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It's a hot summer in Northern California and Lindsey is stuck at home feeling frustrated and alone. Her shallow boyfriend is history, her admission to graduate school is pending, and she can't stand her mother. When her best friend Becky invites her on a camping trip to Yosemite, it seems like the perfect distraction. But before they go, one incident after another forces nearly everyone to cancel. Everyone, that is, except Becky's father, Richard. Recently widowed and still adjusting to his wife's absence, Richard was looking forward to the distraction as much as Lindsey.

Veronica Cecil was 25 years old when her husband was offered a job at a large multi-national company in the Congo. Filled with enthusiasm for their new life, the couple and their 11-month-old son set off for an African adventure. Very soon, however, Veronica began to realise that life in the Congo was not what she had imagined. Food shortages were an everyday occurrence; she felt like an outsider at the club in Léopoldville, which only the Belgians and other expats frequented; and flickers of violence were starting to erupt everywhere.

In dit fantastische sciencefictionverhaal creëert Veronica Roth een universum waarin iedereen een unieke gave heeft. Cyra's gave geeft haar pijn, maar ze kan ook anderen onnoemelijk veel pijn doen. Haar broer Ryzek heerst als een tiran over hun planeet, Shotet. Ryzek misbruikt Cyra's gave om zijn vijanden te martelen. Maar Cyra is veel meer dan een wapen in handen van haar broer: ze is snel, veerkrachtig en slimmer dan hij denkt.

Nuestras vidas son un flujo interminable de acciones que implican «cuándo»: cuándo emprender un negocio, programar una clase, comprometerse, cambiar de trabajo... Sin embargo, tomamos esas decisiones basándonos en la intuición y en las conjeturas. Creemos que elegir el momento adecuado es un arte, pero en realidad, tal y como demuestra Daniel H. Pink en este audiolibro, se trata de toda una ciencia.

The Crows are more than nightmares lurking in every shadow. They're a brotherhood. Family. When threats creep in, they'll protect what belongs to them. Quinn. Does a wrong make a right? In my case, it has to. The Kings gave me no choice, no chance to fold. I betrayed the guy who believed he was protecting me while I gave his secrets away. Now we're enemies once more. My brother and I burned all our bridges. Begging Colton DuPont for his help again is my only option. The Crows demand a steep price, but to buy our safety I'll do anything. Even sell my soul to the man who wants me dead.

¿Qué sabes realmente de tu familia? En una majestuosa casa del elegante barrio de Chelsea, la policía encuentra a una bebé en su cuna. Bien alimentada, cuidada y feliz, espera a que la cojan en brazos.

I’m all set for my first semester at college: dream field of study, five-year plan, brand new notebooks. But one thing can’t come to campus—my V-card. Being a virgin isn’t the biggest part of my problem. What I need to prepare for the full college experience is someone to teach me what to do in bed. Though I hate to admit defeat, this is one accolade I can’t earn on my own. I have the perfect tutor in mind: my brother’s best friend. Cooper Vale: hometown heartthrob, sultry bad boy, and my neighbor since we were kids.

Internetin syövereissä kytee uhka... Internetin pimeässä verkossa toimiva aktivistiryhmä Mori on jo kauan odottanut tilaisuutta murtaa vallan rakenteita ja aloittaa maailmansota. Nyt he ovat löytäneet sopivan kohteen: rauhanneuvottelut Yhdysvaltojen, Etelä-Korean ja Pohjois-Korean välillä Tukholmassa. Althea Molin työskentelee Vigilance Foundationissa, kollektiivissa, joka tutkii verkon vaarallisia aktivistiryhmiä ja varoittaa viranomaisia mahdollisista uhista.

Los compañeros del ka-tet de Roland se encuentran separados en el espacio y en el tiempo y su primera meta es volver a juntarse. Susannah ha sobrevivido al parto del ser monstruoso. Jake, Ancho y el padre Callahan luchan contra sus enemigos en Nueva York. Roland y Eddie siguen en el año 1977 en Maine; allí buscan la puerta de regreso a donde están sus amigos.

Madison James always felt different than other kids, finding herself left out and the target of bullies from an early age. But she was about to find out why, on her 18th birthday. Her life would never be the same again. Waking up in the middle of the night covered in dirt, she found footprints that led across her bedroom floor to an open window. She couldn't remember a thing, but these mysterious incidents kept happening. Finally, upon revealing these occurrences to her grandmother, she found out about her emerging powers as a wolf shifter.

Vredesmod är Veronica Sjöstrands femte bok om gärningsmannaprofileraren Althea Molin. Det är en tät och intensiv thriller med ett skräckscenario som mycket väl skulle kunna bli verklighet. Aktivistgruppen Mori, som håller till på Internets illegala sidor på Darknet, har länge sökt efter en möjlighet att riva ner maktens strukturer och starta en revolution, ett världskrig. De har nu hittat sitt mål - ett fredssamtal i Stockholm mellan USA, Sydkorea och Nordkorea.

En nervkittlande spänningsroman, i rasande tempo, fylld med oväntade vändningar. "Ensamvarg" är tredje, fristående delen i Veronica Sjöstrands serie om den egensinniga gärningsmannaprofileraren Althea Molin. Gillar du starka kvinnliga karaktärer och internationell spänning på hög nivå så är det här något för dig! I höst släpps ytterligare tre delar i serien: "Änglalik", "Kretsen" och ”Arvsynd". "Kretsen" nominerades till bästa svenska kriminalroman 2009. Mitt under gudstjänsten detonerar en bomb inne i Tyska kyrkan i Gamla Stan.

From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Fairydale, dark academia and gothic romance meet in this haunting stand-alone filled with centuries-old secrets, dangerous alliances, and obsessive love that stands the test of time. In Radcliffe, perfection is a mask. And Sinclair Arnoult wears his far...

Whether you’re worldbuilding because you want to write the next Game of Thrones, intend to build a rich, vibrant world to enthrall the players of an upcoming tabletop RPG campaign, or you’re just curious to find out how all these creators did it, the Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding, Volume 2, puts a team of master world-architects at your side.

A twisty, off-the-rails mystery about seven teens, forced to spend a stormy—and deadly—night together. Perfect for fans of There’s Someone Inside Your House and No Place Left to Hide. The members of the Coastal Canyon debate team have their reasons to hate each other: complicated pasts...

Book Riot’s Best New Book Releases A 2025 Latino Book Award Winner, Gold Medal for Best Novel — Historical Fiction — English “A vivid and unprecedented journey into the Spanish invasion of Aztec Mexico.” —Luis Alberto Urrea, acclaimed author of The House of Broken Angels A “wild...

Edward Devlin Huntington, Earl of Calverston, has been friends with Diana since childhood. As the years went by, their friendship blossomed into young love that each found hard to deny. But when Diana debuted in her first London Season, she instantly became the diamond of the ton. Discouraged, Edward sailed to America to manage a trading company in New York and make a name for himself. Seven years later, he returned home a different man: distinguished, worldly, successful, and breathtakingly wealthy. His only conundrum was, did Diana still hold a place in her heart for him?

Allayne Carlyle, the only son and heir of Viscount Rose, is in a conundrum. All his friends are happily married, and his mother has decided it is time for him to do the same deed. Why would he want to get leg-shackled, when there are too many alluring widows to bed, and even more beautiful actresses to pursue? Lady Alexandra Davenport, the only daughter of the Earl of Weston, is in a similar predicament. She has been cleverly avoiding the matrimonial trap, but now that her twenty-fifth birthday has come around, her father has finally put his foot down.

Former LAPD cop turned private investigator Yolanda Ávila blames herself for her mother's death. If she'd only followed her cop instincts instead of the juju—her random prophetic dreams—the perpetrator would have been off the streets and her mother would still be alive. The only salve against her guilt is Yolanda's vow to reject that juju crap, and to solve cases using only good solid detective work. But when her godson is kidnapped and his parents are suspected of murder, Yolanda finds herself caught between what she feels and what she knows.

Bondage group sex? Really? After all, bondage all by itself is just incredibly hot. Group sex is way out there, too. Put the two of them together, and you get scorching erotica that just might melt your listening device! Naughty Daydreams Press presents five group sex stories that are certain to tie you up for quite a while!