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Die ganzen, in diesem Buch verfassten Geschichten meiner Ehe, sind authentisch. Rückblickend bin ich selbst erstaunt, was in dieser Zeit alles passiert ist. Vieles liest sich wie ein Abenteuer, andere Begebenheiten waren recht skurril. Auch schwere Schicksalsschläge mussten gemeistert werden. Die Skala war in diesen 59 Jahren sehr breit gefächert. Natürlich ist noch sehr viel mehr passiert, aber das alles nieder zu schreiben würde den Rahmen sprengen. Ich möchte die Leser unterhalten und nicht ermüden. Gerade die junge Generation hat mich ermuntert, über meine Erlebnisse ein Buch zu verfassen.

Gina Taormina had a crush on Darien Foster since before she could remember, until the day he’d humiliated her in school. Fifteen years later, the sight of him still leaves her cold. Exotic dancer Darien has come back to town to set a few things to rights. One of those is the mess he made for Gina during their teenage years...and maybe rekindle the flames they’d once had. But the only way to melt the snow around Gina’s heart is to turn up the heat, both on the job...and off.

Born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, Nemonte Nenquimo was taught about plant medicines, foraging, oral storytelling, and shamanism by her elders. Age 14, she left the forest for the first time to study with an evangelical missionary group in the city. Eventually, her ancestors began appearing in her dreams, pleading with her to return and embrace her own culture. She listened. Two decades later, Nemonte has emerged as one of the most forceful voices in climate-change activism.

Lügen haben schöne Beine. Die amerikanische Erbin Daisy Vanreid versucht verzweifelt der Heirat mit einem alten, unattraktiven Aristokraten zu entkommen, die ihr Vater für sie eingefädelt hat. Sie würde alles tun, um diesem Elend zu entgehen - sogar den berüchtigten Duke of Trent in eine Ehe drängen. Dass sie jedoch nach der Hochzeit ihr Herz an ihren gutaussehenden Ehemann verliert, gehörte nicht zu ihrem Plan.

What happens when you let go of the past? Determined to find out who's behind the mysterious shadow organization, Rae and Gabriel embark upon a secret mission that doesn't go as planned. Stripped of their powers and trapped in a prison beneath the ground, they find themselves face to face with the last person in the world they expected to see. A person with a story that strikes a little too close to home.

Folge 4: Der Jane-Austen-Fanclub organisiert einen großen Ball - und June ist eingeladen! Zu ihrer großen Überraschung ist unter den Gästen auch ein alter Bekannter: Detective Sergeant Darcy. Zwischen June und dem attraktiven Polizisten knistert es... doch dann geschieht etwas Schreckliches: Die Sponsorin der Veranstaltung bricht plötzlich zusammen und stirbt - offenbar an einer allergischen Reaktion. Schnell stellt sich heraus, dass Darcys Schwester Elizabeth der jungen Frau einen Streich spielen wollte.

Step into the captivating world of "In the Cage" by Henry James. This audiobook immerses you in the life of a young telegraphist in London, whose interactions with high-society clients provide her a window into their private lives. As she navigates this unique position, you'll be drawn into a tale of social observations, secrets, and personal yearnings. James' masterful prose delves into the complexities of class divides and the human desire for connection. With its exploration of hidden desires, the story offers a fascinating glimpse into the contrasts between public personas and private truths.

Eis und Feuer kämpfen um Rubys Liebe. Doch ihr Herz gehört der Dunkelheit. Nach den Ereignissen am Feuerhof steht Rubys Welt Kopf. Sie ist nicht nur die Kronprinzessin der Firebloods, sie ist zudem die Tochter des grausamen Gottes Eurus, der die Welt mit furchtbaren Schattenwesen überziehen will. Auch Rubys Gefühle sind in Aufruhr, denn obwohl sie den Frostkönig Arcus liebt, verfolgen Kais feurige Augen sie bis in den Schlaf. Als Ruby, Arcus und Kai ins Frostreich zurückkehren, um Eurus' Pläne zu vereiteln, stehen sie plötzlich einem mächtigen Feind gegenüber.

In Black Walden: Slavery and Its Aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts, Elise Lemire brings to life the former slaves of Walden Woods, and the men and women who held them in bondage during the 18th century. After charting the rise of Concord slaveholder John Cuming, Black Walden follows the struggles of Cuming's slave, Brister, as he attempts to build a life for himself after 35 years of enslavement.

Wren and Rose rule the kingdom of Eana. But an ancient, powerful enemy moves in the shadows. Oonagh, the twins’ evil undead ancestor, is creating a terrifying army, and she is determined to fight for the throne. Rose must gather support from the four corners of the kingdom whilst she wrestles with what the future holds for her and her beloved Shen. Meanwhile, Wren and Alarik set out to destroy the curse that both unites and weakens them. Caught between the King of Gevra and his Captain of the Guard, Tor, Wren must decide where her heart truly lies.

In the wake of a war-torn era, Sawyer Samuels returns home bearing both physical and emotional scars. Fate reunites him with Devon Dwyer, the woman who once turned down his marriage proposal. Though their love never waned, the ghosts of their past stand between them. Can they navigate the path of forgiveness and healing to rekindle the flames of their lost love?

The history of the Episcopal Church is intimately bound up with the history of empire. The two grew in tandem in the modern era, and as they grew they developed particular ideologies and practices around race. As slavery was carried over into the new political formations of the United States, so too were racially based exclusions carried over in the Episcopal Church. Mission, Race, and Empire presents a new history of the Episcopal Church from its origins in the early British Empire up to the present, told through the lenses of empire and race.

After a publicly humiliating divorce, best-selling author Emma Volant runs away to hide in the seaside English village of Amberwick, where she doesn’t know another living soul. She wants nothing more than to surrender to her broken heart in private. However, when the locals discover their newest resident is world famous, they gather at the local pub and hatch a plan to draw Emma out of her self-imposed isolation, hoping her celebrity status will elevate the village’s reputation to something more than a holiday hotspot....

I Love to Take a Bath! is a delightful rhyming bedtime story for babies and toddlers. Follow Nate as he "climbs in the tub to scrub, scrub, scrub!" Adorable rhyming patterns make this a pleasing story for little ones. I Love to Take a Bath! is sure to be a favorite bedtime story for both children and parents!

Esther Nilson is an intellectual woman who values debate and political discourse almost as much as she values life itself. Until she is asked to give a lecture on famed artist Hugo Rask, and falls hopelessly in love with him. She abandons her relationships, her home, her friends and her self esteem, as her world begins to revolve around the existence of Hugo Rask. They strike up a casual relationship, but she sees it as much more

Home is where the heart is…unless that home burns to the ground. When Guilder University is attacked, it's all hands on deck. Agents are called in from all corners of the globe. The alumni reunite to protect the younger generation and safeguard the future of the school. But things aren't as simple as they seem.

Sovereign Galashin Mathis, the leader of the Amazons, could do nothing but keep sending her sisters and brothers to battle, even when their enemies seemed to be infallible and invincible. Lord Scalemon's army of demons and monsters are relentless in their attacks, brutal in annihilating the Amazons, and ruthless in fulfilling their master's wishes. Sovereign Mathis' brave warriors have no time to spare to mourn their fallen comrades. They have no choice but to continue fighting against the onslaught of evil threatening to take over their land.

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is an irresistible blend of literature and memoir revealing the big experiences and little moments that shaped Ann Patchett as a daughter, wife, friend and writer. Here, Ann Patchett shares entertaining and moving stories about her tumultuous childhood, her painful early divorce, the excitement of selling her first book, driving a Winnebago from Montana to Yellowstone Park, her joyous discovery of opera, scaling a six-foot wall in order to join the Los Angeles Police Department and more.

After an 18-month absence caused by a fire that destroyed her house and nearly incinerated her, Electra Kittner is now ready to re-enter her life’s “multiverse arena”, which she must now reset. She needed the solitude to recalibrate herself, physically and mentally, after a supra-international conspiracy tried to terminate her. And she has a new identity–Native American Indian Professor Electra Alisha Kirchner–for whom Indira the Singularity has created all documentation necessary to cover her early 30s.

Now that the island will have its own teacher for the first time in decades, Rebecca Ahearn is tasked with making financial arrangements to build a new school room. While on the mainland, she barges straight into her first—and only—love, a woman she hasn’t seen in over 40 years. Suddenly, the choices she has made for her life seem empty, and she begins to wonder if it was worth the sacrifice.