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Michelle was a young mother when she was kidnapped by a local bus driver named Ariel Castro. For more than a decade, she endured unimaginable torture. In 2003 Amanda Berry joined her in captivity, followed by Gina DeJesus in 2004. Their escape on May 6, 2013, made headlines around the world. In...

Moving across the country and opening a costume shop was supposed to be my chance for a normal life. What I wanted was a fresh start, one where the biggest danger would be a carelessly wielded sewing needle. What I ended up with was a trail of dead bodies, a power I didn't ask for, and a host of enemies with ties to my twin sister's decade-old murder. Throw in a stony-eyed enforcer I can't seem to shake and a new goat shifter BFF, and I'm knee deep in trouble.

Ten years as an assassin did not prepare me for customer service.Once I was called the strongest fire elemental in a generation. All that got me was sentenced to serve as a supernatural assassin for a crime I didn’t commit. Now that my name’s been cleared, the powers-that-be cut me loose...

Why do some speakers get booked again and again, while most struggle to land even one paid gig? What makes one speaker the industry go-to, while everyone else is overlooked, no matter how good they are on stage? Why do some speakers effortlessly attract repeat bookings, referrals and high fees, while others don’t? Can you really be more in demand, more respected, and more booked without being famous or a celebrity? The answer is YES! This audiobook reveals what the top 1% most-booked speakers do differently — and how you can do it too.

Brianna is lost; Evan, the other half of her heart, is gone, and she is slowly fading into the Void. If it weren't for the small boy in her arms, she might have already followed him. But Drake needs her, and she can't just abandon him. When her luck runs out, she expects to die at the hands of her own family, but what she doesn't expect is to be saved by the 'Ghost Flame,' a ruthless, wandering Vampire who doesn't hesitate to kill.

Todos esperaban que Violet Sorrengail muriera en su primer año en el Colegio de Guerra de Basgiath, incluso ella misma. Pero la Trilla fue tan solo la primera de una serie de pruebas imposibles destinadas a deshacerse de los pusilánimes, los indignos y los desafortunados. Ahora comienza el verdadero entrenamiento y Violet no sabe cómo logrará superarlo.

Ausgerechnet im winterlichen Sankt Moritz sollen die Erdmännchen Phil, Rufus & Ray möglichst unauffällig auf die aufmüpfige Patentochter Kelly von Interpolchefin Mary Montgomery aufpassen. Diese sucht ihren verschollenen Vater und ist zu allem bereit. Der Auftrag geht voll in die Hosen. Doch dann verschwindet Kelly in den Schweizer Alpen und Phil & Friends müssen sich wohl oder übel ins Bergabenteuer stürzen.

Emelda Thorne thought her time with Kane was over. When he'd walked into the Canadian woods that final morning, she felt she'd closed the book on her life's greatest adventure. That together they had beaten incredible odds, then parted ways forever. One phone call from a stranger just changed all of that.

Are you eating enough fat? Yes, fat. Despite what generations of health science has beaten into us over the last 50 years or so, humans thrive on high-fat, low-carb diets. Millions of people around the world have discovered that a ketogenic lifestyle is the key to weight loss, disease prevention and intervention, and a more vibrant life, along with a slimmer waistline, elimination of cravings, and endless energy. Keto is the definitive guide to the ketogenic lifestyle.

En el majestuoso Palacio Dorado, situado en el centro de Madrid, lo más selecto del mundo del arte se ha reunido para la inauguración de Pentimento, un museo que muestra reproducciones de obras de arte icónicas en el contexto donde se exhibieron por primera vez. Amanda Mendoza, la anfitriona, observa con desconfianza a uno de los invitados: el enigmático Dimas Chevalier, el ladrón de guante blanco más famoso de Europa, que, tras unos años en la cárcel, asegura que se ha reformado por completo.

Convinced your house is haunted…

A charismatic young tech entrepreneur, Chase Stapp, played by Haley Joel Osment (Goliath, The Kominsky Method), concocts a designer cannabis brand and has high hopes of disrupting the entire budding industry.

In the gentle hush of twilight, as stars twinkle in the velvety sky, the enchanting world of our “Ultimate Bedtime Sleep Meditation Stories for Kids” awaits! A compilation of 14 unique tales by Calm Horizons Publishing, this children’s book is designed to be a helpful companion, introducing children aged 4-8 to mindfulness and meditation. This meditation book is a complete nightly ritual where your little one is gently guided into a land of dreams, armed with positive affirmations to carry into the night. It nurtures emotional balance and sets the stage for a relaxing sleep.

A compassionate guide to navigating the complex journey of grief, from New York Times bestselling author, therapist, and grief expert Dr. Laura Berman. AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER Grief doesn’t like to be quiet. It doesn’t care for euphemisms, small talk, or polite avoidance...

Beatrice Leal’s personal life is complicated between her divorce and her precocious six-year-old. But the job she loves is the one thing she counts on to be straightforward—that is, until her boss’s own divorce prompts a move from NYC back to Ireland. Now Bea’s in Ireland twice a month for work. It’s wreaking havoc on the custody agreement she and her moody ex are sorting out while he lives downstairs in the brownstone they co-own. And to top it off, her company’s new CTO turns out to be the boy who once broke her heart: Jack Sander.

From the author of the INTERNATIONAL NO.1 BESTSELLER THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END. In this gripping sequel to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Son, Adam Silvera brings a diverse cast of heroes and villains to life in an alternate New York where some people are born with powers, while others...

Budapest, 1944. One woman. One house. One final act of courage. As German troops enter Hungary and tighten their grip on the city, Catholic sister Sára Salkaházi continues to run a women's home on Bokréta Street. Soon she opens the doors to Jewish women and children, and her refuge quickly...

Based on the hit mobile game, a cozy murder mystery set in 1920s Paris by a USA Today bestselling author, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Agatha Christie. June’s friend has been brutally murdered, and the police have the wrong man. Can she solve the case before the killer catches up to...

Unstoppable is the fiercely honest, fearless, darkly funny autobiography of global tennis star Maria Sharapova. In the middle of the night, a father and his daughter step off a Greyhound bus in Florida and head straight to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. They ring the bell, though no-one is expecting them and they don't speak English. They have arrived from Russia with just 700 dollars and the conviction that this six-year-old girl will be the world's next great tennis star. They are right.

A dark, morally uncompromising crime novel about overturned justice, institutional failure, and the price paid when the system looks away, perfect for fans of Chris Hammer’s Scrublands and Jane Harper’s The Dry. Justice is overturned. The consequences are just beginning. When the convictions...