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They stick out. They change the conversation. They challenge the traditional narrative. They are outcasts - isolated, different, misunderstood. Being normal is nice. But being an outcast is a real part of the human experience. Have you have ever had the feeling of being alone in some way, of being on the outside looking in? If so, then the characters in these short stories will move you - sometimes by their depravity, sometimes by their sorrow...and sometimes by their joy.

After finding out her marriage was a sham, Millicent must leave Philadelphia and the shame and gossip that surround her. She corresponds with a banker and after accepting his marriage proposal, travels to Montana. But what awaits her turns her world upside-down. Widower Clark lost his wife and son years ago and has not gotten over the heartbreak. As Millicent meets the widower next door, Clark makes a startling discovery, and will do what he has to to make Millicent his Christmas wife - although it may be too late.

Neuanfang mit Mord... der erste Fall für Alex Duggins. Die spannende Cosy Crime-Reihe der New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Stella Cameron endlich auf Deutsch. Nach dem Scheitern ihrer Ehe fällt Alex Duggins in ein tiefes Loch. Sie möchte einen Neuanfang wagen und kehrt darum in die Gegend zurück, in der sie aufgewachsen ist. Im kleinen englischen Dorf Folly-on-Weir kauft sie den örtlichen Pub, der kurz vor der Pleite steht. Leider ist nicht jeder von ihrem Eindringen in den gewohnten Dorfalltag begeistert und die Bewohner machen ihr das Leben schwer.

As Christmas approaches, Ella's pregnant, alone and scared. Tragedy strikes her life, tearing apart all that she knows and loves in Chicago. She travels to Texas to marry a man she has been corresponding with. As she prepares for her new life, the tragedy haunts her....

Das Böse wartet hinter der Idylle... ein neuer Fall für Alex Duggins. Die spannende Cosy Crime-Reihe der New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Stella Cameron endlich auf Deutsch! Endlich kehrt wieder Ruhe in das beschauliche englische Dorf Folly-on-Weir ein. Doch der Schein trügt, denn nur kurz nachdem Pubbesitzerin Alex Duggins sich von den letzten Mordermittlungen erholt hat, wird eine Frau vermisst. Wenig später finden sie und ihr Freund Tony die Leiche in einem verfallenen Brunnen eines alten Herrenhauses. Wer um alles in der Welt könnte ihren Tod gewollt haben, und das auf so brutale Art und Weise?

A very merry Kissmas! Küsse unterm Mistelzweig, prickelnde Gefühle im Schneegestöber, romantische Abende vor dem Kamin - was gibt es Schöneres im Advent, als es sich mit einem Buch und einer Tasse heißer Schokolade gemütlich zu machen? In "December Dreams" warten jeden Tag realistische und fantastische Lovestorys auf dich, die die Zeit bis Weihnachten versüßen und nicht nur den Schnee zum Schmelzen bringen... 24 Shortstorys plus ein Silvester-Special deiner deutschsprachigen Lieblingsautor*innen.

Pełne humoru i przygód wprowadzenie do mitów greckich: opowieść o chłopcu, który sprawdza na własnej skórze, jak to jest być bohaterem. Tim wpadł w tarapaty...

Pełne humoru i przygód wprowadzenie do mitów greckich: opowieść o chłopcu, który sprawdza na własnej skórze, jak to jest być bohaterem. Tim wraz z Zoe zastanawiają się, jak ożywić kamienny posąg. Gdyby Jason mógł im pomóc… Tymczasem ktoś traktuje ich jak muchy, które trzeba złapać na lep. Takie tłuściutkie i pyszniutkie… Dość tego Arachne! Przynajmniej waza trafiła w dobre ręce. A nawet boskie! Boga złodziei i kłamców… O rany!

Ella Bell Smith and Stella Nkomo take an unflinching look at the differences between Black and White women's experiences at work. Based on groundbreaking research, the book compares and contrasts the experiences of 120 first-generation Black and White female managers in the American business area. In-depth histories bring to life the women's powerful and often difficult journeys from childhood to professional success, highlighting the roles that gender, race, and class played in their development.

A selection of your child’s favorite nursery rhymes, brought to life depicting children of all races!

As she travels to Arizona, Bella hopes for a better life. The rancher she is to marry needs someone to care for his three children. Bella knows this will only be a marriage of convenience and is grateful for a new start. Shane's ranch is what has kept him going since his wife passed four years ago. He tends to his children as best he can, vowing never to marry again. When Bella arrives, Shane's life unravels and is turned upside down. Not wanting her there, Shane plans to send her back home. But Bella has no home to go back to.

Harley found the daddy of her dreams in Trent the Garilian. Sure, it was an alien abduction that took her by surprise, but she found herself on the most beautiful planet she'd ever seen. Garilia boasted of vibrant colors, plants, and homes, free from pollution or greed. The only problem was Garilian's didn't see humans as anything other than lower life forms to be kept as pets.

I due brevi romanzi che compongono la raccolta Due tempi, due donne, due stralci di storie, già felicemente pubblicata Youcanprint (2017), sono adesso interpretati nel presente audiolibro ed, altrettanto felicemente, diventano audio storie. Così nasce l'idea: rendere ascoltabile ed accessibile la materia narrativa e pareggiare i tempi a livello digitale, reinventando altresì un'esperienza allietante, resa all'origine possibile grazie all'opera di una figura tradizionale della letteratura orale: il cantastorie medievale... incontrato da Francesca.

When Poppy Picker keeps putting her finger up her nose, we know it won't end well. Her parents are disgusted, her teachers upset, and her friends grossed out. She's been warned about the Booger Monster many times. But will she listen before it's too late?

This time, it's murder but there's no body and no motive. In fact, there's no evidence of any foul play except for the word of a nosy busy-body with night-vision binoculars. Despite big bucks, I suggest we pass on this case but Sam's family butts in and of course, it explodes in our face. Now, we're hip deep in a whole lot of shit better left to the police. The good news? No more Joey. We moved into the loft above our new office space. The bad news? They're demolishing the church next door and the jackhammer's sent our kitten into therapy.

Kate is happily married, but she's keeping a secret from her husband. She is sexually attracted to her father-in-law. When the two are left alone for the night, will she put her fantasy into reality, or will she be able to resist? An older man/younger woman age-gap erotic short sex story that contains hot and steamy sex.

I made her promise. Absolutely, positively, no field work while I'm out of town. When I find my forged signature and a rental car, I'm ready to wring her pretty, little, neck, except I can't find her. How the hell did she get lost in a snow storm in Vermont? Sam and Suds are at it again in this action-filled hilarious new adventure.

Clara is used to the stares and cruel remarks from those who pity her and don't believe she can be a hard worker. Believing she is a hindrance to her family, Clara heads west to meet the farmer who has proposed to her. But he's shocked to see her limp. As Clara fears he will send her back home, she begs the mercantile store owner, Jed, for a job, who turns her down upon noticing her limp.

Tinsmith Jonah has always longed for a wife and family, but his hopes died in war. He knows no woman wants a crippled man. He has taken in two young orphans and is raising them on his own. Anne has lived a hard life since her parents died, being taken in by her aunt and uncle who treat her like an unpaid servant. When she sees the ad from Jonah, she sees light in her life again and is happy to accept his proposal. But the children want nothing to do with Anne.

I was robbed of $125,000,000 and I can prove it. This is a true-life story of how I have gone from heiress to homeless. My father created an empire, he started out in his two-car garage in 1953. Over the years, my father amassed a fortune. When my father’s health started to fail from the effects of Alzheimer’s, an unscrupulous attorney working with my three older siblings produced a doctored estate plan along with illegally recorded real estate deeds. This attorney falsified company stock certificates and stole millions of dollars in cash assets.