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Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

La belle bourgeoise Mar, grâce à sa silhouette élancée et quelques vêtements amples, se fait facilement passer pour un homme afin de se fondre dans les rues de Barcelone. C'est pour elle la seule façon de travailler et d'user de son intellect au XVIIe siècle. Son compagnon, Naya, aux muscles fuselés et doté d'un visage aux traits ciselés, n'a pas reçu l'éducation de Mar mais c'est un voleur diablement rusé. Dans leur fuite après leur dernier coup, l'adrénaline semble embraser leurs coeurs et leurs corps... Cette histoire courte est publiée en collaboration avec la productrice de films suédoise Erika Lust. Son intention est de dépeindre la nature et la diversité humaines à travers des histoires de passion, d'intimité, de plaisir et d'amour en associant de puissants récits et l'érotisme. Née à Montréal d'un père breton, Chrystelle LeRoy est élevée dans un zoo d'où elle tire une passion pour l'observation des animaux et de la nature. À l'âge adulte elle devient historienne, elle travaille pour des musées au Canada et en France avant de se spécialiser dans les écritures numériques où elle remporte plusieurs prix. Elle introduit dans ses nouvelles une dose d'exotisme souvent construite sur un fond de réalité historique.

À vingt et un ans, le duc de Dartmoor s'apprête à convoler quand sa fiancée, lui préférant un vulgaire roturier, l'abandonne au pied de l'autel. Humilié, il se jure de ne plus jamais avoir affaire aux femmes, ces créatures fourbes et diaboliques !Dix ans plus tard, muré dans son amertume, le duc vit toujours en reclus dans sa propriété de campagne dont l'entrée est interdite aux personnes du beau sexe. Malgré le temps, sa blessure n'a jamais cicatrisé et la simple vue d'un jupon suffit à le mettre dans une rage noire.Un jour, pourtant, bravant l'interdit, une audacieuse jeune fille pénètre dans le château. Elle est gracieuse et belle comme un ange, mais ce n'est pas ce genre d'atouts qui désarmera le duc.La confrontation est inévitable.Qui, du misogyne ou de l'ingénue, remportera la bataille ?© Barbara Cartland, 2022, Saga EgmontPour la traduction française :Une épouse à tout prix © Éditions J'ai lu, 2001Barbara Cartland est une auteure britannique. Traduite en plus de 36 langues, elle est l'auteure contemporaine la plus prolifique et la plus lue au monde. Son secret : toucher le coeur de ses lectrices et faire entrer le rêve dans chacun de ses romans. En 2000, elle s'éteint à l'âge de 99 ans, en laissant un grand nombre de manuscrits inédits.

Dans la chapelle du château, Kayla se sent défaillir. Le mariage qu'on célèbre, le sien, est une véritable parodie. Pourquoi son grand-père l'a-t-il forcée à épouser le vicomte de Rothwoode qu'elle n'a jamais vu jusqu'à ce jour ? Un homme qui, de surcroît, a la réputation d'être un séducteur et un volage ! Pourtant, la mariée est ravissante mais Christopher de Rothwoode, victime lui aussi de l'intransigeance paternelle, ne la regarde même pas. Son père a promis de lui couper les vivres s'il ne consentait pas à cette union. Abandonnant la vie parisienne et ses charmes, il s'exécute, la mort dans l'âme... Rien d'étonnant, dans ces conditions, s'il envisage de prendre la route des Indes ! Mais, ô surprise, Kayla est prête à le suivre ! Songerait-elle à conquérir son époux ? Qui sait ? La perspective de longues nuits dans les palais roses de Jaipur sonne à la fois comme une menace et une promesse...Barbara Cartland est une auteure britannique. Traduite en plus de 36 langues, elle est l'auteure contemporaine la plus prolifique et la plus lue au monde. Son secret : toucher le coeur de ses lectrices et faire entrer le rêve dans chacun de ses romans. En 2000, elle s'éteint à l'âge de 99 ans, en laissant un grand nombre de manuscrits inédits.

Imilda vient de faire son entrée à la Cour, et sa belle-mère lui cherche déjà un mari... C'est absurde ! Pourquoi vouloir précipiter le destin ?Les prétendants ne manquent pas, mais le marquis de Melverley la regarde à peine : on le dit grand séducteur de femmes mariées et il n'a aucune envie de se ranger. Oui, mais il est riche, et la belle-mère d'Imilda n'est pas prête à renoncer à une telle alliance. Elle lui tend un piège, menace sa réputation... et les fiançailles sont annoncées dans tous les journaux mondains.À quoi bon se lamenter ? Mieux vaut agir, c'est-à-dire fuir. Imilda saute sur son cheval. Elle connaît un endroit où l'on ne viendra jamais la chercher. Puisque le marquis a abandonné son manoir, pourquoi ne pas s'y cacher ?Abandonné ? Certes, mais pas inoccupé ! Confiante sous son déguisement de jardinière, Imilda ignore encore le danger qui la guette. Pourtant, elle risque de perdre la vie. Ou de trouver l'amour...© Barbara Cartland, 1986, 2022, Saga EgmontPour la traduction française :© Éditions J'ai lu, 1996Barbara Cartland est une auteure britannique. Traduite en plus de 36 langues, elle est l'auteure contemporaine la plus prolifique et la plus lue au monde. Son secret : toucher le coeur de ses lectrices et faire entrer le rêve dans chacun de ses romans. En 2000, elle s'éteint à l'âge de 99 ans, en laissant un grand nombre de manuscrits inédits.

Affaire Daval. La vérité sur l'assassinat de notre fille. " Elle s'appelait Alexia. C'était notre fille. Et cela fait quatre ans qu'elle a été tuée par celui qui lui avait promis de l'aimer. Depuis, nous ne vivons plus. Nous survivons. "Le 30 octobre 2017, il est environ 15 heures lorsqu'un élève gendarme découvre dans un fourré, en lisière du bois d'Esmoulins, le corps sans vie et partiellement calciné d'une jeune femme. Pour lui, cela ne fait guère de doute, il s'agit très certainement d'Alexia Daval, disparue deux jours plus tôt. La confirmation de l'identité de la victime fait basculer les parents d'Alexia dans l'horreur. Pendant trois mois, leur gendre, Jonathann, s'assoit à leur table, pleure avec eux, parle d'Alexia, de son absence, de l'amour qu'il lui portait et de l'impossibilité pour lui de vivre sans elle, alors que dans la nuit du 27 au 28 octobre 2017, il l'a frappée à mort avant de l'étrangler, de transporter son corps dans la forêt et d'y mettre le feu. Quatre ans après avoir vécu l'insoutenable, Isabelle et Jean-Pierre Fouillot, les parents d'Alexia, ont choisi de raconter leur histoire pour lui rendre hommage, la faire revivre et tenter enfin de comprendre ce qui lui est arrivé.

`The Pillars of the House Volume 2' - or ´Under Wode, Under Rode´ - is the second instalment of English writer Charlotte Mary Yonge's story about the Underwood children. Set in the industrial town of Bexley, this Victorian family saga continues the story of the orphaned children as they struggle to survive and find their way in the world against all odds. A story of hope, love, sacrifice, and family, `The Pillars of the House Volume 2' will surely delight anyone interested in great family sagas. Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823 - 1901) was a prolific and popular English novelist, biographer, editor, historian, essayist, and journalist. She is most famous for her novels which include `Heartsease', `The Daisy Chain', `The Young Stepmother', and the commercially successful `The Heir of Redclyffe' (1853). Yonge was also a founder and editor for forty years of `The Monthly Packet' magazine, while her book, `History of Christian Names', is considered to be the first serious attempt at recording the subject. Profits from her books were often donated to charitable causes.

The bed-ridden widow Julia Charnock Poynsett lives at home with her two youngest sons, but soon her three eldest children, who left home to get married, will return with their wives for the very first time. Raymond, an MP and heir to his mother's fortune, has married his second cousin, while Julius is the new rector of the parish. The third son, Miles, has sent his wife Anne back ahead of him while he completes his tour of duty. Living under the same roof as their crippled mother, the sons begin to learn a lot about their new wives. `The Three Brides' is a family drama full of romance, betrayal, and greed, perfect for fans of the Brontë sisters. Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823 - 1901) was a prolific and popular English novelist, biographer, editor, historian, essayist, and journalist. She is most famous for her novels which include `Heartsease', `The Daisy Chain', `The Young Stepmother', and the commercially successful `The Heir of Redclyffe' (1853). Yonge was also a founder and editor for forty years of `The Monthly Packet' magazine, while her book, `History of Christian Names', is considered to be the first serious attempt at recording the subject. Profits from her books were often donated to charitable causes.

Nel commissariato di Torpignattara, quartiere della periferia romana, c'è un nuovo vicequestore, Luca Wu, il primo poliziotto di origini cinesi in forza in questo distretto. Quando due rapinatori uccidono un commerciante cinese e sua figlia, Luca comincia ad indagare trovandosi presto avviluppato nelle trame criminali che si snodano nel sottobosco capitolino. Un giallo dal ritmo serrato, ambientato nella Chinatown romana, che immerge gli ascoltatori in un mondo parallelo fatto di lotte tra clan rivali e spietate guerre commerciali.Andrea Cotti (1971) è uno scrittore, sceneggiatore e poeta italiano. Come sceneggiatore ha lavorato su serie TV quali, ad esempio 'L'ispettore Coliandro'. È il creatore del poliziotto italiano di origini cinesi Luca Wu, vicequestore a Torpignattara.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Hekate is the goddess of Witches. She has been many things over the years, but to both ancient devotees and modern day Witches, she is the goddess of death. #2 I had been dedicated to the goddess Hekate, and I had created the spiritual community I had always hoped to find through her. I had been enthralled with her appeal to the brilliant cross-section of cultures and practices that made up the New York Witchcraft community. #3 Hekate was a goddess of ancient Greece who was first described by the poet Hesiod in the eighth century BCE. She was a Titan who helped overthrow the old way of life to make way for the new. She was sometimes associated with bulls and was described as bullheaded or bull-faced. #4 Hekate was the guardian of places where three roads met, and she helped souls navigate crossroads between the world of the living and the underworld inhabited by the dead. She was a goddess of fertility.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The dark ages were not weird, but they were not normal either. They were a time of magic and miracles, of superstition and making offerings to spirits. The people who survived the age were pragmatists and keen observers of their world. #2 The first English king to be a martyr, Oswald ruled Northumbria for eight years, from 634 to 642. He was the overlord of almost all the other kingdoms in Britain, and his death was displayed on stakes at a place which came to be known as Oswald's Tree. #3 The life of Oswald was a prime example of how the politics of the Early Medieval period were played out between competing elite families. He was the product of such rivalries. #4 Acha was the daughter of Ælle, king of the region called Deira between the rivers Humber and Tees. She was married to King Æthelfrith, and they had two sons, Oswald and Oswiu. Acha may have traveled far to the north and west with her children after Æthelfrith's death.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Ilocos region of Luzon is a dry, impoverished area that was settled by Ilocano tribes. The first European to visit the area was Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo, who established the settlement of Manila in 1571. #2 The Ilocano are a very superstitious people, and their family cell and blood clan are extremely important to them. They are extremely loyal to these two things, and will do anything for them. #3 The Ilocanos, as a people, have a long history of dreaming of escaping their hometowns. They have been historically employed as domestics and drivers, but many have emigrated to undeveloped Mindanao, the Middle East, and Hawaii. #4 Ferdinand's father, Fructuoso Edralin, was a relatively prosperous peasant who owned 80 hectares of irrigated rice land and coffee plantation along the river in the barrio of Dingras near Sarrat. His mother, Josefa Edralin, was a tough, resourceful woman who had to work hard because her husband was a spendthrift.

- Il est temps que nous ayons une conversation sérieuse quant à notre avenir, mon ami, susurre la pulpeuse lady Isobel. À peine entend-il ces mots que le marquis de Kexley pressent la menace. Sa maîtresse veut lui passer la corde au cou ! Une seule solution : la fuite. Justement, son ami, le comte de Darrendell, l'a invité en Ecosse. La pêche, la chasse, rien de tel pour oublier une amante trop envahissante. Sa décision est prise : il ira dans les Highlands. C'est là-bas qu'il fait la connaissance de la fille de son hôte, la délicieuse Celina. Délicieuse et... terrifiée. Pourquoi semble-t-elle le craindre ? Pourquoi s'acharne-t-elle à l'éviter ? Quel est donc le secret de Celina ? Le marquis est bien résolu à le découvrir... sans se douter qu'un piège ignoble va se refermer sur lui.© Barbara Cartland, 2022, Saga EgmontPour la traduction française :Le Sortilège de l'amour © Éditions J'ai lu, 2000Barbara Cartland est une auteure britannique. Traduite en plus de 36 langues, elle est l'auteure contemporaine la plus prolifique et la plus lue au monde. Son secret : toucher le coeur de ses lectrices et faire entrer le rêve dans chacun de ses romans. En 2000, elle s'éteint à l'âge de 99 ans, en laissant un grand nombre de manuscrits inédits.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 In 1916, Arno Dosch-Fleurot, a seasoned journalist working for a popular US daily, had arrived in Petrograd fresh from a gruelling stint covering the Battle of Verdun. He was excited to be in Russia, but he had preconceived ideas about Russia that were based on reading Dostoievsky's Crime and Punishment, Tolstoy's Resurrection, and George Kennon's Darkest Siberia. #2 There were many foreign journalists in Petrograd just before the revolution. The reports of these reporters were being syndicated in the West, and there was an established coterie of other, mainly British, reporters in the city. #3 The British colony in Petrograd was doing relief work with the thousands of refugees pouring into the city. #4 The sight of so many pitiful children with insufficient clothing and often no shoes had galvanized a surge of expatriate philanthropic work. The British embassy was used to sort donated clothes and shoes for the refugees.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Romanovs traveled from Tobolsk to Tyumen, and then to Omsk, the junction of two major lines on the Trans-Siberian Railway. They were suddenly gripped by fear. Where would they be taken next. Eastwards towards Vladivostok or west towards Moscow and a public trial. #2 The Tsar and his family were now received into the hands of the Ural Regional Soviet for detention under surveillance. With a bureaucratic flourish, Beloborodov signed the official receipt for them. #3 The family was reunited, and they were certain that God would take a hand in their fate. They turned to their intense religious faith to sustain them through the days to come. #4 The Ipatiev House was the prison where the Tsar and his family were kept. It was small by the standards of the more spacious and airy Governor's House in Tobolsk, but it had a fine view of the lake, public gardens, and city below.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 In 1907, Einstein was working as a patent expert in Switzerland when he wrote a series of papers that were already transforming physics. He had pointed out that light behaves like bundles of energy, like particles of matter. He had also shown that the chaotic paths of pollen and dust could arise from the turmoil of water molecules. #2 Einstein's job in the patent office was a blessing. After years of financial instability, he was finally able to marry Mileva and begin to raise a family. The monotony of the patent office seemed to be an ideal setting for Einstein to think things through. #3 Einstein's principle of relativity states that the laws of physics should look the same in any inertial frame of reference. The basic idea behind the principle was not new, and had been around for centuries. #4 Before Albert Einstein came along, Isaac Newton was like a god in the world of physics. Newton's work was held up as the most stunning success of modern thought. In the late seventeenth century, he had unified the force of gravity acting on the very small and the very large alike in one simple equation.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 When I was 8 years old, my father left home for good. I loved my father, but I was heartbroken when he left. I couldn't imagine a life without him and didn't know if I would ever see him again. #2 I had learned to handle my deep hurt by forgetting. I didn't remember going through stages of anger and resentment, instead I just remembered how much I had loved my father and how sad I was when he left. #3 I had a deep appreciation and respect for my mother, Sonya Carson, who was the first and strongest influence in my life. I understood that she was doing it for me and my brother, and that dedication and sacrifice made a profound impression on me.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I was promoted to four-star general and given command of the Army's Forces Command in Georgia. I had command of all the deployable Army forces in the United States, including the Army Reserve, and I supervised the training of the Army National Guard. #2 The rule of optimism is that you must believe that things will get better, no matter how difficult the situation may seem. You must convey that attitude to your followers, so that they can believe that you can solve any problem. #3 Everyone gets mad. It is a natural and healthy emotion. You get mad at your kids, your spouse, your best friends, your opponents. But staying mad isn't useful. I experienced this when Dominique de Villepin, the French foreign minister, made me mad by opposing us in the UN Security Council regarding the Iraq War. #4 I have learned over the years that when I get mad, I get over it quickly and never lose control of myself. I have worked hard to make sure that when I get mad, I get over it quickly and never lose control of myself.

E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'The Devil's Elixir' is a gothic, horror-fantasy novel inspired by Matthew Gregory Lewis's novel 'The Monk'. Medardus is the son of a sinner and is raised in a monastery to atone for his father's past. When Medardus succumbs to temptation, he is dragged into a deadly mystery that sees him travel to Rome, pursued by his murderous lookalike. At the Vatican in Rome, the monk's only hope for salvation is the beautiful Aurelie but in order to finally discover the truth of the curse that haunts his family, Medardus must evade the sinister powers of the living and the dead. A must-read for fans of the TV adaptations of Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' or Rumer Godden's 'Black Narcissus'. E.T.A Hoffmann was a German author of romance, fantasy, and gothic horror, and was highly influential on the Romantic Movement. He is perhaps best known for writing the novella 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' which was the inspiration for Tchaikovsky's ballet 'The Nutcracker'.