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With his work in Montana completed now that the Callahan-Warren feud has ended in marriage rather than bloodshed, Degan Grant sets out for California because it is far away from the home he wants to forget - until the US Marshal who saved his life calls in a favor. All Degan has to do is apprehend three outlaws on the marshal's list and turn them over to the law. Easy enough, he figures, for a man no one wants to tangle with. But then a bold young woman crosses his path.

Nachdem der Spurenfinder Elos von Bergen zusammen mit seinen Kindern Ada und Naru den schrecklichen Mord am Dorfvorsteher aufgeklärt hat, ist Ruhe eingekehrt in Friedhofen. Die Zwillinge beginnen sich schon wieder zu zoffen, so langweilig ist ihnen, da klopft zum Glück ein Bote König Fredlaffs an die Tür. Das legendäre Zepter der Ahnen wurde unter unerklärlichen Umständen aus der königlichen Schatzkammer entwendet – und das keine drei Tage vor der Unabhängigkeitsfeier, bei der Fredlaff samt Zepter vor sein Volk treten muss. Ist es nur ein Diebstahl oder verbirgt sich mehr dahinter?

Heartsick and desperate to leave her sorrows on England's shores, innocent Georgina Anderson seeks passage on the "gentleman's ship", Maiden Anne, disguised as a cabin boy. The captain, however, is no gentleman; he's the ex-pirate and irrepressible rake, James Malory.

A betrothal has been announced that will join together Britain's two most powerful families - a union of wealth and influence to rival even the King himself. However, not only does the ambitious King John oppose this wedding, but Milisant and Wulfric - the intended bride and groom - are equally unhappy with the arrangement. Two passionate, headstrong people, they resent being thrown together for purely dynastic reasons.

In the American Wild West the law is young, and men and women must make their own justice. Casey Stratton has left behind an unbearable situation at home and set off on her own, relying on her courage and inventiveness to survive where most women could not. Damien Rutledge III is a society man from New York, thrusting aside his life of refinement and sophistication in favor of a more basic need - revenge.

For the first time, James Malory and his Anderson in-laws agree on something: It's payback time for the culprit who kidnapped James and Georgina's beloved daughter, Jack, from her American debutante party and whisked her away to the Caribbean, no matter that she escaped unscathed. James figured out who masterminded the dastardly plot and is leading a fleet of ships to the West Indies to deliver some Malory-style retribution.

Ophelia Reid is an incomparable beauty with a reputation for starting rumors and spreading them. Having purposely wrecked her engagement to Duncan MacTavish, a future marquis, which her social-climbing father arranged, Ophelia wants to return to London's marriage mart and make her own choice of a wealthy husband. But on her journey home, something unexpected happens.

Jedes Jahr verschwinden durchschnittlich 23 Passagiere spurlos auf Kreuzfahrtschiffen. Noch nie ist jemand zurückgekommen... bis jetzt! Martin Schwartz, Polizeipsychologe, hat vor fünf Jahren Frau und Sohn verloren. Es passierte während eines Urlaubs auf dem Kreuzfahrtschiff Sultan of the Seas - niemand konnte ihm sagen, was genau geschah. Martin ist seither ein psychisches Wrack und betäubt sich mit Himmelfahrtskommandos als verdeckter Ermittler.

Sie wurden nicht vergewaltigt. Nicht gefoltert. Nicht getötet. Ihnen geschah viel Schlimmeres... Drei Frauen verschwinden spurlos. Nur eine Woche in den Fängen des Psychopathen, den die Presse den "Seelenbrecher" nennt, genügt: Als die Frauen wieder auftauchen, sind sie psychisch gebrochen - wie lebendig in ihrem Körper begraben. Kurz vor Weihnachten wird der Seelenbrecher wieder aktiv, ausgerechnet in einer psychiatrischen Luxusklinik.

Maggie and her new friends Annie, Irene and Sarah come from very different backgrounds, but they've got one thing in common: they've all signed up for the Women's Police Volunteers. They can't wait to show the men just what they're made of. But soon, Maggie realises she's in over her head. Hiding her involvement with the WPV from her tyrannous father is becoming ever more difficult, and when she bumps into an old acquaintance with a big chip on his shoulder, the dangers of her new life become all too clear....

Ein Selbstmord und eine Geiselnahme - Sebastian Fitzeks "Amokspiel": Die hochgelobte Kriminalpsychologin Ira Samin bereitet sich gerade auf ihren sorgfältig geplanten Selbstmord vor, als sie zu einer Geiselnahme gerufen wird. Ein Psychopath spielt in einem Berliner Radiosender ein makaberes Spiel mit dem Tod. Ira ist schnell vor Ort und ein Drama mit höchst unsicherem Ausgang nimmt seinen Lauf.

With this podcast I aim to help people with my knowledge and the deconstruction to give them the tools, knowledge, security and understanding to help them with their healing journey, partner, (C-)PTSD, PTS or the like.The aim is to help people cure themselves or at least improve their journey to getting cured and not just healed and to finally have a life worth living again - not just surviving.The original goal was to just tell my path, but while doing the podcast I realized the dire situation of PTSD resources and changed it to be more broad and make my instructions more universal.This ...

More people are starting to identify the negative attachments that were developed during childhood and the impact they’re having during adulthood. My goal is to help you understand the four types of attachments and how they can either hinder or improve your relationships.

Dieser Leitfaden zur positiven Psychologie ist Dein Kompass und Dein Werkzeugkasten auf dem Weg zu einem strahlenden und erfüllten Leben. Er bietet Dir eine Fülle von Strategien, Einsichten und praktischen Übungen, um Depression und Burnout zu überwinden und ein glücklicheres, gesünderes Leben zu führen. Die positive Psychologie beschäftigt sich nicht nur mit der Heilung von psychischen Leiden, sondern auch mit der Förderung von Wohlbefinden und Erfüllung. Sie hilft Dir, Deine Stärken zu entdecken, positive Emotionen zu kultivieren und ein sinnvolles Leben zu führen.

Scale collaboration, not process. If you're trying to use agile and lean at the program level, you've heard of several approaches, all about scaling processes. If you duplicate what one team does for several teams, you get bloat, not delivery. Instead of scaling the process, scale everyone's collaboration. With autonomy, collaboration, and exploration, teams and program level people can decide how to apply agile and lean to their work.

Daughter of a Norse king, 15-year-old Åsa dreams of becoming a shield-maiden. When she spurns a powerful warlord, he rains hellfire on her family, slaughtering her father and brother and taking her captive. To protect her people, Åsa must wed her father's killer. To take vengeance, she must become his queen.

Nine years ago Richard Allen fled England when his avaricious father, the Earl of Manford, betrothed him to Julia Miller, the young daughter of London’s wealthiest merchant. Having seen how his father’s ambition ruined his older brother’s prospects for happiness with an arranged marriage, free-spirited Richard takes to the sea, determined to live his own life. In the Caribbean, he joins a band of treasure-hunting pirates and adopts the persona of a Frenchman named Jean Paul.

What was to be a grand adventure for Melissa MacGregor - an escape from the wilds of her Scottish home into the whirl of the London social scene - seems to pale before the promise in the passionate gaze of Lincoln Ross Burnett. Though they exchange but a few words before parting after a chance encounter on her grandfather's lands, Melissa instantly knows this bold stranger is her destiny.

A young heiress in mourning for her mother's death, Kimberly Richards has been abandoned by her lifelong fiancé. But Kimberly's father, the recently widowed Earl of Amburough, is intent upon marrying her off as quickly as possible - to please the jealous lover he longs to wed. So the rather indelicate business of matchmaking begins.

James Malory sets sail for America to honor a promise he made to his in-laws: His daughter, Jacqueline, will have her come-out in America. Judith and Jacqueline Malory are not simply cousins; they are inseparable best friends. Refusing to miss Jacqueline's come-out in Connecticut, Judith convinces her parents to let her delay her London debut by a few weeks so she can accompany her cousin.