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"""Find me a witch!"" cries Arriman the Awful, feared Wizard of the North. Arriman has decided to marry. His wife must be a witch of the darkest powers - but which witch will she be? To find the most fiendish, he holds a spell-casting competition."

Im Feuerlöschteich auf einem Bauernhof entdeckt ein Postbote eine halb verweste männliche Leiche. Von den Bewohnern des Hofes, einem Ehepaar und ihrem 16-jährigen als zurückgeblieben geltenden Sohn, fehlt jede Spur. Pia Korittki übernimmt die Ermittlungen - und findet heraus, dass vor Jahren ein merkwürdiges Gerücht im Dorf kursierte, dem jedoch nie jemand nachgegangen ist: Auf dem Hof soll damals ein Mädchen gefangen gehalten worden sein.

1962, Cornwall: Tara Jupp - vicar’s daughter, occasional thief, expert horse-rider and second fiddle to her sister ‘the beauty’ Lucy - sings at a wedding and is spotted by a record producer. With the spotlight suddenly, thrillingly shining on her alone, the roots of Tara’s country existence are shaken free and she is propelled to swinging-'60s London. Plunged into a dazzling new world of fashion, music and heartache, in a city where skirts are being hitched up as fast as the past is being pulled down, can Tara hold the limelight and hold on to who she really is?

A thrilling novel from the bes-tselling children's author. When a Hag, an orphan boy and a troll called Ulf get sent to rescue a princess from an ogre, they expect it to be a fairly standard magical mission. But the ogre is depressed and the princess doesn't want to be rescued. The Norns who rule their fates decide to take things in hand - will the Ogre meet a bloody end, or will he get a happy ending?

Lady Jaqueline Peabody is extremely vexed. Her nemesis, the Duke of Stone, has just ruined her life by matching her sister with a perfect gentleman. Except the gentleman in question has little in the way of income. With the family fortune in tatters, it means Jacqueline is tasked with marrying well—and must bid adieu to her dreams of a lovely spinsterhood with her pianoforte.

When Ellen Carr abandons grey, dreary London to become housekeeper at an experimental school in Austria, she soon knows she's found her calling. Swept into an idyllic world of mountains, music, eccentric teachers and wayward children, Ellen brings order and joy to all around her. But it's the handsome, mysterious gardener, Marek, who intrigues her - Marek, who has a dangerous secret. As Hitler's troops march across Europe, Ellen finds she has promises to keep, even if it means sacrificing her future happiness.

During a Twilight tour of Forks, Washington, Ellen, Sue, and Tanya rent a bungalow on Quileute land to celebrate Tanya's sixtieth birthday. They're having the time of their lives until strange visions make them question everything they know about the afterlife. Can the three best friends uncover the mystery of the Machiavellian spirit sharing their bungalow?

It’s nearly midnight on the eve of the millennium when 18-year-old Joel’s heart stops. A school friend, Kerry, performs CPR for almost 20 exhausting minutes, ultimately saving Joel’s life, while her best friend, Tim, freezes, unable to help. That moment of life and death changes the course of all three lives over the next two decades: each time Kerry, Joel and Tim believe they’ve found love, discovered their vocation, or simply moved on, their lives collide again.

The most detailed and comprehensive guide to growing successful cannabis at home. This book will take you from beginner to expert with super easy-to-follow instructions, easy-to-understand explanations, and clear troubleshooting methods for tackling typical gardening problems. From the ideal soil required, to the best ways to set up your indoor garden, and with the best practices for proper lighting and watering of your growing plants.

Hansi goes to Las Vegas - wenn auch nur unfreiwillig. Trotz seiner anfänglichen Ablehnung gegenüber der ihm aufgezwungenen USA-Reise freut er sich dort über die Begegnung mit dem gebürtigen Unterfilzbacher Charly Woodforth. Diese bleibt nicht ohne Folgen, denn Charly wird von Heimweh gepackt und kehrt nach 40 Jahren mit seiner Lebensgefährtin Scarlett wieder in seine Heimat zurück. Dort ist die Damenwelt in Aufruhr, denn Charly hinterließ viele gebrochene Herzen... Bald darauf kommt Scarlett aber bei einem mysteriösen Autounfall ums Leben.

Nothing’s more magical than going down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass with Alice. There, in worlds unlike any other ever created, conventional logic is turned upside down and wrong-way round to enchanting effect. Children will love listening to Carroll’s many humorous nonsense verses and meeting such unforgettable characters as the Mad Hatter, the Knave of Hearts who steals some tarts, and the grinning Cheshire Cat (in Alice in Wonderland) and Tweedledee, Tweedledum, Humpty Dumpty, and the Jabberwock (in Through the Looking Glass).

Guiding you deeper on your personal transformation journey. Past obstacles and stories, and closer to the core of YOU - a life from integrity beneath the layers of conditioning. Your host is Eva Beronius, embodied self mastery and transformational teacher. Founder of selfmasteryandbeyond.com and the Embodied Self Mastery Community.

The Brandenburgers were Hitler's Special Forces, a band of mainly foreign German nationals who used disguise and fluency in other languages to complete daring missions into enemy territory. Overshadowed by stories of their Allied equivalents, their history has largely been ignored. First published in 1984, de Giampietro's highly-personal and eloquent memoir is a vivid account of his experiences. In astonishing detail, he delves into the reality of life in the unit from everyday concerns and politics to training and involvement in Brandenburg missions.

When Lois Grover moves into the Beacon of Hope Assisted Living Center, she fears boredom will consume her, but a fellow resident soon invites her to a secret meeting of the Twilight Society. This quirky group of elderly residents, with a variety of skills, talents, and expertise, helps lost souls, tethered to the world of the living, by solving the mysteries keeping them from moving on. The center itself—a historic colonial mansion that has functioned as a hospital, a school, and a sanitarium—possesses mysteries of its own that both help and hinder the society's investigations.

Miss Alice Wright should be content. After all, her knowledge of herbal lore helps so many in her village. Yet she longs for more. For Alice dreams of becoming a famed parfumier in London, celebrated for her fine scents . . . even as her family's past warns her of the perils of ambition. But when Alice collides—quite literally—with a charismatic gentleman in a field of lavender, her perfume-filled dream is suddenly within reach.

Caring for horses can give us a sense of responsibility. They can help in times of depression and take us out of ruts when we lose our ambition to do anything. It can help build confidence and allow us to build a sense of self-acceptance. Through interacting with horses, we can engage in emotional healing, relieve stress while building patience and trust. If you want to learn about how to care for horses and how horses can help you in your self-help journey, then this book is for you. If you are a novice or have been riding and caring for horses your whole life, this book is for you.

My dark prince. My greatest temptation. My husband. Antonio Huntsman isn’t the prince of childhood fairy tales. He’s savage and dangerous. The ruthless king I need. The beast I crave. Together we’ll fight the monsters. The demons threatening to tear us apart. The villains who will stop at nothing to destroy everything. Our family. Our valley. Our love. There will be no mercy. We will take no prisoners. I pray we make it out alive.

For eighteen years, Hecate lived in peace, but now war shatters her world. Given to Zeus for safekeeping, she is betrayed, bound to servitude as his Cinderwitch. Even when the war ends, her freedom does not. Instead, she is sent to the Underworld, a silent shadow in Queen Persephone’s court. Yet one light remains—Hermes, the quick-witted trickster who moves between realms, bringing laughter to the world of the dead. He has her heart, though no one has his.

Lord Garret Hart, second son of a duke and now brother to the present Duke of Huntsdown, is never ever ever getting married. Bachelorhood is for him. After all, women are the very devil. Especially one woman. Miss Harriet Manning is Garret's own personal Medusa and she has turned his heart to stone. Indeed she has, but not before she absolutely ripped it to shreds, leaving him a complete wreck. Nothing will ever induce him to matrimony or nauseating protestations of boyish love again.

Es sind dunkle Zeiten für Tailyn Vlashich, den zwölfjährigen Alchemisten. Er ist aus dem Reich verbannt worden, die Akademie hat ihn im Hauruckverfahren herausgeschmissen und ein ruchloser Killer ist auf ihn gehetzt worden. Man hat ihn nach ganz unten, auf Level 1, zurückgesetzt. Aber während nicht viele Erwachsene fähig gewesen wären, mit all diesen Problemen klarzukommen, ist Tailyn aus einem anderen Holz geschnitzt. Und er hat Hilfe: zwei Mentoren, seine Freundin und einen Freund.