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"Hard pass." That's what the last girl I slept with said when she got her first sober glimpse of me. She laughed, walked out of my penthouse - and I never saw her again. It doesn't matter that I'm a rich, professional athlete; what mattered was my face. Beauty might only be skin deep for some - but I know better. "Pay up." That's what the last girl I spoke to said over the phone when I made her an offer she couldn't refuse.

Lt. Wayson Harris is one of thousands of clones born and bred to be the ultimate soldiers. But unlike the others, Harris is an outlawed model - one with independent thoughts and an addiction to violence. Presumed dead after his troops were massacred, Harris - who blames the U.A. for the slaughter - has gone AWOL as a bounty hunter. Still, it’s hard for a clone to overcome his conditioning, and Harris finds himself drawn back into the U.A.'s service by his mentor and creator, Fleet Admiral Bryce Klyber.

Branded traitor since the Heresy, the motives and actions of the Alpha Legion have always been shrouded in mystery. Alpha Legionnaire Occam the Untrue leads his warband out of its hunting grounds in the Maelstrom on an epic quest for salvation, not just for himself, but for his whole Legion. With the forces of the Inquisition snapping at their heels, Occam and his followers must use all their guile and considerable martial prowess as they make their way to the cold heart of the galaxy, to a confrontation that no one, least of all Occam himself, could have foreseen.

A fake marriage, an office hookup, and a lost email...turn the lives of three French aristocrat siblings upside down in this sexy rom-com bundle. Plenty of family secrets, unexpected twists, and breathtaking romance. Follow stuck-up Sebastian, bad-boy Raphael, and vengeful Noah as each meets his match where he least expects to and falls madly in love!

Er beschützt nicht nur ihr Leben, sondern auch ihr Herz. Hallie Thorne, reiche Tochter des ehemaligen Präsidenten der USA, lebt das sorgenfreie Leben eines It Girls in Los Angeles. Als sie es auf einer Party mal wieder zu weit treibt und ein freizügiges Foto von ihr für Schlagzeilen sorgt, zieht ihr Vater die Reißleine: Er stellt Hallie einen Bodyguard zur Seite, der darauf achten soll, dass sie sich benimmt.

The actors, singers, and patrons of the Paris Opera House say that a ghost haunts the labyrinthine chambers beneath its stage. While there are those who laugh off such superstitions, they always do so nervously, in the bright light of day. Nearly everyone connected with the Opera House in any way has felt the phantom's vague, troubling presence. But beautiful, talented young singer Christine Daae will soon experience a terror far more acute than any vague feeling of unease.

Never thought I'd see her again—Lark, my best friend's baby sis, always off-limits. Until that one reckless night five years ago when we crossed every damn line. She made it clear she wasn't into ridin' with a biker, and I get it—her brother got locked up 'cause of the club, and a lotta bad shit followed. Now, Lark's back, with eyes full of secrets and a little girl who looks way too much like me. She denies it, but every time I look into that kid's eyes, it's like starin' in the mirror.

This faithful rendering of the Old Testament in the New King James Version (NKJV) presents the Bible in compelling, dramatic audio theater format with world-class audio production. With an original music score by composer Stefano Mainetti (Abba Pater), feature-film quality sound effects, and...

In a world that has hunted witches to near extinction, one person can turn the tide in their favor.Gwen has known from a young age that her fate was intertwined with someone who would either save the witches or be the one that leads to their destruction. Fate tasks her with helping the person...

Memories unfold like scents carried on the wind—one breath of lilac, crisp bacon, coffee, or freshly toasted bread can transport us back in time. For me, the scent of mothballs lingers strongest, forever tied to the narrow, enclosed staircase in my grandparents' farmhouse. That dark passage...

Van Helsing hat mit eigenen Augen Draculas Untergang gesehen. Er war sein hartnäckigster Widersacher, sein größter Feind. Der Jäger! Seine Studien über das Böse sind in den Van Helsing Archiven festgehalten. Adam Van Helsing, sein Sohn, und Johana Van Helsing, seine Großnichte, gehen diesen Spuren nach.

She was sent to kill him. Now she might have to marry him. Huntyr Lachlan is Velia's deadliest assassin, and the fae prince who destroyed her family just walked into her kingdom. But when her plan goes wrong, she's thrust into the Conclave, an ancient competition for the prince's hand. Now...

The elders have been freed, and now nothing stands in their way. Ancient, powerful, and ruthlessly skilled, they possess all the abilities of the strigoi, refined to a far deadlier edge. As they spread chaos across the land, Gage and his crew are forced into a desperate hunt: find the elders and...

Kleos Henry Mehlos und Joanna Santow von der Hyde Park Agency sind eingeladen auf Lansdowne Manor in Wimbledon. Der Chef eines hoch bewerteten Start-up-Unternehmens stellt ein sensationelles digitales Produkt vor. Mitten in seiner Keynote stirbt er live unter den Augen von Millionen Zuschauern aus dem Internet. Auf dem prächtigen Herrensitz mit Ballsaal, Park und Wintergarten ermitteln Mehlos & Santow zwischen Lordschaften, Influencern und exzentrischen Persönlichkeiten.

As a high school hockey star, I was on track for greatness. Until an opponent attacked me on the ice, leaving me half blind. For the past twenty-seven years, I’ve avoided hockey and its painful memories. But when my old teammates get back together to play in a local recreational league, I...

ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE‘S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME The classic story of an ordinary man seemingly out of his depth, this is Ambler’s most widely acclaimed novel, “one of the masterpieces of the genre” (The New York Times Book Review). A chance encounter with a Turkish...

'There is a lot of great stuff in this book - the chapter on screen time, in particular, is essential reading for parents of older children, offering sensible advice without fearmongering - but if you take just one thing from it, let it be this: as much as you can, make family time hygge time'...

He's a friend with great benefits! As far as inventor Samantha O'Connel is concerned, work is better than food, a social life even sex. Of course, all it takes is a single phone call from Matt Wilkinson the ridiculously hot object of her girlhood fantasies for Sam to discover even she has...

I have been separated by my companions, left far to the north of civilization. My quest is a simple one: Find a dragon and bond with it. However simple this quest may seem, it is exceedingly difficult. Not only that, but my companions have been called to the goblin city of Geriarc to do battle with the undead, led by shadowlords. All the while, evil festers in the Jade Bastion. First things first; I must tame a dragon, then I will deal with the undead scourge and the evil that has taken root in my new home.

"Моя жизнь" - автобиография революционера, одного из организаторов Октябрьской революции, сыгравшего ключевую роль в создании Красной армии, Льва Троцкого (1879 - 1940).