Mary hoping to leave the hardships and loneliness of her past behind embarks on a new life running a bar in a remote Australian town. The occupants are all driven by fear, striving to survive both mentally and physically in the harsh environment. She dreams of returning to England but that would require a small fortune. After a period of success, the news of a gold strike leaves the town and farms deserted except for old women and teetotallers. Mary’s business is in danger of collapse and what’s worse her son William has disappeared also overcome with gold fever.

Maulkin and his Eternal buddies are on a roll. They're getting stronger, have two of the shards that will help prevent the return of an evil god, and even have a good idea where to find the rest. Maybe Maulkin has taken a month off to hang out with his new elven girlfriend and learn how to swing his giant sword around, but hasn't he earned a holiday? 

These were the words that the renowned psychologist Dr. Susan Patterson had reluctantly spoken to Detective Iris Williams and her partner Annette Toni. Their topic of discussion: 16-year-old Stacey and Jannifer McHill. A few weeks after Iris and Toni's horrific confrontation with the twins - where Iris was forced to shoot and kill Jannifer - Stacey McHill was sent to a new facility for the criminally insane. 

In a world where international threats of terrorism focuses the attention oversees, the threat of domestic insurgency grows stronger every day. While the world watches in horror, the reality of homegrown discontent boils over and rocks the foundation of the free world. A devastating assassination sends the United States into a tailspin, exposing the harsh realities of a divided and unsettled population. Racial strife and political discord reach its breaking point, and insurrection threatens to tear the fabric of democracy apart.

It's been 10 years since The Collapse. The survivors live off what they can grow, find or steal. A man known as Ryker is among the survivors, a family man with a mysterious past. When his family's relative safety is taken, he's forced to join what's left of civilization to care for his wife and children. But will his newfound allegiance to the government of The Tennessee Zone save them or plunge them into darker peril, and will the powers-that-be use Ryker for their own nefarious needs?

The writing of P. G. Wodehouse put him among the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. He began his post-collegiate career working in a bank. Very dissatisfied with the job, he began writing magazine articles when he had any spare time. What an outstanding professional decision that turned out to be. A Damsel in Distress is a prime example of the Wodehouse trademark of elaborate quirks of hilarity.

After fighting with his brothers to rescue five human females, the one thing on Kyris’ mind is getting the single human he’s protecting to safety. His sole purpose is to reach the outpost on a harsh, desert planet so she can be extracted. His whole aim is to complete his mission. Except, that’s a lie. He’s been on countless missions. He’s rescued countless slaves.

After a mysterious global event known only as “The Change”, six strangers wake up in an underground research facility where they learn that they’re part of the Extinction Trials - a scientific experiment to restart the human race. But the Extinction Trials harbors a very big secret. And so does the world outside.

Eine junge Frau, verschwunden im Halblicht der Weißen Nächte von Sankt Petersburg - Kommissarin Natalja Iwanowa, ebenso bekannt für ihre Integrität wie für ihre scharfe Zunge, wird beauftragt, dem Verschwinden einer schwedischen Studentin nachzugehen. Ihr Team ermittelt unter Hochdruck, da der Vater des Opfers extrem vermögend ist und ihre Chefs einen schnellen Ermittlungserfolg wollen. Tatsächlich scheint der Fall gelöst, als eine komplett verbrannte Leiche gefunden wird. Neben den Überresten: Zena Dahls Handtasche, auf der Fingerabdrücke sichergestellt werden können.

Solitary and mechanical clubman Mr Phileas Fogg, accepting a challenge from fellow members of the Reform Club, wagers the fantastic sum of £20,000, half of his total fortune, on an attempt to travel around the world in only 80 days. Setting out that very day with his newly-employed French valet Passepartout - and a carpetbag containing the entire balance of his fortune in cash - Mr. Fogg and his companion cross four continents, by every means at hand, in the face of endless surprises....

Der zweite Teil der neuen Reihe - magisch und heiß. Gemma Smythe hat ihr ganzes Leben der Kriegsgöttin Morthwyl gewidmet. Doch als ihre Schwester Keeley zur legendären Schmiedekönigin ernannt wird, lässt Gemma ihre Heimat beim finsteren Orden der Kriegsmönche hinter sich, um gemeinsam mit Keeley und der Zentaurin Laila in den Krieg zu ziehen. Was Gemma dabei jedoch nicht gebrauchen kann, ist Lailas sexy Bruder Quinn, der ihr nicht von der Seite weicht, als Gemma zu einer gefährlichen Mission aufbricht ... denn der Zentaur weiß, wie man einer Frau den Kopf verdreht.

Top neurosurgeon Samantha Thomson needs to get married fast and is tightlipped as to why. And with over $200,000 on offer to tie the knot, no questions asked, cash-strapped ER nurse Hayden Perez isn't about to demand answers. The deal is only for a year of marriage, but Hayden's going into it knowing it will be a nightmare. Sam is complicated, rude, kind of cold, and someone Hayden barely tolerates at work, let alone wants to marry. The hardest part is that Hayden has to convince everyone around them that they're madly in love and that racing down the aisle is all they've ever wanted.

Weinberge, Frankreich und eine Prise Magie! Frankreich, kurz vor der Wende zum 20. Jahrhundert: Üppige Weinberge unter strahlender Sonne, das Gelächter vieler Erntehelfer, ein Gut in voller Pracht - so hat Elena das Château Renard in Erinnerung. Doch als sie nach mehrjähriger Abwesenheit dorthin zurückkehrt, bietet sich ihr ein völlig anderes Bild: Das Weingut liegt nun in den Händen eines gut aussehenden Fremden, der nicht an die Kraft von Elenas besonderen Kräutern glaubt, und steht zudem kurz vor dem Ruin.

With this book, you get to understand how to enhance both your emotional intelligence and conversational ability, understand why conversational intelligence equals stellar conversation ability, understand the link between conversational intelligence and the ability to talk to anyone, understand what it takes to be a great conversationalist who can talk wonderfully well to just about anyone, and more.

John Palmer hasn't felt like a real man since he was injured during combat in Iraq. Though not content with his new life, he is mostly adapting, just like the other vets at the Lost 'N' Found Investigative Service. When Shannon Murphy is hired on as the new office manager, life suddenly gets a lot more interesting. Before long, John finds himself wondering if he could ever be the kind of man Shannon needs.