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Lisa Jackson is a surprising cheerleader for the joys of running. Formerly a committed fitness-phobe, she became a marathon runner at 31 and ran her first 56-mile ultramarathon at the age of 41. Unlike many runners, Lisa's not afraid to finish last. In fact, she's now done so in 25 of the 100-plus marathons she's completed so far.

Lisa and her husband Graham's hilarious trip saw them buying snacks from "voodoo vendors" in Taiwan, almost drowning off a Philippine beach, stumbling across "death porn" in Thailand and meeting The Bogeyman in a Pushkar restaurant. While abroad they contracted a serious case of travel seekness - an irresistible urge to go in search of places to be, people to see and strange stuff to eat - which compelled them to do World Heritage Shites in Egypt, evade Guinness-swigging swingers in a Dublin pub and fly to Cuba with a suspected terrorist.

You want your games to be many things: creative. Innovative. Playable. Fun. If you're a designer, add "published" to that list. The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design gives you an insider's view on how to make a game that people will want to play again and again. Author Mike Selinker has invited some of the world's most talented and experienced game designers to share their secrets on game conception, design, development, and presentation. In these minutes, you'll learn about storyboarding, balancing, prototyping, and playtesting from the best in the business.

London Danvers was kidnapped as a child from her wealthy family. Over the years, many women have claimed to be her, trying to lay claim to the long-lost heiress's inheritance. Among them is Adria Nash, who has arrived in Oregon claiming to be London - but, unlike the others, she's different: she knows personal details only London could have known. And there is someone who does believe her - who is watching her every move, waiting to see how she runs, how she screams, and how she dies....

Slade McCafferty was a bachelor through and through - too busy raising hell to settle down. Case in point: fifteen years ago daredevil Slade had taken wild child Jamie Parsons’s innocence, and then had broken her heart. But Jamie is back in town, a lawyer, all confidence and polished professionalism. And seeing her again is setting off a tidal wave of emotions Slade thought he’d dammed up ages ago. Back then, as now, there’d been something about Jamie that made Slade ache for more. A hell of a lot more…

Many people have become angry and frustrated with organized religion and evangelical Christianity, in particular. Too often the church has proven to be a source of pain rather than a place of hope. Forgive Us acknowledges the legitimacy of much of the anger toward the church. In truth...

When Thorne McCafferty rushes home to the family ranch, he is thinking only about whether his sister Randi will survive the car wreck that has put her in the hospital. He never expects that Randi's E.R. doctor will be Nicole Stevenson. Nicole has never forgotten the teenage passion she shared with Thorne...or the sting of his unexplained rejection. Now she's all grown up - but he still affects her in the very same way. Will they both be able to move beyond their pasts for a second chance at a happy ending?

Open your heart to the holidays with these stories of unexpected love from best-selling authors Lisa Jackson, Maisey Yates, Stacy Finz, and Nicole Helm.

HE’S A BAD BOY - Famous criminal defense attorney Jackson Moore thought he had left his bad-boy past behind him - but his childhood sweetheart had different plans for him. HE'S JUST A COWBOY - For six agonizing years Heather Tremont Leonetti tried to make a lie of the breathless summer when rodeo rider Turner Brooks broke her innocence and branded her heart. But now only the truth could save her most precious, cherished memento.

St. Cecilia’s School for Girls in Salzburg, Austria, is a haven for the daughters of the rich and famous. Here, scandals are buried and secrets hidden. But for three former students, evil is about to resurface …

When Chandra Hill is awakened by a cry in the night, she is shocked to discover an abandoned newborn in her barn. Emergency room doctor Dallas O’Rourke finds himself bonding instantly with the baby - and the intriguing woman who brought him in. And when the baby’s adoption becomes national news, he’s stunned to realize he wants a life with them both….

In New Orleans verschwindet ein Zwillingspärchen kurz vor seinem 21. Geburtstag. Der Fall weckt Erinnerungen an einen Serienmörder, den man den "Einundzwanziger-Killer" nannte, weil er seine Opfer in einer grausigen Zeremonie an deren 21. Geburtstag tötete. Aber dieser Psychopath ist seit Jahren hinter Gittern. Oder doch nicht? Detective Rick Bentz befürchtet das Schlimmste. Zusammen mit seinem Partner Reuben Montoya versucht er fieberhaft, den Killer zu fassen und das Leben der Zwillinge zu retten.

In this groundbreaking book, adoption advocates Betsy S. Kylstra, Lisa C. Qualls, and Jodi Jackson Tucker-an adoptee, a birth mother, and an adoptive mother-reveal that adoption is rooted in both loss and redemptive victory. And healing is needed by all in the adoption triad-adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents-to experience restoration and wholeness.

When Thorne McCafferty rushes home to the family ranch, he is thinking only about whether his sister Randi will survive the car wreck that has put her in the hospital. He never expects that Randi’s E.R. doctor will be Nicole Stevenson.Nicole has never forgotten the teenage passion she shared with Thorne… or the sting of his unexplained rejection. Now she’s all grown up—but he still affects her in the very same way. Will they both be able to move beyond their pasts for a second chance at a happy ending?

Der Anblick des Tatorts ist verstörend – selbst für erfahrene Detectives wie Rick Bentz und Reuben Montoya. In der Kirche St. Marguerite ist eine Nonne, bekleidet mit einem vergilbten Brautkleid, erdrosselt worden. Die Obduktion ergibt, dass Schwester Camille schwanger war. Schon wenige Tage später stirbt eine weitere Nonne. Eine Mordserie, die Detective Bentz an den Rosenkranzmörder erinnert, den er vor zehn Jahren erschossen hatte.

Der neueste Fall für Detective Selena Alvarez und Regan Pescoli: In der Kleinstadt Grizzly Falls, Montana, werden mehrere Frauen vermisst. Eine der Vermissten taucht schließlich auf bizarre Weise wieder auf: nackt eingefroren in einen kunstvoll bearbeiteten Eisblock, integriert in ein Weihnachtskrippenensemble. Schon wenig später stoßen die Detectives auf die nächste Frauenleiche – positioniert als eisige Skulptur in einem Vorgarten. Schauerliches Detail: Die Tote trägt ein Schmuckstück von Selena Alvarez. Der "Eismumien-Mörder" macht Schlagzeilen.

Ein neuer Fall für Detective Regan Pescoli und Selena Alvarez! Dasselbe hübsche Gesicht, dieselben grünen Augen, dasselbe rotbraune Haar. Ärztin Kacey Lambert ist schockiert: Die Frau, die schwer verletzt in die Klinik eingeliefert wurde, ist ihr wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten. Und sie stirbt. Kurz darauf gibt es weitere Tote, die Kacey verblüffend ähneln. Detective Regan Pescoli und Selena Alvarez ermitteln. Doch auch Kacey stellt Nachforschungen zu ihren Doppelgängerinnen an und schwebt schon bald, ohne es zu ahnen, in höchster Gefahr.