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Ce matin-là, à l'hôpital de Kyoto, Yuna ne s'attendait pas à recevoir comme première patiente sa sœur Ama, qu'elle n'a pas vue depuis plus de trente ans. L'heure est grave, Ama a besoin d'une greffe d'un parent proche en urgence. Pour la sauver, Yuna va partir sur les traces de sa famille biologique au Nord-Est de la Chine, dans l'ancienne Mandchourie, où bien des surprises l'attendent encore. Dans sa quête, elle est loin de se douter qu'elle va déterrer l'un des secrets les mieux gardés de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Are you tired of your puppy leaving “messes” all over the house? What about the biting and chewing? Do you want to teach your new puppy how to sit, stay, or play fetch? This audiobook can help you with it all! Everything you need to know about German shepherd training and basic obedience. This audiobook is guaranteed to answer any beginner's questions about training your German shepherd and is a must have for anyone thinking of getting a German shepherd puppy.

Following the success of Paris Noir, the Akashic Noir Series has expanded to include the famously diverse and sometimes controversial suburbs of this legendary city.

Lucifer a pris ma magie.D'accord, techniquement, c'est Derrick, le connard d'incube, qui l'a prise, mais c’est le sous-fifre de Lucifer et il suivait les ordres. Sans ma magie, je ne peux pas être une sorcière ou une Merlin. Est-ce que ma vie pourrait être encore pire ? Bien sûr que oui. Alors que j'essaie de m'adapter et d'accepter la vie sans une goutte de magie dans mes veines, Marcus disparaît.

A fascinating look at the real Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, the designer who forever revolutionized the way women look. She was a free spirit, brilliant business woman, and beauty who never found reciprocated love. Madsen, with authority, delves into this fashion doyenne's business and private lives to reveal one woman's extraordinary progress: from orphan to millinery shopkeeper, from lodestar of feminine style to a very rich woman with a closet full of dark secrets.

Welcome to picturesque Provence, where the Lady of the Chateau, Séraphine Demargelasse, has opened its elegant doors to her granddaughter Darcy and three friends. Twenty years earlier, the four girlfriends studied abroad together in France and visited the old woman on the weekends, creating the group’s deep bond. But why this sudden invitation? Amid winery tours, market visits and fancy dinners overlooking olive groves and lavender fields, it becomes clear that each woman has a hidden reason for returning. Then, following a wild evening’s celebration, Séraphine is found brutally murdered.

Joséphine Bonaparte, future Empress of France; Térézia Tallien, the most beautiful woman in Europe; and Juliette Récamier, muse of intellectuals, had nothing left to lose. After surviving incarceration and forced incestuous marriage during the worst violence of the French Revolution of 1789, they dared sartorial revolt.

Jessie Darker goes to high school during the day, but at night she helps with the family investigation business. Cheating husbands and stolen inheritances? They're your girls—but their specialty is a bit darker. Zombie in your garage? Pesky Poltergeist living in your pool? They'll have the problem solved in a magical minute. For a nominal fee, of course....

On retrouve des cadavres de femmes le long d’une autoroute du Delaware. Certaines disparaissent pendant des jours. D’autres sont abandonnées, mortes, le cou brisé, les bras pointant vers le haut ou vers le bas. Pour le FBI, il devient évident que ces meurtres sont l’œuvre d’un tueur en série dangereux et insondable. Il ne s’arrêtera jamais de tuer.

An unputdownable EMP box set with a brilliant twist. Lights Out: The nation's power grid has failed. Hundreds of millions are left without basic utilities, and the enemy responsible for the EMP's detonation now wreaks havoc throughout the countryside. After an EMP crisis shakes the foundation of North America, Greenhill, an insignificant town, becomes the safe haven for a family. Aftermath: In a flash, an EMP blast disables North America's entire east coast. Separated from her husband and daughter, 39-year-old psychologist Naomi Baxter finds herself trapped.

June 6, 1944. Allied forces hit the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Among the countless lives shattered are those of five spirited women with starkly different lives. As the war reaches its tipping point, each of the women fight for the survival of themselves, their countries, and their way of life during one of the most pivotal days in history. Now, during the most perilous hours of their lives, all five women must summon courage they never knew they had as they confront the dangers of war alongside treacherous family secrets, heartbreak, and the ability to trust themselves.

Un petit village gallois se met soudain à bouillonner de magie, phénomène qui inquiète autant qu'il enthousiasme les universitaires d'Oxford. Ni une ni deux, on fait appel au Pr Tarrant, spécialiste des catastrophes thaumaturgiques, pour étudier l'affaire. Les Pr Élodie et Gabriel Tarrant...

In the wake of a 20-year war, the people of Lucernia struggle to believe their former enemies aren’t demon-loving savages. However, that’s easy compared to the more alarming change: accepting their nation now has two queens. Many citizens in a land devoted to the God of Purity view the love between Kitlyn and Oona as unnatural, but the young women have earned guarded acceptance in the wake of their heroic deeds. Alas, unrest stirs in the shadows. Worse, Oona thinks the Talomir family line is cursed. All who have worn the crown before her have met with untimely deaths.

“Vivid and intriguing...Evokes unresolved family history with subtle heat.” —The New York Times From National Book Award–winning Elisa Shua Dusapin, a subtle yet powerful portrayal of family, secrets, and silence set against the backdrop of a crumbling house in the French...

Mon grand jour est enfin arrivé. Marcus et moi allons nous marier — c'est du moins ce que je pensais. Malheureusement, un désastre se dresse sur le chemin de mon bonheur éternel, et il se présente sous la forme d'un dieu — un dieu narcissique, rien de moins. Forcément.

Princess Riona was eight when the Revonian king murdered her family and conquered her kingdom with a mysterious magic. She has spent the last decade training—and waiting for her moment to avenge them all and reclaim her rightful title.

Why are there restaurants? Why would anybody consider eating alongside perfect strangers in a loud and crowded room to be an enjoyable pastime? To find the answer, Rebecca Spang takes us back to France in the eighteenth century, when a restaurant was not a place to eat but a quasi-medicinal bouillon not unlike the bone broths of today.

Les sorcières Davenport relèvent les défis de la vie et de l'amour dans cette série envoûtante et enchanteresse qui regorge de magie et de personnages hauts en couleur. Ne manquez pas le prochain épisode de la série Les sorcières de Hollow Cove. Les contes de fées ne sont pas réels, n'est-ce pas? C'est ce que je pensais jusqu'à ce qu'ils débarquent à Hollow Cove. Et quand je dis qu'ils ont débarqué, je veux dire qu'ils se sont matérialisés, qu'ils ont pris vie.

After ten years away to build a family, Mallory returns to Floreana Island in the Galápagos, and to Gavin, the mentor with whom she had a long-ago affair. Their project is to build nests to revive the vulnerable penguin population. But Mallory doesn’t dare tell Gavin why she’s really come back. Then she discovers old journals hidden in a lava cave—confessions of another woman who needed to disappear.

An unputdownable Small Town Kidnapping Mystery Boxset with a brilliant twist! When a child disappears from a winter hiking trip in the woods, a retired detective is forced to confront the past he thought he'd left behind. When a child disappears from a winter hiking trip in the woods, local police believe the child wandered off and got lost. Extensive search parties return from the woods empty-handed. The child has vanished into thin air. No footprints in the snow. Nothing.