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A men-only charity dinner. A clutch of young waitresses. The jokes are uncomfortable. The hands linger. The collars loosen. Behind closed doors, the wine flows. The night is dark. The faces blur. The memories warp. Behind closed doors, the money flows. But revenge is sweet and justice is a burning flame. Behind closed doors, the blood flows…

In the unremarkable town of Amberside, the unthinkable has happened: terrorists have attacked a local festival. No one knows why, and no one knows who the attackers are, but that doesn’t matter. What matters first is survival. And what matters after that is survival, too. In this brilliantly written account of hope, humour and humanity, five ordinary teenagers are caught up in a truly extraordinary situation. It’s a heart-pounding and gripping account of the fight for survival as the attackers prowl the festival grounds, told from multiple perspectives.

After all, who doesn’t long to hear the whoosh of the crop, the whack of the paddle on a soft, fleshy behind...and the plea for mercy? Behind the sunshine there is darkness. These erotic tales feature plenty of hard, hot spanking, paddles, straps, bondage, threesomes, oral, anal and straight sex.

A dazzling mixture of crime, romance, magic and myth from the acclaimed author of The Psychology of Time Travel. The Kendrick family have been making world-famous dolls since the early 1800s. But their dolls aren't coveted for the craftmanship alone. Each one has a specific emotion laid on it by its creator. A magic that can make you feel bucolic bliss or consuming paranoia at a single touch. Though founded by sisters, now only men may know the secrets of the workshop.

Seit Hester van Helsing von einem Vampir gebissen wurde, versucht sie mit allen Mitteln, ihre Vampirwerdung rückgängig zu machen. Zusammen mit Stella forscht Hester deshalb in jeder freien Minute nach einem Heilmittel. Seitdem Hesters Vater von einer Nixe verzaubert wurde, hat er nichts anderes im Kopf, als seine Wasserfee möglichst schnell zu heiraten.

Jeg begynder at skrive et svar til Matias. Det er da for plat. Vi er jo bare klassekammerater, der skal samme vej til skole. Hvorfor skulle vi ikke følges?

Micah's the younger, easygoing face of the lumber company he runs with his friend, Asa, and older brother, Rhett. With charm to spare, he's never had trouble landing a woman...at least for a short while. But now he's ready to settle down and keep the curvy woman from the bar who's returned to his life with a little extra surprise... Kate wants a family. After dumping her longtime boyfriend, she decides to cut loose at a friend's bachelorette party where she meets a handsome mountain man stranger.

NERA In einer Nacht voller Blut und Tod brachte uns das Schicksal zusammen. Ich dachte, ich würde nur das Leben eines unschuldigen Mannes retten. Eines Mannes, den ich danach nie wiedersehen würde. Doch ich habe mich getäuscht. Eine leichte Veränderung in der Luft. Ein Schimmern von silbrigen Augen in der Dunkelheit. Auch wenn ich ihn nicht sehe, weiß ich doch, dass er da ist. Mein Todesengel, der in den Schatten lauert und über mich wacht, mich beschützt, bevor er sich wieder in Luft auflöst. Bis zu unserer nächsten Begegnung. Ein Mann, der sogar eine Kugel für mich abgefangen hat.

Le cœur battant, Emma Lindahl cogne à la porte du manoir dressé sur une petite île au large de Stockholm. Emma se rend vite compte que son travail va lui prendre des mois, seule dans ces immenses pièces où elle ne croise jamais personne, car les Gussman ont expressément refusé de la voir et lui imposent des horaires stricts.

Un reconocido empresario de la ciudad, y aspirante a la alcaldía, aparece brutalmente asesinado junto a su esposa y la empleada doméstica en el jardín de su residencia. De manera simultánea, varias viviendas de lujo son asaltadas por alguien que deja una marca característica en la pared: el símbolo del euro dibujado en barro.

Tout bascule lorsqu'un inconnu frappe à la porte d'Eilis Lacey. Mariés depuis vingt ans, Tony et elle vivent le rêve américain des années 1970, une vie confortable à Long Island où ils élèvent leurs deux enfants. Sans promesse de retour, elle part chez sa mère en Irlande, à Enniscorthy. Alors qu'il a repris le pub familial, même Jim Farrell est resté tel qu'il était vingt ans auparavant, déchiré entre son sens du devoir et son incapacité à exprimer ses sentiments.

My billionaire boss is grumpy, gorgeous, and completely off-limits. He's also my brother's best friend...and the father of my baby. Nathan Wolfe blew into my small town like a storm, ready to snatch up my café and bulldoze everything in his path—including my sanity. I'm sure he planned it out perfectly, Step one: offer me a job I couldn't refuse. Step two: Make my life a living hell with his arrogant smirk, bossy demands, and unfairly perfect jawline. Step three? Ruin me with one reckless, toe-curling night I swore I'd forget. But then he disappeared.

He has planned well. He leads two lives. In one, he’s just like anyone else. But in the other he’s the caretaker of his family’s macabre museum. Now the time has come to add to his collection. He is ready to feed his obsession, and he is on the hunt. Jakey Frith and Clara Foyle have something in common. They have what he needs. What begins is a terrifying cat and mouse game between the sinister collector, Jakey’s father and DS Etta Fitzroy, a detective investigating a spate of abductions.

Jakey escaped with his life and moved to an Essex seaside town. His rescue was a miracle but his parents know that the Collector is still out there, watching, waiting . . . Clara, the girl he left behind, dreams of being found. Her mother is falling apart but she will not give up hope. The Collector has found an apprentice to take over his family’s legacy. But he can’t forget the one that got away and the detective who destroyed his dreams. DS Etta Fitzroy must hunt him down before his obsession destroys them all.

From getting the best out of others, to thinking more creatively about financial problems (even without maths skills), Jo Owen tackles 50 of the most common 'thinking' challenges that can derail the best-laid plans and intentions. Be more decisive in the face of uncertainty, make better decisions for you and your colleagues, and tackle any of the unexpected problems that our busy work lives can throw at us, with Smart Thinking.

Iceland, 1910. In the middle of a severe storm two sisters - Freyja and Gudrun - rescue a mysterious, charismatic man from a shipwreck near their remote farm. Sixty-five years later, a young woman - Sigga - is spending time with her grandmother when they learn a body has been discovered on a mountainside near Reykjavik, perfectly preserved in ice.

La abogada divorcista Harper James no tiene ni un respiro. Bastante malo es que se encuentre con su ex, Nick, en la boda de su hermana para que ahora, además, por un cruel giro del destino, se vea forzada a hacer un viaje por todo el país con él. Y mientras, su casi novio se queda en casa, no muy contento. Harper no puede evitar que Nick se abra paso de nuevo en su vida con ese glorioso y atractivo aire de arquitecto que le rodea. Sin embargo, a los ojos de Nick, Harper siempre ha sido la mujer de su vida.

La cérémonie censée mettre un terme à la malédiction de Whisper Town approche. L'inquiétude monte chez les jumeaux Crochemort. Ils connaissent la malveillance des habitants à leur égard, décidés à sacrifier Silence.

Olivia Chadwick—a young mother and self-critical personal trainer—first met insurance magnate Garnet Morris at 6 am on a winter morning in Saskatoon, Canada. Chadwick's task was to help prepare Morris for the grueling,100-mile Kananaskis relay, but she had reservations—about his coachability as well as her ability to reach him while juggling her own professional, familial and maternal struggles. Through mutual hesitations, their seasons-long training schedule led to profound and unexpected conversations.

Not even out of college, and already, Ashton is Silicon Valley’s tech darling. He’s dating a wealthy sophomore bombshell and is soon to be admitted into one the Ivy’s League’s most prestigious secret societies. Only one final test of devotion remains. His girlfriend, Amanda, has been invited to a private gathering in a stately mansion away from campus, and the secret society’s members don’t want Ashton tagging along.