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"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for - but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, Jane, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered...unless she does what all the grief, fear, confusion, and fury inside of her demand: find the truth, no matter what. There is no one else to speak for Jane's husband - or the others who have followed him into death at their own hands.

"No time to delay. Do what you were born to do. Fame will be yours when you do this." These are the words that ring in the mind of mild-mannered, beloved schoolteacher Cora Gundersun - just before she takes her own life, and many others', in a shocking act of carnage. When the disturbing contents of her secret journal are discovered, it seems certain that she must have been insane. But Jane Hawk knows better.

Mon grand jour est enfin arrivé. Marcus et moi allons nous marier — c'est du moins ce que je pensais. Malheureusement, un désastre se dresse sur le chemin de mon bonheur éternel, et il se présente sous la forme d'un dieu — un dieu narcissique, rien de moins. Forcément.

Born a noblewoman's bastard, Thadred has risen to become High Inquisitor, tasked with hunting escaped cythraul demons across the land. Despite the injuries that left him maimed for life, he has become indispensable to the empire. Sair was a widowed sorceress who has become one of the Empress Amira's most trusted emissaries and confidantes. A skilled healer and spy, Sair works to ensure peace wherever the empress sends her.

The Bodine ranch and resort in western Montana is a family business, an idyllic spot for vacationers. A little over thirty thousand acres and home to four generations, it’s kept running by Bodine Longbow with the help of a large staff, including new hire Callen Skinner. There was another member of the family once: Bodine’s aunt, Alice, who ran off before Bodine was born.

A serial killer is on the loose in San Diego, and he has a most unusual M.O.: with each kill, he leaves behind objects with unclear meanings. Most of the recent killings are centered near Kendra Michaels' home and office, so it comes as no great surprise when the FBI shows up at her door. The investigators soon make a startling discovery: the left-behind objects are actually souvenirs of other unsolved serial murder cases in various US cities.

Une jeune toxicomane choisit de vivre à fond malgré l'horreur issue de son passé. Une grande soeur poussée à bout par un père monstrueux commet l'irréparable, mais le lourd secret à porter menace de consumer sa famille. Un philosophe excentrique obsédé par la mort, prêt à tout pour percer le mystère des deux soeurs et mener à terme son expérience. Et, dans l'ombre, un prince charmant perd patience. Il veut obtenir ce qu'on lui a promis il y a dix ans...

Dar and Kerry are redefining themselves and their priorities to build a life and a family together. But with the scheming colleagues and old flames trying to drive them apart and bring them down, the two women must overcome fear, prejudice, and their own pasts to protect the company and each other. Does their relationship have enough trust to survive the storm?

Quelques mois avant son anniversaire, Doris est frappée par une chronique aperçue sur le Web. L'article concernant une jeune blogueuse populaire et très active chamboule la jeune femme. Ce déclencheur la stimule, et elle se fixe une liste de choses à faire avant d'être vieille, c'est-à-dire avant ses trente et un ans. Entre ses journées de travail comme serveuse, ses sorties avec ses amies et ses visites à sa chère grand-mère, elle doit réaliser sa bucket list. Ses proches ont bien sûr des activités à lui suggérer, mais Doris se fixe des objectifs à son goût, pour elle-même.

Cheveux blonds comme les blés, écharpe au vent... le petit prince est connu de tous. Les aventures de cet enfant pur et innocent tombé du ciel sont emplies d’amour, de poésie et de vérité. Voilà un message qui nous incite à poser un regard neuf sur notre humanité et notre condition humaine. C’est une invitation à revenir à l’essentiel, à célébrer la vie dans son expression la plus noble, en toute simplicité, avec les yeux du cœur.

Lucifer a pris ma magie.D'accord, techniquement, c'est Derrick, le connard d'incube, qui l'a prise, mais c’est le sous-fifre de Lucifer et il suivait les ordres. Sans ma magie, je ne peux pas être une sorcière ou une Merlin. Est-ce que ma vie pourrait être encore pire ? Bien sûr que oui. Alors que j'essaie de m'adapter et d'accepter la vie sans une goutte de magie dans mes veines, Marcus disparaît.

J’espérais quelques jours de repos loin des accusations de meurtre, des méchants et des bizarreries paranormales qui forment mon quotidien. Tout ce que je voulais, c’était une parenthèse en plein cœur de la folie. Est-ce que je l’ai obtenue ? Bien sûr que non. Au lieu de ça, un nouveau groupe de sorcières débarque en ville. Une assemblée de femmes qui se font appeler les Sœurs du Cercle, petit groupe d’élite, le gratin de la société magique… d’après Dolores.

Jane Hawk knows she may be living on borrowed time. But as long as she’s breathing, she’ll never cease her one-woman war against the terrifying conspiracy that threatens the freedom - and free will - of millions. Battling the strange epidemic of murder-suicides that claimed Jane’s husband, and is escalating across the country, has made the rogue FBI agent a wanted fugitive, relentlessly hunted not only by the government but by the secret cabal behind the plot.

When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do anything just for a touch. Granted, they often pay with their souls, but why get technical? But Seattle succubus Georgina Kincaid's life is far less exotic. At least there's her day job at a local bookstore - free books; all the white chocolate mochas she can drink; and easy access to best-selling, sexy writer, Seth Mortensen, a.k.a. He Whom She Would Give Anything to Touch but Can't.

A visionary young filmmaker hunted for sport across a vast Colorado ranch by the celebrated billionaire at the heart of a monstrous cabal.... A brilliant computer hacker slipping through top-secret databases a whisper ahead of security trackers, gathering the facts to fight the all-powerful perpetrators of mass murder.... A pair of brutal operators, methodically shadowing their targets with every cutting-edge tool in the arsenal of today’s surveillance state....

Les sorcières Davenport relèvent les défis de la vie et de l'amour dans cette série envoûtante et enchanteresse qui regorge de magie et de personnages hauts en couleur. Ne manquez pas le prochain épisode de la série Les sorcières de Hollow Cove. Les contes de fées ne sont pas réels, n'est-ce pas? C'est ce que je pensais jusqu'à ce qu'ils débarquent à Hollow Cove. Et quand je dis qu'ils ont débarqué, je veux dire qu'ils se sont matérialisés, qu'ils ont pris vie.

A music therapist who thrives on helping others, Kendra Michaels cherishes the ordinary life she has achieved after stem cell surgery restored her sight. The skills she perfected during those sightless years - the ability to pick up the most subtle audio, olfactory, and tactile cues in the world around her - coupled with her laser-sharp mind - have made her a uniquely potent observer and problem solver. Kendra’s uncanny way of connecting the dots is as baffling to law enforcement as it is legendary.

George Stephanopoulos, the legendary political news host and former advisor to President Clinton, recounts the history-making crises from the place where twelve presidents made their highest-pressure decisions: the White House Situation Room.

Josie thought she was getting a promotion at her architectural firm, but instead her career implodes. She impulsively takes up her roommates’ offer to nanny for a little girl on a mega yacht in the South of France. Even though she can't stand boats, this seems like fate giving her an opportunity to lick her wounds in a bucket list paradise while she figures out how to get her life back.

Magic has two immutable rules - every spell requires a sacrifice, and every curse can be broken. Amira Brindonu is a sorceress turned assassin, bound in a curse that forces her to obey her father, even to the point of high treason. When he orders her to kill the future emperor, she fails, but discovers a secret that could bring the whole of the empire to its knees. The archduke is stricken by a curse that could sentence him and his people to damnation, but Amira could be the only key to breaking it.