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Der Autor schreibt: "Beten, sagen viele Menschen, ist das Letzte. Sie haben recht: Beten ist das letzte Abenteuer, die letzte Reise in das unentdeckte Land - unser eigenes Herz. Beten ist etwas zutiefst Natürliches, Befreiendes, Sinnstiftendes, ein tiefes seelisches Einschwingen mit dem, was die Welt im Innersten zusammenhält und wofür wir den Namen Gottes haben." Dieses Buch ist gefährlich. Mit seiner lebendigen und authentischen Sprache schlägt es den Leser in den Bann. Man merkt, dass hier einer ernst macht mit dem Glauben.

The President of the United States assigns Ryan Testler a cloak-and-dagger mission to Europe in pursuit of support for his new doctrine dealing with the Middle East. Linda Darby accompanies Ryan to create the look of a couple of tourists. That cover story fails. Meanwhile, back in Washington, D.C., a lone terrorist, after four years as a sleeper, is activated.

An assassination is planned in Syria. An extramarital affair occurs in Washington, DC. The US president decides to run for reelection. A mother and her daughter in Oregon are threatened. Relentlessly, Linda Darby and Ryan Testler are pulled toward these seemingly disparate events until their only way out is to confront what is quickly becoming unavoidable.

Memories are funny things, the way they quietly hang around and linger, waiting for something we see or hear, or an unexpected event to slam them forward into our consciousness to strike us the way headlights assault a dark road. Some memories bring along a smile, others foreshadow danger, and there are those which cry out for resolution. All of this is true for Linda Darby. Linda wonders if she might again be lured into her first lover’s bed. As the pace quickens she does find love, along with friendship, fear, danger, and opportunity.

Linda Darby is a seven-year divorcee, living quietly in a small let-the-world-go-by beach town on the coast of Oregon, who day trades for a living. Her only close friend is a widowed elderly woman who manages a small consulting company, and the rumor is that whatever they do is done for the government. One evening, Linda goes for a walk, and nothing for her is ever the same. She is dragged into an alley by two men, but saved by a third. The next day, she finds out the two men in the alley had been killed, the town’s first murders ever.

Clearwater Station is home to Victor Clearwater, inventor of the artificial life technologies that changed the world, and his ward Elsa Witherspoon. When Frederick arrives with the goal of stealing Clearwater's research to pay back his father's debts, he discovers the lovely young Elsa is not what she appears - and Clearwater Station is a house of secrets and lies. What is Victor building in the attic, and what are his plans for Elsa? People want to use her for their own gain, but first Frederick must figure out who and what she truly is in order to save her, and himself.

Love's spell banishes the darkest evil. Six months I've spent hiding - spelled behind a mask. Waiting. Hoping. Watching. In the dungeon, Raven suffers alone. Chained and tortured, his days an endless nightmare. Ealasaid is the only one who can save him, save all of us...save the world. Or...is there another? When all hope fades, a man I thought long dead breaks through my defenses. He knows me. He's seen my true face. Will he expose me? Or will his love finally set me free?

I lived a nightmare for 10 years. Until Raven saved me. Now, I wake each day in my mate's arms. I should be happy. But I can't shake the fear that a storm is coming. Devils joined King Eideard's Guarda. They watch me. Hover outside my shop. The Clan Kendrick, full of men who haunt my dreams, mentioned a mystical artifact to Faolan's spies. Faolan believed my life was once again in danger. Except the clan didn't come after me. Now, I have to destroy them. The prophecy confirmed that I'm the only one who can.

Trying to escape the secret that was exposed when he died, the young author wants no entanglements with anyone who might intrude on her solitude. Maisy Hollis is convinced her sanity is slipping when she "meets" the handsome Wills Raines, a World War II hero whose reflection speaks with her through an antique mirror she brought home from an estate sale. Especially when she finds herself falling in love with the dashing officer who was tragically betrayed so many decades ago.

Thirty-six-year-old Irene Dunphy didn't plan on dying any time soon, but that's exactly what happens when she makes the mistake of getting behind the wheel after a night bar-hopping with friends. She finds herself stranded on Earth as a ghost, where the food has no taste, the alcohol doesn't get you drunk, and the sex...well, let's just say "don't bother". To make matters worse, the only person who can see her - courtesy of a book he found in his school library - is a 14-year-old boy genius obsessed with the afterlife.

This compilation of famous speeches given during the conflict in Vietnam features historical icons from both sides of America's involvement, from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jane Fonda, Richard Nixon to Norman Mailer, John Kerry to Martin Luther King, Jr. Included are speeches given at protests, rallies, political events, and congressional hearings and within the Oval Office. An era that was marred by violence and unrest is encapsulated by the voices expressing support as well as those demonstrating militant protest.

Dr. Fernando Kuehnel went from a deprived boyhood in an orphanage to life on the streets of Manila, searching the trash for food and scrap metal before being adopted along with his two brothers by an American couple. Culture shock, heartbreak, isolation, and grief await the boys in their new home. It was not a dream come true, and the three boys found themselves abandoned again before being adopted a second time. Mercifully, their third set of parents is sensitive and prepared.

Ein US-Freizeitpark auf einer Insel im Jahr 1978. Eine Crew von Technikerinnen ist angereist, um den Park winterfest zu machen. Nach den Worten des Parkbetreibers ist der Vergnügungspark menschenleer, doch nach und nach häufen sich mysteriöse Ereignisse. Und dann sind da noch die beiden Teenagerinnen, die ebenfalls mit einem Boot den verlassenen Park ansteuern... Ein Hörspiel wie eine Geisterbahnfahrt geradewegs hinein in die späten 70er Jahre.

The Dyslexic Healer, the tale of the journey of a contemporary healer, brings ancient shamanic healing skills into modern times. One morning while making breakfast, a spirit guide prompts Susie, a dyslexic artist with a healing practice, to shut down her life as she knows it. She accepts this mission and experiences her family and adventures in Sedona, Lakota sweats, and Australia.