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Die erste Mission zum Jupitermond Europa ist gelandet – und weckt die schlimmsten Urängste der Menschheit. Seit Jahren vermutet man, dass unter der gefrorenen Oberfläche dieses geheimnisvollen Mondes ein gewaltiger Ozean verborgen liegt – doppelt so groß wie alle Meere der Erde zusammen...

Thirteen years ago, Vivi LeBrun was sketching a rooster and eating Oreos when she first met - and fell for - her friend's brother, David St. James. Since then, her love for David has only intensified thanks to years of friendship with his family, who rescued her from a lonely, tumultuous childhood. As she travels to Block Island to vacation with the St. James siblings, Vivi daydreams about reuniting with David, hoping he'll finally see her as his soul mate.

The Chinese Communist Party had a problem—a “numbers” problem. After decades of telling the Chinese people they couldn’t have more than one child, their plan backfired and their population was declining precipitously. Unable to convince the people to have more children, they turned to Artificial Intelligence. They would rule the world through the control of AI. What they hadn’t counted on was a unique and focused assassin—Beckham De La Cruz. After having a tough upbringing through the foster system, he found himself extremely wealthy through a trust established by his anonymous father.

The Twisted Psychology of Britain's Loneliest Serial KillerA blocked drain in north London. A polite civil servant on the doorstep with a briefcase and a bottle of rum. Fifteen or sixteen bodies he could not be bothered to deny. Why did Dennis Nilsen, a quiet union man with a steady job and a friendly dog, spend five years strangling young men in his flat and then keeping them as company until the smell forced him to act? This is not another rehash of the Muswell Hill case. This is a forensic psychological excavation of the man behind the wardrobe.

Det er en usædvanligt varm sommer i North Devon, og turisterne strømmer til kysten. Vicekriminalkommissær Matthew Venn bliver kaldt ud til et gerningssted på en landlig ejendom beboet af en gruppe kunstnere. Her finder han et nøje iscenesat mord: En lokal læge, Dr. Yeo, er blevet dræbt...

Ein Hof so grausam und schön Riskiere alles für dein Königreich ... oder werde von ihm zerstört Als ihr Land vor dem Abgrund stand, gingen die Menschen einen Deal mit den Göttern ein. Schutz vor denen, die sie einst auszulöschen drohten: die Fae. Im Gegenzug müssen sie einen Teil ihrer...

Beckham Strong walked away from a great city, a good job, and a decent relationship, because the call of his small hometown in the rural Pacific Northwest was too powerful to ignore. Now, he spends his days doing what he loves—guiding wilderness enthusiasts on adventure tours. And his nights...

Aries: I kept my distance to protect her. My little stepsister with wide eyes and soft smiles—too innocent for a world like mine. But while I was locked away in darkness, he took my place. My name. My life. Her. Now I’m back. Lilian: I was never meant to matter this much. Not to one brother—let alone two. Aries was my almost. The stepbrother I shouldn’t have loved. Arson was the secret. The lie no one warned me about . . . until it was too late. They hate each other. Always have. Always will. But now I’m gone, and the only way to get me back is to work together. Two monsters. One obsession.

Business and Pleasure shouldn't mix. Yet, that's exactly what I'm contemplating after Seattle's most eligible bachelor strolled into the diner where I work and made me an offer I'm having a hard time refusing. Beckett Anderson has the looks and money to get the attention of any woman, and yet he wants me to be the one at his beck and call. If I accept, I'm to be his assistant in and out of the boardroom. In exchange, I'd finally have a chance to use my college degree and escape the cycle of poverty I've known my entire life.

Bailey Collins believed she had outrun what Eli Murphy did to her in high school. Ten years and thousands of miles away from the scene of the crime, Bailey is laser-focused on her career. She's a rising star at her TV network, newly promoted as senior producer for the reality show, The Cruise. Things are on the up. And then Eli Murphy applies to be a contestant on The Cruise. It’s taken a lot for Bailey to make something of her life and to heal from her adolescent trauma.

What is a predator without his prey? Elyse Silver was never mine to keep. The day I saved her life, I ensured we would forever be enemies. Hating her was easy. Bullying her, as simple as breathing. Stopping myself from falling for her I had no idea how impossible that would become. The harder I...

England, 1914. Die Welt ist von Konflikten gezeichnet. Der verletzte Captain Hastings wird ins Anwesen Styles Court eingeladen, um sich von seinen körperlichen und seelischen Wunden zu erholen. Styles ist ein prachtvolles Landhaus und Heimat seines Kindheitsfreundes. Für Hastings ein Ort der Ruhe … glaubt er. Doch an den heißen Sommertagen braut sich etwas Finsteres zusammen.

Losing Beck is the story of Jennie Silver, who is trying to get over a man who was greatly influenced by the renowned Hungarian emigré novelist Avigdor Element...Spanning 100 years of history...Jennie keeps a diary, writes a play and a novella in her attempt to control her desperate, high-pitched emotions focused on a man she is uncontrollably drawn to and at the same time finds repugnant.

Hessen, 1868: Louisa ist fassungslos, als der tyrannische Vater sie an den zwielichtigen Händler Falk verkauft, um den verschuldeten Hof zu retten. In San Francisco angekommen, muss Louisa in den Saloons als sogenanntes „Hurdy-Gurdy-Girl" mit fremden Männern tanzen. Als ehrbares Mädchen beschämt sie das zutiefst. Doch sie gibt nicht auf und findet Verbündete: ein stets zuversichtliches Barmädchen und einen charmanten Goldgräber, zu dem sie sich immer stärker hingezogen fühlt.

Lady Elaine Fairchild hat keinen Sinn für höfische Spielchen – es sei denn, es geht um das Herz ihres Bruders. Als dessen Angebetete einen anderen heiraten soll, greift Elaine zu Federkiel und Flunkerei und lockt Lord Blackwood in ein Netz aus Irrtum, Intrige und... unerwarteter Leidenschaft. Lord Nicholas Blackwood ist gerade erst aus Amerika zurückgekehrt, da wird er schon von einer mysteriösen Verehrerin ins Visier genommen. Er rechnet mit allem – nur nicht mit einer scharfzüngigen Lady, die ihm gehörig den Kopf verdreht.

Bath, 1816. Josephine Casterleigh will nur eins: raus aus dem Schatten ihrer exzentrischen Mutter und rein ins Abenteuer. Ein Maskenball klingt nach der perfekten Gelegenheit. Doch als sie im Ballsaal über eine geheimnisvolle Inschrift und einen gutaussehenden Fremden stolpert, beginnt eine Nacht, die sie so schnell nicht vergessen wird, mit einer rasanten Kutschfahrt ins Ungewisse, einem Gentleman’s Club, der besser nicht existieren sollte, und Rätseln, die nur eine lösen kann: ausgerechnet Josephine mit ihrem nutzlos geglaubten Wissen über alte Kulturen.

There’s something growing deep in the old Angel Mine - something the Native Americans warned us about - And now it’s rising again. Mitch Taylor, ex-Special Forces medic, is seeking a quiet life in the town of Eldon. Tragedy has dogged his life, and he sees the small friendly place as a second chance. But buried deep below the friendly smiles and quaint painted houses is an old abandoned mine that holds a legend of an ancient and terrible god. In the mine’s labyrinthine depths, something has been growing, something from a time of myth when ancient gods strode the Earth.

Hodja was a satirical Sufi, believed to have lived and died during the 13th century in today's Turkey. He is considered a populist philosopher and wise man, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes. He appears in thousands of stories, sometimes witty, sometimes wise. These Hodja tales are replete with subtle humor and wisdom.

A fictional US President, Benjamin J. Leck, and his wife, Alexis, the vice president, dutifully serve the country they love. They enter politics after the young "Benny" successfully built a billion-dollar electric car corporation, and his wife "Lexi" managed a profitable communications business. "Let’s fix this” is their mantra. They choose to keep their true appearance from the public, wearing a disguise when in the community or on TV. Can a president so filled with integrity survive two full terms with powerful enemies who want nothing more than to maintain the "status quo"?

After a therapy session and an unsettling encounter in a dark alley, Jon Evan’s life, once again, changes on a dime. A murder under Philadelphia’s South Street Bridge sets in motion a further series of events, leading him and the team back to Europe and down a dark, disturbing hole.