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Dora Conroy has a passion for antiques - and any other rarities she can acquire for her quaint Philadelphia shop. A seasoned dealer, she knows all the tricks of the trade. But she is unprepared for the deadly consequences when she purchases a few curiosities at an auction - and unknowingly brings home a priceless cache that makes her the target of an international criminal.

The Reef is the story of Tate Beaumont, a beautiful young student of marine archeology - and of Matthew Lassiter, a sea-scarred young man who shares her dream of finding Anguelique's Curse, the jeweled amulet surrounded by legend and said to be long lost at the bottom of the sea.

Declan Fitzgerald had always been the family maverick, but even he couldn't understand his impulse to buy a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans. All he knew was that ever since he saw Manet Hall, he'd been enchanted - and obsessed - with it. So when the opportunity to buy the house comes up Declan jumps at the chance to live out a dream.

Ayla, the independent heroine of the Earth's Children series, sets out from the valley on Whinney, the horse she tamed. With her is Jondalar, the tall, handsome, yellow-haired man she nursed back to health and came to love. Together they meet Mamutoi - the Mammoth Hunters - people like Ayla.

Agent Hakan Miakoda, Halbindianer und Field Agent der NSA, der bei seinem letzten Einsatz als Verbrechensbekämpfer seinen Freund und Kollegen verloren hat, sucht in der Wüste nach seinem inneren Frieden. Was er findet, ist kein Frieden, sondern ziemlich genau das Gegenteil davon: eine Frau, die keine Ahnung hat, wie sie in der Wüste gelandet ist. Victoria kann sich ganz genau an ihr Leben erinnern, aber ihr Leben scheinbar nicht an sie. Es gibt sie zweimal in zwei verschiedenen Versionen.

Joy Candellaro once loved Christmas more than any other time of the year. Now, as the holiday approaches, she is at a crossroads in her life; recently divorced and alone, she can’t summon the old enthusiasm for celebrating. So without telling anyone, she buys a ticket and boards a plane bound for the beautiful Pacific Northwest. When an unexpected detour takes her deep into the woods of the Olympic rainforest, Joy makes a bold decision to leave her ordinary life behind - to just walk away - and thus begins an adventure unlike any she could have imagined.

Your Health Coach Will See You Now explores the role of health coaches in addressing gaps within the healthcare system, focusing on chronic conditions like obesity and type 2 diabetes. The book presents research demonstrating how health coaches improve patient outcomes by fostering improved self-efficacy, healthier lifestyle choices, and more effective chronic disease management. You will learn why Dr.

With only a smattering of tourists visiting the village for the Samhain feast, Jayne is excited…no. She's looking forward to…no. Jayne is guardedly optimistic about spending a few days with her demanding sister. Then a boy goes missing during trick-or-treating and everything changes.

Ayla and Jondalar set out on horseback across the windswept grasslands of Ice Age Europe. To the hunter gatherers of their world - who have never seen tame animals - Ayla and Jondalar appear enigmatic and frightening.

Luke liebt Fußball. Doch als er eines Abends allein auf dem Bolzplatz steht, passiert etwas Merkwürdiges: Ein Ball taucht aus dem Nichts auf – und der scheint mehr zu können, als nur zu rollen. Plötzlich steht Luke mitten in einem geheimnisvollen Spiel, in dem Mut, Teamgeist und Herz mehr zählen als Tore. Und nicht alle Spieler halten sich an die Regeln …

Nach viel zu vielen Jahren kehrt Josefine, die von allen nur Jo genannt werden will, in ihre alte Heimat — und ihre geliebte Wache 60 — zurück. Sie findet wieder Anschluss bei den bekannten Kameraden und lernt die »Jungen Wilden«, die erst nach ihrem Austritt in den aktiven Dienst der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr eingetreten sind, kennen. Durch einen Aushang zur landkreisübergreifenden Brandwache bekommt sie die Chance, auf der Düne, der Nebeninsel der Hochseeinsel Helgoland, als ehrenamtliche Feuerwehrfrau Dienst zu verrichten.

Anthony Peardew is the keeper of lost things. Forty years ago he carelessly lost a keepsake from his beloved fiancée, Therese. That very same day, she died unexpectedly. Brokenhearted, Anthony sought consolation in rescuing lost objects - the things others have dropped, misplaced, or accidently left behind - and writing stories about them. Now, in the twilight of his life, Anthony worries that he has not fully discharged his duty to reconcile all the lost things with their owners.

One month after arriving in the Northwoods, former detective Jayne O'Shea has settled comfortably into small-town life and is making good progress with her task of getting her grandparents' house ready for sale. Then the shocking death of one of the carnies rocks the community, and the villagers look to Jayne for help, placing her in an impossible middle ground of not wanting to get involved and needing to ensure justice is served.

Dive into the world of language learning with a collection crafted to enrich your Spanish learning journey. Each of the 20 stories unfolds daily life scenarios, written in easy-to-understand Spanish, perfect for beginners. This book is not just a reading tool, but a comprehensive guide to building your Spanish vocabulary and comprehension skills.

A growing number of people are beginning to see things in a radically different way. In other words, more of us are starting to “wake up” spiritually—to discover an entirely new identity beyond the usual sense of who we think we are. But what is spiritual awakening, really? How does it happen—and what are the consequences? In Waking Up: Volume 4, Tami Simon speaks with six teachers about their personal understanding of spiritual awakening—how it takes place, what changes (and what doesn’t), and how their experiences can inspire and inform our own realization.

In The Establishment, Howard Fast pulls the listener into the turbulent and passionate lives of the Dan Lavette family story begun in The Immigrants and continued in Second Generation.

When Mail journalist Sandra Parsons suffered a serious back injury in her mid-40s, she knew things had to change. Years of smoking, drinking, and late-night takeaways at her desk had taken their toll; she was in pain, and she felt... well, old. In her quest to heal her body, Sandra delved into the science of ageing and was astonished by what she found - that ageing is now considered a treatable 'disease', and by addressing its root causes, we can turn back the clock and dramatically extend our health span.

Von der unbedingten Anwesenheitspflicht im eigenen Leben. Selma, eine alte Westerwälderin, kann den Tod voraussehen. Immer wenn ihr im Traum ein Okapi erscheint, stirbt am nächsten Tag jemand im Dorf. Unklar ist allerdings, wen es treffen wird. Davon, was die Bewohner in den folgenden Stunden fürchten, was sie blindlings wagen, gestehen, verschwinden lassen oder in Ordnung bringen, erzählt Mariana Leky in ihrem Roman - und natürlich noch viel mehr. Was man von hier aus sehen kann ist das Porträt eines Dorfes, in dem alles auf wundersame Weise zusammenhängt. Aber es ist vor allem ein Buch über die Liebe im Modus der Abwesenheit.

If you want to discover your true identity as a child of God and how to start living out your true purpose, then keep reading! These days, we’re continually being bombarded by negative messages. They are so prevalent that sometimes the line between truth and lies gets blurred. It’s easy to slip into feeling “not good enough,” unloved, or even worthless. The truth is that you are a precious and priceless child of God! Even when you don’t feel like it’s true - it doesn’t change the fact that you are.

Sweetgrass is a historic tract of land in South Carolina that has been home to the Blakely family for eight generations. But Sweetgrass — named for the indigenous grass that grows in the area — is in trouble. Taxes are skyrocketing. Bulldozers are leveling the surrounding properties. And the Blakelys could be forced to sell the one thing that continues to hold their disintegrating family together.