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Det skulle aldrig hända dem, men hon och Esben har stagnerat. Hon minns när de möttes, hur unga de var, så överfulla av liv. Sedan kom vardagen, hennes väninnor hade varnat henne: det blir annorlunda då. Men hon trodde aldrig på dem. Men så säger Esben att han har hyrt en stuga i Norge, till hennes födelsedag. Att han vill ge henne en upplevelse. Hon känner att något är på gång, och vad som sedan vaknar till liv i det fjällhöga landskapet är en lust starkare än de någonsin upplevt tidigare.

John Doe remembers nothing of his life before waking up in the hospital. He doesn't know he was a dangerous man, and he somehow has survived assassination by even more dangerous men. John needs long-term supervision and care to relearn how to live. Dr. Mitchell Oberon has been married to her surgical work for too long. She is comfortable in her spinsterish life. She resists being attracted to this brain-damaged patient with the body of Adonis and the mind of a child, but Agent Frank Stone, of Homeland Security, forces the doctor to take John Doe into her own home to recover.

A blind deejay (Shepard Krausse) and an invisible librarian (Miranda Ogilvy) from a tiny, rural Florida town try to solve a double disappearance connected to a recent canoe trip. It ain't exactly "deliverance", but there's a heap of trouble brewing for these folks - some of it human, some of it animal, and all of it deadly. Shep and Miranda rely on their sense of humor as they face dangerous fossil poachers - but even that is difficult when their engagement is broken amidst a river of troubles.

"När jag försiktigt stryker över insidan av hennes lår och fram till hennes kön ger hon ifrån sig ett frånvarande litet stön och särar lätt på benen. Annars tystnad." Stina hade kittlat och retat mig i ett par dagar nu, och ett begär hade vuxit sig starkt i mig. Jag måste hitta ett sätt att förföra henne på, så jag skrev en novell. När hon ligger naken på sängen och läser novellen, lägger jag mig bredvid och känner värmen sprida sig mellan oss. Mina händer börjar smeka hennes kropp men hon verkar oberörd. Hon vänder blad medan jag fortsätter min behandling.

A hunky carpenter wants to adopt six children, but first he must convince authorities that he is not crazy. He isn't. His teapot really is talking to him. Despite his many positive attributes, Lloyd has reached the age of 32 years, seven months, four days, and six hours without finding Miss Right and converting her into Mrs. Lloyd Schifflebein. Yes, Schifflebein. A surname decidedly lacking romance in addition to being difficult to spell and way too long a signature for checks and the backs of credit cards.

Mary Jenkins has every reason to be proud; from humble beginnings, she has risen to become the overseer in the Canal Street laundry. But then Billy Gray, her sweetheart, is arrested for manslaughter, and suddenly Mary’s world becomes a frightening and complicated place, torn by feuding and violence. When Billy is imprisoned, she finds herself trapped between the rich Sutton brothers. Dean and Brandon hate one another, but each is determined to win Mary for himself. Once again, she must rely on her courage to find her way and avoid total despair....

Hast du noch alle Socken in der Schublade? Oder wolltest du auch schon immer wissen, wohin die einzelnen Socken verschwinden?

Schluss mit aussichtslosen Hungerdiäten und Jojo-Dauerfrust - die Neurochirurginnen Marion Reddy und Iris Zachenhofer haben den Schlank-Code entschlüsselt! Das Geheimnis liegt in unserem Kopf, genauer in den Basalganglien, einem Gehirnareal, in dem gespeichert ist, wie wir essen und worauf wir Appetit haben. Wie es gelingt, diese so zu programmieren, dass Dickmacher wie Pizza oder Cola keine Heißhungerattacken mehr auslösen, zeigt dieser humorvolle Ratgeber.

Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust. Goethe untertrieb, als er diesen Satz schrieb, denn in Wirklichkeit tragen wir alle vier verschiedene Persönlichkeiten in uns. Die Psychiater Iris Zachenhofer und Shird Schindler zeigen, welche Persönlichkeiten das sind, warum wir sie in Einklang bringen müssen, um glücklich und erfolgreich leben zu können, und wie das geht.

Mit Radikaldiäten abzunehmen hat einen großen Nachteil: Der Gewichtsverlust verändert dabei unser Gehirn auf eine Art, die wir nicht wollen. Denn danach können wir jahrelang Hunger haben, ohne genau zu wissen, woher er kommt. Dr. Iris Zachenhofer, Neurochirurgin und Psychiaterin und Dr. Marion Reddy, Neurochirurgin, räumen mit den Illusionen von den Schnelldiäten auf und bieten eine einfache Lösung für das Problem an: Wer dauerhaft abnehmen will, muss sich ein Jahr Zeit dafür nehmen.

Welcome to the world of Droll Tales, in which reality is a mutually agreed-upon illusion and life is painful, paradoxical, beautiful, and brief. With an oddball cast of characters who reappear in various guises throughout these interrelated stories, Smyles reveals an off-kilter world overlapping this one. And in giving us a tour of this enchanted, sometimes absurd place, with its own workings and ways of expression, she gives us a new way to understand our own.

Greg Hallstead lost the championship buckle to Terry McCaskill at this year's Policemen's Rodeo. Now, he's partnered with his rival, working undercover at a Florida resort while sparks fly between them at every turn. Greg and Terry are unconvincing as a brother/sister duo, but even less convincing are the cops pretending to be their "parents": a gay "dad" and sexy, flirty "mom". Still, the four cops may survive, if the resort owner's wife, Emerald, doesn't reveal she dated Greg years ago. And if a hotel hooker doesn't recognize him from past arrests.

Charlotte knew nothing of her parents except that they'd died when she was a child. And when her aunt's will leaves no provision for her, Charlotte must leave the only home she's known for the uncertain protection of an uncle she's never met at his manor house, Plas Melyn. Plas Melyn seems cold and unwelcoming, but when acts of violence that can only be directed at her occur, Charlotte has to wonder why anyone would want to kill a poor orphan.

Jessie Price has travelled the drovers' roads from South Wales to London's Smithfield Market and becomes a milkmaid in London. Her ambition to own her own dairy grows, and she is helped by young Albie. Meanwhile, Non Jones is miserable when Caradoc leaves her and their son to go to London on the drove, and when she receives news of a terrible accident, her world falls apart. Jessie is devastated when Albie is arrested and sent to Newgate prison. She knows that he is innocent and will rely on Non to speak for him in court.

All Laurent de Rue wants to do is live a peaceful life with his husband, Sabre, and support his little sister Rose’s rise to stardom on the Starian stage. But learning the truth of his heritage and rediscovering his magic brings a whole new set of problems...most notably the Archmage of Mislia, who is determined to find the apostates who fled his wrath all those years ago. He’s willing to use any means necessary to track down Laurent, and that includes cursing his own son and heir, Hektor Drakos...

El eco de un tiro en los despachos de Whitehall, el complejo administrativo que el gobierno inglés posee en el centro de Londres, no anuncia tan solo la extraña muerte de un alto funcionario, sino también el principio de una sutil intriga.

Gwenllyn Lyons has been raised by her grandmother in the Wye Valley. One afternoon, they come across a man lying injured by the river bank. They nurse him, but nothing seems to help him regain his lost memories. Gwenllyn realises that she can't imagine what it would be like without this man in her life. As her love for the mysterious stranger grows, she cannot help rejoicing when she realises he feels the same way about her. Gwenllyn's only fear is that some day his past may come to haunt them - a different life, where another woman might be waiting for him.

Young Charlotte Mortimer loves her job teaching the poor children in the local school and she is happy with her steadfast fiancé, Luke. Then, one day, a terrible mining explosion rocks the town, and, suddenly, everything Charlotte thinks she knows is thrown into doubt. The arrival of wealthy businessman Justin Harvard complicates things further. Charlotte must marry him to save the school she loves even if it means sacrificing everything else that is dear to her. There are secrets and lies at every turn to challenge her; will she ever make it as a bargain bride?

When her beloved father dies, Manon Jenkins is left homeless and alone. She longs for Caradoc Jones, son of a famous Welsh cattle drover, and, in desperation, she accepts a job as chaperone to Caradoc's spoilt sister Georgina, and joins the drovers on the road to Smithfield market in London. Non struggles to be accepted by the other women on the journey, as they walk long miles over rugged terrain. One heady, star-filled night, Caradoc finally becomes her lover, but she is devastated when he refuses to marry her.

It’s Christmas time, and the entire Thornton clan is spending the holidays in a cabin deep in the Washington woods. What could go wrong with twelve adults, four kids, and a dog all staying together in one big cabin? Only the most chaotic - and memorable - Christmas ever!