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Die Versuchung lauert an jeder Ecke – und der April Mai wird bald lernen, wie gefährlich das sein kann... April dachte, sie hätte ihre Zeit als Amateurdetektivin hinter sich gelassen. Doch als ein elegant gekleideter viktorianischer Geist in ihrer Teestube auftaucht und sie um Hilfe bittet, wird sie in ein Geheimnis hineingezogen, das sie nicht zur Ruhe kommen lässt. Dalton Banks, ein charmanter junger Schauspieler, behauptet, er sei am Premierenabend seines neuesten Stücks ermordet worden.

In one terrible day, high-school science nerd Anna Reyes loses her college scholarship, gets thrown back to ancient Greece in a lab accident, and becomes the only person who can save the world. The only thing Anna ever wanted was to be just like her celebrity-physicist father. Now she’s stuck in the past with his best student Indy, a snarky, genetically-enhanced border collie and physics postdoc. The two of them have all the technology of the future at their fingertips. Or at least they might, if they can manage to re-create it from the pieces they brought back with them.

Jordan O'Neill hat genug von Schubladen. Als schüchterner Bibliothekar fühlt er sich ohnehin schon oft fehl am Platz. Doch als ihm klar wird, dass das Label „asexuell" vieles in seinem Leben erklärt, gerät seine sorgfältig sortierte Welt aus den Fugen. Hennessy Lang weiß längst, wer er ist. Nach einer Trennung und einigen gescheiterten Beziehungen steht er offen zu seiner Asexualität – und gründet in Surry Hills eine neue Selbsthilfegruppe. Dort begegnet er Jordan, der noch nach Antworten sucht und nicht weiß, wo er hingehört.

An einem malerischen Aussichtspunkt über dem Vézère-Tal findet Bruno die Leiche von Monique, einer erfolgreichen Geschäftsfrau. Auf dem Beifahrersitz drei Abschiedsbriefe, der Fall scheint klar. Doch Bruno wird ein ungutes Gefühl nicht los. Gleichzeitig verbreiten sich in Saint-Denis heimtückische Gerüchte, und schon bald steht sein Posten auf dem Spiel. Trotz allem bleibt Bruno Bruno. Er lässt sich ein köstliches Essen in prickelnder weiblicher Gesellschaft nicht entgehen und macht sich daran herauszufinden, was wirklich mit Monique passiert ist.

I expected to die as soon as I stepped foot into the Ivy Institute, but dying would have been too easy. Nothing at The Ivy is quite what it seems. Not the enigmatic demon whose touch kills everyone he touches, yet somehow saved my life the first day I arrived. Nor the dark deity combat instructor who vows to train me to survive the Undertaking. A deadly game held to entertain the Gods he’s forsaken.

The true story behind the world's most beloved children's book is a story the world was never supposed to know. In June 1940, as Hitler's armies closed on Paris, two German-Jewish refugees fled the city on makeshift bicycles assembled from junkyard scrap. Strapped to a luggage rack, wrapped in oilcloth, was a five-pound manuscript about a mischievous, tailless monkey — the book the world would come to know as Curious George.

No one believes she deserves to be a rider. Except for him. But he may be her greatest threat of all. Zaydah has dreamed her whole life of becoming a rider of the creatures in the sky. In a kingdom always at war, there’s no greater honor than joining their ranks. She and her best friend, Brev, have trained every day for the last ten years to earn their place and follow in their fathers’ footsteps. In the Black Mountains, where the military sprawls over its hilltop base, not everyone remembers their fathers as heroes. The king has forbidden their last names to be spoken aloud.

Set on the wide, unforgiving plains of America, Riders Without Walls is a gripping historical fiction about Black cowboys and Native American allies who fight to reclaim stolen land, protect their families, and build a free community against violent opposition. Led by fearless riders like Bishop and Jesse, the story blends action, faith, love, and survival as generations rise together through war, drought, trade, and unity—proving that legacy, land, and freedom are worth fighting for at any cost.

"Every choice leaves a mark, every path hides a secret—and Lincoln Hayes sees them all."

In 1570, Pope Pius V signed a document that changed everything. With a single papal bull, Elizabeth I became a heretic—excommunicated, her assassination blessed by Rome, her subjects absolved of all loyalty. For thirty-three years, Elizabeth navigated a world where every Catholic courtier might be an assassin and every foreign ambassador a spy. The Northern Rising. The Ridolfi conspiracy. Mary, Queen of Scots. The Spanish Armada. The Earl of Essex's betrayal.

A solar flare wipes out power across the Arctic outpost where Jenna and her team are stationed. Cut off from the world, with the cold closing in and something stalking the perimeter, survival means more than just staying warm. It means facing what's out there.

A serpent from the past coils in the circuits of the future. When a young woman aboard an orbital habitat dies under impossible circumstances, Sherlock Holmes is called to investigate. What begins as a private tragedy soon unfolds into a deadly puzzle spanning the solar system; one that reaches back to Earth’s oldest legends and forward into the era of artificial life. Joined by Dr. John Watson, his companion, Holmes must untangle a mystery of betrayal, bioengineering, and revenge; one that echoes a case first recorded centuries ago as The Adventure of the Speckled Band.

In 1119, nine penniless knights kneel before the King of Jerusalem with an audacious proposal: let them protect Christian pilgrims on the deadly roads of the Holy Land. What begins as a desperate act of faith becomes the most powerful financial empire the medieval world has ever seen. Through the fictional chronicle of Heinrich von Eberbach, a Templar scribe who witnesses the Order's rise and ruin, this novel traces the full arc of the Knights Templar — from beggars in borrowed armor to the world's first multinational bankers.

Zwei Länder, durch einen breiten Fluss voneinander getrennt. Abby, eine einfache Bauerntochter aus Sundara, und Liam, der Prinz von Withless, finden dennoch zueinander. An ihrem geheimen Ort, einem Felsen oberhalb des Tals von Sundara, entfacht ihre Liebe zueinander. Bis Liam von einem Tag auf den anderen nicht mehr an ihrem Treffpunkt erscheint. Nachdem Abby wochenlang vergeblich gewartet hat, ist sie sich sicher, dass Liam etwas Schreckliches zugestoßen ist. Unterdessen drängen ihre Eltern sie zur Heirat mit dem wohlhabenden Jungbauern Marec.

I gaze into my fiancé's eyes as I toast to our love, relieved that tomorrow we'll be married. After we say 'I do', no one from my past will ever be able to find me. Robert and I fit perfectly together – even though he may not know everything about me. But the morning of our wedding, Robert's eyes won't open. There's blood smeared across the white bed sheets. My fiancé is dead. And there's a knife in my hand… Edinburgh-based Rosie Walker is the author of gripping psychological thrillers, including The Bride's Secret, My Husband's Ex, and Secrets of a Serial Killer.

In the early 17th century, the relentless machine of the Portuguese Empire is devouring the African interior, fueled by the brutal demands of the slave trade and a messianic certainty of its own superiority. But on the shores of Ndongo, one woman stands in the doorway of what the colonizers call the "Gate of Hell," and she refuses to let them pass.

Kann April-Mai einen Mörder finden? Wenn nicht, könnte sie selbst wegen Mordes im Gefängnis landen. April ist damit beschäftigt, köstliche Leckereien für ihre Teestube zu backen, während draußen stürmisches Wetter hereinbricht. Den Diskussionen um die Absetzung des Sheriffs und den Gerüchten, die im Umlauf sind, schenkt sie wenig Beachtung – bis sie erfährt, dass eines dieser Gerüchte sie betrifft!

An enigmatic invitation lures tech genius Avery Turner and thrill-seeker Carter Mosley away from their recent groundbreaking discovery of the General's Gold, offering them a chance to join an expedition on the cutting edge of science. Drawn into the heart of Antarctica, they pursue a legendary shipwreck that is fabled to house the long-lost crown jewels of Norway. As they plunge into the quest, chilling tales of centuries-old curses and an unsolved murder emerge, hinting at connections more profound and perilous than they ever imagined.

June 1940. France is falling. Thirty thousand refugees are trapped in Bordeaux with nowhere to run—and one Portuguese diplomat has been ordered to let them die.

When Mark Hawkins is found dead in a seedy motel, police deem it an accidental overdose. But billionaire computer genius Avery Turner suspects there might be more to the story. Her old friend was on the trail of the legendary General's Gold, and now Avery is determined to pick up where he left off... Teaming up with Carter Mosley, a deep-sea shipwreck diver and adrenaline junkie turned social media sensation, Avery embarks on a dangerous quest for the treasure—and the truth.