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The court of young King Henry VIII seethes with secrets and scandals, but every ambition has its price. Elizabeth Boleyn, loyal wife to Thomas Boleyn and devoted mother to Anne, Mary and George, believes she can navigate the shifting tides of court life. In present day Hampshire, Tabitha Mundy has found a haven in Cerensthorpe Abbey. When her research uncovers hidden clues rumoured to lead to a lost manuscript of The Canterbury Tales and a connection to the Boleyn family, Edith is eager to investigate.

This audio edition is brilliantly and hilariously read by Sally Phillips, known for her performances in Bridget Jones's Diary and Smack the Pony. More Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up: the laugh-out-loud sequel to the hilarious, WTF AM I DOING NOW?! runaway bestseller! 'The new Bridget...

What if the way you speak to your partner became the safest place in your relationship — not a source of stress? If you’ve ever thought, “We talk, but it doesn’t feel like we’re hearing each other,” or noticed how one small comment can spiral into silence or tension — you’re not alone. This compassionate guide offers a new way forward: one honest, heartfelt conversation at a time.

Kaiya chased her dream all the way to LA, never expecting to fall into the orbit of Jihoon—a KPop Idol who lives his life under the relentless glare of the spotlight. But the more her feelings for Jihoon grow, the less certain she is about what she wants. As the demands of Jihoon's fame and the intense scrutiny of the public eye threaten to destroy what they've built, Jihoon and Kaiya must decide: Is their love worth the cost? Or will they always be a world apart?

When Caitlin King’s father collapses on the eve of the summer solstice, she’s drawn back into the tangled web of her already fragile family – and strange visions begin to haunt her. Visions of another life, another time and a woman who looks uncannily like herself. In Iron Age Britain, Cordelia is the third daughter of chief Lear Bladudsunu and a gifted shaman. But she is left grief-stricken when betrayal, ambition and patriarchal power threaten everything she holds dear. Linked across the centuries, Caitlin and Cordelia each face devastating choices.

Twenty-one-year-old college student, Adriana Nikolas doesn't really know what to make of Raptor, the sexy biker who seems to be obsessed with getting into her pants. Hot or not, she knows from their first encounter that he's dangerous, both in and out of bed. What Raptor wants, Raptor gets. Right now, he wants Adriana and will do whatever it takes to claim her as his woman.

In a world where destiny is a cruel captor, Melody has never known freedom. Her life has been a prison, shackled by a ruthless magic harvester hungry for her rare gifts. She has been a pawn in a game she cannot win—until one fateful night when she manages to escape. But her fleeting hope is crushed when the mesmerizingly beautiful fae warrior Riven captures her and drags her into the shadowy Court of the Two Moons, ruled by the Dark Lord Caryan, a fallen angel cloaked in icy cruelty.

IT'S THE MOST MURDEROUS TIME OF THE YEAR… Puzzle compiler and former Christmas sceptic Edie O’Sullivan returns in the newest seasonal mystery from bestselling author and ‘Queen of the Christmas Mystery’ Alexandra Benedict. When Edie O’Sullivan wins a two-day Christmas break in a hotel...

The first rule of being Alpha of the Canine Pack is to protect their secrets from the humans at all cost. One look at the dying human at his doorstep, and Holden Carter knows he will have to break it. The broken woman with no hope at survival is his mate. When he forces the change on her to save her life, he not only sets forth motions that could risk both their lives, but the lives of every shifter in the world.

The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms. Professor...

Cole McDermott is a jaguar on a mission. Long naps, a willing woman, and a full stomach is usually all he needs when it comes to relaxing after a long day of protecting his pack. Then he meets Anya, and the burn of temptation is silky and tantalizing indeed. When a horror from Anya's past threatens everything she loves, Cole will put everything aside and fight for her family - as well as his own.

Finn Summers can't feel fear. This causes Finn to take unnecessary risks—especially when it comes to his favorite sport in the world: Surfing. When Finn hears a rumor about a beach called Leviathans—located in the small town of Stars Cove, California—the promise of twenty-five-foot swells is too exciting for him to pass up. However, Leviathan's beach has a dark history.

Despite advances in health care, infectious microbes continue to be a formidable adversary to scientists and doctors. Vaccines and antibiotics, the mainstays of modern medicine, have not been able to conquer infectious microbes because of their amazing ability to adapt, evolve, and spread to new places. Terrorism aside, one of the greatest dangers from infectious disease we face today is from a massive outbreak of drug-resistant microbes.

When Alexandra ("Bo") Fuller was home in Zambia a few years ago, visiting her parents for Christmas, she asked her father about a nearby banana farmer who was known for being a "tough bugger". Her father's response was a warning to steer clear of him; he told Bo: "Curiosity scribbled the cat." Nonetheless, Fuller began her strange friendship with the man she calls K, a white African and veteran of the Rhodesian war.

Ein Podcast über das echte Leben – mit all seinen Gefühlen, Widersprüchen und kleinen Wundern. Hier spreche ich in Solo-Folgen über das, was das Herz bewegt, führe Gespräche mit Menschen, die ihre Geschichten teilen dürfen, eine Stimme bekommen und gesehen werden. Auch Kinder und Jugendliche kommen zu Wort – ehrlich, mutig und echt. Ein Ort zum Fühlen, Verstehen und Mensch-Sein – für alle, die sich nach mehr Liebe, Mitgefühl und Echtheit sehnen.

Thunderclouds are gathering over the Empire, and the deadly race continues. I've made new friends, but the number of enemies is growing much faster. Good. The former make for good drinking buddies, and the latter will make for excellent experience!

Born in China’s northwestern province, Sayragul Sauytbay trained as a doctor before being appointed a senior civil servant. But her life was upended when the Chinese authorities incarcerated her. Her crime? Being Kazakh, one of China’s ethnic minorities. The northwestern province borders the largest number of foreign nations and is the point in China that is the closest to Europe. In recent years, it has become home to more than 1,200 penal camps - modern-day gulags that are estimated to house three million members of the Kazakh and Uyghur minorities.

Kaiya once crossed the world for her dream of becoming a music producer, but when reality set in, she realised she wasn't sure what that dream was anymore. Now she's crossed the world again—this time for love—but she's discovering that sometimes, it takes more than love to build a life worth living. As Kaiya begins to unravel under the weight of invisibility and devastating revelations from Jihoon's past expose cracks in their relationship, will it prove too much?

A BRAND NEW gorgeously evocative historical novel from the bestselling author of The Hollywood Governess, Alexandra Weston.

Wissen. Inspiration. Übungen. Gespräche.Was ich in 40 Jahren gelernt habe, gehört nicht in eine Schublade. Es gehört zu dir.Hier teile ich, was wirkt: Erkenntnisse aus der Praxis. Impulse, die hängen bleiben. Kleine Übungen für den Alltag. Und manchmal Gespräche mit Menschen, die mich inspirieren.Ein Podcast für Menschen nicht nur aus Gesundheitsberufen, Coaching und Bildung, die neue Tools und Ansätze entdecken. Für Menschen, die ihre Fähigkeiten erweitern wollen, mit inneren Bildern zu arbeiten, mit Gruppen zu arbeiten, Menschen zu mehr Authentizität und in ihr Potenzial zu ...