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After my ex-boyfriend makes me the target of a cruel online hate campaign, I know I have to get away. The last thing I expect on my trip to Sweden is a moose standing in the middle of the road—or the mysterious, bearded ranger who pulls me from my wrecked car. Now, a storm's brewing, and I'm being carried into a secluded mountain cabin by a Nordic God rippling with muscle. Inside, I'm greeted by three ridiculously hot Swedish mountain men.

Raiden has every reason to despise his new wife: she's his sworn enemy's daughter, a pawn in a dangerous game, and the living reminder of everything he's lost. But when they're stranded together, will he be able to resist the connection neither of them saw coming? Never thought I'd be forced to marry the enemy's daughter—a woman who worships her traitorous father like he's some kind of saint. But here we are, thrown together by club politics and enough bad blood to fill a damn river.

RUNNER-UP FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE Set in the near future, this hopeful story of survival and resilience follows Wanda—a luminous child born out of a devastating hurricane—as she navigates a rapidly changing world: A “symphony of beauty and heartbreak” (Associated Press). USA...

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin. The royal house of France has fallen. Charles IV is dead, fulfilling the curse of the Templars once and for all. This leaves the path to the throne open for Robert of Artois to place his cousin, Philippe of Valois, upon it. Having...

From Brandon Sanderson—author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive and its fourth massive installment, Rhythm of War—comes a new hefty novella, Dawnshard. Taking place between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War, this tale (like Edgedancer before it) gives often-overshadowed characters their own chance to shine.

The Dragon Star has chosen again - and this time, it must be mistaken. Lily is off to an elf wedding with her friends, which might be a fate worse than death. So she thinks - until she sticks her fingers in the water of a river far from home. What she finds will change her life and challenge the bravest dragons she knows. And might involve some accidental dragon soup.

¿Podrás amar lo que alguien te hizo odiar? En el año 1979 muchas cosas están prohibidas. Ser gay sigue siendo una de ellas. A Liú Tian y a Xiao Zhen se les acaba el tiempo, por lo que deberán enfrentarse a la elección más difícil de todas: ¿la familia o ser su verdadero yo? ¿Qué escogerías tú? Lily del Pilar, autora de los bestseller "Still with you" y "Still with me", vuelve con el desenlace de "Calcomanía": una aventura romántica extraordinaria que dejará a cualquiera sin aliento.

Kara—codename Snipe—isn’t just any gun-for-hire. Savvy, brutal, and equipped with cybernetic enhancements that make her extra lethal, she’s a key player in her older brother Darius’s underground operation, which floods the streets of Cascadia with dangerous digital highs. She’s fast, efficient, and likes what she does. That is, until Jack Monroe, Darius’s rival, contacts her with devastating intel.

In the sweeping landscape that is Star Wars, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and all the Star Wars characters we've come to love continue to do battle with the evil Empire. Meanwhile, a parallel event is taking place that could alter the course of history and thwart their mission...

On the night of the new moon, the demons rise in force, seeking the deaths of two men both of whom have the potential to become the fabled Deliverer, the man prophesied to reunite the scattered remnants of humanity in a final push to destroy the demon corelings once and for all. Arlen Bales was once an ordinary man, but now he has become something more - the Warded Man, tattooed with eldritch wards so powerful they make him a match for any demon. Arlen denies he is the Deliverer at every turn, but the more he tries to be one with the common folk, the more fervently they believe.

Etwa im Jahre 4000, während eines Ausflugs mit seinen Freunden, erleidet "Sarnac" einen Ohnmachtsanfall. Als er wieder zu Bewusstsein kommt, verfügt er über die Erinnerungen einer zweiten Existenz, dem Leben des Harry Mortimer Smith. Er berichtet seinen verdutzten Freunden vom barbarischen, unzivilisierten, grotesken Leben der Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts und überzeugt mit fortschreitender Erzählzeit die faszinierten Zuhörer von der Authentizität seines anscheinend empirischen Erfahrungsberichts.

The rain began nineteen years ago, and it never stopped: more than a foot of rain per day until almost the whole of North America was underwater. Those who survived the first year were forced to take drastic measures, and those who held to the veneer of civilization were few and very far between. Seventeen-year-old Tanner grew up after the rain began. She and her adoptive caretaker, Russell, have long sought a fabled Colorado refuge, a dream that has kept them going through years of brutal trials as they try to stay one step ahead of the “face eaters”.

Matt Cavanaugh was 9 years old when a band of outlaws slaughtered his family. Now Matt is 18, honed by hardship, schooled in the mountain ways and carrying the last name of the man who raised him: Smoke Jensen. With Smoke's wisdom, Matt's own courage and just enough money to start a life, Matt Jensen begins a relentless hunt for the outlaws who murdered his family in cold blood.

The legendary members of the Jensen family gather together at the Sugarloaf Ranch for one Christmas homecoming they’ll never forget - if they live through it....Smoke Jensen looks forward to spending a quiet holiday with the family. But an unexpected arrival from south of the border has him reaching for his guns, defending his land - and risking everything he loves....

Mit dem üblichen Augenzwinkern und ebensolchen autobiografischen Anklängen schildert Jack London die Erlebnisse des Halbwüchsigen Joe, der sich frustriert aus der Schule davon macht und kurzentschlossen auf See gehen will. Er schließt Freundschaft mit dem fast gleichaltrigen, aber abgeklärten Frisco Kid. Unversehens merken beide, dass sie jeweils von dem träumen, was der Andere hinter sich lassen will. So manchem Klassikerfreund dürfte diese Geschichte in Elementen vertraut sein: In einer jüngeren "Seewolf"-Verfilmung wurden diese Erzählungen als Teil der Jugenderlebnisse von "Van Weyden" und "Larsen" integriert.

Gott sei Dank sind die unglaublichen Aufzeichnungen des Edward Prendick von dessen Neffen veröffentlicht worden. Unglücklichste Umstände gewähren dem Briten Prendick Zugang zu einer Insel, auf welcher der Wissenschaftler Dr. Moreau, ungestört von ethischen oder moralischen Zwängen, die Grenzen zwischen Mensch und Tier erforscht, indem er diverse Mischwesen kreiert. Sind Tiere womöglich die besseren Menschen und sind manche Menschen nicht schlimmer als Tiere?

My name is Liam, and I was an FBI agent. Until I stepped into the world of Rylee Adamson, that is. Now, I’m a Guardian, a wolf shifter whose very design is to protect those around him at any cost. The battle against Orion is done, the demons banished. In their wake, there are so many innocents who have lost their lives, their families, and their way. Three of them are now ours to raise—the ogre triplets. Three boys I’ve come to love as if they were my own. And they are dying.

Detan Honding, a wanted conman of noble birth and ignoble tongue, has found himself in the oasis city of Aransa. He and his trusted companion Tibs may have pulled off one too many cons against the city’s elite and need to make a quick escape. They set their sights on their biggest heist yet - the gorgeous airship of the exiled commodore Thratia. But in the middle of his scheme, a face changer known as a doppel starts murdering key members of Aransa’s government.

Playing Gods: Altruism is Book Three of the series. When his virtuous opponent turns even more callous than he is, Vylis, the ostensible bad guy and playfully psychopathic audience favorite, begins to smell a rat in the walls and starts punching holes in his carefully constructed reality to see what’s really on the other side. The creator of that reality will not be pleased.

In a valiant rebellion against a half century of occupation by the Kurians, the newly formed Texas Republic and Ozark Free Territory have dealt the vampiric aliens their first major defeat. Resistance member David Valentine is revered as a hero for his part in fighting to regain Earth''s freedom. But a dangerous enemy within his own ranks soon has Valentine facing charges for his handling of the Quisling prisoners - humans who have become pawns of the Kurians in order to survive.