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A severed head washes up on the banks of the Nile. The police turn a blind eye. It is just another victim in a series of ritual killings of refugees. Distracted from his hunt for a missing boy, Makana feels the pull of his Sudanese past and is impelled to seek justice for the murdered emigrants.  

Luke Martelli had been hours away from working his dream job with a pit crew when a freak accident took that chance away. Then Ellison Carlisle, a rich girl from Kentucky, has the nerve to tell him to accept his fate. What does she know about pain? For Ellie, moving to Brooklyn was supposed to be a fresh start. She's homesick, but getting away from painful memories in Lexington is worth the change. Until she meets Luke, who's entirely too sexy for his attitude. Her track record for boyfriends is 0-for-3. Is it worth the risk to try to break that big chip on Luke's shoulder?

The Savage Saints took everything, leaving me orphaned, my dad bleeding out in my arms. I couldn’t get away fast enough. I took their money - they owed me that much after everything they stole from me - and left to start a new life. Go to med school. Forget the past. But how can I forget everything - everything that happened, everything I lost - when my new life is built on their dirty money? Everything I own is tainted. The only way out is to pay it all back. There’s a hitch in my plans I didn’t take into account, though. Trace, the Savage Saints president.

The ability to earn a passive income is high sought after, and unfortunately, it is also highly misunderstood. At the completion of this audiobook, you will have a good understanding of multiple ideas you can use to create a passive income and be able to make money Online through your own Online business.

San Diego sports agent Shaw Matthews and his sexy professional adversary, Cassidy Whalen, have gone head to head in the boardroom - and the bedroom. Now Shaw has scored a big promotion - but only because Cassidy turned it down and ran off. There are many things he wants when it comes to Cassidy - just not her pity. So Shaw rushes to a small town in Maine to retrieve his dignity - and maybe the woman he's hungry to claim once more.

Known as "serial killer groupies" or even "prison groupies", a great number of these women have shown a surprising desire to get connected to the serial killer of their choice. A large number of these women have become directly aligned with these killers, and some have even married or gotten engaged with these criminals. So why are these so-called "groupies" attracted to serial killers?

Despite the argument they held hands until they reached the cinema, then she felt his fingers slip away. Next to her she saw not Callum but a man taking a photograph of the Art Deco building. Callum was nowhere to be seen.

Most of us know the weight of too much stuff. We can avoid it for a while, but when it's time to move house or reorganize, we can't escape facing our clutter. Your excess stuff can hold you back and make you sick. Having stuff we don't use or enjoy is a burden, a waste of money, and importantly, it doesn't spark joy. If your rooms, closets, and surfaces are filled with clutter, all your unneeded possessions can get in the way of a full experience of life as it was meant to be lived.

Sunny, striking, and satisfied with her life in paradise, Theodosia Sullivan sees no need for marriage. She does, however, relish serving as matchmaker for everyone who crosses her path. As the manager of her family’s surf shop in Hanalei Bay, that includes locals and tourists alike. One person she won’t be playing cupid for is the equally happy bachelorette down the street. Baker Kini ʻŌpūnui has been the owner of Queen’s Sweet Shop since her parents passed away and her younger brother married Theo’s older sister and moved to Oahu.

Whirr! Whomp! Grind! Chomp! Three toy trucks have big plans for their day at the playground: digging and lifting, building and shifting. But then they start to get tired...and hot...and hungry.... They're grumpy! When they throw a total truck tantrum, will anyone be able to calm them down?

At a critical time in American life, Parker J. Palmer looks with realism and hope at how to deal with our political tensions for the sake of the common good - without the shouting, blaming, or defaming so common in our politics today.  

The story of Richard Cottingham, the "Times Square Ripper" or "Times Square Torso Killer", one of America's most sadistically depraved serial killers. A shocking case of unbridled sex, sadism, prostitution, porn, singles bars, date-rape drugs, abduction, bondage, handcuffs, duct tape, torture, sexploitation, perverted paraphilic fetishes, serial killing, and dismemberment on New York's notorious Times Square and the Forty-Deuce in the 1970s.

Over 700 Harry Potter fun facts and trivia you must know if you are a true Harry Potter fan. This excellent book has more than 700 facts that will surprise and amaze your family and friends. If you love Harry Potter and want to increase your knowledge of the series, this is the perfect way to do it - you can even use these fantastic facts to make the ultimate quiz for your friends! 

Would you like to have a new passive income stream that makes money while you sleep? Investing is one of the most powerful tools available for increasing your income and building wealth, and you don’t have to be rich to begin building a portfolio. When armed with the right mind-set and knowledge, pretty much anyone can start investing in stocks, and the different options available make it simple to find something that fits your lifestyle and pocket depth. Whether you're starting with $100 or $25,000, pretty much anyone can start investing in the stock market and build great wealth. 

Jake Isaac left Texas quite a few years ago; his heart torn from his chest, and his mind set on being a bachelor forever. Maine would welcome him, give him land to explore, and a community to belong to. Getting a job as the coach of the local junior high and serving on the fire department kept him busy - and labeled him a hometown hero - but the truth of his damaged heart was forever hidden.

When Alissa Parker lost her daughter Emilie in the Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting, she started a life-changing journey to answer soul-searching questions about faith, hope, and healing. As she sought for the peace and comfort that could help mend her broken heart, she learned, step by step, how to open her heart to God's grace and will. The story of Alissa and Emilie reminds us that the bonds of love continue beyond this life and that despite tragedy and heartache, we can find strength in our family and our faith.

Some of the world's most successful companies - Google, Disney, Starbucks - are not simply profit-driven, but purpose-driven. They identify the purpose behind why they do what they do and let their "why" drive what they do every day. Nicholas Pearce argues that we all should do the same: discover our "why" and commit to the journey of aligning our daily work with our life's work. The Purpose Path is for people in any field who long to have more than just a job or a career, but a true vocation that allows them to connect their soul with their role. 

Join Nic Cage and JCVD enthusiasts Rob, Simon and James as they dig into a vault of underrated movies from yesteryear to see if they are rightly shunned to the bargain buckets of Asda, or whether they do indeed deserve reconsideration. To qualify the week's film must either be classed as Rotten on RottenTomatoes.com, or officially be a box office bomb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zorn heilt keine Wunden. Die entstellte Leiche eines jungen Mädchens wird auf einer Parkbank am bekannten Berliner Kollwitzplatz gefunden. Die Mordkommission unter der Leitung von Amaryllis Winter und Falk von Heeren hat kaum ihre Arbeit aufgenommen, als ein weiteres Mädchen verschwindet. Der Täter, von der Presse schnell als der "Mädchenfänger von Berlin“ bezeichnet, hinterlässt Angst und Schrecken in der Stadt – und jede Menge Spuren. Doch diese passen so wenig zusammen, dass die Kommissare bald einen schrecklichen Verdacht hegen.

My name is Darla, and I’m a psychometrist. When I touch objects, I pick up the memories and emotions of other people who have touched them. I was well into my midlife when I was recruited to serve on the Memory Guild, a secret society of supernaturals and paranormals. Based in one of the nation’s oldest cities, the Guild preserves historical memory while fighting lies and conspiracy theories. And now a psychopath is trying to assassinate the members of the Guild. Including yours truly. I’m your typical overworked woman. Except I also have a price on my head.