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Levi, a 17-year-old girl, barely escapes the clutches of her abusive mother, Selene, after a harrowing attempt on her life. Awakening in a hospital, she learns she has family waiting for her in Montana. Seeking refuge and a chance at a new life, Levi moves to a small town to live with her potential fathers—Jack and John twins. As she navigates her first week at a new school and adjusts to her new home life, Levi meets some new friends, and an old love. However, her world tilts once more as strange occurrences hint at her supernatural heritage.

Ein weiteres Kapitel in der Geschichte des Erben der Morozov-Magier. Es spielt in einer grausamen Welt, in der uralte Blutlinien mit magischen Fähigkeiten Macht und Einfluss genießen, während Normale ohne magische Gaben für niemanden von Nutzen sind. Dieses deprimierende Schicksal stand auch unserem Helden Iwan bevor – er wurde von seinem Vater zum Tode verurteilt, der sicher war, dass er so magielos war wie eine Marionette.

Jules steckt fest! In einer Kleinstadt inmitten der kanadischen Wälder und in ihrem eigenen Leben. Seit ihr Vater die Familie verlassen hat, trägt sie die Verantwortung für ihre psychisch labile Mutter und kümmert sich um alles, nur nicht um ihr Glück. Das ändert sich, als der geheimnisvolle Cassian einen Brief in ihrem Zimmer hinterlässt. Jahre später begegnet sie Cassian unter den magischen Nordlichtern wieder und begreift, dass er nicht nur der Mann ist, der ihr Herz schneller schlagen lässt.

Heinrich Berlingen, Baron von Satten, braucht einen Erben für seinen Titel und sein Lebenswerk, aber will sich nicht binden. So kommt Niklas von Altenmark, ein siebenjähriger preußischer Krautjunker zu dem ruhelosen älteren Herrn, und das, obwohl er doch niemals von daheim fort wollte. Unter den Fittichen des Barons reist Niklas über Berlin ins vorrevolutionäre Paris, erlebt die letzte Blüte des Rokokos, bevor der Ausbruch der Französischen Revolution sie nach London treibt, und von dort über den halben Kontinent.

Санька Рябинин пытается найти свое место в мире, где границы между добром и злом размываются с каждым днем. Жизнь преподносит новые испытания. Это захватывающая драма о любви, предательстве, дружбе и вере в будущее, разворачивающаяся на фоне лихих девяностых, времени надежд и разочарований, когда каждый день мог стать последним.

Cléo weiß schon früh, dass sie den fürchterlich durchschnittlichen Verhältnissen, in denen sie aufwächst, entkommen will. Spätestens als sie bei einer banalen Modenschau von einer Mitschülerin ausgestochen wird, reift in ihr die Erkenntnis, dass sie sich rächen muss. Unerbittlich arbeitet Cléo jahrelang an ihrem Timbre, ihren Lyrics, ihrem Charisma, überhaupt an ihrer Außenwirkung bis ins winzigste Detail. Immer obsessiver verfolgt sie ihr einziges Ziel, geht dabei immer strenger mit sich selbst ins Gericht.

Mary has lived with a secret, hiding the scars of an abusive past and struggling to navigate a world that doesn’t know the real her. At sixteen, she’s on the brink of unraveling, with everything she’s kept hidden threatening to surface. Mitch, her best friend, has always stood by her, but when he uncovers the truth of what Mary has been hiding, everything changes. With the weight of her secret now out in the open, Mitch’s love and loyalty are put to the test as their bond is pushed to its limits. Together, they’ll have to face the truths they’ve kept buried and find the strength to survive.

Picture a social misfit who has stumbled through life, making every conceivable mistake along the way. Despite his best efforts to find stability and understanding in a world that seemed to elude him, he remained stubborn and uncompromising, clinging to a deep-seated attitude of non-conformity. His headspace had no room for compromise, and as a result, he had never experienced a meaningful relationship of any kind.

This tale transports listeners to a consequential precipice in Catherine’s life. One where she discovers her voice and begins to understand the needs of her own heart—and how fragile that heart may be—transforming her into the antagonist listeners know and loathe in Jane Austen’s cherished Pride and Prejudice.

When brothers Tushar and Nakul Khurana, two Delhi schoolboys, pick up their family’s television set at a repair shop with their friend Mansoor Ahmed one day in 1996, disaster strikes without warning. A bomb—one of the many “small” bombs that go off seemingly unheralded across the world—detonates in the Delhi marketplace, instantly claiming the lives of the Khurana boys, to the devastation of their parents. Mansoor survives, bearing the physical and psychological effects of the bomb.

In 1924, Korea is an occupied country. In Seoul’s secret, underground networks and throughout the countryside, rebellion against the Japanese Empire simmers, threatening to boil over. Kim Na-Young lives a simple life in the rural village of Daegeori, where she watches the moon rise and set over the pine-wooded mountains, tends to her household alongside her best friend, Yeon-Soo, and cares for her sick mother.

Orphaned overnight as a teenager, she drops out of school and drifts into the bad company of two criminals her brother brings home. As the four of them plot a fantastical crime, Bianca learns she can drift even lower... Electric and tense with foreboding, A Little Lumpen Novelita - one of the last novellas Roberto Bolaño published – delivers a fractured fairy tale of taking control of one's fate.

Barcelona 1936. Theo helps the Anarchist workers defeat the army that is trying to overthrow the democratically elected government, and he is reunited with his true love, Maria. But all too soon, his joy turns to terror as the Anarchists turn on him, led by a rival for Maria’s affection. Lucky to escape with his life, Theo returns to England to study at Oxford. But his heart is in Spain, now torn apart by a bloody civil war, and he is quick to abandon his new life when his old schoolmate Esmond offers him the chance to fight the Fascists.

It’s move-in day at Tiffin Academy and amidst the happy chaos of friends reuniting, selfies uploading, and cars unloading, shocking news arrives: America Today just ranked Tiffin the number two boarding school in the country. It’s a seventeen-spot jump–was there a typo? The dorms need to be renovated, their sports teams always come in last place, and let’s just say Tiffin students are known for being more social than academic. On the other hand, the campus is exquisite, class sizes are small, and the dining hall is run by an acclaimed New York chef.

Cameron Goode is on the verge of giving up her dream of becoming a vet. Buried under debt and juggling two jobs with a full course load, she’s utterly overwhelmed. Then a local rescue organization reaches out about a neglected golden retriever in desperate need of help. The last thing Cameron needs is another responsibility. But something inside her shifts when she looks into the eyes of the dog, who is so obese that she can barely move. Cameron is Aggie’s last chance. And she’s not going to let her go.

Unwilling to leave her dying father, fifteen-year-old Ella makes the decision to stay behind while her best friend Anton takes Ella’s little brother and flees to the freedom of the West at the last possible chance. But when her father’s death finally leaves her orphaned and alone, Ella’s hope of a reunion burns strong. Yearning for a future with Anton, she bides her time in East Berlin, meeting with shadowy resistance groups who are her only chance for freedom. But time goes by slowly, and with no word from Anton, Ella begins to wonder whether she will ever see him and her brother again.

In a nation ruled by fear, surveillance, and the cross, four teens find themselves running for more than just freedom — they’re running for truth. Under President Thorne’s third term and the iron grip of Christian Nationalism, dissent is blasphemy, and silence is survival. Carlos never wanted to be a hero. Sofia just wanted to disappear. Daniel believed in the system—until it turned on him. And Isabel? She sees things the others can’t yet explain. As their lives collide across the wreckage of what once was America, they must make an impossible choice: submit, escape, or resist.

Can a man who loves his small hometown trust it to love him back? Jared Thomas has lived in the mountain town of Coda, Colorado his whole life. He can't imagine living anywhere else. But Jared's opportunities are limited—the only other gay man in town is twice his age, and although Jared originally planned to be a teacher, the backlash that might accompany the gig keeps him working at his family's store instead. Then Matt Richards moves to town. Matt may not be into guys, but he doesn't care that Jared is.

Ein kleines Mädchen ist überzeugt, ein Alien zu sein. Warum sonst sollte es ihr so schwerfallen, sich in der Welt zurechtzufinden? Doch als sie zufällig von dem Voynich-Manuskript erfährt – einer mittelalterlichen Handschrift, deren Sprache bis heute nicht entschlüsselt wurde –, glaubt sie, nicht mehr allein zu sein. Die Mission, das Manuskript zu übersetzen, führt sie auf überraschende Wege und zu Menschen, die sie ankommen lassen in ihrem andersartigen Leben.

In sixteen sparkling stories, Jan Carson introduces us to worlds and characters that feel real enough to touch. All of life is here: the thrill of growing up, the grief when youth is over; first love, mature love, parenthood and loss - all shot through with profound compassion, warm wit, and boundless imagination. In 'A Certain Degree of Ownership', a distracted couple on a beach fail to notice their baby crawl perilously towards the sea. In 'Troubling the Water', a rumor spreads at a public swimming pool and chaos ensues.