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Lisa Jackson is a surprising cheerleader for the joys of running. Formerly a committed fitness-phobe, she became a marathon runner at 31 and ran her first 56-mile ultramarathon at the age of 41. Unlike many runners, Lisa's not afraid to finish last. In fact, she's now done so in 25 of the 100-plus marathons she's completed so far.

You want your games to be many things: creative. Innovative. Playable. Fun. If you're a designer, add "published" to that list. The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design gives you an insider's view on how to make a game that people will want to play again and again. Author Mike Selinker has invited some of the world's most talented and experienced game designers to share their secrets on game conception, design, development, and presentation. In these minutes, you'll learn about storyboarding, balancing, prototyping, and playtesting from the best in the business.

'The queen of atmospheric suspense' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A top tier thriller' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Impossible to put down' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Twenty years ago, Harper's grandmother died suspiciously in her huge Victorian house on Lake Twilight while in her care...

St. Cecilia’s School for Girls in Salzburg, Austria, is a haven for the daughters of the rich and famous. Here, scandals are buried and secrets hidden. But for three former students, evil is about to resurface …

Lisa and her husband Graham's hilarious trip saw them buying snacks from "voodoo vendors" in Taiwan, almost drowning off a Philippine beach, stumbling across "death porn" in Thailand and meeting The Bogeyman in a Pushkar restaurant. While abroad they contracted a serious case of travel seekness - an irresistible urge to go in search of places to be, people to see and strange stuff to eat - which compelled them to do World Heritage Shites in Egypt, evade Guinness-swigging swingers in a Dublin pub and fly to Cuba with a suspected terrorist.

Twenty years ago, Rachel Gaston accidentally shot and killed her brother in a teenage game that went horribly wrong. Today, Rachel is moving on and trying to put the guilt of what happened behind her. But then she receives a text on the anniversary of her brother's death: I forgive you. This text is the first of many, all seemingly from beyond the grave, and at the same time she is receiving midnight phone calls from a blocked number. Are these happenings malicious? Are they genuinely forgiving? Is she in danger? Or is Rachel just being paranoid?

Sarah McAdams needs a fresh start. So she's come home to the shores of Oregon's wild Columbia river, to renovate the old Victorian mansion where she grew up. Her daughters, Jade and Gracie, aren't impressed by the run-down property, and as soon as they pull up the isolated drive, Sarah too is beset by uneasy memories - of her cold, distant mother, of the half-sister who vanished without a trace, and of a long-ago night when Sarah was found outside, feverish and delirious.

Would you risk being arrested by Iran’s secret police or subject yourself to a "torture massage" in North Korea just so you could say you’d survived to tell the tale? And would you even want to share a crude-oil bath with a retired croc hunter in Azerbaijan? Or pull a golden ring from a turd? Graham and his wife Lisa have done all of these things. Travel Agents - the warm and witty follow-up to the best-selling Travel Seekness - continues the unforgettable story of Lisa and Graham’s hilarious and often hair-raising escapades around the world.

When Thorne McCafferty rushes home to the family ranch, he is thinking only about whether his sister Randi will survive the car wreck that has put her in the hospital. He never expects that Randi's E.R. doctor will be Nicole Stevenson. Nicole has never forgotten the teenage passion she shared with Thorne...or the sting of his unexplained rejection. Now she's all grown up - but he still affects her in the very same way. Will they both be able to move beyond their pasts for a second chance at a happy ending?

HE’S A BAD BOY - Famous criminal defense attorney Jackson Moore thought he had left his bad-boy past behind him - but his childhood sweetheart had different plans for him. HE'S JUST A COWBOY - For six agonizing years Heather Tremont Leonetti tried to make a lie of the breathless summer when rodeo rider Turner Brooks broke her innocence and branded her heart. But now only the truth could save her most precious, cherished memento.

Slade McCafferty was a bachelor through and through - too busy raising hell to settle down. Case in point: fifteen years ago daredevil Slade had taken wild child Jamie Parsons’s innocence, and then had broken her heart. But Jamie is back in town, a lawyer, all confidence and polished professionalism. And seeing her again is setting off a tidal wave of emotions Slade thought he’d dammed up ages ago. Back then, as now, there’d been something about Jamie that made Slade ache for more. A hell of a lot more…

When Thorne McCafferty rushes home to the family ranch, he is thinking only about whether his sister Randi will survive the car wreck that has put her in the hospital. He never expects that Randi’s E.R. doctor will be Nicole Stevenson.Nicole has never forgotten the teenage passion she shared with Thorne… or the sting of his unexplained rejection. Now she’s all grown up—but he still affects her in the very same way. Will they both be able to move beyond their pasts for a second chance at a happy ending?

London Danvers was kidnapped as a child from her wealthy family. Over the years, many women have claimed to be her, trying to lay claim to the long-lost heiress's inheritance. Among them is Adria Nash, who has arrived in Oregon claiming to be London - but, unlike the others, she's different: she knows personal details only London could have known. And there is someone who does believe her - who is watching her every move, waiting to see how she runs, how she screams, and how she dies....

Ein grausamer Serienkiller versetzt ganz New Orleans in Angst und Schrecken. Er verbrennt, enthauptet oder vergräbt seine Opfer bei lebendigem Leibe. Detective Rick Bentz ermittelt unter Hochdruck. Als die nächste barbarisch entstellte Leiche gefunden wird, ein Heiligenmedaillon in der Hand, kommt dem Detective ein schrecklicher Verdacht: Könnte der katholische Heiligenkalender dem Mörder als Vorbild für diese Ritualverbrechen dienen? Die schöne Olivia, zu der sich der Detective unwiderstehlich hingezogen fühlt, will die Morde in ihren Träumen vorausgesehen haben.

For six agonizing years Heather Tremont Leonetti tried to make a lie of the breathless summer when rodeo rider Turner Brooks broke her innocence and branded her heart. But now only the truth could save her most precious, cherished memento. Which meant she'd have to beg the help of the one man who could drive her to her knees - the proud, unforgiving loner she'd loved ... the unforgettable cowboy who'd sired her son.

In the photograph, three teenaged girls splash in the lake on a sweltering summer evening. Shiloh, Kat, and Ruth are unaware of the man who spies on them from the woods. They have no idea how their lives will be changed by the brutal violence that follows - and the vow of secrecy they take. Fifteen years later, Ruth and Shiloh have both returned to Prairie Creek, Wyoming, where Kat is deputy sheriff. Though they've tried to leave their shared past behind, each has the feeling that someone is lurking in the shadows.

In this groundbreaking book, adoption advocates Betsy S. Kylstra, Lisa C. Qualls, and Jodi Jackson Tucker-an adoptee, a birth mother, and an adoptive mother-reveal that adoption is rooted in both loss and redemptive victory. And healing is needed by all in the adoption triad-adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents-to experience restoration and wholeness.

Winter in Montana. Ein Psychopath fesselt seine weiblichen Opfer an einen Baum, um sie bei eisiger Kälte erfrieren zu lassen. Seine Nachricht an die Polizei: die Initialen der Toten und ein Stern. Es fehlen noch Buchstaben, um die Botschaft zu entschlüsseln. Als Detective Regan Pescoli verschwindet, ist deren Kollegin Selena Alvarez in höchster Alarmbereitschaft. Immer noch ist der "Unglücksstern-Mörder" nicht gefasst und nun vermutet sie ihre Partnerin in den Fängen des Killers. "Meidet des Skorpions Zorn" – so könnte seine kryptische Botschaft lauten.

When Chandra Hill is awakened by a cry in the night, she is shocked to discover an abandoned newborn in her barn. Emergency room doctor Dallas O’Rourke finds himself bonding instantly with the baby - and the intriguing woman who brought him in. And when the baby’s adoption becomes national news, he’s stunned to realize he wants a life with them both….

Open your heart to the holidays with these stories of unexpected love from best-selling authors Lisa Jackson, Maisey Yates, Stacy Finz, and Nicole Helm.