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Der neue Roman von den Gewinnern des Kindle Storyteller Award erzählt vom Mut einer Mutter und der Entschlossenheit einer Familie in dunkler Zeit Münster 1940: Die zweijährige Lotte Brinker ist anders - für ihre Familie ein Wunderkind, gesegnet mit einer außergewöhnlichen musikalischen Begabung, doch für die Nationalsozialisten gehört das seltsame Mädchen in eine Anstalt gesperrt. Lottes Eltern Anna und Gerhard ahnen, in welcher Gefahr ihre Tochter schwebt und tun alles, um sie zu schützen. Denn am Horizont ziehen dunkle Gefahren auf.

Entführt. Gequält. Aufgegeben Freunde werden zu Feinden Familie zu Fremden Herzen werden zerfetzt Seit sechs Tagen wird die sechzehnjährige Alyssa vermisst. Die Kommissare Silver und House sind restlos überfordert Zeitgleich wird ihr Privatleben auf eine harte Probe gestellt. Eine unerwartete Begegnung stellt alles auf den Kopf und verstrickt Silver in einen Kampf mit seinen Gefühlen. Eine furchtbare Tragödie ereilt die Kommissare. Währenddessen kämpft Alyssa qualvoll um ihr Überleben und wird mit ihren schlimmsten Ängsten konfrontiert. Ein dunkles Geheimnis kommt ans Licht.

Joe Hopkins isn't expecting to go anywhere. It's the first day of the summer holidays and he's fed up. His dad has moved out, and he doesn't know what he's going to do with himself for the next six weeks. But while visiting Fishbourne Roman Palace, he slips through time by mistake and finds himself in a world where nothing is quite as he expects. He meets Lucy, the duaghter of the most important man in Britannia, who soon becomes his friend and protector. But as he quickly discovers, there is someone else who wants to get rid of him at any cost.

El miedo a la magia pulula por el reino de Anwyvn, en el que la guerra ha hecho estragos. A los medianos como Rhya Fleetwood se los ejecuta al instante. Sin embargo, la ejecución de Rhya se ve interrumpida gracias a un salvador inesperado, aunque mucho más aterrador que sus supuestos ejecutores: el comandante Scythe, un misterioso mercenario. En las garras de este nuevo enemigo, Rhya se encontrará luchando por su vida en los extremos yermos de las Tierras Septentrionales.

Ryan Davenport is Mayor of Ravenden. He's a type A personality who likes things neat and orderly. He runs a tight ship and will do whatever it takes to keep Ravenden and those he cares about safe. But Gracie Montgomery doesn't make that easy. She's a carefree spirit with a death wish because she knows she can't die, at least not by fire. A rare fire witch known as the phoenix means fire can never really hurt her. This makes her reckless and wild, a danger to those around her.

I’ve loved Rafe Cohen since I knew unavailable artists with piercing amber eyes and reckless tattoos sparked my young, inexperienced heart. If only the man knew who I was. But, as it turns out, I can be reckless too. That’s how I end up in Rafe’s print shop with my legs around his waist and my innocence in his talented hands. He insists our one night stand is just that: one night. He’s not a relationship guy.

Vasilisa has listened to tales of Old Rus all her life, a fantastical forest realm ruled over by the witch Baba Yaga, home to the mischievous Leshy, the deadly rusalka, and Old Koschei, butcher of hearts. But never would she have dreamed it to be real -- nor imagined that she would go searching for it, accompanied only by Ivan, a mysterious orphan searching for revenge. When her grandmother falls ill and the visions begin, Vasilisa embarks on a journey to the thrice-tenth kingdom, where the secret to Babka's cure and Ivan's revenge lies hidden in the mists.

Eighteen-year-old Jake Jensen grew up on the streets. He would do anything to survive, even rob an eighteen-year-old girl named Tayanita Jorden for her money. When she put up a fight, he became enraged and brutally attacked her. Jake was caught and found guilty. He was sentenced to six months in a correctional institution, followed by six months of probation with community service. When he is released, he is assigned to do community service at the Heroes Haven Veterans Home. By chance, it happens to be the same place where Tay is a volunteer.

Even when it’s time to put on our favorite shoes and leave the house, and even when that time turns into a tantrum where someone can’t stop screaming, or flopping on the floor, or throwing a shoe across the room, and someone is making their maddest face and everyone else is waiting . . . Even then, nothing can come between the loving bond of a mother and their child. Not even a shoe.

In order to save the man she loves from the enemy bent on destroying her, Lady Whitney Rutherford sheds her identity and escapes her past, making a new life for herself as Mr. Roger Wentworth, missing person locator extraordinaire. But when Whitney's best friend from her old life comes up missing and there is every indication the girl was taken by the debauched members of a secret club, Whitney dons a new disguise and infiltrates the club, determined to unravel the mystery and save her friend. She never expects to encounter Drake Sutherland - the man who still has her heart.

Drawing strength from their ancestor, Aisha, a slave born free on the west coast of Africa, four Black women will do whatever is necessary to succeed—and will do even more to protect their daughters. Aisha’s granddaughter, Dinah, a plantation slave, fends off the advances of the master’s son and vows to prevent the same mistreatment of her daughter, Sarah. During the Harlem Renaissance, Augusta, an aspiring teacher, falls in love for the first time. Her mother, Julia, is determined to prevent her from getting hurt.

Phileas Fogg, junto a su leal ayudante Passepartout, emprende un viaje contrarreloj alrededor del mundo. Desafiando todas las barreras de la época, Fogg apuesta toda su fortuna a que puede recorrer el mundo en solo ochenta días. A lo largo del viaje, enfrenta desafiantes aventuras, peligros imprevistos y, para complicar más, la constante persecución de un detective que lo cree un fugitivo. ¿Logrará Fogg vencer al tiempo y demostrar su punto? ¡Una historia cautivadora de ingenio, valentía y perseverancia!

I was once a mighty Paladin of Darkness, mother of all the Elements. The one and only of my kind. Some called me the chosen one, a savior destined to rescue the world; others insisted I would be its downfall. I never got the chance to discover who was right. Society conspired with the traitors to trap me in the deadly Element of Time. But a year later, I managed to break free . . . wait, how has it been 700 years?

Shinji Takahashi is just an ordinary kid. An ordinary homeschooled smart-alecky orphan kid being raised by his globe-trotting aunt Yui. But when a magical guardian decides to use him as a conduit to awaken its power, Shinji's life takes a turn for the anything-but-ordinary. Captured by the menacing Hightower Corporation, which is bent on using the guardian's magic for its own nefarious purposes, Shinji must team up with a brilliant young tech whiz named Lucy and her robot mouse, Tinker, in order to escape.

Il suffit parfois d'un seul regard pour concevoir que deux personnes sont faites pour être ensemble. Que leur connexion est plus grande que ce qu'il n'y paraît. Comme si elles se connaissaient depuis toujours. Comme si elles étaient de véritables âmes soeurs. Allie ne cherche pas à comprendre, elle sait ! Entre Simon et elle, il y a un lien mystique, ce petit quelque chose qui ne s'explique pas. Qui se vit. Qui pousse l'un à s'émerveiller de l'autre et à le protéger quoi qu'il en coûte. Mais est-ce que ce sera suffisant ?

Culture Smart! Peru introduces you to the changing realities of modern Peru. It describes contemporary values and attitudes, key customs and traditions, and reveals what people are like at home, in business, and in their social lives. Peruvians are outgoing, sociable, and laid-back; get to know them, and they will respond with warmth and generosity.

Claire Summers cayó en desgracia y por eso tuvo que irse lejos. ¿Cómo volver a casa ahora? Tal vez ese anuncio en el que se busca a una señora «respetable» sea la vía.

Evie Green's Christmas dream turns into a nightmare when a viral video makes her the laughing stock of the internet. But then a 5 star hotel sees a PR opportunity and invites her to New York for a Christmas she’ll remember forever. Enter Noah Sanderson, a disgraced soccer star seeking anonymity. Forced to fake a festive romance for the cameras, sparks fly – but not the twinkling Christmas kind!

Bulgakov was a Soviet playwright, novelist, and short story writer best known for his humor and penetrating satire. Because of their realism and humor, Bulgakov's works enjoyed great popularity, but their trenchant criticism of Soviet mores was increasingly unacceptable to the authorities. Bulgakov's short stories are a world unto themselves—sharp, witty, and often unsettling. In these pages, the absurdity of Soviet life collides with the supernatural, the grotesque meets the comic, and reality is always just a step away from slipping into nightmare.

365 Days of Becoming is a compelling fictional memoir that follows Reilly through a self-imposed year of no dating in an effort to “get her life together.” At 34—and fully embracing her later-in-life lesbian identity in New York City—she embarks on a journey of deep reflection, unexpected twists, and moments of both joy and heartache. As she unravels old patterns, embraces her truth, and learns to trust herself, Reilly’s path is anything but linear.