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«El Don Quijote que ahora alumbra Alexis Díaz-Pimienta es un canto de amor tan fiel al Don Quijote de hace cinco siglos que nos hace sentir no como traición, sino como sutil y gentil contrapunto que ha estado todo ese tiempo madurando, macerando, esperando su momento, el espacio en blanco que...

My name makes their hearts beat with desire and their skin tickle with sweet fear. They call me The Puppetmaster. And when I’m on the hunt, they come running - willing to serve at my feet, because no one makes my puppets dance like I do. But my heart almost stops when I see her name on the list. Alena Prey, you wreak havoc with a plan I’ve had for years, but it won’t stop me from reaching my goal - a goal that you’re destined to be a part of. But this is not how it was supposed to happen. Not now. Not like this. And yet, it will....

Los héroes de los antiguos mitos de las diferentes culturas ya recorrieron el camino; su itinerario es conocido, solo hay que seguir su huella. Tras sus gestas, aventuras y descubrimientos, surge tanto aquello que hace avanzar las civilizaciones como lo que conduce a la conquista de uno mismo. El autor nos explica el ciclo iniciático del héroe expuesto por Joseph Campbell y nos muestra su desarrollo en libros y películas contemporáneos.

As a believer in the philosophy of loving oneself and help to spread that love to others, Leanna May writes a book that could educate other people in the same ethos. The goal is to inform people of how much beauty they can find inside themselves and the world around them. This book is meant to help you find a more beautiful you! That includes your physical and mental beauty as well.

A shadow looms over Tanglewood University. It threatens the professors and the students. It threatens the dean. I’m powerless to stop corruption that goes deep into the city’s underworld. Professor William Stratford has the secrets we need. And I find inside me a strength that has nothing to do with escaping my family. It has to do with building a new one. Can we reclaim the college? Can we forge a future together?

A wizard puppeteering a body made of earthworms tries to solve his own murder. A talking cat with an appetite for dragon brains investigates the disappearance of his mistress and other magicfolk. A soldier must grudgingly train three griffon cubs to fend off a looming invasion. A tailor's apprentice seeks revenge against a cruel and mad wizard. Embark on four interconnected tales of magic and adventure from the land of Caracal.

In the sweltering summer heat of the Louisiana delta, internationally famous stage-magician turned FBI consultant, Sophie Quinn, is closing in on the man who murdered her sister. The River Killer. But just when Sophie thinks she’s ahead, a new player appears to make her wonder if all the progress in her investigation hasn’t been part of someone else’s game. Messages and clues embedded in the crime scenes of a new string of killings make Sophie question her own sanity and wonder if the ghosts of her past are much, much closer than she’d feared.

Coroner Fenway Stevenson thought she was beginning to find her footing in Estancia. The coastal California town still sees her as an outsider—especially with her powerful father pulling strings behind the scenes—but she's starting to earn the trust of her team. Then the mayor is found dead in a run-down motel room, and everything changes. As she digs into the investigation, Fenway finds herself stonewalled by those who once supported her. Political tensions simmer beneath the surface, and her father is quietly pressuring her to back his preferred candidate for the next coroner election.

Blood is thicker than oil—until murder threatens everything. Fenway Stevenson swore she'd never go back to Estancia. But after losing her mother and her job in one devastating week, she's left with no options and forced to ask her estranged father for help. That means returning to the coastal California town where he wields near-absolute power as the head of the region's largest oil company—and where Fenway is viewed as an outsider at best, and a political pawn at worst.

He's stalking me. Someone has been in my home, left messages on my wall. I've had dreams that a stranger in a mask touches me while I'm sleeping, forcing my body to bend to his wicked ways. But I want more. Crave more. He has the key to release me from my prison. Can I trust him, or will he be the end of me instead?

The day my stepsister died, she took my heart with her. Now, I'm a shell of a man, a cold-hearted monster. Imagine my surprise when the love of my life shows up at Whitmore University alive and well. I'm ready to make her pay for destroying me. This isn't a fairy tale, and I'm sure as hell no knight in shining armor. I have no problem dragging her into my dark world along with me. But when I dig for the truth about that fateful day, I can no longer deny my feelings about the only girl I've ever loved. And just as I vowed to destroy her, I vow to protect her even if it costs me my life.

I ask for nothing. I bow to no one. Then, Teagan Mercer arrives on campus. She's to blame for destroying my life, but I refuse to let her ruin my shot at the NFL. I will never forgive her for what she did, and I have the power to make her pay. When the memories come rushing back, I fall into the darkness that nearly destroyed me. But this time, I'm taking her down with me.

Cinnamon Haynes has fought hard for everything she has – her marriage, a stable job as a career counsellor, and home of her own. She’s overcome the difficult circumstances of her childhood to build this life, and yet, she can’t help but wonder...is this all there is? Just nineteen years old, Daisy Dunlap has already faced her share of hardships, but she has big dreams for her future. A future which is threatened when she gets unexpectedly pregnant and, desperate and alone, she makes a drastic decision with devastating consequences.

Mariaseeon, im Süden Münchens: Nach tagelanger Suche findet man den fünfjährigen Jakob nackt, gefesselt und verstört auf einem Holzstoß im Wald. Wenig später wird seine Erzieherin zu Tode gemartert. Eine biblische Opferszene, ein Mord nach Art der Inquisition - unter den Dorfbewohnern geht die Angst um.

Azaria and Daisy were both kidnapped from their omega convent and sold at a Klinok auction. The two are separated, sold to different buyers, with Daisy landing in a good situation. Daisy’s alpha Ryder helps rescue Azaria, and after Quinn Strang assists Azaria during her forced estrus at his brother’s request, they go their separate ways. She doesn’t expect to see him again, but when the gangster who originally bought her tracks her to Paladin, she has no choice but to call him for help.

In einer leerstehenden Brauerei im Süden Münchens wird eine enthauptete Frauenleiche gefunden. Kommissar Dühnfort wird bald klar, dass er einen Serientäter jagt, der von Bildern besessen sein muss. Die junge Fotografin Vicki hingegen, die die Leiche gefunden hat, ermittelt auf eigene Faust. Sie kommt dem Mörder schließlich gefährlich nahe.

Ein stürmischer Oktoberabend: In seinem Wochenendhaus am Starnberger See wird ein pensionierter Kinderarzt tot aufgefunden. An eine Heizung gefesselt, ist er langsam verdurstet - ein qualvoller Tod. War es Rache oder doch nur ein Raubmord? Kommissar Konstantin Dühnfort enthüllt nach und nach den dunklen Charakter des Toten und stößt auf ein Drama, das seine längst erwachsenen Kinder bis heute verfolgt.

In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn't her crime that shocked the nation - it was her motivation. Nineteen-year-old Alice Mitchell had planned to pass as a man in order to marry her 17-year-old fiancée Freda Ward, but when their love letters were discovered, they were forbidden from ever speaking again. Freda adjusted to this fate with an ease that stunned a heartbroken Alice. Her desperation grew with each unanswered letter - and her father's razor soon went missing. On January 25, Alice publicly slashed her ex-fiancée's throat.

Bianca Bridge has always dreamt of becoming a writer. But Trinidadian high society can be unforgiving, and having an affair with a married government minister is a sure-fire way to ruin your prospects. When Obadiah Cortland, make-up artist and legend in the island's beauty scene, offers her a job as a lowly assistant, Bianca reluctantly accepts that working on his beauty magazine is the closest to her dreams she's going to get. But Obadiah has a reputation for being aloof and tyrannical, and it will take all the strength her mother taught her to endure it.

A few years ago Alexis Fleming was bedridden with a chronic illness. Things became so bad that she wanted to end her life many times during this period - but her beloved dog, Maggie, kept her going, especially when doctors gave her just six weeks to live. Incredibly, Alexis fought her way back to health with Maggie by her side, only for Maggie to die of lung cancer two years later on a vet's operating table.