Amazon publishing jul 2023 (28 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Tuscany, 1943. Stranded in war-ravaged Italy, Beatrice's dream of an escapist year teaching English is shattered. Granted shelter at the Villa delle Colombe, she seeks refuge in Francesca and Edoardo's beautiful walled garden, hidden from the outside world, with an elaborate cypress maze at its heart.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A cleverly plotted and thoroughly enjoyable book about dark deeds in beautiful places.'--Elly GriffithsWelcome to the coastal paradise of Porthpella, where murder lurks among the dunes.Late one night, a distraught young man knocks on the door of retired and recently widowed Ally Bright's remote home on the Cornish coast. But before she can make sense of his confused words, he's gone--not to be seen again until he's found the next morning at the foot of the nearby cliffs.In an instant, the peace of Ally's beachcombing life is shattered. Feeling responsible for the young man's fate, she wants to help find answers--as does ex-cop Jayden Weston, whom Ally meets at the scene. He shares her certainty that there's more to the story than attempted suicide. When it emerges that the man is newly released ex-offender Lewis Pascoe, and that Helena, the wealthy new owner of his grandmother's home, has subsequently disappeared, the tight-knit community of Porthpella is thrown into turmoil.Driven by their need to know more, the duo decide to investigate the mystery together. Is there a connection between the Pascoe family's tragic history and Helena's disappearance And if there is a killer stalking Porthpella, do Ally and Jayden have what it takes to catch them.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From Cathy Yardley, author of Love, Comment, Subscribe, comes an emotional rom-com about two middle-aged gamers who grow their online connection into an IRL love story.Maggie is an unapologetically grumpy forty-eight-year-old hermit. But when her college-aged son makes her a deal--he'll be more social if she does the same--she can't refuse. She joins a new online gaming guild led by a friendly healer named Otter. So that nobody gets the wrong idea, she calls herself Bogwitch.Otter is Aiden, a fifty-year-old optimist using the guild as an emotional outlet from his family drama caring for his aging mother while his brother plays house with Aiden's ex-fiancée.Bogwitch and Otter become fast virtual friends, but there's a catch. Bogwitch thinks Otter is a college student. Otter assumes Bogwitch is an octogenarian.When they finally meet face to face--after a rocky, shocking start--the unlikely pair of sunshine and stormy personalities grow tentatively closer. But Maggie's previous relationships have left her bitter, and Aiden's got a complicated past of his own.Everything's easier online. Can they make it work in real life.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of Real Bad Things and Cottonmouths, a Los Angeles Review Best Book of 2017, comes the darkly suspenseful tale of a small-town Easter tradition and its murderous secrets.For seventeen years, a serial murderer has used the Presley, Arkansas, Annual Hunt for the Golden Egg to find prey. Or at least that's what some people believe. Others, like the town's devoted 'Eggheads,' relish the tradition and think the deaths are just unfortunate accidents. But for Nell Holcomb, the town's annual Hunt dredges up a particularly painful memory: her brother's death, long believed to be 'the Hunter's' first kill.Nell has been caring for her nephew since then, trying to keep him safe and trying to conceal the role she played in his father's death. Most importantly, she's been trying to avoid the Hunt--despite the clashes that erupt in town over the event and her best friend's obsession with winning the big prize.As Easter draws near and the town's frenzy escalates, Nell must face her past and the Hunt as the danger once again veers close to home.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Three estranged sisters reconnect in their Louisiana hometown to face an unresolved past in a heartfelt novel about family, grief, secrets, and forgiveness.Savannah was four years old when her twin sister, Georgia, went missing from their small Louisiana town, fracturing their family. Twenty-eight years later, Savannah convinces her estranged older sisters, Rayanne and Sue Ellen, to honor the pact they made as children and retrieve the time capsule they buried in their old backyard. But coming home means confronting old ghosts.and their stubborn grandmother, Meemaw.Sifting through the artifacts, they come across a photograph taken on the day Georgia disappeared and spot a familiar woman lingering in the background. While Sue Ellen and Rayanne want to move on with their lives, Savannah is determined to find the woman--and perhaps a clue to the past.When old tensions, rivalries, and memories resurface, the sisters must reconsider what they thought they knew about that fateful day, about each other, and about themselves. On their search to uncover what happened to Georgia, each of them will discover what Meemaw has known all along: family is everything. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Did she jump--or was she pushed The Retired Detectives have a theory. Now they just need the evidence.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The elite neighborhoods of Sydney are becoming a serial killer's hunting ground. But for a city--and a detective--on the edge, not everything is as it seems in a twisting novel of suspense.During a stifling summer in Sydney, the body of a chaplain's daughter is found wrapped in black plastic on the deserted grounds of an elite boarding school. Is it the work of the killer who's been stalking the privileged neighborhoods along the Parramatta River Gut instinct tells Detective Sergeant Rose Riley something even more devious might be at play.Eager to find the so-called Blue Moon Killer before he strikes again, Riley forms an uneasy alliance with Adam Bowman, a journalist with a valuable, and unsettling, link to the school's history. As Riley's investigation takes her deep into the secret lives of Sydney's prominent citizens, Bowman delves into the darkest places of his own childhood for answers. When their paths converge, Riley must use every bit of her cunning to stop another murder.Excavating Bowman's past might just be the key to unlocking the case. Or it could prove to be Riley's undoing. Because clue by clue she's being pulled into the sights of a killer.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author Winter Renshaw comes a fast-paced, emotional romance about what happens when the wrong twin falls for the right man.Being an identical twin has its perks, but when my sister asked me to sub in for a date with Roman Bellisario, I wasn't exactly thrilled. Sure, he's sinfully handsome and successful, but he also got me fired from my dream job three years ago.This time, my sister's promotion is riding on this date, so I have to say yes. And as it turns out, we're strangely perfect for each other. I sell art. He collects it. We're both obsessed with the same obscure, mysterious artist that most people don't even know exists.Roman is guarded, though, and I can understand why. He's a widowed single dad. But as one date leads to another, he starts to let me in, and I can't help but fall for him.The problem is Roman still thinks I'm my sister. Is our twin swap going to be the best thing that ever happened to me and Roman--or the lie that tears us apart.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New York in the 1920s--a time when fortunes are made and a woman's dreams are challenged against all odds in a sweeping historical novel by the international bestselling author of The Light After the War.1926, Hyde Park, New York. Born to modest means but befriended by the wealthy, aspiring dress designer Pandora Carmichael has been surrounded by privilege yet never at home in it. That hasn't stopped her from dreaming--of a romance in a rarified world that could also give her the status and resources to start a business of her own. When she's introduced to a charismatic Princeton student, Pandora's future begins to fall into place.Marriage provides Pandora with a devoted husband, comfortable love, and the prominence and affluence to open a boutique. It's a fantasy realized, until scandal and tragedy upend Pandora's life and she flees Hyde Park with a heart-wrenching secret. As the Depression looms, Pandora must rethink everything she's ever wanted.From sprawling Gilded Age mansions in New York to the seedy underbelly of Greenwich Village and the stunning coastal vistas of the French Riviera, Pandora's escape is a journey of self-discovery, adventure, true love, and ambition. There are new dreams to be had, and Pandora is betting on herself to make them come true.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In a small Appalachian town, an amateur detective unearths a dark conspiracy and his own haunted past, in a chilling novel about sacrifice, art, and revenge.Med school dropout Harlan Winter returns to his impoverished West Virginia hometown, where the law is scarce, arsonists are turning everything to ash, and his family's turbulent history lingers. All he wants is to keep the peace in a community cowering from the Lighthouse, a local cult preying on people's fears. Harlan's own fears, too, when he's hired to play detective and find a young couple gone missing.The vanished artist and his girlfriend have left behind a series of paintings that enrage the Lighthouse's Pastor Logan, who believes art can have divine power. It's not easy to believe for a rational man like Harlan. And impossible to ignore when his investigation is haunted by visions of the dead lurking in the shadows of his own violent past.Revelations about the disappearances are being unearthed. The Lighthouse's grip on the community is tightening. And Harlan fears he's losing control. As the threats against his town, his sanity, and his life begin to mount, Harlan doesn't know which is more terrifying: what's real, or what's in his mind.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jonathan Roth and his family are invited to a luxury retreat in Cozumel, unaware that they will be used as pawns in an ancient Mayan ritual designed to bring about the apocalypse.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From author Deryn Collier comes a smart, charming postwar historical novel based on the true story of an aspiring writer who dares to dream big.Montreal, 1947. To support her once-prosperous family, June Grant joins a steno pool in a prestigious advertising firm. For June, it's hard to imagine having the kind of life her parents want--the kind of life her sister Daisy has, with a well-off husband and two precocious kids. But Daisy might not be a picture-perfect housewife after all. As June makes her own waves in the advertising world, she probes a hidden side of her sister's life.June's discoveries upend everything she thought she knew about her sister while challenging her own inner conflict about pursuing her dreams versus living up to expectations. Being a dutiful housewife might mean something else entirely. Based on the true story of the author's aunt, A Real Somebody charts the journey of a talented young writer who dares to break the conventions of her time during one pivotal season of her life. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Charming, laugh-out-loud funny, and honest, The Better Half celebrates the absurdity and joy in life, and does so with an enviable grace and good heart.' --Mindy KalingFrom comedy writing duo Alli Frank and Asha Youmans comes The Better Half, a sidesplitting spin on reaching the pinnacle of life, only to stare down a slippery slope on the other side.After a difficult five years, at age forty-three, Nina Morgan Clarke's time has finally arrived. With an ex-husband relocated across the country, her father bouncing back after the loss of his beloved wife, and her daughter, Xandra, thriving at boarding school, Nina is stepping into her dream job as a trifecta: a first-generation, Black female head of the storied Royal-Hawkins School. To mark the moment, Nina and her best friend, Marisol, take a long-overdue girls' trip to celebrate the second half of Nina's life--which is shaping up to be the best part of her life.As Nina's school year gets underway, all seems to be progressing as planned. Before long, wunder-hire Jared Jones, two hundred pounds of Harvard-educated ego, relentlessly pushes Nina to her ethical limits. Soon after, dutiful Xandra accuses one of her teachers of misconduct. And most alarming, the repercussions of her trip with Marisol force Nina into a life-altering choice. Time is of the essence, and Nina must decide if she will embrace a future she never could have predicted.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two devoted sisters at a tragic breaking point discover the beautiful and painful truths of being alive in a powerful novel by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Beck.Winning the lottery changed Amy Walsh's life, but the cost was greater than she could bear. In the aftermath, she struggles to find joy and purpose. Only one thing feels certain now--she will never spend one cent of the prize money on herself.Worried, her older sister, Kristin DeMarco, invites Amy to live with her family while she heals. Unfortunately, this arrangement leads to trouble for Kristin: Divided focus affects her career. Her daughter prefers Amy to her. And Amy's unsolicited opinions provoke tension between Kristin and her husband.Meanwhile, Amy is making drastic plans of her own, which include giving away all her money. But first she must convince Kristin not to squander her most valuable asset--time with her family.As the sisters help each other reimagine their futures, life's unpredictability sends them to surprising places that test their love and resilience. Will they learn to live in the now, before it's too late.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Hollywood comes to small-town Ohio, the scene is set for an unpredictable romance in a fun and flirty novel by Sariah Wilson, the bestselling author of The Chemistry of Love.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's bighearted novel about family, secrets, small-town Texas romance, and--with a little bit of luck--starting over.Family doesn't mean everyone has to like each other. That's the case when cousins Taryn, Anna Rose, and Jorja return to Shamrock, Texas, to help manage their grandmother's flower shop, the Lucky Shamrock. The reunion isn't exactly a beautiful arrangement--considering they're as compatible as ranchers and coyotes.Thank heaven for a handsome go-between like Clinton, who lives above the shop. The easygoing war vet, and most eligible bachelor in Wheeler County, is now throwing romance into the mix and setting the local women to gossiping. But as the hot months wear on, hidden secrets begin to surface for the temperamental Irish trio. And it's bringing them closer together than they ever thought possible.With a flurry of weddings, a love story in the making, a surprise baby, and crazy good fortune, maybe that shamrock painted on the window does bring luck. Because for Taryn, Anna Rose, and Jorja, this could be the summer that'll change their lives forever. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A journalist. A serial killer. An invitation to the dark side. The risks are beyond imagining in the heart-racing sequel to The Man Burned by Winter.Rooker Lindström is a reluctant consultant for the Minnesota PD. He can provide a window into evil. His horrifying past gives him the edge. When the body of a woman--missing for eight years--is pulled from the lake, evil comes knocking again. This time with a note meant just for Rooker: Won't you come out and play A request from the police. A dare from a killer. And now a plea from a distraught mother whose daughter has suddenly vanished too. If only Rooker could say no. Instead, partnered with Millie Langston, his friend turned private investigator, he's compelled to find a connection between the missing and the dead. It's drawing them into the dark web, conspiracy theories, and an unsolved mystery reaching back thirty years.The deeper into the investigation Rooker and Millie go, the more exposed they are to a dormant serial killer whose motives--and next moves--are unlike anything Rooker has ever encountered.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two sisters fulfilling their grandfather's dying wish uncover decades of secrets in a powerful novel about family, truth, and forgiveness.Dallas, Dealey Plaza, 1963. Nineteen-year-old Mariah Byrne is following her dream of a career in photography. One moment she's filled with joy and hope watching the president and Mrs. Kennedy drive past. In the next, the world--and Mariah's life--is split into before and after. What follows, and the unconventional decisions Mariah makes, will affect her and her family forever.Sixty years later, sisters Raine and Jessica grieve the death of their grandfather. For both his beloved grand girls, Papa leaves behind a last wish and an unexpected keepsake: the key to their grandmother Mariah's hope chest. Explore its contents, he writes, and follow where they lead. But what secrets can their family history possibly hold Raine and Jessica unite to piece together the mystery of a past they never knew existed. But facts can't reveal the whole story. With Mariah's memories fading, the sisters struggle to understand her choices before the truth disappears forever.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A heartfelt novel about self-discovery, grief, and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to start over.Rose Zadeh pleases everyone, except herself. Memories of her late Iranian-immigrant father, who valued hard work and family, keep Rose in a dead-end job as a Silicon Valley copywriter, and tethered to her guilt-trippy mom and needy sisters. As much as it would disappoint her father, Rose needs an escape. Voilà! A mandated vacation gives her the chance. Three weeks on a long-dreamed-of trip to the City of Light.Instead of landing in a Parisian fairy tale, Rose falls under the spell of a charming and possibly dangerous expat and encounters an old family friend keeping a surprising secret. With the aid of a French self-help guru, Rose really believes she's blossoming. Until an unwelcome reminder of home proves that finding herself will require more than a change of scenery.From Paris's cobblestone streets to Provence's sun-soaked hills, Rose embarks on a journey of adventure, betrayals, and even amour. For the first time, the directions she follows are up to her.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Growing up in rural Oregon, Brandon Wolf grappled with the devastating loss of his supportive mother and with the embedded racism and homophobia of a community that made him feel like an unwelcome stranger. After the lack of connection and role models led him down a spiral of risky behavior, Wolf escaped to survive. In Orlando, he found what he'd been searching for: belonging-in a community that was a safe space with people he'd come to call his chosen family. They taught Wolf how to love, and be loved, unconditionally. Then, on June 12, 2016, in an exhilarating refuge where Wolf and hundreds of others had discovered a liberating new normal, they were suddenly challenged with fighting for a way out-in order to survive. Overnight, everything was ripped away by chaos, panic, and fear. But the unimaginable tragedy also gave Wolf a new power: purpose. In this unforgettable coming-of-age memoir, Wolf shares his transformative journey from young outsider to galvanizing activist. Marshaling the compassion and strength of a community, Wolf explores how to get through the darkest times with healing, hope, and resistance. 'With our backs against the wall,' he writes, 'we find a way out together.''.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'After a difficult five years, at age forty-three, Nina Morgan Clarke's time has finally arrived. With an ex-husband relocated across the country, her father bouncing back after the loss of his beloved wife, and her daughter, Xandra, thriving at boarding school, Nina is stepping into her dream job as a trifecta: a first-generation, Black female head of the storied Royal-Hawkins School. To mark the moment, Nina and her best friend, Marisol, take a long-overdue girls' trip to celebrate the second half of Nina's life--which is shaping up to be the best part of her life. As Nina's school year gets underway, all seems to be progressing as planned. Before long, wunder-hire Jared Jones, two hundred pounds of Harvard-educated ego, relentlessly pushes Nina to her ethical limits. Soon after, dutiful Xandra accuses one of her teachers of misconduct. And most alarming, the repercussions of her trip with Marisol force Nina into a life-altering choice. Time is of the essence, and Nina must decide if she will embrace a future she never could have predicted.'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -From Cathy Yardley, author of Love, Comment, Subscribe, comes an emotional rom-com about two middle-aged gamers who grow their online connection into an IRL love story.Maggie is an unapologetically grumpy forty-eight-year-old hermit. But when her college-aged son makes her a deal--he'll be more social if she does the same--she can't refuse. She joins a new online gaming guild led by a friendly healer named Otter. So that nobody gets the wrong idea, she calls herself Bogwitch.Otter is Aiden, a fifty-year-old optimist using the guild as an emotional outlet from his family drama caring for his aging mother while his brother plays house with Aiden's ex-fiancée.Bogwitch and Otter become fast virtual friends, but there's a catch. Bogwitch thinks Otter is a college student. Otter assumes Bogwitch is an octogenarian.When they finally meet face to face--after a rocky, shocking start--the unlikely pair of sunshine and stormy personalities grow tentatively closer. But Maggie's previous relationships have left her bitter, and Aiden's got a complicated past of his own.Everything's easier online. Can they make it work in real life Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 334 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One day my younger brother Seth found a homing pigeon in distress on a walkway at his work. The poor pigeon was obviously exhausted and in desperate need of help. He wore tags on his ankles, signifying that he never made it to a specific destination.After some research, Seth was able to contact the bird's owner.The owner's reply was to simply leave the bird alone; that he was useless now that he had not been able to make his journey.Seth took the bird home to his daughter Mallory. She named him Smokey and he lived with their hens while he recovered. Who knows what adventures are in Smokey's future. McGuire, Ben (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A modern-day Lazarus is humanity's last hope in a breathtaking novel about the absolute powers of good and evil by Dean Koontz, the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense.Michael Mace, head of security at a top-secret research facility, opens his eyes in a makeshift morgue twenty-four hours following an event in which everyone perished--including him and his best friend, Shelby Shrewsberry.Having awakened with an extraordinary ability unlike anything he--or anyone else--has ever imagined, Michael is capable of being as elusive as a ghost. He sets out to honor his late friend by helping Nina Dozier and her son, John, whom Shelby greatly admired. Although what Michael does for Nina is life changing, his actions also evoke the wrath of John's father, a member of one of the most violent street gangs in Los Angeles.But an even greater threat is descending: the Internal Security Agency's most vicious assassin, Durand Calaphas. Calaphas will stop at nothing to get his man. If Michael dies twice, he will not live a third time.From the tarnished glamour of Beverly Hills to the streets of South Central to a walled estate in Rancho Santa Fe, only Michael can protect Nina and John--and ensure that light survives in a rapidly darkening world.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -From Cathy Yardley, author of Love, Comment, Subscribe, comes an emotional rom-com about two middle-aged gamers who grow their online connection into an IRL love story.Maggie is an unapologetically grumpy forty-eight-year-old hermit. But when her college-aged son makes her a deal--he'll be more social if she does the same--she can't refuse. She joins a new online gaming guild led by a friendly healer named Otter. So that nobody gets the wrong idea, she calls herself Bogwitch.Otter is Aiden, a fifty-year-old optimist using the guild as an emotional outlet from his family drama caring for his aging mother while his brother plays house with Aiden's ex-fiancée.Bogwitch and Otter become fast virtual friends, but there's a catch. Bogwitch thinks Otter is a college student. Otter assumes Bogwitch is an octogenarian.When they finally meet face to face--after a rocky, shocking start--the unlikely pair of sunshine and stormy personalities grow tentatively closer. But Maggie's previous relationships have left her bitter, and Aiden's got a complicated past of his own.Everything's easier online. Can they make it work in real life 334 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The book is an analysis of the Historiography of Ethiopia from the point of view of the history of Tigray. The book emphasizes the immediate causes and reasons for the decline and diminishing role of Tigreans in the broader Ethiopian political spectrum. It articulates why and how the Tigrayan nation yielded its prominent role and became a junior partner in the Ethiopian politics. Along with this, it is important to note that Tigreans, have rebelled against injustice and bad governance in a bid to bring back past glory, strength, equality, justice and human dignity. Ethiopia has so passed through 12 major recorded Tigrayan rebellions in its history against injustice. The book also deals about a number of medieval and 19th century travelers and/or historians and their works who by intent or mere chance happen to traverse or stay in some way or the other in Tigray. Their works have served as an eye opener and point of reference to the inner and broader history of Tigray and its people. Finally, the book has examined the history of Tigray in relation to the wider history of Ethiopia. In a nutshell, the book is all about the cultural and political history of Ethiopia from a Tigrayan perspective.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The book is an analysis of the Historiography of Ethiopia from the point of view of the history of Tigray.The book emphasizes the immediate causes and reasons for the decline and diminishing role of Tigreans in the broader Ethiopian political spectrum. It articulates why and how the Tigrayan nation yielded its prominent role and became a junior partner in the Ethiopian politics. Along with this, it is important to note that Tigreans, have rebelled against injustice and bad governance in a bid to bring back past glory, strength, equality, justice and human dignity. Ethiopia has so passed through 12 major recorded Tigrayan rebellions in its history against injustice.The book also deals about a number of medieval and 19th century travelers and/or historians and their works who by intent or mere chance happen to traverse or stay in some way or the other in Tigray. Their works have served as an eye opener and point of reference to the inner and broader history of Tigray and its people. Finally, the book has examined the history of Tigray in relation to the wider history of Ethiopia. In a nutshell, the book is all about the cultural and political history of Ethiopia from a Tigrayan perspective.…