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In the realm of the Incubi Masters, pleasure is to die for and love is the deadliest game of all… Lara Adrian's Merciless: House of Gravori - Seeking vengeance for the murder of his brother, Incubus Master Devlin Gravori demands justice from the high court of the Nephilim.

Ein Vampir, eine junge Frau in Not und ein Schneesturm in Kanadas Wildnis ... Als Damien Donovan wie jedes Jahr nach Snow Falls zurückkehrt, um Weihnachten im Kreis seiner Familie zu feiern, stolpert er im ersten Wintersturm über Vanessa. Was als einmalige Nacht beginnt, entpuppt sich schnell als höchst brisante Verwicklung. Die Eisprinzessin, die Damiens unsterbliches Herz berührt hat, ist niemand anderes als die neue Anwaltsgehilfin in der Familienkanzlei. Und in dieser Kanzlei sind die Anwälte bissig ... Bei der Snow-Falls-Reihe handelt es sich um Adventskalender-Bücher.

One dark evening, James picks up a mysterious woman's voice over his radio. Her only request is to be rescued from a wandering group of crazed survivors. In exchange, she promises top secret information and her skills as a scientist. It doesn't end there. People are starting to change into something more dangerous than just starving humans. That and the weather system has been corrupted by nuclear war. With time running out, it's up to James, Beth, Claire, and now Myra to discover the true force behind the apocalypse.

Dom has managed to lead Anya and Chloe, and now Emily, across the state in an epic, desperate journey for survival. Bad weather, dangerous people, and a world gone crazy are all standing in between them and the safety of his isolated property. The game changes again when they pick up a new addition: Grace, a blonde loner who prefers to be on her own but reluctantly joins their group because she has nowhere else to go. Though her help will up their chances of survival, the way ahead is only going to become more dangerous....

Since a wave of climate change, viruses, and new conflicts had been tearing the world apart bit by bit, Dom had fully expected the apocalypse to come along any day now. So when a solar flare released a worldwide EMP that knocked out power everywhere, he wasn’t surprised when society began to collapse almost immediately.

Elizabeth Percival is sweet. Professionally. She left behind a life of stifling luxury to work in Cadwell’s chocolate shop. After more than a decade, she’s itching to take over. She’s not about to let some broad-shouldered brawler mess it up. Even if he does have shoulders to die for. Sidney Chance isn’t an enforcer...anymore. After a decade of smacking heads together in the name of the Chance Brothers, he’s lieutenant to the city’s most powerful family, but he’s not sure what to do with himself.

The dashing heir of a New England shipping magnate, Barnabas Collins captures the heart of the exquisite, young Angelique amidst the sensual beauty of Martinique, her island home. But Angelique's brief happiness is doomed when Barnabas deserts her and becomes engaged to another. With this one betrayal, Barnabas unleashes an evil that will torment him for all time.

From the Waterstones Book Prize shortlisted author of A Boy Called Hope and The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair. Mabel has a suitcase full of worries - it turned up just after her dad disappeared and before her mum started dating Gavin. She worries about big things and little things and shoves them into her suitcase until it’s so full it might explode....

To lark is to get out and about, to explore the world around us and to discover the little treasures hiding in plain sight. We think, of course, of mudlarking, but there is also beachlarking, fieldlarking or even simply exploring your own home with fresh eyes. In this field guide, Lara teaches us how to lark for ourselves. There are charts, tips and lists throughout to help identify finds. From tide tables for mudlarkers to a flint guide for fieldlarkers, this book is richly informative. Like a journal, it invites you to interact - to make notes and record finds along the way.

Rhett was stuck, in more ways than one. His second novel was going nowhere. His wife of four years had left him and taken the house. The biggest blizzard in 20 years had descended on his mountain cabin, leaving him stranded for days. He had plenty of food and wood for his fireplace, but he didn't have a lot of hope for the future. Until Hope, a beautiful young trans-girl 10 years his junior, trekked through the snow and right up to his door!

The new intern at Rob's law office seemed absolutely perfect. Madison was tall, leggy, and gorgeous. The girl was incredibly bright, funny, and down-to-earth. She was everything he could ask for in a woman...only, she wasn't a woman at all, not exactly. Could he come to terms with her gender? Would she be willing to try using her amazing "manhood" for the first time?

Mike has been dating the love of his life, sweet, petite Julie. Only there's trouble in paradise, as he can't resist the alluring and exotic charms of his transgender neighbor, the gorgeous and buxom blonde, Caroline. It all comes to a head when Mike goes to a rally to protest in favor of trans rights, and he learns more about the women in his life, and later, about himself.

Mike's a young single guy with a couple of big problems. First, he's got a major crush on a cutie at work who is saving herself for marriage. Second, he's attracted to his buxom blonde neighbor with a ten-inch secret! Find out what he does to navigate such a mess in the first installment of the series.

Gefangen in der Wildnis von Alaska musste die Polizistin Jenna einen grausamen Albtraum durchleben. Nach ihrer Befreiung findet sie Zuflucht beim Orden der Vampirkrieger in Boston. Dort hilft ihr der attraktive Vampir Brock, sich von den schrecklichen Ereignissen zu erholen. Schon bald verwandelt sich ihre tiefe Zuneigung füreinander in heftige Leidenschaft. Doch Jenna ist eine Sterbliche, und ihre Liebe hat keine Hoffnung auf Erfüllung...

Eine übermenschliche Kreatur macht die Einöde von Alaska unsicher und hinterlässt ein grauenhaftes Blutbad, wo immer sie auftaucht. Für die Pilotin Alexandra Maguire wecken die Morde Erinnerungen an ein schreckliches Ereignis aus ihrer Kindheit. Da tritt ein Fremder in ihr Leben, der überraschend tiefe Gefühle in ihr weckt.

Ein Rächer geht um, der schon zahllose Vampire getötet hat. Auch Claire gerät in einen hinterhalt, ein feuriges Inferno tötet ihre Beschützer. Aus der Asche tritt ein Vampirkrieger hervor, den Claire nur zu gut kennt: Andreas Reichen, ihr einstiger Geliebter. Sein unstillbarer Hass gilt Claires neuem Gefährten Wilhelm Roth. Claire gerät zwischen die Fronten eines erbarmungslosen Kampfes und spürt schon bald, dass ihre alte Leidenschaft für Andreas aufs Neue erwacht...

Die Kämpferin Renata dient dem Vampir Sergej Jakut als Bodyguard - doch nicht freiwillig, denn Jakut hält ein Mädchen gefangen, das Renata mit allen Mitteln beschützen möchte. Als die Kleine entführt wird, ist der Vampirkrieger Nikolai der Einzige, an den sich Renata hilfesuchend wenden kann. Nikolai ist auf der Jagd nach einem Mörder, der alle Vampire der ersten Generation vernichten will. Renata schließt sich Nikolai an und gerät schon bald in einen Strudel aus Mord und Intrigen.

The massacre of the Yazidi people by ISIS was nothing less than genocide. In refugee camps in Iraqi Kurdistan, the authors brought a skilled team to interview more than a hundred ISIS survivors and document what they experienced and saw. These former slaves observed their torturers and knew from the inside the secret facilities that ISIS has kept hidden from the world. What their testimony reveals is an organization whose ambition is power, regardless of their claim to be "soldiers of God."

In a tropical country where shadowy political affairs lurk behind the scenes of its glamorous film industry, three people maneuver inside a high-stakes game of statecraft and espionage: Lillian, a reluctant diplomat serving a fascist nation; Aristide, an expatriate film director running from lost love and a criminal past; and Cordelia, a former cabaret stripper turned legendary revolutionary. Each one harbors dangerous knowledge that can upturn a nation. When their fates collide, machinations are put into play, unexpected alliances are built, and long-held secrets are exposed.

In Amberlough City, out of the ashes of revolution, a traitor returns, a political campaign comes to a roaring head, and the people demand justice for crimes past. As a nation struggles to rebuild, who can escape retribution? Amnesty is a smart, decadent, heart-pounding conclusion to Lara Elena Donnelly’s widely praised glam spy trilogy that will have listeners enthralled until the very end.