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Alicia has left her young son behind with her sister to chase a better life in London. But she’s not just chasing opportunity. She’s escaping the truth. And no one in her new life needs to know what she’s running from. At The Orbit — a glittering high-rise where the city’s elite come to play — Alicia waits tables and watches everything. She knows just how to blend in, how to charm, how to make people see what she wants them to see.

Corinne Gray is a woman whose life is falling apart. When probationary detective Kyle Nazarian unexpectedly knocks on her door on a rainy morning, she knows why. He wants to talk about her son, Ben. This is her chance to finally explain how her sweet-natured child – who loved history and dreamed of swimming for Olympic Gold – grew up to do the unthinkable. What really happened to Ben? And could anyone have prevented it?

Kitty Harris has it all: cosily coupled up with boyfriend Archie, she’s putting in the hours at an ad agency to land her dream job. OK, so maybe they’ve become a bit too comfortable in their routine, with pizza night every Thursday, and maybe the agency isn’t so much up-and-coming as been-and-gone, but Kitty is happy. Until one diamond ring sitting pretty in her pepperoni ruins everything. Kitty does NOT want to get married, not after being caught in the crosshairs of her parent’s destructive divorce.

THE POWER TO RULE THE WORLD OR SET US ALL FREE.

When an undiscovered temple emerges from the waters of a drought-stricken lake, the world of archaeology starts to pay attention.

On the discovery of a set of hieroglyphs suggesting the location of an ancient power source so abundant it could boil the world’s oceans dry, a lot more people start to listen.

Enter EDEN BLACK.

With forest fires, droughts, and famine worldwide, Eden and her band of unlikely heroes must move quickly to make sure this lifeline for humankind doesn’t become another asset for the super-rich.

Dieses Buch erzählt von jungen Menschen, die beinahe gegangen wären–wegen Depression, Mobbing, Essstörung oder Suizidgedanken. Manche hatten bereits einen Plan, andere wollten einfach verschwinden. Sie alle blieben, weil ein einziger Moment sie erinnerte: Ich bin noch da–und das ist nicht nichts.

Professional treasure hunter EDEN BLACK is no stranger to action. After all, the artifacts she spends her life returning to their rightful owners aren’t always easy to access. When Eden’s father dies in a plane crash, her life’s turned upside down. Grief turns to fear when she learns that it wasn't an accident. Everyone involved in an archaeological dig twenty years ago has met with a similar untimely end. Everyone that is, but Eden who was ten at the time.

¿Cómo puedes ser más efectivo al buscar vivir para la gloria de Dios? Aprovecha bien el tiempo cambiará tu forma de ver la productividad como un concepto fundamental que te ayudará a ser eficiente y organizado en tu vida y en todo lo que emprendas. Trabajas todo el tiempo, pero sientes que nunca satisfaces tus expectativas? Sientes que te esfuerzas demasiado, que trabajas largas horas, pero siempre te quedas corto con los resultados. Al final, terminas preguntándote, «¿qué estoy haciendo mal? ¿Qué es lo que me falta?»

La nación del sol y el reino de la luna han logrado mantener la paz durante un milenio, pero hoy todo parece estar perdido: la reina Virian ha desaparecido y los vientos de guerra amenazan ambos territorios. Emil es el príncipe heredero a la corona del sol y en ausencia de su madre deberá asumir el trono a pesar de su juventud; de lo contrario su nación tendrá que enfrentar de nuevo una terrible era de oscuridad.

Leopoldo Estuardo, detective retirado, es contactado por Inés Polti para que investigue el asesinato de su hermano. Estuardo se hace cargo de la investigación de Jerasmus Polti, un reconocido multimillonario, cuyo presunto asesino confeso es David Polti, su hermano psicópata. Con la ayuda de Nina, su centenial asistente, el investigador tendrá que interrogar a los testigos, hacer sus pesquisas y detectar las pistas y mentiras, sólo a través de una pantalla.

Marcia, periodista exitosa de 30 años, se arroja de imprevisto al vacío con la intención de suicidarse. Mientras cae, toda su vida pasa frente a sus ojos en un segundo. El intento de suicidio falla y, mientras Marcia se recupera en un hospital, no puede sacarse de la cabeza una de las imágenes que vio durante su caída. Un hombre de ojos azules que parecía ocupar un lugar muy significativo en su vida, pero al que no consigue recordar. Al salir del hospital Marcia se obsesiona con ese hombre y decide buscarlo.

J. Scott Smart stars as "The Fat Man", Brad Runyon, the stout-but-stalwart investigator who was first conceived as an arch villain in Hammett's classic novel The Maltese Falcon. Charismatic and captivating, Runyon has a way with the ladies, in spite of his 237 pounds. Nick Charles, "The Thin Man", was played on radio by William Powell, Les Damon, and Les Tremayne. Cases seem to fall in to Nick's lap...often dropped there by his wife, Nora (played by Myrna Loy and Claudia Morgan).

Welcome to the tyrannical city of Jewel, where impatience is a sin and boldness is a crime. Goldie Roth has lived in Jewel all her life. Like every child in the city, she wears a silver guardchain and is forced to obey the dreaded Blessed Guardians. She has never done anything by herself and won’t be allowed out on the streets unchained until Separation Day.

Women the world over are brought up to hope, even expect, to find the man of their dreams, marry and live happily ever after. When Stephanie Wood meets a sweet man who owns a farm and property, she embarks on an exhilarating romance with him. He seems compassionate, truthful and loving. He talks about the future with her. She falls in love. She also becomes increasingly beset by anxiety at the lavish three-act plays he offers her in the form of excuses for frequent cancellations and no-shows. She begins to wonder, who is this man?

Nicht einmal der Schnee verwischt alle Spuren... Kate Linville ist einem eiskalten Mörder auf der Spur – der neue hoch spannende Pageturner von Nr.-1-Bestsellerautorin Charlotte Link. Mitten in den einsamen North York Moors fährt eine junge Frau allein in ihrem Wagen durch eine schneekalte Dezembernacht. Am nächsten Morgen findet man ihre Leiche, ihr Auto eingeschneit auf einem kleinen Feldweg abgestellt. Es gibt eine Zeugin, die beobachtet hat, dass ein Mann unterwegs bei ihr einstieg.

When actress Claudia Christian flees a troubled childhood and moves to Hollywood at age 17, she steps through the looking glass into another world. From the set of Dallas to her starring role on the sci-fi series Babylon 5, Claudia's affairs with billionaires, supermodels, rock stars, and celebrities are mixed with shootings, stalking, heartbreak, and betrayal. Hollywood life takes its toll on Claudia as she descends into alcohol addiction and a desperate battle to reclaim her life.

There's not much that scares Annie Graham. Not even the horrors she has witnessed during her years on the police force. When she agrees to look after her brother's farmhouse, she finds herself drawn to the crumbling old mansion in the woods nearby. But an innocent exploration of the empty ruin and the discovery of the diary of former resident Alice leaves her more than a little spooked. She knows it holds the secrets to a dark past, and she has to find out more.

Dubbed "the American Tolkien" by Time magazine, number-one New York Times best-selling author George R. R. Martin is a giant in the field of fantasy literature and one of the most exciting storytellers of our time. Now he delivers a rare treat for listeners: a compendium of his shorter works, collected into two stunning volumes, that offers fascinating insight into his journey from young writer to award-winning master.

They were confidantes to British prime ministers, poets, writers, and artists, their lives entwined with the most celebrated and scandalous figures of the day, from Oscar Wilde to Henry James. They were the lovers of great men - or men of great prominence... They lived in a world of luxurious excess, a world of splendor at 44 Belgrave Square and later at the even more vast Clouds, the exquisite Wiltshire house on 4,000 acres, the "house of the age", designed in 1876 by the visionary architect Philip Webb - the model for Henry James' The Spoils of Poynton.

Drei verschwundene Mädchen und eine Spur, die weit in die Vergangenheit führt... In den Hochmooren Nordenglands wird die Leiche der ein Jahr zuvor verschwundenen 14-jährigen Saskia Morris gefunden. Kurze Zeit später wird ein weiteres junges Mädchen vermisst, die ebenfalls 14-jährige Amelie Goldsby. Die Polizei in Scarborough ist alarmiert. Treibt ein Serientäter sein Unwesen? In den Medien ist schnell vom Hochmoor-Killer die Rede, was den Druck auf Detective Chief Inspector Caleb Hale erhöht. Auch Detective Sergeant Kate Linville von Scotland Yard ist in der Gegend, um ihr ehemaliges Elternhaus zu verkaufen.

In 2003, the first ever late-night talk show hosted by a 10-year-old boy premiered live for six minutes, before it was violently pulled from the air and abruptly canceled. Its host, Donnie Dixon, hasn’t been heard from since.