New Releases by Anna Campbell

«— Атман! — негодовала Майя. — Вылезай, мы не обсудили правила игры! Что получит победитель? — Правила просты, играй ради игры! А победит тот, кто найдет меня! Крикнул ей вслед Абсолют….» Лила. Игра трех Миров. Где-то в Поднебесье жила-была девушка Лила. Росла и воспитывалась она среди муз, да вот только вместо источника вдохновения являлась для смертных и небожителей генератором проблем и бед. Нынешняя глава Департамента по соединению сердец не очень-то жалует Лилу, хотя бывший управляющий, Святой Валентин, был куда демократичнее, и ко всем розыгрышам воспитанницы муз относился лояльнее. В один прекрасный день (а в Поднебесье все дни прекрасны) Лила решает сменить место жительства. Ведь есть еще и другие миры — Средний и Нижний. Нижний — некоторые смертные представляют в образе ада или чистилища. Но кто же доверяет воображению смертных? Так что, если вы не представляете, как должен выглядеть Нижний мир, то и не представляйте, все равно он окажется совсем другим. Лила, правда, пока не жаждет стать гражданином Нижнего мира. А вот Средний мир — это совсем другое дело. Он всем нам прекрасно знаком, ведь мы и являемся его обитателями. Однако не все так просто. Нельзя просто так перейти из одного мира в другой. Да и невозможно обитателю Поднебесья ходить путями смертных. Тем более, что смертные путешествуют лишь в один конец — из Среднего мира в другой. В какой именно другой — заранее не узнаешь. А как же из Поднебесья попасть в Средний мир? Да очень просто — родиться… Итак, ставки сделаны, фишки расставлены, игральные кости брошены. Игра начинается…

In print at last, two of Anna Campbell''s most magical Christmas stories!

Her Christmas Earl No good deed goes unpunished... To save her hen-witted sister from scandal, Philippa Sanders ventures into a rake''s bedroom - and into his power. Now her reputation hangs by a thread and only a hurried marriage can rescue her. Is the Earl of Erskine the heartless libertine the world believes? Or will Philippa discover unexpected honor in a man notorious for his wild ways? Blair Hume, the dissolute Earl of Erskine, has had his eye on the intriguing Miss Sanders since he arrived at this deadly dull house party. Now a reckless act delivers this beguiling woman into his hands as a delightful Christmas gift. Is fate offering him a fleeting Yuletide diversion? Or will this Christmas Eve encounter spark a passion that lasts a lifetime? A Pirate for Christmas Pursued by the pirate... Bess Farrar might be an innocent village miss, but she knows enough about the world to doubt Lord Channing''s motives when he kisses her the very day they meet. After all, local gossip insists that before this dashing rake became an earl, he sailed the Seven Seas as a ruthless pirate. Bewitched by the vicar''s daughter... Until he unexpectedly inherits a title, staunchly honorable Scotsman Rory Beaton has devoted his adventurous life to the Royal Navy. But he sets his course for tempestuous new waters when he meets lovely, sparkling Bess Farrar. Now this daring mariner will do whatever it takes to convince the spirited lassie to launch herself into his arms and set sail into the sunset. A Christmas marked by mayhem. Wooing his vivacious lady, the new Earl of Channing finds himself embroiled with matchmaking villagers, an eccentric vicar, mistaken identities, a snowstorm, scandal, and a rascally donkey. Life at sea was never this exciting. The gallant naval captain''s first landlocked Christmas promises hijinks, danger, and passion - and a breathtaking chance to win the love of a lifetime.

The Christmas Stranger: At Christmastime, a stranger crossing the threshold means good fortune... When Josiah Hale, society''s favorite aristocratic architect, stumbles upon an isolated manor house in the middle of a snowstorm, he feels like he''s entered a fairytale world. And Sleeping Beauty in this secret corner of Yorkshire is lovely, vulnerable Maggie Carr, surely a princess disguised as a humble housekeeper. Is Josiah her prince - or the man who will break her heart and leave her life in ruins? But is the stranger''s arrival lucky for the girl Christmas forgot? Maggie Carr has worked as a housekeeper at isolated Thorncroft Hall since her beloved mother died five years ago. No matter how often she tells herself she''s accustomed to being poor and alone, Christmas always stirs poignant memories of a time when she had a place in the world and a family to love. But this Christmas, a handsome stranger bursts into her solitary world and makes her feel like a desirable woman. Maggie has already lost so much to cruel fate. Now as the season advances and she finds herself in thrall to the man who challenges her loneliness and turns winter nights to sultry summer, what price will this irresistible passion demand of her? Will the Yuletide enchantment vanish with the season''s decorations? Or have Maggie and her Christmas stranger discovered a magic to sustain them through a lifetime of happiness? The Winter Wife: Will a chance meeting on Christmas Eve... Alicia Sinclair, Countess of Kinvarra, cannot believe that fate has been so cruel as to strand her on the snowy Yorkshire moors with her estranged husband as her only hope of rescue. During their rare encounters, the arrogant earl and his countess act like hostile strangers. Now that Alicia has fallen into Kinvarra''s power, will he seek revenge for her desertion? Or does the dark, passionate man she once adored have entirely different plans for his headstrong wife? ...deliver a second chance at love? Sebastian Sinclair, Earl of Kinvarra, has spent ten wretched years regretting the mistakes he made with his young bride, but after long separation, the barriers between them are insurmountable. Until an unexpected encounter one stormy night makes him wonder if the barriers of mistrust and thwarted desire are so insurmountable after all. When winter weather traps Sebastian and his proud, lovely wife in an isolated inn, could the earl and his headstrong countess have a Christmas miracle in store?

Golden Days... Famous for her agricultural innovations, Amy, Lady Mowbray has never had a romantical thought in her life. Well, apart from her short-lived crush on London''s handsomest man, Lord Pascal, when she was a brainless 14-year-old. She even chose her late husband because he owned the best herd of beef cattle in England! But fate steps in and waltzes this practical widow out of her rustic retreat into the glamour of the London season. When Pascal pursues her, all her adolescent fantasies come true. Those fantasies turn disturbingly adult when grown-up desire enters the equation. Amy plunges headlong into a reckless affair that promises pleasure beyond her wildest dreams - until she discovers that this glittering world hides damaging secrets and painful revelations set to break a country girl''s tender heart. All that glitters... Gervaise Dacre, Lord Pascal needs to marry money to save his estate, devastated after a violent storm. He''s never much liked his reputation as London''s handsomest man, but it certainly comes in handy when the time arrives to seek a rich bride. Unfortunately, the current crop of debutantes bores him silly, and he finds himself praying for a sensible woman with a generous dowry. When he meets Dashing Widow Amy Mowbray, it seems all his prayers have been answered. Until he finds himself in thrall to the lovely widow, and his mercenary quest becomes dangerously complicated. Soon he''s much more interested in passion than in pounds, shillings and pence. What happens if Amy discovers the sordid truth behind his whirlwind courtship? And if she does, will she see beyond his original, selfish motives to the ardent love that lies unspoken in his sinful heart?

Matchmaking mayhem in Mayfair! Sally Cowan, Countess of Norwood, spent ten miserable years married to an overbearing oaf. Now she''s free, she plans to have some fun. But before she kicks her heels up, this Dashing Widow sets out to launch her pretty, headstrong niece Meg into society and find her a good husband. When rich and charming Sir Charles Kinglake gives every sign that he can''t get enough of Meg''s company, Sally is delighted to play chaperone at all their meetings. Charles is everything that''s desirable in a gentleman suitor. How disastrous, when over the course of the season''s most elegant house party, Sally realizes that desire is precisely the name of the game. She''s found her niece''s perfect match--but she wants him for herself! There are none so blind as those who will not see... From the moment Sir Charles Kinglake meets sparkling Lady Norwood, he''s smitten. He courts her as a gentleman should--dancing with her at every glittering ball, taking her to the theatre, escorting her around London. Because she''s acting as chaperone to her niece, that means most times, Meg accompanies them. The lack of privacy chafes a man consumed by desire, but Charles''s intentions are honorable, and he''s willing to work within the rules to win the wife he wants. However when he discovers that his careful pursuit has convinced Sally he''s interested in Meg rather than her, he flings the rules out the window. When love is at stake, who cares about a little scandal? It''s time for charming Sir Charles to abandon the subtle approach and play the passionate lover, not the society suitor! Now with everything at sixes and sevens, Sir Charles risks everything to show lovely Lady Norwood they make the perfect pair!

Lord Garson''s dilemma. Hugh Rutherford, Lord Garson, loved and lost when his fiancée returned to the husband she''d believed drowned. In the three years since, Garson has come to loathe his notoriety as London''s most famous rejected suitor. It''s high time to find a bride, a level-headed, well-bred lady who will accept a loveless marriage and cause no trouble. Luckily he has just the candidate in mind. A marriage of convenience... When Lady Jane Norris receives an unexpected proposal from her childhood friend Lord Garson, marriage to the handsome baron rescues her from a grim future. At twenty-eight, Jane is on the shelf and under no illusions about her attractions. With her father''s death, she''s lost her home and faces life as an impecunious spinster. While she''s aware Garson will never love again, they have friendship and goodwill to build upon. What can possibly go wrong? ...becomes very inconvenient indeed From the first, things don''t go to plan, not least because Garson soon finds himself in thrall to his surprisingly intriguing bride. A union grounded in duty veers toward obsession. And when the Dashing Widows take Jane in hand and transform her into the toast of London, Garson isn''t the only man to notice his wife''s beauty and charm. He''s known Jane all her life, but suddenly she''s a dazzling stranger. This isn''t the uncomplicated, pragmatic match he signed up for. When Jane defies the final taboo and asks for his love, her impossible demand threatens to blast this convenient marriage to oblivion. Once the dust settles, will Lord Garson still be the man who can only love once?

All rakes are the same! Except when they''re not... Spirited Helena, Countess of Crewe, knows all about profligate rakes; she was married to one for nine years and still bears the scars. Now this Dashing Widow plans a life of glorious freedom where she does just what she wishes - and nobody will ever hurt her again. So what is she to do when that handsome scoundrel Lord West sets out to make her his wife? Say no, of course. Which is fine, until West focuses all his sensual skills on changing her mind. And West''s sensual skills are renowned far and wide as utterly irresistible... Passionate persuasion! Vernon Grange, Lord West, has long been estranged from his headstrong first love, Helena Nash, but he''s always regretted that he didn''t step in to prevent her disastrous marriage. Now Helena is free, and this time, come hell or high water, West won''t let her escape him again. His weapon of choice is seduction, and in this particular game, he''s an acknowledged master. Now that he and Helena are under one roof at the year''s most glamorous house party, he intends to counter her every argument with breathtaking pleasure. Could it be that Lady Crewe''s dashing days are numbered?

Beauty... Fenella, Lady Deerham has rejoined society after five years of mourning her beloved husband''s death at Waterloo. Now she''s fêted as a diamond of the first water and London''s perfect lady. But beneath her exquisite exterior, this delicate blond beauty conceals depths of courage and passion nobody has ever suspected. When her son and his school friend go missing, she vows to find them whatever it takes. Including setting off alone in the middle of the night with high-handed bear of a man, Anthony Townsend. Will this tumultuous journey end in more tragedy? Or will the impetuous quest astonish this Dashing Widow with a breathtaking new love, and life with the last man she ever imagined? And the Beast? When Anthony Townsend bursts into Lady Deerham''s fashionable Mayfair mansion demanding the return of his orphaned nephew, the lovely widow''s beauty and spirit turn his world upside down. But surely such a refined and aristocratic creature will scorn a rough, self-made man''s courtship, even if that man is now one of the richest magnates in England. Especially after he''s made such a woeful first impression by barging into her house and accusing her of conniving with the runaways. But when Fenella insists on sharing the desperate search for the boys, fate offers Anthony a chance to play the hero and change her mind about him. Will reluctant proximity convince Fenella that perhaps Mr. Townsend isn''t so beastly after all? Or now that their charges are safe, will Anthony and Fenella remain forever opposites fighting their attraction?

For this reckless widow, love is the most dangerous game of all. Caroline, Lady Beaumont, arrives in London seeking excitement after ten dreary years of marriage and an even drearier year of mourning. That means conquering society, dancing like there''s no tomorrow, and taking a lover to provide passion without promises. Promises, in this dashing widow''s dictionary, equal prison. So what is an adventurous lady to do when she loses her heart to a notorious rake who, for the first time in his life, wants forever? Devilish Silas Nash, Viscount Stone is in love at last with a beautiful, headstrong widow bent on playing the field. Worse, she''s enlisted his help to set her up with his disreputable best friend. No red-blooded man takes such a challenge lying down, and Silas schemes to seduce his darling into his arms, warm, willing and besotted. But will his passionate plots come undone against a woman determined to act the mistress, but never the wife?

Richard Harmsworth en a assez de subir les conséquences de la frivolité de sa mère ! Même s''il est l''héritier du titre aux yeux de la loi, tout le monde sait qu''il est un bâtard, et il doit essuyer les sarcasmes des freluquets de la haute société. Alors, pour asseoir sa légitimité, il est décidé à récupérer le fameux joyau des Harmsworth, symbole de la puissance familiale. Or, ce bijou est détenu par Geneviève Barrett, qui refuse de le vendre. Mais Richard se fait fort de tourner la tête à cette fille de pasteur. Et comme la jeune fille est ravissante, l''opération promet d''être très plaisante.

Richard Harmsworth en a assez de subir les conséquences de la frivolité de sa mère ! Même s’il est l’héritier du titre aux yeux de la loi, tout le monde sait qu’il est un bâtard, et il doit essuyer les sarcasmes des freluquets de la haute société. Alors, pour asseoir sa légitimité, il est décidé à récupérer le fameux joyau des Harmsworth, symbole de la puissance familiale. Or, ce bijou est détenu par Geneviève Barrett, qui refuse de le vendre. Mais Richard se fait fort de tourner la tête à cette fille de pasteur. Et comme la jeune fille est ravissante, l’opération promet d’être très plaisante.

Mieux vaut ne pas se frotter à Jonas Merrick. Sous ses dehors terrifiants, cet homme est aussi débauché qu’impitoyable. Ennemi juré de lord Hillbrook, il a piégé son épouse lady Roberta. Incapable d’honorer ses dettes de jeu, celle-ci est sommée de se livrer à sa concupiscence. Or c’est la jeune Sidonie qui se présente au sinistre château Craven à la place de sa sœur. Mais Merrick est encore plus pervers que Sidonie l’imaginait. S’il épargne son innocence le premier soir, il exige en contrepartie de la garder sept nuits en son pouvoir et lui promet qu’avant la fin de la semaine, elle s’offrira à lui de son plein gré.

The incretin glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a rhythmically secreted insulin-secretion enhancing hormone produced in the intestinal L-cell. The increasing incidence of Type 2 Diabetes warrants the advent of new therapies that can increase endogenous GLP-1 secretion, which will manipulate regulatory L-cell secretory pathways such as exocytosis. Three exocytotic proteins have already been identified as regulators of GLP-1 secretion. I hypothesized that the accessory exocytotic protein, Munc18-1, is also an important regulator of GLP-1 secretion in the L-cell - specifically at the peak of its secretion. Munc18-1 expression in many, but not all L-cells was confirmed, and its recruitment to the cell membrane was observed under stimulation. The role of Munc18-1 in GLP-1 secretion was established by loss-of-function experiments in the Munc18-1 knockdown mGLUTag L-cell line, inducible L-cell Munc18-1 knockout mice and primary Munc18-1 knockout L-cells. Together, the results indicate that Munc18-1 is an essential regulator of peak GLP-1 secretion.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find works by lesser-known, historically neglected writers. The Corvey library was built during the last half of the 19th century by Victor and his wife Elise, both bibliophiles with varied interests. The collection thus contains everything from novels and short stories to belles lettres and more populist works, and includes many exceedingly rare works not available in any other collection from the period. These invaluable, sometimes previously unknown works are of particular interest to scholars and researchers. European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes: * Novels and Gothic Novels * Short Stories * Belles-Lettres * Short Prose Forms * Dramatic Works * Poetry * Anthologies * And more Selected with the guidance of an international team of expert advisors, these primary sources are invaluable for a wide range of academic disciplines and areas of study, providing never before possible research opportunities for one of the most studied historical periods. Additional Metadata Primary Id: B0175803 PSM Id: NCCOF0063-C00000-B0175803 DVI Collection Id: NCCOC0062 Bibliographic Id: NCCO001466 Reel: 538 MCODE: 4UVC Original Publisher: Printed at the Minerva-Press, for William Lane Original Publication Year: 1798 Variant Titles Fratricide Subjects English fiction -- Early works to 1800.

Nell Trim wants revenge – for her sister and for all the other young women the Marquess of Leath has ruined with his wildly seductive ways. She has a bold plan to stop his philandering, as long as she can resist the rogue’s attractions herself! But from the moment Nell meets James Fairbrother, the air positively sizzles with temptation.

Lady Lydia Rothermere had one single, shocking, youthful moment of passion. But now she’s preparing for a safe marriage that will please society. Until her past – adventurer Simon Metcalf – arrives and heats her blood to a reckless fervour again...

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Anything can happen in the moonlight...Justice. That''s all Nell Trim wants. For her sister and for the countless other young women the Marquess of Leath has ruined with his wildly seductive ways. Now she has a bold plan to take him down... as long as she can resist the scoundrel''s temptations herself.From the moment Nell meets James Fairbrother, the air positively sizzles. Yet for all his size and power, there''s something amazingly tender in his touch. Could he really be such a depraved rogue? The only way to find out is to beat the devil at his own game...one tempting kiss at a time.

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"Saldad vuestra deuda conmigo, señor Merrick" Cuando el famoso Jonas Merrick descubrió que la esposa de su mayor enemigo estaba endeudada hasta el cuello, le ofreció un trato; podría saldar su deuda trabajando… en su cama. Pero Jonas se quedó más que sorprendido cuando apareció en su lugar su inocente e ingenua hermana, que se ofreció como pago a aquel inquietante libertino. Inesperadamente conmovido por la belleza, la inocencia y la inteligencia de la joven Sidonie, aquel ermitaño despiadado supo que deseaba seducirla más de lo que imaginaba. En vez de una mártir en su cama, quería siete días para que ella se mostrara dispuesta.

12 Healthy Habits of Business Leadership is filled with A-HA moments, joyful stumbling''s, and triumphant acceptance of our humanity and true passion in life. I always assumed that business success would mean wearing business suits, speaking in front of large audiences, receiving awards, and being acknowledged for my business savviness from every large business organization in the world.12 Health Habits of Business Leadership provides effective solutions to many obstacles business leaders face throughout their careers. This book is not only about the bottom line of your business; it is about you - the human being creating balance for your business and personal success.

Emotion processing involves attending to and recognising emotional stimuli, as well as experiencing a feeling of emotion and expressing an emotional reaction. Age-related differences in the processing of emotions are apparent when comparing older (over 60 years) and young (18-30years) participants. Oxytocin has been shown to increase emotion recognition and some measures that are associated with emotional responses in young adults. The findings are not consistent though, and the effects of oxytocin are often moderated by internal and external factors, such as baseline social proficiency. There is reason to think that oxytocin could improve emotion processing in older adults. This was examined in two studies testing emotion recognition and emotion experience. In the first study, 68 older and 68 young adults were randomly allocated to receive oxytocin nasal spray (20IU) or placebo using a double-blind design. Forty-five minutes after receiving the spray, participants completed a range of tasks to assess accuracy in emotion recognition, including a basic emotion recognition task, the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test, and an emotion-matching task. During the basic emotion recognition task and the RMET, participants wore an eye-tracking device.