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In this wonderful collection of four novellas, a daughter returns home from the big city to care for her injured mother, childhood sweethearts reconnect after decades apart, a single mom finds herself the target of her starry-eyed daughter’s matchmaking scheme, and a young couple struggles to find their own American dream. Celebrating family, faith, and forgiveness, Here in Hart’s Crossing will warm your heart and soothe your spirit.

Bored and horny at work, Eli thought his Friday was going to be just like any other Friday until SHE walked through the door. Her short, ruffled black shirt and a deep purple corset with lace ties make him itch to pull the ribbons loose and unwrap her like a present. Maybe this customer wants to go to the backroom and have some fun tonight?

Maxine Justice is an ambulance-chasing lawyer desperate for relevance and cash when aliens hire her to represent them before the United Nations. An off-planet consortium wants to heal humanity of every natural disease in exchange for 30% of Earth’s gold reserves. The deal launches Max to legal stardom and makes her an international target for assassins. MediCorp, Star Cross, PharFuture - the big medical companies all have good reasons to want Max out of the way. Worse, she discovers her alien clients may be planning something more sinister than anyone has imagined.

Life is complicated...But love never dies. Evelyn and Peter are very much in love when they are wrenched apart on their anniversary. The separation appears permanent and irreversible. As Evelyn’s life tumbles into bleak, bottomless darkness, James steps in to wipe away the tears and give her another chance at happiness. When Evelyn learns that a mystical piece of jewelry given to her by her husband will allow them one evening together each year...on the anniversary of their separation...she is torn.

In "So viu Zyt mues sy" finden sich Episoden, wie wir sie alle kennen. Sie handeln von Kindern und Jugendlichen, Männern und Frauen jeden Alters, sind mal fröhlich, mal traurig, aber immer hoffnungsvoll. Auch wenn das Leben nicht nach Wunsch verläuft, so gibt es doch immer wieder einen Neuanfang.

Mit einer guten Portion Humor beschreibt die Autorin ihre lebhafte Kindheit in ihrer Familie in Zäziwil und ihren weiteren Lebensweg, der sie schliesslich in die Berner Länggasse führt. Wir dürfen miterleben, wie Loni und ihr Mann eine Metzgerei und ein Restaurant aufbauen und sich später in den Alterssitz am Wohlensee zurückziehen. Der Lebenskreis – ein reich beblätterter Lebensbaum – schließt sich.

If you had a fantasy about being used by a bunch of guys at a party, would you tell your husband? Miranda admits to her husband Jon that she has a slutty wish to be used by a bunch of guys at a party, and Jon sends out an invite and plans it. This is going to be one holiday party that no one forgets.

His best friend’s girlfriend. The man he can’t forget, even though he doesn’t know his name. Retired MMA fighter Trent Clayton knows he can never have the woman he loves, but after a horrifying incident, he is determined to protect Kinsey Michaels with everything he has. Every effort he makes to keep her safe seems to anger her and push her further away from him, and he has no way to bring her back. Until they both meet a wild, wonderful man from Trent’s past and everything changes.

Michael has a date to meet his wife for coffee, but she never shows up. When a sexy, flirty woman sits at a table close to him, sparks fly. She propositions him, and Michael has to make a choice. Michael just might have been at the right place, at the right time.

After fending off a would-be abductor, 27-year-old singer-songwriter Hannah Cassidy hides behind a car in the half-empty parking lot behind Pancake Pantry in Nashville. From there, she watches in horror as her attacker grabs another woman and pushes her into a nearby car. Within seconds, the vehicle speeds away.

Anita’s a loner. She works and lives alone. She has no patience for relationships or men in general. However, she cannot resist Borel, a Tozian who satisfies her in ways she’s never experienced. Birth control is not an issue as long as Taler, Borel’s genetic match, doesn’t show up. After a long night in Borel’s bed, Anita is so sick she can barely stand. What’s wrong with her? When Borel and Taler show up at her ship, they have a surprise for her. She’s pregnant! Can Anita go from being a loner to a mother with two lovers?

When Jacinda Callahan lost her husband to an outlaw’s bullet years ago, she realized she simply couldn’t trust God to protect those she loves. So, though Marshal Zane Holloway has gently pushed his suit, she’s kept him at arm’s length. The last thing she needs is another man to worry about. But now the dratted marshal has been shot! He’s bleeding on her kitchen floor, and she realizes she might not have guarded her heart quite as well as she thought.

Liora Fontaine wants nothing more than to help mistreated women escape from brothel owner, John Hunt. She understands the desperation and manipulation that force many women into his employ. But when she rescues a young girl, she is shocked by Hunt’s ruthless reprisal. Now as she cowers in her cabin, hiding from Hunt’s men, who are determined to kill her, she can’t help but think how much this day is a picture of her whole life. Ashes. Nothing but ashes. Deputy Joseph Rodante can’t believe Liora took on a mission so dangerous without asking for his help!

An der Schule der vier Wissensprofis finden in diesem Jahr ganz besondere Exkursionstage statt. Unter dem Motto "Auf den Spuren des alten Roms" geht es auf Klassenfahrt nach Italien. Jette, Finn, Ben und Lilli tüfteln eine Stadtrallye für die anderen Kinder aus. Sie treffen einen Historiker, der dem Leben in der römischen Armee auf den Grund geht. Außerdem besuchen die vier römische Bauten und Schutzanlagen und erfahren jede Menge über das Leben der Menschen im alten Rom.

Boardinghouse owner Dixie Pottinger has done her best to avoid the attractive Dr. Griffin. But now that her mother-in-law is sick and he’s going to be coming around more to care for her, Dixie knows she must inform him about her past. She works up her courage and feels great relief when she finally tells Dr. Griffin that she’s a married woman...maybe...if her husband, Steven Pottinger, survived the bullet put into him before she fled. Little does Flynn know that Steven Pottinger is about to become his patient.

Hormone? Nein, danke! Für Phoebe steht fest: Liebeshormone verwandeln alle in Idioten! Ihre beste Freundin ist zum ersten Mal verliebt und scheint Phoebe aus ihrer Erinnerung gelöscht zu haben. Phoebes Mutter hat extreme Muttergefühle - bloß nicht für sie, sondern für alle anderen Menschen auf der Welt. Deshalb ist sie aktuell in Syrien und hat Phoebe wieder bei ihrer Patentante geparkt. Das wäre eigentlich ganz okay, wenn Kate nicht ständig über Sex reden würde.

Life is precarious in post-apocalyptic America, threatened by the toxic environment and the return to savagery. Born into this bleak reality, Ryan Cawdor roams the hell trails of Deathlands with his band of warrior survivalists. All they know is to endure and seize whatever chance they get for a better tomorrow. In the sands of California's Guadalupe desert, Ryan and companions fear that they have crossed time lines when they stumble upon a settlement straight out of fabled Egypt.

The alien blueprint to claim Earth dates back to eons before humanity became enslaved. Fires of human rebellion have only strengthened the bid to fully secure the chains of iron rule. But the battle that spans time and space has become a proving ground. A bold, sophisticated band of insurgents has understanding of the enemy's darkest secrets and dares to loosen the choke hold of power on the planet....

Crawling out of the ruins of a nuke-shattered America, a new reality shapes an unpredictable terrain of human resilience and unabated savagery. Born and bred in Deathlands, Ryan Cawdor has seen the pulsing of its dark heart. And he understands more than most that tomorrow is certain to arrive. But to see it means surviving today — any way he can.

Our bodies are designed to heal. But while our skinned knees easily heal, it can sometimes feel like our emotional and relational wounds are left gaping open, broken beyond repair. If our bodies instinctively know how to heal physical injuries, could they also help us understand how to restore painful emotional and relational ruptures? Physician Jennie McLaurin and scientist Cymbeline T. Culiat present Designed to Heal: a fascinating look at how the restorative processes of the body can model patterns we may adapt to heal the acute and chronic wounds of our social bodies.