Sourcebooks jun 2016 (8 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Eleven-year-old Chloe wants to earn money for a new bicycle, so when she is sent to career camp, she decides to learn cake decorating but nothing goes according to plan.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A high-contrast baby book that builds visual skills, emotional intelligence, and unforgettable storytime moments.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 548 CE, Constantinople. Emperor Justinian, distraught from the death of his wife, Empress Theodora, has exiled his longtime aide, John, the Lord Chamberlain. At the Church of the Holy Apostles, an Egyptian magician tries to raise the empress from the dead. As the unholy ceremony explodes into chaos, supposed demons vanish into the darkness with one of the city's holiest relics. Felix, Captain of the Palace Guard, is selected as John's successor and charged with finding the missing relic.But before Felix's investigation even begins, someone deposits a corpse at his house. A botched attempt to dispose of the body leaves Felix looking suspect. To make matters worse, it seems as if half the city wants to possess the relic, see Felix dead--or both. If only Felix's friend, the shrewd John, were still in the city, but the former Lord Chamberlain has already sailed for Greece.Now Felix enters a fight for his very survival, a crucible in which he cannot cannot tell friend from foe--or worldly dangers from the supernatural.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An erotic romance by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Olivia Cunning that is the perfect blend of sex, love, and rock 'n' roll.When sexy psychologist Myrna Evans goes on tour with the Sinners to study groupie behavior, every guy in the band tries to seduce her. But the lead guitarist is the only one she wants to get her hands on, even if getting involved with him is all kinds of forbidden. Brian Sinclair has been grappling with a creative block-unable to compose music for months. But when he tumbles into bed with the uninhibited Myrna, he hears exquisite guitar riffs and finger-burning solos in his mind in the midst of their passionate embraces. He grabs a ballpoint pen and composes what will be blockbuster new songs, writing them all over her body and leading to some fun sex play.but how is he going to convince Myrna that he's not looking for a one-tour score Instead, this rocker's interested in finding his forever.Praise for Backstage Pass: 'Olivia Cunning's erotic romance debut is phenomenal.'-Love Romance Passion 'A sizzling mix of sex, love, and rock 'n' roll.The characters are irresistible. Can't wait for the second book!'-DforDarla's Definite Reads, 5 Stars'These guys are so sensual, sexual, and yummy. This series.will give readers another wild ride.'-Night Owl Romance, 5/5 Stars, Reviewer Top Pick.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of Blackman's Coffin, one of Amazon's Top 10 Mysteries for 2008When his wife dies of ovarian cancer, Russell Mullins quits the Secret Service to repurpose his life. He joins a Washington D.C. private protection company and is assigned to guard Paul Luguire, a Federal Reserve executive and its chief liaison with the U.S. Treasury.Mullins and Luguire form a strong friendship. So when a police detective calls in the middle of the night with word of Luguire's suicide, Mullins doesn't buy it. His doubts are reinforced by Amanda Church, a former Secret Service colleague now in the Federal Reserve's cyber-security unit. She uncovered a suspicious financial transaction initiated by Luguire only days before his death. He authorized unrequested funds to be transferred from the Federal Reserve to a regional bank.Even stranger, after Luguire's suicide, Amanda finds the transaction has been erased from Federal Reserve records. The regional bank now shows the money wired from an offshore account in the name of Russell Mullins. Someone is setting Rusty up. And when the bank president is murdered, Mullins rockets to the top of the suspect list.As a tenacious reporter develops leads, Mullins follows a conspiratorial trail of killing and kidnapping that leads from a shadowy mastermind to the possible destruction of America's financial system. In an age of Wall Street meltdowns and downgrading of the U.S. credit rating, the secretive Federal Reserve has a pivotal role.Twelve targets are known. The clock is ticking. What, or who, is the thirteenth.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'An eminently satisfying series opener for mystery fans who want their downtrodden detectives to be appealing, clever, and unafraid of action.'--Kirkus Reviews STARRED reviewJoey Getchie has been property of the state longer than he was in parental custody. But he's a survivor, and he has a Plan: graduate high school and get out of the foster care system before it eats him alive. He bonds with Trisha, another foster, who seems to have lucked out when it comes to foster parents. A false accusation leads to a physical clash with his foster father, so Joey flees to Huntzel Manor, where he works part time. He takes up unauthorized residence and keeps a low profile, hoping to avoid attention.But attention arrives in the worst possible way: a classmate is seriously injured in a hit and run accident, and Joey becomes the focus of the investigation. Why shouldn't he be He had a violent confrontation with the same classmate just last year. And of course, he's a kid with a criminal record.Except of course, he isn't.Property of the State, first in The Legend of Joey series, is an edgy teen mystery featuring a world-wise protagonist struggling to grow up in a world where parents are the bad guys.Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2016.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Masterfully crafted. stunningly beautiful descriptions.' --Anne Hillerman, New York Times bestselling authorThe first closing of the floodgates of the mammoth Dalles Dam on the Columbia River inundated the sacred falls and the Native American village at Celilo which depended on the river's magnificent fish. Nelson Queah, Wasco Indian, war hero, and passionate opponent of the dam, watched helplessly as 10,000 years of tribal history and fishing tradition disappeared. That 1957 night, Nelson Queah vanished without a trace.Fifty years later, attorney Cal Claxton, new to Portland after a career as a prosecutor in Los Angeles, attends a commemoration of the flooding of the falls at the behest of his friend, Philip Lone Deer, who introduces Cal to his cousin, Winona Cloud. Winona is Nelson Queah's granddaughter. Spurning the story of a witness at the time who claimed to have seen Queah drunk by the river, she reveals she's found a cache of letters at her grandmother's home, letters Queah wrote to his wife before he vanished. They suggest foul play, and not an accidental drowning.Cal, still grieving over his own wife's suicide, agrees to check out the cold case. He locates the man who put out the drunk story and sets up an interview. When he arrives, he finds the man shot by a sniper. Cal gets a glimpse of the shooter and becomes a target himself.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Eleven-year-old Chloe wants to earn money for a new bicycle, so when she is sent to career camp, she decides to learn cake decorating but nothing goes according to plan. 240 pp. Englisch.