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Once upon a time, there was a king who passed. He left behind two sons, one beloved and one outcast. The older of the two was set to take the throne, but before he could, he had to find a queen to call his own. The younger one was known to be unruly and unhinged. The chosen queen was warned to keep far away from him. Beautiful and cunning, in the light is where she stayed. But late at night, it was the shadowed lands in which she played. Mistakes were made and secrets forged; forgetting duty and her sense. And while the new king had her hand, her heart belonged to the scarred prince.

November 1910, and seventeen-year-old Lucinda is looking forward to making her debut in Melbourne society. Beautiful and wealthy, she is set to make a brilliant match – and when she meets dashing army officer Hugo Brayford, the younger brother of an English viscount, it seems she has succeeded in landing her prize. Leaving Australia, she prepares to start a new life in England – but all is not as she had anticipated. Hugo is frequently away, runs up debts that Lucinda must settle, and even the birth of his son, Stephen, cannot keep him by his wife's side.

Kriminalbetjenten Fredrik Broman er netop flyttet med sin familie fra Stockholm til smukke Gotland, hvor han nu tilbringer sin første sommer som lokal betjent. En sen aften modtager han et opkald fra en ældre herre, der klager over en Volvo, som holder ulovligt parkeret på stranden. I bilens tagboks møder der ham et frygteligt syn. Liget af en mand, der mere ligner et slagtet dyr end et menneske. Det brutale mord vender op og ned på alt i det gotlandske sommerparadis, da en hektisk eftersøgning efter morderen går i gang.

Et par findes brutalt myrdet på en gård på Gotland. Kvinden er dræbt af et enkelt hug. Manden er massakreret til ukendelighed. Da de bliver fundet i deres eksklusive stuehus, har de været døde i to dage. Husets ejer, Arvid Traneus, er lige kommet hjem efter flere år i Japan. Politiet regner med, at den døde mand er Arvid, og kvinden identificeres til at være hans kone. Men da det viser sig, at den døde mand ikke er Arvid, tager efterforskningen en ny og uhyggelig drejning.

En tidlig sommermorgen bliver to unge turister skudt og dræbt i et sommerhus på Gotland. Midt i efterforskningen af mordene i sommerhusområdet sker der pludselig noget, som ændrer hele situationen. En sprængladning detonerer om bord på en Gotlandsfærge, og en række mennesker bliver dræbt i det efterfølgende kaos.

Auf der Flucht vor Thompsons grausamen Kopfgeldjägern, versucht Duncan Clairebourne das mysteriöse Rätsel zu lösen, das im letzten Willen seines Vaters niedergelegt ist. In Wraithe Hall erfährt Christopher Briden von der entsetzlichen Mordserie, die die Straßen Londons heimsucht. Der fanatische Kirchenfürst Morecraft hingegen nutzt die Gunst der Stunde, um öffentlich Hexen hinzurichten und seinen eigenen Machtanspruch zu festigen.

If you read (or listen to) nothing else on strategy, listen to these ten articles (featuring "What Is Strategy?" by Michael E. Porter). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you catalyze your organization's strategy development and execution.

The danger is increasing for Grianne Ohmsford, rightful High Druid of Shannara, who has been banished to the harsh world called the Forbidding by a treasonous fellow Druid. Her only hope for rescue is her nephew Pen, but Pen is under siege as well. Both he and his parents are sought by the Druids, who want to make sure that their magic will never help Grianne to return.

When Gabe Hamilton saw Mia Crestwell walk into the ballroom for his hotel’s grand opening, he knew he was going to hell for what he had planned. After all, Mia is his best friend’s little sister. Except she’s not so little anymore. And Gabe has waited a long time to act on his desires. Gabe has starred in Mia’s fantasies more than once, ever since she was a teenager with a huge crush on her brother’s best friend. So what if Gabe’s 14 years older? Mia knows he’s way out of her league, but her attraction has only grown stronger with time. She’s an adult now, and there’s no reason not to act on her most secret desires.

Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality tells the story of this technology and the celebrated men who developed it with some success, but also with failures that are never mentioned in the celebratory literature on vaccines. Vaccine advocates often proclaim that they “follow the science,” but most vaccine development has been a matter of guesses, gambles, and wild experimentation. Its key figures have been biased by religious faith, wishful thinking, ideology, and a desire for recognition and money.

Transported from the mid-twentieth century to New York City in the year 1882, Si Morley walks the fashionable "Ladies' Mile" of Broadway, is enchanted by the jingling sleigh bells in Central Park, and solves a 20th-century mystery by discovering its 19th-century roots. Falling in love with a beautiful young woman, he ultimately finds himself forced to choose between his lives in the present and the past. A story that will remain in the listener's memory, Time and Again is a remarkable blending of the troubled present and a nostalgic past....

Imagine a breathing technique that can increase oxygen uptake and delivery to the cells, improve blood circulation, and unblock the nose. Perhaps it can help open the airways of the lungs, enhance blood flow and oxygen delivery to the brain, improve sleep, and bring calmness to the mind. It might even restore bodily functions disturbed by stress, build greater resilience, and help you to live longer. You might think this description sounds farfetched. But it isn’t.

The quadrant is burning. Violent, deadly uprisings are breaking out, seemingly at random, all across the Confederation's sphere of influence. The response by the powerful Confederation Fleet has been swift and decisive, but for every planet they restore order to, another erupts into chaos. Omega Force is working along the frontier worlds when they're forced to come to the aid of a longtime ally and soon realize that the two events are not unrelated.

Ce qu'il faut dire ? Ce qu'il faut taire ? Chacun de leur côté, Auburn et Owen charrient le poids d'un lourd passé. Elle, jeune femme fonceuse, est bien décidée à saisir sa chance. Lui, artiste insaisissable, tire ses tableaux des confidences des autres. Lorsque, par hasard, Auburn pénètre dans la galerie d'Owen et s'y fait embaucher, l'attirance est immédiate. Mais l'ombre des non-dits s'invite bientôt dans leurs rapports. Quant à une confession, elle les condamnerait sans doute à jamais.

Psychologist John Gottman has spent twenty years studying what makes a marriage last. Now you can use his tested methods to evaluate, strengthen, and maintain your own long-term relationship. This breakthrough book guides you through a series of self-tests designed to help you determine what kind of marriage you have, where your strengths and weaknesses are, and what specific actions you can take to help your marriage.

Allen Carr's Easyway method is a global phenomenon - a clinically proven and 100 per cent drug-free treatment for nicotine addiction. This book applies that tried-and-tested method to the problem of marijuana addiction. Whether you consider yourself an addict, or just someone who has a little too much, a little too often, the fact is you're looking for a route out, and this method will show you the way.

Paul McKenna wants to help you achieve your true potential in every area of your life. He has spent decades working with sports stars, rock stars, movie stars and business leaders to help them become super successful. Now it's your turn! Here, Paul has distilled seven core easy-to-learn strategies that will give you the edge in life and make you more successful than you'd ever dreamed possible.

Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman and Psychology explores these and other intriguing questions about the masked vigilante.

The High Druid of Shannara trilogy draws to a thrilling close as a young hero nears completion of his trial by fire, a banished ruler fights for her life in a wilderness of dread, and forces of darkness and light square off in a battle unto death for the right to absolute rule. Prepare to be spellbound by the masterly hand of best-selling legend weaver Terry Brooks, conjuring at the peak of his skills.

Jace Crestwell, Ash McIntyre, and Gabe Hamilton have been best friends and successful business partners for years. They’re powerful, they’re imposing, they’re irresistibly sexy, and Jace and Ash share everything - including their women. When they meet Bethany, Jace begins to feel things he’s never experienced before: jealousy and a powerful obsession that threatens him, overwhelms him - and excites him beyond control. Jace isn’t sharing Bethany - with anyone. He’s determined to be the only man in her life, and it’s jeopardizing a lifelong friendship with Ash.