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A collection of short stories, from light-hearted moments to darkest sorrows and everywhere in between. A woman who feels out of sync with the people around her meets a man she can finally connect with, but that man is more than he appears. Despite their differences, the two begin a beautiful love affair.

"Eine Frau wie du übersteht jeden Sturm." Der Kampf gegen ihre eigenen Gefühle. Ein Sturm aus alten Wunden und Missverständnissen. Und die Zurückweisung, vor der sie sich am meisten gefürchtet hat…. ***. Als Luana eine folgenschwere Lüge ihrer Eltern aufdeckt, flüchtet sie nach Italien, um der Wahrheit auf den Grund zu gehen. Doch in Siena lassen die Antworten auf sich warten. Stattdessen begegnet sie dem Weinverkäufer Luca. Ihr Herz ist Feuer und Flamme für ihn – aber das Schicksal erstickt ihre Hoffnungen im Keim.

Tama is just a helpless chick when he is rescued by Marnie, and this is where his story might have ended. “If it keeps me awake,” says Marnie's husband Rob, a farmer, “I'll have to wring its neck.” But with Tama come new possibilities for the couple's future. Tama can speak, and his fame is growing. Outside, in the pines, his father warns him of the wickedness wrought by humans. Indoors, Marnie confides in him about her violent marriage. The more Tama sees, the more the animal and the human worlds—and all the precarity, darkness and hope within them—bleed into one another.

From the perspective of a small dog, the world can be a big place. More than anything, Hector just wants to be a good boy.

It’s Dragon New Year, a week-long, once-in-a-lifetime event, and Ava and Jack can’t wait to celebrate with Graun and Fafnine! There’ll be picnics, parties, a bonfire and – best of all – a majestic fireworks display. But with two naughty dragons on the loose, and a set of self-important dragon triplets on a mission to bring them down, the celebrations soon turn into a disaster of epic proportions. Have the naughty dragons finally gone too far?

Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl meets P-Valley in Nic Stone’s adult thriller debut about two missing erotic dancers from Atlanta’s most notorious gentlemen's club and the woman committed to finding them. When Damaris “Charm” Wilburn, a new daytime dancer, is missing for her shift at Boom...

Graun and Fafnine have settled in perfectly with Ava and Jack’s family, but now it’s time for a whole new challenge – school! Jack and Ava are thrilled to be able to start flying to class, and Graun and Fafnine are excited to start dragon lessons. But they soon discover that school isn’t all fun and games – there are new rules to learn, and not all of the dragons in their class are nice.

The Gods are very busy, as you can imagine, but none more so than Death. Able to travel in time and space at will, his job is to deliver every living soul to the afterlife upon their death. Luckily for us, he is a compassionate deity that spends most of his time helping others come to terms with their own life and death. This book is a few of his more memorable tales of those he brought to the afterlife. A poignant collection of stories of life, love, loss, and more.

Finn, Milo and new junior agent, Tasi, have been sent to investigate reports of deep-sea disturbances. But soon after their arrival their mission ship is torpedoed ... by a giant submersible shaped like a manta ray. Action stations! It's time to paddle for their lives ...

When their family is chosen to foster two young dragons, Ava and Jack can’t believe their luck. The dragons – Graun and Fafnine – turn out to have a special talent for trouble, and Ava and Jack are soon swept into a whirlwind of daring escapes, midnight motorbike rides and flaming vomit. But when a dangerous wild dragon arrives, will everything be ruined?

Born and bred in NYC, fate leads Jamie to the wilds of Montana where the reluctant city girl encounters adventure with the people, the land and even the animals. Risking her life to save a child, Jamie shares an undeniable bond and escalating passion with her co-rescuer, Kevin. Empowered by her new surroundings, she risks it all…only to have it taken away by past demons. She has no choice but to hurt Kevin in order to save his life and returns to New York.