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One last job before I go legit. An easy smuggling run, one crate off-planet and then I can leave all my dark secrets behind. Crash landing was not part of the plan. Neither was being rescued by a monster. Did I say rescued? Because I think I mean kidnapped. This muscle-bound alien is keeping me captive on his ship. And if he finds out what cargo I'm really carrying? I don't want to know what he'll do to me.

Reinhard und Elisabeth, die sich von Kindesbeinen an zugetan sind, werden getrennt, als Reinhard zur Universität geht...

Investigating odd mooing sounds in the middle of the night, Adam is led to his hot next-door-neighbor's living room, where he finds June slowly turning into a hucow. With eight succulent orbs on her stomach and chest and growing larger by the minute, she begs for him to help her. They enlist the help of her close friend and farmer, Carla, who brings over pumping equipment and milk canisters to help stem the flow.

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Spiritual Gifts: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points...

Dr. Alan finds himself alone on a Friday night with nothing to do and nowhere to go. Perusing the personals, he stumbles upon an ad for a beautiful 19-year-old with leaky breasts who will take him into a fantasy world, the likes of which he could scarcely believe.

Thuis leven alsof je op reis bent, dat is de kunst van het minimalisme. Dennis Storm heeft in al die jaren van reizen in totaal zo'n drie jaar uit een koffer geleefd en in al die hotels zijn liefde voor afgemeten interieurs, functioneel design en minimalisme ontdekt. "Leven alsof je op reis bent", zonder onnodige ballast. In Weg ermee deelt hij zijn visie op minimalisme: "Simpel gezegd is minimalisme, of het nu over architectuur, interieur of een levenswijze gaat, te beschrijven middels een kort zinnetje: teruggaan naar de essentie. En wat dat precies is, is voor ieder mens anders.

Set in the mid-1600s, in the backdrop of a small village on the west coast of Scotland famous for its ancient abbey, we meet Aradia, the youngest member of her coven and one of the few remaining covens left in Scotland. Following the introduction of the Scottish Witchcraft Act of 1649, Aradia and her coven sisters must remain hidden and out of reach of the Parish Ministers of the Reformed Church, who seek to root out and eradicate witchcraft and the very last of her kind.

Captain Solair and the intrepid crew of the Ancestral Queen had no idea that when they rescued the human women aboard a derelict freighter, that their lives—and their loves—would change forever. As both crews learned to live together, they crushed the villains, grabbed the loot, and saved the day, all to live happily ever after with their mates. Now, however, Solair and the others discover that the greatest adventure of all lies ahead: parenthood. The beloved Kilgari and their feisty, brilliant human mates return for one final voyage.

Eleanor needs Ruskin—the darkly magnetic fae prince she’s bound to—more than ever. But Ruskin is gone, trapped in the deadly space between realms. When Eleanor finally rescues him, the man she loves is a stranger, his memories erased and his trust shattered. There’s no time to rebuild what they’ve lost. In the human realm, Eleanor’s father is held captive by a ruthless king, while in Faerie, Ruskin’s mother, Evanthe, threatens to plunge the Seelie Court into chaos.

The last place Damon DeStefano wants to be is at his 20-year high school reunion. Bullied by the star quarterback and ignored by the head cheerleader, Damon’s memories of high school are painful ones. An accomplished IT professional and buff wrestling coach, Damon isn’t anything like he was 20 years ago. He’s worked hard to change his image, and it shows. So when the former head cheerleader, Bunny Sanderson, makes him a proposition he can’t turn down, Damon decides maybe reunions aren’t so bad after all.

The Rider on the White Horse is one of the most beautiful stories to emerge from 19th century Germany, as well as being one of the most romantic and most tragic. In this short masterpiece, set in the middle of the 18th century in North Friesland, Theodor Storm exhibits a man's will in conflict with unintelligent conservatism among his fellow men on one side, and with the forces of nature on the other. The figure of dikemaster Hauke Haien emerges from this struggle in starkly outlined character.

My name is Ace Bisset, and I've finally embraced what it means to be a witch. But even with all my newfound power, I still haven't figured out how to break this damned curse. And that's a problem, because time is running out. In order to save the four men I’ve grown to love more than life itself, I have to search deep within my powers and find the key to breaking the dark magic trapping my friends to the night.

New Arabian Nights is a series of radio stories based on the ancient tales, written and read in class by students of English as a Second Language in New York state, beginning in the year 2024. The readers are seeking asylum in this country, and they're running out of time. As their stories progress and proliferate, you will hear them progress in the English language, their doorway to a whole new world.

I'm done being someone's second best. And I have the scars from my first marriage to prove it. Now that I'm stuck with a dragon shifter, it's going to take more than muscles as hard as a good D to convince me that they're serious. Of course, if it wasn't for my big mouth I wouldn't be in this situation to begin with. I was there when the ceasefire terms were presented by the dragons. They demanded eight women a year as tribute. My ex-husband, 'The General,' argued that we should never surrender. I said he was an idiot, and that we were losing.

In the rapidly blooming courtyard beneath Bridget Moore's new Anchorage apartment, the signs are unmissable: spring has come. As she unpacks boxes, Bridget hopes that she too is moving forward. With her tight schedule - college, working as a vet tech, volunteering at the animal shelter, caring for her beloved dogs - Bridget strives to keep too busy to register the pain of losing her mother just months ago. Bridget's new neighbor, Wesley, also seems to be running from something - quite literally. He and his two energetic dogs jog by twice a day. 

My name is Ace Bissett, and I used to think magic was a hoax. Now I’ve got four dark, sexy gargoyles at my beck and call, magic bursting from my fingertips, and a curse that’s proving ridiculously hard to break. Juggling all of that would be a challenge on its own, but when you add in my day job as a detective? It’s almost impossible.

My name is Ace Bisset, and after a lifetime of proving magic doesn’t exist, I’m learning how to be a witch. If you’d told me a few months ago that I’d be burning sage and staking vampires, I would have laughed in your face. And yet here I am, casting spells and brewing potions while I relentlessly search for a way to lift the curse that binds my four lovers to the night.

I had two choices. Go to prison or marry an alien. I chose the alien. I should have picked prison. 

The Essence: “Velvet Discipline: The Dojo of Silk and Shadow & The Founders of Desire”Nestled on the quiet edge of Bangkok's old town, away from the neon cacophony of Soi Cowboy and Patpong, stands The Jade Dojo. From the outside, it appears like a forgotten temple—low lanterns flickering, wood carved with ancient Chinese motifs, the scent of jasmine and oud curling from its eaves like whispered secrets. But within, a world of deliberate contradiction blooms.The Roots:The Dojo is a place where hardship meets beauty—where the burdens of women from Isaan, Chiang Mai, and even beyond ...

"Das heiß ersehnte Finale der großen Saga um fremde Welten, dunkle Geheimnisse und eine unmögliche Liebe." Die epische Fantasy-Reihe von Kirsten Storm, Finalistin beim Radio Planet Berlin Award 2022 als Autorin des Jahres. Bendic wurde enthüllt, wer Ruby wirklich ist, und bleibt zutiefst schockiert zurück. Dennoch beschließt er, sie zurückzuholen, ganz gleich, wie aussichtslos die Lage ist. Denn Samuel Carwing hat sein Ziel endlich erreicht. Ruby ist genau dort, wohin sie, seiner Meinung nach, gehört.