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Thanks to a jealous divine, whenever Chase Butler comes anywhere near Miriah, she turns into a chameleon. While her hopes of having a happily-ever-after with Mr. Right are dashed, she’s determined to have the next best thing: a perfect Christmas. Finding a puppy for her son, dodging the unwanted attention of her divine fling of an ex, and keeping on top of a holiday charity drive for local pet shelters sure is complicated when prone to transforming into a 12-inch lizard with a severe allergy to snowbanks.

Nipptide – die Zeit, in der das Wasser stillsteht! Als die Gezeiten nach der Nipptide wieder einsetzen, wird in Sankt Peter Ording eine Leiche gefunden. An Armen und Beinen gefesselt und auf dem Grund gehalten, hat der Mann bereits mehrere Tage Wasser verborgen verbracht. "Wer füllt einen lebenden Menschen mit Zement?" Diese Frage stellt sich Valentine Herzog, die Ermittlerin der Sondereinheit für besonders schwere Verbrechen. Zusammen mit ihrem Partner nimmt sie sich dem Fall an. Eine junge Frau rückt ins Visier der Ermittler.

It’s been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s sister vanished when they were teenagers, and ever since she’s been searching: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. But happy endings are rare in Chelsey’s line of work. Then a glimmer: local teenager Ellie Black, who disappeared without a trace two years earlier, has been found alive in the woods of Washington State. But something is not right with Ellie. She won’t say where she’s been, or who she’s protecting, and it’s up to Chelsey to find the answers.

Nicole Treska was born to a family of gangsters. In the 1970s, during Boston’s mob wars, her grandfather’s diner was an unofficial headquarters for Whitey Bulger and other members of the Winter Hill Gang. Nicole’s father was also an associate of the gang: there was talk that, before Nicole could walk, her stroller was used as a decoy to sell drugs. In 1985, her father too was arrested and tried—sentenced to two years in prison for federal drug trafficking. Wanting to offer a better life to her children, Nicole’s mother moved her and her sister out of Boston.

The murder of Elise Rockwood’s sister shattered her family. Their mother’s anxiety kept her housebound. Elise’s paranoid brother, Kyle, saw conspiracies everywhere. Elise numbed her grief in an aimless lifestyle that left her emotionally broken. All of them victims. A local boy eventually confessed, but the damage was already done. Years later, Elise is reinventing herself. She’s bought a mountain lodge to be close to home again and to find stability. Not even an email from her ex tempts her into revisiting the past. But Kyle won’t let it go.

La matanza de los selknam durante el siglo XIX inició un proceso de violencia que lleva a unos jóvenes nostálgicos a formar una comunidad neo-selknam en el sur del país. El desconocimiento de la tradición desencadena crueles rituales místicos, la autoquema de camiones, el surgimiento de una organización paramilitar y el desborde de la situación política. Esta novela obtuvo el Premio Roberto Bolaño 2015.

A gifted new suspense writer makes her sizzling debut with this serpentine tale exploring all the ways in which men enact violence on women, how women try to reclaim their own sense of self, and the lingering effects on their children’s lives. Filled with shocking twists and turns, this is a book that both asks what it means for a woman to be in control of her life while also highlighting the impact of small daily violences upon women, and the connection between physical and psychological harm.

Eine Liebe, die es einem erlaubt, man selbst zu sein. Das ist die Art von Liebe, die man bewahren sollte. Seit sie letztes Jahr von ihrem Verlobten am Altar stehen gelassen wurde, wünscht sich Holly nichts sehnlicher, als bis Weihnachten einen neuen Freund zu finden, den sie über die Feiertage mit zu ihrer Familie nehmen kann. Dass dieser Plan aufgeht, hofft auch Kai Kane, der Hollys täglichen Dating-Marathon in seinem Restaurant nicht länger mitansehen möchte.

Une enquête passionnante à travers l'histoire de la France et de l'Algérie. Paris, le 17 octobre 1961. Tout juste débarqué d'Angleterre, le jeune Nigel Dalby assiste à une scène d'horreur dans le quartier Saint-Michel. Une manifestation pacifique de musulmans algériens défilant pour une " Algérie algérienne " est sévèrement réprimée par la police du préfet Papon. Plus de deux cent manifestants sont tués, jetés dans la Seine ou abattus par balle. Le bilan officiel parlera de trois morts.

You know those things that you know to do that will help you to live your life more intentional, more stable, and more well? I know a lot of them too, but sometimes, I don’t hold onto them as easily as I should. Days of living without perspective compile until I’m down the road, looking at the person that I am, wondering how I got so far from who I wanted to be.

Detective Jo Shaw has it all worked out. She’s good at her job, she has loads of mates, and she likes being single. She doesn’t need complications, but an emergency call to the stabbing of a young woman brings plenty of those. Jo has to risk her career to save the woman’s life, and a bad night gets worse when the trauma surgeon turns out to be Isla Munro, Jo’s only real love, who walked out on her 15 years ago and never came back.

Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California hoping to find a community of like-minded people, a place where their growing family can thrive. King settles in at once, embracing the Liberty ethos, including the luxe wellness center at the top of the hill, which proves to be the heart of the community. But Jasmyn struggles to find her place. She expected to find liberals and social justice activists striving for racial equality, but Liberty residents seem more focused on booking spa treatments and ignoring the world’s troubles.

In the developed world, we’ve reaped the benefits of refrigeration for more than a century, but the costs are catching up with us. We’ve eroded our connection to our food and redefined what “fresh” means. More important, refrigeration is one of the leading contributors to climate change. As the developing world races to build a US-style cold chain, Twilley asks: Can we reduce our dependence on refrigeration? Should we?

A December to Remember. Heiligabend in Venedig oder Silvester in den Bergen? Während die München-WG mit einem Krimidinner und ohne Strom ins neue Jahr startet, kann Jonas im Skiurlaub bloß an eines denken: Polly. Oder besser gesagt: ihre Lippen. Und auch in Venedig verläuft nicht alles nach Plan. Als die Kanäle zufrieren, müssen Cleo, Sofia und Livia kurzerhand ein Weihnachtsfest in der città d'amore organisieren. Ähnlich chaotisch geht es auf Sylt zu, wo die lang ersehnte Hochzeit von Lenis Oma stattfindet. Doch nicht nur die Insel lässt Herzen höherschlagen - auch Noel van Viet.

Serapio, avatar of the Crow God Reborn and the newly crowned Carrion King, rules Tova. But his enemies gather both on distant shores and within his own city as the matrons of the clans scheme to destroy him. And deep in the alleys of the Maw, a new prophecy is whispered, this one from the Coyote God. It promises Serapio certain doom if its terrible dictates are not fulfilled.

Der Auftakt zur "Frozen Hearts"-Reihe von Bestsellerautorin Ayla Dade. Als Paola an der Fassade des imposanten Blackwell Palace mit seinen verschneiten Türmen und Spitzendächern emporblickt, kann sie kaum glauben, dass dies ihr neues Zuhause und ihr Arbeitsplatz ist. Der Hotelpalast in St. Moritz hat einen legendären Ruf – genau wie die beiden Hotelerben Charles und Edward Blackwell. Als Paola ihnen zum ersten Mal begegnet, gerät auch sie sofort in ihren Bann: Die Brüder sind verboten schön, mächtig und in beiden sitzt ein tiefer Schmerz, der sie unberechenbar macht.

El pacto del agua sigue a una familia que sufre una aflicción peculiar: en cada generación, al menos una persona muere ahogada, y en Kerala el agua está en todas partes. A principios del siglo XX, una niña de doce años es enviada en barco para contraer matrimonio con un hombre de cuarenta al que no conoce. A partir de entonces, la joven y futura matriarca, conocida como Big Ammachi, será testigo de cambios impensables: una historia llena de alegrías, pruebas de amor y lucha ante las adversidades.

Journalist Nicole Madigan was stalked for over three years. The relentless and debilitating experience wreaked havoc in her personal and professional life, leaving her trapped in a constant state of fear and anxiety. Nicole uses her own story as an entry point to examine the psychology behind stalking behaviours and their impact on victim-survivors. Whether by a stranger, acquaintance or former partner, stalking can have a catastrophic effect on a victim-survivor's mental, social and financial wellbeing. At its worst, it can lead to physical violence, even death.

The end of the world? That’s the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters and deep philosophical exercises in school. No need to sweat it. So when 16-year-old Tess’ doomsday-dad builds a bomb shelter in their suburban backyard, everyone thinks he’s gone crazy—until fire rains down from the sky, sinking whole cities into colossal craters and setting much of the world ablaze.

Nobody likes having a tough talk, because they don’t know how to have them. Five Tough Talks is your playbook to help identify when it’s time to have a conversation, how to prepare ahead of time, what to say in the messy middle, and how to move forward after.