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Botanist Alfred Homer, ever hopeful and constantly surprised, is invited on a road trip by his parents’ friend, Professor Morgan Bruno, who wants company as he tries to unearth the story of the mysterious poet John Skennen. But this is no ordinary road trip. Alfred and the Professor encounter towns where Black residents speak only in sign language and towns that hold indigenous parades; it is a land of house burnings, werewolves, and witches.

More often than you think, a couple’s life seems a continuous course around pain and disappointment. Maybe, you feel stuck in a relationship that seems to have nothing more to give, and you are wondering if there is something wrong with you. You don’t need to endure these situations any longer.

Joy, the little blue elephant, knew from birth that she was different from the rest of the herd. The Blue Elephant is Joy’s courageous story of grief and loss, as seen through the eyes of her wise butterfly friend, Hope. Be a part of their incredible journey as they discover Joy’s unique purpose in life.

This excellent short story from Vanessa de Sade has little of something for everyone - from voyeurism to same-sex fantasies and more. We meet Brian and Angie, who have a happy, healthy sex life, but when Brian notices another guy looking at him in the changing room and tells Angie about it, she spots an opportunity to explore new ground....

Francis Durbridge schrieb in der Frühzeit des Fernsehens die besten Radio-Krimiserien und Paul Temples zahlreiche Fälle genießen immer noch Kultstatus. Hierzulande sind einige Temple-Serien aus den Jahren 1951 bis 1967 erhalten geblieben.

Newly appointed naval lieutenant Isaac Caldwell is tasked with returning the ship Tortuga’s governor lent him. He expects a smooth transaction so he can begin hunting for the notorious Captain Thorne, a capture that would launch his career forward. What he doesn’t expect is the stowaway. When Josephine Montclair first sets eyes on the sailor pounding on their door, it’s love at first sight—or so she tells herself. Longing for escape and adventure, she seizes the chance to take her destiny into her own hands when the handsome lieutenant returns her father’s ship.

For the first time in trade paperback: the fifth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Laurell K. Hamilton. When Branson, Missouri, is hit with a death wave 'four unsolved murders' it doesn't take an expert to realize that all is not well. But luckily for the locals, Anita Blake...

We remember Audre Lorde as an iconic writer, a quotable teacher whose words and face grace T-shirts, nonprofit annual reports, and campus diversity-center walls. But even those who are inspired by Lorde’s teachings on “the creative power of difference” may be missing something fundamental about her life and work, and what they can mean for us today. Lorde’s understanding of survival was not simply about getting through to the other side of oppression or being resilient in the face of cancer. It was about the total stakes of what it means to be in relationship with a planet in transformation.

Actress and playwright Tina Alexis Allen’s audacious memoir unravels her privileged suburban Catholic upbringing that was shaped by her formidable father—a man whose strict religious devotion and dedication to his large family hid his true nature and a life defined by deep secrets and...

Der Schriftsteller Kurt verliebt sich in die Sekretärin Lydia. Gemeinsam fahren sie in den Urlaub nach Schweden, wo sie eine unbeschwerte Zeit in der sommerlichen Idylle um das kleine Schloss Gripsholm erleben. Als nacheinander die Freunde Karlchen und Billie eintreffen, bricht die romantische Zweisamkeit auf.

The Career Ninja Mindset™ is not your average career advice book. It’s a sharp, refreshingly real guide for ambitious professionals who are ready to stop spinning their wheels and start making meaningful moves - without burning out, selling out, or giving up what matters most to them. Drawing from her own winding and wildly successful career journey- from banking to corporate training to tech, real estate, and entrepreneurship- author Alexis King offers a practical framework for navigating change with clarity, courage, and confidence.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton offers a sexy, suspenseful novel of human—and inhuman—passions, as vampire hunter Anita Blake must repay a favor to a man almost as dangerous as the ancient evil she's about to face... Edward is a hit man, specializing in monsters...

Anita Blake is a vampire hunter. But when someone else sets his sights on her prey, she must save them both from the inferno...

The Mother of All Darkness-the first vampire-wants to enter into a new human body...and the one she has in mind belongs to Anita Blake...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton offers a sexy, suspenseful novel of human—and inhuman—passions, as vampire hunter Anita Blake must repay a favor to a man almost as dangerous as the ancient evil she's about to face. . . . Edward is a hit man, specializing in monsters...

Anita Blake is a vampire hunter. But when someone else sets his sights on her prey, she must save them both from the inferno...

First time in trade paperback: the fourth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Vampire hunter and zombie animator Anita Blake is an expert at sniffing out the bad from the good. But in The Lunatic Cafe-now in trade paperback for the first time-she's about to learn that nothing is...

In her tenth adventure, nothing can save vampire hunter Anita Blake from a twist of fate that draws her ever closer to the brink of humanity...

"The End of Men is a fiercely intelligent page-turner, an eerily prescient novel, at once thoughtful and highly emotive." --Paula Hawkins, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girl on the Train Set in a world where a virus stalks our male population, The End of Men is an electrifying and...

A collection of sixteen sci-fi and fantasy stories edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton and author William McCaskey. A child’s wish for her father comes true. The end of the world has never been so much fun. Conquering personal demons becomes all too real. It’s...