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Where I come from, there's no forgiveness for a whistleblower, even if I saved countless lives. Unemployed with a wrecked reputation, my only option is a pity job as a leadership consultant for a secret, government-employed team of assassins. After moving clear across the country, I thought I'd feel safe from the ones who want revenge for my so-called valor, but then I met him. Linc. The ghost in the shadows, who will never be seen for the hero he is.

Retomar la fuerza de lo que podría haber sucedido nos impulsa a que palpitemos mejor lo que puede llegar a pasar. "Etiopía. Lucy: rapto y confabulación" es una prueba literaria de ello.

After a bungled job, I'm forced to escape and abandon everything. It's not the worst to happen, being sent to Ireland is. My next assignment, bring down four men involved in the Irish Mafia. First, I'm put on leave and, as a favour, I end up "married" to two strangers on St. Patrick's Day in Genoa. In the early morning, I run and hide. I have to. The scent of danger that swirls around them is intoxicatingly perfect. I never thought I'd see them again, but they refuse to let go of vows we supposedly made years ago.

Pretending to date my handsome new housemate was already a bad idea, but then I discover he’s no ordinary guy—he’s a mobster in hiding. And in this story, he’s not the hero, but the wicked villain. Rowan Miller isn’t used to hearing the word “no.” I guess when you’re 6’5, gorgeously tattooed, and sculpted like a Michelangelo masterpiece, women tend to throw themselves at you. But in a small town like Darkwater Hollow, a reputation as a womanizer will catch up with you—and your business—eventually.

Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908: This popular classic work by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery is unabridged. If you enjoy the works of L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery then we highly recommend this audiobook.

I've fallen for a monster. A man who doesn't ask for what he wants—he takes. And now, he's taken me. Rowan Miller isn’t who I thought he was. He's Nero De Luca, the ex-consigliere of a notorious New York mob family, and he's been lying to me from the moment we met. If I return home to Darkwater Hollow, it will be a death sentence. But staying with Nero means diving headfirst into the perilous underworld of New York—a place I’m ill-equipped to navigate.

Overnight, my casual hookup turns into a psycho who leaves me battered and bruised. With no money, my nightmare gets worse when he burns my home and everything I own to the ground. So, I do what any scared, self-respecting Omega does, and run. Hiding in a new city with a fresh approach to staying alive, I keep my head down until I get caught in a crossfire. When I choose to play Good Samaritan to one man over the other, I stumble into their world.

Een meeslepende thriller over toxische vriendschappen en de beklemmende kracht van de wildernis Liz is opgebrand. Het zit haar thuis en op haar werk niet mee, en ze moet er dringend tussenuit. Ze heeft behoefte aan avontuur, een totale reset. Dus als het haar beurt is om de jaarlijkse vakantie met haar drie beste vriendinnen te plannen, haalt ze hen over om vier nachten te gaan wildkamperen in de prachtige bergen van Noorwegen. Na een verfrissende wandeling is Liz ervan overtuigd dat dit precies is wat ze nodig heeft om haar leven weer op de rails te krijgen.FEAT DESC

A bloodied and bruised girl runs out of the woods and into the path of oncoming traffic. The police are shocked to discover that she's a missing schoolgirl they've been trying to find for the past three weeks. Traumatized by her ordeal, she's unable to tell them what happened to her. When the case involving the missing schoolgirl and the murdered woman is taken on by the newly-formed Murder Force, Detective Inspector Danica Summers is touched by the vulnerability of the victims and is determined to capture the monster who ruined their lives.

We loved each other under the guise of friendship, but we always knew it was more. I thought our bond was unbreakable. Until he broke it. Lance betrayed me when I needed him most, all just to become our boss' golden boy. Now, all I want is to escape him and the heartbreak of his betrayal. So when an opportunity outside of our team arises, I volunteer. My mission is simple: seduce the secrets out of the handsome billionaire, then report back to headquarters. Except his unexpected charming smile has me thinking…Maybe it's time to disappear into a new life.

Basra is the eternal city - a paradise filled with relics of the old world. We are welcomed into the upper sanctum of Basranian society where sly smiles and wicked eyes tempt us with riches and lavish comfort, yet something seems hopelessly wrong. The city is decaying. A rotten core with a deadly key that unlocks something even more sinister. As an ambassador for Tartarus, it's my duty to bridge the gap between us and the other cities. But even more, as part of this team, it's my right to know the truth.

Das Jahr 2090: Ein halbes Jahrhundert nachdem die Menschheit ins All aufgebrochen ist, bildet die Solare Union die Basis eines friedlich wachsenden Sternenreichs. Aber die Sicherheit der Menschen ist immer wieder gefährdet: durch interne Konflikte und externe Gegner. Beispielsweise sucht eine unheimliche Macht die Galaxis heim - das Dunkelleben. Eigentlich hat Perry Rhodan gehofft, diese Gefahr im galaktischen Zentrum gebannt zu haben. Nach seiner Rückkehr muss er aber erkennen, dass der Feind längst nicht besiegt ist.

An 11th century Viking epic of love, revenge and faith, set in Iceland and starring the original Nordic Noir heroine, Gudrun. As a young woman growing up in 11th century Iceland, Gudrun must forge her path through a world of unearthly beauty yet uncompromising harshness. The tale begins in her...

It’s midnight in the hospital when Jude’s phone rings, interrupting her precious 15-minute break. When she sees it’s her 70-year-old mother, Margaret, she braces herself for the usual complaints. But her blood runs cold at four words that will change everything...‘something terrible has happened.’ Margaret has been accused of an unspeakable crime committed 20 years ago. She insists she’s not guilty, and begs Jude to help her prove it. But as Jude is drawn into the dark secrets of her family’s past, she starts to question whether her mother is really as innocent as she claims to be.

Emily Starr was born with the desire to write. As an orphan living on New Moon Farm, writing helped her face the difficult, lonely times. But now all her friends are going away to high school in nearby Shrewsbury, and her old-fashioned, tyrannical aunt Elizabeth will only let her go if she promises to stop writing! All the same, this is the first step in Emily's climb to success. Once in town, Emily's activities set the Shrewsbury gossips buzzing. But Emily and her friends are confident—Ilse's a born actress, Teddy's set to be a great artist, and roguish Perry has the makings of a brilliant lawyer.

When I find my best friend's sister is a dancer in a gentlemen's club, I'm stunned. Despite anything between us being forbidden, I can't walk away. I've been obsessed with Shiloh since I was a kid, and I refuse to let her go now that I have her in my sights. So, I watch her. Every day, and every night. When I discover the deadly stalker hunting our small town is also watching her, my resolve is even stronger. Shiloh Brookings will be mine, no matter the cost.

I never wanted to inherit a title; I was doing just fine living estranged from my father, making my own rules. Now that he's dead, I'm the new Duke, and people have expectations of me. The first one is to find myself a Duchess. Olivia Adams is innocent to the world, and far too naive to its cruelty. When her brother betrays me, she comes to me and begs me to spare his life, then she makes a deal with the devil. One she can't go back from. All men of title need heirs, and Olivia's going to learn that Bad Dukes don't play fair.

Things between Amanda Rush and Nash “Buck” Chaney aren’t starting out very well. He’s one of two Army Night Stalker helicopter pilots sent to rescue her and the twenty-three kids who’ve been kidnapped from a school in Guyana. But when the time comes for everyone to escape the military rebels who’d driven them deep into the Amazon rainforest, Amanda runs away from rescue, instead of toward it, forcing Buck to chase her down.

Fünfzig Jahre nachdem die Menschheit zu den Sternen aufgebrochen ist, haben Kolonisten die ersten Siedlungen auf dem Mond oder Mars sowie auf mehreren Planeten außerhalb des Sonnensystems errichtet. Der Weg ins Weltall war mühsam und abenteuerlich. Aber geleitet von Perry Rhodan, haben die Menschen bislang jede Gefahr überstanden. Doch nun werden sie mit einem Gegner konfrontiert, der nicht fassbar erscheint. Das rätselhafte Dunkelleben bedroht die Solare Union, beeinflusst auf unheimliche Weise Einzelpersonen ebenso wie ganze Welten.

Barfield Prison is one of the toughest high-security prisons in England, housing the country's most dangerous criminals. And when an inmate is found dead in his cell, a riot breaks out, forcing the authorities to investigate a potential murder. Despite being Barfield's youngest ever female Governor, Helen Hewitt is seen as the best woman for the job. But with a prison full of corrupt and suspicious officers, restless inmates and a broken system, Helen has her work cut out - and no allies to help her....