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Die 23-jährige Sienna hat ein Geheimnis: Um Geld zu verdienen, schreibt sie spicy Romane. Ihre Inspiration: Der mysteriöse Milliardär und Spirituosenmogul Nikolai Hale. Er ist 20 Jahre älter als sie – und der beste Freund ihres Vaters. Auf einer unfreiwilligen gemeinsamen Reise kommen sich die beiden plötzlich auch im wahren Leben näher. Heimliche Blicke, flüchtige Berührungen … Unter dem Sternenhimmel von Barcelona drohen sie alle Tabus zu vergessen. Doch der Altersunterschied ist nicht ihr größtes Problem: Nikolai verbirgt etwas vor Sienna. Und diese Wahrheit könnte alles zerstören …

Six-million acres of Adirondack forest separate Natalie and Doug Larson from civilization. For the newlyweds, the isolated backcountry honeymoon seemed ideal for starting their lives together, but as they begin to explore the dark interiors of their own hearts, it soon becomes clear that they are not alone in the woods. A man watches them, wielding the forest like a weapon. He wants something from them that's more terrifying than death. And once they are near him, he will do everything in his power to make sure they never walk out again.

Was hat es mit der geheimnisvollen Hexe des Westens auf sich? Von wem stammt sie ab? Wie wurde sie so böse? Wicked erzählt die aufregende Vorgeschichte des Zauberer von Oz. Elphaba ist als junge Hexe ein ernsthaftes, intelligentes und unglücklicherweise grünhäutiges Mädchen. Ihr Vater ist ein sittenstrenger Prediger, ihre Mutter eine leichtfertige Schönheit. An der Universität studiert sie Biologie und forscht besonders über grundlegende Ähnlichkeiten zwischen Menschen und Tieren. Unterdessen ist aber der Zauberer von Oz dabei, die Rechte der Tiere grausam einzuschränken.

Eine Liebe zwischen Licht und Dunkelheit. Auf den ersten Blick ist Ivy Morgan eine normale junge Frau: Sie genießt das Studentenleben in New Orleans, und ist, seit dem tragischen Verlust ihrer ersten großen Liebe, überzeugter Single. Nur wenige ihrer Freunde wissen, dass Ivy einem Orden angehört, der die Menschen in New Orleans vor übernatürlichen Wesen schützt. Eines Tages wird Ivy von einer Fae angegriffen und schwer verletzt.

Heralded as an instant classic of fantasy literature, Maguire has written a wonderfully imaginative retelling of The Wizard of Oz told from the Wicked Witch's point of view. More than just a fairy tale for adults, Wicked is a meditation on the nature of good and evil.

Twenty-two-year-old Ivy Morgan isn't your average college student. She, and others like her, know that humans aren't the only thing trolling the French Quarter for fun... and for food. Her duty to the Order is her life. Four years ago, she lost everything at the hands of the creatures she'd sworn to hunt, tearing her world and her heart apart. Ren Owens is the last person Ivy expected to enter her rigidly controlled life. He's six feet and three inches of temptation and swoon-inducing charm.

I work for the Order of Magica, the supernatural version of the FBI. Sounds fun, right? Except I spend my days chained to my desk, writing reports, and wishing that I was out solving crimes.Well, be careful what you wish for. When my best friend is abducted, my life in Chicago turns upside down. I’ll do anything to get her back - even work with Damian Malek, a wanted criminal, notorious crime lord, and dangerous fallen angel. He’s hot, lethal, and he's the only one who can help me master my dangerous powers.

Der zweite Teil der emotionalen Small-Town-Romance-Serie von Bestseller-Autorin Laura Pavlov Willkommen zurück in Magnolia Falls ! Hier lebt River, der stets übellaunige Anwalt mit der schwierigen Vergangenheit. Diese zeigt sich äußerlich nur noch in seinen vielen Tattoos. Ansonsten führt er ein ruhiges, bescheidenes und zurückgezogenes, aber glückliches Leben. Ab und zu hat er One-Night-Stands, aber er will sich auf keinen Fall auf eine feste Beziehung einlassen.

When I lost my mom, I thought the worst was over. Moving to Sun Valley to live with a father I barely know is punishment all over again. I need to survive the year, then leave this town behind. Roman Valdez has other plans. Star receiver. King of the school. The Devil in cleats. From day one, it's his mission to ruin me. Except something about his actions doesn't add up. One moment, he's tearing me apart. The next, he's stepping in, protecting me like I belong to him.

Das neue Buch der USA-Today-Bestsellerautorin Laura Lee - eine gleichermaßen düstere wie fesselnde Bully Romance, die du nicht mehr aus der Hand legen kannst! Alles Lügner. Jeder einzelne von ihnen. Die Könige und Königinnen meiner neuen High School. Der Vater und die Stiefmutter, die ich vorher nicht kannte. Alle sind reicher und mit mehr Privilegien ausgestattet, als ich es mir je hätte vorstellen können. Und alle haben sie böse, schmutzige Geheimnisse, die sie mit allen Mitteln wahren wollen. Diese Leute sind es gewohnt, das zu bekommen, was sie wollen.

Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town’s most respected gentlemen—one of whom has now been found dead in the ice.

Hanna will do anything to be Rosewood's queen bee. Spencer's digging up her family's secrets. Emily can't stop thinking about her new boyfriend. And Aria approves a little too strongly of her mom's taste in men.

Connor Hughes is a bonafide badass. His private security firm is renowned for its effectiveness. He's renowned for his lethal precision and iron self-control. But when the former Marine meets a gorgeous young hacker with a mouth as smart as her brain, his control unravels in ways he never could have predicted.

When River McAllister escaped from Shallow Hill, she left her innocence behind—and some of her sanity. Now, she's rebuilding her life with her dream man, and life couldn't be better.

Alexander Lawson is a former detective for Northern Ireland's police force. After a disastrous six-month stint in the drug squad, he became addicted to heroin and resigned in disgrace. Now 24, sickly, and on the dole, Alex learns that his high-school love, Victoria Patawasti, has been murdered in America. Victoria's wealthy family sends Alex to Colorado to investigate the case, and he seizes the opportunity for a chance at redemption.

Finn Sawyer hates everything about being back in Sawyers Bend. He walked away from his family years before, living off his wits and skills in the kitchen, refining his craft as he worked his way across Europe. Then the father who left him for dead is murdered, and the will offers Finn a chance at his dream. If he can live in Heartstone Manor with his siblings for five years, he'll end up with enough cash to set up his own restaurant.

Taita is a humble slave, an expert in art, poetry, medicine and engineering as well as keeping important secrets. He is the most treasured possession of Lord Intef. Yet when Intef's beautiful daughter, Lostris, is married to the Pharaoh, Taita is commanded to follow her and swiftly finds himself deeper than he ever could have imagined in a world of deception and treachery. But outside the palace, the great kingdom of Egypt is divided and in even greater danger. Enemies threaten on all sides, and only Taita holds the power to save them all....

How did the replication bomb we call "life" begin, and where in the world, or rather, in the universe, is it heading? Writing with characteristic wit and an ability to clarify complex phenomena (the New York Times described his style as "[T]he sort of science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius"), Richard Dawkins confronts this ancient mystery.

A dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the Thames. The regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories when the door bursts open on an injured stranger. In his arms is the drowned corpse of a little child. Hours later the dead girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can it be explained by science? An exquisitely crafted multilayered mystery brimming with folklore, suspense and romance as well as with the urgent scientific curiosity of the Darwinian age.

At Bagley Hall, a notoriously wild, but increasingly academic, independent, crammed with the children of the famous, trouble is afoot. The ambitious and fatally attractive headmaster, Hengist Brett-Taylor, hatches a plan to share the facilities of his school with Larkminster Comprehensive - known locally, as 'Larks'. His reasons for doing so are purely financial, but he is encouraged by the opportunities the scheme gives him for frequent meetings with Janna Curtis, the dynamic new head of Larks, who has been drafted in to save what is a fast-sinking school from closure.