Justin and Libby Denbe have the kind of life that looks good in the pages of a glossy magazine. A beautiful fifteen-year old daughter, Ashlyn. A gorgeous brownstone on a tree-lined street in Boston’s elite Back Bay neighborhood. A great marriage, admired by friends and family.  A perfect life.This is what I know:  Pain has a flavor…
When investigator Tessa Leoni arrives at the crime scene in the Denbes’ home, she finds scuff marks on the floor and Taser confetti in the foyer.  The family appears to have been abducted, with only a pile of their most personal possessions remaining behind.  No witnesses, no ransom demands, no motive.  Just an entire family, vanished without a trace.
This is what I fear:  The worst is yet to come…
Tessa knows better than anyone that even the most perfect façades can hide the darkest secrets.  Now she must race against the clock to uncover the Denbes’ innermost dealings, a complex tangle of friendships and betrayal, big business and small sacrifices.  Who would want to kidnap such a perfect little family?  And how far would such a person be willing to go?

This is the truth:  Love, safety, family …it is all touch and go. (Excellent; page turner)

!!! FIRST PLACE !!!

Mathieu is following his sister's footsteps by being the first place winner in the Dictée PGL.  Needless to say he's very proud. So are we.  Martin. 
( Bravo Mathieu! xxx)

After Andi Gordon is jilted at the altar, she makes the most impetuous decision of her life – buying one of the famed Three Sisters Queen Anne houses on Blackberry Island. Now the proud-ish owner of the ugly duckling of the trio, she plans to open her own pediatric office on the first floor, just as soon as her hunky contractor completes the work. Andi's new future may be coming together, but the truth is she's just as badly in need of a major renovation as her house.
When Deanna Phillips confronts her husband about a suspected affair, she opens up a Pandora's Box of unhappiness. And he claims that she is the problem. The terrible thing is, he's right. In her quest to be the perfect woman, she's lost herself, and she's in danger of losing her entire family if things don't change.
Next door, artist Boston King thought she and her college sweetheart would be married forever. Their passion for one other has always seemed indestructible. But after tragedy tears them apart, she's not so sure. Now it's time for them to move forward, with or without one another.
Thrown together by fate and geography, and bound by the strongest of friendships, these three women will discover what they're really made of: laughter, tears, love and all.

                 ''On ne souffre jamais de solitude avec un bon livre ...il est notre meilleur ami!''
             P.S. (Sabrina s'enferme dans la salle de bain pour ne pas réveiller ceux qui dorment!

Sochi/2014

                                

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Sochi/2014

                                                                 Tennis - Maria Sharpova
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Lindsay Boxer is pregnant at last! But her work doesn't slow for a second. When millionaire Chaz Smith is mercilessly gunned down, she discovers that the murder weapon is linked to the deaths of four of San Francisco's most untouchable criminals. And it was taken from her own department's evidence locker. Anyone could be the killer - even her closest friends.
Lindsay is called next to the most bizarre crime scene she's ever witnessed: two bodiless heads elaborately displayed in the garden of a world-famous actor. Another head is unearthed in the garden, and Lindsay realises that the ground could hide hundreds of victims.
A reporter launches a series of malicious articles about the cases and Lindsay's personal life is laid bare. But this time she has no one to turn to - especially not Joe.    416 pages

 

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original title

11th hour

ISBN

1846057914 (ISBN13: 9781846057915)

edition language

English

series

Women's Murder Club #11

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Lindsay Boxer

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 crèpes jambon et fromage et pour dessert pralines et crème glacée .

Kissimmee, Fl.  :  26.C / retour de Suzanne à Mtl   vers 17h30

Un virevoltant^[1] ou tumbleweed (de l'anglais, littéralement « l'herbe qui tourne ») est, chez certaines plantes poussant dans les déserts du nord des États-Unis, la partie hors du sol qui, une fois mûre et sèche, se sépare de la racine. L'ensemble de tiges ramifiées, de forme approximativement sphérique, peut alors se mettre à rouler au gré du vent.
À l'automne, la plante formant le virevoltant atteint sa taille maximale (entre 30 cm et quelques mètres) et se dessèche. Elle casse alors au niveau de la racine et peut se mettre à rouler. Le mécanisme est utile à la reproduction : en roulant, certaines espèces répandent environ 250 000 graines de semence. Cette boule errante est typique des paysages arides, et bien connue dans les westerns. (Wikipedia)

Le saviez-vous?

Le 2 février est le jour de la marmotte. Pourtant, il y a maintenant 4 marmottes en Amérique du Nord : Phil en Pennsylvanie, Willie en Ontario, Sam en Nouvelle-Écosse et, depuis 2010, Fred, de Val d'Espoir au Québec.

Au Canada, la marmotte ontarienne Wiarton Willie est d'accord avec Phil. Mais la néo-écossaise Shubenacadie Sam a prédit un printemps hâtif, ne voyant pas son ombre, tout comme sa collègue de Val-d'Espoir, en Gaspésie, Fred.

.Peu après 7 h samedi matin, à Val-d'Espoir en Gaspésie, Fred, la marmotte officielle du Québec a confirmé ce que tous redoutaient : l'hiver durera encore six semaines!

Au Canada, la marmotte Shubenacadie Sam, en Nouvelle-Écosse, a différé d'opinion. Elle a prédit un printemps hâtif, ne voyant pas son ombre.

Groundhog Day

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ClearWater, Fl. -

et pas seulement les goélands de Bar Harbor, Me qui volent les sandwiches; rendus en Floride ils font la même chose et Suzanne l'a appris à ses dépends.

Neige : 36.0
Pluie : 18.2
Maximum: -7.1 / 11.6 le 11 janvier
Minimum : -15.0 / -35.0 le 22 janvier
Nuages : 7/10
Vents : 13km / 50km - les 27 & 28 janvier
dominants : SE