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I don't ask for much from life; I get paid, and then I get laid. And piloting spaceships across the galaxy keeps my solo lifestyle well-funded. I don't need a relationship or any of the baggage that comes with it. I like my men like I like my coffee; to go. That is, until the most boring job in the universe goes horribly wrong and I'm snatched from my ship by a seven-foot alien. He's huge, he's purple, and he's ripped as hell. I'm sure I'm a dead man. Only it turns out he doesn't want to kill me. What he wants is far worse.

Düster-romantische Fantasy in einer viktorianischen Welt - für Hörer*innen von Leigh Bardugo und Erin Morgensterns "Der Nachtzirkus": "Manchmal, wenn ich durch die Gitterstäbe in ihre Gesichter blicke, stelle ich mir vor, dass in Wirklichkeit sie diejenigen sind, die in einem Käfig sitzen. Dass ich mich an einem sehr kleinen Ort der Freiheit befinde und die Welt um mich herum ein sehr großer Käfig ist, in dem sie alle gefangen sind." Schattenmädchen. Dämonin. Scheusal ... Louise hat viele Namen. Eingesperrt in einen Käfig wird sie im Zirkus Ora als Monster ausgestellt.

Being an Omega used to be the dream everyone wanted. Now it's a nightmare. Packs are a thing of the past, black market dealers kidnap Omegas off the street, and the ones that escape are little better than pawns for the government to control. So when my designation revealed itself in the worst situation possible, I ran. Or I tried to. While trying to escape, I found myself in an even worse fate at the hands of my abuser—my father. Now that he knows I'm an Omega he sees me as nothing more than a commodity, locking me away until he could legally sell me to the highest bidder.

Olivia: When I met Tommy, I knew he was a grade-A jerk. After all, the first thing he said to me was that my orgasms must suck and be super boring. I didn’t even know the guy. And he certainly didn’t know me. Tommy: I might not have known Olivia, but I knew her kind. Strong and confident to the world, but behind closed doors, she needed a good, hard f--k. Several years later, we meet up again, and I offer to be the man to do that for her. But is she ready for all I have to give? Because I want her to take it all.

While he was able to secure the second shield shard, Rufian left him a parting gift that was both petty and precarious. With the clock to save Thalian winding down, Silas must assemble forces from the goblin, fae, and orc territories to secure the last shard nestled within the Dragon Conclave. He is going to need all the help he can get to save the crystal-core goddess from exploding and sending Thalian into an inevitable apocalypse.

Accepting a job on Spire Station sounded great in theory. Now that I'm on an enormous alien space station with no humans in sight, I'm questioning the sanity of that choice. When my best friend Mezli tricks me into using a pleasure sim, I find an unexpected connection with Breks, the intriguing alien running the sim. The only problem? He hides behind a holo and refuses to let me see his true form. For all I know, he could be a sentient ooze, but I'm too far gone to care. Now I just have to find a way to prove it.

In a world where Omegas are cherished, Alphas are revered, and Betas are forgotten I wouldn't have changed a thing. Growing up in foster care, my friends and I took care of each other. Ares, Killian, Rafe, and Nox, were my everything: my first loves, my only family, my pack. Until the same night they told me we'd be together forever, I presented as an Omega, and everything changed.

Silas Marner is an unhappy man who, after a romantic and social disappointment, flees his city and settles as a weaver in the village of Raveloe. There, he leads a quiet but solitary and rootless life, devoting himself entirely to work and saving money. One day, his savings vanish, and shortly afterward, as if by a twist of fate, an abandoned little girl appears, whom he decides to adopt. The care he gives her and her upbringing transform his life.

Leo, a young omega prince, heir to the throne of the Sudfarma, was given a terrible curse as a child. Now Grimora, the only father he has ever known has died, leaving him all alone, but he has bequeathed him a magic amulet that will allow him to temporarily escape the curse. When the handsome Alpha, Lord Asher, arrives with his friend Lord Lexington, he discovers the boy living alone in his cave by the sea and takes him to Morovia to King Harrison for questioning about recent attacks on a nearby village.

El afortunado hiperrealismo que caracteriza la obra de J. M. Servín adquiere en esta serie de relatos una dimensión inquietante que sólo la sutileza y vitalidad de su prosa pueden ofrecer. Servín encarna los peores escenarios de la decadencia urbana en la piel de personajes desesperadamente solos, desesperadamente humanos; lo mismo la intimidad de sórdidas vecindades que el abismo interior del hombre común: amas de casa, dipsómanos, oficinistas de bajo perfil, pandilleros o empleados de zapatería que se valen de los métodos más oscuros para resistir al hastío.

Tess didn't have much to miss when she was stolen from Earth. She left behind a lackluster job and a piece of trash, cheating boyfriend. It was tragic really, to lose her life before it had ever begun. Kidnapped and sold into slavery, she quickly found herself with a one-way ticket to prison. All hope of escape was lost. At that point, it was about survival and never once did she imagine that in the depths of an alien prison ship, her life would finally take shape.

Der Tod der Kriegerin Irland im Jahr 672: Prinzessin Gelgéis und König Colgú von Muman haben endlich geheiratet. Das soll mit einem großen Jahrmarkt gefeiert werden. Da wird eine der Töchter des Sturms, so nennen sich die Kriegerinnen der Leibgarde der Prinzessin, ermordet. Kurz darauf findet man die allseits beliebte Haushälterin vergiftet auf. Wer fühlt sich jetzt noch sicher in der Burg? Fidelma und Eadulf müssen schnell sein mit ihren Ermittlungen, bevor noch mehr passiert und der Jahrmarkt abgesagt werden muss. Die erfolgreichste historische Serie auf dem deutschen Markt

Katzen erziehen - das geht doch nicht! Und überhaupt - Katzen sind keine kleinen Hunde, wofür brauchen sie denn Erziehung? Katzen machen doch sowieso, was sie wollen... Die menschlichen Ansprüche an die Katze als Gefährte und emotionale Bereicherung des eigenen Lebens nehmen zu, während gleichzeitig die Freiheiten der Katze durch die Wohnungshaltung immer geringer werden.

A taste of what you'll find: 13 unhinged POVs, tropical island forced proximity for all, superheroes x villains x aliens x a very irritated pregnant normie, MM romance (and a little FF, too), everybody gets some (and it's filthy, duh, men in corsets, hoochie daddy shorts, and Gambit crop tops, slooty besties having slooty fantasies about each other (good thing their stellar collisions are into it), rabble chat in every chapter (on top of the IRL ballbusting), feel-good family moments and all the schmoop, and the usual naughty humor and witty banter.

England, 1135. Als die Kirchenglocken den Tod von König Henry I. verkünden, sehen sich seine Fürsten mit einer unliebsamen Vorstellung konfrontiert: einer Frau auf dem englischen Thron. Kaiserin Maude ist aufbrausend und gebieterisch, aber die rechtmäßige Erbin des Königreichs ihres Vaters. Ihr Gegenspieler, Stephen von Blois, ist ritterlich, beliebt, ein brillanter Befehlshaber – und ein Mann. Ein blutiger Konflikt voll von Chaos und Entbehrungen bricht aus, ausgetragen auf dem bewegten und intrigenreichen Schachbrett des mittelalterlichen Europas.

The new religion left no place in Havenston for a human witch like Etain. It not only jeopardizes her safety and livelihood, but threatens a fiery death as well. That didn’t mean she was prepared to be stolen away to the Fae Realm. Ciaran must find a way to break his curse in order to become the true king of the Night Court. The prophecy the Many Faced Goddess gave him is a riddle that holds the key.

Sell over a million dollars of programmable hover vacs in a month, get a hefty commission check, and win an all-expenses paid trip to Ubaid Space Station. I came for the extraterrestrial experience, not the poorly cooked chicken parmesan in the Earth-centric resort restaurant. So, who can blame me if I slip my leash by bribing the tour guide to let me escape yet another mind-numbingly boring museum trip? I end up in a bar in the most dangerous sector of the Leisure Ring. I also meet the extraterrestrial of my dreams—at least, he can be for the remainder of my vacation.

In “A Bond with the Dark,” a reluctant witch, Sayah Thorne, finds herself thrust into a world of danger and deception. When her family perishes in a mysterious fire, Sayah's quest for truth leads her on a perilous journey alongside her witch aunts. Meanwhile, Dominic Sangravelli and his siblings battle grimspawn, reanimated dead plaguing their existence.

Smooth. Sexy. Irresistible. Those qualities equal only one thing. Big. Freaking. Trouble. Brynne Calloway knows that anything that seems too good to be true usually is. Fenton Abbott and his cashmere voice, Adonis body, and a magnetism like no other clearly fall into that category. But what's life without a little risk?

El arte de escuchar el deseo. Como imposible y como quimera, como fin y también como imperativo, la idea de la felicidad nos interpela más que nunca en los tiempos que corren. "¿Cómo ser felices?", esa sentencia que nos sobrevuela como mandato del mundo moderno se impuso para encandilarnos y hacernos perder de vista aquella que debería ser la pregunta nodal: "¿Qué es la felicidad?". En su nuevo libro, Gabriel Rolón nos propone desandar el camino.