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Todd elevates genre short fiction beyond entertainment. Whether it's the titular story of a haunted mug driving the new office hire mad, or a worrisome look at the near future where the guilty simply hire someone to do their prison time, these stories will challenge as much as engage.

Darin wird erzählt, was für ein liebes, aufgewecktes und lustiges Kind Lilo ist. Es wird aber auch nicht verschwiegen, dass Lilo gerne Unfug macht. Das jedenfalls denken Lilos Eltern. Tatsächlich nämlich kann Lilo gar nichts für die tagtäglichen Unsinnigkeiten, die zu Hause passieren. Ob es nun die Knete in der Steckdose, die Zahnpasta auf der Türklinke oder der Stift im Toilettenbecken ist, all diese Streiche veranstalten immer die Dubties - kleine Koboldwesen, an die niemand wirklich glaubt. Außer Lilo. Als die Dubties dann auch noch im Urlaub auftauchen, gerät plötzlich alles durcheinander.

November 18th, 1929. In her small village in Newfoundland, Celia is setting the table for her 13th-birthday celebration when the house starts to shake. It’s an earthquake, rumbling under the Atlantic Ocean. A few hours later, the sea water disappears from the harbor, only to rush back in a wave almost 30 feet high, destroying nearly everything in its path. Buildings, boats, and winter supplies of fish and food are washed away, and Celia and her community are devastated. With their only phone line cut off and no safe route to get help, they are isolated and facing a long, cold, hungry winter.

Nein, mit einem silbernen Löffel geboren worden, das ist Anna Engel wirklich nicht. Aber sie hat ein großes Herz - und das am rechten Fleck. Wenn ihre Mutter auf Schicht malochen muss, kümmert Anna sich um die kranke Oma. Von ihr lernt sie so manche Lebensweisheit. Und mit ihr zusammen hat sie vor dem Fernseher ihren Traum entdeckt: Eine Sängerin wäre Anna gerne geworden. So eine wie Gitte. Das Talent hat sie, aber keine Chance. Trotzdem: So wie sie es gelernt hat und wie die Welt es von ihr erwartet, versucht sie alles richtig zu machen. Sie beginnt eine Ausbildung zur Hotelfachfrau.

Zachary Ezra Rawlins je obyčejný vysokoškolský student, který jednoho dne objeví v univerzitní knihovně zvláštní knihu. Nejprve se nedokáže odtrhnout od příběhů nešťastných milenců, sběratelů klíčů a bezejmenných akolytů, pak však narazí mezi řádky na něco nečekaného – na příběh z vlastního dětství. Stopy v podobě včely, klíče a meče ho postupně přivedou na maškarní večírek v New Yorku, do tajného klubu a obrovské knihovny, ukryté hluboko pod povrchem země. V domově ztracených měst a moří a dávno zapomenutých příběhů přestávají platit běžné zákony prostoru a času.

She'll do anything to prove to her friends that she's over her ex...even date the cowboy she once went out with in high school.

Ca’Mahri Harris is no stranger to the ups and downs of love. In fact, she’s experienced it more than anyone, but that hasn’t deterred her. She’d overlook the flaws in her current boyfriend, but there was nothing that could save their relationship. His antics after their split landed her right in the crosshairs of a fine, rude, yet helpful stranger. Unable to deny the attraction, Ca’Mahri soon finds herself right back where she started, but will things work in her favor?

Lisa Harvey has worked at her family's stud farm for 30 years. When her father unexpectedly passes away, the vipers come out in the family. As they try to divide everything up and leave her with nothing, her only chance to keep the farm—and her father's fortune—is to get married.

Rauschende Feste, ruchlose Verehrer und rührende Hochzeiten – das Must-Read für alle Fans historischer Romane. Georgiana Bridgertons Ruf ist ruiniert, weil ihr letzter Verehrer ein wenig über die Stränge geschlagen ist. Wenn sie nicht fortan von der Gesellschaft geächtet werden will, muss sie den Schuft jetzt heiraten. Allerdings bietet sich ihr plötzlich ein Ausweg, als ihr Jugendfreund Nicholas Rokesby, Sohn des Earl of Manston, um ihre Hand anhält; natürlich nur, weil der Earl, Georgies Patenonkel, das von ihm verlangt.

Romantisch, stürmisch und immer auf der Suche nach der wahren Liebe – die Bridgerton-Frauen wissen, was sie wollen. Die abenteuerlustige und eigenständige Poppy Bridgerton hat sich geschworen, niemanden zu heiraten, der es ihr nicht bezüglich Intellekt und Interessen gleichtun kann. Leider scheint es so jemanden nicht in London zu geben. Als sie deshalb an die Küste nach Dorset flieht, findet sie am Strand eine Schmugglerhöhle. Doch sie wird von den Schmugglern entdeckt und auf ihr Schiff entführt.

In a '60s suburb of Washington, DC, Beck Lyons, the 16-year-old daughter of the US Senate Majority Leader, is pregnant. To protect the family reputation, Beck’s grandmother, a proud Virginia Episcopalian sends Beck to a Catholic school for unwed mothers. Beck returns to her former life always to hide the secret.

Mariah Barker works for a prestigious marketing firm, but her boss gives the best clients to those who come to his private parties and shindigs. And the only people who get invited to those have significant others. Mariah has been attending those events with Lawrence Chappell, but he's tired of being her pretend boyfriend when his feelings are real. When he breaks up with Mariah, she'll have to decide if she's fallen for the cowboy billionaire too, or if he's going to stay solidly in the client category.

You are not a sinner bound for hell. You are an archer who missed the mark. This audiobook will show you how to run to the arrow that fell short, help you realize that you are closer to the target now, and that you can shoot the arrow again. But this time, hit the bullseye, earning your badge as an expert in life.

Most pets’ main job is to provide companionship to their human companions. But many dogs have other, very important jobs as well. Dogs’ keen sense of smell, their intelligence and willingness to learn and their strong dispositions make them irreplaceable as K-9 police officers, as seeing eye dogs for the blind, therapy and companion dogs for seniors and as soldiers’ helpers in times of war. A few even work with politicians or as mascots on television! Here are over fifty, easy-to-listen-to stories about these hardworking dogs.

Bruce Tilbrook hooks you with his unique brand of humor and observations about fly-fishing and reels you in with this collection of entertaining stories about the men of the river.

So many of our greatest authors have had cats that it seems a cat is next to the pen in importance to writers. Similarly cats have appeared all through great literature and all through more mainstream modern entertainment. This book tells the stories of these cats in story, and of their writers.

What do you know about your dog? Or dogs in general? Learn more from over 300 facts, trivia bits, factoids (and even some jokes) all about humans’ most loyal companion: the dog. Sit down, listen up and be informed.

One of the greatest marathon runners of all time, Tom Longboat was one of the best-known athletes of the western world in the early 20th century. Longboat was an astonishing long-distance runner who grew up on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Ontario. He won the Boston Marathon in record time, 2:24.24, almost five minutes faster than the 10 previous winners. Longboat then raced in the Olympic Marathon in 1908, but he collapsed on the course amid rumours that his manager had drugged him with strychnine.

Searching through the annals of North American history uncovers the diverse and astounding contributions by the Natives of the Americas who formed the world we know today.

There are more than 220 million cats in the world, and this book has stories about the world’s favourite pet from all across the globe. From an owner with 96 cats in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to a daring cat-escape from Lebanon to the Middle East, the book tells many fine feline tales. We also list over 20 different breeds from around the world, where they’re from and a short description. Truly a global cat reference for any cat-lover.