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Ashington-perlerne er de mest perfekte perler i verden. Hver enkelt perle er et mestervaerk i sig selv. Det er umuligt at sige, hvor meget de er vaerd, for de er uvurderlige. Men perlerne er også et symbol på magt og grådighed, og hvis de falder i de forkerte haender, vil de bringe ulykke og sort ondskab med sig. Da Sarah Ashingtons skuespillerinde-mor findes død efter en voldsom skandale, bliver Sarah sendt til hendes fars familie.

It's pure myth that women need to be more aggressive to succeed. Since the time when Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In was first published in 2013, one thing has become strikingly clear: leaning in simply isn't enough to turn the tide. To the contrary, studies show that imitating male behavior doesn't translate to professional advancement for women. The distinctive missing link is influence. The Influence Effect focuses on building influence that will enable women to gain traction in their careers and to achieve the advancement they deserve.

Skjulte skatte. Mystiske haendelser. Mørke hemmeligheder. Anna Brett frygter, at hun er dømt til at vaere en guvernante for andres familier resten af hendes liv. Men da den flotte kaptajn Redvers Stretton kommer tilbage i hendes liv, bliver hun draget vaek fra det kolde, engelske landskab og til Stillehavets mystik, hvor intet er hvad det ser ud til, og mod en gåde, kun hun kan løse. Mens den smukke, blonde og blåøjede kaptajn gør sit for at få Anna til at glemme sin fortid, går det op for hende, at der gemmer sig mørke hemmeligheder under hans charmerende overflade.

From America's leading authorities in childcare comes the definitive guide to having a healthy pregnancy - and a healthy baby. The Healthy Pregnancy Book guides expectant mothers and fathers through all stages of pregnancy from preconception through birth, focusing on how to enhance the health of mother and baby.

Over the past decade, a small number of companies have changed every aspect of how we live, work and play. These Outpacers have become enormous global businesses, with companies like Google, Amazon, Netflix, Salesforce, Meta, Tesla and Apple all totally redefining what a successful organisation looks and feels like. Each chapter in Outpacer focusses on an Outpacer characteristic required for organisational greatness and features examples of what it is and how to achieve it.

Ellen Kellaway er altid blevet betragtet som den fattige slaegtning, en pige uden fremtid. Men da den flotte og rige Philip Carrington forelsker sig i hende - og også frier - ser fremtiden endeligt lysere ud. Tragiske haendelser spolerer imidlertid de unges spirende kaerlighed, og Ellen må affinde sig med sin skaebne - en trist guvernantestilling hos en usympatisk familie. Men endnu engang tager begivenhederne en overraskende vending.

Fra det øjeblik Dallas Lawson møder den charmerende og berygtede Comte de la Talle, ved hun, at intet nogen sinde vil blive det samme. Også slottet som ligger dybt inde i vinlandet i Frankrig, og som ifølge legenderne er hjemsøgt, udøver en mystisk tiltraekningskraft på Dallas. Dallas, der er sat til at faerdiggøre sin nu afdøde fars livsvaerk - at restaurere slottets uerstattelige malerier - bliver hvirvlet ind i de mystiske hemmeligheder, både slottets og dets ejer er omspundet af, og det viser sig hurtigt, at det ikke kun er slottets malerier der traenger til en kaerlig hånd.

Efter en tryg opvaekst i Indien og England bliver Susanne Pleydell gift og oplever både lykke og fortvivlelse. Sorgerne tilskriver hun laegen Damien Adair, og af haevnlyst opsøger hun ham som hårdtarbejdende sygeplejerske - blandt andet sammen med Florence Nightingale under Krimkrigen. Victoria Holt (1906-1993) var en af verdens mest elskede og mest produktive forfattere i sin levetid. Hun begyndte allerede at skrive som 17-årig, og en raekke af hendes tidlige noveller blev trykt i London-aviserne.

“Mr. Kendall, in the past few months there have been a number of doctors who have mysteriously disappeared, or whose deaths were either alleged to be accidents, or were suicides, or they were actually murdered.” Kendall made a mental note to find out about these "other doctors". “A number of doctors you said. How many are we talking about?” Mrs. Eaton thought for a few moments. “To my knowledge there have been at least eight cases in the past six months. There may be a whole lot more that I know nothing about.”

I'm his captive … and I want him to keep me. I was only a child when everything changed. Too young to understand, too old to forget. Broken and damaged. I thought nothing good could ever happen to me, but 10 years later, something did. I met a man. He swept me off my feet and swooned me into his bed. Cole's touch was perfect. His lips were made of velvet obsession. They helped me forget the memories that burned me from the inside out. For the first time in forever, I was happy. Then he locked me inside his home. He told me it was for my safety. And it was so easy to believe him.

Jane Lindsay havde aldrig drømt, at hun ville blive rig. Heller ikke, at hun ville forelske sig i en mand, hun ikke kunne stole på. På baggrund af 1800-tallets England og Hong Kong, kommer her historien om en ung kvinde i en strålende, og faretruende ny verden Jane Lindsay har vaeret fascineret af De Tusinde Lampers Hus siden hun hørte om det første gang. Nu, da hun omsider efter en ulykkelig kaerlighedsaffaere og et fornuftsaegteskab står i huset, er alt anderledes end hun havde forestillet sig.

Eva Jackson is Rosemary’s cousin ("umpteen times removed"), and she has moved back to her childhood home in Taviscombe after the untimely death of her beloved husband, Alan. As is the way of the village, Eva has been pounced upon by the local charities, and it is during a coffee morning that she mentions to Sheila Malory that she fears Alan might have died an unnatural death.... Sheila is intrigued and sets out to find out more.

Every personal dream and aspiration - their lifelong study and achievement - is about to culminate in one unfathomable moment for Chris and Becky. Partnering to share a private lab for their personal research, two powerful minds brilliantly intersect where experimental biology and chemistry meet. Together, they formulate a chemical solution with the power to change every facet of life on Earth for every culture and every country: a solution with the ability to grow breast tissue at a rapid rate upon human ingestion.

When former high-powered lawyer turned PI Selma Falck is shot and her oldest friend, a junior MP, is killed in a sniper attack, everyone - including the police - assume that Selma was the prime target. But when two other people with connections to the MP are also found murdered, it becomes clear that there is a wider conspiracy at play. As Selma sets out to avenge her friend's death and discover the truth behind the conspiracy, her own life is threatened once again. Only this time, the danger may be closer to home than she could possibly have realised.

It has been 11 years since Hanne Wilhelmsen's life was forever changed by an assault that left her wheelchair bound. Now Hanne's self-imposed exile is nearing its end. When Oslo comes under attack from Islamic extremists in a series of explosions, the city is left reeling. A militant group claim responsibility, but the Norwegian police force doubt the group's very existence. The unfolding drama is brought to Hanne's door by her former partner, Billy T, who is convinced that his son, Linus, is involved in the recent events.

In 2001, three-year-old Dina is killed in a tragic car accident. Not long thereafter Dina's mother dies under mysterious circumstances, and Dina's father, Jonas, is convicted of her murder. In 2016, the cold case ends up on the desk of Detective Henrik Holme, who tries to convince his mentor Hanne Wilhelmsen that the father might have been wrongly convicted. Holme and Wilhelmsen discover that the case could be connected to the suicide of an eccentric blogger as well as the kidnapping of the grandson of a EuroJackpot millionaire.

In Victorian England, little Ellie Browning swiftly discovered happily ever afters did not exist and rakes were simply rakes. When the man she had adored for years kissed her and left her heartbroken, and she was forced to marry an elderly earl to save her reputation, she resolved to put any dreams of fairy tales aside.

Fra det øjeblik, unge Suewellyn fangede det første glimt af slottet Mateland, har hun vidst, at hun en dag ville komme til at bo der. Men hvordan kan et uaegte barn nogensinde straebe efter sådan en drøm? Mystiske omstaendigheder har sendt Anabel og Joel Mateland i landflygtighed. På en vulkanø ved Australiens kyst vokser deres datter Suewellyn op, og minderne om England synes at blegne.

Shortly before Christmas, Chief Inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen is called to the scene of multiple murders. Four people are found shot dead at the home of the wealthy Stahlberg family. Three of the dead are members of the family, and the fourth victim is an undistinguished author, seemingly out of place. As Hanne and her longtime police partner, Billy T., investigate, they unearth many motives for the murders. But Hanne doesn't believe that the full story has been revealed.

Lilly Claremont is well used to being at the center of gossip. Being the illegitimate child of a rich businessman never failed to titillate the gossips, and while she cared little about the wagging tongues, she never intended to reinforce their opinions of her by ruining herself completely.