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His Wicked Secret
His Wicked Secret
Lauren Smith
¥40.79
When a lady decides to become a spy, she must resist all temptation…especially love. Audrey Sheridan is London’s sweetheart, a position that allows her access to the ton and all its secrets. As the enigmatic writer, Lady Society, she is wild, reckless, and speaks her mind. She matchmakes wicked rogues with their perfect wives. But there’s one thing she’s failed to find since her debut. A husband for herself. And there’s only one man she’s ever wanted. There’s just one problem…he doesn’t want her. What’s a lady to do to mend her broken heart? Run off to become a spy… Jonathan St. Laurent is anything but a saint and certainly not husband material. He spent nearly his entire life as a servant to his half-brother the Duke of Essex. He’s trying to play the gentleman now, but it’s damned hard when he’s tempted by the ton’s darling spitfire Audrey. There’s something about her that makes him want to abandon the rules of polite society and show her just how wicked he can be…which is why it’s better to avoid the minx altogether. When Audrey’s plan to be a spy is discovered, Jonathan knows he must move heaven and earth to protect her while guarding his own secret…
Midnight with the Devil
Midnight with the Devil
Emma Castle, Castle Emma
¥32.62
He’s sexy as sin and hotter than hell and—oh wait. What would you do to save a loved one’s life? Make a pact with the Devil? In Diana Kingston’s defense, it was the middle of the night in the deserted hospital chapel… surely it was just a dream. She hadn’t really sold herself to a brooding stranger to save her father’s life, right? Then she wakes and her father is fully recovered and a mysterious letter arrives from the tall, dark, handsome—um, Devil? Yep, it was right there on the contract, Lucien Star, aka Lucifer Morningstar, that had been his name in the dream… Gulp. What would the Devil himself want with her? Sex. Three months of hot, sweaty, Friday night sex. Ooookay. Breaking a pact with the Devil doesn’t seem like a smart move. So she’ll do it—but she won’t like it. Not much anyway. But she starts liking it – a lot—and every night they spend together, she likes it and Lucien a little more. Being with him allows her naughty side to come out and play, but Diana starts to see more than just a sexy-as-sin, rock-hard … er…Anyway, he might be Satan, but even he was an angel once. Kind. Noble. And she sees glimpses of that man still inside him… But how in Heaven’s name do you save the Devil from himself?
The Earl of Pembroke: A League of Rogue’s novel: The Wicked Earls' Club
The Earl of Pembroke: A League of Rogue’s novel: The Wicked Earls' Club
Lauren Smith
¥40.79
She's a servant masquerading as a lady... Gillian Beaumont never had a fairytale life: the illegitimate daughter of an earl, she was left penniless after her father’s death, forcing her into service as a lady’s maid. Luckily, her mistress is more adventurous than most ladies and soon Gillian is aiding her espionage. One such spy mission forces Gillian to masquerade as a high-born lady to infiltrate a Hellfire Club. But when she falls into the club’s trap, she’s rescued by gentleman rogue, the Earl of Pembroke. His heated kisses make her long for a different life, but she has a secret that could destroy everything… He's a gentleman on the outside, but a rogue on the inside... James Fordyce, Earl of Pembroke, tries to be a well-behaved man—for the most part. A member of the Wicked Earls’ Club, he has his fair share of notoriety, but he’s longing for the day when he might settle down. A chance encounter with a mysterious beauty leaves him feeling full of hope. When she vanishes without a trace and danger seems to be following her, he knows he must find her and rescue the woman he is determined to make the future Countess of Pembroke. Tracking her down to the seedy halls of a Hellfire Club, he knows he’ll have to fight against all odds to save her before it’s too late… Warning: This book contains a woman dreaming of a life she can never have, a hero who’s convinced he’ll never find the one woman destined to be his and a love so powerful nothing can stop it. Steamy and adventurous, fans of Julia Quinn and Johanna Lindsey won’t want to miss out on this upstairs/downstairs romance!
A Sweetwater Canyon Holiday Trio
A Sweetwater Canyon Holiday Trio
Maggie Lynch
¥30.88
This holiday trio contains three stories featuring beloved characters from the Sweetwater Canyon series. Thanks for Love – A Thanksgiving Novella Is faith and forgiveness enough to make a family of four survive and thrive? After Sarah’s horrific ordeal with Amanda, all she wanted was to be in Tom’s arms forever. But now she’s not sure she is the best person to bring this family together. When it looks like the wedding is off, Connor and Grady put together a plan to get the family they’ve always wanted. A Thanksgiving Day wedding, with all of Broken Bow in attendance is in jeopardy. Can the boys get the bride to show up? Christmas Courage – A Christmas Novelette A week before Christmas, Kat’s father turns up on their doorstep and wants to be a part of her life. As far as Theresa is concerned, when Doug walked out fifteen years ago, leaving her with a two-year-old child and a mountain of debt, he forfeited all claims to Kat’s life. He does not get to waltz in like Santa Claus and re-claim her. Kat needs more than courage to navigate this Christmas season. She needs a miracle. The Hogmanay Stranger – A New Year’s Novelette The Sweetwater Canyon musicians celebrate Hogmanay in Scotland with Rachel’s father, Gavin Cullen. Since his wife’s death eight years ago, Gavin has never been the same. Running the bed and breakfast inn is what has kept him going. When a young, homeless stranger is given a room in the inn on New Year’s Eve, he’s met with great caution. Clearing the cobwebs of the past in order to begin anew is a tradition at Hogmanay, but can the Cullen family let go?
Le Livre de la jungle
Le Livre de la jungle
Rudyard Kipling
¥4.58
Le Livre de la jungle (The Jungle Book) est un recueil de nouvelles écrit par Rudyard Kipling lors d’un séjour de quatre années dans le Vermont, aux ?tats-Unis. Kipling avait auparavant vécu pendant plus de six ans en Inde, d'où est puisée l'inspiration de la majorité de ses nouvelles. La traduction fran?aise la plus connue est due à Robert d'Humières et Louis Fabulet. Le Livre de la Jungle est un recueil de nouvelles dont chacune raconte une histoire qui se passe dans la jungle, forêt de l’Inde où vivent des animaux sauvages typiques du pays, ainsi que des hommes. Les nouvelles se succèdent dans un ordre qui n’est pas nécessairement chronologique, et permettent de découvrir par différents c?tés la destinée de Mowgli petit d’homme, son éducation, la vie sociale du monde des animaux, et les lois de la Jungle auxquelles tous sont soumis, les hommes aussi. Les histoires ne se déroulent pas toutes dans la jungle indienne (ainsi, l'histoire des phoques se déroule en Alaska et mentionne les lois de la plage) et ne font pas toutes intervenir Mowgli. ? la fin de chaque nouvelle, un court chant en vers, en rapport avec cette dernière, offre un pendant poétique. Par exemple, le Chant de Mowgli à la suite de Au tigre ! au tigre !, le Chant de Darzee à la suite de Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, etc.
The Turmoil
The Turmoil
Newton Booth Tarkington
¥9.00
A familiar midwestern novel in the tradition of Sherwood Anderson and Sinclair Lewis, The Turmoil was the best-selling novel of 1915. It is set in a small, quiet city--never named but closely resembling the author's hometown of Indianapolis--that is quickly being transformed into a bustling, money-making nest of competitors more or less overrun by "the worshippers of Bigness." "There is a midland city in the heart of fair, open country, a dirty and wonderful city nesting dingily in the fog of its own smoke, " begins The Turmoil, the first volume of Pulitzer Prize-winner Booth Tarkington's "Growth" trilogy. A narrative of loss and change, a love story, and a warning about the potential evils of materialism, the book chronicles two midwestern families trying to cope with the onset of industrialization. Tarkington believed that culture could flourish even as the country was increasingly fueled by material progress. The Turmoil, the first great success of his career, tells the intertwined stories of two families: the Sheridans, whose integrity wanes as their wealth increases, and the Vertrees, who remain noble but impoverished. Linked by the romance between a Sheridan son and a Vertrees daughter, the story of the two families provides a dramatic view of what America was like on the verge of a new order. An introduction by Lawrence R. Rodgers places the novel squarely in the social and cultural context of the Progressive Era.
Paint the Roses Red
Paint the Roses Red
Tanya Lisle
¥40.79
Time is running out. Alice only has one year left to win her bet with the Bandersnatch, or be trapped as a prisoner in his garden forever. And Alice isn’t the only one losing heart. The Queen continues to steal peoples hearts, and the refugees from Neverland are the latest victims. For some reason, Alice can’t put them back and Adam refuses to leave Wonderland until they stop her. The pressure is on for Alice to keep the magic books from falling into the wrong hands. The clock is ticking and failure means none of the stolen hearts will be returned, Adam will remain trapped behind the mirror, and Alice will be forgotten in the Bandersnatch’s garden. Forever.
Origins
Origins
Tanya Lisle
¥32.62
Magdalene wanted a daughter and she was ready to do whatever she needed to do to get one. Well, anything besides actually getting pregnant or kidnapping someone else's. As difficult as that might be, Magdalene is a villain. Villains don't need to wait around for opportunities to open up. With a little help from her best friend, the freelancer Jezebel, Magdalene will take all the resources she needs and she will get what she wants in triplicate, no matter who she has to force into her servitude to do it.
Dragonbond
Dragonbond
Jes A. Condrey
¥38.62
Koragi is a promising young seamstress who longs to open her own tailoring shop in her home village of Cordak. Like most young girls in the village, she has an eye for Tebanis, the handsome militia captain with a crooked smile and a fierce sword arm. Hooded thugs attack Koragi during the annual harvest festival in the capital city of Eiskre. Tebanis mysteriously takes the form of a black dog to track and rescue her. He takes her away from the city on horseback, but they arrive in Cordak to find the village devastated. A massive golden dragon lies dead in the smoldering ruins. Tebanis reveals that Koragi is born of the gods, and she must cast aside her simple life to seek out three Pearls of Power in order to awaken the full capacity of her birthright. As she grieves the loss of her worldly mother and the deaths of countless villagers, Koragi is compelled to travel with Tebanis to Raitom, the City of Swords, in a desperate search for the strength to take retribution. Alongside Tebanis, Koragi battles agents of the dark goddess Ariana as she embarks on a quest to find her Pearls and gather allies and power enough to stand against the wicked goddess who plagues Camriiole. Facing treachery and the agony of loss, can Koragi overcome her own fears and pain to complete the impossible task which prophecy has placed before her?
Her Wicked Longing
Her Wicked Longing
Lauren Smith
¥8.09
Fans of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton Series and Johanna Lindsey’s Malory series will delight in this swoonworthy adventurous romance series with roguish heroes and feisty, intelligent heroines!Her Wicked Longing contains two new short teaser stories starring Audrey Sheridan and her maid Gillian Beaumont!What trouble can a young lady with a talent for mischief and her maid get into in just one day?His Wicked Maid-Always prim and proper, lady’s maid Gillian Beaumont has never acted with wild abandon the way her young headstrong mistress does. But deep down she dreams of a life filled with love and a husband who will give her his whole heart even though she knows it’s impossible. With a list of chores from her mistress, Gillian is given the chance to live the life of a gentle lady, and she clings to it, knowing that soon it will be over. While wearing a dress meant for her lady, she catches the eye of a handsome earl and is swept away from her duties by his rakish good looks and charm. Heated looks in public and passionate kisses in a dark corner of a bookshop create a perfect day for Gillian to cling to when she returns to her real life…Her Wicked Lessons-?Determined to learn the art of the spy trade, Miss Audrey Sheridan, finds a way to escape a dull afternoon tea by running off to the residence of an infamous French Courtesan. Hoping to improve her French for a future mission to the continent, she never expects to be caught by the one man who haunts her dreams: Jonathan St. Laurent, the former servant-turned-brother of a duke. With one penetrating look from those bewitching green eyes of his, Audrey knows she’s in trouble. Unable and unwilling to confess her real reason for visiting a French courtesan, Audrey decides to convinces Jonathan she’s there to learn the art of seduction. But she never expects the devilish rogue to take her lessons seriously…*Note: These are short stories of under 10,000 words that will prepare readers for Gillian’s happily ever after in The Earl of Pembroke and Audrey’s happily ever after in His Wicked Secret.
The Evil Clergyman
The Evil Clergyman
H.P. Lovecraft
¥9.00
"The Evil Clergyman" is an excerpt from a letter written by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft in 1933. After his death, it was published in the April 1939 issue of Weird Tales as a short story. The story was later adapted into the unreleased 1987 anthology film Pulse Pounders. The story begins in the attic of an ancient house. The narrator’s companion refers to the former owner of the house and the presumably violent end that befell him. He advises the narrator not to stay after dark or touch anything, especially the small object on a table, which the companion seems to fear considerably.
The Festival
The Festival
H.P. Lovecraft
¥9.00
"The Festival" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft written in October 1923 and published in the January 1925 issue of Weird Tales. The story is set at Christmas time: "It was the Yuletide, that men call Christmas though they know in their hearts it is older than Bethlehem and Babylon, older than Memphis and mankind." An unnamed narrator is making his first visit to Kingsport, Massachusetts, an "ancient sea town where my people had dwelt and kept festival in the elder time when festival was forbidden; where also they had commanded their sons to keep festival once every century, that the memory of primal secrets might not be forgotten."
Alice Adams
Alice Adams
Newton Booth Tarkington
¥9.00
Alice Adams is a 1921 novel by Booth Tarkington that received the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. It was adapted as a film in 1923 by Rowland V. Lee and, more famously, in 1935 by George Stevens. The narrative centers on the character of a young woman (the eponymous Alice Adams) who aspires to climb the social ladder and win the affections of a wealthy young man named Arthur Russell. The story is set in a lower-middle-class household in an unnamed town in the Midwest shortly after World War I.
SUMMARY Of The Plant Paradox
SUMMARY Of The Plant Paradox
James Read
¥40.79
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Groene schijn: juridische thriller
Groene schijn: juridische thriller
Colleen Cross
¥94.42
Lawinegevaar is niet het enige dat levens bedreigt in de bergen…Fraudeonderzoeker Katerina Carter en haar vriend Jace gaan een gezellig weekendje weg naar een huisje in de bergen. De dagen voor kerst zijn immers nog veel romantischer in de juiste omgeving. Bovendien heeft Jace een klus: overdag werkt hij aan de biografie voor een stinkendrijke milieugoeroe terwijl Kat gaat wandelen in de besneeuwde bergen.Maar dan overlijden er twee milieuactivisten uit de buurt onder verdachte omstandigheden. Kat en Jace moeten de waarheid achterhalen voor er nog meer ongelukken gebeuren. Want de bergen kennen geen genade... en de moordenaar net zomin. In de eenzame Rocky Mountains passen mensen normaal goed op elkaar, maar een koelbloedige moordenaar denkt daar anders over. En hij komt steeds dichterbij. Iemand wil duidelijk niet dat de waarheid aan het licht komt en doet er alles aan om Kat te dwarsbomen. Als je van spanning, mysterie en een winterse sfeer houdt, mag je Groene Schijn niet missen!? thrillers kobo plus, thriller ebooks nederlands, bestseller boeken nederlands, thriller boeken
L'avventura dell’investigatore morente
L'avventura dell’investigatore morente
Arthur Conan Doyle
¥4.58
Nuova edizione illustrata con i disegni originali di Walter Paget e Frederic Dorr Steele. "L'avventura dell’investigatore morente", in alcune edizioni intitolato "L'avventura del detective morente" o "L'avventura del poliziotto morente" è uno dei 56 racconti di Sherlock Holmes scritto dall'autore britannico Arthur Conan Doyle, inizialmente pubblicato nelle riviste Collier's e The Strand Magazine e in seguito parte di una raccolta di otto racconti pubblicata come libro con il titolo di "Il suo ultimo saluto: alcune reminiscenze di Sherlock Holmes", in alcune edizioni intitolato "L'ultimo saluto di Sherlock Holmes". Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (Edimburgo, 22 maggio 1859 – Crowborough, 7 luglio 1930) è stato uno scrittore scozzese, considerato, insieme ad Edgar Allan Poe, il fondatore di due generi letterari: il giallo e il fantastico. In particolare è il capostipite del sottogenere noto come giallo deduttivo, reso famoso dal personaggio dell'investigatore Sherlock Holmes. La produzione dello scrittore tuttavia spazia dal romanzo d'avventura alla fantascienza, dal soprannaturale ai temi storici. Altre edizioniDisponibile anche in inglese e in edizione bilingue con testo inglese a fronte, specifica per tablet (il testo originale e la traduzione vengono visualizzati su due colonne affiancate).
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
Arthur Conan Doyle
¥4.58
New illustrated edition with original drawings by Alec Ball, Frederic Dorr Steele, Knott, and T. V. McCarthy. 'The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax' is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, at first published in the American Magazine and The Strand Magazine, and then part of a collection of eight stories published as a book entitled 'His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes' in some editions titled 'His Last Bow: Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes'. It's one of the few stories in which for much of the plot Watson must act alone and try his best with Holmes left in the background. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was an Irish-Scots writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and writing stories about him which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels. This Kentauron edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Kentauron is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes. Also available as English-Italian bilingual parallel text editions, and single language editions.
Le scommesse di Jack
Le scommesse di Jack
Wirton Arvel
¥2.37
Racconto di Halloween liberamente ispirato alla leggenda di Jack O' Lantern e alla festa celtica di Samhain SinossiSecondo un'antica leggenda celtica si racconta che durante la notte di Samhain, posta al di fuori del ciclo del tempo, perché non appartenente né all'anno passato appena trascorso, né all'anno nuovo ancora da iniziare, si possa scorgere fra le nebbie che separano il mondo dei vivi da quello degli spiriti, un uomo che vaga alla ricerca della strada del paradiso, con la sua lanterna ricavata da una zucca e al cui interno ci sarebbe un tizzone ardente delle braci dell'inferno. Quell'uomo è Jack!Jack O' Lantern. Ma chi era Jack?L'unico uomo comune a cui è dedicata una festività che si celebra ormai in tutto il mondo! Perché durante la notte di Halloween lo festeggiamo? Quasi nessuno conosce la sua storia, "dannati loro!", direbbe Jack. IncipitL'autunno aveva già iniziato ad addobbare di nebbia e di silenzio le pianure e il mare, le pendici delle montagne e le rive dei fiumi.Jack!Un altro anno stava per finire per chi ancora conservava nella memoria i ricordi dell'antico calendario di quelle terre, quando ancora i mesi avevano i nomi degli alberi o delle lune e i nuovi giorni iniziavano subito dopo il tramonto...
Women are from Mars, Men are from Venus
Women are from Mars, Men are from Venus
Michele Laframboise
¥24.44
Ligia, a young overweight geologist, copes with day-to-day harassment from her prospecting team mates. Mars society's female-to-male ratio negates any chance of companionship for her. While the specter of an all-out war looms over the Red Planet, she imagines the floating cities of Venus, where a mostly male population of scientists work to reverse the hothouse effect of their inhospitable world. When a freak accident leaves her stranded with an incoming sandstorm, Ligia has only a few hours of air left in her tanks. She must draw upon her meager resources and her rising anger to extend her life. But is survival really worth it when death can plunge from the sky at any moment? *** A quirky story of a proud woman squeezed inside a narrow-minded society by Michèle Laframboise. *** "...a?story about human resourcefulness in the face of an otherwise certain death on the surface of Mars." (Paul Lappen, Dead Trees Review) "...an account of a resourceful fat (this is a plot point) female protagonist stuck on Mars.” Can Litt Reviews - issue 200? Canadian Literature
The Nameless City
The Nameless City
H.P. Lovecraft
¥9.00
"The Nameless City" is a horror story written by H. P. Lovecraft in January 1921 and first published in the November 1921 issue of the amateur press journal The Wolverine. It is often considered the first Cthulhu Mythos story. The Nameless City of the story's title is an ancient ruin located somewhere in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula and is older than any human civilization
The Quest of Iranon
The Quest of Iranon
H.P. Lovecraft
¥9.00
"The Quest of Iranon" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. It was written on February 28, 1921, and was first published in the July/August 1935 issue of the magazine Galleon. The story is about a golden-haired youth who wanders into the city of Teloth, telling tales of the great city of Aira, where he was prince. While Iranon enjoys singing and telling his tales of wonder, few appreciate it. When a disenfranchised boy named Romnod suggests leaving Teloth to go to the famed city of Oonai (which he thinks may be Aira, now under a different name), Iranon takes him up on his offer.