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"Keep your hands off the virgin." That was the order. The second I saw her, I knew I would tear it apart. Now she's pregnant—and I'll kill to keep her. I'm the Guild's enforcer in Brooklyn. But also the heir to an empire in Italy I haven't set foot in for nine years. I kidnapped the virgin heiress to end a war. Dragged her across an ocean and locked her in my family's castle. Within these walls of stone and silk, I'm one wrong touch away from burying myself so deep inside her—and starting a new war.

Here is a collection of joined-up stories for these disjointed times, for the exiled and the out-of-place. Letters from love poets and blood-stained dictators, memos from corrupt businessmen and out-of-touch courtiers. The action stretches from Chislehurst to the Chagos Islands, from bathos to Billericay.

Over a century after the infamous 1912 axe murders shocked the nation, investigative researcher Alex Hartman and forensic scholar Dr. Samuel Graves arrive in Villisca chasing rumors of something older and darker than anyone had ever imagined. When a modern family is found murdered in a chilling copy of the past, their investigation spirals into a tangled web of cryptic journals, forbidden sermons, and a long-forgotten traveling carnival that once passed through town... but did it ever leave?

Colomba Caselli ist ehemalige Polizistin mit einer traumatischen Vergangenheit und arbeitet als Privatdetektivin. In einem gläsernen Wolkenkratzer Mailands wird der Ex-Fußballstar Jesús Martínez tot in einer Kryosauna aufgefunden – ein technischer Defekt? Unwahrscheinlich, denn Martínez war einer der reichsten Männer der Welt. Colomba ermittelt gemeinsam mit ihrem Partner Dante Torre. Bald wird klar: Martínez war nicht das einzige Opfer unter den Superreichen. Zeitgleich kursiert im Netz ein gefährlicher Slogan: »Tötet die Reichen«.

When a senior politician collapses and dies in the middle of a public speech, the shock reverberates through Oxford. The official verdict is natural causes. The truth is far darker. As a bitterly contested election looms, DI Joseph Stone is drawn into an investigation that reaches far beyond murder. At last, the true purpose of the Night Watchmen begins to emerge—a coordinated campaign of manipulation, fear, and control, fuelled by deepfake videos, blackmail, and carefully orchestrated violence.

Eisige Luft wehte Celia Holborn ins Gesicht und ließ sie frösteln. Langsamen Schrittes verließ sie, als erste der Trauergäste, den kleinen, verwahrlosten Friedhof. Urplötzlich zuckte sie zusammen. War da nicht ein Geräusch gewesen? Bedächtig drehte sie ihren Körper in Richtung des wild wuchernden Busches, von dem der Laut gekommen war. Da war doch jemand. Sie erschrak, als sich eine mit Erde bedeckte, halb verweste Hand aus dem Halbdunkel schälte. Ihr Schrei zerriss die Stille. Vor ihr stand ein Toter.

Kurz nach dem Absturz eines Meteors häufen sich im brasilianischen Dschungel unerklärliche Vorfälle. Menschen verschwinden spurlos oder werden grausam entstellt aufgefunden. Als erneut eine Expeditionsgruppe vermisst wird, schaltet sich das Militär ein und beginnt eine großflächige Suchaktion. Kurze Zeit später scheint man der Lösung bereits sehr nah und dem Rätsel auf der Spur, als sich Dinge ereignen, die alle Vorstellungen in den Schatten stellen.

From childhood, Tito has seen the unthinkable: a village swallowed whole and lives lost to a cruel disaster no one else can sense. Other visions haunt him too, because they’re not warnings—they’re memories from another lifetime.

The Book of Enoch is an ancient Jewish religious work, traditionally attributed to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah. However, modern scholars date the oldest sections (mainly the first book, the “Book of the Watchers”) as far back as 300 BCE, and the latest part (the “Epistle of Enoch”) to likely the late 1st century BCE.

Chloe never expected to find true love at a speed dating event, but with Valentine's Day just a week away, why not give it a shot? Maybe she'll find Mr. Right just in time for a romantic spark. The evening is filled with awkward small talk, forced laughter, and flirty smiles...but hidden among the hopeful faces is someone who has been waiting for the perfect moment to confess their undying love for Chloe. When Chloe vanishes later that night and wakes in an unfamiliar room, she has little time to figure out who took her—and even less of a chance to escape before the situation turns deadly.

Inspired by two true stories, this novel set in 1962 imagines the events of James Meredith’s enrolling to integrate Ole Miss with the famous motel in Colorado featured in The New Yorker's “The Voyeur’s Motel”. Temple Silver runs the Normal Motel, where the bar serves as the local hangout for the good ol’ townspeople in Oxhope who want to maintain their separate peace. But tensions rise with James’s arrival as the first Black student to enroll in the local university.

Sapphire Hayes has survived deadly trials, vengeful gods, and soul-crushing curses to stand by the side of Riven Draevor, the Winter Prince who started as her enemy and ended up her husband. She even used god-gifted magic to save his life, forging a mate bond that gave them more power than any fae alive.

Winston Churchill, der Mann mit der ewigen Zigarre und dem Victory-V, ist der wohl bekannteste Unbekannte unserer Geschichte. Ohne ihn hätte Deutschland nicht vom Nationalsozialismus befreit werden können. Sein aufregendes Leben mit allen Licht- und Schattenseiten gilt es aber noch zu entdecken. Gestützt auf neue Archivfunde, erzählt Dietmar Pieper, wie stark Churchills Werdegang über Jahrzehnte von seinem Verhältnis zu Deutschland geprägt war – schon sein Aufstieg zum Marineminister vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg war eine Reaktion auf die Kanonenbootpolitik des Kaiserreichs unter Wilhelm II.

The Bhagavad Gita, regarded as one of the most profound spiritual texts of humanity, places us within the dialogue between Prince Arjuna and the god Krishna, as they reflect on morality, duty, and the nature of the universe. This ancient Hindu epic offers guidance on how to live with purpose, integrity, and balance in a world filled with conflict. It is a call to self-realization and to the understanding of the interconnection between the individual and the cosmos, revealing the path toward spiritual enlightenment and inner peace.

Nach einer magischen Nacht verliert Bash Rousseau die lebenslustige Gwen Dawson aus den Augen – und staunt nicht schlecht, als er ihr ein paar Monate später zufällig wiederbegegnet. Auf der Geburtstagsfeier seines Sohnes, der ihm Gwen als seine Freundin vorstellt. Als Gwen dann jedoch wenig später nach Rose Hill zieht, ist die Anziehung zwischen den beiden augenblicklich wieder da, auch wenn eine Beziehung zwischen ihnen absolut unmöglich ist – schließlich ist Bash immer noch der Dad ihres mittlerweile Ex-Freundes.

Written in the early 1500s, The Prince is one of the most discussed and scrutinized books on political philosophy. The book has been highly debated and criticized, but one must acknowledge the tremendous impact the book has had on political thought. The book gave rise to the term Machiavellianism that has ubiquitously been used to describe politicians for centuries.

Michael Gresham is assigned to prosecuting the case against the at-large killer. When Michael's team has tried everything else to find the killer, they turn to twelve-year old Annie Gresham. Annie, the savant daughter of Michael Gresham, gathers together all the known evidence and begins mining the data. The killer moves closer. Now everyone is a potential target. Annie creates a shocking profile of the killer, leaving the FBI agents skeptical of Michael Gresham. The noose slips around Michael and he struggles to arrest the killer before the FBI turns on him.

Attorney Michael Gresham has a new go-to person. Her name is Annie and she's twelve. Annie is a savant. She can look at you and, like her idol, Sherlock Holmes, tell you where you're from, whether or not you're happily married, and where you went to school. But now she must use her skills to discover who murdered her entire family, because it looks like the killer was actually looking for her. Annie must profile the killer before he kills her. It will take all of her brilliance and all of the lawyering skills of Michael Gresham. But will even that be enough?

Michael Gresham meets his lost daughter, Cache, in her prison cell. She is scheduled for execution in thirty days. Her other lawyers have given up; there is nothing left to do. On a hunch, Michael reviews ancient records. He is astonished at what he finds. The countdown of her life begins.

Sarah Blue presents Book 3 in the Celestial Witches series.