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An edge-of-your-seat thriller about China's secret role in the space race—written by the New York Times bestselling author of The Apollo Murders and one of the most experienced astronauts alive. Houston, 1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz...

Life on the sea is never easy, but hope for something smoother grows dim for Sneaky Lass captain Bennett Holt, when bounty hunters sell him to the Imperial Navy. There is no peace to be found shackled in the bowels of a warship with only the looming shadow of the gallows for company.

The Thyssian Archipelago rose from the deep as six treacherous islands. Islands that were forged from stone and sand, with kings and conquerors alike. Long ago, the gods gave each kingdom a relic to protect. In return, their peoples would remain safe from the servants of the Void. Years bled into centuries as their respect rotted into complacency.

Thirteen-year-old Mary Agnes Coyne, forced from her home in rural Ireland in 1886 after being accused of incest, endures a treacherous voyage across the Atlantic alone to an unknown life in America. From the tenements of New York to the rough alleys of Chicago, Mary Agnes suffers the bitter taste of prejudice for the crime of being poor and Irish.

La mañana del sábado 25 de febrero de 1939, en Burgos, Manuel Machado recibe la noticia de que su hermano Antonio acaba de morir. Al día siguiente, Manuel y su mujer, Eulalia Cáceres, reciben las condolencias de sus amigos en la pensión Filomena, donde viven en una habitación desde que, al comienzo de la Guerra Civil, el matrimonio quedó atrapado en Burgos. Obligado a permanecer en la capital del franquismo, Manuel se ha adherido al Alzamiento Nacional, pero poco se sabe de las auténticas razones que lo llevaron a hacerlo y del peligro que corrió su vida.

Que s'est-il réellement passé en mars 1976 dans la petite ville de Saint Sauveur, en Arizona ? C'est la question à laquelle tente de répondre le journaliste Neil Sheehan, confronté à une énigme qui divise la population : la disparition, sans mobile apparent, de plusieurs adolescents. Tandis que le shérif Liam Golden met tout en œuvre pour résoudre l'affaire, les mères des disparus accusent une communauté de marginaux qui s'est installée un an plus tôt dans les parages.

Jeder in Großbritannien kennt die Williamson-Schwestern Penny und Josephine. Mit über 90 Jahren sind die beiden exzentrischen Damen die letzten lebenden Kriegsveteraninnen des Königreichs. Für den Galleristen Archie sind sie die geliebten Großtanten, von denen er alles Wichtige im Leben gelernt hat. Vom Fliegenfischen und Reifenwechseln bis hin zum Rezept für den perfekten Martini. Als die beiden Ladies in Paris geehrt werden sollen, packt er kurzerhand seine Koffer, um sie zu begleiten.

Der Mann mit dem Hakenkreuz am Kragen beugte sich vor. "Margarethe Kirschbaum! Wer ist das?" Erschrocken riss Johann die Augen auf. Seine Pflegemutter hatte ihm die Geschichte über Margarethes Verschwinden eingeschärft. Doch die Angst, etwas wirklich Großes falsch zu machen, fegte sein Kopf leer. Eine ergreifende Geschichte aus Schwaben über eine Jugend zwischen Unterwerfung und Bomben, Loyalität und Widerstand und über Mut in dunklen Zeiten. Eindringlich und schonungslos erzählt.

Der bewegende Auftakt der neuen Reihe über eine junge Ärztin im Hamburg der Fünfzigerjahre, die ihren Weg sucht und die Liebe findet. Von Bestsellerautorin Melanie Metzenthin Hamburg 1958: Voller Elan tritt die junge Ärztin Renate ihre erste Stelle in der Psychiatrie an. Sie merkt jedoch schnell, dass sie als Frau nicht mit offenen Armen empfangen wird. Durch einen Vorfall in der Klinik lernt sie den charmanten Matthias kennen, der am Anfang seiner Karriere als Profifußballer steht. Sie gehen miteinander aus, aber Renate zögert, sich auf ihn einzulassen.

Blaire Macdonald weiß, was sie will. Ihr Ehemann gehört aber definitiv nicht dazu. Er ist der Bruder des Chiefs der Macdonalds – der Clan, unter dessen ...

Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1646. Thomas and Margaret Jones arrive from England to build a life in the New World. Though of differing temperaments, cautious Thomas and fiery Margaret, a healer, are bound by a love that has lasted decades. With a child on the way, their new beginning promises only blessings. But in this austere Puritan community, comely faces hide malicious intent. Wrong moves or words are met with suspicion, and Margaret’s bold and unguarded nature draws scorn. Soon, Margaret is mistrusted as more cunning woman than kind caregiver.

War has engulfed the world. This is the Second World War. Hitler and Himmler are trying to create Super Soldiers. The Allied troops are winning, and Hitler is grasping at straws. A creature that is captured has provided hope for the German Army. Himmler and his scientist have unlocked the code, that they have been looking for.

In 1920s Paris, Misia Sert is a patron and a muse to the most revolutionary artists of the era. She is also profoundly in love with renowned muralist José María “Jojo” Sert, who prizes his wife’s iconoclastic vision and independence. But in Misia’s rarified circle, there is no greater kindred soul than designer Coco Chanel. Two women, two friends, for whom rules do not apply. Then Misia finds herself challenged by the enigmatic Roussadana Mdivani, a Russian émigré and sculptress who solicits Jojo’s tutelage in service to a rising career of her own.

A letter from a sea captain, signed only with cryptic initials, directs an experienced sailor to built and outfit a ship, and to assemble a crew to sail on a dangerous adventure. The voyage starts towards a northerly destination with, as far as anyone knows, no captain aboard. After some time at sea, the captain finally appears and announces his identity, and his plan to sail to the North Pole. The crew faces dangers and hardship as they fight their way through the icy seas, while the captain drives them with single-minded focus to find a passage ever farther north.

Luisonn’s citizens are finally united, but they don’t see the monster behind President Hulei’s lies. Firin does. He destroyed her life and turned the only man she’s ever loved against her. Now presumed dead, she resurfaces with a new face and a thirst for vengeance. The president must die. Bregan lost everything to rebellion and betrayal: his family, his theater, and now Firin. When gruesome murders rise in the city’s shadows—with many of the victims children—and clues implicate the president, Bregan starts investigating.

The love of Trenton Quinn’s life disappeared suddenly. He tried to move on with his life but couldn’t forget about her. When evidence arises suggesting she fell through a time hole he decides to figure out how to follow her to the past and bring her home.

When three modern women find themselves in medieval Scotland, they must use their wits and strengths to fight ancient foes. With the supernatural Wisps, creature from the water, and an epidemic after them, these futuristic ladies navigate the murky waters of falling in love with a broody highlanders while adjusting to their new lives and protecting that they now hold so dear.

How will Lanya live through this war? The Germans are stationed outside the city walls, choking the city and expecting surrender. Her sister is killed, her brother is like a three year old, and all she wants to do is be singing on stage again. When she is on stage, there is no war, only music and applause. That is what she wants. But will it ever happen again?

The Battle of Quang Tri documents the Easter Offensive of 1972...…a pivotal battle in the final years of the Vietnam War. With minimal US Forces remaining in Vietnam, the task of stopping the invasion fell to the shoulders of a handful of military advisors and aviation crews who had to rally their Vietnamese counterparts to stop an invasion, or the war would be lost.

After a tragic childhood accident left her orphaned, Brianna O’Roarke found meaning in historical antiquities, objects and artifacts she trusts will never leave her. So, when she discovers her family’s prized possession—the centuries old Wolf Sword—is missing, she’ll stop at nothing to see it returned. Finally securing a meeting with the elusive Mr. MacTavish, who’s now asserting ownership of the sword, Brianna sets off to Scotland and her ancestral home, Dunhill Manor, in hopes of shoring up her claim, and getting her treasured legacy back.