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Fresh out of high school and off to college, Cassie thought she had the world by its tail, and then she met Mike. Tall, handsome, and a police detective to boot, he swept her off her feet and into a whirlwind relationship that led to an engagement ring. But things aren't always as they seem, and Cassie comes to discover that Mike has a dark side. When she learns just how dark it can be, she comes face-to-face with the greatest forward she could imagine, and it leaves her burned and scarred for the rest of her life.

An incomparable gift for Christine Feehan fans, Dark Prince returns in a new, author’s cut special edition. #1 New York Times bestseller Feehan revisits her classic tale of paranormal romance—the breathtaking story of a beautiful hunter with extraordinary telepathic abilities captivated by...

Er ist das lodernde Feuer, sie das undurchdringliche Eis. Ihre Liebe ist stärker als jede Magie. Und könnte sie beide zerstören! Raeve kennt nur ein Ziel: Als Mitglied der Rebellion hat sie geschworen, bis zu ihrem letzten Atemzug zu kämpfen. Für diejenigen, die es selbst nicht können. Und gegen jene machthungrigen Thronerben, die ihr Land in Chaos und Finsternis stürzen. Als ihre beste Freundin bei einem grausamen Attentat stirbt, dessen Opfer eigentlich Raeve werden sollte, ist Vergeltung alles, woran sie noch denken kann. Stärker als das Feuer der Drachen lodert der Zorn in ihr.

I had to stop and help. There was no question in my mind that it was the right thing to do, even after I noticed his one percent patch. The Kings of Anarchy MC were notorious in my hometown. Not only did I turn over the evidence to the club, but I drove to the hospital and stayed to make sure Bigfoot would be okay. That started his obsession with me. I wasn't sure about getting more involved with the club, or a single father who was a decade older than me, but there was no denying he was irresistible.

Maggie Riley has settled into her new life in Thailand, working aboard her sailboat and doing her best to leave the past behind. When she receives a letter from a World War II vet claiming to have served with her grandfather who went missing in action, Riley is once again pulled into the intrigue that tore her family apart and led to the disappearance of her former search partner - and the love of her life.

From the author of The Night Agent—the #1 global Netflix sensation—comes an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a young actress who must go undercover in a deadly world of espionage to save her best friend…and herself. A silent war. An unlikely spy. She’s done playing by their rules...

Shipwreck hunters Maggie Riley and Cole Thatcher are no strangers to the mysteries hidden beneath the seas. They've uncovered artifacts with secrets that powerful interests would do anything to control - and they're about to do it again. As the newly engaged couple prepares to set sail, Cole suspects they are being followed. While he tries to unravel a coded message that hints at a treasure jealously guarded by an ancient society, a bomb is discovered on the couple's yacht.

Das kleine Dörfchen Wall hat eine ganz besondere Attraktion: eine unscheinbare Mauer, die durch das Land verläuft und in der sich eine Pforte in die Welt der Feen befindet. Durch diese Pforte tritt der junge Tristan, um seiner Angebeteten Victoria einen vom Himmel gefallenen Stern zu bringen. Doch bald schon muss er feststellen, dass er ist nicht der Einzige ist, der es auf diesen Stern abgesehen hat.

It's mid-Winter in the Cornish seaside town of St Foy. In the midst of a family birthday party Emily Duggan, missing for three years and presumed dead after murdering her best friend Star Bright, arrives unannounced. To the bewilderment and shock of her family, Emily insists she didn't do it and has an alibi, but refuses to answer any questions.

To-do list de l'été : 1 - me débarrasser de l'entité démoniaque qui s'est réfugiée dans mon corps. 2 - briser le ruban cosmique qui me lie à Stoker, ce prince cruel, mais ô combien magnétique, qui sculpte mon esprit pour le plier selon sa volonté. 3 - être oubliée et définitivement bannie d'Obadium. Ce serait plus simple si cette entité démoniaque que j'abrite n'était pas obnubilée par le prince, et si ce dernier n'était pas totalement obsédé par l'idée de nous traquer pour me tuer et lui voler ses pouvoirs.

" Bâtarde ! Humaine ! Mortelle ! Aberration ! ". Voici une partie des insultes que je subis à Obadium, pays de terres magiques. Pourquoi ? Parce que je suis mi-humaine mi-sorcière et que durant la cérémonie d’octroi des pouvoirs, je n’en ai reçu aucun. Moi, l’unique sorcière sans don, je suis devenue le symbole de ceux qui sont contre l’union des sorciers avec les humains. Alors pour apaiser les esprits, le roi m’oblige à me présenter chaque été pour passer des tests. Mais à l’aube de mes dix-sept ans, j’en ai assez. Je suis déterminée à réclamer mon statut de simple humaine.

Der Albtraum jeder Mutter ist für Elena zur bitteren Realität geworden. Vor zehn Jahren stieg ihre neunjährige Tochter aus dem Fenster ihres Kinderzimmers und verschwand spurlos. Elenas Leben wird seither von der Suche nach ihrem einzigen Kind bestimmt.

A story of small-town intrigue that begins with a large sum of money being entrusted and then mysteriously disappearing. The novel was extremely popular and one of Bennett's greatest successes.

Mallory Reynolds is a driven woman fueled by her passion for photographing wild animals in remote locations. Every year she makes a trek deep into Alaska, but this time the unthinkable happens: she crash-lands after her plane stalls out in a storm. Injured, vulnerable, and threatened by the very creatures she loves, Mallory fears the worst - until she’s rescued by Michael Bradley, a mysterious mountain man living in self-imposed exile. Unfortunately, neither of them can leave Michael’s secluded cabin until spring. Mallory’s stuck with a stranger for months.

Davie is a normal girl trying to live a normal life. Except that she can see the future and has visions that make her seem crazy. When she meets a man who immediately seems too perfect to be real, her quest for a normal life quickly ends. She soon learns the world is full of mythical creatures including shape-shifting dragons, dwarves, and mystical oracles. Can Davie adapt to the new world that has dropped her into the middle of a mythical war that could tear the world apart?

Nora hat alles: Talent, Erfolg und einen Namen in der Musikbranche. Doch ihr Herz? Schweigt hartnäckig, und das seit Jahren. Als ihre Songs immer ausdrucksloser und ihre Beziehungen immer oberflächlicher werden, flieht sie nach Irland. Dort trifft sie auf Matthew und ist schlagartig abgeneigt. Zu selbstsicher, zu unverschämt, zu nah. Und trotzdem lässt er Noras Herz wieder schneller schlagen.

Ein Raumschiff, das in Not gerät... Eine Frau, die um das Überleben der ganzen Crew kämpft... Ein Kind, das die Ermordung der eigenen Eltern ansehen muss... Ein Jugendliche, die verzweifelt ihre Identität sucht, nachdem sie das Interesse der Stasi geweckt hat... Aber wie hängt alles zusammen? Der Debütroman von Juliane Müller-Kranenpohl wird auch dich in seinen Bann ziehen und in ferne und nicht so ferne Galaxien entführen.

Wishful Thinking is a screenplay of adventure and fantasy, bringing up the idyllic question, what would happen if you went back in time to save the ones you love? Joey Ricci faces this question as he discovers the death of his father at the hands of his beloved mentor and friend, Aberforth. Now orphaned and seeking justice, Joey takes up his family's heirloom and learns the craft of his fathers before losing everything to the man he once called "uncle". Now in a battle of wills and wit, our hero must risk it all for a chance to save the ones he loves before time runs out for both of them.

A Romance of Wastdale, published in 1895, is a novel by the British writer A.E.W Mason. In 1921, it was turned into a film of the same name directed by Maurice Elvey and made by Stoll Pictures, Britain’s biggest studio of the silent era. The novel is set in the scenic area of Wastdale, Cumbria, situated in the Lake District National Park and surrounded by some of England’s highest mountains. Wastdale Head has been a starting point for walks and climbing trips into the mountains, in this context, this story of mountains, mountaineers, romance, and treachery unfolds.

A Newflesh novella from the New York Times bestselling author that brought you Feed, Mira Grant. Shaun and Georgia Mason got out. That's the story people tell, anyway. They told the truth and they lived happily ever after, somewhere in the wilds of Canada. But running away is complicated, and...