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I was out of money and options when this mysterious woman offered me five thousand dollars to get a tattoo. That seemed like a no-brainer. When I got tired of the tattoo, I figured I would just magically transfer it onto something else. No big deal. One missing person, one mutated kitten, one local crime lord, and a dozen cockroaches later, it turns out it was kind of a big deal.

Cuando los hermanos Casey y Kiley se reencuentran con su amigo alienígena Tuttle—un ave robótica y observador de una civilización avanzada conocida como los Monitores—son transportados al condado de Trinity en pleno apogeo de la Fiebre del Oro de California. Lo que comienza como una misión para observar el impacto ambiental de la minería temprana se convierte rápidamente en una peligrosa operación de rescate cuando empiezan a desaparecer niños de la zona.

What does it mean to escape when love, obligation, and habit quietly close in? In “The Escape” by Katherine Mansfield, a quiet domestic moment becomes the stage for an unspoken emotional reckoning between a husband and wife. As they prepare for an evening out, small gestures, clipped remarks, and inner reflections reveal the tensions beneath their long-standing marriage. What appears outwardly calm is charged with resentment, fatigue, and the desire—felt by both—for freedom from roles that no longer bring comfort.

What if a single day could strip away every comforting illusion? In “Revelations” by Katherine Mansfield, a woman’s carefully constructed sense of self is quietly undone as she moves through a series of encounters that force her to confront truths she would rather avoid. Set against the routines of social obligation and polite interaction, the story follows an emotional shift that unfolds not through dramatic action, but through subtle perception and inward reckoning.

When siblings Casey and Kiley reunite with their alien friend Tuttle—a robotic bird and observer for an advanced civilization known as the Monitors—they are transported back to Trinity County during the height of the California Gold Rush. What begins as a mission to observe the environmental impact of early mining quickly turns into a dangerous rescue operation when local children begin disappearing. As the siblings navigate frontier towns, stagecoach robberies, and lawless mining camps, they uncover a chilling secret behind the legend of Bigfoot.

"Mimi, it's me. Nick," he whispered, his Nazi uniform a mockery of the boy who once promised to protect her. She stared through her tears at eyes she'd never forgotten—now belonging to the enemy. When the Nazis invade Paris, the peaceful world Mimi shares with her beloved grandmother Chloe—is shattered forever. In a single, brutal day, police tear through their neighborhood, ripping Jewish families from their homes and destroying lives built over generations.

Thirteen years ago, Bonnie Hayes fled the only home she’d ever known, and everyone she loved, without a backward glance. She ran from the grief and pain of losing not only her parents, but her boyfriend…and the crushing guilt. But now she’s back, and she’s learning the hard way that time doesn’t heal all wounds. Even though she’s determined to face the people she left behind, some want her to disappear again—and they’ll go to great lengths to see it happen.

Sol è una ragazza tutt'altro che tradizionalista, ma è ossessionata dalle pulizie. Quando rimane incinta deve farsi aiutare in casa, ma invece di sentirsi sollevata inizia ad arrovellarsi: perché pulire è considerato un mestiere degradante? Vale la pena fare un lavoro stressante per pagare qualcuno che si prenda cura dei figli al posto tuo? E una domanda che torna, implacabile: perché la cura domestica ricade sempre sulle donne? I tormenti di Sol si intrecciano con le storie degli altri personaggi intorno a lei, una nonna feroce, un fidanzato allegro e assente, le amiche scaltre...

FIRST CLASS PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM A MAJOR NEW VOICE IN FICTION In her guise as 'Dear Amy', agony aunt for a local newspaper, Margot Lewis has dealt with all sorts of letters - but never one like this... Dear Amy, I've been kidnapped by a strange man. I don't know where I am. Please help me...

Was machst du, wenn deine beste Freundin dich bittet, ihre Trauzeugin zu sein? Du sagst natürlich Ja und stehst der Braut tatkräftig zur Seite! Für Laurie ist es allerdings nicht so einfach, Hanna eine gute Trauzeugin zu sein. Hanna kennt ihren Verlobten Adam kaum und die zwei sind durchweg verschieden. Laurie will ihrer besten Freundin aber nicht im Wege stehen, wenn diese ihren Traummann gefunden hat. Eigentlich. Leider entpuppt sich der rebellische und attraktive Adam auch als Lauries Traummann und würde viel besser zu ihr passen.

Eine Seele, die einmal mit dem Bösen in Berührung kommt, gilt für immer als verloren. Dennoch ist es unmöglich, sich vor ihm zu verschließen, denn das Böse findet immer einen Weg zu den Menschen. Es hat viele Gesichter und kann in jeder Erscheinungsform auftreten, selbst mit einer winzigen rosa Nasenspitze, die lustig hin und her wackelt, wenn es sein Schnäuzchen in die Luft reckt. Kein Haus, nicht einmal ein Schloss, ist vor dem Bösen sicher.

Oltre cinquanta autori italiani e stranieri – tra scrittori, artisti, editori, giornalisti, librai e blogger – accomunati dalla passione per i viaggi sulle tombe di poeti e romanzieri. Tombe sfarzose, come quella di Oscar Wilde, o semplici lapidi in un prato, come quelle di Jack Kerouac e James Joyce, tombe ospitate in cimiteri celebri – il Père-Lachaise di Parigi o l’acattolico di Roma – oppure nascoste in mezzo a monti desertici, coperte dal segreto di un monastero, come quella di Javsandamba Zanabazar, artista e poeta mongolo, in patria venerato come un santo.

A Medieval Life offers a biography of one woman, a portrait of her world, and an introduction to historical method. Written in a clear and accessible style, it reworks a well-loved book to provide an entirely new resource for students, teachers, and general listeners. Like Cecilia Penifader, most people in the Middle Ages were peasants, humble people living socially below the knights, bishops, and kings who figure so large in history books. Judith M. Bennett shows that peasants, too, made history.

Few people in life are lucky enough to fulfill their destiny. And even fewer have the privilege of recognizing it as it happens. An evil warlord is wreaking havoc across England. His trail of destruction razes the land and decimates people left and right. He must be stopped. At all costs. When young Judith is recruited to vanquish him, she uses her beauty and her charm to get close. But once he's within her reach, all is not as it seems. His magnetism and alluring promises weaken her. And she begins to question whether she's on the right side of this war.

Parker's life takes an unexpected turn when she inherits her hoarder mother's estate, but sinking every penny into it was the only option to save it from foreclosure. Little did she know, her problems were just beginning. After a drunken night of online chatting, Parker awakens to find six of the sexiest veteran shifter cleaners on her doorstep. She's never heard of shifters, and why are all six of them calling her mate?

Was ist nur in Laura gefahren? Bei der Besichtigung von Carisbrooke Castle küsst die junge Ärztin einen schlafenden Mann, der direkt dem Set eines Mittelalter-Films entsprungen zu sein scheint. Und Connor spielt seine Rolle wirklich gut, behauptet, weder Autos noch Handys zu kennen, sondern aus dem Jahr 1455 zu stammen. Aber woher kommt diese magische Anziehungskraft, die er auf sie ausübt? Laura bleibt kaum Zeit, darüber nachzudenken, denn schon spürt sie, wie sie den Boden unter ihren Füßen verliert.

Haben Sie jemals das Gefühl gehabt, in einer Beziehung gefangen zu sein, in der Sie sich unsichtbar, hilflos und verletzt fühlen? Sind Sie bereit, die Muster toxischer Beziehungen zu durchbrechen und Ihr Leben zu verändern? In "Narzissmus-Missbrauch" haben Sie die Chance, Antworten auf diese Fragen zu finden und Ihre eigene Kraft zurückzugewinnen.

By night, Vivian Parry performs the role of Manhattan’s sharpest theatre critic, immersing herself fully in every show she sees. By day, she uses work, sex, and psychotropic drugs to keep her comfortably numb. Desperate for a promotion and at the urging of her editor, she agrees to an interview with David Adler, an enigmatic graduate student. When he later disappears, Vivian soon learns from his devastated fiancée that she was the last person to have seen him alive. The police refuse to investigate his disappearance and Vivian finds herself obsessed with what happened.

Camas gemelas es la primera novela de la escritora Paola Caballero Daza. Se trata de un valiente relato en torno a la depresión, el suicidio y el racismo, temas que llaman a ser reconocidos en nuestro contexto y conllevan reflexiones existenciales . La novela está construida a partir de la relación de dos hermanos (Nena y Negro) a modo de una remembranza de su infancia y su adolescencia que se despliega entre lo vital -la playa, la música, la risa- y lo oscuro -la enfermedad, el racismo y la violencia-.

Discovering your fated mates should be where the fairy tale ends, where you bask in the warmth of a happily ever after. But for me, that was just the beginning of a more intricate tale. Just when the dust of chaos started to settle and I began to dream of a calm life, my mischievous demon father took a step that turned my world upside down. Confusion and despair wrapped around me, making every path seem lost. I had no inkling, no guidance on where to go next.