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Kat is on a mission, and the fate of the universe depends on whether or not she succeeds. She must journey into the heart of the underworld and track down Isfet before time runs out. Before the bonding withdrawals claim her bond-mate’s life and her ticket out of the afterlife vanishes. Before the Mother of All attacks. For once, luck is on Kat’s side. Some of her closest friends and most trusted allies have her back, even in the hereafter. But it doesn’t take Kat long to realize that the underworld is far more dangerous than she ever could have imagined....

Jeremy Marsh hat für Lexie, die Frau seines Lebens, New York verlassen und ist mit ihr in ein Provinznest gezogen. Als sich ein Kind ankündigt, scheint ihr Glück perfekt, doch nun quälen ihn Zweifel. Es war Liebe auf den ersten Blick, aber kennt er Lexie wirklich? ...

Die kleine Gemeinde Southport in North Carolina hat mysteriösen Zuwachs bekommen: Die junge Katie hat sich in einem komplett abgelegenen Bungalow niedergelassen. Sie ist sehr hübsch, richtet sich aber bewusst unscheinbar her. Sie arbeitet als Kellnerin und schafft es dennoch, jeden näheren Kontakt zu vermeiden. Niemand kennt sie, niemand weiß von ihrer Herkunft - und von ihrem dunklen Geheimnis. Doch zwei Menschen am Ort kämpfen um ihre Nähe: Alex, der freundliche junge Witwer, der als alleinerziehender Vater für seine zwei kleinen Kinder sorgt. Und Jo, Katies schlagfertige Nachbarin. Wider Willen lässt sich Katie von beiden in eine freundschaftliche Beziehung verstricken. Und schon bald hegt sie für Alex deutlich stärkere Gefühle. Aber sie ist wild entschlossen, nie mehr einen Mann zu lieben. Zu groß sind die Schrecken der Vergangenheit. Und zu groß ist auch jetzt noch das Risiko...

When our universe falls in the gods' crosshairs, only one woman can stand against them.... Kat Dubois. Immortal. Ex-assassin. Humanity's last hope. Kat has finally embraced her role as the Nejeret figurehead, diving headlong into the mission to forge an alliance between her people and the human race. Only then will they finally be able to defeat the Senate. Progress is painfully slow, and not remotely steady...until a terrorist attack provides Kat with a lead that just might turn the tide of the war.

In this number one New York Times best-selling novel of first love and second chances, former high school sweethearts confront the painful truths of their past to build a promising future - together. "Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once, too, back when she was 18". In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in their small town in North Carolina.

We all experience the impossibilities of life, just like the four men in the Bible who sought Jesus' healing touch for their paralyzed friend. The question is - how will you respond? You have two options. You can accept your circumstances as God's will and simply give up, or you can break through and receive everything God has waiting for you. The paralytic's four friends didn't give up and broke through the roof to get to Jesus - and experienced the miraculous. You can break through too!

Two couples. Two love stories. One epic tale. Ninety-one-year-old Ira Levinson is in trouble. Struggling to stay conscious after a car crash, with his mind fading, an image of his adored - and long-dead - wife Ruth appears. Urging him to hang on, she lovingly recounts the joys and sorrows of their life together - how they met, the dark days of WWII and its unrelenting effect on their families. A few miles away, college student Sophia Danko's life is about to change.

Nicholas Sparks tells the unforgettable story of a man whose brushes with death lead him to the love of his life. After US Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman buried in the dirt during his tour of duty in Iraq, he experiences a sudden streak of luck. Only his best friend, Victor, seems to have an explanation for his good fortune: the photograph - his lucky charm. The Lucky One is an unforgettable story about the surprising paths our lives often take and the power of fate to guide us to true and everlasting love.

When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love...

Can the mysteries of the human heart ever be unravelled? Pursuing a scientific explanation for a disturbing and unexplained phenomenon, Jeremy's sceptical nature is thrown off course when he meets Lexie, the town librarian. As they work together, ghostly occurrences and passionate moments converge, forcing Jeremy to realise that there are some truths science cannot explain, as he finally appreciates the pleasures of exploring the heart.

Kann es wirklich so etwas wie einen Glücksbringer geben? Logan Thibault würde so einen Gedanken weit von sich weisen – bis er selbst, in höchster Gefahr, das Foto einer schönen Frau findet. Er nimmt es an sich und fühlt sich von diesem Moment an auf wunderbare Weise beschützt. Unversehrt kehrt er aus dem Krieg zurück. Er macht sich auf die Suche quer durch ganz Amerika, um die Frau zu finden. Und es gelingt ihm tatsächlich: In einem kleinen Örtchen in North Carolina steht er plötzlich Elizabeth gegenüber. Um ihr nahe zu sein, lässt er sich als Aushilfe in der Hundezucht ihrer Großmutter einstellen.

Seit knapp 30 Jahren ist Wilson Lewis mit Jane verheiratet. Nach außen ist alles perfekt. Doch als Wilson ihren Hochzeitstag vergisst, ist Janes Enttäuschung so maßlos, dass Wilson beginnt, an seiner Ehe zu zweifeln. Kann Jane ihn überhaupt noch lieben? Wilson sucht Rat bei Janes Vater Noah, dessen einzigartige, fünfzig Jahre währende Liebe zu Allie jedem in ihrer Familie als Vorbild gilt.

After thirty years of marriage, Wilson Lewis, son-in-law of Allie and Noah Calhoun (of The Notebook), is forced to admit that the romance has gone out of his marriage.

There are few things Jeremy Marsh was sure he'd never do: He'd never leave New York City; never give his heart away again after barely surviving one failed marriage; and most of all, never become a parent. Now, Jeremy is living in the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie Darnell, the love of his life, and anticipating the birth of their daughter. But just as his life seems to be settling into a blissful pattern, an unsettling and mysterious message re-opens old wounds.

Mit 34 glaubt Russell, auf der absoluten Glücksseite des Lebens zu stehen: Er hat eine umwerfende Frau und eine süße kleine Tochter, ein wunderschönes großes Haus und beruflichen Erfolg. Doch dann bricht sein Traum binnen kürzester Zeit entzwei: In der Ehe zeigen sich deutliche Risse, und eine berufliche Neuorientierung erweist sich als gefährliche Sackgasse. Mit einem Mal steht er da, verlassen und arbeitslos, und soll sich alleine um die fünfjährige Tochter kümmern.

Is there really such thing as a lucky charm? The hero of Nicholas Sparks's new novel believes he's found one in the form of a photograph of a smiling woman he's never met, but who he comes to believe holds the key to his destiny. The chain of events that leads to him possessing the photograph and finding the woman pictured in it is the stuff of love stories only a master such as Sparks can write.

Do you believe in lucky charms? While in Iraq, US Marine Logan Thibault finds a photo, half buried in the dirt, of a woman. He carries it in his pocket, and from then on his luck begins to change. Back home, Logan is haunted by thoughts of war. Over time, he becomes convinced that the woman in the photo holds the key to his destiny. So he finds the vulnerable and loving Beth, and a passionate romance begins.

Jeremy Marsh is the ultimate young New Yorker. He's also an expert on debunking the supernatural. When he receives a letter from Boone Creek, North Carolina, about ghostly lights appearing in a cemetery, he can't resist driving down to investigate. Here, in this tightly knit community, Lexie Darnell runs the town's library. Disappointed by past relationships, she is sure of one thing: her future is in Boone Creek, close to all the people she loves.

Noah and Allie fell in love as teenagers, with the purest sort of love, only to be kept apart by Allie's mother. Their feelings survived in spite of everything - and they recounted their romance in the pages of a notebook. Now, years later, Allie suffers from Alzheimer's, and her memory has been wiped clean. By reading the story of their relationship and the passion they shared, Noah hopes to break through the barrier of his wife's illness. This poignant first novel from Nicholas Sparks rivals any love story ever written.

Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died - a puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years later, 29-year-old Julie is far too young to have given up on love. She may be ready to risk caring for someone again. But who?