Law Fiction

"Bist du in Noah verliebt?" Bei jeder anderen hätte Mercedes die Arme verschränkt, die Brust herausgeschoben und ihre Gefühle herausposaunt. Doch es war Cora, die fragte, Cora – tapfer, zerbrochen und wunderschön. Es war Cora, die Noah ebenso sehr liebte wie sie selbst. Und deshalb log Mercedes – und mit dieser Lüge verlor sie ihn. Sie war Freundin, Brautjungfer, Patentante. Sie war der Fels in der Brandung für ihre beiden besten Freunde – bis zu dem Augenblick, als das spröde Fundament ihrer Welt in sich zusammenbrach und sie alle fielen und fielen.

David Taggert steht, so oft er kann, im Ring und hat doch nichts, wofür es sich zu kämpfen lohnt. Aber das ändert sich schlagartig, als sich Millie Anderson trotz ihrer Blindheit als Tänzerin in seiner Bar bewirbt. Nichts an Millie ist gewöhnlich, und David ist vom ersten Augenblick an fasziniert von ihr. Auch Millie hat in ihrer Vergangenheit Dinge erlebt, an denen sie beinahe zerbrochen wäre. Und so lässt sich David auf den wichtigsten Kampf seines Lebens ein...

Dies ist eine Geschichte über Schmerz und Hoffnung. Über Leben und Tod. Über Neuanfänge und nie Endendes. Aber vor allem ist es eine Geschichte über die Liebe. "Moses ist gefährlich." Alle warnen Georgia vor dem geheimnisvollen Jungen, dessen Geschichte jeder kennt. Doch Moses ist auch aufregend, faszinierend und wunderschön. Als er in das Haus nebenan einzieht, kann Georgia ihn nicht ignorieren, selbst wenn sie es noch so sehr versucht. Noch nie hat jemand solche Gefühle in ihr hervorgerufen. Und obwohl sie spürt, dass sie mit dem Feuer spielt, lässt Georgia sich auf Moses ein.

The trial of the century has come to Tupelo Landing, North Carolina. Mo and Dale, aka the Desperado Detectives, head to court as star witnesses against Dale's daddy - confessed kidnapper Macon Johnson. Dale's nerves are jangled, but Mo, who doesn't mind getting even with Mr. Macon for hurting her loved ones, looks forward to a slam dunk conviction - if everything goes as expected. Of course nothing goes as expected.

On the night of October 6, 1998, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student named Matthew Shepard was lured from a bar by two young men, then savagely beaten, tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, and left to die. Five days later, Lesléa Newman arrived on campus to give the keynote speech for the University of Wyoming’s Gay Awareness Week. October Mourning is Lesléa Newman’s deeply personal response to the events of that tragic day and its brutal aftermath.

I swore off anyone remotely like my ex. On the top of that list? Attorneys. Everyone knows they can't be trusted. Now that I've moved back into my childhood home in Chicago, my focus is my daughter, my mom, and me. Then I see Reed Warner again. I push him away, but somehow he weasels his way into every part of my life, not willing to take "No" for an answer. In spite of my better judgment, I can't stop thinking about the way his designer suits fit his muscular frame. The problem? Not only is he a lawyer...he was the best man at my wedding.

One night, while on duty with her four-legged crime-fighting companion, Meg gets an urgent call from her boyfriend, Seth, who works for the Fort Worth fire department. A baby girl has turned up at the station with only two clues to her identity: One is a peace-sign symbol stitched into her blanket. The other is a word, written in string: help.

Zoe Paul never had much. Abandoned as an infant, her grandmother Marilyn raised her, until a tragic accident left Zoe all alone. Now, 16 years later, Zoe discovers an unclaimed check worth millions among her grandmother’s things. With no explanation of why Marilyn never cashed the check or what it was for, Zoe's curiosity quickly turns to suspicion, and she goes to Cass for help.

The sexual tension between Lily and her newly found brother-in-law is intense, and it will only take a little nudge to kindle those flames into a blazing inferno. Blaine hatches a devious plot that will not only satisfy his deeply buried voyeuristic yearnings, but ensure that Lily gets all the explosive sex she can handle!

This is one of the true classics in world legal literature. Written by a master of law and language, it is a primary source book for anyone interested either in legal theory or political science. For the layman, it serves to clarify the very essence of the common law, the cornerstone of our present legal system.

When a woman's body is found in a Portland park, suspicion falls on an awkward kid who lives only a few blocks away, a teen who collects knives, loves first-person shooter video games, and obsessively doodles violent scenes in his school notebooks. Nick Walker goes from being a member of Portland's Search and Rescue team to the prime suspect in a murder, his very interest in SAR seen as proof of his fascination with violence. How is this even possible? And can Alexis and Ruby find a way to help clear Nick's name before it's too late?

Some people rob banks because they’re greedy. Others enjoy the adrenaline rush. Me? I robbed a bank because of guilt. Specifically: guilt and a Nepalese scented candle.... When 15-year-old Dylan accidentally burns down the house of the girl he’s trying to impress, he feels that only a bold gesture can make it up to her. A gesture like robbing a bank to pay for her new home.

The Crim family is full of notorious criminals. Notoriously inept, that is. Uncle Knuckles once tried to steal a carnival. Great-Uncle Bernard held himself hostage by accident. Aunt Drusilla died slipping on a banana peel. But Imogen is different. She was born with a skill for scandal. A knack for the nefarious. A mastery of misdemeanors. Despite her natural talent for all things unlawful, Imogen got out of the family business years ago. But when the rest of the Crims are accused of pulling off a major heist - which seems doubtful, to say the least - Imogen is forced to step in.

Eleven-year-old Rocco is an Italian immigrant who finds himself alone in New York City after he's sold to a padrone by his poverty-stricken parents. While working as a street musician, he meets the boys of the infamous Bandits' Roost, who teach him the art of pickpocketing. Rocco embraces his new life of crime - he's good at it, and it's more lucrative than banging a triangle on the street corner. But when he meets Meddlin' Mary, a stronghearted Irish girl who's determined to help the horses of New York City, things begin to change.

When Michelle runs away from her drug-addicted mother, she has just enough money to make it to New York City, where she hopes to move in with a friend. But once she arrives at the bustling Port Authority, she is confronted with the terrifying truth: She is alone and out of options. Then she meets Devon, a good-looking, well-dressed guy who emerges from the crowd armed with a kind smile, a place for her to stay, and eyes that seem to understand exactly how she feels. But Devon is not who he seems to be.

Maddie Diaz never should have taken that shortcut through the park. If she hadn't, she wouldn't have seen two gang members attacking a homeless man. Now, as the only witness, Maddie knows there's a target on her back. But her courage has also caught the attention of Lobo, the mysterious leader of a rival gang, who promises to protect her. Lobo might be out for his own revenge, but Maddie knows she can trust him.

In this exciting adventure, a presidential election campaign brings the governor to Cam’s school. With all the police and Secret Service agents, it seems like nothing can go wrong. But then there’s an explosion that sounds like a gunshot, and Cam determines to get to the bottom of what really happened.

When a petty thief falls though a glass roof in his attempt to escape from the police, what should have been the death of him marks the beginning of a while new life. After his broken body is reconstructed by an ambitious young doctor, he is released from prison, and, with the help of Victorian London's extensive sewer system, he becomes the most elusive burglar in the city.

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind.

When her father is murdered and the police obtain an e-mail confession that implicates her, Alice Robie realizes she will have to flee and prove her innocence.