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Katherine Howell’s life takes a mysterious turn as she navigates the dangerous waters of espionage and betrayal. Living on a yacht for two years, she becomes a target for the CIA. As she sets out on a journey from Corsica to the U.S., she senses a looming threat. How can she endure the events that led a simple young woman from East Texas into this perilous situation, including the death of her grandmother, the loss of her child, and the reported death of her husband in Vietnam?

Eine einsame Landstraße in Cornwall, dunkel und neblig. Ben und seine Frau Abi sind auf dem Heimweg. Plötzlich taucht ein Mann vor ihnen auf, den Abi fast überfährt. Statt anzuhalten, fahren sie weiter. Auch als sie ein liegen gebliebenes Auto sehen, sagt ihr Instinkt Abi immer noch, dass sie einfach weiterfahren soll. Aber dann bemerkt sie eine Frau mit Babyschale im Arm. Auf keinen Fall können sie eine Mutter und ihr Kind hilflos am Straßenrand stehen lassen. Also nehmen sie die Familie mit.

Eine plötzliche Flut von Giftbriefen versetzt das schottische Dorf Lochdubh in Aufregung. Die Dinge nehmen eine tödliche Wendung, als die örtliche Postbotin erhängt in ihrem Zimmer aufgefunden wird - mit einer bösartigen Notiz unter ihren baumelnden Füßen. Dorfpolizist Hamish Macbeth geht von Mord aus, im Unterschied zu seinen Vorgesetzten, die den Vorfall als Freitod zu den Akten legen wollen.

1914: Sixteen-year-old Etterly, running from something, hides inside the trunk of a tree and disappears. The police search but find no trace. Her family and friends wrack their brains but come up with nothing. And so slowly life returns to normal. The hole in the tree is boarded up, and the village of Sackwater moves on. Only Etterly's best friend, Betty, clings to hope, insisting she can hear her friend calling for help. 1940: A skeleton is discovered buried in the woods....

Allies and enemies wear the same skins: witches, demons, faeries, vampires...werewolves. It's impossible to tell what's hiding beneath the carefully crafted facades, the sinful slashes of smiling lips. Magic died in our people long ago; today, it blinks sleepy eyes and wakes up. Ancient gods raise their heads, spirits once thought to be whispers of myth, urge us to fight. They give us the power to defend ourselves from those who would take our magic as their own.

Darryl Sims, a long-forgotten murderer, has been locked up in a maximum security prison for the last 20 years. Only when the family farm is repossessed for back taxes and sold to a megastore does the full extent of his heinous crimes, and the crimes of his son, Max, finally surface. When the property is excavated, skeletal remains of women that have gone missing over the years are exposed. Max is now on the run with Jade Monroe closing in. Worthy adversary that he is, Max eludes capture and continues his killing spree.

I am Zara Wolf, the heir to the throne of all the packs. I’m also in possession of a stolen faerie treasure used to tap my people’s magic for decades. The witches want it back; the fae want it returned. But I had no idea I was getting involved in a war between the faerie courts. There are seven men who hold my heart, who make up my own personal pack. But there’s only one human: my best friend, Faith Cassidy. She’s the one link I have to my humanity, the thing that keeps the wolf in me at bay. If the Seelie Prince wants her, he’ll have to kill me first.

The Ascendant Humans have conquered Earth and banished mankind to a distant star. There, the refugees war in space over the resources rationed to them. In an orbital habitat, Commander Rylan Shaw labors against the inter-colony arms trafficking when an informant gives him horrific news. The ruthless cartel boss, Lilith, has stockpiled weapons of mass destruction. Worse, she has permission from the Wardens, humanity's robot overlords, to unleash them upon the system.

Become a better crisis leader while equipping yourself with the tools for every day transformative leadership Managing crisis well is at the very heart of good leadership. Here, the team from the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University draws on a deep well of research...

From terraformed outposts to magical realms, journey to worlds where deadly plants, rampant biodiversity, or failed colonies have created irresistible opportunities for those brave enough to seize them. New worlds, found family, mystical secrets, and deadly science weave together in this lesbian-centric anthology focusing on a very different kind of first time - a first encounter with a world, or being, entirely unlike our own.

The ambush is in place, he takes aim, and shots ring out. Chicago is officially on notice, and a siege is underway on the city’s men and women in blue. Assigned to the task force investigating the shootings, Jesse McCord and 20 of Chicago’s top-notch detectives work day and night to track down the sniper whose agenda is apparent—to kill as many police officers as possible.

Murder happens in Houston, but when the most recent murders take on disturbing similarities, local law enforcement officers fear a serial killer is roaming their streets. Former sheriff’s department sergeant Jade Monroe has just graduated from the FBI’s serial crimes unit in homicide and is called to Houston with her partner, J.T. Harper, to take on her first assignment—apprehending the person responsible for these gruesome crimes.

Hugo Dodds is numb, grief-stricken, and haunted by the memories of a life taken from him all too soon. He tries to move forward, but cannot let go of Elizabeth—his beloved wife—after her passing. A late-night backyard encounter introduces Hugo to his eccentric new neighbor, Alice Primrose. She’s secretly a witch with the ability to make magical wine. Alice hides in Hugo’s small town after the betrayal of a former lover causes her to flee from the life she knows and loves.

Aryc Tal Venn was supposed to be the savior of the universe. But a fateful decision left him blighted, unable to cultivate the primal Aether into the life-empowering energy of the Quintessence. With nothing but hope, Aryc undertakes a desperate quest to reverse his blighting. But when a terrible truth challenges everything he believes, Aryc is forced to question whom he fights for and why. Destiny comes for Aryc Tal Venn, and the fate of the universe rests in his hands.

It's been almost a year since I've seen her, the only woman that's ever gotten under my skin, and made me wish I was a better man. More than just the washed up hockey player, turned sports journalist whose body is almost as scarred as his soul. Now, she's pregnant with my brother's baby. A baby he wants nothing to do with. And he's asked me to clean up his mess. I have no intention of offering her the deal he's laid out. I have a deal of my own. One that will finally make her mine.

Just out of the psych ward for the second time in my life, Hunter Daniels befriends me. He offers me comfort, understanding, acceptance, and makes me feel as if it's ok to be me, crazy or not.

Emmy wakes in a strange place, no memories of how she got there or where she is, and is thrust into an arena to fight for her life against... zombies. Confused and determined, she fights her way out into the world with help from a stranger that claims to know her, and keeps fighting to find her place in this strange world. Contains mature content that may not be suitable for persons under 18 years of age. She meets new people and forms friendships as she travels, making her way to a reported safe haven.

With The Healthy Kidney Handbook, you’ll learn what you can do before your kidney health starts to suffer, including understanding the anatomy of the kidneys and exactly what makes them function, learning good nutrition and how you can upgrade your diet, improving your access to consistent exercise, discovering how current weight-loss drugs and diabetes can affect your kidney health, and so much more.

In a world filled with stories of idealized futures and diverse civilizations, each governed by varying systems from benevolent dictatorships to pure democracies, one stands apart a laid-back, semi-anarchistic society under the rule of THE SYNDIC. Explore this unique vision of governance and human interaction, where freedom and community coexist in an extraordinary balance. - Summary by Science Fiction Adventures Magazine, December 1953

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth—Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman—is back and may have finally met the woman of his dreams in this new mystery in M.C. Beaton's beloved, New York Times bestselling series. Hamish's new constable, Dorothy McIver, may be the most beautiful woman...