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Guilt-ridden over the drowning death of her nine-year-old nephew, Kenzie Adams flees her nursing job at a major city hospital to work at a primitive but picturesque island summer camp. Hopefully a few low-stress months away from the city will help steer her life back on course. But before the campers arrive, Kenzie’s second chance takes a turn to real-life terror. Three determined fugitives invade the island to search for a rumored treasure, and they threaten to kill Kenzie and the staff, including the caretaker’s young son.

This is a tale of adventure on the high seas, piracy, vengeance and action, set in the Caribbean seas from Port Royal to Tortuga. Follow Captain Mary and the crew of the Jenny’s Revenge as they hunt some of the most notorious and violent pirates in history, including Blackbeard himself!

Inmitten der schwedischen Idylle wartet der Tod … Vimmerby im beschaulichen Småland in Südschweden: In der Nähe der alten Dorfkirche wird ein schwer verletzter Mann gefunden, der noch auf dem Weg ins Krankenhaus stirbt. Schnell wird klar, dass es sich nicht um einen Unfall handelt, sondern...

Both men tried to shoot her then, and the two women were stunned at the speed with which she moved. Penny charged straight at the gunmen then dove under their fire. Spinning on her back she kicked the legs from under one man, and as he fell, she kicked the gun from the other man’s hand. Spinning back to the first man she saw the gun barrel moving toward her, and she lashed out with her foot. Her boot crushed his skull and she rolled to her feet to grab the last man in a neck lock. A quick twist and he lay lifeless in her arms.

Hip-hop-loving best friends Moore and Spit are back in Copper Cobra, Book 4 of the Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet series—a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud climate caper where friendship, activism, and Alaskan absurdity collide. Signing on for a summer salmon season, the duo expects long hours and big fish—not a toxic mining scheme slithering through backroom deals and straight into the heart of the world’s largest wild salmon run.

As seen on Netflix—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bodyguard and Hello Stranger Helen Carpenter can’t quite seem to bounce back. Newly divorced at thirty-two, her life has fallen apart beyond her ability to put it together again. So when her annoying younger brother, Duncan...

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Juliet comes a mesmerizing novel about a young scholar who risks her reputation—and her life—on a thrilling journey to prove that the legendary warrior women known as the Amazons actually existed. Oxford lecturer Diana Morgan is an expert...

Set in medieval times, Lourin ran away from a life of wealth and luxury suffocated by formalities and responsibilities. She then lived the simple life she desired with a husband who loved her beyond measure and two amazing daughters. Lourin’s evil in-laws colluded with a corrupt bishop to get rid of her and hired bandits who ripped her true love from her life; then mercenaries kidnapped her daughters and captured her. She experienced despair being taken halfway across the world and thrown over a waterfall.

An adult literary fiction novel exploring self-discovery, travel, and personal reinvention. Ella leaves her familiar life with a single suitcase to journey across unfamiliar cities, islands, and landscapes, meeting strangers and learning what it means to belong to herself. Themes include courage, identity, solitude, human connection, and the transformative power of travel.

En su destino Sara y sus amigas encuentran a un grupo de chicas de despedida de soltera un poco pijas, o sea, con las que tendrán más que palabras en un duro enfrentamiento generacional.

From the mind of Jerry Blaze comes a fast-paced high-octane action tribute you'll have to see to believe! In 1972, Anita Delacroix left the empire she carved out of the mean streets of Atlanta to pursue a cloistered life of peace, at the behest of her uncle, Father George Stone. Four years later, Sister Anita Grace receives word that her beloved uncle has been murdered. Returning for the funeral, Sister Anita makes a promise to stay outta trouble and return to the convent as soon as possible.

Separated from each other in dangerous Meiwen, Pergi and her companions hope to slip unnoticed to Gosan Mountain, the lofty sanctuary of the Wise Women. But best-laid plans shred in the winds of folly, misfortune, and chance. Teyrnon, Adlaren, and Egan blunder into a precarious predicament and must rely on a pair of enigmatic sisters to bring them out alive. Yet these alleged allies are not all they seem, pulling them deeper into unwanted intrigue.

A luxury yacht. A secret network. A woman who refuses to look away. In Key West, the rich come to disappear. Lena Cruz is just trying to keep her life afloat. She sings at La Concha by night, fights to save the charter boat Bone Tide by day, and battles a probate challenge that could take away the only thing a dead captain trusted her to protect. Then a young woman Lena helped place on a yacht job comes back beaten and terrified. The job wasn’t hospitality. It was recruitment.

Eine stürmische Insel, ein uralter Brauch - und eine tödliche Spur aus Asche. Wenn das Jahr endet, ziehen auf Föhr die sogenannten Kenkner umher: maskierte Gestalten, die Reime aufsagen, um dafür Süßigkeiten oder Schnaps zu erhalten. Normalerweise ein harmloser Brauch - doch diesmal wird am Morgen danach eine bis zur Unkenntlichkeit verkohlte Frauenleiche am Strand entdeckt. Ihre Identität ist unklar, die Spuren durch Wind und Wetter verwischt und die Umstände verstörend.

"Center’s many fans will be delighted, and those who enjoyed the movie will love hearing Kemper narrate the audio. An emotionally narrated novel, full of heart and hope."—Library Journal As seen on Netflix—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bodyguard and Hello Stranger The...

In the heart of New York City, hidden in the back room of an old Laundromat, are nine rare and valuable plants. Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire tells the story of this legendary garden, and the distance one woman must travel—from the cold, harsh streets of Manhattan to the lush...

This unforgettable debut, set against the dramatic Antarctic landscape, is “refreshingly different, vivid, and immediate. Midge Raymond has an extraordinary gift for description that puts the reader bang in the middle of its dangerous and endangered world” (M.L. Stedman, New York Times...

“Lori Lansens has created a heart-pounder of a book that is every bit as much of an emotional roller-coaster as an adventurous one” (New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult). In New York Times bestselling author Lori Lansens’ “moving portrait of the human spirit—as fierce...

Ein überraschendes Familienerbe rüttelt das Leben der 26-jährigen Journalistin Toni auf. In der alten Wiener Stadtvilla entdeckt sie Briefe und Tagebücher von Clara von Escherhoff aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Gemeinsam mit ihrer neuen Bekannten, Musical-Darstellerin Ella, will Toni herausfinden, was ihrer Vorfahrin damals widerfahren ist – und stößt dabei auf eine verbotene Liebe, einen wertvollen Diamanten und tödliche Intrigen. Doch je tiefer Toni eintaucht, desto mehr scheint sich die Grenze zwischen Vergangenheit und Gegenwart aufzulösen.

Артур Конан Дойл — автор, в котором органично соединились детектив и путешественник, поклонник науки и спиритизма, а также писатель и врач. Оставаясь всю жизнь верным своему врачебному призванию и черпая вдохновение из него, мастер писал: "...любой врач должен быть благодарен судьбе за свою профессию. Ведь делать добро — это такое огромное удовольствие, что впору платить за эту привилегию..." "Письма молодого врача" — это история жизни молодого доктора Старка Монро. Во многом автобиографичное произведение, почти все персонажи которого списаны с реальных прототипов.