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A contemporary YA debut about a Vietnamese-American boy who tries to attain popularity by befriending the most beautiful girl in school, inspired by the Vietnamese-American author's teen experience.

A dark enemy is about to rise in Illmoor, something even more chaotic and twisted than the citizens themselves. Step forward Enoch Dwellings, a master sleuth who boasts a reputation built entirely on an intricate web of carefully calculated lies. Together with his hapless but increasingly inept assistant, Doctor Wheredad (no medical training whatsoever), he will do anything it takes to solve a crime that might actually end up costing him more than his own life.

Nick Hayes retreats to the forest to escape his demons, but he soon discovers a bigger monster is waiting for him in the woods. Nick takes a summer job in a National Park after a terrible breakup. However, before he can put the pieces of his life back together with help from a new friend, he uncovers a dark secret. Someone or something is hunting campers in the park. No one is safe. Not adults. Not children. Or even the smallest forest dweller.

Australien – ein Sexclub, ein Casino und ein Drogenumschlagpunkt getarnt als Farm - vier Brüder – zwei gebrochene Herzen und eine Frau, die keine Rettung erwartet. Vom Regen in die Traufe. So sah bisher der Lebensweg von Cleo aus, die nach mehreren Schicksalsschlägen bei Shawn, dem Kartellboss von Geraldton, landet. Ohne das Gefühl der Hoffnung fristet sie ihr Leben an seiner Seite. Unerwartet steht Kian, einer von Shawns Geschäftspartnern, in dessen Haus. Er fühlt sich von Shawn betrogen und will die Sache klären.

Jacob Carlyle has been living his best life as a successful political pundit. His comfortable existence goes into meltdown, however, when right-wing activists go public with a hidden-camera video of Jacob in a hotel room with the married son of an ultra-conservative politician.

This book is a literary exploration of my relationship with Jeffrey Lew, a music and fine arts mogul and CIA Special Agent with a license to kill. Both of our backstories will describe a creative journey, each one starting in a vastly different way and predictably arriving at disparate destinations. But somehow, our love for the arts and respect for each other’s talent sustained a twenty-year bond.

Fear swept Zhenjiang as British soldiers gathered outside the city walls in the summer of 1842. Already suspicious of foreigners, locals had also heard of the suffering the British inflicted two months earlier, in Zhapu. A wave of suicides and mercy killings ensued: rather than leave their families to the invaders, hundreds of women killed themselves and their children or died at the hands of male family members. British observers decried an "Asian culture" of ritual suicide. In reality, the event was sui generis—a tragic result of colliding local and global forces in nineteenth-century China.

When Ben and Lilly fell in love, it was until death do them part. Ben didn’t realize the end may come sooner than he thought. Then when an old enemy showed up, everything changed for his happily ever after. Lilly will try and make old wrongs right, but what will it cost her family in the end and will she be strong enough to endure the trial?

Navigating through critical subjects such as the real estate market, negotiation strategies, managing relationships, and overcoming legal and financial hurdles, this book is an indispensable resource for both beginners and experienced real estate investors and professionals. Whether you're dealing with a small lease or a hundred-million-dollar acquisition, the wisdom contained in Empire of Profit empowers you to negotiate effectively, maximize returns, and build your very own empire of profit.

First published in 1881, the subtitle of this book tells us that it was written “for children and those who love children”. Heidi, a 5-year-old orphan, is handed off by her young Aunt Dete to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps. Though her new life is foreign, Heidi soon falls in love with her grandfather, and he with her. They share a contented life of goat-herding. But when Grandfather refuses to allow Heidi to attend school in the small village below, quarrels ensue.

Prince Jin is now the emperor of the Three Realms. His first task? Bring the uncanny creatures back to his home. Yet his attempts are plagued at every turn. And when the magical creatures—even Jin's own monstermates—begin to act out in strange and alarming ways, the situation only gets worse. Jin's search for answers leads him to the very place from which all monsters originate: deep within the Uncanny Wild, where sacred peaks are surrounded by a primordial forest…from which no one has ever returned.

Do you long for a deeper, more satisfying personal prayer life? Is your heart hungry for more of God's presence? If your answer to these questions is "yes," this book is for you! Whether you are completely new to prayer or a seasoned prayer warrior, David's simple, honest approach to building your relationship with God will profoundly impact your prayer life.

Ex, the youngest member of the Phi Hunters Order, has spent his life slaying the ghosts and demons of Suyoram Kingdom. While he takes great pride in his mystical trade, collecting dwindling bounties and peddling butchered spirit organs lacks the glory he craves. He’s determined to hunt down Shar-Ala—a demon of nightmares, of madness—who has eluded even Ex’s masters. In a provincial village along the way, Arinya, a charming muay-boran champion, manages to save Ex, despite being nine-months pregnant. In return, she asks him to escort her through the dangerous spirit-filled forest.