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A top-secret scroll has been leaked and hell is in a panic. Minions are commissioned to keep the scroll’s contents from being exposed to humanity. But before they can stop it, the all-important document is downloaded into the soul of one Dr. Elspeth Olson-Sinclair—a best-selling author. Unaware of the sinister origins of her latest book, Elspeth is convinced the idea came to her in an epiphany straight from heaven. But as she writes, her personal life erupts into chaos. Her husband is lured away by another woman. Her parents succumb to age and disease. Her brothers are at odds.

Daisy’s War is a historical romance set on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent during World War Two. Daisy is too young to join the WAAFs like her glamorous sister Sylvia and opts instead to work in the NAAFI which serves the sailors and soldiers stationed in the dockyard and garrison with snacks, cigarettes and toiletries.

Gabriel DeMarco has been preparing to take over the family business for the last couple of years. He knows what it involves, what needs to be done to keep it running smoothly and he’s happy to comply. He’s ready. What he’s not ready for is her. To want her. To crave her so badly. He knows he should leave her alone, safe and oblivious to the dangers of the underworld of crime he now controls. But he’s her Boss now and staying away from her isn’t as simple as it sounds. Will he choose to shield her from reality or drag her into hell with him?

Julie Andrews—an icon whose voice defined a generation and whose grace continues to inspire millions. Her journey is a tapestry of triumphs and trials, soaring heights and devastating setbacks. In The Sound of Silence: Julie Andrews’ Voice, Loss, and Legacy, we delve into the extraordinary life of a woman who captivated the world with her music, only to lose her defining gift—and discover an entirely new way to shine.

What is Now? This immediate moment, what we're experiencing right now . . . it bathes us like air, or gravity. Yet when we try to grasp this quality, to scrutinize it or bring it into focus, it vanishes, slipping through our fingers like a dream. And worse, according to the most trusted models of physics, Now doesn't even exist. If all this is so, then what, exactly, are we experiencing? How do we carve out time, sensation, self, and meaning from a blank, Now-less canvas?

Three million people living in the middle of the Pacific dream the same dream. Can they defend it? Can they protect their love? Will their world survive? What if the innovation of a new energy storage technology enabled a bunch of adventurers to start an alternative civilization in the ocean thousands of miles away from the nearest piece of land? It has now been thirty-two years since their voyage.

When sixteen-year-old Zoe Williams discovers she can connect with silenced voices from history and glimpse dystopian futures, she realizes she's been chosen as the unprecedented second Guardian of a magical bookmark. While her counterpart Milo Parker travels to historical censorship events, Zoe's unique abilities reveal an urgent truth: they're facing a threat that requires both past knowledge and future awareness.

Het menselijk lichaam is een atletische machine, gemaakt om veel te bewegen. Dit gebrek aan lichaamsbeweging breekt ons zuur op en veroorzaakt een golf van chronische ziektes. In dit boek word je aan de hand van inspirerende verhalen en recente wetenschappelijke inzichten uitgedaagd om je eigen levensstijl onder de loep te nemen. Je leert hoeveel beweging echt nodig is, en ook waar de grens ligt - want té is ook niet gezond.

Ein BND-Agent bricht während eines Restaurantbesuchs in Manila plötzlich zusammen - ohne erkennbare Ursache. Der Vorfall sorgt in Berlin für Alarmstimmung, denn in Kürze soll in Manila eine deutsche Regierungsdelegation eintreffen. Anna und ihr Team müssen deshalb herausfinden, was passiert ist. Der Verdacht fällt auf Mikrowellenwaffen, eine Technologie, die weltweit für Angriffe auf CIA-Agenten verantwortlich gemacht wird. Die Spur führt zu einem nordkoreanischen Geheimdienstoffizier - und zu einer mysteriösen Frau.

Lost, abandoned, and barely clinging to life, young Princess Clio of Emberlyn stumbles through a dark forest on the edge of death, only to be found by a queen who commands shadows and spirits alike. Under the queen’s care, Clio learns of a world beyond her family’s cruel control, discovering that not all things feared by her people are evil. She begins to understand the power in the magic she was taught to despise—and the resilience in her own heart.

Bon appetit en Alsace! Laurent Wendling, ein junger Elsässer Landwirt, liegt erschlagen auf seinem Acker in der Nähe des idyllischen Örtchens Pfaffenhoffen. Noch am selben Abend verunglückt seine Frau mit ihrem Auto. Ex-Commissaire Jean Paul Rapp kennt die Familie persönlich und ist mit den Ermittlungen seines Nachfolgers Rimbout keineswegs einverstanden. Entschlossen macht er sich selbst daran, dem mysteriösen Fall auf den Grund zu gehen, und stößt dabei auf brisante Verwicklungen jeglicher Couleur.

When a church bell tower collapse reveals decades-old remains, Sheriff Jenna Graves is haunted by ghostly hymns in her dreams. As she unravels a web of disappearances dating back to the 1950s, Jenna must confront long-buried secrets that threaten to shake her small town to its very foundations.

England, 1814. Coaxed by family members to the seaside, Beatrice Ellsworth nearly loses her life in a bathing-machine mishap, only to be rescued by a quick-thinking young man. The grateful Ellsworths embrace him, and he soon steals Beatrice’s heart, despite him being engaged to another. If these are the consequences of Beatrice’s first pleasure trip, will she ever be persuaded to make another?

Cassandra Everson is spiraling. Her life is the epitome of "just getting by". Her job? Unfulfilling. Her sister? Overbearing. Her boyfriend? Well-meaning, but she just isn't that into him. But after an attack by her neighbors' so-called service dog awakens something primal within her, Cassandra discovers the monster that has always been inside. And she is hungry. As her cravings grow harder to control, so do her urges. Sex and violence blur in a savage, erotically charged descent into lycanthropy. As the bodies pile up and the mask slips, Cassandra realizes that there may be no going back.

Ein Schriftsteller wird mit seiner Vergangenheit auf mystische Art konfrontiert: Eine Wiedergängerin und ihre Tochter tauchen in seinen Träumen auf und geben ihm Hinweise auf verschiedene Morde in seiner Heimatstadt. Er reist zu seinen Wurzeln und beginnt zu ermitteln. Dabei stößt er auf Todesfälle, die anscheinend mit der Stasi und getarnter Fluchthilfe zu tun haben. Doch dann geschehen weitere Morde und alles deutet auf Rache!

Abigail Moore will do anything to keep Golowduyn Lighthouse shining brightly, even if she must do so alone. When a shipwreck occurs near her home one stormy evening—bringing with it a dashing captain keen to offer his aid at every turn—her days of isolation vanish. Captain Gavin Kendricks didn’t expect to end his naval career by crashing his ship against the rugged cliffs of Cornwall. When he’s pulled from the sea by the fearless and quick-tempered Miss Moore, a tentative friendship forms between them, and he begins to realize what has been missing from his life.

New parents get overwhelmed, regularly pushed to their limits and confused by contradictory feelings of elation and near-despair. To soothe the frazzled and lift their spirits, writer and Bible scholar Alicia Jo Rabins has created “Even God Had Bad Parenting Days: ancient Jewish wisdom for new parents.” Humorous, self-reflective, and comforting, Rabins' musings on both heartening and cringe-worthy biblical examples of parenting can help any caregiver see beyond the detritus of day-to-day living with young children and recapture a sense of wonder at the process of raising small humans.

Sechs Gräber platzten auf wie überreife, schwarze Früchte. Der Boden flog durch die Luft, die Erde riss auf, und Blumen und Sträucher wurden hinweggefegt. Die Särge wurden, wie von Geisterhand, ächzend aus der Erde geschoben. Die schmalen Frontseiten durchstießen hart den Boden und kamen wie kantige Ungetüme aus der Tiefe. Wie Geschosse griffen sie an. Ihr Ziel: Menschen! Zur gleichen Zeit lag Iwan Kunaritschew, im San Franzisko Kentfield Hospital, im Sterben. Die PSA im Alarmzustand und Larry Brent im Kampf gegen seinen tödlichsten Gegner: VAROX!

Forgiveness is not a vow to forget wrongdoings as if they never happened but a journey that facilitates recovery while giving yourself permission to release animosity, cultivate joy, and to live a life of ease. If you are ready to put down the heavy baggage by learning to forgive yourself and others, The Forgiveness Fundamentals provides a comforting path.

One day, a tall, caramel cutie walks into a New York City bar and has a chance encounter with a sexy, curvy, brown-skinned lawyer who is destined to be her wife. Now, 10 years later, with three adopted kids and two fur babies, Aubrey and Nicolette Casper are trying to make it last forever. But when a suspicious spouse who's had too many previous rounds of infidelity believes her loving wife to be the next unfaithful female caught in the act on an episode of Cheaters, the battle to reclaim Nicolette's heart will be a long and hard fight for Aubrey.