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When Charlotte Pascoe returns from Holland to work with her father in the family boatyard, she is horrified to discover that he is about to sell the site to Raphael da Silva, a property developer. With no way of pursuing her dream, Charlotte agrees to work for Raphael when he offers her a job in boat design. She knows that she is attracted to him, but cannot bring herself to become close to him because of his role in destroying her home. But Charlotte soon discovers there are secrets in his past life that he refuses to talk about, another side to the man she thought she knew.
Set against the backdrop of 1830s Singapore where piracy, crime, triads, and tigers are commonplace, this historical romance follows the struggle of two lovers: Zhen, a Chinese coolie and triad member, and Charlotte, an 18-year-old Scots woman and sister of Singapore’s Head of Police. Two cultures bound together by the invisible threads of fate yet separated by cultural diversity.
A British spy thriller pairs a secret service agent and a female mercenary together to hunt down an elusive terrorist. A bullet in the right place can change the world . . . Rebecca da Silva, former crack sniper in the British Special Forces stationed in Afghanistan, is languishing in a dead-end job. Stephen Holm, an intelligence analyst, gambles his position upon the capture of the ruthless Taher, a terrorist so elusive that MI5 are not convinced he exists. But then a deadly terror attack in Tunisia changes everything, setting them on two interconnected paths, one born of revenge, the other of obsession. How do you stop a terrorist you can’t find? Their discoveries, and fight for survival...
The volume contains, in addition, the program as finnally carried out, the list of scientific institutions, associations, learned societies participating in the congress, and the lists of names of all persons invited to take part in the proceedings.
Tres monos sabios es una novela que combina una investigación policial y siniestros elementos sobrenaturales. Con homenajes y referencias al cine fantástico de los años ochenta, se ha puesto especial cuidado en el perfil de sus protagonistas y en el diseño de las criaturas a las que se enfrentarán. SINOPSIS: El amor de un niño es puro. Incondicional. Su rabia, profunda e intensa. Llena de oscuridad. Tras décadas de trabajo, Martin Haumann se siente tan feliz como aterrorizado. Por fin ha resuelto las claves del Proyecto 3-M, una investigación vinculada al reciente asesinato de una familia en Lima, Perú. Acompañado por su protegida Charlotte Da Silva, Haumann viajará desde Holanda ...
This book provides a unique and comprehensive commentary on the Arms Trade Treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, with several contributors having direct involvement in the negotation of the Treaty.
Rebel Girls Champions: 25 Tales of Unstoppable Athletes celebrates the stories of 25 phenomenal women in sports all written in fairy tale form. It is part of the award-winning Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series. This paperback collection showcases some of the most beloved stories from the first three volumes of the New York Times best-selling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. It also features brand new tales of game-changing athletes and their drive, resilience, and sportsmanship. In Rebel Girls Champions, young readers can win the World Cup with Megan Rapinoe, flip and tumble with Simone Biles, and land breathtaking snowboard tricks with Chloe Kim. Coming out directly after the Tokyo Olympics, Rebel Girls Champions will include the most thrilling anecdotes from the 2021 Games. The exciting, easy-to-read text is paired with colorful full-page portraits created by female artists from all around the world