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Zwischen den Plattenbauten von Neukolln und den Villen des Berliner Westens liegen Welten. Doch ein dunkles Geheimnis und eine unerwartete Liebe konnten die Brucke schlagen.Lukas tragt seinen Charme und seinen Vintage-Style wie eine Rustung. Am renommierten Schiller-Gymnasium gilt er als selbstbewusst und sorgenfrei. Die Realitat sieht jedoch ganz anders aus: Er kampft allein mit einer alkoholkranken Mutter und einem erdruckenden Schuldenberg, in standiger Angst, dass seine Fassade brockelt und seine Armut ans Licht kommt.Niklas, der Neue aus Zurich, scheint perfekt zu sein: reich, athletisch und unnahbar. Doch er straft Lukas mit eiskalter Verachtung. Was Lukas nicht ahnt: Niklas ist ein Uberlebender. Gezeichnet von einer toxischen Beziehung, sieht er in Lukas die verkorperte Gefahr einen weiteren beliebten, oberflachlichen Jungen, der nur mit Herzen spielt.Verletzt durch diese Zuruckweisung sucht Lukas Trost in bedeutungslosen Affaren und bestatigt damit ungewollt Niklas schlimmste Befurchtungen. Doch als die gewalttatige Vergangenheit von Lukas Mutter sie einholt und skrupellose Geldeintreiber drohen, alles zu zerstoren, fallen die Masken. Niklas wird zum einzigen Zeugen von Lukas Absturz.Nun muss er eine unmogliche Wahl treffen: Sicher hinter seiner Festung aus Eis bleiben oder alles riskieren, um den Jungen zu retten, den er eigentlich hassen wollte.Eine beruhrende Romance uber Heilung, Vertrauen und den Mut, sich offen zu lieben.

Il sedicenne Tobia e figlio del senatore Mandostan. Rapito, viene portato sullisola di Palmarola per un riscatto che non verra mai pagato. Nascosto nella stamberga dove i suoi sequestratori vivono con i figli, Tobia osserva dalle travi sconnesse di un solaio la famiglia dei rapitori e scopre con amarezza che vi circola un calore a lui sconosciuto. Dopo vicissitudini che lo vedono alle prese con il suo primo innamoramento, il sequestro diventa un paradossale affido. La storia e raccontata in prima persona da Tobia durante il processo dei suoi sequestratori, che lo vede testimone. Ne la requisitoria dellaccusa ne larringa della difesa, che difendono rispettivamente le ragioni della legge e quelle del rapporto umano e del cuore, sono pienamente convincenti. A confronto sono due visioni del mondo intorno allidea del rapporto umano e della famiglia.

Ein Tod an Floridas Kuste. Eine Ermittlerin, die das Schweigen nicht akzeptiert.Als die Leiche einer jungen Frau an der Kuste von Crystal Cove angespult wird, ubernimmt Detective Ava Martinez den Fall. Was zunachst wie ein verdachtiges Ertrinken aussieht, entwickelt sich schnell zu etwas weitaus Gefahrlicherem: okologischer Sabotage, skrupelloser Korruption und der Forschung eines Meeresbiologen, die alles verandern oder zerstoren konnte.Je tiefer Ava grabt, desto mehr zerbrechen die Loyalitaten. Ihr Partner wird getotet. Der Fall wird personlich. Mit der Hilfe eines prinzipientreuen Wissenschaftlers, eines wachsamen Nachbarn und eines loyalen Polizisten muss Ava sich durch ein Netz aus Geheimnissen und Schweigen kampfen. Jeder Schritt naher an die Wahrheit bringt sie selbst in groere Gefahr.Schwimmen mit Manatis ist ein atmospharischer Kriminalroman, der verbindet: Umweltintrige ein bedrohtes, fragiles Okosystem Detektivspannung eine unerbittliche Ermittlerin, gezeichnet von Verlust Ensemble-Drama Verbundete, vereint durch Loyalitat, Gerechtigkeit und Widerstandskraft Emotionale Tiefe eine Geschichte von Trauer, Erlosung und der stillen Kraft der ErinnerungFans von Krimis, Eco-Thrillern und charaktergetriebenem Suspense werden von diesem fesselnden Roman uber Gerechtigkeit, Resilienz und den Kampf um die Wahrheit begeistert sein bevor die nachste Leiche auftaucht.Perfekt fur Leserinnen und Leser von Patrick Suskind, Charlotte Link, and Frank Schatzing.Schwimmen mit Manatis von Bennett ist ein spannungsgeladener, atmospharischer EcoThriller, in dem eine expressive Prosa und handlungsgetriebene Dialoge eine moralisch dringliche Untersuchung vorantreiben; Ava Martinez tritt als eine uberzeugende, entschlossene Protagonistin hervor, deren Suche nach der Wahrheit unternehmerisches Fehlverhalten offenlegt und dem Roman echtes thematisches Gewicht verleiht, wahrend Bennetts lebendige Darstellung der Kuste Floridas und der Meereswissenschaften die Spannung in einem reich ausgearbeiteten Schauplatz verankert. BlueInk Review

The Vanguard Vow: Book 1The mission was simple: Fake the relationship. Dont break the brotherhood.Navy SEAL Jaxson Westmore is one "intervention" away from being grounded by his Commanding Officer. To prove hes settled, stable, and ready for a career-defining promotion, he needs a date to the prestigious Navy Gala. He needs someone dependable. He needs someone who knows his secrets. He needs Mayathe one woman hes spent ten years trying to ignore.Maya Calloway is losing the only home shes ever known. Her gym, The Forge, is her sanctuary, and if she doesnt win the Titans Trail obstacle course race, the bank will seize the keys. When Jax offers his elite Special Ops coaching in exchange for a few nights of playing pretend, she accepts. Its a business transaction, nothing more.But as the drills get dirtier and the gala gets closer, the "fake" part of the protocol starts to fail. Between midnight training sessions and stolen glances in dress whites, Jax is breaking the cardinal rule of the Teams: Never leave a man behindand never touch your best friends sister. Jax is playing a dangerous game. If Maya wins the race, he might lose his heart; and if her brother finds out the truth, Jax might just lose his life. Quick StatsTropes: Brothers Best Friend, Fake Dating, Forced Proximity, Training Montage. Vibe: Steamy, high-stakes, emotional slow-burn. Setting: Perry, Georgia and the Naval Amphibious Base.

Forbidden Desires - Some loves arrive at the worst possible moment and refuse to leave.Tom Andersen is watching his wife die. When Rosalyn, her home nurse, arrives with quiet strength and gentle hands, Tom finds something he has not felt in months: the sense that life is still possible.Neither of them intends to cross a line. Neither of them is strong enough not to.Behind closed doors, in a house filled with grief, a tender and explosive bond forms. When Anne dies, Tom and Rosalyn are left with a love that feels both catastrophic and inevitable and a world that is ready to condemn them for it.As his adult children pull away, her teenage daughters resist, and a newborn baby brings both joy and chaos, the couple must fight not only for each other but for the fragile, imperfect family they are trying to build.And just when life finally begins to settle, a woman from Toms past arrives carrying a secret that will change everything.FORBIDDEN DESIRES is Book One of The Forbidden Series a five-book contemporary saga about grief, desire, hidden children, and a family that should never have existed but refuses to fall apart.Perfect for readers of Colleen Hoover, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Jojo Moyes.Helge Thorsen is a Norwegian author, former municipal director, and farmer who began writing fiction at 62. The Forbidden Series is his debut.

Just another day at the office.For some people that means spreadsheets, and for others its stitching endless hems. For Jacob Archer a day at the office is stealing proprietary information from a bioengineering firm f or a paranoid software billionaire. Hes a liar and a thief, parlaying a glib tongue and a facile conscience into a lucrative career. He just has one rulenever get involved with a mark.Well, had one rule. To be fair, though, Simon Ramsey is dark, dangerous, and has shoulders like a Greek statue. Besides, its not as though Jacobs even really stealing from Simon just his boss and his brother-in-law. Simon didnt buy that excuse either after he caught Jacob breaking into the companys computer network.That would have been thatone messy breakup, one ticket to Bali bookedbut it turns out that the stolen information is worth more than Jacob thought. With his lifeand his ribsthreatened, Jacob needs Simon to help him out. Or maybe he just needs Simon.

The Empire-Building Flavors of Gods Own Country. Long before oil, the world ran on spices. In the verdant hills of Kerala, known as the "Spice Garden of India," empires were built and wars were fought over tiny black seedspepper, the "Black Gold."Spices: The Golden Roots of Kerala takes you on a sensory journey through the misty plantations of the Western Ghats. Discover the ancient trade routes that brought Romans, Arabs, and Europeans to these shores, and learn how Keralas spices transformed global cuisine forever. But this is more than history. It is a guide to the soul of Kerala. From the fiery heat of the birds eye chili to the sweet aroma of true cinnamon, explore the cultivation, culture, and culinary secrets that make this land unique.

BOOK DESCRIPTIONThe Unmoored 2025: International Politics, Geopolitics, Security and Strategic IssuesBy Dr. Naim Tahir BaigIn 2025, the foundations of the post-Cold War international order finally gave way. What had been fracturing for yearsthrough populist upheavals, great power rivalry, and cascading regional crisesreached a critical inflection point. The Unmoored 2025 offers the first comprehensive analytical assessment of this watershed year, when simultaneous shocks to the global system accelerated the transition toward a more fragmented, contested, and dangerous multipolar world.Dr. Naim Tahir Baig, one of the worlds most prolific scholars of international relations with over 125+ published works, brings unparalleled expertise to this urgent analysis. Drawing on extensive primary sources, diplomatic communications, military assessments, and expert interviews, he chronicles how Donald Trumps return to the White House, unprecedented trade wars, intractable armed conflicts, and revolutionary technological developments converged to fundamentally reshape global affairs.From the Rose Garden announcement of "Liberation Day" tariffs that sent shockwaves through the global economy, to the Alaska summit where Trump met Putin while Ukrainian cities burned; from Israels 12-day war with Iran to the Kashmir crisis that brought nuclear-armed India and Pakistan to the brink2025 witnessed a density of consequential events rarely seen in peacetime. Dr. Baig examines not only what happened, but why these events matter and what they reveal about the emerging structure of international politics.The Unmoored 2025 combines rigorous geopolitical analysis with attention to economic interdependence, technological disruption, and the humanitarian dimensions of contemporary conflicts. Through detailed case studies of wars in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, and Kashmir, the book illuminates how the erosion of international law and multilateral institutions has enabled conflicts without end. It explores how economic warfarethrough tariffs, sanctions, and supply chain decouplinghas become as consequential as military confrontation. And it demonstrates how artificial intelligence, cyber operations, and space-based systems are transforming the nature of strategic competition itself.The work is distinguished by its global scope and non-Western perspective. Dr. Baig provides essential insights from South Asian, Middle Eastern, and Global South vantage points often absent from mainstream international relations scholarship. His analysis of Chinas strategic calculus, Europes struggle for autonomy, and the rise of BRICS offers readers a truly multipolar understanding of contemporary world politicsone that refuses to privilege any single powers narrative.The Unmoored 2025 concludes with scenario-based strategic forecasting for 2026 and beyond, offering readers not merely understanding of what has occurred, but insight into what may comeand what choices might still be made to steer toward managed multipolarity rather than cascading crisis.In an age when authoritative, evidence-based analysis of global affairs has never been more necessary, Dr. Baig has produced a landmark work of contemporary international relations scholarship. This is the definitive account of the year the old order crackedand the struggle to determine what will replace it.

Six amis. Six destins bouleversés par la vie.Dix ans après le lycée, l’heure des retrouvailles a sonné.Résumé :Ils se sont connus en seconde.Des ados pas comme les autres, unis, inséparables. Jusquà

In the red dust of Matlosana, Kabelo Maseko is no longer just a strategisthes the voice behind the Taung Heritage Expansion, a project that promises preservation but hides platinum corridors and fenced-off grazing lands. Naledi Phiri, now a seasoned investigator, follows the trail from Potchefstroom to the limestone cliffs of Taung, where truth is buried deeper than ore. As encrypted maps and ghost messages surface, the couple must navigate a province where every handshake is a transaction and every silence a threat. The Zama-Zamas dig by moonlight. The MEC signs by daylight. And somewhere in between, Kabelo and Naledi risk becoming collateral. From Sasolburgs smoke to Taungs shadows, they are no longer just witnessesthey are the ones being watched. But the dust remembers. And the soil, once disturbed, refuses to settle. This is the second chapter in a trilogy where heritage is weaponized, and love becomes testimony.

What Victory Leaves BehindHe won. The hero lies dead at his feet, the capitals gates are thrown open, and the throne he fought a lifetime to claim sits empty, awaiting his command. But as the echoes of battle fade, Kaelen, the dreaded Dark Star, is left with a crushing silence and a single, hollow realization: conquest was the easy part. Now, he must rule the graveyard he created, facing not armies of rebels, but the relentless specters of famine, betrayal, and his own gnawing doubt. In refusing the crown, he sparks a more dangerous wara war for the soul of a broken world and for his own redemption. This is the story not of a villains triumph, but of what comes after: the weary, unending work of building peace when all youve ever known is the sword.

In a world before the mercy of modern gods, there was only the Law of the Gavel and the Halberd. The Sentence Solver follows Zagaf Thorts Kraguiel, a masked arbiter of absolute discipline who wanders a landscape of dust and bone. He is not a savior; he is the inevitable consequence of broken rules. In an era where "justice" was synonymous with "extinction," Zagaf enforces a code written in the marrow of the fallen. To meet him is to be judged. To be judged is to cease to exist.

Zero Point: A Novel Jack Carson had a stroke of luck; a great-uncle had left him land in Arizona.But thats when Jacks luck began to change, mysterious sights and sounds threatened to make his inheritance worthless as a center for the study of physics.Marta Merritt decided to help, and she didnt think it a mystery, she thought it was an artifact of a forgotten physics theory called pilot-wave mechanics.To build the center they would have to find out, and they would have to stay alive to do so. Zero Point is a novel in a new series of Quantum Adventures that explore the quantum world, its promises and perils.See the authors website for more information.Hard Science Fiction Old School.

Au Canada, les femmes autochtones sont 16 fois plus susceptibles d’être assassinées que les femmes blanches. Cette accablante statistique est tirée du rapport de l’Enquête nationale sur les femmes et

Le système pénal protège-t-il les femmes? Que fait-il aux femmes qui y sont confrontées? Faut-il inscrire les luttes féministes sur le terrain du droit? En répondant à ces questions, Gwenola Ricordea

Au Canada, les femmes autochtones sont 16 fois plus susceptibles d’être assassinées que les femmes blanches. Cette accablante statistique est tirée du rapport de l’Enquête nationale sur les femmes et

Le système pénal protège-t-il les femmes? Que fait-il aux femmes qui y sont confrontées? Faut-il inscrire les luttes féministes sur le terrain du droit? En répondant à ces questions, Gwenola Ricordea

With my brother, Carloman, now seated upon the throne of East Francia, Rorik and I unite to forge a powerful allianceone that will strengthen both our country and my brothers reign. The Viking Chieftains gather, drawn together by a shared purpose, bound by the promise of victory and prosperity.Yet even as our bond solidifies, Torstens absence lingers, an ache woven into my very soul. Rorik and I are closer than ever, and he honors a vow once madetaking me beyond the horizon, into the great unknown, where adventure and discovery await.But before I embark on my journey, I am warned: an enemy waits for me in the shadows. I dismiss the words, believing I am prepared for whatever lies ahead. But no warning could have readied me for the horrors that unfold.A single act of compassiona choice to save anothersets me on a perilous path. Blood stains my blade, and the enemy I was promised does not come alone. One foe becomes many. And in the darkness, my fate shifts once more.Continue to be swept away into a world of fierce warriors, forbidden passion, and gripping twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Legend of Blood and Blade, the thrilling third installment in the Savage Love Series, is a whirlwind of action, intrigue, and scorching romance that ignites the senses. Step into a saga where love clashes with destiny, secrets unravel, and the battle for heart and honor rages on. This unforgettable journey will leave you craving more.

In the hillside vineyards of Tuscany, passion grows where its least expectedMarcella Armstrong has never taken life seriously until the father she didnt know names her heiress to a multi-million-dollar wine estate.Chief winemaker Rocco Berlusconi believed that Marcello Wines would one day be his. But with the arrival of the stuttering Australian girl, he is forced to teach her all he knows about wine to honour his mentors wishes.Marcella is determined to prove shes worthy of her family legacy, only its painfully clear no one wants her there, especially the exotic and enigmatic chief winemaker.Rejected by his own family, Rocco has invested too much to give up on his dreams. When he learns that Marcella intends to sell the estate to a competitor, he will do anything to save the winery and secure his future.All Marcella really wants is the freedom to live the life she desires. But she didnt expect Rocco to help her to discover what shes capable of. Or that the passionate Italian winemaker might fall for the millionaires daughter

Depuis qu’elle est enfant, Madelynn Ripley n’a qu’un objectif : tuer l’assassin de ses parents et de son petit frère, Rasmus IV l’Égorgeur, le roi des vampires.Elle est persuadée qu’elle n’y survivra