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Rediscover the power of perspective with heartfelt stories from people who went through unthinkable circumstances - but came out ahead. This book will motivate you, inspire you, and help you see life from a fresh new lens. Each carefully worded story lets you peer into someone's soul and see how they came out of tough times with their head held high. You're sure to find a story that resonates with you; you owe it to yourself.

Bailey Carpenter ist eine erfolgreiche Privatermittlerin in Miami, und sie ist es gewohnt, die Dinge unter Kontrolle zu haben. Das ändert sich schlagartig, als sie eines Nachts von einem Unbekannten brutal überfallen wird und nur knapp dem Tod entkommt. Von da an quälen Bailey Panikattacken und Albträume, sie ist besessen von dem Gedanken, verfolgt zu werden, und zieht sich völlig in sich zurück. Doch dann entdeckt sie eines Tages, dass ihr Nachbar im Hochhaus gegenüber sie beobachtet.

For the legendary mountain man Preacher, times are lean. Trapping is a thing of the past. Only a handful of men cling to the old ways, trading pelts to a market with little demand. Thus it is that Preacher, along with his old friends Three Sleeps Norris and Antoine Revier, grudgingly accepts a commission from the War Department to act as trail guide and scout for a regiment of Dragoons.

Mitten im schwülen Pariser Sommer gibt das alte Auto von Thomas den Geist auf! Doch in der Metro, die er gezwungenermaßen nutzen muss, begegnet ihm eine bezaubernde Schönheit. Aber nicht nur sie bereitet ihm fortan schlaflose Nächte, auch die Verwüstungen in seinem Restaurant. Ella glaubt zu träumen, als ihr eines Morgens im Zug dieser großgewachsene Mann mit den faszinierend grünen Augen gegenübersteht. Was hat er mit dem Gemüse in den Taschen vor? Und warum verhält er sich so seltsam, als sie ihn näher kennenlernen will?

In his human skin, Baron Cobalt's quest for power nearly destroyed Cerberus. Now, evolved into his godly Annunaki form as Overlord Marduk, he's reconsolidating his power and claiming the Mediterranean. As Marduk's Nephilim-led forces challenge the ruling Hera Olympiad and her legion of cybernetic demigods to a death dance, Kane and the Cerberus warriors harness the power of a cyber army eager to bring retribution and justice to the real monsters of antiquity.

Wie findet man das Glück, das ein Leben lang hält. Es ist Frühling im nördlichen Michigan. Laras drei erwachsene Töchter kehren auf die elterliche Obstfarm zurück. Bei der Kirschernte bitten sie ihre Mutter, ihnen die Geschichte von Peter Duke zu erzählen, dem weltberühmten Schauspieler, mit dem sie vor Jahren in einer Theatergruppe namens Tom Lake gemeinsam auftrat – und mit dem sie eine stürmische Liebesgeschichte erlebte.

Ein phantomgleicher Serienmörder. Ein Kampf an allen Fronten. Und ein dunkles Familiengeheimnis - mit tödlichen Konsequenzen. Teil 3 von Alex Hansens Psychothriller-Serie stellt die forensische Psychologin Gillian auf ihre bisher härteste persönliche Probe. Gillian Sanders kommt einfach nicht zur Ruhe. Statt ruhiger Stadtidylle wartet in Rochester erneut ein dramatischer Fall auf die alleinerziehende Kriminalpsychologin.

In the beautiful, peaceful Ozark Mountains, a simple village lives a seemingly idyllic life, but it is far from perfect. In the midst of their struggles, an elderly shepherd arrives, leaving the distractions and stress of the city to find answers from his past. He befriends several of the kindhearted, yet proud villagers, who each carry wounds of their own. His wisdom and experience bring clarity and honesty to their secrets and hurt, while their forgiveness and love bring healing to his burdened heart.

En partant de la physique quantique et de recherches sur la conscience humaine menées par d’éminents scientifiques du monde entier, Lynne McTaggart vous entraîne dans un voyage époustouflant jusqu’aux confins de l’esprit. Elle explique comment la pensée génère une énergie bien palpable, dont on peut se servir pour apporter de l’aide autour de soi et transformer sa vie.

This guide features interviews with 30 change-making creators—many of whom are internationally renowned—who boldly push the boundaries of fashion and beauty. Each conversation offers moments of insight, fascinating discoveries, and highlights enriching journeys that are sure to spark your creativity and inspire your personal style.

Marine veteran, James McCoy's future is unclear. He's ready to settle down and start a family after years serving abroad. Returning home to Suitor's Crossing to work for his family's security company makes sense, but can he leave behind the shy, curvy girl he just met? Quiet Shiloh thought moving to be closer to her family would provide the support system her life's been missing. But she's wrong. Her family is full of drama and rather than support her, it's the other way around--she's their safety net during tough times.

The circumstances of the death of these men are by now known throughout the world in one of the great missionary adventure stories of modern times. But this is the first account of the whole life of one of them, a life that, though "hid with Christ in God", was in part revealed in some of the most poignant and moving spiritual writings of our time.

New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose delivers her latest pulse-pounding suspense novel, where the line between the virtual world and everyday reality blurs when it comes to murder. Eve Wilson's face was once scarred by a vicious assault. Terrified and ashamed, she escaped to the online...

Ein Schicksalsschlag verändert das Leben von Shona MacLean über Nacht: Ihre Schwester Freya, die auf der Insel Islay ein B&B führt und sich als alleinerziehende Mutter durchschlägt, hatte einen schweren Unfall. Sofort reist Shona nach Islay, um sich um die Pension und ihre Nichte Erin zu kümmern. Diese zeigt Shona eine Brosche, die sie beim Spazierengehen gefunden hat. Offensichtlicht stammt das Schmuckstück aus der Wikingerzeit. Gemeinsam beginnen Shona und Erin, die Geschichte der alten Brosche zu erforschen – unterstützt von Gavin Ramsay, dem sympathischen Inhaber einer kleinen Destillerie.

Emma Sinclair, a college sophomore struggling to make ends meet, stumbles upon a job listing for a bartender at a place called Dark Paradise. Desperate for cash, she takes the night shift without much thought, despite the bar’s ominous name and the strange aura surrounding it. When she meets her employer, the enigmatic and charismatic Lucien Graves, she realizes Dark Paradise is far from an ordinary bar.

No one is at all sure what a book wraith might be, but whatever it is definitely has the battered tomes in the Library of the Sapphire Wind very worried indeed. Figuring out what a book wraith could be is hardly the least of the challenges that the newly formed House of Rough Diamonds will face as the motley assortment of members-including three women who are literally "out of this world"-attempt to secure ownership of the Library.

New York City, 1962. Vera Kelly is struggling to make rent and blend into the underground gay scene in Greenwich Village. She's working night shifts at a radio station when her quick wits, sharp tongue, and technical skills get her noticed by a recruiter for the CIA. Next thing she knows she's in Argentina, tasked with wiretapping a congressman and infiltrating a group of student activists in Buenos Aires. When a betrayal leaves her stranded in the wake of a coup, Vera learns the Cold War makes for strange and unexpected bedfellows.

Iris Johansen returns with a thrilling novel of action and danger where fan favorite Eve Duncan is thrown once more into a deadly game of intrigue. It begins when Eve receives a package containing a skull - and instructions for Eve to do her work reconstructing it. When she does, a beautiful woman's face emerges. But when Eve is introduced to the dead woman's mirror image, a game is on where her twin's life hangs in the balance.

It is New York, 1904, and Dulcy Remfrey, despite an idiosyncratic, traveling childhood, faces the predictable life of a woman of the time. But all that changes when her eccentric father returns from his expedition to Africa without any of the proceeds from the sale of a gold mine. It seems he's lost his mind along with the money, and Dulcy's obsessive ex-fiancé (and her father's business partner) insists she come to Seattle to decipher her father's cryptic notebooks, which may hold clues to the missing funds.

Eve Duncan is the most sought-after artist in the field of forensic sculpting. Dedicated to her work ever since her daughter Bonnie was taken and killed at the age of seven, Eve feels a sense of duty to those whose lives were lost and whose bones are now in her hands.