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In these stories, author Dick Gillman introduces the character of Julia Moriarty. Holmes and Watson become acutely aware of her existence in 1894 in the story aptly recorded by Watson as that of "The Shadow of James Moriarty". Shopping for a Christmas gift for Holmes exposes Watson to an underworld that he had hoped had disappeared with the death of James Moriarty.

Christy Sheridan has come a long way from the physical and emotional wreck she used to be. She's made Alden her home and is happily engaged to a man who loves and accepts her for who she is - curves, quirks, and geekiness included. Life is good. Until mommy dearest blows into town to "help" her clueless daughter seal the deal.

I've always been pretty damn nervous around my boss Mr. Atkins, and understandably so. Although I'm sure everyone tends to get antsy around their employers, the case is especially severe in Mr. Atkins' presence.

We, as Americans, are some of the world's worst eaters. We fill ourselves with high-fat, high-carb, high-calorie, extra-sugary foods and drinks that we can't ever work off. And we end up with those extra pounds around our middles. Roughly half of the nation is obese. If we aren't careful, within the next 20 years the entire nation could succumb to being obese.

Changing Stations is an erotic novella set in the early 1900s. It follows Lord Henry Waynewright in his endeavor to lead a group of survivors out of the wild Cascade Mountains after a violent train wreck leaves them stranded and struggling to stay alive. Among the survivors is Wanda Pierce, a humble maid who strives to ward off Henry's advances, all the while growing more and more enamored by his dogged optimism.

Christy is so not drinking again. Thanks to Jose Cuervo, she has her friends signing her up for stud conventions and Cole frigging Bowen offering sex in exchange for fake dates, which is so out of the question it isn't even funny.

Mike Haddican, proud small-town gym owner and renowned karate instructor, is an all-around good guy. He's never needed much to be happy. Only his family, his friends, his girl. Especially his girl. So when that girl up and left him seven years ago to chase her dreams, she all but destroyed him.

Roxy Powers is a mean-talking, big-busted private eye, who may or may not have been let go from the Austin Police department for stripping in her spare time. When an old friend and flame asks Roxy for her help on a puzzling murder case, she's on it faster than her young, muscle-clad receptionist's joystick. Eager for a good time - and some good, hot sex - Roxy can't wait to get some suspects to spill the beans... and shed their clothes!

In Zeugin der Anklage, einem der bekanntesten Krimis von Agatha Christie, steht Leonard, des Mordes verdächtigt, kurz vor dem Freispruch...

Er war einer der bedeutendsten Dramatiker Amerikas, seine Theaterstücke wie "Tod eines Handlungsreisenden" oder "Hexenjagd wurden weltberühmt." Die Ehe mit Marilyn Monroe katapultierte ihn in die Klatschspalten der Magazine. Dennoch behielt er seinen unbestechlichen Blick auf die amerikanische Gesellschaft, war einer ihrer schärfsten Kritiker und entlarvte den American Dream als Illusion.

At 14, Kit St. Denys brought down his abusive father with a knife. At 21, his theatrical genius brought down the house. At 30, his past and his forbidden love - nearly brought down the curtain for good. This is a compelling Victorian saga of two men whose love for each other transcends time and distance and the society that considers it an abomination.

Jenna is a college freshman who can't seem to concentrate on anything but her sexy TA, Brad. But when she fails the first test of the semester, her professor offers her extra credit assignment she can't refuse. Hoping to pass her Sexual Psychology course, and spend a little extra time with Brad, Jenna puts on her sexiest cut-offs and crop-top, ready to "perform" whatever her professor wants - even if it's in front of dozens of her classmates!

Megan and Ally are thick as thieves, and can't wait to start partying it up the summer before college starts. But Mr. Smith, the tough disciplinarian, catches something fishy on both of their transcripts, threatening their upcoming graduation. Ally, head cheerleader and full of naughty ideas, suggests a compromise that Mr. Smith is unlikely to refuse...

Take one devastatingly handsome movie star.Add one outrageously sexy female private eye with a penchant for food-word obscenities.Mix in a dose of mistaken identity and a handful of Russian mobsters...And they're all In Deep Shitake.

Verbal abusers are highly intelligent people who tend to tell their victims what they want to hear in a caring way that allows the abuser to hide the true meaning of the message.

Am Strand einer Insel - als Insel der Utopie bezeichnet ein Sprecher den Ort des Geschehens - tummeln sich Rita und Oskar, Martha und der Barkeeper Toni, Marthas Tochter Agnes und ein Provinzadonis namens Roberto. Es wird geplappert und getrunken, banalste Lebensweisheiten kommen wie Sprechblasen daher; Eifersüchteleien und Flirts stehen ebenso auf dem Programm wie Hoffnungslosigkeit und trotzige Lebensgier. Die "Utopier" also wirken ganz alltäglich. Doch erweist diese Alltäglichkeit sich bald als eine gemachte, künstlich hergestellte Wirklichkeit.

Berlin am 20.07.1944. In einem Bunker des OKH in der Bendlerstraße tut der Obergefreite Hentig seinen Dienst als Telefonist. Er ist einer der Ersten, die von dem Attentat auf Hitler und dem geplanten Umsturz erfahren. Die Situation, der er sich unvermutet und unvorbereitet gegenübersieht, verlangt von ihm eine Entscheidung. Innerlich steht er seit langem auf seitens der Widerstandskämpfer. Andererseits aber weiß er, dass seine Angehörigen durch die zu erwartenden Aktionen aufs schwerste gefährdet sind, und dass sein Entschluss - gleichviel, wie er ausfällt - sich auf sie auswirken wird.

Recounts the story of America’s last great newspaper war between the New York Daily News and the New York Post, as both papers’ long rivalry turned existential amid the rise of digital news. The story is told through the eyes of the reporters, or “runners,” and photographers who fought the war on the ground in cities across America.

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Jim und Lukas der Lokomotivführer müssen Lummerland wieder einmal verlassen. Sie wollen den Scheinriesen Tur Tur auf die kleine Insel holen, damit er als Leuchtturm dienen kann. Aber auf ihrer Reise mit den schwimmenden Lokomotiven Emma und Molly begegnen die Freunde einer kleinen Seejungfrau. Ihr sollen sie helfen, das erloschene Meeresleuchten wieder in Gang zu bekommen  - und das ist unter Wasser ganz schön schwierig. Vielleicht hilft ihnen dabei eine Erfindung, die das Reisen mit einer Lokomotive ziemlich leicht macht.