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"Deine Geschichte ist noch nicht zu Ende, sondern sie beginnt gerade erst. Dir steht Großes bevor, Jacob Grimm." Als Jacob auf dem Spiegelball von der bösen Königin in ihren Spiegel gerissen wird, ahnt er nicht, dass dies der Beginn einer ganz besonderen Reise ist. Wundersame Orte offenbaren sich ihm in den Sieben Weltmeeren, einer fantastischer als der andere. Dort begegnet er nicht nur Meerjungfrauen, Feen, Piraten und sprechenden Tieren, sondern auch sich selbst. Nur wenn er sich den Entscheidungen seiner Vergangenheit stellt, kann er deren Folgen in der Zukunft erkennen.

Completely revised and updated! Now in paperback. An award-winning journalist and literacy advocate provides a clear, step-by-step guide to helping your child thrive as a reader and a learner Today’s children face intense pressure to meet rising academic standards and prepare for future...

Was bleibt, wenn alles, was du liebst, eine ganze Welt entfernt ist? Robin hat Alyssa gegen ihren Willen in die Menschenwelt verfrachtet. Mit jedem ...

The stress-free guide to anger management for parents: Master your triggers, achieve self-growth, and use effective communication strategies to improve the parent-child relationship. Feel overwhelmed by parenting stress and anger toward your children? Transform your frustration into positive, effective communication with this essential guide. Parenting can provoke daily anger, but it’s natural. Gain control with effective, calm strategies and transform these challenges into positive outcomes.

A skilled mechanic, Fliss Makepeace chafes under the suffocating expectations of her family and society. Ordered to abandon her beloved engines for a 'woman's job' and pressured into a brutal marriage with the menacing Jake, Fliss feels trapped. But as the drums of war beat louder, she vows to serve King and Country rather than surrender to a life of quiet torment. Joining the ATS offers Fliss not just a uniform, but freedom. Yet, a chance encounter with the formidable Major Stapleton propels her into an even deeper secret...

Moira Wicked is back home for good. She's settling in to help run Persnickety Potions & Gifts, her family's store. Even though she's loath to admit it, she's a bit relieved to be home. Here in Charm Cove, there's nothing unusual about the last name Wicked and it's more uncommon to encounter someone who isn't a witch, rather than the other way around. Just when Moira thinks life might be quieting down, there's a spate of burglaries around town. It's no accident that the homes and businesses being targeted belong to witches. Once again, the oh-so-charming Charm Cove is all atwitter.

Deep in the heart of winter, all is quiet in Charm Cove. Or so Moira Wicked likes to think. The charming town in Maine is blanketed with snow, and magic is murmuring under the surface, but nothing is amiss. Until it's time for maple sugaring season. One of the earliest signs of spring is when the maple trees are ready to tap for sap, which becomes maple sugar, and syrup, and more. Once the first few trees are tapped, Charm Cove residents start reporting missing buckets of maple sap. At first, it's only a few and then it's almost all of them.

The holidays are upon Charm Cove and Moira Wicked is up to her eyeballs in magic as she manages Persnickety Potions & Gifts for her family. One evening after a busy day, she assumes she must be way too tipsy from her wine when she hears a commotion down at the beach by her home. Nope. Not too tipsy from wine. Lo and behold, a boat was dashed against the rocky coastline in the darkness. That's enough news by itself, but even worse, the three passengers who were believed to have been on the boat have vanished into thin air. So has the man who runs the lighthouse.

Nothing is ever as it seems, at least not in Charm Cove, Maine. Moira Wicked moves away in the hopes she can escape her fate, or destiny, or something along those lines. She yearns to lead a normal life. A few years away teaches her one glaring lesson. It's incredibly difficult to be normal when your first name means destiny, your last name is Wicked, and you do come from a family legendary for its witchy ways.

Meet Jack, a tracker with a past he’s trying to escape. The first epic book of the Minnesota Kingston series by USA Today bestselling author Susan May Warren. Her secret blew apart his life—and now she needs his help? If only he could say no… Ten years should be long enough for Jack to forget the girl-next-door, his kid sister’s bestie and the woman—no, girl—who derailed his life. Now, he sort of likes his loner world as a missing person’s tracker. Well, mostly. But of course, when he returns home for his sister’s wedding, there she is… Nope, not forgotten at all.

At the heart of Dark Romanticism is its brooding, pessimistic tone, its emphasis on the supernatural and the sins of humanity, and its use of iconic symbols and horrifying imagery. The classic Dark Romantic authors (Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville) are represented in the stories and poems in this volume, as well as some authors who are not commonly included in this genre.

Romance auf 100 Seiten: Eine kurze, gemütliche Liebesgeschichte zwischen zwei Frauen inmitten der Schönheit Norwegens ... Julie kehrt nur ungern in ihr Heimatdorf im Norden Norwegens zurück, da die schmerzhaften Erinnerungen an ihre Schulzeit noch immer präsent sind. Diesmal bleibt der Autorin jedoch keine Wahl, denn die Bäckerei ihrer langjährigen Brieffreundin Jonna steht vor dem finanziellen Ruin. Kurzerhand schmieden die beiden einen Plan, fest entschlossen, die Schließung der Bäckerei zu verhindern.

"Sei die Leihmutter meines Kindes und ich überschütte dich mit Geld." Sagt er, nachdem wir erfahren, dass wir am Vorabend, an den wir uns nicht mehr erinnern können, geheiratet haben. OMG! Ich bin in Las Vegas, habe gerade eine Trennung hinter mir und weiß nicht, ob ich noch einen Job habe, als ich Carl treffe. Superheiß. Reich. Lustig. Wir treiben es ein bisschen wild und haben eine unvergessliche Zeit. Das einzige Problem ist ... am nächsten Tag wachen wir verheiratet auf!

A revelatory exploration of how we can find meaning in the tumult of change, from a renowned cognitive scientist and host of the critically acclaimed podcast A Slight Change of Plans Life has a way of thwarting our best-laid plans. Out of nowhere, we’re confronting the end of a relationship...

In The Green Amendment, veteran environmentalist Maya K. van Rossum presents her radically simple plan for a green future: bypass local laws and turn to the ultimate authority—our state and federal constitutions—to ensure we have the right to a healthy environment. Through compelling interviews with activists on the ground, clear evidence from experts, and heartbreaking stories from those hit hardest by environmental ruin, The Green Amendment lights the path forward.

"Heirate mich, damit ich nicht mit irgendeiner Gesellschaftsdame verheiratet werde, die meine Eltern für mich gefunden haben! Du bekommst Millionen dafür. Alles bloß Geschäft." Als ob ... Ich bin ein braves Mädchen, bis ich dem Milliardär, Matthew, verfalle. Klar, ich bin zwar pleite und leide an Liebeskummer, aber zumindest bin ich nicht der Besitz eines anderen. Doch Matthew ist unwiderstehlich und ich lande in seinem Bett. Ich bin süchtig nach ihm. Sein Angebot ihn zu heiraten, damit er nicht zwangsverlobt wird, kommt genauso überraschend wie passend.

Quand Gabriel reçoit un coup de fil de son meilleur ami, en panique au beau milieu de la nuit, le suppliant de venir en aide à sa petite sœur, il ne peut pas refuser. Parce que la jolie garce qui a brisé son cœur d'adolescent est dans la merde et qu'il est tout bonnement incapable de lui tourner le dos. Peu importe qu'ils ne se soient pas revus depuis des années et même s'il se serait bien passé de ces retrouvailles, lui qui a mis tant de temps à essayer de l'oublier.

Through the stories of prisoners and their families, including her own family's experiences, Maya Schenwar shows how the institution that locks up 2.3 million Americans and decimates poor communities of color is shredding the ties that, if nurtured, could foster real collective safety. As she vividly depicts here, incarceration takes away the very things that might enable people to build better lives. 

When soap actor Sabrina Swift loses her way due to a public scandal, she packs up her life, heads to Cornwall and finds herself running a gift shop in the quaint and quirky Ferry Lane Market. Changing her looks and identity to keep her anonymity, the newcomer starts to make friends and enemies as she walks a frosty path in the established marketplace community.

Gracie Davies is at an all-time low. After a devastating loss, the last thing she needs is a colleague hinting over coffee that it’s time to lose her baby weight. Then her boyfriend betrays her, and her world totally falls apart. Rebuilding her life from scratch–with the support of her free-spirited sister, an unorthodox therapist, and a feisty new friend–Gracie finally begins to get her mojo back. Add in a passionate fling with handsome landscaper Ed, a fairytale encounter with a Hollywood film star and the persistence of her adulterous ex, and life is anything but predictable…