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Terrified of telling too much, 10-year-old Dylan Sedano wishes his little sister, Fern, would stop talking. But when Army Reserve Officer Scott Wood and his wife, Autumn, tell Dylan that God is ready to help him, Dylan isn't buying. If God did care for them, why hadn't he been there months ago when the trouble started and his dad disappeared?

Dussintals listettor och samarbeten med världsartister såsom Beatles, Tina Turner och The Ramones gjorde Phil Spector till 60-talets hetaste musikproducent. Men sedan försvann han ur rampljuset - och förde en kamp mot missbruk och inre demoner. 2003 är året då 62-årige Phil Spector gör comeback på löpsedlarna, men inte på grund av sin musik. Skådespelerskan Lana Clarkson har hittats död i hans hem - skjuten i huvudet. I Nordisk kriminalkrönika berättar poliser själva om sina mest uppmärksammade, omskakande, och svåra fall.

A sweeping, propulsive novel about the families we are born into and the families we make for ourselves, in which a man struggles to find his place in an Iran on the brink of combusting Amid the alleyways of the Zamzam neighborhood of Tehran, a woman lights herself on fire in a desperate act of...

Este libro propone un viaje liberador a través de nueve “escalones intencionales” basados en la ESPERANZA. Con un estilo ágil y algunos ejercicios, la psicóloga Leslie Ann Hernández Montañez alienta a las personas a evolucionar, desde el momento en que experimentan una pérdida, hasta recuperar su balance.

New York Times bestseller Eric Jerome Dickey revisits the scene of his holiday romp Naughty or Nice, featuring the McBroom sisters, whose romantic adventures make for a white (hot) Christmas. Readers first met the McBroom sisters in Eric Jerome Dickey’s New York Times bestseller Naughty or...

Tiempo transcurrido es un calendario azteca con música de rock. Las historias de este libro ocurren a lo largo de dieciocho años mexicanos, enmarcados en dos fechas decisivas: el Movimiento estudiantil de 1968 y el terremoto de 1985. Con destreza, Juan Villoro sitúa a...

My husband has horns, hooves, fur, and a tail. His Krampus-like appearance didn't scare me away from marrying him. Forever an optimist, I eagerly agreed to be the first bride shipped under the new liaison program to Voran, a country on the newly discovered planet Neron. The Colonel also has two little boys—a huge plus for me since I adore children. My down-to-earth sister says I live with my head in the clouds. And maybe I naively hoped for an out-of-this-world romance. What I didn't expect was an out-of-this-world brute.

A usurper. A sacrifice. A murderer. After ascending to godhood as Queen of the Underworld, Kigal has at last made her kingdom her own - until an equally powerful deity comes to steal the throne. Inanna, Goddess of Warfare and Lust. In her grasp is the one hostage Kigal would do anything to save, even if it means becoming a monster. And a monster she becomes. For her insolence, the goddess’s life is rightfully Kigal’s to claim, but as the heavens turn on each other and the lands begin to die, she finds herself fighting for a justice that even the gods cannot deliver.

From the New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street comes a seductive story of forgiving the past and making up for lost time.… Shannon MacLeod has always gone for the wrong type of man. After she drifted from one toxic relationship to the next, her last boyfriend gave her a wake-up...

When event planner Olivia Parker heads home to help with her brother’s wedding, she decides to keep her painful divorce a secret so she doesn’t ruin his big day. Easier said than done when her feelings for a childhood friend start to blossom into something more.... Flower farmer Reed Hollis has never forgotten the only woman who ever captured his heart. He also hasn’t forgotten that she’s very, very married.

The story is about a little Jamaican boy named Jahmalachi; he gives you an insight into the life of a five-year-old. The story will enlighten you about his dreams, likes, dislikes, and his family dynamics in a snapshot. The book addresses his culture, race, and his language. The book also provides some learning activities, which gives children the opportunity to provide information about themselves and encourages them to draw their favorite characters; it also asks some comprehension questions which assess their reading and recalling skills.

In May of 2005, Beth Holloway received the worst phone call a parent can imagine. Her beautiful daughter, Natalee, had vanished without a trace in Aruba during her high school senior class trip. Four years later, Beth Holloway steps forward to tell the story of her daughter's disappearance and...

"Kurragömma sa ni?" Carolina slickar sig om läpparna. "Jag har en bättre idé. Låt oss leka murragömma istället. Den som först hittar mig, får ... fördelar." Hon ser hur både Karim och Andreas adamsäpplen rör sig. De sväljer. Hårt. "M-murragömma?" viskar kusinen. "Det låter extremt intressant." Kära svägerska är en samling erotiska noveller som tänjer på gränserna och skildrar stark åtrå och lust i förbjudna relationer. De handlar bland annat om att förföra sin svärfar och att känna lust till sin styvbror; om att försöka trycka undan de skamfulla känslorna fastän det inte går...

Meet Tariq Nader, leader of ‘The Wolf Pack’ at Punchbowl Boys. He has been asked by the new principal to join a football competition with his mates in order to rehabilitate the public image of their school. But there’s a catch – half of the team is made up of high-school boys from Cronulla, also known as enemy territory – and Tariq must compete with their strongest player for the position of captain. With complications on all fronts, he must learn to control his anger, and find what it takes to be a leader.

During a mission on planet Tragul, I have the misfortune to get stranded with Lieutenant Agan Drankai, the most arrogant prick in the entire alien army of the country Ravie. I save his life during combat. But the big, tough Agan isn't too pleased having a "tiny" female as a mission partner. When he and I end up separated from the rest, we get captured and brought to a secret lab supposedly operated by our allies. A rogue scientist performs an illegal experiment on Agan, which finally allows the cocky lieutenant to get a taste of his own medicine. 

Lucy Gardener is finally ready to settle down and stop job-hopping. So when her brother asks for her help to document the town’s quirky fall festivals for a promotional video for his inn, she’s up to the challenge. She was not, however, ready to share the task with a brooding former marine. And being attracted to the handsome grump is out of the question. And yet...here she is....

Wounded marine Trey Rothchild has returned to Polk Island. People call him a hero, but will he ever feel that way after losing his team? Reuniting with high school crush Gia Harris buoys his spirits. Though she’s focused on making her physical therapy clinic a success—and avoiding romance with patients—Gia can’t bear watching the former athlete sit on the sidelines of life. Could helping Trey recover include loving him fearlessly?

Hop Tep - ägyptischer Prinz, Ex-Mumie und frisch gebackener Filmproduzent - hat ein Problem, das nur Rufus T. Feuerflieg lösen kann: Am Set des morgigen Drehorts wütet ein Poltergeist und dieser muss bis morgen früh verschwunden sein, wenn die ersten Teammitglieder dort ankommen! Also schluckt der Anwalt seine Enttäuschung darüber, dass Hop Tep nicht kam, um ihm eine Rolle anzubieten, hinunter und macht sich daran, das Rätsel des Poltergeists zu lösen.

In 2010, for the first time since the Soviets, Afghanistan allowed women to join the armed forces, and Niloofar entered Afghanistan’s military academy. Niloofar had to break through social barriers to demonstrate confidence, leadership, and decisiveness - essential qualities for a combat pilot. Niloofar performed the first solo flight of her class - ahead of all her male classmates - and in 2013 became Afghanistan’s first female fixed-wing air force pilot.

The first book of its kind, a collection bringing together leading Black scholars and experts for a policy-oriented approach to the fight for racial justice in America. From ongoing reports of police brutality to the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Black Americans, the year 2020...