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In Argus, North Dakota, a collection of people revolve around a fraught wedding. Gary Geist, a terrified young man set to inherit two farms, is desperate to marry Kismet Poe, an impulsive, lapsed Goth who can't read her future but seems to resolve his. Hugo, a gentle red-haired, home-schooled giant, is also in love with Kismet. He’s determined to steal her and is eager to be a home wrecker. Kismet's mother, Crystal, hauls sugar beets for Gary's family, and on her nightly runs, tunes into the darkness of late-night radio, sees visions of guardian angels.

Blythe Connor is determined that she will be the warm, comforting mother to her new baby Violet that she herself never had. But in the thick of motherhood's exhausting early days, Blythe becomes convinced that something is wrong with her daughter - she doesn't behave like most children do. Or is it all in Blythe's head? Her husband, Fox, says she's imagining things. The more Fox dismisses her fears, the more Blythe begins to question her own sanity, and the more we begin to question what Blythe is telling us about her life as well.

Ray Bradbury brings wonders alive. For this peerless American storyteller, the most bewitching force in the universe is human nature. In these eighteen startling tales unfolding across a canvas of tattooed skin, living cities take their vengeance, technology awakens the most primal natural instincts, and dreams are carried aloft in junkyard rockets.

In this original podcast from Highlights and Audible, excitable chickadee Lola goes on an exciting adventure in each episode, and learns something new with the help of her Abuelita Hen and lots of other friendly neighbors in Chicken Meadow.

If Avery Chambers can’t fix you in 10 sessions, she won’t take you on as a client. Her successes are phenomenal—she helps people overcome everything from domineering parents to assault—and almost absorbs the emptiness she sometimes feels since her husband’s death. Marissa and Mathew Bishop seem like the golden couple—until Marissa cheats. She wants to repair things, both because she loves her husband and for the sake of their eight-year-old son. After a friend forwards an article about Avery, Marissa takes a chance on this maverick therapist.

Descubre “Aprender Inglés: Nivel Intermedio y Avanzado” ¡Sumérgete en el emocionante mundo del inglés con "Aprender Inglés: Nivel Intermedio y Avanzado"! Este innovador libro está diseñado específicamente para hispanohablantes que desean mejorar su inglés de manera efectiva y dinámica. Con este recurso en tus manos, aprender inglés se transforma en una aventura apasionante, llena de nuevos descubrimientos y experiencias enriquecedoras.

The past carries many secrets that are too heavy for our future. Things started to spiral when my best friend and I both fell for Aria Mitchell, a girl we saw reading in her bookstore in the middle of town. She seemed too good for our chaotic lives and complicated pasts. Plus, she doesn't seem like the type of girl who would agree to be shared by murderers. All we wished for was to make her ours for one night. One single taste of her, and she would be out of our system for good.

Hermosa, coqueta y viuda desde hace poco, lady Susan Vernon desea volver a casarse, y que el suyo sea un matrimonio ventajoso. Al mismo tiempo, intenta empujar a su hija a una unión deprimente. En palabras de Natalie Jenner, autora de La Sociedad Jane Austen, lady Susan es «uno de los personajes más engañosos y manipuladores» de todos los creados por Jane Austen.

Discover new horizons with Nomadic Horizons: Bold Adventures Across Seven Continents, a book that chronicles daring journeys beyond geographical and cultural boundaries. From scorching deserts to pristine jungles, each chapter offers a unique story filled with exploration and passion. This book is more than a travel diary; it’s a deep connection with diverse people, customs, and landscapes around the world. Through every story, you’ll feel the vibrant rhythms of life, the challenges faced, and the exhilarating moments experienced by wanderers.

Ofreciendo una serie de estudios ricos y profundos, el equipo detrás del éxito de ventas The Bible Recap lleva tu estudio de la Palabra de Dios al siguiente nivel. Continuando con el libro de Juan, la serie Knowing Jesus profundiza en las verdades transformadoras que se encuentran en los cuatro evangelios. Perfecto para grupos pequeños o para estudio individual, este completo estudio bíblico de 10 semanas explica y conecta la historia de las Escrituras en el evangelio de Juan.

¿Quieres aprender inglés para viajar, mejorar en tu trabajo o disfrutar de tus series y películas favoritas? ¡Este es el libro para ti! "Aprender inglés para adultos principiantes: 7 libros en 1" es perfecto para adultos ocupados que buscan comunicarse en inglés rápidamente. Te enseñamos las reglas gramaticales, vocabulario esencial, frases comunes y todo lo que necesitas para hablar inglés fluido en poco tiempo.

The history of the tablets translated in the following book is strange and beyond the belief of modern scientists. Their antiquity is stupendous, dating back some 36,000 years. The writer is Thoth, an Atlantean Priest-King, who founded a colony in ancient Egypt after the sinking of the mother country. He was the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, erroneously attributed to Cheops. In it he incorporated his knowledge of the ancient wisdom and also securely secreted records and instruments of ancient Atlantis.

Life isn’t fair. If anyone on Earth should know that, it’s Milena Semyonov. She’s suffered blow after blow, and the hits just keep on coming. Just when she’s sworn off being happy, that maybe being numb is the better way to navigate life, she meets him. Cutter Carson Clayborne. The man that finally shows her how a real man is supposed to treat her. Just when she didn’t think life could get any worse, the man that abused her as a young, impressionable teen is back, showing her that life can, in fact, get worse.

Unhinged. Obsessive. Possessive. Stalker. The words others would probably use to describe me. But I’m not. I’m not unhinged. I’m not crazy. Obsessive? Possessive? Very much so. But what’s love if not a burning obsession for another? I’m absolutely obsessed with her and even though she doesn’t know it yet, we’re meant to be. And after this she’ll be mine and everything that’s wrong will be right.

Jude ha llegado a un acuerdo con el rey malvado, Cardan, y se ha convertido en el poder en la sombra. Navegar en un mar de alianzas plagado de traiciones constantes ya es lo bastante complicado, pero Cardan, encima, es terriblemente difícil de controlar y hace todo lo que puede para humillar y minar a Jude, aunque su fascinación por ella permanece intacta. Cuando resulta evidente que alguien cercano a Jude planea traicionarla, lo que no solo pondrá en peligro su vida sino también la de aquellos a los que más quiere, Jude deberá desenmascarar al traidor.

Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their elite boarding school. But then, Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal, and they’ve barely spoken since. Until now, when Lillian gets a letter from Madison pleading for her help. Madison’s twin stepkids are moving in with her family, and she wants Lillian to be their caretaker. However, there’s a catch: The twins spontaneously combust when they get agitated, flames igniting from their skin in a startling but beautiful way.

For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man. Hundreds of years later, in New York City at the cusp of the '60s, when the whole world is about to change, Susanna Owens knows that her three children are dangerously unique.

Most people don’t even notice them – three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion.

¿Cómo hacen algunas personas para superar con entereza las adversidades de la vida, las crisis profesionales o, incluso, graves traumas personales? Este libro revela los rasgos sobresalientes de aquellos que salen fortalecidos de los desafíos, ayuda a entrenar el cerebro para soportar las tensiones de la vida diaria y proporciona un método para rehacer eficazmente una carrera profesional. Este título incluye artículos de: Daniel Goleman, Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld y Shawn Achor.

The first time Cassius Ulysses Costas met Alice Paradis, she was in a string bikini and filling up a long line of boats that were there just to see her. She was 18 and every man’s wet dream. Even his. For the longest time, he went out of his way to stay as far away from her as he could get without actually taking his eyes off of her. For years, he was the better person. He played his hand close, and not a single person would know just how obsessed he was with her.