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Lore has it that Dragons are vile, evil creatures—so human’s must be the righteous ones. But are they really? Get ready to dive headfirst into the fray as fearless defenders clash with fierce Dragons in heart-stopping action throughout the country. From pulse-pounding firefights, with literal fire, to jaw-dropping heroics, these adrenaline-fueled tales will thrust you into the world of dragons.

Maren kann Nicholas Hunt nicht ausstehen - und das aus gutem Grund. Schon vor ihrer Ankunft auf dem prachtvollen Anwesen seiner Großmutter ist seine Meinung über sie von Vorurteilen geprägt, und ihr erster Eindruck von ihm könnte ebenfalls nicht schlechter sein. Sein arrogantes, kaltes Wesen lässt keinen Zweifel daran, dass er der Typ Mann ist, dem man besser aus dem Weg geht. Doch trotz der weitläufigen Gärten von Rosethorn scheint es unmöglich, Abstand zu halten. Immer wieder kreuzen sich ihre Wege, und die Spannungen zwischen ihnen sind greifbar.

The North American Jules Verne Society is pleased to present its first-ever anthology of short stories, written by a select group of modern authors, inspired by classics like Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days, and other novels and stories by the 19th-century master of “Extraordinary Voyages,” Jules Verne.

Locan was once the deadliest man in the Dominion. Now he’s a nobody—a stranger living quietly at the edge of the world. And that’s just how he likes it. But when bandits raid his home in the night, killing and burning, Locan is forced to reveal his skill with a blade. A vicious enemy ordered the attack—someone Locan thought he killed years ago. But the vampire Solis Deadhand is alive. And far to the north he is building an empire of blood and magic.

A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children (2007), the quintessential compendium of raising gifted children, has been revised! In this new edition, coauthors Edward R. Amend Psy.D., Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC, and Janet Gore, M.Ed. reinforce the reliable approaches originally explored in the first edition, while drawing extensively on the wealth of research and information developed over the last 15 years in the areas of neuroscience, psychology, and education.

How to Make Money in Business Online is your shortcut to turning ideas into income. No fluff, no filler—just the exact strategies you need to build, grow, and scale an online business that actually makes money. From finding the right opportunities to mastering the systems that drive profit, this book is your step-by-step guide to crushing it in the digital world. This isn’t a book full of theory or vague success stories. It’s a playbook packed with actionable insights and proven methods that you can start using immediately. You’ll gain clarity on the steps needed to go from zero to scalable.

In this book, three leading researchers and clinicians share what they have learned from treating and studying chronically traumatized individuals across more than 65 years of collective experience. Based on the theory of structural dissociation of the personality in combination with a Janetian psychology of action, the authors have developed a model of phase-oriented treatment that focuses on the identification and treatment of structural dissociation and related maladaptive mental and behavioral actions.

In the courtyard of the Pacific Heights building, a local waitress is found dead. Five apartments overlook the murder scene. Five people witnessed a crime take place. Finding the killer should be simple. Except none of the witnesses' stories match. They all saw something - from a different angle, at a different time. None of them saw everything. Anyone could be the killer.

Don’t Feed the Ducks is a charming children's tale about the dangers of feeding ducks on the pond, as the ducks grow too dependent and forget how to fend for themselves! Don’t Feed the Ducks is a wonderful metaphor for all of God's animals and people, teaching children everywhere that true love requires us to help keep them free and self-reliant as they were created to be, rather than... dependent.

Scarlett steht kurz vor ihrem Ziel, eine der renommiertesten Anwältinnen in Chicago zu werden. Nach nur vier Wochen in ihrem neuen Job scheint alles perfekt - wäre da nur nicht Hudson Rhodes, der charismatische Seniorpartner und ihr direkter Vorgesetzter. Zwischen ihnen herrscht ein erbitterter Wettkampf, der sowohl im Büro als auch im Sitzungssaal tobt. Doch je heftiger ihre Auseinandersetzungen werden, desto mehr knistert es zwischen ihnen. Inmitten von Rivalität und Anziehung stellt sich bald die Frage: Was zählt wirklich im Spiel um Macht und Leidenschaft?

Eine uralte Magie erhebt sich ... und niemand wird ihr entkommen. Jahrzehnte nachdem Andrick Barrelbreaker den Thron von Erland für seinen Bruder Hessian erkämpft und die rebellischen Adelshäuser zerschmettert hat, herrscht noch immer ein brüchiger Frieden. Als der einzige Sohn des Königs ermordet wird, stürzen Erland samt seinem vor Kummer wahnsinnig gewordenen Herrscher in eine Krise – und der neue Erbe Rymond Prindian wird vor nichts zurückschrecken, um seinen Anspruch zu sichern.

Every small-town girl has known a Sawyer Garnett. He’s the dimpled dreamboat we used to fantasize about in algebra class, the hometown heartbreaker with no shortage of outraged exes. But unlike most golden boys, this one didn’t peak in high school. Oh, no, no. Like the fine wine at the vineyard he’s the literal heir to, Sawyer’s only gotten better with age. Nobody is more annoyed that karma has yet to find Sawyer than my best friend, his old flame. Just hearing his name makes her curse the day he was born.

Buckle up for an explosive ride into the heart of battle with 'Contested Landing' – the ultimate anthology of military science fiction that'll leave you on the edge of your seat! Get ready to dive headfirst into the fray as fearless defenders clash with relentless invaders in heart-pounding actions across the cosmos. From pulse-pounding firefights to jaw-dropping heroics, these adrenaline-fueled tales will thrust you into the heart of interstellar conflict like never before.

Audrey und Noah hassen sich und machen sich den Arbeitsalltag an der Lindale Middle School gegenseitig zur Hölle. Und jedes Jahr freuen sie sich auf die Sommerferien, um den anderen nicht ertragen müssen. Der Schuldirektor stellt jedoch in diesem Jahr einen üppigen Bonus in Aussicht. Die Bedingung: eine achte Klasse als Aufsichtspersonal drei Wochen nach Rom zu begleiten. Weder Audrey noch Noah möchten sich diese Chance entgehen lassen und als keiner von beiden nachgibt, sagen beide zu.

Es klang nach einem perfekten Plan: Die mittellose Taylor schlüpft in Männerklamotten und bewirbt sich auf die Stellenausschreibung bei Lockwood Construction. Schließlich sind gute Jobs in der Kleinstadt eine Seltenheit. Eigentlich wäre alles ganz einfach, wenn nicht ausgerechnet der rücksichtslose und arrogante Ethan Stone ihr Chef wäre. Denn nach einer unschönen ersten Begegnung in einer Bar, sind beide wild entschlossen, dem anderen nichts zu schenken. Statt Taylor zu entlassen, macht Ethan sie zu seiner Assistentin und quält sie mit seiner schlechten Laune.

Adelina is content to be a humble librarian with no magic, organizing ordinary books and leaving the magical section of the library to the management of the mysterious creature called a cervara . . . until she finds a misshelved spellbook that refuses to stay in its proper place. Despite warnings from the College of Magic and her superiors, she decides to return the book to the magical section, where she befriends the mysterious creature. Contrary to what she's been told, the cervara is trying to protect humanity from dangerous magic by hoarding it in the library.

It’s been four months since glaciologist Rachael Beckett left her husband and daughter to join an urgent research trip to a remote field station deep in the Antarctic. But after losing all communication with her crew at base camp, she’s trapped and alone–and running out of supplies. The only information she has about what’s gone so catastrophically wrong is an emergency radio broadcast playing on a loop: a nuclear war has broken out, and Rachael might be the last survivor on Earth.

From an unmissable voice in epic fantasy comes the final novel in a trilogy where guilds clash, magic fuels machines, and an all-out war has consumed an empire.

Sean goes to live with his mother in America, and it is far from the utopia that he had anticipated. He is thrust into an unfamiliar world of crazy kids, drugs, and falling in love with beautiful Mystery. It's just too much for a clueless 16-year-old to handle and he finds himself in the most precarious predicaments, only to be rescued at the last moment by some divine intervention. Let's hope the Hood Gods are merciful!

Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians. When you consider the depth of literary talent available over the extraordinary length of Queen Victoria’s reign, allied to the fascination with their all things spiritual on ‘the other side’, then perhaps it’s simply right place, right time. Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known facts are that if you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chill, that foreboding of dread, then look no further than ‘The Victorian Ghost Story’ for your listening pleasure.