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Konečně Dimitris záletného snoubence své sestry přistihl – ale se ženou, na niž po celá ta dlouhá léta, jež uplynula od jejich rozchodu, nezapomněl. Pokud ale věděl, Savannah byla vdaná… a přesto se scházela s mužem, který se měl stát jeho švagrem!Ani Savannah na Dimitrise nikdy nezapomněla, o to více ji proto teď mrzí, že ji jediný muž jejího života obviňuje z něčeho, co neudělala.A navíc je Dimitris jediný, kdo jí může pomoci!

Nina a Simon jsou dokonalý pár. Mladí, veselí a zamilovaní. Dokud neodjedou na víkend na chatu Simonových rodičů ve Vermontu a domů se nevrátí jen Simon. CO SE STALO NINĚ? To nikdo neví. Simonovo vysvětlení je podivné. Rodiče Niny naléhají na policii, aby ji hledali, zatímco Simonovi rodiče se snaží svého syna chránit. Najmou si drahé právníky a PR firmu, která rychle rozjede štvavou mediální kampaň, v níž nic není tabu. KAM AŽ ZAJDE SIMONOVA RODINA, ABY HO OCHRÁNILA? Během krátké doby se fakta vytratí ve víru vzájemných obvinění. Každý si vybere svou stranu a příběh se stane virálním, živen konspiračními teoriemi. Do malého vermontského městečka se sjíždějí novináři a s nimi i několik posedlých „fanoušků“.ČEHO VŠEHO JE SCHOPNA RODINA NINY, ABY SE DOPÁTRALA PRAVDY? Rodiče Niny jsou v obležení novinářů, ale nikdy neztrácí ze zřetele to jediné, na čem skutečně záleží – najít svou dceru. Brzy si však uvědomí, že hrát podle pravidel proti Simonově rodině je nikam neposune… takže je načase pravidla porušit!

Úspěšná koučka Kira najde o Vánocích útočiště na ranči ve Wyomingu. Hledá v něm klid a čas na nalezení nového domova. Co rozhodně nehledá, je vážný a trvalý vztah. Kira netuší, že záhadný a zpočátku dost nabručený kovboj Pax, je úspěšným realitním makléřem, který právě připravuje otevření pobočky ve Španělsku, a je také čerstvým dědicem ranče. Paxovým cílem je ranč připravit na prodej a co nejrychleji se vrátit do Španělska. Na jeho seznamu úkolů položka „vážný vztah“ není. Jenže člověk občas najde to, co nehledá a co nemá v plánu…

Diplomat Marcus Wolfdon, přezdívaný svými přáteli Wolf, stále nemůže zapomenout na svůdnou ženu, kterou potkal v Paříži a strávil s ní noc plnou vášně. Nemůže však zapomenout ani na to, že mu ukradla peníze a zmizela! O rok později se Wolf v Brightonu, kam se na léto pravidelně sjíždí londýnská aristokracie, se svojí tajemnou známostí znovu setkává. Nejmenuje se ale Fleur, ale Juliana a není obyčejná zlodějka, ale příslušnice místní společenské smetánky! Wolf se nechá uprosit, aby jejich někdejší známost udržel v tajnosti, avšak jeho pátrání po tom, co je Juliana vlastně zač, hodně komplikuje touha, jež mezi nimi stále plane…

Ariana udělala, co musela. Vystoupila ze stínů a řekla, že k té svatbě nesmí dojít.A pak ji ženich poznal!Luca si myslel, že našel ženu svých snů, se kterou chtěl dojít k oltáři. Jenže pak uviděl ji – tu dívku, která tančila sama. Byla pro něj zcela nevhodná! Jenže od ní nedokázal odtrhnout oči. A nejenom oči!

Caroline před pěti roky Romanovi ublížila. Hodně. To, když mu řekla: „Nikdy jsem tě nemilovala!“Roman nyní ví, že ta chvíle, až bude Caroline žadonit a slibovat, že splní všechna jeho přání, bude sladká. Zrádná Caroline, ani její otec, jenž ho potupně vyhnal z firmy, nemají šanci se zachránit!Je však možné, že vše bylo jinak, než si Roman celou dobu myslel? Že Caroline byla k tomu, co udělala, donucena?

A stunning anthology of connected tales set in Wild Cards universe created by the global bestselling author of A Game of Thrones. The island of Keun lies off the coast of Cornwall, connected to the mainland only by an ancient, tidal causeway. It is a magical place, where anything can happen. The mansion crowning the island is owned by Lord Branok, a mysterious billionaire who is also a wild card of some sort?but whether he is an ace, a joker or a knave, no one is quite sure. Parties at Loveday House are legendary – for adventure, for intrigue, for love, for danger – and guests may take on whatever personae and masks they choose when they attend. Parts of the house seem to exist out of time, and the Wild Hunt is reputed to ride the island. And haunting the house is its original owner: a woman determined to regain control over her domain, by any means necessary. This third volume in The British Arc (following Knaves Over Queens and Three Kings) includes stories by: Stephen Leigh, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Caroline Spector, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Peter Newman, and Peadar Ó Guilín.

A story of desire within marriage from the stars of the hit feminist erotic podcast, Dirty Diana' Diana Wood has a job she likes and a husband, Oliver, she loves. They're in married love, which isn't exactly the same as love love, but it's fine. Or is it? Is fine good enough? With sex and intimacy seeming more like a memory than a reality, Diana decides to rediscover the deeply feeling woman she once was. She begins interviewing other women, painting their portraits as they speak, giving voice to their secret desires as she captures their deepest fantasies. But as her new secret life brings her the excitement she's been lacking, her marriage to Oliver starts to crumble. What if connecting to her own desires means dissolving the safe life she's so carefully cultivated? Intelligent, entertaining, and contemporary, Dirty Diana explores female desire in a fun and honest way - and also explores how two partners can find their way back to each other through perseverance, connection and sex.

Všichni jsou lháři, ale jen jeden z nich je vrah… Klidné letovisko v horách Pro vyšetřovatele Willa Trenta a soudní lékařku Sáru Lintonovou je letovisko McAlpine Lodge perfektním místem pro strávení líbánek. Nachází se daleko od civilizace, je obklopeno nádhernými horami, takže je ideální pro únik od každodenního shonu a pro pobyt jen ve dvou... dokud noční ticho neprotne mrazivý křik. Vrah je mezi nimi Mercy McAlpineová, ředitelka letoviska, je nalezena mrtvá. Zuřící bouře zaplavila jedinou přístupovou cestu do komplexu letoviska, takže je jasné, že vrahem musí být někdo místní. Když však Will se Sárou začnou prověřovat rodinu McAlpinových a ostatní hosty, uvědomí si, že všichni lžou. Lžou o své minulosti. Lžou svým blízkým. Lžou i sami sobě. Kdo zabil Mercy McAlpinovou? Brzy se ukáže, že v McAlpine Lodge neplatí normální pravidla a Will se Sárou budou muset být na každém kroku opatrní. Uvězněni v letovisku se snaží rozplést desítky let starou pavučinu záhad, aby zjistili, co se Mercy stalo. A protože se vrah chystá znovu zaútočit, svatební cesta se změní v závod s časem. Will Trent a Sára Lintonová jsou zpět v novém thrilleru Karin Slaughter!

Twenty of the finest science fiction short stories from one of the genre’s greatest writers, Isaac Asimov. Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, and one of the world’s most prolific authors of fiction and non-fiction. Asimov’s short fiction has been enjoyed by millions for more than half a century. Within this collection are stories often voted among the best science fiction stories of all time, including Hugo Award-winning title story ‘Bicentennial Man’, which explores a robot’s journey towards becoming human. Asimov was always ahead of his time and his work stands today as the clearest expression of our collective hopes and fears for the future.

The third volume in an extraordinary collection published shortly after the author’s death. There are 23 science fiction stories, ranging from the very surprising heart-tugger "The Ugly Little Boy" to the overwhelming vision of "Nightfall". In these stories, Asimov's vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas. The definitive collection of short fiction by Isaac Asimov, supreme master of the science fiction genre continues with Volume Three of the Complete Stories. The Good Doctor was always ahead of his time and his work stands today as the clearest expression of our collective hopes and fears for the future. But the ever-expanding popularity of his stories with young and old readers alike is explained by their wit, zest and human interest. Within this volume are stories often voted among the best science fiction stories of all time. In these stories Asimov's vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas that are more relevant today than ever before.

Twenty-two of the finest science fiction short stories from one of the genre’s greatest writers, Isaac Asimov. Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, and one of the world's most prolific authors of fiction and non-fiction. Asimov’s short fiction has been enjoyed by millions for more than half a century. Within this collection are stories often voted among the best science fiction stories of all time, such as ‘Mother Earth’, which explores the consequences of Earth’s colonies imposing immigration quotas against Terran immigrants. Asimov is equally adept at the creation of galaxy-spanning full-length novels and highly polished short stories. It is the second aspect of his unrivalled talent that is displayed to full adventure here. This is an unsurpassed showcase of Asimov's storytelling talent.

This is a book about divine dicks, mortal pricks, and some epically long-suffering women. The Ancient Greek myths and epics have spent the last few thousand years focusing on all the testosterone and willy-waving that their so-called heroes got up to. Now, at long last, it’s time to shine a light on the goddesses, nymphs and queens who had to endure all that unwanted wooing, the wrath of vengeful gods, and a lot of straight-up misogyny without complaint – or at least none that was considered worth noting. Is it really heroic to start a war just because the girl you like fancies someone else? And seriously, when will men stop fobbing off women's ideas as their own? These are the Greek myths as you’ve never heard them before.

First published fifteen years ago, shortly after his death, inside this collection are some of the finest short stories of science fiction writing from one of the genre’s greatest writers, Isaac Asimov. Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, and one of the world’s most prolific authors of fiction and non-fiction. The Good Doctor’s short fiction has been enjoyed by millions for more than half a century. Now the definitive Asimov collection is underway with Volume One of The Complete Stories. Many of these stories are classics of the genre, and the last, ‘The Last Question’, the absolute personal favourite of Asimov himself. Always entertaining and thought provoking, these stories display Asimov’s mastery of the short story form. He remains supreme as the thinking person’s science fiction writer.

From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface comes an all-new, fully illustrated, collector’s edition of R. F. Kuang’s debut novel, The Poppy War. Considered one of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, the story of orphaned Rin’s rise to power gets a fresh look with black-and-white interior art by JungShan Chang throughout. A brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic. When Rin aced the Keju – the test to find the most talented students in the Empire – it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who had hoped to get rich by marrying her off; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free from a life of servitude. That she got into Sinegard – the most elite military school in Nikan – was even more surprising. But surprises aren’t always good. Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Fighting the prejudice of rival classmates, Rin discovers that she possesses a lethal, unearthly power – an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of psychoactive substances and a seemingly insane teacher, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive – and that mastering these powers could mean more than just surviving school. For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most people calmly go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away…

How women can improve their productivity, happiness, and physical well-being by keeping their natural cycles in mind and working with them (rather than ignoring them). In the FLO teaches women how to use their 28-day cycle to optimize their life by letting their internal clock and natural rhythms guide time management, diet, fitness, etc. (This is so simple and yet under-utilized it is shocking. It makes perfect sense when you think about it: You have different energy levels at different times of the month, different libido levels, etc. so why not use foresight to plan projects for when you are at your most effective, and understand when you need more emotional connection with others?) There are specific tips on what to eat and how to exercise depending on what phase you are in-and it works. Women are getting promotions, losing weight, and in one case thus far, literally clearing their endometriosis by using the cycle syncing method.