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"Verbringe den Sommer mit mir in L.A. und du bekommst drei Millionen Dollar. ". Alles nur Geschäft, bis ich mich in den Milliardär verliebe, seine Ex auftaucht und meine Tage ausbleiben …. Das ist das extravagante Angebot, das mir der ausgesprochen gutaussehende Milliardär Declan macht, nachdem ich ihm versehentlich Champagner über seine Hose geschüttet habe. Doch ich zögere es anzunehmen. Ich habe Angst das Sorgerecht für meine Tochter, Penny, zu verlieren, der ich mit meinem Job als Kellnerin bei hochkarätigen Veranstaltungen, ein besseres Leben bieten möchte.

Egor, a recent college grad, is stuck in a rut with his in-game character, Gor, in the VR world of Rakuen. Dubbed the Dancing Barbarian by fellow players, Gor has been grinding away in the newbie sandbox for far too long. It's time for him to break out into the wider world! Only there can Egor and his crew—both old friends and new allies—truly make some serious cash. And who knows, they might even hit the mother lode.

When an EMP decimates the United States, Lori, a former Marine Raider, must embark on a treacherous journey with her daughter across the former United States from Pennsylvania to a rumored sanctuary in Washington State.

When an EMP cripples the nation's power grid, lawlessness erupts across the country. Fighting against the chaos, Detective Mike Thorton must rescue his family from the city and bring them to his sister's cabin in the mountains.

This collection of short essays examines the place of women in the history of psychedelics. While some of the subjects are pioneers in their own right, the authors in this collection go beyond merely adding women to the past in psychedelic history, exploring some of the significant ways that women have contributed to psychedelic knowledge.

In a future where death is embraced, a time-traveling doctor is the only one who can save a wounded resistance leader. When Dr. Jim Parsons wakes up from a car accident, he finds himself in a future populated almost entirely by the young. But to keep the world run by the young, death is fetishized, and those who survive to old age are put down. In such a world, Parsons—with his innate desire to save lives - is a criminal and outcast.

Emilia Moretti, jeune danseuse étoile de dix-sept ans, n’en peut plus d’être l’éternelle seconde. Et elle va prouver au monde entier qu’elle est la meilleure. Elle est bien décidée à décrocher la première place dans le prochain spectacle de l’École des Arts de la Scène. Dans le regard de ses parents biologiques. Et dans le cœur de celui qu’elle aime. Elle répète sans relâche. Elle va réussir, elle le sait. Sa vie entière va changer. Mais rien ne se passe comme prévu et elle doit se rendre à l’évidence : ce n’est pas toujours facile d’être la meilleure.

In this mix of serious topics and humour, Becky Bexley is in her second year of university, at the age when most children are just starting secondary school. She does voluntary work for a new blind student called Barbara who needs people to read her study material to her. They strike up a friendship, often have a laugh together, and Becky meets her brother and some of her disabled friends. They all tell her about their experiences of living with disabilities, a few of them amusing.

Beyond Barron, the second volume of a memoir initiated by the publication of Back to Barron (in 2008), encompasses captivating humor and telling detail to narrate the story of author Van Tassel and his wife’s life together and their kindred careers. It focuses on schools and colleges and universities attended, taught at, and visited; homes purchased, built, modified, and redecorated; vehicles and pets acquired; and travels and forms of recreation that served as accompaniments to their academic careers and enhancements of family life.

When an EMP plunges the United States into darkness, Mark Caldwell must lead his wife, Sarah, out of a collapsing city where lawlessness reigns, but their daughter, Hope, is missing, and finding her becomes his first priority. With no power, no communication, and danger at every turn, survival becomes a desperate struggle against both ruthless survivors and the chaos of a society unraveling. Their only hope lies in a cryptic promise from Mark’s estranged brother, Jimmy, a prepper with a hidden, off-the-grid homestead.

At age 30, Maya Golden was living a charmed life. She was an award-winning sports reporter, a loyal wife, and a new mom. Privately, she was battling addiction, perfectionism, dissociation disorders, and rage due to sexual abuse endured at the hands of her cousin and many other predators. But Maya wants to change. So, on a family road trip back to her Texas hometown she is ready to put an end to the secrets that threaten her marriage and her career. Three separate moments of divine intervention ultimately saved Maya’s life.

It's been five months since Clara moved back home to Whispering Willows and started practicing magic again. Now, she's taking up her heritage and granting wishes, teaching her daughter magic, and dating her sexy ex from high school. She feels settled, like she's finally found her way. Until her dad arrives. The dad her mother told her was a one-night stand. The dad who was supposedly a deadbeat. The dad she thought had died. He's very much alive, and he wants to get to know Clara.

Bernt might have graduated from the Mage Academy, but not everyone has the money or connections to launch a prestigious career as a mage. Bernt finds himself working in the city sewers as an Underkeeper among the other rejects of Halfbridge's magery. He may spend more time unclogging pipes than fighting monsters, but hey, it's a stable job, and that's what counts. With the help of his unregistered soul-devouring demonic familiar, he'll save enough to launch his career as an adventurer—just as soon as he can afford some proper gear.

When Olivia Blunt's quiet morning at a local diner is interrupted by a national alert, her world is thrown into chaos. An EMP attack leaves the country without power, communication, or a way to defend itself. Olivia receives a desperate call from her father, urging her to flee to their secluded cabin in New Mexico. With her stepmother Willow by her side, Olivia must navigate a landscape of fear, looting, and uncertainty.

The borders are blurred in the woods around Eilegate House. The nearby town has borne witness to the centuries of bloodshed and upheaval that crafted modern Scotland and . . . retains vestiges of an old and dangerous magic. In 1934, the threat of war lingers just beyond the horizon. When Great War veteran Albert Lerrant and his new bride Victoria move into the stately home of Eilegate, the couple realize the house is not quite as abandoned as it first appeared. Tensions take a turn for the dire when Albert wakes up one midsummer morning to find his wife vanished without a trace.

Maya Bernstein's debut volume presents poems rigorously composed and delicately honed. It reveals the sensitive spirit and sharp mind of a mature speaker exploring the gaping space between the infinitude of the divine and the finite nature of human existence.

When the lights go out, Virginia and Keith must trek across a fractured America with their friends, Tony and Adam, to reach the safety of Colorado. With no food, no water, and violent gangs ruling the streets, survival means fighting for every mile. As they struggle to build a safe haven in a world without law, Virginia faces heartbreaking losses that test her will. To protect those she loves, she must find the strength to rise above the chaos and lead.

This two-part collection begins with Fallout, following Ben Riker and his family months after losing their home due to a devastating EMP attack. The enemy responsible for detonating the EMP is planning something even worse, and Ben must stop the enemy before the country descends into nuclear winter. In Into The Dark, an EMP sends the West Coast back into the stone age, and Frank Tilley faces the startling chaos of a powerless world. With his trusty dog in tow, he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his grandchildren from a perilous fate.

When an EMP cripples the nation's power grid, lawlessness erupts across the country. Fighting against the chaos, Bailey Smith must rescue her family from the city and bring them to a remote cabin in the West Virginia mountains.

Kommissarin Diana Brandt übernimmt den Mordfall an einem ranghohen Mitarbeiter des Berliner Verkehrsministeriums. Schon bald sieht sie sich mit der kalabrischen Mafia, der 'Ndrangheta, konfrontiert, denn der Tote ließ sich auf ein gefährliches Geschäft ein: Er organisierte illegale Transporte nach Süditalien.