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Graduate student Raina Sun is trying to keep her head above water as the bills roll in, when her dashing college adviser cons her out of several months of rent. Her quest to retrieve the money sets in motion a streak of even worse luck. First, she stumbles on her advisor's dead body and becomes a suspect in his murder. Next, the only man she's ever loved reappears as the lead detective to the case. Raina's having trouble interpreting his signals. Does he want to reignite their passion, or just stay close to his prime suspect?

Each of the best-selling writers represented in Legends II return to the special universe of the imagination that its author has made famous throughout the world. Whether set before or after events already recounted elsewhere, whether featuring beloved characters or compelling new creations, these masterful short novels are both mesmerizing stand-alones (perfect introductions to the work of their authors) and indispensable additions to the epics on which they are based.

Using stolen plans for an experimental weapon, a rogue faction has engineered a terrifying new missile and launched it into orbit. As the head of the deployed Special Forces Unit, it is Jay's responsibility to stop it from destroying another hospital. And Jay has the perfect plan.

Maddie ist eine Meisterin darin, ihre Gefühle zu verbergen. Niemals würde sie zugeben, dass sie schon lange in ihren besten Freund Aiden verliebt ist. Ihre Freundschaft schien unerschütterlich - bis Maddie einen verrückten Plan schmiedet und Aiden als ihren Fake-Freund einspannt. Nur eine harmlose Notlüge zwischen guten Freunden, oder nicht? Denn als Aiden die Abmachung über Bord wirft und sie mit einem leidenschaftlichen Kuss überrascht, gerät alles aus den Fugen. Plötzlich steht Maddie vor der Frage: Kann ihre Freundschaft jemals wieder so sein wie zuvor - trotz ihrer Gefühle für Aiden?

Audrey und Noah hassen sich und machen sich den Arbeitsalltag an der Lindale Middle School gegenseitig zur Hölle. Und jedes Jahr freuen sie sich auf die Sommerferien, um den anderen nicht ertragen müssen. Der Schuldirektor stellt jedoch in diesem Jahr einen üppigen Bonus in Aussicht. Die Bedingung: eine achte Klasse als Aufsichtspersonal drei Wochen nach Rom zu begleiten. Weder Audrey noch Noah möchten sich diese Chance entgehen lassen und als keiner von beiden nachgibt, sagen beide zu.

Es klang nach einem perfekten Plan: Die mittellose Taylor schlüpft in Männerklamotten und bewirbt sich auf die Stellenausschreibung bei Lockwood Construction. Schließlich sind gute Jobs in der Kleinstadt eine Seltenheit. Eigentlich wäre alles ganz einfach, wenn nicht ausgerechnet der rücksichtslose und arrogante Ethan Stone ihr Chef wäre. Denn nach einer unschönen ersten Begegnung in einer Bar, sind beide wild entschlossen, dem anderen nichts zu schenken. Statt Taylor zu entlassen, macht Ethan sie zu seiner Assistentin und quält sie mit seiner schlechten Laune.

Vampires, witches, and zombies, oh my! Within this Halloween special, you'll find a uniquely satisfying collection of horror tales and stories of the macabre.

Margaret Douglas, daughter of a queen, niece of King Henry VIII, never did anything by half measures. When she was a young woman, she dared to love, knowing it could only end in heartbreak. Love was never meant for those so close to the throne. Still she went on believing that one day she would have it all.

"The king will decide what is treason..." These are words Catherine Carey has heard before, and they’ve always led to the block. As a girl, she saw her aunt Anne Boleyn go to the scaffold. Now, she might see yet another queen suffer the same fate. She has to decide. To serve her mistress would be treason, to abandon her would mean the doom of a good lady.

This is the story of Joan de Geneville, wife to one of England's most infamous traitors: Roger Mortimer. After the death of her father in 1292, Joan becomes one of the greatest English heiresses of her generation. In a time when women are subservient, she is raised by her mother to command. Educated by her tutors, she becomes a formidable woman in her own right. When Joan is married her husband's lust for power knows no bounds. She is forced to choose between her duty to her King and her loyalty to her husband.

Before she became a legend she was just known as Thyra, the unimportant daughter of the English king. She was no fool and knew what her future held for her: marriage or a nunnery. Neither option particularly appealed to her. Then an offer for her hand is made by a mischievous looking lord from across the sea. Despite her family's wishes she refuses to sell herself short. She agrees to marry him but in exchange he must give her a kingdom. After all, if she is going to tie her fate to a stranger, she might as well be a queen.