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Wartime London. The air-raid sirens may scream across the sky, but for Vera, the real terror waits behind closed doors. On War Street, every family hides something — and Vera’s secret could destroy everything she holds dear. This powerful saga follows one woman’s fight to survive: battling not only the bombs raining from above, but the fury of an abusive husband whose temper blazes as fiercely as the fires lighting the night. When he’s sent overseas to serve, Vera finally dares to breathe again — until a handsome fireman arrives to battle the flames consuming London.

Just sign on the dotted line… Vienna Eighteen is just the beginning. Independence is something I crave even if precaution is something I lack. Being a klepto makes me impulsive, and it’s that kind of rash thinking that lands me in a corn maze with a total stranger. But the side of me that craves a kinky release can’t get enough of Darius’ dark obsession. Darius Once every quarter, the OGB endorses a game of Run and Hide in a private corn maze up in Estes Park. Selecting a partner is up to the will of the society's members, and I have yet to pick someone I want to bring back more than once.

Smile. Keep your head down. Be a good girl. All the things my father shoves down my throat on a regular basis. Be good for the Alpha who decides you’re worthy of him. My insides churn at the thought of spending the rest of my life with an Alpha I don’t love but Betas don’t have the luxury of choice. We mean nothing to the hierarchy of biological designation. Until one night, I attend a friend’s birthday party across the street at The Temple, the hottest club in town. It’s full of debauchery and chaos, everything my father would disapprove of.

Finding Family. Finding Joy. Finding Peace at Christmas. California firefighter Reuben Morales has faced raging infernos and pulled lives from the flames—but nothing terrifies him like directing a band of squirrelly kids in the church's Christmas pageant. But he has skin in the game. Fourteen years ago, his wild sister Vera turned the sacred show into a humiliating disaster that branded the Morales family forever. Now Reuben has two months to redeem their name--or doom them as the people who ruined Christmas. Twice.

Some summers are a haze of sunburn and and champagne. Some summers change everything. Set between the unrelenting bar scene of Hoboken and the vibrant, stimulating bars of the Jersey Shore in 2016, Beach Dogs follows Olivia and her friends as they rent their first shore house and indulge in a summer of reckless nights, blurry mornings, messy hookups, loud betrayals, and ever-evolving friendships set to a memory invoking soundtrack of the time and place.

In 2034, virtual reality games are the norm, and every company has made one. The newest game on the market is Frozen Hearts, a cozy fantasy-centered world with mythical creatures. Compared to other games with darker themes and cyberpunk settings, some consider Frozen Hearts a flop. But for a niche group, the winter wonderland is their second home. People find the game to be their escape from their troubles, a haven for players of all ages and backgrounds.

In a world where voices vanish and silence rules the streets, one girl dares to crack the code. Welcome to the thrilling world of La Bubu, a bold and brilliant tech-savvy 11-year-old with a talent for hacking, inventing gadgets, and solving mysteries. When a mysterious voice-stealing phenomenon grips her school and neighborhood, La Bubu launches into a high-tech adventure with a mission: to uncover the truth behind the silence.

During a counterinsurgency operation against the Martian Royal Militia, Staff Sergeant Trenton Carver and his team of elite Marine Raiders make a startling discovery. Hard evidence suggests the enemy is allied with an extraterrestrial force that is in possession of game-changing technology… and they intend to take the fight to Earth.

The Galactic Knights Uniformed was never meant to be a paramilitary organization. If anything, it was supposed to be the opposite. Advocates for justice. Unbiased by the major galactic powers. But few things corrupt as quickly as power, especially when its being fueled by the Sorcerers' digital...

Skylar: Als berüchtigte Kunstdiebin bin ich das Juwel des Falcon-Clans – und doch wertlos. Meine Familie ist sogar bereit, mich an den Höchstbietenden zu verkaufen. Jungfräulich. Doch auch wenn ich weiß, dass ich meinem zukünftigen Ehemann und dessen Verbindungen zur Mafia nicht entkommen kann, werde ich nicht zulassen, dass er mir meine Unschuld nimmt.

An all-star lineup, including Ann M. Martin, creates the first new Baby-Sitters Club novel in over a decade! It's a summer to remember for The Baby-Sitters Club, with Mary Anne and Stacey staying in Stoneybrook while Kristy, Claudia, Dawn, Jessi, and Mallory head on adventures all across the map.

A new mission. A lost ship on the far edge of the galaxy. After their victory over the Ascendancy and the destruction of the Stellar Engine, Mark Allen is now a Nova Slinger squad leader. It's the middle of the war, and he's still wet behind the ears, but he's learning fast. That goes doubly for...

My husband says I shouldn't be watching Beth and Gary through binoculars. But they're not just our next-door neighbors; they're renting our property. I know something's wrong. When I took over a chicken casserole, they told me they were vegetarians. Now Gary's barbecuing steak in the backyard. They're liars. I don't like the way Gary looks at me. And he keeps finishing Beth's sentences, squeezing her arm hard. My husband says to leave them alone. But I'm sure Beth needs my help. And when she disappears, I know he's killed her.

What's worse than a pink pixie living all alone in the Big City, eight thousand miles away from home? A pink pixie who's stuck managing monster-fighting crews without ever seeing the light of day herself.

Great artists change the way we look at the world. From Manet to Goya, and Rothko to Caravaggio, this comprehensive guide traces the development of artistic styles and the spot connections between them. Discover the major movements in western painting, and the life and times of the influential artists whose experimentation paved the way.

Charlie Travers hat nicht darum gebeten, der Anführer einer Rebellion zu werden … aber niemand sonst wollte den Job. Jetzt, da er eine Armee zusammengestellt und sie mit den tödlichsten Kampfflugzeugen ausgerüstet hat, die je gebaut wurden–den legendären Vanguard-Starfightern–, braucht er nur noch eines: jemanden, der diese Dinger fliegen kann.

In a fractured world where life rises and disappears without memory, one presence remains. Rooted deep within a silent divide, an ancient tree endures—watching the endless cycles of emergence and fading that surround it. Nothing lingers. Nothing returns. Everything passes…except the tree. Shaped by isolation and time, it becomes something different. A quiet awareness forms within it—one that does not dissolve with the rest of existence. What once defined its apartness begins to reveal itself as something else entirely. Strength.

Cypress Run is a historical mystery set in post-Reconstruction Florida, blending frontier justice, found family, slow-burn romance—and yes, alligators. Tom Bracken was a good detective in Chicago. Good enough to know that if you're going to make enemies, you should do it spectacularly well or not at all. Which is how, in the winter of 1883, he finds himself exiled to Cypress Run, Florida: a swamp-soaked frontier town where the alligators outnumber the citizens, the politics are deadlier than the wildlife, and the only woman worth talking to spends most of her time calling him an idiot.

A debut Queer YA novel combining the power of video games, and the potential of young love with magic, horror and the supernatural. This unabridged audiobook edition is narrated by Jordan Renzo, George Greenland, Alix Wilton Regan with original music by Sam Watts.

What makes intelligent, thoughtful people embrace beliefs that seem irrational -- or even dangerous -- to others? In a world growing ever more fractured, understanding the mechanics of belief is no longer a luxury. It's a necessity. Why Sane People Believe Crazy Things is for those who refuse easy answers. Drawing on philosophy, science, and history, you’ll explore the ways our deepest convictions both unite and divide us. Discover: How core assumptions shape societies, values, and every “rational” argument. What makes a belief justified -- and when it’s likely to become toxic.