Penguin Chasing the Italian Dream Thomas Jo

'I walked over to him and took his hand . . . We were at the heart of our very own universe' • Olivia and her twin brother, Aidan, are heading alone on their ship back to Earth following the virus that completely wiped out their crew, and their family in its entirety • Nathan's ship is heading in the opposite direction, but on the journey it is attacked. Only a few survive • When their lives suddenly collide, Nathan and Olivia are instantly attracted to each other, deeply, completely head over heels • But not everyone is pleased. Surrounded by rumours, deception, even murder, is it possible to live out a happy-ever-after...?

One year ago, Alex Towne's body was found • One month ago, his mother saw him on the street • One week ago, David Raker agreed to look for him • Now he wishes he hadn't • Mary Towne's son, Alex, went missing six years ago. Five years later he finally turned up - as a corpse in a car wreck. Missing persons investigator David Raker doesn't want the work: it's clearly a sad but hopeless case of mistaken identity brought to him by a woman unable to let go of her son. But haunted by a loss of his own, Raker reluctantly agrees • Big mistake • For as he digs deeper, he discovers that Alex's life was not the innocent one his mother believed. Buried in his past are secrets that were never meant to be found - and dark, dangerous men willing to kill to protect them

You can buy almost anything online these days. For Ruthie Collins, it was an Italian farmhouse • Yet as she battles with a territorial goat and torrential rain just to get through the door of her new Italian home, the words of Ed, her ex, are ringing in her ears. She is daft, impetuous and irresponsible • But Ruthie is determined to turn things around and live the dream • First, though, she must win over her fiery neighbour, Marco Bellanouvo, and his family... Then there's the small matter of running an olive farm. As the seasons change and new roots are put down, olives and romance might just flourish in the warmth of the Mediterranean sun

Residential-home caterer Connie has had one online-dating disaster too many. Hurt in the past and with her son to consider, now she's feeling hesitant. Then one of Connie's residents sets her up on a date at a beautiful German Christmas market - with the promise she'll take a mini-bus full of pensioners along with her • Amongst the twinkling lights and smell of warm gingerbread in the old market square, Connie heads off on her date with a checklist of potential partner must-haves. Baker Henrich ticks all the boxes, but when Connie meets Henrich's rival William, she starts to wonder if ticking boxes is the answer • Will Connie's wish for love this Christmas come true, and if so - with who?

It's time for Beti Winter to dance to her own beat • After three failed engagements Beti is in desperate need of a fresh start. What better place than the sun-drenched hills of southern Spain? • But it's not all sangria and siestas. Beti finds work on an old Andalusian cherry farm where there are cherries to be picked, trees to be watered and her fiery boss, Antonio, to win over • As the sun toasts her skin, Beti finds herself warming to the Spanish way of life. Embracing the art of flamenco, she discovers there is much to learn from the dance of passion. She just has to let loose and listen to the rhythm of her heart

The promise at Nepenthe is simple: they will erase the memories you cannot live with • After the procedure, psychologist Noor will assess you for two things: your mental wellbeing, and the successful erasure of the memory. But there is no assessment if you choose to delete the memory of the Nepenthe procedure itself. If you do that, you're on your own • And what if one day, out of the blue, your memory is offered back to you - would you want to remember what you've chosen to forget?

What if you could erase your most painful memory? Would you still, be you? • Across the world, thousands of people are shocked to receive an email telling them that they once chose to have a traumatic memory removed. Now they are being given the chance to get that memory back • For Mei, William, Oscar and Finn there is a piece missing, but they're not sure what. And each of them must decide if the truth is worth the pain, or better left unknown • For Noor, who works at the memory clinic Nepenthe, the process of reinstating their patients' memories begins to shake the moral foundations of her world. As she delves deeper into the programme, she will have to risk everything to uncover the true human cost of this miraculous technology • An exploration of secrets, grief, identity and belonging - of the stories we tell ourselves, and come to rely on, Tell Me An Ending is a sharp, dark and devastating novel about the power and danger of memory

Линия средств для лица Dream от корейской марки The Saem (праймер со светоотражающими частицами, праймер персикового оттенка и тональная основа) – верные спутники идеальной кожи и стойкого макияжа! • Тональный крем The Saem Dream Foundation с нежной кремовой текстурой ложится на кожу тонким слоем, легко растушёвывается. Макияж будет выглядеть максимально естественно! • Об уходе позаботятся пантенол, комплекс растительных экстрактов (лаванда, мята, клюква и т.д.), пантенол и пять (!) видов гиалуроновой кислоты. Средство надёжно защищает кожу и от солнечных ожогов (SPF50+), и от фотостарения (PA+++). Такое средство можно использовать не только в городе, но и на море или в горах • У тональной основы The Saem Dream Foundation широкая палитра оттенков • The Saem Dream Foundation N23 – тёплый бежевый, • The Saem Dream Foundation N25 – песочный бежевый, • The Saem Dream Foundation N27 – бежевый с оливковым подтоном, • The Saem Dream Foundation C19 –светлый бежевый с розовым подтоном, • The Saem Dream Foundation C21 – бежевый с розовым подтоном, • The Saem Dream Foundation N21 – светлый бежевый, • The Saem Dream Foundation W31 – оттенок для смуглой или загорелой кожи

Праймер Dream Base корейского бренда The Saem поможет тональному крему или пудре лечь более тонким и ровным слоем и держаться на лице дольше. Средство заполняет собой все неровности кожи. В состав праймера входят мельчайшие светоотражающие частички, которые придают лицу фарфоровое свечение – естественное и деликатное, – а также помогают визуально выровнять тон кожи • Также The Saem Dream Base позаботится о том, чтобы кожа оставалась напитанной и увлажнённой в течение всего дня. За это отвечают гидролизованная гиалуроновая кислота (её молекулы меньше, чем у обычной), гидролат яблока, экстракты лайма, пиона, лотоса и цветов вишни. Помимо увлажнения, они освежают и тонизируют кожу, так что лицо будет выглядеть отдохнувшим, даже если у вас за плечами – полный рабочий день

The sixth heartwarming, feel-good instalment in the much-loved Railway Girls series! • Manchester, 1942. There are surprises in store for the railway girls this festive season • When Cordelia's daughter Emily falls for a young chap who doesn't meet the approval of her father, Cordelia is reminded of her own first love - a love that she has never forgotten • Mabel is determined to get to the bottom of a spate of local burglaries. Her heart is in the right place as she sets out on a quest to clear her friend's name, but there will be unforeseen consequences • It's nothing short of a miracle when Colette returns to Manchester. But it's not going to be easy for her to keep living the life she once knew, and an impossible situation lies ahead • There will be more than one storm for the railway girls to weather but with the friendship and support of one another, there's hope that all will be well by Christmas

The seventh heart-warming, uplifting instalment in the much-loved Railway Girls series is available to pre-order now! • Manchester, 1943 • Emily is enjoying her new job as a station porter until she learns that a trusted friend at work may be involved in something underhand • Persephone's romance with Matt is blossoming - but can two people from such different walks of life really make a go of it? • All is going well with wedding planning for Mabel until someone divulges a secret about Harry, which could threaten their future • As war rages around them, the railway girls must face their own battles. With the support of one another, will they make the right decisions when it comes to matters of the heart?

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