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After serving three years in jail for a brother, Kings of Chaos enforcer Shadow is done denying himself. The silent man, known for making problems disappear, spent years holding on to a secret that kept him from the one thing he wants most: Blue. Beneath the hardened exterior of this warrior rests a heart that beats for one woman. Laying all his cards on the table, he risks upsetting the balance among the Strongs and the club to complete the family he always wanted.

Ein kleiner Ort im ländlichen Louisiana. Seine afroamerikanischen Bewohner blicken mit Stolz auf eine lange Tradition und Geschichte, und vor allem auf ihre Kinder, die von Generation zu Generation hellhäutiger zu werden scheinen. Stella und Desiree etwa, Zwillingsschwestern von ganz unterschiedlichem Wesen. Aber in einem sind sie sich einig: Hier sehen sie keine Zukunft für sich. In New Orleans trennen sich ihre Wege. Denn Stella tritt unbemerkt in eine nur weißen Amerikanern vorbehaltene Welt - und bricht alle Brücken hinter sich ab.

Ein kleiner Ort im ländlichen Louisiana. Seine afroamerikanischen Bewohner blicken mit Stolz auf eine lange Tradition und Geschichte, und vor allem auf ihre Kinder, die von Generation zu Generation hellhäutiger zu werden scheinen. Stella und Desiree etwa, Zwillingsschwestern von ganz unterschiedlichem Wesen. Aber in einem sind sie sich einig: Hier sehen sie keine Zukunft für sich. In New Orleans trennen sich ihre Wege. Denn Stella tritt unbemerkt in eine nur weißen Amerikanern vorbehaltene Welt - und bricht alle Brücken hinter sich ab.

FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR NON-FICTION Interrogating our ideas of race through the lens of her own multi-racial identity, critically acclaimed novelist Tessa McWatt turns her eye on herself, her body and this world in a powerful new work of non-fiction. Tessa McWatt has been...

Good quality sleep is vital for well-being, yet one in ten adults in the UK experience sleep problems at some point in their lives, affecting mood and general health. Are you one of them? Wendy Green explains the wake/sleep cycle, and offers practical advice and a holistic approach to help you combat insomnia, including simple lifestyle and dietary changes and DIY natural therapies.

Kenzie is covering a high-society wedding in New York when she learns her investigative reporter friend, Liesl, has been murdered. The last time she spoke to Liesl, Kenzie asked her to look into a cold case–a man who drugged and raped young women.

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Tala has returned to her new home, her mission successful, and her money-pouch temporarily refilled. Gold is still an ever present concern, but more pressing hurdles lie before her. Her inscriptions have been renewed and completed, granting her newfound power that she must learn to control, and she has a long list of tasks to complete before she can join the ranks of the powerful Archons.

Alfred braucht Geld für ein Geschenk zum Hochzeitstag und erlebt ein Trauma. Der Geldautomat verwehrt ihm seit Tagen den Zugriff auf sein Konto. Die Betreuerin versichert ihm, dass es seinen Ersparnissen gut gehe, dass sie aber gerade auf "Geschäftsreise" seien. Und der smarte Bankdirektor will über alles reden, nur nicht über Finanzen, dieses Thema langweilt ihn zu Tode. Lieber präsentiert er dem verzweifelten Kunden die Bank der Zukunft, die das Menschliche in den Vordergrund stellt. Was vor allem bei Ulli, Alfreds Ehefrau, überraschend gut ankommt.

At the end of the world, zombies may not be the monsters we should fear. The faithful have been blinded by the evil that hid among them. The twisted gospel is so perverted that it leads them to commit unspeakable debauchery and depravity on the same level as the peevies. The exposed pastor, Mike Brown, and his wife, Lauren, face the all-consuming vengeance of their once beloved congregation.

Olivia Whitaker has lost her fortune. Without her father’s credit card to keep her afloat and no college education, she’s lucky to land herself a job as a waitress in a private members’ club in London. As she adjusts to her new normal, her main priority is to piece her life back together, so when she meets a beautiful and intriguing member, Olivia is torn between desire and a fear of losing her job.

Legal, illegal – ganz egal! Drei Frauen auf der Suche nach Gerechtigkeit und Liebe Als die drei Freundinnen Nele, Fiona und Hermine unverschuldet in existenzielle Nöte geraten, ist Schluss mit lieb und nett. Um sich und ihre Kinder über Wasser zu halten, gehen sie aufs Ganze: Mit Witz, Fantasie und einer guten Portion krimineller Energie holen sie sich einfach, was sie brauchen. Dabei geraten sie in jede Menge skurriler Situationen und finden am Ende, womit sie am wenigsten gerechnet haben: die Liebe. Eine charmante Komödie über Haben und Sein, nicht zuletzt auch über die ganz großen Gefühle.

Light-skinned Black woman Irene Redfield encounters an old childhood friend - Clare - who is now "passing" as a White woman. Clare is married to a racist White man, who doesn't know she has African American blood. In spite of the danger of being found out by her husband and society at large, she finds herself helplessly drawn to Irene's world.

My name is Ally Prince, and I've always been unlucky in love. I don't know why, I just always...have. When all of my best friends were falling for their soul mates in college, I was left behind. I was Ally, the pretty cousin of superstar quarterback Romeo Prince. I was Ally, the best friend to the most amazing group of girls I've ever known - a title I loved, but one I became tired of just being. And I was Ally, the one on which they could all rely. But to me, I was Ally, the girl with the heart no one had claimed....

Forget life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.... Surviving is a feat in and of itself. Seventeen-year-old Ellie Hudson immerses herself in the few things the Supply Wars haven't destroyed - her ranch work and secret baseball games with her best friend. But her power-hungry stepmother is leading a group of domestic terrorists in an effort to start another Civil War and frame Ellie as the instigator. Ellie’s lost her father, her home, and her country, but nothing can rob her of her need to preserve the American dream - or what’s left of it.

Als Ärztin für Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten sind Tabus das tägliche Brot von Yael Adler. Nichts Menschliches ist ihr fremd. Doch jeden Tag begegnet sie in ihrer Praxis Menschen, die lange still vor sich hin leiden, sich schämen und schweigen. Da geht es um Hautausschläge an sehr privaten Stellen, um Juckreiz am Po, den Verdacht auf eine Geschlechtskrankheit oder Probleme im Bett, um Körpergerüche, Blähungen und Verstopfungen, um übermäßigen Haarwuchs oder Fußpilz. Diesen Menschen kann geholfen werden! Hier erzählt Yael Adler unverkrampft und humorvoll von allen Tabuzonen des menschlichen Körpers.

Trying to get your life together? Got three dead houseplants, no debit card and an exploded yoghurt in your bag? Useful, funny and life-affirming, Nobody Panic is an instruction manual for anyone with absolutely no idea what they're doing. From the creators of the critically acclaimed podcast comes a series of how-to guides for everything from job interviews to leaving a WhatsApp group, from understanding the oven to dealing with your best friend's new (astoundingly dull) partner. There's also a poem about taxes.

While Tala is still burdened with an overly large debt, she needs to balance repayment with learning opportunities and surviving the arcanous creatures increasingly focused on her. Additionally, she must explore her newly acquired magical items, investigate a potentially lethal source of consumable power, and get back home with the caravan, trusting her defensive magics to keep her whole. She has found that the world is bigger than she ever imagined, and what she had thought was the peak of power is only the beginning of her journey as a Mage.

Ella Gallaher wants to be taken seriously. She has lived a privileged life, but there's more to her than shopping all day and partying all night. She wants a second chance at life to show she can make a difference. The owners at Make It Easy Designs recognize the promise in Ella and ask her to join them. She is well on her way to a meaningful career when Gia Augustino comes to live with her Aunt Dru. Ella finds a friend in Gia who sees her for the woman she wants to be. However, Gia's determined to put a little fun back into Ella's too-serious life.

INSTANT #1 TORONTO STAR and GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER Sophie Grégoire Trudeau invites readers on a deeply personal journey toward self-knowledge, acceptance, and empowerment, drawing on the expertise of top psychologists, psychiatrists, scientists, and thought leaders. As a passionate advocate...