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'Dear Mama, I am having a lovely time here. We play football every day here. The beds have no springs....' So begins the first letter that nine-year-old Roald Dahl penned to his mother, Sofie Magdalene, under the watchful eye of his boarding school headmaster. For most of his life, Roald Dahl would continue to write weekly letters to his mother, chronicling his adventures, frustrations and opinions, from the delights of childhood to the excitements of flying as a World War II fighter pilot....

A stunning and original debut crime thriller starring Harry Kent, a police surgeon who uncovers a shocking conspiracy after a hostage situation goes wrong. Dr Harry Kent likes to keep busy: juggling hospital duties with his work as a police surgeon for the Metropolitan Police - anything to ward off the memories of his time as an army medic. Usually the police work means minor injuries and mental health assessments.

He's Chris: bored, lonely, trapped in a loveless, sexless marriage. In his 40s, he's a stranger inside the youth culture of London in the late 1970s, a stranger to himself on the night he invites a hooker into his car. She's Roza: recently moved to London, the daughter of one of Tito's partisans. She's in her 20s but has already lived a life filled with danger, misadventure, romance, and tragedy. And although she's not a hooker, when she sees Chris, she gets into his car anyway.

She's my best friend's twin sister and off-limits. We grew up together, but she wanted to escape the small-town life and headed to New York City to chase her dreams. The night before she left, I found her waiting for me in my bed, telling me to give her something to come home to. I couldn't. Instead, I kicked her out of my life, instantly making us enemies. Ten years later, we ran into each other while I was in NYC on business for my ranch, and that night changed everything between us. Not just because I was determined to right my wrongs, but because she just showed up on my front door.

The history of the Western church is stained by injustice. The impulse to resist justice and look the other way has harmed the church and the people it aims to serve. But a different future is possible. In The Justice of Jesus, Joash Thomas surveys the history of injustice and colonization in the Global South at the hands of the Western church. He shows that in addition to harming colonized peoples, colonization has limited Western Christians' understanding of the gospel, leading us to devalue the pursuit of justice for our neighbors on the margins.

One night, no names, and no kissing seemed like a good idea —until I got a big, fat plus sign on a pregnancy test, and I had no idea who my baby daddy was. I'm determined to raise my baby on my own, but then he waltzes into my classroom to drop off his son. Blake Walker. The newly retired linebacker and single dad is even more gorgeous now than the night we spent together, and since he knows I'm pregnant with his baby, he's adamant to do right by us.

Captain Cirilo Webster is a loyal officer of the Santiago Corporation, the multistellar megacorporation that controlls all travel between the Seventy-Seven human colonies. Finally given command of his first interstellar freighter, he is determined to do well by both his crew and his employers—but nothing is ever that simple. His crew is used to Captains passing through on their way to better ships. The Company’s policies have made more enemies than he can count. Their mission is unusual and the client might be lying to him. And if all of that wasn’t enough?

My life was perfectly fine. Well, at least up until the night I found out my boyfriend was sleeping with half the damn town. With nowhere to go, I holed up in a motel with whatever I could fit in my car. But not even twenty-four hours after moving into said shit hole, a burly stranger breaks in wearing a skeleton mask. It couldn't get any worse, right? Wrong. Because now this masked man is demanding I move in with him until he gets what he wants—and the thing about cowboys and ranchers? They never back down from a challenge.

What happens when passion ignites amid chaos? In this thrilling narrative, every second pulses with real raw emotion and gripping intensity. From the sexually explosive opening of "Carnal carnage" to the closing chapter, where temptation and the worst of human nature combine in "Slaying the dragon." Prepare to embark on a journey where the boundaries between love, lust, and survival blur into a tantalizing dance.

AUTRICE BESTSELLER DEL SUNDAY TIMES UN GRANDE THRILLER Un'autrice pluripremiata Tradotta in 20 lingue Oltre 1 milione di copie vendute Clara Benning è una brillante veterinaria, giovane, intelligente e appassionata al suo lavoro. Eppure è infelice. Un terribile incidente accadutole da bambina l'ha infatti lasciata sfigurata, facendo di lei una reclusa che da sempre cerca di limitare al minimo i contatti con gli altri esseri umani.

Mum says it's the first day of day care, but Ravi's dressed up as his favourite insect, and he is quite certain that ladybirds do not go to day care. In fact, this ladybird would rather stay home and eat aphids, thank you very much! Can an anxious and unsure Ravi find the bravery he needs to take flight?

Wir sind fünf Könige und teilen alles. Die Herrschaft über diesen Campus, unsere tödlichen Geheimnisse und … unsere Frauen. Niemand widersetzt sich unseren Regeln. Wie lange wird es dauern, bis du fällst? Mable ist eine von fünf Stipendiatinnen, die jedes Jahr an der Kingston University angenommen werden. Die reiche Elite des Colleges hält allerdings nichts vom Charity-Programm ihrer Eltern und will Mable mit aller Macht vertreiben. Allen voran die Kings. Fünf abtrünnige Seniorstudenten, die im Hintergrund ein unmoralisches Spiel veranstalten. Wird Mable gewinnen?

In einem Schwimmteam junger Mädchen geht das Grauen um, als das erste Opfer gefunden wird. Doch die Polizei tappt im Dunkeln. Da stirbt das nächste Mädchen. Was geht in der Schwimmhalle vor sich und wer ist der geheimnisvolle Mörder, der hier sein blutiges Unwesen treibt ...

AUTRICE BESTSELLER DEL SUNDAY TIMES UN GRANDE THRILLER Un'autrice pluripremiata Tradotta in 20 lingue Oltre 1 milione di copie vendute Che cosa sta succedendo all'Università di Cambridge? Perché tante morti tra gli studenti? Quando una lunga serie di apparenti suicidi scuote il prestigioso ateneo, l'agente Lacey Flint viene immediatamente inviata sul luogo da Scotland Yard. Deve interpretare sotto copertura la parte di una ragazza vulnerabile che riprende gli studi dopo un esaurimento nervoso.

Dive into the sharp and insightful mind of Charles Dickens with The Selected Journalism & Essays, a collection that showcases his unparalleled skill as a social critic, journalist, and essayist. From his early writings on urban poverty to his passionate commentary on politics, crime, and education, Dickens’ sharp observations remain as relevant today as they were in Victorian England.

OVIDS METAMORFOSER hører hjemme blandt eventyrenes skatte sammen med 1001 Nat, Grimm og H.C. Andersen. Beretningen strækker sig fra verdens skabelse til kejser Augustus' tid, og i den ramme får Ovid fortalt de fleste af den græsk-romerske verdens sagn om guder og helte. Han gør det mesterligt, således at digtet i sin helhed er en beskrivelse af menneskelivet og dets vidunderlighed.

Hockey guys are off limits—and yet, one has set me in his sights, and I have no chance of escaping. Camden Church is the guy I should’ve stayed away from. But when he mistakes my identity, I don’t correct him. I let him break all my rules. It’s a night I’ll never forget—not that he’ll ever let me. If my brother discovers our secret, he could jeopardize Camden’s pro hockey career and end it before it’s begun. Camden thinks I’m going to rat him out, but he’s wrong. I’d rather let him drag me into ruin than admit my most hidden desire: I like the dark, twisted things he does to me.

Eine Liebe, die nicht sein darf. Ein Kind, das nie existieren sollte. Ein Schicksal, das unausweichlich ist. Seit Generationen herrscht Hass zwischen Menschen und Orks – ein ewiger Krieg, der keine Gnade kennt. Doch als der Ork-Krieger Gorak und die Menschenfrau Elyra sich begegnen, beginnt ein verbotenes Band zu wachsen. Eine Liebe, die gegen alle Gesetze verstößt und ihre beider Leben für immer verändert.

Einmal die Küste runter, immer am Meer entlang. Für Martin, 49, abgerockter Musiker, One-Hit-Wonder von vor 20 Jahren, steht die Route fest. Sein Ziel: Ein Musikfestival in Portugal, seine große Chance aufs Comeback. Als seine Schwester ihn kurz vor Abreise bittet, während ihres Reha-Aufenthaltes auf ihren Sohn Karl aufzupassen, ist die Antwort klar: Nein. Einen 12-Jährigen kann Martin gerade überhaupt nicht gebrauchen. Er bringt den Jungen bei Oma unter und fährt los, in seinem alten Kombi, immer in Richtung Süden.

Rick Black—a name as ordinary as the man behind it is extraordinary. For centuries, he has roamed the earth, guiding souls to their final rest. But eternity isn’t all scythes and sunsets. Even Death gets lonely. Enter the unlikeliest of scenarios: a modern dating reality show where “connections transcend the physical.” For Rick, it’s a chance to blend in, to feel human, and perhaps, to find the one who can see beyond his skeletal grin.