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Five steps to getting over a nasty break-up: One: Inherit a mini-castle from your reclusive grand-aunt. Two: Fall through a mirror into a decadent upside-down world. Three: Get to know the smoking-hot locals. Prickly Hatter. Playful Chess. And the passionate White Knight.... Wait, what was I talking about? Oh, right. Four: Discover you possess powers that could win a rebellion against a tyrannical queen. Five: Keep a tight hold on your head - and your heart.

1962, Cornwall: Tara Jupp - vicar’s daughter, occasional thief, expert horse-rider and second fiddle to her sister ‘the beauty’ Lucy - sings at a wedding and is spotted by a record producer. With the spotlight suddenly, thrillingly shining on her alone, the roots of Tara’s country existence are shaken free and she is propelled to swinging-'60s London. Plunged into a dazzling new world of fashion, music and heartache, in a city where skirts are being hitched up as fast as the past is being pulled down, can Tara hold the limelight and hold on to who she really is?

I’ve got a list with six names on it. Six people who wronged me, who hurt me, who took everything from me. Six people who turned me into the monster I am now. And I’ve crossed off every name but one. One more name. One more death. Should be simple, right? Yeah, you’d think so. But it turns out revenge is a messy business, and when I end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, I royally piss off four brutal, twisted, gorgeous men.

The Duke of Greyland lost his heart - and a princely sum - to a charming, beautiful and destitute widow who, after one passionate night, vanished without a trace. Cassandra Blair grew up on the city streets, picking pockets to survive. Greyland was a rich mark to be fleeced and forgotten - only she'd never forgotten him.

All Lady Victoria Kirby wants is to dig in the dirt, take notations, and record history, thank you very much. Bumbling through ballrooms and getting disdained by the ton for her less than ideal looks, on the other hand, is the last thing she wants. But her reckless father has a different idea for her future when he puts up the ultimate ante - her hand in marriage - and loses. Over her dead body.

Annie has been sad for so long that she's forgotten how to be any other way. She's trudging miserably through every day, sheer determination keeping her going. Until she meets Polly. Polly is everything that Annie is not. She's colourful, joyful, happy. Because if recent events have taught Polly anything, it's that your time is too short to waste a single day.

The gods walk among us. And they just might steal your soul...or your heart. I thought I'd survived everything life could throw at me. All I wanted was to keep my distance from the criminals I work for and get my little brother out of the hell that is our mother's house. Then I died and woke up to four stunningly hot gods telling me I'm now a valkyrie. Sly, sharp Loki. Jovial but ferocious Thor. Dreamily compassionate Baldur. Grim and secretive Hod. They all have something to teach me. And around them, my walls start to crack. But the gods didn't summon me just for kicks.

The world's leading life-change therapists, the Speakmans, share a passion to help people lead happier and less inhibited lives. Their intellectual curiosity guided them through years of extensive research into behaviourism and conditioning, which led to the creation of their groundbreaking behavioural change therapy known as Schema Conditioning. Based on the Speakmans' unique coaching method, this book provides the answers to conquering weight gain - for good.

In the summer of 1944, Eva Mozes Kor and her family arrived at Auschwitz. Within 30 minutes, they were separated. Her parents and two older sisters were taken to the gas chambers while Eva and her twin, Miriam, were herded into the care of the man who became known as the Angel of Death: Dr Josef Mengele. They were 10 years old. While twins at Auschwitz were granted the 'privileges' of keeping their own clothes and hair, they were also subjected to Mengele's sadistic medical experiments.

¿Cómo puede ser que en un pueblo no esté permitido bailar? ¿De qué va a vivir allí un profesor de baile? Alec Valcourt es profesor de baile y el hombre de la familia. Junto a su madre y su hermana se muda a un remoto rincón de Devonshire, un lugar donde empezar de nuevo. Pero eso va a resultar difícil: la matriarca del pueblo ha prohibido el baile. Pero ¿por qué? Sin embargo, su hija, Julia Midwinter, parece convertirse en su mejor aliada, aunque la verdad es que no sabe si fiarse mucho…

Um sich an Luis zu rächen, arrangiert Kupplerin Felicitas ein Perfect Bad Match für ihn. Sie will ihn mit ihrer größten Feindin zusammenführen. Doch dann verliert sie selbst ihr Herz. Und das ausgerechnet an Luis. Es gibt nur eine Sache, die Felicitas mehr liebt als Weihnachten, nämlich ihre Mitmenschen miteinander zu verkuppeln. So hat sie als größte Matchmakerin von Vermoos schon einigen Einwohnern zu ihrem Glück verholfen. Nur für Felicitas selbst existiert die Liebe nicht.

In a desolate coastal area in Northern Sweden, the cruise ship, Ocean Gala, is docked whilst carrying 1,800 asylum seekers. Far-right groups are gathering on the dock to protest against the floating refugee camp and as a brutal home invader begins to roam the area, the local Chief of Police calls upon a team of cadets from the newly established Scandinavian Academy of Criminal Profiling.

Es ist Vorweihnachtszeit auf der Ostseeinsel Fehmarn. Ruhe kehrt ein. Die Insulaner bereiten sich auf das Fest vor. Die besinnliche Stimmung wird jäh getrübt, als Lilly Kern eintrifft, im Schlepptau Models, die auf den Einzug ins Finale ihrer beliebten Castingshow hoffen. Die Shootings werden vor der Kulisse eines alten Leuchtturms abgehalten. In schillernde Weihnachtskostüme gehüllt, geraten die Models an ihre Grenzen. Einige wagen es nicht, sich den extremen Herausforderungen zu stellen. Ins Finale auf Sylt schafft es aber nur, wer mit einem spektakulären Foto überzeugt.

Die Magie der Edelsteine. Antoinette und Louis-François Cartier erfüllen sich einen Traum: Sie eröffnen ihr Juweliergeschäft in der Nähe des prestigeträchtigen Palais Royal. Nach unruhigen Zeiten bricht unter Kaiser Napoleon III. eine neue Ära für die Pariser Juweliere an, und der Laden der Cartiers wird schon bald zu einer exquisiten Adresse. Dann wird Louis-François mit der Umarbeitung der Kronjuwelen betraut, und Antoinette entwirft fieberhaft Schmuckstücke für die Kollektion Cartier.

Kurz vor Weihnachten feiert Fair Haven sein jährliches Eisfischer-Fest. Doch die Stimmung wird jäh unterbrochen, als ein recht unbeliebter Anwalt erfroren in seiner Fischerhütte aufgefunden wird. Bald stellt die Polizei fest, dass er in Wirklichkeit erschossen wurde. Der Hauptverdächtige ist die örtliche Eisfischerlegende Jim Campbell. Doch Maggie ist von seiner Unschuld überzeugt und beginnt mit Joshua an ihrer Seite, eigene Nachforschungen anzustellen. Obwohl Joshua ihr Chef ist, scheint er möglicherweise mehr als nur berufliches Interesse an ihr zu haben.

We upgrade our technology all the time, but what about ourselves? If you feel held back and frustrated, if you feel like you need to change but you don't know how—then Nik and Eva Speakman want you to upgrade your life. Using the techniques and exercises that they have used to transform the lives of countless clients, Nik and Eva give you the skills and confidence to change the voice in your head from one that says 'I can't' to one that says 'I can'.

A story of heartbreak and survival by the stepsister of Anne Frank. Eva was arrested by the Nazis on her 15 birthday and sent to Auschwitz. Her survival depended on endless strokes of luck, her own determination and the love and protection of her mother, Fritzi, who was deported with her. When Auschwitz was liberated, Eva and Fritzi began the long journey home. They searched desperately for Eva's father and brother, from whom they had been separated. The news came some months later. Tragically, both men had been killed.

Some people wear their heart on their sleeve. I wear vengeance like a suit of armor. I’ve got a list with six names on it. Six people who wronged me, who hurt me, who took everything from me. Six people who turned me into the monster I am now. And I’ve crossed off every name but one.

When Ellen Carr abandons grey, dreary London to become housekeeper at an experimental school in Austria, she soon knows she's found her calling. Swept into an idyllic world of mountains, music, eccentric teachers and wayward children, Ellen brings order and joy to all around her. But it's the handsome, mysterious gardener, Marek, who intrigues her - Marek, who has a dangerous secret. As Hitler's troops march across Europe, Ellen finds she has promises to keep, even if it means sacrificing her future happiness.

The Brandenburgers were Hitler's Special Forces, a band of mainly foreign German nationals who used disguise and fluency in other languages to complete daring missions into enemy territory. Overshadowed by stories of their Allied equivalents, their history has largely been ignored. First published in 1984, de Giampietro's highly-personal and eloquent memoir is a vivid account of his experiences. In astonishing detail, he delves into the reality of life in the unit from everyday concerns and politics to training and involvement in Brandenburg missions.