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The story of the Donner Party's struggle to reach California despite harsh weather and starvation.

Beware of the night, for it shows no mercy. Anxieties run rampant as the last sprinklings of light twinkle out on the inky horizon. The shadows dance their choreography in the damp, dusky air. Night is taking over, and it knows how to keep a dark and deadly secret, for it allows no witnesses. And that screaming you hear nearby? Watch out, because you might be next. The Sinister Supernatural Stories series brings you delicious horror that focuses on elements of the supernatural. Pull up a chair and dig in, but never after dark—everyone knows bad things always happen after dark.

That there is darkness at the heart of the Yuletide season should not surprise. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is filled with scenes that are unsettling. The hideous children - Want and Ignorance - beneath the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. In the finest versions of this story, the best parts are the terrifying parts. Best-selling author and editor Christopher Golden shares his love for Christmas horror stories with this anthology of all-new short fiction from some of the most talented and original writers of horror today.

The Stoker Award-winning editor of the acclaimed, eclectic anthology The New Dead returns with 21st Century Dead and an all-new lineup of authors from every corner of the fiction world, shining a dark light on our fascination with tales of death and resurrection - and with zombies!

The Better Off Dead series delves into the furthest corners of your mind, where your deepest, darkest fears lurk. These masters of horror will haunt your dreams and stalk your nightmares, taking you to the edge of sanity before pushing you to the brink of madness!

Thirty-nine terrifying stories that will keep you up all night and make you want to call in sick to work. Enjoy stories of karma, fear, supernatural horror, deadly women, and retribution.The Better Off Dead Series delves into the farthest corners of your mind, where your deepest, darkest fears lurk. These masters of horror will haunt your dreams and stalk your nightmares, taking you to the edge of sanity before pushing you to the brink of madness!

Through his alcoholism and her mental illness, his career lows and her institutional confinement, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's devotion to each other endured for over 22 years. Now, for the first time, we have the story of their love in the couple's own letters. Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda consists of more than 75 percent previously unpublished or out-of-print letters, as well as extensive narrative on the Fitzgeralds' marriage by Fitzgerald scholars Jackson R. Bryer and Cathy W. Barks.

When cattle ranch owner John Thompson is murdered, his wife Emily knows that the wicked land baron, Reginald Mason, is behind it. Strong, sexy Scarlett Sierra comes to town to protect Emily from Mason's attempts to take her land. Hot and steamy lesbian romance in the Old West!

It is 1926. Cora Gudmundson is determined not to yield to pressure to marry and settle down like a proper lady should. Cora wants a life of adventure, so she saves her money and books a cruise to London on her own. Her mother is appalled, but her father agrees to let her go.

Wenn der verboten heiße Boss alles auf eine Karte setzt – für dich! Auf einem Seminar kommt Brandon zusammen mit zwei weiteren CEOs auf eine Idee: Um eine zähe Baustelle im Berufs- oder Privatleben zu bewältigen, wollen sie Mut zeigen und um die Ecke denken. Also beschließen die drei Bosse, es zu wagen und sich in einem Jahr gegenseitig zu berichten, wie es damit gelaufen ist, „out of the box“ zu handeln. Dem überarbeiteten Unternehmer Brandon fehlt ein Stellvertreter, dem er vertrauen kann, um endlich mal eine Auszeit nehmen zu können.

Eigentlich ist Emerson ein sehr talentierter Shooting Guard bei den Miami Flames. Doch nach einer Sportverletzung findet er nicht zu seiner alten Höchstform zurück. Obwohl die Verletzung inzwischen verheilt ist, kann er sich nicht mehr gänzlich aufs Basketballspielen einlassen und weicht dem Gegner zu früh aus. Aber er ist sich sicher: Das braucht nur noch etwas mehr Zeit. Als er Charlene kennenlernt, ist er schnell hin und weg von ihr. Auch sie fühlt sich stark zu ihm hingezogen. Zwischen ihnen knistert es gewaltig und sie kommen sich näher.

In this book you will find a set of seven principles that can be applied to your life to brighten up your day, your week, your month, your year, the time you spend alone with family , at work, at school, or in your life's journey. These principles will help you live a more fuller life with a richer experience. If you ever wanted to have an enlightening experience or a closer walk with God here is your chance. If you ever wanted to know how to become more mature, a better person, how to have discipline, or how you could change your life.

In this book, Father R. Scott Hurd writes of the spiritual, psychological, physical, and social benefits of learning how to forgive and find peace. Drawing from his pastoral experience, Hurd examines how human weakness affects such things as our ability to forgive and reconcile, our capacity to trust, and how we cope when a plea for forgiveness is rejected by a person we have wronged.

In 1819, France is surrounded by armies. With Russia in the north, the Karlsruhe Confederacy in the east, and a pirate kingdom in the south, Napoleon cannot break out, nor can the English Navy seem to break in. Europe teeters on the edge of a sword. Celeste Blanchard, daughter of the Emperor’s disgraced Air Minister, is running out of time to develop an airship that can carry his armies to England and restore her mother to glory. But on a desperate test flight, she is blown off course…and washes up, half drowned, on the shores of Cornwall, in the heart of enemy territory.

On a crisp Saturday morning in the year 2034, a spaceship unexpectedly descends onto the lawn of the White House. Four hours later, the world watched as six aliens--as human as we are--descend from their ship. Their leader, Darius, announces that they are a first-contact delegation from the planet Parmithia. They know that Earth is suffering from severe agricultural and environmental crises. Their technology could solve most of these problems. Yet such power can also be used to destroy, something that Darius and his people will not allow.

Gefährliche Entscheidung. Pam liebt ihr charmantes Bed and Breakfast, das sie in der Nähe von Limerick im idyllischen Irland betreibt. Zusammen mit dem aufstrebenden Koch Ryan verwöhnt sie die Gäste – ohne Hektik, und doch mit festem Ablauf. Bis eines Tages der geheimnisvolle Evan in ihrer Pension auftaucht und mit den Gefühlen, die er schnell in ihr auslöst, alles gehörig durcheinanderwirbelt. Stück für Stück lässt Pam sich auf ein prickelndes Abenteuer mit dem attraktiven Fremden ein, und die beiden kommen sich näher.

We’ve all had them, those special dates with someone brand new, someone who just might be the yin to our yang, that vital missing piece of our lonely heart… So goes the eternal gamble, the endless game of romance roulette, in which we earnestly wear our hearts upon our sleeves in the thin hope of discovering our soulmate and lay bare our inner selves to find all-elusive true love.

Er könnte alles zerstören, was du liebst. Einfach alles. Anna ist Ingenieurin und arbeitet in der Formel E. Genau wie ihr Bruder Alex, der zu den besten Rennfahrern zählt. Diesmal hat er gute Chancen, den Titel zu gewinnen. Doch kurz vor der Saison taucht ein neuer Rivale auf: Chris, scheinbar ein reicher Schnösel, der sich seinen Startplatz erkauft haben soll. Bald merkt Anna jedoch, dass Chris ein hervorragender Rennfahrer ist und auch eine zärtliche Seite an sich hat. Mit der Zeit vertraut sie ihm ihr Herz an – und so einiges mehr.

Newlyweds Cora and Archie Thorogood return to his family’s English mansion to start their life together. As Archie’s sister Evelyn, and her fiancée, Roger, prepare for their wedding day, this may be the right time for Cora to impress the family—provided nothing goes wrong. But disaster seems to follow Cora everywhere. After meeting Roger, Cora considers him a splendid choice for Evelyn. Despite this, none of the Thorogood men approve of Roger, and saw him as an ill-advised choice for Evelyn.

Sein offenes Familiengeheimnis hat es in sich! Als Olivia ihre Freundin auf der malerischen Isle of Man besucht, kommt es zu einem Unglück: Ein Sturm wirft sie von Bord der Fähre, die sie eigentlich zurückbringen soll! In letzter Sekunde wird Olivia von einem attraktiven Fremden aus dem wilden Wasser gefischt. Ihr Retter ist Ryan, der in der Nähe einen Pub samt Gästezimmer besitzt. Dort kommt Olivia für ein paar Tage unter, weil alle anderen Unterkünfte mittlerweile ausgebucht sind. Die quirlige Großstädterin scheint für ihn aus einer anderen Welt zu stammen. Zunächst.