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For years Bilal Hasham and his wife, Mariam, have lived contented, quiet lives in the sleepy rural village of Babbel's End. Now all that is about to change. On her deathbed, Bilal's mother reaches for his hand. Instead of whispering her final prayers, she gives him a task: build a mosque in his country village. Mariam is horrified by Bilal's plan. His friends and neighbours are unnerved. As outrage sweeps Babbel's End, battle lines are drawn. His mother's dying wish reveals deeper divisions in their village than Bilal had ever imagined.

Sofia Khan is just married. But no-one told her life was going to be this way.... Her living situation is in dire straits, her husband Conall is distant and his annoyingly attractive colleague is ringing all sorts of alarm bells. When her mother forces them into a belated wedding ceremony (elopement: you can run, but you can't hide), Sofia wonders if it might be a chance to bring them together. But when it forces Conall to confess his darkest secret, it might just tear them apart.

Anna can’t believe it: Stephen proposed to her on a plane to Rome! She has no other choice but to refuse - after all, she is only 19 and not ready to commit yet. They are actually on their way to a wedding, and in order to return the favor to the bride’s family, Anna sets out in search of a specific kind of pastry that the groom’s parents would like to have. Matteo has just flunked his most important football game qualification. As he notices Anna in a bakery trying to find the “struffoli” without knowing a word of Italian, he offers to help.

The Kurtherians which rule the Leath have made a fatal mistake. Their prime intelligence officer finds what they have done in his past. Other people have made moves against the Queen Bitch's people, and she sends Baba Yaga after them. Bethany Anne goes Ahead Full on taking out enemies of the Empire, while Ranger Tabitha helps uncover a Skaine effort and brings the Bitch's themselves to help clean up the mess.

It started with a kiss. No, that’s not right. It started the day I met Cooper Sinclair, but I’d done a good job ignoring it. There’s something about life changing pleasure that makes a man hard to ignore. My attraction to him? I ignored that for years. I had to. After that one night of mind blowing sex, I can’t do it anymore. I don’t want to. Even if I should. Especially since he's my boss. Oops.

Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged is the hilarious and fresh debut novel by Ayisha Malik. 'Brilliant idea! Excellent! Muslim dating? Well, I had no idea you were allowed to date.' Then he leaned towards me and looked at me sympathetically. 'Are your parents quite disappointed?' Unlucky in love once again after her sort-of-boyfriend/possible-marriage-partner-to-be proves a little too close to his parents, Sofia Khan is ready to renounce men for good.

Dino Minus Drei und Urzeitmädchen Lucy werden TV-Stars! Willkommen in einer Welt, in der die Dinosaurier regieren! Der geniale kleine Dino Minus Drei ist einer von ihnen – und das unbezähmbar freche Urzeitmädchen Lucy ist sein Haustier. Zusammen sind die beiden unschlagbar und kein Abenteuer ist ihnen zu verrückt. Dabei stellen die beiden ihr beschauliches Heimatstädtchen Farnheim gerne mal auf den Kopf und treiben ihre Dinosaurier-Nachbarn reihenweise zur Verzweiflung – aber am Ende finden sie mit vereinten Kräften für jedes noch so verzwickte Problem eine grandiose Lösung!

Shy, nerdy Tanvi has always thought of her perfect cousin Mimi as her sister. Not only did Mimi’s family raise Tanvi after the tragic death of her parents, fierce Mimi has always protected Tanvi at school. At least until Mimi fell under the spell of their flawless, rich classmate, Beth … Tanvi’s biggest bully. Fearing another terrible year, Tanvi decides to take a desperate, preemptive strike—and captures an incriminating photo of Mimi and Beth at a party. When Tanvi wakes up the next day with a bump on her head, scratches on her leg, and no memory of what caused her injuries, Mimi is gone.

The Leath are fighting for their Gods, but Bethany Anne is fighting for freedom. Then, the Leath make a very fatal mistake. On another planet, the Leath dishonor the Etheric Empire's warriors and Bethany Anne unleashes her new avatar and there will be hell to pay.

From West Africa to Windsor Castle, The Other Princess is a vivid imagining of the life of Queen Victoria's Black goddaughter, shining a light on a woman searching for home, love and identity.

Universell gültige Werte wie Respekt, Hilfsbereitschaft oder Gerechtigkeit bilden das Fundament unseres Zusammenlebens. Gerade in der heutigen Zeit, in der wir uns oft mit Ängsten und Unsicherheiten konfrontiert sehen, kann uns das Besinnen auf grundlegende Werte und Tugenden Unterstützung bieten und Orientierung geben. Eine wertebasierte Erziehung unserer Kinder ist deshalb auch für ihre Persönlichkeitsbildung von großer Bedeutung. So schnelllebig die heutige Zeit auch ist, bestimmte Werte und Tugenden sind und bleiben zeitlos.

Eines Morgens verhalten sich einige Tiere, die mit ihr auf dem Schloss wohnen sehr merkwürdig: Eine Gans läuft bellend über den Schlosshof und die Pferde gackern wie Hühner. Was ist nur passiert? Hier kommt die Figur des kleinen Kobolds Saticilef ins Spiel. Er macht der Fee das Leben manchmal ganz schön schwer. Und diesmal hat er die Tiere verzaubert. Zum Glück findet die kleine Fee Felicitas die Lösung im Zauberbuch der Großmutter. Wenn ihr für jedes Tier das passende Lied einfällt, dann kann sie die Tiere wieder erlösen.

La vita del topolino Surri è segnata da una piccola malformazione: è nato con una codina corta e storta. Ciò lo rende goffo e timido verso i suoi coetanei, che si prendono gioco di lui. Al raduno dei clan muscu, però, incontra Scresah, un adolescente sbruffone e sfrontato, con il quale rivaleggerà per recuperare un talismano magico in grado di guarirlo; la loro impresa sfocerà in una girandola di eventi che porteranno lo scompiglio al raduno, durante i quali Surri scoprirà non solo di essere coraggioso, ma anche che essere diversi non è poi tanto male.

Lissa Eller looks for ways to save money. She never wanted to find a dead body. Especially after she and the victim argued in public the previous evening. And she kind of threatened him (all a big misunderstanding - really). Now, she's prime suspect in the guy’s murder. Worse, the detective in charge of the case is someone Lissa made fun of in high school - because he made fun of her - and he holds more leverage than just the threat of getting her sent to detention.

Warum scheitern Liebesbeziehungen? Seit 30 Jahren "glücklich" verheiratet und nie gewagt, sich selbst zu fragen und dem Partner zu sagen wer man ist, was man denkt, fühlt, möchte... Doch jetzt kommt alles auf den Tisch. Dialogische Lesung mit Siegfried Seyfahrt und Rita J. Sührig.

Liv har måttet sige farvel til sin elskede hest, Polly, fordi hendes far er gået fallit med sit firma. Og så er familien flyttet til en by, hvor Liv ikke rigtig føler sig hjemme. Men en dag, da Liv er nede for at se nærmere på den lokale rideskole, ankommer en hestetransport – og ud træder Polly!

Das Aguti liebt Paranüsse. Der Paranussbaum liebt das Aguti. Sie sind Freunde im Regenwald und helfen einander. Ohne das Aguti gibt es keine Paranüsse. Ohne den Paranussbaum gibt es kein Aguti. Beide sind abhängig voneinander. Eines Tages ist der Paranussbaum nicht mehr da... Für Kinder im Vor- und Grundschulalter.

Heinz Sührig (1925-2004) meldete sich mit 17 freiwillig zur Deutschen Kriegsmarine. Er war der jüngste an Bord von U 968, wo er an seinem 20. Geburtstag infolge einer Explosion in der Zentrale erblindete.1988 verfasste er Texte über seine 3 Jahre an Bord, die seine Tochter Rita J. Sührig 32 Jahre später bearbeitete und mit Hintergrundinformationen ergänzte.

Das Leben schreibt die besten Geschichten. Was haben ein Medaillon mit der Liebe eines Soldaten in Sizilien, der Sorge eines Kindes um seine zigarettenrauchende Mama und Adolf Hitler gemein? 24 zu Herzen gehende Erzählungen, gelesen von der Autorin. Für Rita J. Sührig, Jg.1949, Weltenbummlerin, Übersetzerin, Dolmetscherin, Lehrerin, Diplomtheologin, zertifizierte Bibelerzählerin, KLett-Preisträgerin und Autorin ist das Schreiben wie der Sauerstoff zum Atmen. Sie schreibt für Kinder, Jugendliche und Paare, die es bleiben wollen und passt in keine Schublade.

Created as an homage to the 1980 classic horror anthology, Dark Forces, edited by Kirby McCauley, this collection contains 12 original novelettes showcasing today’s top horror talent. Dark Stars features all-new stories from award-winning authors and up-and-coming voices like Stephen Graham Jones, Priya Sharma, Usman T. Malik, Caroline Kepnes, and Alma Katsu, with seasoned author John F.D. Taff at the helm. An afterword from original Dark Forces contributor Ramsey Campbell is a poignant finale to this bone-chilling collection.