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We’ve all heard the story of the Four Horsemen. Harbingers of the apocalypse. Destruction given form. Four of the sexiest—wait no—forget that. You get my point. So imagine my surprise when I find out everything I’ve ever been told, is a lie. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves here. Let’s start from the beginning. My name is Ruby Morningstar. I run a tattoo parlor in Portland with my banshee bestfriend, have a pet raccoon, a crazy ex that stalks me, not to mention this one little thing… I’m a demon. Half-succubus, to be exact.

The small, mostly forgotten wars of the 1850s in the American Pacific Northwest were part of a broader genocidal war—the War on Illahee—to seize Native land for Euro‑Americans. Illahee (a term for "homeland" in Chinook) was turned into the states of Oregon and Washington through the violence of invading soldiers, settlers, and serial killers. Clashes over the brutality of invasion—should it be celebrated, isolated, or erased?—left behind accidental archives of atrocity, as history writers disagreed over which stories they should tell and which stories they could sell.

Bon… il s'avère que je suis vraiment la fille de Lucifer. L'héritière des Enfers. Et, vous l'avez deviné, la prochaine reine des damnés. Et si je n'avais aucune envie de régner ? Le lutin s'est retiré, Josh a quitté ce monde, mais je ne suis toujours pas en sécurité. Loin de là. Ce bon vieux papa ne m'a pas seulement transmis son héritage et sa marque. Il m'a aussi légué tous les problèmes des Enfers, ce qui signifie que ses ennemis sont désormais les miens. Heureusement, je peux compter sur les quatre cavaliers, ma meilleure amie banshee et un raton laveur furieux.

Unlock the true potential of front-line leaders! This transformative guide is the essential companion for emerging leaders taking their first steps into people management, as well as for those supervising front-line leaders. In an era where traditional hierarchical structures are fast becoming obsolete, leadership that connects on a human level has never been more crucial.

In den DC-Stables steht für Vigo und Alec das jährliche ›Familientreffen‹ an. Das bedeutet jede Menge Vorbereitungen und ein volles Haus. Die Emotionen fahren dabei Achterbahn, denn noch ist nicht sicher, ob alle zusammenkommen, und einige Freunde haben sie lange nicht gesehen. Dann bringt Ziehsohn Tony auch noch einen unerwarteten Gast mit, der für reichlich Wirbel in der Weihnachtsgesellschaft sorgt. Und dieser Gast bleibt nicht die einzige Überraschung unterm Tannenbaum. Winter Change ist eine Bonus-Story zur Hard Rules Reihe.

Faerie was a nightmare—twice kidnapped, magically bound, and held captive by my fated mate. But Eversus? That’s where the real party starts. And yes, I RSVP’d like an idiot. Sadie’s gone. Vanished without a trace. And the only lead we have points to a realm no sane person dares to enter: a pit of smoke and ash, ruled by demons and forgotten gods. A place no fae survives. Eversus. Vareck—the fierce, brooding King of Faerie—is determined to be my plus one into the twin hells. He says we’re bonded. That I belong to him. But I didn’t ask for a mate.

In front of an elegantly shabby townhouse on a Savannah side street sits a hand-painted sign: Miss Edie, Psychic. Ingrid White inherited the house and business from her beloved grandmother, a local celebrity in town. But unless Ingrid can find a way to pay for crushing property taxes and mounting repairs, she’s going to lose them both.

Je m'appelle Ruby Morningstar. Je gère un salon de tatouages à Portland avec ma meilleure amie, j'ai un raton laveur apprivoisé, un ex complètement dingue qui me harcèle, sans oublier ce petit détail... Je suis un démon. Une demi-succube, pour être précise. Ou du moins, c'est ce que j'ai cru pendant les vingt-trois dernières années de ma vie. Mais le jour où un bel inconnu me fait sortir de prison, mon monde se retrouve bouleversé, et soudain, je ne sais plus qui je suis.

Casper hat sich so sehr auf Weihnachten in der Südsee gefreut - als Servicekraft auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff. Stattdessen landet er im winterlichen Kanada und hat alle Mühe, sich mit den frostigen Minusgraden anzufreunden. Wie gut, dass ihm der sympathische Skilehrer Liam zumindest mit ein paar Handschuhen weiterhelfen kann. Und auch sonst sorgt er bei Casper für unerwartet wärmende Gedanken. Liam hat momentan ganz andere Probleme, als einem schlecht vorbereiteten Kollegen unter die Arme zu greifen.

Eigentlich dachten Vigo und Alec, dass die schwierigste Zeit ihrer Beziehung bereits hinter ihnen liegt. Doch nicht die kriminellen Hintergründe von Vigos Familie oder der Konflikt mit Alecs Job als Staatsanwalt sind die wahre Bewährungsprobe für ihre Liebe. Vielmehr machen Vigos anhaltende psychische Probleme Alec die größten Sorgen, und dann stehen den beiden auch noch unerwartete Vaterfreuden in Gestalt des ebenfalls traumatisierten Tony ins Haus.

Leonard Carpenter’s book on his unique discovery, titled Dhealthy: Never Get Old: How I Live Infinitely Without Aging, shares his multi-year practice of not aging. Carpenter’s detailed account explains how the aging process is hormone-based, why it limits animal lifespans to a narrow window, how it evolved, and how to supersede it. His longevity regimen has been a do-it-yourself project, but he has worked closely with physicians to defeat problems like shingles, prostate, arthritis, etc.

How to Be Liked by Anyone in Your First Meeting is your step-by-step guide to creating instant positive impressions—whether you’re walking into a job interview, meeting a client, going on a first date, or striking up a conversation with someone new. Packed with twenty proven strategies, this book gives you the tools to connect quickly, earn trust naturally, and leave people genuinely glad they met you.

Diary of a Dog Patcher is a raw and unflinching memoir of trauma, survival, and transformation — told with heartbreaking honesty, unexpected humor, and a fierce love that refuses to let silence win. Born into a lineage of addiction, abandonment, suicide, and shame, Casey Carpenter was adopted at age five by her maternal grandparents. Raised in a modest neighborhood known as “Dog Patch,” where grief was inherited and hard things weren’t spoken aloud, she learned early how to patch together what others left broken.

A timeless story of isolation and inner torment, Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human follows Yozo Oba, a man who hides behind laughter while drifting toward self-destruction.

The Dad Test brings that same tough-love energy to your startup ideas. It’s a practical, no-nonsense guide for founders, creators, and side-hustlers who are done with sugarcoated feedback and startup theater. This book helps you ask sharper questions, face harder truths, and build something that actually works—because the market won’t pull its punches, and neither should you.

When a wormhole failure sends geneticist Dr. Osric Rhendall one billion years into Earth’s past, he becomes the sole survivor of humanity’s most ambitious spacefaring mission. Trapped aboard the terraforming ship Daedalus One with a stubborn AI, Osric faces an impossible question: what to do when you’re the only soul in the solar system? Driven by a desire to give meaning to his isolation, Osric begins to remake Earth from scratch. One ecosystem at a time. One species at a time. From engineered algae to bioluminescent canines.

Sasha is back and she's not alone. An ancient enemy has returned. One that's been pulling strings from the shadows all along. But for every move we make, they are two steps ahead. All my life I've been a broken witch. Cursed to never forget. Now that curse may be the key to my own salvation. If there is one irrefutable truth, it's this—nothing will ever be the same again. Especially me.

In einer völlig außer Kontrolle geratenen Stadt voller Vampire, Hexen und Werwölfe können nur die stärksten Übernatürlichen für Ordnung sorgen. Der dritte Band der coolen Trilogie von Kel Carpenter

My captor, my enemy, and my fated mate. I’m the best bounty hunter in the business. I find lost artifacts that people would kill to possess. I’m also broke. When a notorious leprechaun offers me a job I can’t refuse, I realize too late I’m not hunting an object. The contract was simple; steal the prince, escape unseen. Spoiler alert: I failed. Horribly. The moment I step into the fae kingdom beyond the veil, I feel it—someone watching me. Waiting for me.

When Sterling discovers a treasure, he becomes the target of a Dragon. He and his two brothers find themselves in danger. As his fear grows, so does the Dragon. While most children use their imaginations to escape boredom, these brothers use their imaginations to change the world around them. For them to survive, it will take the creative power of all three to face the relentless Dragon stalking them.