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Schwan Nourevitch ist in Not. Er soll für den König ein Schwanenballett vor dem großen Springbrunnen aufführen. Doch kurz vor der Premiere versiegt die Fontäne – eine Katastrophe. Als Belfort und Lupin versuchen, den Grund für den Wassermangel zu finden, machen sie eine schreckliche Entdeckung.

From the creator of Organize 365®, Escaping Quicksand is a definitive, psychology-driven roadmap for women ready to rise above the mental load and run their households with confidence and clarity. If you feel like you’re doing everything for everyone and still sinking a little deeper every day, you’re not alone. In Escaping Quicksand, Lisa Woodruff reveals why so many women feel buried by the mental load of modern home life and how to finally rise above it.

Gus and the Too-Big Feelings is a gentle and emotionally supportive children’s story about a little garbage truck named Gus whose feelings suddenly grow too big to hold. What begins as a small feeling quickly becomes loud, fast, and overwhelming, making Gus feel out of control and unable to slow down. With the steady support of his trusted friend Pip and a kind little frog, Gus learns that big feelings are not bad—and that slowing down, breathing, pausing, and feeling safe can help overwhelming emotions soften over time.

Whatever lies in wait in the jungle isn’t just history ... it’s hungry! Deep in the Yucatán Peninsula sits a long forgotten, mysterious site—lost to time, swallowed by the jungle, haunted by ancient secrets. Archaeologist Dr. Angélica Garcia is chasing clues, and she will stop at nothing to uncover the site’s history. Was it a sacred center? A place of long-forgotten rituals? Or something far more sinister? Quint Parker, a sharp-eyed photojournalist, is chasing Angélica. He never signed up for old curses, creepy whispers in the shadows, or man-eating mosquitoes.

Ein One Night Stand mit einem heißen Eishockey-Star? Na, hoffentlich bringt das keine Probleme ... Doch als neue Marketing-Assistentin der New York Frost Kings läuft mir Rob immer wieder über den Weg – bis die Liebe ins Spiel kommt und Robert mein Eisherz zum Beben bringt. In diesem Liebesroman, der aus der Sicht von Ally und Rob erzählt wird, geht es um Missgeschicke, Familie und dem Wagnis, der Liebe eine zweite Chance zu geben.

Her dream escape is about to become a nightmare Kimberley King has spent the last five years trying to outrun the reason she left the police force. Her life is a mess and she's desperate for change. So when she is randomly selected for the new series of the hit show LoveWrecked, she can't pass...

Twins Pearl and Patrick are no ordinary twelve-year-olds. They're geniuses hiding in plain sight, who pull heists all over the world to further their scientific and historical research. Their criminal activity, including grand theft auto, B&E and even espionage, has made them a regular nuisance...

In the late twentieth century, fundamentalism has emerged as one of the most powerful forces at work in the world, contesting the dominance of modern secular values and threatening peace and harmony around the globe. Yet it remains incomprehensible to a large number of people. In The Battle for...

Camavor is a brutal land with a bloody legacy. Where the empire's knights go, slaughter follows. Kalista seeks to change that. When her young and narcissistic uncle, Viego, becomes king, she vows to temper his destructive instincts, as his loyal confidant, advisor, and military general. But her plans are thwarted when an assassin's poisoned blade strikes Viego's wife, Isolde, afflicting her with a malady for which there is no cure.

In The Fight for Female, Lisa Bevere pulls back the curtain on what’s really going on in this cultural moment, and more importantly, what we can do about it, offering a way forward that transcends familiar talking points and drives us to find God-inspired answers. This is not the time to cower or to compromise. Our marriages, children, churches, communities, and futures depend on us to be up to the task. This is your clarion call. Female is worth fighting for.

Five women revolutionize the modern art world in postwar America in this "gratifying, generous, and lush" true story from a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist (Jennifer Szalai, New York Times). Set amid the most turbulent social and political period of modern times, Ninth Street...

When your life is a lie, who can you trust? When Maggie Taylor accepts a new job in Manchester, she is sure it is the right move for her family. The children have settled well, although her husband, Duncan, doesn’t appear to be so convinced. But nothing prepares her for the shock of coming home from work one night to find that Duncan has disappeared, leaving their young children alone. His phone is dead, and she has no idea where he has gone or why.

Book two in the nationally bestselling Argeneau Vampire series, where true love is good from the first bite to the last! Etienne Argeneau’s three hundred years of bachelorhood were at an end. Either that, or he’d be forever alone. He could only turn one human in his lifetime, and most of his...

Though anxiety has risen among young people overall, recent research studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls since the turn of the century. So what's to blame? And how can we help these girls? In the engaging, anecdotal style and reassuring tone that won over thousands of readers of her bestseller Untangled, clinical psychologist Lisa Damour examines the science of stress and anxiety and the many facets of girls' lives where stress hits them hard.

 Kentucky, 1850. An enslaved groom named Jarret and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. When the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name on paintings of the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamour of any racetrack. 

The continuing adventure of Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot, characters first introduced on television in Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977), who have become Infernal Investigators, solving mysteries involving paranormal or alien phenomena in 1880s London. This release features four full-cast audio dramas plus a behind-the-scenes documentary.

This breathtaking and exhilarating thriller from bestselling author Sharon Bolton packs a real punch: gruesome, atmospheric and utterly compelling, it relentlessly drives the reader on in their search uncover the truth. It twists and it turns and is taut with mystery and suspense...Perfect for...

Regarded throughout the English-speaking world as the standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the JPS TANAKH has been acclaimed by scholars, rabbis, lay leaders, Jews, and Christians alike. The JPS TANAKH is an entirely original translation of the Holy Scriptures into contemporary English, based on the masoretic (the traditional Hebrew) text. It is the culmination of three decades of collaboration by academic scholars and rabbis, representing the three largest branches of organized Judaism in the US.

You don't have to starve to be an artist. Build a career doing what you love. In this practical guide, professional artist Lisa Congdon reveals the many ways you can earn a living by making art - through illustration, licensing, fine art sales, print sales, teaching, and beyond. Including industry advice from such successful art-world pros as Nikki McClure, Mark Hearld, Paula Scher, and more, Art, Inc. will equip you with the tools - and the confidence - to turn your passion into a profitable business.

Join the gentle ageing owner of the Cozy Bridal Agency and her enthusiastic assistant, Dora Brightside, as they take on six more mysteries. If you like light, clean, cozy mysteries with a cat-loving sleuth, quirky characters, and unexpected surprises you will love this special collection of clean cozy mysteries.