Jedyn膮 rys膮 na tym idealnym obrazku jest Blaise Daniels. Natalie od lat toczy z nim walk臋, szczerze go nienawidz膮c. Ch艂opak to jej kompletne przeciwie艅stwo: wytatuowany, 艂ami膮cy wszelkie mo偶liwe zasady, z reputacj膮 wskazuj膮c膮, 偶e jego droga 偶yciowa prowadzi prosto za kratki.
Natalie nie spodziewa si臋, 偶e to akurat Blaise przy艂apie j膮 podczas pewnej zawstydzaj膮cej sytuacji. Ch艂opak przypadkowo odkryje, jak bardzo dziewczyna jest daleka od idea艂u, i jakie sekrety skrywa. Problem w tym, 偶e b臋dzie chcia艂 je ujawni膰鈥]>
author: Weronika Ancerowicz
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another鈥攆rom Empire actor and activist Grace Byers and talented newcomer artist Keturah A. Bobo.
This is the perfect gift for mothers and daughters, baby showers, and graduation.
We are all here for a purpose. We are more than enough. We just need to believe it.]]>
author: Grace Byers
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2018
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author: Libby Lael
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.89
book published: 2014
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Destiny zna histori臋 swoich rodzic贸w i podobnie jak wiele os贸b w jej wieku, troch臋 marzy o prze偶yciu r贸wnie romantycznego uczucia - oczywi艣cie ze szcz臋艣liwym zako艅czeniem. Na razie jednak poznajemy j膮 w chwili, gdy wyrusza z rodzicami, by sp臋dzi膰 艣wi臋ta w gronie krewnych i przyjaci贸艂. Dziewczyna nie mo偶e si臋 ju偶 doczeka膰 spotkania z bliskimi... Zw艂aszcza z jednym, wa偶nym dla niej cz艂owiekiem. Alfie, dawny towarzysz dzieci臋cych zabaw, wyr贸s艂 na przystojnego m臋偶czyzn臋 i to jego Destiny szczeg贸lnie pragnie zobaczy膰. A poniewa偶 jest c贸rk膮 swoich rodzic贸w, to - zupe艂nie jak kiedy艣 - sprawy szybko zaczn膮 si臋 komplikowa膰...
Pi臋kne zwie艅czenie bestsellerowego cyklu!
Ostatnia cz臋艣膰 trylogii, kt贸r膮 tworz膮 tak偶e Flaw(less). Opowiedz mi nasz膮 histori臋 i All Of Your Flaws. Przypomnij mi nasz膮 przesz艂o艣膰.]]>
author: Marta 艁ab臋cka
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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author: Weronika Anna Marczak
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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Pierwsze miesi膮ce wsp贸lnego 偶ycia nie nale偶a艂y do naj艂atwiejszych. Ale szkolne ferie maj膮 rozpocz膮膰 nowy, lepszy okres w 偶yciu dziewczyny. W planie jest opalanie, p艂ywanie, czytanie ksi膮偶ek i degustowanie egzotycznej kuchni. Wypoczynek w bajecznym domu z widokiem na morze. Spok贸j Hailie przerywa jednak podejrzanie wygl膮daj膮cy m臋偶czyzna. Kim jest ten obcy cz艂owiek? Dlaczego tak zabiega o jej wzgl臋dy? Jakie niebezpiecze艅stwa i wyrzeczenia stoj膮 za fortun膮 Monet贸w? I jaki jest prawdziwy cel tej egzotycznej podr贸偶y?
Pe艂na zawirowa艅 historia Hailie i jej pi臋ciu braci zaw艂adn臋艂a wyobra藕ni膮 czytelnik贸w w Polsce i na 艣wiecie. Opowie艣膰 ta by艂a jednym z najpopularniejszych dzie艂 na Wattpadzie. W 2022 roku, nak艂adem wydawnictwa You&YA, historia ukaza艂a si臋 w formie papierowej i sta艂a si臋 absolutnym bestsellerem.]]>
author: Weronika Anna Marczak
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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A teraz wraca.
Wyje偶d偶a艂a jako zagubiona, samotna licealistka. Sze艣膰 lat p贸藕niej wraca jako twardo st膮paj膮ca po ziemi kobieta, z narzeczonym u boku. Nie wie jeszcze, 偶e powr贸t do Moreton zn贸w wywr贸ci do g贸ry nogami jej 偶ycie. B臋dzie musia艂a na nowo spojrze膰 na siebie, na relacje z w艂asn膮 rodzin膮, na swoje uczucia. Bo przecie偶 w Moreton zosta艂 on. Chase. Ch艂opak, o kt贸rym przez wszystkie te lata pr贸bowa艂a zapomnie膰...]]>
author: Marta 艁ab臋cka
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.57
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rating: 4
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Dwoje licealist贸w z ma艂ego miasteczka nieopodal Londynu: Josephine, wzorowa dziewczyna z tak zwanego dobrego domu, oraz Chase, ch艂opak, o kt贸rym mo偶na powiedzie膰 wiele, ale nie to, 偶e jest idea艂em. Dom rodzinny Chase'a te偶 trudno by艂oby nazwa膰 dobrym 鈥� jego matka od zawsze wi臋cej uwagi po艣wi臋ca艂a narkotykom i alkoholowi ni偶 synowi.
Josephine za chwil臋 wyjedzie na studia do Bostonu, by tam spe艂nia膰 oczekiwania rodziny 鈥� musi przecie偶 by膰 perfekcyjna. Chase... c贸偶, po prostu postara si臋 nie wkroczy膰 na drog臋, jak膮 od lat pod膮偶a jego matka.
Z pozoru tej dw贸jki nastolatk贸w nie 艂膮czy nic poza miejscem zamieszkania i szko艂膮. A jednak maj膮 ze sob膮 co艣 wsp贸lnego. Oboje, ka偶de na sw贸j spos贸b, pr贸buj膮 sobie radzi膰 z samotno艣ci膮. Chowaj膮 si臋 za mask膮 oboj臋tno艣ci, ukrywaj膮 przed 艣wiatem swoje prawdziwe, wra偶liwe oblicza. Trafiaj膮 na siebie przypadkiem, a rozw贸j wydarze艅 sprawia, 偶e powoli odkrywaj膮 si臋 przed sob膮 nawzajem, mo偶e nawet bardziej, ni偶 by sobie 偶yczyli. Czy to w og贸le ma sens, skoro Josie za moment zniknie ze 艣wiata Chase'a?]]>
author: Marta 艁ab臋cka
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.
Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.
Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.
Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.
And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app.
Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose?
Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them.]]>
author: Karen M. McManus
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are鈥攁nd where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.]]>
author: Veronica Roth
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives鈥攁nd how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Thinking, Fast and Slow will transform the way you think about thinking.]]>
author: Daniel Kahneman
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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A perennial New York Times bestseller for over a decade!
Falling in love is easy. Staying in love鈥攖hat鈥檚 the challenge. How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and just plain boredom of everyday life?
In the #1 New York Times international bestseller The 5 Love Languages庐, you鈥檒l discover the secret that has transformed millions of relationships worldwide. Whether your relationship is flourishing or failing, Dr. Gary Chapman鈥檚 proven approach to showing and receiving love will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your partner鈥攕tarting today.
The 5 Love Languages庐 is as practical as it is insightful. Updated to reflect the complexities of relationships today, this new edition reveals intrinsic truths and applies relevant, actionable wisdom in ways that work.
Includes the Love Language assessment so you can discover your love language and that of your loved one.]]>
author: Gary Chapman
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.32
book published: 1990
rating: 4
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Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new product called Febreze, on track to be one of the biggest flops in company history. Suddenly, one of them detects a nearly imperceptible pattern鈥攁nd with a slight shift in advertising, Febreze goes on to earn a billion dollars a year.
An untested CEO takes over one of the largest companies in America. His first order of business is attacking a single pattern among his employees鈥攈ow they approach worker safety鈥攁nd soon the firm, Alcoa, becomes the top performer in the Dow Jones.
What do all these people have in common? They achieved success by focusing on the patterns that shape every aspect of our lives.
They succeeded by transforming habits.
In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation.
Along the way we learn why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. We discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. We go inside Procter & Gamble, Target superstores, Rick Warren鈥檚 Saddleback Church, NFL locker rooms, and the nation鈥檚 largest hospitals and see how implementing so-called keystone habits can earn billions and mean the difference between failure and success, life and death.
At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how habits work.
Habits aren鈥檛 destiny. As Charles Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.]]>
author: Charles Duhigg
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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author: Robert T. Kiyosaki
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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To make the journey into the Now we will need to leave our analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. From the very first page of Eckhart Tolle's extraordinary book, we move rapidly into a significantly higher altitude where we breathe a lighter air. We become connected to the indestructible essence of our Being, 鈥淭he eternal, ever present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death.鈥� Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle uses simple language and an easy question-and-answer format to guide us.
A word-of-mouth phenomenon since its first publication, The Power of Now is one of those rare books with the power to create an experience in readers, one that can radically change their lives for the better.]]>
author: Eckhart Tolle
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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author: Brianna Wiest
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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With her signature sense of humor and down-to-earth storytelling, Lauren Graham opens up about her years working in the entertainment business鈥攆rom the sublime to the ridiculous鈥攁nd shares personal stories about everything from family and friendship to the challenges of aging gracefully in Hollywood. In "RIP Barneys New York," she writes about an early job as a salesperson at the legendary department store -- and the time she inadvertently shoplifted; in "Ne Oublie" she warns us about the perils of coming from an extremely forgetful family; and in "Actor-y Factory" she recounts what a day in the life of an actor looks like (unless you鈥檙e Brad Pitt).
Filled with surprising anecdotes, sage advice, and laugh-out-loud observations, Graham's latest collection of all-new, original essays showcases the winning charm and wit that she's known for.]]>
author: Lauren Graham
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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Tina Turner, one of the world鈥檚 most beloved performers, reveals the joyful wisdom behind her inspirational life story in this powerful guide to finding happiness, hope, and love in your own life. In Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good, Tina shows how all of us can overcome life鈥檚 obstacles鈥攅ven change the impossible to possible鈥攁nd transform our lives. She explains how we, too, can realize our dreams, empowering us with spiritual tools and sage advice to enrich our unique paths.
For decades, Tina Turner has shined brightly as an example of someone who can generate hope from nothing, break through all limitations, and achieve success that endures. Drawing on the lessons of her own experiences鈥攔ising out of sorrowful lows to stratospheric heights鈥擳ina illuminates the practical principles of Buddhism and how, since 1973, they鈥檝e helped her elevate from despair, adversity, and poverty to joy, stability, and prosperity.
Now, Tina offers the wisdom gained throughout her extraordinary life in Happiness Becomes You,聽making this the perfect gift of inspiration for you and those you love.
鈥淓ach of us is born, I believe, with a unique mission, a purpose in life that only we can fulfill. We are linked by a shared responsibility: to help our human family grow kinder and happier.鈥� 鈥� from the Introduction]]>
author: Tina Turner
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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From television actress, Broadway star, and New York Times bestselling author Kristin Chenoweth comes I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts, an inspiring high-design, colorful book featuring philosophical-ish musings on connection, creativity, loss, love, faith, and closure. Just like Kristin鈥檚 grandmother inspired her to trust her heart and develop her own belief system, you'll be inspired to develop your own life philosophies, as you journey through some of Kristin's most vulnerable and humorous personal stories, in her constant pursuit to make the most out of life.
In each chapter, you'll find:
Behind-the-scenes stories from Kristin's personal life
High-design, colorful pages of inspirational quotes
Engaging prompts, prayers, and inspiring quotes
Oh, and a warning: There will be Bible verses. There will be f-bombs. Read responsibly.
I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts is the perfect book to pick up on days when you need an extra shot of encouragement, a little laughter, and a gentle reminder that kindness can take you a long way. This is a great gift to give for birthdays, holidays, graduations, Mother's Day, or for fans of Kristin Chenoweth, known for her Emmy Award鈥搘inning role in the ABC hit series Pushing Daisies and Broadway's Wicked.]]>
author: Kristin Chenoweth
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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author: Viktor E. Frankl
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.39
book published: 1946
rating: 3
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Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date.
But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life鈥攁nd Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter鈥檚 life.
Switching between the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us picks up right where the epilogue for the 鈥済ripping, pulse-pounding鈥� (Sarah Pekkanen, author of Perfect Neighbors) bestselling phenomenon It Ends with Us left off. Revealing more about Atlas鈥檚 past and following Lily as she embraces a second chance at true love while navigating a jealous ex-husband, it proves that 鈥渘o one delivers an emotional read like Colleen Hoover鈥� (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author).]]>
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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Seven months ago, Pallas Llewellyn, Talia March, and Amelia Rivers were strangers, until their fateful stay at the Lucent Springs Hotel. An earthquake and a fire partially destroyed the hotel, but the women have no memory of their time there. Now close friends, the three women co-host a podcast called the Lost Night Files, where they investigate cold cases and hope to connect with others who may have had a similar experience to theirs鈥攁n experience that has somehow enhanced the psychic abilities already present in each woman.
After receiving a tip for their podcast, Pallas travels to the small college town of Carnelian, California, to explore an abandoned asylum. Shaken by the dark energy she feels in the building, she is rushing out when she鈥檚 stopped by a dark figure鈥攚ho turns out to be the women鈥檚 mysterious tipster.
Ambrose Drake is certain he鈥檚 a witness to a murder, but without a body, everyone thinks he鈥檚 having delusions caused by extreme sleep deprivation. But Ambrose is positive something terrible happened at the Carnelian Sleep Institute the night he was there. Unable to find proof on his own, he approaches Pallas for help, only for her to realize that Ambrose, too, has a lost night that he can鈥檛 remember鈥攐ne that may be connected to Pallas. Pallas and Ambrose conduct their investigation using the podcast as a cover, and while the townsfolk are eager to share what they know, it turns out there are others who are not so happy about their questions鈥攁nd someone is willing to kill to keep the truth from coming out.]]>
author: Jayne Ann Krentz
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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While her ultra-wealthy parents want her to carry on the family legacy of world-renowned surgeons, Alexis doesn鈥檛 need glory or fame. She鈥檚 fine with being a 鈥渕ere鈥� ER doctor. And every minute she spends with Daniel and the tight-knit town where he lives, she鈥檚 discovering just what鈥檚 really important. Yet letting their relationship become anything more than a short-term fling would mean turning her back on her family and giving up the opportunity to help thousands of people.
Bringing Daniel into her world is impossible, and yet she can鈥檛 just give up the joy she鈥檚 found with him either. With so many differences between them, how can Alexis possibly choose between her world and his?
The New York Times bestselling author of Life's Too Short delivers a refreshingly modern fairy tale perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Emily Henry.]]>
author: Abby Jimenez
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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Bee K枚nigswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project - a literal dream come true - Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward.
Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school - archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away.
But when her equipment starts to go missing and the staff ignore her, Bee could swear she sees Levi softening into an ally, backing her plays, seconding her ideas... devouring her with those eyes. The possibilities have all her neurons firing.
But when it comes time to actually make a move and put her heart on the line, there's only one question that matters: What will Bee K枚nigswasser do?]]>
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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Lily hasn鈥檛 always had it easy, but that鈥檚 never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She鈥檚 come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up 鈥� she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily鈥檚 life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.
Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He鈥檚 also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn鈥檛 hurt. Lily can鈥檛 get him out of her head. But Ryle鈥檚 complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his 鈥渘o dating鈥� rule, she can鈥檛 help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.
As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan 鈥� her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.]]>
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding... six-pack abs.
Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.]]>
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan's job as a bartender. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party鈥昦ttended by Luke, the flirtatious IT guy who'd been chatting her up at the bar鈥昲er carefully built world is shattered. The back door glass is broken, cash and jewelry are missing, her car is gone, and Nina lies dead on the floor.
Soon, a horrific truth emerges: It was Morgan who let the monster in. "Luke" is actually a cold-hearted con artist named Gavin who targets a particular type of woman, steals her assets and identity, and then commits his ultimate goal: murder.
What the FBI tells Morgan is beyond chilling. Nina wasn't his type. Morgan is. Nina was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. And Morgan's nightmare is just beginning. Soon she has no choice but to flee to her mother's home in Vermont. While she struggles to build something new, she meets another man, Miles Jameson. He isn't flashy or flirtatious, and his family business has deep roots in town. But Gavin is still out there hunting new victims, and he hasn't forgotten the one who got away.]]>
author: Nora Roberts
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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With rigor and wit, Dawkins examines God in all his forms, from the sex-obsessed tyrant of the Old Testament, to the more benign (but still illogical) Celestial Watchmaker favored by some Enlightenment thinkers. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion, and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry, and abuses children, buttressing his points with historical and contemporary evidence.
The God Delusion makes a compelling case that belief in God is not just wrong, but potentially deadly. It also offers exhilarating insight into the advantages of atheism to the individual and society, not the least of which is a clearer, truer appreciation of the universe's wonders than any faith could ever muster.]]>
author: Richard Dawkins
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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author: Karen Armstrong
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1993
rating: 5
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For more than a decade, Gretchen Rubin had been studying happiness and human nature. Then, one day, a visit to her eye doctor made her realize that she鈥檇 been overlooking a key element of happiness: her five senses. She鈥檇 spent so much time stuck in her head that she鈥檇 allowed the vital sensations of life to slip away, unnoticed. This epiphany lifted her from a state of foggy preoccupation into a world rediscovered by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching.
In this journey of self-experimentation, Rubin explores the mysteries and joys of the five senses as a path to a happier, more mindful life. Drawing on cutting-edge science, philosophy, literature, and her own efforts to practice what she learns, she investigates the profound power of tuning in to the physical world.
From the simple pleasures of appreciating the magic of ketchup and adding favorite songs to a playlist, to more adventurous efforts like creating a daily ritual of visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art and attending Flavor University, Rubin show us how to experience each day with depth, delight, and connection. In the rush of daily life, she finds, our five senses offer us an immediate, sustainable way to cheer up, calm down, and engage the world around us鈥攁s well as a way to glimpse the soul and touch the transcendent.
Life in Five Senses is an absorbing, layered story of discovery filled with profound insights and practical suggestions about how to heighten our senses and use our powers of perception to live fuller, richer lives鈥攁nd, ultimately, how to move through the world with more vitality and love.]]>
author: Gretchen Rubin
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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author: Jinger Duggar Vuolo
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil鈥檚 name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.
But what Starr does鈥攐r does not鈥攕ay could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.]]>
author: Angie Thomas
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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"I'm not kidding," he says.
"You should be," she says, "we're 16."
"What about Romeo and Juliet?"
"Shallow, confused, then dead."
"I love you," Park says.
"Wherefore art thou," Eleanor answers.
"I'm not kidding," he says.
"You should be."
Set over one school year in 1986, Eleanor & Park is the story of two star-crossed misfits鈥攕mart enough to know first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.]]>
author: Rainbow Rowell
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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author: Weronika Anna Marczak
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.49
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.]]>
author: John Green
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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Nobody sits us down and teaches us how to love. So we鈥檙e often thrown into relationships with nothing but romance movies and pop culture to help us muddle through. Until now.
Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of cliches, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable steps to help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love better than ever before. He shares insights on how to win or lose together, how to define love, and why you don鈥檛 break in a break-up. Inspired by Vedic wisdom and modern science, he tackles the entire relationship cycle, from first dates to moving in together to breaking up and starting over. And he shows us how to avoid falling for false promises and unfulfilling partners.
By living Jay Shetty鈥檚 eight rules, we can all love ourselves, our partner, and the world better than we ever thought possible.]]>
author: Jay Shetty
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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author: Eckhart Tolle
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2005
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Despite her uneasiness and misgivings from Calvin's friends and family, the two grow close and start to fall for one another. However, as her departure date nears, things between them start to change for the worse. Grace grows wary of Calvin as his infatuation for her seems to turn into obsession. Calvin fears that Grace is hiding something from him.
Told from dual points of view, You Shouldn't Have Come Here is a thrill ride and a cautionary tale of what can go wrong when you open up your house and your heart to a total stranger.]]>
author: Jeneva Rose
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.31
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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But then, there鈥檚 this gorgeous girl on the train.
Jane. Dazzling, charming, mysterious, impossible Jane. Jane with her rough edges and swoopy hair and soft smile, showing up in a leather jacket to save August鈥檚 day when she needed it most. August鈥檚 subway crush becomes the best part of her day, but pretty soon, she discovers there鈥檚 one big problem: Jane doesn鈥檛 just look like an old school punk rocker. She鈥檚 literally displaced in time from the 1970s, and August is going to have to use everything she tried to leave in her own past to help her. Maybe it鈥檚 time to start believing in some things, after all.
Casey McQuiston鈥檚 One Last Stop is a magical, sexy, big-hearted romance where the impossible becomes possible as August does everything in her power to save the girl lost in time.]]>
author: Casey McQuiston
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else鈥檚 shoes?
Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a divorce and cuts her off. Nisha is determined to hang onto her glamorous life. But in the meantime, she must scramble to cope--she doesn鈥檛 even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in.
That鈥檚 because Sam Kemp 鈥� in the bleakest point of her life 鈥� has accidentally taken Nisha鈥檚 gym bag. But Sam hardly has time to worry about a lost gym bag--she鈥檚 struggling to keep herself and her family afloat. When she tries on Nisha鈥檚 six-inch high Christian Louboutin red crocodile shoes, the resulting jolt of confidence that makes her realize something must change鈥攁nd that thing is herself.
Full of Jojo Moyes鈥� signature humor, brilliant storytelling, and warmth, Someone Else鈥檚 Shoes is a story about how just one little thing can suddenly change everything.]]>
author: Jojo Moyes
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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Piper hasn鈥檛 even been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea captain Brendan, who thinks she won鈥檛 last a week outside of Beverly Hills. So what if Piper can鈥檛 do math, and the idea of sleeping in a shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. How bad could it really be? She鈥檚 determined to show her stepfather鈥攁nd the hot, grumpy local鈥攖hat she鈥檚 more than a pretty face.
Except it鈥檚 a small town and everywhere she turns, she bumps into Brendan. The fun-loving socialite and the gruff fisherman are polar opposites, but there鈥檚 an undeniable attraction simmering between them. Piper doesn鈥檛 want any distractions, especially feelings for a man who sails off into the sunset for weeks at a time. Yet as she reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name, but Brendan鈥攁nd this town full of memories鈥攎ay have already caught her heart.聽
Tessa Bailey is back with a Schitt鈥檚 Creek-inspired rom-com about a Hollywood 鈥淚t Girl鈥� who is cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town... where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she doesn鈥檛 belong.聽]]>
author: Tessa Bailey
name: Lusia
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2021
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Felicity 鈥淔izzy鈥� Chen is lost. Sure, she鈥檚 got an incredible career as a beloved romance novelist with a slew of bestsellers under her belt, but when she鈥檚 asked to give a commencement address, it hits her: she hasn鈥檛 been practicing what she鈥檚 preached.
Fizzy hasn鈥檛 ever really been in love. Lust? Definitely. But that swoon-worthy, can鈥檛-stop-thinking-about-him, all-encompassing feeling? Nope. Nothing. What happens when the optimism she鈥檚 spent her career encouraging in readers starts to feel like a lie?
Connor Prince, documentary filmmaker and single father, loves his work in large part because it allows him to live near his daughter. But when his profit-minded boss orders him to create a reality TV show, putting his job on the line, Connor is out of his element. Desperate to find his romantic lead, a chance run-in with an exasperated Fizzy offers Connor the perfect solution. What if he could show the queen of romance herself falling head-over-heels for all the world to see? Fizzy gives him a hard pass鈥攗nless he agrees to her list of demands. When he says yes, and production on The True Love Experiment begins, Connor wonders if that perfect match will ever be in the cue cards for him, too.
The True Love Experiment is the book fans have been waiting for ever since Fizzy鈥檚 debut in The Soulmate Equation. But when the lights come on and all eyes are on her, it turns out the happily ever after Fizzy had all but given up on might lie just behind the camera.]]>
author: Christina Lauren
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2023
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Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life鈥攍iving in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher鈥攚as upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father's beekeeping business.
Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start.
And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can鈥檛 help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can she trust him completely . . .
Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn鈥檛 acknowledge the flashes of his father鈥檚 temper in him, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he鈥檚 hidden more than he鈥檚 shared with her.
Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.]]>
author: Jodi Picoult
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2022
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Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life, and shatter her heart. For here James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire鈥攁nd between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.]]>
author: Diana Gabaldon
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.25
book published: 1991
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But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself鈥攁nd realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.]]>
author: Kiera Cass
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2012
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Never ask about the past.
Don鈥檛 expect a future.
They think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they can鈥檛 handle it at all.
Hearts get infiltrated.
Promises get broken.
Rules get shattered.
Love gets ugly.]]>
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2014
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author: Jane Austen
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1813
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The greatest Christian thinker of our time sets out to disentangle this knotty issue. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C. S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungry for a true understanding of human nature.]]>
author: C.S. Lewis
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.24
book published: 1940
rating: 0
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In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book!]]>
author: William Paul Young
name: Lusia
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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