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Maddie Whittle can't let go of the past. Life hasn't been the same since she lost her brother six years ago. So the last thing Maddie expects — or wants — is James Byron, a former schoolmate, showing up at her home in search of a runaway pig. But she needs help. And he needs a job. Maddie and James are entangled in something neither of them expected — an unspoken connection, a spark of something real.

SEAL operator Mikey Johnson has seen his fair share of horror. The one thing that keeps him going during his deployments is the comfort of knowing who is waiting for him at home. That is, until he returns one day to a betrayal that cuts him deeper than the rest. And love gives way to anger and mistrust. When his team ships out on their next tour, he finds that they've been assigned a new, temporary sniper from another branch. The last thing he expects is for that teammate to be a woman.

Marriage was supposed to be her happily ever after. Instead, it became her nightmare. When Sally weds the enigmatic Roger, she believes she's found safety and love. But the day she marries him marks the beginning of a descent into a world of dark magic, hidden rooms, and unspeakable horrors. Trapped inside a decaying mansion haunted by revenants, witches, and secrets that refuse to stay buried, she must confront the terrifying truth about her husband and the world that she's entered.

Once you have a taste of fate, you’ll do anything to savour it again. Stepping out from behind bars, Luke Jones has to navigate a world that he doesn’t understand. Unsure where to turn, he manages to find unexpected work. But it’s not what he wants. All he cares about is delivering revenge on those who wronged him in his past and finding the woman he met three years ago. The one who gave him hope. Eva. Eva Robinson’s dreams to find the right care for her father and work her dream job, come to a grinding halt after one unexpected night.

When Ciara attends the Intergalactic Medicine Symposium, the last thing she expects is to run into Kayog, an infallible empathic matchmaker, who declares he knows who her soulmate is. Her excitement at the prospect of meeting Amreth, a magnificent and powerful Obosian Hell Lord, is crushed when a pirate attack results in her near-death and abduction.

Never make the same mistake twice–an ex is an ex for a reason. And Ryan Becker is definitely a mistake you never want to repeat. It doesn't matter how hot or sexy he appears in that head of the security suit–giving that knight in shining armour delusion, you know that he is the same judgmental prick he has always been. He acts all self-righteous so he can tell you exactly how low you have fallen off the ladder of morality. It doesn't matter how much you are dying to fall in his strong arms. Just don't do it.

Claire François has it all: beauty, brains, and the blood of nobility. As the daughter of a high-ranking noble, she takes her status and the according responsibilities with utmost seriousness--even as the king threatens to undermine his realm's stability with his visions of "meritocracy." Claire is nevertheless prepared to take this societal change in stride, until one of the new commoner students at her elite academy, Rae Taylor, turns her life upside down.

Things grow dire in Bauer Kingdom when Claire gets roped into service as a secret agent of the king. Fortunately, the infuriating commoner Rae Taylor is by her side as always, helping to root out corruption among Claire's fellow nobles. But when an uprising threatens the kingdom, will Claire wind up sacrificing herself on the altar of her ideals? Experience the thrilling finale of the I'm in Love with the Villainess spin-off series--featuring completely new, never-before-seen scenes from Claire's perspective!

Charley Meadows has lost nearly everything she loves. Needing to calm her mind and get away from the heartache, Charley abandons the place she’s always called home. But she never expected to have her newfound peace disrupted by Wes Blackman. Snowboarder extraordinaire turned business owner, Wes has been putting in hours to keep his company as the industry leader in snowboard production. With a board launch on the horizon, Wes finds himself back on the mountain. What he hadn't expected to find was a mysterious girl with a battered heart.

Yardley Whitmer, code name “the Unicorn,” can do no wrong. She’s honed her spycraft and become an instant legend in the field. If only breaking up with her girlfriend were as easy as rappelling off the Eiffel Tower. Living a full-time cover story has slowly eroded her relationship until there’s nothing left but lies. KC “Tabasco” Nolan, hacker extraordinaire, can crack any code—except the one that would tell her the right moment to confess her secret job to Yardley. Now it’s too late, and she’s in danger of losing the best chance at love she’s ever had.

Right place. Wrong person. After a case of mistaken identity, one woman must work with her sister’s sexy spy partner to save the world in this heart-pounding romantic comedy. The first thing to know about Dove Barkley is that, even though she works as a cyber security analyst, she is one...

In the American Wild West the law is young, and men and women must make their own justice. Casey Stratton has left behind an unbearable situation at home and set off on her own, relying on her courage and inventiveness to survive where most women could not. Damien Rutledge III is a society man from New York, thrusting aside his life of refinement and sophistication in favor of a more basic need - revenge.

A sassy parochial schoolteacher must enlist the help of a self-righteous jingle writer to avoid life in prison.

Amelia Rosewood is a driven corporate professional from Chicago. She is more at home in a high-rise than in a small town. When her best friend Samantha convinces her to spend the summer in the charming village of Willow Creek, Amelia reluctantly agrees. She hopes to take a break from her high-stakes career.

I pirati della Malesia, pubblicato nel 1896, è il terzo libro della serie , dopo La tigre di Mompracem e I misteri della giungla nera. In questo volume i protagonisti dei primi due libri, Sandokan e Tremal-Naik si conoscono, e le due storie si uniscono. Musica originale di Ivan Genesio.

I misteri della giungla nera fu pubblicato in volume nel 1895, ma era già stato pubblicato a puntate come Gli strangolatori del Gange.

Casa Turquesa è il luogo magico dove Gardenia ha trascorso l'infanzia e buona parte della vita, una magnifica villa che al proprio interno custodisce i ricordi di tutta famiglia. Affinché non cada nelle mani sbagliate, Gardenia decide di lasciare in eredità l'immobile alla giovane nipote Amanda, che attira con l'inganno per farle stringere un patto molto particolare: potrà accedere al patrimonio soltanto una volta che avrà ascoltato tutte le storie legate a Casa Turquesa e alla sua famiglia.

Scritto nel 1896, I pirati della Malesia è il libro che dà nome al ciclo di romanzi d’avventura di Emilio Salgari, iniziato con I misteri della jungla nera. Perduta l'amata Marianna, il prode pirata Sandokan ritorna alla sua vita ribelle insieme al compagno Yanez. Un grande classico della letteratura per ragazzi capace di trascinare l'ascoltatore in un avvincente viaggio fantastico tra naufragi, arrembaggi, eroiche battaglie contro truppe straniere.

In this pulse-pounding sequel to All I Have to Give, Ben and Callie are on the run, pursued by a relentless enemy determined to end Callie’s life. But as their harrowing journey unfolds, buried secrets from Ben’s past surface, threatening not only their safety but their new bond. Can their love survive the deadly truths closing in on them?

Indefinibile trovarsi all'interno di una cattedrale sapendo che fuori nulla è più come prima, sapendo che il mondo non è solamente cambiato... Non esiste semplicemente più. Il progresso, che non fu quasi mai sinonimo di civiltà, ha cancellato i secoli. Fuori da quell'edificio, che aveva caparbiamente resistito, l'umanità è regredita in maniera irreversibile, ma... Due sconosciuti si incontrano, un uomo e una donna... Tutti e due figli dello stesso silenzio... C'erano state tante persone nelle loro vite... Ma avevano attraversato altri ponti...