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I inherited the business from my grams and had no experience running a boarding house when I stepped in. There’s no question I’ve had my hands full. Fractious boarders, broken appliances, leaky roofs, and a very distracting next-door neighbor who makes my engine rev. (Oops…did I say that last thing out loud?) The best thing I can do for myself is to stay away from Jack Walters. He has a tendency to cloud my thoughts and turn me into a babbling idiot. Forget I mentioned him. I mean, the real problem is the dead body my plucky little blonde dachshund, Iris, found in the flower beds.

The half millennium between the creation of the English nation in around 550 and the Norman Conquest in 1066 was a formative one. This groundbreaking series rediscovers the Anglo-Saxons through vivid portraits of thirty incredible men and women, as told by their contemporary admirers. Nobel...

10 years ago, Fredrik Eklund moved to New York City from his native Sweden with nothing but a worn-out pair of sneakers and a dream: to make it big in the city that never sleeps. Despite having no experience in real estate and no contacts, Fredrik transformed himself into the best seller in the most competitive real estate market on the planet, brokering multimillion-dollar deals for celebrities, selling out properties all over the city and charming TV audiences as one of the stars of Million Dollar Listing New York.

All Mrs. Pollifax has to do is help a bumbling CIA agent confirm the identities of seven undercover informants in Morocco. A simple assignment. But right away, things go wrong. The first informant is murdered just after Mrs. P. identifies him in Fez. Worse, she has the frightening sensation that her associate is not who or what he says he is.

The Dark Tower meets True Blood in this gritty and wildly entertaining tale of Gunnie Rose, a woman fighting unimaginable odds to keep her people alive after the disintegration of America. This is a surefire hit for fans of The Walking Dead or Westworld.

In the New York Times bestseller An Altar in the World, acclaimed author Barbara Brown Taylor continues her spiritual journey by building upon where she left off in Leaving Church. With the honesty of Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love) and the spiritual depth of Anne Lamott (Grace, Eventually)...

It was a world of airships and alchemy; clockwork carnivals; pirates; lost cities; a rigid Watchmaker who controlled every aspect of life; and his nemesis, the ruthless and violent Anarchist, who wanted to destroy it all. Anderson and Peart have returned to their colourful creation to explore the places and the characters that still have a hold on their imaginations.

Part biography, part cultural history, The Creation of Anne Boleyn is a fascinating reconstruction of Anne’s life and an illuminating look at her afterlife in the popular imagination. Why is Anne so compelling? Why has she inspired such extreme reactions? What did she really look like? Was she the flaxen-haired martyr of Romantic paintings or the raven-haired seductress of twenty-first-century portrayals? (Answer: Neither.) And perhaps the most provocative questions concern Anne’s death more than her life.

The year 1920: Flying in the face of convention, legendary American adventuress Beryl Helliwell never fails to surprise and shock. The last thing her adoring public would expect is that she craves some peace and quiet. The humdrum hamlet of Walmsley Parva in the English countryside seems just the ticket. And, honestly, until America comes to its senses and repeals Prohibition, Beryl has no intention of returning stateside and subjecting herself to bathtub gin.

Walking in This World picks up where Julia Cameron's best-selling book on the creative process, The Artist's Way, left off to present readers with a second course, part two in an amazing journey toward discovering our human potential. Full of valuable new strategies and techniques for breaking through difficult creative ground, this is the "intermediate level" of the Artist's Way program.

S. E. Biglow's Cozy Mystery Starter Pack contains the first book in each of her cozy mystery series. From sleuthing shopkeepers and inquisitive reverends to magical mysteries, this collection has something for every cozy mystery lover.

Hannah West and Elias Coppersmith have no regrets about their impulsive wedding since they can't remember it. All either can remember is that they were on the run. With Hannah's dubious background and shaky para-psych profile, she could have done much worse. The competent mining heir arouses her curiosity - as well as other parts of her mind and body. A honeymoon spent retracing their footsteps leads them into the twisting underground catacombs, where secrets from both their pasts will come to light.

Set in the 1868 Colorado Rockies, Rekindled tells the poignant story of a man and wife whose life and love are forever changed.

Barbara Kingsolver opens her home to us, as she and her family attempt a year of eating only local food, much of it from their own garden. Inspired by the flavours and culinary arts of a local food culture, they explore many a farmers market and diversified organic farms at home and across the country. With characteristic warmth, Kingsolver shows us how to put food back at the centre of the political and family agenda.

En este libro verás cómo la discapacidad puede ser una verdadera catapulta para el ingenio y que el amor es el mejor ingrediente para un inventor. Conocerás “en la voz de los propios creadores” la historia de cómo crearon soluciones para ayudar a alguna persona muy querida o con alguna discapacidad, sin saber que luego ese invento no solo sería utilizado por ellos, sino por millones de personas más.

Pilgrimage on the Path of Love is a luminous spiritual odyssey through India, following Shantila, a seeker in search of spiritual awakening. Immersed in sacred landscapes and soul-stirring encounters, she faces tests of faith, endurance, and courage. With lyrical beauty and emotional depth, the novel explores the essence of awakening, reminding listeners that the true pilgrimage leads inward—to the temple within.

Vencedor do Prêmio Goncourt de primeiro romance, Repatriação narra uma saga afro-atlântica em busca do próprio passado. Os passos de uma jovem que teve que deixar o Congo, levando consigo sua parcela de sofrimento. Filha de um trabalhador franco‑italiano exilado e de uma jovem aldeã congolesa, Annabella Morelli é marcada pelo abandono da mãe: uma mulher que decidiu deixar a família na noite de Natal. A menina cresce então à sombra do pai e de seus abusos, migrando entre vários países africanos. Teve uma infância recortada.

Il suo stalker è un'ombra che si insinua nella sua vita senza chiedere permesso. Ogni notte diventa più audace, sempre più vicino, fino a invadere la sua camera da letto. Eppure, quando la sua pelle incontra la sua, il terrore si mescola al desiderio e il confine tra ciò che è giusto e ciò che è malato si dissolve. Lei non conosce il suo volto, non sa nemmeno il suo nome… ma non riesce a resistergli. Lui è malato, ossessionato, pericoloso. E forse lei è altrettanto spezzata, perché il suo cuore lo desidera con la stessa intensità con cui dovrebbe temerlo.

New York Times bestselling author Linda Fairstein takes you behind the scenes of New York City's theater world—from Lincoln Center to the lights of Broadway—in a riveting novel, rich with her trademark blend of cutting-edge legal issues, skillful detective work, and heart-stopping suspense...

The seductively beautiful, street-smart, and powerful Lucky Santangelo, star of four of Jackie Collins’s previous international bestsellers returns in this “winning sequel” (People). In Chances, Lucky grew up in a top crime family; in Lucky, she was married three times; in Lady Boss, she...