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Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his septuagenarian Aunt Augusta for the first time in over fifty years at what he supposes to be his mother's funeral. Soon after, she persuades Henry to abandon Southwood, his dahlias and the Major next door to travel her way, Brighton, Paris, Istanbul, Paraguay. Through Aunt Augusta, a veteran of Europe's hotel bedrooms, Henry joins a shiftless, twilight society: mixing with hippies, war criminals, CIA men; smoking pot, breaking all the currency regulations and eventually coming alive after a dull suburban life.

Orla O’Connor hasn’t been to the isolated New England enclave of Hadley Island since she graduated from high school a decade ago. As a teenager, her best friend Alice disappeared from its shores without a trace—but with plenty of rumors. Now, Orla returns to her family’s beachfront home to clean it out before her parents sell it. The island and her best friend’s house next door, abandoned after her family left in grief, are stirring up memories she would like to avoid.

This audiobook brings together 500 profound insights from 250 of the world's most influential minds. With quotes from Rosa Parks to Babe Ruth, Georgia O'Keeffe to Fyodor Dostoevsky, this collection captures the timeless essence of human thought and experience. In our fast-paced world, these quotes offer a moment of pause. They challenge, inspire, and illuminate, providing a lens through which to view our own lives and the world around us.

Mark Bauer and Allee Smith thought defending James Innis on a simple charge would be straightforward. But when he confesses to a murder, it’s clear that this case will be anything but easy. Bound by the law, they can't expose him, even when he leads them to the body. Desperate to escape the ethical trap they've fallen into, Mark and Allee search for a loophole to report him, weighing the options of dropping the case or outright defying the rules. But every move they make seems to pull them deeper into his sinister game, and Innis’s chilling arrogance shows them just how dangerous he truly is.

The final audiobook in the series finds Boone coming to terms with changes in his life as well as those of both his birth family and the family he is creating.

In The Syrup Mill, author William T. Wallace Sr. takes listeners on a nostalgic journey through the life and enduring legacy of his beloved grandfather, Alexander Haynes. Through touching anecdotes, heartfelt reflections, and memorable family stories, Wallace brings to life the lessons, humor, and profound love of a grandfather who left an indelible mark on his family. Set against the backdrop of a rural American lifestyle, this book is a tribute to tradition, resilience, and the deep bonds that hold families together.

"The Roots of Honduras: Tracing the History of a Nation" is a comprehensive historical account of Honduras, beginning with the indigenous peoples and spanning to modern times. The book delves into the country's rich pre-colonial history, including the Mayan civilization and its impact on Honduras' cultural heritage. It also explores the tumultuous period of the banana republics and the subsequent struggles for modernization. The book goes on to detail the social, economic, and political transformations that have occurred in Honduras' recent history.

Modernization and life’s growing complexities have increased day-to-day pressures while displacing the basic principles that bring joy and happiness: self-awareness, humility, caring for others, and purposeful living. By building tenacity and resilience, we can begin to restore balance during high-intensity moments, alleviating stress and personal struggles while improving mental and physical health.

This murder mystery involves five friends that decide to go out for a long night of club hopping. But when the night comes to an end, only four friends make it home and a terrible fate was left for the fifth friend. The next morning a gruesome discovery is made and the police have a twisted case on their hands. The friends pin the blame on one another and it's left up to detective Neverson to uncover what truly happened that night. The story follows each friend's experience that night and many obstacles are awaiting the police.

An einem nebligen Wintermorgen entdecken Luca Wolf und Emma Reich ein mysteriöses Schiffswrack. "Orakel" steht an seinem Bug, und weder Emma noch Luca können sich erklären, wie das Schiff auf das brachliegende Blumenfeld gelangt ist, auf dem es sich befindet. Neugierig geworden, klettert Emma hinein – und verschwindet spurlos. Als elf weitere Menschen vermisst werden, tritt Robert Grim, seines Zeichens Spezialist für das Okkulte, auf den Plan. Doch was er über die "Orakel" herausfindet, lässt selbst ihm die Haare zu Berge stehen.

Fulton University's newest pitcher—hates me. I shouldn't like that fact, but I do. Maybe too much. She claims I'm not her type, which is ridiculous. There's a reason they call me Levi "Sexy" Sexton . . . I'm everyone's type. And thanks to my dad, who just happens to be her softball coach, I'll get my chance to thaw out the ice queen. I'm her new tutor, so she has no choice but to spend time with me. It may be Sweater Weather, but I'll make time to show her what a god I am. On and off the ice.

After quitting his job at a toxic company, Shiro Amata moves into the house his grandmother left him in her will. There, he soon makes two life-changing discoveries: one, his grandmother was really a witch from another world, and two, said other world is just on the other side of her closet door! Thanks to a book she left for Shiro, he also manages to obtain an all-powerful skill called "Equivalent Exchange," which allows him to turn money from his world into otherworldly currency and vice versa.

As the team’s publicist, I desperately need a football player to be the face of our charity calendar. Turns out our one-time party boy receiver Jones Beckett needs a savvy PR woman to manage his new good guy rep. Sounds like a simple give and take, even though I’ll be traveling around the country, snapping pictures of the sexy athlete holding rescue kittens and puppies. Still, I’m dedicated to my job, so I'll stick to my iron-clad rule—don't date a player. And never ever fall for one. No matter how charming, big-hearted and devilishly clever the man is.

I never meant to lie to my parents about my job—I only wanted to make them proud. So when Dad asks me to return to New York to manage the renovation of a townhouse he owns, I can't say no, even though I'm in way over my head. But the real challenge comes in the form of Kyle, the gruff and ruggedly-handsome foreman, eighteen years my senior and my father's best friend. We clash on everything, except for the chemistry that sizzles between us—chemistry he stubbornly denies.

Die neue Reihe der Autorin des Bestsellers DUNBRIDGE ACADEMY. Nicht nur am Set des Blockbusters Infinity Falling fliegen zwischen Holly Triano und Ruben Belton die Fetzen. Auch bei allen anderen Anlässen, zu denen die Manager ihre Schützlinge Aven Amenta und Hayes Chamberlain begleiten, kriegen sie sich in die Haare. Schließlich sind sie erbitterte Rivalen in einer Welt, in der man nichts geschenkt bekommt.

After years of working my butt off, I'm finally living the life I always wanted. I have a job I love, friends who've become family, and I'm enjoying the freedom of being single. Then Sebastian, my childhood rival, moves back to town, and my perfect life is thrown into chaos. We've always hated each other, but now there's something else between us. Something wild and primal. Something that wants to make Sebastian submit as much as it wants to claim him.

A humorous mystery with elements of suspense and thrillers, What Grows from the Dead is set in present-day small-town North Carolina, not far from the mysterious Uwharrie Forest.

I'm Luna Josling, owner of Sweet Water's most popular clothing boutique and known as an all-around shy artist. And after I catch my long-term boyfriend cheating on me in a totally humiliating way, I'm more than ready to escape my small town for a while. Who better to do that with than my best friend, Brad Washbrook? The only catch? I have to pretend to be his fiancé for two weeks while he attends a retreat for a prospective company partnership. It should be easy, right?

Drei tödliche Prüfungen, ein erbarmungsloser General und ein Feind, der hinter den Schatten der Finsternis wartet ... "Wo Licht und Dunkelheit aufeinandertreffen, lauern Tod und Schrecken." Die einundzwanzigjährige Adalyn Sterling verpflichtet sich zum Dienst des Lichtkriegers, um den langersehnten Traum ihrer Schwester zu erfüllen, die durch den Schattenerben ihr Leben verlor. Doch bevor sie in die königliche Armee von Solas aufgenommen wird, muss sie drei tödliche Prüfungen bestehen, die nicht nur hartes Kampftraining, sondern auch die Gabe der Lichtbeschwörung erfordern.

Ich weiß, wohin ich gehöre. Ich kenne die Regeln und wollte sie niemals brechen ... bis ich Grace traf. In einer Nacht, in der die Dunkelheit zu meinem Verbündeten wird, trifft mein Blick auf Grace - eine Verlockung, die ich niemals erwarten konnte. Ihr geheimnisvoller Charme zieht mich an wie ein Magnet, und plötzlich ist nichts mehr so, wie es war. Es ist das Knistern zwischen uns, das unsere Begegnung so gefährlich macht. Sie ist das Feuer, das mich verbrennen und für immer zeichnen kann. Doch hinter ihrer verführerischen Fassade verbirgt sich eine Welt voller Geheimnisse und Gefahr.