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Beim Bau der „Queen Victoria Road" wurde ein Mosaikboden aus der Römerzeit ausgegraben. Sherlock und Victor wollen sich zusammen mit anderen Schaulustigen den Fund ansehen. Doch auf der Baustelle kommt es zu einem Streit zwischen zwei Arbeitern, der plötzlich eskaliert.

Ivy I've lived the same day over and over again for years, telling myself it was everything I deserved. Until he walked into my life, his knight in shining armor routine, one I believed to be fake. But proximity and experience have shown me he's anything but. Oliver I told myself I'd never love...

We met in a trapped elevator. Emmett was on his way to work, sophisticated and handsome in his tailored suit and tie. I was on my way to the sperm bank. Awkward, right? At 35, my life hadn't taken the path I thought it would and I was tired of waiting - I wanted a baby. And I was ready to take matters into my own hands to make it happen. After our ill-fated elevator encounter, Emmett insisted on taking me to dinner - he also insisted on something else - that I ditch my plan involving a turkey baster and let him do the job. He would be my baby daddy.

Riley Kennedy’s emails keep getting crossed with her male colleague, Kennedy Riley. The infuriating man forwards them along with his annoying commentary and unsolicited advice. At least she never has to see him in person, since they work in different locations…until they come face to face at the office holiday party.

Addie has dreamt of freedom for as long as she can remember - peace away from the torment of her old life. But now that it’s finally within her grasp, she’s struggling to take those first steps into her new reality. The last thing she wants is a new roommate to see the scars she’s desperate to keep hidden, especially not the ruggedly handsome man who steals her breath and sends her heart into overdrive.

I never expected to be anyone’s white knight. That’s not a role I’ve ever played. But when the Casso crime family shifts into uncharted territory, they’re looking for a new hero, and they’re looking for me - Cannon Freeman, the black sheep. But my time in disgrace is at an end. It’s my turn to rise up and save the people who matter most to me. Even if my family has never given a damn about me, I will not let them fall. More than anything, I will not let her fall. One thing I know is true - in my life, nothing is ever what it seems.

Against all odds, Althea Zoltaire emerged from her trials as a champion. Now, she must train even harder and prepare herself to become a true warrior of Thezmarr. But Theas world is turned upside down as she struggles to navigate her newfound magic and uncover the secrets of her past. Slowly...

Grant Lasker is the first guy I fell in love with. The first guy I shared everything with. I thought what we had was perfect...until I found out I was just a bet to him. All the lavish gifts and attention were nothing more than tricks to fool me. Grant always wins, no matter the collateral damage. I left him without a second glance and rebuilt my life along with the walls around my heart. Fourteen years later, I manage to find a job that pays enough to keep my beloved grandfather in a private assisted-living center. There is just one problem....

Elizabeth Gaskell's novella The Moorland Cottage takes place near the town of Combehurst where Mrs. Browne lives with her children, Edward and Maggie, and their servant, Nancy. Near the Brownes' cottage lives the Bruxton family in a luxurious mansion. The two families grow closer with time and the author shows how childhood education and growing up shape and effect the adult personality.

Entre los intelectuales de izquierda, Noam Chomsky se distingue por su especial relación con el activismo, y por ser él mismo un activista político de larguísimo recorrido, además de un crítico implacable y clarividente. En este libro, que puede leerse como el legado de Chomsky a los...

A BRAND NEW SCI-FI ACTION-ADVENTURE SERIES The PanTerran Nutritional Authority controls the food supply, and through it, the fate of every settled world. Its ships cross the galaxy carrying the nutrient gel that keeps billions alive, its officials regulate what can be grown, and its influence...

Pummel hat mit Sport nicht viel am Hut. Beim großen Sportfest will er lieber Süßigkeiten mampfen. Doch dann fordert der geheimnisvolle Meister Wu Pummelomi zum Pummel-Fu-Duell heraus und versetzt sie mit einem verbotenen Schlag in Schlafstarre. Nur wer ihn besiegt, kann sie wecken. Für...

Lotta hat es getan. Sie ist ihrer besten Freundin Fiona nach Lüttenstrand gefolgt und arbeitet dort in einem Hotel. Ihr neues Leben gefällt ihr gut, auch wenn ihr ein besonders nerviger Mann das Leben schwer macht: Kai. Fiona zuliebe versuchen die beiden, sich trotzdem in der Vorweihnachtszeit miteinander zu arrangieren.

Sylt, im März: Während sich die Einheimischen schon mit Grauen auf das nächste Protestcamp und die Rückkehr der Punker vorbereiten, sterben zwei Überbleibsel der Szene, die auf der Insel überwintert haben. Ein Fall, der Hannah Lambert und ihr Team vor besondere Herausforderungen stellt, denn die Punker hinterlassen neben haufenweise ungelösten Rätseln auch eine sechsjährige Tochter. Als Hannah dann bei einem ihrer typischen Alleingänge zur Dienstwaffe greifen muss, ist das Chaos komplett.

Oscar Wilde und Henry Wheeler werden von Mycroft Holmes nach Sizilien geschickt. Am Fuße des Ätnas vermuten sie den Eingang zu einem der Schlupfwinkel des Zirkels der Sieben. Die Spuren des Zirkels führen in das Haus des undurchsichtigen Conte Tressilo. Wilde und Wheeler werden in einen Strudel aus religiösem Wahn gezogen, der in düsteren Mordplänen gipfelt.

Die Insel nimmt. Die Insel schweigt. Die Insel tötet. Eine Familie am Frühstückstisch. Die Mutter streicht dem Sohn durchs Haar, der Vater schenkt Kakao nach. Ein perfekter Morgen – bis die Fußfessel anschlägt. Strom quält den Körper des Jungen. Er zuckt zusammen, erduldet den Schmerz...

She summoned him for luck. He wants her for eternity. An inventor and a star-born beast collide in this hauntingly dark romantic fantasy by USA Today bestselling author I.V. Ophelia. In the bioluminescent, star-worshipping city of Astraea, inventor and occultist Lucia Fairfax harvests a...

Er hüllt sich in Schatten wie in Geheimnisse. Doch sie hat die Wahrheit längst vorhergesehen. Das große Finale der Urban-Romantasy-Trilogie von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Greta Milán als Hörbuch Schattenmagier Taegan de Vellier glaubt an Gerechtigkeit. Doch weil der Pariser Adel wenig Wert...

Martin Amis’s first novel, The Rachel Papers, tells the story of Charles Highway and his relationship with his girlfriend in the year before going to university—with a new introduction by Paul Murray. Charles Highway, a bright, egotistical Oxford student and soon-to-be Great Novelist, spends...

Catherine Barrington is a rich girl. Chris Cartwright is a poor boy. He left her to make something of himself. A man she could be proud of. A man she could bring home to her parents. A man she could marry. On the trading floor he became the man he knew he could be. Now, it’s time to return.