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Spezialagent Chance Vaught soll während einer Mission in Mexiko für die Sicherheit des Teams der US-Drogenkontrolle sorgen. Doch die Autokolonne gerät ins Fadenkreuz eines Scharfschützen, der irgendwo in der Ferne lauert. Vaught ist in höchster Not. Auch der Navy SEAL Gil Shannon kann ihm nicht helfen. Er ist offenbar bei seinem letzten Einsatz ums Leben gekommen. Die Männer und Frauen sind dem Geisterschützen hilflos ausgeliefert. Nach und nach holt er sich seine Opfer ...

Mit ironischem Blick auf die Sechzigerjahre beschreibt Genazino den Weg eines jungen Mannes: Weigand, der siebzehnjährige Ich-Erzähler ohne Vornamen, der wegen schlechter Noten vom Gymnasium fliegt und der Mutter zuliebe eine Lehrstelle bei einer Spedition annimmt. Eigentlich träumt Weigand aber von einem Leben als Schriftsteller. Und so beginnt er ein Doppelleben, angetrieben von drei Dingen, die es für ihn im Leben braucht: eine Frau, eine Wohnung und einen selbst geschriebenen Roman. Gelesen vom Autor selbst, haftet seiner Geschichte eine charmante Beiläufigkeit an.

Coral Harbour - ein winziges Städtchen hoch im Norden Kanadas: Bei den Recherchen für einen Schülerwettbewerb stoßen Sammy, Matiuse und Sarah auf eine rätselhafte Geschichte aus der Vergangenheit. Am ehemaligen Army-Stützpunkt von Coral Harbour nehmen sie die Spur eines amerikanischen Soldaten auf, der im Sommer 1943 mit einem Geldkoffer spurlos verschwand. Dabei erfahren die Freunde, was Gott im Leben des GI bewirkte.

Military legacy Ari Alexander has survived alien spies, WWIV, and a changing world order. But when the new leader of Earth uses Jackson—the only boy she's ever let herself care about—to get to her, Ari has no choice but to surrender. To free Jackson, she agrees to travel to the national bases to train others to fight. What she discovers is a land riddled with dying people. Ari has the power to heal by turning the fighters into aliens—half-breeds like her. If she succeeds, together, they have a chance at overthrowing the alien leader, Zeus. 

On Earth, seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander was taught to never peek, but if she hopes to survive life on her new planet, Loge, her eyes must never shut. Because Zeus will do anything to save the Ancients from their dying planet, and he has a plan. Thousands of humans crossed over to Loge after a poisonous neurotoxin released into Earth's atmosphere, nearly killing them. They sought refuge in hopes of finding a new life, but what they became were slaves, built to wage war against their home planet. That is, unless Ari and Jackson can stop them. But on Loge, nothing is as it seems....

Many of the demigods believe Octavia is the key to the gods' return. If they kill her, the gods will remain imprisoned. The daemons believe she is the key to their survival. If she dies, all hope for the future will vanish with her. Octavia doesn't want to believe either version, but when she is ruthlessly stalked by something menacing, she fears they both might be right. The only thing keeping her sane is her mates. Octavia never expected to find love, and when one of her men gets in trouble, she risks everything to keep him safe—even if it will break her heart.

Four weeks ago, a dead man washed ashore. Four days ago, his body disappeared from the morgue. Four hours ago, I was accused of his murder. Unfortunately for me, my last nerve drowned in the sea of my new friend named night sweats. Just when I thought it was safe to step onto my porch, the power...

Five weeks ago, I might have killed a man. Five days ago, I met my husband's other wife. Five minutes ago, a dead body washed ashore. Just another day in the life of an Oracle. I thought taking care of the hex that wanted to kill me was all I had to worry about, but then Farrah Lockwood arrives...

With shades of Tom Clancy, Stephen King, and James Rollins, Mount Fitz Roy continues the tale of Patrick O’Doyle and Bertha Lybrand, who were part of the horror show that occurred far below the mountains of Utah. They learn that the "mother of all motherlodes” discovered there was not unique, that there is another deposit similar to it three miles beneath the towering peak of Cerro Chaltén on the disputed border between Chile and Argentina.  

Centuries after the civilized world destroyed itself in a dimly-remembered final war, a few rebels courageously searched through the shattered cities-trying to regain old knowledge.

Nylan, the only man among the matriarchal band of “angels” marooned on the high plateau of Candar. Forced to seek a life elsewhere, Nylan descends into a world of warring kingdoms and strange magics in search of a peaceful life with his wife and infant son. His talents, however, make him a valuable weapon—and so the war between chaos and order begins anew.

Octavia barely survived her last meeting with the demigods, her very existence a threat to their carefully created dynasty. If given the chance, they wouldn't hesitate to come after her. When dead bodies start showing up, she is ordered to investigate. She suspects it's a carefully laid trap - if she doesn't uncover the killers, not only will more people die, but the fragile truce with the demigods will be nullified.

There is one thing every enemy of Bethany Anne finds out: They will be ground under her heels. Now, something is heating up between Bethany Anne and Michael, and it isn’t her anger over him leaving her behind. Well, much. Further, the Patriarch is learning there might be someone worth sticking around for in his future. If she would just stop being so hard-headed.  

I've had my heart broken by the death of my brother and by the recent betrayal one of the Night brothers, but I'm putting myself back together one piece at a time. Until he comes back into my life and is the prime suspect in the murder of a dragon. 

Der New-York-Times-Bestseller mit einem Vorwort von Anthony Robbins! Nachdem Darren Hardy, Herausgeber und Chefredakteur des SUCCESS-Magazins, die erfolgreichsten Menschen der Welt interviewt und kennengelernt hat, weiß er genau, dass Erfolg und das Erreichen des Außergewöhnlichen für jeden möglich sind, wenn sie sich entscheiden, die Ausnahme zu sein. In diesem Hörbuch hat er alle Geheimnisse gesammelt, die zusammen die Gewinnerformel darstellen.

Nurse Mercy Lynch is elbows deep in bloody laundry at a war hospital in Richmond, Virginia, when Clara Barton comes bearing bad news: Mercy’s husband has died in a POW camp. On top of that, a telegram from the West Coast declares that her estranged father is gravely injured, and he wishes to see her. Mercy sets out toward the Mississippi River. Once there, she’ll catch a train over the Rockies. When Mercy finally arrives in St. Louis, the only Tacoma-bound train is pulled by a terrifying Union-operated steam engine called the Dreadnought.

Sister murdered, best friend dead, married to the patron saint of death, Necromancer Eric Carter's return to Los Angeles hasn't gone well, and it's about to get even worse. His link to the death goddess is changing his powers, changing him. While searching for a way to break Santa Muerte's hold over him, Carter finds himself the target of a psychopath who can steal anyone's form, powers, and memories. He can be anyone. He can be anywhere. 

FBI Agent Lily Yu is in North Carolina with her lover and mate, Rule Turner, Lu Nuncio of the Nokolai werewolf clan. He is there to take custody of his son from the boy's grandmother. It's a purely personal trip until Rule, in wolf form, finds three bodies in a shallow grave. They carry the stench of death magic, which makes the murders a federal crime. Lily takes charge of the investigation and soon realizes that nothing adds up - not the motives or the main suspect, who is behind bars when death strikes again. 

In the year 2058, if you want someone to do the hands-on investigative work that requires a little finesse and sensitivity, not to mention the ability to shrug off a good beating in the process, then Zachary Nixon Johnson, the last freelance private eye on earth, is your man. What starts out as a simple missing-persons case for Zach quickly turns into a convoluted and desperate chase for the most unlikely weapon of unimaginable power ever conceived: the Bionic Bikini. 

In den Geschichten und zahlreichen Gedichten begegnet uns sicher kein Mythos, aber schon etwas Besonderes. Mindest ebenso besonders wie jede Ehefrau, jedes Mauerblümchen, jede Geliebte, jedes Mädchen, jede Braut oder jede Mutter in Franken. Und der fränkische Mann? Der weiß das Besondere zu schätzen. In 6 Geschichten erzählt Wilhelm Wolpert sehr humorvoll das Zusammenspiel von Mann und Frau auf fränkisch.