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A captivating volume of over forty short stories full of love, hope, and fear, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lady of Hay. Barbara Erskine is a born storyteller. The tales in 'Encounters' illustrate her extraordinary talent for capturing the spirit of a place and drawing us into the...

Galen and Lisveth, unofficially recruited to single-handedly stop the theft of magical artifacts and the coming invasion, try to stay ahead of the rogue prince. Kayvin is determined to take what he needs to save his mother—but even success will not bring him the peace he craves and needs. A girl from the sera qadra may be the one to tip the scales in this arms race…

Galen was unhappy in his overcrowded farmhouse even before learning his uncles murdered his father for the spoils of a robbery. Now the only way to keep his family from killing each other—again—is to steal the magical amulet they’re fighting over. Too bad it turns out to be a hoax. A coup leaves Kayvin entrapped by the usurper, with his mother hostage in an icy prison. To save her life, he must venture alone into a hostile land to collect legendary artifacts. He can trust no one but a beautiful dancer and a young man trained to be the perfect luxurious companion—and perhaps not both of them.

Ex-Secret Service operative turned world traveler, John Beckett planned to marvel at Venezuela’s majestic Angel Falls. Instead, he’s thrust into a nightmare when rebel guerrillas capture his tour group. In a jungle prison camp rife with danger, Beckett allies with Vanessa Adler, a CIA officer with her own motives, to orchestrate an escape. As rebel tensions explode and a monstrous enforcer takes control, Beckett must navigate a deadly web of bloodshed, betrayal, and survival. But with his identity a guarded secret, even from those hunting him, every decision risks exposure and disaster.

Music is Emma Grant's world. Smuggling and murder are her family's. Internationally acclaimed for her sound engineering, Emma hopes to inherit the 100-year-old recording studio owned by her family by making a deal with the devil—her grandfather, Richard.

What if your dreams wouldn't stay in your head? Ted is an ordinary boy, until one magical night his pillow starts to hum with poetry. Suddenly, his dreams are no longer a jumble of thoughts, they are perfect, sparkling couplets and vivid, shimmering metaphors.

Gerade als Bommel beschlossen hat, den restlichen Winter in seinem Bau zu verbringen, wird er von einem alten Hasen namens Pinsel um Hilfe gebeten: dessen Existenz als Osterhase hängt davon ab! Während Bommel noch zögert, ist seine beste Freundin, die mutige Maus Pippa, sofort Feuer und Flamme. Zögerlich machen sie sich auf … Nicolas Alexander Böll erzählt warm und unaufgeregt die zeitlose Ostergeschichte für die ganze Familie.

A bestselling national security expert delivers a chilling analysis of how Western indecision and apathy made possible the return of brutal Russian expansionism – with catastrophic consequences. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, six US presidential administrations of both parties pursued...

Ein Schatten, der seine Maske ablegt. Ein weiterer Lord, der das Spielfeld betritt. Ein Verrat, der alles verändert. Nach und nach erfährt Madison bruchstückhaft mehr über die dunkle Vergangenheit ihrer Familie. Alles fügt sich scheinbar zusammen. Während die Kopfgeldjäger den Lords weiterhin auf den Fersen sind, scheint Diabo von Neptuno gefasst worden zu sein. Oder doch nicht? Zudem verlangt Madison das Treffen mit Neptunos gefährlicher Familie mehr ab, als sie erwartet hätte. Die Fake-Verlobte auszugeben, könnte ihren Tod bedeuten, wenn ihre Lüge auffliegt.

Ich habe meine Menschlichkeit bewahrt... glaube ich…Von einer Gruppe sklavenhaltender Adeliger verraten und zum Sterben zurückgelassen, glaubte ich, mir bliebe nichts anderes übrig, als zu verbluten, während ich die Ziegel an der Decke des Dungeons zählte.

»Im Tod sind alle Menschen gleich.« Ein Scharfschütze versetzt Sylt in Angst und Schrecken. Da zwischen den Opfern keine erkennbare Verbindung besteht, geht die Kripo Flensburg von einem Amoktäter aus, der jederzeit wieder zuschlagen kann. Mitten in der Hauptsaison verwandelt sich die beliebte Ferieninsel in eine menschenleere Urlaubskulisse. Um die Ermittlungen voranzubringen, bittet der Sylter Bürgermeister Hauptkommissarin Sophie Jensen und ihren Partner Ben Reinders um Unterstützung.

What's worse than having Rider Kingston, the star quarterback, give you the big brushoff because he doesn't want to get serious? You'd probably think living across the street from him where you get a firsthand view of his hookups, right? That's what I thought. Until someone drops off a baby with a note pinned to her blanket that says one of those jocks - either Rider or one of his roommates - is the father. The problem? Baby mama doesn't mention which of these numbskulls is the sperm donor. I wouldn't care about their paternity problems - except my brother lives there too.

Being the nephew of one of the most infamous mob bosses in the world isn't easy. Our family has enemies everywhere, and no one is safe without protection. Here I am at college with a fresh start, a new last name, and secrets hidden from those around me - life is going according to plan. Then one day on campus, I see him...and I want him to strip me bare...in more ways than one.

Some girls have all the luck. Unfortunately, I am not one of those girls. Not when I lost my apartment because my roommate let the lease lapse while I travel for work. Not when my brothers keep finding love and my mother keeps reminding me I'm still single. Not after a one-night stand during my older brother's wedding has me waking up pregnant. I have to keep it a secret - from him and my family.

Drei manuskripte in einem buch: Das Alte Ägypten: Ein fesselnder Führer zur ägyptischen Geschichte, den alten Pyramiden und Tempeln, zur ägyptischen Mythologie und Pharaonen wie Tutanchamun und Kleopatra; Das antike Griechenland: Ein fesselnder Führer zur griechischen Geschichte vom Dunklen Zeitalter bis zum Ende der Antike; Das antike Rom: Eine fesselnde Einführung in die römische Republik, den Aufstieg und Fall des Römischen Reichs und das Byzantinische Reich.

A mysterious puppet master is abducting humans and vampires off Distant Edge's streets to build a ghoul army. Iphi may be the only one who can stop evil from invading the Edge, but if her men can't find a way to see past the mistrust tearing them apart, their deadly foe will steal what they love most right out from under them.

Emma Cooper is determined to fulfill her mother's dying wish to scatter her ashes with Aiden Sheffield in Linx, Texas. Just one problem. Why Texas and who the hell is Aiden Sheffield? The only clue is a faded piece of her mother's stationary. Emma imagines Aiden is a former love of her mother's, but when she meets the beautiful, damaged stranger, she realizes her assumptions couldn't be more wrong. He's hot and young. And Emma is as confused as ever.

Based on years of research on marital and premarital happiness, How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk will help you break destructive dating patterns that have kept you from finding the love you deserve.

Married Eva Griffin has been caught with a prominent congressman, and is ready to pay the editor of a sleazy tabloid hush money to protect the politician. But first Perry Mason tracks down the publisher of the blackmailing tabloid and discovers a shocking secret, which eventually leads to Mason being accused of murder. This is the first Perry Mason mystery and our introduction to secretary Della Street, detective Paul Drake, and the great lawyer himself.

Hoping to stem the growing tide of unrest, Chancellor Valorum convenes an emergency trade summit on the planet Eriadu. A group of Jedi Knights is sent to protect the delegates from possible terrorist attack, but what should have been a simple peacekeeping assignment turns out to be a mission into the heart of a political firestorm. For shadowy forces are at work, pulling the strings in a bid for power that could leave the Republic reeling. And the chancellor is only the most visible victim.