Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. With warmth, tenderness and quiet wit, Oscar Wilde's fables and fairy tales have moved and delighted for generations. In far-off kingdoms and ocean realms, in the company of giants and nightingales, Wilde speaks of heartbreak and redemption, of cruelty and compassion, of love lost, of love gained, of love lasting. Included in this selection are stories from The Happy Prince and A House of Pomegranates. 'His tales will dazzle children and intrigue adults' Guardian

Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness in Other Minds Although mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In captivity, octopuses have been known to identify individual human keepers, raid neighboring tanks for food, turn off lightbulbs by spouting jets of water, plug drains, and make daring escapes. How is it that a creature with such gifts evolved through an evolutionary lineage so radically distant from our own? What does it mean that evolution built minds not once but at least twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter? In Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith, a distinguished philosopher of science and a skilled scuba diver, tells a bold new story of how subjective experience crept into being-how nature became aware of itself. As Godfrey-Smith stresses, it is a story that largely occurs in the ocean, where animals first appeared. Tracking the mind's fitful development, Godfrey-Smith shows how unruly clumps of seaborne cells began living together and became capable of sensing, acting, and signaling. As these primitive organisms became more entangled with others, they grew more complicated. The first nervous systems evolved, probably in ancient relatives of jellyfish; later on, the cephalopods, which began as inconspicuous mollusks, abandoned their shells and rose above the ocean floor, searching for prey and acquiring the greater intelligence needed to do so. Taking an independent route, mammals and birds later began their own evolutionary journeys. But what kind of intelligence do cephalopods possess? Drawing on the latest scientific research and his own scuba-diving adventures, Godfrey-Smith probes the many mysteries that surround the lineage. How did the octopus, a solitary creature with little social life, become so smart? What is it like to have eight tentacles that are so packed with neurons that they virtually "think for themselves"? What happens when some octopuses abandon their hermit-like ways and congregate, as they do in a unique location off the coast of Australia? By tracing the question of inner life back to its roots and comparing human beings with our most remarkable animal relatives, Godfrey-Smith casts crucial new light on the octopus mind-and on our own.

Get ready to be hooked by the thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer, where a young woman is missing, presumed dead. Cara Freeman's determination to find her is personal. 'Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.' ***** Reader Review 'Where has Peter Grainger been my whole life?' ***** Reader Review 'An excellent, intelligent and believable crime series which just gets better.' ***** Reader Review 'Engaging characters, intriguing plots and occasional humour make for a page-turning read.' ***** Reader Review 'I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!' ***** Reader Review Life, as DC Smith used to say, is just one thing after another - as one investigation ends, a new one begins. But, for reasons unknown to the rest of the Kings Lake Central murder squad, their next case will haunt DCI Cara Freeman. It sends them into the seamy side of life in the town, and one of their number will have departed before this new investigation is over. Perhaps Detective Sergeant Chris Waters should have seen it coming - but he has a lot more than work on his mind these days. 'Ensconced in Kings Lake, in the company of Smith and his team, I didn't want to leave . ' FINANCIAL TIMES 'The books are comforting, the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.' THE TIMES

Das Reich im Sommer 1914: Der Völkermord in Deutsch-Südwest liegt Jahre zurück, in den Kolonien herrscht Ruhe, und überhaupt lebt man in prächtigen Zeiten. Da lernen sich in Steglitz bei Berlin drei junge Männer kennen. Joseph Ayang, Sohn eines Kameruner Kolonialbeamten, will Theologie studieren. Friedrich Smith ist der im Reich geborene Sohn eines schwarzen Amerikaners. Ernst, der dritte, wurde von seinem Herrn aus Südwest mitgebracht. Die drei beschließen, dass etwas getan werden muss, um die Verbrechen in den Kolonien zu rächen: Sie bringen nachts Soldaten um, erst einen, dann zwei. Ohne Wirkung. Die Fabrikantentochter Florentine vom Baum hält es nicht aus in einer Gesellschaft, in der Frauen unfrei sind. Als sie über ihren Bruder die drei Männer kennenlernt, bietet sie ihnen ihre Hilfe an. Und die vier fassen einen ungeheuerlichen Plan: Der Kaiser soll sterben. Ein Roman darüber, was Menschen dazu treibt, Gewalt anzuwenden. Er spielt in einer Vergangenheit, deren Wirkungen wir heute noch spüren.

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«Ich glaube ganz ehrlich, dass dies der gelungenste meiner Romane ist.» Virginia Woolf Es ist ein besonderer Tag im Leben der zweiundfünfzigjährigen Clarissa Dalloway: Die Gattin eines Parlamentsabgeordneten will am Abend eine ihrer berühmten Upper-class-Partys geben. Der Tag vergeht mit Vorbereitungen, zufälligen Begegnungen mit Jugendfreunden, Konversation, nostalgischen Betrachtungen, Sinneseindrücken beim Flanieren ... Ein besonderer Tag soll es – aus ganz anderen Gründen freilich – auch für Septimus Smith werden. Auch ihn, den Kriegsheimkehrer, beschäftigt die Gegenwärtigkeit des Vergangenen in jedem einzelnen Augenblick. In permanent sich wandelnden Empfindungen, Visionen und Assoziationen der Figuren entsteht ein faszinierendes Zeit- und Gesellschaftsbild Englands, rhythmisiert vom Stundenschlag des Big Ben. Romantische, nüchterne und satirische Stimmungslagen fließen ineinander, Melancholie und Contenance, tiefgründiger Witz und leise Wehmut durchziehen Virginia Woolfs Meisterwerk moderner Erzählkunst. PENGUIN EDITION. Zeitlos. Kultig. Bunt.

Ungezügelte Leidenschaft und Liebe, die die Grenzen der Ekstase auslotet ... Fenn Lockwood lebt im Schatten. Obwohl er die Entführung, die ihm seine Kindheit raubte, überlebte, haben ihn das Trauma und der Schmerz, den er durchlebte, für immer geprägt. Der einzige Ort, an dem Fenn er selbst sein kann, ist innerhalb der Mauern seiner privaten BDSM-Welt - ein Ort der erotischen Besessenheit und dem fesselnden Verlangen. Hayden Thorne weiß, dass hinter Fenns undurchdringlichem Äußeren ein Mann steckt, für den es sich zu kämpfen lohnt. Doch um ihn vor der Vergangenheit zu bewahren, die ihn immer noch verfolgt, muss Hayden ihre Zurückhaltung aufgeben und sich in Fenns berauschend sinnliche Welt wagen. Jede verlockende Sekunde, die sie in Fenns glühender Umarmung verbringt, ist köstlicher als die letzte, und bald will Hayden diese quälende Glückseligkeit nie mehr verlassen ... Teil 2 der romantischen BDSM-Reihe von USA Today Bestseller-Autorin Lauren Smith.

Der Meilenstein der literarischen Moderne in Neuübersetzung von Melanie Walz Es ist ein besonderer Tag im Leben der zweiundfünfzigjährigen Clarissa Dalloway: Die Gattin eines Parlamentsabgeordneten will am Abend eine ihrer berühmten Upper-class-Partys geben. Der Tag vergeht mit Vorbereitungen, zufälligen Begegnungen mit Jugendfreunden, Konversation, nostalgischen Betrachtungen, Sinneseindrücken beim Flanieren ... Ein besonderer Tag soll es – aus ganz anderen Gründen freilich – auch für Septimus Smith werden. Auch ihn, den Kriegsheimkehrer, beschäftigt die Gegenwärtigkeit des Vergangenen in jedem einzelnen Augenblick. In permanent sich wandelnden Empfindungen, Visionen und Assoziationen der Figuren entsteht ein faszinierendes Zeit- und Gesellschaftsbild Englands, rhythmisiert vom Stundenschlag des Big Ben. Romantische, nüchterne und satirische Stimmungslagen fließen ineinander, Melancholie und Contenance, tiefgründiger Witz und leise Wehmut durchziehen Virginia Woolfs Meisterwerk moderner Erzählkunst. Im Dezember 1924 notierte sie in ihr Tagebuch: «Ich glaube ganz ehrlich, dass dies der gelungenste meiner Romane ist.»

Das Reich im Sommer 1914: Der Völkermord in Deutsch-Südwest liegt Jahre zurück, in den Kolonien herrscht Ruhe, und überhaupt lebt man in prächtigen Zeiten. Da lernen sich in Steglitz bei Berlin drei junge Männer kennen. Joseph Ayang, Sohn eines kamerunischen Kolonialbeamten, will Theologie studieren. Friedrich Smith ist der im Reich geborene Sohn eines schwarzen Amerikaners. Ernst, der dritte, wurde von seinem Herrn aus Südwest mitgebracht. Die drei beschliessen, dass etwas getan werden muss, um die Verbrechen in den Kolonien zu rächen: Sie bringen nachts Soldaten um, erst einen, dann zwei. Ohne Wirkung. Die Fabrikantentochter Florentine vom Baum hält es nicht aus in einer Gesellschaft, in der Frauen unfrei sind. Als sie über ihren Bruder die drei Männer kennenlernt, bietet sie ihnen ihre Hilfe an. Und die vier fassen einen ungeheuerlichen Plan: Der Kaiser soll sterben. Ein Roman darüber, was Menschen dazu treibt, Gewalt anzuwenden. Er spielt in einer Vergangenheit, deren Wirkungen wir heute noch spüren.

Von Billie Eilish bis No Time To Die - Das ultimative Spielbuch für Klavier Mit der zehnten Ausgabe unserer beliebten Reihe Piano gefällt mir! erscheint die Jubiläumsausgabe mit einer Auswahl von 50 aktuellen Charthits und Filmsongs. Alle Titel wurden von Hans-Günter Heumann wie gewohnt leicht arrangiert und bieten ein unkompliziertes Spielvergnügen für Anfänger, Wiedereinsteiger und Fortgeschrittene. Ein weiterer Pluspunkt des Songbooks ist die praktische Spiralbindung. Die Titelliste umfasst eine große Auswahl an populären Charthits, wie Everything I Wanted (Billie Eilish), Blinding Lights (The Weeknd), Hör auf deinen Bauch (Sarah Connor), Hey Jude (Beatles), To Die For (Sam Smith), Fields Of Gold (Sting). Dazu kommen bekannte Film- und Serienmusiken wie u.a.(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again aus „Rocketman" oder I Will Always Love You aus „The Bodyguard". Alle Songs sind mit Tempoangaben, Akkordsymbolen und dem Text versehen.

From the bestselling authors of The Go-Giver, Go-Givers Sell More, and The Go-Giver Leader comes another compelling parable about the paradox of getting ahead by placing other people's interests first. The Go-Giver Influencer is a story about two young, ambitious businesspeople: Gillian Waters, the chief buyer for Smith & Banks, a midsized company that operates a national chain of pet accessory stores; and Jackson Hill, the founder of Angels Clothed in Fur, a small but growing manufacturer of all-natural pet foods. Each has something the other wants. To Jackson, Smith & Banks represents the possibility of reaching more animals with his products--if he can negotiate terms and conditions that will protect his company's integrity. To Gillian, Angels Clothed in Fur could give her company a distinctive, uniquely high-quality line that will help them stand out from their competitors--if Angels Clothed in Fur can be persuaded to give them an exclusive. At first, the negotiations are adversarial and frustrating. Then, coincidentally, Gillian and Jackson each encounter a mysterious yet kindly mentor. Over the next week, while neither one realizes the other is doing the same, both Gillian and Jackson learn the heart of both mentors' philosophies: The Five Secrets of Genuine Influence. The story ends in a way that surprises everyone--and with lessons we can all apply in our efforts to resolve conflicts and influence others.

Get ready to be hooked by the thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer, where a young woman is missing, presumed dead. Cara Freeman's determination to find her is personal. 'Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.' ***** Reader Review 'Where has Peter Grainger been my whole life?' ***** Reader Review 'An excellent, intelligent and believable crime series which just gets better.' ***** Reader Review 'Engaging characters, intriguing plots and occasional humour make for a page-turning read.' ***** Reader Review 'I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!' ***** Reader Review Life, as DC Smith used to say, is just one thing after another - as one investigation ends, a new one begins. But, for reasons unknown to the rest of the Kings Lake Central murder squad, their next case will haunt DCI Cara Freeman. It sends them into the seamy side of life in the town, and one of their number will have departed before this new investigation is over. Perhaps Detective Sergeant Chris Waters should have seen it coming - but he has a lot more than work on his mind these days. 'Ensconced in Kings Lake, in the company of Smith and his team, I didn't want to leave . ' FINANCIAL TIMES 'The books are comforting, the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.' THE TIMES

Pip Smith knows she owes it to her family to hold on to the festive traditions that have been a comfort since the year everything changed - but this Christmas she's going to need a miracle to keep everyone in her life happy. After she's dumped by her fiancé, an invitation to visit a friend in Hong Kong in the run-up to the festive season seems to offer Pip the perfect escape - and she'll be home for Christmas, of course. Except her escape ends up becoming far more complex than she intended, when she becomes involved with arrogant American Ryan Hawke and his niece, Shelby - a little girl whose most heartfelt Christmas wish is for a proper family. Will Pip keep her Christmas promise - or will it be more of a compromise, with the help of a little hope and mistletoe?

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller PRAISE FOR WILL 'The best memoir I ever read' Oprah Winfrey 'If you read one book this year, make it this one' Jay Shetty 'Incredible' Idris Elba 'The book is awesome. So candid and considered...fascinating' Chris Evans 'A triumph...really inspiring, so well written, vulnerable and deep. I highly recommend it' Mindy Kaling 'It's fantastic...very moving' Zoe Ball 'Incredibly honest...inspiring' Greg James 'A wild ride' New York Times 'Raw, comedic, inspirational' GQ One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had. Will Smith's transformation from a fearful child in a tense West Philadelphia home to one of the biggest rap stars of his era and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history, with a string of box office successes that will likely never be broken, is an epic tale of inner transformation and outer triumph, and Will tells it astonishingly well. But it's only half the story. Will Smith thought, with good reason, that he had won at life: not only was his own success unparalleled, his whole family was at the pinnacle of the entertainment world. Only they didn't see it that way: they felt more like star performers in his circus, a seven-days-a-week job they hadn't signed up for. It turned out Will Smith's education wasn't nearly over. This memoir is the product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind. Written with the help of Mark Manson, author of the multi-million-copy bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Will is the story of how one exceptional man mastered his own emotions, written in a way that can help everyone else do the same. Few of us will know the pressure of performing on the world's biggest stages for the highest of stakes, but we can all understand that the fuel that works for one stage of our journey might have to be changed if we want to make it all the way home. The combination of genuine wisdom of universal value and a life story that is preposterously entertaining, even astonishing, puts Will the book, like its author, in a category by itself. 'The Hollywood star's autobiography is full of indiscretions, drug-fuelled escapades and terrible parenting. Who could ask for more?' Telegraph 'Candid ... digs into the life events which fine-tuned Smith's weapons-grade charisma and steely determination' Observer 'I absolutely loved it...no holds barred...I felt as if Will Smith was talking to me. It's a testament to him and to his family' Lorraine Kelly

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Sociology - Political Sociology, Majorities, Minorities, grade: 1,0, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), language: English, abstract: In the last decades, debates about the existence and the meaning of an European idetity raised all the time more. Some scholars approached the theme, focussing on a ¿common historical heritage¿, which points to a basis for a collective identity (Habermas 2001; Giesen 2003), others based their arguments on political and institutional similarities among European countries like human rights protection, democracy and rule of law (Risse 2001). In other cases, the studies on the topic focussed on the ambivalent employ of the term ¿identity¿, arguing its (ab)-use, above all in EU-Treaties, instead of more obviously expressions as ¿legitimacy¿ or ¿sovereignty¿ (Bruha/ Rau 2000). The aim of this paper is to examine the topic from two distinctive perspectives: a post-national and a postmodern. The paper suggests a sort of ¿back to the roots¿ of the en-quiry, approaching the subject neither with pre-existent assumptions nor with the goal to order puzzled arguments. The study will not pursue the question about the existence of a collective European identity, but will search for possible ways and circumstances, in which ¿identity¿ in Europe (restricting the focus on the European Union) may emerge. The central question of the paper will be if the development of an European identity is plausible and if a widespread process of socialisation may prevail on the national structures of the member states (hereafter MSs) and lead to the growth of common ¿procedures¿ and ¿functions¿ among European populations. In order to answer the question the more satisfactory as possible, the dissertation proposes two differing angles for the analysis with the intend to compare the findings resulting from dissimilar criteria of examination. In a first part the EU will be considered as a post-national political order, deriving from the dissolution of its MSs. After a short explanation on the political nature of the Union from this standpoint, the dissertation will explore the option of an emerging post-national identity in the European Union, adopting the criteria proposed by Anthony Smith in his study of national identities (Smith 1991). The analysis will evaluate if the EU attends the proposed criteria in order to assess the coming out of a post-national form of social identification. [...]

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Sociology - Political Sociology, Majorities, Minorities, grade: 1,0, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), language: English, abstract: In the last decades, debates about the existence and the meaning of an European idetity raised all the time more. Some scholars approached the theme, focussing on a ¿common historical heritage¿, which points to a basis for a collective identity (Habermas 2001; Giesen 2003), others based their arguments on political and institutional similarities among European countries like human rights protection, democracy and rule of law (Risse 2001). In other cases, the studies on the topic focussed on the ambivalent employ of the term ¿identity¿, arguing its (ab)-use, above all in EU-Treaties, instead of more obviously expressions as ¿legitimacy¿ or ¿sovereignty¿ (Bruha/ Rau 2000). The aim of this paper is to examine the topic from two distinctive perspectives: a post-national and a postmodern. The paper suggests a sort of ¿back to the roots¿ of the en-quiry, approaching the subject neither with pre-existent assumptions nor with the goal to order puzzled arguments. The study will not pursue the question about the existence of a collective European identity, but will search for possible ways and circumstances, in which ¿identity¿ in Europe (restricting the focus on the European Union) may emerge. The central question of the paper will be if the development of an European identity is plausible and if a widespread process of socialisation may prevail on the national structures of the member states (hereafter MSs) and lead to the growth of common ¿procedures¿ and ¿functions¿ among European populations. In order to answer the question the more satisfactory as possible, the dissertation proposes two differing angles for the analysis with the intend to compare the findings resulting from dissimilar criteria of examination. In a first part the EU will be considered as a post-national political order, deriving from the dissolution of its MSs. After a short explanation on the political nature of the Union from this standpoint, the dissertation will explore the option of an emerging post-national identity in the European Union, adopting the criteria proposed by Anthony Smith in his study of national identities (Smith 1991). The analysis will evaluate if the EU attends the proposed criteria in order to assess the coming out of a post-national form of social identification. [...]

From the author of The Glass Castle and Hang the Moon-"Walls vividly depicts her astonishing, resilient grandmother with a lightness of touch that is plainspoken yet heartfelt" (Chicago Tribune). Half Broke Horses has transfixed readers everywhere. "Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did." So begins the story of Lily Casey Smith, Jeannette Walls's no-nonsense, resourceful, and spectacularly compelling grandmother. By age six, Lily was helping her father break horses. At fifteen, she left home to teach in a frontier town-riding five hundred miles on her pony, alone, to get to her job. She learned to drive a car and fly a plane. And, with her husband, Jim, she ran a vast ranch in Arizona. She raised two children, one who is Jeannette's memorable mother, Rosemary Smith Walls, unforgettably portrayed in The Glass Castle. Lily survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy. She bristled at prejudice of all kinds-against women, Native Americans, and anyone else who didn't fit the mold. Rosemary Smith Walls always told Jeannette that she was like her grandmother, and in this true-life novel, Jeannette Walls channels that kindred spirit. Half Broke Horses is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa or Beryl Markham's West with the Night. Destined to become a classic, it will transfix readers everywhere.

»Ein traurig-schönes, wundervolles, ermutigendes Buch.« Volker Weidermann, DIE ZEIT Humor, Herzschmerz und der hartnäckige Wille zu überleben Die neunjährige Ada hat die Wohnung noch nie verlassen. Ihre Mutter hat sie weggesperrt und behauptet, Ada sei geistig behindert. Als ihr kleiner Bruder Jamie 1939 aus London aufs Land evakuiert werden soll, um der Bombardierung zu entgehen, entscheidet Ada, dass sie gemeinsam gehen werden. So beginnt ein großes Abenteuer für die Kinder wie auch für Susan Smith, die Frau, die gezwungen ist, die beiden bei sich aufzunehmen. Während Ada sich das Ponyreiten beibringt und lesen lernt, beginnt sie Susan zu vertrauen - und Susan beginnt, Ada und Jamie zu lieben. Aber wird ihre Bindung ausreichen, um sie gemeinsam durch die Kriegszeit zu bringen? Oder werden Ada und ihr Bruder wieder in die Hände ihrer grausamen Mutter fallen? Eine außergewöhnlich bewegende Geschichte über ein Mädchen, dem der Krieg das Leben rettet Über die Kraft von Zuneigung, Liebe und geschwisterlichen Zusammenhalts Für Kinder, die sich für historische Themen interessieren Mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet, u.a. Newbery Honor Book und Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, und Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year »An diesem Buch gibt es viel zu lieben: Adas einnehmende Stimme, das lebendige Setting, den Humor, den Herzschmerz, aber vor allem den hartnäckigen Willen zu überleben.« School Library Journal

BOOK 1 IN A THRILLING NEW ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, FROM INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH 'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror IN THE HEART OF EGYPT UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF THE GODS A NEW POWER IS RISING In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Isetnofret, and Hui's own brother Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city. Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father and rescue his sister, Ipwet, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Through them he learns the art of war, learning how to fight and becoming an envied charioteer. But soon Hui finds himself in an even greater battle - one for the very heart of Egypt itself. As the pieces fall into place and the Gods themselves join the fray, Hui finds himself fighting alongside the Egyptian General Tanus and renowned mage, Taita. Now Hui must choose his path - will he be a hero in the old world, or a master in a new kingdom? Book 1 in The New Kingdom Sequence and book 7 in the Ancient Egyptian series from the master historical adventure writer, Wilbur Smith. Don't miss the rest of the epic Ancient Egyptian Series, available now. 'The New Kingdom' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/e 05-09-2021.

Fans von Milliardärs-Liebesromanen werden diesen Hörbuch-Sammelband lieben! Alle vier Bände meiner Serie "Die Sinclair-Brüder" in einem Audiobook. Das sind dien Geschichten: *** Dark Inheritance - Verruchtes Verlangen *** "Ich will Macht, Einfluss und noch mehr Geld. Da ist kein Platz für Gefühle!" Zumindest bis das verschwunden geglaubte Familienerbstück auftaucht - und der heiße Milliardär eine Frau finden muss, um es zu bekommen. Mit Geld lässt sich auch dieses kleine Problem aus der Welt schaffen. Oder? ***Wicked Fortune - Begieriges Verlangen *** "Ich werde sie für mich gewinnen - und ihr alles wegnehmen! Es geht nur um's Geschäft!" Zoey Smith und ihr Bücherladen sind das Einzige, was dem größten Deal seiner Karriere im Weg stehen. Gefühle und ein albernes Ultimatum des Vaters haben da keinen Platz! Oder? ***Ruthless Legacy - Ruchloses Verlangen *** Der notorische Playboy Ryder will mit einem PR-Berater seinen Ruf aufpolieren und damit sein Erbe einsacken. Sich wirklich dafür zu ändern wie sein Vater verlangt hat, kommt nicht in Frage! Dumm nur: Der Lifestyle-Berater ist eine Frau – und die ist genau nach Ryders Geschmack. Was ist nun wichtiger: Das Erbe? Ein bisschen Spaß? Oder lässt sich beides kombinieren? *** Merciless Heir - Gnadenloses Verlangen (Das große Finale) *** Kingston Sinclair will seinen Anteil des Erbes möglichst schnell zu Geld machen. Geld ist alles, was für ihn zählt! Dumm nur, dass das Erbe verschwunden ist. Zudem bringt ihn die engagierte Ermittlerin Sadie dauernd auf die Palme, arbeitet parallel auch für seine Mutter und weckt obendrein ein ungekanntes, fleischliches Verlangen in ihm. Er will sie... und das Juwel... und das Geld! Aber irgendwer spielt falsch: Sadie? Seine Mutter? Oder beide? Alle Liebesromane enthalten heiße Szenen und haben jeweils ein Happy-End.