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Longlisted for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, Ryan Chapman’s “gritty, bracing debut” (Esquire) set during a prison riot is “dark, daring, and laugh-out-loud hilarious…one of the smartest—and best—novels of the year” (NPR). A largescale riot rages through Westbrook...

Finding themselves in uncharted territory, both physically and morally, and with the universe around them reshaped by their recent conflicts, Eboni and her five children form the backbone of Troy’s fleet. Troy must navigate the complex dynamics of a much larger command and seek out her last two children, uniting them against the enemy they now know is there—Atayu’s brother, Set.

Attention all horror enthusiasts! Step right up, and prepare yourself for a spine-chilling journey into the depths of terror with our "Carnival of the Macabre" audiobook collection! Dare to immerse yourself in three harrowing stories that will grip your soul and refuse to let go.

The Hunger Games meets Matched in this high-concept thriller where citizens must prove their worth by defeating the other version of themselves—their twin. Two of you exist. Only one will survive. West Grayer is ready. She's trained for years to confront her Alternate, a twin raised by another...

Jacques Rouleau has moved to Kingston to look after his father and take up the position of head of the town's Criminal Investigations Division. One hot week in late September, university student Leah Sampson is murdered in her apartment. In another corner of the city, Della Munroe is raped by her husband. At first the crimes appear unrelated, but as Sergeant Rouleau and his new team of officers dig into the women's pasts, they discover unsettling coincidences.

Attorney Lilly Atkins has survived the long, hot summer in Oklahoma after running home from a cheating fiancé and discovering a former flame had become a career criminal. That infamous ne'er-do-well, Cash Stetson, is on the tail end of a stint in rehab; and with a near-death experience skirted, life-altering epiphany under her belt, and cowgirl boots in place, Lilly is ready to kick butt. Except something's got ahold of her, turning her every way but loose. And as much as she tries to hide her crazy, it keeps flashing everyone on Main Street.

Bear has a big jar of yummy honey, and he won’t share it! But Mouse, Mole and the Rabbit Brothers are hungry. With a dodge, a jump, a leap and a roll they set out across the forest … can they get to the honey without that scary bear seeing them?

Annie's life is deliciously full as the Christmas season approaches. She helps her husband, Samuel, attend to the community's minor medical needs. She occasionally assists Belinda, the local midwife, and most days, she finds herself delivering the buggy to her brother Adam. Annie's sister-in-law Leah is due to deliver their first child before Christmas morning, and Annie is determined to finish a crib quilt before the boppli arrives. With six weeks to go, she should have no problem....

Get tools for renovating your relational space in this new book from Gary Chapman and Shannon Warden.

Do you want to have open communication with your teen daughter? Do you find yourself up late at night constantly thinking about how to talk to your teen or why she’s not opening up to you? Do you wake up with confident intentions only to feel confused and frustrated when you get 1-word answers from your daughter or instead of the deep conversations you hoped to have, you end up in a yelling match? Hi, I’m Jeannie. I think back to when I was 13. I was that teenage girl you are googling about! Rebellious, hard to figure out, “hard-headed” as my mom would call me. She even said, “I don...

Das große Treffen der Hüter der Einhorngeheimnisse steht bevor. Laura und Sternenschweif freuen sich schon sehr darauf, andere Hüter zu treffen. Doch als es so weit ist, benimmt sich Sternenschweif merkwürdig. Könnte das mit dem wunderschönen Einhorn Titania zu tun haben?

Das magische Pony Sternenschweif ist der geheimnisvolle Held der zauberhaften "Sternenschweif" - Welt.

Mehr als eine Million Exemplare verkauft. Ihre ganze Liebe gilt Ihren Kindern. Aber sind Sie sich sicher, dass Ihre Kinder das auch spüren? Denn - was versteht Ihr Kind überhaupt unter Liebe? Der Psychotherapeut und Eheberater Dr. Gary Chapman geht davon aus, dass jedes Kind eine ganz bestimmte Muttersprache der Liebe spricht und auch versteht. Das sind Signale, die ihm eindeutig sagen, dass seine Eltern ihn lieben.

A mob boss is eaten alive by tigers at the Bronx Zoo.... That was the fourth unsolved murder in four months – each on the last Saturday. The other three were even more unusual.... Could they be related? The victims share no similar traits and have no connections. Why would a single killer choose such strange and disparate methods? Why spread your victims across all of New York? Each new murder adds a piece to the killer’s jigsaw puzzle, but unraveling the clues and finding the killer’s pattern may not be enough to catch him.

Laura hat viel zu tun. Sie muss das Valentins-Ponytreffen vorbereiten...

In Searching for Grace, Russ and his mentor, Scotty Smith, explore the contours of their lives and why embracing God’s grace unreservedly is so difficult for many of us. Their honest conversations offer priceless lessons for parched souls everywhere. Many of us feel anxious and unfulfilled by our everyday existence, yet deeply long for a purposeful, meaningful, and peace-filled life. That tension creates a background buzz of profound discontentment behind everything we do. There is a better way.

Whiz through the marvellous menagerie of imagination, from honey-hungry bears to hand-holding otters, snowy white owls to not-so-scary monsters. These tales focus on love, friendship and belonging, laced with gentle humour and heart-warming messages—the perfect incentive for little ones to get an early night’s sleep!

Penny L. Chapmans neue New Adult Reihe aus dem Unfolding Universum. The Next Generation. Edgy New Adult das sich nicht einfügt und in keine Box passt. Mit den Titeln: Angry Rebels, Split, Cruel Legacies, Evil Kings, Cursed Villains. Achtung! Enthält Trigger! Im Sommercamp von Ashton Grove trifft die Außenseiterin Teagan Moriarty auf die charismatischen Moore-Brüder – drei Rebellen, die die Regeln der Gesellschaft mit Füßen treten. Während sie sich in einem Sommer voller verbotener Anziehung und gefährlicher Spiele verlieren, wird Teagans Leben auf den Kopf gestellt.

Die Tradition, zur kalten Jahreszeit Spukgeschichten zu lesen, hat sich über die Jahrhunderte hinweg bewährt. Denn was gibt es Schöneres, als es sich an langen, dunklen Winterabenden bei Kerzenlicht mit Geistergeschichten gemütlich zu machen? In Wintergeister hauchen sechs hochgelobte Autor*innen und Expert*innen des unheimlichen Erzählens der Tradition des Schauermärchens neues Leben ein. Ein heimgesuchtes Herrenhaus, ein unheilvolles Theaterstück und eine Geisterbeschwörung zaubern eine wohlige Gänsehaut.

With a holiday track record that could make Ebenezer Scrooge proud, Ivy is determined to make this the best Christmas ever. After leaving her high-power job as an ad executive to live a simpler life, she’s making the season bright with an advent calendar of activities designed to pack each day with the spirit. But when she meets a handsome man singing the Christmas blues, Ivy can’t resist bringing him along for the ride. Everett is reluctant at first, but she’s never met a challenge she couldn’t conquer, including another Scrooge.

Anna Sweet accepts a date with Nick Roma, office manager for Storm Investigations. Just before their date, the body of Nick's ex-girlfriend is found near a lake. Rumors swirl that Nick was hounding his ex to get back together...and he wouldn't take no for an answer. The police are convinced that Nick is the killer, but Anna agrees to take on his case. Her investigation will take her deep into Nick Roma's past and onto the set of a reality TV show.