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Which Witch? is a brilliantly witty tale of magic and marriage by Eva Ibbotson, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. 'Find me a witch!' cried Arriman the Awful, feared Wizard of the North. Arriman has decided to marry. His wife must be a witch of the darkest powers – but which witch will she be?...

Read aloud by actor John Sessions, The Great Ghost Rescue is a wonderfully spooky young fiction title from the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson. Nobody knew what had gone wrong with Humphrey. Perhaps it was his ectoplasm . . . Humphrey the Horrible sounds scary, but...

Eva Ibbotson's charming and warm-hearted tale, The Secret Countess, was originally published as A Countess Below Stairs. Anna, a young countess, has lived in the glittering city of St Petersburg all her life in an ice-blue palace overlooking the River Neva. But when revolution tears Russia apart...

Monster Mission by Eva Ibbotson is a fun fantasy adventure full of fantastical creatures and mythical monsters! This wonderful audiobook edition is read aloud by actor Julian Rhind-Tutt. 'We must kidnap some children,' announced Aunt Etta. 'Young, strong ones. It will be dangerous, but it must...

Read aloud by actor Alex Jennings, The Ogre of Oglefort is a wonderfully spooky young fiction title from the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson. When a Hag, an orphan boy called Ivo, Ulf the troll and wizard Brian Brainsweller are get sent to rescue a princess from an...

Hal’s parents refuse to consider a dog. Then they discover Easy Pets, a dog-rental agency. Terrier Fleck arrives on Hal's birthday, but when Hal discovers that his dog must be returned, he runs away. A large reward is offered for the missing boy, and soon they are being chased across the...

Deep in the Himalayas, the daughter of an English earl is kidnapped by a huge hairy monster. Agatha Farlingham is introduced to a family of motherless yetis and devotes her life to their upbringing. She teaches them to talk, tells them stories and insists on polite manners. But as time passes...

Berlin in einer nahen Zukunft: Wer sich nicht scheut, gegen rigorose Gesetze zu verstoßen, kann seinen Körper mithilfe illegaler Prothesen in eine tödliche Waffe verwandeln. Diese Kriminellen werden "Cheater" genannt. Seit ein Cheater Birols Vater ermordet hat, kennt der junge Mann nur noch ein Ziel: den "Käfig" - das Hauptquartier der Polizei von Berlin Mitte. Als Polizist kann Birol endlich selbst Jagd auf den Mörder seines Vaters machen. Doch im "Käfig" sind die Dinge keineswegs so, wie er es sich erhofft hat.

Berlin in einer nahen Zukunft: Wer sich nicht scheut, gegen rigorose Gesetze zu verstoßen, kann seinen Körper mithilfe illegaler Prothesen in eine tödliche Waffe verwandeln - oder ein Objekt der Lust. Diese Kriminellen werden "Cheater" genannt. Viele der Veränderten finden ihr Auskommen im größten Club der Welt, dem Utopia Gardens.

Ruth lives in Vienna and is wildly in love with Heini Radik, a brilliant young pianist. When Hitler’s forces invade Ruth’s family flees to London, but she cannot get a passport. Quin, a young professor and friend of the family, visits Ruth and offers a marriage of convenience. On their...

‘So your spell changed Basil into a bulldog?’ gasped Daniel. ‘Yes,’ said Heckie. ‘I adore bulldogs.’ Heckie is a good witch who wants to make the world a better place. So, with her Toe of Transformation and her Knuckle of Power she turns unpleasant people into animals. But to her...

For years I've been quiet, obedient Rose Hallowell. I accepted the man my stepmother chose for me. But I never stopped missing my long-ago friends. Now we're back on my childhood estate to arrange my marriage. The boys I grew up with? They're still in town - and they haven't forgotten me either. And damn if they haven't grown up well. They're charming and sweet and infuriatingly hot, and I can't seem to stay away. The more I try to resist, the more secrets I uncover about my family, my betrothal, and everything I thought was true about the witching world. I've been lied to. I've been betrayed.

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital. Por huir de una mujer, terminó amando a otra. Vecina excéntrica, amiga leal y provocadora totalmente inocente, la pícara Elissa Dean era justo lo que Kingston Roper necesitaba para salir de un lío de faldas. Las intenciones de su cuñada no...

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital. El humor, cuando vence, ilumina, porque la risa brilla Amelia, viuda y con los hijos ya mayores y lejos, traspasa el negocio familiar, alquila la casa y se marcha rumbo a un mar que añora. A mitad de camino se cruza con Marisol, una mujer con...

Wie herausfordernd kann Führung schon sein? Strategisch denken, Konflikte lösen, empathisch sein, Ergebnisse liefern und dabei bitte immer souverän wirken. Auf LinkedIn sieht das alles ziemlich einfach aus. In „Irgendwas ist immer“ spricht Eva über ihren Führungsalltag und aktuelle Geschichten aus der Arbeitswelt. Es geht um Menschen, Macht, Motivation sowie gute und ziemlich schlechte Entscheidungen. Mal allein, mal mit Gästen, aber immer ehrlich und mit einer Prise Humor. Für alle, die wieder einmal im Meeting-Dschungel gestrandet sind, obwohl eine einfache E-Mail es auch getan ...

Ein Feelgood Krimi aus der Reihe "Ladies of the front row" So war das nicht geplant! Ein toter Museumswärter. Ein mysteriöses Verbrechen aus dem Mittelalter. Und was hat ein kleiner, blauer Wal mit der sizilianischen Mafia zu tun? Auf dem alljährlichen "Ladiesausflug" wollen Luise, Cosima, Thea und Mia die Nürnberger Altstadt erkunden...

My dark prince. My greatest temptation. My husband. Antonio Huntsman isn’t the prince of childhood fairy tales. He’s savage and dangerous. The ruthless king I need. The beast I crave. Together we’ll fight the monsters. The demons threatening to tear us apart. The villains who will stop at nothing to destroy everything. Our family. Our valley. Our love. There will be no mercy. We will take no prisoners. I pray we make it out alive.

Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others. It’s a crucial skill that can have a huge impact on how successful you are at work, school, relationships, and life in general. This audiobook will teach you everything about improving your EQ skills! Learn all about what EQ is, why it matters so much for success in life (and love!), and how to develop it through practical exercises. You’ll also discover some of the most common obstacles people face when trying to improve their EQ, as well as proven strategies for overcoming them.

It's my third year at The Academy of the Devil, and things finally seem to be falling into place. I've reached a tentative agreement with my new lovers. My life is finally headed in the right direction. Until he shows up. They say he is an exchange student. They call him Lucian and cluster around him like flies drawn to honey. They are blind. I know the truth. I can see his true identity in his eyes, in his smile, in the sinful power bubbling under his skin. He is Lucifer, the Fallen One, the Brightest Star. He wants me to be his. There's just one problem with that. Callum, Stefan, Mikael, and Meph aren't willing to hand me over to anyone.

It's official. I must be cursed. After my hellish first year at The Academy of the Devil, I thought I was prepared for anything. But things never work the way they should at this damn school, and as my second year begins, it becomes obvious that my troubles have just begun. My relationship with Callum, Stefan, and Mikael is still as confusing as ever. I have no idea where I stand with them, and they're not doing any better.