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Father Ed is the first biography of Father Edward Dowling, SJ, whose guidance transformed Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson’s life and deepened the spirituality of the twelve-step movement.

Jaryd is a bartender and woodcutter for the Brass Bat Tavern and Inn. When he is not tending bar, chopping down trees, or fighting off simple undead, he often buries himself in books to escape his sordid past. With his friends, they try to lead a simple life on the outskirts of nowhere. When a great evil reaches the lone inn, Jaryd becomes cursed to take on the mantle of Midknight, tasked with protecting a group of powerful undead in a nearby dungeon, whether he wants to or not.

One or the other of you surely remembers the school breaks back then on the playground in the elementary school at the thought of jumping rope. And surely you are smiling about it now. It was a pastime as a kid, it was fun, and it was literally child's play. Is it still that way today? Who would have thought that "rope skipping" would become a recognized sport in which even international competitions are now held. What has spilled over from abroad to Europe as a trend is also gaining enthusiasm on our doorstep in all age groups and sports groups.

In New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden s latest novel, the Last Option Search Team (LOST) returns and for one agent, the hunt for a serial killer just got very personal . . . HE SWORE TO PROTECT HER . . . Bailey Jones somehow survived her harrowing abduction by the infamous Death...

I am Oona Nightlore, a shadow elf and necromancer. This is my tale of vengeance. Over two hundred years ago, a band of adventurers invaded our sacred caverns, massacred many of my people, and drove the rest into exile. As a child, I witnessed the horror as many of my people fled for their lives.

Ausgezeichnet mit dem Deutschen Gartenbuchpreis 2023 Eine romantische Reise durch die Gärten von Irland Nach einem fürchterlichen Streit mit ihrem Bruder verlässt Maria im Jahr 1990 Hals über Kopf die Familienvilla am Wannsee in Berlin und setzt sich nach Irland ab. Sie trotzt widrigen Schicksalsschlägen und schafft sich auf der grünen Insel eine neue Existenz als Bildhauerin. Rund drei Jahrzehnte später nimmt ihre Nichte Larissa die Spur der Abgetauchten auf. Was als harmlose Urlaubsreise geplant war, entwickelt sich zu einer mitreißenden Suche durch die exotischen Gärten von Irland.

Darkness is deeply misunderstood in today's world; yet it offers powerful medicine, serenity, strength, healing, and regeneration. All insight, vision, creativity, and revelation arise from darkness. It is through learning to stay present and meet the dark with curiosity rather than judgment that we connect to an unwavering light within. Welcoming darkness with curiosity, rather than fear or judgment, enables us to access our innate capacity for compassion and collective healing.

All she wanted was a quiet Christmas with her baby. She wasn't expecting to get stuck in a snowstorm in a strange town with a gorgeous stranger and his family...but sometimes getting lost takes us exactly where we're supposed to be.

Featuring New York Times bestselling author Victorine E. Lieske. Readers will love this collection of six novellas - three contemporary and three historical - all with one thing in common: Romance.

Sadie, Fin, and their two children were a perfectly ordinary family. Even if Fin felt taken for granted sometimes. Even if their introverted son, Liam, had terrible nightmares and knew things he shouldn’t. But everything changes the night Sadie is viciously assaulted by former client Lance Sherry. Sherry knows where they live, and when the police fail to catch him, Sadie and Fin are forced to run. They think they’ve found the perfect place to start over.

After a hard school year, V has been sent to her Grandma Jojo's house for the summer in order to get away from it all. But unlike neurodivergent, artistic, sock-collecting V, Jojo is uptight, critical, and obsessed with her spotless house. She doesn't get V at all. V is sure she's doomed to have the worst summer ever. Then V starts hearing noises from inside the walls of the house... Knocks, the sounds of a girl crying, and voices echoing in the night.

Sei vorsichtig mit deinen Wünschen, sie könnten in Erfüllung gehen! Deandra »Dee« Moth gilt dank ihrer magischen Instabilität als wandelnde Katastrophe. Kein Wunder also, dass eine Räumungsklage für ihren frisch übernommenen Buchladen in Ecco Falls eintrifft. Sie braucht also dringend einen Plan. Denn Dee hat die Nase voll davon, immer wieder zu versagen. Im Hexen-Netz stößt sie auf einen für Anfänger geeigneten Beschwörungszauber. Der Plan? Genial. Die Ausführung? Nun ja … Denn statt eines strahlenden Schutzgeists steht plötzlich der Tod persönlich vor ihr.

Death cultivator Grady Hake has had to learn a lot of harsh realities since he was isekaied to the prison planet. This isn’t cushy first-world Earth. Here, Spirit is power, relying on others can get you killed or worse, and trying to do the right thing can spark a gang war. Now assigned to be the avenging angel for the Eight-Legged Dragons, Hake’s got to come to terms with the hardest truth yet: Others have to die for him to get stronger. The more death, the more Death Spirit.

"Manchmal hörst du einen Song, und plötzlich wird er zum Soundtrack deines Lebens." Caleb "Soren" Sorensen hat sich den Urlaub anders vorgestellt. Nicht genug damit, dass er im entlegensten Winkel der Welt dabei zuschauen muss, wie seine Freunde ihr Liebesglück genießen, plötzlich taucht auch noch Jet auf – der Mann, den Soren seit Jahren nicht vergessen kann. Der kleine Bruder seines Freundes Matt ist inzwischen ein berühmter Rockstar. Und wie es aussieht, hat er Liebeskummer, den Soren nur zu gerne vertreiben würde... Jet Jackson hat sich seinen Ausflug nach Fidschi anders vorgestellt.

Dive into the delightful world of Human Boy Again, a charming collection of twelve humorous short stories that capture the whimsical adventures of English schoolboys. Originally published in 1908, this book serves as a sequel to The Human Boy (1900) and The Human Boy And The War (1916). Eden Phillpotts, a beloved author of his time, weaves tales that resonate with readers through his keen observations and engaging storytelling. Join narrator David Wales as he brings these timeless stories to life.

She was my biggest regret and an even greater sin. She was a saint's angel. I was the devil's son. I should have never touched her. Loving her made me the greatest sinner. Sammy was the only good I've ever had in my life. I want it again. I want her again. But how do I earn her forgiveness when I've done the unforgivable? How can I be a good man in a family of criminals? With redemption within reach, danger circles us. Soon, a choice will have to be made...risk everything for redemption, or walk away from the only salvation I could ever have?

Billionaire CEO Alexander Wolfe has spent years putting in 120-hour weeks in the office and adding zeroes to his net worth. But lately, work has left him feeling burnt-out and uninspired. Then, he is given the chance to go head-to-head with a legendary corporate raider and the man he’d idolized his entire career. He seizes the opportunity, immediately jumping on a plane for Barbados to close the deal in person.

Isabel was able to remember the precise moment she tried killing her husband. Strangely enough, she couldn't recollect why.... An elegant and powerful tale of love and passion, promises and deceits.

Agent Draven Stone's job is simple, most of the time. An agent of the Shadow Unit, he polices his own kind. As a powerful werewolf, he's very good at his job. But when a routine assignment in lovely, tropical Belize means he must protect the lovely human female who still stars in his darkest fantasies, Draven faces a terrible choice—between the sweetest memory of his past and his responsibility to the future of his kind. Her battered heart will be tested yet again...

"If you kill a witch who delivers a prophecy, it won’t come to be." As a child, Cori delivered a prophecy that foretold all witches practicing dark magic would lose their power on a future winter solstice. When she spoke the words aloud, it put a target on her back—and tied her fate to a ticking clock. After a decade of hiding and pushing away her magic, Cori moves to the idyllic town of Farley, Maine. She has one goal: keep her head down while counting down the days until the prophecy comes to pass. But the town—and the people that live there—are not what she expected.