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Stars see everything and forget nothing. And sometimes they meddle far too much. Ava has no idea who she is or how she got on the unfamiliar island Peter Pan keeps insisting is her home, the place she’s safest. But there are shadows in his cunning eyes and something within her screams out a warning that he can’t be trusted. When Belle learns that her sister is alive, she leaps at the chance to work with Hook, his crew, and their siren ally to free Ava from Pan’s grasp. She thought that with their help, she’d have time to save Ava before her secret was discovered… She was wrong.

Camilla Marchese, Erbin des mächtigen Eisenbahnimperiums von Lynchaven, würde alles tun, um ihre Firma und Familie vor dem drohenden Bankrott zu bewahren – sogar den Meistbietenden heiraten. Als Nikolai Attano, magiebegabter Bandenführer einer rivalisierenden Industriellenfamilie, anbietet, den Schuldenberg im Tausch gegen ihre Hand zu tilgen, bleibt ihr keine andere Wahl, als einen Deal einzugehen. Milla soll ihm helfen, den Täter zu fassen und den drohenden Krieg zwischen den Stadtteilen zu verhindern.

Sade Morgan’s world is built on soil, sacrifice, and the unwavering love she has for her son, Eli. As the owner of a beloved pumpkin farm in Statesville, North Carolina, she’s long since traded in dreams of romance for harvest seasons and hayrides. But when Lorenzo Tate, her childhood best friend and first love, returns to town after a failed marriage, his quiet strength stirs everything she thought she had buried.

My holiday plans never included a funeral, or the grizzly bear in a suit scowling at me throughout the service, but here I am. Turns out the grizzly is named Aidan, and he's actually a big softie beneath his shaggy beard. A big softie with rock hard abs. He's fun, flirty, and dangerously attractive, but we're strictly friends. There's no crossing that line, although with each passing night, he's getting harder to resist. I changed my life for love once before and I won't do it again, no matter how much my heart wants him to make me stay.

In Praise of the Autodidact celebrates the rebels, innovators, and self-starters who prove otherwise. From ancient philosophers to modern entrepreneurs, history is full of people who skipped the traditional path—and changed the world anyway. This book is a manifesto for anyone who believes education doesn’t end at graduation. It’s for the curious mind that refuses to wait for permission, the creative thinker who learns by doing, and the problem-solver who builds knowledge in unexpected ways.

City Detective Baker asks Mitchell Adams, a social worker in private practice, to counsel a suicidal disabled black man named Lonnie who's been arrested for counterfeiting and armed robbery. Reluctantly, Mitch agrees and learns this is no open-and-shut case. Are the bills fake? Are Lonnie, Det. Baker, and the city prosecutor who they claim to be? Mitch's life hinges on the word of a counterfeiter and the greed of a prosecutor, and he won't back down without a fight. Counterfeit is the follow-up book to Interrogation, second in the Mitchell Adams series of four novels.

A fictional tale about a seasoned professional MMA fighter's last shot at gold, while life keeps raising obstacles in his path to a worthy legacy.

Since I was a teenager, I've used baseball as a way to distract myself from everything my life was missing. I grew up too fast, taking care of my two younger brothers. They were all I had, until one day, they were taken away and I was alone. Being drafted by the Daytona Fury brought with it a gift I wasn't expecting—my best friend, Jackson Blake. I've opened up to him about my past and he's accepted me for who I am, but I've never felt fully understood…at least not until I met his stepsister. Arden makes me feel seen, and she's secretly owned a piece of me for years.

The modern world faces religious, spiritual, and existential quandaries, as new technologies redefine the beginnings and ends of life. Excruciating choices arise about when to turn off the machines—whether and when we should "play God." The COVID-19 pandemic made these dilemmas ever more acute. Increasingly, however, public discourse on religion and spirituality is polarized, with evangelicals on one side and vehement atheists on the other.

Killer Shadows invade Des Moines! May in springtime. The lilacs are blooming, the grass is green... and death lurks in the shadows. After Homicide detective Harry Reznik is called to the scene of a strange pair of deaths, he meets FBI Agent Lori Campisi, who has a history of investigating supernatural occurrences. She believes the murders have been committed by creatures released in our world by a madman. Soon, the unlikely team faced more attacks. When the case turns personal for each of them, they realize they must work together to find the answer before the capital city is devastated.

Social worker Mitch Adams receives an urgent plea in the middle of the night to help save his mentor, psychologist Tony Martin... from himself. Tony's obsession, co develop a Virtual Reality machine that can prevent suicides hit a roadblock-the technology doesn't exist yet. Tony signed a contract with a local engineering firm whose bombastic Jewish leader commands twelve "apostles," among them a beautiful and beguiling half-Arab named Danielle Naila. One night Tony secretly trial ran the machine and it worked--but he's not alone.

The night I catch my husband cheating is the night I stop pretending. I don't cry. I don't scream. I don't get mad—I get even. So I bring home another man—a stranger with wicked eyes and a smile sharp enough to carve me open. I let him have me in the house I share with a liar. A moment of weakness? Maybe. A moment of revenge? Definitely. But he saw me—the darkness, the hunger, the parts my husband hated—and he wanted more.

Elysia has spent her life thus far beneath the white clouds of the Dromin elves, protected from nightmares and the Nithrin elves that feed on them—until now. Her dreams have begun to twist into haunting scenes of ancient creatures, death . . . and a mysterious figure cloaked in light and shadow. Elysia suspects he's a Dromin elf breaking multiple laws to appear to her, and his whispered words and lingering touch ignite a spark between them that the gods themselves will soon fear.

A Park Service backpacking trip turns deadly when hikers are caught in a steep canyon during a flash flood. Three hikers are swept away, but a rescue team recovers four bodies. Park Service Investigator Doug Fletcher teams up with rangers Jill Rickowski and Liz Carpenter, and Navajo Nation Policeman Jamie Ballard. They hike river bottoms and arroyos searching for the origin of the fourth body, leaning on each other to overcome their fears, cultural differences, and emotional baggage. In the process they forge bonds that will last past the end of the investigation.

This special edition of The Little Duck with All the Luck brings the story to life with soft music at the beginning and end, gentle sound effects throughout, and a printable coloring page for kids. The story follows six ducklings and their mother as they explore beyond their baby pond for the first time. What will they discover on their journey? And what makes one little duck luckier than the rest? Perfect for children aged 3–7, this enhanced version makes storytime even more magical.

The Charlotte Mason Method has gained popularity in recent years, especially in the United States of America. It prides itself on being a tried-and-tested, old-fashioned, Christian scheme for education, suitable for homeschooling. But Charlotte Mason's beliefs belong in the late Victorian & Edwardian eras. We cannot follow her Method without repeating her errors and adopting the heresies of that time. By setting Mason in her historical context, a different viewpoint emerges that throws doubts on the validity and safety of the Charlotte Mason Method.

This book helps with the biggest challenges a lot of guys face: anxiety, self-regulation, and executive function. Do you ever feel so anxious at school, during sports, or even just hanging out with people that you feel sick? Do you constantly worry about what others think, overthink everything, and shut down in social situations? Do you chew your nails, bite your lips, zone out, or just want to hide under the covers all day? Do you get angry over small things and then feel bad about it later?

Fourteen-year-old Wyatt is number three on the leaderboards for his favorite video game, Fathom Fall, but in real life, he's the "Water Baby" kid of engineers at Hydrexo, the company that supplies 75% of North America's water. He's always had easy access to water while others have to line up to pay exorbitant prices at public taps, and he's totally awkward and feels totally useless. To prove he's more than a privileged Water Baby, Wyatt is determined to win the upcoming Fathom Fall championship and finally make a name for himself.

Es war einmal eine Nacht, die fast alles verändert hätte. Will lässt sich auf eine gefährliche Wette mit Cenric ein, die ihm und Maren endlich einen glücklichen Sommer auf Beli bescheren könnte. Doch dafür müssen die beiden am berüchtigten Blumenball teilnehmen. Und auch wenn Will alles daransetzt, Maren einen Abend zu schenken, an dem sie sich schön fühlen kann, hat Cenric seine eigenen Pläne geschmiedet, um den Ball wahrhaft unvergesslich für Maren zu machen ...

Genau das fragt sich Maren, nachdem sie die Wahrheit über ihre Träume erfahren hat. Kann sie Will trauen oder ist all das am Ende nur ein grausames Spiel für ihn, um ihr Herz zu brechen und den Thron der Unterwelt zu besteigen? Und welche Rolle spielt Lady Dorne in diesem Rätsel? Auf der Suche nach Antworten sehen sich Maren und Will bald weit größeren Gefahren als ihrer unklaren Vergangenheit gegenüber.