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Evie was pregnant and forced to give up the baby. But she can't just leave the child with strangers, especially when she thinks the baby is being neglected. With her boyfriend waiting in the truck, Evie snatches the baby and convinces him to drive her to Montreal where she plans to start a new life with her child. But when the baby won't eat and she and Justin argue, she ends up alone in a small town. As the baby becomes sicker, Evie must decide whether to admit her mistake and turn herself in, or to keep running.

Miles Derkach is in trouble. Along with two friends, he stole a car and went joyriding. When the dust clears, he is all alone and his friends have left, leaving him to take the blame—and the punishment—while maintaining his silence. Placed on probation and sentenced to community service, Miles begins working for a man who, after suffering a stroke and not being able to drive, has kept his beloved hot rod under wraps in the garage. Seeing a chance to learn more about cars and pursue his dream of becoming a mechanic, Miles helps to restore the car.

Luke Chase made history as a child when he escaped a kidnapping. Now, all he wants is to be a normal teenager. So when he sneaks out to the woods one night to drink with friends and flirt with the new British girl at school, he's excited to feel some freedom. Except the next morning, one of their teachers is found murdered—in the exact same spot where they had been partying. Soon, Luke's roommate and best friend Oscar is the #1 suspect.

Sing um dein Leben! Für Vicky scheint ein Traum wahr geworden zu sein: Sie hat es bei der neuen Castingshow in die letzte Runde auf einer abgelegenen Südsee-Insel geschafft und hat nun die Chance auf 1 Millionen Euro und einen Plattenvertrag. Aber der Wettbewerb ist nicht nur hart, sondern tödlich. Vickis Mitbewohnerin Carolin wird am Strand gefunden - erschlagen. Wer ist zu so einer Tat fähig? War es einer der Kandidaten, die Carolin in den Fights aus dem Wettbewerb gedrängt hat? Die Anspannung wird zu einem wahren Nervenkrieg, denn der Mörder muss noch auf der Insel sein.

Jacob Barnaby lives in a small town in the shadows of the Adirondack Mountains, where neighbors know each other and gossip spreads like dandelions. On the night of his birthday party, the 17-year-old son of a prominent attorney learns his father has a secret. To make matters worse, his father plans to represent the man Jacob and his friends think is responsible for putting the school bully in a wheelchair. Will his father’s actions ruin both Jacob’s family and his senior year? Can Jacob salvage his relationship with his girlfriend?

Bristal Jamison has a bad reputation and a foul mouth, but she also needs one more credit to graduate. An unexpected partnership forms as the two remake Lydia’s town history podcast to investigate the Long Stretch of Bad Days—a week when Henley was hit by a tornado and a flash flood as well as its first, only, and unsolved murder. As their investigation unearths buried secrets, some don’t want them to see the light. When the threats escalate, the girls have to uncover the truth before the dark history of Henley catches up with them.

In the game of life, sometimes other people hold all the controls. Or so it seems to VZ. Four months have passed since his best friend Ed was killed by a white man in a Brooklyn parking lot. When Singer, the man who killed Ed, is found dead in the same spot where Ed was murdered, all signs point to Jack, VZ’s other best friend, as the prime suspect. VZ’s determined to complete the video game Ed never finished and figure out who actually killed Singer.

Die Fortsetzung der Arktis-Thriller von Bestsellerautorin Elisabeth Herrmann. Der Treck der Rentiere zu den Sommerweiden ist ein alljährliches Ritual, zu dem alle Samen der Renzüchterfamilie zusammenkommen. Auch für Ravna Persen, Studentin der Polizeihochschule in Oslo, ein Pflichttermin. Als Ravna sich bei der Suche nach vermissten Rentieren verletzt, kommt ihr eine Fremde zur Hilfe. Am nächsten Morgen will Ravna sich nach ihrer Helferin erkundigen, doch sie erfährt, dass das Mädchen bereits seit sieben Jahren vermisst wird. Und kurz darauf findet sie ihre Leiche.

Sixteen-year-old Honor Augustine never set out to become a felon. As an academic all-star, avid recycler, and dedicated daughter to her PTSD-afflicted father, she's always been the literal embodiment of her name. Coloring inside the lines is what keeps Honor's chaotic existence orderly. But when she discovers her father's VA benefits drying up, coupled with a terrifying bank letter threatening the family's greenhouse business--Honor vows to find a solution. She just doesn't expect to spot it on the dry erase board of English lit--"Nature's first green is gold."

Luca Laine Thomas lives in Parris, the beautiful island plagued by the unsolved deaths of young women—most significantly, Luca's best friend. All Luca wants is to heal from the traumatic loss and leave her feelings of guilt and helplessness behind. Then Luca comes home to find the police at her house. Her sister, Whitney, is dead. Luca and Naomi, the new girl next door, decide to take the investigation into their own hands, and along the way, their connection deepens.

Dean Nelson had every detail of his heist planned to perfection. He’d made a flawless getaway and was patiently waiting for the right moment to dig up the money that was buried late in the night without any witnesses. Or at least any witnesses that he knew of. Katie’s life as a park ranger is centered around one mission: Protect the park. On most days, the threats are nothing more than off-leash dogs and illegal campfires, but one night, she realizes something is afoot. Somebody has been digging in her park.

Der Tod ist erst der Anfang - der Kampf um deine Seele geht weiter. Genna ist sicher: Endlich ist der Albtraum vorüber. Schließlich hat sie gemeinsam mit Phoenix, ihrem Guardian und Begleiter durch die Jahrhunderte, den Anführer der Inkarnaten, Tanas, auf immer ins Reich des Todes geschickt. Aber dann fallen ihre Eltern einem Unfall zum Opfer und Genna ist überzeugt, dass die Inkarnaten wieder auf der Jagd sind.

El Flanagan ja té dinou anys i per pagar-se els estudis de Criminologia accepta un cas que l’intriga molt: una dona de Valldenàs, un poble d’alta muntanya, ha trobat dos bessons morts i congelats enmig d’un bosc. Abans que arribi la policia, però, els bessons desapareixen misteriosament. I el gran ressò mediàtic del cas ha omplert el poble d’estudiosos de l’esoterisme i de les abduccions extraterrestres.

Thomasine Lisowski has always hated her grandmother’s farm. A dark presence hovers over it. She’s thankful they moved to the city when she was younger, but now she and her parents are back for a funeral and that dark aura is stronger than ever. A ghost leads Thomasine to suspect there’s more to the farm than just her imagination going wild. Mysterious murderers and a cult-like mindset stain the Lisowski name. This trip to the country might be Thomasine’s last - because the family plans to never let her leave.

Wenn die Herkunft über Recht und Unrecht entscheidet, ist es gut, einen Freund wie Theo Boone zu haben. Woody, ein guter Freund von Theo, steckt in ernsthaften Schwierigkeiten: Gemeinsam mit seinem älteren Bruder und einem dritten Jungen wird er verhaftet. Die Anklage lautet: bewaffneter Raubüberfall! Dass es nur eine Wasserpistole war und Woody die ganze Zeit im Auto saß, interessiert niemanden. Woody und sein Bruder werden eingesperrt und bekommen es im Gefängnis plötzlich mit echten Verbrechern zu tun. Jetzt sind Theos ganzer Mut und Kampfgeist gefragt.

But the weather-beaten sailboat Chance Taylor and his father call home is thirty years old and hasn’t sailed in years. One step from both homelessness and hunger, Chance worries about things other kids his age never give a thought: Where will the money come for the electricity bill, grocery bill, and moorage fees? So when a new job falls his way, he jumps at the opportunity. He knows how much he will earn; what he doesn’t know is how much he will pay.

Dues històries, la mateixa nit i una fosca sospita. Dues vides que es creuen de matinada a través de les xarxes. Dos joves que es lliuren a un joc misteriós: compartir somnis, il·lusions i pors, però no la seva identitat. Aviat donaran el pas següent: una cita a cegues. No obstant, trobar-se amb un desconegut sempre comporta riscos. Perquè tothom amaga secrets...

Si bé la trama s’inicia a Bolívia, amb la fugida de Doña Flor Huanaco a Espanya, el pla de venjança d’un poderós narcotraficant es traslladarà als carrers i barris de Madrid. Darrere els seus passos arriben un implacable assassí a sou conegut com a senyor Luna, amb l’encàrrec de matar-la, i el fill del narcotraficant, desitjós d’heretar el seu imperi i, per tant, més perillós fins i tot que el pare.

Skye Thorn has given tarot card readings for years, and now her psychic visions are helping the police find the town’s missing golden girl. It’s no challenge - her readings have always been faked, but this time she has some insider knowledge. The kidnapping was supposed to be easy - no one would get hurt and she’d get the money she needs to start a new life. But a seemingly harmless prank has turned dark, and Skye realizes the people she’s involved with are willing to kill to get what they want and she must discover their true identity before it’s too late.

La cavale d'une hors-la loi avec l'adolescent qu'elle a kidnappé. Lorsqu'une hors-la-loi débarque chez lui et le kidnappe, Garett est terrifié. Pourtant Ab Stenson, cette femme indomptable, est celle qui lui ouvrira les portes d'un avenir moins sombre, loin de son père violent.