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Alguien llama con urgencia a la puerta del capitán Alex Riley en plena madrugada. Adormilado, se levanta de la cama y desciende las escaleras para ver de quién se trata y, al abrir, se encuentra con tres hombres uniformados que le ordenan que los acompañe. A Riley no le queda otro remedio que obedecer, sin sospechar, ni remotamente, que a partir de ese momento se verá arrastrado a la aventura más oscura y perturbadora de su vida.

A timeless story of isolation and inner torment, Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human follows Yozo Oba, a man who hides behind laughter while drifting toward self-destruction.

It started with a midnight insight. After a 15-year nightmare of coping with his struggling business, Sam Carpenter discovered and then developed a simple methodology that knocked his routine 80-hour workweek down to zero, while multiplying his net income by a factor of 100. Now, in 2021, here’s his best-selling business book, revised yet again, showing how you too can instantly break free to build the business and life of your dreams.

When all other processes, controls, and technologies fail, humans are your last line of defense. But, how can you prepare them? Frustrated with ineffective training paradigms, most security leaders know that there must be a better way. A way that engages users, shapes behaviors, and fosters an organizational culture that encourages and reinforces security-related values. The good news is that there is hope. That's what Transformational Security Awareness is all about.  

I refuse to spend the rest of my life with my childhood bully for a mate. I may be a cursed shifter, incapable of shifting—but I wasn't desperate. Not till the Alpha Supreme cast me out of the House of Fire and Fluorite for rejecting his son. Now I'm packless. Homeless. No longer under the protection of a House. Until the dark vampire king of Blood and Beryl turns his sights on me. In return for protection from my former House, I have to become his fake mate. I'll be a queen and a fraud. It's a treacherous lie to live—and I find myself forgetting what's real and what's not.

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien...

In einer völlig außer Kontrolle geratenen Stadt voller Vampire, Hexen und Werwölfe können nur die stärksten Übernatürlichen für Ordnung sorgen. Ich bin die erste weibliche Reaper der Geschichte! Das wäre ziemlich cool, wenn es in diesem geheimen Männerbund nicht viele gäbe, die mich lieber zum Schweigen bringen würden, als mich als eine der ihren zu akzeptieren. Graves ist so arrogant und schlecht gelaunt. Mein Bruder wurde ermordet.

The small, mostly forgotten wars of the 1850s in the American Pacific Northwest were part of a broader genocidal war—the War on Illahee—to seize Native land for Euro‑Americans. Illahee (a term for "homeland" in Chinook) was turned into the states of Oregon and Washington through the...

The year is 1903, and tenacious and spirited Aoi Ichi is sold to the most exclusive brothel in Kumamoto, Japan, becoming the protégée of Shinonome, the oiran, or the highest-ranking courtesan. Through Shinonome's teachings, fifteen-year-old Ichi begins to understand the intertwined power of sex and money. Education for a courtesan extends beyond the art of seduction, and as Ichi is taught to read and write she develops a voice that refuses to be dampened by the brothel's rigid hierarchy.

Award-winning Australian horror author, JJ Carpenter, brings real Australian history to life with this gothic, supernatural horror set in Australia's most notoriously haunted asylum. 1910. The mentally unwell are considered dangerous and a blight to be kept hidden from family and society. The recently opened Kenmore Asylum is bursting at the seams. Amidst the churn, Nurse Harriet tries to make a real impact on her charges. But one of them, Alice, seems beyond anyone’s help…

She’s a wealthy young woman who foolishly made friends with a drug-dealing biker.He’s a western trainer in a small town.Can he save her before it’s too late? Though Helen Rutherford is used to fine dining, glitzy night clubs and expensive clothes, when she meets Ken Lockhart, a leather...

So… as it turns out, I really am Lucifer’s Daughter. Hell’s Heir. And—you guessed it—the next Queen of the Damned. But what if I don’t want to rule? With the imp in hiding, and Josh gone from this world, I still wasn’t safe. Not by a long shot. Dear ol’ Dad didn’t just pass on his legacy and mark. He also passed on all of Hell’s problems, and that means his enemies, are now mine. Fortunately for me, I have the Four Horsemen, my banshee best friend, and a pissed off raccoon on my side. But now I have the beast to contend with.

Sterling, Cruz, and Arrow never expected a fairground ride to fling them into a world of starry secrets, talking books, and a castle called the Castle of Delight. With their imaginations as magic, the brothers continue their journey with a new friend on a daring search—one that could change everything, especially for Arrow.

Karriere oder Liebe? In Bobs Café muss Harvey seine Entscheidung überdenken. Die weihnachtliche Gay Romance lässt Herzen höher schlagen! Für den erfolgreichen Geschäftsmann Harvey hat sein Job absolute Priorität. Wer etwas erreichen will, muss hart arbeiten – da bleibt keine Zeit für Privates. Weihnachten in Alaska? Kein Problem, wenn es darum geht, einen neuen Kunden zu gewinnen. Das Fest der Liebe kann man schon mal ausfallen lassen, schließlich ist es in Harveys Augen ohnehin überbewertet.

That’s the question at the heart of the beloved cult-classic horror film, Howlers. Relive the perilous adventures of the Bradshaw brothers as they try to save Talbotsville from a Howler infestation. Will Landis Lake ever be safe to swim in again, or will the town fall captive to the beasts?

She’s reached the heights of fame. But now she’s in grave danger. Can the cowboy she left behind save her? When horse trainer Brody King is told the love of his life has been spotted at the local hotel he immediately dismisses the idea. Three years before she left their tiny town to chase her dreams in Nashville and is now a huge country star. But the mention of her name angers him. She’s been out of touch for over a year.

Unlock the true potential of front-line leaders! This transformative guide is the essential companion for emerging leaders taking their first steps into people management, as well as for those supervising front-line leaders. In an era where traditional hierarchical structures are fast becoming obsolete, leadership that connects on a human level has never been more crucial.

Like a gender-flipped Saltburn set amidst the moss-draped, haunted beauty of Savannah, this intoxicating blend of Southern suspense and modern witchcraft from bestselling author Emily Carpenter casts a spell of class, power, and possession. In a city where ghosts linger in the moss and money...

We’ve all heard the story of the Four Horsemen. Harbingers of the apocalypse. Destruction given form. Four of the sexiest—wait no—forget that. You get my point. So imagine my surprise when I find out everything I’ve ever been told, is a lie. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves here. Let’s start from the beginning. My name is Ruby Morningstar. I run a tattoo parlor in Portland with my banshee bestfriend, have a pet raccoon, a crazy ex that stalks me, not to mention this one little thing… I’m a demon. Half-succubus, to be exact.

Bon… il s'avère que je suis vraiment la fille de Lucifer. L'héritière des Enfers. Et, vous l'avez deviné, la prochaine reine des damnés. Et si je n'avais aucune envie de régner ? Le lutin s'est retiré, Josh a quitté ce monde, mais je ne suis toujours pas en sécurité. Loin de là. Ce bon vieux papa ne m'a pas seulement transmis son héritage et sa marque. Il m'a aussi légué tous les problèmes des Enfers, ce qui signifie que ses ennemis sont désormais les miens. Heureusement, je peux compter sur les quatre cavaliers, ma meilleure amie banshee et un raton laveur furieux.