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2025. In einem erbitterten Wettlauf fördern Amerikaner und Chinesen auf dem Mond Helium-3, ein Element, mit dem die Energieversorgung der Erde gesichert scheint. Zur gleichen Zeit soll Detektiv Owen Jericho in Shanghai die untergetauchte Dissidentin Yoyo ausfindig machen. Die bildschöne Chinesin ist im Besitz streng gehüteter Geheimnisse und muss um ihr Leben bangen.

It's a sweltering summer's day, and Anja Aropalo is on her way home with two errands in mind: first, to water the roses, and then to commit suicide. She is slowly losing her husband to Alzheimer's disease, and she has made him a terrible promise - one she's not sure she can keep. For Anja's niece, Mari, death is a teenage fantasy of grieving family and eternal beauty, an escape from the dullness of her life.

The most thrilling work yet from the best-selling, prize-winning author of The Newlyweds and Lost and Wanted, a stunning new novel set in French Polynesia and New York City about three characters who undergo massive transformations over the course of a single year “A big-hearted...

Max is finally getting a handle on the skill, finding enjoyment in battling and striving to grow his skills and stats. His new friends don't know the whole truth, but they flee trouble together, arriving at the human capital of Peltagow. With a new city to explore and dungeons to delve, the party sets their sights on gaining levels and acquiring stronger items.

Nothing’s more exclusive than Noire Underground. Serving the wicked and reaping rewards. Secrets. Lies. Soot and cinders. Rhythm. Blades. Games and gore. A knife like a claw and the strike of a needle. This hidden haven is a throne of chains.

Murder. Lies. Betrayal. I deal with those things every day. My name is Jason Avery, and I'm one of the best undercover agents in the country. I have yet to fail on a mission, which is why I've been sent to Vegas. Countless women have been abducted, tortured, only to show up dead in the middle of the night. It's my job to find out who is responsible. Unfortunately every lead sends me to a dead end - at least until Aylee McFadden shows up at my door.

Beau Lawson wasn't just a rugged silver fox in worn denim and boots. On the dance floor, he moved like he already possessed every inch of me. Before I knew it, I was his for a night, and he was burned into me forever. I left at dawn, convinced I'd never see him again. But years later, work drags me back to Wyoming and back into his arms. Only now he's not just a memory I can't shake. He's the powerful rancher at the center of a feud that's haunted my family for generations. I know I should walk away. But every glance, every touch, every kiss pulls me closer… until I'm lost in him completely.

There's still plenty of work to be done to repair the damage my father caused. Now that another obstacle is out of our way, the Carson Ranch and the men branded to it will only become stronger. Fork River is full of secrets and deception. The past haunts us all, but when the truth is unearthed, justice will be served. I've made plenty of mistakes in the past.

Ranching isn't easy, especially on the border of Yellowstone. The days are long, the competition is ruthless, and there's always someone out there waiting to take what's yours. For my family to survive, things have to go back to the way they were. The Carsons used to run Fork River. We were feared but respected. My father changed that legacy by thinking he could run things legitimately. He lost our power, he lost our control, and he lost our respect. Now I'm taking it back…

I was 14 when my dad married Lane’s mom and our families became one, when my favorite moments were those spent staying up all night, talking, or watching Lane create art. There aren’t many things more inconvenient than loving your stepbrother. I know the limits, and that’s pushing them too far. Over the years, I’ve pulled away from him. It was easier when he left for New York, but now he’s back, not only in Atlanta, but in my home, trying to get back what we lost. How can I tell my own stepbrother that I want him in my bed? That I want to call him mine?

Cobalt Security had felt like home to Hayden Thorne for years. But now he needs space and time to get over the fact that Jaxon West was never going to be more to him than his best friend. Quitting his job as a bodyguard to go work for a dark underground group of assassins seemed like the perfect plan to get over the sexy bodyguard once and for all. It doesn't help that Jaxon has followed him and is trying to interfere in his new life. So what if someone is trying to kill them, it's all part of the job, right?

The unthinkable has occurred in the kingdom of Lyonya. The queen of the Elves - known as the Lady - is dead, murdered by former elves twisted by dark powers. Now the Lady’s half-elven grandson must heal the mistrust between elf and human before their enemies strike again. Yet as he struggles to make ready for an attack, an even greater threat looms across the Eight Kingdoms.Throughout the north, magic is reappearing after centuries of absence, emerging without warning in family after family - rich and poor alike.

Caitlin James and Josephine Greenwood have been happily in love and committed to each other for over a year. Josephine has shed her insecurities, and her musical star is on the rise, while Caitlin hosts her own television show under the supervision of a new intriguing boss. When Josephine starts the conversation about opening up their relationship, Caitlin is faced with a shift in the power balance between them. Together, they embark on a sometimes scary but always thrilling journey to discover who they both truly are.

Life on the Carson Ranch is never boring. We have secrets to unearth and scores to settle. What I'm about to do is gonna cause us a whole heap of fresh trouble. The Masons are my family's biggest rivals. They play dirty and don't like to lose. I will not let the girl I've loved my whole life marry into their family.

Extreme heat, fires, floods, and storms are transforming our planet. Yet we get increasing emissions, divisive politics, and ersatz solutions that offer more of the same: more capitalism, more complexity, more "progress." The impasse we face is not only political and institutional, but cognitive, existential, and narrative. We're incapable of grasping the scale, speed, and impact of global warming. And we optimistically cling to a narrative that promises a better tomorrow if we just keep doing what we're doing.

In Bodies That Matter, renowned theorist and philosopher Judith Butler argues that theories of gender need to return to the most material dimension of sex and sexuality: the body. Butler offers a brilliant reworking of the body, examining how the power of heterosexual hegemony forms the "...

Lucky . . . isn't. In fact, she's considered 'off limits' to the Bedlam Butchers because she's caused them nothing but bad luck in the past. As a bonus? She's also the president's kid sister. Single and lonely? That's Lucky's way of life. Now, the Eighty-Eight Henchmen are harassing her and they're out for blood.

Josh served his country and he paid the price. A self-proclaimed basket case, he can’t imagine anyone would be interested in him. Especially not sexy, built-like-a-freaking-wall Connor. Connor does want him, however, and the bossy cop with the massive equipment is the perfect match for Josh, even if Connor is a newbie at relationships. And bedroom activities. Bossy meets submissive, massive equipment meets eager recipient. But when Connor’s past endangers Josh’s special friend Indy, Josh has to make an impossible choice. Love...or friendship?

Join these dark, dirty, and corrupt cowboys on the Carsons' ranch. Where boundaries are pushed, laws are broken, and limits get tested… I've loved Leia Walker for as long as I can remember. There was a time when I had her, and she was mine. But unearthed secrets left me with no choice but to let her go. Staying away from her ain't easy, but the truth would break her. And the consequences of it would be devastating. I tried to do what was best for her. Now she's married to a man she doesn't love. But when I learn she's in danger, I can't fight my instincts anymore.

Every time we think ahead, we are crafting a story. Every daily plan and every political vision, social movement, scientific hypothesis, business proposal, and technological breakthrough starts with “what if?” Linking causes to effects, considering hypotheticals and counterfactuals, asking how other people will react: these are the essence of narrative. So why do we keep overlooking story’s importance to intelligence in favor of logic?