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Cendrine West can't catch a break. She's close to landing a new job, and things are getting cozy with sexy sheriff Tyler Gates. All that changes when she is kidnapped by renegade witch Aunt Pearl, who is hell-bent on avenging a friend's untimely death. It's Las Vegas or bust...for all the wrong reasons. Rocco Racatelli is a hunky Vegas kingpin - and the next mob target. Lady Luck has dealt him a losing hand and he wants revenge. When Aunt Pearl is a little too eager to help, project Vegas Vendetta quickly escalates into an all-out mob turf war.

Is your money safe? Charles Ponzi lent the Ponzi scheme its name, but he is not the first or the last to dupe investors with this age-old con. Bernard Madoff, Tom Petters, and others amassed billions before their arrests, but it is not all about the money. Find out what makes fraudsters tick, and how they swindle their victims. The biggest Ponzi scheme of all time is operating under the radar right now, unknown and undetected by regulators and unsuspecting investors.

One year and one bad relationship later, his disbelief in love-at-first-sight is stripped away the day he meets Six: a girl with a strange name and an even stranger personality. Unfortunately for Daniel, finding true love doesn’t guarantee a happily ever after - it only further threatens it. Will an unbearable secret from the past jeopardize Daniel and Six’s only chance at saving each other?

At twenty-two, Sydney is enjoying a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her best friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers that Hunter is cheating on her—and she’s forced to decide what her next move should be. Soon, Sydney finds herself captivated by her mysterious and attractive neighbor, Ridge. She can't take her eyes off him or stop listening to the passionate way he plays his guitar every evening out on his balcony. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore.

A beautiful woman stands by the side of the road, barefoot and bleeding, a child in her arms. Someone just tried to kill her, but she wouldn't recognize him if she saw his face. She doesn't even remember her own name. A suburban cop surveys a kitchen in disarray - a woman and child missing, a chilling note. This crime scene is unlike any he has ever seen.

New York, Los Angeles - und dazwischen die große Liebe. Ausgerechnet am Abend bevor sie von Los Angeles nach New York zieht, lernen sie sich kennen: die 18-jährige Fallon, Tochter eines bekannten Filmschauspielers, und der gleichaltrige Ben, der davon träumt, Schriftsteller zu werden. Beide verlieben sich auf den ersten Blick ineinander und verbringen die Stunden vor dem Abflug zusammen. Doch wie soll es weitergehen? Wollen sie sich wirklich auf eine Fernbeziehung einlassen und ihren Alltag nur halbherzig leben?

With the head-to-head battle against the villainous Lokesh behind her, Kelsey confronts a new heartbreak: in the wake of his traumatic experience, her beloved Ren no longer remembers who she is. As the trio continues their quest by challenging five cunning and duplicitous dragons, Ren and Kishan once more vie for her affections--leaving Kelsey more confused than ever.

Als Lily Ryle kennenlernt, scheinen all ihre Träume wahr zu werden: eine neue Stadt, der erste Job und dann noch Ryle - überaus attraktiv, überaus wohlhabend und überaus erfolgreich. Vergessen scheint Lilys Kindheit, in der der Vater die Mutter schlug. Vergessen auch Atlas, ihre erste Liebe, der gegenüber von Lily squattete - bis ihr Vater die beiden erwischte und Atlas von heute auf morgen verschwand. Und dann steht Atlas auf einmal vor ihr. Als Ryle von ihrer gemeinsamen Vorgeschichte erfährt, weckt dies seine Eifersucht - und auf einmal zeigt er sich von einer Seite, die Lily zunehmend Angst macht.

The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother’s former nurse, the little half-brother isn’t allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there’s Merit. Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn’t earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan.

Bree Nicholls and her K-9 search-and-rescue dog, Samson, recover missing persons around the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan. Together they’ve become an unstoppable mystery-solving team. When a man working at a new plant near Rock Harbor dies under suspicious circumstances, Bree’s involvement in the investigation leads to an astonishing find—family she didn’t know she had. Then Samson goes missing. As she tracks down her loyal dog, Bree finds that the mysterious murder and dognapping are connected. The clues lead her to evidence buried deep in the wilderness.

With three of the goddess Durga's quests behind them, only one prophecy now stands in the way of Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan breaking the tiger's curse. But the trio's greatest challenge awaits them: A life-endangering pursuit in search of Durga's final gift, the Rope of Fire, on the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It's a race against time - and the evil sorcerer Lokesh - in this eagerly anticipated fourth volume in the best-selling Tiger's Curse series.

The dangerous beauty of Lavender Tides is harboring secrets that reach around the world. Ellie Blackmore is making a name for herself as a house flipper. But when her sister, Mackenzie, disappears, Ellie can’t focus on anything but uncovering what happened. Her only clue is the bloodstain on the deck of Mackenzie’s boat. Ellie knows her sister isn’t on the best of terms with her ex-husband, Jason, but he wouldn’t kill her - would he? Coast Guard intelligence officer Grayson Bradshaw believes Mackenzie faked her own death after stealing a seized cocaine shipment.

Not every love story begins or ends with the passion of a bodice-ripper. Some develop slowly - an occasional look or a choice word the only spark they ever know. Some endure adversity - lies, infidelity, or opposition creating flames of distrust instead of the warm thaw of a hesitant heart. And some are so unlikely, so unexpected - no one sees the connection coming, not even the lovers themselves. Mine to Tell is a gentle story of adversity and forgiveness, a tale of mystery you won't forget.

This is a fun audiobook about a Hispanic family in the 60's living in the Pacoima area of Southern California. They own the Peace of the Shepherd Funeral Home close to San Fernando, which allows for some crazy events. The story is presented through the eyes of Lita Ramirez. Al Lucero is her biggest "pain in the ass", but she tolerates his better than everyone's else attitude, and takes joy in his demise. Raul, Lita's brother, acts as her protector, and is famous for his tootsie roll tosses.

Dominique, an investigative TV news reporter, is sent to solve the mystery of why the birthrate in the United States has dropped precipitously...everywhere except a few small pockets. Undercover at an Ohio hospital, she sidesteps oddly incompetent police and finds herself in a stew of kidnappings and murder threats. Her investigation takes a radical turn when she meets Dr. Joseph Armstrong. His attention makes her heart flutter, but his theory about the birthrate decline makes her heart stutter. It's too strange to even consider, but it's her only lead. Is it romance or a mismatch?

Auburn Reed har planlagt sit liv ned i mindste detalje. Hun er ambitiøs og styrer målbevidst mod sine drømme, men da hun søger job i et atelier i Dallas, havde hun ikke forudset, at hun ville føle så stor tiltrækning til den karismatiske kunstner Owen Gentry. For en gangs skyld tager Auburn en chance og lader sit hjerte tage kontrollen, men hun finder langsomt ud af, at Owen har store hemmeligheder. Så store, at de risikerer at ødelægge alt, der er vigtigt for Auburn. Det eneste, der kan redde deres forhold er ved at tilstå.

Einfach herrlich - mit Herzklopfen-Garantie! Was für ein turbulentes Jahr für die Floristin Elly Jordan! Erst durfte sie die Hochzeit ihres Ex-Mannes ausstatten, dann trennte sie sich auch noch vom heißesten Musiker aus St. Louis. Das war vor drei Monaten. Jetzt steht die neue Hochzeitssaison vor der Tür, auf die Elly sich bestens vorbereitet hat. Beruflich läuft es sogar so gut, dass sie darüber nachdenkt, noch ein edles Blumengeschäft zu eröffnen. Außerdem steht sie kurz davor, eine Promihochzeit zu arrangieren. Was könnte also schiefgehen?

Elly Jordan hat sich einen Traum erfüllt: Noch vor zwei Jahren stand die junge Frau vor den Scherben ihres Lebens, als sie ihren Mann mit einer anderen im Bett erwischte. Von heute auf morgen brach sie alle Zelte ab. Nun ist Elly Inhaberin einer exquisiten Blumenhandlung in St. Louis, täglich umgeben von den schönsten Blumenbouquets, herrlich duftenden Freesien und farbenfrohen Tulpen. Da schlägt sie sich gerne mit Brautzillas und deren hysterischen Müttern herum.

I opfølgeren til Colleen Hoovers #1 New York Times bestseller 'Uden håb' (Hopeless 1) er det den charmerende fyr Dean Holder, der fortæller sin version af historien om Sky og deres forhold. Nogen gange er man tvunget til at se sig tilbage og acceptere sin fortid for at kunne se fremad og leve livet. Uden håb prøver Sky at forstå de hemmeligheder, minder og modsatrettede følelser, der opstår sammen med Dean, men hans fortid forbliver lidt af et mysterie. I 'Altid håb' får man et indblik i hans følelsesliv og alt det, han er formet af.

#1 New York Times bestseller og to år i træk har Colleen Hoover vundet Goodreads Choice Award for bedste kærlighedsroman. Udkommer samtidig med Altid håb (Hopeless 2). Nogen gange er det sværere at acceptere sandheden end leve med løgnen. Det må Sky sande, da hun møder Dean - en fyr kendt for sit blakkede ry. Han vækker en masse følelser i hende, som hun ikke forstår. Han både skræmmer og fascinerer hende, og noget ved ham får hende til at tænke på sin meget smertelige fortid, som hun ellers har kæmpet hårdt for at lægge bag sig.