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Iphigenia Holt is a good little witch who grew up under the thumb of a wicked mother and two powerful sisters. Pegged as a caretaker, Iphi hides a secret that would change the way everyone around her views her: she's an empath. And yet she doesn't let that stand in her way. A soaring circus performer with a fierce love for animals and the downtrodden, Iphi tumbles her way through life, hiding the hurt just being around others can inflict, until she meets an enigmatic vampire and his three hot shapeshifting cousins.

Courtney Williams wanted forever. She got six years of empty promises, a divorce, and a well-deserved settlement that’s paid her way to Manhattan. She has a new home under renovation, a new job, and a do-over as a happy “single in the city” - until she meets an architect with designs on more than her beams. He’s also a devoted single dad, a great cook, and has dark lashes to die for. Too good to be true. Now all Courtney can do is whisper, Oh no, not again.

Charlie Hudson, an autistic 17-year-old, is determined to leave Sawyer, PA, as soon as she graduates high school - in the meantime, she works as many hours as she can at a sandwich shop called The Triple S to save money for college. But when shop owner Clay Cooper - a man who is both respected and feared by many in this economically depressed community - is found dead, each member of his staff becomes a suspect in the perplexing case. Charlie must work to protect herself and her friends, and uncover the danger that may still be at large in their tightknit community.

They say there’s nothing in the dark that isn’t there in the light… but have they ever been alone in a big house during a thunderstorm when the power goes out? Have they ever tried to figure out what that strange noise was just then? Author Scott W. Cook has compiled for you a collection of short stories lovingly crafted to help you while away the evening hours… and put a few goose pimples on your skin, too.

Mackenzie Callaghan has officially been stood up. Not only has she wasted two years on Mr. So Not Interested but now she doesn't even have pizza and the Mets to keep her company. Then he walks into her life—more than six feet of rugged, hot stranger. Maybe, just for tonight, Mac can pretend to be a girl she's not. After all, she deserves a little no-strings fun… As far as Wesley Porter is concerned, one night with Mackenzie isn't nearly enough. She's a mystery he wants to solve— if he can keep her from running for the door every time they touch.

Fawn Reed has kissed one too many toads and has finally decided that Prince Charming doesn't exist. After countless mishaps, mistakes, and unmitigated disasters on the dating scene, she's decided to give up and move on with her life...solo. Everything changes, however, after Fawn runs into Levi Fremont, a homicide detective new to New York City.

Leah Emerson isn’t looking for a man - she’s looking for the right man. But her mother’s idea of a great catch leaves her cold, and she’s pretty sure her cocky, arrogant, and way too good-looking new neighbor isn’t the one either. If only her wayward cat would stop jumping through his window, she could get on with her life. Tyler Duncan moved into town for a new job, not to fall in love. But he always goes after the things he wants in life with steadfast determination…and he wants Leah Emerson. He wants her smiles, he wants her touch, and he definitely wants her in bed.

Libby Reed is over it. Or that’s what she tells herself. She’s lusted after one of New York’s bravest for years, but firefighter Antonio Moretti has doused her interest for the last time. As much as she wants the jerk, they can’t even be in the same room without setting each other off…which might be a problem now that she’s volunteered to help out in his family’s restaurant. Antonio’s been burned before. Now he knows better than to trust a pretty face and follow another pair of long legs into heartbreak. But while Libby might rub him the wrong way, he can’t deny the heat between them.

A mysterious puppet master is abducting humans and vampires off Distant Edge's streets to build a ghoul army. Iphi may be the only one who can stop evil from invading the Edge, but if her men can't find a way to see past the mistrust tearing them apart, their deadly foe will steal what they love most right out from under them.

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are famous for solving murder mysteries. But there are many other intrigues in the pages of Hazel's casebook, from the macabre Case of the Deepdean Vampire, to the baffling Case of the Blue Violet, and their very first whodunit: the Case of Lavinia's Missing Tie.

Iphi has always lived for others: her mother, the world's most powerful and temperamental witch; the town of Distant Edge, plagued with a rash of ghoul attacks only she can stop; and all the creatures, human and otherwise, who have strayed across her path since childhood. But when she's sucked into a desolate land far from home, a land filled with angry pixies, endless darkness, and an evil that has stalked her family for years, she'll have to put her needs first for once. And what she needs is her men. But first, she'll have to save them.

The victims are the most popular girls in school, each murdered and arranged in a grim fairy-tale tableau. To find the killer, rookie detective Callum Pederson has gone undercover where the Princes hold court. He’s found enough secrets among the bros to bring them in for questioning - but he could very well get lost in the games the Princes play.

All Tyler Mercer wanted was to make music - until he met Avery Jenson. The beautiful new girl in town turned his head and struck a chord in his heart. But when their one night of passion results in devastating tragedy, Tyler hits the road, leaving behind his dead-end hometown and the girl he knows he'll never forget.

In this latest horror story collection, author Scott W. Cook brings to you nine tales of the supernatural, the macabre and the extraordinary. Lovingly crafted to engage, frighten and maybe even invoke a little thought, each tale draws you deeper into a netherworld where anything is possible.

Zum Ende ihrer Amtszeit hat Angela Merkel ihre wohl größte Herausforderung zu bestehen. Doch die Kanzlerin, die in Notsituationen oft zur Hochform aufgelaufen ist, gerät in dieser Krise an die Grenzen ihrer Autorität. Die Pandemie, so Robin Alexander, ist dabei nur ein weiteres, spektakuläres Kapitel in einem noch größeren Drama: dem Ende einer ganzen Ära. In seinem neuen Hörbuch erzählt der Bestsellerautor die Geschichte hinter den Kulissen: vom harten, langen Kampf in den inneren Machtzirkeln der Republik und vom Showdown um Merkels Nachfolge, der die Union fast zerreißt.

Classic fables take on new meaning as five of today’s most original bestselling authors serve up some deliciously modern twists. New reflections on evil queens, charmless princes, and star-crossed lovers branch out in provocative and enchanting directions. Follow the path and see where it leads...

Als neuer Kanzler steht Friedrich Merz vor gewaltigen Herausforderungen. Die Feinde der Demokratie im Innern und Äußeren rüsten zum Sturm auf die liberale Ordnung. Der Wahlerfolg der AfD droht die politische Mitte zu sprengen. Mit Trumps Wiederwahl und Russlands Vormarsch wird sich Deutschlands Rolle in der Welt radikal verändern. Dazu muss der Kanzler meistern, woran schon die Ampel gescheitert ist: Wirtschaftskrise, Klimawandel, Migration und Aufrüstung der Bundeswehr.

Phebe Stark needs a punching bag. No, on second thought, she needs a donut. No, on third thought, she needs to escape into a dark bar with a strong drink. She’s just been harassed, for the umpteenth time, by the slimy supervisor standing between her and a shattered glass ceiling at her high-pressure Atlanta firm. But then a tall, bearded, sexy lumberjack of a bartender saunters over, and suddenly Phebe knows she doesn’t need gin...she needs him.

Der Lotus: Klaus und Veruca stehlen den Mönchen, die die Geschichte Chinas dokumentieren, eine Schriftrolle und entkommen. Po und Wandelnde Klinge kommen ihnen zu Hilfe. Doch Älteste Huang glaubt, Zhen, eine von den Mönchen, sei der Übeltäter. Die Kaiserliche Leibwache ist verständigt, Zhen wird in einem Käfig gefangen gehalten. Da Zhen aber Auskunft über Klaus und Veruca geben kann, beschließt Wandelnde Klinge, sie zu befreien. Po hat ein Problem damit, sind doch die Mönche die einzigen, die ihn noch als Drachenmeister anerkennen.