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After being stolen from Earth, I learned that I could live each day in fear...or I could meet life head-on and unafraid. I chose the latter. Which is why, when I find a terrifyingly huge cat-alien male hip-deep in my favorite fishing spot, I don't run away in fear.

Kalish has been a successful treasure hunter for years, relying on only herself to deal with deadly predators, impenetrable jungles, and diabolical booby traps. But with her father kidnapped, and a notorious pirate demanding an ancient alien artifact that may or may not exist, Kalish needs help. She hires a mercenary company because she needs their combat experience and their piloting skills - the intelligence officer with the background in translating alien hieroglyphics could come in useful, too.

In this steamy slow-burn sapphic romance, professional photographer Abby Mason's world turns upside down when a last-minute job reunites her with Victoria Fraser - her former piano teacher and teenage crush. Their age gap means nothing now that they're both adults, but Victoria's involvement in the BDSM lifestyle opens Abby's eyes to possibilities she never imagined. As their second chance at connection unfolds, Victoria introduces Abby to a world of dominance and submission, where trust and consent are as crucial as desire.

I put my treacherous fated mates in their place: My bed. A jail cell. Their grave. That should have been the end of it, but of course, Luame never would’ve given me soulmates who took it lying down. I have a war to fight on all fronts, but it’s the war for my heart that I’m losing—badly.

Die Ice Planet Barbarians bringen alle Herzen zum Schmelzen! Kaum zu fassen, oder? Raahosh, einer der blauen Alienmänner von Not-Hoth, hat mich entführt, damit ich mich unsterblich in ihn verliebe. Das wäre ja noch schöner! Okay, er ist unglaublich sexy, aber diese unwiderstehliche Anziehungskraft, die von ihm ausgeht, ist reine Biologie. Da sind keine Gefühle im Spiel. Das liegt alles an dem Symbionten, den alle auf Not-Hoth aufnehmen müssen, damit sie auf diesem unwirtlichen Eisplaneten überleben können. Der Symbiont sorgt dafür, dass Raahosh glaubt, dass wir füreinander bestimmt sind.

Wichtel, diese fröhlichen kleinen Weihnachtsgehilfen, sind ein lustiges und chaotisches Völkchen. In diesem Hörbuch sind allerlei erstaunliche Fakten über sie zu finden. Wie nutzen Wichtel Zuckerstangen, die zu groß zum Essen sind? Was passiert bei der Geschenkeverpack-Weltmeisterschaft? Und warum ziehen Wichtel in der Adventszeit bei Familien ein und wohnen hinter einer kleinen Tür in der Wand? 101 Wichtel und Wichtelinnen tummeln sich in diesem Hörspiel – großer Vorweihnachtshörspaß für die ganze Familie.

Making cupcakes can be murder. Especially when someone has poisoned them. Diana knows she's being framed for a crime she didn't commit, but who is out to make her look guilty, and why? Speaking of secret enemies...Fergus has done something terrible. Now part of a new crime-fighting duo, Diana finds herself immersed in a deep, dark conspiracy theory. At the heart of it is a mystery that has baffled investigators for decades. The whole thing is more ridiculous than anything Fergus has ever previously believed. The worst part is...she's starting to think it might all be true.

When Fergus tells Diana he's taking her on a flower-arranging retreat for her birthday, she should have been more suspicious. Especially when he announces that he's coming with her. After discovering the whole truth about the retreat, Diana is still considering how to murder Fergus...when one of their fellow flower arrangers is found dead - stabbed in the back with a mystery weapon. With the retreat on complete lockdown, Diana and Fergus have a mystery to solve that wasn't part of the itinerary. Will they find the killer before the clock runs out?

Whether you decide to totally transform your life to one of mindfulness and peace or you simply want to add a few mindful moments into your day, you will see an improvement. Mindfulness has been proven as a stress reducer and life improver; take your shot now.

She violated every rule of therapy to save her patient, and herself. But at what cost? Her career, her marriage, and everything she thought she knew about desire. A brand new addition to the Awakening of Desire universe, this Christmas novella follows new characters Olivia and Alison as they find love and acceptance within Victoria and Abby's supportive world, continuing the story after Mistress of Desire.

"Having the Barbarian's Baby": Megan's ready to give birth, but she's not ready to let her mate leave her side. When Cashol must go hunting to feed the tribe, they're separated for the first time since resonance. Not a problem, except the baby's ready to be born and there's a storm brewing...

In the labyrinthine alleys of South American cities and the shadowed landscapes of its rural expanse, a series of chilling narratives have been unfolding for decades. Delve deep into the dark underbelly of a continent, unraveling stories that have long haunted communities from Colombia to Argentina. This gripping book peers behind the facade of carnival and culture, into the abyss where the most notorious serial killers of South America have roamed. More than a true crime chronicle.

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As a database programmer from Arizona and a fan of sedate, indoor activities, Indi Smith doesn't belong in outer space. Certainly not in a star system with a broken wormhole gate and no way home. But through no fault of her own, that's where she's landed, and nobody on the ship, not even the genius chief engineer, Hierax, knows how to repair the gate. The only clue that could help is an untranslatable transmission coming from an uninhabitable planet with no atmosphere.

Angela left her parents' lavender farm with dreams of becoming a professional dog trainer. Getting kidnapped by slavers from outer space was not part of the plan. Fortunately, Angela and a few dozen other women were rescued by Star Guardians. She isn't quite sure how she's going to get back to Earth, but these Star Guardians aren't looking too shabby, especially a hunky one named Treyjon. He trains svenkars, 400-pound predators that make pit bulls look like squeak toys. Angela is curious about the animals - and about him.

I was the chosen one. Born with the rarest power. The fated mate of the most powerful, strongest, and handsome men in our pack. I was going to change the world, and bring the Wolf Nation to great heights. Until I murdered my mate during the bonding ceremony and took off.

Wusstest du, dass Monster eigentlich ganz klein und niedlich sind? Nur wenn sie schlechte Laune haben, wachsen sie. Alles, was du über Monster wissen musst, erfährst du in diesem Hörspiel. Und falls du ein Kind kennst, das Angst vor Monstern hat, erzählst du ihm einfach, was du dann alles weißt. Denn das beste Mittel gegen Angst ist Wissen. Das neue Hörspiel vom Erfolgduo der 101 Einhörner – mit noch mehr fantastischem Wissen, tollem Titelsong und natürlich jeder Menge Monsterfakten!

Have you ever wondered if your craft could be more powerful? More elevated? Have you ever suspected there might be more to the herbs, plants, and other green life around you than meets the eye? Want to take your craft and manifestation skills to the next level? Then this is the book for you! With this book as your launching pad, you’re going to find yourself delightfully lost in a remarkably magickal world of herbs, plants, and more. By practicing everything you learn within these minutes, you, too, can become adept when it comes to working with the green.

Single mum Ellie is shown a missing person post on Facebook. It’s of her three-year-old son, Tyler. But he’s right there, holding her hand. Surely this is some kind of prank – she knows her friend Louise can go too far with her jokes sometimes. And Ellie is used to the other mums gossiping at the school gates. But now the other parents are questioning whether Tyler is really her child. Ellie does everything she can to prove the post is fake, but the longer it goes on she knows it is malicious. Who would do this to her? And why?

New chapters on the brain, intersectionality, and parents. Simple, proven strategies that schools can start using today. With a view through an economic lens that has only become sharper and more focused since its initial publication in 1995, the premise owned by A Framework for Understanding Poverty is unchanged: Middle-class understandings of children and adults in poverty are often ill-suited for connecting with people in poverty and helping them build up the resources to rise out of poverty and into self-sufficiency.