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"Denk immer daran, dass Rosen Dornen haben. Sie sind nicht nur schön anzusehen, sondern können Schmerz verursachen." Die Tage der Kindheit sollten erfüllt sein von Wärme und Licht. Rosalies waren tiefschwarz. Wenn sie an ihre ersten Monate auf dieser Welt zurückdachte, verspürte sie keine Zufriedenheit in ihrem Herzen, sondern hatte einen salzigen Geschmack im Mund.

Perfect for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link, Jo Paquette’s Stories I Told My Dead Lover contains eight searing tales of psychological horror that probe the darkest and most deeply buried parts of the human psyche. A child is forced to grow up too soon. A woman trusts her doctor too much. An abandoned woman isn’t as alone as she thinks. An idyllic holiday masks an unspeakable act of violence. Driven, desperate, fighting for the power to choose their own fate, Paquette’s characters dare to push back at the walls that hold them in.

Mount Orange, Florida, is famous for two things: cerulean freshwater springs, ideal for free divers who aren't afraid of lurking gators. And the gruesome cold case murder of best friends, Bailey and Celeste, twenty years ago. Bailey and Celeste's murders cast a permanent darkness over sunny Mount Orange. Tru has always lived in that shadow. Now she's supposed to head to FSU in the fall with her boyfriend, but those unsolved murders—and the death of her own sister—invade her every thought. It’s only in the shadowy deep of Hidden Glen Springs that she can breathe.

Miss Maisie Beaufort has no intention of running away ever again. She’s more than ready to return home after a decade in the midst of society and take charge of her life as a spinster businesswoman. Nothing will distract her. Especially not her first love, the rebel who destroyed her young heart... Apollo Everly always knew Maisie was too good for small town life…and for a spare heir like him. He never stopped wanting her, though.

Desperate to join the expedition searching for her mother and the other missing Botanists, Daisy and her friends abandon the safety of magical Mallowmarsh. Facing danger on the high seas, they find themselves pursued across the waves by ruthless Grim Reapers. But they will need help to defeat these dangerous enemies. Their greatest hope: to find the legendary Iffenwild, a mysterious city hidden beyond the sea and lost to time. New discoveries await, and a strange botanical magic stirs beneath the waves.

Rachel et Vincent s'aiment depuis l'adolescence. Une passion indéfectible. L'avenir semble tout tracé jusqu'au jour où, l'avant-veille de leur mariage, Vincent disparaît. On retrouve sa moto accidentée sur le bord de la route, mais pas de corps. Six ans plus tard, Rachel s'est reconstruite. Mais son monde s'écroule à nouveau quand, au détour d'une rue parisienne, elle l'aperçoit. Vincent. C'est lui, elle en est sûre.

It was a mistake to trust him. Shivering and bruised, a teen wakes up on the side of a dirt road with no memory of how she got there—or who she is. The police don’t know where she came from until a frantic man arrives at the station. He’s been searching for her for hours. He has her school ID, her birth certificate, and even family photos.

Quinn Darkova kehrt nach einer langen Reise zurück und ist bereit, ihrem König zu dienen. Lazarus Fierté konnte den Thron für sich beanspruchen, doch der ist hart umkämpft. Die Bluterben erheben ihren Anspruch, doch das lässt Quinn nicht zu. Als sie ihrem König zur Seite steht, kommt ihre Grausamkeit zum Vorschein und lässt die Menschen, die sie liebt, fassungslos zurück.

When the Head introduces a no-dating policy for staff, Michael thinks he’s found the perfect solution. He loves the beautiful and creative Jen, so cue an elaborate proposal with a castle, Pachelbel’s Canon, and a treasure hunt with Jane Austen quotes. Three months is enough to plan a wedding, right? Listen today to find out!

"Markus Del Reyes, ich verstoße dich." Ich habe keine andere Wahl. Ich kann nicht den Rest meines Lebens mit einem Partner verbringen, der mich unsere gesamte Kindheit tyrannisiert hat. Ich mag eine verfluchte Wandlerin sein, unfähig zu wandeln, aber verzweifelt bin ich nicht – zumindest nicht, bis der oberste Alpha mich aus dem Haus des Feuers und des Fluorits verstößt, weil ich seinen Sohn zurückgewiesen habe.

Alexander Larman completes his acclaimed Windsor family trilogy, using rare and previously unseen documents to illuminate their unique family dynamic. Through his chronicling of events like the Royal Wedding, George VI’s death and the discovery of the Duke of Windsor’s treacherous activities in WWII, Larman paints a vivid portrait of the end of one sovereign’s reign and the beginning of another’s that heralded a new Elizabethan Age which would bring power and glory back to a monarchy desperately in need of it.

Alex Walker has always looked up to her perfect older sister. Maddie has succeeded in all the ways Alex has not: She escaped their hometown and seems to have put the memories of their unstable childhood behind her. But despite the different paths their lives have taken, the two sisters made a pact to spend one week together every summer. It was a promise they’d never broken . . . until now.

Freund weg, Job weg: Die 27-jährige Amy Orgullo hat von München die Nase voll. Da kommt der Brief ihrer Tante gerade recht. Sie will ihre Estancia, eine Alpaka-Farm in Argentinien, für Touristen öffnen. Ob Amy helfen will? Und wie! Sieben Wochen später beginnt für Amy das Landleben mit Tante Morena, Machos und viel zu starkem Mate-Tee. Die größte Herausforderung ist Nicolás, ein schweigsamer, gefährlich gut aussehender Gaucho. Ständig gerät Amy mit ihm aneinander, bis sie gemeinsam ein Alpakafohlen vor einer wilden Hundemeute retten. Plötzlich werden sie Freunde – und mehr.

Power and Glory brings us to the dramatic conclusion of Larman's 'Windsors trilogy'. It begins with the fallout from the revelation of the Duke of Windsor's wartime treachery, and ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. In between, it depicts a monarchy - and a country - struggling to cope with the aftermath of World War Two, in an era where old certainties have been replaced by the rise of a new, uncertain world, and where love, tragedy and modernity battle for supremacy.

Quinn Darkova kehrt zurück nach Hause und steht den Menschen gegenüber, die sie einst in die Sklaverei verkauft haben – ihren Eltern. Es gibt nur eines, das sie antreibt: ihre Rache. Vergeltung für zehn Jahre Schmerzen und Demütigung... und die Wiedergutmachung von allem Unrecht. Lazarus Fierté ahnt, dass es in Quinns Heimat nicht um seine Belange geht, doch er braucht ihr Volk auf seiner Seite.

Lazarus Fierté hat die mächtige Magierin Quinn Darkova an sich gebunden. Mit jedem Tag auf ihrer langen Reise spürt er, dass die Warnungen seiner Anhänger nicht unbegründet sind. Doch er ist sich Quinns Loyalität bewusst – und noch etwas anderem, das ein Mann wie Lazarus niemals zulassen kann. Gemeinsam schließen sie Bündnisse, überwinden hinterhältige Anschläge und dunklen Verrat. Lazarus’ Ziel ist in greifbarer Nähe. Er kann den Thron erobern, doch Quinn verheimlicht ihm etwas: Ihre Sehnsüchte reichen weit über ihre Loyalität hinaus.

Siobhan Harris doesn’t think of her minimum-wage life in Manhattan as aspirational, but when her debut novel is published, she becomes an instant bestseller and a romance sensation. With fame comes foes, however, and Siobhan finds herself embroiled in a Twitter feud that’s about to change the course of her career just as it’s beginning.

Some people are born with a natural 'go-get-'em' approach. For most of us, however, selling does not come naturally. This book demystifies the art of getting people to buy - whether it is as simple as convincing your friends to agree to your restaurant recommendation, or as complex as getting people to buy your million- dollar proposal at work. The book is a toolkit for self-exploration, analysis, learning and action plan development framed in a 5-week programme for building your unique sales self.

Zadie Belle can't catch a break, but she's more determined than ever to help catch a killer in Book 3 of the Belle Sister Cozy Mysteries. When her sister Darla Belle's friend from New York is found dead on the mountain near their town of Riverbend Junction, Arkansas, Zadie is worried. When the man who caused Darla Belle to flee home in the first place shows up as well, she's just plain mad. To top it off, a drifter arrived on the train and disappeared into the forest about the same time and only pops up to cause trouble.

In this vibrant and eye-opening book, economist and broadcaster Dharshini David follows the course of an average day to reveal the green changes that are already taking place in every aspect of our world. Exploring industries such as energy, food, fashion, technology, manufacturing and finance, she asks what is happening, how quickly, who is driving it all and what it means for us.