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Through 100 original recipes, Reilly Meehans debut cookbook gives the inspiration and instruction to bring that luxurious private chef quality to your own meals. Chef Reilly Meehan is known on social media for giving you a behind-the-scenes look at his work as a private chef, sharing dishes that rely on flavor-boosting tricks and special touches. Now, hes helping you make every meal A Little Bit Extra by letting you in on the secrets he relies on to impress his clients, meal after meal. These dishes lean on popular flavors and ingredients, but always feature a twist that enhances their color, flavor, or texture, taking them from really good to exceptionally awesome. Sure, happy hour with Gruyere and Parm Cheese Puffs sounds great, but wait until you plop some pimento cheese dip on top. Everyone loves avocado on a Crab, Grilled Corn, and Butter Lettuce Salad with Avocado, but frying your avo wedges adds a pop of crispy, golden flair. Ever had pasta fresh from your own kitchen? Two Pork Beer Ragu with Papardelle is your chance. These chapters that serve up everything from cocktails including Reillys Instagram-famous Dill Vesper Martini to sides, salads to soups like Garlicky Bread Soup (because sometimes simple is best), and mains to sweet treats like a Black Sesame Tahini Swirl Cake with Sauteed Cherries. A Little Bit Extra is the next best option when you dont have a private chef in your kitchen, but want every meal to taste like you do!

In this sinister and whimsical adventure, a changeling boy embarks on a magic quest of self-discovery through a Grimm-inspired Fairyland, perfect for fans of Kelly Barnhill and Aubrey Hartman. Cricket has lived with the Fairy Witch for as long as he can remember. She may be moody and cold, and sure, maybe even a little bit evil, but she raised him as her owneven though hes a human changeling with a rare and dangerous magic. But as his thirteenth Change Day approaches, Cricket worries she may kick him out of her tower if he cant prove his worth soon. When a knight from the human world falls (literally) into Fairyland, Cricket sees his chance. He knows the knight can lead him to a coveted missing piece of the Night Sky sure to impress Crickets fickle guardian. But after chasing him out of the tower, Cricket learns the knight has been cursed and will die soon without help. Embarking now on a quest to break the curse and steal the piece of the Night Sky, the two are thrust into a Fairyland wider, weirder, and more beautiful than they expected. As they encounter delightful characters, eerie magic, and a mischievous narrator, Cricket and the knight may discover more than they bargained forabout who they are, who they can be, and who really has their best interests at heart. In this wildly imaginative, episodic fairy tale for the modern reader, acclaimed author Sarah Jean Horwitz delivers a powerful message of identity, independence, and self-love.

Quiet and sensitive Beth Bateman has a big heart and a passion for Aussie wildlife.When troubled wards of the state arrive at the Cairns farm, tragedy strikes, destroying Beths dreams for life. As she battles depression and anxiety, she discovers that sometimes the rescuer needs rescuing.Does she dare to let go and let God fight for her?Can she trust that God offers a future and hope so much greater than her shattered dreams?

What happens to a person when they leave everything familiar and step into a world that operates by different rules?How to Live as a Foreigner is the honest, practical, and deeply personal guide that answers that question written by Ibrahim Mbotoni, a Tanzanian author, hospitality professional, and founder who has lived the experience he writes about.Born and raised in Dar es Salaam, Ibrahim left Tanzania at twenty-four to take part in an international youth programme in Kristiansand, Norway. What followed was not a highlight reel. It was culture shock, economic pressure, a Norwegian winter that made the sun a celebrity, loneliness that arrived without warning, and the slow, demanding work of figuring out who you are when everything familiar has been taken away.This book is built from that experience and from everything before and after it. From a childhood in a twenty-four-room house in Kurasini, raised by a mother and aunts who gave him faith before they gave him religion. From building a hospitality career from the ground up, starting from nothing with four teammates in an unfinished building in Chalinze. From the Mikumi bush, where a difficult season taught him more about his own values than any classroom could. From January 2020, when the job he believed was coming did not come, and he had to rebuild his life from a mattress, a gas stove, and a borrowed ten thousand kroner from a friend in Norway.Across fifteen chapters, Ibrahim explores the full inner landscape of the foreigners life: cultural adaptation, language and identity, loneliness and mental health, professional culture across countries, faith in unfamiliar places, facing discrimination with dignity, and what it actually takes to build a life that is fully yours without losing who you are in the process.This is not a book of abstract advice. Every chapter is grounded in real stories, real mistakes, and real lessons earned through experience. It is written for anyone who has ever stood at the edge of an unfamiliar world and needed to hear that someone else stood there too and that the road, despite everything, is worth it.You already have what you need. The journey will show you where it lives.

Une gamine obèse et mal traitée prête à tout pour rencontrer lamourQuelquun. Dans labri. Encore Bastien, le débile dà-côté.Boulette rentre son envie, remonte sa culotte et rabat sa jupe. Sors Bastie

I shouldnt be here.When I called into the radio quiz, I didnt even know what the prize was.A luxury vacation for two in Crete, apparently. And I have no plus-one.Enter Nicolethe stranger who should have won. Gorgeous, fearless, and nothing like me. Where she sees adventure, I see danger. Where she says yes, I freeze.And yet when I first see her in a bikini, I just about lose myself. Maybe fate knows exactly what its doing, dropping us in this situation together.In this blind date on steroids, Todd and Nicole are thrown together on the holiday of her dreams and his nightmares. A grumpy-sunshine romance about taking chancesand saying yes to love, even when it terrifies you.

Giallo - racconto lungo (34 pagine) - Unavventura nella quale il dottor Watson gioca un ruolo di primo piano.I banchi dei pegni di Londra sono presi di mira da un ladro che ruba oggetti di infimo valore. Ma quando uno dei proprietari viene ritrovato cadavere lindagine prende una piega inaspettata. Chi e lo sconosciuto che tentava di riscattare beni preziosi dati in pegno tanto tempo prima usando ricevute false? È forse lui lassassino? In questa avventura Watson giochera un ruolo di primo piano nellaiutare Holmes a far luce su un tesoro nascosto e a svelare un inconfessabile segreto di famiglia.Caiden Cooper Myles e un appassionato di Sherlock Holmes, della Londra vittoriana e della crime fiction in generale.Dopo molti anni di lettura di tutto cio che e legato al segugio di Baker Street, ha finalmente deciso di tentare di arricchire il corpus dei pastiche sherlockiani. Le recensioni ottenute allestero finora suggeriscono che abbia iniziato piuttosto bene.Caiden Cooper Myles vive nel sud-est dellInghilterra e sta lavorando al suo prossimo libro.

DisclaimerThis book is intended for educational and informational purposes only. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided at the time of writing. However, the author makes no representations or warranties regarding the completeness, accuracy, or suitability of the content for any particular purpose.You took the shot.The moment was perfect.The light felt magical.The scene looked incredible through your eyes.But when you look at the photo on your screenIt feels flat.Dull.Nothing like what you experienced.You adjust a few slidersTry a presetMaybe even watch a tutorialAnd still, something is missing.That gap between what you saw and what your photo shows?Thats where most photographers get stuck.This guide closes that gapfast.The Luminar Neo User Guide is designed to take you from uncertainty to complete creative control using a clear, step-by-step system that actually works. No technical overload. No confusing theory. Just practical guidance that helps you transform your images from ordinary to stunningconsistently.From your very first edit, something shifts.You stop guessingand start editing with purpose.Inside this guide, youll discover how to: Set up Luminar Neo correctly and navigate the interface with ease Import, organize, and manage your photos without losing track of anything Use powerful AI tools like Enhance AI, Sky AI, and Relight AI to fix photos instantly Correct exposure, color, and lighting for clean, balanced results Create cinematic color grading and stunning visual mood effortlessly Edit portraits with natural skin tones and professional background blur Transform landscapes with dramatic skies, depth, and atmosphere Use masking and local adjustments for precise, controlled edits Speed up your workflow with presets and batch editing Export your images perfectly for social media, print, or professional useThis isnt about learning every tool.Its about knowing what to use, when to use it, and why it works.Because once that clicksEverything changes.Your photos become sharper.Your colors become richer.Your edits start to look intentional not accidental.And the frustration?It disappears.Instead, you gain something far more powerful:Confidence.You open any photo and immediately know how to bring it to lifehow to fix the lighting, enhance the colors, and create a result that actually matches your vision.No more second-guessing.No more wasted time.No more disappointing edits.Just a clear, repeatable workflow that delivers results every time.If youre ready to finally make your photos look as powerful as the moments you captured.Order now and take full control of Luminar Neo today.

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER"Riss M. Neilson writes tender, vibrant, breath-stealing romance.Emily HenryExes discover theyve both inherited the restaurant they love in this sparkling, emotional new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of A Love Like the Sun.Olivia owes everything to Celias Place. Its where she learned how to be a great chef. Its also where she first fell in love. But at nineteen, Olivia had a wanderlust she couldnt deny. And Carmello, whose mother owned the restaurant, couldnt leave Celias Place behind any more than he could force Olivia to stay. Now, ten years later, Olivia is a successful personal chef. Her job allows her to travel the world, and she has never stayed in the same place for too long. When Carmello learns that his mother left shares of her beloved restaurant to both him and Olivia, he plans to buy her portion of the shares back quickly and painlessly.That is until Olivia shows up at the restaurant, ready to help run it. Carmello sees an opportunity: drive Olivia away from his restaurant so that she will want to sign over her shares. But Olivia sees things a bit differently. She finally has the chance to stay in one place and build a home after years on the move, and perhaps now is the right time to explore whether that home can be with the one who got away. Soon enough, sparks begin to fly, but can Olivia and Carmello avoid the mistakes of the past?

Now that exams are over, the students of Lucrezia Academy get to relax and what better way to do that than a camping trip? But what was supposed to be a fun extracurricular activity turns into a nightmare when Leticiels friends get captured by bandits.But this incident may not be as simple as it seems.As Leticiel digs into the mysteries of the black fog, she meets a masked figure who not only seems to have something to do with the dangerous fog, but he seems to know her former self Drossell. Just who is this masked man? And how are he and Drossell connected to each other?

A cat who has always been told to stay away from dogs, keeps making new friends that are absolutely not dogs (or are they?) in a hilarious story that shows the folly of making assumptions.Ollie the cat has never met a dog, but hes heard theyre terrifying with a loud bark, mean eyes, and giant teeth. Fortunately, as he takes a long stroll, he doesnt encounter any nasty dogs. Instead, he meets lots of new friends. Theres Mildredwith her black and white fur and kind eyes, shes definitely a cow. Then he runs into Finchleywith his round snout, enormous size, and love of splashing in puddles, hes clearly a hippo! Ollie has the best walk as he keeps finding more and more new animal friends. No dogs in this crowd...or are there? Bea Birdsongs short, funny text and Charlie Alders irresistible art will have kids laughing out loud as Ollie mistakenly accepts gossip as truth, leading him to make far-fetched false assumptions.Full of barking good fun, kids will enjoy spotting all the dogs on every page as Ollie embraces his newfound fur-ever friendships!

Two estranged childhood best friends reunite as expectant mothers, after a mysterious falling-out between their own mothers keeps them apart for years. Perfect for readers of Claire Lombardo and J. Courtney Sullivan. When Sydney and Mae meet on the playground as toddlers, it seems like kismet. Even their very different mothersthe Type-A Beth Ann and the free-spirited Joniagree the girls are made for each other, and its not long before even the mothers become inseparable. Then a falling out draws them apart, and decades later, the loneliness still lingers for the newly pregnant Sydney. Adrift in the absence of her closest friend, Sydney has been drawn into a Multi-Level Marketing scheme, exacerbated by the demands of her inflexible mother, Beth Ann, whose constant scrutiny seems reserved only for her daughter. Across the city, Mae is stunned to find herself single, pregnant, and still haunted by the loss of her mercurial late mother, Joni, whose mysterious death holds as many unanswered questions as Mae does herself. Mae is an artist who has lived under the shadow of the one painting (of two girls) that made her famous years ago, the success of which confines as much as it defines her. When Sydney and Mae find themselves back in one anothers lives, each with a baby girl on the horizon, it once again seems like destiny. Each begins to pull the other away from the coercive influence of outsidersmommy groups, marketing schemes, artistic pressures, and ex-boyfriends. But the two women will soon discover that its not destiny that has drawn them together this time, but a devastating secret at the center of their orbitsa truth that finally will bind them or shatter them, for good. An intimate and searing novel about mothers and daughters, and destiny and desire, Mothers and Other Strangers takes a full-hearted look at those relationships in life that are as impossible as they are utterly essential.

Certain days, especially holidays, has a way of stirring up emotions we thought we had tucked neatly away. This season can feel heavy not because were weak, but because love doesnt disappear just because time has passed. Grief intensifies around the holidays because our spirits remember the traditions, the laughter, the presence of those no longer here in the physical.If youre feeling that weight right now, breathe. Youre not "going backwards." Youre honoring the depth of your love.But remember this, beloved:Grief doesnt only show up in tears.It also shows up in memories, in quiet reflection, in longing, and in the desire to feel connected again.And you can choose to grieve in ways that nourish your spirit instead of draining it.Here are some healthy, heart-centered ways to honor your loved ones:Create a Memory RitualLight a candle, speak their name, and welcome the warmth of their spirit into your space. Love is energy it doesnt vanish.Honor Rather Than HurtInstead of sinking into sorrow, do something they wouldve enjoyed. Cook their favorite dish, play their favorite song, or carry on a tradition that kept their joy alive.Write a Love Letter to ThemTell them what you miss, what youve learned, how youre growing. This is sacred communication a release and a connection all at once.Share a Story With Someone You TrustLet their memory breathe through you. Speaking about them keeps their light active in your life.Give Yourself Permission to FeelJoy and grief can coexist. Laughing doesnt mean you love them any less. Crying doesnt mean youre not healing. You are allowed to feel it all.Do Something Kind in Their HonorA small act of love for someone else can become an offering of light to their soul.This season, may you choose healing over hiding, honoring over hurting, and connection over collapse.Your loved ones legacy lives through your love not your suffering.

All Things Go South // Between GamesA DiptychThere are directions we trust without question.Until they stop working.In All Things Go South, a hunter follows a path that seems simpleuntil space, purpose, and intention begin to drift. Movement becomes uncertain. Orientation dissolves. What begins as a journey becomes something harder to name: a quiet confrontation with the structure of experience itself.In Between Games, a different world unfolds. Players inhabit a reality without death, without finality, without consequence. They can reset, repeat, and rebuild endlessly. But as memory falters and meaning thins, a question emerges:What becomes of a life that cannot end?Across two distinct yet resonant narratives, this collection explores: the relationship between movement and meaning the role of memory in suffering and identity the tension between completion and repetition Precise, atmospheric, and quietly unsettling, All Things Go South // Between Games is a work of philosophical fiction that lingersless like a story told, and more like a question left open.

In a posh Chicago hotel, 1928:Sixteen-year-old Percival Dooley is an elevator attendant with a mission -- catch a ghost, a beautiful ghost. He has survived his grim share poverty, grief, and more than a few falls from great heights. Luck always caught him before the ground did. But luck, Percival knows, eventually runs out.At the glamorous Blaughvoyon Hotel, he steps into a world far removed from his rough Irish neighborhoodand into dangers far stranger than he ever imagined. Beneath the hotels polished floors and glittering guests lurks secrets.As illusions unravel and truths twist into lies, the hotel gives clues of Percivals missing father. He fears the truth far more than abandonment. With his mothers sorrow haunting him and the Blaughvoyons secrets closing in, Percival must decide what to believe, who to trust, and whether surviving another fall will cost him everything.Whimsical, mysterious, and full of surprises, this historical fantasy is for teens and up who love ghosts, hidden truths, and brave hearts on the edge of belief.

Brighton township has a history of people disappearing. Blame falls to a coven of witches called "The Dark Hand."The evil goes unseen, and the guilty bear no mark. But the Good Lord always gives the name of one to join the others at the bottom of Lake Black. For the ritualistic drowning of a witch gives the people hope ... a respite from the devilry.After witnessing this rite for the first time, twelve-year-old Peter Walcotts mind is filled with disturbing thoughts. The local carnival offers a welcome distraction. In a back alley there, he finds a secret showan eccentric animal trainer with unusual talents. The experience leaves Peter feeling mesmerized and inspired. A rare bright moment in dark times.Soon after, a strange visitor arrives at his bedroom window. A creature that looks a little different every time he sees it. Deep down, he knows he shouldnt trust it, but it makes him think of the animals from the carnival show. So Peter builds it a house and gives it a name ... Tom.But Tom isnt a pet.And Peter may soon find himself serving a new master.Inspired by The Thing and the Salem Witch Trials, "Tom" is a standalone horror novella for fans of T. Kingfisher and Stephen King.

Dieses Buch enthalt folgende Krimis:Alfred Bekker: Katzenjammer fur einen KillerAlfred Bekker: Die teure Kunst des MordesEin Mord auf einem Parkplatz bereitet den Ermittlern Kopfzerbrechen. Aber es gibt eine Zeugin, mit der niemand gerechnet hat, die aber leider auch nicht in der Lage ist, auszusagen: Eine Katze, die alles gesehen hat! Alfred Bekkers Romane sind Krimis der Sonderklasse - hart, actionreich und uberraschend in der Auflosung. Ermittler auf den Spuren skrupelloser Verbrecher.Spannende Romane in einem Buch: Ideal als Urlaubslekture. Mal provinziell, mal urban. Und immer anders, als man zuerst denkt.Alfred Bekker ist ein bekannter Autor von Fantasy-Romanen, Krimis und Jugendbuchern. Neben seinen groen Bucherfolgen schrieb er zahlreiche Romane fur Spannungsserien wie Ren Dhark, Jerry Cotton, Cotton reloaded, Kommissar X, John Sinclair und Jessica Bannister. Er veroffentlichte auch unter den Namen Neal Chadwick, Henry Rohmer, Conny Walden und Janet Farell.

After that first daring night, I return home with images that refuse to leave my mind. Sitting on my bed, I begin to explore the feelings they stir. Is it time I let myself listen to my body instead of questioning it? His quiet influence is already changing me.

Sono trascorsi pochi mesi da quando il vicequestore Marco Ardini ha concluso le indagini su Viola Gentili e sulla sua rete di pedofili. Laiuto di Teresa Maritano, una barista che anni prima era un ispettore di polizia e faceva parte della sua squadra, era stato determinante. Teresa, detta Tea, sa che la sua vita e a una svolta e dovra affrontarla: Ardini le ha proposto una convivenza stabile, anche il matrimonio che come conseguenza accessoria consentira ladozione di Paola, una ragazzina che vuole bene a entrambi e vorrebbe una famiglia vera. La situazione e resa ancora piu complicata da Galvani, unico figlio legittimo del padre di Paola; il giovane desidera conoscere e occuparsi della sorellastra. Ma Tea non si sente pronta a raccontare alla ragazzina la verita sulla sua vera madre. Come reazione, Teresa ha rifiutato ogni contatto con Ardini, fino a quando il vicequestore arriva nel bar e la informa che la Gentili e in coma: hanno cercato di ucciderla nonostante fosse in isolamento. Ardini ritiene che abbiano voluto farla tacere prima che potesse raccontare tutti i suoi segreti. Ma il dettaglio piu preoccupante e che secondo la cartella clinica la Gentili dovrebbe aver subito unappendicectomia quando era adolescente, mentre lappendice e ancora al suo posto. Ce stato uno scambio di persona? Chi lha organizzato? Per Marco e una domanda importante perche da anni da la caccia a chi tiene le fila della rete di pedofili e, come guadagno accessorio, del traffico di organi. Chi, per anni, ha protetto la Gentili e le sue attivita illecite? Chi, ora, ha deciso di farla tacere temendo che riveli troppo?Maria Masella e nata a Genova. Per Fratelli Frilli Editori ha pubblicato Morte a domicilio (2002),Il dubbio (2004), La segreta causa (2005), Il cartomante divia Venti (2005), Giorni contati (2006), Mariani. Il caso cuorenero (2006), Io so Lenigma di Mariani (2007), Primo (2008), Ultima chiamata per Mariani (2009), Mariani e il caso irrisolto (2010), Recita per Mariani (2011), Per sapere la verita (2012), Celtique (2012, terzo classificato al Premio Azzeccagarbugli 2013), Mariani allo specchio (2013), Mariani e le mezze verita (2014), Mariani e le porte chiuse (2015), Testimone. Setteindagini per Antonio Mariani (2016), Mariani e il peso dellacolpa (2016), Mariani e la cagna (2017), Mariani e le paroletaciute (2018), Matematiche certezze (2019 scritto a quattro mani con lo scrittore Rocco Ballacchino), Mariani e le giustescelte (2019), Mariani e le ferite del passato (2020),Tempestasu Mariani (2021), Mariani e il secondo colpo (2022), Un casofreddo (2023), Passi di morte (2025, terzo classificato al premio letterario Santa in Giallo), Nessun ricordo muore (2017), Vittime e delitti (2018), Le porte della notte (2019), Un postoper morire (2021), Appuntamento mortale (2022) e Sanguedal passato (2024) questi ultimi sei con protagonista la coppia Teresa Maritano e Marco Ardini. Per Corbaccio ha pubblicato Belle sceme! (2009). Per Rizzoli, nella collana youfeel, sono usciti Il cliente (2014), La preda (2014) e Il tesoro del melograno (2016). Per Castelvecchi il romanzo Tracce di Ada (2021). Morte a domicilio e Il dubbio sono stati pubblicati in Germania dalla Goldmann. Premio Tigulliana, 2019. Nel 2025 Irene lassassina (Salani Editore).

Avverra negli ultimi giorni, dice Dio, che io spandero il mio Spirito sopra ogni persona; i vostri figli e le vostre figlie profetizzeranno, i vostri giovani avranno delle visioni, e i vostri vecchi sogneranno dei sogni. Anche sui miei servi e sulle mie serve, in quei giorni, spandero il mio Spirito e profetizzeranno.