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From USA Today bestselling author Sara Cate comes the second in a scorching contemporary romance series-the highly anticipated follow-up to the Salacious Players Club books. *** Three hearts. One consuming fire. Julian Kade hates everyone. But when a power outage traps him in a Paris elevator with sharp-tongued chef Freya Kapoor and charming street fighter Archer Wilde, an unexpected spark ignites between them. By the end of the twelve hours that follow, they've shared their darkest desires…and formed a bond none of them could have expected. Freya Kapoor has dreams, and getting sidetracked by two billionaires wasn't part of her careful plan. But when the two men who've begun to dominate her body and mind present Freya with a chance to open the restaurant of her dreams, boundaries quickly blur…and her orderly world gets increasingly complicated. Archer Wilde never thought he'd stop fighting long enough to get tangled up with two very different people. Yet the three of them fit together like nothing before, unlocking hidden desires they never knew they craved. But beneath the perfect façade are three individuals battling demons of their own. Ultimately, as passion deepens into something far more dangerous, Freya, Julian, and Archer will have to choose whether they're willing to risk everything they've built for a love as fierce as it is free. The second book in the Salacious Legacy series is a must-read for fans of dark billionaire romance books, whether you've read the Salacious Players Club before or have yet to dive into these genre-defining, dark contemporary romance stories. Tropes Billionaire Romance Friends to Lovers MMF Polyamory R++ High Heat Have you read the Salacious Players' Club series? Praise Eyes on Me Give Me More Mercy Highest Bidder Madame

Anglers knee-deep in Alberta's mountain streams after the First World War understood that there was something wrong. Coal mining, forestry, and irrigation were industrializing landscapes. Roads and railways brought unprecedented numbers of people to remote fishing grounds. Once home to abundant runs of cutthroat, mountain whitefish, and bull trout, the Bow, Highwood, and Oldman Rivers, and their many high mountain tributaries, were in crises. Up and down the Eastern Slopes, anglers rallied to defend their watersheds. The ensuing fish fights were not peaceful. Deep disagreement on tributary closures, open season dates, environmental protection, regulation and enforcement raged among fishers. But despite their disputed viewpoints, Alberta's anglers agreed to advocate fiercely for the conservation of their rivers and streams. Troubled Tributaries reveals for the first time the work—and the controversy—of fisheries conservation in the Eastern Slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains from 1900 to 1930. It is a story of passion and commitment, of the struggle to balance nature's use and preservation, and of people coming together even when divergent viewpoints threatened to break them apart. This is the story of the first round in the great fight to save Alberta's western trout kingdoms.

At home, May loves to play pretend with her puppets, leading them fearlessly on all sorts of adventures. But at school, May is shy. When a class project offers the perfect chance for May to speak up, she has a unique idea for how to use her voice. With a little practice, a lot of imagination, and the help of a special friend, May is ready to let out her inner lioness!Based on the real-life story of Emmy-winning author Megan Piphus, the first full-time Black woman puppeteer on Sesame Street, and lovingly illustrated by award-winning artist Nina Mata, this tale of authentic self-expression will inspire young readers to embrace their own unique voices. Back matter features illustrated step-by-step instructions to make a puppet!

Abolitionists of the Northeastprofiles the little-known yet historically prolific Black figures who actively participated in the abolitionist movement in America. The movement, which began in the 1820s in Northeastern America, was about ending slavery in the United States. History books have long emphasized the lives and work of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and Thomas Garrett, but it’s no secret that the most influential Black advocates are missing from the pages of our textbooks. This book offers intimate profiles of 29 Black abolitionists in the Northeast along with historical black and white photographs that give readers a full picture of who these people were, the work they did to combat the nation’s greatest sin, and how their legacy has lived on. From the underrated to the overlooked, Abolitionists of the Northeast educates readers on the most influential advocates in the earliest beginnings of the United States’ anti-slavery movement.

The brand new summer romance set in Dream Harbor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House! The greatest love is the one you never expected to find Daisy is fed up with being unlucky in love. And since Mayor Kelly declared her beloved flower shop cursed in one of his infamous visions, business has been slow. Dream Harbor newcomer Elliot has been adjusting to small-town life following his own relationship turmoil. And until now he's avoided the flower shop at all costs. If the mayor is correct, he doesn't need any more bad luck in his life. When he finds himself walking through the door of the Daisy Chain Flower Shop, he doesn't expect it to be a life-changing moment. But as the petals blossom in the sunlight, might the unluckiest woman in Dream Harbor finally find that love comes when you're least expecting it? The Daisy Chain Flower Shop is a cozy romantic mystery with a fake relationship dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed. Tropes: Fake relationship Found family Small town He falls first Returning favorite characters Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone.

A story of faith, fanaticism, and the uncanny power of the imagination. The dawn of the Victorian era: the world is changing rapidly. Poverty and the workhouse cast long shadows across rural England, and a traditional way of life is coming to an end. In the villages and fields of Kent, the discontented find an unlikely champion in John Nicholls Tom. Calling himself 'Sir William Courtenay', he appears to the local magistrates and gentry as a madman, a charlatan, or a dangerous radical. But for the labouring people he is the New Messiah, come to lead them in a revolt against the forces of oppression, and to herald the end of the world. In May 1838 Tom's crusade ignites into bloody violence. The confrontation that follows will shock the country, and become known as the last battle ever fought on English soil. Mad Tom's Rising presents an alternative vision of early Victorian England, as a place of mystical religious faith, riot and disturbance, surveillance and insecurity, arson and uproar. Drawing on original sources, it reconstructs the strange and astonishing events of that time, and the lives and experiences of those forever marked by them.

Colour in these gorgeous postcards from VOGUE and immerse yourself in a glamorous world of cocktail dresses and luxurious ballgowns, smart suits and elegant hats. This book of hand-drawn postcards has been created by the award-winning writer, fashion editor, curator and Royal College of Art Professor, Iain R Webb. The artworks are inspired by iconic images from British VOGUE in the 1950s and feature a glamorous dream wardrobe from key designers including Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Givenchy and Chanel. Each postcard is detachable, so you can enjoy colouring them in yourself or send them to a fashion-savvy friend. These postcards make the perfect present for all those who love vintage fashion.

In a thrilling series from New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison, a serial killer is targeting young women across the South, and each new kill comes with a grisly clue pointing to the next victim. When a young woman is found dead just outside of Nashville, strangled and handless, homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson is quick to the scene. So is FBI Special Agent John Baldwin, whose presence suggests that the murder is not the work of a random opportunist. A love poem left nearby alludes to something more sinister: This is the work of the “Southern Strangler,” a serial killer terrorizing women from Louisiana to Virginia. It’s the kind of case Jackson thrives on. At thirty-five, Metro Nashville’s youngest lieutenant is still an idealist, hell-bent on protecting the city she calls home. And she’s determined to avoid the broken, lonely path she’s seen other cops take. But while she and Baldwin share more than a working relationship, she’s not ready to go public. With victims across multiple states, Jackson and Baldwin race to find a pattern before the killer strikes again. But then a shocking connection between the Strangler and a local reporter brings them closer to the truth behind the killer’s identity—one that could unveil a family’s darkest secrets. Revised edition: This edition of All the Pretty Girls includes editorial revisions.

Texty v debutovej básnickej knihe Veroniky Kolejákovej Porcelán prepájajú intímnu skúsenosť so znepokojivou laboratórnou optikou: telo je pozorované, klasifikované, tvarované, vystavené tlaku a deformácii, a zároveň prežívané zvnútra ako miesto napätia a zraniteľnosti. Výrazným prvkom je ženská skúsenosť práce, starostlivosti a sebatvorby. Dôležitou vrstvou cyklov sú rodinné vzťahoch a rozličné stratégie prežívania v ich dysfunkčných podobách. Objavujú sa každodenné prostredia – škola, práca, domácnosť či zdravotnícke zariadenia –, v ktorých sa odohrávajú malé aj zásadné konflikty. Do popredia vystupujú aj skúsenosti detstva a dospievania: situácie poníženia, vzdoru aj izolácie. Prežitie a definovanie seba sa deje ako séria prispôsobení, opráv a deformácií. Blízkosť je možná len nepriamo, v zástupných gestách, skutočný kontakt je nedostupný alebo rizikový. Porcelán tak slovenskú poéziu obohacuje o nový výrazný a nenápadne sebavedomý autorský hlas. Veronika Kolejáková (*1978) vyštudovala psychológiu na Filozofickej fakulte Univerzity Komenského a divadelnú dramaturgiu na Vysokej škole múzických umení. Popri autorskej a dramaturgickej činnosti v divadle a televízii sa venovala prekladom odbornej literatúry a drámy. Ako psychologička a Gestalt terapeutka sa v individuálnej a skupinovej práci zameriavala na problematiku dopadu klimatickej krízy a spoločenských zmien. Poéziu publikovala v časopisoch Dotyky, Glosolália a na platformách Psí víno a Kapitál. S cyklom básní Andrej ~ Marta sa stala víťazkou súťaže Básne 2016. Od roku 2025 pôsobí ako umelecká riaditeľka Divadla P. O. Hviezdoslava. Žije v Bratislave.

Elle has the chance of a lifetime to write a movie set in New York City. The only problem? Her recent writer's block. When Elle returns to NYC, she finds her new neighbour to be none other than handsome tech billionaire Parker Warren. The same guy she had a disastrous hook up with two years ago. When seeing him again leads to a night of hate-fuelled writing, Elle realises he might just be her twisted muse. Parker needs a fake relationship to help secure a business deal. Elle needs to test date spots for her screenplay. So, they make a deal. Summers always end, and so will this agreement. It's all pretend. Until it isn't.

Ambassador Antonín Panenka Fotbalový svět i jeho samotný fanoušek se poměrně často ptají: Kdo že je skutečně nejlepším jedincem v historii fenomenální hry, která se před půldruhým stoletím narodila v Anglii a postupně ovládla planetu Zemi a v roce 1930 započala éru 22 světových šampionátů. A obsažná kniha nás jimi provede. Od Uruguaye až po Katar 2022, poznáme mistrovské týmy a s nimi největší hvězdy jednotlivých mistrovství včetně famózních kanonýrů. A kdo je opravdu nejlepším fotbalistou historie? PELÉ – vysloví jméno fotbalového poloboha polovina fanoušků, vždyť třikrát přivedl Brazílii ke Zlaté Niké (1958, 1962, 1970), dobrá čtvrtina doslova vynese do nebe fantoma MARADONU, kapitána argentinského triumfu v roce 1986. Autor v knize oběma věnuje speciální přílohu VELIKÁNI. Současně vyslechneme názory, že tihle dva zcela výjimeční plejeři dominovali fotbalu zejména ve svém období, ale že od jejich času se hra a výkonnost a umění hráčů neporovnatelně posunuly. Nejlepšími z nejlepších jsou přece ti, kteří jsou nejlepší právě dnes. A těmi vyvolenými jsou bezpochyby CRISTIANO RONALDO a LIONEL MESSI, pětinásobný resp. osminásobný (!) držitel Zlatého míče. Myslí si to také Iker Casillas, který se ve volném čase intenzivně zabývá filozofií. „Ti dva jsou z jiné planety. Přemohli, co bylo, a předběhli to, co bude. Mají vlastní úroveň, společný level přístupný jen jim, o spoustu pater výš, než jsou všichni ostatní,“ zní výrok mistra světa a dvojnásobného evropského šampiona. Má hloubku a sílu a vyjadřuje reálnou skutečnost. Gólmanská ikona potvrzuje, že je dnes při veškeré úctě k legendám zpochybnitelný názor, že nejlepšími fotbalisty historie jsou právě Pelé či Maradona. Ano, stali se legendami. Ve své éře, podobně jako Alfredo di Stéfano či Johan Cruijff, vyčnívají vysoko nad ostatními, ale k současným géniům, Cristianovi a Lionelovi, je těžko můžeme přirovnávat, a vůbec – takové měření, které dělí tři desítky let až půlstoletí, je velmi obtížné. Alespoň je ale zřejmé, že Pelé, Maradona, Ronaldo a Messi jsou ikonami fotbalu. Až po nich následující výjimeční muži, které můžeme pojmenovat vládci desetiletí. V padesátých letech udivuje svět Alfredo di Stéfano, po boku Pelého září černá perla z Mosambiku, Eusébio. Sedmdesátá léta zase patří Johanu Cruijffovi a Franzi Beckenbauerovi. V „osmdesátkách“ vynikají společně s Maradonou Michel Platini a Marco van Basten, o desetiletí později udivují Italové, Paolo Maldini s Robertem Baggiem, na počátku nového věku jsou skvělí držitelé Světového poháru Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo. A my můžeme být hrdí, že mezi nejlepší fotbalisty historie náleží také dva čeští držitelé Zlatého míče: JOSEF MASOPUST, souputník Pelého, a PAVEL NEDVĚD, opravdový fotbalový gladiátor, a s nimi samozřejmě JOSEF BICAN, autor rekordních 821 soutěžních gólů. Slavného Pepiho překonali pouze Cristiano (965) a Lionel (905), megahvězdy bez limitů. Tři Čechoslováci či Češi v první stovce fotbalistů historie! Už nám je nikdo nevezme stejně jako dvě světová stříbra. V roce 1934 je získala generace Františka Pláničky, v roce 1962 „Chilané“ v čele s Masopustem. A nyní máme naději, že na české hvězdy obou slavných šampionátů naváže současné Česko v čele s kapitánem Láďou Krejčím, Patrikem Schickem a Pavlem Šulcem. A tak se s našimi novodobými hrdiny CR7 a LM10 vydejme za jejich slavnými předchůdci a rovněž poznejme jejich možné nástupce Kyliana Mbappého a vycházející star Lamine Yamala, a to také ve speciální příloze VLÁDCI PLANETY FOTBAL. Interesantní a speciální otázka zní: zvedne někdo z nich po šampionátu v Americe 2026 nad hlavu pro každému hráče snový Světový pohár?

Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar and celebrate everything to love about school, from learning to read to making new friends! Featuring Eric Carle’s classic art style, this small hardcover book is the perfect way to explore the joys of learning and build an appreciation for the classroom with your young reader.

Spider-Man's Brand New Day continues! The DB, New York's trashiest tabloid, has just hired the sleaziest, most muckraking, lowlife paparazzi of them all... Peter Parker?! Plus: It's web-slinger vs. wall-crawler as we answer the question - who is The Other Spider-Man? Collecting: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #559-564

Meet Violeta! Violeta is a thirteen-year-old skateboarder and podcaster. But most importantly? She’s a PUNK! Oh, and a superhero, too. Superhero + punk = SUPERPUNK. That’s Violeta! After discovering her grandfather’s old cassette player, Violeta decides to play a cassette tape backward. (Why? It’s pure punk rebellion, duh!) What she didn’t know was this rebellious act would grant her magical powers! Aaaaand . . . unleash monsters. A LOT of them. Violeta will need to use all her new superpowers to protect her home of Hollow Hills from the strange creatures and send them back to wherever they came from. Luckily, she’s joined by Alan, Violeta’s faithful sidekick and fellow podcaster. Together, they’ll have to find a way to put these monsters back in their place. But between homework, podcasting, and skateboarding, Violeta has a tough time managing it all. When a horde of monsters descend on her school, will this superpunk be able to save the day? Multi-award-winning comic book artist Guilherme Petraca and TV writer Mirtes Santana bring you Superpunk, a radical adventure story about the need to rebel and act out to protect the people and things you love.

Celebrate ancient Greek mythology and civilisation, where Heracles performed his twelve heroic feats and Athena defended the acropolis as the goddess of war and wisdom. For centuries, these tales were at the centre of Greek society and religion. The legends of Greek mythology have been retold around the world in stories like Ovid's Heroides and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, influencing everything from ancient Roman culture to bestselling American novels of the twenty-first century. Including well-known tales of Medusa and Perseus, sirens, goddesses, and more, this book explores the vibrant stories that live on and inspire young readers to this day.

The 'Best of BookTok' horror sensation - now with a never-before-seen bonus chapter! Exclusive to the hardback edition. A must-read for fans of Stranger Things, Stephen King's The Institute and Minority Report. Joe works for a government facility. A very secret government facility, where human ‘antennae’ with brutally increased psychic ability are used to ‘intercept’ potential threats to the nation. Joe’s government is proud of him. His conscience is clear. As long as his daughter Riley never finds out what he does for a living. But now Joe’s work has followed him home. There’s someone in the corner of Riley’s eye. Someone who isn’t there when she turns around – and who can not just intercept her senses, but manipulate them to see and believe terrible things. And they have a plan. The government’s most sinister weapon has turned itself against his own daughter. The question now is: how far will he go to save her?‘Feels terrifyingly real. Payne balances horror and sci-fi with a mastery of both genres. Intercepts is proof that hidden government facilities can be far more terrifying than any haunted house’ A. M. SHINE, author of The Watchers and Grace

Cameron Mortem má problém – nedokáže prestať zabíjať svojich partnerov. Napriek tomu, že je vyhlásený za klinicky šialeného, je zároveň aj najlepšou zbraňou v arzenáli Temných síl, utajenej vojenskej zložky vybudovanej na poslušnosti, mlčanlivosti a snahe prežiť. Po tom, čo ho experimentálny liek pripravil o rozum, Cameron sa stal rizikom aj pre svojich vlastných. Za trest ho pošlú na výcvikové skúšky, kde sa z nováčikov stávajú nemilosrdní vojaci. Cameronova hlavná úloha? Udržať svoju novú partnerku nažive. Emery Mavesová unikla trestu smrti len o vlások, namiesto toho sa však ocitá na mieste rovnako bezcitnom, ako boli jej zločiny. Keď ju pridelia ku Cameronovi, musí prežiť nielen tvrdý výcvik, ale aj svojho nevyspytateľného partnera. Čoskoro si však Emery uvedomí, že Cameron je viac než len psychicky labilný zabijak. Pod vrstvou šialenstva sa ukrýva nebezpečná príťažlivosť – a zvláštna, nečakaná jemnosť. Ich puto je chaotické, opojné a zrodené z násilia. A pokiaľ ich najprv oboch nezničí, môže sa stať tým jediným, čo ich zachráni. Ponorte sa do hriešne temného príbehu od autorky bestselleru Zabudni na mňa. Vstup do Temných síl len na vlastné riziko.

Oceňovaná psychologička vo svojej knihe ponúka nový pohľad na temné povahy. Prepája osobné príbehy s prelomovým výskumom a odhaľuje alarmujúci fakt, že malá skupina ľudí s psychopatickými tendenciami dokáže spôsobiť neúmerne veľké utrpenie a miliardové ekonomické škody. Veda však našťastie ponúka riešenie. Doktorka ten Brinke vás naučí toxických ľudí včas identifikovať a poskytne vám nástroje, ako sa pred nimi brániť v súkromí, v práci aj v politike. V knihe sa dozviete, aké veľké škody dokáže napáchať relatívne malé percento populácie s psychopatickými črtami, ako naše telo dokáže vnímať „temnú osobnosť“ skôr než racionálna myseľ, prečo na toxické osobnosti nefungujú tradičné tresty, aké dôsledky má to, že sa negativita a deštruktívne správanie dokážu šíriť ako vírusy, čo je kľúčom k ochrane pred toxickými ľuďmi, ako sa zbaviť toxického vplyvu alebo ako ho minimalizovať, ak sa mu nedá vyhnúť.

Renomovaný holandský historik a autor bestsellerov Ľudskosť a Utópia pre realistov Rutger Bregman sa vracia s naliehavou a provokatívnou analýzou súčasného sveta. Kniha Morálna revolúcia, vychádzajúca z prestížneho prednáškového cyklu The BBC Reith Lectures, je ostrou kritikou dnešných elít a zároveň vášnivým manifestom za návrat k integrite a odvahe. Bregman nás vezme na cestu od pádu Rímskej ríše cez tichý rozklad Benátok až po nablýskané kancelárie Silicon Valley a elitné univerzity, aby ukázal, kde sme stratili morálny kompas. Morálna revolúcia však nie je len diagnózou úpadku. Je to praktický a inšpiratívny sprievodca pre každého, kto odmieta apatiu a verí, že najdôležitejšia transformácia našich čias nie je technologická, ale hlboko ľudská a etická.