Elisabeth Lagelée

Told in alternating voices, in eighteenth-century France, popular ultra-wealthy teen, Beau Bellegarde, bets he can transform working-class Evie into school royalty. Beau Bellegarde, a second-born son, makes a deal: if he can turn Evie Clément, the unapproachable baker's daughter, into the winner of the Court Ball, making her the most desired bachelorette in Paris, he inherits the family fortune, but his target has plans of her own.

Des femmes sont retrouvées mortes dans la campagne de Virginie, tuées de façon grotesque. Quand le FBI est appelé en renfort, ils sont sonnés par l'amplitude de l'affaire. Un tueur en série rôde et passe à l'acte de plus en plus souvent. Ils savent qu'un seul agent est assez bon pour résoudre l'enquête : l'agent spécial Riley Paige Riley est en arrêt maladie pour se remettre de sa rencontre avec son dernier tueur en série. Devant sa fragilité,...

Aspiring young naturalist Celeste Rossan is determined to live a life of adventure and scientific discovery. But when her father loses everything, Celeste's hopes of ever leaving her hometown are dashed…until she sees a narrow opportunity to escape to Paris and attend the 1867 Exposition Universelle. Celeste seizes her chance, but the elements overwhelm her before she can make it five miles. In desperation, she seeks refuge in an abandoned chateau,...

Des femmes sont retrouvées mortes dans l'état de New York, leurs corps suspendus par des chaînes. Quand le FBI est appelé en renfort, ils n'hésitent pas une seule seconde devant la nature étrange des meurtres – et l'absence de pistes crédibles. Ils savent qu'un seul agent pourra résoudre l'enquête: l'agent spécial Riley Paige. Secouée par sa précédente affaire, Riley hésite. Elle est convaincue qu'un tueur en série – son ancien...

From Darker Days (The Darker Agency) by Jus Accardo: A little sin can be deadly... Jessie Darker goes to high school during the day, but at night she helps with the family investigation business. Cheating husbands and stolen inheritances? They're your girls-but their specialty is a bit darker. Zombie in your garage? Pesky Poltergeist living in your pool? They'll have the problem solved in a magical minute. For a nominal fee, of course... When gorgeous...

A stunning story about finding the courage to speak out against injustice, even when committed by those closest to us. Camille Kouchner's childhood was marked by sun-drenched summers in the south of France, where a vibrant cast of family and friends would gather at their Sanary-sur-Mer house. This familia grande, which included much of the country's elite, spent memorable days and nights laughing, debating, drinking, and dancing. But a long-held...

Now in the pantheon of great thinkers, Simone Weil (1909–1943) lived largely in the shadows, searching for her spiritual home while bearing witness to the violence that devastated Europe twice in her brief lifetime. The letters she wrote to her parents and brother from childhood onward chart her intellectual range as well as her itinerancy and ever-shifting preoccupations, revealing the singular personality at the heart of her brilliant essays. The...

A must-listen real-life psychological thriller Jon Fontaine's teenage years are shaped by his motivation to run a lucrative drug-selling enterprise. Despite the many tricks up his sleeve, the law catches up with him time after time. To escape a lengthy prison sentence, Jon bails out of jail and fakes his own death. He throws his jacket off a gorge, the pinnacle of a meticulously staged suicide. Police find the jacket and declare him dead, only to...

Dans le New York des années 1930, le fabuleux destin d'une jeune femme qui allait révolutionner l'univers de la beauté : Estée Lauder. Une épopée romanesque et féministe, un vrai bijou de lecture. New York, l'endroit parfait pour se faire oublier. C'est en tout cas l'espoir de la jeune Gloria qui fuit un scandale familial dévastateur. Prête à se réinventer, il ne lui manque plus qu'une nouvelle amie pour l'accompagner dans la ville de...

Are you tired of your Golden Retriever puppy leaving "messes" all over the house? What about the biting and chewing? Does your Golden Retriever drag you down the street when you try and take him/her for a walk? Do you want to teach your new puppy how to sit, stay, or play fetch? This short, simple, no-fluff beginner's training guide can help you with it all!