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Meirionydd, 1783. Henry Talbot has been dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital. The only job he can find is as a physician in the backwaters of Wales where he can't speak the language, belief in myth and magic is rife, and the villagers treat him with bewildering suspicion. When Henry discovers his predecessor died under mysterious circumstances, he is determined to find answers.

Clean suspense from Vannetta Chapman. Four novellas. A multitude of cyber-terrorists. One mission—protecting America. Nora Brooks is the top agent on the Cyber Division team—not because of her coding skills, but because of her passion to catch those bent on destruction. Nora has a unique ability to assess a situation and put her finger on the one thing that doesn’t fit, the one person who has an alternate agenda. In Fading Into the Night, she chases a cyber-terrorist through an Amish community. Midnight Strike finds her training a new partner during an attack in Texas. In Daybreak ...

What scares you more? The monster under your bed or the one staring back at you in the mirror? Authors C. M. Chapman and Larry Thacker blur the lines between the kinds of monsters that roam the Earth in their latest short story collection, Everyday, Monsters. In 21 stories, listeners encounter monsters ranging from mythological and psychological to maliciously human and darkly comical. Monsters creep from the deepest parts of humanity, the kind that we are born with, proving that even those with the best senses can overlook shadowy lurking beasts.

De l'auteur du best-seller mondial "Les langages de l’amour" Gary Chapman. Plus d'un million d'exemplaires vendus ! L'amour est le fondement de tout. Il y a de différentes manières de montrer et de percevoir l'amour. Comme chaque parent, vous adressez tout votre amour à votre enfant. Mais êtes-vous sûr qu’il le ressent ? Le psychothérapeute et conseiller conjugal Gary Chapman suppose que chaque enfant parle et comprend une langue très spécifique de l'amour.

Very few people ever enter the Shadow Woods, for these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm - a dark and chaotic world where all kinds of gruesome creatures live.... On her 10th birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of the magical gateway and that her destiny is to protect the human world from the goblins, trolls and evil sprites that inhabit the Shadow Woods.

Welcome to the captivating world of "Bedtime Roars: Safari Stories For Little Explorers." Close your eyes and let your imagination soar as we embark on a thrilling journey through the wonders of the jungle. Before we dive into our first adventure, I want you to take a deep breath and picture yourself surrounded by towering trees, curious critters, and the gentle rustle of leaves in the breeze. Can you feel the excitement tingling in the air? That's the magic of the safari, and it's waiting for us to explore together.

It’s Christmas time and snowflakes swirl around the bears’ cosy cabin. 'Yippee!' cheer the bear cubs. 'More snow! More snow!' And sure enough, the snow gets deeper ... and deeper. But soon it’s right up to the windows! Will it ever stop?

Se o amor é nossa principal fonte de realização, por que é tão difícil dar e receber amor e conviver bem com as pessoas que mais amamos? Neste livro, o autor trata dessas questões com a experiência e a sabedoria de um conselheiro matrimonial e familiar que já resolveu milhares de im passes entre cônjuges, pais e filhos e amigos. Ele apresenta as sete características das pessoas capazes de amar, mostrando como desenvolver cada uma delas até que se tornem um estilo de vida.

Es progresista, socialdemócrata y feminista. Una líder milenial. La segunda mujer electa en dar a luz durante su mandato. Pero ¿quién es realmente Jacinda Ardern? ¿Y por qué inspira tanta admiración en todo el mundo? La primera ministra de Nueva Zelanda ha sido considerada la gran líder de una nueva generación. Su elegancia y compasión durante el tiroteo en la mezquita de Christchurch captó la atención del mundo entero. Incluso la mismísima Oprah Winfrey invitó a sus seguidores a "canalizar la Jacinda que llevamos dentro".

Whiz through the marvellous menagerie of imagination, from honey-hungry bears to hand-holding otters, snowy white owls to not-so-scary monsters. These tales focus on love, friendship and belonging, laced with gentle humour and heart-warming messages—the perfect incentive for little ones to get an early night’s sleep!

Wolke findet eine Flaschenpost am Fluss. Darin steckt eine alte Landkarte, auf der ein Versteck eingezeichnet ist! Was mag dort verborgen sein? Aufgeregt begeben sich die Einhörner auf eine spannende Schatzsuche!

She knows just what she’s doing New Year’s Eve. And it doesn’t include locking lips with anyone. After a few years of holiday heartbreak, Natalie is determined to get through this holiday season in one piece. But when a potential love interest from her past reappears, she’s torn between letting love in again or protecting her heart. Before Natalie can pop the cork and toast to her future happiness, she’ll have to face the pesky ghosts from her holidays past or risk losing out on her happily ever after.

Another collection of great classic novellas by superb storytellers, including Robert E. Howard, E. T. A. Hoffman, Edith Wharton, Bessie Kyffin-Taylor, F. Marion Crawford and more....

Dan Dare and his crew finally return to Earth. Landing in central London, they find the city deserted - or that's how it seems at first. But soon Dare faces an army of ruthless machines, robots who have conquered the planet and placed the surviving humans in slave camps. The robots are too powerful and too numerous to be resisted, and their invasion is complete. With limited resources, Dare, Digby and Peabody face their greatest challenge yet - to liberate planet Earth....

Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930) was, amongst other things, an eccentric archaologist, historian, architect, antiquarian collector and author of Gothic horror stories very much after the fashion of M. R. James. 'The Dolls' Castle' is the creepy story of a haunted house with a sinister past which uses old, rotting dolls to lure unwary children away from their parents.

Endlich große Ferien! Die Einhornfohlen sind in den Palast eingeladen und haben viel Spaß im Schloss und im verwunschenen Garten. Doch plötzlich ist Mondstrahls kleine Schwester spurlos verschwunden. Werden die Freunde die Einhornprinzessin finden?

When Singapore fell to the Japanese in December 1941, Captain Freddie Spencer Chapman chose to take the fight to the enemy. Trekking deep behind enemy lines into the jungle, this veteran explorer turned special forces operative unleashed a one-man commando campaign of such destructive power and lethal ferocity that the Japanese deployed a Regiment of four thousand men in a desperate effort to hunt him down.

In this sequel to the much-acclaimed A Killer’s Grace, Pitcairn and Emmy return to the exploration of innocence while adding to it a deepening understanding of injury and ordeal, and its amazing corollary of Post-Traumatic Growth. As the quest and its dangers rip their lives apart, doors open that lure them back and forth across the country in search of tendrils tying together the events and anguish, as well as bringing the protagonists more deeply together.

Allison Quinn won't stop until she finds her father's killer. An attack on a luxury cruise liner sends Department of Homeland Security agent, Allison Quinn to the Gulf Coast of Texas. She'll be working with Donovan Steele, a man who is sometimes her friend, sometimes her partner, and occasionally her adversary. While Quinn works to stop the attack, she’s determined to find the persons responsible for her father’s death. When Quinn connects the burgeoning cyber-attack to the Anarchists for Tomorrow, she suspects that something terrible is looming, but what can terrorists hope to ...

Im Einhornland Arkadia gehen die jungen Einhörner zur Schule, um den richtigen Umgang mit ihren magischen Fähigkeiten zu lernen. Wolke und ihre Freunde dürfen am Zaubercamp im Mondsicheltal teilnehmen! Das ist eine große Ehre für die jungen Einhörner. Doch dann gerät Stella in Gefahr und die Freunde müssen zeigen, wie gut sie die neuen Zaubersprüche beherrschen... Eine fantasievolle Geschichte rund um Freundschaft, Vertrauen und Zusammenhalt.