Ethan Mac Carrick the eldest & most wicked of the Mac Carrick brothers tricks lovely & innocent Holly Weyland into thinking he's eloping with her; instead he takes her to his wind-tossed seaside estate in the Highlands planning to seduce her & make her his mistress until he tires of her. Yet just when Ethan realizes he can't live without this goldenhaired lass Holly discovers his deception. Can he convince her that he's had a change of heart or is it too late? ...

When Hugh Mac Carrick was a young man he did something very reckless with Jane Weyland the daughter of his superior. While she merely used him as a summer flirtation to practise her wiles on he fell in love. This was ill-advised because Hughs family harboured dangerous secrets & was shadowed by a deadly curse. Even if these obstacles were absent Hugh knew a woman like Jane
- heart-breakingly beautiful rich & from a prominent English family
- would never marry a Scot with no title or prospects. So to avoid the impossible temptation to kiss her & the misery of seeing her marry another he left the country. Now ten years later Hugh is wealthy an assassin in Her Majestys Service & still secretly in love with Jane. When he receives a missive that her life is in danger & rushes to protect her will he be able to resist the overwhelming need to make her his? Jane Weyland is furious when her father summons Hugh to London to protect her. Clearly her father has lost his mind even with his assurances of a speedy annulment when things die down but why would Hugh agree to this insanity after she all but begged him to say no? How dare he do this to her? Her fury stoked she decides to torment him just as she had all those years ago with soft touches whispers & seductive play
- that he can do nothing about it without risking marriage to her a consequence hed made clear he didnt want. But she soon discovers that Hugh is not the gentle young man he used to be & that toying with the fever-pitched desires of a hardened warrior might get her burned.


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Kelly Cutrone has long been mentoring women on how to make it in one of the most competitive industries in the world. In her trademark no-bullshit style she combines personal & professional stories to share her secrets for success without selling out. Raw hilarious shocking but always the honest truth If You Have to Cry Go Outside calls upon you to gather up your courage like an armful of clothes at a Mc Queen sample sale & follow your soul where it takes you. Whether you're just starting out in the world or looking to reinvent yourself this book will be the spark you need to figure out what you have to say to the world--and how you're going to say it. ...

The Beatles came up in the rock-&-roll era when Chuck Berry Little Richard & Elvis Presley defined cool. Their early shows were big beat bacchanals the Brit interpretation of that crazy American sound. But it wasnt long before they were absorbing & creating more & more music
- from folk to experimental to psychedelia & hard rock quite literally changing music forever & influencing hundreds of great bands in the process. This is the first book for music lovers that begins with the simple premise If you like the Beatles..." & takes off from there digging into their influences & everything that came after them opening up new doors for listeners looking for no-risk discs to expand their collection. Beginning with the Beatles lesser-known roots in rockabilly & Tin Pan Alley & working through American R & B the British Invasion California folk & the Summer of Love & to the great pop & rock bands of the 80s 90s & the 21st century this is a must-have for anyone who likes the Beatles which is...everyone."
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If you Sit very Still explores the territory of traumatic loss brutality & the restoration of the human spirit. In 1994 twenty-one years after her unexplained disappearance Lucy Partington's remains were discovered in the basement of 25 Cromwell Street Gloucester. In this powerful & poetic book Marian Partington Lucy's elder sister reclaims Lucy from the status of West victim" & charts her own inspiring narrative of healing. Through deep & fierce engagement with her experience & guided by powerful dreams Marian finds an authentic & compassionate response. She draws on but is not limited to Buddhist & Quaker practices. Her inner work involves a laying bare of what needs to be faced accepted & transformed in order to live with less harm in the wake of human atrocity. This ongoing everyday process of self-exploration & mindful interaction with others leads towards profound inner & outer change & culminates in ten years of restorative justice work in prisons. With a foreword by Marina Cantacuzino Founder of the Forgiveness Project this luminous book offers a way out of our destructive cycles of violence & abuse." ...

Throughout history soldiers have known that they run the daily risk of being killed in action for their country. When you are stationed on the front line it is an ever-present danger. Hence for more than three centuries soldiers have been writing farewell letters to be read in the event of their death
- a last link with that person & a voice from beyond the grave. If Youre Reading This brings together a collection of these letters through history. Starting with the Napoleonic Wars & concluding with Iraq & Afghanistan the book not only reveals farewell letters from soldiers of all ranks & nationalities but tells a potted history of each individual soldier & his or her story. Where possible the book will also explore the reaction & impact of those letters on the family who received them. Historically these letters have been an opportunity to express feelings facts & instructions but overwhelmingly theyre a message of love to those who are left behind. If Youre Reading This promises to be a poignant timely & ultimately uplifting book which gets to the human heart & real voice of warfare.
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This is the quirky original & deliciously dark sequel to the hilarious The Name of This Book is Secret." Proud new members of the top-secret Terces Society Cass & Max-Ernest can't wait for their first mission. & no sooner have they decoded a message hidden in Cass' shopping list than they are kidnapped by their dastardly enemies the Midnight Sun discover the whereabouts of the mysterious & powerful Sound Prism & find themselves in a race against time to track down the homunculus
- a monstrous manmade creature with a terrible insatiable hunger who guards the secret of eternal life...and is known to his friends as Mr. Cabbage Face. Bursting with inventive characters & laugh-out-loud moments readers will be instantly hooked once more by the stylish storytelling of Pseudonymous Bosch."
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The easy way to get a grip on International Reporting Standards IFRS For Dummies is your complete introduction to IFRS & international accounting & balancing standards. Combining all the facts needed to understand this complex subject with useful examples this easy-to-read guide will have you on top of IFRS in no time. In plain English it helps you make sense of IRFS & your understanding of: what they are & where they apply; how to adopt IFRS for the first time; how IFRS affects the key components of your financial statements; how to disclose information in financial statements; & much more.* Covers what to do if you're applying IFRS for the first time* Explains complicated material in plain English* Helps you make sense of this principles-based set of standards that establish broad rules for financial reporting If you're an accountant student or trainee in need of accessible information on IRFS this hands-on friendly guide has you covered. ...

This highly respected & valued textbook has been the book of choice for Cambridge IGCSE students since its publication. This new edition complete with CD-ROM continues to provide comprehensive up-to-date coverage of the core & extended curriculum topics specified in the IGCSE Chemistry syllabus. The book is supported by a CD-ROM containing extensive revision & exam practice questions background information & reference material. ...

IGCSE English as a Second Language contains material specifically related to the examination offered by University of Cambridge International Examinations & aims to help students improve their answers & overall grade. Its clear explanations & extensive use of examples also make it extremely useful for students preparing for other advanced exams such as First Certificate in English (FCE) Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) & IGCSE First Language English. Attention is given to the importance of style & content together with accuracy & the correct use of different registers. Plus relevant grammar points are explained in easy-to-understand language & are supported by exam-related examples. ...