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In April 1945, German troops withdrawing from the Seelow Heights were encircled by the Soviet Army near the small town of Halbe, south-east of Berlin. Rather than surrender, their orders were to attempt to break out, westward, and join up with the German twelfth Army. A brutal battle ensued, with an estimated 30,000 German and 20,000 Russian soldiers killed, along with thousands of civilians. 

My people say a woman's worth is in her womb. They spit on me, throw rocks, burn everything I hold dear. "Cursed," they call me. Then he saves me. Theron. A monstrous Cerberus from the Blighted Lands. Death follows in his footsteps, but he looks at me and doesn't see something broken. "Mate," he decides. This massive beast could crush a man's skull with his bare hands, but his claws touch me with infinite gentleness. His hellfire doesn't burn me. Under his protection, I'm not defective.

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘This is a searing and incredibly important book, storytelling at its best’ Donal Ryan ‘A cat has seven souls in Arabic. In English cats have nine lives. You probably have both nine lives and seven souls, because otherwise I don’t know how you’ve made it this...

Es ist ein kalter Januarmorgen, an dem Birdie Keller die Nachricht erhält, auf die sie 18 Jahre gewartet hat. Der Mann, der ihre Schwester ermordet hat, wird aus dem Gefängnis entlassen. Mit einem Plan – und einer Waffe – verlässt Birdie ihr Zuhause, ihre Familie, ihr Leben, um den Mann zu suchen, der für sie alles andere als ein Fremder ist. Von London über Cornwall folgt sie ihm, Jimmy Maguire, bis zurück in ihre Heimat Devon – jene Landschaft, in der die Erinnerungen Birdies Gewissheiten einstürzen lassen und die Vergangenheit die Gegenwart niemals loslässt.

This is the eighth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part VIII include excerpts from the Eddas, the life of the Vikings, the Scandinavian kings' fight for supremacy and the race towards the North and South Pole. - Summary by Sonia Cast list for The ghost of Hamlet's ...

In einem Badeort an der Ostsee entdeckt ein Hotelbesitzer am Strand eine Leiche. Das Gesicht der Toten ist unkenntlich, niemand scheint sie zu vermissen. Kurz darauf stolpert eine Jägerin im Wald über ein menschliches Skelett. Gibt es einen Zusammenhang zwischen den beiden Toten? Und welche Rolle spielen die zwei Schwestern, die mit einem Kind zurückgezogen auf einem Bauernhof leben?

Fésűs Éva bájos és tanulságos meséi mindenkit elvarázsolnak. A dalos kedvű cipészmester, a bátor aranyműves vagy a rátermett szabólegény történetein keresztül régi mesterségek elevenednek meg.

I should have seen it coming. But I was too busy drowning in her essence. Enjoying every lush curve. Hanging onto each duplicitous word that tumbled from her sultry lips. Even now, with the cards on the table and the secrets exposed, I crave her. Every traitorous inch of her delectable body. She's mine. She's always been mine, and I don't care if she's my ruin. Forbidden fruit has never been sweeter…

Eine junge Frau versucht, im ländlichen Island das Verschwinden ihrer Schwester vor zehn Jahren aufzuklären. Doch immer wieder hat sie Mühe, Traum und Realität auseinanderzuhalten. Und sie hat Angst, dass sie die Nächste sein könnte. November 1967: Die vierzehnjährige Marsibil hat einen heimlichen Brieffreund, der sich mit ihr treffen will. Sie verabredet sich mit ihm, ist aber nervös, denn sie hat sich als ihre ältere Schwester Stina ausgegeben, und am verabredeten Abend schafft sie es nicht zu dem Treffen. Dafür verschwindet ihre Schwester spurlos.

When Sue purchases a quiet home on Kestrel Court, she expects a holiday retreat steeped in history. Instead, she and her friends begin sensing a presence—a shadow that follows them through Revolutionary landmarks and into the woods behind their new house. At first, the spirit calls itself Lucy. Then it warns them to leave. When a locked shed on the property is finally breached, the women uncover a hidden cellar—and a shocking discovery: dozens of skeletal remains and a trunk filled with Revolutionary-era artifacts.

Our love doesn't make sense. But it might be the only thing that saves us. After the bombshell my father dropped on me, it feels like my whole world is unraveling. Everything I was brought up to believe has turned out to be a lie, and this life that looks so perfect from the outside is anything but. There's only one thing that feels real anymore. One thing I can trust. The Lost Boys are mine. And I'm theirs. No matter what.

Ein tödlicher Reitunfall, der keiner war; ein Skelett ohne Kopf - und rätselhafte Grablichter. Ein Fall für Pia Korittki. Bei Probebohrungen für die geplante Umgehungsstraße stößt man auf ein Skelett ohne Kopf. Im Dorf scheint niemand den Toten zu kennen, der mehr als ein Vierteljahrhundert in seinem flachen Erdgrab ruhte. Dann stellt sich der tödliche Reitunfall einer Journalistin im nahe gelegenen Wald als heimtückisch geplanter Mord heraus. Kommissarin Pia Korittki und ihr Team ermitteln mal wieder auf dem Land.

Der Pastor in Estherwieck wird tot im Watt aufgefunden. Die Polizei geht von einem Verbrechen aus. Als eine frühere Freundin des Pastors als vermisst gemeldet wird, gerät Niklas John unter Verdacht. Als deren sterbliche Überreste in der Nähe einer alten Marinekapelle gefunden werden und Niklas den Verdacht nicht ausräumen kann, bittet er Fentje Jacobsen als Anwältin um Hilfe. Können die beiden gemeinsam den wahren Mörder finden?

We can't let the wild win. Despite everything I've done, my kingdom is falling apart. To overturn the murderous sorcerers determined to remake the realm into something wild and cruel, we must rely an unexpected heir to the throne. But the first fault lines started dividing our country centuries ago. We can't reach toward the past for absolution. The men I love and the allies we've gathered will have to build a new future. And I'd sacrifice anything to know I've finally set things right... even my hard-won happiness.

They made my life hell for a year - until I escaped their cruelty when my dad's job moved us away. I've never forgotten them though. Never forgotten what they did. And I know they haven't forgotten me. But when I'm offered a full-ride scholarship to the prestigious Clearwater University, I refuse to let old fears stop me from accepting. Because I'm not the girl I used to be. I'm stronger. Tougher. Angrier.

An astonishing tale of romance, resistance and bravery ‘A sad and beautiful book, shining a light on quiet heroism in dark times.’ Lucy Adlington, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz Sabine’s War is the previously untold story of a remarkable resistance...

Everything in my life has been turned on its head. My allies have become enemies, and my enemies have become...I don't even know what.

Indulge the Desire You Don’t Talk About. There are fantasies you admit to. And then there are the ones that live in silence — quiet… persistent… impossible to ignore. Hot Erotic Short Stories – 2 in 1 is an invitation into that hidden world. A world where restraint makes everything...

I was starting to think I knew what I was dealing with here at the university best known as Villain Academy. Not so much. But can I really trust a shocking revelation from someone who's proven to be my enemy? There's no way to answer that without diving in. If my mother is still out there alive, I have to uncover the truth. Even if it means putting myself back in the hands of the mages who've betrayed me before.

Eighteen years ago, FBI Agent Darcy Hunt’s life changed forever when her little sister was abducted right under her nose—murdered by a crazed guild of misguided zealots.