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Three years ago, a Carnelian bead came into Catrine Jarman's temporary possession. River Kings sees her trace the path of this ancient piece of jewelry back to eighth-century Baghdad and India, discovering along the way that the Vikings' route was far more varied than we might think—that with them came people from the Middle East, and that the reason for this unexpected integration between the Eastern and Western worlds may well have been a slave trade running through the Silk Road, all the way to Britain.

Mary Weber’s Storm Siren Trilogy now available in one e-collection! Storm Siren “I raise my chin as the buyers stare. Yes. Look. You don’t want me. Because, eventually, accidentally, I will destroy you.” As a slave in the war-weary kingdom of Faelen, seventeen-year-old Nym isn’t merely...

Bei der Wohnungsauflösung ihrer Großmutter entdeckt Tessa ein Album mit faszinierenden Fotoaufnahmen aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Wer war die unbekannte Fotografin, die auf der Isle of Wight gelebt hat? Um mehr über die Künstlerin zu erfahren, beschließt Tessa, ihren Sommerurlaub auf der Insel zu verbringen. Leider schmettert der attraktive Museumskurator Tessas Bitte, eine Ausstellung über die Pionierin der Fotografie abzuhalten, direkt ab. Zuerst findet Tessa ihn daher auch reichlich arrogant, aber dann überrascht Raiden sie mit seiner Hilfsbereitschaft.

Haddie, her dad, and her friends are all at risk in a twisting turn of events. The Unceasing are back and stronger than ever. Her coworker has already been coerced; will one of her friends be next? In a race against time, Haddie and her team rally to find the source of this strange power and stop it, but they might not be enough. Haddie is faced with heart-wrenching decisions, and the choices she dares to make might cost her everything as she stands up against someone who can turn her own team against her. Will she be able to turn things around the second time? Who will she lose?

Close Enough to Perfect is the heartwarming and heartbreaking story of Chris and Al Noyes, married for 28 years until tragedy hit on a commercial airline flight. The story speaks of soul mates, happy places, mental illness, adventure, and sorrow. Christine Noyes has chosen to share a very personal and private journey with her audience, and this memoir does it in such a beautifully penned way that it feels like the listener is a party to the story from a very close friend indeed, told with deep emotion and a splash of bourbon.

You're about to listen to my naughtiest F/F collection yet! These stories include first time, bisexual, age gap, femdom, FFF, FFFM, dommes/butches, workplace-vacation, and straight girl romance. Listen in for the wettest female encounters you've ever heard!

A miraculous occurrence is about to overtake coastal Oregon. Christ, Buddha, and Running Bear, an Apache medicine woman, return to Earth at the same time and place to help us evolve into beings of love and compassion. Set in the present time, Union of the Masters vividly evokes these enlightened beings, as they share not only the essence of their spiritual teachings, but also their humanity.

Recently returned to England, Leo, the new Earl of Salcott, discovers he's been thrust into the role of guardian to an heiress, the daughter of a notorious rake. Even worse, his wealthy ward has brought her half-sister, the beautiful but penniless Isobel, with her. Leo must find Clarissa a suitable husband, but her illegitimate half sister, Izzy, is quite another matter. Her lowly birth makes her quite unacceptable in London's aristocratic circles. However, the girls are devoted to each other and refuse to be separated. Even worse, sparks fly every time Leo and Izzy interact.

It took me 37,287 words to describe the impact sexual trauma in the military has had on my life. It has taken me over 30 years to come to terms with my experience where I can now write about it and speak about it. I want to educate people about rape in the military. Perhaps I will be able to help others by sharing my experience. To keep silent just perpetuates the violence and reinforces the culture of rape that has been accepted in the military. My insight in this book will be helpful to both practitioners helping veterans and to other veterans suffering from sexual trauma as well.

An Armenian-American woman rediscovers her roots and embraces who she really is in this vibrant and heartfelt queer rom-com by debut author Taleen Voskuni. When Nareh Bedrossian’s non-Armenian boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes to her in front of a room full of drunk San Francisco...

One sunny Spring morning, EJ's simple life is turned upside down when the town's master gardener unceremoniously hands her a stack of handwritten letters that have all been addressed to a nonexistent person at the garden. This simple act sets in motion a chain of events that will lead EJ on a life-altering quest to uncover the identity of the mysterious letter writer―and into a surprising head-on confrontation with the harsh realities of the racial injustice that is as deeply rooted in the life of her community as the ancient herbs cultivated in the Moravian garden.

Jerome Barnes has been baking in his grandmother’s bakery, Sugar, since he was a boy. When mysterious newcomer Margot Salton takes over the tenancy in the restaurant that shares his kitchen, he’s intrigued. Margot isn’t exactly on the run…but she needs a fresh start, and her dream to open a restaurant far, far away from her life back home is finally coming true. The shared kitchen with Jerome's bakery is the perfect set-up. And the heat that cooks up in the kitchen between herself and Jerome is the perfect distraction.

Tout semblait résolu pour Sharon : qu'il s'agisse de choisir entre Billy et John, de poursuivre sa carrière chez les Marines, ou de la découverte de l'assassin de son frère jumeau, Stephen. Deux ans plus tard, en Somalie, nous la retrouvons pourtant plus seule que jamais.

Struggling to help a young musician practice their instrument? Many young musicians love to play music, but struggle with the daily work of learning an instrument. Music Practice Makeover is a hands-on guide to help practice partners of young music students with the process of rehearsing and refining in a way they can engage with and enjoy. With real-life examples, techniques for different developmental stages, and priceless tips, this book is full of ideas all aimed at making practice work.

Dybt inde i skoven ligger Axelsons, en velanset kostskole, hvor traditioner og loyalitet vægtes højt. Da to af Axelsons elever bliver fundet brutalt myrdet på skolens område, bliver Ida Rossi, en lokal kriminalreporter, sendt ud for at lave en dybdegående reportage om stedet. Hun har imidlertid ikke fortalt sin chef, at hun selv er tidligere elev på skolen. Da hun ankommer, bliver hun mødt af mistænksomhed og tavshed og en ledelse, der virker mere interesseret i at værne om skolens traditionsrige ry end at få sandheden frem.

Die Erinnerungen an ihre Kindheit sind das einzige, das Ellie von ihrer Heimat Schottland noch geblieben sind. Doch als das urige "Rose Cottage" ihrer Tante vor dem Ruin steht, reist sie Hals über Kopf zurück nach Fallbury–in das Fischerdorf direkt neben den Klippen. Fest entschlossen, das Bed & Breakfast zu retten, stürzt Ellie sich in die Arbeit und wird dabei von zahlreichen Erinnerungen eingeholt. Eine von ihnen trägt den Namen Graham Flynt und hat Ellies Herz schon einmal im Sturm erobert …

The trailblazing story of Janet Yellen, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of economics, and her lifelong advocacy for an economics of empathy that delivers the fruits of a prosperous society to people at the bottom half of the economic ladder. When President Biden announced Janet Yellen as his choice for...

A woman learns to expand the boundaries of her small world and let love inside it in this sparkling and unforgettable novel by Audrey Burges. From her attic in the Arizona mountains, thirty-four-year-old Myra Malone blogs about a dollhouse mansion that captivates thousands of readers worldwide...

An intimate and revelatory dive into the world of the beaver—the wonderfully weird rodent that has surprisingly shaped American history and may save its ecological future. From award-winning writer Leila Philip, Beaverland is a masterful work of narrative science writing, a book that...

Eine Woche Klassenfahrt ans Meer, da freuen sich Sprotte, Frieda, Melanie und Trude schon lange drauf. Wären da bloß nicht Die Pygmäen! Die vier Jungs versuchen ständig den Wilden Hühnern mit ihren albernen Streichen eins auszuwischen. Aber das unheimliche Gelächter nachts auf dem Flur und die rätselhaften Fußspuren im Zimmer – damit hat die Jungsbande ausnahmsweise mal nichts zu tun. Stimmt es am Ende tatsächlich, was sich die Leute auf der Insel vom Geist des alten Strandräubers Jap Lornsen erzählen? Und schon sind Die Wilden Hühner wieder mitten in einem neuen Abenteuer.