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As a sorority pledge, there are commandments that Katie Vickery must live by. One: Thou shalt not show up for the party without a date. Two: The guy shall be an athlete, preferably an upperclassman. Unfortunately, Katie just broke up with her jerkface football player boyfriend. Even worse, her last encounter with him resulted in utter humiliation. She'd rather hide under the bed than attend a party where he'll be. Yet staying home would mean letting him win.

Freshman Lianne Challice is known to millions of fans as Princess Vindi. But sometimes a silver-screen sorceress just wants to hang up her wand, tell her manager to shove it, and become a normal college student. Too bad that's harder than it looks. She's never lived a normal life. She hasn't been to school since kindergarten. And getting close to anyone is just too risky - the last boy she kissed sold the story to a British tabloid.

Dylan is my best friend, and the only person in my life who understands me. He doesn’t mind my social awkwardness or my weird history. The only glitch? He doesn’t know that I’m hopelessly, desperately in love with him. But I know better than to confess. Now that we’re both in college together, I’m seeing a new side of him. College Dylan drinks and has a lot of sex. None of it with me. Until the night I foolishly ask him to tutor me in more than algebra...and he actually says yes. But the cool morning light shows me how badly I’ve endangered our friendship.

Jack and Maggie Harris are adrift on ravaged streets during the London Blitz. Their home is gone. They have nowhere to go and nothing left to lose. With only the memories of their greatest loss - the death of their child during a Christmas years before - Jack and Maggie settle in a seemingly deserted mansion for the night.

One-time lovers clash in an apocalyptic battle for the soul of Human Space. The cost of winning may be more than Langston Wheeler ever imagined, but he's the only man who can do it. All of Human Space is at war, and the Archons unleash their deadliest soldiers. The Archon ruler plans a mind-bending surprise for Langston. The cost of saving everything he loves may be higher than he ever imagined.

While most ladies in her world have talents, a singular ability, and hold no other power, Elizabeth is the first female since Niniane, the Lady of the Lake, to wield magic as freely as any male heir. Many would covet her power, which is why her father and his friend forged a magical contract to protect Elizabeth even she comes of marriageable age. Elizabeth, however, has no wish for an arranged marriage, yet could she truly be in as much danger as her father has implied? All she wants is to wander with her white stag, Herne, in Oakham Forest and visit the stone circle in its midst.

Amateur sleuth Joanne Shreve finds herself caught in the middle when her friend Vera Wang, the owner of a discreet escort service, The Right Woman, calls in a favor. Howard Dowhanuik, another long-time friend of Joanne’s and the former premier of Saskatchewan, has been a loyal client for years. That is until he started badgering Vera’s employees, trying to discourage them from performing their “meaningless” work. Given his recent verbal attacks against any and all opponents on his podcast, Joanne knows his erratic behavior must be part of a larger issue.

Three kingdoms... two overrun by evil, the third utterly destroyed, its people murdered or fled. Haven... a sanctuary for refugees planning more for the future than the bleak threat of war can hold. Their only hope... an inexperienced cadre of fighters trained to aid kings now dead.

Continuarea bestsellerului international Un motan pe nume Bob In Lumea vazuta de Bob, James Bowen continua povestea aventurilor sale alaturi de motanul Bob pe strazile Londrei. Fie ca e vinzator al revistei The Big Issue, fie ca se intoarce la vechea sa indeletnicire, aceea de cintaret ambulant...

In primavara anului 2007, James Bowen gaseste intr-un adapost un motan portocaliu ranit; are grija de el, il boteaza Bob, iar cind acesta se insanatoseste, se asteapta sa nu-l mai vada vreodata. Cei doi vor deveni insa prieteni nedespartiti. Intervievat de jurnalistul Gary Jenkins, James Bowen...

New York, Herbst 1907: Die ehemalige Privatdetektivin Molly Murphy Sullivan ist zufrieden mit dem gemeinsamen Leben mit ihrem Polizisten Ehemann Daniel umgeben von Familie und Freunden. Und sie dachte, er wäre genauso glücklich damit – doch als er ihr erzählt, dass sie in ein schickes Haus an der Fifth Avenue ziehen werden und dass er für das Amt des Sheriffs von New York kandidiert, ist Molly völlig fassungslos. Daniel bittet Molly, ihm zu vertrauen, aber warum sollte er ausgerechnet für die Tammany-Partei als Sheriff kandidieren?

New York, Autumn, 1907: Former private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is happy with her place in the world. She and her policeman husband, Daniel, have built quite a life for themselves in Greenwich Village, in their modest-yet-beautiful home in Patchin Place, filled with family, friends, and laughter. Molly and Daniel have a good marriage, a true partnership where they value each other’s opinions in all things. So when he tells her they’re moving to a fancy home on Fifth Avenue—and that he’s running for the sheriff of New York—Molly is left reeling.

Ein Phönix erhebt sich aus seiner Asche – doch die 17-jährige Robin trägt als schwarzer Phönix den Tod in sich. An der Phönixakademie, die von mächtigen Drachen beschützt wird, ist sie die Außenseiterin, gefürchtet und gemieden. Nur Lion sieht hinter ihre dunkle Fassade und fühlt sich zu ihr hingezogen – auch wenn ihn das in tödliche Gefahr bringt. Die Akademie lehrt alles über Asche, Wiedergeburt und Phönix-Magie. Doch für Robin bedeutet jeder Tag dort Schmerz, besonders im Unterricht bei Frederik, der alte Wunden aufreißt.

Ein Phönix erhebt sich aus seiner Asche – doch die 17-jährige Robin trägt als schwarzer Phönix den Tod in sich. An der Phönixakademie, die von mächtigen Drachen beschützt wird, ist sie die Außenseiterin, gefürchtet und gemieden. Nur Lion sieht hinter ihre dunkle Fassade und fühlt sich zu ihr hingezogen – auch wenn ihn das in tödliche Gefahr bringt. Die Akademie lehrt alles über Asche, Wiedergeburt und Phönix-Magie. Doch für Robin bedeutet jeder Tag dort Schmerz, besonders im Unterricht bei Frederik, der alte Wunden aufreißt.

Ein Phönix erhebt sich aus seiner Asche – doch die 17-jährige Robin trägt als schwarzer Phönix den Tod in sich. An der Phönixakademie, die von mächtigen Drachen beschützt wird, ist sie die Außenseiterin, gefürchtet und gemieden. Nur Lion sieht hinter ihre dunkle Fassade und fühlt sich zu ihr hingezogen – auch wenn ihn das in tödliche Gefahr bringt. Die Akademie lehrt alles über Asche, Wiedergeburt und Phönix-Magie. Doch für Robin bedeutet jeder Tag dort Schmerz, besonders im Unterricht bei Frederik, der alte Wunden aufreißt.

An der Phönixakademie, die von mächtigen Drachen beschützt wird, ist sie die Außenseiterin, gefürchtet und gemieden. Nur Lion sieht hinter ihre dunkle Fassade und fühlt sich zu ihr hingezogen – auch wenn ihn das in tödliche Gefahr bringt. Die Akademie lehrt alles über Asche, Wiedergeburt und Phönix-Magie. Doch für Robin bedeutet jeder Tag dort Schmerz, besonders im Unterricht bei Frederik, der alte Wunden aufreißt. Als sie zufällig an einen Ort gelangt, den sie seit Jahren meidet, kommt eine Wahrheit ans Licht, die ihr Leben für immer verändern könnte.

“What is our obligation to each other?” asks Jennifer Eli Bowen in this propulsive exploration of community, solitude, and love. Drawing on her experiences as a mother, daughter, and founder of the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, the country’s largest and most enduring prison-based literary organization, she examines the wild spectrum of shapes that care can take. She investigates the role of community across the world and in her own neighborhood, driven by a curiosity to uncover what might be gleaned from various vanishments in her own life.

London: 1968. Liz Houghton is languishing as an obituary writer at a London newspaper when a young girl’s disappearance captivates the city. If Liz can break the story, it’s her way into the newsroom. She already has a scoop: Her best friend Marisa is a police officer who is assigned to the case. Liz follows Marisa to Dorset, where they make another disturbing discovery. Over two decades earlier, three girls disappeared while evacuating from London. One was found murdered in the woods near a train line. The other two were never seen again.

A football book full of on the field action perfect for middle grade readers. In football, most touchdowns are scored in two ways. First, give the ball to a player and let him run. Second, the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver who takes it in for the score. Leo wants to be a wide...

Lady Charlotte Beaumont er blevet ignoreret hele sit liv. Der er dog fordele ved at være usynlig, såsom at kunne forfølge sin drøm om at blive kunstmaler. Men ingen vil acceptere en kvinde i den profession, hvor hun altid har drømt om at udstille. Så da en ven skaffer Charlotte hendes drømmeopgave, er hun villig til at gøre hvad som helst for at få det til at lykkes. Inklusive at forklæde sig som "Charlie". Flynn Rutledges fattige opvækst skal ikke være til hinder for hans kunstneriske drømme, og hans nyeste kommission kan være nøglen til hans fremtid.