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I'm a wanted woman. In more ways than one. I was arrested, then imprisoned in cryosleep, and finally rescued by a crew of horned, golden skinned aliens. Now my government has branded me a traitor. Whoever is after me is willing to kill - to destroy anything and anyone in their way. They're powerful and without mercy. It's enough to make me lose all hope. Until Grantian. He's a dangerous man and he promises to protect me. Former mercenary with the Hael Hounds - more blood on his hands than he cares to recount. He's experienced suffering...loss. I can tell that he sees something in me.

After a brutal murder ends in a shocking acquittal, Senator Adam Lucas is driven by grief, rage, and a need for justice no courtroom can satisfy. When those closest to him begin to change in impossible ways, it becomes clear that forces far beyond the legal system are at work.

‚Die Schöne und das Biest‘ trifft auf ‚Anastasia‘ in diesem knisternden Fantasy-Roman über Feinde, die zu Liebenden werden – voller sinnlicher Romantik, atemloser Spannung und unvergesslichem Verrat. Seit Jahren ist Ana eine Gefangene – im Verborgenen am Leben gehalten durch uralte Zaubertränke, während das Königreich Trova unter der Herrschaft jener verfällt, die sie einst verstoßen haben. Ohne magische Kräfte geboren in eine Welt, die von Magie beherrscht wird, war Ana niemals ein langes Leben vorherbestimmt. Bis der Feenprinz sie fand – nur um sie dem Tod zu überlassen.

Sapphire's pony, Dazzle won't jump in the next competition at Rainbow Wood stables. Dazzle's pony friend has been pony-napped by the evil unicorn who wants to steal his magical powers. Sapphire and her friend Scarlett find themselves asked by the fairies to help to save Dazzle's pony friend. Will they be able to free him from the unicorn and still make it back from fairy land in time for the competition? Find out!

After nearly losing Gabe, I've come to realize just how much he means to me. Yet even though I might want to confess my true feelings to him, doing so would leave me far too vulnerable at a time when I can least afford it.

Love isn't real. It's just a biochemical reaction. Right? That's what I've always believed. All my friends falling in love with these gorgeous golden alien pirates? I'm convinced they're just experiencing biological impulses. I mean, I get it. I watch Zander stride through the hallways to me and my heart skips a beat. I see him lean over to speak to me and my knees weaken. When he touches me? It's like a supernova...down there.

Nina Harrow hat einen Traum: Sie will nach Belavere, der Hauptstadt des Reiches, und dort an der Alchemistenschule die Geheimnisse der Magie erlernen. Nur so kann sie der Armut ihres Dorfes entkommen, dem alkoholkranken Vater, der harten Arbeit in den Iridiumminen. Als sie zusammen mit Tausenden anderen Kindern aus allen Teilen der Welt darauf wartet, auf ihr magisches Talent geprüft zu werden, lernt sie Patrick kennen. Der vorlaute Junge hinter ihr in der Schlange überredet sie dazu, sich heimlich umzusehen.

A Comprehensive Theological Guide to the Practice and Power of Prayer In Understanding Prayer, author, pastor, and scholar Sam Storms unpacks the meaning and power of prayer through a close reading of Scripture with special focus on the life and ministry of Jesus, the apostle Paul, and James...

Aggie is a witch in hiding from her coven and the magickal world at large, after her virginity contract was sold at birth to an incubus, a demon who would surely kill her during the inheritance ceremony. Now turning forty, her magick is tired of being contained, and attracts the attention of a few nearby supernaturals, all vying for her attention: Karl, a grumpy, self-effacing vampire who fusses like a mother hen, Luka, a rowdy werewolf with golden retriever energy, and Quinn, a player warlock with a pet hawk. If they can sense her, then surely her jilted betrothed can as well.

Three "seasoned" singles discussing stuff... What could possibly go wrong?

Dark gods and witch girls, name a more iconic duo. Jake works at the newest, and technically oldest, excavation site in America. As a janitor. Not quite an archeology major’s wet dream. But then, an ancient pillar awakens, and Jake switches lives with a doppelganger in another world. This world’s Jake happens to be a top prospect at the magical Aether Academy…and a servant of a dark god who expects repayment for his boon. If he’s going to live long enough to find a way home, Jake will need a little help.

My best friend's brother is a big, grumpy jerk. Now that Roman's sister—and my very favorite person on earth—is getting married, I'm being thrown into wedding planning with the fun-hating grouch. As if I don't see him enough at work, where he's my boss, or at home, where he's my landlord and roommate. I can't escape him, and, for some reason, he doesn't seem to want to escape me. It's almost as if under that prickly exterior, he actually likes our grumpy-sunshine dynamic. Wild. Can't relate. He's salty, I'm sweet, and this wedding? It's going to be perfect.

Storms berühmte Novelle erzählt die Geschichte einer Jugendliebe:
Schon als Kinder hatten Elisabeth und Reinhard ihr Leben gemeinsam verbracht. Als er wegen seines Studiums fortzieht, entfremdet er sich ihr. Später erfährt Reinhard durch seine Mutter von Elisabeths Hochzeit mit seinem Schulfreund Erich. Jahre später besucht er das Paar in Immensee, doch die Begegnung wird ihm unerträglich, und er wendet sich für immer von ihr ab.

I can spin gold, I lie. With my life at stake, I have no other choice. I get one chance to turn my lie into truth, and I'm shocked when I succeed. But now the cruel human king demands I become his wifepassing between his bed and being locked away in a tower, spinning gold until my last breath. My only way out is to summon him. A brutal Fae prince. The deal we strike is sickening, but it's the only way I'll live after I'm caught escaping. My new captor drags me back to his realm.

Kiara Koffey always envisioned her life turning out differently. She used to be adventurous; take risks; try new things. Lately, the most exciting risk she’s taken is trying a new laundry detergent. Then the neighbor’s son comes home from college. It isn’t long before Kiara starts to think the neighbor’s son is just the thing she needs to spice up her lackluster love life. When he propositions her outright, Kiara reconsiders her wedding vows. Now that Kiara’s willing to do the unthinkable - cheat on her husband - she’ll have to do it before they get caught.

Haley Meynard is perfectly happy in her world of numbers as the accountant to House Ursa. Like her, they obey set laws and rules. So, when she's yanked from the comfort of her office and told to assist the same person she's just exposed as being a thief, all the rules go out the window. Thrown head-first into a world she never knew existed, Haley can't help but latch on to the numbers as a safety line. They don't lie, and they clearly show that Kincaid is the thief. He's adamant about being innocent, and so she decides to humor him. That is, until the facts start to support his claims.

Her life has fallen apart, and everything she had come to love and cherish has been taken from her. The future she had looked forward to has unravelled with a few words. Mae, a young woman in her mid-20s, finds herself in a state of emotional turmoil. She has been unable to establish a career in her field of interest since graduating from university and is now working a job that offers no sense of achievement. Her life is not at all what she imagined it would be when she was a first-year student with the love of her life by her side, and the world was yet her oyster.

London, 1932. Da Harriet White afviser sin chefs tilnærmelser i banken på Baker Street 221b, hvor hun arbejder, bliver hun flyttet ned i postrummet i kælderen. Her får hun til opgave at gennemgå et bjerg af breve adresseret til Baker Streets mest berømte beboer, mr. Sherlock Holmes. Selv om Sherlock Holmes er en fiktiv person, ankommer det ene brev efter det andet, hvor folk beder ham om hjælp til at løse diverse mysterier. En ung kvinde er forsvundet under mystiske omstændigheder efter at have arbejdet som tjenestepige, og Harriet kan ikke modstå fristelsen til at snuse lidt rundt.

Every Christian has experienced days or even seasons of feeling extreme guilt over past or present sins, thinking that God is angry or disgusted with them—sometimes even wondering if they're truly saved. This often happens when believers fixate on their sins while forgetting what Christ has already done on their behalf at the cross. Sam Storms explains it this way: "What consumes us is what we have done by sinning. What ought to consume us is grateful meditation on what God has done with our sinning."

When I see her groped and humiliated at the auction house, I have no choice but to buy her. Even if a virgin human female costs as much as all the minerals on Fenda. I don’t care if it’s against the rules, if the healers say our DNA isn’t compatible. I’m the Crown Prince. I make the rules. I take what I want. And I want her. She’s my proper mate. I can feel it. But first, I must claim her. I’ll try to be gentle with my delicate little creature, but I don’t know if I can.