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Thomas Finbow, falconer to Sir Robert Vicary, is sent to the remote Salisbury Plain by his master to assist on the estate of the impoverished Sir Giles Buckeridge. Thomas is to train a ramage hawk – an immature, half-wild bird – and to teach the arts of falconry to Sir Giles’s young ward, Gervase. It soon becomes clear, however, that Sir Giles has much bigger problems than falconry as he is struggling to secure respectable futures – and provide sufficient dowries - for his three spirited daughters.

When invited to attend the Barrowhill Pleasures at the seat of the extravagant and pompous Earl of Reigate, Sir Robert Vicary of Petbury brings Thomas, his trusted falconer along with him to enjoy the festivities. But things take a very deadly turn when three of the Earl's guests are murdered, and the Earl seems eager to cover the deaths up at all costs. As the festivities continue, a killer is on the loose, and Thomas must keep a keen eye on the guests. One of them is not what they seem, and he must discern who before the Earl himself becomes the next target.

When Nathaniel Pickering, Lady Margaret's older brother is found murdered, Thomas takes her away to London, in search of gyrfalcons. Thomas's astute mind is unable to ignore the clues, and in uncovering some dark secrets, he places himself - and his mistress - in grave danger. Now a target himself, Thomas must face some of London's most notorious criminals, in a battle of both brain and brawn.

Lyra si sta incamminando sul ponte costruito dal padre, Lord Asriel, verso un ignoto nuovo mondo. Dopo La bussola d'oro, nel mondo delle Oscure Materie lo scenario si amplia: da un mondo intermedio, in cui Lyra arriva attraverso il ponte, la ragazza approderà nel nostro, dove l'aspettano altri incredibili incontri e la soluzione di alcuni misteri. Insieme al suo nuovo compagno di avventura, Will Parry, Lyra rimarrà coinvolta nella più ardita delle guerre e, malgrado i pericoli e le fatiche cui è sottoposta, non esiterà nella sua marcia verso il vero.

Eden Shelton was once told that you can't spell embarrassment without "men." She never believed it because, according to her, there was nothing better than being a wife to a loving and appreciative man. Marrying her college sweetheart seemed to make everything in her life better. But when her rose-colored glasses are removed, Eden discovers that the man she planned to walk through life forever with has secrets. Secrets that will change who she is forever.

In einer Welt, in der der Tod nur der Anfang ist, wird Avery James' Leben erschüttert, als sie in den Armen der Person aufwacht, die sie nur benutzt und verraten hat. Während die Schülerin damit ringt, sich in ihrem neuen Leben und Körper zurechtzufinden, wird sie von unheimlichen Albträumen und Visionen heimgesucht, die von versteckten Wahrheiten flüstern. Averys Kampf, sich mit ihrem Schicksal abzufinden, wird noch erschwert, als sie erfährt, dass ihre Zukunft unklar ist und sie alles, was ihr lieb und teuer ist, im Handumdrehen verlieren könnte.

Miles Garrett is a pro basketball player with a heartstopping smile and infamous cocky charm. But to me, he's always been more than a celebrity. Miles is the guy who puts friends and family first…and my college crush. When my sorority sister decides to bring my ex to our reunion, I need a plus-one who can have my back and save my pride. Asking Miles is the perfect solution. Until he raises the stakes for both of us. He says he’s only playing to win. He'll be the best fake boyfriend I've ever had.

In the heart of a small town shadowed by prejudice and secrets, three women—each with her own battles—find their lives irrevocably entwined. Sugar, a young, resilient Black woman, faces the ultimate betrayal when her boyfriend abandons her right after childbirth. Left with nothing, she's forced onto the streets. Amidst the unforgiving struggles of homelessness, she promises her newborn a better future.

Have you ever fallen in love with a man as he was pointing his gun at you? Well, I have. Tiny problem? I'm in the middle of my murderous Christmas tradition, and he's a witness. But it's not his fault I got too excited and didn't check if I was alone. I can't just kill him because of my own blunder. Not when he has such dreamy green eyes filled with fear and pent-up rage. What I can do is take him with me for safekeeping while I work out how to make him understand that while my methods are cruel, my intentions are pure. Or how to make him fall for me. Whichever is first.

Contains all three books in the Iconoclasts trilogy and two short stories.

Felix und Christlieb leben im Einklang mit der Natur – bis ihr reicher Onkel aus der Stadt mit modernem Spielzeug und dem strengen Magister Tinte auftaucht, der Fantasie und Freiheit unterdrücken will.

Die Suche nach dem nächsten Teil des Wunschsteins führt die Freunde zu den kuscheligen Wokkeliks.

In einer postapokalyptischen Welt, die von Dämonen beherrscht wird, dürstet es die neunzehnjährige Alison nach Rache für den grausamen Mord an ihrer Familie. Dorian Ascia bietet ihr ein einzigartiges Training an, doch im Tausch muss sie für ihn arbeiten. Und sie muss den unerträglichen Dämon Gareth an ihrer Seite akzeptieren, der sie an allem zweifeln lässt.

Anna liebt ihren Garten – besonders das Gemüse. Heiraten möchte sie Amandus von Nebelstern, der jedoch momentan nur ans Gedichtemachen denkt. Doch als eine Mohrrübe ihr einen Ring bringt, wird sie in das magische Reich des Wurzelkönigs Daucus Carota gezogen.

Die vier vom See sind dem Versteck der sagenumwobenen goldenen Schale so nah wie nie zuvor. Doch als Franky nach einem Unfall ins Krankenhaus kommt, stößt er dort auf Spuren eines unglaublichen Skandals. Und auch persönlich muss sich Franky einer unangenehmen Wahrheit stellen.

España tiembla por la amenaza del fanatismo yihadista. El grupo antiterrorista lleva tiempo persiguiendo a Khan, pero cuando este huye hasta la India no les queda más remedio que pedir la ayuda de David Ribas. El exoperativo español saldrá de nuevo de caza y se verá envuelto en una serie de crímenes impactantes que apuntan a un lucrativo y terrible comercio ilegal para financiar el terrorismo islámico: el tráfico de órganos infantiles.

Winter storms lash the Isles of Scilly when DI Ben Kitto ferries the islands' priest to St Helen's. Father Michael intends to live as a pilgrim in the ruins of an ancient church on the uninhabited island, but an ugly secret is buried among the rocks. Digging frantically in the sand, Ben's dog, Shadow, unearths the emaciated remains of a young woman. Soon Scilly is cut off by bad weather, with no help available from the mainland. Ben must look beyond the islands to find a vicious killer.

Private investigator Dan Armstrong can't believe his luck when he's invited to the luxury villa of none other than Alice Graceland, movie legend and queen of the silver screen. Alice isn't looking to bankroll Dan's writing, but instead she wants him to play host at a murder mystery evening with a glamorous (but suspiciously tense) collection of Hollywood royalty. It should be a meeting of old friends - but just how friendly are they? As the murder mystery evening takes a sinister turn, Dan and Oscar find themselves navigating more than the city's canals to find the truth.

By observing a typical day of decision-making, from trivial food choices to significant work-place moves, he investigates how our behaviour is shaped by psychological shortcuts. With a clear focus on the marketing potential of knowing what makes us tick, Shotton has drawn on evidence from academia, real-life ad campaigns and his own original research. The Choice Factory is written in an entertaining and highly-accessible format, with 25 short chapters, each addressing a cognitive bias and outlining simple ways to apply it to your own marketing challenges.

Eighteen years ago, Henry Asquith, Duke of Avesbury had to leave his kept lover, Kit Redford, in order to devote himself to raising his young family. Now, a lifetime later, his children are moving on and for the first time in years, Henry is alone.