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A bracing meditation on fame and celebrity, and the redemptive, healing power of art; a portrait of the ravages of disappointment and divorce; a poignant consideration of the rites of fatherhood and manhood; a novel soaked in rage and sex, longing and despair; and a passionate love letter to the world of theatre, A Bright Ray of Darkness showcases Ethan Hawke's gifts as a novelist as never before.

One February afternoon, Detective Ray Flowers' life is blown apart by a petrol bomb attack. No one can tell him who did it. Or why. Anchorless and alone, he moves to his aunt's country cottage. What he needs is perspective. Instead, he is tormented by visions of Kitty Hallam, a troubled young woman accused of witchcraft. Back in 1643. Is she a figment of Flowers' imagination or something more? Whatever the truth, Flowers can't help but be drawn into Kitty's world, sensing their stories are intertwined somehow.

For the past two years, Titus Ray, CIA intelligence officer, has been in Iran trying to recruit assets willing to feed him intel on the Iranian opposition. When he unexpectedly meets Amir Madani, one of Iran's premier nuclear scientist, he can't resist the opportunity to pursue him as a CIA asset. Although Chaman, a beautiful Iranian socialite, warns Titus to stay away from Madani, he ignores her advice and befriends the nuclear scientist. The consequences prove disastrous for Titus, and as the secret police close in on him, he's forced to find shelter.

The blistering story of a young man making his Broadway debut in Henry IV just as his marriage implodes—a "witty, wise, and heartfelt novel" (Washington Post) about art and love, fame and heartbreak from the acclaimed actor/writer/director. A bracing meditation on fame and celebrity, and the...

Lucia wonders what love feels like. Max already knows it's her. Lucia Cucinotta has spent years tucked away on the Weaver farm, her world no bigger than family chores and the occasional trip to town. But when she finally visits Clear Creek, she’s swept into a whirlwind of picnics, parties, and...

Jetzt wird's spannend: ein Erdmännchen spielt Detektiv: Christoph Maria Herbst in Bestform: Im Hörbuch-Krimi "Ausgefressen" von Moritz Matthies leiht er nicht nur Erdmännchen Ray als Erzähler seine sonore Stimme. Lispelnd und nuschelnd strapaziert er auch in weiteren Rollen unsere Lachmuskeln. In zahlreichen unterschiedlichen Tonlagen und Dialekten macht er so das Hörbuch rund um den Erdmännchen-Clan von Ray, Rufus und Rocky zu einem wahren Hörgenuss!

Bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray brings inspirational romance to life in this sweet tale of love in the Amish community, Ray of Light, the second installment of her Days of Redemption series. Roman Keim just wants a break from the family drama at his snowy Ohio home when he heads to an...

Twenty years ago, Tatia was adopted into a well-off home where she seemed happy, settled. Then the youngest boy in the family dies in an accident, and she gets the blame. Did she do it? Tatia is cast out, away from her remaining adopted siblings Joel and Poppy. Now she yearns for a home to call her own. So when she see families going on holiday, leaving their beautiful homes empty, there seems no harm in living their lives while they are gone. But somehow, people keep ending up dead. Did she kill them?

A kid walks into your bookstore and...guess what? He's your son. The one you put up for adoption eighteen years ago. The one you never told anyone about. Surprise! And a huge surprise it is. It's a huge surprise to his adoptive mother, Monica, who thought she had a close relationship with Matthew, her nearly adult son. Until he secretly arranged a vacation to Cape Cod so he could meet his birth mother...without a word to her. It's also a surprise to Harlow, the woman who secretly placed him for adoption so many years ago.

An unassuming man coerces his way onto the island with AJ's involuntary assistance. Could he be as harmless as he seems, or capable of something far more sinister? When AJ encounters a stranger on a suspicious boat after her morning dives, she finds herself caught in a bizarre game of cat and mouse while she leads an unlikely villain all over the island.

A missing girl. A dead hunter. One sheriff caught in the storm. When a seasoned hunter is found murdered in the Colorado high country and a teenage girl vanishes hours later, Sheriff Ray Duke doesn’t believe in coincidences. Not in Blue Sky County. Not with the snowstorm rolling in. And not with fresh boot tracks pointing to a tangled trail of lies. As Duke digs deeper, what he finds isn’t just a missing girl—it’s a web of secrets that stretches across families, friendships, and the frozen wilderness they all call home.

Ex-detective Ray Flowers thinks that all he has to worry about is his overgrown honeysuckle until an unexpected phone call shatters his complacence. The drug supplier known as Angel Eyes is back on the streets. They called him Angel Eyes, after the insignia he left behind at every crime scene. A pair of innocent blue eyes on a shred of paper. Angel Eyes vanished without a trace. But the lives he destroyed are still in ruins.

Yolanda Yates’ life has been one of hardship and despair. She finds a new lease on life when she discovers an abandoned baby behind a dumpster in a back alley. She will do everything in her power to love, protect, and teach her daughter that families aren’t always born together, sometimes you have to find and make them.

Connor Laird frightens people: he's intense, he's fearless, and he seems to be willing to do anything to protect himself and those he loves. He arrives in the Longacre Children's Home seemingly from nowhere, and instantly becomes hero and villain to every other child there.

Blöderweise reagiert Snow in etwa genauso kühl auf meinen Charme, wie ihr Name vermuten lässt. Aber ich bin Eishockey-Profi. Kälte schreckt mich nicht ab. Jede Wette, ich werde Snow zum Schmelzen bringen. Ich muss sie nur davon überzeugen, dass ihr eine harmlose Affäre genauso guttun würde wie mir.Hol dir das Hörbuch, wenn du Lust auf eine weihnachtliche Liebesgeschichte hast, mit jeder Menge Schnee, köstlichen Plätzchen und Kuschel-Romantik.

An NPR Best Book of the Year A dazzling debut novel following the lives of three groundbreaking women--Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, and Leni Riefenstahl--cinema legends who lit up the twentieth century At a chance encounter at a Berlin soirée in 1928, the photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt...

Back to the roots: Rufus' und Rays Ermittlerkünste sind wieder gefragt! An Bord des Kreuzfahrtschiffes "Golden Silverstar" sollen die Erdmännchen-Spürnasen mit ihrem früheren Kompagnon Phil einer Bande auf die Spur kommen, dem berüchtigten Ocean’s Club. Unter dem Künstlernamen "Phil & Friends" werden Rufus und Ray zur größten Entertainment-Attraktion an Bord und ermitteln nebenher undercover. Doch ihre Gegner sind gewieft. Am Ende müssen Phil & Friends Kopf und Pelz riskieren, um das Geheimnis des Ocean's Club zu lüften.

A CIA contractor goes missing in Iraq. Five years later, he turns up in Yemen. Now, it’s up to Titus to find out if he’s a traitor or a patriot. After Titus accepts the assignment to bring Jacob Levin, a rogue CIA contractor, back to the States, he learns the operation has been put on hold pending presidential approval. That’s fine with him. He’s looking forward to spending time in Oklahoma with his fiancée, Nikki Saxon. But then, his boss needs a favor. After that, everything changes.

Rufus und Ray sehen den Wald vor lauter Bären nicht. Dass die neuen Chefs im Wald plötzlich die Erdmännchen sind, ist zwar für Rufus und Ray famos, passt aber nicht allen. Unter dem Laubdach brodelt es gehörig. "Dann macht doch Demokratie", schlägt Rufus vor und stößt bei den Waldbewohnern auf sehr viel offenere Ohren als erwartet. Tatsächlich sieht es mit Feldhäsin Grete als erster Präsidentin für eine Weile so aus, als könnte sich alles zum Guten und Schönen und Friedlichen fügen. Doch dann taucht eine Haussau samt Ferkelchen auf und fragt nach Keiler Herrmann.

The Las Cruces Bushwhacker is murdering innocent men in Las Cruces and Will Cannon rides the rails to Las Cruces, New Mexico to put an end to the Bushwhacker's criminal activities. He enlists the help of two friends, Scout and Shooter, but they also have to deal with a gang of Mexican bandits and the outlaws known as the Fisher Boys.