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Es geht in diesem Hörbuch um Musik, um unsere eigene Lebensmelodie und um die Takte, die uns irgendwann einmal vorgeben das Leben ausklingen zu lassen. Nicht jedoch ohne es zuvor gefeiert zu haben, in Dur und Moll, Allegro und Grave - manchmal auch da Capo: Unsere Sinfonie, unser persönliches Instrument wird, in Sprache übertragen, zu einem klingenden Leitstern.

Tin is the most famous fae in Oz for all the wrong reasons. Cursed with a stone heart, he is the perfect assassin: ruthless, efficient, and merciless with thousands of kills to his name. When his old friend Lion offers him a small fortune to deliver Dorothy to the South for his lover to wear the girl’s head as her own, Tin doesn’t hesitate to accept the unsavory deal.

“A defining chronicle of strength and spirit” (Kirkus Reviews), Surpassing Certainty is a portrait of a young woman searching for her purpose and place in the world—without a road map to guide her. This memoir “should be required reading for your 20s” (Cosmopolitan). A few months...

Mr FD of Derbyshire has been paying a great deal of attention to a certain Miss B. Has one of England’s wealthiest bachelors finally been ensnared? FITZWILLIAM DARCY HAS A SECRET, one that haunts him at every turn. Against his better judgement, he accepts an invitation to a house party in Hertfordshire where he encounters the beautiful Miss Elizabeth Bennet of Longbourn, whose lively spirits prove a welcome distraction from his sorrowful past. Yet his peace is disturbed by threats to his family and to his good name. Elizabeth is unexpectedly implicated, but should he suspect Elizabeth…

Join Grace on a breathtaking journey to Ireland—where ancient folklore, forbidden desire, and destiny collide. Grace and her cousin Kate arrive ready to chase adventure across the Emerald Isle. But everything changes the moment Grace meets a mysterious stranger on the flight—a man with storm-gray eyes and an aura of power that feels otherworldly. He has serious Thor energy, and no matter how hard she tries, she can’t shake the visions and dreams that follow their chance encounter. What Grace doesn’t know is that Oscar isn’t just any man.

With Celeste missing, Viktor’s focus has turned to nothing but her return. Dragging Amelia halfway around the world on a mission to find his immortal child, he’s become distant and aloof, placing an invisible wall between the two of them. Returning to the States, Amelia is reminded that the only constant in her life has been herself. With Hypatia in New Orleans and the possible resurgence of the cult, she is once again thrown into a fight she never planned on. When a new threat appears, she learns that her childhood and heritage are much more than she could have ever imagined.

As my shifter side rises, the consequences are unraveling faster than I can control, and dragging me into unfamiliar territory. Including a dangerous attraction to a man I have every reason to avoid.

"What is the lost treasure which you seek"? Nick Hollister's luck usually ran only one way-bad. At 32, his life was a disappointment, nothing but a series of dead-end jobs, poor decisions, and broken relationships. One especially bad day, Nick manages to lose his job, his girlfriend, and even gets beaten up. While on a road trip to get away from it all, he discovers a book hidden within the frame of a cheap painting he bought from Hank Harper, the dwarf-sized and eccentric owner of an unusual antique shop.

Most people dread turning fifty. Not me. I’ve been counting down the weeks to our luxury holiday in Aruba – seven sun-soaked days to celebrate not just my own fiftieth birthday, but those of three lifelong friends. Two of them are just as excited as I am. The fourth? She took some persuading. With our partners in tow, we arrive at our lavish villa, bubbling with excitement and Prosecco. We’re here to relax, reconnect, and make memories. But in the heat and haze of paradise, inhibitions slip – and secrets spill.

Older than her newly married sister, curvier than society deems fashionable, and perfectly aware that no one expects her to do much beyond fade quietly into spinsterhood, Millie decides to try something new.

Hungry darkness, haunted guns, tunnels that move like snakes—the crystal mines of Medicine Rocks, Montana, are a place only the bravest and greediest dare. Discovered in 1866, the miraculous rock known as crystal quickly rose to become the most expensive substance on the planet, driving thousands to break the treaties and invade the sacred buffalo lands of the Sioux. But mining crystal risks more than an arrow in the chest. The beautiful rock has a voice of its own. A voice that twists minds and calls unnatural powers. A voice that turns men into monsters.

All We Can Save illuminates the expertise and insights of dozens of diverse women leading on climate in the United States - scientists, journalists, farmers, lawyers, teachers, activists, innovators, wonks, and designers, across generations, geographies, and race - and aims to advance a more representative, nuanced, and solution-oriented public conversation on the climate crisis. These women offer a spectrum of ideas and insights for how we can rapidly, radically reshape society.

Seattle, Washington 1993: In Capitol Hill, dem Vergnügungsviertel der Stadt, verschwinden eine Reihe von jungen Frauen spurlos. Die Ermittlungen der Polizei laufen ins Leere, da die Vermissten zumeist erst kurze Zeit in der Stadt waren und bei flüchtigen Bekannten oder in anonymen Absteigen gewohnt haben. Das Verschwinden der jungen Frauen macht nicht nur der Polizei, sondern auch den Schwestern Polly und Melody Stewart große Sorgen.

Ashe Rebec is a chosen daughter of the Order. A syndicate that runs the criminal underbelly in the Kingdom of Warriath. Her stepfather has protected and hid her power from the royal court. But when the king places a hefty price tag on commoners with residual fae magic, he cashes in on the windfall, expecting her to join the other healers. And money isn't the only reason he wants Ashe behind castle walls.

A demon attack leads us to Glinda. The dark witch with more blood on her hands than anyone on the Council wants to admit. While I’m trying to track her down, and find Brutus before someone else does, the Council betrays me. They hire a bounty hunter to take out my dragon. But this hunter is not what anyone expected. Least of all me. Now I’m being hunted by demons, witches, and one man with a reputation for killing the unkillable. Can I outsmart them all or am I about to lose my five-ton scaled baby?

I'm Eliza Grey, and my charming fixer-upper came with an unexpected feature: a gateway to the infernal realms in the basement. So much for open-concept living. Now, instead of choosing tile patterns, I'm deciphering ancient runes. My real estate agent? Secretly a magical mentor. The grumpy handyman? A half-demon hunter with a penchant for brooding. And my new house? Let's just say it has opinions on my renovation choices.

They're not running from you. They're buried beneath insecurities, doubts, and head trash—waiting for you to rescue them.

Arsène Lupin erhält den Auftrag, das schwarze Buch zu stehlen. Es soll sich dabei um ein magisches Werk aus dem Mittelalter handeln. Zurzeit befindet es sich in der Sammlung von Alfred Bibarat, der ein Schloss in den französischen Pyrenäen besitzt. Dort findet jährlich ein Kongress der Spiritisten und Magier statt. Mit der Hilfe von Harry Houdini gelingt es Lupin, an dem Kongress teilzunehmen. Doch der Aufenthalt auf dem Schloss verläuft völlig anders als geplant. Ein Teilnehmer verschwindet spurlos und Lupin und Houdini werden überwältigt und eingesperrt…

Als Irene Adler und Mr. Wu erfahren, dass es bei Ausgrabungen in der Nähe von Exeter einen Toten gegeben hat, begeben sie sich sofort dorthin. Diesmal scheinen sie auf der richtigen Spur zu sein, denn die Ausgrabungen dienen einem Anhänger aus der Bronzezeit, auf dem die genaue Lage einer versunkenen Stadt abgebildet sein soll. Ein Schmuckstück, an dem die Mitglieder des Zirkels der Sieben mit Sicherheit Interesse haben. Irene Adler und Mr. Wu nehmen die Ermittlungen auf, nicht ahnend, dass sie sich damit mehr als einmal in Lebensgefahr begeben.

A “prop spellbook” on an MGM studio soundstage led to Annabelle making friends and discovering they all have powers up their sleeves. How fun! Now that these gals have found each other though, it’s the spellbook that vanishes. But the summer of 1932 in Los Angeles is a busy one: star-studded picnic cookouts, the Olympic Games, demanding bosses. Not to mention the murder of Scottie Merlot, the head of the props department who was helping them track down their magical prop to better understand their powers.