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Moving to a new house and school is hard for Lucy, but then she finds a family of stray kittens in an alleyway and doesn't feel quite as lonely. She especially loves the shy black-and-white one and calls her Catkin. Catkin doesn't like it when the other kittens are taken away. Lucy makes her a new home in their greenhouse, but the kitten can't stay there forever! How long can Lucy keep Catkin a secret?

Christine Cordes und Oda Wagner treffen erstmals aufeinander. Ihren Einstand in Wilhelmshaven hatte sich Oberkommissarin Christine Cordes wahrlich anders vorgestellt. Statt im Team den gewaltsamen Tod eines Museumsdirektors zu ermitteln, liefert sie sich einen Zickenkrieg mit einer Kollegin, die bissig ihr Revier verteidigt. Die Familie des Toten scheint ebenfalls kein Interesse an der Aufklärung des Mordes zu haben und mauert bei jeder Gelegenheit. Dann verschwindet auch noch eine wertvolle Skulptur, die für die Lösung des Falls maßgeblich von Bedeutung wäre.

Alex McHenry’s world stood still the day her father passed. She was 19, studying to be an art teacher, and living happily like any other college student. Then abruptly, her life was reduced to funeral arrangements, depression, therapy, and the responsibility of caring for her mother, who retreated to the couch to take solace in the artificially cheerful hosts on the Home Shopping Network. After more than a year of living frozen in the moment of her father’s death, Alex decides to take the first steps out of her grief.

For Lera, training has never been so hard. With the males’ power roaring in her veins and River’s cold demand that she master the magic before the third trial, something has to give. Worse still, River is keeping something from her. Something about his past and Lunos’ future. For River and Coal, the past must stay buried. Though one male’s nightmare sits on a throne and the other’s hides in his soul, they are equally unprepared for Lera’s startling determination to undress the truth.

I'm Denny Smith. I moved away to my nan's house after my parents happily kicked me out. Why, you ask? Because I ruined my future, so they say. If you ask me, I was a naive 17-year-old girl who chose to sleep with the boy she had loved from afar for years, only for him to want nothing to do with me in return. So here I am, back at the one place I had hoped to never return, where I'll attend court as a witness. Now I have to face him...Mason. There's no other way around it. He can't know my secret...but he will.

I have no intention of being anyone’s bride, let alone fighting tooth and nail to get there. All the vicious catfights in the school nauseate me. I have bigger things to worry about, like being hunted by my father, who’s getting closer every day. Yet no one leaves me alone. The princes believe I’m playing hard to get, so they pursue me fiercely. When they realize that I’m not as ambitious or smitten as the other girls, they place a bet—whoever claims my virginity takes it all.

Erin Wade’s best yet. With more twists than a moonshine run in the Kentucky hills, Two Ways to Die is a cliff hanger you’ll think about long after you finish the last chapter. You’ll fall in love with Java Jarvis and Kat Lace as they scorch the chapters with their desire for one another. Another number one best seller for Erin. Java Jarvis is like no heroine you ever met. The kind of woman every girl wants to meet at least once in her lifetime. She’s every woman’s dream and every criminal’s nightmare. One of the hottest lesbian novels of the year.

Discover the 10 ancient principles for more peace of mind in your daily life. Understand why you behave and think as you do and how to make the changes that will transform your day-to-day experience. With a down-to-earth approach and real-life examples from business and personal life, this audiobook shows you how to make your mind stronger - and, ultimately, to make your life lighter and less stressful - by bringing yoga philosophy into your everyday.

In the dramatic conclusion to the Ravenwood Coven series, this sleeping magical paranormal town knows that war can be a beginning - and an ending. Rowen Ravenwood is the final witch of her line - the only one standing in the way of Oriel, the dark necromancer who wants the core of the town’s magic for his own. With each passing battle and loss, Rowen is one step closer to losing it all if she doesn’t rely on the one man she refuses to love again. Only this time she might not have a choice when family secrets come to light.

Tauche erneut ein in die faszinierende Welt von Emma und begleite sie auf einer neuen, aufregenden Reise durch ihre zauberhafte Traumwelt! Nach den unvergesslichen Begegnungen und Abenteuern in Emmas ersten traumhaften Abenteuern lädt die Fortsetzung zu einer weiteren Entdeckungsreise ein, die die Grenzen der Fantasie überschreitet und die Kraft der Freundschaft und des Mutes zelebriert.

The court orders brilliant Defense Attorney Mandy Kincaid to handle the death-penalty appeal of Lisa Mercer, a woman accused of killing her three small children. Mandy uncovers evidence that proves the woman is innocent. Mandy’s biggest problem is that Lisa insists that she did murder her children. Femme fatale Jordon Kiser is the owner of the top private-investigation firm in town. Mandy hires her to uncover the truth about the deaths of the children.

I'm the eldest of five brothers. Brothers I fought to protect. Brothers I failed. They don't know the truth. I've kept secrets. Told them lies. And now everything I've worked so hard to keep hidden is about to explode and everyone I wanted to protect will be caught in the crossfire.

From the creation of Bitcoin by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, to the use of "hot" and "cold" wallets, to the future of blockchain technology. Through sharing her story in Truth Decay, dentist and business owner Victoria Collette Jones reveals what Bitcoin is, how it works, how you can use it in your personal and business life, and most importantly - why it matters.

After months of killing, and leaving a trail of numerous corpses, Bai Rouyun finally could not continue. Unwilling to succumb, she refused to let them get the treasure, and she threw herself off the mountain top, taking the treasure with her to the eternal grave in the clouds.

An einem nebligen Novembertag entdeckt ein Spaziergänger am Ende der Schleuseninsel die Leiche des jungen Oberleutnants zur See Fabian Baumann. Unfall oder Mord? Die beiden Oberkommissarinnen Oda Wagner und Christine Cordes betreten ermittlungstechnisch Neuland: das Marinearsenal und die Fregatte "Jever". Lang gehütete Familiengeheimnisse und eine verschworene Soldatengemeinschaft erschweren die Ermittlung. Und noch während sie den Fall untersuchen, kommt ein zweites Besatzungsmitglied ums Leben.

As a naive freshman, Catherine meets Walter, a senior and Big Man on Campus whose sophistication, confidence, and wealth both intimidate and excite her. A three-year absentee courtship follows, during which time the idea of Walt tethers Catherine to safety. She was programmed to marry someone like him, so she ignores the warning signs that they might not be a good match. Hoping to please her mother and seeking refuge from her fraught childhood, she marries and has children with him—but the marriage doesn’t last.

A curse on the lips of the Spanish, a hero in the hearts of the people. A masked vigilante, a sorceress with a blade. Pantera. But that is not her only name. To all who know her, Leonora de Las Casas Tlazohtzin is a glittering jewel of court, promised to the heir of the Spanish throne. The respectable Lady Leonora faints at the sight of blood and would sooner be caught dead than wield a sword…even against a dauntless thief with a cutting smile. No one suspects that Leonora and Pantera are one and the same. Leonora has fooled them all.

Der neunte Fall für Oda Wagner und Christine Cordes. In Wilhelmshaven verbrennt ein Psychiater in seiner Praxis, auf Wangerooge wird der Inselarzt tot auf dem Friedhof gefunden, und auf Norderney liegt ein Pneumologe erstochen im Strandkorb. Zunächst scheint die Spur ins Drogenmilieu zu führen. Doch dann müssen Oda Wagner und Christine Cordes erkennen, dass ihnen der Täter näher ist, als ihnen lieb sein kann.

Der zehnte Fall für Christiane Franks Kultduo Oda Wagner und Christine Cordes. Der Wilhelmshavener Unternehmer Matthias Meinhardt wird tot aufgefunden. Von mehreren Schüssen getroffen und nach dem Tod mit Tritten malträtiert. Zunächst vermuten die Ermittlerinnen Oda Wagner und Christine Cordes einen Raubüberfall. Doch im Umfeld des Toten finden sich ebenfalls zahlreiche Verdächtige. Meinhardts Unternehmen war insolvent, und auch seine schwangere Geliebte hätte ein Motiv gehabt. Dann jedoch nimmt der Fall eine verstörende Wendung.

Stürmisch, rau und voller Inselflair - der neue Fall für das Kultteam Oda und Christine. Flitterwochen auf Wangerooge hatte sich Kriminaloberkommissarin Christine Delvental – ehemals Cordes – anders vorgestellt: Am Strand wird ein Hotelgast erschlagen aufgefunden. Der Tote gehörte zu einem Filmteam, das einen Bericht über Plastikmüll in den Meeren drehte. Musste er sterben, weil er ein Verhältnis mit der Freundin des Kameramannes hatte? Christine und ihre Kollegin Oda Wagner geraten in einen Sog aus Lügen, Eitelkeit und Gewalt.