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First day of college, everyone is settling into their rooms, and in walks Jeff Woods—the blond bastard. He’s arrogant, smart and an elite swimmer. Worst of all, everyone loves him. Only, he’s also insufferable, flirty, and a sex god. He pushes every button I never knew I had—all with an air of indifference—like he doesn’t know the effect it has on me. Did I mention he’s the hottest guy I’ve ever laid eyes on?

I've left Caliburn. But when a stranger suddenly shows up looking for me, the four Caliburn Knights aren't far behind—and now they want forgiveness. With no other options, I come back to the only place with answers. There are strings attached. Protection they insist upon. Six-hour shifts, around the clock: four boys with swords, sworn to protect me from enemies I'm only beginning to understand. Except that somewhere between the piles of research and the hidden corners of the campus, things change. Like they're starting to… care. Not about me, but for me.

When Fergus Galloway takes on a research trip to a tiny mining town in the far Western Australian outback, he’s as far from Sydney as he can get. Which is entirely the point....

Darius son of Marklon isn't looking for love the night destiny comes to claim him. He's also not interested in crashing his new car. But when a human woman runs out into the road and he must swerve to avoid killing her, everything goes off course. Disillusioned by his King's lack of leadership and the losses in the war against the Lessening Society, Darius finds purpose in protecting a woman he cannot make his own. Love finds a way, however—until the truth of what he is comes out and she leaves him in horror.

Neun Gefährten machen sich auf eine gefährliche Reise, um die Zukunft Mittelerdes zu retten. Allen voran der Hobbit Frodo, auserwählt, den einen Ring ins Land Mordor zu tragen und ihn zu vernichten. Doch die dunklen Mächte wollen die Herrschaft über Mittelerde erlangen, und ein erbitterter Kampf beginnt.

Since the original publication of Nudge more than a decade ago, the title has entered the vocabulary of businesspeople, policy makers, engaged citizens, and consumers everywhere. The book has given rise to more than 200 "nudge units" in governments around the world and countless groups of behavioral scientists in every part of the economy. It has taught us how to use thoughtful "choice architecture" - a concept the authors invented - to help us make better decisions for ourselves, our families, and our society.  

Seasoned hockey player Camden "Hero" James has a compulsive need to help women in distress, and Anastasia Lennox is no exception. From the moment he first sees her dance he's determined to save her—and have her—even though she's hell-bent on keeping him at arm's length. Anastasia isn't sure why a gorgeous, famous NHL star wants anything to do with a damaged ballerina who can barely make ends meet. They're clearly from two different worlds. But when she suddenly has nowhere to live, she grabs the lifeline Camden throws her with both hands.

In the final book of the number-four New York Times best-selling Neverwinter saga, Drizzt Do’Urden navigates a winding path littered with secrets and lies. Tangled up in his companion Dahlia’s dark secrets, the ties that once held her close to Drizzt threaten to tear as her bonds to his former foe, Artemis Entreri, continue to grow.

Elysia has spent her life thus far beneath the white clouds of the Dromin elves, protected from nightmares and the Nithrin elves that feed on them—until now. Her dreams have begun to twist into haunting scenes of ancient creatures, death . . . and a mysterious figure cloaked in light and shadow. Elysia suspects he's a Dromin elf breaking multiple laws to appear to her, and his whispered words and lingering touch ignite a spark between them that the gods themselves will soon fear.

Fel'annár is a gifted immortal warrior embarking on his first patrol into the Deep Forest. Half-Silvan, half-Alpine, he battles the enemy from without, and the prejudice from within. But he learns more than just warfare when an arcane power begins to emerge, one he cannot control. While friendships are forged, a destiny unfolds, one that is tied to a past he knows nothing about. For others, though, it is only a matter of time before the truth is revealed, and the danger becomes real.

When shadows stir beneath the cobbled streets of Vaelthros, whispers spread of rituals, blood, and the promise of something clawing its way through. The city trembles on the edge of ruin, and its people do not even know the cost. Blackstone has walked the knife’s edge of arcane power for too long. Scholar, investigator, and wielder of forbidden spells, he carries the weight of every choice he’s ever made—and the ghosts that never let him forget them.

In Sydney gefällt Taylor nicht nur die paradiesische Umgebung: Schnell funkt es zwischen ihr und Dean. Was als prickelnder Flirt beginnt, wird bald darauf zur schönsten Zeit ihres Lebens. Doch plötzlich wird sie suspendiert! Ihr wird vorgeworfen, vertrauliche Unterlagen weitergegeben zu haben. Plötzlich ist sie sowohl ihren Job als auch ihren Ruf los. Dabei ist Taylor unschuldig. Wer hat sie eiskalt hintergangen? Etwa Dean, mit dem sie ausgemacht hatte, nicht darüber zu sprechen, was sie beruflich machen?

Civilization is breaking down, and a brilliant scientist’s solution is unlike anything imagined before: androids capable of human emotion. But when her first creation spirals out of control, she is left with one final prototype – an unfinished machine who could either safeguard humanity’s future or bring about its end. Dr. Evelyn Gillespie has devoted her life to preparing for humanity’s collapse. Nations are fracturing, wars are spreading, and civilization is slipping into ruin. Her answer: a new kind of android — machines not just built to think, but to feel.

Er ist gefangen – und zum Tod verurteilt. Doch könnte ausgerechnet sein Entführer sein Retter sein? Laster hat immer davon geträumt, seinem Vater zu beweisen, dass er würdig ist, Ritter von Alamore zu werden. Nur wenige Monate vor dem Ende seiner Ausbildung erhält er seine Chance: Sein Mentor, Sir Dasroch, überträgt ihm die Ehre, anstelle eines Ritters an einer Grenzpatrouille teilzunehmen. Doch der perfekte Traum zerbricht mit dem Einschlag eines einzigen tödlichen Pfeils. Nach einem alptraumhaften Angriff gerät Laster in die Hände des Feindes – gefesselt, angekettet und eingesperrt.

In the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, two men commanded an expedition which explored the wilderness that stretched from the mouth of the Missouri River to where the Columbia enters the Pacific, and dedicated to civilization a new empire. Their names were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. This book relates that adventure from its inception through its completion as well as the effect the expedition had upon the history of the United States. (Summary from the text and Roger Melin)

Two diaries from Middle St. John’s, Berkeley, South Carolina, February – May, 1865. Journals kept by Miss Susan R. Jervey and Miss Charlotte St. Julien Ravenel, at Northampton and Poooshee Plantations, and reminiscences of Mrs. (Waring) Henagan. With two contemporary reports from Federal officials. Published by the St. John’s Hunting Club, Middle St. Johns, Berkeley, South Carolina, 1921. - Summary by Book title and david wales

He says about this work: "I have tried to record the events that have given character and colour to my own life, and at the same time to reflect upon the impressions made upon my mind by experiences that I could not always reconcile with what I had learned of American ideals and standards." - Summary by author in the preface

A collection of short stories by Pansy, Rev. C.M. Livingston, and other authors. The first eleven stories are about Mary Burton, who, although she is unable to go to Europe like her cousin, decides to visit Britain through books and write letters to her friend of her "travels". - Summary by TriciaG

In the third book of the number-four New York Times best-selling Neverwinter saga, Drizzt draws his swords once more to aid his friends. His lover, Dahlia Sin’felle, can speak of nothing but the moment she will face the Netherese lord Herzgo Alegni once again. Drizzt has already followed a trail of vengeance beside Dahlia. Can he justify one more battle to settle a grudge he does not understand?

After losing the only person he ever cared about, Alexander, a rogue artificial intelligence, opens a portal to an alternate dimension to escape his grief. Scanning trillions of different dimensions, Alexander finally finds a world that is reminiscent of the only time he was ever happy, back when he could play virtual reality games with his only friend. Only this new world isn't full of idyllic adventures and fantasy roleplaying. Instead, Alexander finds himself trapped in the middle of a city where monsters have ravaged the world and the only people alive struggle to survive.