[Druckfrisch] 13.–26. Oktober

Die letzten Titel im Oktober sind raus – viel Spaß! :)

Lauren Oliver: Delirium 01 – Delirium (OT: Delirium)
Früher, in den dunklen Zeiten, wussten die Leute nicht, dass die Liebe tödlich ist. Sie strebten sogar danach, sich zu verlieben. Heute und in Lenas Welt ist Amor Deliria Nervosa als schlimme Krankheit identifiziert worden. Doch die Wissenschaftler haben ein Mittel dagegen gefunden. Auch Lena steht dieser kleine Eingriff bevor, kurz vor ihrem 18. Geburtstag. Danach wird sie geheilt sein. Sie wird sich nicht verlieben. Niemals. Aber dann lernt sie Alex kennen. Und kann einfach nicht mehr glauben, dass das, was sie in seiner Anwesenheit spürt, schlecht sein soll.

Michelle Harrison: Elfenseele 03 – Jenseits der Ferne (OT: The Thirteen Secrets)
Rowan will endlich ein neues Leben beginnen, frei von Angst und Lügen und weitab von allem, was sie an das Elfenreich erinnert. Doch niemand mit dem Zweiten Gesicht kommt so leicht davon. Als sich mysteriöse Todesfälle häufen, bitten Rowans alte Verbündete sie um Hilfe. Bald wird Rowan klar: Jemand aus ihrer Vergangenheit sinnt auf Rache. Schließlich ist Elvesden Manor der letzte Rückzugsort für Rowan und ihre Freunde. Als das Gutshaus von Feen und Kobolden angegriffen wird, muss Rowan allen Mut aufbringen, um zu schützen, was ihr lieb geworden ist. Mit Fabian und Tanya schmiedet sie einen Plan doch auf Elvesden Manor befindet sich ein Verräter …

Alice Moon: Blood Romance 03 – Bittersüße Erinnerung (OT)
Gibt es noch Hoffnung für Sarah? Nachdem Dustin ihr Blut getrunken hat, befindet sie sich in einem Zwischenstadium. Wird sie sterblich bleiben oder ohne Herzschlag ihr Dasein fristen müssen?
Doch selbst wenn Sarah überlebt, ist die Gefahr nicht vorüber denn SIE setzt alles daran, Dustins und Sarahs Liebe zu zerstören. Dustin begreift, dass er sich endlich seiner Vergangenheit stellen muss …

Elizabeth Chandler: Kissed by an Angel 02 – Loved by an Angel (OT: The Power Of Love)
Tristan ist sich sicher, dass der Autounfall, der ihn das Leben gekostet hat, kein Zufall war. Und schlimmer noch: Er glaubt, dass der Anschlag eigentlich Ivy galt. Sie schwebt also noch immer in Lebensgefahr! Nur weiß außer Tristan, der als Ivys persönlicher Schutzengel auf der Erde zurückgeblieben ist, niemand davon. Verzweifelt sucht er nach einem Weg, Ivy zu warnen. Doch der Mörder schmiedet bereits neue Pläne. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt …

 

Federica De Cesco: Mondtänzerin (OT)
Einst waren Alessa, Viviane, Peter und Giovanni die besten Freunde und hatten sich als Kinder in den Katakomben von Malta ewige Treue geschworen. Und es waren zwei von ihnen, Alessa und Giovanni, die sich für immer lieben wollten – bis Giovanni gehen musste.

Jahre später kehrt Alessa auf ihre Heimatinsel zurück. Sie ist ihren eigenen Weg gegangen, aber sie hat Giovanni nie vergessen. Als er eines Morgens vor ihrer Tür steht, lodert die nie erloschene Leidenschaft wieder auf. Doch das Glück währt nur kurz, und die Schatten der Vergangenheit drohen alles zu zerstören. Für Alessa und Giovanni bleibt nur ein Ausweg, um für immer zusammenbleiben zu können …

Cecilia Ahern: Ein Moment fürs Leben (OT: Time Of My Life)
Mit ihrer verzaubernden Phantasie und ihrem unnachahmlichen Humor erzählt Cecelia Ahern von der wichtigsten Begegnung, die es für uns geben kann: mit dem eigenen Leben.
Eigentlich wundert sich Lucy Silchester über gar nichts mehr: dass ihre große Liebe sie verlassen hat, dass sie aus ihrem Job geflogen ist oder dass sie eine Einladung zu einem Treffen bekommt von ihrem eigenen Leben! Als sie tatsächlich zu dem Termin geht und direkt vor ihm steht, ist Lucy dann aber doch überrascht: So hat sie sich ihr Leben wirklich nicht vorgestellt! Am liebsten würde sie es direkt wieder loswerden. Doch ihr Leben denkt gar nicht daran, sie in Ruhe zu lassen …

 

Elke Meyer: Monde der Finsternis 03 – Mond der Ewigkeit (OT)
Um nach ihrem Vater zu suchen, beschließt Amber, nach England zu reisen. Dort begegnet sie Charles, ihrer ersten Liebe. Aidan kann nicht gegen seine Eifersucht an, und es kommt unausweichlich zu einer Trennung. Doch ohne Amber erscheint Aidan das Dasein sinnlos, so beschließt er, Revenant zu folgen. Als Amber nach Gealach zurückgerufen wird, wo Hermit ihr das Versprechen abringt, die Wächterin des Schattentores zu werden, ereignet sich Unheilvolles. Alle Zeichen deuten darauf hin, dass jemand das Schattentor geöffnet hat. Um das Schlimmste zu verhindern, begibt sich Amber in die Schattenwelt und gerät in die Gewalt Lord Revenants. Nur einer kann sie befreien, doch ist die Liebe stärker als der Ruf der Dunkelheit?

Jean Francis: Schwanentanz (OT)
Die Sídhe nannten sich das Feine Volk aus den Hügeln. In vergangenen Zeiten sprach man nur im Flüsterton über sie. Im Mondschein kamen sie in die Dörfer und raubten den Frauen die Ehegatten aus den Betten und die Söhne aus den Wiegen. Als Liebessklaven mussten Menschenmänner die unersättliche Lust der Sídhefrauen stillen. Aber dann verschwand das Feine Volk. Ging zurück nach Avalon. So heißt es in den Legenden. Heute weiß niemand mehr, dass eine von ihnen zurückblieb. Brandon Cnocach, der ranghöchste Krieger der Sídhefürstin Cara, hat längst vergessen, wie viele Fluchtversuche hinter ihm liegen. Caras Bann dominiert seinen Körper sowie seinen Geist, trotz seines Freiheitsdrangs ist er ihr hörig. Erst Suzanna, eine Balletttänzerin aus London, deren Hingabe der junge Krieger fordert, verleiht ihm neuen Mut. Doch Mut allein ist im Kampf gegen eine Sídhefürstin sehr, sehr wenig …

 

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Elizabeth Hoyt: Maiden Lane 03 – Scandalous Desires
Widowed Silence Hollingbrook is impoverished, lovely, and kind–and nine months ago she made a horrible mistake. She went to a river pirate for help in saving her husband and in the process made a bargain that cost her her marriage. That night wounded her so terribly that she hides in the foundling home she helps run with her brother. Except now that same river pirate is back…and he’s asking for her help.

»Charming« Mickey O’Connor is the most ruthless river pirate in London. Devastatingly handsome and fearsomely intelligent, he clawed his way up through London’s criminal underworld. Mickey has no use for tender emotions like compassion and love, and he sees people as pawns to be manipulated. And yet he’s never been able to forget the naive captain’s wife who came to him for help and spent one memorable night in his bed…talking.

When his bastard baby girl was dumped in his lap–her mother having died–Mickey couldn’t resist the Machiavellian urge to leave the baby on Silence’s doorstep. The baby would be hidden from his enemies and he’d also bind Silence to him by her love for his daughter.

Candace Camp: Legend of St. Dwynwen 01 – A Winter Scandal
When plain and proper Thea Bainbridge stumbles upon a baby in the manger of her church’s nativity, she is understandably shocked. Discovering a brooch bearing the insignia of Gabriel, Lord Morecombe, hidden among the child’s clothing, she is certain the dissolute rake is to blame. Incensed, Thea sets out to reproach the arrogant lord—only to find herself utterly swept away.

Gabriel is intrigued by the vivacity in Thea’s flashing gray eyes when she accuses him of fathering the orphan, even as he adamantly maintains his innocence. The brooch is one he remembers all too well, however, and Gabriel is determined to find the mother of the missing child. As the mystery around the baby deepens, Gabriel is continually thrown together with Thea—and finds himself growing more entranced every day.

Even with whispers of winter scandal swirling around them, they cannot deny the longing in their hearts. A longing which promises the best gift of all: a shelter from the storm . . . in each other’s arms.

 

Beverly Jenkins: Night Hawk
Since Ian Vance’s beloved wife was murdered years ago, the hardened bounty hunter knows he’ll never feel love or tenderness again, so he’s made it his mission to ensure others get their justice. But when he’s charged with delivering a sharp-eyed beauty to the law, Ian can’t help but feel he may still have something left to lose.

Orphaned at twelve, Maggie Freeman has always found her way out of trouble. But now there’s a vigilante mob at her back who would like nothing more than to see her hang for a crime she didn’t commit. Maggie may have to accept help for the first time in her life . . . even if it’s from the one man standing between her and freedom.

As the past closes in, the sassy prisoner and toughened lawman may just find a passion between them that could bring blinding happiness . . . if they’ll let it.

Mary Balogh: The Famous Heroine/The Plumed Bonnet (Re-issue)
THE FAMOUS HEROINE: Cora Downes has beauty, spirit, and money, but no breeding. Yet when she gains renown for a daring rescue, she finds herself thrust into high society. Innocent and adrift in a world of beautiful banquets, bejeweled gowns, and snobbish standards, Cora is quickly compromised into a marriage—to a frivolous lord whose interests seem to lie elsewhere. But could piercingly blue-eyed and well-mannered Francis Kneller turn out to be the most unexpected love of her life?

THE PLUMED BONNET: Alistair Munro, the Duke of Bridgwater, is looking for love outside the bounds of polite society. And that’s what he expects to receive when he rescues a seemingly disreputable girl in a colorful bonnet off the side of the road. Yet Stephanie Gray, a former governess, has recently come into money and is eager for a proper match with a well-born man. Sure that he’s sullied her name, Alistair offers marriage to make amends. And in this unlikely union, Stephanie and Alistair make a welcome discovery—that sometimes it’s possible to marry first, then fall in love.

 

Sarah Bennett: Husband Hunter’s Club 03 – To Pleasure a Duke
It has taken Eugenie Belmont but a moment to decide whom to marry . . .

Unfortunately the gentleman in question, the Duke of Somerton, hasn’t yet offered—a mere formality for a confirmed member of the Husband Hunters Club of Miss Debenham’s Finishing School. Like her friends, Eugenie is unwilling to wait demurely until the perfect mate happens by. And, despite the handsome duke’s imposing reputation, she can feel his heated glances in her direction are charged with desire . . . and possibilities.

Saddled with a dukedom, a haughty dowager, and an irresponsible younger sister, Sinclair St. John is far too occupied with important matters to indulge in romantic whims. But for the first time in his life, a brazen temptress has him utterly distracted. He could—and he should—dismiss her and court someone more befitting his station. But he is irresistibly drawn to this bewitching woman . . . and must match her game of seduction, move for passionate move.

Katy Madison: All About Seduction
Caroline Broadhurst is about to take a lover— at her husband’s command. For fifteen years, Caroline has done everything her much older husband has desired—except provide an heir. Now he has given her an ultimatum: seduce a suitable gentleman and bear a son. Caroline would never think of bowing to such a shameful order, but then she meets Jack Applegate.

Jack has longed for the beautiful, untouchable Caroline for years, but the chasm between them was too wide to ever dream of crossing. Now, fate and passion have thrown them together, but the potential scandal threatens to smother their love. And when a violent secret comes to light, only a terrible sacrifice will prevent the flame of their affection from being snuffed out forever . . .

Cara Elliott: Lords of Midnight 01 – Too Wicked to Wed
Outspoken and independent, Lady Alexa Bingham enjoys the heady freedom of making all her own decisions, even though the challenges of overseeing her family’s country estate are daunting. But when a chance encounter with London’s most notorious rake awakens a secret longing for adventure, she accepts her aunt’s invitation for a Season in Town . . . only to find that breaking the rules of the ton has serious consequences.

The Earl of Killingworth uses his rakehell reputation to hide the fact that poverty has forced him to work for a living. As the owner of a gambling den and brothel, Connor has no time for glittering ballrooms or innocent young ladies. But after a reckless wager leaves him with a new business partner, he is forced to take a risky gamble . . . Will the cards fall in their favor? Alexa and Connor begin to play a dangerous game of intrigue and deception as they seek to outwit a cunning adversary who wants to put them permanently out of business. But if they are not careful, it is the flames of their own fiery attraction that may destroy them.

 

Karen Hawkins: Hurst Amulet 03 – A Most Dangerous Profession
Robert Hurst, a secret operative in the King’s service, is tracking down the mysterious onyx box needed to ransom his kidnapped brother. Moira Muir is seeking the same box for a very similar reason: her young daughter is being held captive. But there are further complications: years ago, Moira and Robert had an affair before he learned she was a counter-spy. And when she discovered she was pregnant, she tricked him into marrying her. Now the two must put aside their anger and join forces to find the box and rescue their daughter…finding love all over again along the way.

Margaret Mallory: Return of the Highlanders 02 – The Sinner
Alex MacDonald is known for his skill as a warrior, his prowess with women, and his vow to never take a wife. But now his chieftain has asked him to make the ultimate sacrifice: wed Glynis MacNeil, a lass famed throughout the Highlands for her exquisite beauty-and defiant ways.

Familiar with heartbreak, Glynis refuses to fall for another handsome scoundrel. Yet when Alex’s past sins force an unlikely union, Glynis gives in to temptation and becomes his wife. Will their newfound passion be strong enough to fight the enemy that threatens their home, their clan, and their very lives?

Maya Banks: McCabe Trilogy 03 – Never Love a Highlander
Caelen McCabe’s young, reckless heart nearly destroyed his clan. Now, putting family loyalty above all else, he steps up to marry his older brother’s jilted bride and salvage the uneasy alliance between two clans. While beautiful Rionna McDonald is a fit wife for any man, Caelen trusts no woman, especially not this sweet temptress who torments him with white-hot longing.

As the sacrificial lamb in her father’s power game, Rionna will do her duty but vows to protect her heart and her pride from humiliation. Despite everything, though, the heat in Caelen’s touch melts her defenses, and she craves the sensual delights of a husband who guards his emotions as fiercely as his clan. But when the ultimate battle for the McCabe legacy is upon them, Rionna’s true warrior spirit emerges. She will risk the wrath of her father, the fury of her enemies, and her life to prove to Caelen that his wife’s love is too precious to lose.

 

Kristan Higgins: Until There Was You
Posey Osterhagen can’t complain. She owns a successful architectural salvaging company, she’s surrounded by her lovable, if off-center, family and she has a boyfriend—sort of. Still, something’s missing. Something tall, brooding and criminally good-looking…something like Liam Murphy.

When Posey was sixteen, the bad boy of Bellsford, New Hampshire, broke her heart. But now he’s back, sending Posey’s traitorous schoolgirl heart into overdrive once again. She should be giving him a wide berth, but it seems fate has other ideas….

Robin Carr: Virgin River Novels 14 – Bring Me Home for Christmas
This year, Becca Timm knows the number one item on her Christmas wish list—getting over Denny Cutler. Three years ago, Denny broke her heart before heading off to war. It’s time she got over her silly high-school relationship and moved on.

So she takes matters into her own hands and heads up to Virgin River, the rugged little mountain town that Denny calls home, as an uninvited guest on her brother’s men-only hunting weekend. But when an accident turns her impromptu visit into an extended stay, Becca finds herself stranded in Virgin River. With Denny. In very close quarters.

As the power of Christmas envelops the little town, Becca discovers that the boy she once loved has become a strong and confident man. And the most delicious Christmas present she can imagine.

 

Victoria Dahl: Donovan Family 03 – Real Men Will
It was meant to be a one-night stand. One night of passion. Scorching-hot. Then Beth Cantrell and Eric Donovan were supposed to go their separate ways. That’s the only reason he lied about his name, telling her he was really his wild younger brother. Hiding his identity as the conservative Donovan. The „good one.“

But passion has its own logic, and Eric finds he can’t forget the sable-haired beauty with whom he shared a night of love. When Beth discovers that Eric has lied, however, she knows he can’t be trusted. Her mind tells her to forget the blue-eyed charmer. If only every fiber of her being didn’t burn to call him back.

Janet Chapman: Highlander 08 – Highlander for the Holidays
After a brutal attack, Jessie Pringle moved to the small mountain town of Pine Creek, Maine, to start over. But she never expected to meet Ian MacKeage, who had seemingly stepped right out of the Scottish Highlands. As drawn to Ian as he is to her, Jessie finds it more and more difficult to deny her own desires…

Then, on one of her long walks through the wilderness, she meets a kindly hermit who sells her a walking stick-one imbued with a magic that may allow Jessie to finally be rid of the pain of her past, and build a future with Ian.

 
Maile Meloy: The Apothecary
It’s 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. Here, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows – a fascinating boy who’s not afraid to stand up to authority and dreams of becoming a spy. When Benjamin’s father is kidnapped, Janie and Benjamin must uncover the secrets of the apothecary’s sacred book, the Pharmacopoeia, in order to find him, all while keeping it out of the hands of their enemies – Russian spies in possession of nuclear weapons. Discovering and testing potions they never believed could exist, Janie and Benjamin embark on a dangerous race to save the apothecary and prevent impending disaster.

Julie Kagawa: Iron Fey 04 – The Iron Knight
My name—my True Name—is Ashallayn’darkmyr Tallyn.

I am the last remaining son of Mab, Queen of the Unseelie Court. And I am dead to her.

My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl…

 
P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast: House of Night 09 – Destined
Zoey is finally home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side, and preparing to face off against Neferet – which would be a whole lot easier if the High Counsel saw the ex-High Priestess for what she really is. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx’s gift of a human form, Rephaim and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together – if he can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father’s shadow…

But there are new forces at work at the House of Night. An influx of humans, including Lenobia’s handsome horse whisperer, threatens their precarious stability. And then there’s the mysterious Aurox, a jaw-droppingly gorgeous teen boy who is actually more – or possibly less – than human. Only Neferet knows he was created to be her greatest weapon. But Zoey can sense the part of his soul that remains human, the compassion that wars with his Dark calling. And there’s something strangely familiar about him…

Will Neferet’s true nature be revealed before she succeeds in silencing them all? And will Zoey be able to touch Aurox’s humanity in time to protect him – and everyone – from his own fate? Find out what’s destined in the next thrilling chapter of the House of Night series.

Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl: Beautiful Creatures 03 – Beautiful Chaos
Ethan Wate thought he was getting used to the strange, impossible events happening in Gatlin, his small Southern town. But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home, strange and impossible have taken on new meanings. Swarms of locusts, record-breaking heat, and devastating storms ravage Gatlin as Ethan and Lena struggle to understand the impact of Lena’s Claiming. Even Lena’s family of powerful Supernaturals is affected – and their abilities begin to dangerously misfire. As time passes, one question becomes clear: What – or who – will need to be sacrificed to save Gatlin?

For Ethan, the chaos is a frightening but welcome distraction. He’s being haunted in his dreams again, but this time it isn’t by Lena – and whatever is haunting him is following him out of his dreams and into his everyday life. Even worse, Ethan is gradually losing pieces of himself – forgetting names, phone numbers, even memories. He doesn’t know why, and most days he’s too afraid to ask.

Sometimes there isn’t just one answer or one choice. Sometimes there’s no going back. And this time there won’t be a happy ending.

 
Maggie Stiefvater: The Scorpio Races
It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.

Some riders live. Others die.

At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them.

Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn’t given her much of a chance. So she enters the competition — the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.