"'Hell-o?' I am not sure how I did it but I stammered in one word and I made it sound like a question at the same time. Now the man in black looks like he really is smiling and comes up to me to the counter. 'Hello to you too.', he says with his melodic dark voice." Kiara She always wanted to become independent and strong. And now she is. She earns her own money, has a flat and doesn't need to depend on anybody. Only thing: she is kind of a thief and steals from the museums of Berlin. But somebody else is getting in her way... Akuji He has to earn her trust. For that he becomes one of them and it gets all to personal as he feels himself falling for her. But he has to focus on his job, which is gaining her trust and getting information. Who is involved with the clans? The sooner he gets answers, the faster he can forget about her, hopefully...

“A smart and savvy take on coming of age and coming to terms, with a little help from your friends.”—Huntley Fitzpatrick, author of My Life Next Door No one looking at Morgan Kemper would think she had a secret—at least not one that she’s deeply ashamed of. To everyone she meets, she comes across as sweet, pretty, and put together. But Morgan knows that looks can be deceiving. For over a year, she’s shoplifted countless pieces of clothing and makeup. Each time, she tells herself it will be the last, and each time, it never is. But when she’s caught and sentenced to thirty hours of community service, the image Morgan has carefully constructed starts to crumble. She’s determined to complete her punishment without her friends discovering the truth about her sticky fingers, but that’s easier said than done...especially once she meets Eli, the charming, handsome nephew of the owner of the charity shop where Morgan is volunteering. Soon Morgan is faced with an impossible decision: continue to conceal the truth or admit that she’s lied to everyone in her life, including the boy she’s falling for. Praise for The Girl You Thought I Was: “A charming and poignant ode to the seasons of friendship, family, and love, and what happens when we dare to reveal our most messy selves. Simply put, The Girl You Thought I Was stole my heart!" —Darcy Woods, award-winning author of Summer of Supernovas "The Girl You Thought I Was is an honest, compelling, nuanced look at fallibility, forgiveness, the unhealthy ways we cope, and the people who make us want to be better. If you're a fan of character-driven contemporary, don't miss this one." —Dahlia Adler, author of Behind the Scenes and Just Visiting

Alec, a fourteen year old diplomat son leads a double life. On the outside he might be your average teenager, but secretly he is on his way to become a notorious art thief. When he gets into an argument with his parents, he decides to put his skills to practice and play a little prank on them. But what first was only meant to be a prank takes an unexpected turn, challenging Alec like never before. And he can't help but wonder whether he'll make it out alive.

Eda has spent her whole life being the perfect older sister and when her siblings are taken away from her home, she is forced to step out and find them and she is willing to do everything to get them back. On her journey, however, she meets people who she would have never thought would end up helping her. Even though she doesn't want to admit it...they do make a fine crew.

"In the darkness of this universe, two souls intertwined, bound by a red string never to be broken or lost until the end of time itself. And finally, there was light again." This collection of short stories delves into themes of queer relationships and identities, soulmates, unrequited love and grief. It depicts love in modern, historical as well as fantasy settings, helping to carve out its true core.

Bridge's estranged twin brother, Julian, was groomed to become CEO of their ruthless father's corporation. Bridge and their mother were left behind. Now Bridge is being asked to step in while Julian fights to survive an accident. It can save the company. But this double life comes with a hitch: his very real feelings for Julian's fiancée, Isobel. Pretending to be Julian means deceiving the woman he loves-- and she doesn't suspect a thing. As lies compound, lines are crossed and loyalties tested. And once the truth is exposed, Bridge will have no choice about how it ends.... -- adapted from back cover and perusal of book

In a land where all the principles and rules play against you, you decide to cooperate and part-take instead of fight?

I make a game of it. To invent stories about the most normal-looking people I see, because I know for a fact that everyone has a story and even though I might never get to hear them all, they get to live it everyday, their silent tale. This one is for all the people we see each day, that we put in categories, let our predjudices get the best of us, and make them out to be someone else entirely. This one is for taking the time to realize the beautiful variety of people we can see out there, with all the possibilities of lives they could lead. This one is for the little mistery that is the strangers we see each day.

Wisconsin, summer 1985: After another boy disappears in the small town of Janesville, seventeen-year-old Aileen becomes curious because Jonathan Mccormack is now the third missing boy. Before him there were Bobby and Matt, her secret crush who she has missed terribly ever since. As soon as she begins to doubt that the three boys have run away, strange things begin to happen in her town. First her TV goes crazy, then a girl from her school is brutally attacked while swimming and then there is this police sketch that eerily resembles her neighbor. Her neighbor Mr. Phelps seems to be getting closer and closer to her life, so close, that he is dangerously near when she realises who he really is. With all her courage she gets into the clutches of the murderer to stop his crimes once and for all, but will she succeed or does she expect the same fate as the others before her? -A Thriller -

And round and round it goes. / Once we were in perfect harmony / but when lovers became foes / this tale turned sudden tragedy. He believed me to stay the hunted for all time / but then he went and crossed the line. / Blood will darken the earth / and it won't be mine. / Lets see how long he'll be fine / and how much he's worth; / If what he did is what I deserved. / I think his cruelty birthed / something he can't control anymore. / A docile woman with an iron core. I know who I will blame in the very end. / But the story's always told by the one / that survives after the war is won. / So the last word will depend / on who will write it. / Until then its undecided. Zwölf englische Gedichte - ein Leidensweg, der zum Rachefeldzug wird. Kate ist seit Jahren in einer von Gewalt geprägten Beziehung gefangen.