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Sergeant Belinda 'Billy' Kidd is driving home from the airport, jet-lagged and ready to resign from a career that has left her traumatised. Menopause has robbed her confidence too - now she's a traffic cop who's afraid to drive. When brake lights haemorrhage up the motorway, the cars grind to a halt. Moments later she finds a dead driver in a black sedan. He has a metal skewer in his neck. But how? The killer can't have left the scene without being spotted by the dozens of witnesses - so he must still be there, among them.

Base-born Sir Kenrick of Rathbourne has earned his living as an itinerant tournament knight. His skill supports him and his squire, but his dream of a manor, wife, and family seems impossibly distant. But then he hears of a wealthy baron in Cornwall who is looking for a champion to slay the dragon that is terrorizing his lands. The reward will be a manor by the sea. Kenrick believes dragons are only a legend—but the prize makes the story worth investigating.

When Arabella Barstowe is kidnapped, she believes her life and virtue are forfeit—until she's rescued by the notorious rogue Captain Rose. Bella never expects to see him again. But years later she learns the wicked truth behind her abduction, and she seeks out the only man who can help her take revenge.

Lonely and depressed by far too much rain, Lord Randolph Lennox decides on impulse to take the first ship leaving London for the sunny Mediterranean. Chance brings him to Naples - where it's also raining. But the rain clears, and as he discovers the city, a pleasant young English governess rescues him from an altercation with a flirtatious girl and her protective family. Miss Elizabeth Walker is between jobs and taking a holiday in Naples when she meets the quiet, handsome Englishman.

Jo Clayton, creator of the popular Diadem Saga, introduces a delightfully unforgettable new character - a tough, sexy, futuristic tomb raider Lara Croft with issues - and sets her loose in a wild and woolly galaxy of dastardly villains, alien shape-shifters, and all manner of strange sentient life-forms. Skeen is a bandit and a rogue, a master thief wanted throughout myriad solar systems for plundering the rare antiquities of countless alien civilizations while always keeping one rocket ship-length ahead of the intergalactic law.

Zugegeben, der Osloer Kommissar Harry Hole kann sich einer gewissen Faszination nicht entziehen. Als er den Auftragskiller Stankic ins Visier genommen hat, trifft er auf einen ebenbürtigen Gegner. Der kroatische Kriegsveteran zwingt ihn in ein atemloses Duell, in einen unerbittlichen Wettlauf auf Leben und Tod. Jo Nesbøs Krimiserie um Kommissar Harry Hole ist weltweit erfolgreich und der eigenwillige Ermittler genießt Kultstatus.

Ein Kommissar am Tiefpunkt seiner Karriere, ein Mörder, der Oslo in Angst und Schrecken versetzt, ein Zeichen, das allen ein großes Rätsel aufgibt: Auf der Jagd nach einem brutalen Frauenmörder geht Harry Hole weit über seine Grenzen hinaus...

Der 12. Fall für Harry Hole - aufreibender und abgründiger als je zu vor! Messerscharf gelesen von Uve Teschner Harry Holes Albtraum ist wahr geworden. Seine Liebe zu seiner Frau Rakel war nicht groß genug. Sie hat ihn verlassen. Dass er seitdem wieder trinkt, dass er seinen Job an der Polizeihochschule verloren hat: Nebensache. Nichts zählt außer diesem Verlust, diesem unendlichen Schmerz. Um halbwegs durch den Tag zu kommen, arbeitet Harry wieder bei der Polizei, als einfacher Ermittler.

With these captivating initial glimpses into her storytelling psyche, Jo Walton shines through subtle myths and reinvented realities. Through eclectic stories, subtle vignettes, inspired poetry, and more, Walton soars with humans, machines, and magic-rising from the every day into the universe itself.

Ein Baby kommt selten allein. Sommer auf der Insel der Herzen. Ein Liebesroman mit viel Gefühl, Humor und Romantik – von Kindle-#1-Autorin Jo Berger. Mal wieder Nordsee statt Karibik. Was tut man nicht alles für die beste Freundin und bald werdende Mutter. Mila reist nach Kampen, um ihr im Buchcafé zu helfen. Bereits auf der Zugfahrt fällt sie dem unverschämt gutaussehenden Leif direkt in den Schoß. Und der lässt keinen Zweifel aufkommen, dass sie ihm gefällt.

Small changes, made over time, can produce significant results. Much like a high performance engine, or an entire orchestra, when even a small part is not doing what it is supposed to do, everything suffers. And the same is true of your finances. This show is dedicated to the small things that make a significant difference.

Manchmal ist das, wovor man wegläuft, genau das, was man am dringendsten braucht. Die wasserscheue Fotografin Jenna ist pleite, ohne Job und strandet notgedrungen auf der Nordseeinsel Sylt. Jenna ist umgeben von Meer! Schlimmer könnte es für sie fast nicht kommen. Oder doch? Doch! Sie stürzt ins Meer und wird ausgerechnet von Finn, ihrer ersten großen Liebe, gerettet. Jetzt ist Jennas Herz in Gefahr, denn der Rettungsschwimmer ist immer noch höllisch gutaussehend. Und Vater der vierzehnjährigen Emma. Na, prima. Wo ein Vater ist, ist die Mutter nicht weit, denkt Jenna.

Welcome to The Grateful Web—the podcast where art, science, and creative networks collide! Hosted by Manchester-based artist Dr Jo Clements, this series explores the rich ecosystems of artists, curators, and cultural thinkers whose ideas and collaborations shape the cultural landscape. Through candid conversations with artists, scientists, and creative practitioners, The Grateful Web celebrates and acknowledges the generosity, collaborative spirit, support and chance encounters that are essential fuel for artists’ success. Rooted in the North West’s dynamic art scene, this podcast ...

Listeners can come to know his presence as their true self and receive his direction for every aspect of their lives. This book demonstrates incrementally the shift of mind away from the ego's voice. Through asking for spirit’s ever present guidance and interpretation, layers upon layers of the deeply ingrained belief in separation can be removed.

Landing a job caring for the unresponsive wife of celebrity podcaster Colin Harrington could be the best thing that's happened to me in a long time. I get a place to live, a paycheck, and a way to salvage my comatose career. It's my last chance to finally prove the doubters wrong. I have to make it work. All I need to do is survive a few months in the eerie, high-tech halls of the Harrington's mansion. But caring for Colin's wife Kara is testing the limits of my sanity.

Polly just loves to sew. Whether they’re big things or small things, stuffed or flat, patterned or plain, she is never happier than when she is surrounded by threads and materials in a rainbow of colours, textures and designs and the two things she has endless amounts of, which are imagination and love. These she stitches into every one of her creations. On one special afternoon at school, she makes the softest, most colourful, most special gingham elephant, who from that moment becomes her bestest friend, sharing the most wonderful adventures with her that last a lifetime.

Tired of productivity advice that leaves you exhausted? Design Your Days is different.Most productivity systems drain your energy and leave you with endless to-do lists. This podcast offers a refreshing alternative: Bible-based productivity centred on rest, purpose, and intentionality.In just 2 minutes per episode, discover how to:do the right thing, not just more things.design your days and weeks so you aren't caught off guard.balance intensity and consistency.New episodes Tuesday through Friday.For more:explore The Best You Yet habit change courselisten to Simple Discipleship, 10 minute ...

From her mooring in Macclesfield in the north-west of England to the storied Bristol Channel, Jo invites listeners to join her on a 30-day odyssey, beginning with the end of a tempestuous relationship and echoing a journey previously taken by LTC Rolt, a legendary engineer and advocate of the waterways.

Connie’s singing career isn’t exactly going to plan. On a final warning from her agent and failing every big audition, she’s desperate for a fresh start. So when she lands a last-minute gig in Benidorm (of all places) she jumps at the chance—despite knowing she’s completely out of her depth. Thrown into the wild world of the Dollz, a cocktail-fuelled girl group who love glitter as much as they love drama, Connie struggles to fit in. Then there’s Matteo—the brooding, annoyingly attractive local who seems to be everywhere she turns, throwing her further off course.

VENERDÌ POMERIGGIO. E IL TRAFFICO È... MICIDIALE. UNA DETECTIVE IN MENOPAUSA. UN INGORGO INTERMINABILE. UN OMICIDIO SENZA SPIEGAZIONI. Il sergente Belinda Kidd - per tutti Billy - sta tornando a casa dall'aeroporto, stremata dal jet-lag e pronta a lasciarsi alle spalle una carriera che l'ha segnata per sempre. Ma il destino ha in serbo altri piani per lei. In un afoso venerdì pomeriggio, il traffico si blocca all'improvviso. Le luci dei freni tingono l'autostrada di rosso. Pochi istanti dopo, Billy si accorge che nell'auto accanto a lei c'è un uomo morto, molto probabilmente assassinato.