It's time to find her own happy ever after Alice is the friend you wish you had. The girl who makes a party more fun, drinks wine out of a mug and makes you laugh while you're crying over an ex. Alice is totally happy, everything is amazing and there is nothing at all to worry about... Except, well: Her job was really great - 10 years ago. She is in love with her best friend. Her credit card bills are under her bed unopened...But maybe the biggest problem for Alice is that she has a secret. A secret so big she can't tell anyone. How do you keep a secret like that when everything is starting to fall apart? And once it's out there, how do you ever begin to put yourself back together again?

Accidentally claimed by His Majesty! Maddi hasn’t fully considered the implications of posing as her betrothed half-sister, Princess of Isla’Rosa. Or that King Aristedes will demand she continue the pretence to avoid major scandal. Immersing herself in the royal life she was denied growing up is as compelling as it is daunting. But so is the thrill of Aristedes’s smouldering gaze… Never been kissed…until her night with the billionaire! Polo player Elias rarely spares a glance for his staff—until stablehand and former heiress Carmen. And he has no intention of resisting their attraction! Sinfully attractive playboy Elias knows he’ll give the innocent all the pleasure she could want, but that’s it. Unless their passion can unlock a connection that's much harder to walk away from…

Behind closed doors Seven years ago, Dr Cat Hayes was left heartbroken after losing her baby boy. Now she's focused on her career. But when she meets gorgeous Dr Dominic Edwards at a Spanish conference, resisting his scorching touch isn't easy... Cat returns home sun-kissed and accidentally pregnant! Can the promise of a miracle baby heal both their hearts? * When New York paramedic Mateo Alves unexpectedly becomes heir to his family's dukedom, he must return home and marry. To appease his family he takes with him beautiful ER doc Miranda Davenport, as a temporary fiancee! But can a magical Spanish Christmas together bring them both the happiness and belonging they deserve? * When Emelia awoke from her coma she had no recollection of the strikingly handsome man before her. Javier Melendez had wed Emelia for convenience and bedded her for pleasure, and it had suited him perfectly. But as Emelia's memory slowly returns, she's under a misapprehension...that their marriage was based on love!

Chance, in addition to the unavoidable ambiguity caused by time, is one of the main guilty parties in the transmission of ancient texts - or lack thereof. However, the same cannot be said for what concerns the mechanisms of selection and loss of historical and literary memory, where the voluntary awareness of obscuring is often part of a precise aim, thus leading the cultural memory of a literate society to become fragmented. The present volume explores the devices and criteria of selection and loss in Ancient and Medieval texts and the subsequent fragmentation of such literature, but it also addresses the questions of the damnatio memoriae, of literary strategies such as reticence and omission, as well as of known texts deemed lost but re-found thanks to state-of-the-art methods in digitization. The many and diverse nuances of the concepts of omission, selection, and loss throughout Ancient and Medieval literature and history are illustrated through a number of case studies in the four sections of this volume, each examining a different facet of the topic: 'Mechanisms and criteria of textual loss and selection', 'Lost texts re-discovered', 'Voluntary omissions and desire for oblivion', and 'Re-working the known'.

The innocent from his past is his greatest temptation! Billionaire Dante is suspicious when he's woken in his hotel room by Alicia. Ten years earlier, he had to walk away, but the memory of their last encounter is unforgettable. Feisty chambermaid Alicia is still captivating, but cynical Dante is sure she wants something... A week alone in paradise... Renowned billionaire Lucas has a secret he will hide from the world's media. So, when gentle Ruby discovers the truth, he requests her assistance in shielding him from the spotlight - for seven nights on his private Greek island...

After a natural world-wide catastrophe, and the eerie silence that followed, emerged extraordinary human beings and new paradigms for life.

Relations between Italy and China have long been clouded by myths and projection biases, and only sparse scientific literature explores how the paths of these two countries have been intersecting in the modern era, once the pursuit of nationhood and status within international society had belatedly emerged as the defining traits of their morphing identities. This edited volume is proposed to the attention of the international community of scholars, practitioners, undergraduate and graduate students of Italy and China as a first attempt to offer a comprehensive account in the English language of the rationales and dynamics shaping the reiterated encounter between two actors which in 2014 remain amongst the world's top-10 economies. The cycles of friendship and enmity that have marked the past 150 years of relations between Italy and China - culminating in the current decade of strategic partnership - are here examined in interdisciplinary fashion by both scholars and practitioners across ten chapters proposing original insights through fresh sources.

Reports on the emergence and prevalence of resistant bacterial infections in hospitals and communities raise concerns that we may soon no longer be able to rely on antibiotics as a way to control infectious diseases. Effective medical care would require the constant introduction of novel antibiotics to keep up in the "arms race" with resistant pathogens. This book closely examines the latest developments in the field of antibacterial research and development. It starts with an overview of the growing prevalence of resistant Gram-positive and Gram- negative pathogens, including their various resistance mechanisms, prevalence, risk factors and therapeutic options. The focus then shifts to a comprehensive description of all major chemical classes with antibacterial properties, their chemistry, mode of action, and the generation of analogs; information that provides the basis for the design of improved molecules to defeat microbial infections and combat the emerging resistances. In closing, recently developed compounds already in clinical use, those in preclinical or first clinical studies, and a number of promising targets to be exploited in the discovery stage are discussed.

Romance worth waiting for! Now a Major Channel 5 Christmas Film Christmas with a Prince - Becoming Royal For children's doctor Tasha O'Hara it seems bad things always happen to her... But sinfully sexy Prince Alessandro Cavalieri is about to change that! Leo Hunter, legendary playboy - equally at home in a tux as he is in his scrubs - always has a glamorous woman on his arm. So why is he drawn to his prim Lizzie Birch? Lexi Robbins is determined to badger sexy Scottish surgeon Iain MacKenzie till he co-operates with her PR plan! It's the last thing Iain wants, but could Lexi's dazzling smile be his redemption...?

This book offers a unique contribution to the burgeoning field of Chinese historical geography. Urban transformation in China constitutes both a domestic revolution and a world-historical event. Through the exploration of nine urban sites of momentous change, over an extended period of time, this book connects the past with the present, and provides much-needed literature on city growth and how they became complex laboratories of prosperity. The first part of this book puts Chinese urban changes into historical perspective, and probes the relationship between nation and city, focusing on Shanghai, Beijing and Changchun. Part two deals with the relationship between history and modernity, concentrating on Tunxi, a traditional trade center of tea, New Villages in Shanghai and street names in Taipei and Shanghai. Part three showcases the complexities of urban regeneration vis-a-vis heritage preservation in cities such as Datong, Tianjin and Qingdao. This book offers an innovative interdisciplinary and international perspective, which will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese urban studies, as well Chinese politics and society.

She'll have to make the first move... The secret to Galen's success is his laser-sharp focus. And young widow Roula is disruption personified! Most disruptive of all? The smouldering attraction he can't act on when he hires her as his temporary PA! A deal with a nine-month consequence! Jess doesn't know what she was thinking, striking a just-for-show arrangement to accompany notorious playboy Curtis to an A-list wedding. What will the paparazzi uncover first? Their charade...or the fact that Jess is now expecting his baby?

Not just for Christmas? A year after being jilted, Ava Keller finds herself forced back up the aisle – as a bridesmaid. Best man Noah Giles – Ava's first crush – is the perfect distraction from her painful memories. But their flirtation turns serious when Ava’s feelings for him resurface! Hurt when Noah left after their kiss years before, will Ava give their chemistry a second chance? • When biker Seth Bolton rescues runaway bride Kate Burroughs, he wants more than he should with the gorgeous mum-to-be. He’s never been one to settle down, and he already has plans to leave. The best he can offer Kate is a no-strings fling and, in spite of her better judgment, Kate says yes. But soon they’ll both have choices to make. She left the wrong man at the altar…will Seth turn out to be the right one? • Holly Jacobs knows her night of passion with Dr Daniel Chandler was more than just lust. So she fixes the hospital’s Secret Santa to prove it! The playboy doc can’t resist Holly, and their time spent snowed in together makes him wonder if his connection with Holly is for life – not just for Christmas…

His pulse is racing Prince Luciano Bianchi is a top heart surgeon – but as a future king he’s expected to rule, not operate! To convince his family that saving lives is where his heart lies, he proposes a temporary convenient marriage to his new colleague, workaholic cardiologist Kelly Phillips. But then their whirlwind ‘romance’ starts to feel tantalisingly real… • Vivacious nurse Christy Michaels can easily appreciate a man as handsome as surgeon Linc Maguire. But his gruelling work ethic doesn’t impress her! Now Christy’s suddenly sharing not only the ER with Dr Serious but parental responsibilities for her best friend’s children – Linc’s niece and nephew. Can Christy’s joie de vivre get the cool, collected doc to cut loose? • As Head of PR for the elite Hollywood Hills Clinic, ex-socialite Freya Rothsberg knows that image is everything. Yet her own façade of calm control is shattered when she meets outrageously sexy heart surgeon Zack Carlton. One wild night later, Freya is shocked to realise that Zack is the clinic’s newest recruit! He’s an expert with damaged hearts – does she dare trust him with hers?

Untouched...a nd utterly impossible to resist! Dante has no doubt that Mia is off-limits. Yet the sparks between them are an inferno waiting to erupt. And erupt it does-into an unforgettable encounter that leaves Dante stunned by Mia's innocence and craving more! 'You wanted to marry me, and you will.' After just one earth-shattering encounter, Imma is stunned when Vicenzu proposes! Until she learns his motives... But if Vicenzu seeks vengeance against her family from their union, she wants freedom. And so begins the most passionate of negotiations...

Captivated at Christmas ‘Tis the season to be jolly? It isn’t for Dr Rowan Boothe when a princess on the run from the photo-hungry press invades his hotel room. He and Mariama Mandara had their professional clashes in the past, and Rowan has no desire to become involved in her latest predicament – until they discover an abandoned baby. Now he needs Mari’s help. Yet how long will their Christmas escape last? • Five years ago, Princess Luciana of Arunthia experienced heaven in the arms of a man whose every touch felt like paradise. But when Luciana discovered that her lover, Thane, was the Prince of Galancia, she had to run. He was her kingdom’s greatest enemy, and she was expecting his baby! As Christmas approaches, Thane has just one thing on his mind – winning Luciana back. Will he convince her to trust him with her secret? • This Christmas, midwife Florence Andrews is determined to avoid all mistletoe! Until she meets Sheikh Prince Hazin al-Razim and is enticed into the most sizzling night of her life… Hazin hides a wealth of pain behind his playboy façade, and beautiful Flo is the first person to warm his frozen heart. So when she’s hired to deliver his brother’s Christmas Eve baby, it’s Hazin’s chance to claim his own Christmas miracle!

An irresistible attraction Shy housekeeper Molly Miller always tries her best. She’s anxious to impress house guest Salvio De Gennaro, but instead is unfairly criticised by her employer! Found sobbing by Salvio, she's comforted…with the most amazing experience of her life. When that encounter costs Molly her job, Salvio offers her an irresistible proposition: become his temporary housekeeper – just in time for Christmas! • Having escaped the streets of Rome, Alessandro Costa now runs a multi-billion-dollar empire. Yet Mia James, his forthright new executive assistant, threatens his renowned control. After one passionate together, Alessandro coolly dismisses Mia. Mia does not trust easy, and so she dares not tell Alessandro she’s pregnant! Yet on learning her secret, he’s determined to legitimise his child. Will Mia let Alessandro in? • It’s been a difficult year for midwife Louise Carter, but a mistletoe kiss with gorgeous Italian obstetrician, Anton Rossi, will make sure it ends on a high! Anton is all about control – but around Louise he feels totally powerless! And he certainly won’t be stopping with just one kiss…