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Brought to you by Penguin. An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Their last one begins here. Life is short - no one knows that better than seventeen year-old Lenni Petterssen. On the Terminal Ward, the nurses are offering their condolences already, but Lenni still has plenty of...

En 1983, Megan Anderson, la hermana de Neil, desapareció sin dejar rastro. Días más tarde, George Anderson, padre de ambos, fue acuchillado a la sombra de un callejón de los barrios bajos de Nueva York mientras buscaba a Megan. Neil siempre ha creído que los dos sucesos estaban relacionados.

Brought to you by Penguin. Funny, feelgood, heartlifting story about the power of intergenerational friendship and finding love in unexpected places - perfect for fans of The One Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Through the Window and The Rosie Project Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived...

Margot Asquith was perhaps the most daring and unconventional Prime Minister's wife in British history. Known for her wit, style and habit of speaking her mind, she transformed 10 Downing Street into a glittering social and intellectual salon. Yet her last five years at Number 10 were a period...

La Reine Margot is a novel of suspense and drama which recreates the violent world of intrigue, murder, and duplicity of the French Renaissance. Dumas fills his canvas with a gallery of unforgettable characters, unremitting action, and the engaging generosity of spirit which has made him one of...

En las sombrías tierras de Escocia e Inglaterra, un oscuro secreto desencadena una implacable cacería. El destino de la joven Margot, atrapada en la telaraña de los asesinos de Califa, pende de un hilo. Determinados a rescatarla, Neil Anderson y Christian Scott emprenden una persecución suicida sin saber que al final del camino les aguarda una verdad inesperada. Un abismo de misterio y engaño se despliega ante ellos, obligándolos a enfrentar no solo a sus enemigos, sino también a sus propios demonios internos.

When a woman takes justice into her own hands, her husband suddenly finds himself accomplice to murder in this tense psychological thriller. On their first date back in law school, Natalie and Will Clarke bonded over drinks, dinner and whether they could get away with murder. Now married...

ACTION, INTRIGUES, COMPLOTS, AMOURS : UN RÉCIT FOUGUEUX AUX MILLES PÉRIPÉTIES. Paris, 1572. Dans une époque secouée par les guerres de religion, le jeune roi protestant de Navarre épouse Marguerite de Valois, dite Margot. C'est un mariage purement politique qui a pour objectif d'établir durablement la paix entre protestants et catholiques. Les chefs du parti huguenot sont réunis à Paris pour les noces lorsque qu'éclate le massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy, fomenté par les Guise et le roi Charles IX.

Wenige Stunden bevor die 21-jährige Margot Bendheim mit ihrer Mutter und ihrem sechs Jahre jüngeren Bruder vor der nationalsozialistischen Bedrohung aus Berlin fliehen will, wird der Bruder von der Gestapo aufgegriffen. Die Mutter folgt ihm auf die Polizeiwache und hinterlässt für Margot ihre Handtasche mit Adressbuch, ihre Bernsteinkette und die Nachricht "Versuche, dein Leben zu machen".

What happens when the animals we love are slipping away — and what can storytelling do to help stop it? Remembering Wildlife: Voices for the Vanishing brings together the stories behind one of the most influential wildlife conservation publishing projects of the past decade. Narrated by its founder, Margot Raggett MBE, this audiobook is a powerful, personal reflection on endangered species, the people fighting to protect them, and the role that images — and words — can play in saving lives.

Neil Anderson, después de escapar de la mansión de Califa junto con la ayuda de Christian Scott, se embarca en un viaje a Escocia en busca de su hermana desaparecida. Sin embargo, descubre que su situación es mucho más peligrosa de lo que imaginaba. Perseguidos por Venus, la asesina predilecta de Califa, Neil y Christian se convierten en blancos de su implacable caza. A medida que intentan eludirla, también deben evadir a la Scotland Yard, que los considera sospechosos de secuestro y posible asesinato.

Cela commence comme du Balzac, avec les affaires d'une riche dame de la bourgeoisie parisienne qui voit son capital détourné par sa favorite. Mais le sujet de cette nouvelle de Musset, c'est en fait la jeune Margot, 16 ans, débarquée de sa Beauce natale et qui découvre Paris, et l'amour. Aveuglée par ses sentiments, il lui faut beaucoup de temps et des épreuves difficiles pour découvrir que celui-ci n'est pas forcément synonyme de bonheur, et que la vie peut être plus heureuse avec ceux qui s'accordent mieux avec soi.

A historical romance set partly in the 1940s, the beautiful and emotive Margot & Me tells the stories of two teenage girls over the course of 50 years. Fliss's mum needs peace and quiet to recuperate from a long illness, so they both move to the countryside to live with Margot, Fliss's stern and bullying grandmother. Life on the farm is tough and life at school is even tougher, so when Fliss unearths Margot's wartime diary, she sees an opportunity to get her own back.

When two humans come together as lovers, they mirror the divine union—the most sacred act of creation—and connect directly with the energy of all life. Thus, the energy of your sexuality is the source of the greatest “magic” of all, namely the creation of life itself. On The Art of...

Alexandre Dumas brings an extraordinary period of history to life in this exciting period romance. It is the twilight of the reign of King Charles IX, and France is dominated by religious wars between Catholics and Protestants. King Charles' sister, Marguerite, daughter of staunch Catholics...

Some students enter their freshman year of college knowing exactly what they want to do with their lives. Elliot McHugh is not one of those people. But picking a major is the last thing on Elliot's mind when she's too busy experiencing all that college has to offer - from dancing all night at off-campus parties, to testing her RA Rose's patience, to making new friends, to having the best sex one can have on a twin-sized dorm room bed. But she may not be ready for the fallout when reality hits.

This book recounts her fascinating adventures and provides techniques and exercises to help you connect to the spiritual potential of sex and cultivate a deeper, more fulfilling love life. Love, Sex, and Awakening shares her amazing stories and explores the answers to profound questions: What is Tantra? What does a woman need to realize her multi-orgasmic nature? What does it mean for a man to be a Tantric lover? What is awakening?

As the daughter of notorious serial killer Ed Finch, Margot has spent decades escaping her past—changing her name, her appearance, and building walls no one can breach, except her partner, Detective Wes Fox, whose growing closeness threatens the isolation she depends on. When her troubled brother shows up needing a place to stay, pressuring her to participate in a true crime documentary about their father, Margot’s carefully controlled world begins to unravel. 

Paris, 1572. Christian IX prépare les horreurs de la Saint-Bartholomée et le futur roi protestant, Henri IV, vient d'épouser Marguerite de Valois, dite Margot. Cette dernière s'éprend du noble Joseph Boniface de La Môle. À travers les passages secrets du Louvre, les jeux politiques, et les intrigues amoureuses, l'auteur des "Trois Mousquetaires" donne ici vie à une série de personnages historiques et à un des épisodes les plus sanglants de l'histoire française.

Margot Mertz, a girl who runs an internet cleanup business, embarks on a quest to take down a revenge-porn site targeting the girls in her school. “A twisty-turny narrative that had me laughing one minute and screaming the next. Margot Mertz is the hero we all need!”—Adam Sass...