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Escaping DC during the dog days of summer is one of the smartest moves Washington Metro Police Lieutenant Sam Holland ever made. Beach walks aren’t quite as romantic with the Secret Service in tow, but Sam and her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano, cherish the chance to recharge and reconnect — especially with a scandal swirling around the administration.

After watching Yvvestrosai burn, Damon is headed home with sore feet and a broken heart. There’s no avoiding what he must tell Malon and Vel. The weight of losing Ria, his partner, his wife, is inescapable. His travels are hard even setting aside his personal struggles. He’s a wanted man and a dangerous man, with his myrblade at the height of its power in the midst of winter. It’s a fact which others recognize, a fact which makes him valued as much as feared.

Dame Elsebet de Whellen has ruled her mildly magical, high-tech country for 50 prosperous years. Now it's facing a crisis three generations in the making, and the bold steps she's taken to save it have gone disastrously off the rails. She needs a hero who can calm her mind, cast a spell, and find a missing sorcerer. Instead she gets Malfred Murd, former royal fool, booted from his job. What starts as Fred's quick attempt to con Dame Elsebet escalates until he—and his self-appointed magpie advisor Corvinalias—are hopelessly entangled in a desperate mission.

Magic is getting pushed closer to the breaking point. Leira Berens knows how to hunt down criminals, but can the detective learn to harness her new powers? She has allies in the Silver Griffins, and the necklace is finally close, but it may already be too late. The mystery of Rhazdon continues to unfold. Does anyone see the traitor in their midst? To win this fight, Leira will have to train with Turner Underwood, a mysterious and ancient Light Elf known as the Fixer.

DEEP TROUBLE. Molly must venture into the ocean’s darkest depths to help find mermaid Pearl’s missing shell. They know the Dark Queen’s sea snakes are on the prowl – but nothing can prepare them for the discovery that Pearl’s shell is inside a huge underwater volcano…RETURN OF THE DARK QUEEN. Disaster has struck – the Dark Queen has captured the last piece of the magical conch shell!

Eine Begegnung, die alles in Frage stellt - meisterlich erzählt von Zeruya Shalev. Atara ist zum zweiten Mal verheiratet, doch neuerdings scheint Alex sich immer weiter von ihr zu entfernen. Noch größere Sorgen macht ihr der gemeinsame Sohn, ein Elitesoldat, der nach dem letzten Einsatz kaum das Haus verlässt. Vielleicht um ihre Familie besser zu verstehen, vielleicht um ihr zu entkommen, sucht Atara Rachel auf, die erste Frau ihres Vaters, das große Tabu in Ataras Kindheit.

A peaceful morning is shattered when Washington Metro Police lieutenant Sam Holland’s beloved father succumbs to injuries from an unsolved shooting while on duty four years ago. As the community rallies around Sam and her family, one thing becomes crystal clear: Her father’s death has turned the unsolved case into a homicide - and it’s on her to bring her father’s killer to justice.

It's been six months since Widdershins and her own "personal god" Olgun fled the city of Davillon. During their travels, Widdershins unwittingly discovers that a noble house is preparing to move against the last surviving bastion of the Delacroix family. Determined to help the distant relatives of her deceased adopted father, Alexandre Delacroix, she travels to a small town at the edge of the nation.

After making the heart-wrenching decision to leave her injured daughter, Julia, in Virginia, Riley and her new husband, Coop, strike out into the wilderness toward Colorado. Along the way, they cross paths with old acquaintances and combine resources to travel together. Riley and Coop soon get life-altering news and learn that one member of their group has put them in grave danger, forcing them to stay one step ahead of a hostile, rogue government. Will Riley have the wit and courage to survive the journey and reunite her family?

The Pageant is almost over, and Gwyneth West knows she can win - except the prince is a vampire, and some of the other contestants are turning out to be quite beastly. What do you do when the person you love might want to eat you alive? Struggling to hold onto her position in the palace, Gwyn knows her vampire prince could slip through her fingers in an instant. And when human rebels threaten to storm the vampire royals once more, Gwyn finds herself caught between two worlds: her people and the vampire she loves.

Coronada reina de Escocia con apenas seis días, María Estuardo es uno de los personajes más enigmáticos y apasionantes de su tiempo. Su vida y sus desdichas han suscitado la curiosidad de multitud de estudiosos. Educada en Francia, refinada, culta y hermosa, su adhesión al catolicismo en la turbulenta época de las revueltas protestantes, la complicada política sucesoria en Inglaterra, así como la fragilidad política del reino de Escocia la convirtieron en una traidora intrigante y en una santa de la Iglesia católica al mismo tiempo. El retrato de toda una época.

I was born on the wrong side of the law - literally delivered on the floor of the state women’s prison. My mother sees spirits. My father could become one at will. Together, they were among the most dangerous crime couples in history. I’ve spent the last three decades trying not to live up to my DNA’s potential. Now my father is dead, and his “gift” has wrongly passed to me. All I want is freedom from my dark family legacy, but my father’s death opened a gateway, unleashing a bloodthirsty enemy....

Ein Vorort wie aus dem Bilderbuch – doch was machen Vorzeigebürger*innen, wenn ihre hübsche Fassade bröckelt? In Peter Huths Roman ist ein Vorort von Berlin die perfekte heile Welt für Mittelschicht-Familien – bis ein unheilvolles Gerücht die Runde macht ... Für Fine und Tim ist das malerische Fischbach vor den Toren der Großstadt das Familienparadies, von dem sie geträumt haben. Unter den anderen Eigenheimbesitzern finden sie schnell Freunde für sich und ihre Tochter. Als ein älterer Herr einen kleinen Laden für Honig, Tee und Deko eröffnet, scheint er das letzte Mosaiksteinchen im Idyll zu sein.

Hätten Florentine und Hannes den beiden jungen Reisenden auch dann ihre Tür geöffnet, wenn sie geahnt hätten, welche Rolle der Besuch aus der DDR im Leben der Banater Familie noch spielen wird? Hätte Samuel seinem besten Freund Oz auch dann rückhaltlos beigestanden, wenn er das Ausmaß seiner Entscheidung überblickt hätte? In Die Unschärfe der Welt verbinden sich die Lebenswege von sieben Personen, sieben Wahlverwandten, die sich trotz Schicksalsschlägen und räumlichen Distanzen unaufhörlich aufeinander zubewegen.

Leira Berens has split with the Feds and is hunting magical monsters with Correk and a certain troll by her side. Magic is on the loose and the shifters, Elves and Witches are causing trouble. But is Wolfstan Humphrey the most dangerous one of all? Harkin may hold the key to solving part of that riddle. Will it be in time to help Silver Griffins survive what's coming? There are whispers among the dark Wizarding families that Leira's a new kind of bounty hunter. They'd like to put a target on her back. Time to show them all how it's done. They'll never see her coming.

Mia Callaway thought she had the perfect guy and the perfect job...until she didn't. After a run of bad luck, Mia is looking for an escape, so she agrees to go to Angel's Bay to clean out her aunt's house. She has no idea that the wounded soldier next door and his adorable, but also wounded, daughter are about to change her definition of perfect. Add in stolen art, a family secret, and a town where miracles can happen, and Mia's escape turns out to be the greatest adventure of her life.

The eighth and final book in the epic fantasy House War series closes this chapter in a beloved world of magic and political intrigue, where new threats are stirring.

Many of the demigods believe Octavia is the key to the gods' return. If they kill her, the gods will remain imprisoned. The daemons believe she is the key to their survival. If she dies, all hope for the future will vanish with her. Octavia doesn't want to believe either version, but when she is ruthlessly stalked by something menacing, she fears they both might be right. The only thing keeping her sane is her mates. Octavia never expected to find love, and when one of her men gets in trouble, she risks everything to keep him safe—even if it will break her heart.

This story picks up right where State of the Union left off with another wild ride for the First Couple as they navigate work, family, and an all new and extra baffling murder mystery that has Sam pushing the boundaries to get answers before a killer can strike again. Meanwhile, Nick contends with the aftermath of his landmark State of the Union address as a person from his past threatens to undo all the progress he’s made since assuming the presidency.

Are you stuck in an endless loop of the same negative thoughts and emotions? We can train our mind to stop those thoughts and regain control of our life. In the audiobook, we will step you through the process of regaining control of your thoughts and emotions.