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Will Dryden wakes to discover his girlfriend Janey is dead from an overdose. Without his friend and partner in crime, he has nothing left to lose. Meanwhile, police are called to the scene of a car accident – date night gone tragically wrong for Melissa Cooper – and are left to break the news to Mel’s teenage niece, Rhiannon. For Rhiannon, it’s a devastating loss. Now she’s on her own.

Die spannende Hörspielfassung des gleichnamigen Bucherfolgs von Margit Auer! Diese Schule birgt ein Geheimnis: Wer Glück hat, findet hier den besten Freund, den es auf der Welt gibt. Ein magisches Tier, das sprechen kann! Wenn es zu dir gehört... Wer in der Klasse wird heute ein magisches, sprechendes Tier erhalten? Es ist einiges los in der Wintersteinschule: Die Band Tausendsassa gibt ein Konzert in der Stadt! Es ist ja wohl klar, dass Ida, Benni und die anderen unbedingt dabei sein wollen.

France, 1943. As war casts its shadow over Europe, the tranquil life of Sister Angelica's convent is disrupted by the arrival of Nazi forces. Inside the convent, the nuns offer refuge to children in need of care and protection. Despite the ever-present risks, Angelica is determined to honour her promise to keep them safe. Each day is a testament to courage and hope, even when unexpected challenges arise.

The Time Traveller's Almanac is the largest, most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled. Intrepid chrononauts and world-renowned anthologists Ann and Jeff VanderMeer have scoured time itself to bring you these classic stories. Be warned: reality will be warped, wormholes opened, paradoxes woven and parallel universes breached.

The Rule of St. Benedict (the rule) arose in an era when a great civilisation was threatened by violence, economic forces that favoured the wealthy, political leaders that lacked the trust of the public and rampant xenophobia. The events that occurred in sixth-century Rome were much those like on the nightly news. Benedict was not a priest or religious official. He was just a young man disillusioned by a corrupt society that lacked compassion. He had a vision of a society in which human values reigned supreme - a vision of compassion, harmony and hope.

Three strangers destined to be brought together by war and revenge. Marzal - an exiled daughter with a plan for revenge. Rayn - a rebel blacksmith with a blade of blood. Elena - a gentle midwife with a fiercely protected secret. Each young woman wants peace, but not everyone is fighting by the same rules. What some call fate, others call design...and someone's pulling the strings. When the flames fade, beware the hidden danger of...black heat.

Endlich kehrte die lange verreiste Admiralin der Freien Nation zurück, doch im glücklichen Wiedersehen schleicht sich eine geheimnisvolle Krankheit in die Heimat. Schnell sind weite Teile der Bevölkerung des Inselreiches infiziert und es ist an ihrer Tochter, Tiana, zusammen mit der tapferen Mannschaft der Wellenbrecher am Festland ein Heilmittel zu finden, denn die alten Feinde der Nation warten bereits sehnsüchtig darauf die Schwächung Malnesias auszunutzen. Auf ihrer Reise muss Tiana Gefahren trotzen, die den Horizont der meisten Menschen übersteigen.

Teil 3 der Taranique Bay-Storyline. Fragg und Maggie haben keine Zeit zum Durchatmen, denn sie müssen zurück in die Stadt. Ihr oberstes Ziel: Das Shuttle finden und den Tesseract bergen; eine hochentwickelte KI, die gedroht hat, sich abzuschalten und somit alle Hoffnung auf einen Sieg über das außerirdische Bakterium zu zerstören. Also starten die beiden Helden wider Willen einen halsbrecherischen Abstieg in den Bauch der Bestie: die Innenstadt von Taranique Bay.

Celeste Caffarelli (nicknamed CeCe) has been caught off guard by Cupid's arrows intended for another person. She's fallen in love with the wrong type of man. Without warning, Celeste is carried away with a man she didn't even know existed, but soon he'd become her first love.

Teil 2 der "Taranique Bay"-Storyline. Fragg hat es mit Ach und Krach in das Militärlager an der R46 geschafft. Hier trifft er auf Dr. Margaret Simon, die auf der Suche nach ihrer Vorgesetzten bei der IRFA ist. Diese soll an einem Antibiotikum gearbeitet haben, das dem Bakterium Einhalt gebieten soll. Gemeinsam machen sie sich auf den Weg in den Wald von Calla County. Dort gibt es zwar kein verseuchtes Wasser mehr - aber die Katastrophe hat auch hier ihre Spuren hinterlassen. Und auch hier lässt das Unheil nicht lange auf sich warten.

"Plötsligt hade han handen på min höft och strax efteråt hånglade vi vilt i en taxi på väg hem till honom". Julia har ett rikt liv. Hon har en fartfylld karriär som hon älskar, väninnorna i BBI (Bokklubben Basic Instinct) och en fin relation med sin snart vuxna dotter. Det enda hon saknar är samvaron med en man. En relation som skänker såväl spänning som trygghet. Som både är fysiskt och mentalt stimulerande. En livskamrat helt enkelt.

Rose thought she had it all, but her perfect life crumbled when her so-called friend seduced her husband and destroyed her marriage. Now Rose is left without any passion, romance or plans for the future. Lucy believed she finally had her fairy-tale ending, but being the wife isn't half as glamorous as being the mistress. They desperately envy Connie: happily married, effortlessly juggling two children and a fulfilling career. Connie has found genuine contentment. Until, that is, a dangerous old flame flickers back into view.

Leyli Maal is a beautiful Malian woman, mother of three, living in a tiny apartment on the outskirts of Marseille. Her quiet life as a well-integrated immigrant is suddenly shaken when her beautiful eldest daughter, Bamby, becomes the main suspect in two murders linked to a lethal illegal immigration racket. Is Bamby really involved? And why is everyone desperate to get their hands on Leyli's mysterious red notebook?

Kate and Bella, Bella and Kate. From childhood they were inseparable yet polar opposites: Bella sensible and cautious, Kate gregarious and just a little dangerous. Then men came into their lives and things changed: a black seed was set in in the heart of their relationship. Over decades, acts of both cruelty and love feed that seed until one shocking event leads to further tragedy. Neither will escape unscathed.

By April 1916, the fervour that accompanied war’s outbreak has faded. In its place is a grim reality. Throughout Germany, essentials are rationed. Hope, too, is in short supply. Anna Zeller, whose fiancé, Bruno, is fighting on the Western Front, works as a nurse at an overcrowded hospital in Oldenburg, trying to comfort men broken in body and spirit. But during a visit from Dr Stalling, the director of the Red Cross Ambulance Dogs Association, she witnesses a rare spark of optimism.

It is 1934. Five children run away from a cruel orphanage, steal a magical steam ship, and go on many marvellous adventures around the Hebridean Islands. A wild and rollicking tale where children take hold of their destinies. As timely now as it was when it was first published, climb Aboard the Bulger and sail out into uncharted waters facing mysterious witches and harnessing your courage in the face of the unknown.

El diario íntimo de Ignacia Antonia, la estrella de Tik Tok con 6 millones de seguidores. "Cuando empecé este diario tenía clara una cosa: iba a contarlo todo. Mis momentos divertidos, pero también los tristes. Lo bueno y lo malo que me pasara. ¡Y así lo hice! Nunca imaginé la cantidad de sorpresas que me tenía preparada la vida. Ahora, después de varias páginas manchadas con lágrimas y con sonrisas, solo puedo estar segura de que ningún sueño es demasiado grande si se lo desea con ganas. Gracias por acompañarme en este camino."

River - der Fluss - ist in diesem Roman die Elbe bei Hamburg-Blankenese, ein mächtiger Strom mit Containerschiffen und Sportbooten, mit Stimmungen und Farbwechseln. Und er ist der Fluss des Geldes, gigantischer Geldsummen, die den Globus von Konto zu Konto umrunden, weit schneller als die Schiffe, die die dazugehörigen Waren transportieren. Schließlich ist es der Fluss der Zeit, des Werdens und des Vergehens, der Toten und der Lebenden.

Orlando King is a trilogy about a beautiful young man, raised in a remote and eccentric wilderness, arriving in 1930s London and setting the world of politics ablaze. In a time of bread riots and hunger marches, with the spectre of fascism casting an ever lengthening shadow over Europe, Orlando glidingly cuts a swathe through the thickets of business, the corridors of politics, the pleasure gardens of the Cliveden set, acquiring wealth, adulation, a beautiful wife and a seat in parliament.

Charlie’s experiences at the Battle of Kohima and the months he spent lost in the remote jungles of Nagaland during the Second World War are now history. Home and settled on a farm in Norfolk and newly married to Claire, he is one of the lucky survivors. Starting a family and working the land seem the best things a man can be doing. But a chasm exists between them. Memories flood Charlie’s mind; at night, on rain-slicked roads and misty mornings in the fields, the past can feel more real than the present.