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Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature: freezing. But some things never change. The diamond in the ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground, and nothing keeps the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about sinister sorcery in its shadows. At the heart of this city is Natasha Kestal, a young blackjack dealer looking for a way out. Like many, she's heard of a mythical land simply called "the Blue".

Cat McCabe is a budding sports journalist who's just been offered the chance of a lifetime - to cover the Tour de France for the Guardian. But, recently dumped by her boyfriend, she's feeling a little on the fragile side and lacking confidence. How will she survive the testosterone-fuelled cycling race? Will she succumb to the muscular thighs of the cyclists - and they to her English gorgeousness? Will her ex show up? How will she survive as one of only a handful of women in the 1,000-strong press corps?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been a political football for years now, but as its provisions start going into effect, there’s still precious little information available on how it will impact you, your family, and your pocketbook. This 2,572 page document, nearly unreadable, will change your health care, your family budget, and innumerable aspects of your life.

Detective Spencer steht vor einem Rätsel. Der Juwelierladen in Astoria, unweit von "Green Valley", wurde ausgeraubt. Ein großer Diebstahl - und bereits der vierte in Folge. Dann wird Leonies Englischlehrerin auch noch ein wertvoller Anhänger gestohlen. Wie konnten diese Überfälle so mühelos gelingen? Und welche Rolle hat Leonies Mitschülerin Alice in alledem?

A is for Affection - between childhood best friends; between their parents; between brothers and sisters. B is for Broken-hearted - Natalie, when the boyfriend who was meant to propose dumps her just before Christmas; her mother, when she realises what her life has come to; and Lucy, as she thinks of ending one relationship and maybe beginning another. C is for Chemistry - Could Natalie and Tom have it? And what does it actually mean, anyway?

Fleeing a fiery inferno, beautiful, aristocratic Bryony Paget falls unconscious into the arms of a handsome stranger. She awakens with no memory of her proud aristocratic past - only the stirrings of desire kindled by her mysterious rescuer. American patriot Ben Clare has no time for romance - or for the dark-haired beauty who interfered with his midnight raids for liberty. But he cannot resist Bryony's innocent passion - and together they steal joy amid the strife of bitter war. Too soon the cruel discovery of Bryony's true identity forces her to choose between the Loyalist father she adores and the rebellious man she could never live without.

PEN/Faulkner Award finalist and New York Times best-selling author Ron Rash turns again to Appalachia to capture lives haunted by violence and tenderness, hope and fear, in unforgettable stories that span from the Civil War to the present day. In the title story, two drug-addicted friends return to the farm where they worked as boys to steal their former boss' gruesomely unusual war trophies. In "The Trusty", which first appeared in The New Yorker, a prisoner sent to fetch water for his chain gang tries to sweet-talk a farmer's young wife into helping him escape, only to find that she is as trapped as he is.

Marah Levi is a promising violinist who excels at school and can read more languages than most librarians. Even so, she has little hope of a bright future: she is a sparker, a member of the oppressed lower class in a society run by magicians. Then a mysterious disease hits the city of Ashara, turning its victims' eyes dark before ultimately killing them. As Marah watches those whom she loves most fall ill, she finds an unlikely friend in Azariah, a wealthy magician boy.

Camellia Perigord Mackintosh has a secret. The quiet librarian, with a master’s degree in anthropology and an unfortunate predilection for historical research, is a modern day version of Robin Hood who will stop at nothing.

This book contains both Hindi words and phrases which will be a useful asset for trips to India. The book also contains conversational Hindi a tourist might find useful, for instance when they are shopping, booking a ticket, at the hotel, dealing with beggars, at the restaurant, and so on. So, if you are traveling to India then this is the book to take with you. Or perhaps you are a student and planning a study trip to India then this book will be useful too.

Es ist eine laue Sommernacht als Leonie hört, wie sich jemand am Stall zu schaffen macht. Ein Pferdedieb! Obwohl Leonie sofort mit Dr. Hamilton die Verfolgung aufnimmt, kann der Dieb im Dunkeln entkommen. Leonie braucht Abstand und unternimmt mit Silvercloud einen Ausritt. Am Bach trifft sie auf den Pferdedieb: Ein entlaufener Sträfling, der ihr erzählt, dass er unschuldig ins Gefängnis geworfen wurde. Ob er die Wahrheit sagt?

Eight years ago, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, three men lost everything. Now it's time to reclaim what is theirs.… "Bayou Payback", by Joanna Wayne: Detective Remy Comeaux never got over the loss of his beloved fiancée. But when he returns to New Orleans to expose ongoing corruption and meets Nicole Worthington, something about this beauty seems all too familiar. "Bayou Jeopardy", by Rita Herron: He lost his job and the love of his life when the storm hit, but Mack Rivet never gave up searching for answers....

In an ice-cream shop one rainy day, Arlo and Petra stand before each other once again. Is this their second chance? Isn't old gold as good as new? However, for love to blossom, they must finally put their pasts to bed - a past Petra can't quite remember and a past Arlo wants to forget.

As the Vietnam War rages overseas, four friends make a vow. For the next two weeks, they will live for each other and for each day. Then, at the end of the two weeks, they will sacrifice themselves on the altar of their friendship. Loyal Kay, our narrator, dreams of being an artist and escaping her stifling family - the stepmother and stepsister she gained after her mother's early death, and the father she no longer feels she knows. As she struggles with her weight, her schoolwork, and her longing for her mother, she feels loyalty only to her three friends.

Weekends are for partying with friends while trying to survive the mindnumbingness that is high school. The countdown to graduation is on, and Skye has her sights set on escaping to art school and not looking back. But her party-first-ask-questions-later lifestyle starts to crumble when her mom rekindles her romance with the man who betrayed Skye's boundaries when he was supposed to be protecting her. She was too young to understand what was happening at the time, but now she doesn't know whether to run as far away from him as possible or give up her dreams to save her little sister.

Dans le premier cycle, Les Valeurs de Sophie, la jeune opératrice de téléphone rose s'interrogeait sur sa vie sentimentale et sexuelle suite à l'échec de sa relation avec son collègue Julien. Est-il possible de travailler dans l'industrie du sexe et d'avoir une vie de couple ? Dans ce second cycle, Les hommes de Sophie, suivez l'exploration de son passé à travers le regard des hommes qui ont fait partie de sa vie. Julien affronte son passé et une fois libéré souhaite retrouver Sophie, mais celle-ci a disparu, est-il trop tard pour la récupérer ?

Dans le premier cycle, Les Valeurs de Sophie, la jeune opératrice de téléphone rose s'interrogeait sur sa vie sentimentale et sexuelle suite à l'échec de sa relation avec son collègue Julien. Est-il possible de travailler dans l'industrie du sexe et d'avoir une vie de couple ? Dans ce second cycle, Les Hommes de Sophie, suivez l'exploration de son passé à travers le regard des hommes qui ont fait partie de sa vie. Sophie et Manu partagent des moments cruciaux pour leur évolution future. Mais Julien la recherche. Est-il arrivé trop tard ?

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 gagner sa liberté au XVIIe siècle. Son compagnon, Naya, aux muscles fuselés et doté d'un visage aux traits ciselés, est un voleur diablement rusé. Attristé par les inégalités qui règnent dans leur quartier, il décide de monter un plan excitant pour sauver les fêtes grâce à ses multiples talents.

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 cœurs et leurs corps.

Aboard her privateering ship, The Seaflower, Captain Imena Leung is the law. Ashore she answers only to her liege, Duke Maxime. They are a powerful couple, with an intense attraction neither can disguise nor deny. As a nobleman, Maxime is destined to wed strategically, so his seductive advances must be purely for pleasure. And what self-respecting pirate denies herself any pleasure?