Fiction

Nach einem harten Winter erwacht Three Pines zu neuem Leben. Während die Dorfbewohner Vorbereitungen für einen ganz besonderen Gedenktag treffen, machen sich Chief Inspector Armand Gamache und Jean-Guy Beauvoir zunehmend Sorgen: Ein junger Mann und seine Schwester sind nach Three Pines zurückgekehrt. Als die Ermittler sie kennengelernt haben, waren Fiona und Samuel noch Kinder. Ihre Mutter war ermordet worden, an einem trostlosen Novembermorgen am Ufer eines gottverlassenen Sees. Es war der erste gemeinsame Fall der Ermittler. Was wollen die Geschwister Jahre später in Three Pines? Während Gamache versucht, Antworten zu finden, wird der 160 Jahre alte Brief eines Steinmetzes entdeckt. Darin beschreibt der Mann, wie ihn die Angst überkam, als er im Dorf eine Dachkammer zumauerte. Die Bewohner von Three Pines finden den Raum und beschließen, ihn zu öffnen. Gamache merkt bald, dass mehr darin steckt, als man auf den ersten Blick sieht. Durch die Enthüllung betritt ein alter Feind ihre Welt und bedroht, was Gamache am meisten bedeutet: sein Zuhause. (lib)

Was wäre, wenn alles stimmt zwischen zwei Menschen - und die Liebe trotzdem unmöglich ist?  Eine fehlgeleitete E-Mail führt zwei Fremde zusammen: Bee ist Schneiderin und arbeitet Hochzeitskleider zu neuen Kreationen um. Nick ist Krimiautor (eigentlich) und Ghostwriter (um die Miete zu zahlen). Zwischen den beiden entsteht schon nach wenigen Zeilen eine Verbindung, ihre Mails werden rasch immer persönlicher. Schnell wird klar: Die beiden wollen - müssen - einander sehen. Nick setzt sich in den Zug, um Bee in London zu treffen. Bee macht sich auf den Weg zum Bahnhof. Und was dann passiert, ist so unvorhersehbar wie ... unmöglich. Eine Liebesgeschichte für unsere Zeit: Wenn das Leben zu kompliziert ist. Wenn die Welt aus den Fugen geraten ist. Und wenn wir trotzdem daran glauben, dass die Liebe alles überwinden kann.  (lib)

She can never be his...but he's taking her anyway.Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.He has never once been tempted to break those rules...until her.Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed.Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he's faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. Take her.Because she's his.His princess.His forbidden fruit.His every depraved fantasy.***Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses.But when her brother abdicates, she's suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted.And as she navigates the intricacies-and treacheries-of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can't have.Her bodyguard.Her protector.Her ultimate ruin.Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom...and doom them both.Twisted Games is a contemporary royal bodyguard romance. It's book two of the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.Warning: This book contains a possessive alpha hero, explicit sexual content, and profanity. (lib)

'When the rains fell, the world burned...' After a childhood spent in the foster care system, failed PhD student Amy Weston attracts trouble wherever she goes. Acid rain is destroying London's trees, brain lesions are turning once-harmless pets into killer dogs, and her new work colleague, Professor Joel Harket, is the most infuriating man she has ever met. But when the media continue to insist that autumn has simply come early, and humans begin to experience the same symptoms as the killer dogs, Amy must work alongside Joel in order to convince the world of the seriousness of the situation, before it is too late. From the UN Air Health summit in Beijing to the abandoned tunnels beneath the city of London, Amy and Joel search for answers to prevent the end of the world, and as Nelson's Column crumbles and zombie-like 'howlers' wreak havoc worldwide, they discover that the only way to survive the apocalypse is to set aside their differences... and learn to trust each other. (lib)

A high-octane tale of sweeping scope and and imagination packed into the pages of a breathless novella. Reminiscent of Jack Vance at his best in its sweep and imagination, but wholly Di Filippo in its execution.Klom is a big, simple man who works in the salvage yards on the planet Asperna as a shipbreaker. One day, while deep in the bowels of an antique ship, Klom discovers an active organic stasis pod. He splits it open and out tumbles a large quadruped that seems friendly, harmless, but non-sapient. Klom adopts it as a pet and names it Tugger. Little does he imagine the deadly danger Tugger represents. Klom is forced into a desperate chase across the stars, encountering many colourful worlds and cultures, as the most powerful beings in the galaxy hunt him down and vie for the secrets he has unwittingly discovered. (lib)

Gedichte von Dichterinnen und Dichtern aus vielen Ländern der Welt. So allgegenwärtig wie seit Langem nicht ist die Natur im gesellschaftlichen Diskurs. Nach zwei Jahrhunderten Technisierung und Ressourcenverbrauch dämmert uns jetzt, wie umfassend wir Teil von ihr sind. Die Dichtung hat über die Jahrhunderte nie den engen Bezug zur Natur verloren, nur schien "Naturdichtung" trotz ihrer kritischen Töne eine zeitlose und deshalb nicht besonders aufregende Nebendisziplin, nicht der Gravitationsraum literarischer Debatten. Wenn ein Gedicht heute die Natur ins Wort nimmt, kommt es nicht umhin, auch den akuten Zustand der Natur einzubeziehen - zu referieren auf das Leben nach der Katastrophe in Fukushima, auf die vom steigenden Meeresspiegel bedrohten karibischen Inseln, auf die Tradition und politischen Restriktionen persischer Naturdichtung, auf die Ausbeutung der Natur in Lateinamerika ... Mit Gedichten von: Daniela Danz, Ali Abollahi, Takako Arai, Camille T. Dungy, Kendel Hippolyte, Esther Kinsky, Nikola Madzirov, María Paz Guerrero, Rou Reynolds, Liana Sakelliou, Raphael Urweider.Zweisprachig, in den Originalsprachen und Übersetzungen. (lib)

EasyOriginal Readable Classics Edition with Audio-Download Link A series of unabridged books from world literature with improved readability, easy to read font and comfortable font size. Excellent readability ensures comfortable reading and maximum concentration on the book content. High-quality printing and premium white paper. Focus on content and get the most out of your reading experience. Unabridged original text. . Minimal strain on your eyes . You can read longer without tiring your eyes . Easier reading at dusk or when your eyes are tired . You can concentrate as much as possible on the content of the work . You will have more fun reading your favourite books Minimal concentration on the text structure - maximum concentration on the content.Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.Pride and Prejudice has consistently appeared near the top of lists of "most-loved books" among literary scholars and the reading public. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, with over 20 million copies sold, and has inspired many derivatives in modern literature.

Theo Silva. Rowdy bull rider. Notorious ladies' man. Scorching hot trouble wrapped up in a drool-worthy package.And he's looking at me like I might be his next meal.But I'm almost free of my toxic marriage and have sworn off men entirely. So all I see when I look back is temptation served up with a heaping side of heartbreak.The man is hard to trust-and even harder to resist.Make that impossible. Because Theo is persistent. And no matter how hard I try to freeze him out, he melts my icy exterior and pulls apart all my defenses.Over a drink in a small town bar, I blurt out my deepest, darkest secrets. Then I spend the singular hottest night of my life with him.He worships my body. He makes me blush. I come alive beneath his hands.Then I tell him to forget it ever happened. I want simple, and with him it all feels complicated.It was supposed to be a one-time thing.A secret.But that little plus sign is going to make this secret impossible to keep. (lib)

A new, sexy standalone from #1 New York Times Bestseller, Vi Keeland.It started out like any other Tuesday.I spent twelve hours writing algorithms for one of the largest companies in the world and then came home to work on a pet project of mine-feeding facts about the men I knew into a formula to find my perfect match before my twenties came barreling to a close.But then a man knocked on my door and handed me some papers that turned my life upside down.Apparently, a father I never knew existed had left me something in his will. That something turned out to be part ownership in a professional football team.Next thing I knew, I was learning a sport I knew nothing about by spending time with the team's quarterback who was out with an injury, a man who my formula would definitely determine was all wrong for me.Christian Knox was too handsome and confident for his own good and could have any woman he wanted. Only lately the only woman he seemed to want was me.But there was no way I was getting involved when I was now his boss, even if he was insanely gorgeous and had the dirtiest mouth I'd ever come across.It would be wrong, wouldn't it?Probably. But you know what they say about things that are wrong...sometimes they feel so right. (lib)

A tense mystery of sabotage and murder with far-reaching repercussions set upon a small space station orbiting Saturn's moon Epimetheus.Roxy took this job to escape her past, specifically to escape her mother. That's hard to do, however, when every feed from Earth is dominated by news from the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which is determined to uncover the truth of what really happened on the fateful day of the Sea of Tranquility Massacre, when humanity's lunar colony was destroyed; the day Roxy's mother murdered the Moon.Things start to get very real when one of her two companions - the mission's commander, Major Nakita Subaru - dies in what appears to be a freak accident, and Roxy suddenly finds herself summoned back to Earth in a remarkably swift manner. Of course, she can't actually begin that return journey until the fast-approaching ship the Cronos arrives. Until then, Roxy is alone with her surviving colleague, Karl, her anxieties, her guilt, and her mounting suspicions... Stephen Deas delivers a gripping slice of high-tension hard SF packed within a deftly crafted novella; epic in scope, precise in its execution. (lib)

City Developer Murdered at Historic Castle Anna's Cafe is flourishing. But the town of Dolphin Bay is in uproar as a city developer proposes new construction on the scenic Coastal Walk. Locals flock to the town meeting to protest. Hours later, the man is dead, stabbed to death in a room full of people. The police face a big challenge since everyone present had a motive to kill. When Anna's friend and local resort owner Charlie Robinson becomes the top suspect, she reluctantly steps in to help. Can she ignore his sordid reputation and trust he is innocent? New secrets are revealed and multiple suspects emerge as Anna travels across cities and digs into the past to find the real killer. Her personal life proves to be highly eventful, keeping her on her toes. Meanwhile, the local football team is in dire need of assistance. Apple Caramel Mayhem is a fast paced clean cozy mystery that will keep you guessing till the end. Book 3 in Dolphin Bay is chock full of fall flavor and sets the tone for a cozy autumn evening by the fireside. If you like cozy mysteries with strong women, second chances, friendships that endure and plenty of yummy food, you will love Apple Caramel Mayhem.

Unintended snooping can mean getting into someone's bad books.The Whitby Library has been a busy place lately, between book clubs, children's storytimes, and students working on research projects. Ann has been busy, too, which is why she's so glad to see some new volunteers to help the staff out.One of the volunteers is worried, though, and comes to Ann with a problem. She's seen something odd . . . maybe even suspicious. Ann tries advising her, but the volunteer still seems troubled. The next day, the woman meets her own suspicious end.Can Ann, with the help of her friends, help solve the mystery before someone else is permanently checked out? (lib)

A Hollywood hookup becomes a nightmare for a woman who discovers that the predators in the hills seem to include one very hungry tiger... The last people on Earth look for final distractions in a once-great city being consumed by desert wastelands... A barfly pauses by an elaborate sand castle and finds herself attacked by armored defenders... A man suggests to his new love that it's time for them to share their worst secrets, only to hear that hers is a little harder to swallow... How the human race will spend their last amounts of time on this planet... All this and more in nine memorable stories from one of today's most unpredictable writers. Beyond the reach of human range... a drop of hell...a touch of strange.

Ellie's vacation in Florida is coming to an end but there's barely time to savor her last days on the beautiful Gulf Coast. When death strikes a bikini contest at her luxury beach resort, Ellie must use all her sleuthing skills to find the killer. Helped by Hemingway the parrot and Mojito the resort cat-not to mention her eccentric Aunt Olive-Ellie is soon busy combing the beach for clues. And she finds that this case could be her toughest yet: there are jealous rivals with murder in their hearts, sinister spa treatments with deadly effects, and powerful men who will stop at nothing to silence others.But the mystery isn't the only thing on Ellie's mind. With her time in the Sunshine State coming to an end, will she decide to return to her old life in London? And what about her "vacation fling" with handsome resort doctor Blake Thornton-does she dare follow her heart and allow the budding romance to grow into something more? Join barefoot sleuth Ellie on her final adventure as she finds that a vacation in Florida can be deadlier than she ever imagined... (lib)

CHERYL HOLT delivers the third and final novel in her thrilling and delightful Lost Girls trilogy...Joanna James had a brief moment of notoriety at age four when she survived a shipwreck in the Caribbean. She was returned to England and raised quietly in the country by a doting auntie. She's descended from an ancient line of wise women, so she's very different from other young ladies. She has the sight, and she can cast spells and brew potions, but she's cautious with her peculiar gifts and hides them from her rural neighbors who don't always understand her odd talents.Captain Jacob Ralston works hard to be boring and ordinary. After learning at age ten that his notorious father was a bigamist and liar, he swore he'd grow up to be the most moral man in the kingdom. He would never rock a boat or raise a brow. After a stellar career in the navy, he's determined to retire to the country, marry the fiancée his mother picked for him, and force himself to be content.When he crosses paths with peculiar, fascinating Joanna, he's instantly bowled over. She's beautiful, intriguing, and not like any woman he's ever met. He can't imagine how he would ever bind himself, but Fate and destiny have other plans for him, and Joanna just might be the one woman who can make him happy forever...* * *Lost forever...finally found... (lib)

In the latest Tourist Trap mystery from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Lynn Cahoon, bookshop café owner Jill Gardner contends with a best friend-turned-bridezilla while trying to solve a local historian's untimely date with death . . .At Coffee, Books, & More, Jill's the boss. But as Amy's maid-of-honor, she can barely keep up with marching orders--and now she's in charge of organizing an epic bachelorette! Adding to Jill's party-planning panic, the South Cove Heritage Society just unceremoniously dumped her historic landmark bid. While vying proposals rush in from a loaded land developer and a pushy travel guide company, Jill finds an unexpected ally in Heritage Society expert, Frank Gleason. But their happy union is cut short when Frank is mowed down in a suspicious hit-and-run. With Amy's big day on the horizon, Jill vows to catch the killer before she has to catch a bouquet.Praise for Lynn Cahoon"I love the author's style, which was warm and friendly . . . [A] wonderfully appealing series."-Dru's Book Musings on the Tourist Trap Mysteries"Well-crafted . . . Cat and crew prove to be engaging characters and Cahoon does a stellar job of keeping them-and the reader-guessing." -Mystery Scene on A Story to Kill Visit us at www.kensingtonbooks.com (lib)

It's October in South Cove, California, and the locals in the quaint resort seem to be happily pairing off in the lull before the holidays. Everyone, that is, except for Jill Gardner's elderly aunt, who just dumped her besotted fiancé-and she won't say why.When Jill hosts a talk at Coffee, Books, and More on the topic of elder abuse, all that's really on her mind is lunch. But the topic hits close to home when she discovers Aunt Jackie has been getting mysterious calls. Jill's certain the caller is a con artist, of course, but her feisty aunt claims to understand this, though she's still shaken-and Harrold's still heartbroken. Who's behind the scam and why was her aunt targeted? When a volunteer from the Senior Project is found murdered, Jill's detective boyfriend is on the case-and it soon becomes clear no one is safe when a caller from beyond becomes a killer in their midst.Praise for The Tourist Trap Mysteries"I love the author's style, which was warm and friendly . . . [A] wonderfully appealing series."-Dru's Book Musings "Light, fun, and kept me thoroughly engaged."-The Young Folks (lib)

DAS FEST DER LIEBE MIT DER AUTORIN VON ¿DIE SOMMERFRAUEN¿, ¿SOMMERPRICKELN¿ UND ¿SOMMER IM HERZEN¿***Bestseller-Garantie: der zweite Weihnachtsroman von Mary Kay Andrews***Eloise Foley liebt die Weihnachtszeit von ganzem Herzen. Dieses Jahr soll es besonders schön werden, denn ihr Traummann Daniel will sie ausgerechnet am 24. Dezember vor den Altar führen. Die Antiquitätenhändlerin ist überglücklich. Doch als der große Tag näher rückt, ist an Besinnlichkeit nicht mehr zu denken: Das Brautkleid ¿ passt nicht. Die Trauzeugin ¿ steht kurz vor der Entbindung. Der Zukünftige ¿ wird mit einer heißen Italienerin in New York gesehen. Wird es an Weihnachten nun doch nicht das langersehnte Fest der Liebe geben?GROSSE GEFÜHLE und der ZAUBER VON WEIHNACHTEN liegen in der Luft. (lib)

Can a marriage of convenience ever lead to true love? Immediately after Elizabeth Bennet refuses Mr. Darcy's proposal at Hunsford, her father dies, leaving Longbourn entailed away and little fortune to sustain his widow and daughters. Six months later, the Bennet family receives a visitor with a most unusual offer that promises to save the family from financial and social ruin. Elizabeth's sense of duty forces her to enter into an arranged marriage with a man she does not even like. Told from Elizabeth's point of view, An Arranged Marriage is a compelling twist on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Can Elizabeth overcome her feelings of anger, resentment, and suspicion toward her new husband and - the most bewildering sensation of all - a growing attraction for the last man in the world she ever wished to marry? (lib)

WHY in 2016 and again in 2024 did the most powerful country in the world elect a gibbering buffoon to be its president?HOW can a semi-human creature be the richest man in the world?WHAT really happens when one corporation devours another?WHY are giant corporations headed by heartless nincompoops?WHEN did one major American political party become an instrument of pure evil?WHY do companies change their very nature when they pass a certain size? A small, friendly place becomes cold, impersonal, and inhuman when the number of employees increases to around 505 to 100. What is actually happening? What monstrous evil has invaded and absorbed Friendly Little Co. and changed it into soul-sucking Monster Corp.?HOW does this apply to politics, parenting, the arts, and armies, navies, and air forces? Because IT DOES!AND what happens when the monstrous forces behind all of this begin to cooperate, instead of consuming each other, as they normally prefer to do. (And just how does that work, anyway?)LEARN the terrifying facts behind the veil of our seeming reality, as revealed to me by a higher-dimensional being named Heidi.In this indescribably important book, I tell you all about the terrifying beings controlling our fates and toying with our destinies. Read this book and learn the truth! (lib)

Elizabeth Roxanne Haysom (*1964) is the protagonist of one of the most spectacular crimes of the last decades. In March 1985, she had her parents murdered by her lover Jens Soering, the then 18-year-old son of a German diplomat. To this day, there is speculation as to whether Haysom herself was at the crime scene. ¿ The gruesome massacre was preceded by a fierce love affair between the highly gifted students. Letters that Haysom and Soering sent to each other before the crime, as well as a joint diary they kept during the escape, are characterized by high literary quality and intellectual brilliance ¿ and this primarily applies to Elizabeth Haysom¿s writings. The two perpetrators, each sentenced to 90 years, were released on parole in November 2019 after more than 33 years in prison. Elizabeth Haysom has remained silent since her conviction. Only a column that she wrote between 2003 and 2008 for a regional newspaper, the ¿Fluvanna Review¿, gives insight into her feelings and once again shows her great writing talent. These numerous essays are collected in this book, as well as a more recent statement from the year 2019. (lib)