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Als ich in die Kleinstadt zurückkehre, in der ich aufgewachsen bin, liegt mein Leben in Scherben. Der Plan war, mich selbst zu finden ... und nicht den schamlos flirtenden Mitinhaber des hiesigen Winter-Resorts. Wesley Price ist ein Hüne von einem Mann, seine Augen sind stechend und mit seiner direkten Art bin ich mehr als überfordert. Aber er gibt mir zum ersten Mal seit Langem das Gefühl, wieder eine begehrenswerte Frau zu sein. Und das, obwohl ich bei unserem ersten Treffen eine Vogelscheuchenfrisur, Jogginghosen und einen übergroßen Mantel trage.

Summoned to another world where gods and monsters roam, Julian continues his streak of bad luck. Rather than touching the Godcore directly, he let his smartphone absorb it. Now, he's got to figure out how to make the Godcore and his phone work together to help the people who summoned him survive their upcoming annihilation by the mad God of Chains.

There are cowboy boots on his feet, pop-up hints appearing in his vision, and, oh yeah, there’s a mariachi band in his head. The world's not going to slow down and let him catch up though, no, it's going to throw a chrome hover car at him and hope he gets the picture.

Tätowierer Reid hat endlich die Chance, das Herz des einen Mannes zu gewinnen, von dem er nie dachte, dass er es jemals Sein nennen könnte … Jahre des Sehnens sind vergangen. Jahre, in denen er auf Distanz blieb. Jahre der Begierde nach dem einen Mann, den Reid einfach nicht haben konnte. Denn Jaren ist hetero. Schlimmer noch, er ist mit Reids Schwester verlobt. Mit anderen Worten: er ist tabu. Unerreichbar. Aber einen Tag vor der Hochzeit sagt Reids Schwester die Trauung ab und Jaren weiß nicht mehr wohin.

Paul und Freddy sind schon seit ein paar Jahren gute Freunde und die gemeinsame Organisation des Junggesellenabschieds von Theo und Marc bringt sie noch näher zusammen. Und noch etwas verbindet die beiden Männer: Schlafstörungen. Als sie eher zufällig herausfinden, dass es sich gemeinsam in einem Bett ziemlich gut schlafen lässt, scheint die Lösung auf der Hand zu liegen – Schlafdates. Rein platonisch versteht sich, denn weder Paul noch Freddy sind schwul.

Stan can't afford to have his brain removed. The richest and luckiest players of the video game "Thousand Tales" get their minds uploaded to its virtual paradise world, while Stan can barely buy a handheld console. Instead of sulking he plays, and grows, becoming a skilled craftsman and a seafaring explorer. The game's ruling AI, Ludo, helps him find the hope and inspiration missing from his real life. When the AI starts asking for favors and having him reach out between the real and digital worlds, Stan has a chance to turn his life into an actual adventure.

Resurgence is going to war. The beta players have finally reached the endgame. That means something entirely different for Alex and his friends, however, as they are the only ones who know the secret behind Resurgence and the company responsible for the game—AltCon. Assuming all the pieces fall into place and time stays on their side, they very well could be the omega players.

Damit seine Tochter nicht im Fokus der Öffentlichkeit aufwachsen muss, hat Ryder Kennedy die erfolgreiche Boyband "Eleven" verlassen. Als er Unterstützung für sein neues Leben als alleinerziehender Vater braucht, findet er die überraschend bei einem umwerfenden Mann, der ihm zufällig begegnet. Obwohl er sich stark zu Lyric hingezogen fühlt, ist Ryder bereit, das zum Wohl seiner Tochter zu unterdrücken. Und da wäre ja auch noch die Tatsache, dass Lyric als Sänger berühmt werden möchte, also genau das Leben anstrebt, das Ryder hinter sich gelassen hat.

A comprehensive guide on many different aspects of martial arts pedagogy. Topics include: teaching children with learning disabilities, anatomy and common injuries, leadership skills, and hundreds of specific drills.

Times are hard for folks and it’s even harder for siblings Calvin and Abigail Shepherd after the untimely death of their mother at the height of the Great Depression. With dust storms ravaging their home in Ross, Oklahoma, they wonder how they are going to make ends meet.

Du willst Spice? Du kriegst Spice … Und zwar mehr, als du vermuten könntest ... Ein abgelegenes Haus am See. Drei Männer, die mir den Verstand rauben – und niemand außer uns ist hier, um uns von unseren Sünden abzuhalten ... Mein Leben gerät ins Wanken, als mein Freund mit mir Schluss macht und ich praktisch auf der Straße sitze. Das Angebot meines Stiefvaters, vorübergehend in seinem Haus am See zu wohnen, könnte verlockender nicht sein.

One month after being stranded on a fantasy world and finding his place with the town that has welcomed him, Julian is ready to upgrade his Godcore to the next tier and expand the Factory.

San Valencez is a city with many levels. Near the barrio, on the south side of town, gangs rule the streets, and those that don’t find a way out tend to be sucked into the shadows and consumed. Not far away, near the border between the bad side of town and civilization, there are those standing up to the shadows. They aren’t superheroes, exactly, but they aren’t regular kids either. They have abilities, intelligence, strength, skill - and a desire to see their city become a better place.

God’s will be done. After 11 years as a priest living by these words, Father Antonio Molinari never imagined who would teach his strongest lesson of faith - vampire. A case of possession brings him to the French countryside, where two local clergy offer him the chance of a lifetime...When their monster turns out to be a little girl.. he cannot bring himself to destroy her. Hunted by the Church he once served as well as the fiends he once destroyed, Father Molinari clings to his faith there is still room for him in God’s plan. But God is quiet, and the darkness tempting.

On the way home one day, 13-year-old Keith Croft stops at a neighbor’s yard sale and discovers a book for Crypts & Creepers that the lonely old woman says belonged to her granddaughter who disappeared without a trace. Days after he convinces his friends to try this bizarre game that doesn’t require electronics, strange noises in his closet wake him. His increasing inability to focus on anything other than a girl who vanished before he was born - and his obsession with her NPC ranger - drives him to dig deeper into the past, searching for what really happened to her.

Mason Nash hat Hollywood und die Boyband »Eleven« hinter sich gelassen und lebt zurückgezogen. Als Gerüchte über eine Reunion aufkommen, möchte er nichts davon wissen. Doch dann steht plötzlich Denver Smith vor ihm – sein ehemals bester Freund, der ihn ohne Erklärung im Stich gelassen hat. Denver hat vor einigen Jahren einen Fehler gemacht und ist nun hin- und hergerissen: Die Reunion könnte ihm helfen, aber die Konfrontation mit Mason und den alten Gefühlen ist schwer.

How would you like to read minds? Freeze time itself? See any place in the world through a mirror? It may sound glamorous and exciting, but to the teenagers manifesting these talents, it is the beginning of a terrifying adventure that will challenge everything they thought they knew. In a sleepy California town, five teenagers discover that they are part of a secret struggle, with talents that none of them ever imagined. Before they know it, they're plunged into an ancient battle of good versus evil that will question everything they know about the world, and themselves.

After having been trapped in his office for 10,000 years, Lacerto, the god of small to medium-sized lizards, escapes to seek revenge. They say when you go looking for revenge, dig two graves. If you're a god, make sure one of them is the size of Mount Olympus.

Abandoned as infants, twins Peter and Rory have never known a real family. While Peter wants nothing more than to escape his abusive adoptive father, Rory struggles to not get kicked out of her twelfth foster home since she was separated from Peter seven years ago. All that changes when magical birds appear offering to help them reunite...and return them to the home they never knew. But fate is cruel. They arrive on the planet Inara, on opposing sides of a brutal war. It is up to them to uncover the real enemy if they ever want to see each other again.

In 2036, college-bound Paul gets pushed into playing a video game called Thousand Tales. Its playful AI gamemaster, Ludo, wants a few favors from him and from his ambitious friend Linda. The reward? Immortality. Ludo starts selling "uploading", a process that puts a human mind permanently into the game world. In there you can shape-shift, fight monsters, cast spells, even fall in love.