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The designer luggage is packed. The bodily fuzz removed. It’s time for Star Survivor. Hollywood star Zoe Stenson, TV darling June Sharp, author Toby Masters and mumfluencer Emily Chase, are ready to take part in the world-renowned reality TV show Star Survivor. The plan is to pretend to survive for the cameras, safe in the knowledge they’ll be retiring to five-star comfort amongst the palm trees and sparkling blue sea when filming stops. But when the four celebrities are accidentally left on the wrong South Pacific island – a truly deserted one – no amount of Instagram followers or ...

A beleaguered young lecturer. A striving adventurer. A remote Arctic community beset by modern problems and an ancient mystery. Jennifer Ritter, biologist, is stuck in New York. She yearns to get back to stunning Svalbard and the supportive relationships she found there. But Svalbard is moving forward on its own. Heavy snowfall and random violence are creating their own chaos in the wretched dark of polar winter. Will the sparkling Arctic spring ever arrive? And will Jen arrive with it? The surprising conclusion to the evocative Svalbard series.

Michalina dzieli mieszkanie w bloku z niedołężnym dziadkiem, nie cierpi swojej pracy i odkłada na emeryturę w słonecznej Portugalii. Kiedy na wymianie szafowej znajduje sukienkę za milion dolarów, nudne życie ustępuje miejsca przygodom prosto z filmów akcji. Bierze udział w pościgu, poznaje księgowego, a zarazem włamywacza Alberta, gubi sukienkę, przemierza pół Europy, by ją odnaleźć, po drodze znajduje miłość, której nie szukała, a przy okazji usilnie stara się nie zwariować.

A dancer on the verge of achieving her dreams is devastated by an injury, and the scientist who loves her begins a painful search for answers to the mysteries of the human heart. Each will have the chance to save a life. One will succeed, one will not. And then they will face the most difficult quest of all - navigating the space that lies between them.

Un segundo volumen intenso, lleno de misterio, emociones e intriga, que atrapa desde la primera página y demuestra que las apariencias nunca cuentan toda la verdad. Los diez días previos a la boda entre Laura Holt y Mark Dewitt parecían un simple trámite, pero pronto se transforman en una cuenta atrás que marcará a toda la familia Holt. En Fantasmas, el pasado y el presente se entrelazan en una trama donde los secretos ocultos de Richard y Uno salen a la luz, revelando las verdaderas razones de un juego tan peligroso como adictivo.

In the rugged yet burgeoning colony of Nova Scotia in the late 18th century, Ambition’s Price tells the captivating story of Mary “Polly” Cannon, a spirited and resourceful girl who rises from humble beginnings to become a formidable businesswoman.

Messico, inizi del Novecento: Alicia Rovira , una ragazza della ricca borghesia, si innamora del capitano dell'esercito Ramon Arnaud, lo sposa e lo segue nella sua pericolosa missione sull'isola deserta di Clipperton, nel mezzo dell'oceano Pacifico. Qui Alicia dimostra la sua grande forza d'animo, affronta con coraggio una vita di stenti, di fame e di difficoltà, mettendo al mondo ben quattro figli. A causa della rivoluzione civile che squassa il Messico, gli abitanti di Clipperton vengono dimenticati sull'atollo senza viveri né sostentamento.

Jack Slocum returns from the Mid-East killing fields to seek solace in the sleepy North Carolina town where he spent his summers as a boy. Everything starts out fine. He sleeps in his grandparents’ fishing shack on the edge of the broad Brunswick River and spends his days roaming the nearby cypress swamp. Birds call from the trees. Crickets and other critters sing their songs. Then he stumbles across a German U-Boat – big, black, and ugly. Right in the middle of the swamp. Baffled, he invites his childhood friend, submarine analyst Amy Parker, to investigate. She jumps at the ...

Die junge Isländerin Ingiborg wird von einer Wikingermeute geraubt und auf ihr Drachenschiff gebracht. Hier lernt sie was es heißt, eine unfreie Frau unter Nordmännern zu sein. Die Mitgefangene Birga nimmt sich ihrer an, heilt ihre Wunden und zeigt ihr alle Tricks und Kniffe der Wikingerhuren. Beide Frauen können auf den Schafsinseln fliehen und entkommen den Seewölfen der Nordmänner.

Every decision has consequences, and logic gets you every time. France Leighton is studying Egyptology at Miskatonic University, hoping to return to Egypt via a field school offered by that institution. But France has a talent for rash decisions, and things are complicated by the arrival of her twin half-brothers from England. Edward and Peter are contrasts—one a rational scientist, the other a dabbler in the occult—but they are equally capable of persuading France to help them with dubious schemes. France does return to Egypt, if not quite the way she intended. She meets old friends, ...

When Maggie Sullivan’s world shatters—betrayed by the two people she trusted most—she leaves behind a high-powered legal path and hits the road with nothing but a friend's van, her seeing impaired dog, Walker, and a map full of unknowns. From small towns to mountain skies, Maggie’s journey leads her not only across states but deep into her own heart. Along the way, she rescues a young woman escaping abuse, confronts her parents’ controlling grip on her future, and discovers the quiet courage it takes to stop surviving—and start living.

Lisa a quitté sa ville natale, Belfort, pour aller vivre avec Jérémy à Widensolen, près de Colmar. Elle est heureuse un temps, mais très vite, elle sent que les choses bougent et pas dans le bon sens. Un soir qu'elle suit Jérémy, elle tombe en panne devant un hôtel/restaurant où elle est hébergée par le propriétaire et son petit-fils. Pour Lisa c'est la révélation... Mais Jérémy n'a pas dit son dernier mot.

FBI Tactical Intelligence Analyst Mali Hooper delves into the case with Special Agent Jacob Black and, as the murders stack up with the same M.O., they make the chilling discovery that each murder is broadcast on social media. The public loves it and clamors for more!

Jayne is on the run. With a bag full of stolen money, a new friend she met while stealing his car, and an old adversary out to get her, Jayne heads north looking for a better life. Along the way she encounters adventure, danger, freedom, and something she never expected - love. But before she can reach her destination she must confront something that’s been following her all along. When she least expects it, her past collides with her future and she must decide whether to keep running or return home to rebuild the life she left.

DG is five the first time her mother goes away. She’ll go away again and again before DG finally understands why: mental illness and a manipulating husband. DG’s family aren’t like other families. Her father moves them constantly. Moving, along with the stigma of mental illness, isolates the family. In public, they seem the perfect American dream. In private they grow increasingly unstable. Darling Girl unfolds in a series of vignettes spanning 10 years and four continents.

When the cover story becomes more dangerous than the main mission... The crew of the small Coast Guard cutter Kauai is Tasked with a covert intelligence operation. Their mission takes an unexpected turn when a volcanic eruption rocks the shores of the picturesque Caribbean island of Saint Ignatius. Lieutenant Ben Wyporek, recently married and serving as the second in command, must navigate the challenges of his demanding role while also supporting his neurodiverse soulmate. Meanwhile, Kauai’s captain, Haley Reardon, discovers that command doesn't have to mean loneliness as she embarks on ...

A young woman leaves her village and sets out on an extraordinary and evocative walking journey across distant lands, seeking her own meaning of life. Through deserts, cities, and snowy wilderness, she discovers the strength, freedom, and profound wisdom that comes from choosing your own path. Her journey is both personal and universal, mythic even, yet it is also an invitation. To anyone who has ever yearned to follow their own path, to pursue something different from the life laid out before them.

Sot, rescued as a child from the brutality of Danish slave markets, grows up under the fierce protection of Roar Bjornsson, a famed warrior and trader. Known for her dark skin and amber eyes—marks of a distant land she cannot remember—Sot is both admired and feared, called witch and warrior in equal measure. But beneath her poised exterior, she wrestles with a restless heart and an aching desire for identity. When she leaves the comfort of Roar’s protection to follow the enigmatic Saxon warrior Eadric, Sot plunges into a world fraught with treachery and bloodshed.

The Amazing Adventures of Rebecca Quinto: The Last Maya Their cities boasted palaces and pyramids filled with gold that rivaled the treasure tombs of Ancient Egypt. For countless generations, the people endured deadly disease, genocidal conquest, and unending warfare. Still, they waited for the leader who would rise and unite the cities and villages into the next empire, a kingdom of peace. In this exotic cradle of Mesoamerican Civilization, Rebecca Quinto, notorious art curator and adventurer, seeks the ancient wonders that united heaven to earth and spawned a three-thousand-year history ...

Previously published as Gaviota Island: Birds, Monkeys, and Twisted Love -- by Janna Klarmann. Set against the colorful backdrops of Texas and Panama, this fictional tale weaves travel adventure, fractured romance and criminality into a suspenseful drama. Beneath it all lies a question: is it morally acceptable to hunt wild animals? Laura Whitley is a woman torn between love, betrayal and the fight for her own values. She finds herself drawn into a turbulent relationship with Bret Belcher, a charismatic but ruthless hunter whose values clash with her love for wildlife. After following him ...