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Die Handlung der Novelle spielt in der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts in Deutschland. Der Ich-Erzähler, wohl Hauffs Alter Ego, verpflichtet sich, die Memoiren Satans herauszugeben, damit seine Seele verschont werde. Wo und in welcher Gesellschaft sich Gottes Ewiger Widersacher in Deutschland tummelt, soll hier nicht ausführlich verraten werden, aber seine bissige Sicht auf den akademischen Betrieb deutscher Universitäten, die nationalistische Geheimbündelei der Burschenschaften, des Militärs und der Philister wären auch heute noch ein Leckerbissen für jeden scharfzüngigen Satiriker.

It’s Christmas Eve and Little Elf is thrilled to join the other elves in Santa’s workshop for the first year ever. And he’s even more excited to read out the very last letter to Santa, but all it takes is one little slip on the slidey ice and Little Elf drops the letter! He has no idea what the child wants for Christmas, and it’s only a few hours until Christmas morning. An accident-filled chase ensues, but will Little Elf be able to catch the letter and grant the last child’s wish before it’s too late?

Wegen seines Glaubens wurde Bunyan verfolgt und verbrachte lange Zeit im Gefängnis. Während seiner Haftzeit schrieb er “The Pilgrims Progress“, das unter dem Titel “Christen auf dem Weg zur Ewigkeit“ erschienen ist. Die darin geschilderte Reise ist eine Metapher für den Weg, den ein Mensch antreten muss, um nach diesem Leben ein Einwohner der himmlischen Stadt werden zu können.

Este libro contiene la historia más completa del origen de los Reinos, las confrontaciones entre hombres y seres que pensábamos que hacían parte de la mitología, pero que existieron y ejercieron una influencia muy poderosa en la historia de la humanidad.

Helen Kirk is a simple English schoolgirl. But in a world transformed by disease and natural disasters, a new dream is born. Helen becomes the pivotal figure in a new age of hope, peace, and a final end to the vices of greed, violence, and nationalistic politics. The world welcomes the new hope--Helen Kirk.

Available as a value box amazon.com/dp/B08W4XHF6D (copy and paste the link into your browser) All alone, she leaves New York to travel to a small town in California where the man of her dreams is waiting for her. But when she arrives, barely does Lizzy have a chance to reunite with her beau, Patrick, before the trouble starts. Quickly drawn into the mystery of the crimes plaguing the town, all of which are possibly tangled up in the larger mystery of an ancient treasure map, it isn’t long before Lizzy is fighting for the life of the man she loves. Read all books by bestseller and Kindle ...

Bestseller and Kindle All-Star author Katie Wyatt!, Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. While preparing for a cattle drive, Michael is stunned to find an unexpected fiancée on his doorstep, claiming that he proposed marriage to her! Deciding to trust in God, the pair are wed in spite of the unexpected circumstances that brought them together, and then Meredith insists on heading out on the cattle drive with her new husband. Can They’re barely beginning to get to know one relationship hold strong when danger strikes? Can their faith in God...

He has lived all his days blind, crippled, and in darkness. He has one chance to escape to the light—but he will risk his life if he tries. Crispian has lived in the city of Tutus all his life. He is used to the darkness that always cloaks the world, broken only by the lamps that huddle in the streets and winding alleys. He knows what it is to live in a segregated quarter, away from the despicable Rubrum race. He takes comfort in the company of his few friends, and the Minister--the only people who do not look twice at his missing eye and hand. But when he allows a young woman named Aiva ...

1889, out west in Colorado When Sheriff Veronica “Ronnie” Stinson shocks Trent by responding to his request, Trent is initially taken aback by the female law enforcement officer. Though he and Veronica start off on the wrong foot, it doesn’t take Trent wrong to realize the error of his ways. Sparks quickly fly between the pair. Then it’s only a matter of convincing Veronica that sharing a life with Trent won’t require her to give up the career she loves. Persuading her is difficult…but no more so than fighting for their lives when the bandits finally descend Cripple Creek ...

California 1887 Traveling west to meet her fiancé, Timothy Hutchens, mail order bride Arabella Templeton is determined to make this spring a brand-new beginning for herself. But when she arrives in Twin Creeks, the ongoing mystery in the town swiftly pulls her in. Soon, Arabella and her brand-new love are consumed by the treasure hunt—and Arabella’s puzzle-solving skills are put to good use! But when she angers an unpleasant character in town, the danger is suddenly upon them. Arabella’s faith and courage are put to the test as she and Timothy rise to meet the challenges in their ...

Levi and Lana have to fight for their lives! When Levi stumbles across beautiful Lana Wimble as she is sneaking around the ranch at night, he has to find out what she was up to. Lana has plenty of secrets to tell, but having her around proves dangerous. Her uncle can’t stand the Devonshire Ranch billionaire cowboys, and he especially won’t tolerate Lana spending time with them. When chaos breaks out at the ranch, in the form of Lana’s angry uncle and friends, Levi and Lana have to fight for their lives. In the process, Levi realizes that home really is where the heart is, and Lana ...

It will take a whole lot of faith, plus plenty of detective work, for Ellie and her new friends to figure out the next puzzle in the ongoing Twin Creeks saga! Ellie Harris, a woman as intent on an adventure as she is on writing romance novels, packs up and moves out west to California to be with the love of her life, Jeremy Lotter. However, as much as Ellie loves adventure, she doesn’t bargain on the craziness of tiny Twin Creeks, California. Within days of arriving, Ellie is swept up into a life-threatening mystery. When the dust clears, will Jeremy forgive her for her deception? And ...

But when Claire arrives in Cripple Creek, she realizes there are different definitions of adventure. As sickness wreaks havoc on her family, Claire suddenly finds herself an all-day caregiver. Her brief moments of relief come from her uncle Patrick’s handsome farmhand, Henry Adam. The connection between them is undeniable, and Claire is falling fast. But when Henry’s past come back to haunt him, Claire’s new world is turned upside down and she faces losing Henry forever. Only Claire’s faith in God will keep her going and give her the strength to fight for Henry’s very life and his...

Thea Schwartz is tough and capable. Raised by her older brother, an adventurer and hired gun, Thea can take care of herself. Or can she? When she comes to Twin Creeks, California, looking for her brother, Bram, and wanting to see her best friend, Colin Henderson, things don’t go the way she envisioned. Immediately drawn into the ongoing treasure hunt that many of the mail order brides of Twin Creeks are already caught up in, Thea is, at first, excited at the prospect of adventure. Then that adventure becomes all too real when her life, and the life of the man she loves, are suddenly in ...

In a bizarre plot-twist, he was being taken out of his cell to be released but he still thought he was going toward his death, to join his gang members up on their crosses. Plunge right into the whirlwind of action that starts with the events leading to the gang’s arrest, through the wait till the execution, his unbeknownst release and his search to find out who this Jesus is who took his place. Could he truly hope to start again, his life changed forever?

Rock Bottom: Jake McGuire is a young psychologist, husband, and father, who finally hits rock bottom from the effects of alcohol dependency. Jake wakes up naked, jailed in solitary confinement, with no memory of what happened. Then, God spoke to Jake. The Memory: What Jake later remembers and confesses to his friend, Patrick Callaghan; is a memory, freed from 16 years of amnesia, involving Jake’s sexual abuse as a nine-year-old boy.

The remnant must carry the sphere to a hidden altar on the high mountain, break the Temporal seal, and open the portal before the sky light consumes their world. But the dark lord inhabits the high mountain, along with the survivors he deceived into joining his side.

En estas líneas podrás verte en el espejo de Cristo, el cual refleja tu imagen deformada por el pecado y el resultado de tus decisiones y acciones. Verás también si estás preso en la cárcel del pecado y viviendo tras barrotes de hierro por tus faltas, o sin barrotes, pero atado a circunstancias creadas por el enemigo.

Jesus kehrt zu den Menschen zurück und das zur Zeit der spanischen Inquisition. Er trifft dort auf den greisen Großinquisitor, der ihn zum Tod auf dem Scheiterhaufen verurteilen will. Der Großinquisitor verhört den Gefangenen, wenn er ihn auch dabei kein Wort sprechen lässt. Er wirft Jesus vor, er habe seine Kirche im Stich gelassen. Ohne Klerus wäre die Menschheit nicht lebensfähig. Freiheit, so der alternde Mann, sei nicht in der Natur des Menschen verankert, sie würde nur Chaos verursachen.

La Fortuna de la Señorita Stepney es un cautivador audiolibro escrito por Sarah Doudney, una reconocida autora del siglo XIX. En esta fascinante novela, somos transportados a la sociedad de aquella época y seguimos la vida de la encantadora Señorita Stephanie Stepney.