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AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2024 An award-winning journalist's exploration of how race, identity and political trauma have influenced the rise in far-right sentiment among Latinos, and how this group can shape American politics “A deeply reported, surprisingly personal exploration of a phenomenon...

Willkommen im Paradies. Wir hoffen, Sie werden Ihren Aufenthalt überleben. Tauchlehrerin Cass führt ihre Schüler zu ihrem ersten Tauchgang vor der wunderschönen Küste von Koh Sang, Thailands weltberühmter Partyinsel. Es soll eine lebensverändernde Erfahrung sein, aber die Dinge geraten schnell außer Kontrolle. Als sie ans Ufer zurückkehren, ist einer von Cass’ Schülern tot, ein anderer schwer verletzt, und sie weiß, dass ihr idyllisches Leben auf der Trauminsel vorbei ist. Denn es gibt einen Mörder im Paradies – und Cass ist sich sicher, dass sie sein nächstes Opfer sein könnte.

Everything in life has a price. Nothing is ever freely gifted. The universe always comes, whether in the brightest, cheek-aching second of the day or the darkest, most plaintive hour of the night, to collect its payment. To rattle and shake your world. To slither into the illusion of Eden painted by strokes of lies and deceit. And I had left the door open for it, welcoming the thief into my house to steal what was dearest to me. Even if I had done every unthinkable, irrational, detestable thing to prevent it.

I'm a beta. Is disguising myself as an omega to attend an omega-only finishing school a good idea? No. Definitely not. But my sister is an omega, and not everyone has someone willing to break them out of their gilded cage the way I would for Everleigh. My mission at Haven Academy pits me against three unexpected alpha foes, and I will not be the one backing down. There's a grumpy math professor who suspects I don't belong, a sexy fencing instructor with a cruel lash for a tongue, and a flirtatious gardener who wants to take me to Paris?

I’m no longer a dirty little secret. Two powerful heirs now know about Barbie and me, but they intend to keep it that way to protect us. Killian has yet to decide which woman he’ll choose. He can’t have everything—he must choose love or the crown. While Barbie’s luck runs out, my star rises with three heirs courting me. It turns out I’m not just a monster that feeds on sex and violence. I’m what the supernaturals have been searching for. Our brutal father is coming. They say, with the God of Ruin, everything will fall.

From bestselling author Michelle M. Pillow, In Her Shadows is a dark and spicy paranormal romance with sexy vampires and perfect for fans of Filthy Rich Vampires. When Olivia was a child, she witnessed the slaying of a pack of vampires and now refuses to tell who did it. Some of the elders of...

For Beatrice, working at one of London’s boutique hotels is a dream come true. She doesn’t need a social life. She just needs an ordered diary, crisply folded sheets and happy guests. But Beatrice’s routine comes to an abrupt halt when her hotel is raided by the police. Suddenly she finds herself released on bail, and trapped in London, with only the hotel chef Jock for company.

When Fernanda, Annelise, and their friends from the Delta Bilingual Academy convene after school, Annelise leads them in thrilling but increasingly dangerous rituals to a rhinestoned, Dior-scented, drag-queen god of her own invention. Even more perilous is the secret Annelise and Fernanda share, rooted in a dare in which violence meets love. Meanwhile, their literature teacher Miss Clara, who is obsessed with imitating her dead mother, struggles to preserve her deteriorating sanity. Each day she edges nearer to a total break with reality.

I was an omega in heat. One wrong choice, and I lost everything. For two years, I've longed to flee my cage. Alphas bought me, traded me, and constantly abused me. They taught me that the only good alpha is a dead alpha. Now, I'm a pregnant omega with no hope of escape until one desperate act changes everything. It was going to be me against the world until Lucas Security hurtled into my life. I have never met three men more determined to protect me.

Dracula hat erfahren, dass in Sussex, England, ein gewisser Dr. Ryan praktiziert, der sich auf die Erforschung des Blutes und der Bekämpfung von schädlichen Zellen spezialisiert hat. Dracula manipuliert einen Freund Ryans, um an dessen Forschungsergebnisse zu gelangen.

You were born dead, and only the dead may claim you. Rayne's dreams have not changed. And she only has until her next birthday to finish the job she started. But as she ends the second devil, everything changes. The Van Helsings are not the only things hunting her. The Four Horsemen of the apocalypse have also begun their own journey. Leaving disaster and chaos everywhere they go. They follow Rayne to the ends of the earth and its darkest corners. Still dependent upon her friends and the magic others cannot see, Rayne finds herself fighting for more than just her life.

Tori needs a holiday. London is cold and grey, work is manic, and after a regrettable New Year's Eve hookup with her ex, her best friends won't stop pushing her onto dating apps. So when a colleague offers Tori the last spot on a Jamaican getaway, she doesn't take much persuasion. But paradise comes with a twist. Not only is she forced to share a room with grumpy, recently dumped Robert, but her ex has turned up too, hand-in-hand with his new girlfriend. Ten days in the sun suddenly looks like ten days of torture. Still, Tori is determined to make the most of her situation.

Einst waren sie unzertrennlich, seit fünf Jahren sprechen sie nicht mehr miteinander, doch die eine wacht insgeheim über die andere. Jetzt aber ist die Lage bedrohlich geworden: Mickey, Streifenpolizistin in Philadelphia, findet ihre drogenabhängige Schwester Kacey nicht mehr auf den Straßen der Blocks, die sie kontrolliert und auf denen Kacey für ihren Konsum anschaffen geht. Gleichzeitig erschüttert eine Reihe von Morden an jungen Prostituierten die von Perspektivlosigkeit und Drogenmissbrauch geplagte Stadt.

Little Women follows the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - and is loosely based on the author's childhood experiences with her three sisters. The book was an immediate commercial and critical success. Little Women has three major themes: domesticity, work, and true love. It has been made into innumerable adaptations for stage and screen and is an American classic.

Le jeune aristocrate Ronald Adair a été assassiné. Perplexe devant la maison du crime, le Dr Watson est bousculé par son vieux complice Sherlock Holmes, porté disparu depuis trois ans. Comment celui-ci a-t-il finalement échappé à la mort ? Quel lien existe-t-il entre le meurtre d'Adair et une récente tentative d'assassinat de Holmes ?

No. More. Sex. Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo's bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.

Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches... During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father was executed...

When fake rumors spread like wildfire—like having three-ways with her boyfriend's rock climbing brother—Lily Calloway retreats to a dark place: her bedroom. Loren Hale is more determined to keep their sex life private, even from their friends, and he helps Lily in the only way he knows how. But how much love is too much? Their lives are filmed, watched, and criticized. And through it all, Lily and Loren have to face enemies they never thought they'd see, demons they don't know if they should bury, and setbacks they didn't think they'd meet. Not this soon.

Read by Victoria Taft, Raven's Redemption audiobook is a spy thriller in the genre made popular by Brad Thor, Vince Flynn, Ben Coes, and Kyle Mills. Raven's ragtag team thwarted an EMP attack by terrorists with Iranian nukes, but paid a terrible price. Everyone on his team was badly injured. A peaceful neighborhood was left in flames. Raven's partner Josie, a gentle psychic with exceptional powers, is catatonic. Her mind shut down from the trauma of red, raw combat. She is gone - along with their dreams of someday having normal lives. Raven swore to protect her. She trusted him.

Rosalind, daughter of the deposed Duke Senior, is exiled from the court by her wicked uncle. Disguising herself as a young man and accompanied by her cousin Celia, she takes refuge in the Forest of Arden. In the forest Rosalind meets Orlando with whom she is in love, but her male disguise complicates matters, especially when Rosalind finds she has unwittingly attracted the shepherdess Phebe. But out of the confusion comes reconciliation and forgiveness, and all ends happily.