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This sequel to The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, the first of Anne Rice's elegantly written volumes of erotica, continues her explicit, teasing exploration of the psychology of human desire. Now Beauty, having indulged in a secret and forbidden infatuation with the rebellious slave Prince Tristan, is sent away from the Satyricon-like world of the Castle. Sold at auction, she will soon experience the tantalizing punishments of "the village", as her education in love, cruelty, dominance, submission, and tenderness is turned over to the brazenly handsome Captain of the Guard.

Jacob has never been challenged before. Not really. Everything has always come easy for him from the moment he was born. Yes, he came into this world with a platinum spoon in his mouth, and yes, he knows that aided him in his travels, but he’s also worked hard. He may like to laugh, and make others do so at the same time, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t work for what he has. It isn’t his fault it’s all come easy to him: it’s raw talent. Of course, Navy enters his life, and suddenly he can’t do a thing right, which means he’s got a mystery to solve—and he’s not leaving her side until he does.

In Anne Rice's surprising and compelling best-selling novel, the first of her strange and mythic imagining of the world of wolfen powers, readers and listeners were spellbound as Rice conjured up a daring new world set against the wild and beckoning California coast.

Teil 3 der SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Saga: berührend, mitreißend, hervorragend recherchiert! Dingelsbach am Fuße des Taunus 1927. Unruhige Zeiten stehen den drei Schwestern vom Dorfladen bevor! Während auf Frieda, die mittlere Tochter, ihr erstes Theaterengagement wartet – und die große Liebe –, fliegt ihre jüngere Schwester Ida von der Schule. Mit ihrem Freund Florian tritt sie dem Jugendverband der KPD bei, doch als Florian bei einer Straßenschlacht tödlich verletzt wird, kehrt sie zurück in die Heimat.

Band 3 der SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Saga: berührend, mitreißend, hervorragend recherchiert! Dingelsbach am Fuße des Taunus 1927. Unruhige Zeiten stehen den drei Schwestern vom Dorfladen bevor! Während auf Frieda, die mittlere Tochter, ihr erstes Theaterengagement wartet – und die große Liebe –, fliegt ihre jüngere Schwester Ida von der Schule. Mit ihrem Freund Florian tritt sie dem Jugendverband der KPD bei, doch als Florian bei einer Straßenschlacht tödlich verletzt wird, kehrt sie zurück in die Heimat.

City-Slicker, meet Miss Radio, a motor-mouth female Game Warden. Let the hunt begin. In the vast, untamed wilderness of Louisiana, Game Warden Jennabeth "Radio" Rawlings is on the hunt for a poacher. But when she sets her sights on baseball pitcher Trey Middleton, she's torn between her duty to the law and her undeniable attraction to the sinfully handsome suspect. Trey's mind is usually focused on his next ballgame, but the stunning Radio Rawlings makes his hunting trip feel like a no-hitter. As their chemistry intensifies, Trey finds himself falling for the fierce and independent warden, ...

These 18 stories probe the lies and secrets, the "fictions" in the lives of of parents and children, siblings, Germans and Jews, confused adolescents, and elderly lovers. "...The actors in these beautiful, often sad stories carry with them complex histories of desire and pain, often longing for what they can't or shouldn't have. You've met them, fathers and mothers, daughters, sisters, uncles, lovers, presented here with humor and dignity, with a keen and dispassionate eye, reminiscent of another great Canadian storyteller, Rosen's cast will surprise you, instant by instant.” – Daniel ...

Alice has big plans—castles to build, dragons to chase, and just one more picture to color. Who has time for sleep? But her clever cat, Stripes, warns her: Stay up too late, and you might wake up as… a Sleepy Sheep! Alice laughs—until morning arrives, and uh-oh… she’s covered in wool, speaking in sleepy ‘Baaaahs’, and moving way too slow for adventures! How will she break the Sleepy Sheep spell before she’s stuck in a world of yawns forever?

Where's the missing millionaire, will Sophie find him or has he already drowned in the lake? Before she became a PI Sophie Drake was a peace officer in a quiet tourist town. Until the quiet was shattered by an empty fishing boat and a missing millionaire.

Tombstone, Arizona 1881. The last gasp of the wild west. Lily's husband brought her to the frontier in search of a better life. But his sudden death leaves her penniless and far from anyone who might help her. Desperate to survive and out of respectable options, Lily crosses a line she fears can never be uncrossed: the brothel door. As a soiled dove Lily finds fascinating new friends and a sense of community she never imagined. But when the women are threatened, is there anything they won't do to protect each other?

Die ehemalige Cum-Ex-Chefermittlerin gibt Einblick in den größten Steuerskandal der deutschen Geschichte. Leben wir in einem Land, in dem, wer reich ist, das Gesetz nicht fürchten muss? Anne Brorhilker, ehemalige Staatsanwältin und CumEx-Chefermittlerin bei der Staatsanwaltschaft Köln, kennt das komplexe Verhältnis zwischen Wirtschaftskriminalität und Justiz wie keine andere.

Arguably the most significant figure in Ireland’s fight against TB, this sensitive and compelling biography tells the fascinating story of Dorothy Stopford Price. Unjustly forgotten, Price made heroic efforts to rid Ireland of tuberculosis and was responsible for the introduction of the BCG vaccine to Ireland. MacLellan recounts a remarkable life, offering a fascinating insight into Price’s Anglo-Irish background, her startling involvement in the struggle for Irish independence and her brilliant and controversial medical career in the newly-independent state.

In May of 1608, the Duke of Mantua will throw the most spectacular wedding extravaganza in history. But it will all be ruined unless twelve-year-old Franni can keep a very big secret. "Franni and the Duke," a middle-grade novel, sets a fictional mystery against a specific historical backdrop. It takes place during rehearsals for Arianna, an opera by the great composer Claudio Monteverdi. When Franni and her older sister Alli run away to Mantua, they both find work in Monteverdi's company. A messenger from the north announces that the next duke of the town of Bergamo is missing, and he may ...

Die dänische Antwort auf "Downton Abbey": Opulent, dramatisch, skandinavisch! Fünen, Dänemark, 1874. Die junge Oda Hviid kommt an einem eiskalten Morgen nach Schloss Egeskov, um dort ihre Anstellung als Dienstmagd anzutreten. Dort herrscht große Aufregung, denn Graf Frederik soll sich an diesem Tag verloben! Die Verantwortung lastet schwer auf den Schultern des jungen Schlossherrn. Seine kleine Schwester Jessie hat ganz andere Pläne: Zusammen mit Johannes, dem Sohn des Priesters, träumt sie von Paris und einem Studium an der Sorbonne. Doch dann ändert ein tragischer Schicksalsschlag alles.

Norway, 1828. A fiery descendant of Vikings, Elsa Ferner wasn’t termed Elsa the Determined by her father for no reason, so when her mother pushes her to marry a wealthy but unscrupulous man, she seizes the opportunity to stow away and escape. Now aboard The Starling with her ally, handsome English officer Thompson Smith, she chooses to trust her heart, following their shared destiny on the salted wind.

Juliet never planned to be the other woman, but Rory was the only man she'd ever loved. She was sure he'd leave his frustratingly perfect wife - until he went and ghosted her, literally. Maeve is a bestselling novelist, and yet between her exasperating husband, teenage sons and ailing mother, success feels hollow. When she dallies in a surprising infidelity of her own, her carefully constructed life begins to unravel. Erica was the perfect wife, but Rory knew things about her that no-one else can ever know.

What do you do when your memories are lost, hidden somewhere deep in the dusty corners of your mind—especially the ones that matter most? Mum & Me at the Hippy Campus is a poetic and heartfelt journey into the foggy halls of memory, where one woman sets out to reclaim the flickering fragments of her mother, lost too soon. Blending memoir with lyrical reflection, this audiobook is both a tribute and a treasure hunt.

In the quiet village of Eldermere, Lydia Pembroke has dedicated her life to teaching and preserving the schoolhouse that means everything to her community. But when Lord Weatherby’s return threatens to take away the very foundation of her work, Lydia is faced with an impossible choice—stand alone or learn to trust in something greater than herself. Jonathan Merrick never expected to find a home in Eldermere, nor did he expect to be drawn to a woman as strong-willed and passionate as Lydia. Determined to fight by her side, he risks everything to protect the village and the woman who has ...

Somewhere in Las Vegas, two Women have disappeared. Sin City keeps its secrets hidden, but maybe not from the people living beneath its streets. At five foot two Sophie Drake is used to being underestimated, but even she doesn't think she can solve this case. An heiress has been kidnapped and her assistant Emily is missing. The FBI think Emily was involved in the kidnapping but Sophie thinks she is innocent and possibly dead. Can Sophie untangle the lies and find Emily before it's too late?

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And where there’s fire, there’s an arson investigation. Sophie Drake is hired to look into a series of connected arsons. The little old lady who owns the buildings swears she has no enemies, but if not, who could be torching her buildings? And why? With a suspect list that includes everyone in Los Angeles County, a hostile fire marshall, and an absence of leads, the case seems hopeless. But when dead bodies start turning up in the burned buildings, Sophie’s investigation skills will be pushed to the limit. Can Sophie find the arsonist before time...