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He calls himself The Connoisseur.... He stalks and murders young, beautiful, red-headed or blonde women, depending on the preference of "his clients". The Connoisseur is methodical, sadistic, and with a need to seek what he considers justice for himself. Homicide detective Holly Jennings wants nothing more than to nail The Connoisseur. However, when his next victim doesn't fit his modus operandi, Holly has to consider the possibility of two killers, a copycat, or a hunter who may actually know how to outwit her.

In Reckoning with Slavery, Jennifer L. Morgan draws on the lived experiences of enslaved African women in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to reveal the contours of early modern notions of trade, race, and commodification in the Black Atlantic.

Conocer lo que puedes controlar y lo que no, intentar llevar una vida plena, definir la persona que queremos ser... Cualquiera que se acerque a los textos recogidos en esta obra descubrirá que la contemplación del mundo implica un conocimiento activo -los ejemplos de Epicteto están extraídos de la vida cotidiana- y que contemplar es, en un sentido literal, ver. El ejercicio contemplativo lleva al conocimiento y éste a la serenidad de espíritu y, en última instancia, a la felicidad.

Injury after injury has put Brenden Campbell's NHL career on hold for years. Now he's playing for the Portland Storm and determined to make it stick. Few things in life drive him more than being told he can't have something he wants, and what he wants most is to prove he belongs. Brenden also wants Rachel Shaw, the cute, little redhead who just got hired as the general manager's new assistant. But then she went and made herself off-limits, telling him: "I don't date."

Un manual pragmático orientado a convertir a cualquier persona, independientemente de su preparación previa, en un auténtico seductor. La seducción es un tema que preocupó incluso a Freud, la psicología evolutiva ha solucionado esta circunstancia y Sex Code aprovecha las enseñanzas de la psicología evolutiva mezcladas con las experiencias de un maestro de la seducción. El objetivo de la obra es convertir a cualquier hombre, independientemente de sus bazas, en un Aven, un seductor.

La noche del 8 de enero de 1993, en una provincia del norte de Italia, dos jóvenes carabinieri de servicio en una carretera provincial dan el alto a un vehículo. En el coche no hay una persona cualquiera. El conductor al que han parado es Baldassarre Di Maggio, un sicario de la mafia dispuesto a colaborar en la captura del capo Totò Riina, apodado "la belva" (la bestia), a cambio de protección.

Zoe suffers from a serious case of déjà vu when she is asked to respond to a complaint regarding a barking dog at the Henderson place. Seriously? The whole thing had to be a joke. She’d been complaining about the fact that the Halloween spirit had seemed to be evading her this year, which most likely meant that her husband Zak, or best friends Levi and Ellie, had decided that what she really needed was a trip down memory lane.

After suffering a personal tragedy, Abby Sullivan buys a huge old seaside mansion she has never even seen, packs up her life in San Francisco, and moves to Holiday Bay Maine, where she is adopted, quite against her will, by a huge Maine Coon Cat named Rufus, a drifter with her own tragic past named Georgia, and a giant dog with an inferiority complex named Ramos. What Abby thought she needed was alone time to heal. What she ended up with was, an inn she never knew she wanted, a cat she couldn't seem to convince to leave, and a new family she'd never be able to live without.

Stormi's honeymoon has finally arrived, and the gang is all there to celebrate with the newlyweds. However, it isn't long before a new murder mystery occurs, upsetting the normal tranquility of the resort. Find out what happens when Tara, Stormi, and Paige take matters into their own hands and discover they may be in way over their heads.

One of Caesars Creek's oldest residents is front and center to a suspicious car accident on Main Street. Tara, Stormi and Bruce are on the scene, but the woman in the center of it all blames a family member. Could this woman be right or should the police suspect her as well? Find out in the latest story in the Caesars Creek Mystery Series.

Érase una vez Peppa Pig... y piratas y gnomos y princesas. ¿Quién sabe si, con un poco de imaginación, tus sueños también puedan hacerse realidad? Este audiolibro incluye seis cuentos.

A reindeer invasion, a baby on the way, a small town decked out for the holidays, and a killer on the loose all come together in this fun and heartwarming Christmas cozy mystery.

We run into another immune human, a woman, and discover the torrid, solitary life she lives. Our venture in this apocalypse doesn't end there - even the cemeteries have come alive as we head back to the radio station.

The Arcadia Falls Chronicles continues with Chloe, Drew, and the rest of their small group training hard for the impending attack on the Talon Building, the hub of business for all vampires. The board of vampire hunters has refused to help them, leaving only a select few hunters who will risk the anger of the board by joining the mission. Together, this small group infiltrates the depths of Talon. There, Chloe finds that one crucial mistake will cause a problem far worse than any of them could have imagined.

Esta obra resulta en un gran medio para conocer las transformaciones del hombre dentro del contexto de un país como México. Pensar en la historia de este territorio da cabida a los períodos indígeno, colonial, e independiente que la conforman y dan pie al entendimiento de un vasto conjunto de sucesos que develan el desarrollo histórico de la nación mexicana, desde el origen de sus primeros pobladores hasta nuestros días.

I'm in love with my roommate and best friend. I know, I know. It's been done before. It’s stupid. It's a terrible position to put myself in. There is just something that keeps pulling me in his direction, and I can’t seem to break its hold. And I can't tell him either. Karney Hill is just too perfect and pure and all around way too good for me. So, I’m content to just be his friend for the rest of forever and enjoy the perfection of Karney in the only way available to me. But when his brother comes to Terra Mortis claiming Karney is betrothed to someone else, I claim him.

Christmas is here, and Harper Harlow and Jared Monroe have big plans for the holidays. Harper is ready to move into their new house - and find him the perfect gift. And Jared? Well, he’s gearing up to propose, and he’s making Zander ring shop with him. All those plans go out the window when a little girl named Zoe Mathers goes missing, and her traumatized mother is zero help in tracking down the culprit. Suspects are few and far between, although Zoe’s deadbeat father is of immediate interest.

From USA Today best-selling author Christina A. Burke comes a laugh-out-loud collection of three full-length novels featuring temp-turned-rock-star, Diana Hudson. This collection includes Queenie Baby: On Assignment, Queenie Baby: Out of Office, and Queenie Baby: On Tour.

There are only a few things Mila is afraid of. Most are pretty common fears, but there is one that sets her apart from those around her. The fear of a secret. With one drop of blood, her secret of a power beyond anything anyone had ever seen before is unleashed, landing her in a place where she is a prisoner. And an experiment. And there are only a few that know their dictator's ultimate goal.

Ivy's neighbors have a secret. They aren't human. But Ivy has a secret, too. She knows. As long as everyone keeps quiet, she's happy working as a P.I. by day and chillaxing with her BFF Florian, a vampire, by night. When a routine pickup drops her in the middle of a murder, her two worlds collide. While Florian knows how to throw a punch, deep down he's a softie. His idea of scary? Running out of hair product. It's time Ivy faced facts. Even with a vampire on stand-by, one gal can only kick so many asses.