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On a summer night in 1984, 19-year-old UC Berkeley sophomore Karen Thomas leaves her uniformed patrol job at the University of California Police Department and walks home alone in darkness. At the threshold of her apartment a man assaults her at knife point. After a soul chilling struggle she manages to escape and call 911. Police catch her assailant, she identifies him, and he is arrested. Fast forward 2014, 30 years after her assault. Why does the body remember what the mind tries so desperately to forget? 

Fleeing the neverending threat one bad mistake created, Piper Townie is desperate for any job. A new protected location should solve all her problems. But what happens when her irresistible boss uncovers the secret desires she’s hiding from everyone?

Uncover the emotional journey of one woman's search for love, acceptance, and the place where she truly belongs. Elise's life has been marked by a relentless pursuit of belonging. An adoptee who always felt like a second choice, she believed she had finally found her place when she fell in love with and married Evan. Little did she know that Evan carried his own powerful demons, ones that would nearly destroy her when she summoned the courage to confront them. The tragic aftermath left her overwhelmed by guilt and haunted by the past.

Vous sentez-vous dépassé par les études, le travail, la famille et les responsabilités du quotidien ? Avez-vous parfois l'impression de devoir tout sacrifier pour réussir à l'université?

Jillian loves her job working as Dr. Richards’ housekeeper. Taking care of the house and those who she loves takes all her time and energy. When she crashes into a man who speaks to her as a Little, she runs. Yoga studio owner and instructor Griffin always listens to what his instincts and body tell him. He recognizes immediately that the driver of the grocery cart that plows into him is someone he needs to know.

Kendra O'Reilly felt a connection with the Blarney Castle as if the echoes of the past could still be heard. The guide tells her a story about the Blarney Stone being the ancient Lia Fáil, one of the magical gifts from the god-like race, the Tuatha Dé Danann. To wish upon it, one will see where his or her destiny lies. Kendra wishes to find her one true love. She never thought she'd be whisked back to 15th-century Ireland to find him.

Fifteen-year-old Thea Carter lives in a small garage apartment—Thea’s seventh “home” in four years—provided by her alcoholic mother’s employer, the morose and enigmatic Dr. Hallam. School is Thea’s refuge and she’s an excellent student, but the parasitic Mrs. Carter’s instability continually threatens her dream of getting a high school diploma. In an effort to keep her mother employed and the two of them housed, Thea secretly takes on much of her mother’s work while at the same time navigating adolescence, friendships, and first love.

From the beloved author of Pippi Longstocking comes another rolicking adventure! This collection of stories takes readers through a year in the lives of the children of Noisy Village, as told by seven-year-old Lisa. Noisy Village is a small place. It's a farm village with just three houses and...

In the first book of a visionary fantasy trilogy with its roots in the mythology of Africa and Arabia that “sings of rebellion, love, and the courage it takes to stand up to tyranny” (Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree), three women band together against a cruel...

Some betrayals cut deeper than grief itself. Natalie Motts never imagined she’d return to Dahlia, South Carolina—not as the golden girl who once wore the Homecoming crown, but as a shattered woman fleeing the wreckage of her life. The drunk driving accident didn’t just kill her fiancé Tucker and her best friend Stacey. It exposed a devastating secret: they were in love with each other. Now back in her hometown, Natalie pours everything she has left into Sunstrokes, a small art shop she opens that becomes her lifeline.

The Cahill sisters face new threats after defeating a coven. A dark entity, the Umbra, arises, and they seek the Shadow Stone to stop it. They battle Silas, who wants to unleash the Umbra, but are betrayed by Mrs. Abernathy. In the Blackwood Mine, they confront illusions and Silas, leading to Samantha becoming tainted by the Umbra. The Obsidian Circle, a hidden society, emerges, manipulating events and targeting Samantha. She flees, encounters Lyra (a Circle member), and is eventually reunited with her sisters.

The Veklocks require the Pyreans to explore the extent of the Colony's usurpation of domes. The Colony is composed of two insectoid species, the grays and the reds. They're aggressive three- and five-meter long insectoids with venomous pincers that live for the expansion of their race. The Pyreans already lost one member of their team on their first exploration and are hesitant to meet the Colony again, unless they're better prepared. 

For decades we've delighted in dreaming about a sci-fi utopia, from flying cars and bionic humans to hoverboards; with driverless cars first proposed at the 1939 World's Fair. And why not? Building a better world, be it a free-flying commute or an automated urban lifestyle is a worthy dream. Given the pace of technological change, nothing seems impossible anymore. But why are these innovations always out of reach? Delving into the history of technology, this book also looks at what lies ahead, showing how the origins of our technology may provide insight into how it realistically evolves.

The Zoo Boyz face a string of misfortunes in the unfolding story as they try to navigate after Chevy's arrest. As Diamond and the crew fight for Chevy's release, he encounters his own set of issues. With his grandmother hospitalized, an old flame who cannot let go and a new love interest steps...

Eine Frau liegt tot auf einer Kuhweide. Ermordet. Auf ihren Fußsohlen: eintätowierte Koordinaten. An der bezeichneten Stelle wartet ein grausiger Fund...

Escalation is the watchword for the dangerous contest between the Imperium and the conclave. Executors seek the means to push the conclave out of the empire, and desperate measures are taken to design and construct new ships, which are armed with a terrible weapon.

One of the Vatican’s most infamous Shepherds has been murdered, and Callie’s friends are the prime suspects. To prove them innocent, Roland and Callie must risk their very souls.... Because Callie can’t reveal that she’s hearing strange whispers when she uses her magic, or that she’s harboring an Angel’s Grace. And if the Shepherds discover the hellish bargain Roland made, the streets of Rome will flow with blood as brother turns against brother.

Three weeks after Eleret’s mother is killed, the messenger arrives with the tragic news. She died far from home, succumbing to wounds sustained in battle, and Eleret must travel to reclaim her belongings. The overland journey to the city of Ciaron is treacherous, but Eleret has no fear. She straps a dagger to her leg and sets off to recover one of her mother’s prized possessions: A ring etched with a raven. Though she makes it to Ciaron safely, getting home is another story.

Kylara and her friends are back at the Lumos School, but Cassandra still holds her mother prisoner, and Ky will stop at nothing to rescue her. The school's mission is to help dragons and mages train their magic and learn new powers. But when an experimental trip to the pixie realm goes awry, a student ends up with a new magic that's as powerful as it is disturbing. And when that student loses control, everything is at risk. But Kylara is growing stronger, too. She's gaining new powers.

In the heart of Sin City, three siblings rule from the shadows. Moira, youngest of the royal family, is so not a Disney princess. Foul-mouthed and fiery-tempered, she doesn't take shit from anyone. When a sexy stranger walks into the bar her family owns, something inside her stirs. Can Callum melt the ice around her heart? They just might go down in flames.