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Das Jahr 2134: Die Erde steht vor dem Untergang - und mit ihr die gesamte Menschheit. Hunger und Armut, Kriminalität, Gewalt und Terror beherrschen den Alltag. Die einzige Rettung der Menschheit scheint in der Kolonisierung neuer Welten zu bestehen. Die Space Troopers, Kämpfer einer speziell ausgebildeten militärischen Einheit, sollen die Kolonisten beschützen. Doch im Kassiopeia-Sektor wartet ein fremder Feind, dessen Brutalität die Menschheit kaum etwas entgegenzusetzen hat.

I've never wanted to break the no-dating-coworkers rule... until now. Holly As a caregiver to Mom and an executive chef in a kitchen full of disrespectful staff, I'm wilting like day-old butter-leaf lettuce. I’d quit, except my job is the only thing keeping a roof over our heads. When my boss forces me to work with the new, annoyingly handsome and all too cheerful general manager to increase profits by New Year’s, I'm left with no choice but to play nice. But all my efforts to maintain a steady paycheck have backfired because behind Rhett's nauseatingly jolly facade is a man who is ...

What if you had to choose between love and money? Jack I’m living my worst nightmare. Competing on a baking show surrounded by loud people all day. But it’s fine. I’m fine. Our family bakery is in trouble and I’d do anything to keep the memory of Mom alive since Love Bakes is the only place where I still feel her presence. Which is why I’m so determined to win the prize money. No distractions, no friendships, no having fun. It’s all about business. Until I meet bubbly Meg—someone whom I’d normally be annoyed by. Maybe life is about more than work? Meg certainly has me ...

Fake dating my best friend’s cousin for the summer? Yes, please! No strings, no risks, no problems. Camille I’m on a man-ban. That’s right, no dating for me. Until my radar for picking morons gets fixed, I’m on a look-but-don’t-touch policy. During a summer vacation at my best friend’s lake house, her cousin Bennett comes up with the perfect plan. If we pretend we’re together, his meddling family will butt out of our love lives. But as we spend time with each other, my traitorous heart has other ideas. Like falling for the widower who’s completely off-limits. It’s just my ...

Fire: Elements of Horror, Book Three, is the third in a series of four horror anthologies based on the Elements. You will find a variety of stories from some of the best independent horror writers on the scene today. Feel the heat in tales of fire spirits, evil possessions, psychotic murderers, and much more.

Mexican drug networks are large and violent, engaging in activities like the trafficking of narcotics, money laundering, extortion, kidnapping, and mass murder. Despite the impact of these activities in Mexico and abroad, these illicit networks are remarkably resilient to state intervention.

Causing chaos wherever they sail, the robotic Steampunk Pirates are roaming the high seas, hunting for gold! But the evil Iron Duke has other ideas. He's determined to capture the pirates in return for a handsome reward from the king. Can the mechanical marauders stay one wave ahead of their enemy?

When a visitor turns up unannounced at Dirk's office with a new case for him and Holly to solve, all is not as it seems. A Sea Dragon has disappeared, and the only clue left at the scene of the crime is the ashy outline of an elusive Sky Dragon. As their investigations take them from a dodgy billionaire's HQ to the top of the city's tallest skyscraper, trouble is set to soar sky high for this dragon detective and his partner-in-solving-crime. Will they be able to hunt down the suspect and find the missing dragon before they both disappear into thin air?

Holly is desperate to be sleuthing with her partner-in-solving-crime, dragon Dirk Dilly, but instead she's stuck at her exclusive boarding school for children of the rich and famous. She's determined to escape, until she meets Callum, the son of the Prime Minister, who claims he was kidnapped by dragons a year ago and hasn't been the same since. And when Dirk's own investigation into dragon activity brings him to the school, the two cases collide. What if Callum isn't as crazy as he seems?

In 14 sublime stories, Edward P. Jones turns an unflinching eye to the ordinary citizens of Washington, DC: men, women, and children caught between the old ways of the South and the temptations that await them in the city. With the legacy of slavery just a stone's throw behind them and the future uncertain, Jones' cornucopia of characters will haunt the reader for years to come.

When Holly and her family fly to LA for a holiday, it promises to be the trip of a lifetime. On her first day exploring the city of dreams, Holly befriends a movie director, who's captured something suspiciously dragonlike on camera while filming out in the desert. But before she can examine the tape properly, it goes missing.... Holly asks her partner-in-solving-crime, dragon detective Dirk Dilly, to join her on the hunt for clues in Hollywood. Will they be able to find the film before it falls into the wrong hands and exposes the existence of dragonkind to the world?

Have you ever been in a situation where change jumped up and slapped you in the face? Well, that very thing happened to me when God took me through a very public and personal season of change. A season of change that forced me to sit up, take notice and realize that my life was literally spiraling out of control! This season of change turned out to be a life-saving and life-changing experience for me and taught me that it'll look different from person to person.

The Steampunk Pirates jump at the chance to earn a handsome reward in return for doing some snooping. But when they find themselves sandwiched between the Dread Captain Inky beard and a spider on the attack, it's time to beat a retreat. Can they escape without a scrape, or have the robotic rebels ticked their last?

To equip, empower, support, and change lives, through a whole and healthy relationship with God while dealing with the matters of the heart.

The Steampunk Pirates get a taste of their own medicine when their ship is raided by a sea monster that’s greedy for gold. But when the rusty robots race to get their treasure back, they sail straight into a trap. Can they dodge the creature's twisting tentacles or will they be next on the monster’s menu?

The Steampunk Pirates are lured back to England by the promise of gold. But the appearance of their inventor, Mr. Richmond Swift, signals big trouble. He has a new army of robots, and it's not long before sparks begin to fly. Have the pirates finally met their match?

Der Sternenrat will das Sprungtor schließen. Das Schicksal der Menschheit wäre damit besiegelt, die Erde den Insekten-Aliens hilflos ausgeliefert. John Flanagans Team schmiedet einen riskanten Plan, um auf die Raumstation des Sternenrats zu gelangen. Dort wollen sie die Aliens von einer Allianz mit den Menschen überzeugen. Doch Johns Kräfte schwinden zusehends und er begeht einen schweren Fehler.

Auf einem fremden Planeten nimmt John Flanagan den Kampf gegen übermächtige Feinde auf, um sein Team zu befreien und das von ihm geborgene Artefakt gegen die Aliens zu verteidigen. Gleichzeitig steht sein eigenes Leben auf dem Spiel. Doch den Preis fürs Überleben möchte John nicht zahlen. Zum Glück scheint er einen hilfreichen Freund gefunden zu haben. Oder irrt John da?

Das Jahr 2134: Die Erde steht vor dem Untergang - und mit ihr die gesamte Menschheit. Hunger und Armut, Kriminalität, Gewalt und Terror beherrschen den Alltag. Die einzige Rettung der Menschheit scheint in der Kolonisierung neuer Welten zu bestehen. Die Space Troopers, Kämpfer einer speziell ausgebildeten militärischen Einheit, sollen die Kolonisten beschützen. Doch im Kassiopeia-Sektor wartet ein fremder Feind, dessen Brutalität die Menschheit kaum etwas entgegenzusetzen hat.

Das Jahr 2134: Die Erde steht vor dem Untergang - und mit ihr die gesamte Menschheit. Hunger und Armut, Kriminalität, Gewalt und Terror beherrschen den Alltag. Die einzige Rettung der Menschheit scheint in der Kolonisierung neuer Welten zu bestehen. Die Space Troopers, Kämpfer einer speziell ausgebildeten militärischen Einheit, sollen die Kolonisten beschützen. Doch im Kassiopeia-Sektor wartet ein fremder Feind, dessen Brutalität die Menschheit kaum etwas entgegenzusetzen hat.