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Say the word "fog" to someone who has lived inside one. They don't ask what you mean. They just nod. You don't need another diagnosis. You need language for what happened to you. Whether the narcissistic system was built around a parent, spouse, partner, boss, colleague, or friend, the result can be the same: you lose ground without understanding how it was taken.

A blood prince who refused his crown. A priest who was never supposed to love him. A kingdom rotting beneath holy vows and royal lies. Dante Traibon was born heir to a blood-drinking dynasty, but he would rather vanish into the snow than become the monster his family demands. Stripped of name and power, he finds refuge with John Thompson, a farmer's grandson with a gentle heart and a future in the church.

The priest and the blood prince survived exposure. Now they must survive the road. Dante Traibon wanted to protect Father John from the brutal politics of his bloodline, but love has a way of dragging secrets into the light. With enemies closing in and the kingdom's corruption spreading beyond church walls and royal courts, Dante and John are forced into motion.

Die Welt der Hexe MJ gerät aus den Fugen, als ihr eine wichtige Erinnerung gestohlen wird. Denn wenn sie sie nicht bis Weihnachten wiederbekommt, wird etwas Schreckliches passieren. In der Not bleibt ihr nichts anderes übrig, als ein riskantes Ritual zu wagen, doch es kommt anders als geplant: Ehe sie sich versieht, hat sie den finsteren Cian an sich gebunden, der ganz eigene Ziele zu verfolgen scheint. Obwohl er mit jeder Faser seines Körpers Schatten und Gefahr ausstrahlt, fühlt sich MJ auf eine Weise zu ihm hingezogen, die rein gar nichts mit Magie zu tun hat.

A fallen council. A dangerous prince. A lord too proud to admit when his heart has chosen. Ashton has carried guilt long enough to let it harden into arrogance. His mother is dead. The Grandemere Council has fallen. Noble houses claw for control while old alliances fracture, enemies circle, and servants become weapons in political games far older than he wants to admit.

After narrowly escaping an army of religious zealots, Jinua, Ontiku, and the two new members of their party, Hylas and Aketa, are attacked by a pack of flesh-eating monsters. They’re forced to take shelter at Ghost Peak, the site of a notorious battle between paladins and necromancers...

An evil necromancer queen, defeated and executed, has a dark, sinister ally. Jinua the Paladin and Ontiku the Necromancer have traced them to the town of Paramis, and have managed to survive and even respect each other in the process. But their uneasy alliance to track and handle their new foe...

Jinua, Ontiku, Hylas, and Aketa have finally made it to the city of Varse, and will at last uncover the identity of R—the mysterious benefactor of evil necromancers and dogmatic necro-haters alike. But before they can properly investigate and find their foe, Jinua and Ontiku learn that the...

The questions your Sunday school class won't touch. Thor and Dr. John pour the coffee and dive into the hard and sometimes interesting conversations Christians are having in private, out loud.

He took the case. Now the case is coming after him. Frank Mallory survived the hit that killed his wife. He left New York, opened a small P.I. office in Buffalo, and built a quieter life. The work is steady. The rules are simple. Keep your head down. Don’t make noise. Then a woman walks into his office. Her brother-in-law disappeared after taking a security job nobody wants to talk about. The police think he ran. His family knows better. Frank starts asking questions anyway. Soon people are following him. Watching his office. Leaning on witnesses.

Army Sergeant Cassie Higgins is ready to hang up her boots as she embarks on her final deployment to the Middle East, one she thought would be a simple farewell to war and danger. Petite yet fearless, her world is upended the moment she locks eyes with Bryce—an impossibly tall, muscular stranger with an allure she can't explain. When she discovers he’s a werewolf and her fated mate, Cassie's reality fractures, revealing a hidden realm of magic, mystery, and an ancient evil.

Ein halbes Jahrhundert nach der zweiten Jupiter-Mission hat die Menschheit diesen geheimnisvollen Funkspruch der mysteriösen Mächte hinter dem schwarzen Monolithen sehr ernst genommen und das Sonnensystem als neuen Lebensraum erobert – bis auf Europa. Während eine Expedition mit dem mittlerweile 103-jährigen Heywood Floyd zum Halleyschen Kometen fliegt, gerät der verbotene Mond in den Fokus terroristischer Kräfte.

Agatha Raisin kommt es nach einer aufregenden Zeit ganz gelegen, dass Robert Smedley sie lediglich damit beauftragt, zu beweisen, dass seine Frau Mabel ihn betrügt. Agatha übernimmt den Fall mit größtem Vergnügen. Leider scheint Mabel die perfekte Ehefrau zu sein: jung, hübsch und eine regelmäßige Kirchgängerin. Von Betrug weit und breit keine Spur. Aber just, als Agatha den Fall ad acta legen will, wird Robert Smedley mit Unkrautvernichter umgebracht – und seine Witwe damit zur Hauptverdächtigen ...

MEGAN DID WHAT? Welcome to MEGAN DID WHAT? the podcast where we talk about the things people think but don't always say out loud. From relationships, friendship drama, social media chaos, life lessons, unpopular opinions, real-life stories, embarrassing moments, hot takes, and everything in between… nothing is off the table. Expect unfiltered conversations, honest opinions, plenty of laughs, and the occasional “WAIT… MEGAN DID WHAT?! 😂 Real talk. Real stories. Zero filter. Say what you mean. Ask the questions everyone else is thinking. Laugh at the chaos.

Welcome to the Broken Brain Mental Institution, where we’ve collected the world's most deranged minds, from the criminally insane to the mentally disturbed and everything in between. You’ll begin your tour with a foreword by Clay McLeod Chapman and continue through fourteen rooms, each containing unimaginable horrors from today’s most talented authors. Inside you’ll find abandoned institutions and haunted sanitariums alongside modern clinics filled with unethical experiments and inhumane treatments that are sure to test the limits of your sanity.

Private Investigator Mallory Dimante knows one thing…The film she holds in her hand is going to get her killed. Two people have seen the film. Two people have disappearedThe two people who were ready to show it to the world. The Seventh Reel, the fifth book in the Diamond and Stone series, throws Private Investigators, Jake Steiner, Mallory Dimante, and Surai Chanthara deep into the Hollywood world of film. Old film. Unknown film. The type of film that holds secrets the world would like to know and has been waiting for……And would kill for.

Lukas kommt notgedrungen nach Sylt, um sich zu erholen – zumindest behauptet sein Arzt, dass ihm eine Auszeit guttun würde. Clara hingegen hat gelernt, zwischen Erfolg und Leben zu unterscheiden. Auf der Insel findet sie schon lange ihre Balance – aber plötzlich auch Lukas. Zwischen Dünenwind, High Society und einem gemütlichen Strandcafé kommen die beiden sich näher.

Eye Spy is the chillingly intense original thriller from C. M. Ewan, author of The House Hunt, The Interview and Strangers in the Car. Set on a fast-moving train over three hours, this high-octane thriller combines emotional family survival with edge-of-your-seat suspense. Waiting for the...

"You have to react instinctively. In this game there's no second place, only the quick and the dead." In Vietnam, Mobile Guerrilla Force conducted unconventional operations against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army. Armed with silencer-equipped MK-II British Sten guns, M-16s, M-79s, and...

Fresh and original, this is a gripping fantasy adventure packed full of the wild and wonderful . . . An absolutely extraordinary book. Magnificent.' - Liz Hyder, author of The Twelve. ‘Quill is my new favourite hero. A thunderously good story told on a magnificent scale. I was mesmerised.’ -...