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This Love Thing explores the different challenges that accompany our search for love. It follows the lives of three women and a family surviving the aftermath of a huge loss, as they search and run away from love.
Insurance investigator Charlie Novak doesn't probe murders. He commits them. His victims? The insured wives of his partner. It’s all part of their ongoing black widower scheme, with Charlie staging fatal accidents nobody looks at twice. But this latest victim was no accident. Someone else murdered her, and now homicide cops are crawling all over it. In this psychological noir peek into the mind of a killer, we follow as Charlie monitors the case for the insurance company, hoping to steer it away from the husband with the million dollar motive. Then he falls under the spell of the victim's girlfriend, an ex-reporter with dark secrets of her own. Disfigured by a childhood fire, Charlie has never known love. So he’s in way over his head while this femme fatale drives the investigation in dangerous directions. Blinkered by unaccustomed yearning, he can’t see through her web of deceit—or escape it.Ver livro
"Fundevogel" a forester found a baby in a bird's nest and brought him back to be raised with his daughter Lenchen. They called the child Fundevogel or Foundling-Bird, and he and Lenchen loved each other. One day Lenchen saw the cook carrying many buckets of water to the house and asked what she was doing.Ver livro
I learned that I am, despite my early years spent as a swaggering boy, at heart just a middle-class, hardworking, risk-averse, uncreative, straitlaced, routine-obsessed conformist. In case I forgot to mention it, I’m also prudish to the point of being puritanical. But at eight, Nira had only one overpowering wish—to pee standing up like a boy. In fact, to be a boy. Join Nira as she steps into her brother’s clothes and becomes the self-appointed Al Capone-esque gang leader of the neighborhood boys. Her oddball yet madly loving family shapes her personality, and a poignant relationship with her brother’s best friend shapes her life. She uses uninhibited candor to detail her coming-of-age journey from Calcutta to London, from tomboy to reluctant woman-in-progress … always trying to fit in, but always failing. She’s a-laugh-a-minute, and yet she breaks your heart with her subconscious, percussive yearning for the one person who is always too old, too far, too married to be hers.Ver livro
Inspired by the incredible true story of Josephine Baker's role in the French Resistance, this is a heart-wrenching, unforgettable tale of the strength of the human spirit in the darkest days of World War II. In the City of Light, one woman will stand against darkness. Paris, 1941. With Nazi occupation imminent, journalist Elodie Mitchell plans to return home to Chicago. But an unexpected invitation to a Josephine Baker show changes everything. Mistaken for the star, Elodie is whisked backstage, where she uncovers an underground resistance movement hidden beneath the glitz and glamour. Drawn into a whisper network of spies, Elodie accepts a perilous mission: to go undercover as Josephine's cousin and gather vital intelligence. In a world on the edge of darkness, Elodie must summon unwavering courage to protect her beloved adopted city and its people – and getting caught is not an option. A wartime epic about love, bravery and fighting against prejudice in all its forms, perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Marie Benedict and Pam Jenoff. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Readers adore Code Name Butterfly: ‘A WWII story with a difference…' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The setting and atmosphere is stellar!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I felt like I was in Paris! Susberry’s vivid descriptions were phenomenal.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I’ve read many books with this setting, but none as wonderfully immersive as this one.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Could not recommend it more! Have never read a book so fast!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Draws the reader in from the first page and doesn’t let go. Please pick it up! It won’t disappoint.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An interesting, well researched and well written book. An excellent read.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A complex story about more than just WWII in France or Josephine Baker.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'It's about family, racism, and courage. I loved it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In this best-selling novel, Elodie, an African-American woman, uses her courage and wit to navigate through the treacherous waters of war and prejudice. The romance that blossoms amidst the military strategy and espionage adds a poignant touch to this riveting tale. For fans of Ellie Midwood (The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz), Rachel Wesson (Light Rises), Lucinda Riley (The Seven Sisters), Imogen Matthews (The Wartime Nurse), and Catherine Law (The Artist's Daughter). HarperCollins 2024Ver livro
Lucy Jarrett is terrified. Someone is watching her every move, following her home from work and making threatening phone calls. But her husband doesn't believe her and no one else is listening. Lucy's married life is proving anything but blissful. Her musician husband is perpetually away on tour and doesn't want to start a family. Lucy finally calls on Detective Tom Mariner for help, and he takes her fears seriously because of the recent murder of another young woman by her ex-partner. DI Mariner himself is already on the hunt for a sadistic killer. Nina Silvero, wife of an ex-police officer, was duped into sipping sulfuric acid disguised as celebratory wine. Grappling with Nina's apparently motiveless killing, Mariner delegates Lucy's case to Millie Khatoon. Is someone out for revenge against the police? Can DI Tom Mariner track down the stalker and catch the killer before anyone else dies? Discover an absorbing crime mystery full of stunning twists and turns. Perfect for fans of Peter James, Ian Rankin. and Peter Robinson.Ver livro
Laurie Parkinson, who's lived in Laurel Hills all his life, is a gay sheet metal worker who'd rather be a gay hairdresser. Wheat Dupuis, who's also gay, is the scion of one of Laurel Hill's wealthiest families. He'd rather grow grapes than become CFO of Dupuis International. Laurie wakes one morning to discover his family gone and his town decimated by a bacteria that has lain dormant for millennia, incased in ice. With the melting of the ice caps, the bacteria is released, and mankind faces a pandemic that could surpass the Black Plague. Wheat and his family are on their way to safety when the unthinkable happens and he's left behind. Laurie knows of a bunker in the woods outside Laurel Hill, where he intends to take refuge. On the way there, Laurie finds and rescues Wheat. Can two such dissimilar men work together through a pandemic to find their families ... and possibly find love, as well?Ver livro
