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With side-splitting humor, an irresistable cast of characters--both human and canine--and an intimate small town setting, *Yappy Hour* is sure to delight fans of Rita Mae Brown and Diane Kelly. Every Friday night in the idyllic seaside town of Pacific Cove, CA, the Roundup Crew, a group of dog-loving friends, meet at a neighborhood wine bar for Yappy Hour. When Rachel, the owner, mysteriously leaves town and asks her sister, Maggie (who is neither pet friendly nor business savvy), to run the bar...
Sydney McCall left behind an ex-fiance and a New York advertising job to return home to Deer Park, North Carolina and help her sister, Kat, run the local animal shelter, Friendly Paws. Determined to save the shelter from financial trouble, Sydney and Kat organize a cat cafe fundraising event at a local coffee shop. Things are looking up until their landlord, Trowbridge Littleton, threatens to shut down the event. When Sydney drops by his art gallery to make peace, she finds Kat--along with...
Someone is trying to kill leading British Shakespearean actor, husband, father, ladies man, and soon-to-be Knight of the Realm Winstanley Fortescue. The actor, rehearsing his starring role in the forthcoming play *Serpent in the Heather* , is conked on the head backstage. He falls off a ladder and lands on the resident Pest Control Officer, Montmorency D. Mousa (otherwise known as Monty), the company cat. When Fortescue comes to, he finds to his horror that he has been switched into Monty's...
*Dessert chef Casey Feldstein doesn’t know a knitting needle from a crochet hook. But after her aunt dies unexpectedly, leaving Casey to run her yarn retreat business, the sweets baker finds herself rising to the occasion—and trying to unravel a murder mystery* When Casey finds out that her late aunt’s business, Yarn2Go, has one more yarn retreat scheduled, she decides to go ahead and host the event, despite her complete lack of experience as a knitter. At least the retreat is on the beautiful...
When millionaire Arthur Arbuthnot mistakes gossip maven Annabel Hinchby-Smythe for a decorator—and hires her to redecorate his apartment—the fiscally challenged Annabel can't refuse. When she sees Arbuthnot's tatty London flat, she knows anything will be an improvement. And any gossip she can dig up will be pure gold for the tabloids. But when Arthur is found dead, his frisky relatives begin to lick their chops. Arbuthnot's beloved tabby, Sally, was the only witness to the homicide—and the sole...
Margot returns to her well-to-do family in England on the eve of her Aunt Chloe's murder trial—she is accused of fatally stabbing her twin sister with a kitchen knife in the garden. Nothing has been the same since Claudia's body was found: her 14-year-old daughter, Lynette, refuses to leave her bedroom, the paparazzi are relentless, and Tikki, the family's beloved Abyssinian, goes to stay with the neighbors. When another body, whom no one recognizes, shows up facedown in the pond while the...
Vanessa and her twin brother Vance are very close. So when someone pushes Vanessa down a flight of stairs and puts her into a coma, Vance wants revenge. He decides that masquerading as Vanessa will lead him to the villain. With her clothes, her makeup, and what he knows about his beloved sister, he pulls it off very well and is on the verge of learning what he needs to know. ..Until he discovers a serious threat that might destroy all his efforts. There is one pair of eyes he can’t pull the wool...
Written by Marian Babson. When two grand dames of Hollywood, silent film star Eve Sinclair ('she put the sin in Cinema') and ex-hoofer Trixie Dolan set out for London to attend a film retrospective held in Eve's honour, they fully expect to be the centre of attention. What they don't expect is that all the lovely attention will be generated not by an appreciation of their talents but by a series of grisly murders associated with the retrospective. Even less do they expect to find themselves...
Bernadette Simmons wasn't sure what to expect when she left L.A.--and her no-good, cheating boyfriend--to move back in with her family in New York. And her sister Libby had no idea what she was in for when she hired Bernie to work for her catering business. But in between cutting up canapés and dishing up desserts, the two find themselves in the midst of a mystery they can really sink their teeth into. . . It's only been a few days since Bernie and Libby started working together at A Little...
SUMMARY: In a world whose inhabitants are defined by their individual psychic gifts, Danith Mallow, a young woman with little psychic talent, is drawn to the aristocratic Rand T'Ash, a respected nobleman and artisan who has crafted a magnificent necklace to attract his destined beloved. Original. SUMMARY: All his life, Rand T Ash has looked forward to meeting his HeartMate, with whom he could begin a family. Once a street tough, now a respected nobleman and artisan, he has crafted the perfect...
This book encompasses twenty-five years of professional experience and answers to the most burning questions. In a light and easy manner, the author tells about the search for a perfect partner as well as building and maintaining a relationship While reading this book, you will learn the following: •30 answers to the most important and interesting questions about love and relationships. •How to restore desire and passion when love is “paused”. •How to overcome a crisis in your relationship and...
Научная литература, Языкознание, Иностранные языки, Учебники и пособия ВУЗов, Советские издания, Советские учебники и пособия
В учебнике даётся систематическое изложение современной лингвистической теории перевода: проблемы эквивалентности, жанрово-стилистических особенностей, прагматики перевода, лексических и грамматических соответствий и других аспектов переводческого процесса. Материал основан на работах в области перевода как советских, так и зарубежных лингвистов.
Предлагаем вниманию читателей первый и самый известный роман канадской писательницы Люси Монтгомери «Энн из Зеленых Мезонинов», вышедший в свет в 1908 году и к середине XX века ставший одним из самых популярных произведений англоязычной детской литературы.
Книга снабжена словарем и сносками на идиоматические выражения.
Приключения, Иностранные языки, Сказки для детей, Литература ХIX века (эпоха Промышленной революции)
Зачем белому кролику карманные часы? Почему улыбается Чеширский кот? Чем ворон похож на конторку? Как играть в королевский крокет? Отправляйтесь вместе с Алисой вниз по кроличьей норе в Страну чудес, где вас ждут увлекательные приключения, неожиданные встречи с необычными существами, безумное чаепитие и даже суд! Адаптированный английский текст и перевод на страницах одной книги помогут легко познакомиться с лучшими произведениями мировой литературы и выучить английский язык с удовольствием....
Если вы любите путешествовать без границ и языковых барьеров, узнавать что-то новое, планируете посетить страну муми-троллей и ИКЕА, если вам нравится фика - эта книга для вас! Шаг за шагом вы научитесь простому шведскому, не углубляясь в трудную грамматику - вы сможете рассказать о себе, поддержать простой разговор, ответить на вопросы на границе, заказать что-то вкусное в кафе, сделать покупки и многое другое. Возможно, вас заинтересует шведский язык и вы продолжите изучать его, а эта...
Хотите стать переводчиком, но не знаете, что именно вам интересно, на что обратить внимание, с чего начать? Эта книга ответит на все ваши вопросы! Перевод – удивительная сфера, объединяющая людей самого разного склада ума, в которой почти любой человек может найти комфортное место. Перед вами настоящий путеводитель по миру переводов и локализации, написанный профессионалом своего дела. Автор Елена Худенко кратко расскажет про все виды перевода, но в основном сосредоточится на переводе сериалов...
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Yoga instructor Kate Davidson tries to live up to yoga's Zen-like expectations, but it's not easy while struggling to keep her small business afloat or dodging her best friend's matchmaking efforts. When George, a homeless alcoholic, and his loud, horse-sized German shepherd, Bella, start hawking newspapers outside her studio, Kate attempts to convince them to leave. Instead, the three strike up an unlikely friendship. Then Kate finds George's dead body. The police dismiss it as a drug-related...
**Playing With Poison was a Quarter Finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award! Murder meets menopause. Take a guess which wins. ** **PRAISE for Playing With Poison** "I just love Jessie Hewitt. She is the bomb." Melina Mason, *Melina's Book Blog* "This was one of my favorite submissions so far. I loved the main character, Jessie Hewitt, a middle aged romance writer (ex-pool hustler) having the time of her life." *Amazon contest review* "These characters are a hoot!! A lighthearted cozy...
### From Publishers Weekly Animals play a passive role in Johnston's less than engaging first in a new series featuring Lauren Vancouver, who runs HotRescues, a private no-kill animal shelter in Granada Hills, Calif. After raiding a puppy mill, Lauren is certain that Efram Kiley, an animal care apprentice who'd abused his own dog and was working for her as part of a legal agreement, tossed beagle puppies down a drainpipe. When Efram is later found stabbed to death at Lauren's shelter, she...
The cat's out of the bag: dead bodies are piling up in Brimful Coffers, a picturesque English village. Among the deceased is Boswell, a pet white rat. His killers were caught: Had-I and But-Known, two mischievous felines belonging to Lorinda Lucas, mystery writer. Unfortunately, the other victims were all too human--and their killer remains at large... The danger in Brimful Coffers was unforeseen when several authors created an informal writers' colony in this lovely town outside of London. In...
### Product Description Romeow and Juliet is the first in a cozy mystery series set on Madrona Island, a fictional island within the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State. As a fourth generation islander Caitlin Hart is struggling to make her way as the economy and culture of the island evolves toward a tourism based industry. Cait lives in a cabin on her aunt's oceanfront estate where she helps her aunt run Harthaven Cat Sanctuary. When she isn't working with the cats, she helps...
Эрнест Сетон-Томпсон (1860-1946) - канадский писатель, художник-анималист, естествоиспытатель и общественный деятель британского происхождения. Один из основателей движения скаутов в США. Поскольку Соединённые Штаты Америки играли в жизни Сетона почти столь же значительную роль, что и Канада, его по праву можно назвать также американским писателем.
"Первая любовь" - рассказ о подростке, впервые испытавшем чувство любви к девушке, которая была старше его. Очень интересно и правдиво.
Одно из сильнейших впечатлений ранней юности И. С. Тургенева - влюбленность в княжну Е. Л. Шаховскую, переживавшую в ту пору роман с отцом Тургенева, нашло свое отражение в повести "Первая любовь".