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Ratekrimi aus der Vergangenheit - so spannend war Geschichte noch nie! Jahr 431 v. Chr.: Zwischen Athen und Sparta herrscht Krieg. Plötzlich verschwinden immer mehr Kinder aus dem belagerten Athen. Kephalos und sein Vetter Philon machen sich an die Verfolgung der Täter und kommen einem heimtückischen Plan auf die Spur. Doch dann fallen sie selbst skrupellosen Entführern in die Hände.

Ratekrimi aus der Vergangenheit - so spannend war Geschichte noch nie! Um 1250 v. Chr.: Grabräuber im Tal der Könige! Thuja und ihr Freund Hapu ahnen nicht, welche Gefahren auf sie warten, als sie der Spur des sagenumwobenen Totenbuchs folgen. Die rätselhaften Weissagungen führen sie in die Grabkammern Thebens. Und plötzlich steht sehr viel mehr auf dem Spiel: Der Pharao selbst ist in Gefahr.

Ratekrimi aus der Vergangenheit - so spannend war Geschichte noch nie! Im Jahre 218 v. Chr.: Vor den Toren Cartagenas zieht der große Feldherr Hannibal ein mächtiges Heer zusammen. Gerüchte über einen bevorstehenden Angriff Hannibals auf Rom verbreiten sich wie ein Lauffeuer. Doch dann verdichten sich Hinweise auf eine Verschwörung gegen ihn. Die Freunde Zirdan und Tazirat gehen den Gerüchten auf den Grund und geraten bald selbst in große Gefahr.

Things are not as calm at the Wiccan Haus as they usually are. The impending birth of Dana and Rekkus' cubs has everyone on edge. The last thing anyone wants or expects is a series of uninvited guests. Ashlynn Stone hasn't spoken to her sister Dana since she left for the Wiccan Haus over a year earlier. But when a fluke accident on the fashion runway forces her to seek the healing of the Wiccan Haus, she has no choice but to pack her bags and take the ferry to the island with her family in tow.

Curiosity is such a childish word, right? Not so fast. Just because we grow up, it doesn't mean we should lose our wonder about the world or the people around us. When we do, we lose so much, because curious is how God made us to be. Without curiosity a Christian's life is incomplete. His relationship with God is incomplete. His connections to others are incomplete. He doesn't know how to interact with the world around him - politics, media, art, entertainment, science, and so much more simply fly past or overwhelm him.

When a neighbor woman knocks one evening on a lonely young man's door, he thinks their romance is meant to be. After all, hadn't the bartender just told him he needed to "have faith?" Short and taut as a sad song, Zamboni Blues pulls us into its music and holds us to the bittersweet end.

Winterliches Weihnachtswichtelabenteuer. Weihnachtswichtel Wachmütz ist entsetzt: Alle Seifenblasen mit den Wünschen der Kinder wurden gestohlen. Und das kurz vor Weihnachten! Bösewicht Edgar Eiszapf hat die Wunschseifenblasen in seine Festung verschleppt und eingefroren. Zusammen mit seinen Freunden Ratzepüh, Wegvomfleck und Schillerbunt begibt sich Wachmütz auf eine gefährliche Mission, um das Weihnachtsfest zu retten.

Was wäre Weihnachten ohne die Bescherung? Ohne die Freude und das Lachen der Kinder beim Auspacken der Geschenke? Ohne die Belohnung für ein hartes Jahr? Es wäre traurig! Seit Jahrhunderten verlassen sich die Menschen auf der ganzen Welt darauf, dass jedes Jahr der Weihnachtsmann die artigen Kinder beschenkt. Jedes Jahr steigt er auf seinen Schlitten und verteilt unter jedem Weihnachtsbaum die Geschenke für die Kinder.

When a band of tinkers arrive in town, Jenna comes face to face with Tam, a peevish faun who catches her spying on his people. Suddenly, Jenna's dreams are full of his golden skin and flashing yellow eyes. Something about the faun triggers her wanderlust, but the more she learns of magic, the more she sees the flaws beneath the fantasy. Tam might believe she is more than an ordinary girl, but to make her dreams come true, Jenna will have to believe in herself.

The last of his kind...Rekkus is the last of the great Black Tiger weres, and he's happy to stay that way. Working as security for the Wiccan Haus, a magical spa for inner healing, he has enough danger to keep him busy. Unfortunately, the Fates are not content with him being comfortable. Alone and discouraged...Dana has walked away from everything - her fiancé, family, job, and apartment. A stay at the Wiccan Haus may be the only way she can move on. But what she finds isn't what she expects, nor is it what she thought she'd been seeking.

No one meets their soul mate when they're 17, right? But what if the impossible happens and you do? What if they then leave you to become a famous rock star? Completely impossible.... Except for 17-year-old Indi. This is all too real; her life-long best friend, Joel, becomes her first love after years of longing for him. Everything is perfect, more than she had ever dared to hope. Then at a gig, Joel's band gets picked up by a record label, and she's left behind in her dead-end home town with no one to turn to and a secret to keep.

Without any job leads, Em caves to her mother's promise of free rent and returns home. Her best friend, Nikki, couldn't be more thrilled. Em's degree in Event Management is gathering dust, and what better way to put it to use than planning Nikki's wedding?

When Coast Guard rescue swimmer Kaleb Theldon sees what he's sure is a mermaid pulling his partner into the murky depths of the Bering Sea, his superiors call it PTSD. In order to save his career, Kaleb agrees to a week at an island spa off the coast of Maine. But the spa is nothing like he expected, and he isn't prepared for the sexy Siren that crosses his path. But will her passion be more than one mere human can take?

In this final installment of the Nova Nocte Series, Squirrel and her community come to terms with their fates. Will any of them make it to a happy new life?

Who would fall for an assassin...except another assassin? After a security breach is written in the sky - literally - the Bod Squad jumps back into action. An important member of the team has been assassinated by the mob, and the squad's public enemy number one, Baba Samka, is getting too close. Could his deadly work be an inside job? Only trained assassins Tyka and Mahmoud have the very particular set of skills the Bod Squad needs to solve this case.

An exciting weekend in Sin City with her friends is just what Audrey needs. Living a mundane, repetitive life in a data entry job and having major body insecurities have held her back from pursuing her deepest fantasies. A trip to Vegas with her best friends might be her chance for a single night of memories to last her for the rest of her life.

Is it worth losing your soul to save the world? In the sweeping conclusion of the Wrath trilogy, what is left of civilization after The Fall finds itself at war again. New America gathers its defense against the tsar's forces while four heroes embark on a journey more perilous than they ever imagined. Will mankind find a way to end the cycle of violence at last? To do so may cost William, Crystal, and Ryder everything...because evil never surrenders.

Mitten in der Nacht wird Melly Jones auf ein Piratenschiff verschleppt. Auf der Kwirrligen Qualle kriegt sie es mit der wildesten Mannschaft zu tun, die jemals die Sieben Weltmeere heimgesucht hat. Wie alle Piraten ist auch der finstere Kapitän Ebenezer Grimm auf der Jagd nach einem Schatz - nur wenn Melly ihn findet, kann sie wieder zurück nach Hause.

"Stop the wedding!" No bride wants to hear those words, least of all Susannah "Legs" Carter, one of the Bod Squad's best agents. But when her colleague Jackson bursts in with news that her presumed-dead father may still be alive - and possibly a double agent - the vows are on hold, and the Bod Squad hits the road.

Things in Summerville, Georgia, are still hot. Faith gets a send-off any bachelorette would envy -complete with sexy, male strippers from Atlanta. Maddie and Jamison encounter the first bump in their relationship (and a little grind, too). Jake and Naomi are tested when a friend mysteriously disappears. Psychic Lucy Bledsoe must learn to trust her new firefighter boyfriend, Brandon, as she struggles to save a life that hangs in the balance.