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On a foggy night in Hampstead, London, a party has gathered in an artist's studio to weather the wartime blackout. A civil servant and a government scientist match wits in a game of chess while Bruce Manaton paints the portrait. In the kitchen, Rosanne Manaton prepares tea for the charlady of Mr Folliner. When the murder of 'Old Mr. F' is discovered by his Canadian infantryman nephew, it's not long before Inspector Macdonald of Scotland Yard is called to the scene.

A little girl found a leg on the shore of my lake. The authorities won’t drain the lake to look for the rest of the body. They say it’s impossible, that 5,000 acres is too much, even to look into a potential murder. The thing is...they emptied it out a while ago just to clean up some old sewage. They absolutely can drain the lake if they want to. But maybe they know better than to try.

When Matt was first sent to Gaia—a lifeless garden planet that had been consumed by system meddling—his only goal was to stay alive. Through a combination of grit, ingenuity, and a lot of help from his guardian, Lucy, he's managed to not only survive the worst but also thrive in a way that's revived the original Gaians. Now, others need Matt's help as well. He once had a choice between Gaia and Ra'Zor, also known as the "Realm of One Thousand Bleedings."

Em awakens each morning with no memory of the day before. All he knows comes from one small journal and the whispers of two shadows that follow his every step. Yet, even as his sanity threatens to break under the weight of this curse, he is given a slim hope. The shadows urge Em to find the mystic in the distant city of Henaden. But with no map, no memory, and enemies at every turn, Em’s journey is fraught with peril. Will he reach Henaden? And if so, what will he find? Can this mystic truly heal his memory? And if he fails, what future is there for the one who forgets?

Er ist dein schlimmster Albtraum. Und deine einzige Hoffnung. Eigentlich ist Rubys Leben perfekt: Sie gehört zur High Society, leitet ihre eigene Kunstgalerie und will bald den begehrtesten Junggesellen von Beverly Hills heiraten. Doch plötzlich wird sie in einen Van gezerrt und verschleppt! Etwa, um ihren reichen Vater zu erpressen? Jamie heißt der Mann, der Ruby eiskalt aus ihrem Leben reißt und an sein Bett kettet. Allerdings entpuppt Jamie sich nicht als das Monster, das sie erwartet hätte.

While hot on the heels of serial coupon-racketeer Gordon Ginner, Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard receives word of an intriguing incident up in Lancashire – the summer cottage of local farmer Giles Hoggett has been broken into, with an assortment of seemingly random items missing which include a complete reel of salmon line, a large sack, and two iron dogs from his fireplace. What first appears as a simple break-in quickly spirals into a mystery of contested land grabs for fishing between farmers, made all the more enticing to MacDonald when a body is then found in the river.

This is a collection of 26 essays on a variety of theosophical, spiritual and esoteric subjects by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of theosophy. Compiled specifically with the student in mind.

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Blake Walker, gefeierter NHL-Star, muss nach einer schweren Verletzung seine Karriere als Profi-Eishockeyspieler aufgeben. Doch er ist entschlossen, seiner Leidenschaft treu zu bleiben – als Coach für Nachwuchsspieler. In der idyllischen Kleinstadt Waydine Hill bekommt er die Chance, die Kinder- und Jugendmannschaft zu trainieren. Dort begegnet er Alicia, einer alleinerziehenden Mutter, deren Sohn im Team spielt. Zwischen Blake und Alicia sprühen die Funken – und zwar gewaltig!

Not only is the Ghost Platoon the only permanently configured platoon in the Tasmanian SFG, it only has ten men assigned, never has an assigned objective, and is commanded by a woman whose call sign is Fox. While most in the Tasmanian SFG hunt the enemy like a pack of wolves, the Ghost Platoon is frequently behind enemy lines, like foxhounds, searching for ways to be a general pain in the enemy’s ass.

Dario ist ein kleiner Esel und träumt davon, bedeutende Aufgaben zu übernehmen. Zu seiner Überraschung darf er eines Tages Jesus auf seinem Rücken nach Jerusalem tragen, den die Menge als König Israels bejubelt. Dario ist stolz darauf, aber andere Aufgaben erledigt er unzufrieden und mürrisch. Ein paar Tage später beobachtet er, wie der König Jesus von der wütenden Menschenmenge ans Kreuz geschlagen wird. Da erkennt er, dass wahre Größe in demütiger Dienstbereitschaft liegt. In Der kleine Esel und der große König bietet R.C.

Queenology is a manual for the modern queen. It is for the woman who is ready to fix her crown, take her throne, and expand her empire.

The Surrays and their five children form a prolific writing machine, with scores of treatises, reviews and crime thrillers published under their family name. Following a convergence of the whole household at their Oxfordshire home, Ruth—the middle sister—decides to spend some weeks there recovering from the pressures of the writing life. Their next return is heralded by the tragic news that Ruth has taken her life after an evening at the Surrays' hosting a set of publishers and writers, one of whom is named as Ruth's literary executor in the will she left behind.

I should have known Alistair would find me. But the dark secrets of my new home have been distracting me from the danger I’ll always be in as long as he is alive. A serial killer. My lovers’ psycho ex. Not to mention my strange new powers. It’s been a lot for a girl to handle. Two Alphas have also claimed me as their own. Now that I’ve been taken, they’ll stop at nothing to get me back. But we should have remembered that there were scarier things in the shadows than my ex. I need to be more wolf than woman, because to survive, I’m going to have to embrace the wild in me.

Someone wants me dead. Worse yet, my link to Spirit is dying. Why? Because Exos has been taken by a new enemy. Now I have to rely on my other elements to find my missing link before it’s too late. Oh, and I need a guard to protect me while I learn how to defend myself. No big deal. Master the elements, find my lost Spirit, and identify the bad guy. I’d better solve this puzzle quickly before my heart starts making choices on my behalf. Because all these fae are beautiful, cunning, and perfect in their own ways.

Viele Menschen glauben an Gott. Aber kann man beweisen, dass es ihn gibt? Oder müssen wir den Verstand ausschalten und einfach "glauben"? R.C. Sproul widerlegt in diesem Buch gängige Argumente gegen die Existenz Gottes und zeigt: Glaube bedeutet nicht, den Verstand auszuschalten. Logik und Vernunft weisen uns vielmehr auf die Existenz Gottes hin und nehmen uns jede Entschuldigung, nicht an ihn zu glauben.

The ruling Anixians believe Kayla is the "Wingless and Featherless" savior prophesied by Grey Seer hundreds of years in the past. As a consequence, they have given her the problem of saving Anixia from the multiple warlike races inhabiting the Milky Way. Unfortunately, Kayla is quick to realize she is in charge of a strategy with no chance of surviving contact with the three warlike nations currently known to exist: Tullizor, Soofir, and Jumanu. If that weren't enough, too many of the humans on Anixia believe stealing a cruiser and returning to Earth would make them rich and famous.

Home is where the horror is... Jilted thriller writer Lady Violet Thorn has withdrawn to the Suffolk market town of Montford with two servants and her leading character, the adventuress Ruby Gibson, for company. Violet’s peace is disturbed when a stranger asks her for help, claiming that a friend is being kept prisoner in her own home. Her visitor seems so afraid that Violet, despite her scepticism, is persuaded to investigate.

The Jax Contract Committee, JCC, has released Rivka to take assignments, and her first involves her in a plot by several Systems within the Helix collection of systems to destroy the Jax. As the plot spreads, she is given assignments to combat the threat. Soon she becomes the JCC's problem solver for ill-advised and potentially ruinous contracts the JCC is forced to accept, including one by the United Freelands who is seeking revenge on her for their embarrassing defeat on Suryah.

Wrong Enemy, Baby! Du hast dich mit dem falschen Feind angelegt. Klappentext:. Aurora ist eine selbstbewusste Archäologin, die ihren Job liebt. Eines Tages lernt sie den erfolgreichen Architekten Vincent kennen. Allerdings stehen die beiden auf unterschiedlichen Seiten: Vincent soll zusammen mit der Baufirma so schnell wie möglich ein Gebäude errichten lassen, während Aurora dafür sorgen will, dass die historischen Funde geschützt werden, die auf dem Grundstück entdeckt wurden und fachgerecht ausgegraben werden müssen.

Auf der Hochzeitsfeier ihres Bruders lernt Lara den unverschämt attraktiven Unternehmer Kyle Downey kennen. Schnell funkt es zwischen den beiden und sie verbringen den Abend zusammen. Als die Nacht anbricht, wollen beide mehr. Eigentlich. Doch sowohl Lara als auch Kyle umgibt ein Geheimnis, das es ihnen verbietet, sich näher zu kommen. Und so einigen sie sich darauf, Freunde zu bleiben und sich als solche wiederzusehen.