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Connie White is running away from an abusive relationship. Fear and desperation have driven her to Bowdley Hall Hotel in the Scottish Highlands, where, despite an unceremonious start, she appears to have fallen on her feet. The owner, Frances McKenzie, is kind and understanding and seems happy for Connie to hide out in her hotel for a while. With a roof over her head and a job as a chambermaid, Connie is in a better situation than she could ever have hoped for. Her workmates seem nice, but she’s determined to keep them at arm’s length.

Ich weiß, wohin ich gehe, und irgendwann werde ich dort auch ankommen. Und zwar auf meine eigene Art und Weise und in meinem eigenen Tempo. Aber dann ist da noch er. Ich spüre seine Blicke auf mir. Ich sehe, wie er sich in der Öffentlichkeit versteckt, wie er mich beobachtet. Er lässt mich etwas fühlen. Es ist unkonventionell. Aber es ist echt. Sie fragen sich sicher, wie man sich in seinen Stalker verlieben kann. Das tue ich auch. Das hier ist keine Geschichte. Es ist mein Leben.

I’m officially dead. Unofficially, I’m alive and on the run. There are new questions. New dangers. New scars that cut deep. There’s also my new travel buddy, a total psycho who could kill me any moment. And did I mention I’m hated all over the internet? Meanwhile, the evil JPAC are planning something terrible that puts us all eyeballs deep in trouble. So, do I lay low and keep running? Or risk everything and fight back? Whatever I do next, it’s gonna determine the rest of my (potentially very short) life. It could decide yours too.

Eleanor’s old nemesis, Ezra Oliver, forms a mysterious alliance with an army of vicious, bloodthirsty ogres, pushing Cartheigh to the brink of war. His magical finagling exposes strange connections between Eleanor’s world and our own, and places her precocious, enigmatic daughter, Natalie, in terrible danger.

Tired of watching her friends become ruined by the scoundrels of the ton, Sidney Hartridge devises an experiment to reveal their antics. Her plan is to lure three gentlemen to kiss her and see how they would protect her honor. When her research leads her into her own inappropriate scandal, her father agrees to a wedding offer from one of her subjects. As her fiancé blackmails her into a marriage she doesn’t desire, her research becomes exposed. Can Sidney avoid her own scandal with the one she most desires to kiss?

Abby thought she had the upper hand with boys, but not with Mr. Edwards. When she agrees to babysit for her father's boss, she makes a critical mistake and ends up literally begging the man for another chance to please him. Can she agree to his terms? Will she be able to handle his punishment? What if she likes it?

"Religions of Ancient China" is a summary of the different spiritual beliefs in China. The audiobook has five chapters: The Ancient Faith, Confucianism, Taoism, Materialism, Buddhism and Other Religions. Excerpt from the book: The problem of the universe has never offered the slightest difficulty to Chinese philosophers. Before the beginning of all things, there was Nothing. In the lapse of ages Nothing coalesced into Unity, the Great Monad.

Kann ihre Liebe alle Hindernisse überwinden – oder reißt sie sie für immer auseinander? Im 5. Teil der dramatischen Liebesroman-Reihe von Jessa Hastings, die via TikTok weltweit zum Bestseller wurde, steuert die herzzerreißende Liebesgeschichte von Magnolia Parks und BJ Ballentine auf ihr emotionales Finale zu. Trotz ihrer traumatischen Erlebnisse versuchen die scheinbar so selbstsichere Magnolia Parks und Londons meistfotografierter Bad Boy BJ Ballentine, ihr Leben wieder in den Griff zu bekommen.

Do you know how to keep a secret? Sophie, a 23-year-old piano teacher, does, and it’s kept her hidden for the past five years, but now, she’s gone and broken her golden rule: Never let anyone "see" you. Jazz, a wild and carefree comedian, does more than "see" Sophie, but that’s because your soulmate’s the stranger you recognize, right?

When Jem writes to her ex, Ben, it’s to explain everything. All the secrets she kept from him - from the little lies she’d sometimes tell about how new those shoes really were, or how many glasses of wine she’d had that evening...right up to The Big Thing that happened on the night that changed everything. But she never expects he will actually see what she’s written. She is just writing because she thinks it will help to get the words out. Later, she resolves, she’ll burn the letter, and then the past will be in the past for good. Because Jem is doing fine now.

Discover the origins of one of literature's most famous couples, Romeo and Juliet, and their creator, William Shakespeare, in this fun and informative addition to the What Is the Story Of? series.

They are the stories we've known since we were children: "Rapunzel", "Hansel and Gretel", "Cinderella", "Sleeping Beauty". But the works originally collected by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s are not necessarily the versions we heard before bedtime. They're darker and often don't end very happily - but they're far more interesting.

Sara befindet sich in den Händen von Remy „Reaper“ Martinez, dem Vizepräsidenten des gefürchteten Black-Backed Jackals MC. Nach einem gewalttätigen Zwischenfall, der Saras Leben in Gefahr bringt, wird sie in die Welt der Jackals gestoßen, in der es schwierig ist, Menschen zu vertrauen ... besonders, wenn es einen Maulwurf in ihrer Mitte gibt.

Astronaut Bedtime Stories For Kids turns bedtime struggles into a fun yet calming experience, offering solace to both parents and children alike. Let the soothing stories transport your little ones into a world of celestial wonders, easing them into a restful sleep.

Brilliant mathematician Frankie Turner knows how to calculate the odds. So when her sister goes missing and all leads point to an exclusive gambling hell, her best bet is to play governess-under-cover for London’s most notorious gambler…who just happens to also be the town’s most ineligible bachelor. When her snooping uncovers a sinister plot to entangle women the ton deems troublemakers, Frankie can’t rely solely on her secret network of governess spies—she needs to win over devilishly handsome Jasper Jones to get his help. All without gambling away her heart.

Meet Ollie. He’s eleven years old. He hasn’t yet met a Killer Sudoku he can’t solve, but he finds the world around him difficult. People don’t say what they mean, and he hates being wrong. And now, a sudden tragedy teaches him there is no easy answer to the problem of grief. When Ollie’s happy-go-lucky father, Rich, dies of brain cancer, his mother, Ruth, has no idea how to keep living, and the entire family is thrown into disarray.

Be Plastic Clever will teach young activists about the dangers of plastic pollution and climate change, but also to help them find their voice. Amy and Ella want their audiobook to help young listeners shout about the issues they are passionate about and inspire them to become young activists in their own right.

1838, England: When eighteen-year-old Frances Dickinson impulsively marries Lieutenant John Geils, all her hopes for her future are quickly shattered as she finds there is much about her husband she did not know. A cruel and violent man, John keeps Frances in isolation on his family's estate, while spending her fortune and preying upon their maids. Frances yearns to break free from her marriage but the law is not on her side. Only when John's abuse escalates can she set in motion a daring plan to secure her freedom.

Vilsindris: the first of her kind, a Vorseth. Blood-drinking fiends that feast off the wine of the living so they may further their unholy existence - - Simothis Farholst, Year 287 First Age. After a harrowing experience, Vilsindris awakens from what would seem like a coma and is forever changed. Unable to remember her past, she wanders the wild to be found by the famed monster hunter, Simothis. Journeying together, they slowly learn the truth of her birth. That she is the lost heir to the throne, one that was usurped by her murderous uncle.

König sucht Frau! Der Kampf gegen die Götter hat begonnen, und wenn du dich verliebst, hast du schon verloren. Der Großkönig von Sassaris will sich unter tausend Jungfrauen eine neue Königin aussuchen. Die Memora Tokessa nimmt an dem Wettbewerb teil, denn nur so kann sie in die Nähe des Despoten und in das Innere des Palastes gelangen. Dort befindet sich die mächtige Energiequelle der Götter, die Kessa ausfindig machen und zerstören soll. Doch der Plan hat eine kleine Schwäche, Kessa darf sich nicht verlieben.