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Alea liebt es, Feenwesen aus sicherer Entfernung zu beobachten. Besonders beim Anblick eines bestimmten Feenmannes kann sie den Hass, der ihr in ihrem Dorf entgegenschlägt, für einen Moment vergessen. All ihrer Vorsicht zum Trotz, bloß nicht in einen Feenpakt getrickst zu werden, landet sie durch unerwartete Umstände im Feenreich. Schnell findet sie sich in einem Machtkampf zwischen zwei verfeindeten Feenkönigen wieder. Dabei ist ihr Feenmann an ihrer Seite. Wobei … ist er an ihrer Seite oder ist er viel eher für die Schwierigkeiten verantwortlich, die auf sie einprasseln?

Elaine ist zum Ranger befördert worden, während sie gleichzeitig ihre neue himmlische Heil- und Feuermagie entwickelt. Doch Kerberos, ihr Verlobter, der alles tun würde, um sie zurückzubekommen, wirft einen langen Schatten. Die gesamte Gesellschaft würde nichts lieber tun, als sie zu zermalmen und sie daran zu erinnern, dass sie ein Mädchen und ein Mensch zweiter Klasse ist. Endlos viele Dinosaurier streifen umher, auf der Suche nach leckeren Teenager-Snacks. Und nun wird Perinthus auch noch von einer tödlichen Seuche heimgesucht, die jeden Tag Hunderte von Menschen tötet.

Captain Justice Kasric knows how complicated family can be. The escalating Human-Faerie war has scattered and wounded her siblings and transformed her parents beyond recognition. After narrowly escaping yet another dangerous clash, fifteen-year-old Justice has had enough. She’s determined to defeat the Black Shuck, the mysterious leader controlling the Faerie invasion of London, but if Justice hopes to stand a chance at victory, she’ll have to do the impossible: reunite her family and lead them against the looming Faerie Armada.

Justice isn’t your average fifteen-year-old girl. She’s an irrepressible scoundrel, and she always has a plan. But her world falls apart when her father forcibly bundles the entire family into carriages in the middle of the night and carts them off to a strange mansion on the outskirts of Victorian London. The Faerie are invading, but the Kasric siblings can’t stay neutral in the ensuing war when they find their parents on opposing sides. Justice has no choice but to embrace her burgeoning magical powers to fight against the Faerie and save her family.

Das Göttliche hat endlich seine wahren Absichten gezeigt. Herrschaft durch Auslöschung. Die Zivilisation steht kurz vor dem Untergang, während das Göttliche sein Unwesen treibt. Diese Katastrophe kann nicht von einer Gruppe Einzelner verhindert werden. Die ganze Welt muss ihre Kräfte sammeln, um dieser Bestie Einhalt zu gebieten. Adel wird von Erinnerungen heimgesucht und dürstet nach Rache. Es heißt Mensch gegen Gott. Das letzte Buch der Trilogie zeigt den Höhepunkt des Kampfes gegen das Göttliche und seine Engel.

Elaine wird aus dieser Welt nach Pallos gerissen, einem Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten, das mit einem großartigen System, das Klassen, Fähigkeiten und Magie regelt, Wirklichkeit wird.

Ein Monster, das aus der Vergangenheit erwacht. Eine Frau, die ihrer Bestimmung entkommen will. Und ein eiskalter Engelsfürst, der beides verhindern muss. Mayana hasst Engel. Einst fügte ein solches Wesen ihrer Familie großes Leid zu. Seitdem besteht ihr Lebenssinn darin, sich von den Unsterblichen fernzuhalten und ihre Familie vor ihnen zu beschützen. Doch als Micael ihren Weg kreuzt, gerät dieses Ziel in Gefahr. Denn der gefährlich anziehende und mächtigste aller Engelsfürsten spielt nach seinen eigenen Regeln und will Mayana zu seiner Spielfigur machen. Der Einsatz: Ihre Freiheit.

Four new festive rural stories from favourite Australian authors about the country practices at the heart of these small towns.

How to Start an Online Business After 65: A Guide to Earning, Learning, and Thriving in Retirement. Retirement isn’t the end — it’s a new beginning. This book is your roadmap to making money online after 65, helping you regain purpose, eliminate financial worries, and embrace a new growth phase in your life.

Join Blue Eyes, a magnificent dog with striking blue eyes, on an exciting adventure in this heartwarming children's book. Discover the heartwarming story of how Blue Eyes came into the lives of his human friends and the special bond they share.

We’ve Lost My Prostate, Mate is Alan’s story about the diagnosis, the decision making, the surgery, and the road to recovery. He shares the good, the bad, and the ugly along the way, providing helpful tips for fellow prostate cancer sufferers. Armed with his irrepressible laughter and a very determined wife, Alan shows that there is life after losing your prostate, mate.

Fiona was adopted at eight months old. From the age of six when her first real memory of being told she was adopted registered, she started to feel different. Always being reassured she was special, chosen, and wanted seemed to just enhance that feeling of not being the same as her brother and sister. Emotionally, the struggle was intense as instead of being able to speak about how she was feeling, her behavior became increasingly difficult to manage.

The road to love is a rutted dirt track for the other vet from Snowy River ... An unmissable, funny, feel-good romance from the author of The Vet From Snowy River, Stella Quinn.

In the kingdom of Eire, banshees chill the air, and water-wights lurk in the rivers. But magic is outlawed by the king, and jealously hoarded by his Druid priests. Neve is the youngest daughter of the king, and Ronan is a Druid's apprentice turned thief, making a living by selling stolen spells. They should be enemies, but their shared hatred of the Druids—and a dark magic that has marked them both—makes them unlikely, if uneasy, allies.

Captain Justice Kasric knows how complicated family can be. The escalating Human-Faerie war has scattered and wounded her siblings and transformed her parents beyond recognition. After narrowly escaping yet another dangerous clash, fifteen-year-old Justice has had enough. She’s determined to defeat the Black Shuck, the mysterious leader controlling the Faerie invasion of London, but if Justice hopes to stand a chance at victory, she’ll have to do the impossible: reunite her family and lead them against the looming Faerie Armada.

Reluctant pawns in a war between two factions: those of the sea, and those of the sky. A girl destined to lead centuries ago... A boy destined to protect his people... A city ravaged and abandoned, terrorized by an unstoppable monstrosity... She fears what tradition demands. He fears success without her. Will they fulfill destinies entwined, or will joy fade forever?

Relieved to take time out from her faltering marriage, Julia Lambett heads across the country to her hometown to help her father move into aged care. But moving an elderly man is easier said than done, especially when her father reveals that a guest has come to stay. Soon after her return, Julia bumps into her childhood friend. True to form, Davina takes a determined interest in all the things that Julia hoped she had left behind. With four decades of possessions that must be managed and dispensed with, Julia finds herself uncovering some long-forgotten, deeply unsettling memories.

Author Hope Brooks writes the memoir of her life and the challenges she has had to face and conquer, beginning with a traumatic childhood of sexual abuse. She grows up and marries a man diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He abandons her and their two children. Striving to survive on food stamps, she secures a teaching job. With her success and feeling of accomplishment, she finds strength and moves on in life. Still striving to have a family, she meets Ray. They marry and create a blended family with their four children, not realizing that the path ahead would not be easy.

Entrepreneur and educator Frances Valintine has spent her life trying to untangle why some people don't embrace change even when they know their future depends on it. Future You shares insights from Frances's own extraordinary career to show how breaking away from expectation and routine is integral to living a full and successful life. Frances inspires and empowers readers to make bold self-discoveries: to take risks, step off the conveyor belt, open your heart to chance, overcome self-doubt, foster generosity, pass less judgement, think originally, and lead with possibility.

They say a change is as good as a holiday. Joey Miles is hoping so after leaving the city behind, his stockbroking career in flames, to embrace a brand-new challenge: farming. But while returning to his hometown somehow feels right, he's got a long way to go to get back on his feet financially and the last thing he needs is the townsfolk meddling in his love life (or lack thereof). To the townsfolk of Clarence, Joey has always been the ultimate tragic romantic hero - and it's time this hero had a happy ever after...