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National bestselling author Liz Carlyle concludes her scandalous new trilogy with a sensuous novel of two star-crossed souls who share a secret or two . . . or three.

Once upon a time, they eloped. But then dashing Scotsman Merrick MacLachlan accepted payment from Lady Madeleine's father to have the marriage annulled. Or did he?

Two times, Maddie has wed. Once for love, once for comfort. Yet once more she is alone with only her beloved son and his haunting visions for company. Until fate thrusts her back into the arms of her first love.

Three little secrets dance between them. One is that he desires her as much as ever; another is that she's never forgotten his touch. But the scars of their youthful passion run deep, and the third secret will either mark their undoing . . . or spark the sizzling reunion they dare not dream of.

Lively...illuminating. A refreshing example of scholarly detective work.--Kirkus Reviews

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Discover the joy of socks! Knitting the Perfect Pair leads you step-by-step through a variety of styles, from warm and classic to cool and fashionable. Take a walk on the wild side with fishnet stockings. Wrap your toes in the romance of lace-cuffed cable socks. Treat your feet to the ultimate comfort of cozy thrummed house socks, or dress them up in fancy Fair Isle socks or socks with funky, textured stripes. You?ll find styles fit for every foot!

Compiling advice on lighting, including nudes and erotica, this volume explores the lighting techniques used by professional photographers, focusing on a gallery of images. In each case the focus is on how the lighting was achieved, and each is accompanied by a clear illustration showing the lighting set-up. A glossary of lighting terms is also included in this guide for the enthusiastic amateur and the new professional.

The editor-in-chief of Redbook magazine shows businesswomen how to talk like winners, face trouble directly, take smart risks, and bend the rules to their own advantage, offering personal anecdotes from forty high-profile career women.

Increase your skill and understanding of chess with the tactics that have produced unparalleled Russian grandmasters. Russia's dominance in modern chess was founded on a uniquely successful program of chess instruction. Now this program has been streamlined and adapted for American readers in a pair of books that will help readers develop, step by step, from total novicehood to an enjoyable and competitive recreational level.

Volume 1 covers the fundamentals of the game, from beginning strategies to energetic endgames. Learn from the start not just how the pieces move, but also where and why to move them.

Volume 2 goes beyond the basics to cover advanced strategy, hard-hitting openings, and classic attack and defense tactics. Both books sharpen and test your chess skills with practical, educational "chessercizes" that make your movements more muscular.

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What is the best way to improve your chess results? Memorising an opening encyclopedia, learning endgame theory, solving puzzle positions...there must be an easier way. How about making the most of your existing talent? In this book, John Nunn helps you to do precisely that. Drawing upon more than three decades of experience, he provides advice that will help players of all standards, playing styles and temperaments to achieve improved results. His methods take into account psychological factors and are firmly based on good common sense and the objectivity that has made John Nunn one of the world's favourite writers on chess.

There is little novelty in the world of chess literature. A new book on a particular opening may be a useful reference work, but there is usually not much to distinguish such a book from the hundreds of similar publications. This book, however, has something new to offer, something which has never before been possible. The novel feature I am referring to is that, with the possible exception of a few printing errors, all the moves in it are guaranteed to be accurate.

Readers will probably have already guessed that this is made possible by that icon of our age, the computer. It would take too long to explain in detail how a computer can construct an endgame database, but in outline the method is to work backwards from certain end, or "terminal" positions, calculating the re-

sult of more and more positions until eventually every legal position has been evaluated.

Beat the casinos at their own game!

Casino gambling expert Bill Burton will teach you:

-The truth about the most popular casino bets

-How to find the best slot machines to play

-What games you should avoid at all costs

-The ten smartest bets in the casino

-The ten worst bets in the casino

-How to get the most bang for your buck--in the pit and all over the casino

-The basics of card counting, dice setting and other tricks of the trade

-How to make your money last

-When to play--and when to pack up and go home

Master the winning game strategies the pros use

Readers can crack the code on loveВwith thisВgroundbreakingВcollection of love skills that lead to more fulfilling and lasting relationships. Designed to enable the acquisition of all 60 love skills, this guide teaches readers to become "Love Masters" themselves, as they learn to love themselves, greet others with love, create intimacy and successful relationships, resolve conflict into peace, and heal with love. The book includes a 60-question, self-grading, Love Skills Quiz, whichВhelps readers to quickly identify their love strengths and weaknessesВand expand the love in every aspect of their lives,Вbe it with strangers, family, or friends.