The heroic story of the only female Argonaut

When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis, Atalanta grows up wild and free, with just one condition: if she marries, Artemis warns, it will be her undoing.

Although she loves her beautiful forest home, Atalanta yearns for adventure. When Artemis offers her the chance to fight in her name alongside the Argonauts, the fiercest band of warriors the world has ever seen, Atalanta seizes it. The Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece is filled with impossible challenges, but Atalanta proves herself equal to the men she fights alongside. As she is swept into a passionate affair, in defiance of Artemis's warning, she begins to question the goddess's true intentions. Can Atalanta carve out her own legendary place in a world of men, while staying true to her heart?

Full of joy, passion, and adventure, Atalanta is the story of a woman who refuses to be contained. Jennifer Saint places Atalanta in the pantheon of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology, where she belongs.

She survived her first year at Basgiath War College . . . but the danger is only beginning.

Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College, Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance. It's the new vice commandant, who's made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is - unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet's body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else's, she still has her wits, and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won't be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College - and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.

“A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.

It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and the life of your friend.”

From the Throne of Glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.

Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.

Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.

Düster, erotisch, unwiderstehlich – die letzten Vampire kämpfen um das Schicksal der Welt

Payne, Vishous' atemberaubend schöne Zwillingsschwester, musste schon viele Schicksalsschläge hinnehmen, doch dies ist der härteste Augenblick ihres Lebens: Die Regeln der BLACK DAGGER verlangen, dass sie sich von ihrem geliebten Manuel trennt. Denn Manny ist ein Mensch, und die Beziehung zu ihm würde die Sciherheit der Bruderschaft gefährden. Schweren Herzens fügt sich Payne, und beschließt, ihren Kummer im Kampf gegen die Lesser zu betäuben. Doch Payne hat ein dunkles Geheimnis, das sie eines Nachts in tödliche Gefahr bringt. In der Stunde der Not erkennen Vishous und die Bruderschaft, dass sie der unbezwingbaren Macht der Liebe nichts entgegenzusetzen haben, und rufen Manuel zu Hilfe. Wird er seine Geliebte noch retten können oder ist es für Payne bereits zu spät...

Nichts ist für die Londonerin Hope Turner schöner, als sich in die Bücher ihrer Lieblingsautorin Jane Austen zu träumen. Denn ihr eigenes Leben ist alles andere als spannend und romantisch. Das ändert sich, als sie sich eines Tages in die Buchhandlung MRS. GATEWAY'S FINE BOOKS verirrt und dort einem mysteriösen Gentleman begegnet. Der attraktive Fremde geht ihr nicht mehr aus dem Kopf. Doch da ist auch der grimmige und unnahbare Rufus Walker, der sie regelrecht zu verfolgen scheint. Bis er ihr schließlich Unglaubliches offenbart: Der Buchladen ist das einzige Portal in die Welt der Bücher, in der die Romanfiguren ein Eigenleben führen. Doch diese Welt ist in Gefahr, und nur Hope kann sie retten!

Begleite Hope Turner beim ersten Federstrich und tauch ein in die magische Welt hinter den Seiten!

Fashion model, UN ambassador, and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman. Born into a family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia, she told her story in the worldwide bestseller Desert enduring female circumcision at the age of 5; running away through the desert at 12 to escape an arranged marriage; being discovered by photographer Terence Donovan as she worked as a cleaner in London; and becoming a top fashion model. Although she fled Somalia, she never forgot the country or the family that shaped her. Desert Dawn is Waris Dirie’s profoundly moving account of her return to her homeland. As an international model, Waris Dirie was the face of Revlon. In 1997, as part of its campaign to eliminate female genital mutilation, the United Nations appointed her Special Ambassador for Women’s Rights in Africa. She now lives in New York with her son.

Auf einer ihrer zahlreichen Reisen nach Afghanistan, dem Land unter dem Hindukusch, begegnet die Dokumentarfilmerin Siba Shakib in einem Flüchtlingslager Shirin-Gol. Sie ist spontan gefesselt von der Kraft und Ausstrahlung dieser Frau, die ihr ihr Leben erzählt - ein Leben, das exemplarisch ist für das Schicksal Tausender afghanischer Frauen. Als Shirin-Gol in einem abgelegenen Bergdorf Afghanistans geboren wird, scheint der Gleichklang ihrer Welt, eingebettet in jahrhundertealte Traditionen, ungestört. Die "Süße Blume", so die Bedeutung ihres Namens, wächst auf in Armut, Korangläubigkeit und Enge des islamischen Frauenbildes. Doch dann marschieren die Russen in Afghanistan ein, und Shirin-Gols Vater und ihre Brüder ziehen sich in die Berge zurück, um Widerstand zu leisten. Ihre Schwestern aber legen den Schleier ab und verführen russische Soldaten, aber nur, um sie zu ermorden. Verstört kehren sie zurück aus einer Welt, die Shirin-Gol nicht begreift. Aber dann fliehen die Frauen nach Kabul. Hier entdeckt Shirin-Gol eine Freiheit, deren Zauber sie nie mehr vergessen wird und aus der sie die innere Stärke für alles Kommende bezieht - für den Mann, dem sie vom Bruder als Ausgleich für Spielschulden zur Frau gegeben wird, für Verfolgung, Vergewaltigung und Flucht vor dem Taliban-Regime. Immer wieder sucht sie für ihre Familie einen Ort, der ein bisschen Geborgenheit, ein bisschen Wärme und einen Schimmer vom Glück, das Leben heißt, verspricht.

Rom, A. D. 42: Kaiser Claudius gewährt seinem Leibsklaven Cato die lang ersehnte Freiheit. Doch im Gegenzug muss sich der hochgebildete, jedoch kämpferisch völlig unerfahrene junge Mann zu zwanzig Jahren Dienst in der römischen Armee verpflichten. Kurz darauf befiehlt der Imperator das gefährlichste aller militärischen Abenteuer, an dem einst sogar Cäsar scheiterte: die Eroberung Britanniens. Cato steht auf der Insel aber nicht nur den wildesten Barbarenhorden gegenüber - auf direkten kaiserlichen Befehl muss er sich in einem tödlichen Netz aus Intrigen und Verschwörungen bewähren...

The most shocking secret in the history of mankind is about to be revealed...A murderer is on the loose on the streets of New York City: nicknamed the Doomsday Killer, he's claimed six victims in just two weeks, and the city is terrified. Even worse, the police are mystified: the victims have nothing in common, defying all profiling, and all that connects them is that each received a sick postcard in the mail before they died - a postcard that announced their date of death. In desperation, the FBI assigns the case to maverick agent Will Piper, once the most accomplished serial killing expert in the bureau's history, now on a dissolute spiral to retirement. Battling his own demons, Will is soon drawn back into a world he both loves and hates, determined to catch the killer whatever it takes. But his search takes him in a direction he could never have predicted, uncovering a shocking secret that has been closely guarded for centuries. A secret that once lay buried in an underground library beneath an 8th Century monastery, but which has now been unearthed - with deadly consequences. A select few defend the secret of the library with their lives - and as Will closes in on the truth, they are determined to stop him, at any cost...

Some crimes should never be solved; some secrets are best left buried.

Nesta Archeron has always been prickly – proud, swift to anger and slow to forgive. And since the war – since being made High Fae against her will – she's struggled to forget the horrors she endured and find a place for herself within the strange and deadly Night Court.

The person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred, winged warrior who is there at Nesta's every turn. But her temper isn't the only thing Cassian ignites. And when they are forced to train in battle together, sparks become flame.

As the threat of war casts its shadow over them once again, Nesta and Cassian must fight monsters from within and without if they are to stand a chance of halting the enemies of their court. But the ultimate risk will be searching for acceptance – and healing – in each other's arms.