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Despite his deformities, Inspector Wlady Strath is the best. But in the middle of a case, an unidentified creature kills his only suspect. Strath and his investigation are soon caught between government security forces and insurgents. Wanting to protect his family, does the Inspector dare trust a strange woman who speaks a language only he can understand? Or will she lead him to his death?

This story made the editor cry every time he read it. Most stories about Alzheimer's and dementia end with a depressing note, a bleak hope, a grasping at humanity as everything, eventually, fades. This story features a grown man whose dreams of tomorrow and his liturgy of life root him in the very reality of his existence, giving hope for all families who have ever had to deal with this disease.

Every dyslexic person has their own story. This is my story; my story of discovery. My story of taking ownership and realising that my so-called disability is my greatest gift This is not a conventional audiobook about dyslexia. This is an audiobook about you! You truly conquering your dyslexia, and not being totally reliant on a school, your parents, or other people, but being reliant on yourself. Not letting dyslexia hold you back but push you to become the best version of yourself.

An abandoned lighthouse, a missing twin sister, and a deranged tennis pro about to go serial.... Troy Bodean is back and living large on the island of Key Biscayne, Florida and he’s made some new friends: Gino - the LOLA dancing bartender from down at the Sonesta Resort, Mindy Colpiller - the rich twin daughter of Millionaire mogul Jack Colpiller, and his Aussie-wannabe boss, Don. Life is good until Mindy’s twin sister disappears and won’t answer her phone. Daddy dearest, Jack, is convinced that she’s off on another gypsy road-trip, but Mindy’s not so sure.

There's no glass slipper in this fairy tale - just a damsel in distress, a bag of cash, and a whole lot of dead bodies. Reporter Ted Lindsay is trying to forget his ex-wife, and New York City's tough streets are just what the doctor ordered. They're also filled with alluring women, but only one catches Ted's eye. Cinderella Sims is not only beautiful, she's on the run and she needs Ted's help. She's got a bag full of cash and some very angry people staking out her apartment.

Josephine Chattoway, recently sold into marriage by an absent father, is escorted by her bohemian Aunt Sylvia to meet her erstwhile suitor. Along the way, she discovers the visions which have made her doubt her sanity for so long are real. They are also the key to unlocking powerful ancient protectors which will stand between a demon and countless innocent victims.

After the governor of Michigan begins receiving threats from a militant environmental group, he calls in extra security. The problem? He fears there might be a traitor on his security detail. The solution? Call in an independent contractor. The man for the job? An ex-boxer and semi-retired fixer named Shelby Alexander. But who can be trusted? As it turns out, no one.

Warum ist es am Rhein so schön? Das sagenhafte Hörspiel zum neuen Conni-Erzählband! Conni fährt mit der Familie für ein paar Tage in Urlaub. Sie lernt eine neue Freundin kennen, die den seltenen Namen Undine trägt. Und deren Mutter heißt Melusine und ist auf einem Binnenschiff auf dem Rhein unterwegs... Sind die Nixen nicht nur in alten Geschichten und Sagen anzutreffen?

Ein Camping-Ausflug mit Oma und Opa ans Meer? Klar, dass Conni sich da freut. Zumal sie Anna und Billi mitnehmen darf. Wattwanderungen, eine Leuchtturmbesichtigung und sogar ein Ausritt in den Dünen? Besser könnte es nicht sein! Doch dann passiert es: Auf einmal ist Connis kleiner Bruder Jakob verschwunden! Und dabei hatte sie doch auf ihn aufpassen sollen... Es wird ihm doch nichts passiert sein.

Conni geht zum Arzt - und dabei ist sie gar nicht krank! Sie geht mit Mama zur Vorsorgeuntersuchung. Mama und Papa erklären Conni ganz genau, was passieren wird, und gemeinsam bereiten sie sich auf den Arztbesuch vor. In Doktor Bärmanns Praxis wird Conni gemessen und gewogen, sie darf ein bisschen spielen und beantwortet viele Fragen. Am Ende macht sie noch einen witzigen Hörtest und kann beweisen, dass sie supergute Augen hat. So vergeht der Kinderarztbesuch wie im Fluge und Conni weiß schon, was sie später einmal werden möchte.

Endlich bekommt Conni Taschengeld. Jedes Geldstück wirft sie in ihr dickes Sparschwein. Und wenn das voll ist, kauft sich Conni das kleine Spielzeugpony mit dem Geheimversteck. Bis es soweit ist, zählt Conni immer wieder mit Mama ihr gespartes Geld, lässt sich von Opa ausländische Münzen zeigen und eröffnet sogar ein eigenes Konto auf der Bank.

Endlich Sommer! Mit Connis Eltern geht es ans Meer  -  Zelten! Es dauert gar nicht lange, bis das Zelt steht. Dann gibt es erst einmal eine Limonade, denn bei der Hitze kommen auch Mama und Papa ganz schön ins Schwitzen. Aber einfach nur in der Sonne zu braten, ist Conni zu langweilig. Sie zieht's an den Strand: Steine sammeln, eine Sandburg bauen und den Aussichtsturm mit Kieseln verzieren. Und am Strand macht Conni auch noch andere Entdeckungen als nur Kiesel und Steine.

Mark Twain's masterpiece of juvenile literature, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Published by Theo Holland.

A risen Moctezuma Threatens Texas once again with a zombie army from the south. The Queen's finest steam gear rolls in from the California colony. Shapeshifting Comanche form a war party to take back their lands. It's all building toward an epic second battle of the Alamo, and this time the fate of all Texas hangs on a handful of disgraced Rangers, determined cowgirls, revolutionary veterans, and the mysterious Comanche child who could save them all.

I wrote three paperback original novels for Berkley under the pen name Jill Emerson, two of them in diary form, the third a presumed collaborative novel written in concert by the three viewpoint characters. These were fun to do and worked out well, and they led to Ronald Rabbit Is a Dirty Old Man. I riffed on the experience of my friend George Dickerson, who, like the novel's protagonist, had the magazine he was editing folded out from under him.

You don't lead a life full of action and close scrapes without making a few enemies. This is the hard lesson ex-boxer and retired fixer Shelby Alexander learns when he travels to his boyhood town in northern Michigan to "settle down". As it happens, the bad guys have other ideas. This explosive four-book collection is a roller-coaster ride filled with drama, innuendos, twists and turns, secrets, and betrayal, and a bombshell ending that will leave you spinning.

When Dr. Jane Lee, a recent graduate, takes her first position as a psychiatrist at Southern States Mental Institute in Memphis, she gets more than she had bargained for. The idyllic images she had created in her mind while in school of treating the mentally ill clash immediately and drastically with the reality of the practice in real life. From the filthy, creepy, neglected facility in which she now works and the attitude of those in the mental health industry itself to the haunting madness of her first-ever patient, Matilda Rose, nothing is as she had imagined it would be. 

At 10-feet, four inches tall, Gowanus was the runt of the litter. Working the mines of No’ad took strength and height, unless you had the smarts to be able to help the dwarves invent and build new mining tools. He didn’t have smarts and didn’t have height, and yet his curiosity got the better of him: Where had Sakima gone? In an attempt to find the rogue giant Sakima, Gowanus learns the secret to how the giants have spread so far, so fast and comes face-to-face with the worst betrayal of giant-kind.

A young pirate-in-training shadows his dad as his father chases down the man who stole his cargo. Confronted with cannons, the young pirate fears their tiny 15-man crew will die quickly, but his father shows him a magic more powerful than all the cannon fire in the world. The only problem? It's not iron and cotton the other pirate stole.

An old cowboy. A captured Marine. A terrorist coming for them both. Joshua Jacobs is a hard man who has spent a lifetime building the Double-J into one of the largest ranches in Texas. A former Marine, fiercely independent and feared by nearly everyone who crosses his gates, Joshua rules his vast spread by a simple understanding: Inside these fences, this is Joshua’s Country. But beneath his iron will is a man hollowed by loss. His beloved wife is gone. His only son died before they could reconcile. And the family that remains has never forgiven Joshua—or allowed him to forgive himself.