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One stormy night, sixth-grader Jacob Doolittle finds a baby in a basket on his front porch. To Jake's surprise, his mother decides to care for the baby, hoping its mother will return. However that surprise is nothing compared to what happens to "Little Dumpling" the first time there's a full moon….

Kylie hat genug von unzähligen Dating Desastern und will sich endlich richtig verlieben. Aber kein Mann lässt ihr Herz so richtig höherschlagen. Außer Braxton. Er ist nicht nur ihr bester Freund, sondern auch ein unverbesserlicher Frauenheld - da sind Ärger und Verdruss vorprogrammiert. Niemals würde Kylie etwas mit ihm anfangen, auch, wenn er noch so charmant ist... Braxton kann sich über Erfolg bei den Frauen nicht beschweren. Nur ist leider keine wie sie - Kylie, seine beste Freundin. Die Einzige, die er will, aber er kann es ihr nicht sagen.

Lucas Taylor has lived a long life. Though his body is failing him, his memory is still strong as he recounts his journey through life, love, and loss - and shares the incredible lessons he's learned along the way.

A brand-new stand-alone novella in the Rivers of London series! Tobias Winter has been assigned to the Abteilung KDA - the Department for Complex and Unspecific Matters. Despite the intriguing department name, as Winter explains, dealing with the strange and the supernatural is 'actually 90 percent paperwork'. But this is a story about the other 10 percent of the job: the life-threatening danger part.

The renowned fantasy and science fiction writer China Mieville has long been inspired by the ideals of the Russian Revolution, and here, on the centenary of the revolution, he provides his own distinctive take on its history. In February 1917, in the midst of bloody war, Russia was still an autocratic monarchy: nine months later it became the first socialist state in world history. How did this unimaginable transformation take place? How was a ravaged and backward country, swept up in a desperately unpopular war, rocked by not one but two revolutions?

Left unable to walk by a childhood illness, Lady Jennifer, sister of the Duke of Wilby, has grown up to make a happy place for herself in society. Outgoing and cheerful, she has many friends and enjoys the pleasures of the Season—even if she cannot dance at balls or stroll in Hyde Park. She is blessed with a large, loving, and protective family. But she secretly dreams of marriage and children, and of walking—and dancing. When Ben Ellis comes across Lady Jennifer as she struggles to walk with the aid of primitive crutches, he instantly understands her yearning.

Kylie's best friend Braxton is the hottest man she's ever known, with a rock hard body and a smile that melts the panties off every woman he meets. Except Kylie. Mostly. Kylie is anxious to get off the dating carousel and find something real. Despite the way Braxton tends to suck the air from her lungs, she knows he's trouble. He's just another player, and she's tired of the game. But Braxton isn't the man she thinks. The real reason he's sh*t with women is simple. None of the women he's with are the one he wants. None of them are Kylie. 

“An eerily prescient novel about a devastating virus that begins in Asia before going global . . . A page-turner that has the earmarks of an instant bestseller.” —New York Post “Featuring accounts of past plagues and pandemics, descriptions of pathogens and how they work, and dark...

Eine Geschichte von der Wildheit in uns allen. October lebt mit ihrem Vater in einer Waldhütte, im Einklang mit der Natur und fernab anderer Menschen. Geheimverstecke zwischen den Bäumen, Winterschwimmen im Teich, nächtliche Lagerfeuer und ein gerettetes Eulenküken: Das ist Octobers Welt. Bis zu ihrem elften Geburtstag, als ihr Vater einen schweren Unfall hat. Während er sich erholt, muss October zu ihrer Mutter in die Großstadt ziehen. Dort ist alles fremd: das sterile Haus, die Schule, die Frau, die ihre Mutter ist.

“The narrators, Tim Lounibos and Zura Johnson, escalate the unsettling atmosphere to full-blown terror, aided by well-placed music and synthesized creature voices.” — Library Journal (Starred Review) Horror Movie meets the scope and emotion of Stephen King in this heart-pounding, magnetic...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Thorn Birds comes the sixth volume in the epic Masters of Rome series retelling the fall of the Roman Republic and, ultimately, the fall of Caesar. Grand in scope and vivid in detail, McCullough’s gripping narrative thrusts readers headlong...

Bloomsbury presents October, October by Katya Balen, read by Aysha Kala. _______________ WINNER OF THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL 2022 WINNER OF THE YOTO CARNEGIE SHADOWERS’ CHOICE AWARD 2022 _______________ 'A very special new addition to the shelf and deserves classic status' – The Times...

Brought to you by Penguin. A DEADLY VIRUS. QUARANTINE. A WORLD IN LOCKDOWN. THE THRILLER THAT PREDICTED IT ALL. THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Flies thrillingly, eerily close to reality' Guardian 'This page-turner... is riveting and spookily anticipates much that has unfolded in reality'...