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Descarada, mordaz y atrevida, Malena es un huracán convertido en mujer en la piel de una chica XXL, harta del género masculino. Una "inocente mentira" para encontrar nuevo piso, la llevará a descubrir a una pareja de compañeros con mucha pluma y toneladas de enredos. Una chica que siempre fue la gordita acomplejada, renacerá cual fénix, ante un príncipe azul que no trae capa ni espada, sino tanga y que trabaja en una sala de striptease en sus ratos libres. ¿Será Malena capaz de olvidar su orgullo y terquedad para llegar al corazón del hombre que ama?

Tre månader har gått sedan Arthur Blidsjöös begravning och händelserna som föranledde hans död har tagit hårt på både Morgan och Cortina. Men livet måste fortsätta och Cortina föreslår att Morgan ska ta över som kyrkoherde. Själv är han inte säker på att han lämpar sig som präst längre. När Morgan väl bestämt sig för att ta tag i sitt liv gör han en fruktansvärd upptäckt. Under en bro springer han på två mördade tonåringar. För att kunna gå vidare tvingar han sig själv att skjuta undan den hemska synen.

En stor överraskning väntar Teodore Fenton när han träder in på sitt spanska hotellrum. Det är regissören Allan Åsberg som ringer med ett jobberbjudande. Han har en storfilm om Olof Palme på gång och behöver en producent. Teodore är inte sen med att nappa - sin oemotståndliga charm till trots är han som vanligt pank. Men han vet vilka knappar man ska trycka på i filmbranschen och i hans nät finns oväntade kontakter.

Nightingale Bøger er drømmen for enhver bogelsker: en lille, personlig boghandel med et vidunderligt fællesskab midt på hovedgaden i en idyllisk engelsk landsby. Men ejeren Emilia er tynget af sorg efter sin fars død og har svært ved at få enderne til at mødes i den lille boghandel. Snart ser hun ingen anden udvej end at sælge sit fars højtelskede livsværk. Men kan hun undvære de udsøgte boghylder, hun selv voksede op iblandt, og hvad med stamkunderne, der efterhånden er blevet som en lille familie for hende?

Es un placer invitarte a la boda de la década en la que Christian Grey tomará a Anastasia Steele por esposa. Pero, ¿está realmente hecho para el matrimonio? Su padre lo duda, su hermano quiere organizarle una inolvidable despedida de soltero y su novia no piensa prometerle obediencia.

Este audiolibro no es una lección de sabiduría sino un ejercicio para compartir. Estoy aquí para abrir una puerta, para prender una luz que te inspire a diseñar tu propia práctica espiritual. Aquí comparto mi viaje personal a través del yoga y la meditación, un vehículo hacia una manera diferente de conocernos, hacia un entendimiento profundo que refleja nuestra realidad más vulnerable, nuestro auténtico "Ser". A veces, ser es difícil, casi imposible.

Wo der Hobbit seinen Anfang nahm. Pip und Flora laufen aus dem Sunny Bay Home für elternlose Kinder davon und geraten mitten in eine andere Welt. Sie entdecken das Land der Schnerge, einen magischen Ort tief im Wald. Hier gibt es Zimtbären, ausschweifende Feste und kuriose Rituale - aber auch Hexen und boshafte Wesen. Zum Glück haben die beiden Kinder den chaotischen, liebenswerten Schnerg Gorbo zum Freund. Größter Fan der Schnerge war wohl J.R.R. Tolkien, dem die Originalversion des Textes als Vorbild für den "kleinen Hobbit" diente.

Abandoned by her family, alone on the wrong side of the color line with little to call her own, Eliza Meeks is coming to terms with what she does have. It’s a gift for communicating with animals. To some, she’s a magical tender. To others, a she-devil. To a talent prospector, she’s a crowd-drawing oddity. And the Bacchanal Carnival is Eliza’s ticket out of the swamp trap of Baton Rouge. Among fortune-tellers, carnies, barkers, and folks even stranger than herself, Eliza finds a new home. But the Bacchanal is no ordinary carnival. An ancient demon has a home there too.

When we came to America, we brought anger and socialism and hunger. We also brought our demons. In Burning Girls and Other Stories, Veronica Schanoes crosses borders and genres with stories of fierce women at the margins of society burning their way toward the center. This debut collection introduces listeners to a fantasist in the vein of Karen Russell and Kelly Link, with a voice all her own.

Psychiatrist Veronica O'Keane has spent many years observing how memory and experience are interwoven. In this rich, fascinating exploration, she asks, among other things: Why can memories feel so real? How are our sensations and perceptions connected with them? Why is place so important in memory? Are there such things as "true" and "false" memories? And, above all, what happens when the process of memory is disrupted by mental illness?

A family enjoy their last holiday at a much-loved beach hut. The tide brings in an old face - and a new temptation - while a writer's retreat is shaken up by a surprise arrival. The simple pleasures of the seaside compete with the Instagram dream, a couple's future is turned upside down and a celebratory evening takes a stormy turn. And as the sun sets, an unexpected romance is simmering....

A seriously entertaining collection of feelgood stories guaranteed to put the smile back on your face written especially by 10 best-selling novelists. From a hilarious race against time to a moment of unexpected eavesdropping, from righting wrongs in rural India to finding joy in unlikely places, these stories are all rich in wit and humour, guaranteed to lift your spirits and warm your heart.

Former CIA agent-turned-cowboy Jacob Donovan wants nothing more than a simple life. Just the ranch and occasionally someone warm and sweet in his bed. Until Sallie comes back into his life, and all of a sudden ,he wants to be in her bed every night...all night. When he discovers that her life is in danger, he swears he’ll protect her. Even when secrets are revealed that threaten everything between them, he will lay everything on the line to keep her in his arms.

Sister Joan heads to the serene shores of Loch Morag for a spiritual retreat in a cave up a steep hill. She’s hoping for peace and quiet, but she soon finds trouble. Six years ago, the womanizing husband of the local store-owner disappeared. Then the minister’s wife died of an overdose. Was it an accident or suicide? Then, after a sudden storm, a body surfaces in the loch. What’s going on? The grumpy villagers don’t want to talk about it. Sister Joan must abandon her solitude to search for the killer and unearth the truth.

Evil has crept into the peaceful lives of the Daughters of Compassion. At first there are only small signs of its presence. The children at Sister Joan’s school are eerily well behaved. Holy water and candles mysteriously disappear from the chapel. The beautiful au pair of one of Sister Joan’s pupils flees in the middle of the night. Then a handsome young teenager vanishes. Murder has come to this quiet corner of Cornwall. Sister Joan must battle the evil forces threatening the nuns - as well as the temptations aroused in her by the dashing police detective on the case.

The sisters at a lonely Cornish convent share a chilling secret they cannot confess...Sister Sophia is dead. Another disappears. And a mysterious last letter from a dying nun is sent to the prioress. Sister Joan has faced her own demons. Now she is sent to the convent to investigate, as well as teach the local children. There are whispers of virgin sacrifice and suicide, and the mother prioress certainly wears pink nail varnish. And who is the young man hiding in the bracken?

Maggie just wants to get through her first year of middle school. But between finding the best after-school clubs, trying to make friends, and avoiding the rumored monster on school grounds, she’s having a tough time...so she might need a little help from her 20-sided dice. But what happens if Maggie rolls the wrong number?

Actor Nora Blake finds her dream job when she is cast in a murder-mystery troupe that performs in an imposing but captivating old castle. When she stumbles upon a real murder, things take a nightmarish turn in this first book in an exciting new series.

After officially naming themselves the Petite Private Eyes, Peggy, Rita, and Dot are ready to take on a new assignment from the Lady Spies. The Fashion Twins, two local designers, have been robbed! When the girls go undercover to investigate, they find themselves joining a curious scout troop run by a mysterious scout leader. With the help of the Lady Spies and a feisty pet cheetah, will the girls crack the case and make some new friends?

It's a dark and stormy night when three sleuthing little girls get pulled into a web of mystery. They have mistakenly uncovered a secret society of some of the most famous female spies in history. A glamorous spy named Josephine Baker enlists the girls to find out who has kidnapped Chiquita, her precious pet cheetah. Do the girls have what it takes to become spies themselves?