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An aimless life. An unsettled conscience. Can the gentlewoman next door bring a new sense of purpose to this duke run aground in Derbyshire? Nigel Lymington, the new Duke of Warrenton, always played second fiddle to his elder brother’s wild exploits. After rising to the title himself, he tries to live up to his family’s rakish reputation, only to discover that he has neither the temperament nor the money to indulge in the wastrel Warrenton way of life.

As a favor to their friend Sasha, Daniel and Mal are looking for the husband she fled so she can get a divorce and marry again. Instead of a husband, they find a mystery that could see Daniel charged with murder. It turns out the husband wasn't who he said he was, and anyway he's dead. So who is living in the former marital home, and why is Daniel attacked after they visit? Then one of the people they've talked to is murdered, and the body is dumped on Daniel's doorstep. Daniel is in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the local police have him in the frame for the killing.

When Lady Jemima Fitzwater is dismissed from Princess Charlotte’s household, she discovers that her invalid mother at Cavendish Square has been running through money like water. Jemima tries to fend off the mounting debts, but an unfortunate indiscretion from her past threatens to destroy both her reputation and her resolve. The only person who might be able to help is her man of business, Mr. Talbot, but is telling him her secret too high a price to pay?

Dominic Hawthorne has lived with the guilt of a childhood secret for years. Now, fuelled by alcohol and desperation, he’s driving toward his mother’s house to confront her and finally expose the truth. But when Dominic crashes his car, he ends up in a coma, leaving his fractured family to pick up the pieces. Victoria Hawthorne has built her life around control, and she’ll do anything to protect the secrets that hold her family together. As the past threatens to resurface, Victoria’s ruthless grip on the truth tightens and blood will be spilled to keep it hidden.

Mimmi ist fest davon überzeugt, dass ihre Mutter noch lebt. Sie versucht mit Hilfe ihres Mondrings eine Vision von Nerissa heraufzubeschwören. Doch statt der Mutter erscheint der Wasserdrache. Er verfolgt Mimmi bis ans Ufer und bedroht sie. Plötzlich jedoch zieht er sich zurück. Zac und die Meerjungfrauen stehen vor einem Rätsel. Cam dagegen steht vor einer schweren Entscheidung.

Mimmi und Chris haben sich am Strand verabredet. Ondina findet die Beziehung zu einem Landmenschen zu gefährlich für eine Meerjungfrau und verfolgt die beiden auf Schritt und Tritt. Als sich Mimmi und Chris immer näher kommen, wird es Ondina zu bunt. Sie lässt eine Regenwolke über Mimmi abregnen. Mimmi stürzt panisch ins Meer, um ihr Meerjungfrauen-Geheimnis zu wahren.

I offer this book is up as another series of meditations. As before it is presented in small meditative vignettes that focus upon the relationship between horse and rider and the inner dialogue and consciousness between them. Through this relationship it explores the sacred and indivisible nature of all life, its connection and non-duality.

Der Meerjungfrauen-Schwarm plant, in der Nacht des Vollmonds den Wasserdrachen mit der Kraft der Mondringe unschädlich zu machen. Weilan hat jedoch mittlerweile eine Entdeckung gemacht. Der Wasserdrache scheint in Wahrheit Nerissa zu sein, die durch einen Fluch in dem Meereswesen festgehalten wird.

East Berlin, 1982. When Greta Schneider meets Henry Henderson, she is instantly smitten. An engineer on a work visa from Britain, Henry offers Greta a taste of the world beyond the Iron Curtain, a world that she yearns to explore as a translator once she finishes university. For Henry, Greta is simply perfect—bold and beautiful, adding a vital spark to his everyday life.

In der Ausstellung "Geheimnisse der Tiefe" entdecken die Meerjungfrauen einen wunderschönen Armreif in der Form eines Drachen. Weilan erinnert das an eine Zeichnung in Onkel Shens Laden. Onkel Shen erzählt ihnen daraufhin die Legende von Jiao Long, nach der ein magischer Armreif einen Drachen besiegte. Ob das Ausstellungsstück auch solche Kräfte hat?

Elara Millstone never wanted a life of impossible bargains. But when her father, once a respected alchemist, claims he can change straw into gold, they find themselves trapped in a dangerous game with the powerful Duke of Sutton. If her father fails to deliver on his promise, imprisonment would be the least of their worries. Desperate to save them, Elara makes a deal of her own with a mysterious masked gentleman who seems to hold the key to their survival.

Durch einen magischen Fehler wird Rita in eine alte Frau verwandelt. Die Meerjungfrauen suchen verzweifelt nach einer Methode, um Rita wieder in ihr altes Ich zurück zu verwandeln. Die Zeit drängt. Denn Rita hat am Nachmittag einen wichtigen Termin in der Schule, bei dem entschieden werden soll, ob sie Schulleiterin bleibt.

Following the demise of the old rector, newly reformed Thomas Allen receives a position as vicar near Allen Abbey, his boyhood home. But memories of Thomas’ wild youth cause both the gentry and the country folk to doubt his sanctity and sincerity. Only Mary Bates, the daughter of the Abbey’s steward, seems willing to believe that the leopard has truly changed his spots.

After losing a hand at Waterloo and selling out of the military, Captain William Allen has little to live for. But when he encounters the clever and exquisite Margaret Blackburn, the necessity of extricating her from a moneylender's clutches gives him a new purpose in life. If Margaret is to remain in London long enough to realise her goal of becoming a published author, William must convince Margaret's mother that he is a suitor in earnest.

Alidor is a world of many tales and there is no better collector of them than I. Toiled and sweated I have, scoured the lands far and conversed with hundreds I did. So much so my hidey holes and secret places burst at the seams with stolen tales. Stories however need to be shared, so here I have chosen my favorite for you. Will it be the brothers Balmoth who draw your eye or perhaps an extremely cunning thief is more to your taste.

When Eloise Blackburn finds a strange gentleman perched in the leafy branches of an ash tree, she has strong suspicions he is not who he says he is. After all, the neighboring Allen family has never mentioned a cousin named Crispin from the West Indies. And what's this he's saying about a missing inheritance and a secret passageway in Allen Abbey?

Der Krisen-Ratgeber – nun auch zum Hören. Wie gewohnt offen, persönlich und berührend zeigen Eva-Maria Zurhorst und ihr Mann Wolfram die nächsten Schritte aus der Beziehungskrise...

Eight-year-old Sharon Rowling has a lot to contend with. Her stunning mum, Maria, literally stops traffic with her beauty, much to the dismay of her dodgy dad, Ricky, who is under height and underemployed. Then there's her three excruciating siblings plus her unhinged Shetland pony, all of whom remain stubbornly oblivious to the fact that Sharon's deepest fear might soon become a reality.

When Felicity Comfort meets a mysterious artist by the Serpentine in Hyde Park, she has no idea just how moneyed, miserable, and notorious the gentleman actually is. But even when she discovers the truth about the Earl of Anderly, she cannot help feeling a mysterious urge to seek him out. Magnus Blackstone, the Earl of Anderly, has retreated from society ever since the horrific incident that destroyed his life five years ago.

Zac findet eine besondere Muschelschale am Meeresgrund. Wie sich herausstellt ist sie magisch, denn Zac schickt damit die Meerjungfrauen ohne es zu wollen in die Vergangenheit. Während Zac in einer völlig veränderten Gegenwart zurecht kommen muss, treffen Mimmi, Ondina und Weilan den 11jährigen Zac in der Vergangenheit.