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Heart-wrenching, absorbing and magical, Relativity is an irresistible novel about science, love, unbreakable bonds and irreversible acts. Ethan is a bright young boy obsessed with physics and astronomy who lives with his mother, Claire. Claire has been a wonderful parent to Ethan, but he's becoming increasingly curious about his father's absence in his life, wanting to fill in the gaps.

Anne White looked away for only a second, but that’s all it took to lose sight of her young daughter. But seven years later, Abigail is found. And as Anne struggles to connect with her teenage daughter, she begins to question how much Abigail remembers about the day she disappeared.

When a firebomb attack at a Brighton travellers' site kills women and children, Chief Superintendent Jo Howe has strong reason to believe the new, dubiously elected, far-right council leader is behind the murders. Against the direct orders of her chief constable, Jo digs deeper into the killings. She uncovers a criminal ring of human trafficking and euthanasia all leading to a devastating plot which threatens thousands of lives and from which the murderous politician looks sure to walk away scot-free.

Sharp, irreverent and very funny women's fiction for women who won't put up with being told to step aside! Isn't it about time we talked about you? Tessa, Sandra and Harriet have been best friends through first crushes, careers, marriage and the trials of motherhood. After 20 years of taking care of everyone else's every needs, they've found themselves hitting the big 5-0 and suddenly asking themselves, 'What about me?' Sandra has a sordid secret, and Harriet is landed with her ailing mother-in-law.

Join Alex on this extraordinary adventure and discover how you, too, can find your own Karma Café—a place of boundless potential that exists not just in some hidden corner of the city, but within your own awakening consciousness.

The London Countryside, 1820. Eleanora Coventry comes from a life of title and privilege, but even that isn’t enough to prevent her from being wed at sixteen to a controlling and dismissive husband. So when she finds herself a widow at only twenty-seven, the idea of choosing her own path forward both thrills and terrifies her. She knows how to be a daughter and a wife and mother, but she has no idea how to be Eleanora. She moves her son and daughter to her late husband’s country estate, where she meets Ridley, the young stable master.

When orphan Julie Miller is sent to Canada to keep her safe from Hitler’s bombs at the start of WWII, she hopes this will the start of a happier new life for her after years of sadness. Taken in by a schoolteacher, it seems that Julie’s dreams are coming true. But that’s before a shadow is cast over her safe refuge, and before long, she is forced to run away. This is just the start of a long journey, one with many hardships before she can find a place to call home.

Vier neue, fantastische Geschichten von der kleinen, verrückten Prinzessin Suna und ihren Freunden. Dieses Mal nimmt Suna dich mit in ihre Schule und zu einigen anderen kuriosen Prüfungen. In Sunas Schule ist ein ganz besonderer Freund zu Gast. Dass Hennes ein Hexer ist, sollte allerdings besser keiner wissen. Als er aber auf die Idee kommt, die Tafel mit einer Regenwolke sauberzuregnenund das Wetter dabei mal wieder nicht ganz unter Kontrolle hat, gibt es ein riesengroßes Chaos.

Wichtel, diese fröhlichen kleinen Weihnachtsgehilfen, sind ein lustiges und chaotisches Völkchen. In diesem Hörbuch sind allerlei erstaunliche Fakten über sie zu finden. Wie nutzen Wichtel Zuckerstangen, die zu groß zum Essen sind? Was passiert bei der Geschenkeverpack-Weltmeisterschaft? Und warum ziehen Wichtel in der Adventszeit bei Familien ein und wohnen hinter einer kleinen Tür in der Wand? 101 Wichtel und Wichtelinnen tummeln sich in diesem Hörspiel – großer Vorweihnachtshörspaß für die ganze Familie.

Geboren in 1980 in Warendorf, Mutter zweier Kinder, arbeitet als Diplom Ingenieurin der Lebensmitteltechnologie in der Forschung und lebt in Bielefeld. Nebenberuflich verfasst sie Fachbücher über wissenschaftliche Texte. Sobald sich die Möglichkeit bietet überschreitet sie gern die Grenze der Realität und verfasst Gechichten für Kinder und deren Eltern.

At the imposing iron gates of Auschwitz, twenty-one-year-old Hodaya clings to her mama and papa, her little sister Bayla’s arms around her waist. But when Hodaya is sent one way and her parents the other, a plea to keep her sister safe is the last thing in her mother’s eyes. Hodaya makes a silent promise in return. But Auschwitz is no place for a little girl, and keeping Bayla safe takes every ounce of Hodaya’s strength.

Jacky ‘The Beetle' McKenzie is, if you ask her, the most sensible and rational person in the world. Unfortunately, her ordinary and the rest of the world's ordinary don't mix. To the rest of the world, she is belligerent, weird, obsessive, angry and volatile. Always, in the background, husband Mark and girlfriend Clarissa have one eye on each other, both asking the same question—which of them will she push too far first? Which of them will abandon her, and which will be left to pick up the pieces?

Als Mia neu auf das abgeschiedene Internat Burg Wandra kommt, muss sie schnell erfahren, dass hier nichts ist, wie es scheint. Sie hat den Platz der im letzten Jahr spurlos verschwundenen Schülerin Emily eingenommen, die seither von der Kriminalpolizei gesucht wird. Die Liste der Verdächtigen unter den Schülern und Lehrern ist endlos, denn jeder scheint seine eigenen düsteren Geheimnisse zu haben. Besonders die Clique der "Richkids" mit dem attraktiven Rugby-Captain Finn weckt Mias Misstrauen und sie spioniert ihnen nach.

In der Teenage-Horror-Comedy-Hörspielserie Fangtastic Night verschwindet zu Beginn des Schuljahres ein 18-jähriges Mädchen. Die gleichaltrige Lavina ist fest davon überzeugt, dass Vampire die ruhige Vorstadt infiltriert haben. Ihre beste Freundin Lucy, frisch nach ihrem Glow-Up, will sich damit nicht weiter beschäftigen und sucht Kontakt zu den Cool-Kids, zu denen auch ihr Schwarm, der unnahbare Tyler, gehört. Sie sehnt sich danach, in der Abschlussklasse das süße Partyleben zu genießen.

Three strangers destined to be brought together by war and revenge. Marzal - an exiled daughter with a plan for revenge. Rayn - a rebel blacksmith with a blade of blood. Elena - a gentle midwife with a fiercely protected secret. Each young woman wants peace, but not everyone is fighting by the same rules. What some call fate, others call design...and someone's pulling the strings. When the flames fade, beware the hidden danger of...black heat.

Laurel Bowman has started a new life as a teacher on the isolated Suffolk coast while she tries to get over the murder of her sister. But it seems she cannot escape from death. When the headmaster's wife is murdered, the detective in charge, idiosyncratic DI Frank Diamond, soon has a list of suspects. He is no stranger to Laurel, but despite their troubled past, together they start to unravel the truth. Then the murderer strikes again and Laurel must fight, not just for justice, but for her life.

After more than 20 years of marriage, Fay and Steve are happy enough, though life's become routine and lacks excitement. Fay believes an open relationship could reignite the spark they've lost. But can sex ever just be sex? Steve eventually agrees to the idea of sleeping with other people, but first they must set some ground rules: no sex with friends, no telling the kids and a limit on how many times they can see the same person. Can their marriage survive non-monogamy—even if they have permission?

Emily Wilkinson has lost everything. Literally. In a hair-straightener fire. Oh, and her boyfriend (and boss) has announced he's going back to his wife. So, she needs a new job, a new plan, and somewhere to live that isn't her childhood bedroom. Charles Hunter is looking for a live-in PA to help run Bowford Manor and Emily thinks she's the perfect fit. Well, she's spent ten years propping up demanding men, so she can definitely handle some tricky characters—like Charles's eldest son and heir, who's got plans for the estate that might raise a few eyebrows.

"Plötsligt hade han handen på min höft och strax efteråt hånglade vi vilt i en taxi på väg hem till honom". Julia har ett rikt liv. Hon har en fartfylld karriär som hon älskar, väninnorna i BBI (Bokklubben Basic Instinct) och en fin relation med sin snart vuxna dotter. Det enda hon saknar är samvaron med en man. En relation som skänker såväl spänning som trygghet. Som både är fysiskt och mentalt stimulerande. En livskamrat helt enkelt.

Kate and Bella, Bella and Kate. From childhood they were inseparable yet polar opposites: Bella sensible and cautious, Kate gregarious and just a little dangerous. Then men came into their lives and things changed: a black seed was set in in the heart of their relationship. Over decades, acts of both cruelty and love feed that seed until one shocking event leads to further tragedy. Neither will escape unscathed.