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Adira has broken the most important decree which costs her to flee to seek refuge in the Enchanted Forest. Will she be found and sentenced to death? Or will she escape death's eternal kiss and find refuge for herself and the life of her unborn child? One thing is certain, a war is coming, and both realms will have to pick a side.

Ismena is the queen of Alain and considered by all to be the fairest maiden in the land. She happily looks forward to the day when she will marry the love of her life and unite two of the three kingdoms that make up Illesya. That all changes when King Stephan, her fiancé, falls in love with an ice nymph considered more fair than she. Scorned by the man she once loved, Ismena is driven by her need for vengeance. This is the tale of how an ordinary girl became the wicked queen.

Elisabeth is cursed. Her kingdom is locked in an eternal winter. And her stepmother Ismena has stolen her throne. When Ismena comes to kill her, Elisabeth is forced to flee to the only place her stepmother cannot reach her. Deep in the heart of a dangerous forest, teeming with unbridled magic and fearsome beasts, Elisabeth is faced with a choice. She knows what she must do to end this winter. Kill her stepmother and reclaim the kingdom that should have been hers. In this battle for love, power, beauty, and the right to rule, who will come out the victor?

A mysterious plague has all but wiped out humanity. Survivor Halley Clarke reluctantly leaves her Aunt Rebecca behind in the little cottage that has been their safe-haven for the past five years to look for other people. Ignoring her aunt's warnings about what dangers this new world might hold, Halley follows the coast, searching through ghost towns and empty villages. At last, by sheer luck, she happens upon Nate Reynolds—a young man whose life has been devastated by loneliness and despair.

Five years on from a devastating virus, Halley Clarke and Nate Reynolds find themselves back in Siren Bay where they fell in love. The peace is soon shattered when Halley begins to experience strange visions. The London community isn't fairing much better either—Claire is missing, and not even psychic-conduit Eve can find her. Fortunately, Halley's new abilities prove useful in locating the runaway teen. She also discovers that a ghost from her past is reaching out with a dire warning; the broken man is coming.

Not very long after the formation of the earth and the seeding of the planet with the Being known as man, thousands of animals were formed by the Great “I Am”, with a direction to roam specific parts of this majestic land. In those days, each animal could converse with man. They would often discuss the best ways to support the land and work together to make each habitat better than when they were first formed.

What does a girl do when the fantastical creatures she creates for a charm bracelet come to life? Emily questions her sanity when a troll lifts his mace and a wizard defends with his staff and hightails it out of her studio. When her dad phones the next morning to say he’s coming over, she is beyond relieved.

Chosen as the yearly sacrifice, Athalie’s world crumbles into a devastating reality, but she knows her death will bring prosperity to her country and family. The emperor, however, has found a weapon created by the gods. During the full moon, he plans to activate it and eradicate their adversary, unaware it will actually destroy the planet. Athalie, reborn and disguised, must hunt for talismans to neutralize the weapon’s power. Her journey will take her across the continent to countries unknown, while being haunted by a magic she can’t fully control.

Megan Harrison will do anything to help the people she loves, but sometimes love isn’t enough. Even her budding magic can’t stop the man of her dreams from falling off the wagon, nor can she make him fall in love with her! Crushed by a painful divorce Jack Munroe only sees Megan as a friend. Heartbroken, Megan moves to Cornwall for a new job, a witches’ coven and a new man. She can’t begin to imagine the dangers lying in wait in her new idyllic world. As her life descends into hellish madness, she longs for just one heavenly moment in Jack’s arms.

Our lives changed the day that I miscarried, the doctor pronouncing me unable to bear the children that we so desperately desired. An ideal was born from that depression and anger. It was my task in life to serve the penance to those women who brought shame upon their fertility through prostitution. These women did not deserve their wombs, their gift, and their ability to bear children without miscarriage. Jack was born to serve this purpose.

When Aunt Gardiner treats Lizzy and Jane to a seaside holiday at Ramsgate, Lizzy becomes fast friends with the neighbor, Miss Georgiana Darcy. She clashes immediately with Fitzwilliam Darcy when he comes to visit, but that doesn’t stop her from trying to prevent Georgiana from eloping with Wickham when she learns of the secret romance. Forced to marry, he leaves her without a backward glance as soon as they walk out of the church. Thrown together again in Meryton, will they compromise, or will they allow pride and prejudices to keep them apart?

Seven strange stand-alone tales involving unusual people caught in disturbing circumstances are presented in this collection.

In the year 2479, humanity survives under domed cities to protect themselves from their toxic atmosphere. Government factions regulate what remains of the Earth's natural resources (meat, plants, fuel, etc.) In this fragile political climate, an animal rights group named H.E.A.T. strives to fight for organic life independent of World Senate politics and their corruption.

Carola Lembeck ist Mitte 40 und erfolgreiche Leiterin des städtischen Museums in Hoelven, einer kleinen Stadt im Herzen Deutschlands. In einer alten Villa am Stadtrand lebt sie gemeinsam mit Butler Gerhard und ihrer Mutter. Letztere wird heute 70 Jahre alt und soll zu eben jenem Anlass von der Stadt die Ehrenbürgerschaft erhalten. Zwei Tage zuvor wurde im Smithonian Museum in Washington der weltberühmte Blue Hope Diamant gestohlen. Er gilt als Unglücksdiamant, um den sich viele Legenden ranken.

Simson ist der stärkste Mann Israels und von Gott besonders gesegnet. Vor allem Israels Erzfeinde, die Philister, fürchten Simsons Muskelkraft und Klugheit. Deshalb schmieden sie einen finsteren Plan: Mit Hilfe von Simsons hübscher Freundin Delila kommen sie hinter das Geheimnis seiner Stärke. Und sie locken den ahnungslosen Simson in eine lebensgefährliche Falle.

Ein gottesfürchtiger Mann wird kurz vor seinem Tod von seinem letzten Nachfahren hintergangen. Ein Agent des SIS infiltriert in Russland ein verstecktes Labor und wird Zeuge eines abscheulichen Menschen-Experiments. Eine junge Frau wird in ihrer Wohnung von unheimlichen Geräuschen gepeinigt. Eine Journalistin wird vor einer Vergeltung an der englischen Regierung gewarnt.

Der zuverlässige Psychotherapeut für zu Hause...

Keiner von ihnen wusste um die Bedeutung des Spiels. Ahnungslos öffneten sie das Lederetui und entnahmen die vergilbten Karten. Dann passierte es. Die Motive der Karten begannen sich zu verändern. Pauline erschrak. Eben noch hatte den Kreuzkönig ein gutmütiges Herrschergesicht geziert und jetzt, urplötzlich kannte sie die abgebildete Person. Es war ihr Mann Andrew. Die Kreuzdame hatte nun ihr Gesicht. George und Sheila, ihre beiden Mitspieler, waren auf ebenso rätselhafte Weise als Karodame und Karokönig zu sehen.

Visit a world where a wild-land firefighter must use his mysterious powers to save his crew from a roaring inferno. Follow an eco-tourist's frantic efforts to escape an African quarantine zone ravaged by a deadly virus. Meet a gumshoe journalist as she tracks down a figure that'sable to predict the future with terrifying accuracy. And tune into Texas station KRAP (don't touch that dial, there's KRAP on it!) as a pair of down-home country deejays try their damnedest to stop a murder...while they're still on the air.

Zwölf Episoden über Menschen und ihre Einrichtungsversuche. Mint und Hellblau gegen ein bedrohliches Außen, Gemütlichkeitsrituale gegen Panikattacken, die perfekt geputzte Küche als pseudo-sakraler Raum. Geschichten über wackelige Lebensfundamente und sanierungsbedürftige Innenräume, über skurrile, vereinsamte und verunsicherte Menschen, die in ihren kleinen Paralleluniversen Überlebenskämpfe mit sich und ihrer unmittelbaren Umgebung ausfechten.