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Genly Ai foi enviado a Gethen com a missão de convencer seus governantes a se unirem a uma grande comunidade universal. Ao chegar no planeta Inverno, como é conhecido por aqueles que já vivenciaram seu clima gelado, o experiente emissário sente-se completamente despreparado para a situação que lhe aguardava. Os habitantes de Gethen fazem parte de uma cultura rica e quase medieval, estranhamente bela e mortalmente intrigante. Nessa sociedade complexa, homens e mulheres são um só e nenhum ao mesmo tempo.

Este livro pretende esclarecer, principalmente para os iniciantes, um pouco sobre o cotidiano dos terreiros, servindo como um ponto de reflexão, despido de preconceitos, e a realidade da Umbanda.

É uma verdade universalmente reconhecida que, se você ficar solteira por muito tempo, sua família vai querer se intrometer e te apresentar a uma pessoa que não tem absolutamente nada a ver com você. Depois de um encontro às cegas desastroso, Darcy Lowell está desesperada para impedir seu irmão de arranjar alguém para ela após um término traumático.

After a deadly government raid claims the lives of two beloved pack members, The Clan of Iron Claws is out for a bloody kind of justice. Astraia & Vasilios face new dangers in the midst of becoming a mated pair. Whilst searching for the she-wolf that betrayed them to their enemies, an eerie amount of shifters suddenly vanish; including Astraia's half-brother Iericho. The Shifter Task Force, A.K.A. The S.T.F., was given power by the United States Government, and other world leaders collectively to keep shifters "in line".

La princesse Saraï d'Ammara est maudite : le jour de son vingt-cinquième anniversaire, elle sombrera dans un sommeil éternel, plongeant son royaume dans le chaos. Pour sauver Saraï et leur peuple, son père arrange son mariage avec le prince Balior, un beau jeune noble d'un royaume voisin. Mais Notus, le Vent du Sud, immortel, qui avait autrefois les faveurs de la princesse, revient dans sa vie. À mesure qu'elle en apprend sur Balior, elle se rend compte qu'il a de sombres secrets et n'est pas le sauveur tant espéré.

Eine entzückende, schräge Liebeskomödie über eine freigeistige Social-Media-Astrologin, die sich bereit erklärt, eine Beziehung mit einer mürrischen Versicherungsmathematikerin bis zum Silvesterabend vorzutäuschen - mit Ergebnissen, die nicht einmal die Sterne vorhersagen könnten! Eine...

Let us reflect, then, upon the epoch to which we have now come. The intense sufferings, labors, and intellectual, as well as moral struggles, of the three heroic centuries, are closing, and Alexander of Alexandria is the grand figure of the period.

When a hopeful pair settles into their idyllic new residence, they quickly discover that their tranquil haven is anything but. Nestled in a quaint and seemingly serene town, their picturesque abode holds a sinister history that refuses to stay buried. As the couple confronts spine-chilling supernatural occurrences, they find themselves entwined in a harrowing unsolved enigma that has haunted the community for generations. Will they unveil the truth in time, or are they destined to join the tragic fate of those who ventured too close to the darkness before them?

Min ist eine Fluchweberin, die der Apothekerin der Stadt beim Brauen von tödlichen Giften hilft, für die sie bekannt ist. Doch ein Geheimnis überschattet ihr Leben: Hoch oben im Turm des Anwesens, in dem sie arbeitet, wird ein mächtiger Unsterblicher in Ketten gehalten. Der Ostwind Eurus, der die Stürme des Meeres beherrscht. Seine Schreie verfolgen sie in ihren wachen und träumenden Stunden. Als ihr Versuch, ihn zu befreien, scheitert, findet sie sich plötzlich als Gefangene in seinen Händen wieder.

Arabella is a woman with a dark past who never belonged anywhere. Joining the military should have given her a sense of family, but there's one man who makes it his job to ensure she doesn't belong: Reaper, her cold-hearted, mask-wearing superior officer. Despite the constant head-butting, she can't help but notice she is somehow drawn to the mysterious man—to the violence of him and the electricity of his proximity. Their opposing natures reach a head when they get trapped on a mission together and are forced to face their demons. Will they kill each other, or consume each other?

There's an old saying that one should be wary of opportunities that seem too good to be true. This adage rings true for Edward and Lydia, a young married couple who find their dream home, an old mansion the locals call Hangman Manor, at an incredible price. Lydia, a talented up-and-coming artist can't wait to start creating in this new location. But Harmon Manor harbors a dark secret. Within its storied walls festers the tortured soul of a heartbroken young man who died gruesomely and publicly within the house.

I've been a fighter all my life. I never back down. I don't fold. But him? One touch from him and my resolve instantly disintegrates.

So steckt die Kinderärztin Jamie bei Ali Hazelwood mit ihrem Ex-Sandkastenfeind Marc in einem tosenden Wintersturm fest, was zwiespältige Gefühle weckt. Bei Tessa Bailey sucht eine Alleinerziehende eine lockere Affäre - und bekommt mit dem Farmer Luke ganz das Gegenteil.

When their son Arthur mysteriously vanishes in the idyllic village of Kenwood, Emily and Derek are plunged into a heart-pounding race against time to uncover the truth behind his disappearance. As the facade of their once perfect community crumbles, the couple must navigate a treacherous web of deceit and betrayal, testing the very meaning of family and trust. Discover the chilling secret that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about this seemingly peaceful village.

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A boy’s disappearance in the small town of Deerfield, CT, stokes distrust and resentment from its residents. Each local he interviews harbors a hidden agenda, keeping long-hidden secrets close to their chests. With trust in short supply, Sheriff Sean Callahan struggles to find answers to the child’s whereabouts, but every new secret he uncovers leads him closer to a horrifying truth.

Nicole Stewart moved to Twin Lakes, Minnesota, to give her seven-year-old daughter, Rachel, an idyllic childhood. Surrounded by a good community, friends, and family, it was the perfect place to raise her daughter. But when Rachel is abducted at a park, the veil on the ideal community is pulled back. As mysterious packages and cryptic messages arrive at Nicole’s doorstep, she is resolved to solve the kidnapper’s mystery. And in this neighborhood, everyone is a suspect.

Wisteria Elken (she/her) has always wanted to be a stellarnaut, to be entrusted with the monumental responsibility of linking the terrestrial world with the millions living in the zero-g environments of spacesteads. To do so, she’ll need to leave the only home she’s ever known and journey to the whirling lights and towering spires of humanity’s greatest metropolis, the City of Poets. One problem. Well, a million problems, but one particularly pressing problem: Wist is transgender.

An unputdownable Small Town Kidnapping Mystery Boxset with a brilliant twist! When a child disappears from a winter hiking trip in the woods, a retired detective is forced to confront the past he thought he'd left behind. When a child disappears from a winter hiking trip in the woods, local police believe the child wandered off and got lost. Extensive search parties return from the woods empty-handed. The child has vanished into thin air. No footprints in the snow. Nothing.

When the abduction of a nine-year-old child sends a small town into a frenzy, Detective Sally Lawson is tasked with finding the person responsible. But when evidence points to a janitor employed at the museum where the child was the last seen, Lawson isn’t sure they’ve caught the right man. Desperate to solve the case before another child disappears, Detective Lawson must uncover the truth before worried parents bring the town to the brink of chaos.