Malibu Rising

Август 1983 года, это день ежегодной вечеринки Нины Ривы в честь окончания лета, и предвкушение достигло апогея. Все, кто хоть что-то собой представляет, хотят быть рядом со знаменитыми Ривас: серфингистка и супермодель Нина, братья Джей и Хад и их обожаемая младшая сестренка Кит. Вместе братья и сестры являются источником восхищения в Малибу и во всем мире - особенно как дети легендарного певца Мика Ривы. К полуночи вечеринка полностью выйдет из-под контроля. К утру особняк Рива будет охвачен пламенем. Но прежде чем вспыхнет первая искра в предрассветные часы, алкоголь польется рекой, заиграет музыка, и любовь и секреты, которые сформировали эту семью, всплывут на поверхность. Книга на английском языке. August,1983, it is the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone who is anyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: surfer and supermodel Nina, brothers Jay and Hud, and their adored baby sister Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over - especially as the children of the legendary singer Mick Riva. By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours of dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family will all come bubbling to the surface.

Everyone has heard of Erdogan: Turkey’s bullish, mercurial president is the original postmodern populist. Around the world, other strongmen are now following the path that he has blazed. For the first time, ERDOGAN RISING tells the inside story of how a democracy on the fringe of Europe has succumbed to dictatorship. Hannah Lucinda Smith, Turkey correspondent with The Times of London, has witnessed all that has befallen Turkey and the wider region since the onset of the Arab Spring. From the frontlines of the wars in Syria and eastern Turkey, through the refugee crisis and the attempted coup against Erdogan, she traces how chaos in the Middle East has blown back on a country that was once heralded as the model of Islamic democracy. With access to key insiders, she also paints a vivid portrait of Erdogan’s descent from flawed democrat to staunch authoritarian.ERDOGAN RISING is a story rooted in Smith’s first-hand experiences of a country divided, told through the eyes of a rich cast of characters. She journeys into the Turkey where Erdogan commands a following so devoted they compose songs in his honour, adorn their houses with his picture, and lay down their lives to keep him in power. But on the other side – sometimes just a few hundred metres down the road – she also meets the Turks who are mourning the loss of the country they once knew.ERDOGAN RISING serves as a chilling warning of democracy’s fragility – and reveals how much people can change.

‘Essential reading for anyone interested in Turkey and its future.’ Literary Review‘Essential reading full stop.’ Peter Frankopan‘It is a must.’ The TimesWho is Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and how did he lead a democracy on the fringe of Europe into dictatorship? How has chaos in the Middle East blown back over Turkey’s borders? And why doesn’t the West just cut Erdogan and his regime off?Hannah Lucinda Smith has been living in Turkey as the Times correspondent for nearly a decade, reporting on the ground from the onset of the Arab Spring through terrorist attacks, mass protests, civil war, unprecedented refugee influx and the explosive, bloody 2016 coup attempt that threatened to topple – and kill – Erdogan.Erdogan Rising introduces Turkey as a vital country, one that borders and buffers Western Europe, the Middle East and the old Soviet Union, marshals the second largest army in NATO and hosts more refugees than any other nation. As president, Erdogan is the face of devotion and division, a leader who mastered macho divide-and-rule politics a decade and a half before Donald Trump cottoned on, and has used it to lead his country into spiralling authoritarianism.Yet Erdogan is no ordinary dictator. His elections are won only by slivers, and Turkey remains defined by its two warring cults: those who worship Erdogan, the wilful Muslim nationalist with a tightening authoritarian grip, and those who stand behind Ataturk, the secularist, westward-looking leader who founded the republic and remains its best loved icon – now eighty years dead.Erdogan commands a following so devoted they compose songs in his honour, adorn their homes with his picture, and lay down their lives to keep him in power. Erdogan Rising asks how this century’s most successful populist won his position, and where Turkey is headed next.

Rising Stars Collection – 12 glamorous intense romances by four marvellous rising star authorsVolume One – For One Night OnlyRECKLESS NIGHT IN RIO by Jennie Lucas ‘All you need to do is…pretend to love me. ’The task should be easy for Laura Parker – after all, Gabriel Santos is outrageously good-looking, it’s for one night only, and he is offering her a million dollars…TO LOVE, HONOUR AND BETRAY by Jennie Lucas Callie Woodville had imagined her wedding day since she was a little girl…She thought she’d found the perfect man in her boss Eduardo Cruz—but, ‘Get out!’ wasn’t exactly the morning-after treatment she’d hoped for.A NIGHT OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY by Jennie Lucas Lilley’s fairy-tale wish is about to be granted. She’ll swap her grey suits for a fabulous dress and killer heels, and dance the night away with the man every other woman wants…but only for one night.Volume Two – Married on PaperTHE ARGENTINE’S PRICE by Maisey Yates It’s time for the housekeeper’s son to collect his dues… Lazaro Marino will stop at nothing to reach the top. He’s climbed his way out of poverty, but there’s still one thing that’s been denied him: entry into the highest echelons of society.THE INHERITED BRIDE by Maisey Yates Princess Isabella desperately didn’t want to marry the Sheikh to whom she was betrothed… And there was more to the darkly handsome, dark-hearted desert stranger escorting her back to the altar than met the eye…MARRIAGE MADE ON PAPER by Maisey Yates When ambitious public relations expert Lily Ford signs a contract with hot-shot property tycoon Gage Forrester, she signs her life away!Volume Three – One Reckless DecisionMAJESTY, MISTRESS…MISSING HEIR by Caitlin Crews As formidable as the desert he wishes to rule, Sheikh Tariq bin Khalid Al-Nur is furious that he cannot take the throne until he marries. But he cannot wed until he’s rid his dreams of Jessa Heath…KATRAKIS’S LAST MISTRESS by Caitlin Crews Notorious Nikos Katrakis was looking for a new mistress when, out of the blue, heiress Tristanne Barbery offered herself to him. Could satisfaction and revenge really be that easy to obtain?PRINCESS FROM THE PAST by Caitlin Crews Behind the imposing walls of the castle, free-spirited Bethany Vassal discovered that her whirlwind marriage to Prince Leo Di Marco was nothing like the fairy tale she’d imagined.Volume Four – Keeping Her CloseIN CHRISTOFIDES’ KEEPING by Abby Green When one night with ruthless playboy Rico Christofides leaves her pregnant, Gypsy Butler is determined to spare her unborn baby the heartache of her own childhood. But a shock meeting is about to change her plans…THE CALL OF THE DESERT by Abby Green Twelve years ago Julia lost her heart to Sheikh Kaden in the scorching Burquati desert.THE LEGEND OF DE MARCO by Abby Green Rocco de Marco. Legendary financier and billionaire. Waitress Gracie O’Brien’s first meeting with Rocco was memorable and the second is unforgettable.

Der junge Darrow lebt in einer Welt, in der die Menschheit die Erde verlassen und die Planeten erobert hat. Bei der Besiedlung des Mars kommt ihm eine wichtige Aufgabe zu, das jedenfalls glaubt Darrow, der in den Minen im Untergrund schuftet, um eines Tages die Oberfl?che des Mars bewohnbar zu machen. Doch dann erkennt er, dass er und seine Leidensgenossen von einer herrschenden Klasse ausgebeutet werden. Denn der Mars ist l?ngst erschlossen, und die Oberschicht lebt in luxuri?sen St?dten inmitten ?ppiger Parklandschaften. Sein tief verwurzelter Gerechtigkeitssinn l?sst Darrow nur eine Wahl: sich gegen die Unterdr?cker aufzulehnen. Dabei f?hrt ihn sein Weg zun?chst ins Zentrum der Macht. Der unerschrockene Darrow schleust sich in ihr sagenumwobenes Institut ein, in dem die Elite herangezogen wird. Denn um sie vernichtend schlagen zu k?nnen, muss er einer von ihnen werden …

This sequel to THE SEA WITCH is an alternative reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. It’s a heart-wrenching story about the complications of sisterhood, the uncompromising nature of magic and the cost of redemption.Alia has made a deal with the Sea Witch to give up her life as a mermaid in exchange for a human soul. Now she has only twelve hours left on land to win the prince she loves, or perish. But Alia’s sister, Runa, knows that the prince isn’t capable of true love, so she makes her own bargain with the Sea Witch – and prepares to bring Alia back to the ocean, whether she likes it or not. Below the waves, the Sea Witch has a plan to challenge the order of the sea. It’s going to take power – power she doesn’t yet have. As Runa and the Sea Witch’s fates intertwine, they find themselves caught in the middle of a deadly conflict between land and water. Will they be brave enough to sacrifice their own hearts’ desires for a chance to save their worlds…?