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Eighteen-year-old Jake Jensen grew up on the streets. He would do anything to survive, even rob an eighteen-year-old girl named Tayanita Jorden for her money. When she put up a fight, he became enraged and brutally attacked her. Jake was caught and found guilty. He was sentenced to six months in a correctional institution, followed by six months of probation with community service. When he is released, he is assigned to do community service at the Heroes Haven Veterans Home. By chance, it happens to be the same place where Tay is a volunteer.

Walter Schuler was undeniably dead, and there was no getting around that fact. But what led to his demise? Was there a goose involved in some way? Can a man truly be considered dead if no one in a position of authority is there to confirm it? Walter Schuler was gone, but did anyone actually care? As he rests in the deep freezer of his mansion, alongside a dead deer head that seems to have its own grievances with him, these are the kinds of questions he finds himself pondering.

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is not just about a man turning into an insect; it is a haunting exploration of alienation, identity, and the oppressive forces of society.

A Leopard-Skin Hat may be Anne Serre’s most moving novel yet. A masterpiece of simplicity, emotion and elegance, it is the story of an intense friendship between the Narrator and his close childhood friend, Fanny, who suffers from profound psychological disorders. A series of short scenes paints the portrait of a strong-willed and tormented young woman battling many demons, and of the Narrator’s loving and anguished attachment to her.

When a child is born with a serious flaw in her character caused by an imbalance of chemicals in her mind making her incapable of controlling her actions and emotions, it can be dangerous to her as well as others. This story depicts a child who is born with such a flaw, but hides it well. Her family senses she is different, but find it difficult to accept as they see small clues that are quickly hidden.

I’m dreading turning fifty more than I’ve dreaded any other birthday in my life. Now that my kids are at university, the prospect of spending the rest of my life with my bullying, balding, and boring husband is a miserable one. Which is why I employed Jay. He gives me the reason I need to get up, to go on and to look forwardand I’ll do anything to keep him.

Детство бывает разным и далеко не всегда счастливым, но для сестер Элис и Ханны оно стало настоящим испытанием. Одна — слишком тревожная, стремится всё контролировать, другая — беспечная и взрывная, вечно бросает вызов окружающим. Их старший брат Майкл — настоящий образец для подражания, чьё неодобрение является силой, с которой необходимо считаться. Девочки всегда чувствовали себя непонятыми и ненужными. Авторитарная мать и отстраненный отец повлияли на их взросление, оставив на их сердцах много шрамов.

Vollbremsung für die Liebe: Gina liebt es, mit ihrem Rad durch die Regensburger Altstadt zu brausen, den Wind im Haar und den Kopf voller Ideen für ihre Schreibworkshops - bis ihr Marvin in die Quere kommt, der attraktive Hundetrainer mit dem schokobraunen Labrador. Gina legt eine Vollbremsung hin, und ihr Herz gerät aus dem Takt: Sie verliebt sich in Marvin, doch als die Beziehung enger wird, stößt sie ihn vor den Kopf. Kurz darauf verschwindet Marvin aus der Stadt, und Gina beginnt, sich ihre widersprüchlichen Gefühle von der Seele zu schreiben.

Ein desillusionierter Drogenermittler beginnt als Streetworker ein neues Leben. Henry Taylor möchte endlich etwas tun, um unmittelbar zu helfen. In seiner Heimatstadt Lewiston eröffnet der Ex-Cop das Second Home, Jugendzentrum und Anlaufstelle für die Vergessenen der Gesellschaft. Er engagiert sich tatkräftig und emotional, sein Idealismus kollidiert jedoch bald mit der Realität, mit Vorurteilen, Gewalt und bürokratischen Hürden. Auch in seinem Privatleben stehen die Zeichen auf Veränderung.

Aroma mawar makin tajam tercium. Aku menundukkan kepala, gigi gemeletukan. Rahang saling beradu. Kedua kaki berdiri tanpa sendi, namun betis mengejang kaku. Berpegangan pada kusen pintu, perlahan tubuh melorot ke bawah. Ada sebaran kelopak mawar tercabik hingga serpihan di depan ruang kerja. Sisa tangkai dan batang serbuk sari teronggok gundul, gepeng terinjak. Cairan. Cairan menggenang, berpola-pola.

Innocence Corrupted by Tony Benner is a raw and unflinching exploration of the human psyche, diving deep into the haunting intersection of childhood trauma, broken trust, and the search for redemption. When five-year-old Chi encounters a terrifying figure, his world spirals into silence, anger, and mistrust. Withdrawn from those around him, he becomes a shadow of his former self, embodying the menace of the creature that changed his life forever.

For fans of Catherine Ryan Hyde and Sue Monk Kidd, a debut literary fiction novel about an unlikely friendship between a damaged girl and a mysterious old woman and the quest for love and healing through the telling of fairy tales. Early one summer morning, nine-year-old Sherry Gallagher flees in panic into the woods behind her house to hide from her abusive father. Following the death of their mother, her older brothers and sisters have all left home, leaving Sherry to deal with her father alone.

It’s been ten years since I last saw Stephanie, but looking into her haunted eyes, she looks just as innocent as she did as a baby. Pulling her into a tight embrace, I promise her that although she’s lost her mother, I will take care of her from now on. No matter what… But as I usher her inside, I can’t help wondering if Stephanie knows my secrets. The real reason I hadn’t seen her mother in years… or why she wasn’t ever allowed to visit me at my house. Did my daughter take our family secrets to the grave?

Chloe, a woman leading a double life as a mysterious international pop star, seeks solace with her best friend at an idyllic island resort. Her peaceful retreat is soon shattered by unsettling gifts from an unknown sender—each item a fragment of her concealed identity and a remnant of her past. The situation threatens her safety and the life she has built.

In Coyote Canyon, in Southern California, near the Arizona border, Lile Foster owns and operates a diner. He lives on the premises with his daughter, Karina, and his cook, Cecilia Hall. During an unrelenting monsoon, these three people and several others—a worldly old sports agent and his promising client, a personal assistant returning from a short holiday spent with a secret lover, a young hoodlum from New York wanted by the police, and a family of four making their way to San Diego to enjoy the fantastic beaches there—must do their best to survive the elements, and each other.

Plongez dans l'univers de Rascio, découvrez les méandres de sa psyché et où ses choix le conduiront; sa cupidité, son désir de réalisation, ses envies. Sûrement pensez-vous que vous feriez des choix différents ou peut-être vous reconnaîtrez-vous dans les siens? Mais prenez garde... certains choix sont dangereux, très dangereux ! Ce suspense mystérieux et insolite est comme un tunnel où il n'y pas pas de lumière au bout, car, bien que Rascio ait des plans, d'autres aussi en ont fait pour lui...

Cuando Diego muere, Adela, su única hija biológica, queda huérfana. Sus hermanos por parte de madre, una cruel mujer que prefirió una vida oscura a la familia, tratan de proteger a Adela de ella, Catalina, que reaparece años después reclamando la herencia que cree que le corresponde y la custodia de la hija a la que no conoce. Los hijos poco a poco irán rememorando su terrible niñez junto a su abusiva madre. Y en especial Daniela, una mujer transexual que sufrió malos tratos y rechazo continuado por parte de su madre, y cuyo único salvavidas fue el difunto Diego.

Jane Whitaker and Ivy Chapman have been best friends for twenty years - ever since their sons Cal and Brad attended the same preschool. But their close bond is severely tested when their now adult sons go skiing together in Wyoming and only one returns. Where is Cal Whitaker and why didn’t Brad Chapman report him missing? With growing fears for Cal's safety, his family begins to suspect Brad knows a lot more than he's saying. Friendship turns to suspicion and then to open hostility when Cal's sister Emerson posts an online appeal that ignites a vicious crusade against Brad.

Dies ist eine Geschichte über wahre Freundschaft, den Sinn des Lebens und die eine große Liebe. Die toughe Schottin Anwältin Robin Stewart und der sensible Wohltäter Entwicklungshelfer Sky Forrester landen unfreiwillig im gemeinsamen Exil in San Francisco und stellen fest: Gegensätze ziehen sich an. Doch weil das Schicksal eigensinnige Pläne mit ihnen hat, müssen sie auf einem wilden Ritt um die halbe Welt erst zahlreiche Herausforderungen meistern, ehe sie erkennen, worauf es wirklich ankommt im Leben.

Semilouca é uma exploração profunda das complexidades da emoção humana. Nas páginas deste livro, somos guiados por um turbilhão de experiências que nos levam às fronteiras daquilo que chamamos de "semiloucura". Aqui, o objetivo é compartilhar histórias de vida, algumas baseadas em fatos reais, outras plausíveis, todas repletas de conflitos e potenciais soluções. Este livro, também, lança luz sobre o mundo dos sonhos, mostrando como a interpretação desses enigmas do subconsciente pode revelar situações anteriormente reprimidas e abrir portas para novos caminhos.

Wade and Brenda grew up in a house where laughter was forbidden. This restricted childhood stunted their emotions and social skills. Wade convinced himself that having a sense of humor was frivolous. He pursued a career as a mathematician, a dry profession, until he found the benefits of expressing joy later in life. All it took was being trapped in an elevator for four hours with another man! One can learn a lot about oneself (and about that other man) in all that time!

Property developer Vivien Young thought she’d finally rebuilt her life. After a messy divorce, she’s returned to her childhood sanctuary, the grand Georgian home she now shares with her ageing father. Landing the contract to redevelop the Valley Park housing estate feels like the icing on the cake – a chance to prove she can succeed and keep her floundering business afloat.

Elle devra tout quitter pour vivre à nouveau. Seule survivante de l'accident qui a coûté la vie à son fiancé et ses meilleurs amis, Fanny doit à présent réapprendre à vivre. Comment expliquer à ses proches la culpabilité d'être toujours là ? L'impossibilité de renouer avec la joie ? Pour honorer la mémoire de celui qu'elle aimait et échapper à sa douleur, elle décide de réaliser son rêve à lui et de partir au Canada...

¿Puedes estar viviendo tu vida sin darte cuenta de que no es la vida que quieres? Cuántas veces nos hemos engañado para estar a gusto con nosotros mismos. Julia lo tenía todo y de la noche a la mañana se esfumó. Con esta historia, Ginny Bennet quiere darnos a entender que la felicidad no hay que quererla únicamente, sino que hay que sentirla también.

Una simple pelea entre madre e hijo por subir una caja al altillo hará estallar su relación, sacando con ello mucha mierda, rencores y fantasmas. Este relato supone una curiosa mirada a los sentimientos entre padres e hijos, la rebeldía de la adolescencia y los sentimientos y sus perspectivas.

FINDING ZACHARIAH allows you to capture the spirit of what is possible in a community garden. While this remarkable story is fiction, it is based on true events. Imagine a veteran with PTSD, who has fallen into homelessness and thinks alcohol is his only friend - only to find a true friend in a feral cat, Sebastian. Then, imagine a family suffering from losing their dad to violence.

Tyler Green, accused of murdering his friend Leo on a graduation trip in 1993, has just been released from a commuted life sentence. In the three decades since his trial Tyler has been adamant that he’s innocent, and now he’s determined to confront whoever allowed him to take the fall while they walked free.

Lucy Golden is a true-crime icon, infamous for the murder she committed while escaping a California cult twenty years ago. But as everyone in Los Angeles knows, fame is fleeting, and Lucy and her story are always just one news cycle away from obscurity. Not to mention, she’s fending off a stalker and moderating an icy feud between her acclaimed photographer mother and her scandalous rock star sister. Worst of all, online trolls are asking increasingly threatening questions about the legendary crime. Questions that could tear her life apart.

This delightfully clever, artfully layered novel begins when a scientist who has written a popular book of non-fiction attends a literary festival, where she strikes up a friendship with a charismatic novelist. The novelist reveals that her new work is an experiment: a novella she wrote in English only to have it translated and published solely in French—a language the novelist cannot read. Moreover, she has lost her original English manuscript of this work. Hearing this, the scientist, who is fluent in French, impulsively offers to retranslate the novella back into English for the novelist.

Natalie Tristan has spent years running—from a past she won’t face, from secrets she dares not speak. In the quiet town of Willow Creek, Washington, she’s rebuilt her life—her art a sanctuary, her daughter her only light. Then she meets Dr. Alric Thorn. Magnetic. Charming. Enigmatic. Irresistible. A man who sees her in ways no one else ever has. But the past never stays buried. And when dark truths surface, Natalie is plunged into a waking nightmare—where love is deception, lies are lethal, and betrayal is only the beginning.