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A young woman in search of her rightful inheritance falls into the clutches of a radical naval hero who has made his considerable fortune by prudent investment and seemingly intends to add her to his collection. But, in that era of post-Waterloo suspicion, a government spy has his eye on both of them and a dangerous adventure awaits. If you enjoyed the same author’s Victorian romance mysteries (Heiress to a Duke, Fair Play and Foul, & The Regiment’s Forgotten Daughter) you will love this, her regency debut. It has the same authenticity of a carefully researched historical context but ...

Over ten years have passed since Joanna fled her Yorkshire home in distress and shame. Now aged twenty-eight, she is established in London society. But she also has a secret life known to few. How unfortunate that she should come to the notice of Detective Inspector Matthew Harcourt, a senior member of the Metropolitan Police Detective Branch. His all-seeing eyes miss nothing. How long can she deceive him as to her real identity? If he discovers the truth, her work is over, along with her means of support and her claims on the neat Georgian house that is her home. When he commissions her to...

Adam - The Missing Link is the third and final book of The Adam Series trilogy by author Leon Bibi. In this final chapter, evidence of extraterrestrial tampering with human DNA is explored, and evidence given to prove that the Missing Link has never been missing. It is not found “embedded in the crust of the Earth”, it is found within us. The missing link is not a “transitional form” that proves that man is a direct descendant of the ape, it is an alteration of DNA. What do the following scientists have in common?

Tired of his disconnected life and uninspiring job, Leon Logothetis leaves it all behind - job, money, home, and even his cell phone - and hits the road with nothing but the clothes on his back and five dollars in his pocket, relying on the kindness of strangers and the serendipity of the open road for his daily keep. Along the way, Leon offers up the intriguing and charming tales gathered along his one-of-a-kind journey: riding in trains, buses, big rigs and classic cars; sleeping on streets and couches and firehouses....

Todo lo que de verdad se hace por amor se hace en silencio. Los amores perdidos es una historia de amor, esperanza y libertad, una ventana a seis décadas de la historia de España, un elenco de personajes inolvidables que se funden en una audio novela que deja huellas.

Sid Hansen is a remorseless, death-dealing super-soldier - and he works at Gamestop. That’s right. Kill Team One now has a job in a videogame retail store filled with cranky customers, shoplifters, crying kids, and people who just haven't figured out how to use Steam yet. A global organization of radical Islamists have tracked Sid all the way from the mountains of Afghanistan, where he may or may not have been kinda sorta responsible for just some itty bitty little crimes against humanity. Hell-bent on revenge, they’ve planned the largest martyrdom operation ever conducted.

In his many years as a commissario, Guido Brunetti has seen all manner of crime and known intuitively how to navigate the various pathways in his native Venice to discover the person responsible. Now, in the 30th novel in Donna Leon's masterful series, he faces a heinous crime committed outside his jurisdiction. He is drawn in innocently enough: two young American women have been badly injured in a boating accident, joy riding in the Laguna with two young Italians.

Billionaire CEO Vitaly Chekov needs a new secretary. As he interviews potential intern candidates, one particular blonde woman catches his eye. At first glance, he knows he must hire her for his personal pleasure. Upon meeting Vitaly, Sarah tries to keep things professional. But when an after-hours meeting turns into a passionate encounter, things get complicated....

Command next - einige Jahre später. Thomas Koch hat seine Ghostbox im Labor der Heidelberger Uniklinik zerstört und ist in China untergetaucht. Dort forscht er im Auftrag eines Start-Ups weiter an seiner Technik: Ein virtueller Friedhof soll es Hinterbliebenen ermöglichen, ihre Verstorbenen zu besuchen. Doch bei den Probanden tauchen plötzlich gefährliche Nebenwirkungen auf, die sich wie ein tödlicher Virus verbreiten. Thomas möchte das Projekt sofort stoppen, aber es ist zu spät. Seine Auftraggeber haben ihn hintergangen und die Technik schon in die ganze Welt verkauft.

When one of his wife Paola's students comes to visit him, with a strange and vague interest in investigating the possibility of a pardon for a crime committed by her grandfather many years ago, Commissario Brunetti thinks little of it, beyond being intrigued and attracted by the girl's intelligence and moral seriousness. But when she is found murdered, clearly stabbed to death, Claudia Leonardo is suddenly no longer simply Paola's student, but Brunetti's case ...

Oregon, Sommer 1983 - eine Serie mysteriöser Todesfälle rüttelt das kleine Küstenstädtchen Harmony Bay aus seinem friedlichen Schlaf. Und Sheriff Cody, den es nach dem Tod seiner Frau dorthin verschlagen hat, wird bereits kurz nach seiner Ankunft zur Pflicht gerufen, denn es geschehen merkwürdige Dinge: Ein Gefangenentransport zerschellt an einer Klippe - die beiden Fahrer liegen tot im Führerhaus, von dem Gefangenen fehlt jede Spur. Ein Mann, der vorgibt, von der Regierung zu sein, übernimmt den Fall. Gleichzeitig klopft ein mysteriöser Fremder an die Türen der Einwohner und verteilt Kugelschreiber. Und als Doc Schulz zwei weitere Todesfälle untersucht, macht er eine schreckliche Entdeckung. Bald wird klar: Hinter der idyllischen Fassade der kleinen Stadt - lauert etwas Böses...

El amor llegó en su escarabajo amarillo Un misterio. Una aventura. Una pasión por descubrir. Dos chicas jóvenes, impulsivas y apasionadas están dispuestas a tomar de la vida justo lo que quieren. Creen tener todo lo necesario para alcanzar el éxito en cada uno de sus proyectos y caprichos, sin embargo, la vida está a punto de darles una importante lección. Mientras un enigmático auto amarillo aparece y desaparece por el campus de la universidad, estas jóvenes rebeldes irán descubriendo, poco a poco y paso a paso, que hay que pensárselo dos veces antes de formular un deseo, sin ...

¿Qué tan lejos irías por un sentimiento? ¿Prometerías amar por siempre? ¿Y qué harías si la vida te empuja a romper con ese acuerdo? Una noticia devastadora. La necesidad de transformar la realidad para estar a gusto con ella. La llegada de alguien que amenaza con ponerlo todo de cabeza... ¿Cómo pueden cada una de estas situaciones tejerse entre sí para llevarnos, a su vez, a una verdadera madeja de historias y sentimientos? En esta novela sáfica contemporánea, la vida nos va llevando de la mano por caminos que parecen flanqueados por ortigas, sin imaginar que más allá de las...

Caterina Pellegrini is a young Venetian musicologist hired by two competing cousins to find the truthful heir to an alleged treasure concealed by a once-famous, but now almost forgotten, baroque composer. Sworn to secrecy, Caterina can solve the mystery only by searching through the papers contained in the composer’s two chests that have not been opened for centuries. As she delves into all quarters of his life, from professional to personal, she is drawn into one of the most scandalous affairs of the baroque era.

Oregon, 1983 - nach einer grausamen Serie mysteriöser Morde scheint in dem kleinen Küstenstädtchen Harmony Bay endlich wieder Normalität einzukehren. Zumindest, wenn es nach Bürgermeister White geht. Doch Deputy Landers traut dem Frieden nicht, denn zu viele Fragen sind noch immer ungeklärt: Warum und wohin sind Sheriff Cody und seine beiden Kinder verschwunden? Wieso war die Regierung hinter dem Nachtmahr her? Was hat es mit dem ominösen Manila Club auf sich?

The adventure of 12-year-old William Jones’ lifetime begins when he hears his father’s footsteps, pacing back and forth late at night across the floor of the bedroom beneath his own - even though his father is dead. To stop the restless pacing of his father’s ghost, William goes to London to find John Diamond, the son of the man his father cheated two decades earlier. In a strange, shadowy world of thieves, swindlers, and cutthroats, William tries to make amends for the sins of his father.

Ever been in love and thought that it would be the end of you eventually? Laurashay's life is a struggle to understand love and the man who first held her heart, Solemn. Will she conquer her first love? Or will lust and her toxic ways poison her life? An urban tale of a naive girl as she grows to be a woman and tries to figure out this thing called love. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY! (18+)

¿Tu perro se esconde, ladra o reacciona de forma agresiva ante situaciones que le producen temor? ¿Cómo Superar los Miedos de Tu Perro Fácilmente? te ofrece las herramientas precisas para ayudar a tu perro—cachorro o adulto—a liberarse de sus temores y reactividad. Basado en el Método LineUp Dog, el educador canino Joshua León combina su amplia experiencia con estrategias sencillas, enfocadas en construir la confianza de tu perro paso a paso. En esta guía encontrarás: Explicaciones Claras y Concretas – Entiende por qué surgen los miedos y cómo abordarlos sin caer en teorías...

En este espacio encontrarás devocionales de intimidad y conexión con Dios para nutrir el alma, fortalecer el espíritu y guiarte en la oración diaria. Hazlo tu lugar secreto de encuentro con Jesús, acompañada por la Pastora Sofy.

¿Por qué los planetas son redondos? ¿Por qué titilan las estrellas? ¿Por qué me sigue la Luna cuando camino? ¿Por qué Marte se ve rojo? ¿Por qué la Vía Láctea se llama así? Son algunas de las interrogantes sobre el espacio que serán abordadas con un toque de humor y cotidianeidad.