Not long after surviving the horrors of D-Day, Corporal James Bowden finds himself as part of a small group of soldiers marching through Nazi-occupied France.Supplied with orders that are vague and unspecific and surrounded by men he doesn't know, will James survive society's desire for justice and revenge?

Like any girl who is loved by her family, Abigail Nussbaum loves to chase butterflies, enjoys lying on her back looking for shapes in the clouds, and happily teaches young children to make daisy chains.In the eyes of certain people, however, Abigail has committed a heinous crime. The year is 1940; the place is Poland; Abigail happens to be Jewish.Along with half a million other Jews, Abigail and her family are evicted from their home and forced to live in the bombed out ruins...

Sam is a quiet and lonely boy who had the misfortune to be born a few years before World War II. Finding shelter from German bomber planes is almost a daily part of his life now but he wonders when his luck will run out...

Jealousy, lust, and teenage insecurities are the lifeblood of any large school.Loneliness can strike without warning, spreading through the cramped corridors like an epidemic.Out on the playground, rivalries are formed from the pettiest of incidents.Some people look at Jake in awe, others look at him with hatred.Jake is just an ordinary boy who wants to be liked.Jake wants to know why the girls never seem to notice him.Jake is... well, he's J...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERUSA TODAY BESTSELLERLOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLERTHE WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLEREine Anthologie mit 34 brandneuen Kurzgeschichten basierend auf Stephen Kings Meisterwerk, dem Nr. 1 New-York-Times-Bestseller THE STAND!Seit seiner Erstveröffentlichung im Jahr 1978 gilt THE STAND als Stephen Ki...

Valeria Messalina war noch jung, als sie 41 n.Chr. an der Seite von Claudius den römischen Kaiserthron bestieg. Schnell kamen zahlreiche rufschädigende Gerüchte über sie in Umlauf: Nicht nur äußerst grausam und intrigant soll sie gewesen sein, sondern vor allem auch eine unersättliche Nymphomanin. Teils bis heute wirkt dieses sensationslüsterne Bild nach. Doch wer war die historische Person Messalina? Wie schaffte sie es, sich im Haifischbecken des Kaiserhofes zu behaupten? Honor Cargill-M...

The national exposure of the Lee Acker case put the trial skills of Maggie Reynolds on full display. Now she is intent on pursuing more profitable victories in the courtroom. Leaving behind her work as a criminal defense lawyer, Maggie is hot on the tail of her highest-profile job yet: a personal injury case with the potential for an incredible paycheck. Maggie hopes that a win will give her the recognition that she deserves.But when Blake County native Charlotte Acker is accused o...

Poultry are a major source of valuable high-quality protein for much of the world's population, so food security is heavily dependent on maintaining poultry health. They are also increasingly important as specialist hobby animals in back-yard flocks. Despite this, veterinarians specializing in the care and health of these important domestic animals are few and far between, and many vets in small animal practice have little real experience of poultry health management and disease. Providing...

Amidst the fallout of a career-threatening scandal, lawyer Maggie Reynolds finds herself serving a six-month suspension. In search of peace, she retreats to a secluded cabin in Georgia, a sanctuary offered by a reclusive friend.Clive Mortlake, the property owner and a man of keen intellect, seeks Maggie's legal expertise in return for her stay. He presents her with a case that's as personal as it is perplexing: the inexplicable disappearance of his son, Art. A senior at Duke Univer...

When a small-town lawyer defends a local murder suspect, they are swept into a deadly international coverup.Lee Acker is horrified by the violent killing of his childhood best friend. And he is equally distraught to discover that he stands wrongly accused of the crime.As a whirlwind of media frenzy and a high-profile investigation descend on Lee's ordinarily quiet Georgia town, he boldly flees to Mexico in a hunt for answers.But Lee barely has time ...

Who knows what dark secrets hide in the southern wiregrass . . .After seven long years in prison, Colt Hudson is finally returning to Blake County, Georgia. But in his hometown, he's treated like just another criminal—with good reason. The scion of a tight-knit southern clan, Colt's family is deeply involved in one of the most dangerous meth operations in Georgia. An organized drug ring that authorities have worked for years to break up.Colt's early release...

A beloved senator. An unspeakable crime. A new face for the prosecution. Welcome to the trial of the century.In the heart of Blake County, an unprecedented legal storm is brewing. A long-time US senator, Bill Collins, is at the epicenter of this maelstrom. A man of power and influence, he now stands indicted, accused of an unthinkable crime—conspiring in the region's most recent unsolved murders.Enter Maggie Reynolds: a top-notch trial lawyer, famous for ha...