famille du capitalisme français. Vincent Bolloré a rebâti son empire pour le rendre désirable... aux yeux de ses enfants. Mais il ne lâche rien. Bernard Arnault élève les siens comme on entraîne des chevaux de course. Jérôme Seydoux ne juge personne à sa hauteur.

"De la désobéissance naît le chaos." Kaemon, lieutenant des yakuzas Hayato, fait sa loi dans les quartiers de San Francisco. Il ne craint rien ni personne. Il a pour habitude d’obtenir tout ce qu’il désire, sans même élever la voix. Jusqu’à elle. Alba Lattini, cette jeune forgeronne américaine à qui il commande un katana pour l’anniversaire de son père, le grand chef du clan. Une femme au look unique qui représente l’interdit, tout ce que le milieu traditionnaliste du mafieux rejette. Leur rencontre est explosive, leur attirance incontrôlable.

Olivia thought meeting her favorite author would be a fairy tale come true. Declan Hart was supposed to be what dreams were made of - insanely handsome, wealthy, and a man who could make her melt with the stroke of a keyboard. But Declan isn't the man Olivia thought he was. While most authors would kill to have his success, the envy ends there.

When Grandma Mimi comes to visit, she always brings warm hugs, sweet treats...and her purse. You never know what she'll have in there - fancy jewelry, tokens from around the world, or something special just for her granddaughter. It might look like a normal bag from the outside, but Mimi and her granddaughter know that it's pure magic! In this adorable, energetic ode to visits from grandma, Vanessa Brantley Newton shows how an ordinary day can become extraordinary.

Las hermanas Fernández tienen distintos anhelos, pero vivirán y sufrirán juntas las hazañas y desventuras que conlleva encontrar el propio camino y, sobre todo, la felicidad. Las alumbradas es una novela sobre cuatro hermanas rodeadas de eventos extraordinarios que, a pesar de las adversidades, lucharán incansablemente por encontrar el amor.

One of the most popular designer breeds, the Aussiedoodle has quickly become a highly sought-after family pet for several very good reasons. A combination of an Australian Shepherd and a Poodle, the Aussiedoodle is both intelligent and well-mannered. While this breed is only a few decades old, in that short span of time it has proven to have many of the best traits of both parent breeds. An Aussiedoodle makes a great companion both inside and outside the home.

Er ist gnadenlos. Er ist blutrünstig. Und der heißeste Mann, den ich je gesehen habe. Anya Grace Krylows Leben gleicht einem goldenen Käfig. Als Tochter des mächtigsten Mafiabosses von New York ist sie behütet aufgewachsen und musste sich bisher um nichts in ihrem Leben selbst kümmern. Doch an ihrem zweiundzwanzigsten Geburtstag setzt Anya ihrem Vater die Pistole auf die Brust: Sie will studieren und das auf keinen Fall in New York! Zähneknirschend stimmt ihr Vater einem Studium an der University of Baltimore zu - ausgerechnet dem Hoheitsgebiet von Maxim "The King" Gromow.

Charles Dickens on the Oregon Trail, is the story of one lonely young woman who decides to leave the haphazard care of her aunt and sets out on her own, on the long journey west along the Oregon Trail. She rushes to town to try and find someone who will take her amongst the hundreds of people and wagons massing, ready to make the trek across the country. One kind family with seven children take her in and she ends up teaching them, along with a group of other children, and so finds her niche as a teacher on the train.

On Vanessa's first day of school, her parents tell her it will be easy to make friends. Vanessa isn't so sure. She wears her fanciest outfit so her new classmates will notice her right away. They notice, but the attention isn't what she'd hoped for. As the day goes on, she feels more self-conscious. Her clothes are too bright, her feather boa has way too many feathers, and even her name is too hard to write.

Whispers of silk, echoes of secrets… In a charming 1890 riverfront town, Josephine Felch, a tenacious Gilded Age newspaper owner, solicits the help of the enigmatic Madame Genevieve, a talented seamstress with a scarred past, to create a wedding dress for her friend, Amity. As jealousy and secrets unravel amidst the preparations for Amity's wedding, tragedy strikes with Madame Genevieve's murder. Determined to uncover the truth, Jo delves into a web of intrigue, unveiling hidden grudges and long-buried secrets. In the present day, a missing cash box and a valuable sapphire propel bookshop...

In this memoir of identity and discovery, Vanessa A. Bee explores the way we define "home" and "belonging"—from her birth in Yaounde, Cameroon, to her adoption, to experiencing housing insecurity in Europe and her eventual immigration to the US. After her parents' divorce, Vanessa traveled with her mother to Lyon and later to London, eventually settling in Reno, Nevada, as a teenager, right around the financial crisis and the collapse of the housing market. At 20, still a practicing evangelical Christian and newly married, Vanessa applied to and was accepted by Harvard Law School.

When Max tries to intervene to prevent an assault and it goes horribly wrong, she wants nothing more than to keep her head down and get on with her job. She does not want to answer calls for help, not even from Bryce, the Order warrior who seems willing to give her a second chance. Despite telling herself she just wants to live her quiet life, Max finds herself delving into parts of the city where no one apart from the desperate want to go, facing terrifying supernatural creatures and ghosts from her past.

Mail Order Bride: Cowboy Father Finds Beauty Within Her Scarred Body tells the story of God bringing two people together and finding the true definition of love in 1867. Susan, a beautiful daughter to a preacher from California, begins to think she will never find a suitable husband. The men in her town are either all taken or are not of the church. While at a store, she reads a magazine advertisement from a man in California, Gabriel, seeking a "mail order bride".

Women want me for my money. My name. I’m South Wainright and winning my heart means the keys to Billionaire Ranch. Getting in my bed’s one thing, but my heart’s off limits. Until I see her. The maid. She’s new to town. A beautiful mystery. Sweet, shy, and … not interested. For some reason, she doesn’t want a man with a fortune, which means we’re perfect for each other. I fall and fall hard. Except Maisey’s living a lie. She is a lie. Because after a lifetime of deception, I need the truth.