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Fünen, Dänemark, 1874. Die junge Oda Hviid kommt an einem eiskalten Morgen auf Schloss Egeskov, um dort ihre Anstellung als Dienstmagd anzutreten. Dort herrscht große Aufregung, denn Graf Frederik soll sich an diesem Tag verloben! Seine kleine Schwester Jessie hat ganz andere Pläne: Zusammen mit Johannes, dem Sohn des Priesters, träumt sie von Paris und einem Studium an der Sorbonne. Doch dann ändert ein tragischer Schicksalsschlag alles. Die Bewohner des Schlosses – vom Dienstbotentrakt bis hoch in die feinen Gemächer – sehen auf einmal großen Herausforderungen entgegen.

Grandson of a mob boss and heir to the D'Antoni power and fortune, Christopher wants to choose good over evil—at least at first. Peer pressure, addiction to pleasure, selfishness, and poor choices steer him in the opposite direction. God and good friends intervene, but will it be too late? Christopher's parents believe he is a miracle child who can do no wrong, sent by God as a special blessing with a special purpose. But who is this boy? Is he really all that special? Although his family thinks he is, his friends are not so sure...

We are the lucky ones. If you have a family, you are fortunate. Now, the organization is not standardized. In fact, in this story, the family is different. Some may require you to do chores while growing up, like making the bed, doing the dishes, and cleaning the house. And suddenly, when you turn eighteen, you may be asked to pay rent. The number of siblings you have may influence who you are. In this story, you may see parts or pieces of the family you grew up with. And remember, you are lucky.

Can they face their demons and discover love? Trent Jacobs had everything he wanted until the flash of a muzzle ripped his world apart. Now, he only has guilt. Permanently removed from fieldwork due to questionable events, Trent retires from the FBI. He retreats to the small town of Mill Creek, Idaho, to become the town sheriff. Margaret King knows what it’s like to be alone and isolated. Losing her parents as a child was impossible, but the death of her brother damn near killed her.

Nach einem gemütlichen Abendessen mit ihrem Verlobten kommt Jolina Gereke mit dem Auto von der Straße ab. Überzeugt davon, dass ein psychopathischer Mörder versucht, mit ihr in Kontakt zu treten, wendet sie sich an das LKA. Als kurz darauf weitere Tote auftauchen, wird klar: Ein Serienmörder hinterlässt blutige Botschaften. Zusammen mit Bachmann und der Polizeipsychologin Juliane Klawitter lässt Jolina sich auf das mörderische Spiel des Psychopathen ein, das tief in ihre eigene Vergangenheit zu reichen scheint.

When we focus only on our own trauma, we cannot see how other types of trauma – ancestral, cultural, social, and spiritual – contribute to our present pain and suffering. But when we step back to consider how different parts of our identities are connected, we have a much more complete and coherent picture of our pain. Using an integrative approach, the authors will not only help you understand the roots of your trauma, but offer you the practical tools to end the cycle of harm for good.

Jay has been hunted since he was twenty years old. A contract on his life has been traded like a commodity, rising and falling with Bitcoin. On the run once again, with no passport, and airmiles as his only currency, Jay will have to choose between love and survival, and run for his life! The Runner is a high-concept literary thriller featuring high-finance, con artists, the Book of Jonah, ultramarathons, and how falling in love can change everything.

Für die Nachfahren der wenigen Überlebenden ist die Welt von harten Kontrasten geprägt. Wendy hält sich nicht daran. Ihr kleiner Bruder und dessen Freund werden von Fremden in einem Zeppelin entführt. In der verzweifelten Hoffnung, sie wiederzufinden, verlässt sie die Fels-Enklave und wagt sich in die große Einöde.

Long before smartphones and satellite apps, people trusted the sky to tell them what tomorrow would bring. Reading the Sky is your practical, easy-to-follow guide to forecasting the weather using nature’s timeless signs—cloud shapes, wind shifts, colors at dawn and dusk, and even the stars above.

In the attic of a nameless house on West Ohio Street, Isla Moreno is trying to disappear. Haunted by the weight of a past she won’t speak aloud, she rents a small apartment and hopes the silence will be enough to erase what came before.

In Lock Haven, a quiet little town in Washington State, there is a very special street. Bird Street. The residents of Bird Street are all successful, wealthy, healthy and happy. And their children are all well-mannered and smart and high achievers. For November's the month when things take a turn for the worse: accidents, bad luck, familial conflict and illness take hold. And it is in November that a stranger comes to Bird Street to collect the debt owed by the residents.

A collection of eight tales ranging from horror to superhero, science fiction to post-apocalyptic, that examine the darker aspects of the world.

The target: A painting of Anjanae's deceased mother, stolen from her and presented for sale by a professional artist. The job: Steal it back and don't get caught, because high school is hard enough without facing hard time.

High school reporter Sherri "Bax" Baxter is content being an outsider, with a reputation as a nosy busybody among the students of Jericho High. Instead of friendships, she focuses on objective journalistic integrity, because it will get her out of the dead-end Texas oil town and into a prestigious journalism school, and she's pretty sure she's found her big story.

Making the Cut is the flagship show on the FoodieTV network, giving recent high school graduates a chance to win a scholarship to a prestigious culinary school. With a $10,000 prize and that incredible scholarship at stake, can their friendship survive the rigors of reality television?

What if the clean-energy revolution isn’t a distant dream—but a decision we make today? In Unleashing an Infinite Future, innovation strategist Todd Thomas delivers the electrifying finale to his Unleashing Abundant Energy trilogy—an essential roadmap for meeting humanity’s surging power needs without sacrificing our planet or our potential.

The story follows an immigrant girl who navigates a difficult childhood marked by trauma and pain while moving between various cities. Throughout her 46 years, she makes her share of mistakes but ultimately learns and grows from them. After a long journey, she finally meets her soulmate, and they experience an immediate, profound connection. Their shared histories of pain and trauma draw them together, creating a bond that feels timeless. Despite having crossed paths in 2005, it wasn't until later that their souls truly connected.

A 19th century novel that defied the repressive moral conventions of Victorian England. Young Tess Durbeyfield comes from an impoverished home. Her father, desperate to alleviate the family's financial plight, presses his daughter into work for the wealthy D'Urbervilles. But in doing so, Tess meets the manipulative Alec, who forces himself upon her. And though Tess later meets a kinder man who proposes marriage, her salvation is jeopardized when she reveals to him her troubled past.

Workplaces aren’t one-size-fits-all, so leadership can't be either. Today’s teams are made up of people who think, process, and work in a wide range of ways. Traditional leadership models often miss the mark. Leadership That Matters II picks up where the first book left off, bringing a fresh, human-centered approach to building teams that actually work. This book is for leaders ready to move past checkbox inclusion and start making meaningful change.

Lady Anne Darcy knew that her time was running out, and she wanted to leave her son, Fitzwilliam Darcy, with a legacy of love. Thus, she wrote a series of letters to him, with the intention that her sister, Lady Catherine, would deliver them at the right time. But when Lady Catherine received the letters, she decided to keep them from Fitzwilliam, believing they conflict with her own plans for him. Years later, Anne de Bourgh discovers the letters and gives them to Fitzwilliam, who is shocked to discover that everything he thought he knew about his mother's wishes for him was wrong.