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After successful ad exec Alan Anderson bombs the biggest pitch of his career, he has an epiphany. His entire career has been about making people buy stuff that they don't need so they feel perpetually unsatisfied and less-than. After a lifetime of striving for capitalism, Alan is opting out. He retires to the ridiculously extravagant playhouse in his family's suburban Connecticut garden (a classic example of something the Andersons didn't need), gives up showering, shoe-wearing, and purchases of all kinds. He might even read a book!

Willkommen in einer Welt ohne Moral und voller Abgründe Du träumst von süßen Bad Boys? Hier wirst du sie nicht finden Wach auf, kleine Träumerin Wir sind Psychopathen Für uns gelten keine Gesetze, wir kennen keine Grenzen und vor uns gibt es kein Entkommen Wir nehmen uns, was wir wollen Auch dich Du glaubst, du könntest uns herausfordern? Komm schon, versuch es, unterhalte uns ein bisschen Sobald du in unserem Keller bist, wirst du ihn nie wieder verlassen Denn wir hören erst mit dem Spielen auf, wenn wir unsere Spielzeuge zerstört haben.

Vor dem fünfzehnjährigen Simon liegt die große weite Welt, selbst wenn sie nur von Berlin bis zur Ostsee reicht. Doch dann kippt zu Hause die Stimmung. Seine Eltern streiten oder schweigen und Simon hat keine andere Alternative, als deren Platz einzunehmen. So gut er kann, kümmert er sich um seine Geschwister, allen voran die Babyzwillinge. Alles geht gut, bis etwas passiert, was nie hätte passieren dürfen.

Seit dem furchtbaren Anschlag, der das Schicksal so vieler Menschen in Oak Harbor verändert hat, läuft Rachels Leben auf Stand-by. Während andere Pläne für ihre Zukunft schmieden, kümmert Rachel sich um ihre schizophrene Mutter und verschiebt ihr eigenes Glück auf ein unbestimmtes Später. Erst der attraktive, warmherzige Coast-Guard-Offizier Mike bringt etwas in ihr zum Erwachen, das sie längst vergessen glaubte – das Verlangen, mehr zu sein als das Mädchen, das immer nur funktioniert.

If only Shelly Bennett had searched for Raymond Quinn as a mortal. Before he died. Before she died. Her life begins and ends with the loss of Raymond, killed in action in Vietnam five years before her own heartbreaking decision to end her life. But the end is just the beginning as Shelly struggles to find a place to spend her immortal future. Incredibly, Shelly experiences an array of unlived lives—some parallel to Raymond's fate, like a visit to Antigua, where their unlived lives first intersected.

Emotionally avoidant James Wolf has spent his life running—from his past, his pain, and most importantly, from himself. Now nearing 40 and feeling the weight of profound loneliness, James escapes his life in Chicago for the vibrant yet isolating Florida Keys. There, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that challenges the walls he's spent a lifetime constructing. When an unexpected reunion with Lily, a long-lost friend, disrupts his carefully controlled world, James must decide whether to continue living in isolation or take a chance on connection and healing.

Georgia was raised to be the perfect wife—a dutiful daughter, a vision of grace, a sacrifice for the family name. When she is wed to a wealthy but unfeeling man, she resigns herself to a life of quiet obedience… until a chance encounter ignites a forbidden passion.

This book is fiction, but the emotions behind it are very real. Broken and Torn Down – Living with a Narcissist was born from the quiet pain that so many carry in silence — the kind of pain that doesn’t always leave bruises but leaves deep wounds just the same. Though this is not a memoir, the story reflects the emotional landscape of those who have endured toxic relationships, lost themselves in the process, and found the strength to rise again. Writing this was both a release and a reckoning.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Glengarry Glen Ross comes Some Recollections of St. Ives, a masterful novel masquerading as the memoir of Charles Hollis—a fictional man whose life spanned continents and conflicts, culminating in a decades-long tenure at one of America’s most storied institutions: The St. Ives School. Written in the final years of Hollis’s life, Some Recollections of St. Ives traces his forty years within the institution, providing portraits of the people, politics, and parables that shaped both the man and the school.

Join the team of men with cancer, struggling with identity and overcoming daily life challenges. A novel about a group of middle-aged men who share the trait of all having cancer and living close to Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city. The bulk of the book is quick listens in which we accompany a bunch of middle-aged men and a few women (in the background) as they push tires, daydream about vintage vehicles, and contemplate life.

Told through multiple POVs, from a decomposing murder victim to Birdie's day-to-day battle with domestic violence and grief to the horrific crimes of the killer, Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day will shock, disgust, and break your heart as the dark secrets unfold and Birdie does whatever she feels is necessary to protect the ones she loves.

This Baltimore, Maryland–based thriller will take you on a journey to both domestic and foreign places in the quest for answers for Caron Tucker and Shelly Carson. Two young women forced into unthinkable roles, who somehow managed to turn the tables and exact the ultimate revenge in the story's shockingly violent conclusion.

Margo has spent most of her life without a family, and with a telekinetic gift she can't quite explain. Since losing her mother, she's felt more alone than ever. When her fiancé Sam takes her to his remote Iowa hometown to meet his family and begin planning their wedding, Margo finally begins to feel like she's home. But the feeling doesn't last long, and Margo soon feels out of place. Sam's family is different from what she'd expected.

In the aftermath of a massacre from which he doubts the world will ever recover, Ferdinand Draxler finds himself at the crossroads of history. The son of a Holocaust survivor who accuses him of cowardice and the father of a daughter who accuses him of genocide, Draxler longs to be a hero for his people or the comic scourge of their enemies, but does he have the mettle to be either?

What really happened during the 1790 Battle of Kekionga that took place in pre-Fort Wayne, Indiana? Was Harmar's Defeat really a failure? What led the militias from Pennsylvania and Kentucky to join the first American army after the Revolutionary War, to venture deep into Native American territory? Follow the adventures of E. J. and his Uncle Isaac along with General Harmar, Little Turtle, and others. Hear the insights, feel the emotions, and experience the drama that few people know about.

I deserve all this because I did the worst thing a woman can do. The very worst. Jessica's wedding was like a fairytale. Her dress strewn with crystals. Her dad made a tearful speech. Her husband Matthew declared himself the luckiest man alive. But when their beautiful baby girl is born, Jessica is gripped by panic. She can't tell anyone how she feels. Even when her life starts to spiral out of control...

This story, rooted in the stark realities of life, narrates the journey of a woman who faces more than mere setbacks. Her struggles take her to a place of profound darkness, akin to an encounter with the enigmatic Lucifer. In this world, where death masquerades as laughter, her tribulations forge a resilience and strength within her that nobody anticipated. Believed to be lost, with little hope left by those around her, she finds a formidable strength within her own existence. She channels her pain into a powerful resolve to fight back, symbolically forging a sword from her suffering.

Jutta und Günther wollen es – geschäftlich wie privat - miteinander versuchen. Auf der Hochzeitsfeier kommen einander Juttas Freundin Lore und der Literaturkritiker Lukas näher. Während Jutta und Günther geschäftliche und familiäre Herausforderungen zu meistern haben, beschließt Lore, der Sache mit Lukas eine Chance zu geben.

The invitation to my ex-boyfriend’s funeral came out of the blue. I take a deep breath, my hand on the door to the church, fingers trembling. I haven’t seen Jacob in ten years – not since an anonymous lie about me tore the two of us apart… I’ve stayed as far away as possible ever since, but I just can’t miss the chance to say goodbye. But when I pull open the heavy oak door, every pair of eyes in the room lands on me. His mother glares at me from the front pew, shaking with barely contained rage. Her piercing shriek echoes off the walls.

Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Paula Hawkins, and Tana French, R. K. Jackson’s lyrical, twisty psychological thriller debut follows an aspiring journalist as she uncovers dark truths in a seaswept Southern town—aided by a mysterious outcast and pursued by a ruthless killer.