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Five generations after Riley and Clay first set foot on Shiprock, the community is thriving. Liberated from the Breeders, the new society is free to live and love how they chose. Eighteen-year-old Meg is Shiprock’s apprentice gunslinger and wise-cracking security guard, keeping the people safe as she patrols the stony cliffs. She can hit a target at 50 paces with her eyes closed, and yet, she’s never ventured outside the sheer cliffs of her home. It isn’t safe out there. Marauders still roam, snatching up unsuspecting victims.

Decency, humanity, and humility don't live on the Darkside. Seattle's underbelly in a darker, grimmer future plays host to a collection of novellas, each exploring how people wind up in that forsaken hellhole - and what they're willing to do to prove they belong. This audiobook includes three titles from the Darkside Seattle series: Street Doc, Fixer, and Mechanic.

Toby Hennessy, 28, hat immer gedacht, dass das Schicksal es gut mit ihm meint. Er führt ein unbeschwertes, erfolgreiches Leben in Dublin. Bis er eines Nachts von Einbrechern in seiner Wohnung brutal zusammengeschlagen wird. Toby überlebt nur knapp; er ist körperlich und seelisch versehrt, kann sich nicht mehr auf seine Erinnerungen verlassen. Es erscheint ihm wie eine Zuflucht, in das alte, von Efeu umrankte Haus seiner Familie zu ziehen, um sich dort um seinen sterbenden Onkel Hugo zu kümmern. Doch dann wird im hohlen Stamm der mächtigen Ulme im Garten ein Totenschädel gefunden.

Es ist heiß in diesem Sommer in London, ungewöhnlich heiß, und die Stadt heizt sich täglich mehr auf. Der Jahrhundertsommer, am Anfang freudig begrüßt, wird langsam zur Qual. Nur einer genießt die Hitze: Er beobachtet die Körper der Frauen. Heimlich. Er riecht sie, er prägt sie sich ein, er ergötzt sich an ihrer schweißnassen Haut... Dann terrorisiert und schließlich tötet er sie. Die Polizei setzt alles daran, ihn zu überführen, doch der "Sommermörder" ist immer etwas schneller als sie - bis er an Nadia gerät. Dieses eine Mal hat er seine Macht überschätzt.

Frieda Klein ist abgetaucht, nicht einmal die engsten Freunde kennen ihren Unterschlupf. Nur eine junge Frau gibt nicht auf: die Studentin Lola Hayes, die sich ausgerechnet die umstrittene Psychologin und ihre spektakulären Fälle als Arbeitsthema ausgesucht hat. Lola wird fündig, aber sie riskiert ihr Leben, denn Friedas alter Widersacher Dean Reeves ist den beiden Frauen unbarmherzig auf der Spur. Bald erschüttert eine Mordserie die Londoner Öffentlichkeit. Die Polizei tappt im Dunkeln, Frieda und Lola sind auf einer atemlosen Odyssee.

Frieda, psychanalyste, s'inquiète pour l'un de ses patients : Alan, désespéré de ne pas être père. Toutes les nuits, il rêve d'un petit garçon. Son petit garçon. Un fils qui lui ressemblerait, roux, comme lui quand il était jeune. Et comme Matthew, 5 ans, disparu à la sortie de l'école quelques jours plus tôt. Simple coïncidence ? Malgré le scepticisme de la police, Frieda est bien décidée à mener l'enquête. Et si les rêves d'Alan sont des preuves, ils ont tout d'un cauchemar.

Lizzie Baker's only wish is to go home, but in order to do so, she has to find the one light on Brown Mountain that transported her back in time from 1969 to 1859. The antebellum South is a time she’s come to loathe, but that’s not the only reason she’s anxious to return home. The Civil War looms ever closer and she is frantic to leave before the deadliest and bloodiest conflict in American history descends on Brown Mountain. At night she secretly meets with Josh Hampton, a plantation owner’s son, risking her life as she helps him lead slaves to freedom. As time goes by, Lizzie begins to care deeply for Josh....

Psychothriller, der in dunkle Lebenswelten führt. Frieda Kleins Ex-Lebensgefährte Sandy wird ermordet in der Themse aufgefunden. An seinem Handgelenk befindet sich ein Patientenarmband mit ihrem Namen. Frieda ist tief getroffen und gerät noch dazu bald ins Visier der Polizei. Doch bevor es zur Anklage kommt, hat Frieda Klein sich abgesetzt und ermittelt auf eigene Faust... Ein psychologischer Thriller, der Frieda in dunkle Lebenswelten führt und sie von ihrer verletzlichsten Seite zeigt.

Ned has been following Frankie for months. It started innocently enough Online. Then, like a game of skill, he started to know Frankie's favorite places and patterns. Ned and Frankie meet and sparks fly. For Frankie, it's a romantic chance encounter. For Ned, it's the end-game from months of studying every detail of Frankie's personal and professional life online. How will Frankie react when he finds out Ned's secret? Following Frankie is a steamy gay romance short with guys using apps to follow, meet, and connect.

Rick cannot get a break. He's overworked, underpaid, and has no time for much besides long hours at the office. A sudden corporate merger throws his work into a tailspin. To accommodate new deadlines, Rick is joined by a flirtatious recent grad named Devon. He's a dynamo. With Devon close by his side, Rick might meet his deadlines. Or perhaps discover an exciting performance goal he wasn't expecting. Bottom Line is a steamy gay romance short with lonely, overworked office workers staying late and giving one another a hand to get things done.

Like stars twinkling out of existence at dawn, Peter's memories fade. Only in his dreams can he see the dark, violent events that have imprisoned him for centuries. A chance encounter with a stranger leads him down a path to freedom as he risks everything to quench his thirst for love and break the chains which bind him to the creature who holds the keys to his past. Blood Dreams is a steamy paranormal gay romance with vampires lusting for blood and hunting for love.

Portland has a witch problem. Claire expects Christmas vacation to deliver an earned respite from thinking, doing, and obeying. She gets to sleep in and play with dragons. Right? Of course not. Ghosts don't care about vacation. Drew wishes magic could finish high school for him. Who cares about calculus or dangling participles when he can crush mutant bugs with his mind? It can't do much more, though, until he gets off his butt and learns how to use it properly.

Greater Than a Tourist: Jacksonville, Florida, USA by Jessica French offers the inside scoop on Jacksonville, Florida. As a part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your trip. Travel like a local. Slow down and get to know the people and the culture of a place. By the time you finish this audiobook, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next destination.

The ravaged world of Tallarn now plays host to the greatest armoured conflict in the history of mankind, with the bitter and vengeful Iron Warriors leading warhosts of tanks and Titans across the befouled plains. In desperation, a covert team of Imperial Fists resort to seemingly unthinkable measures in order to regain the upper hand - but will their mission to seize the macro-transporter Eagle's Talon ensure victory or merely spell doom for their loyal allies on the surface below?

In dem gemütlichen Haus von Psychoanalytikerin Frieda Klein wird die Leiche eines Privatdetektivs gefunden. War Friedas Erzfeind und obskurer Beschützer Dean Reeve der Mörder? Dann überschlagen sich die Ereignisse: Jemand trachtet Frieda nach dem Leben, doch zuvor versucht er sie einzuschüchtern. Ihre Nichte Chloe, Freund Jack, Reuben und Josefs kleiner Sohn - sie alle werden Opfer von Anschlägen.

Eleven-year-old Kieran wants to be part of the in-group at school. He wants to be on the soccer team. He wants to fit in. But then his weird cousin Bon turns up, both at school and at home. Bon's mom hasn't taken good care of him, and he knows nothing about fitting in, with his long blond braid, babyish hand-knit hat, and funny, precise voice. Bon doesn't play sports and likes to draw imaginary maps with stories about "Bon the Crusader" and "Kieran the Brave." No wonder the boys call him Rapunzel and throw his stuff around!

Darek and his family and friends are returning from their dragonquest with something different: Zantor, a live baby dragon. The villagers are surprised that it is nothing like the fierce creatures the Zorians have grown up believing dragons to be. This exciting sequel to The Dragonling continues the exciting story of Darek and Zantor.

Anmutig, behütet und golden, so scheint die abgeschirmte Welt des traditionsreichen Mädcheninternats St. Kilda. Doch vor einem Jahr ist dort im Park ein Junge erschlagen worden. Nun hängt sein Bild am Schwarzen Brett - mit der Überschrift: ICH WEISS, WER IHN GETÖTET HAT. Nur eines von acht Mädchen kann die Karte aufgehängt haben. In zwei Cliquen stehen sie sich gegenüber - unverbrüchliche Freundinnen, erbarmungslose Feindinnen.

Sixteen-year-old Claire wants her father back. His death left her only memories and an empty locket. After six difficult years in foster care, her vocabulary no longer includes "hope" and "trust". But everything changes dramatically when she encounters Justin, a Spirit Knight restlessly hunting dangerous ghosts that devour the living, who rides into her path on his magical horse and takes her under his wing. When an evil spirit threatens Claire's life, she'll need Justin's help to survive.

Captain Shaen Morris may be certifiably insane. Her ship the Belle Starr may look like a rusty, lobster-shaped piece of junk. But for the right price, they'll get you off-world, using the interdimensional portal known as "the Passage". When a robot shows up with some unusual cargo, Shaen questions its motivations. When it refuses to power down during transit, she questions whether the fare is worth it. Something lurking in limbo endangers them all, and it takes some fancy flying to get everyone out alive.