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Verhält sich die Sonne anders als vergleichbare Sterne? Als Astronomen auf Teleskopbildern eine seltsame Entdeckung machen, scheinen sie eine Erklärung für das Rätsel der Sonne gefunden zu haben. Was genau es ist, kann jedoch nur eine erfahrene Crew herausfinden. Vier Menschen machen sich auf den Weg und wissen genau: Was vor ihnen liegt, ist nicht nur bedeutsam für die Vergangenheit, sondern vor allem auch für die Zukunft der gesamten Menschheit. Hard Science Fiction. Alles, was der Autor beschreibt, könnte genau so Wirklichkeit werden.

DARK MAFIA ROMANCE. Spiele nicht mit mir, kleine Blume. Reize nie, was du nicht bändigen kannst. Er ist 15 Jahre älter als sie. New Yorks gefährlichster Mafiaboss. Kalt, unnahbar und ein furchtbarer Macho. Und sie ist gezwungen, ihn zu heiraten! Grace. Nicht genug damit, dass mein brutaler Vater mich wie eine Gefangene hält, jetzt verschachert er mich auch noch an seinen größten Feind! Ich hasse diesen Connor O'Brien von ganzem Herzen, denn er hat meine Mutter auf dem Gewissen.

Madison Montgomery wollte nichts als endlich ein ganz normales Leben führen. Doch Vincent Bishop Hayes zog sie in eine Welt aus Macht, Intrigen und Geheimnissen. Obwohl sie sich versprochen haben, immer ehrlich zueinander zu sein, verbirgt er seine Gefühle hinter meterhohen Mauern. Und immer, wenn Madison glaubt, auf dem Weg zur Wahrheit ein weiteres Puzzleteil gefunden zu haben, schlägt der Elite Kings Club alles, was sie zu wissen glaubt, in tausend Stücke. Werden die Geheimnisse um die Kings für immer zwischen ihnen stehen, oder kann Maddie Bishop endlich vertrauen?

People are greedy, and Christmas intensifies this to sickening heights. Most don’t need the stuff they ask for—but I do. Which is why, while families enjoy their holiday cheer and traditions, they don’t see me slip in and out of their homes, snatching their possessions. This house should be like all the others. I’ve watched and planned. When the residents announce a last-minute vacation, it becomes entirely too easy. In, out, and it’ll be over. Until it isn’t. Until she catches me in the house. But this isn’t the first time she’s seen me.

Grace Dempsey is at the height of her career when she suffers a debilitating panic attack. Returning to her aunt's Victorian home in Mistletoe Meadows was supposed to be temporary. The last thing she expected was to find purpose in the small Christmas-obsessed town where music seems to be the centerpiece of every celebration. Noah Parker gave up his own promising musical future years ago to run the family music shop and raise his siblings after their parents' deaths. Now that his brothers and sisters are grown, he's stuck in Mistletoe Meadows with a struggling business and abandoned dreams.

First published in 1962, Silent Spring can single-handedly be credited with sounding the alarm and raising awareness of humankind's collective impact on its own future through chemical pollution. No other book has so strongly influenced the environmental conscience of Americans and the world at large.

In the darkness beyond the galaxy, there are monsters. Some swim closer to the light, drawn by the beacon that is the Astronomican, while others stalk the Void, predators in the dark. The Carcharodons have hunted for millennia, but now they are drawn into a new blackness...the Dark City of the drukhari itself. Commorragh. For a thousand years, Chaplain Tangata Manu has searched for a relic lost under his watch: an ancient thing, once charged into the keeping of the Forgotten One himself. But at the brink of seeing his hunt fulfilled and the relic returned, it is stolen from under him.

EINE WELT AM RANDE DES ABGRUNDS. EINE JUNGE KRIEGERIN, DIE BEREIT IST, ALLES ZU RISKIEREN. UND EIN GEFANGENER MIT EINEM TÖDLICHEN GEHEIMNIS ... Skyhunter - A Silent Fall. Talin gehört zu den legendären Elitekriegern von Mara und verteidigt ihre Heimat gegen die Karensa-Föderation. Doch der Kampf gegen den übermächtigen Gegner scheint aussichtslos. Als Red, ein mysteriöser Kriegsgefangener, hingerichtet werden soll, spürt Talin, dass er mehr ist als nur ein Kämpfer der Föderation. Sie erwirkt seine Freilassung und rettet ihm so das Leben.

Conservationist Rachel Carson spent over six years documenting the effects on DDT, a synthetic organic compound used as an insecticide, on numerous communities. Her analysis revealed that such powerful, persistent chemical pesticides have been used without a full understanding of the extent of their potential harm to the whole biota, including the damage they've caused to wildlife, birds, bees, agricultural animals, domestic pets, and even humans. An instant best seller that was read by President Kennedy during the summer of 1962, this classic remains one of the best introductions to the complicated and controversial subject.

Five figures gather 'round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult-sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken, but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood. Years later a headmistress is found brutally strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders that shock the Black Country.

Lady Emily Marlowe is beautiful, independent, and unspoiled. Deaf since childhood, she appreciates her family's efforts to nurture her spirit, but the man they've chosen for her betrothal can never fulfill her. The only one Emily has ever desired is bold and reckless Lord Ashley Kendrick. Her childhood amour inspired her fantasies and vowed never to forget her - even as he left her for a new life in India and a new love.

"O du Fröhliche… O du Tödliche…" Verschneite Wälder. Endloser Schneesturm. Finstere Stunden. Sinnliche Momente. Auch am ersten Weihnachtsfeiertag sitzen Desideria, Rune, Abby und Laris im Waldhaus fest. Ohne Netzempfang. Ohne Strom. Ohne Kontakt zur Außenwelt. Während sich Laris' Gesundheitszustand dramatisch verschlechtert, macht Frey Yorick Andersson keinen Hehl daraus, dass er genau weiß, wo sich seine Nichte befindet. Um Desideria zu beschützen, bleibt Rune nichts weiter übrig, als wieder zu dem Mann zu werden, den er am meisten verabscheut: einem Killer.

Sometimes the best way to get over our fears is to face them head-on. Ethan is terrified of the dream realm, his older sister Isla finds it exhilarating. After months of begging, Ethan finally agrees to dream. Soon after, Ethan is forbidden from returning to Somnium when he becomes injured. It’s not long until the children rationalize breaking the rules.

When a teenage girl dies in a suspicious fire, Detective Olivia Sutherland is assigned to track down the arsonist. Then she discovers something more sinister—a vicious blackmailer who preys on young people and murders without hesitation. Making her work even harder is sexy firefighter David Hunter. He’s not only sharing the case but sparking memories of their long-ago night of passion, when feelings were left unspoken and hearts were broken.

"Worte schlucken, nichts fühlen, das rettet mich" – das ist Silents Überlebensstrategie. Aber nur, wenn er sein Schweigen bricht, kann er Teach befreien. Obwohl Teach versucht, ihr Leben in den Griff zu bekommen, geht ihr der Mann, der in einer folgenschweren Nacht im Bluegrass Forest sein Versprechen brach, noch immer unter die Haut: Der verschwiegene Whiskeybrenner Silent bleibt undurchschaubar und geheimnisvoll. Daran ändert auch ein leidenschaftlicher One-Night-Stand nichts, der Teach verwirrter denn je zurücklässt.

When 25-year-old Beth Mullen returns home, expecting to find her twin Rachel waiting for her, the silent house sends a shiver down her spine. She races upstairs to find her beautiful beloved sister cold in her childhood bed, her sparkling blue eyes closed forever, the morning after attending a glittering party.... Newly engaged Detective Lottie Parker knows that Rachel has been murdered the minute she enters the bedroom. Rachel’s neck is bruised and a shard of glass placed in her throat. Confronted with such a horrifying killing, Lottie wastes no time in pursuing every clue.

Is our sun behaving differently from other stars? When an amateur astronomer discovers something strange on telescopic solar pictures, an explanation must be found. Is it merely artifact? Or has he found something totally unexpected? An expert international crew is hastily assembled, a spaceship is speedily repurposed, and the foursome is sent on the ride of their lives. What challenges will they face on this spur-of-the-moment mission to our central star?

When Inspector Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, she wonders briefly if, for once in her life, she's uncovered a simple death from natural causes. But a closer inspection reveals bruises around the victim's throat, and Vera quickly realizes she has a murder on her hands.

It is through first contact with an alien species that humanity learns of the Dream. It is a plane of mental existence where people are able to communicate by their thoughts alone - over distances of thousands of light-years. To ensure that future generations will have this ability, human genetic engineering produces newborns capable of finding and navigating the Dream. They become known as the Silent. Rust is just one planet among many in the Empire of Human Unity.

Dog wrangler Preston Echo has been in love with his brother’s best friend, copilot, and business partner since high school - and Damien Ward knew it. As Preston grew into a stunning, hard-willed man, Damien began to dream of Preston too. Then Damien almost died in a helicopter crash. While his physical wounds are slowly healing, the blows to his self-confidence and goodwill are almost worse. His body is broken and he’s afraid to fly - how can Preston love him now?