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Six months after his father's passing, Fitzwilliam Darcy still finds solace in his morning reflections at his parents' graves. Only in the quiet solitude of the churchyard does he indulge his grief. None but his unlikely mentor recognize the heartache and insecurity plaguing him as he shoulders the enormous burden of being Master of Pemberley. Not all are pleased with his choice of adviser. Lady Catherine complains Darcy allows him too much influence.

When Darcy joins his friend, Bingley, on a trip to Meryton, the last thing on his mind is finding a wife. Meeting Elizabeth Bennet changes all that, but a rival for his affections appears from a most unlikely quarter. He must overcome his naturally reticent disposition if he is to have a chance of winning her favor. Elizabeth's thoughts turn to love and marriage after her sister, Mary's, engagement. In a few short weeks she goes from knowing no eligible young men, to being courted by two.

La historia de amor de America. La novela romantica colombiana y de America por excelencia, "María" ha deleitado y conmovido a sus lectores por mas de un siglo, ya que en esta obra estan no solo el tierno y tragico idilio de Efrain y María, sino tambien el paisaje vallecaucano en todo su esplendor.

No Man’s Land is a historical fiction novel set during the Cold War behind the Iron Curtain in communist East Germany. It is one woman's and her family's harrowing and captivating tale of survival and defiance.

To say Maria’s life started in the worse possible way would be an understatement. Due to this misfortune, she makes the biggest mistake of her life, and it cannot be erased. She can’t marry without confessing her mistake, and she knows that neither Carter nor Alex would accept her if they knew about it. This plays havoc with her love life. She doesn’t want a marriage based on a lie, but if she confesses her past, there may not be a wedding. Can she tell the man she loves about her mistake? Will he forgive her?

Lord of the World describes a world where Catholics are falling away and priests and bishops are defecting. Only a small remnant of the faithful remains. Julian Felsenburgh, a mysterious and compelling figure arises, promising peace in exchange for blind obedience. Those who resist are subjected to torture and execution. Soon, the masses are in Felsenburgh’s thrall, and he becomes leader of the world.

Rory Perez, a food truck owner who can't cook, is struggling to keep the business she inherited from her aunt out of the red - and an upcoming contest during Modest's annual food truck festival seems the best way to do it. The prize money could finally give her a solid financial footing and keep her cousin with special needs paid up at her beloved assisted living home. Then maybe Rory will have enough time to meet the man she's been talking to via an anonymous online dating site.

La nueva novela de Cristina Fallarás, un retrato de María Magdalena, desata pasiones enfrentadas. Cristina Fallarás escribe aquí el Evangelio según María Magdalena. Es el retrato feminista, valiente y sensual de una mujer libre, cuyo papel en la fundación del cristianismo ha sido borrada por la Iglesia. Es hora de combatir la versión del patriarcado, porque su montaje ha resultado devastador. Con la voz de la Magdalena todo se comprende. ¿Quién multiplicó los panes y los peces? ¿Existen los milagros?

Serena, Michelle, Kenya, and Lynette have been best friends since they were small children. And as sister friends forever, they have always been there for one another, through good times and bad, no matter what. This year is a crucial turning point for each woman. Serena, still single, is questioning why love hasn’t found her yet. Michelle is engaged and ready to walk down the aisle—until an old flame strolls back into her life. Kenya is happily married, but at the same time, her husband’s ex-wife won’t allow them or their family to live in peace.

O evangelho segundo Maria Madalena é um retrato feminista, corajoso e sensual de uma mulher livre, cujo papel na fundação do cristianismo acabou sendo apagado ao longo dos séculos pelos homens da Igreja.

At 26, Maria is holding out for the perfect man to share the rest of her life with. Josh seems to be that man, but after months of dating, their relationship is at a standstill. Maria plans to nudge Josh forward, but when the company she works for is bought out, her new boss Walker seems determined to change Maria’s idea of the perfect man.

"Devota" es el libro cinco de la popular serie "Un linaje de gracia" sobre cinco mujeres inverosímiles que cambiaron la eternidad. Toda la eternidad había estado esperando este momento. Dios eligió a una mujer. Conoce a Mary, una de las mujeres más veneradas de la historia. Pero primero, era una mujer común y corriente que se esforzaba por complacer a Dios de la misma manera que las mujeres todavía lo hacen hoy en día. Cuando Dios habló, María respondió con simple obediencia. Y Dios la eligió para llevar al tan esperado Mesías.

Escondidas tras los mitos de sus hermanas Juana la Loca y Catalina de Aragón, reina de Inglaterra, Isabel y María son, posiblemente, las más desconocidas de las hijas de los Reyes Católicos. Sin embargo, ambas compartieron trono con uno de los monarcas más importantes de su tiempo, Manuel I de Portugal, bien llamado el Afortunado.

The first attempt to travel at the speed of light has been successful. Transported thousands of miles in seconds, two young astronauts, Rose and Alex, are on their way to explore Proxima b, a candidate terrestrial planet in the Alpha Centauri System 4.2 light years from Earth. Burning through space faster than any humans in history, they realize the launch into light speed created black holes in their memory, and that all their most recent experiences have vanished without a trace.

Alessandra Willow Smythson-Drake, a widow at four and twenty, has sailed back to her family estate in England upon the death of her abusive husband. But escape from the torture she endured during her marriage was not to come easily. Both her sleeping and waking hours are controlled by night terrors and emotional turmoil. Physical scars, one of which is too hideous to hide, force her into seclusion. Simon Thane Bevan, Marquess of Heavensford and childhood friend, re-enters Alessandra's life.

Después de la crucifixión y muerte de Jesús, María de Magdala envía a María de Nazaret unos papiros que dirigió al Maestro y nunca se atrevió a entregarle. En estas cartas manuscritas relata, con lenguaje íntimo y apasionado, confidencias de su azarosa vida antes de conocerle y su radical transformación tras el encuentro de ambos en Galilea. Nacida en Magdala e hija de un rico comerciante en salazón de pescado, que maltrataba a su madre, todavía adolescente se ve obligada a huir y atravesar duras y arriesgadas situaciones.

Esta historia fue inspirada en una amplia recopilación de pasajes de la biblia sobre la vida de María Magdalena, donde cada uno de estos pasajes aporta de manera acústica a esta hermosa historia de renovación para el alma; desde sus inicios como una mujer pecadora hasta su transformación al camino de Dios.

I let my imagination travel through time to capture the mysticism of religion and conspiracies. All of this wrapped around the personalities of my fictional characters. The interpretations of Revelation are mine and mine alone, no one else's. I am not trying to offend any one person’s religious sensibility.

By day, Yosyph appears nothing more than a mute tavern-hand. By nigh,t he plans a revolution and slips through shadow, rescuing those marked for death by the xenophobic queen. When he learns that thousands of his people will be sent as slaves to the mines, he must choose — fight the royal army with an ill-prepared rebellion or journey to the land of his ancestors through the deadly King's Trial. If he succeeds, he'll win his kin's loyalty and their help.

A case of mistaken identity plunges Jessica Watson into the dark world of terrorism. Requited by a group that calls themselves The Hand of God, she's to be used as bait to capture Abdul Jamar, a world renowned terrorist. She meets the other team members on a remote ranch in Wyoming and begins training in languages, self-defense, and weapons. Not a religious person, being around people who pray and read the bible is something new to her. They didn't seem like lunatics.