Dark illustrations in this heartwarming read-aloud picture book make it a perfect bedtime story.Share the classic story of Madelon and the Christmas Rose. The Christmas Rose tells the classic tale of the First Christmas and Madelon, a young shepherdess. Inspired by the generosity of the Three Wise Men as they present gifts to Baby Jesus, Madelon yearns to offer her own present, setting the stage for a poignant journey of giving and faith.The Christ...

This is a beautiful and inspirational story from when Jesus was a little boy. In this children's book about Jesus' life, we gain an insight into the character of Jesus as a boy and His life, and through the story of Jesus in the Temple after Passover, it also gently teaches the wonderful lesson of obedience, love and respect to parents and the charm of a pure and holy childhood. The story is perhaps all the more interesting because it is full of everyday life's human interest.Child...

They say money is a great aphrodisiac, but are there really enough billions in the world to mitigate the many flaws of a man who wears DON'T FRIENDZONE ME t-shirts and thinks all you have to do to acquire old-school, film noir charm is to pop on a fedora and call all women toots?Can enough money exist to take the edge off a man like Crispian Neigh, a doughy internet billionaire of uncertain provenance and even less certain weight? Is he doomed to be Forever Alone, or is there a wom...

Phillip Quinn har satsat allt på karriären och lämnat uppväxten på gatan bakom sig för gott. Men en blick på yngsta adoptivbrodern Seth räcker för att han ska bli påmind om den pojke han en gång var. När forskaren Sybill Griffin dyker upp i staden blir Phillip omedelbart fascinerad. Men Sybill bär på en hemlighet som hotar det liv som bröderna Quinn har byggt upp för sig själva – och för Seth.

"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."In the aristocratic circles of 19th-century Russia, the veneer of high society hides turbulent secrets and shattered vows. The Oblonsky household is plunged into chaos when a devastating affair is brought to light, unraveling a fragile marriage and sending scandalous ripples through Moscow's elite. Amidst this turmoil arrives Konstantin Levin, a soulful country landowner whose heart belo...

A glittering facade hides the devastating cost of forbidden passion.In this breathtaking second installment of a transcendent masterpiece, Imperial Russian society is a stage set for profound tragedy and awakening. Anna Karenina has crossed the threshold of no return. Entangled in a deeply scandalous affair with the dashing Count Vronsky, she finds herself isolated by her cold, politically calculating husband and increasingly trapped by a society that demands absol...

Betrayal wears a mask of duty, and forbidden passion demands the ultimate sacrifice in Tolstoy's epic masterpiece.In the sweeping continuation of this timeless saga, the fallout of Anna's illicit confession reverberates across Russia. Alexey Alexandrovitch Karenin, desperate to maintain his immaculate societal facade, coldly calculates his revenge without shedding a single drop of blood. Instead of a duel or a scandalous divorce, he sentences his wife to a torturou...

In a society ruled by rigid decorum, the cost of true passion is absolute ruin.Part 4 of Tolstoy's monumental saga raises the stakes to breathtaking heights. Anna Karenina and Vronsky's scandalous affair can no longer be hidden behind closed doors. As a cold and humiliated Alexey Alexandrovitch Karenin prepares to initiate a devastating divorce, Anna is haunted by terrifying dreams of her own mortality, pushed to the very brink of despair. Meanwhile, the sparkling ...

Lo strano caso del dottor Jekyll e del signor Hyde, scritto nel 1886 dallo scrittore Robert Louis Stevenson è un libro ... che non ha bisognio di anteprima.

Queensland: Nahe des Zeltplatzes in einem Wildpark findet die Journalistin Abby Bardot ein ohnmächtiges junges Mädchen. Abby fällt sofort deren Ähnlichkeit mit mehreren jungen Frauen auf, die vor einigen Jahren im selben Wildpark tot aufgefunden wurden. Die Fälle wurden nie aufgeklärt, der benachbarte Ort Gundara hüllt sich in Schweigen. Dann verschwindet das gerettete Mädchen spurlos, und Abby macht sich gemeinsam mit dem Krimiautor Tom auf die Suche nach ihr. Doch als beide in Toms Haus ...

In a world bound by rigid social expectations, even the purest of loves is tested by the specters of jealousy, pride, and the clash between city artifice and country truth.Set against the sprawling, sun-drenched estates of rural Russia, Part 6 of Tolstoy's monumental masterpiece shifts focus to the delicate intricacies of human connection. Levin and his young wife Kitty are attempting to forge an idyllic life at their country home, welcoming family and eccentric gu...

Ethan Quinn har alltid dragits till havet, och efter adoptivfadern Rays död lägger han all sin tid på familjens båtbyggarverksamhet. Men svårare utmaningar står för dörren. Tioårige Seth behöver sina tre storebröder. Och så finns Grace, kvinnan som Ethan aldrig vågat erkänna att han älskar. För att bli lycklig måste Ethan försonas med sitt förflutna. Del 2 i serien Familjen i Chesapeake Bay.