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Jack Parker knows all too well how treacherous life can be. His parents did not survive a smallpox epidemic. His grandfather was murdered. Now his sister Lula has been kidnapped by a bank robber. Alongside bounty hunter Shorty, an eloquent dwarf with a chip on his shoulder, and Eustace, the grave-digging son of an ex-slave, Jack sets off to rescue Lula.

Attilio Campi è un cinquantenne che si è ritirato a vivere in campagna, e nell’incipit fulminante del romanzo si descrive così: “Dicono che mi sono rovinato con le mie mani”. Alle spalle ha una brillante carriera politica distrutta sul più bello dalla sua stravagante proposta di legge per la reintroduzione dell’uniforme obbligatoria nelle scuole. Bocciata la proposta dal suo stesso partito, Campi, furibondo, sparisce dalla scena pubblica.

In un Meridione ben distante dai segni della modernità urbana, la protagonista cresce oppressa da un ambiente familiare in cui le condotte pubbliche e private sono spietatamente misurate sul terrore del giudizio sociale e sul rigore vincolante del dovere quotidiano. Il nido protettivo diventa allora nodo difficile da sciogliere e da portare. “Famiglia era questo: una messa in comune del privato, un difetto di autonomia, una continua chiamata in causa dell’altro, un sostenersi che diveniva peso.”

Abigail Livingston is tired of the uncertainty—are her suitors really interested in her or her father's fortune? The only way to know for sure is to pretend to be someone else. But her plan derails the moment she boards the train to Durango, Colorado. Matthew Bellamy is on a mission. His business and financial future depends upon his ability to keep a certain wealthy debutante out of trouble. But when he loses track of her on the way to her holiday in Colorado, he realizes he's the one in trouble.

The Kincaid family doesn’t have much, but they pride themselves on having each other. Always close, Emory Kincaid’s children have a friendship in addition to their siblingship—especially his twins, Rowan and Jameson. However, the summer that Ro and Jamie turn eighteen creates a rift in their relationship that impacts the entire family. As time passes, the distance between Jameson and his family intensifies. Physically, the young man is right there in front of them… but his troubled thoughts keep him distant.

Richard and Christine Clay have been married for decades. Their relationship has stood the test of time despite Christine appearing passive while her husband is unmistakably dominant - at times bullying and controlling. Nurse Florence Shaw has seen Christine at the surgery a number of times with minor complaints over the past year, none of which has led to a serious diagnosis. But when Florence hears that the couple appear to have entered into a suicide pact, she is shocked, though not surprised that Richard has survived.

More than a decade after returning home from Afghanistan, Jake Freeman is still tormented by the emotional consequences of war. Desperate for a better life, he enlists the help of a VA doctor who prescribes a motorcycle tour of the Western States. Jake hopes an adventure like this can quiet the chaos in his mind, so he leaves his familiar world behind and rides his Harley north toward Bend, Oregon. On his journey, he realizes it may take more than fishing in majestic rivers and dancing at great honkytonks to free him from the trauma locked inside his vault of memories.

Olympic speed skater Vienna Frost left the big city behind—along with her mother and sister. Desperate for a change of pace, she bought a house sight unseen in a small town she'd never been to. Vienna didn't know anyone in Mooreville except her real estate broker, Dean Moore. But his emails didn't tell her how sexy he was. Or the instant attraction she'd feel when they finally met. Dean had one rule: never mix business with pleasure. Until Vienna skated into his life, with walls built around her icy heart.

While being a major contributor to the Black Lives Matter movement, Reese 'Gypsy' Shackelford discovers that the movement is alive across the globe. Fighting for the cause in both hemispheres comes with casualties. However, when it hits home, the toll is great and affects the lives of Gypsy's family. If that isn't enough, she must return to her hometown, Fayetteville, North Carolina, for the pending trial of the police officer who is accused of contributing to the death of Gypsy's sister, Taylor Russell.

Life isn't easy for a young woman alone in 19th Century Colorado, but when Emer Matthews needs to escape an untenable situation, she only has herself to depend on. She has no time for men having seen firsthand the high price women pay for love, so she seeks solace with the sister she's never met, Sorcha. But when Emer gets to Boston, she discovers her sister has moved to Clover Springs and she's left alone with no money and no means to go back to Colorado.

Reese ‘Gypsy’ Shackelford has had a hard life, supporting herself and two daughters on a Waffle House salary. Never mind that her sister, Taylor, is living the good life with her family in an upscale neighborhood across town and sees Gypsy as a liability and the victim of her own misfortune. However, Gypsy and Taylor aren’t prepared for the global pandemic of 2020 that would not only change their lives forever but also the lives of everyone in the city of Fayetteville, the state of North Carolina, the United States, and the entire world.

When Zoe's best friend shows her the box of dreams they put together as kids, she would never have foreseen herself dumping Mr. Perfectly Fine and quitting her draining job. But when she looks in that box and realizes her life isn't even close to where she envisioned she'd be when she was ten, she panics and implodes everything she knows.

Listeners will be on the edge of their seats as they follow the twists and turns of this gripping mystery in a small Western town. With a diverse cast of characters, each with their own motives and desires, Sacrifice will keep you guessing until the very end.

When I came to Juniper Springs, I didn't think I would stay, but the town's insanity got it's hooks in me. And of course, I love the LOLs (Little Old Ladies). I fell in love with the residents. So when Jon Howard shows up accusing me of stealing his house, I declare war. Sure, it's hard to ignore those blue eyes and his amazing body, not to mention that fact that he smells like hot guy heaven. Also, he sees beneath the funny facade I show everyone. And the kiss he gives me? Brain scrambled. When he can quote Taylor Swift lyrics to me...I start falling hard.

Auf unerklärliche Weise steht plötzlich ein Berg dort, wo zuvor nur brachliegende Felder waren. Die neue Erhebung bringt das Leben der lokalen Bevölkerung über Nacht durcheinander: Da sind der Landeskartenbeamte, der seine Stunde gekommen sieht, und seine schöne Frau mit den Korkenzieherlocken, die sich sehnlich ein Kind wünscht. Da sind der stadtbekannte Säufer, der aber kein Alkoholiker ist, und die frühpensionierte Kunstlehrerin, deren Hund tragisch an einem Ball erstickt.

Eine junge Pastorin am Niederrhein, eine Mutter, die unermüdlich für ihr Kind kämpft, und eine Dorfgemeinschaft, die Schicksal spielt: der neue Roman von Anne Gesthuysen ist da! In der kleinen Gemeinde Alpen am Niederrhein laufen die Vorbereitungen für das jährliche Spargelfest auf Hochtouren. Während die Zelte aufgebaut werden und der Chor rund um Ottilie Oymann über "diskriminierungssensible Sprache" in alten Liedtexten streitet, hat die Pastorin Anna von Betteray ganz andere Sorgen. Raffaela, ein Mädchen, das seit einem Unfall geistig behindert ist, liegt im Koma. Sie wurde bewusstlos aufgefunden, niemand weiß, was passiert ist.

Ein schwedisches Dorf am Meer, ein einsamer Reisender und die heilende Verbindung von echten Freunden. An einer abgelegenen Bucht an der Westküste Schwedens liegt das Dorf Skuggsidan (Schattenseite). Da der Ort von hohen Bergen umgeben ist, erreicht ihn die Sonne nur alle fünf Jahre. Ein astronomisches Phänomen, das genau zum Zeitpunkt auftritt, als diese Geschichte beginnt. Wir schreiben das Jahr 1960. Unberührt vom Lauf der Zeit scheint das Leben in Skuggisdan seinen eigenen Weg zu gehen.

He's a giant of a man who grunts for words and barks out orders, yet circumstances require I be his fake girlfriend and spend the weekend with him in an isolated cabin. And of course there's only one bed. Just my luck . . .But I need this commission check that only Boston can guarantee me. So I hike up the mountain 'til I can't feel my legs, eat questionable canned beans for sustenance, and vow to simply ignore him for two days. What I didn't count on was a freak blizzard to lock us in the cabin for a bit longer.

When I find my best friend's sister is a dancer in a gentlemen's club, I'm stunned. Despite anything between us being forbidden, I can't walk away. I've been obsessed with Shiloh since I was a kid, and I refuse to let her go now that I have her in my sights. So, I watch her. Every day, and every night. When I discover the deadly stalker hunting our small town is also watching her, my resolve is even stronger. Shiloh Brookings will be mine, no matter the cost.

Der Gärtner war's! ... oder doch nicht? Als in Kulmbach ein Mann erschossen wird, interessiert Kati das herzlich wenig. Hauptkommissar Lars kann nicht fassen, dass die Hobby-Ermittlerin ausnahmsweise ihre Nase mal nicht in seinen Fall steckt, aber Kati hat andere Probleme: Schwiegermutter Anke hat einen wertvollen Gemäldefund im Haus, weshalb es neuerdings am Anwesen von Security nur so wimmelt. Als wenig später ein Feuer auf dem Grundstück ausbricht und eine Leiche aus den Flammen gezogen wird, ändert sich alles.