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The conclusion of The Marriage Auction 2. There are so many plot twists your head will be spinning, your heart weeping, and by the end of it all…your soul will be sighing.

This is the filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera you never knew you needed. Welcome to The Marriage Auction.

With compassion, humor, and striking insight, Amy and Isabelle explores the secrets of sexuality that jeopardize the love between a mother and her daughter. Amy Goodrow, a shy high school student in a small mill town, falls in love with her math teacher, and together they cross the line between understandable fantasy and disturbing reality. When discovered, this emotional and physical trespass brings disgrace to Amy's mother, Isabelle, and intensifies the shame she feels about her own past.

Ginny Young is on a plane en route to see her mother, whom she hasn't seen or spoken to for 35 years. She thinks back to the summer of 1958, when she and her sister, Sharla, were young girls. Moving back and forth in time between the girl she once was and the woman she's become, Ginny at last confronts painful choices that occur in almost any woman's life and learns surprising truths about the people she thought she knew best.

Three women and one man put themselves up for auction in a high-stakes game of marriage, money, and mayhem. The spice is high, the characters intense, and the plot will keep you guessing until the bitter end. This is the filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera you never knew you needed. Welcome to The Marriage Auction.

The Marriage Auction 2 continues in this filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera. No way we’re going to spoil anything!

It's hard to find work as a doctor when using your real name will get you killed. So hard that when a reclusive billionaire offers Dr. Peter Brown, aka Pietro Brnwa, a job accompanying a sexy but self-destructive paleontologist on the world's worst field assignment, Brown has no real choice but to say yes. Even if it means that an army of murderers, mobsters, and international drug dealers-not to mention the occasional lake monster-are about to have a serious Pietro Brnwa problem.

A relationship between us would be taboo and forbidden, but I can’t shake what I feel. She’s my best friend’s ex-girlfriend. They’ve been on; they’ve been off. But now that he’s married to someone else, it’s time to let her see how a real man can treat her—and to show her this guy she’s kept in the friend zone will be the hottest lover she’s ever known.

On August 5th, 2003, Ryan Atwood found himself a long way from his home in Chino—he was in The O.C., an exclusive suburb full of beautiful girls, wealthy bullies, corrupt real-estate tycoons, and a new family helmed by his public defender, Sandy Cohen. Ryan soon warms up to his nerdy, indie band-loving new best friend Seth, and quickly falls for Marissa, the stunning girl next door who has secrets of her own. Completing the group is Summer, Seth’s dream girl and Marissa’s loyal—and fearless—best friend.

It's hard to find work as a doctor when using your real name will get you killed. So hard that when a reclusive billionaire offers Dr. Peter Brown, aka Pietro Brnwa, a job accompanying a sexy but self-destructive paleontologist on the world's worst field assignment, Brown has no real choice but to say yes. Even if it means that an army of murderers, mobsters, and international drug dealers - not to mention the occasional lake monster - are about to have a serious Pietro Brnwa problem.

Christmas is the perfect time to curl up with a good story, and this cracking collection brings you 30 wonderfully diverse tales inspired by this most special of seasons. From Santa Claus, gift-giving and family gatherings, to an unexpected encounter in a snowstorm and an alternative take on the Nativity, they're sure to get you in the festive mood.

Schlapper Schlammlappen! Wer ist das Phantom, das nachts durch Schmuddelfing schleicht, den Ort verwüstet und Schäden anrichtet, wo es nur kann? Und wo ist Professor Brausewein? Der geniale Erfinder ist seit Tagen spurlos verschwunden. Schmuddelfing ist in großer Aufregung. Aber die Olchis wären nicht die Olchis, wenn sie nicht alles daransetzen würden, das Phantom zur Strecke zu bringen und Brausewein wiederzufinden.

Ever miss a prime opportunity for a snappy comeback or a perfect putdown? We all have, kicking ourselves later when we think of what we could have said. The well-aimed insult was never in better shape than when Shakespeare mastered the art of defining dramatic conflict with rapier wit rather than swordplay.

Former military interrogator Samantha Wyatt may have won the battle, but she hasn't won the war against Lucien Lightner, her most cunning nemesis yet. For the first time in her life, she's forced to acknowledge she can't do it alone, but who can she trust? The first man she ever loved or the man she never planned to fall for. Chicago tycoon Jack Roman has risked everything to protect Samantha. But he's been holding onto a secret that threatens to destroy his future with the love of his life.

From ‘The Manchester Marriage’, in which a husband, supposedly drowned at sea, returns to find his daughter, to the two sisters who are comically adrift after the death of their domineering father in ‘The Daughters of the Late Colonel’, and a young girl who enlists the help of a sorceress to win back her boyfriend in ‘The Goodness of Saint Rocque’, Standing Her Ground showcases nine groundbreaking women writers.

Mogul Jack Roman was perfectly happy living the life of a high-powered and charismatic philistine. He had time, money, women, and a penchant for the fast life. Until he met his match in Samantha Wyatt, and his obsession with her would take him to hell and back....

Hai-Alarm und Abenteuer! Olchi-Streiche im fernen Arabien. Wer kann den letzten karierten Tigerhai fangen? Die Olchis natürlich, denn niemand hält unter Wasser so lange die Luft an wie sie und ist zugleich noch bärenstark. Der Sultan ist so begeistert, dass er Olchi-Mama am liebsten behalten möchte. Was Olchi-Papa dazu wohl sagt? Umfangreiches Hörspiel mit Olchi-Lied und frechen Musiktrennern.

Ethan Wilson ist ein mieser Dreckskerl. Nachdem der charismatische Australier Judith vor acht Jahren das Herz gebrochen hat, wollte sie ihn eigentlich nie wiedersehen. Doch leider ist seine Stiefmutter Judiths Patentante und die bittet sie inständig nach Australien zu kommen, um ihr auf der Pferderanch zu helfen. Im Outback angekommen, wird Judith sowohl mit Kängurus, Schlangen und Buschfeuern konfrontiert, als auch mit ihren Gefühlen. Denn ihr Herz schlägt nicht nur in Ethans Gegenwart höher, sondern auch in der von seinem Cousin Jack.

Olchis ahoi! Was gibt es Krötigeres, als auf Kreuzfahrt zu gehen? Die Olchis sind begeistert. Doch statt auf dem Luxus-Dampfer landen sie auf einem echten Piratenschiff! Und die Bande Seeräuber an Bord will die Olchis auf ihre Insel verschleppen und Lösegeld vom Bürgermeister erpressen. Jetzt heißt es nicht nur, vor Käpt‘n Eisenhand und seinen Männern zu fliehen, sondern auch dem wilden Drachen zu entkommen, der die Schatzhöhle der Piraten bewacht. Oh Käsefuß, oh Käsefuß! Werden die Olchis je wieder heil nach Schmuddelfing zurückkehren?

Ein Sammelband voller starker Helden! Das Beste aus 70 Jahren Verlag Friedrich Oetinger. Oetingers stärkste Titel versammelt auf einem Hörbuch, mit vielen bekannten Autoren, Sprechern und Charakteren. U.a. Sven Nordqvist: "Findus und der Hahn im Korb", Erhard Dietl: "Die Olchis und der Geist der blauen Berge", Paul Maar: "Ein Taucheranzug für das Sams", Christine Nöstlinger: "Wie der Franz lesen lernte".