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Orphaned at birth Sushana O' Cuilin grows into a beautiful, clever young woman under the care of her guardian Albert. Drawn into the dangerous world of smuggling as a child, she built on the fortune left by her spice trader grandfather. Then, in an unguarded moment, she is press-ganged and awakes aboard the ship of a sadistic slaver. Amid unspeakable brutality, she emerges as the pirate captain of the ship. A woman in a man's world, she brings fear and death to her enemies but love, compassion and freedom to her friends.

The Vatican has asked Dr. Patrick Bauer to investigate rumors that the boy could be the reborn Messiah. When he recruits his ex-lover and former partner, Sarah Wilderman, to look into the boy, they soon find themselves in a web of conspiracies and influences.

In the face of dark magic and evil witches, a secret witch-hunting society works tirelessly to keep them at bay. The Malleus Maleficarum Council has strict rules and practises for eradicating magic. Due to their work, witches have been almost forgotten, relegated to myth - but rumours are starting to emerge of a new power that will throw the world into chaos. As the only seventh generation witch-hunter, Hunter Astley is the best the MMC has to offer. With the help of his colleagues, it’s a race to track down this new threat and stop it...in any way he can.

Missing: Lee Daniels, American journalist stationed in Moscow. The Soviets deny any involvement, but the US government knows better. There's only one way to get Daniels out of Russia: brute force. And ex-Green Beret Mark Stone is just the man for the job. It's the mission of a lifetime with the ultimate enemy. From Moscow to Leningrad, the KGB's deadliest agents lay in waiting, weapons poised, ready to crush any rescue attempt in a bloodstorm of bullets.

Rhonda Perea und Jared Samson verbinden zwei Dinge: Sie sind Special Agents bei Homeland Security Investigations und sie haben eine lockere Affäre. Beides ändert sich schlagartig, als Rhonda nur knapp einem Anschlag entgeht. Sie flüchtet nach Santa Barbara, wo sie Unterschlupf bei einem alten Freund sucht. Währenddessen findet Jared heraus, dass Rhonda kurz davor war, einen Schmuggler-Skandal in den eigenen Reihen aufzudecken, und gerät dadurch selbst in den Fokus der Drahtzieher. Ein gefährliches Katz- und Mausspiel mit ungewissem Ausgang nimmt seinen Lauf.

The first adventure in a brand-new Western series from Alfred Wallon! When young Deputy Marshal Pete Hooker is brutally murdered after uncovering a plot to smuggle weapons to revolutionary Miguel Otero, hardened U.S. Marshal Jim Kennedy rides into El Paso to finish the job. But time is running out—the first shipment of rifles has already slipped through, and Otero’s blood-soaked revolution looms. Navigating a viper’s nest of smugglers, corrupt officials, and double-crossers, Kennedy battles ambushes, treachery, and his own limits to stop the next shipment.

Una novela sobrecogedora sobre los peligros de la sobreexposición en redes, la explotación infantil y la falsa felicidad.

Mélanie Claux y Clara Roussel. Dos mujeres conectadas a través de una niña. Mélanie ha participado en un reality show televisivo y es seguidora de sus sucesivas ediciones. Cuando se convierte en madre de un niño y una niña, Sammy y Kimmy, empieza a grabar su día a día y cuelga los vídeos en YouTube. Crecen en visitas y seguidores, llegan los patrocinadores, Mélanie crea su propio canal y el dinero fluye...

There’s a storm brewing in Oklahoma Territory, and this time, it’s deadly serious. Local cattle ranches are being targeted by Texas rustlers—and the only man who can keep it from turning into a bloodbath is U.S. Deputy Marshal Will Tanner. The newly married lawman hates to leave his beautiful bride Sophie, but duty calls—for better or worse. In Tanner’s experience, it’s usually worse. An unexpected confrontation with outlaws is just the bloody beginning. Then an escaped convict catches wind of the fact that Tanner killed his brother. Now Will’s really in the crosshairs.

Kathryn moved to a charming, country setting in rural Virginia to heal after the untimely death of her husband. Their life amid the demands of past careers in Washington, DC, took its toll, and now all she wants is to enjoy peace and solitude. From the start, she takes delight in trying to locate an elusive peacock, said to roam the meandering dirt roads of her little crossroads village. That, and neighborly invites for dinner. But peace and a simple pastime is not all that she finds.

Gideon Crew n'a plus que quelques mois à vivre. Pourtant, une fois encore, il est contacté par Glinn, le patron de l'EEC- une officine travaillant en sous-main pour le gouvernementaméricain. Gideon- as de l'informatique et cambrioleur à ses heures-, reçoit l'ordre de voler une page d'un légendaire livre irlandais exposé à New York. Les scientifiques de l'EEC y ont découvert un plan remontant aux Grecs antiques, prouvant que ces derniers se sont établis sur une île du Pacifique pour y cultiver une plante dotée de facultés régénératrices extraordinaires, qui pourrait guérir Gideon de sa tumeur.

Marshal Jim Kennedy finds himself at the heart of a deadly plot. After a heated exchange with the uncompromising Judge Isaac Larkin, Kennedy is discovered unconscious beside the judge’s bloody corpse—knife in hand, framed for murder. Stripped of his badge, disavowed by the governor, and hunted by his fellow lawmen, Kennedy has no choice but to escape and seek the truth from the shadows. The El Paso Ring—an insidious network of power and corruption—has finally found a way to bring down its most relentless enemy.

1968. Andrew Kolar is a man who has found himself returning with a group of strangers to a cave that has haunted his past.. When odd things begin to happen to the group, a dangerous mystery begins to unfold until it becomes a race against time to get out of the cave or die. This is the first adventure in a series that will involve Kolar with a lot of bad people over the course of forty years.

Teeo's story continues in the Imperium City with new characters and some old friends. This story is gripping, and suspenseful.

Winchester Remington Smith is a crack shot. Problem is, surrounded by roller coasters and merry-go-rounds, his talent is going to waste, knocking down ducks in a carnival shooting gallery. Win wants some real action, and he’s running off to join the US Marines to fight a guerilla insurgency south of the border. In the jungles of Central America, Win takes a different kind of roller-coaster ride. Quick and quiet, he’s now a runner. It’s a vital role, but he feels like a messenger boy, unable to put his rifle to good use.

Per oltre cinquant'anni la valle del Nilo non ha conosciuto altro che guerra e distruzione per mano degli Hyksos, un popolo assetato di sangue giunto dal lontano Oriente. La situazione è disperata: a frenare l'avanzata del nemico rimane solo un manipolo di coraggiosi ribelli capitanati da Taita, potente mago e consigliere del faraone, l'unico convinto che esista ancora una speranza. Piay, che gli è stato affidato dai genitori quando aveva solo cinque anni, è stato addestrato per diventare un prode guerriero e una spia senza rivali.

Nick Caine and Ishi Cuyamel return to the United States with heavy hearts following a series of unexpected surprises in Scotland...surprises that have left them without Marie Da Vinci while placing the pair in the coerced employment of a secretive United States government agency. Rather than face the threat of extended jail time, for their role in looting precious artifacts from throughout the world, Nick and Ishi agree to give up their livelihoods as "creative archaeologists". If only working for "Project Golden Eye" was that simple.