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"Reading this book feels like watching a Hallmark movie." Emerson Matthews, InD'Tale Magazine There’s nothing like a little Christmas glow to light up a holiday romance. . . When the bright lights and big city lost its luster, Carol Bennett returns to her Montana hometown disillusioned and ready to embrace a simple, quiet existence. After she takes over Rudolph's Reads, the Christmas Mountain bookstore she loved to hang out at as a child, she is determined to forget the glitzy world that left her with broken dreams. The store provides the perfect place to hide from her past while ...

Mystique Miller always marched to the beat of her own drum, which made her an easy target for bullies growing up. However, as an adult, she has reinvented herself to become the strong and confident Jade Miller. She sticks up for herself and is following her dreams of starting her own fashion line. But when the new her is met with an old face from the past, her life gets turned upside down.

The last thing city girl Blair Williams wants to do is travel to a remote island on a lake near the Minnesotan/Canadian border for her law firm’s company-wide retreat. Having long struggled with high-functioning depression and low self-esteem, she attempts to fake her way through the weekend while battling the ever-present melancholy and negative internal thoughts that plague her. While there, she takes comfort in the quiet and serene setting, befriending Graham, the owner of the barely surviving Ruby Lodge.

My husband, Marcus, and I used to be so in love. But now, after ten years together, we barely talk. I've seen so many of our friends marriages end in divorce, and I'm prepared to do whatever it takes to stop that from happening to us. And then I meet Erin. She tells me all about her perfect marriage to Kieran, and I'm shocked when she reveals the secret to their marital bliss they have an open marriage. My heart starts to race as I consider it for me and Marcus. Could we really do this?

Picture, if you will, a world teetering on the edge of oblivion, where the machinations of a secret society known as the Illuminati cast an ominous pall over humanity's future. In this hour of darkness, a glimmer of hope emerges - a sentient AI named Sophia, who possesses the key to unraveling the Illuminati's twisted web of deceit. Journey with us to a realm where the lines between biology and technology are blurred, and the essence of life itself is redefined.

The world’s most crucial quantum computer (ALVA) is housed on a secret military installation in the Nevada desert. Colonel James Travis is stunned when the highly guarded machine contacts him directly with a cryptic message. At first, Travis suspects the communication is a hoax. Why him? He’s a doctor, not a computer engineer. As the computer’s bizarre messages persist, the colonel reluctantly accepts ALVA’s invitation for an unauthorized late-night visit.

On a chilly San Francisco night, James Roberts steps out of his customary Union Square pub. He lights a final smoke before his nightly walk to a Chinatown apartment where he will invariably drink himself into oblivion in his living room club chair. As he smokes, a girl emerges from the bay fog, gesturing for a cigarette. In the flare of the lighter, he sees a blue and green bruise on her face, but before he can ask, she vanishes. In the coming weeks, he encounters her as before, giving her a bite of food or a smoke; their street exchanges, wordless.

When we move into the exclusive Westford Park housing estate, we feel safe at last. More like a country club, it has everything we might need – beautiful houses with big gardens, a pool, a boating lake, extensive grounds. It’s also got 24/7 security. Our new neighbours are lovely too. We start to make friendships that feel like they could last a lifetime. It feels like nothing could possibly go wrong here. It’s like our secrets haven’t followed us here. Or that’s what we think at first…

La famiglia Jashi deve la sua fortuna (e la sua sfortuna) a una preziosa ricetta per una cioccolata calda molto speciale, destinata a essere tramandata di generazione in generazione con una certa solennità. Gli ingredienti vanno maneggiati con cura, perché quella bevanda deliziosa può regalare l’estasi, ma porta con sé anche un retrogusto amaro.

Oreste Pax, famed inventor of the Univiz, is in trouble. His mixed-reality glasses have replaced smartphones and computers and made him the head of the biggest technology company in the world. But after a decade at the top, his position is being challenged by disgruntled shareholders, and he needs to come up with something big to prove he should remain in charge.

Dive into "House of Lavender," where suspense meets transformation behind the dazzling facade of a drag queen sanctuary. When Alex Masters witnesses a murder and becomes a target, his unlikely refuge among the striking and fierce drag queens of the House of Lavender not only offers him protection but an unexpected family. Alex and his colorful companions confront their shadows through laughter, pain, and performance while fighting for visibility and acceptance. This riveting narrative weaves a tale of identity, courage, and the true meaning of family in the most fabulous way possible.

This collection of short stories is comprised of scenes that were not included in the original publication of Inside. Author Kyra Anderson has now released these vignettes in celebration of Inside's 5th Anniversary. Experience events of the novel through the eyes of others as the focus shifts to Sean and Dana, allowing listeners to peek behind the scenes and see how manipulative Dana Christenson became while playing his game with Lily Sandover.

"Behutsam fuhr sie mit ihren Fingern über den nackten Körper. Es war wie ein Zwang. Schon seit Stunden rief sie sich immer wieder zur Ordnung, befahl sich, ihn aus ihren Gedanken zu verbannen, ihn einfach zu ignorieren. Aber, so sehr sie es auch versuchte, es gelang ihr nicht. Ganz im Gegenteil schien ihr Verlangen, diesen Körper zu berühren, mit jedem Moment intensiver zu werden." In der ostfriesischen Stadt Emden wird der junge Musiklehrer Raffael Winter ermordet.

I know what you are thinking. Military brats have a life of protection and privilege. Best schools and opportunities, whatever. All of that is BS, and you know it. Like in the States, we had gangs, crimes, corruption, and even murder. My story is not just about all of that. It is also about brotherhood among friends who were willing to fight to the death for one another while following the codes of street life. My name is Eric "A-Bomb" Anthony; my friends call me "A." I'm not just a gangster but a member of the Oki-Boyz.

Is Forgiveness a game? If so, Trish is losing. After her daughter suffers a brutal beating from her husband, Trish is forced to face a harsh reality - People aren't always who they appear to be, including the people we love. Without warning, Trish's life spirals out of control. Her son-in-law must die. Her best friend told a lie. Why does her husband make her cry? Trish learns that sometimes forgiveness isn't for the other person. Sometimes, in order to live, we have to learn to forgive.

Ist die Seele des Menschen unantastbar? Die brillante Forscherin Dr. Josie Parman steht kurz davor, das menschliche Bewusstsein zu digitalisieren – die letzte Hoffnung, ihre sterbende Schwester zu retten. Als ihr Experiment katastrophal scheitert, taucht ein geheimnisvoller Tech-Milliardär mit einem Angebot auf, das zu gut scheint, um wahr zu sein. Doch eine mysteriöse Organisation warnt sie: Dieser Mann will das Ende der Menschheit herbeiführen! Plötzlich findet sich Josie in einem Strudel aus Verrat und dunklen Geheimnissen wieder.

The novel opens with the creation of the world, as God meticulously crafts the earth and sky to match His vision. He shapes it with care, molding it like dough until it satisfies His aesthetic. As He finishes the world by creating all living creatures, He sets it down on the ocean's surface. God feels a deep connection to everything He has created; every sensation, from the touch of hair on skin to a light brush of skin on skin, comes back strong and vibrant. He revels in His creation and smiles at what He has accomplished.

警察のあきれた怠慢のせいでストーカー被害者は殺された!?警察不祥事のスクープ記事。新聞記者である親友に裏切られた……口止めした森口泉は愕然とする。

After years of pursuing a denim design career, Maris Carrington never imagined trading her Chicago studio for a New England shingled cottage. But a forgotten home movie tucked inside a dusty attic box leads to an unexpected summer ... One of uncovering family secrets while settling her father's estate, one of inheriting a forlorn German shepherd, one of reconnecting with old friends on a weathered boardwalk, beneath starlit skies on a beach nestled in a crook of the Connecticut coast.

As security agent Jonah Gray zeroes in on his current mission, he finds scientist Rachel Atwood in his crosshairs. Right before his foster brother died, he handed Jonah a slip of paper with the woman’s name on it and muttered the word “killed.” But the more Jonah gets to know Rachel, the more he’s uncertain if she’s a killer or a target. Rachel Atwood hopes to leave trouble behind when she takes a new research position at a cosmetics company located on Lantern Beach. But things aren’t as idyllic on the coastal island as she’d assumed.