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The year is 2086. Climate collapse, famine and war have left the world in ruins. In the shadow of the Alpha-Omega regime - descendants of the super-rich architects of disaster - 16-year-old Boo Ashworth and her uncle risk everything to save what's left of human knowledge, hiding the last surviving books in a secret library beneath the streets of Hobart. But Boo has a secret of her own: an astonishing ability to memorise entire texts with perfect recall.

Sean "Ax" Hunter is both a former Marine and Sergeant at Arms for the Hounds of Hell MC. His mind works like a twisted hamster wheel. Dates, facts, faces, and memories are all vivid and constant. Nothing holds his attention long, until the night a Georgia storm forces him into an upscale club, and suddenly his attention belongs solely to her.

After enduring an exhausting year, two weeks in the south of France is exactly what Hope Devlin needs. Sun, sea, sand, and relaxation. Romance is not in the cards—until a handsome stranger muscles his way into her life. He's cocky, blunt, unapologetic, and oh-so-sexy. There's just one problem: Hope's future is already mapped out, and her new lover isn't part of the plan.

It is 1939 - war has been declared, and spymaster Fitzroy wastes no time in preparing his goddaughter, Hope, for a secret mission. As Euphemia Martins' daughter, Hope has the potential to be one of British Intelligence's greatest agents, but when she is ousted from an all-male think tank and relegated to the typing pool, even she starts to doubt herself. Meanwhile, Hope's rebellious friend, Bernie, announces her engagement to a man Hope does not trust; Harvey, Hope's only asset, has vanished; and, most awful of all, Hope fears that her father is dying.

Sarahs Aufenthalt auf Norderney hat vieles verändert. Doch Sarah stößt weiterhin auf Rätsel. Frieda spricht von ihrer Schwester Nele, die als kleines Kind mit der Mutter verschwand. Kann es sein, dass sie tatsächlich noch lebt? Und was geschah damals mit Friedas Vater? Antworten zu finden, ist schwer, da Frieda sich nach wie vor in Schweigen hüllt. Zwischen alten Geheimnissen und neuen Hoffnungen erkennt Sarah, dass die Nordsee nicht nur Vergangenes ans Licht bringt, sondern auch ihr eigenes Leben für immer verändert.

Layla Cassidy has always wanted a normal life, and the chance to put her father's brutal legacy behind her. And in her final year of university she's finally found it. Or so she thinks. But when Layla accidentally activates an ancient scroll, she is bestowed with an incredible, inhuman power. She plunges into a dangerous new world, full of mythical creatures and menace - all while a group of fanatics will stop at nothing to turn her abilities to their cause.

**Pre-order The Knight's Pledge, the second book in the Will Bowman series, now!** 1190 - Humble layman Will Bowman lives in the countryside with his pregnant wife, when soldiers from Richard Lionheart's army tear through his home. Will is beaten unconscious, and awakes to find his wife murdered...

Im kleinen Hotel am Meer scheint sich alles zum Guten zu wenden. Laura hat beschlossen, das geerbte Anwesen im Sinne ihrer Großtante weiterzuführen. Zwischen Laura und dem Restaurantbesitzer Ben hat sich weit mehr entwickelt als eine Freundschaft. Ihre Liebe wollen sie mit einer Hochzeit besiegeln und schauen einer rosigen Zukunft als kleine Familie entgegen. Doch der Schein trügt, denn schon bald treten Ungereimtheiten im Hotel auf, die sich keiner erklären kann. Laura muss bis zum Äußersten gehen, um die Existenz des Hotels zu sichern und mehr noch – um das zu retten, was ihr lieb ist!

Sophie Cayes is on the road to success as an artist. Until her ex-husband threatens to sue for full custody of their son. Upon learning of a guest ranch in Eastern Washington that keeps a room open for women in need, she grabs her son and bolts.

Can Chris forgive the unforgivable? If not, is she willing to pay the cost? A cost that may be more than she ever imagined . . . There’s nothing Chris McIntyre hates more than child abuse. And now one of the children at Kimberley Square’s new gymnasium is showing the signs—signs Chris...

Mit einer blutenden Kopfwunde kommt er in einer düsteren Gasse zu sich, neben ihm eine Leiche, in seiner Hand eine Pistole. Keine Erinnerung, kein Name, keine Hinweise auf seine Identität. Ein mysteriöser Zettel in seiner Tasche führt ihn zu dem verschlafenen Städtchen Lyons Creek und einer Frau namens Hope. Seit dem Tod ihres Mannes kämpft Hope Hanson ums Überleben. Mit zwei Töchtern und einer maroden Ranch am Rande des Ruins nimmt sie widerwillig die Hilfe des geheimnisvollen Fremden an, den sie Sam nennt.

Em outubro de 1929, no Maine, algo terrível aconteceu na imponente mansão da família Hope e três pessoas foram assassinadas em uma noite sangrenta. A única sobrevivente, Lenora, instantaneamente se torna a principal suspeita do crime. Apesar disso, a polícia nunca conseguiu provar que ela é a culpada ou muito menos entender o que aconteceu. Desde então, a herdeira vive isolada na mansão, sem nunca sair da propriedade para evitar os olhares curiosos dos moradores da cidade.

Life hasn’t been kind to Harper Rain. In fact, so far, it’s only proven the one person she can rely on is herself. But when all her efforts to escape her family fail, she takes the last desperate option—run. With little more than a few dollars to her name, she ends up in the small town of Misty Peak. The first person she meets is a tall mountain of a man…whose kindness is only outshone by his captivating smile.

After closing the case that nearly destroyed her career, Special Agent Emily Ray is placed on mandatory leave and retreats to Lake Arrowhead with her father—a mountain town where she spent childhood summers. A peaceful vacation is just what she needs—until she learns about Hayley Hope, a fifteen-year-old girl found drowned in Papoose Lake. When Emily meets Hayley’s best friend Lillian Knox, the teen is convinced it was murder.

GEWINNER DES WORLD FANTASY AWARDS 2017 in der Kategorie "Bestes Buch"! Ich bin das Mädchen, das die Welt vergisst... Mein Name ist Hope Arden. Und ich bin die wohl beste Diebin der Welt. Der Grund dafür ist einfach, wenn auch erstaunlich: Niemand kann sich an mich erinnern. Seit meinem sechzehnten Lebensjahr bin ich für andere Menschen nicht mehr als ein Schatten, ein namenloses Gesicht. Ich habe keine Freunde außer Reena, mit der ich mich immer wieder anfreunde. Doch nun ist sie tot.

Hope Close: a leafy, tranquil backwater in the heart of the English countryside. But when Andy Meyer moves in, it soon becomes clear that picture-perfect homes can hide less-than-perfect lives. Fresh from rehab and with no interest in meeting his neighbours, Andy erects forbidding gates to keep the ghosts of his past - and any prying eyes - at bay. Next door, in the grandest house, Layla is unhappily married to a much older man and desperately misses her young son, who has been banished to boarding school.

Welcome back to Hope River in New York Times bestselling author Patricia Harman’s newest novel as midwife Patience Hester, along with her family and friends, face the challenges of the home front during World War II. The women of Hope River trust midwife Patience Hester, whose skill in...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER All will be revealed in this no-holds-barred finale of the Edgar Award–nominated Maggie Hope series as the intrepid spy teams up with fashion designer—and possible double agent—Coco Chanel to bring down the physicist behind Nazi Germany’s nuclear program...

Ten years ago, Grace made her dying sister a promise - that she would look after Hope’s baby son as her own. Now, the man whose son she is raising has turned up on Grace’s operating table, fighting for his life. When an accusation of negligence follows, Grace is forced to confront not just the man who abandoned her sister, but also his mother, Norma - who blames Grace for taking everything she loves. Based on what her sister told her, Grace is sure she did the right thing to keep that promise. But what if Hope didn’t tell her everything?

In the second Tides of Truth novel, Tami Taylor's faith becomes the key to her law firm's latest case, but with so much competing for her attention--and her heart--finding the truth won't be as easy as she thinks. John Grisham meets Charles Martin in this powerful legal drama. Competition is...