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In the peaceful decades since the Qalil War, Aakifah has gained a few pounds and taken a job as shairf of Basrah. Days from retirement, her plans for a quiet life are shattered when a local family is murdered, their daughters taken by pyumah, a race of ravenous predators. Aakifah sets out with a handful of volunteers, including her lover, in what she knows to be a doomed rescue attempt. Even if the monsters haven't already devoured their prey by the time she finds them, a handful of farmers will be no match for the terrifying creatures.

Do you have a moment? We're friends. I'm curious to find out some things. I wanted to know about what's been your most exciting moment you can remember. Why was it? What made it that way? When you were in it, how did you feel? Was there an explanation in your mind for the cause of the moment? How long did the moment seem to last? Was there a past, present, or future impact lasting from the moment? Have you ever given some thought to the moment regarding its reason and purpose? Hmmm, I wonder. Listen further to see what you think about the moment for you.

They murdered her family. Then they sold her to the highest bidder. Bought through the underground slave trade and whisked aboard a fortress-like container ship where wealthy loners wager on death matches, Sook Joo learns the rules fast: survive in the cold, crowded cells, obey the crew, and always volunteer —or face a long swim home. She quickly realizes this ship doesn’t just carry orphans. It manufactures them. But Sook Joo was raised differently. Her grandfather-sensei taught her discipline and composure over fear and subservience. While mercy is a virtue, vengeance salves the soul.

Everything is fine. It just doesn’t look like it. Dan has a plan. He just hasn’t started it yet. After a series of completely reasonable decisions—losing his job, his marriage, and most of his stability—Dan finds himself in a temporary situation. One that is, by all accounts, under control. Told through his calm, measured perspective, Everything Is Fine follows a man who insists nothing is wrong… while everything clearly is. As his world quietly unravels, Dan reframes each setback as progress, each warning sign as misunderstanding, and every ending as “not quite final.

The Itching Palm is a 1916 social and economic critique by William Rufus Scott. The book is a sustained attack on the practice of tipping in the United States, which Scott viewed as an imported aristocratic custom incompatible with American democratic ideals. Scott argued that tipping fostered...

På en parkeringsplads foran et supermarked bliver Christines seksårige søn Joey udsat for et mordforsøg af en skør gammel dame, der kalder sig Mother Grace. Christine er forfærdet, og nu følger det ene mordforsøg efter det andet. Mother Grace er leder af sekten Tusmørkets Kirke, som mener, at Joey er Antikrist, og han derfor bliver nødt til at dø.

Gefährliche Highschool-Vibes, toxische Beziehungen und ein tödliches Geheimnis. Dawn will an ihrer neuen Schule vor allem eins: unsichtbar bleiben. Doch die glänzende Spitze der sozialen Elite entdeckt sie – und plötzlich steht sie zwischen perfekt lächelnden Cheerleaderinnen, giftigen Blicken und einer Welt, in der Nähe immer auch eine Drohung ist. Während Dawn versucht, dazuzugehören, spürt sie, dass unter dem glatten Schulalltag etwas Böses brodelt. Ausgerechnet Isaac, der stille, geheimnisvolle Außenseiter, scheint mehr zu wissen, als er sagt.

From a New York Times–bestselling author—the dark epic fantasy Coven trilogy concludes with the ultimate showdown between gods and mortals. War has come to Fireach Speur. The once forgotten xoconai empire has declared war upon the human lands to the west, and its first targets are the people...

The claustrophobia of Room meets the camaraderie of Yellowjackets with a touch of Picnic at Hanging Rock in this dark, immersive, psychological thriller debut with a speculative/lite-horror edge. Christmas Eve, 1974. As Cyclone Tracy tears through Darwin, four girls disappear into the heart of...

Taking refuge in Amish country may be her only chance to survive… After nearly being kidnapped at a crime scene, forensic photographer Leila Britton discovers the serial killer who murdered her twin sister has resurfaced—with Leila as his next intended victim. With her life and her...

GRAVE AMISH SECRETS Solving a cold case means facing down a murderer… When her Amish grandfather's body is found, State Police Detective Penny Moore learns he didn't abandon his family fifty years ago—he was murdered. But the whole truth is still unknown, and after several vicious attacks on...

Three heart-pounding mysteries where passion and peril intertwine, and no one is safe from the truth…or love. Her Darkest Secret When a cold-case serial killer returns, FBI special agent Fiona Kelly has one last chance to stop him before he claims the prize he’s always wanted—her. The...

She thought she was the only one lying about her identity. Until she stepped into her sister’s life. "A twisty tale packed with juicy surprises.” – Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Paris Widow Charlotte Kane has always dreamed of a different life, one where she...

*New York Times bestseller—over 40 million copies sold* *The #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century* One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for nearly three decades. It has transformed the...

I've been kept away from my destiny as long as I've been alive. I'm the bastard, banished from Manhattan, and forbidden from my dream of playing college hockey for the Gods because no one can find out about me. But now Dad's dead, and guess who's in the will? So my dream of playing for the Gods...

This audiobook will teach you everything you need to know about the basics of attraction so that it may help you attract the right person for you. It will also give advice on how you can prevent your attraction to becoming an obsession.

Su cara lo hace distinto y él solo quiere ser uno más. Camina siempre mirando al suelo, la cabeza gacha, y con el flequillo tratando en vano de esconder su rostro, pero, aun así, es objeto de miradas furtivas, susurros ahogados y codazos de asombro. August sale poco. Su vida transcurre entre las acogedoras paredes de su casa, entre la compañía de su familia, su perra Daisy, y las increíbles historias de La guerra de las galaxias.

The product of a troubled and violent youth, Amanda Ripley is hellbent to discover what happened to her missing mother, Ellen Ripley. She accepts an assignment with a Weyland-Yutani team being sent to retrieve the Nostromo flight recorder from space station Sevastopol, which they find out of control due to a Xenomorph that was brought there with the recorder. A conspiracy unfolds, revealing ever greater threats - including an entire Xenomorph hive.

Tercera entrega de la trilogía «El Sueño de Valentine»Mientras el nuevo equipo del FBI, con Jack Bailey al frente, trata de poner fin a las oscuras prácticas del New Hope Psychiatric Center, el futuro de Valentine está a punto de decidirse.Adamás se alimenta de sus emociones, y a medida...

Al Parc Nacional de Doñana, la Vera forja un vincle indestructible amb la natura i el seu destí. La seva relació amb els animals, especialment amb el linx ibèric, marcarà el seu futur. Impulsada per la promesa que va fer a en Félix, el linx que la va acompanyar durant tota la seva infància, es converteix en biòloga dedicada a la conservació. La seva missió és clara: dur a terme el projecte Life Lince, l'ambiciosa i fructífera lluita per salvar el linx ibèric de l'extinció.