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The last week hasn't gone at all as Erin planned. She had thought it might be her final vacation with Jack, her husband. Their marriage had been on the rocks for years, and this was to be her last attempt to bring them together by allowing him his fantasy of going nude in public. Hoping the trip would help to rekindle the closeness they once shared.

The Circular Staircase is a mystery novel by American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart. The story follows dowager Rachel Innes as she thwarts a series of strange crimes at a summer house she has rented with her niece and nephew.

Adara Stone—pilot for the Interstellar Planets Union services. She’s half Wayfarer and half human and Captain James’ last choice as a pilot. Excited for her first long contract and explorer-class ship, Adara knows she’ll spend seven years flying a ship in unknown space. She can’t wait to see what’s out there. By the book, Captain Alden James does not want anyone varying from his flight plan. He quickly loses patience with Adara breaking protocol. Adara craves a family, but finds only recrimination and punishment. When fate intervenes, will her Wayfarer skills be enough?

What do you get when you put these two minds together? How about an erotic crime drama? When Luther was honorably discharged from Army Special Forces he followed in his father's footsteps as a DEA Agent. He quickly developed a reputation as a hard but impeccably honest man. His honesty would ultimately lead to his downfall. While running an investigation into the darkest corners of the porn industry, he witnessed a senator watching while a snuff film while it was being shot.

What do you do when your husband requests you dress up as a naughty nurse and you’ve never done anything like that before? Josie and her husband are trying to spice up their love life and exploring unfulfilled fantasies, but her husband’s request might be beyond Josie’s acting skills. Can she pull it off, or is she going to laugh the entire evening?

Jessie Alden thinks her days of solving mysteries are over. With her new role at the student newspaper, as well as classes, friends, and boys, there’s a lot to keep up with. And Jessie always likes to be prepared. But when a new boy at school comes to her with information about strange things taking place at his parent’s business, and she also finds out the club she’s writing her first feature on seems to know something about it, Jessie realizes her story is much bigger than she thought―and she can’t help but get to the bottom of it.

When an embarrassing message between Charla and Daniel goes out to the whole class, Jessie finds herself stuck between her feuding best friends. As she helps Charla investigate how this happened, they find that someone has been tampering with Charla's lawyer mom’s computer, and it could spell trouble for her mom’s legal case. In order to keep the culprit from walking free, Jessie and Charla need Daniel’s help. But when some messages go out, they’re hard to take back.

In this wonderful collection of four novellas, a daughter returns home from the big city to care for her injured mother, childhood sweethearts reconnect after decades apart, a single mom finds herself the target of her starry-eyed daughter’s matchmaking scheme, and a young couple struggles to find their own American dream. Celebrating family, faith, and forgiveness, Here in Hart’s Crossing will warm your heart and soothe your spirit.

Bored and horny at work, Eli thought his Friday was going to be just like any other Friday until SHE walked through the door. Her short, ruffled black shirt and a deep purple corset with lace ties make him itch to pull the ribbons loose and unwrap her like a present. Maybe this customer wants to go to the backroom and have some fun tonight?

Life is complicated...But love never dies. Evelyn and Peter are very much in love when they are wrenched apart on their anniversary. The separation appears permanent and irreversible. As Evelyn’s life tumbles into bleak, bottomless darkness, James steps in to wipe away the tears and give her another chance at happiness. When Evelyn learns that a mystical piece of jewelry given to her by her husband will allow them one evening together each year...on the anniversary of their separation...she is torn.

In "So viu Zyt mues sy" finden sich Episoden, wie wir sie alle kennen. Sie handeln von Kindern und Jugendlichen, Männern und Frauen jeden Alters, sind mal fröhlich, mal traurig, aber immer hoffnungsvoll. Auch wenn das Leben nicht nach Wunsch verläuft, so gibt es doch immer wieder einen Neuanfang.

Mit einer guten Portion Humor beschreibt die Autorin ihre lebhafte Kindheit in ihrer Familie in Zäziwil und ihren weiteren Lebensweg, der sie schliesslich in die Berner Länggasse führt. Wir dürfen miterleben, wie Loni und ihr Mann eine Metzgerei und ein Restaurant aufbauen und sich später in den Alterssitz am Wohlensee zurückziehen. Der Lebenskreis – ein reich beblätterter Lebensbaum – schließt sich.

Michael has a date to meet his wife for coffee, but she never shows up. When a sexy, flirty woman sits at a table close to him, sparks fly. She propositions him, and Michael has to make a choice. Michael just might have been at the right place, at the right time.

After fending off a would-be abductor, 27-year-old singer-songwriter Hannah Cassidy hides behind a car in the half-empty parking lot behind Pancake Pantry in Nashville. From there, she watches in horror as her attacker grabs another woman and pushes her into a nearby car. Within seconds, the vehicle speeds away.

Anita’s a loner. She works and lives alone. She has no patience for relationships or men in general. However, she cannot resist Borel, a Tozian who satisfies her in ways she’s never experienced. Birth control is not an issue as long as Taler, Borel’s genetic match, doesn’t show up. After a long night in Borel’s bed, Anita is so sick she can barely stand. What’s wrong with her? When Borel and Taler show up at her ship, they have a surprise for her. She’s pregnant! Can Anita go from being a loner to a mother with two lovers?

An der Schule der vier Wissensprofis finden in diesem Jahr ganz besondere Exkursionstage statt. Unter dem Motto "Auf den Spuren des alten Roms" geht es auf Klassenfahrt nach Italien. Jette, Finn, Ben und Lilli tüfteln eine Stadtrallye für die anderen Kinder aus. Sie treffen einen Historiker, der dem Leben in der römischen Armee auf den Grund geht. Außerdem besuchen die vier römische Bauten und Schutzanlagen und erfahren jede Menge über das Leben der Menschen im alten Rom.

A young sailor finds the love of his life in a famous wartime Liberty town, but loses her when he hesitates. Will she still be waiting when he goes looking for her again?

One year ago on Halloween night, Lilith, the queen of the Succubae, possessed a helpless virgin in a place that had been her prison for millennia. Amber and her friends were outcasts, members of the geekiest book club on campus, and all virgins! Each year, they would find a haunted location to spend their Halloween. This year, it was Amber’s turn to pick the spot and she found the perfect location: an abandoned brothel which had been the site of many mysterious murders over the last century.

The Kids Who Changed the World: 10 Amazing Science Stories is a fascinating book packed with 10 rhyming adventure stories about remarkable personalities from the world of science: Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Nicola Tesla, Charles Darwin, Louis Pasteur, and others. Children can explore the book to learn about ordinary kids who made history and who grew up to shape the world!

Writing and finishing a novel can feel overwhelming. Especially because if you're like most writers, you need to fit writing around other responsibilities and goals. Maybe you're working at a separate job or profession, raising a family, or pursuing a degree (or all of the above). But there's good news. No matter what else is happening in your life, you can write a novel in a year.