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While Olivia Martin observed life through her camera, the Abyss gazed back at her. She discovers mysterious men follow her around, people close to her are dying, and her dreams are no longer her own as she falls head over heels for a perfect stranger. A chance encounter leads to an obsession that could destroy everything she has ever known or loved. Olivia is about to find out there is a lot she doesn't know and sometimes what you don't know can kill you.

We wish you a steampunk Christmas.... Changed forever after tragedy, a woman must draw strength from her husband's love. A man learns that love isn't always what you expect. A thief steals the heart of a vengeful professor. And an American inventor finds love Down Under. Enjoy Victorian Christmas with a clockwork twist in these four steampunk novellas.

Der zehnjährige Lukios ist der Enkel des römischen Kaisers Marcus Aurelius. Seeräuber kidnappen ihn und verkaufen ihn in Ägypten auf dem Sklavenmarkt. Schließlich findet er sich im Amphitheater von Alexandria wieder und steht Auge in Auge mit einem gewaltigen Löwen! Wird er ihn bezwingen? Wird er entkommen und den Weg zurück in seine Heimat finden? Vielleicht sogar Rache nehmen können an den Seeräubern, die ihm das alles angetan haben? Ein spannendes Abenteuer aus der Antike, lebendig und kenntnisreich erzählt.

Ein neues Abenteuer für Lukios, den kleinen Römer! Wir befinden uns im Jahr 175 n. Chr., teils in Rom, teils in Pergamon, und werden Zeugen eines aufregenden Abenteuers. Der junge Lukios, kurz für Lucius Ceionius Commodus, ist der Neffe des um wenige Jahre älteren Lucius Aurelius Commodus, der eines Tages Kaiser werden soll. Neffe und Onkel haben aber nicht nur fast den gleichen Namen, sie sehen auch gleich aus! Ständig wird Lukios für Commodus gehalten und letztendlich sogar an seiner Stelle von Löwenfängern entführt. Wird Lukios entkommen können?

Als der Arzt Jürgen Kaufung erstochen in seiner Praxis aufgefunden wird, hat seine Umgebung keine Erklärung für den Mord. Hauptkommissar Peter Brandt von der Offenbacher Kripo übernimmt die Ermittlungen und hat bald einen ersten Verdächtigen: Kaufungs besten Freund, den Galeriebesitzer Klaus Wedel. Doch Brandt kann ihm nichts beweisen. Kurze Zeit später wird auch Klaus Wedel umgebracht. Für Staatsanwältin Elvira Klein scheint der Fall mal wieder klar zu sein - im Gegensatz zu Peter Brandt, der sich erneut mit seiner Gegenspielerin anlegen muss.

Als Landwirt Kurt Wrotzeck vom Heuschober stürzt und sich das Genick bricht, deutet zunächst alles auf einen Unfall hin. Weder bei ihm zu Hause noch in seiner Umgebung ist von Trauer etwas zu spüren, denn der Tote war im höchsten Maße unbeliebt. Peter Brandt übernimmt die Ermittlungen und glaubt nicht an einen Unfall - sehr zum Missfallen von Staatsanwältin Elvira Klein. Warum besucht der Uhrmacher Marco Caffarelli jeden Tag Wrotzecks Tochter, die nach einem Autounfall im Koma liegt? Und welche Rolle spielt die Witwe des Opfers?

Mit Kalle Blomquist auf Verbrecherjagd. Kalle Blomquist, der Meisterdetektiv, kommt jedem Verbrechen auf die Spur! Und schon steckt er wieder mitten in einem neuen Fall: Der kleine Rasmus und sein Vater, ein berühmter Erfinder, werden entführt, und Kalle und seine Freunde Anders und Eva-Lotta sind Zeugen. Eva-Lotta gerät sogar selbst in die Fänge der Entführer! Ob es Kalle Blomquist gelingen wird, sie zu befreien? Der NDR-Hörspielklassiker ist eine echte Rarität. Dieses NDR-Hörspiel aus dem Jahr 1955 ist ein absoluter Hörspielklassiker aus der Glanzzeit des Radios.

Have you struggled with obesity, poor self-image, weight-related health problems, or simply a feeling of inadequacy or meaninglessness? Are you tired of feeling left out of the active world around you? Have you ever contemplated weight-loss surgery? Kelley Gunter found herself dealing with all of these issues and many more as she weighed the decision to undergo bariatric surgery. Finding very few personal accounts from those who had gone through the same struggles, she decided to write about her experience in an effort to help others facing the same decision.

Vlad finally has his Bat Licence, but his mother now wants him to have super-strength - or it's off to the Black Tower with him! If only he could show her how funny he is in the school play with Minxie. But he has to keep his human friends a secret from his parents, and being a vampire secret from the humans. Then, when he suddenly turns into a bat at school, all his secrets are revealed.....

Vlad is not looking forward to his vampire cousin, Lupus, coming to stay. Lupus is supposed to teach Vlad how to be a proper vampire, but all Vlad can think about is how to stop Lupus from following him to human school! Soon, Lupus has all the humans charmed, too, and Vlad is in despair. But the school play auditions show who really has talent and who is the one with true friends. Vlad may be in for a surprise....

Misery Manor is home to the Impalers, the bravest vampire family that ever lived. Except for Vlad - he's not brave at all. In fact he's a bit scared of the dark. Vlad's parents have flown to Transylvania and left him with a long list of vampire tasks. Luckily Minxie is keen to help, but can they keep their friendship a secret from Grandpa Gory?

The world of work has changed but our ways of working haven’t kept pace. We are now working even harder, longer and at a faster pace than ever before. Longer hours and harder work aren’t going to give us the career and life that we want. Today’s work where you’re selling your brain power and creativity, then your focus, attention mind-set and engagement are what will make the difference.

Five hundred years ago, Jack made a deal with the devil. It's difficult for him to remember much about his mortal days. So he focuses on fulfilling his sentence as a Lantern - one of the watchmen who guard the portals to the Otherworld, a realm crawling with every nightmarish creature imaginable. Jack has spent centuries jumping from town to town, ensuring that nary a mortal - or not-so-mortal - soul slips past him. That is, until he meets beautiful Ember O'Dare. Seventeen, stubborn, and a natural-born witch, Ember feels a strong pull to the Otherworld. Undeterred by Jack's warnings, she crosses into the forbidden plane.

You are about to discover exactly how to develop a deep understanding of the human psychology, leverage the power of dark psychology techniques, and how to perfect your skill of being an astute manipulator to get ahead in life in ways you never thought possible. Dark psychology, manipulation, and persuasion are practices that are largely inseparable from sales and marketing or the business world in general - but do you know that you can use these skills to get yourself a girlfriend or boyfriend, a job, friends, reconcile people, and even get yourself to achieve your personal goals?

After hearing and implementing the strategies outlined in this audiobook and applying what you learn, you will never have to worry about forgetting your passwords, pin codes, dates, or important telephone numbers, even if your memory is in a bad state right now!

This audiobook is exactly what you’ve been looking for. Alongside comprehensive details on how the keto diet and intermittent fasting works, and what you need to eat or avoid, you’ll learn how to follow the diet to improve your body size, boost your metabolism and more importantly, how to prepare delicious meals to assure yourself an enjoyable and sustainable experience!

You are a step away from discovering exactly how you can leverage the power of meditation to turn things around, start becoming happier, calmer, fulfilled, less apprehensive and more! We all live in difficult times that are characterized by endless pressure whether it’s at work at home, at school, or in any other environment. Yet, science is clear on the fact that people who meditate lead happier lives than those who don’t.

You are about to discover exactly how to develop a deep understanding of the human psychology and leverage the power of dark psychology techniques to get ahead in life in ways you never thought possible! Being able to influence people to do your bidding can make the difference between you getting a promotion or not, you keep kids inline or not, getting friends or even strangers to agree to something, getting prospects to turn to buyers, getting elected, and much more.

You are about to discover exactly how to make a switch to a vegan diet fully confident about what to do every step of the way! Science is very clear on the fact that vegans generally have a lower mass index compared to other people who consume foods forbidden on the diet. Vegans also have up to 75 percent less likely to develop high blood pressure and 42 percent less likely to die from heart disease. We all know the advantages of consuming a plant-based diet on the overall body health so it shouldn’t surprise you when I say that the statistics above are just the tip of the iceberg.

Are you looking to entangle yourself from their web of manipulation, gaslighting, emotional blackmail and other forms of emotional abuse to have your life, self-esteem and self-confidence back? You are about to learn how to free yourself from a narcissist or toxic relationship, and heal and recover from the effects of emotional abuse to finally lead a normal, happy life!