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A wounded warrior and his younger brother discover the true meaning of Christmas in a timeless story of family in this “lovely and memorable” (Luis Carlos Montalván, New York Times bestselling author) novel from New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe. As far as ten-year-old...

So cute such a disaster! He melted into the captain's favorite soup. He filled the engine room with lightning. Now the ship has a hole in it—and Plesku is the only one who can help. Join Captain Hedgy and his hedgehog crew aboard the starship Gardenia Prime for a hilarious space adventure about a lovable blue alien who is spectacularly bad at everything... until the moment it counts most. In this storytime tale, we follow Plesku—a shape-shifting blob of neon blue jelly—through one side-splitting mishap after another aboard Captain Hedgy's starship. The kitchen? Ruined.

Kamila Hamilton est tiraillée entre Taylor et Thiago Di Bianco. Choisir l'un signifie renoncer à l'autre, mais comment abandonner une partie de soi? Ce tourment passe au second plan face au véritable enfer qu'elle et les autres lycéens de Carsville High s'apprêtent à vivre. Julian est de retour, et personne n'est à l'abri de sa soif de vengeance.

Der charmante Anführer Mr. Wolf, der sarkastische Safeknacker Mr. Snake, der Meister der Verwandlung Mr. Shark, Mr. Piranha, der Mann für's Grobe und die brillante Hackerin Ms. Tarantula bilden die berüchtigte „Gangster Gang". Nach einem weiteren spektakulären Coup landen die fünf hinter Gittern. Ihre einzige Chance? Sie versprechen, von nun an brav zu sein und als Vorzeige-Gutmenschen durchzustarten. Schnell merken sie: Held zu sein ist mindestens genauso aufregend wie ein Leben als Schurke. Doch dann taucht ein geheimnisvoller Superbösewicht auf, der die ganze Stadt bedroht!

Rachel, étudiante canadienne à l'université américaine de Tours en 1968, enquête sur son passé familial, jusqu'à effectuer un extraordinaire voyage dans le temps sous l'Occupation pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, à Tours également. C'est un roman d'aventures fantastique qui voit la protagoniste « parachutée » en 1942 pour lui permettre de dénouer, avec un art du suspense consommé, non seulement les énigmes familiales mais également notre compréhension du présent.

L'écrivaine Karen Walker en sait plus que quiconque sur les meurtriers. Son ex est le « Bagman », un tueur en série enfermé à vie dans une prison de haute sécurité. Après l'avoir aimé aveuglément durant des années, elle a fini par le livrer à la police. Mais aujourd'hui, dix ans plus tard, alors que Karen s'apprête à publier le récit de ses crimes, une jeune femme disparaît dans des circonstances terriblement familières. Cela ne peut pas être le Bagman, puisqu'il est derrière les barreaux… n'est-ce pas ? Karen doit en avoir le cœur net.

Kira hat mit ihrem Konzept zur Schulgartengestaltung den ersten Preis gewonnen. Wie bescheuert, dass Kira sich ausgerechnet jetzt mit dem Roller hinlegt und ihr Arm nicht einsatzfähig ist. Dabei gibt es doch so viel zu tun, und alles soll perfekt sein! Auf Kira lastet ein ziemlicher Erfolgsdruck. Leider verliert sie dabei ihr Team aus den Augen. Es kommt zum großen Krach, und Kira will alles allein durchziehen.

The New York Times bestselling author and “skilled storyteller who never lets her readers down” (Huffington Post) returns to her beloved Beach House series with this “authentic, generous, and heartfelt” (Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author) tale of new beginnings...

Wedding season has arrived in New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe’s next novel in the “distinct, complex, and endearing” (Charleston Magazine) Lowcountry Summer series. Nothing could be more enchanting than a summer wedding—or two!—in Charleston’s fabled lowcountry. A...

The New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed memoir from cultural icon and culinary standard bearer Alice Waters recalls the circuitous road and tumultuous times leading to the opening of what is arguably America's most influential restaurant. When Alice Waters opened the doors of her...

New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe returns to her beloved Isle of Palms in this addition to The Beach House series to tell the poignant, charming story of two women, one summer, and one very special beach house. When Cara Rutledge rents out her quaint beach house on Isle of...

The never-before-published diaries of Alathea Fitzalan Howard—who spent her teenaged years living out World War II in Windsor Great Park with her close friends Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth, the future queen of the United Kingdom—provide an extraordinary and intimate look at the...

A cookbook and culinary memoir about growing up as the daughter of revered chef/restaurateur Alice Waters: a story of food, family, and the need for beauty in all aspects of life. In this extraordinarily intimate portrait of her mother--and herself--Fanny Singer, daughter of food icon and...

A poignant young adult graphic memoir that follows one teen's year abroad in Japan, as she seeks to reconcile both sides of her biracial identity. Christine has always felt she is just half: Half American, half Japanese. As a biracial Japanese American who was born in Tokyo but raised in the US...

Saga's beloved mother begins to suffer the irreversible effects of dementia and Saga must step up and assume the leadership of her family's timber and mining business which has been in her family for hundreds of years. Has Saga's appointment been approved because the members of the board believe she is capable or only capable of being manipulated? Saga moves between her past lives and her current life as she struggles with all of the shifting alliances and competing agendas while urgently attempting to put together the disparate pieces of this puzzle.

When Leta’s sister Lyrinn disappeared after the Blood Trials, there was only one thing for Leta to do: seek solace in the arms of Prince Corym, the most powerful mortal in Kalemnar. For months, she’s been living in the palace and reveling in a life of wealth and luxury. The prince wants to marry Leta. The king approves. On the surface, life is almost perfect. So why, all of a sudden, does Leta want more than anything to flee the palace?

Si vous aimez les citadins aussi pédants que sexy et les écureuils tout mignons... ce roman est pour vous ! Capucine, psychologue trentenaire, mène une vie parfaite en roucoulant auprès de son mari génial... Depuis quand ce spécimen existe-t-il ? Après une soirée mémorable, elle décide de tout quitter et en particulier son conjoint bien sous tous rapports (ou pas), pour vivre dans les montagnes auvergnates.

ui è un potente CEO miliardario che ha trasformato l’azienda di famiglia in un impero. La società è la sua vita. Poi però quell’eccentrica di sua madre lascia tutto in eredità al proprio cagnolino, Smuckers. Lei è Vicky, mentalista canina. Beh, non proprio, ma è ciò che dice sempre la sua anziana stalker che vive nei dintorni… All’improvviso Vicky, fashion designer al verde e dog sitter part-time che fugge da un losco passato, si trova in un’elegante sala riunioni a Wall Street con Smuckers in grembo.

MAGMA: chi si nasconde sotto questa sigla inquietante? È ciò che hanno deciso di scoprire Carlotta, Nina, Chiara e Lin, le quattro amiche, diverse ma affiatate, che si sono ritrovate compagne di camera nella scuola svizzera in cui imparano i segreti del coding. Impegnate nel progetto di fine corso, distratte dalle questioni di cuore e dai dispetti del malevolo Alain e di una nuova compagna ben poco simpatica, si ritrovano anche coinvolte in una partita pericolosa.

Fiona Dolan has felt misunderstood her entire life. It's not easy for a gifted student with a curious mind to endure life in rural America. When the stars align, she is awarded a scholarship to a prestigious college in Chicago and the means to escape the small-minded judgments of her parochial community. If this move is going to be her entrée into a new life, then Fiona has a secret she must protect-for she is a Seer and a Seeker.