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The Birthday Boys tells the story of Scott's doomed expedition through the voices of five men on the voyage. As Scott, Petty Officer Taff Evans, ship's doctor Edward Wilson, Lieutenant Henry Bowers and Captain Lawrence Oates step forward for their place in the narrative, the reader is gripped by the characters themselves alongside the vividly evoked period.

Spanning 400 years, Drax of Drax Hall is a story of a plantation owning dynasty that has never been told. It all started when James Drax, one of the first settlers in Barbados in 1627, founded the British sugar industry. His descendants went on to write the book on how to run a slave plantation. For more than two hundred years, the family enslaved up to 330 people at any time and became enormously rich.

Sometimes when you meet your person, you immediately click, and all the pieces of your life fall into place. Instant best friends. Platonic soulmates. Hockey buddies and vacation partners. And sometimes, you don't even know you've fallen in love. When a joke about marrying my best friend is taken seriously, we embark on making it happen. I mean, Etna makes a strong argument for marriage, even though it was my teasing idea, so who am I to argue? For seven months, we hurtle toward a wedding and a life together that allows us to be best friends forever.

A deadly curse. A legendary detective. A mystery on the misty moors. This groundbreaking new recording, performed by Golden Voice narrator Simon Jones, brings Conan Doyle’s haunting masterpiece to life with wit, warmth, and spine-tingling precision. After the story, enjoy two unique extras: A Student Guide, as if told by Sherlock Holmes himself—witty, insightful, and full of deductive brilliance.

Nach dem Tod seiner Mutter kämpft der 17-jährige Leopold Berry damit, den hohen Ansprüchen seines Vaters gerecht zu werden. Immer wieder passieren ihm merkwürdige Dinge, und als ihm Visionen der TV-Serie »Sunderworld« erscheinen, weiht er schließlich seinen Freund Emmet ein. Gemeinsam finden sie heraus, dass Sunderworld viel mehr ist als eine alte Fantasyserie aus den Neunzigerjahren: Die magische Welt ist real und in großer Gefahr! Wurde Leopold auserwählt, Sunderworld zu retten? Nur zu gern würde er beweisen, dass mehr in ihm steckt, als sein Vater denkt.

Robbie Macgregor is the bastard son of a French Aristocrat and a Scottish servant. Unwanted by his father and finding himself without wealth and power, he is still despised by the masses. Forced to join the French army to avoid the guillotine, his new career gives him chance to be reborn. As a Chasseur à Cheval and through action and heroism, Robbie is involved with the capture of the Dutch Fleet on the Texel and the conquest of Malta, catching the eye of a young French General, Napoleon Bonaparte, who is quickly rising to power.

I’ve sworn off pack life forever- especially after my ex-wolf pack left me for dead years ago in the rain. Living amongst the humans hiding my omega nature is peaceful. A life with books, taking my heat suppressant pill religiously everyday along with my scent blocker creams. I love my quiet life as a librarian. Well until three giant wolf alpha shifters walk right into my library during a massive storm. And my omega heat begins. But when I find out I’m pregnant weeks later, the alphas have demands that I live with them. I’m not quite ready for pack life yet so I have to go into hiding.

Florence und Alec stehen kurz vor ihrem ersten offiziellen Auftritt als Paar im Kreise der Königsfamilie. Während Davies sich um ein geeignetes Druckmittel kümmert, deckt er eine schockierende Wahrheit auf, die sein Leben komplett verändert. Können Alec und Davies sicherstellen, dass Florence vor den Mächten der Krone geschützt ist? Oder stehen sie einem übermächtigen Feind gegenüber, der unaufhaltsam ist?

Notorious jewel thief Jimmy Valentine swears he’s going straight this time. But Jimmy has baggage that won’t fit in his suitcase of burglar’s tools. Soon after his release from prison, he’s back to his old habits. Disillusioned New Orleans detective Jen Price wants to catch Jimmy Valentine — and feel like a hero again. But Jimmy isn’t the villain she’d hoped he’d be. While hiding in a small town, Jimmy falls in love with Annabel Adams, which inspires him to go straight at last.

Im Dorf der Schabernacker kommt es zum großen Showdown.

The hive is not dead. Though Celia and Ambrose sever its first heart, the silence spreads deeper, twisting roots into the soil of the village itself. As suspicion turns the townsfolk into enemies, the pair must descend into tunnels no one dared enter, where skulls whisper and memories bleed. To destroy the hive, Celia must sacrifice more than her life—she must sever her dearest memories. But in Graysmire, love and grief are bound, and what is cut away can never be reclaimed.

Liv Monroe hat schon so manchen Ruf gerettet – meistens den von Influencern in der Krise. Doch als ausgerechnet Noah Carter, Millionär und Entwickler einer Dating-App mit Liebesgarantie, sie bittet, sein Image aufzupolieren, ist selbst Liv kurz sprachlos. Der Typ, der Liebe verkauft, ist nämlich selbst chronisch Single – und das kommt bei der Presse gar nicht gut an. Die Lösung? Eine PR-wirksame Beziehung mit Glamour-Faktor. Fake Dates, klaren Regeln und null Herzklopfen. Was soll da schon schiefgehen?

Abandoned as a babe and raised in The Queen's court, Red has always been an outsider. When he ventures towards the Dark Forest on an important quest to save his kingdom from the grips of a cruel famine, the last thing he needs is a massive grey wolf stalking him. A wolf who makes it clear that Red looks like a very tasty snack.

Das Versteck der kostbaren Schale aus dem Tempel ist zum Greifen nah. Kurz vor dem Ziel lauert höchste Gefahr! Währenddessen hat Jaron mit den Schatten aus seiner eigenen Vergangenheit zu kämpfen. Trägt er eine Mitschuld am Tod seines Vaters?

Frankies beste Freundin heiratet - und sie ist die Brautjungfer. Der Bräutigam wird entführt und die versnobten Hochzeitsgäste benehmen sich unmöglich. Aiden ist Geschäftsmann und ist es gewohnt, dass er mit Geld und Macht alles bekommen kann, was er will - vor allem in puncto Frauen. Als Frankie nichts von ihm wissen will, ist sein Ehrgeiz geweckt.

Unbeknownst even to himself, the kind, gentle, quietly brilliant Dr. Jekyll has created an alter ego—his polar opposite, the dark and dangerous, Mr. Hyde. A little bit Dexter, Hyde hunts down criminals to make them pay for their sins. But his "good deeds" go too far and, now, wanted for murder, he must lay low . . . until his love interest comes into Jack the Ripper's sights.

In The Green Fairy Book, Andrew Lang continues his celebrated work of gathering fairy tales from many nations into one collection, preserving stories that have delighted generations and offering them anew to young listeners—and to all who value the enduring charm of folklore. This volume, the third in Lang’s famous “Coloured” Fairy Book series, draws its tales from an especially wide array of sources: French, German, Russian, Italian, Scottish, and even oral traditions from tribal cultures such as the Zulus of South Africa.

The Queen's fist never fades. Beware the shadows, for they might be Masks. Beneath the reign of the Galatian Queens lies a secret army, veiled in mystery and dread. These assassins, known as the Black Masks, serve a singular, unyielding purpose: to hunt down and annihilate Galatian hybrids—as well as the mothers who bring them into existence. Their ruthlessness is matched only by their anonymity.

In quiet suburbs and familiar neighborhoods, evil often wears the most ordinary face. This collection of twelve meticulously researched cases exposes the chilling reality that the most dangerous predators aren't strangers lurking in shadows—they're the people we trust, the neighbors we greet, and the faces we see every day.

Frankenstein—or, The Modern Prometheus—is considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction. Written by Mary Shelley, it tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein and the catastrophic consequences of his attempts to create a perfect new being by activating a group of body parts with an electrical charge. The hideous monster that is born of Frankenstein's experiment wreaks havoc when it realises that it will never know the happiness that mere mortals can enjoy.