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Renovations on Tregarrick Rock Hotel are coming along, and Evie Mead thinks they just might be done by opening day. Then one of her sister Margot’s old Hollywood friends, Louise, arrives unannounced - and expects VIP treatment. Evie has half a mind to tell Louise to find other accommodations, but Margot pleads with Evie, saying that Louise is grieving her recently deceased husband. Evie pities her, and, besides, the sisters need help. But when a member of the hotel staff is found dead and then another murder follows, the sisters’ plans crumble before their eyes.

Diana Donovan was raised aboard a naval ship on a steady diet of war strategy, so when her orphaned friend, Lucy, is denied a perfectly respectable love match by her controlling guardian, Diana sees an opportunity to put her battle knowledge to use in service of a deserving friend. But Marmaduke Russell is not the middle-aged curmudgeon Diana is expecting. He is a maddeningly cool unmarried gentleman who seems uniquely able to parry her tactics—and infuse her with even more determination to win.

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.

Billionaire playboy Matthias Baxter cares about two things—his brothers and his family's company. Relationships don't make the list. But when scandal after scandal threatens to upturn a pivotal business deal, the only way to rehabilitate his public image is to find someone to play a dutiful fiancée. And fast. The last woman photographed with Matthias was his brother's ex-fiancée, Clarissa Masters. Beautiful. Elegant. And quick with a withering insult.

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England, 1868: Orphaned and penniless, eighteen-year-old Sarah is left the sole guardian of her beloved little sister Lucy—who she’s vowed to protect at all costs. With nowhere left to turn, she is forced to accept mysterious widower James Mills’s proposal of marriage. She believes being his bride can’t possibly be as bad as the threat of the workhouse. But nothing prepares her for the darkness of her marriage, the shocking secrets of her new family, and the lengths she will have to go to keep her sister safe…

"Little Nasties", written and directed by Eric Red. Things are not quite as they seem when Heather Knox and her daughter, Bethany, arrive at a child beauty pageant after dark.... Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid's award-winning Tales from Beyond the Pale, now entering its sixth year, has produced over 40 audio dramas from a wide array of today's leading genre writers and directors. Season three was produced by Larry Fessenden, Glenn McQuaid, and Jenn Wexler.

Hugo Buckingham was perfectly happy with the life he'd built for himself. With his steady clientele and co-ownership stake in the most exclusive brothel in London, he had everything he needed. But that was before. Before he was falsely convicted of a crime and tossed onto a ship to New South Wales. Before the ship went down and stranded him on the tiny island of Stroma. Before her. Miss Martha Pringle is everything he's not. She deserves so much better than the likes of him. But that doesn't stop him from wanting her, needing her, with an urgency that borders on terrifying.

Ash is so excited to get a NEW PUPPY! He is full of energy and ready to play, but every game Ash chooses ends in disaster! Whatever will Ash do?

Damien King ist ein Frauenheld, wie er im Buche steht. Der Rockstar mit dem ausgefallenen Modestil wird von Zigtausenden Frauen vergöttert, die alle scharf darauf sind, mit ihm im Bett zu landen. Warum also sollte er sich das entgehen lassen? Doch dann begegnet er der selbstbewussten Scarlett O'Donnell, die in Los Angeles als Volontärin bei einem Modemagazin arbeitet. Sie sieht, was er wirklich ist: ein selbstverliebter Rüpel, der nichts anderes als Sex im Kopf hat. Und dafür ist sie sich definitiv zu schade, nicht zuletzt wegen ihrer enttäuschenden Erfahrungen in der Vergangenheit.

Feminism and atheism are “dirty words” that Americans across the political spectrum love to debate - and hate. Throw them into a blender and you have a toxic brew that supposedly defies decency, respectability, and Americana. Putting gender at the center of the equation, progressive “Religious Nones” of color are spearheading an anti-racist, social justice humanism that disrupts the “colorblind” ethos of European American atheist and humanist agendas, which focus principally on church-state separation.

Sie kamen auf die Erde–Pest, Krieg, Hunger, Tod–vier Reiter, die auf ihren wiehernden Rössern bis in die letzten Winkel der Welt ritten. Vier Reiter mit der Macht, die gesamte Menschheit zu vernichten. Sie kamen auf die Erde, und sie kamen, um uns alle zu vernichten. Als Pest die Stadt von Sara Burn heimsucht, ist eines sicher: Jeder, den sie kennt und liebt, ist dem Tod geweiht.

Young Rachel Verinder inherits a sacred Indian moonstone from her uncle. This extremely valuable gem disappears from Rachel's bedroom soon after a party is thrown in her honor to celebrate her eighteenth birthday. Believed to be stolen, a series of narratives unfold to solve the mystery of the missing moonstone. In true Collins fashion, one cannot get enough of the twists and turns in this intriguing detective story.

Smacked is an evocative collection of moments showcasing human nature at its weakest and most vulnerable. Hecq’s poetic prose situates the listener firmly into the lives of her characters, taking them along for the ride as she presents each story with an inimitable flair that retains the realities of addiction and dependency. She handles each moment of fixation with a respect and delicacy that are fitting for such weighty themes, while still doing justice to the physical and mental ramifications and side effects of what some might call mere obsession.

It is Eugenia Burnham's first season, and nothing is going right. Her hair is unmanageable, and no lady’s maid seems capable of remaining more than a week at a time. Her mother has high expectations of her marrying well, and pushes her forward on every opportunity. Mr. Gerard Landon has been kind to her, but Eugenia doubts she will be able to keep his attention with so many other lovely young ladies in town.

Die schlimmsten Narben fügen wir uns selbst zu. Scarlett zweifelt daran, dass ihre Schwester Julia Selbstmord begangen haben soll. Denn Julia hatte kurz vor ihrem Tod eine mysteriöse Affäre – ausgerechnet mit jemandem aus der einflussreichen Familie Stockbridge. Also verschafft sie sich Zugang zum Familienanwesen in den Hamptons und lässt sich in ein berauschendes Spiel aus Dominanz, Unterwerfung und Eifersucht verwickeln. Zu spät bemerkt sie, dass sie im gleichen fatalen Desaster wie ihre Schwester gefangen ist. Doch die Intrigen um sie herum sind bereits zu dicht gesponnen.

Marija's idyllic early childhood on the beautiful Croatian island of Korčula is brutally disrupted by the invasion of the Italians and then the Nazis in 1941, bringing death and destruction. The devastation has left families struggling to survive years after the war has ended. In 1950 an opportunity arrives for 17-year-old Marija to escape the hunger and despair all around her by committing herself to a complete stranger in faraway North Queensland, through a proxy marriage. Taking the plunge, she leaves her family and friends, her culture, and everything she has ever known.

Erin’s best friend on Paradise Lane, the cul-de-sac where they both live, is blowing her mind. Ever since Darnell moved into the vacant house next door, strange things are happening. So when her friend confesses to what she’s doing, Erin is shocked beyond words. Until their other neighbor decides to join in the fun.

Dr Helena is one of the world's leading experts on improving brain function and she draws on three decades of personal and professional experience to offer a new paradigm for enhancing our brain to enrich our life at every age. Filled with groundbreaking scientific insights and laugh-out-loud stories of Dad and daughter's adventure with dementia, Dr Helena reveals that education is more powerful than medication and we can all grow bolder rather than older.

Zwei Schauspieler, eine kleine irische Insel und jede Menge Gefühlschaos... Als die schwedische Schauspielerin Maria für ein Casting nach Los Angeles kommt, trifft sie in ihrem Hotel auf einen verführerischen Mann, mit dem sie spontan die Nacht verbringt. Es ist eine perfekte Nacht, und trotzdem schleicht sich Maria am nächsten Morgen davon. Sie will ihr Herz schützen, denn eine Fernbeziehung - von fast 9.000 Kilometern - hätte eh keine Chance. Doch beim Casting für eine Rolle als Wikingerin in der Erfolgsserie Gods of the Gates erlebt sie eine böse Überraschung.