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Hell hath no fury...I thought I was trading one evil for a lesser one. Marry a man I might eventually love, forge an alliance between his gang and my father's, and get out from under Dad's sadistic thumb.Turns out my fiancé has other plans. Like slaughtering me and my entire family the night before the wedding.I make it out alive, left with nothing but a thirst for vengeance. But if I want to crush the prick who betrayed me, I have to turn to ...

Bury the hatchet... in your enemy's heart.I've reclaimed my throne, and Wylder Noble has demanded his. But war still rages all through Paradise Bend.It turns out this war involves powers from far beyond our little county. Powers determined to bring the fighting to an end, even if that means painting the streets with blood on both sides.We have seven days to take down my psychotic stalker and his soldiers before all our lives are forfeit.The da...

Will Maylie survive haggis, the Highland Games, and a crush?Maylie's next stop is Scotland-a land of tartans, kilts, bagpipes, and a new crush? When she meets 12-year-old Kieran MacGregor, a volunteer at Glamis Castle, she forgets all about Alex, the guy back home she has liked since kindergarten.The more time she spends with Kieran, the more she likes him. But she's not as secretive about it as she thinks. When her brother finds out about the...

Who will win the war for my soul?My return to my mates has brought unexpected joys-and warnings of danger to come. But as we prepare for war with the greatest enemies of the Mists, a new ally arrives with an even more dire revelation.I haven't escaped the sadistic Murk king after all. His magic lurks inside me, sinking in its vicious claws. However he can use me to torment the fae I love, he will.The man who once stood beside him may hold the ...

My enemies have dug their claws into me far deeper than I ever realized. All I wanted was to help the people who've supported me so much... and instead I've become their greatest threat.With every expert the barons can draw on struggling to pick apart the strange magic lodged inside me, while one of my new lovers is forced to keep his distance, I can't help wondering if my parents have won after all. I'll be lucky to even survive the next few ...

Are some bonds meant to be broken?I thought I'd lost everything when the vicious fae murdered my family and stole me away. I've made a life with more love than I could have imagined in these dangerous, magical lands. But it turns out I left something behind in the human world.My heart longs to make up for the time I've lost-but it also can't let go of the four fae men I adore. With all of the fae seeing me as some kind of savior, how can I cho...

Heavy lies the crown...I thought getting my revenge would give me some kind of peace. Instead it seems to have brought an even worse villain to my doorstep.Or rather, to the Nobles' doorstep, which the big boss of Paradise Bend's most powerful gang is not at all happy about. I may have won over Wylder Noble and his men, but his father is another story entirely.A brutally murderous story.Stuck between a vicious gang king and a psychotic stalker...

What if everything you'd fought for was a lie?Just when it seemed I'd overcome the biggest obstacles my fae mates and I could face, I find myself in the hands of their greatest enemies. Enemies who have more power than we ever imagined.Enemies who hold so much more sway over my life than I want to believe.I have to escape, and not just to warn the men I love and defend the home I've made with them. The longer I remain, the more these villains ...

I rule a criminal empire. Conquering three men should be easy. My sadistic family couldn't kill me. The criminal underworld I fled to couldn't break me. I've built my empire from the ground up, preparing to take revenge on the monsters that slaughtered my sister. But I owe my soul to one of those very literal demons, and it's coming to collect. To gain my freedom, I need the skills of London's finest detectives: The brilliant sociopath....

Have you thought about it though? What you're going to say to Tyler? You haven't seen him in a while."Thinking about it makes me feel sick, " he admitted. "I'm just here to listen, okay?"Okay. I get it. No pressure." She reached across the table to squeeze his hand. "You can't avoid him forever though. He's your best friend's boyfriend's best friend."I don't want to avoid him forever. I just want to enjoy my first night back in Manhattan." He ...

Keep your enemies closer...I've proven I can stand with the fiercest gang in Paradise Bend. Now it's time to crush my traitor ex-fiancé and his stooges into smithereens.They've already butchered my family. I can't let them destroy the streets I called home.Wylder Noble and his inner circle are ready to rain down their own brand of justice. Too bad they can't seem to decide whether they'd rather kiss me or kill me.To be fair, I'm having the sam...

Is this bond a blessing or a curse?My blood binds me to the curse of the summer fae. Am I entwined with the Unseelie's curse as well? I didn't ask to be the key to the survival of not one but two faerie realms, but I can't stand by while others suffer if there's some way I can help.Unfortunately, the ties of my heart to men on both sides may cause more problems than I can solve. After years of violence, will summer and winter even find peace? ...

Will fear and unhappiness sink Maylie's trip to Ireland?After nearly getting sent home for her story of revenge against her twin brother, Maylie is determined to not put a toe out of line.When her worst fear surfaces and results in a horrible mess, her bad mood spirals further downhill as the expected vibrant green countryside ends up only gray, rainy, and dull. Between the weather and her frown, is there anything to raise Maylie's spirits?Ent...

Mit der Reichweite und dem Schwung eines Romans ist Kate Briggs Essay ein genreübergreifendes Loblied auf die Praxis der literarischen Übersetzung, das sich jeglicher Kategorisierung entzieht, frische, zeitgemäße und profunde Gedanken über das Lesen und Schreiben sowie das Leben mit den Werken anderer bietet. Ausgehend von ihrer eigenen Erfahrung als Übersetzerin von Roland Barthes' Vorlesungsnotizen verknüpft die Autorin verschiedene Geschic...

Safety demands sacrifice.Torn from the only life she's ever known and thrown into paradise, Lanni has fulfilled the plan of the father she's never met. No more danger. No more blood. All she has to do is live as a normal teenage girl, protected from the end of the world by the might of the Incorporation.But the shadows that stalk her have found their way inside the glass.Assassinations and sabotage have shattered the peace of the domes, threat...

I thought I was fighting to prove myself, but it turns out I've been duped. The traitor betrayed... I guess there's a certain poetic irony to that.Unfortunately, neither poetry nor irony is going to get me or the guy I inadvertently dragged into this mess to safety. I've got nothing left to bargain with. So when the worst of our betrayers offers us a way out, what choice do I have but to take it?There's a long journey ahead of us, one I couldn...

My power could unite the summer fae... or tear them utterly apart.The truth is out. The whole Seelie realm now knows that the cure for their full moon curse lies in my blood.I thought the gamble of revealing that secret would put only my safety on the line. But when one of the arch-lords sets his sights on me, it soon becomes clear there's so much more at stake.Claiming me is just one piece in a play for control over all Seelie kind. How can h...

Eine intensive und elektrisierende Darstellung der Suche eines jungen Menschen nach Identität und Zugehörigkeit Sebastian und Andreas lieben sich. Zusammen wollen sie der Langeweile entkommen und auf keinen Fall so werden, wie alle anderen. Mit dem androgynen und schlanken Körper in Frauenkleidern, der ständig bereit ist, von Fremden in Besitz genommen zu werden, versucht Sebastian, die Lücke zu füllen, die eines Tages wirklich gefüllt wird -...

A young child's health hangs in a balance, and the reality that unfolds around him becomes a portrait of some of the complex natures of humankind and the virtues or otherwise that define our choices. The setting is a Ghanaian town, but the truth of the plot may very well replay in any village, town or city anywhere in the world. Like a blinding light at night, a family is left alone when they need a father the most. The betrayal is painful and...