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Der Fitnesstrainer Trey Ziegler war in bester körperlicher Verfassung -, wenn man von dem Küchenmesser in seiner schön gebräunten Brust absieht. Lieutenant Eve Dallas übernimmt die Ermittlung - und sie muss nicht lang recherchieren, bis sie auf eine ganz Reihe von Frauen aufmerksam wird, die von ihm geliebt und verlassen wurden: Trey war der Inbegriff eines Machos. Während Eve eine lange Liste an potenziellen Feinden bearbeitet, muss sie ihre Abneigung gegen das Opfer verdrängen, um das Geheimnis seines Todes zu entschlüsseln - und schließlich den kaltblütigen Mörder zu stoppen.

Lieutenant Eve Dallas steht vor einem Rätsel: In einem ehemaligen Frauenhaus in New York werden die skelettierten Leichen zweier Frauen gefunden, ihre Körper in Plastik eingewickelt. Sie muss nun herausfinden, was damals geschah, und schnell wird klar, dass es noch zehn weitere Opfer gab - alles junge Mädchen, die vom richtigen Weg abgekommen waren. Jede hat ihre ganz eigene Geschichte, und jeder wurde die Chance auf ein besseres Leben genommen.

Microdosing has been getting a lot of hype lately as more and more people attest to the life-changing effects taking small doses of psychedelics such as magic mushrooms have had in their lives. However, as a microdosing newbie, you might be feeling out of your depth with all this talk of microdosing and trippy mushrooms.

Secrets About Growth Hormone shows you how growth hormone levels drop as we get older, when to intervene, and what treatment options are available to optimize your health. Carefully listen to this audiobook before making any decisions about using GH supplements.

War between empires is now inevitable, but Dillon and Sherisza have never accepted being pawns of fate. With the technology at their disposal, they're called upon to do whatever they can to prevent the war or, at least, make sure the Kwaagi and the other powers of the known galaxy emerge victoriously. If they push the bounds of what their ship can do, they may be able to do more than that. Are the theories of time travel correct, or can history be altered to save the future? And how just how far will Sherisza go to protect her people, her love, and her cubs?

A lot has changed for Dillon Mackey in just a few months in space. Solving the mystery of who wiped out his mentor's people has closed one chapter, but if anything, life has become more complicated on that front. An attack upon their Kwaagi friends adds a new wrinkle to things, but that's hardly the worst of it as a mysterious black ship begins pursuing Dillon and Sherisza across space-time to issue a deadly warning. What lies beyond the veil of space-time, and what new dangers will it bring into their lives as they try to save her species?

Arden and Pate had been a while in the making. It seemed like they were always missing each other...until the one week they didn't. It was magic, and Arden thought he'd found the one. Considering his family's history of falling hard and fast, he hadn't even questioned that Pate would be his happily ever after. And then, he showed up at Pate's house, only to be greeted by the alpha's ex. Arden wasn't usually one to shy away from confrontation, but in this, he knew he didn't have the strength to fight.

Five years ago, when Detective Jena Campbell put the Leviticus Killer behind bars, she locked her darkest secret away with him. Something never meant to surface. Something better left to rot with the madman who had destroyed so many lives. When a strange man calling himself Azrael appears on social media with threats to unleash ten plagues, ten deaths, in ten days, unless Leviticus is released, Jena is forced to reopen that door and face her past.

A holiday short story anthology with some favorite Austenesque authors, Yuletide is inspired by Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice and the spirit of the season. Regency and contemporary alike, each romance was dreamt to spark love, humor, and wonder while you dawdle over a hot cup of tea this Christmas.

Earth is about to go dark. Without a new power source, life as we know it will be toast. A global competition is under way to determine which four kids will join the secret mission that might just save us all. Project Alpha is a contest of physical challenges, mental puzzles, and strategic alliances. The battle is fierce. Who will lead the team? Who will pilot the most complicated space ship ever built? Who will be a friend? An enemy? And how will they survive over a year stuck on a space ship together?

There I was, driving a busload of hot cheerleaders back to their college after the big football game when the damned ground opened up and swallowed us whole. I awoke in the wilderness on an alien planet, with a disembodied voice prattling on about a quest to save the cheerleaders. Hell yeah, I plan to save the cheerleaders! Goblins, orcs, and football zombies–yeah I said football zombies–inhabit the woods and are intent on our destruction.

The Gedri System is at war with Silstrand. As the Alliance reels, Scipio readies its forces, smelling blood in the water. Meanwhile, Kylie awakens aboard a warship captained by her brother. Her family, the peaceful, low-tech Rhoads, have changed. Establishing a line of pure humans is all they care about. Her father, the preacher, is set to rain armageddon down on any system that opposes him. His first stop? Silstrand. Kylie is on a collision course with destiny; to either save her family or avert a war that would cost Silstrand billions of lives.

Es ist der bisher mysteriöseste Fall für Lieutenant Eve Dallas. Bart Minnock, Gründer von U-Play, einem gigantischen Computerspieleimperium, wird tot in seinem Haus aufgefunden. Die Freundin des Opfers ist gelähmt vor Trauer, und seine Partner bei U-Play sind aufrichtig geschockt. Der sympathische Millionär schien keine Feinde zu haben. Doch Erfolg zieht immer Neider nach sich, sobald es um viel Geld, Macht und Rivalitäten geht. Das weiß auch Roarke, Eves Ehemann und Konkurrent von Minnock.

Der Mord an einer Kollegin stellt Eve Dallas vor das düsterste Rätsel ihrer Karriere... Lieutenant Eve Dallas ist zutiefst schockiert. Ihre neue Kollegin, Amarylis Coltraine, wird im Keller ihres Apartmenthauses tot aufgefunden, ermordet mit ihrer eigenen Waffe. Vom Täter keine Spur. Kannte Coltraine etwa ihren Mörder? Warum hat sie sich nicht gewehrt? Eve und Roarke machen Jagd auf den Polizistenmörder, gemeinsam mit dem gesamten New Yorker Police Department. Als eine heiße Spur zu Alex Ricker führt, wird der Fall persönlich. Denn der Name Ricker ist untrennbar verbunden mit der schmerzvollen, dunklen Vergangenheit von Eve und Roarke.

When their mentor and founder of The Castle ends up on the business end of an assassination attempt, Grant, Alejandro, Shaz, Mariano, Vikkas, Jai, Daron, Kaleb, and Dwayne are snatched from their daily lives and successful businesses in order to right old wrongs and track down the men responsible for the attempt on his life. However, The Castle, which was built on humanitarian purposes and has amassed a substantial amount of wealth, is now overrun with dirty politicians, the Russian mafia, American crime lords, and businessmen with their own sordid agendas.

In a world where time can feel increasingly scarce, we find ourselves in a dilemma: should we prioritize ourselves or others? Yet as psychologist and compassion scientist Jordan Quaglia demonstrates, this choice is based on a false dichotomy. The emerging science and practice of we-care reframes the very concept of care as a social force that includes both self and other.

Recenter God in your life with How Great Is Our God: Living A Worship-Led Life In a Me-Driven World by Grammy Award-winning worship artist Chris Tomlin. In this intimate look at his songs, Tomlin shows how worship music is more than just music but a tool for putting God first.

New York: Als Eve Dallas eine Leiche in einer heruntergekommenen Gasse in Manhattan untersuchen soll, bemerkt sie wegen der vielen Verletzungen des Opfers fast ein wichtiges Detail nicht: In die Haut wurde ein Herz geritzt - mit den Initialien "E" und "D". Arkansas: Ella-Loo und ihr kürzlich aus dem Gefängnis entlassener Freund Darryl sind sich sicher, dass sie sobald nichts mehr trennen darf. Ihr neues Leben wollen sie in New York starten. Doch dann läuft einiges schief, und sie töten jemanden. In Ella-Loo löst das ein wildes Verlangen aus, wieder zu morden, und sie hinterlassen eine Spur des Bösen.

Auf dem Friedhof von Chicago wird eine Frauenleiche entdeckt. Augen, Zunge und Ohren wurden entfernt und in kleinen Schachteln verpackt daneben gelegt. Kurz darauf tauchen weitere, ähnlich zugerichtete Opfer auf. Für die Polizei und das FBI ist klar, dass die Morde die Handschrift des immer noch flüchtigen Four Monkey Killers Anson Bishop tragen. Doch Detective Sam Porter glaubt nicht daran. Als Bishop sich stellt und betäuert unschuldig zu sein, fällt der Verdacht auf Sam Porter selbst - denn er hat kein Alibi, dafür aber ein verheerendes Geheimnis.

With their magic diminishing, warring factions of New Orleans witches desperately search for the Book of the Unwinding - a legendary grimoire, hidden by spells, that holds the key to unimaginable powers. As a ruthless struggle erupts in a maelstrom of malevolent magic, psychic Nathalie Boudreau finds her destiny intertwined with that of an exiled witch. Her name is Alice Marin, a vulnerable young woman trapped in a realm of illusion. Only Nathalie can free her, but first she must come to understand and master her own extraordinary abilities.