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It is 1916 and Rasputin has finally been killed by those who have long feared his influence over Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra. But for Princess Militza, famed as one of the 'Witches of St Petersburg', and her daughter Nadezhda, life is about to become extremely dangerous. Revolution is bubbling and with it will come the murder of the Romanov imperial family. Now the rest of the court is also on the run, fleeing from the mob. Against this violent and turbulent backdrop, Nadezhda, the witch's daughter, finds in exile and captivity an extraordinary and unlikely love.

Das mitreißende Porträt einer jungen Frau in Zeiten des Umbruchs und ein bewegender Roman über die Liebe von Bestsellerautorin Marion Johanning. Niederschlesien, 1943: Es sind schwere Zeiten in dem kleinen Dorf Lindenau. Auf dem Hof der Familie Reich müssen alle mit anpacken, auch die junge Luise. Sie schwärmt heimlich für den drei Jahre älteren Wolfgang, ihre Verzweiflung ist groß, als er an die Front muss. In seiner Abwesenheit und gegen den Willen der Eltern freundet sie sich mit dem polnischen Kriegsgefangenen Marian an, der der Familie als Arbeitskraft zugeteilt wurde.

Winning stories from The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Hodder- Guardian competition. The number one best-selling writer Stephen King presents six gripping and chilling stories in this captivating anthology: 'Wild Swimming' by Elodie Harper. 'Eau-de-Eric' by Manuela Saragosa. 'The Spots' by Paul Bassett Davies. 'The Unpicking' by Michael Button. 'La Mort de L'amant' by Stuart Johnstone. 'The Bear Trap' by Neil Hudson.

When Juliet Carlisle returns home to her family's gorgeous, crumbling manor house in the English countryside, she doesn't expect to stay long. But she's intrigued by the new cookery school being launched on the grounds… that is until she meets the guy who's been hired to run it. Though undeniably handsome, disgraced celebrity chef Léo Brodeur immediately strikes Juliet as bossy and rude. Juliet has enough troubles in her life without adding a snooty French chef to the mix.

In Switch On Your Brain, Dr. Caroline Leaf gave listeners a prescription for better health and wholeness through correct thinking patterns. Now she helps listeners live out their happier, healthier, more enjoyable lives every day with this devotional companion to her bestselling book. Listeners will find here encouragement and strategies to reap the benefits of a detoxed thought life—every day!

When Edgar dies in a Far East prisoner-of-war camp, it breaks the heart of fellow prisoner Starling, the man who loved him. When he visits Edgar’s family after the war, Edgar's mother, Clementine, mistakes him for another man, and he fails to correct the mistake. Playing the role of someone else and being in Edgar’s home with those who loved him stirs powerful and disorientating emotions in Starling. Edgar’s loss has driven his sister, Aida, to seek solace in the arms of a series of men–but the meeting with Starling sparks a powerful and complex connection.

My company and protecting its legacy are all that matters. I will do whatever it takes to prevent anyone from taking it over. Especially one Jared Barnes. It doesn’t matter that he awoke something in me that I thought was long buried. Or that I imagine kissing him more than I should. He won’t win. I won’t let him. No matter the cost.

Dr. Harriet Marks has advised the British security services on science for too long, when even gathering forensic evidence at a remote science-terrorist safehouse arouses little professional excitement. But as a snowstorm closes in, her team realise they're not alone. While some dangers might have once been human, there's also a darkness below that's less recognisable. A darkness as potentially dangerous as the one already within her.

Hannah and Lizzie have never been close, but following the recent death of their mother, the sisters have agreed to put their differences to one side and go on holiday together. But when they and their families arrive at the remote house they’ve rented in the south of France, they find a dead body in the swimming pool. The place is soon swarming with police, then reporters and photographers get hold of the story. Finally, the news spreads online, putting them at the center of a media storm.

At the dawn of the twentieth century, Henri Bergson became the most famous philosopher on earth. Where prior thinkers sketched out a predictable universe, he asserted the transformative power of consciousness and creativity. An international celebrity, he made headlines around the world debating luminaries like Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein about free will and time. The vision of creative evolution and freedom he presented was so disruptive that the New York Times branded him "the most dangerous man in the world."

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On the hottest day of the summer, we wait for Molly on the riverbank, desperate to slip into the cool water. But as the sun starts to fade, it’s clear she isn’t coming. We’ll never see our friend again....

Kommunikation ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil unseres Lebens. Aber du kannst kommunizieren? Die meisten von uns werden diese Frage mit gut oder sehr gut beantworten. Jeder von uns glaubt, dass er gut kommunizieren kann. Doch was heißt es jetzt, gut zu kommunizieren? Gibt es das magische Gesetz der Kommunikation? In den meisten Fällen funktioniert unsere Kommunikation. Wir verstehen uns, haben Spaß und bekommen größtenteils das, was wir wollen. Manchmal kann es jedoch vorkommen, dass die Kommunikation aus dem Ruder läuft.

Hagars Leben ist auf den ersten Blick nicht sehr erbaulich. Die Erzählung aus Genesis 16 ist vielmehr eine Geschichte vom Bodensatz des Lebens. Ausgegraben aus dem Schlick und Schlamm menschlicher Erfahrung. Es geht um Flucht und Patriarchat, um sexuelle Ausbeutung und toxische Beziehung, um Sehnsucht und Trauma, Verzweiflung und Egoismus, um Macht und Gewalt, Unrecht und Neid. Und um eine unbändige Sehnsucht nach Freiheit. Sebastian Rink legt die Erzählung von Hagar neu aus.

Lorelei has seen the best and worst of this kingdom. She has fought through armies of the dead, fallen in love with a dragon, and discovered there may be more to her origin than she originally thought. Now, free from the rebellion, she can make her choice for where her life leads. If only that decision was a little easier...

This collection investigates the origins of our most intriguing old-fashioned superstitions, many of which we still find ourselves abiding by today. Hundreds of the beliefs passed down through the generations have their foundations in our ancestors' efforts to ward off evil, which they blamed for hardship, illness, and injustice in times when life was, as often as not, "nasty, brutish and short."

Red Valkyries explores the history of socialist feminism in Eastern Europe. Through the revolutionary careers of five prominent socialist women active in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—the aristocratic Bolshevik Alexandra Kollontai; the radical pedagogue Nadezhda Krupskaya; the polyamorous firebrand Inessa Armand; the deadly sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko; and the partisan, scientist, and global women's activist Elena Lagadinova—Kristen Ghodsee tells the story of the personal challenges faced by earlier generations of radicals.

On a spring night, a lone nightingale starts to sing in the boughs of the old village oak tree and a local psychic predicts that it will sing every night until a village mystery is solved . . . As if the excitement surrounding Megan and Jack's forthcoming nuptials isn't enough, a TV antiques show arrives in Bliss Bay to film an episode on the village green, and a trinket Des bought years ago in a junk shop for pennies turns out to be worth thousands . . . and a magnet for trouble.

In Tarot for Beginners, Eva Gibson gets rid of the fluff and shows you how you can get started mastering the tarot deck. From forming a powerful connection with your tarot deck to completely understanding the various tarot spreads and when to use each one depending on the answer you're searching for, this guide has everything you need to accelerate personal growth and self-awareness.

Dubbed 'Lady Scandal' thanks to her gossip-stirring past, Portia Fairhaven, the widowed Countess of Blakewell, is no stranger to rumors and innuendos. Although freed of her unhappy marriage, she is still forced to maintain as spotless a reputation as she can manage for the sake of her son. That is, until a desperate search for her lost half brother takes her to the darkest depths of London’s underworld and straight into the arms of one brawny, undeniably handsome East End rogue.