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Tidigt på morgonen onsdagen den 25 oktober 1989 fann två skolflickor det nakna liket efter Tone Marie Mörk på en öde skogsväg norr om Momarkens travbana Indre Östfold. Den 17-åriga flickan från Mysen hade blivit illa tilltygad. Hon hade blivit våldtagen, strypt och slutligen brutalt utknuffad ur en bil. I Nordisk kriminalkrönika berättar poliser själva om sina mest uppmärksammade, omskakande, och svåra fall. Nordisk Kriminalkrönika är ett historiskt verk.

Nach dem plötzlichen Tod ihrer Mutter muss die 15-jährige Gesine zu ihrer Tante nach Irland ziehen. In dem kleinen Dörfchen Blackwood, wo jeder alles über jeden weiß, hat sie niemanden, mit dem sie über ihren Kummer sprechen kann. Auch nicht über Arian Mary, den unverschämt gut aussehenden Sohn der örtlichen Butterdynastie, für den sie bald tiefe Gefühle hegt. Noch dazu machen sie die Dorfbewohner mit Geschichten über allerlei übernatürliche Wesen verrückt. Alles Unsinn, denkt sich Gesine.

Escaping her broken marriage, successful author Elena settles into a hastily arranged sublet. Shattered, on the verge of coming unhinged, she’s unable to sleep, write, or even unpack. Then she discovers an innocent pastime to occupy her restless days and nights - watching her neighbors through the kitchen window. The Storms seem like the perfect family, but the more Elena sees and hears, the more she believes that there’s something terribly wrong in the house next door.

Twelve years have passed since Angie Robinson fled her hometown of Groves Point, South Carolina, with ten thousand dollars and a broken heart. She knows Simon Canfield still lives there. His powerful family practically owns the town. Now she’s back, if only to return the money Simon’s mother paid her to leave. For too long Angie has lived with her regrets, her mistakes, and her suffering. If there’s forgiveness to be had, the time has come.

I Just Haven’t Met You Yet details Tracy Strauss’s dating history and her journey to dismantle the effects and stigmas of an abusive past, break free of destructive relationship patterns, and ultimately conquer her fear of truly being seen by the world, flaws and all. The author shares the transformative lessons she learned and self-empowerment she achieved while passing each hurdle along the way to finding the love of her life.

Melanie Hansen loved her younger sister, Carrie. But when Carrie moved to Missouri to restore an antebellum house, Melanie was pretty sure her baby sister had lost her mind. Then her worst fear comes true: Carrie dies. When a letter arrives, asking Melanie to return to Celebration House, she has no choice but to leave all that she knows in Seattle and travel to Missouri. All Melanie wants to do is find a buyer. But that’s a difficult task with all of the restrictions her sister and the local historian, Zach Oakes, put on the sale of the house.

Beth Kozera promised her best friend, Carrie Hansen, she would stay and manage Celebration House in Carrie’s absence. How she regrets that promise! She has no idea how to run an event venue. Since when did brides become so demanding and grooms so lecherous? Plus, she can’t boil water, let alone supervise a sit-down dinner for 200 guests every weekend! Thank goodness for Joshua - or, at least, she thinks. But when Beth offers his mom a job overseeing the kitchen, Josh shows his patriarchal colors - so much for tall, dark, and haughty.

Carrie Hansen won’t let her failing health stop her from fulfilling her own last wish. Vowing to transform an aging plantation house into a beautiful wedding venue, she plans to live out her last days celebrating happiness. But between renovation problems and family interference, Carrie fears she’ll never see anyone walk down the aisle. Civil War soldier Thomas Gentry took his final breath back in 1861 and has been haunting the crumbling manor ever since. So when the new owner messes with his routine and starts renovating the place, he vows to preserve the status quo.

Her mommy meltdown is seen around the world! When Quinn Barrett’s son refuses to wear his hand-crafted costume to the Little Wonders Preschool Happy Halloween Parade and Dance Party she loses it - complete with stomping, screaming, and costume-destruction galore. Not her best day. And caught on viral video. Yep, “Halloween Mom” is now internet famous. The posting culprit: tattooed, blue-haired, west-coast transplant Daisy McGulch, out of place in the posh New England town and unable to blend with the other perfect mommies of Little Wonders Preschool.

The sisters Hemingway were coming back to Cold River.... Hadley, the poised, polished wife of a senator. Pfeiffer, the successful New York book editor. Martha, who skyrocketed to Nashville stardom. They each have a secret...a marriage on the rocks, a job lost, a stint in rehab...and they haven’t been together in years. Returning for the funeral of the aunt who raised them, the sisters must stay together in their childhood home, faced with a puzzle that may affect all their futures.

At first the townspeople of Cherryvale welcome the rising medium Kate Bender and her family. Kate's messages from the Beyond give their tedious dreams hope and her mother's potions cure their little ills—for a price. No one knows about their other business, the shortcut to a better life. And why shouldn't their family prosper? They're careful. It's only from those who are marked, those who travel alone and can easily disappear, that the Benders demand their pound of flesh. But even a gifted seer like Kate can make a misstep.

You have a great opportunity and some fantastic products. You give an impressive presentation to your best prospect. And your prospect says, "no". The Prospecting Game helps you understand why this is an important part of the journey, and not the end of the world. In fact, it's part of the game. In this book, 20-year, British, network marketing veteran Wes Linden (who is still not 40 years old!) will teach you exactly how to approach people, how to answer awkward questions with confidence, and how to handle prospects who don't join immediately.

Six new contemporary romance novellas from bestselling authors.

Blind since 19, Summer has blossomed into a famous woodcarver. When she's almost killed by a serial killer, she's whisked away to a secluded wilderness cabin by the man she once secretly loved. Summer can't get enough of touching professional bodyguard Nick Cassidy's thick, powerful muscles and all those other hard, yummy male body parts that she has always longed to explore.

It was supposed to be a simple proof of concept. The physics were sound. Over 100 teleportation experiments had already been successfully performed.... Debate raged over whether the Reidier Test's disastrous outcome resulted from human error, government conspiracy, or sabotage. No one had actual knowledge of the truth. But hidden from the public eye, there existed a government report commissioned from criminal psychologist Dr. Hilary Kahn, chronicling the events that took place.

Precisely because the dance floor stands apart from the everyday world, allowing dancers to play, experiment, and take on new roles, it also serves as a stage for human behavior. Antoinette Benevento, a former national ballroom dancing champion and co-owner of Fred Astaire Dance Studios, has been a student of that stage for 25 years. She has discovered that getting out on the dance floor is a powerful and empowering metaphor for living fully in all realms of life.

Um Gummireifen biologisch abzubauen, hat ein gewisser Professor Rindenblatt eine "Gummifressende Paprika" erfunden. Na ja, wer´s braucht. Unglücklicherweise ist die Paprika abgehauen und treibt ihr Unwesen in der Stadt. Die Furiosen 5 bekommen den Auftrag die Riesenpaprika zu finden und einzufangen. Aber wie fängt man eine immer weiterwachsende Paprika ein? Zumindest im Internet findet man dazu nichts...

Ein uralter, magischer Becher wurde von einem berühmten Professor entdeckt. Ist ja nichts Besonderes, aber dieser Becher ist der Hammer. Wenn man daraus trinkt, bekommt man Mega-Kräfte. Als der Becher und der Professor auf geheimnisvolle Weise verschwinden, werden die Furiosen 5 beauftragt, den Becher und den Professor wieder zu finden. Wie langweilig! Bis das Team Bekanntschaft mit einem durchgeknallten Geist macht. Okay, nicht langweilig, sondern echt spannend...!

She's just his barista...until she buys into Legacy Brew as a co-owner. Then she's Coy's business partner and the source of his five-year-long crush. But after they share a kiss one night, Macie's seriously considering mixing business and pleasure.

Mit dem Ruhestand beginnt der dritte große Lebensabschnitt und damit auch die vermutlich spannendste Lebensphase. Sämtliche Erfahrungen, die wir während unserer Kindheit und Jugendjahre sowie in unserem Berufsleben sammeln konnten, können wir nun in diesem Lebensabschnitt integrieren.