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A classic tale of brotherly love and rivalry from short story master Tobias Wolff. Pete has always been successful. Happily married with two daughters, he lives a comfortable life in Santa Cruz. Pete is a practical, hardworking man and he enjoys life's monetary pleasures. His younger brother, Donald, is a gaunt, troubled man. Unmarried and without children, Donald earns what little money he has by occasionally painting houses. He's a religious man, unlike Pete, and has spent several years as a member of various Christian groups.

He vuelto al Instituto Katmere, pero me siento extraña, me atormentan cosas que no recuerdo haber vivido, y sigo luchando por comprender quién o qué soy realmente. Cuando empiezo a sentirme segura de nuevo, Hudson reaparece con sus ideas de venganza, insiste en que hay secretos que no conozco, secretos que pueden abrir una brecha entre Jaxon y yo para siempre. Pero enemigos mucho peores nos están esperando...

Mi mundo cambió en el instante en el que pisé el instituto Katmere. Aquí todo resulta extraño: la escuela, los alumnos, las asignaturas; y yo no soy más que una simple mortal entre ellos, dioses... o monstruos. Todavía no sé a qué bando pertenezco, si es que pertenezco a alguno, sólo sé que lo que parece unirlos a todos es su odio hacia mí. Pero entre ellos está Jaxon Vega, un vampiro que esconde oscuros secretos y que no ha sentido nada durante un siglo.

Being an inclusive manager boils down to finding ways to balance power and love day-to-day. When do we prioritize the needs of an individual employee over that of the whole team? When do we hold firm that what the team needs is more important than what the individual wants? How do we ensure that we uphold one person’s boundaries without compromising another’s? How do we live up to the promises we make to ourselves and to each other, all while driving results and hitting our earnings targets?

Diamond tycoon Marc Durand knows not to trust his ex-fiancée, Isabella Moreno. Years ago her father stole Durand gems...and she lied for him. Marc hasn't forgiven her, but he can't forget her either. So, when his company comes under fire, he demands her help. She owes him. And until he uncovers the truth, he wants his enemy by his side - and in his bed....

Only six months off retirement and Sir William Rentoul is wondering if he'll make it that far, what with the sudden descent of a brain fog dense enough to turn every day into a series of small humiliations. To make matters worse, Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee has received an anonymous complaint from one of his officers. Sir William dimly recalls accepting that there should be a channel for whistleblowers, but he never expected that they would pick his most sensitive case, one involving an Iranian assassin and a trail of dead bodies...

Lorsque la Station spatiale impériale explose, un groupe de personnes qui n’auraient jamais dû se rencontrer se réfugie dans le même vaisseau. Bien vite, les passagers vont découvrir que leurs têtes sont mises à prix. Comment vont réussir à cohabiter une princesse, une prêtresse, un garde du corps, une prisonnière, un escroc, un mercenaire et leur mystérieux capitaine dans un vaisseau exigu au milieu de nulle part, avec tout le système à leurs trousses ?

Mijn hele wereld veranderde toen ik de Academy binnenstapte. Hier ben ik, een gewone sterveling tussen goden... en monsters. Ik kan niet beslissen bij welke van deze strijdende partijen ik hoor. Ik weet alleen dat hun afkeer van mij het enige is dat ze verenigt. Maar dan is er Jaxon Vega, een vampier met dodelijke geheimen. Er is iets gebroken in hem wat past bij wat gebroken is in mij. Grace is de enige sterveling op Katmere Academy, waardoor ze zeker weet dat ze er niet bij hoort – een gevaarlijke situatie voor iemand zoals zij.

Island, am abgelegenen Fjord Hvalfjörður: An einem Winterabend klopft ein Nachbar am Haus der Familie Hvarf, die seit einer Woche nicht mehr gesehen wurde. Als niemand ihm öffnet, dringt er durch die Hintertür ins Haus ein, wo sich ihm ein grauenvoll blutiger Anblick bietet, Mutter und Töchter wurden mit einer Axt erschlagen. Polizist Týr, seine Kollegin Karó und die Gerichtsmedizinerin Iðunn werden an diesen Tatort gerufen, um das Verbrechen zu untersuchen.

Lea Trello doesn't have a life outside of work. She was raised under strict circumstances to be a safe and restrained young woman. And at the age of 25, Lea is downright miserable. With no friends, no dating, and no hobbies, the accountant finds herself wishing for a different life. Little does she know, a goddess is nearby, listening to her words. One night while scrubbing a bathroom, Lea suddenly finds herself in the presence of Ruka the Wolf Goddess. The divine being reveals she was slain by her greatest foe, the Bear God.

"Firelight" tells the story of a mother and her son who are spending the afternoon viewing apartments on a chilly day in Seattle, Washington. The two have no intention of renting one - they can only afford to live in a meager boarding house. Nevertheless, they spend every Saturday wandering through apartments and department stores, dreaming of a different life.

Der Podcast für die Hundemama und Hundepapa, hier gibts keine Leckerli, dafür Geschichten, Wissen und echte Herzensmomente mit und über unsere vierbeinigen Freunde.

Wenn dein Gesang den Tod bringt, was würdest du tun, um deine Liebsten zu beschützen? Der heimliche Mitternachtsausflug zum See endet für Irina in einer Katastrophe: Sie verliert sich in dem Lied, das sie für ihren Freund singt. Als sie wieder zu sich kommt, treibt er bewusstlos im Wasser. Hat ihr Gesang ihn in die Tiefe gezogen? Die Angst lässt Irina nicht mehr los, ebenso wenig wie das Verlangen, sich erneut der Musik hinzugeben. Während Irina verzweifelt nach Antworten sucht, heftet sich Ethan Steward an ihre Fersen.

Eve has a difficult life with abusive guardians who won't give her any room to grow. She needs to keep her bisexuality and girlfriend a secret from her religious mother, Barb. Because nothing is easy for the miserable college student, Barb catches Eve kissing her girlfriend and kicks her out on a cold December night. With nowhere to go, the now-unhoused student wanders around until she stumbles into the shop of a fortune teller. The divinity witch offers Eve a truth long kept from her: Her real name is Aoife, and she comes from a line of powerful druids who keep the balance.

Awarded a three-month stipend to travel and work, a Swedish writer flies to Madrid, where in a bar she meets a man with an extraordinary story to tell. In exchange for somewhere to sleep and to hide out for a few days, he is willing to tell her the whole astonishing tale. What follows is an account of fantastic proportions and ingredients: the existence of a shadowy Internet TV show with a certain morality clause, a threat to the storyteller's life, a diabolical nun, and the story of a girl with a missing left thumb.

How can improv help us adapt to change and connect more deeply? Join Jude Treder-Wolff - creative arts therapist, social worker, and improviser - for thoughtful conversations and improv games that demonstrate the intersection of creativity and real life.

Once everything went down the hill, Muriel had no other choice but to reconsider his choices. His brothers, the ones he thought he could always believe, turned out to be people he didn’t know anymore, the government was now in the hands of a man willing to test every limit of the country for the sake of control and power, and the woman he loved - or thought he did - was…

Vedalia's coming out didn't exactly go as planned. Instead of living the queer life of her dreams, she wound up being kidnapped by a cult run by her grandfather. And after being chained in a basement for a month, things look pretty grim. That is. . . until a mysterious woman breaks her out. The woman turns out to be a vampire, and she introduces herself as Vedalia's estranged aunt Becky. The vampire offers to take her niece in and give her a new life. Eager to escape her grandfather, Vedalia accepts Becky's offer and soon finds herself the new daughter of a vampire and a witch.

Contessa and Mazel are young witches setting off on their odyssey, the final task for witches seeking to master their magic. Contessa is a fire witch traveling with a black fox familiar named Yeeza, while Mazel is a druidic witch who has a black mouse familiar named Clover. Joined by their love for each other as well as their craft, Contessa and Mazel leave their home village of Throsj behind and take to the skies as all young witches seeking to prove themselves must do.

Felina ist total aus dem Häuschen, denn ihre erste Hexenprüfung steht an: Sie darf ein Praktikum in Patina Grünspans Versand für Scherzartikel, Glücksbringer und Hexenutensilien aller Art absolvieren! Wenn sie ihre Aufgaben meistert, bekommt sie ihren eigenen spitzen Hut und wird ganz offiziell in den Hexenzirkel aufgenommen. Im Versandhaus kommt Felina aus dem Staunen nicht heraus, als sie magischen Angestellten wie der schlangenköpfigen Kundenberaterin Medusa begegnet. Doch dann passiert Felina ein Missgeschick mit einem Zauberspiegel, und Chaos bricht aus.