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Just days before Christmas in the mountain town of Elk Park, Colorado, genealogist Anna Denning discovers a client's body. When she starts asking questions no one wants answered, she becomes the killer's next target. Still grieving the death of her husband, Anna must draw on her wounded faith to enter a world of Wicca and witchcraft - reminders of a past she buried long ago - and discover the secret of The Witch Tree.

She could handle the nightmares. Not the terrifying visitation. Summoned by her father to Elk Park, Colorado, Melinda Maxwell hopes to finally learn why he cut off all contact with his family and became a "monster", as Melinda calls him. Four days into her stay, and frustrated by his silence, she hires genealogist Anna Denning to locate her long-lost grandparents. Already immersed in trying to locate the family of a murdered man for the Elk Park Police, Anna agrees to the challenge.

Es ist der persönlichste Fall in Will Trents Laufbahn. Das spürt der Ermittler schon in dem Moment, als er das leer stehende Lagerhaus betritt und die Leiche entdeckt - die Leiche eines Ex-Cops. Blutige Fußabdrücke weisen auf ein zweites Opfer hin. Eine Frau. Von ihr fehlt jede Spur. Das Brisante: Gegen den prominenten Eigentümer des Lagerhauses ermittelt Will bereits seit einem halben Jahr wegen Vergewaltigung.

It's nearly Halloween in Elk Park, Colorado, and one of the Elk Valley Historical Society's founding members, a retired history professor who wanted to hire genealogist Anna Denning to complete his secret research into the family trees of two other members, has been found dead - the victim of a brutal murder. When a friend of the victim pleads with Anna to complete the professor's work, Anna agrees. Her decision leads her into a disturbing world of lies, concealed identities, and the occult.

An international bestseller and finalist for the Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary award, The Age of Reinvention is a "suspenseful...Gatsby-esque odyssey...laced with provocative observations of prejudice, politics, and sexism" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Top Manhattan...

When Detective Macy Greeley is called to Wilmington Creek, a sleepy ranching community in Northern Montana, she expects an open-and-shut, if high-profile, murder case. What greets her is anything but. John Dalton, a soldier returned home from serving in Afghanistan, has been shot dead in an alleyway outside a local bar.

Home from Afghanistan to surprise her mother, Milla Zajac doesn’t expect more than the best apple pie in the world, the bliss of unrationed hot showers, and a quiet, peaceful hometown Christmas. She’s not counting on futures or meeting anyone special. At a chance first meeting on Christmas Eve, soldier Milla and pastor Tyna discover plenty of differences – and unexpected possibilities. Unabridged and read by the author.

The coming of the blood moon will lead two lycan packs into war, spur two rival brothers into conflict, and spark an act of vengeance so evil its effects will be felt for generations. One woman stands at the center of it all.

Rachel never expected to be caught up in another murder investigation, especially at a wreath-making party. But when a member of the Four Santas, a Juniper Grove caroling group, dies at the party, minutes after telling her he fears for his niece’s safety, she is determined to act. Eager to hunt down the truth, Rachel throws herself into solving the case, despite her blossoming romance with the town’s police chief. Convinced a killer is targeting the carolers, she must act quickly to get to the bottom of the mystery.

When Rachel’s friend Holly is invited to cater a radio broadcast from the Grandview Hotel on the 50th anniversary of a mysterious murder there, Rachel and Julia come along for moral support. Their excitement quickly turns to dread when they see the state of the dilapidated hotel and are warned to expect strange noises in the night.

Since meeting the enigmatic Simon, Katrina Winslow's life has been one roller-coaster ride after another. Deep down,she's certain the man who rocks her world in bed just might be the one to save her career and earn her love. But with not just one but two women pulling him away, Kat fears the man with all the answers will never give her the most important one - that he's hers and hers alone.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction - and the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature - novelist, orator, and outspoken public intellectual Toni Morrison is best known for her novels. In Playing in the Dark, however, she enters the realm of literary criticism. Morrison, an African American, draws attention to the often-overlooked significance of race in literature, demonstrating "the impact of racism on those who perpetuate it". Reading the racial language between the lines of classic American fiction, Morrison shows that literature is never raceless.

A volatile mix of both lycan and slayer, half-breed Falon is alpha female of her pack, marked by both Lucien and Rafael - rival alpha brothers who share equal hold on her heart. But when Falon's mysterious past completely unravels, it is revealed she is the daughter of the master slayer who murdered Lucien and Rafael's parents. The revelation throws her relationships with both brothers into chaos.

Thanksgiving in Juniper Grove is a time for family, good friends, and good food. But at Nora Barberton’s home, Thanksgiving ends in tragedy when one of her dinner guests is murdered and a precious artifact disappears from her house - seemingly vanishing into thin air. When Nora pleads for help, Rachel agrees to tackle the case. Soon she uncovers a web of deception woven by those Nora trusts most. In a race against time, and as her relationship with James Gilroy, the town’s police chief, takes a surprising turn, Rachel must solve the mystery before the killer strikes again.

It’s the summer of 1974 and 21-year-old Dawn Emerson has only three things she wants to do: compete one last time in the Ellensburg Rodeo, win back her ex-boyfriend Ryan, and become the best damn music journalist at Central Washington State College. But all her plans are left in the dust when she’s contacted by Creem magazine to go on the road with one of her favorite groups, the up-and-coming metal band Hybrid.

"Se dice que la realidad supera la ficción. Pues en esta poderosa breve historia se demuestra una vez más la máxima. La larga travesía de una niña mexicana narra los pasos de una mujer que nace en un medio hostil e implacable, pero que gracias a su tenacidad, logra superar los obstáculos que le presenta la vida y hasta su propia familia. Los lectores, sin duda, quedarán conmovidos luego de conocer el relato de Karina Mendoza".

When autumn arrives on 141st Street, the Vanderbeekers are busy helping Mr. Beiderman get ready for the New York City Marathon and making sure the mysterious person sleeping in the community garden gets enough to eat. But when they discover the true identity of the person making a home in the community garden’s shed, their world turns upside down as they learn what it means to care for someone in an impossible situation.

Mit Mini Ducks gelingt der spielerischer Einstieg in die englische Sprache für die ganz Kleinen! Ganz einfach eintauchen in die Fremdsprache. Singen und sprechen mit begleitenden Körperbewegungen - so lernen die Kleinen Englisch fast wie ihre Muttersprache. Lieder und Reime laden die ganz Kleinen ab 0 Monaten in die Welt der Fremdsprache ein. Dieses Programm ist vielseitig einsetzbar - in Spielgruppen, Kursen oder einfach zu Hause. Erspielen sie gemeinsam mit den Kindern die Lieder und Reime.

"Als sie das erste Mal auf Sendung ging, ließen die Vorarbeiter im Hafenbüro ihre Einsatzpläne sinken. Die Autofahrer, die vor den Schleusen warteten, beugten sich nach rechts, um das Radio lauter zu drehen.(...) "Guten Morgen, Seeleute", hatte die Moderatorin gesagt, "ihr Leute auf See und an der See, hier schicke ich Euch ein Bandoneon vorbei, das euch auf Nordmeerwellen in den Tag trägt." Nichts, was sie sagte, war so außergewöhnlich, dass es den morgendlichen Betrieb in einer mäßig ausgeschlafenen Hafenstadt hätte stocken lassen müssen. Es war ihre Stimme."

Dr. Katrina Winslow has always known who she is: an elite scientist, a certifiable genius, and ultrareserved when it comes to love and relationships. So when a simple game of truth or dare offers the cool doctor the opportunity to shed her lab coat and glasses and put on a pair of sexy stilettos, she accepts the dare. But will shedding her inhibitions fulfill her every desire and help her discover if she can be truly daring, or will it cost her everything?