Flower House

Since the death of her husband, Alicia Russell has struggled to take care of her two young sons alone. But when a sudden storm threatens to ruin a family camping trip, Alicia must rely upon a stranger for help. Before long, the man offers much more than shelter from the storm. Handsome, sensual, and slightly mysterious, Pierce Reynolds showers much-needed attention on Alicia's sons - and reminds her how it feels to be desired. But even as Pierce tempts Alicia to explore her newly reawakened longings, he holds her at arm's length....

Planning the invasion of Normandy, the Allies knew that decoding the communications of the Nazi high command was imperative for its success. But standing in their way was an encryption machine they called Tunny (British English for “tuna”), which was vastly more difficult to crack than the infamous Enigma cipher.

El libro en que el se basa la exitosa adaptación televisiva Flores en el ático, un best seller clásico sobre la terrible experiencia vivida por cuatro niños que crecen en un lúgubre encierro, aislados del mundo...

En los años veinte, la comunidad india de los Osage en Oklahoma era la población de mayor renta per cápita del mundo. El petróleo que yacía bajo sus propiedades les convirtió en millonarios: construyeron mansiones, tenían chóferes privados y mandaban a sus hijos a estudiar a Europa. Pero un espiral de violencia asoló esta comunidad indígena cuando sus miembros empezaron a morir y a desaparecer en extrañas circunstancias. La familia de una mujer Osage, Mollie Burkhart, se convirtió en un objetivo principal.

From the hanging gardens of Babylon to that fiddle-leaf fig in your living room, houseplants have been humanity’s companions for a millennia. Taming the Potted Beast explores the history of our air-purifying friends with an entertaining narrative of the peculiar, often dramatic story of the cultivation and domestication of the not-so-humble houseplant. Including entertaining historical vignettes, DIY plant projects, and accessible tips and tricks for caring for your own historical houseplant collection, this book has any plant-curious listener covered.

Anger’s a small word, but it can have big consequences. When we understand where our anger comes from and what triggers it, we can build new, healthy habits to help us break the cycle. And with that comes a feeling of peace and the power to use our anger in a constructive way. In House of Peace, you’ll learn everything you need to know to build a more peaceful structure for your life brick by brick.

The rise of China and its great power competition with the U.S. will be one of the defining issues of our generation. But to understand modern China, one has to understand the people who live there–and the way the Chinese state is trying to control them along lines of identity and free expression. In vivid, cinematic detail, Let Only Red Flowers Bloom tells the stories of nearly two dozen people who are pushing back.

In 1983, deep in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, the bodies of a young woman and two children were found. Who were they? How did they get there? Thirty years later, two women find themselves drawn to the cold case. Librarian Laura MacDonald begins her own investigation as a way to distract herself from breast cancer treatments and becomes consumed by her search for answers. Jean Martinez is a veteran detective determined to keep working cold cases for the Sierra County police force even as her family begs her to retire.

Greco-Roman mythology and the mystery of the vanished Roanoke colony collide in this epic adventure filled with sapphic longing and female rage—a debut novel for fans of Madeline Miller, Jennifer Saint, and Natalie Haynes.

En los pocos libros de cuentos que escribió, y que caben en un pequeño rincón de la biblioteca de sus lectores incondicionales, recogió y supo expresar - siempre en tercera persona y con un lenguaje muy depurado, transido de sensibilidad poética y con un sentido del ritmo y del suspense tan admirable como envidiable - las experiencias de su corta vida, los recuerdos de su infancia, todo lo que “sucedía, vibraba, se agitaba o moría a su alrededor”.

Gardening Month by Month lays out general gardening tips and tricks through the whole year. Are you planting vegetables, growing orchids, finding organic ways to care for your lawn, trying to raise fragrant roses? This book lays out what you need to know. Written for the beginning gardener, but also with plenty of information for the more advanced gardener.

En esta magnífica colección de relatos, Rosamunde Pilcher explora con extraordinaria sensibilidad y talento las diversas facetas del alma humana. Una joven a punto de contraer matrimonio recibe unos consejos sorprendentes de su abuela; un niño pequeño se ve obligado a asumir las responsabilidades del cabeza de familia; un marido joven intenta revivir las experiencias de soltero... Historias de pequeños dramas domésticos; relatos de amor e infortunio, de felicidad y desesperación.

In "Green Profits: The Budding Entrepreneur’s Guide to a Houseplant Side Hustle," the entrepreneurial spirit of a side hustler is introduced to the world of houseplants. This book is a guide for anyone who wants to turn a love of houseplants into a successful business venture.

Two manuscripts in one audiobook! Listen to Greenhouse Gardening and Container Gardening to learn how to construct your very own greenhouse, with step-by-step building instructions, and tips on year-round planting schedules, equipment and plant selections, lighting, and so much more!

Greenhouse Gardening is a complete introduction to gardening under controlled conditions. Keep tomato plants going all year, enjoy strawberries from December through March, and grow colorful flowers any time you want! This audiobook is filled with step-by-step instructions and the knowledge you need to garden successfully in a greenhouse or sun porch. Whether you want to grow vegetables or flowers, this audiobook will help get you started.

Kaylee is a good girl with no boy experience to speak of. She's about to spend a week at Pastor Mark's lake house, but little does she know that he and his step-daughter Anna want to compete for her attention....

En el arrabal zaragozano donde vivía, pocos pensaban que Flor, aquella niña nacida en uno de sus hogares más humildes, estaba destinada a convertirse en una de las grandes figuras de los escenarios, primero en España y luego en toda Europa. Un camino difícil, sembrado de duras pruebas, que la lleva primero a Madrid y, más tarde, a Barcelona, París, Berlín y la lejana Cuba. A lo largo de esa carrera en pos del éxito, Flor va descubriendo el amor, el desengaño, la amistad, el temor y la obsesión.

"Westworld" meets "Der Report der Magd": ein umwerfendes Fantasyabenteuer mit starken jungen Frauen in den Hauptrollen. In einem Bordell leben die Schwestern Aster und Clementine, jede mit einem magischen Blumentattoo gebrandmarkt. Nacht für Nacht werden sie an Männer verkauft, doch dann bringt Clem einen Freier um, und ihre Strafe wird der Tod sein. Aster kennt nur einen Ausweg: mit Clem in die Wildnis zu flüchten und zu einer Gesetzlosen zu werden. Dabei müssen die beiden nicht nur gegen ihre männlichen Verfolger kämpfen, sondern für die Zukunft aller Frauen in ihrer Welt.

Flores en el barro es un recordatorio de que la vida no siempre es perfecta y que a veces nos encontramos hundidos en el fango del dolor, la pérdida y las dificultades. Sin embargo, en ese barro se esconden semillas que florecen en medio de la adversidad, dándonos la fuerza para superar los obstáculos y brillar incluso en los momentos más oscuros.

When sixteen-year-old Paige Preston and her mother relocated to Dead Lake, Michigan, they were unaware that a seventeen-year-old previous resident of their house had killed himself by jumping off a cliff into the lake six months earlier. But was it really suicide? Noah Snyder is a ghost. At least he thinks so. Only he's not sure how he died. He recruits the cute Paige to help him get to the bottom of the mystery so he can move on.