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Naomi is petrified of the talent show her school is putting on. She can't be out there alone in front of all those people... not without serious stage fright. How will she manage? The answer arrives in a mysterious box -- a ventriloquist's dummy that transforms Naomi from a shy girl into a natural performer. It all goes well... until Naomi starts to want the stage for herself. When the dummy strikes back it raises the question -- who's controlling who?

This pitch perfect graphic memoir about courage and competition, friendship and belonging is perfect for fans of Smile, New Kid, Rollergirl, and Real Friends.

When Stella Mouton inherits her grandmother's neglected three-story house, she can't afford to keep it or keep it up—unless she rents out the rooms. A witch, a waif, and a warrior woman are all welcome. The hot geology student is not.

In a world that’s obsessed with fast hacks, quick wins, and Instagram-perfection (cue “Everything is Awesome”) struggle has become a taboo. A sign that something’s gone horribly wrong. But what if we’ve got it all wrong about getting it wrong? What if struggle isn’t a battle to fight, a trap to avoid, or a sign of weakness? What if struggle is precisely where the magic happens—where we do our best, most important work?

Drei Frauen. Drei Dates. Ein Mann, der nicht auftaucht. Drei Frauen. Drei Dates. Ein Mann, der nicht auftaucht... 8.52 Uhr: Shioban ist mit Joseph Carter zum Frühstück verabredet. Sie war überrascht, als er das Date vorschlug – sonst trifft sie ihn spät abends im Hotelzimmer. Frühstück mit Joseph am Valentinstag bedeutet sicherlich etwas. Aber wo bleibt er nur? 14.43 Uhr: Der Valentins-Lunch mit Joseph Carter ist für Miranda das Zeichen, dass die Dinge zwischen ihnen ernster werden. Wann er wohl endlich kommt?

Sparks and tempers fly when Ben comes to stay in Daisy’s holiday cottage. Daisy likes routine. She goes to work, makes dinner for her son, then loses herself for an hour or two in her sewing. She’s not looking for change, until Ben crashes - literally - into her life. Ben is training for a triathlon, working himself to the limit in an attempt to forget a recent trauma. Daisy wants to help, but even as they draw closer with every week that passes, he pushes her away whenever things threaten to get serious.

Nic is so much more than The Devil. The night of the auction changes everything. I thought I knew who he was and what was going to happen next. I had no idea how wrong I was.

As a hacker who rarely leaves the basement, Raymond's chances of meeting Mrs. Right are slim to none until his hermit-lifestyle is jolted. A warning to stop poking into his past comes with consequences—and intrigues this curious cat. Raymond's only recently discovered he can shift into a lynx. He has questions, but the answers will require leaving his safe zone—and his comfy slippers—so he can find the one woman who can help.

Sixteen-year-old Stevie Albie is a religious person, but nothing prepares her for meeting Mary. Like the Mary, mother of Jesus. Just as Stevie becomes convinced she has a special connection with God, doctors discover a brain tumor in her frontal lobe they claim is causing the hallucinations. Her parents insist on removing the tumor as quickly as possible, but Stevie isn't so sure. Feeling special for the first time in her life, she runs away to a religious cult that's convinced her visions are their salvation and vow to protect her.

Claire's an expert on image—at least when it comes to her corporate clients. But her family's every move had her working to fit in instead of discovering her true self. Even now, she focuses on the expectations of others rather than on her own desires.

Ethan “Chaos” Watson is the unofficial leader of Fallport, Virginia’s Search and Rescue team. The former Navy SEAL has found a lot of different people in the forest in the last five years since he arrived in the small town - escaped convicts, lost kids, hikers who went missing, runaway teenagers, and even a lost pet or two. But this is the first time he’s been asked to look for Bigfoot.

Regina has been craving attention from Mark, her common law husband of eight years. As far as she’s concerned, he’s a square, and she finds herself making excuses to stay out of the house and out of his sight. With no kids and feeling stuck with a man who has no intentions of marrying her in...

Michelle Sanderson may appear to be a strong, independent woman, but on the inside, she’s still the wounded girl who fled home years ago. A young army vet, Michelle returns to the quaint Blackberry Island Inn to claim her inheritance and recover from the perils of war. Instead, she finds the owner’s suite occupied by the last person she wants to see. Carly Williams and Michelle were once inseparable, until a shocking betrayal destroyed their friendship. And now Carly is implicated in the financial disaster lurking behind the inn’s cheerful veneer.

Queen Marguerite de Navarre was one of the most powerful women of her age. Her masterpiece, The Heptameron, is a collection of some 72 stories told by five gentlemen and five ladies who find themselves stranded in an abbey. Proposed as an edifying way of passing the time while a bridge is being repaired, the tale-telling - as well as the conversations that follow each story - quickly becomes a battle of wits between the sexes, with tales concerning illicit lovers, romantic conquests, lecherous monks, manly honor, and women's virtue.

Es kribbelt in Hannahs Bauch, als sie Nico nach vielen Jahren wiedersieht. Damals, in ihrem kleinen englischen Dorf, waren sie gute Freunde. Als sie sich jetzt in der winterlichen Altstadt von Stockholm begegnen, werden Gefühle wach, die für beide neu sind. Bisher hat Hannah in der Liebe eher Pech gehabt. Und Nico versucht als alleinerziehender Vater Kind und Job unter einen Hut zu bringen. Während Weihnachten näher rückt, müssen sich beide fragen: Haben sie den Mut, zusammen einen Neuanfang zu wagen? Und können sie auf den Rückhalt ihrer Familien hoffen?

Stefan's getting married for the good of his family, because if he doesn't, the local werewolves will run them out of town. He's not exactly happy about it, but it could be worse. His bride is quite beautiful when she's not completely off her canine leash. As beta for her pack, she's used to giving orders and has a bite to go with her bark. However, if she thinks he's giving in to the beast within, then she'll be waiting a long time. 

I believe that there is one person in this world that can both break us and make us whole. One person who can love us more than life can hurt us. With this comes deep, intense passion, and a burning connection. But in turn, that person can destroy us, cut us, make us bleed in ways no other ever could. They have power over us.

Tamara Hayle hat ihren Job als Polizistin an den Nagel gehängt, ihrem Ehemann DeWayne den Laufpass gegeben und schlägt sich alleine als Privatdetektivin auf dem harten Pflaster von Newark, New Jersey, durch. Doch DeWayne, Vater ihres Teenagersohnes Jamal, meldet sich spätestens, wenn er in Schwierigkeiten ist. Terrence, sein Sohn aus einer anderen Beziehung, ist ums Leben gekommen. Nun fürchtet Tamara um ihr eigenes Kind: "Wenn wir abwarteten, bis die Polizei die Sache in die Hand nahm, würde Jamal sterben."

For love to grow, Flora will have to first dig up the past. At a hen party on the remote Scottish island of Alana, Flora is dared to ask a handsome stranger to be her plus-one for the wedding. When the gorgeous Mac accepts her invite, she assumes he's joking and thinks nothing more of it... Until he turns up at the church on the wedding day. But Mac has an agenda. He wants to hire her skills as a garden historian to restore the gardens at Róisín House, his home back on Alana.

To the world, Dash Black is famous, wealthy, wildly good-looking, and intriguing. To say that he came into my life and shook my world is an understatement. He looked into my eyes and I swear our souls connected, but then, I saw what no one else was ever allowed to see. I saw a complicated man with secrets, a man who hides behind a persona that tells only part of his story. And ultimately, I felt his pain and he felt mine. He told me I belonged with him. I believed I did.