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Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books, was born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland, as an only son of a prosperous civil engineer. He entered the University of Edinburgh at the age of 17 and studied to be an engineer to follow his father in the family business; however, he soon realized that he was not cut out for that profession. His father agreed to let him study law instead and although Stevenson graduated from the law school, he never practiced law because, by then, he knew he wanted to be a writer.

To be a bookseller or librarian...you have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. A brilliant listener. A person who creates a kind of magic by pulling a book from a shelf, handing it to someone and saying, 'You've got to read this. You're going to love it'. In this love letter to the heroes of literacy, James Patterson uncovers true stories from booksellers and librarians.

Falling in love with Gabe Anderson was as easy as breathing. Fighting my feelings for my brother’s best friend was agonizingly hard. I never imagined giving in to my desire for him would cause such a destructive ripple effect. That kiss was my grasp at a lifeline—something, anything to hold me steady in my crumbling life. Now, I have to suffer with the fallout while trying to convince him it’s all worth the consequences.

I had a perfect life. Schoolteacher. Married to my high school sweetheart. Little starter house that we called charming but was really just old. All I needed was the two-point-five kids and I’d be living my perfect dream. Then my husband died. After the funeral, I had a breakdown that lasted for a month…or twelve. But now I’m reemerging, healing, finding my way. It’s time to learn who I am now, and whether or not I can fix a leaky sink. And by my side, the entire time, is my husband’s best friend, Liam.

When Carly Fullerton’s doctor tells her she must take some time away from her business to rest and regain her health, the only place she can afford to go to is a remote cabin in Idaho that she owns with her two half-sisters. The cabin is supposedly haunted, but she has no belief in ghosts. She’s paid no attention to the cabin before this and doesn’t know her sister Julia has rented it out.

Despite having her own heart broken, wedding planner Hope Turner is a diehard romantic and has dedicated herself to Ever After Ranch and happily ever afters—other peoples. For Levi Langdon there’s only ever been one woman for him. Now that he’s back in town after ten long years, he plans on proving to Hope that those feelings have only grown stronger. Just when Hope starts to believe that a second chance at love and her own happily ever after might finally be possible, devastating news puts everything at risk.

Mallory Conway's troubled childhood taught her that the best reason to marry is for money and security, but that doesn't mean deciding to marry has been easy. Facing yet another troubled relationship, she abruptly escapes New York City for the family's Idaho cabin where she plans to continue her "advice to the lovelorn" column, "Misery Loves Company". Gunnar McDermott dreamed of being a helicopter pilot doing search-and-rescue in the roadless Idaho mountains until a battle in Afghanistan shattered those dreams. Now they meet again, as two completely different people.

Miley Fuller has life all mapped out. But when the first day of senior year rolls around and not everyone has forgotten her betrayal, Miley knows it’s going to take a lot more than "I’m sorry" to fix things. Avery Chase has his sights set on football. But the star quarterback is about to find himself working with the one girl he resents more than anything. It starts with a shaky truce. Unite forces to repair the damage caused by Miley’s exposé on the team and help her finish her college application. He’s everything she despises. She’s everything he’s supposed to hate.

Opal Whittaker had an itch, and she thought Archer Crawford was just the man to scratch it. No strings. No expectations. He was going to help her take her mind off things for a little while. Only problem is, she can't get him out of her head. Archer is used to making questionable decisions. In a family of overachievers, he's an average guy and nobody expects too much of him. Why shouldn't the new gal in town come looking to him when she wanted to knock boots?

Eine Woche Klassenfahrt ans Meer, da freuen sich Sprotte, Frieda, Melanie und Trude schon lange drauf. Wären da bloß nicht Die Pygmäen! Die vier Jungs versuchen ständig den Wilden Hühnern mit ihren albernen Streichen eins auszuwischen. Aber das unheimliche Gelächter nachts auf dem Flur und die rätselhaften Fußspuren im Zimmer – damit hat die Jungsbande ausnahmsweise mal nichts zu tun. Stimmt es am Ende tatsächlich, was sich die Leute auf der Insel vom Geist des alten Strandräubers Jap Lornsen erzählen? Und schon sind Die Wilden Hühner wieder mitten in einem neuen Abenteuer.

Julia Perrin runs a bed and breakfast that tends to have a strange clientele--people hoping to find true love. She's the eldest of three sisters who have inherited the cabin along with its ghosts--ghosts who are rumored to be "matchmakers." Of course, Julia knows the legend is nonsense, and believes love is highly overrated. She's never been in love and never wants to be, but she needs money, so if people want to spend a night or two at the cabin thinking they might find love, she's fine with it.

I always knew I’d marry my first everything, Declan Yaeger, the Southern boy with Irish roots. That was before he became my first heartbreak, a NHL superstar with a playboy reputation I no longer recognize. The summer he left our small Tennessee town, to pursue his hockey dream is the summer my life changed. That was seven years ago, before he became a defenseman for the Boston Hawks. Before I became a hardened, desperate woman, trying to survive. To protect my grandfather's legacy, I agree to marry my oldest childhood friend, Henry.

PhD candidate Phoebe Walsh has always been obsessed with true crime. She's even analysing the genre in her dissertation - if she can manage to finish writing it. It's hard to find the time while she spends the summer in Florida, cleaning out her childhood home, dealing with her obnoxiously good-natured younger brother, and grappling with the complicated feelings of mourning a father she hadn't had a relationship with for years. It doesn't help that she's low-key convinced that her new neighbour, Sam Dennings, is a serial killer.

He can buy anything he wants...except her trust. Diana Crawford has been burned by men before. She pours everything she has into her business and vows never to open her heart again. Asa Wexler, billionaire venture capitalist, rolls into Oak Creek on business. He takes a shovel full of snow to the face from a beautiful botanist and can’t look away, even when she refuses his financial help. Can Diana overcome her past and learn to love again? Will Asa succeed in his quest to win her heart?

Liebe ist schön, aber kompliziert. Sprottes Mama z. B. kann sich nicht entscheiden, ob sie wieder heiraten soll oder nicht. Trude entdeckt ihre Vorliebe für schwarze Locken. Frieda muss sich mit einer Wochenendfreundschaft herumärgern. Und Wilmas erste Liebe ist ein Mädchen. Das fünfte Hühner-Abenteuer von Cornelia Funke erstmalig als Hörspiel. Aufwendig produziert, mit tollen Songs und fantastischen Stimmen.

Sprotte kann es nicht fassen: Sie soll ihre Ferien auf einem Reiterhof verbringen. Obwohl sie von Pferden nicht das Geringste hält. Zum Glück kommen wenigstens auch alle anderen WILDEN HÜHNER mit und bald merken die fünf Freundinnen, dass an dem Spruch vom "höchsten Glück der Erde" etwas dran ist. Wer hätte gedacht, dass man sich beim Reiten so wunderbar leicht fühlt, fast schwindelig, und einem die Pferde so ans Herz wachsen können. Mit dem Herz ist das überhaupt so eine Sache.

"Abenteuer kann man doch nicht planen wie Ballett oder so was. Die warten um die Ecke und – zack! – plötzlich sind sie da!", erklärt Sprotte ihren Freundinnen. Tatsächlich lässt das erste Abenteuer für die Mädchen der Wilden Hühner nicht lange auf sich warten. Denn Die Pygmäen, vier Jungs aus ihrer Klasse, lassen nach einem Streit die Hühner von Sprottes Oma frei. Das schreit natürlich nach Rache! Die fünfteilige Kultserie um die wohl beliebteste Mädchenbande Deutschlands erstmalig als neu produzierte Hörspiele.

Fletcher Crawford is a playboy producer. He flies around the world chasing fast cars and fast women. He’s way too old to still feel hurt by his high school heartbreak, right? One day he scorns the wrong woman and finds himself grounded in his hometown, where he finds Thistle McMurray around every turn.

Die Mädchen von den WILDEN HÜHNERN sind in heller Aufregung: Sprotte hat "Fuchsalarm" gegeben! In der Geheimsprache der Bande heißt das größte Gefahr, in diesem Fall sogar Lebensgefahr. Denn Sprottes Oma will alle Hennen schlachten! Das können die fünf Mädchen natürlich nicht zulassen und planen eine riskante Rettungsaktion. Doch wie sollen sie 15 laut gackernde Hühner entführen, ohne dass Oma Slättberg es merkt? Und vor allem – wohin mit den Tieren? Schließlich haben DIE WILDEN HÜHNER immer noch kein eigenes Bandenquartier.

In Treasure Island, the story starts when a drunken sailor named Billy Bones arrives at the inn owned by Jim Hawkins' father. Bones stays at the inn for some time without paying his bills. He askes Jim, a 12-year-old boy, to watch for his former shipmates who are after his valuables. When shipmates eventually arrive and Bones mysteriously dies, Jim opens his chest and finds a treasure map.