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[Status: ABGESCHLOSSEN] In ihrem früheren Leben hatte Adrienne Jiang alle Mittel eingesetzt, um das Leben ihrer Mutter zu retten. Ihr Vater hatte sie vernachlässigt, nachdem er seine Geliebte geheiratet hatte, und ließ zu, dass das Mutter-Tochter-Gespann sie bis zum Ende schikanierte. Der ältere Bruder, auf den sie sich verlassen zu können glaubte, zeigte ihr die kalte Schulter und schimpfte sie stattdessen aus, weil sie die lebenserhaltenden Maßnahmen ihrer Mutter nicht abgeschnitten hatte. In ihrer Verzweiflung wäre Adrienne beinahe in die von ihrer Stiefschwester gestellte Falle getappt. Schließlich ging sie eine vertragliche Ehe mit dem Bruder ihrer besten Freundin, Alistair Han, ein, für den sie schon seit ihrer Jugend schwärmte. Erst dann erkannte sie, dass der Mann manipulativ und obsessiv war und sie nicht aus den Augen lassen wollte. Sie wurde behandelt wie ein Vogel, der in einem goldenen Käfig gefangen ist. Am Ende fand sie durch den Verrat ihres Bruders den Tod, und alles ging im Feuer unter. Nach ihrer Wiedergeburt war sie entschlossen, nicht länger ein Taugenichts zu sein. Lennox Qin, der bösartige junge Herr der Familie Qin, sollte das nächste Familienoberhaupt werden. Aufgrund eines Vorfalls wurde er jedoch verkrüppelt und für unwürdig befunden. Als sich seine und Adriennes Wege kreuzten, kamen sie zu einer Übereinkunft. "Ich werde dich heiraten, um dein Unglück zu vertreiben und für zwei Jahre deine Frau zu sein. Im Gegenzug erlaubst du mir, dich zu benutzen, um die Familien Han und Jiang zu vernichten." Der Mann, der im Rollstuhl saß, hob bei ihrer Erklärung nur eine Augenbraue. Dann verzogen sich seine Lippen zu einem verwegenen Lächeln und er stimmte ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken zu. Doch als die Zeit fast abgelaufen war, beeilte er sich, sie davon zu überzeugen, in ihrer Ehe zu bleiben. "Madame Qin verdient nur das Beste. Wenn es die Welt ist, die du dir wünschst, werde ich sie dir auf einem Silbertablett servieren. Du kannst die ganze Welt haben, aber Liebling, vergiss nicht, dass dir zwar alles gehört, aber du gehörst zu mir." Adrienne runzelte die Stirn. "Aber du magst mich doch gar nicht ..." Sie überlegte, dass ihr Mann vielleicht den Verstand verloren hatte. "Nein, das habe ich nicht, aber ich liebe dich jetzt. Du bist sogar die Einzige, an die ich in diesen Tagen denke." Es schien ihr jedoch, dass nicht nur ihr Mann versuchte, ihre Aufmerksamkeit zu gewinnen, sondern auch ihre Schwiegereltern. Herausgeber/Korrekturleser: ninaviews Warnung für zukünftige r18-Szenen und Themen, die nicht für ein junges Publikum geeignet sind. Copyright2023 anjeeriku

Author: Donald Firesmith is the prize-winning author of speculative fiction including The Secrets of Hawthorne House (teen paranormal urban fantasy), the Hell Holes series (alien invasion science fiction), and Magical Wands: A Cornucopia of Wand Lore (fantasy). Named a Distinguished Engineer by the Association of Computing Machinery, he is also the author of 7 technical books in system and software engineering. In his spare time, he crafts one-of-a-kind jeweled magic wands. It was only an old book that the professor found while traveling by train through Scotland. A scholar of medieval history, Professor George Smith was on sabbatical studying Scottish legends and myths when he chanced to meet an aged Scotsman and his granddaughter on their way to her new boarding school in the Isles of Skye. The young girl had accidentally left her book behind, and the professor picked it up meaning to send it on to her. But then he looked inside and discovered it was no ordinary book. It was a school textbook on magic. Could it be real? Could it have actually been left by accident and found by chance? Or was it all an elaborate hoax played on the unsuspecting professor? Did he ever find the secret Isles of Skye School of Magick? Did he ever discover the hidden world of wizards and witches implied by the book's very existence? Or did they find him? The professor vanished soon afterwards, and the answers are unknown. Read the book and decide for yourself. Magical Wands: A Cornucopia of Wand Lore is that textbook from The Isles of Skye School of Magick. The first chapter begins with a basic overview of magic wands followed by an introduction to magical theory including the four planes of existence (Astral, Spectral, Physical, and Daemonic), the five metaphysical elementals (Quintessence, Air, Fire, Earth, and Water), and the three preternatural phases of Light, Twilight, and Darkness. It also contains sets of the commonly used spells associated with each of these elementals and phases. The first chapter then describes the different types of wands, their components, how they are crafted, and how they are used to cast spells. Chapter two teaches the 17 principles of wand making. Chapters three through six comprehensively cover the materials used to make magic wands including magical creatures (both beings and beasts), magical woods, mystical crystals, and mystical metals. Chapter seven documents 26 famous and infamous witches and wizards, their wands, and how well their wands suited their needs. Chapter eight concludes the textbook by nicely summarizing the contents of the entire textbook. Each of the chapters ends with student exercises, the answers of which are included in the back of the textbook which also includes a glossary, references, and afterword by the editor. If you have ever wondered what young witches and wizards actually study in their hidden magic schools, then this book is for you.

At the beginning of time, the goddess Rylenta found a patch of primordial void. She cultivated it into a vast world devoid of life and emotion. Her seven breaths created life as we know it, and the myriad races ushered into existence like tiny moths chasing the light. She lived with her children happily, treasuring them more than anything else. Time passed like fine faery wine, and her world entered the age of blossoming. However, one day, she vanished without leaving as much as a trace behind, plunging the world into perpetual darkness. Thousands of years later, the world is scarred, and the end seemed to be nigh. Children looked to the empty sky and could no longer see the stars in their dreams. In search of light, fate extended its mysterious hands on a group of humans in a foreign world. They were called many names; The Anointed Ones, Travellers, Players, Angels of the Goddess… However, will they be successful in their fated mission? And what happens when the most unfit person, Seth Ravenswood, gets chosen to take part in this cruel mission?

<p>Eleanor Bella Starr.</p><p>She is Black and You magazine&#x27;s lead writer. After being threatened by her boss who thinks he&#x27;s God&#x27;s gift to women, to either get something interesting enough to wow him or take a tumble in his sheets, she hightails it to Orlando, Lake Creek.</p><p>Lake Creek. Home of the internet&#x27;s strangest stories.</p><p>WARNING: STAY OUT! SAVE YOURSELF!</p><p>How do you keep a writer away from that? Moreso, one as curious as Eleanor...</p><p>The mystery begins from the get go and just when she has had enough, she is pulled in deeper.</p><p>Who will live? Who will die? </p><p>Eleanor wants nothing more that to live and save as many people as she can... But will they let her?</p><p>Read to find out.</p>

In the infantile state of a new universe were many creatures in their starting phase, one of which was a juice pouch and straw that would challenge any vegetables from the cabbage patch to a round of fisticuffs, ultimately overcoming them and absorbing their power, thus, it became formidable and left behind an entire and complete heritage behind. This being was later known to be none other but...The Succ Sage. The self named Genius Gang, a group of intellectuals with knowledge far beyond the norm of this infantile universe then began to rise and found this heritage, allowing them to begin their ascent to the higher realms. The Scrummy Bummy Lore is an incomprehensive, shortened archive of the real events that the Genius Gang went through on their path. Translator's Note: As the best translator in the world, it is easy to assume that my translation will be complely on point, however, the Scrummy Bummy Lore, being written in the language of the Gods, was far too complex for even a genius like I to translate fully, as I, just like you, am a mere mortal. Please do read this novel with an open mind, keeping in mind that not only are there multiple meanings that we do not understand, but also many that can eventually be understood through comprehensive thought. I myself feel as though I have matured as not just a person, but as an entity in this vast universe that we call our home after reading this novel. In short, I must say that if the human race ever evolves to the point where we can incorporate the Scrummy Bummy Lore into our national curriculum as the most significant subject, I can die knowing that humanity shall live on to achieve great things.

Kit McMahon lives in the small Irish town of Lough Glass, where everyone kows everyone; children who walk to school together grow up and become sweethearts and marry, people gossip and grumble and dream their lives away, for it is a place where changes come slowly. Until one day, beautiful, mysterious Helen McMahon disappears, presumed drowned in the lake, and then the gossip runs wild. The consequences for Helens's husband, her son, but above all for her daughter Kit, are unimagineable and will leave not one of their lives unchanged.

Two of Sarah Hadley Brook's best-selling M/M romances are now available in a box set! Contains the stories:<br><br><strong>A Love to Remember</strong> Graham Hayes decided long ago he'd never be in a relationship. It was better to stay single than to fall in love only to be left alone, which he was certain would happen to him. He'd seen Alzheimer's ravage his family members all his life, leaving their loved ones to deal with the fallout. Some of them stayed, but some didn't. Graham isn't going to risk it.<br><br>When he hires nurse Sam Morgan to take care of his dad during the day, his pledge to stay single is put to the test. He soon finds it difficult to maintain a professional distance.<br><br>Graham's guarded his heart for so long, but his resolve is crumbling. Will he be able to conquer his fear to give himself a chance at love? Can he trust Sam to stick around for better or worse?<br><br><strong>Everything He Wants</strong> Graham's best friend Marc Byrne has been in a self-imposed dry spell for the past six months, reevaluating his life. Tired of the bar scene, he wants something true and lasting like Graham found with Sam. He wants to find Mr. Right.<br><br>When Marc meets the gorgeous, motorcycle riding, tattooed man of his dreams at a lake party, he falls hard and fast. Reminding himself that was how he was hurt before, he puts the man out his mind. Easier said than done.<br><br>Aiden Wright is blown away by Marc and wants to get to know him better, but he keeps running and Aiden can't figure out why. The attraction between them is intense and Aiden is sure he can give Marc what he wants, if he'll just take a chance.

For almost a century, the Moonlight pack has been haunted by a creature they know only as 'the siren of the lake' - a shapeshifter with the ability to enchant men with her song before mercilessly murdering them. As the next Alpha, Damon knows nothing other than duty, honour, and loyalty. However, it isn't until he meets Adelaide, the current siren of the lake, that he discovers that everything he had been told his entire life about this vicious creature was wrong, and that he just may be the missing piece to ending an age-old curse. Following the events of 'The Alpha's Curse', 'The Siren of the Lake' is a unique take on one of fantasy's most well-known creatures filled with romance, mystery, and even a little magic. Siren of the Lake is created by Kianna Walpole, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

“I don't understand... you always felt this way?” The confusion rolling through me at yet another confession of lust or love was overwhelming. The last thing I had expected when I came back to the lake house was to be surrounded by three men all trying to win my attention, yet here I was. Caught in a lust driven haze of sex and pleasure I didn't want to escape from. *** Juliet loved spending time at her grandparents’ home growing up, so when they passed away right after graduation she couldn’t bring herself to let someone else handle her grandparents affairs. Instead she set off back to a life she had not been part of in so many years. Surrounded by men who looked to devour her. One a friend, One a Contractor, and one a bad boy that made her toes curl just by speaking. Will Juliet be able to stand her ground to get her life together, or will she succumb to the sexual desires each man awakens in her? Love on the Lake is created by Scarlett Rossi, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

There is a disease running through the world. They call it the rot. A world were people can get stronger by simply getting sicker. A dystopian future, a dilapidated wasteland, and many more things. A slow start which gains momentum. A mysterious background, a world of deities and contracts, of crazed animalistic monsters infested by the same rot. The only salvation known to Konrad are the facilities, run by the Church Lords. Him, entering a world of rot, deities of bygone eras and forbidden knowledge. A harrowing tale unfolds, with he who never knew anything but the Doctrine faces a world of terror. Will he survive and perhaps thrive? Where it came from, or where it would go—these remain a mystery. And albeit an issue, it was much easier for the people of the earth to submit to the fear, rather than attempt to conquer whatever terrifying thing lay on the other side - they knew its futility. Some would yell, some would cry - all would pray to the earth beneath them, and the heavens above them. A deity would listen, heed their words. Who was it that heard them?