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Spring is in the air of Fort Connor, Colorado-a time of new beginnings for the House of Lambspun knitters. But for fellow knitter Jennifer's new real estate client, it is his end. He's been murdered and Kelly Flynn is left unraveling a tangle of clues. This may prove to be her most challenging...

She was supposed to teach Daisy how to be a good dog…but Daisy taught her to be a better person. When Sharron Luttrell joins a weekend “Prison PUP” program for a service dog organization, she knew it was just what she needed to help her move on from the death of her own beloved dog. The...

Während Dante in den Händen von Edion um sein Leben kämpft, stellt sich Sara ihrer größten Prüfung. Sie soll herrschen, führen und gleichzeitig den Mann retten, den sie liebt. Doch der Preis für seine Freiheit könnte das Ende eines ganzen Volkes bedeuten. Getrieben von Hoffnung, Schmerz und einer unerschütterlichen Liebe, riskiert Sara alles.

Larkin and Graham Hadley come from completely different worlds. She’s from the trailer park; he’s from the yacht club. Inexplicably, they fall in love. Suddenly, she has the kind of life she never even dared to dream of. Yet, even as the wife of a man from a prominent Charleston family, Larkin is still an outsider. After all, in Charleston, South Carolina, bloodline is everything.

You can’t choose your family or your destiny or your legacy. But once upon a time, a woman named Ava St. James had tried to build happiness upon the remains of her broken heart. For better or worse. Decades later, the Bakers are headed for a perfect family vacation. A full month at a house by the lake; the house passed down from a mysterious aunt no one ever talks about. Love and good intentions aside, what begins like a relaxing vacation turns into a nightmare as each of the Bakers’ nerves slowly but steadily begin to wear away at the edges.

In this deeply personal account, Dr. Curtis Boyd and Dr. Glenna Halvorson-Boyd reflect on their lives in abortion care, from the childhood experiences that shaped their paths to the Supreme Court decision that forced the closure of their Dallas clinic. Their stories begin in the 1960s, as Curtis opens a clandestine abortion practice while breaking with the beliefs of his Baptist family and Glenna pursues psychology while coming to understand the world of restrictive gender roles.

Warum strafst du mich, Herr? Wieso bin ich wieder gefangen in der Dunkelheit wie einst im Brunnen? Ich habe doch so darum gekämpft, wieder etwas Licht in mein Leben zu bringen.

Es war kalt und dunkel unten im Brunnen. Endlos hämmerte Joseph gegen den Stein und schrie mit aller Leibeskraft. Doch ebenso wenig, wie der Stein unter seinen Händen ließen sich auch die Herzen seiner Brüder nicht erweichen.

Wie in jedem Club, in jeder Gemeinschaft, haben auch wir Regeln. Einen Kodex, an den wir uns halten, um die Anzahl der Toten in einem überschaubaren Rahmen zu halten. Wir jagen im Dunkeln. Wir jagen im Rudel. Wir jagen nie zum Spaß. Wir entwickeln keine Gefühle für unsere Beute. Und wenn – falls – jemand doch stirbt: dann verhalten wir uns gefälligst professionell. Wer wir sind? Wir sind Monster, böse Geister, Dämonen. Incubi werden wir genannt. Doch als dieses Mädchen trotz aller Vorsicht in unseren Armen stirbt, geraten auf einmal all unsere Regeln ins Wanken.

For the Tenth Doctor, the festive season always brought adventure. In fact, he's saved Christmas across space and time more times than we ever knew. Join the Doctor (and Donna and Martha and Rose, and other friends old and new) for incredible tales of daring and danger. From Daleks plotting to save humanity to Sycorax working to exploit it...from star-narwhals massing on the Moon to a toy factory in space. Because even in the jolliest of seasons there's a world or two to save.

Carter is a young mother, recently separated. She is curious, angry, and on a quest to find out what the heritage she only learned of in her teens truly means. Allie, Carter's mother, is trying to make up for the lost years with her first born, and to protect Carter from the hurt she herself suffered from her own mother. Lucie wants the granddaughter she's never met to help her join her ancestors in the Afterlife. And Geneviève is determined to conquer her demons before the fire inside burns her up, wih the thelp of the sister she lost but has never been without.

In The Curious Adventures of Jimmy McGee, Jimmy McGee is a tiny leprechaun-like man who thinks of himself as nothing more than a plumber. But Jimmy's life of turning on water and fixing dripping faucets is disrupted when he rescues Amy's doll, Little Lydia, from a monstrous wave that sweeps her off the beach. In The Witch Family, Old Witch likes nothing better than to fly about on her broomstick crying “Heh-Heh!” and casting abracadabras, but now she has been sent away... by two young girls.

Scotland Yard macht einen grausigen Fund. Eine Leiche, der Kopf, Arme und Beine fehlen. In seiner Verzweiflung wendet sich Inspektor Bradstreet an Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson. Als der Meisterdetektiv den Tatort besichtigt, glaubt er, die Identität der Toten zu kennen. Sie steht angeblich in Verbindung zu einem seltsamen Besucher, den die beiden Freunde vor wenigen Tagen in der Baker Street begrüßen durften. Einen seltsamen Kauz namens Ickabod Crane, der behauptet, ein kopfloser Reiter würde ihm nach dem Leben trachten. Schabernack - oder tödlicher Ernst?

She's the victim. But is she so innocent? Sophie McCarthy is known for her determination, ambition and brilliance at work. She's tough, but only because she wants to get the best out of people. Aidan Ryan is strong, honourable and a family man. He's tough, too; the army requires it. When these two strangers are brought together in a devastating incident, Sophie's life is left in ruins. Her family wants to see Aidan pay for what he did. Aidan's prepared to sacrifice everything - including his marriage and his child - to fix the mess he's made.

Unabridged, 9 hours Read by Jane Jacobs Despite the fact that her aunt was an expert knitter, Kelly Flynn never picked up a pair of knitting needles she liked-until she strolled into House of Lambspun. Now, in the first in a brand-new series, she learns how to knit one, purl two, and untangle...

Banished! Old Witch likes nothing better than to fly about on her broomstick crying "Heh-Heh!" and casting abracadabras, but now she has been sent away, by two young girls. Amy and Clarissa love to tell stories about Old Witch, until one day they decide she is just too mean and wicked. Drawing a rickety old house upon a barren glass hill, the girls exile Old Witch there with the warning that she'd better be good - or else no Halloween.

Jimmy's life of turning on water and fixing dripping faucets is disrupted when he rescues Amy's doll, Little Lydia, from a monstrous wave that sweeps her off the beach. Jimmy keeps Little Lydia safe under his stovepipe hat, right on top of his magic box, where he keeps bolts of thunder and lightning, which turns Little Lydia into an electrified, out-of-control, be-bop doll with the zoomie-zoomies.

In tough economic times, when careers are derailed and leaders are forced to rewrite their professional plans, this audiobook enlightens and uplifts. Comebacks features an all-star cast of 10 leaders who endured setbacks - for some a public fall in the midst of media scrutiny - then reassessed and moved ahead with new purpose. Based on revealing interviews, the audiobook presents a behind-the-headlines glimpse into the lives of leaders; how they drew upon resources, both internal and external, to move on; and the lessons that helped them redefine success.