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The vastness and beauty of America is inspiring. I have always admired the uniqueness of God's world. Everything to be a vision of wonder of its' working. If you look for beauty, you can find it anywhere.

We all need innovative ideas - das meint zumindest der Trainer in der Geschichte "English for dogs". Und während Christina in "Restaurant" über ein ganz spezielles Etablissement staunt, blamieren die vierbeinigen Hauptdarsteller in "Flirtcrasher" ihre Zweibeiner bis auf die Knochen. Was wir mit unseren Hunden erleben und wie wir von ihnen noch das eine oder andere lernen können, wird in acht herrlichen Kurzgeschichten im ersten Bellotristik-Sammelband "Learning by DOGing" treffend beschrieben. Geschichten, wie sie nur mit Hund(en) passieren.

Rhian Grey left her home in Sweyn’s Eye to make a life for herself in Yorkshire, where she learnt the skills of spinning and weaving. She also learnt to love Mansel Jack, a charismatic and ambitious mill-owner. When Rhian returns to Sweyn’s Eye, it is to a town torn apart by anxiety and uncertainty, by the devastation of the Great War, a town whose workers' lives are governed by fear. Amidst the anguish and dedication of the women who were left behind, Rhian must decide where her own future lies.

In the Tribe of Dawn, one must always follow the rules: Never steal from a neighbor. Never curse the skygods out loud. Never lie to the High Court. Never wander into the East Woods alone. Never speak to an enemy clansman. Never approach the boundary. Never, ever cross the boundary. The rules must always be followed. The rules must always be followed. Lilian Utopiv is wandering through the woods alone one afternoon when she sees a boy across the boundary. She knows the rules. She knows what will happen if she breaks them.

När Maya får veta att Jakob har flickvän kraschar hennes värld, den lilla detaljen som han glömt att nämna under de tre månaderna de varit med varandra. Nu glider hon runt på Köpenhamns gator och försöker hitta något som får henne att känna sig levande igen. Ingenting funkar, tills hon träffar en äldre sensuell man med glittrande ögon. Tills hon träffar Mark... Maya Klyde är en dansk författare. "Tomrum" är hennes första erotiska novell.

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.

"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.

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.