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Joyce Meyer stresses the importance of spending even just a few minutes every morning with God. Beginning each day this way is an opportunity to get off on the right foot and to set the tone for the day...

When Los Angeles news photographer Lucy Vega's uncle, a formidable Hispanic businessman, is killed in a car accident in Malibu during a violent storm, Lucy and reporter-colleague Beatrice Middleton are out to prove murder. Lucy discovers secret underworld involvement by Mexican cartel members, and bent on finding answers, she travels to Mexico, where she meets a handsome, but burned out, CNN war correspondent. Trailing the cartel deep into their own territory, they soon find that corruption and brutality are rampant, and Lucy must risk all to find the truth behind her uncle's murder.

Was passiert wirklich in China? – China-Korrespondentin Lea Sahay bietet in diesem Hörbuch exklusive Einblicke in Politik, Wirtschaft und den chinesischen Traum. Lange schien Pekings neo-kommunistische Politik aufzugehen. Die Verbindung von Wachstum, Nationalismus und sozialer Kontrolle sah aus wie eine erfolgreiche Alternative zu westlicher Demokratie und Marktwirtschaft. Doch heute zeigt die Fassade der zweitgrößten Wirtschaftsmacht der Welt Risse: Der Tech-Boom ist vorbei, die Immobilienblase geplatzt und das Gesundheitssystem kollabiert.

'An absolutely fantastic read with brilliant characters. OMG I didn’t see that coming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'THIS is cracking fiction, yet has the power to feel disturbingly real' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He said he wanted to help her. That was the first lie. On the opening night of the biggest festival in...

Katy Hart is thrilled about her future with Hollywood's Dayne Matthews. But as she plans a wedding and looks for a house on the shores of Lake Monroe, she receives tragic news. Now everything about the future they planned together is hanging in the brink. Only a miracle can help them find their way through. Now Katy and the Baxters must travel to Los Angeles and sort through their options.

The rich are very different from you and me. Blessed by great wealth, they can get what they want, even what they shouldn’t have. Cursed by great wealth, they become the targets of others who will risk everything to become affluent. Nelson DeMille introduces twenty original tales by today’s most elite mystery writers who explore the life (and death) styles of the rich and infamous.

Heiraten? Aber nur aus Liebe! England 1835: Falls Izzy einmal heiraten sollte, dann nur aus Liebe. Doch das Schicksal schmiedet andere Pläne. Wegen eines Unwetters muss sie mit dem vom Krieg entstellten Lord Wakefield in einer Hütte Unterschlupf suchen. Obwohl sich der ehemalige Offizier wie ein Gentleman verhält, drängt ihr Vater die beiden zur Heirat. Für die junge, freiheitsliebende Frau bricht eine Welt zusammen. Zudem belastet sie schon seit Jahren ein schreckliches Geheimnis, das es ihr alles andere als leicht macht, sich auf einen Mann einzulassen.

'I still have that recurring fear of something happening to me before I see you again, and before I can tell you myself just how much and how often I've realised during the last few months that I love you completely and to the exclusion of all others. Remember that, because if there wasn't you, my darling Mary, the world would seem very empty and meaningless.' Mary was only 21 when she met and fell in love with the privately educated 19-year-old David in 1938.

Louisa May Alcott’s heartwarming tale of the indelible bond between sisters. This treasured novel, drawn in part from Louisa May Alcott's personal experience, brings to life the provincial yet abundantly full lives of the March sisters. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy manage to lead an interesting existence despite their father's absence at war and their family's lack of money. Whether they're putting on a play or forming a secret society, their gaiety is infectious. This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

From the author of Surrender to Temptation comes a provocative story of overwhelming passion set free with one exquisite touch.… Madeline Stone is determined to heal from her tragic past, one difficult step at a time…and she doesn’t need any distractions. Then she meets a mysterious and...

Die Erschütterung der liberalen Demokratien wird oft mit der Schwäche der westlichen Werteordnung erklärt. Anne Applebaum wählt einen anderen Ansatz und fragt: Was macht die Rückkehr zu autoritären Herrschaftsformen für viele Menschen so erstrebenswert? An zahlreichen Beispielen – von den Brexiteers bis hin zu den illiberalen Demokratien Osteuropas – zeigt sie, welche Rolle dabei soziale Medien, Verschwörungstheorien und Nostalgie spielen.

Diana ist eine einfache Bürgerliche und Quinn der verstoßene Sohn eines Aristokraten. Im Grunde wären sie das perfekte Paar, wenn nicht Quinns Vergangenheit zwischen ihnen stehen würde. Doch auch Diana hat ein Geheimnis: Sie muss gegen ihn arbeiten, um zu überleben... London 1838: Diana Montague hat alles verloren und üble Gerüchte machen ihr das Leben zusätzlich zur Hölle. Deshalb versucht sie mit allen Mitteln, sich in einer von Männern dominierten Welt durchzuschlagen. Als es zu einer Verwechslung kommt, ergreift sie die Chance, um sich mit Detektivarbeit ein Vermögen zu verdienen.

Joyce Meyer is not satisfied with the status quo. She believes that we each need to become a revolutionary and practice love every day. And if Joyce has her way, the revolution will spread -- person by person, house by house, town by town, until the old culture of selfishness and greed gives way...

Set in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Containing a number of religious and historic allusions, the book explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.

Jamaica, 1980. A general election is in the offing. The left-of-centre People's National Party stands a chance of winning a third term of radical social reform. Ties with Russia and Cuba will likely be strengthened. The IMF will be shown the door. The powers that be in London or Washington are not prepared to countenance any of that. Not at all. Unfortunately, the only person available to address the situation is someone the Brits would rather not acknowledge. At just 25, Ruby Parker and MI6 have a fractious shared history.

Seit einigen Wochen studiert Everly am College in Newark und bereits beim ersten Aufeinandertreffen mit einem – verflixt heißen - Kommilitonen ahnt sie, dass sie den Kerl nicht ausstehen kann. Tristan West ist genau der Typ Mann, auf den sie nie wieder hereinfallen will: unverschämt, hitzköpfig und arrogant. Auf keinen Fall möchte Everly ihn näher kennenlernen, dummerweise hat das Schicksal andere Pläne, und es ergibt sich eine Situation, die es den beiden unmöglich macht, einander aus dem Weg zu gehen.

Der Krieg hat begonnen. Beide Seiten fordern Diems Loyalität – oder ihren Tod. Nach ihrer katastrophalen Krönung steht Diem im Zentrum des Konflikts zwischen den Descended und den Guardians. Mit ihren neu gewonnenen Freunden und dem Mann, in den sie sich verliebt, auf der einen Seite und den...

Imagine spending eternity with your backside hanging out! That’s what Emma Whitecastle and Granny Apples can’t help but think when they meet the ghost of Tessa North frolicking in the surf off Cataline Island. Tessa, a young starlet who died on the island in the 1960s wearing nothing but a polka-dot bikini, won’t cross over until “Curtis” comes for her. To help the winsome, bikini-clad spirit, Emma and Granny must find out who Curtis is and how Tessa died.

Is the glass half-empty or half full? Sometimes life influences our view and alters our perception. In 1997, life changing events almost destroyed me. At my lowest point, and just in time, I met Nigel. He helped me to discover how a positive attitude can change everything.In 2008, with good times ahead of us, my glass was half-full. As a family, we made the biggest and most difficult decision of our lives; part of our family would immigrate to Australia. We lived the Australian dream, embracing adventure until adversity came to test us.

In this stunning romance, Lauren Jameson presents a story of unexpected desire in which two strangers play a dangerous game in the quest for incredible pleasure. But winning comes with a price.... After walking in on her boyfriend with another woman, Devon Reid decides to seek solace in the...