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Yavapai County in Arizona Territory was bigger than Pennsylvania, and Sheriff Sam Hicks and his three deputies were the only law that most of its residents knew. When China Joe’s gang knocked off the huge cash shipment heading for Prescott, Sheriff Hicks left his office unsure if this would be his last job one way or the other. He knew he had to retire soon, he didn’t expect to be alive in six months, whether it was from a .44 or his failing heart.

Sinnlich, erotisch, anders ... Gracie rückt ihrem Ziel jeden Tag etwas näher: Einem Date mit Louis Rogers. Doch vorher muss sie noch einige Prüfungen bestehen, die sie an ihre persönlichen Grenzen bringen und sie immer wieder zweifeln lassen, ob Rogers diesen Aufwand wirklich wert ist. Ayden hat indes seine ganz eigenen Probleme. Sein Onkel will das Geld, das er ihm schuldet, und um es aufzutreiben, kehrt Ayden zu einer alten Leidenschaft zurück, und das sind illegale Undergroundfights. Gracie wiederzusehen wäre dabei nur eine unnötige Ablenkung.

This is a primer on raising children and the duties all Christian parents have toward those whom God has entrusted to them.

Heff Wilder’s world is shattered when he receives word that his sister and brother-in-law, Mandy and Frank Zayne, have died in a car accident. Things get worse when he learns of a special clause inserted into Mandy and Frank’s will concerning their horse ranch: Heff must live on the property and run the ranch with Frank’s younger brother, Garland—or the ranch will be turned over to the state to be auctioned off. Five years ago, Heff fled the ranch to get away from Garland Zayne. How could he go back now and live with the one man who had hurt him most?

Twenty-one-year old Carrie was on a gap year from university and had nailed a great job on a dairy farm. On her first day she was told under no circumstances was she to go into the quarantine shed. On her second day, she found she needed to! What she found inside was a deep shock to the innocent young woman - human females being milked! Within minutes she was on the way to joining them, strapped to an infernal machine.

Clay County Sheriff Rusty Price had been following the two killers since they galloped out of his town but kept out of sight until the sun set. In the low light, he closed the gap and planned to wait until they crawled into their bedrolls to take them down.

Joey couldn’t imagine a better 13th birthday. He’d been given his first pistol and now was going to join his six older brothers on tomorrow’s job. They were going to trust him with covering their escape after robbing the bank and he was determined to do it right. He was immensely proud to be a Hogan, and his tough brothers were his heroes.

Kit Colbana: assassin, thief, investigator extraordinaire. Now broken. She always expected her past to catch up with her but never like this. Haunted by nightmares and stripped of her identity, she's retreated to Wolf Haven, the no-man's land where she found refuge years before. But while she might want to hide away from the rest of the world, the rest of the world isn't taking the hint.

Sometimes, the true horror lies within. In their harrowing flight from an oppressive past, a teenager and his mother unwittingly unleash a malevolent force upon their new home. As their lives plunge into an unrelenting odyssey, the young man confronts an unimaginable evil that seeks to dominate, casting a shadow of terror over every step they take.

The loud roar snapped Mrs. Doyle from her sleep, and she quickly slid from her bedroll, stepped to the tents flap, and pulled it aside seeing a bear standing on its hind legs just a few feet from her. What made it more horrifying was what she didn't see. The camp behind the bear was empty. She dropped the flap and turned to her the frightened boy standing behind her. He looked at his equally terrified nanny unaware that they had been abandoned to die in the wilderness.

1940: The Spanish Civil War is over, and Madrid lies ruined, while the Germans continue their march through Europe. Britain now stands alone while General Franco considers whether to abandon neutrality and enter the war. Into this uncertain world comes Harry Brett: a traumatised veteran of Dunkirk turned reluctant spy for the British Secret Service. Sent to gain the confidence of old school friend Sandy Forsyth, Harry finds himself involved in a dangerous game and surrounded by memories.

The Lost Continent is a sweeping tale of Atlantis’ final days, as told through the writings of Deucalion, a high-ranking official who witnesses the empire’s descent into chaos. As war, rebellion, and the ruthless Empress Phorenice threaten the legendary civilization, Deucalion must navigate political intrigue and disaster.

Despite the large number of saloons and ever-changing population, Joe and Faith were comfortable living in Idaho City. They had a nice home, and hoped to raise Sam and Katie in the town even after the gold was gone. But those expectations were dashed when a sequence of unrelated events forced them to leave Idaho Territory.

As the temperatures rose, so did the surge of fortune hunters. They also brought more trouble to Boise County and Idaho City, so Sheriff Fulmer added more deputies to keep the peace. But before the year ended, the sheriff’s office would need to hire more lawmen to replace those it lost. And one of the new deputies would cause even greater changes that would impact the county as well as Joe and Faith’s future.

Erich had been treated as a freak of nature for as long as he could remember. When he was twelve, he was bigger than any fully grown man in Brainerd. His defense against the constant taunts was to retreat into a shell which marked him as a dimwitted giant. He'd been working as a blacksmith for six years when he found himself without a job and decided to leave Minnesota for the far West. Maybe in Montana Territory he would be more readily accepted as just a man and not a monster.

True crime writer Dougal Lachlan swore he'd never set foot in Twisted Cedars again. Not even for his sister's upcoming wedding. But an email promising the story of a lifetime pulls him back to his hometown against his better judgement. Thirty years ago, five librarians were murdered across quiet coastal towns in Oregon, leaving a trail of unsolved mysteries. All signs point to a serial killer. As Dougal plunges into the investigation, he enlists the help of local librarian Charlotte Hammond.

Dispatcher Zak Waller prefers working behind the scenes in the sheriff’s office of Lost Trail, Montana, but when a newcomer to the sparsely populated town is brutally murdered, and the sheriff is quick to pin the death on an unknown outsider, Zak starts his own private sleuthing.

On the walls of Jönköping, the men of the north made their stand and held the Crusade at bay, paying the price in blood and the death of kinsmen. The Norse jarls, shaken and bloodied, must rally around their wounded and weakened king or choose an alternative path to cling to power. As the icy grip of winter falls and the snow, mud, and blood bind the oath-sworn enemies together in a lethal contest, hopes of glory are cast aside in the desperate fight for survival. Two armies marched into the deep woods in winter. Only the Norns know who will emerge from the cruel embrace of the Frostforge.

Shardlake returns in this atmospheric BBC Radio 4 full-cast adaptation of the fourth novel in C. J. Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime series.Spring, 1543. London's streets are filled with preachers; strange signs and portents are seen everywhere; and young men, maddened by differing interpretations of the Bible, are drawn into dangerous fundamentalism.

For Ayla St. John, growing up thinking you’re human but suddenly turning into a werewolf without any warning came as quite a shock. But once she embraces her new existence, she begins to roll with it. Once she meets swoon-worthy football star, Ryder, she begins to realize life isn’t so bad, despite her monthly inconvenience—until a terrible tragedy devastates Ayla’s family.