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From amnesiac vampire slayers to fallen angels, space vampires to cursed tattoo artists, sleep paralysis demons to ancient wish-granting entities—six stories prove that even monsters deserve a happily ever after. Treat yourself to a collection that's equal parts spooky and steamy.

“Funny and poignant... Craig Thomas is a big-hearted, empathetic writer who knows his characters inside and out." —Tom Perrotta, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Mrs. Fletcher and The Leftovers “Funny, real and moving all at once...[A] wonderful, heartfelt debut.”...

What makes love stick? Is it the irresistible spark when you lock eyes across a piazza in Rome? Is it feeling the earth move under your feet? (Wait—that was an actual earthquake.) In these six serendipitous short stories, bestselling authors turn improbable first encounters into hopelessly romantic happy ever afters.

Suzanne Simonin wird als uneheliches Kind von ihrer streng gläubigen Mutter in ein Kloster abgeschoben, wo sie den Schikanen einer sadistischen Oberin ausgesetzt ist und den klösterlichen Alltag als brutales Gefängnis erlebt. Der französische Autor und Aufklärer Denis Diderot schildert den Leidensweg der "Nonne wider Willen" mit beklemmender Eindringlichkeit. Wir begleiten Suzanne bei ihrem Kampf gegen Heuchelei und Doppelmoral und erfahren von ihren Bemühungen, dem Kloster zu entkommen.

In einer fiktiven deutschen Stadt, die den bezeichnenden Namen "Roulettenburg" trägt, wartet die Familie eines verschuldeten russischen Generals voller Ungeduld auf eine in Aussicht gestellte reiche Erbschaft. Doch statt des ersehnten Geldes trifft eines Tages die reiche Moskauer Verwandte persönlich ein und verspielt in wenigen Tagen ihr gesamtes Vermögen. In dieser verzweifelten Situation sucht Polina, die Tochter des Generals, Zuflucht bei dem Erzähler Aleksej, dem Hauslehrer der Familie, und gesteht ihm ihre Liebe.

Brought to you by Penguin. The unfiltered truth about being a rugby player - from the horsey's mouth. This book is not just about how I got back on my horse and went clippity-clop all the way to the World Cup final in Japan. It's the story of how a fat kid who had to live up to the nickname...

One typo, and a boy and girl connect by chance. Wishing each other a happy Valentine’s Day isn’t the end. In fact, it becomes a friendly annual tradition—with rules: no pics, no real names, nothing too personal. As years pass, the rules for their email “dates” are breaking, and they’re sharing more than they imagined—including the urge to ask…what if we actually met?

"The most delightfully snarky romance I’ve read this year." —New York Times bestselling author Ashley Poston This charming YA rom-com follows Margo, who suddenly realizes that she’s gay but has no clue how to express her identity, so she enlists out-and-proud Abbie to act as her tutor on...

Ernst Moritz Arndt hat "Märchen und Jugenderinnerungen" verfasst, die ihn - neben den Brüdern Grimm, Bechstein, Hauff und Andersen - als einen der Großen der Märchenromantik ausweisen. Dieses Hörbuch vereint die schönsten und fantasiereichsten Märchen des Dichters, die in vielen Fällen auf Sagenmotive seiner Rügener Heimat zurückgehen.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this audiobook will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination. Get to know the food, people, and culture from the knowledge of a local. By the time you finish this listen, you will be eager, and prepared to travel to your next culinary destination.

With the help of New York Times bestselling author and housekeeping guru Marla Cilley, you'll cure your household CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome) by changing your messy home into a soothing sanctuary Are you suffering from CHAOS, otherwise known as Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome? If...

Girl meets boy. It's a story as old as time. But what happens when an old story meets a brand new set of circumstances? Ali Smith's remix of Ovid's most joyful metamorphosis is a story about the kind of fluidity that can't be bottled and sold. It is about girls and boys, girls and girls, love and transformation, a story of puns and doubles, reversals and revelations. Funny and fresh, poetic and political, here is a tale of change for the modern world.

Grief and grieving apply to anyone experiencing loss, even if that loss is not tied to a death. Though it may feel difficult to address the topics of grief and loss, as we return to school after an unprecedented year, it’s no longer a question of “if” or “should” but “when” and ”how.” Learning from Loss is your guide to getting started with grief work, providing a path that can help you determine the best course of action in the wake of a loss that impacts a student or school community.

Three bodies are found scattered across South Africa. One on the shores of the Indian Ocean, one in a farm invasion in modern KwaZulu-Natal, and one in 1880, in the aftermath of the Anglo-Zulu War. Detective Sannie van Rensburg and marine biologist and former soldier Adam Kruger are each on the trail of a mystery, while more than a century ago colonial police officer Peter Gregory has a secret mission: to find the lost sword of the great Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

Desperate to break free of small-town Florida, Addie Anne Buckley dreams of following in the path of her glamorous aunt Jean—known to the world as Marilyn Monroe. When Aunt Jean plans a trip to Hollywood for Addie’s eighteenth birthday, Addie sees her chance to escape. One thing stands in her way: her boyfriend. Truitt Holt is Addie’s first and only love and will be joining her in California. But days before Addie’s due to leave, Truitt does an about-face and gives her a painful ultimatum: stay and marry him, or they’re through. Addie chooses her dream.

By the time you finish 50 Things to Know About Being an Empath: Know Thyself, you will know to know that there is nothing wrong with you and you are not the only person who feels like this. You will hopefully learn to break the vicious cycle of pain and suffering and move toward higher and elevated life.

In dieser Sammlung finden sich Theodor Fontanes bekannteste Werke vereint. Egal ob für den Unterricht oder einfach, um die deutschen Klassiker kennenzulernen: Diese Sammlung eignet sich wunderbar dafür, in den deutschen Realismus einzutauchen. Und wer würde sich dafür besser eigenen als der bekannteste Vertreter: Theodor Fontane. Diese Sammlung beinhaltet die Meisterwerke "Der Stechlin", "Irrungen, Wirrungen", "Unterm Birnbaum", "Das Bild meines Vaters", "Effi Briest", "Stine" und "Tuch und Locke".

Theodor Fontanes berühmteste Werke in einem Band vereint. "Effi Briest", "Irrungen, Wirrungen" und "Der Stechlin" sind Fontanes wohl bekannteste Werke. Während er in "Effi Briest" das Leben des jungen Mädchens sowie die Umstände, an denen sie zerbricht, schildert, widmet er sich in "Irrungen, Wirrungen" der tragischen Liebe von Botho und Lene Dörr, die von der Gesellschaft nicht akzeptiert wird. "Der Stechlin" ist das letzte Werk des Autors und zeigt die politischen Veränderungen in Deutschland Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts auf.

Deutsche Klassiker mal anders. "Effi Briest" steht ganz oben auf der Leseliste, aber es fehlt die Zeit? Kein Problem! Diesen und vier weitere deutsche Klassiker gibt es nun im praktischen Hörbuchformat. Egal ob Theodor Fontane, Theodor Storm oder Gottfried Keller. Hier ist für jeden Geschmack etwas dabei. Die Meister des deutschen Realismus laden mit diesem Hörbuch auf eine ganz besondere Reise ein. Die vorliegende Sammlung enthält die Werke "Effi Briest", "Die drei gerechten Kammmacher", "Die Regentrude", "Pankraz der Schmoller" und "Bulemanns Haus".

Reporter Lee Ellerin’s investigation into a young woman’s unsolved murder gained national attention—only for her to lose everything due to a tragic mistake. After being publicly ridiculed for causing a suspect’s death, Lee is forced to leave her career behind. Five years later, pregnant college student Amanda Hartley lies in a coma. The police say she attempted suicide, but the details don’t add up. Where is the father? Who was paying for Amanda’s Manhattan penthouse? Why did Amanda have a note with Lee’s name in her backpack?