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Reviewing movies (and TV shows).....because we can!

I am here to help you get unstuck by keeping it real, sharing what works, and showing you that success is on the other side of fear.

Wildly Curious is a comedy podcast where science, nature, and curiosity collide. Hosted by Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole, two wildlife experts with a combined 25+ years of conservation education experience, the show dives into wild animal behaviors, unexpected scientific discoveries, and bizarre natural phenomena. With a knack for breaking down complex topics into fun and digestible insights, Katy and Laura make science accessible for all—while still offering fresh perspectives for seasoned science enthusiasts. Each episode blends humor with real-world science, taking listeners on an ...

Wynns größter Wunsch ist es zu heiraten und eine Familie zu gründen. Doch ihre Träume zerplatzen, als ihre langjährige Partnerschaft in die Brüche geht. Seither jagt ein unerfreuliches Date das nächste - bis Wynn eines Abends bei einem Pokerspiel auf Cullen "Playboy" Carmichael trifft. Cullen ist sexy, verrucht und verdient sein Geld mit dem Spielen. Zwischen Wynn und ihm knistert es gewaltig, aber sein Lebensstil ist nur schwer mit Wynns Träumen zu vereinbaren .

Für eine Nacht gehörte der heißeste Typ des Planeten mir. Ich wusste nichts über ihn, nicht einmal seinen Namen. Am nächsten Tag war er verschwunden. Was mir blieb, war die Erinnerung. Als das Schicksal unsere Wege abermals kreuzen ließ, waren seine Lippen noch immer so verführerisch. Seine Berührungen brannten auf meiner Haut. Sich aber in diesen Workaholic im Dreitausend-Dollar-Anzug zu verlieben ist keine Option: Denn er hat ein Geheimnis. Eines, das für mich ein Dealbreaker ist.

Aaric Christos ist die heißeste Versuchung Manhattans, ein eiskalter Geschäftsmann und Bryn Kellys letzte Hoffnung. Zwölf Jahre ist es her, dass die beiden sich gesehen haben - und sich doch nicht vergessen konnten. Aus Christos ist ein wahnsinnig verführerischer Mann geworden, aber Bryn braucht ihn, um ihr Unternehmen zu finanzieren. Ihm zu nahe zu kommen könnte all ihre Pläne erschüttern. Nur wie kann Bryn all den verheißungsvollen Blicken und verlockenden Dingen, die er sagt, widerstehen?

It started as a game. We flirted. We played. Most importantly—we won. Then I discovered who he was: Gambler. Famous playboy. Silver-eyed player who never plays to lose... And my best friend’s soon-to-be brother in law, Cullen Carmichael. He needed a good luck charm, I needed a distraction...

Ten-year-old Zac has never met his dad, who allegedly did a runner before he was born. But when his mum lets slip that he's the only man she's ever loved, Zac turns detective and, roping in his best friend, hatches a plan to find his father and give his mum the happy ever after she deserves. What he doesn't realise, though, is that sometimes people have good reasons for disappearing....

Lady Susanah Poole is everything a gentleman should want in a bride. She's pretty enough, the heir to her father's considerable estate, and she's perfectly behaved. Except she keeps losing her suitors one right after another to the Belles of Beak Street. When a completely unacceptable rake catches her in a rare fit of pique and suggests he could teach her what the belles have, she is determined to do whatever it takes to land a lord before her exasperated father forces her to marry an old man, even if it means accepting the guidance of a notorious womanizer.

‘A wise debut’ Observer ‘A hugely impressive debut’ Stella Duffy ‘Beautifully written’ Hannah Beckerman ‘A really accomplished debut’ Red Magazine On a hot October day in a London park, Stella sits in her red wedding dress opposite John. Pregnant and lost in thoughts of the...

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Katy Vine's "Lost and Found" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program. Katy Vine's "Lost and Found" is a thoughtful and uplifting look into a refugee...

Having a hard time loving yourself? Do you often give more of yourself to others than you can afford? Do you find that you are drained at the end of the day, suffering from low self-esteem and confidence, and you have trouble seeing what value you bring to work or your relationships? Countless of us are dealing with always working hard to be liked by others, and yet we are dealing with low self-esteem and confidence because we aren't taking the time to love ourselves.

We have to understand that depression is temporary. It can be really hard at times and we often feel like we're stuck in a black hole and that it will last forever. Understand that even if we feel that way, don't always trust your beliefs. They are sometimes trying to protect you in a way that is truly not helping. Always be skeptical about these beliefs that you are depressed.

Let yourself go.... Georgia Green is about to board a plane to India, alone - again. Things were supposed to be different this time, but Georgia backpacked solo to Thailand and survived, what could possibly go wrong? Only she is about to find out that when in India the country calls the shots - not you. The new favourite series for fans of Bridget Jones's Diary, the Shopaholic series and Eat, Pray, Love. Join Georgia Green for her next big adventure in Bollywood!

What if you had a second chance...to find yourself? Instead of slipping on her something borrowed and tripping up the aisle to wedded bliss, Georgia spends her big day crying into a warm Sex-on-the-Beach, wondering where it all went wrong. Forced to make a bucket list of her new life goals by best friend Marie, it's not long before travel-virgin Georgia's packing her bags for a long-haul adventure to Thailand. Yet, Georgia's big adventure doesn't seem to be going to plan.

Politicians from all sides compete to convince us they can fix our immigration “problem”, but all the solutions on offer look remarkably similar. Apparently, if we want less inequality at home, we need less immigration from abroad. But what if this assumption is wrong? What if the drive to restrict migration isn’t reducing poverty here, but creating a migration system that is actually exacerbating local inequality? In The Huddled Masses, migration researcher Katy Long shows why we need to rethink the relationship.

The Best Life Stories by Reader's Digest are 150 of the best hand-picked real-life tales of resilience, joy, and hope - all in 150 words or less! I've always meant to be the kind of person who lives as if tomorrow might never come.

Freefall with Pansy Maude! From Hollywood parties to African huts and beyond. Extremely visually challenged, Pansy’s quirky view of life is possibly tinged by the way she sees it - or not, as the case may be. Pansy is free thinking, foolish, fearless, feisty and fabulous, but she is wrapped in a sunny world of soft edges and clouds of smiling colours, as she ventures into the dark shadows of menace, violence and self destruction. Why not suck it and see?

A lyrical and spellbinding story of love, loss, and war from a standout new voice in fiction. Katy Simpson Smith has already been acclaimed as an ‘heir apparent to to Michael Ondaatje and Marilynne Robinson’ August, 1793. On the hot, humid coast of North Carolina nine-year-old Tabitha fills...

Your past will always be part of you, but does it have to define your future? Or can you rewrite your story? I want to explain it all to you. How this happened. How that summer - the summer I was 16 - made me the person I am today. I want to share my memories with you: the happy memories are like sunbursts, sparkling on the sea. But then, like a current dragging me under, there's that summer of 1997.