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Eine düstere Prophezeiung über die griechischen Götter, eine verbotene Liebe, die zwei Welten vereint, Gut und Böse, die in ein und derselben Brust schlagen und ein letztes großes Opfer, um die Menschheit vor dem Verderben zu bewahren."Unser gemeinsamer Weg hat uns hierhergeführt, unsere beiden Schicksale dieses Ende für uns geschrieben. Manch einer könnte meinen, ich würde bereuen, mich in ihn verliebt zu haben, doch der irrt ...

Mack: Bryce "Mack" McNamara has been caught in a pity party for one ever since his wife cheated on him, causing their nine-year marriage to end in divorce. He wants to move on but can't seem to figure out how to. That is, until Victoria Masters waltzes into Ladder 171 as the company's newest member.

Ich brauche dringend einen Plan. Um meine schwerkranke Mutter pflegen zu können, musste ich meinen Job kündigen. Eine professionelle Pflegekraft ist leider unleistbar. Mit schlecht bezahlten Minijobs halte ich uns gerade so über Wasser. Es reicht zumindest für Brot, Wasser und ein Dach über dem Kopf. Trotzdem fehlt uns das nötige Geld, um die teuren Medikamente zu bezahlen. Als mir die dritte Bank in Folge eine Abfuhr erteilt, springe ich über meinen eigenen Schatten. Das Einzige, was ich jetzt noch tun kann, um meine Mutter zu retten, ist meinen Körper zu verkaufen.

Do you ever feel like your body’s still in survival mode, even when things are calm? Like you’re exhausted from holding it all together—but have no idea how to let go without falling apart? Maybe you’ve even looked in the mirror and thought, “I don’t recognize myself anymore.” If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone—and you’re not stuck. Healing doesn’t have to be overwhelming. With the right tools, just a few minutes a day can shift you from chaos to calm, tension to ease, disconnection to safety.

On a dark night along a lonely stretch of coast, a small ship, the Silver Wake, sends two people ashore to a stony strand. Their purpose is assassination. They have been hired to do this by two of the most dangerous men alive. The consequences will affect so many lives both great and small, and possibly alter the balance of power in the world. One of those arriving on that night strand is a woman abducted by corsairs from her home as a child, escaping that fate, that destiny, years after, now trying to chart her own course—and bent upon revenge.

Thierry Villar is a well-known - even notorious - tavern poet, intimately familiar with the rogues and shadows of that world, but not at all with courts and power. He is an unlikely person, despite his quickness, to be swept into the deadly contests of ambitious royals, assassins, and invading armies. But he is indeed drawn into all these things on a savagely cold night in his beloved city of Orane. And so Thierry must use all the intelligence and charm he can muster as power struggles merge with a decades-long war to bring his country to the brink of destruction.

In an empire divided by bitter factions circling an exquisitely cultured emperor who loves his gardens and his art far more than the burdens of governing, dramatic events on the northern steppe alter the balance of power in the world, leading to events no one could have foretold, under the river of stars.

Crispin the mosaicist wants to concentrate on his art. Rustem of Kerakek, a physician, is also on his own journey of self-discovery. But no man may withdraw from society that easily, and both men soon find themselves drawn into the deadly webs of Sarantium. Lord of Emperors is the sequel to Sailing to Sarantium.

Jake Manning's smart mouth frequently gets him into trouble. Because of it he can't hold a job. Combined with some bad luck, it's prevented him from keeping steady employment. A huge debt looms over him, and alone he shoulders the care of his alcoholic mother and three younger sisters. When a housekeeping position opens, Jake's so desperate he leaps at the opportunity. On landing, he finds his new boss, Patrick Stanford, a fussy, arrogant, rude...and blind man.

When my mom passed, I made her a promise that I'd take care of my little sister. Then I found out my fiancé tricked me into draining her trust fund. There's only one thing to do—make it right. At all costs. It's my job to protect her… and I failed. Luckily, I come across a job opening as an executive assistant in a new state. Between the generous salary and a place to stay, it's a no-brainer. Time to start over. The only problem is that my new boss is a nightmare. The job description left out the part about working for Las Vegas's biggest billionaire bosshole.

Dive into worlds of wonder, action, adventure, and so much more. This collaboration includes short LitRPG stories of all types brought to you by authors with thousands of 5 star reviews. The fantastic tales within this tome are a rare opportunity to sample so many wonderful authors in one offering.

Damit hatte Julia nicht gerechnet, als Sie gestresst aus dem Büro in die U-Bahn stieg. Dieser verdammt gut aussehende Kerl fixiert sie. Doch meint er wirklich sie mit seinem Blick? Auf der Stelle möchte sie ihm das Hemd vom Leib reisen. Er wirkt dominant, aber nicht arrogant. Bestimmend, aber nicht überheblich. Er strahlt Autorität aus, so sehr, dass Julia sich nur noch eines von ihm wünscht: Von ihm gefickt zu werden!

The first major book in a quarter century on suicide—and its terrible pull on the young in particular—Night Falls Fast is tragically timely: suicide has become one of the most common killers of Americans between the ages of fifteen and forty-five.

Where is God when my suffering seems never-ending? Can I really find joy in this fallen world? This powerful book confronts these questions with stories of the author's near-death experience, a daughter's suicide attempt, mental illness, and numerous other gripping stories that demonstrate not only that God is present when we need him, but that through our trials we can find true intimacy with him.

Two-time Aurora Award-winning author Guy Gavriel Kay has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award three times. In the first book of his Fionavar Tapestry series, five college students meet a wizard who takes them to the heart of the first of all worlds - a place called Fionavar. The students soon discover that they have been pre-ordained as part of the pattern called the Fionavar Tapestry - and if they don't fulfill their destinies, the world will suffer devastating consequences.

Curtis “Launchpad” Larkin’s career as an astronaut has had its share of ups and downs. Alternately lauded as the single-handed savior of NASA and condemned as a reckless, hot-headed bully, Curt has been through the wringer of public opinion and come out on top. When he embarks on his final mission with NASA, Curt figures there’s no curveball that life has left to throw him.

After she discovers her sister Tanya dead on the floor of her fashionable New York City townhouse, Letty Carnahan is certain she knows who did it: Tanya’s ex; sleazy real estate entrepreneur Evan Wingfield. Even in the grip of grief and panic Letty heeds her late sister’s warnings: “If anything bad happens to me - it’s Evan. Promise me you’ll take Maya and run. Promise me.” So Letty grabs her sister’s Mercedes and hits the road....

The finance sector of Western economies is too large and attracts too many of the smartest college graduates. Financialization over the past three decades has created a structure that lacks resilience and supports absurd volumes of trading. The finance sector devotes too little attention to the search for new investment opportunities and the stewardship of existing ones, and far too much to secondary-market dealing in existing assets. Regulation has contributed more to the problems than the solutions.

Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott's marriage is in major league trouble. He’s recently discovered a humiliating secret: His wife, Thea, has always faked the Big O. When he loses his cool at the revelation, it’s the final straw on their already strained relationship. Thea asks for a divorce, and Gavin realizes he’s let his pride and fear get the better of him. Welcome to the Bromance Book Club. Distraught and desperate, Gavin finds help from an unlikely source: a secret romance book club made up of Nashville's top alpha men.

Have you ever thought about the fact that before the fridge you'd have had maggots in your margarine? Ever thought about what you might use to wipe your bum before loo roll was a thing? And what about what everybody did before computers?! In this third hilarious book from Adam Kay and Henry Paker you'll learn about all of these and more.