Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again… Working as a lady's companion, the heroine of Rebecca learns her place. Life begins to look very bleak until, on a trip to the South of France, she meets Maxim de Winter, a handsome widower whose sudden proposal of marriage takes her by surprise. She accepts, but whisked from glamorous Monte Carlo to the ominous and brooding Manderley, the new Mrs de Winter finds Max a changed man. And the memory of his dead wife Rebecca is forever kept alive by the forbidding Mrs Danvers… Not since Jane Eyre has a heroine faced such difficulty with the Other Woman. An international bestseller that has never gone out of print, Rebecca is the haunting story of a young girl consumed by love and the struggle to find her identity

Maxim de Winter lernt in Monte Carlo nach dem Tod seiner Frau Rebecca ein bescheidenes junges Mädchen von natürlichem Charme kennen. Die beiden heiraten, und sieben Wochen später trifft die neue Mrs. de Winter an der Seite ihres Mannes auf Manderley, dem alten englischen Herrensitz, ein. Die Größe des Anwesens, die Zimmerfluchten, die Förmlichkeit der Dienstboten verwirren sie. Alles in diesem Haus trägt noch den Stempel Rebeccas, ihrer Vorgängerin, die -wie es scheint - in einer nahe gelegenen Bucht an der Küste bei einem Bootsunglück ums Leben gekommen ist. Während Maxim den Erinnerungen an seine erste Frau aus dem Wege geht und ihre früheren Räume verschlossen hält, treibt Mrs. Danver, die Haushälterin, geradezu einen Kult mit diesen Erinnerungen und begegnet der neuen Herrin mit kaum verhohlener Verachtung. Aus einigen Gesprächen, flüchtigen Eindrücken und merkwürdigen Begegnungen formt sich in der jungen Mrs. de Winter allmählich das Bild Rebeccas: schön, eigenwillig und intelligent. Von den Schattenseiten Rebeccas, die eine blutige Tragödie heraufbeschworen haben, erfährt sie erst, als ihre Ehe mit Maxim einer kaum erträglichen Belastungsprobe unterworfen wird. Mit höhnischer Wut scheint die Rache der Toten das Glück der Lebenden zerstören zu wollen, gespenstisch entsteigt die Wahrheit den sturmgepeitschten Fluten der Bucht vor Manderley, bis schließlich das stolze Herrenhaus nichts anderes mehr ist als ein verblassendes Traumbild im Leben zweier geprüfter, aber geretteter Menschen. Daphne Du Maurier wurde 1907 in London geboren. Nach dem Besuch einiger Privatschulen in Paris begann sie zu schreiben und schaffte mit «Rebecca», ihrem wohl bekanntesten Buch - 1940 von Alfred Hitchcock verfilmt - den Durchbruch zur anerkannten Autorin anspruchsvoller Unterhaltungsliteratur. Daphne Du Maurier starb 1989 in Cornwall und zählt bis heute zu den großen Roman-Schriftstellerinnen der Nachkriegszeit. Englischer Charme, Sinn für spannungsreiche Handlung und geschickte Charakterzeichnung machen den Reiz ihrer Romane aus. Weitere Werke von Daphne Du Maurier: Plötzlich an jenem Abend, Meine Cousine Rachel, Nächstes Jahr um diese Zeit, Gasthaus Ja-maica, Die Bucht des Franzosen, Die Vögel. Titel des Originals: «Rebecca» erschienen bei Gollancz, London Einzig berechtigte Übersetzung aus dem Englischen von Karin von Schab Neubearbeitete Ausgabe 1993 Ungekürzte Buchgemeinschafts-Lizenzausgabe der Bertelsmann Club GmbH, Gütersloh der Buchgemeinschaft Donauland Kremayr & Scheriau, Wien des Deutschen Bücherbundes, Stuttgart und der angeschlossenen Buchgemeinschaften Copyright © 1940 by Daphne Du Maurier

When Joshua Kelling proposes to Miss Rebecca Fossington, she refuses him. He may have compromised her, but she has no intention of marrying him. Meeting him again in London comes as a shock — but worse is discovering that her grandfather has made them joint owners of a cotton mill!

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Nothing is more deadly than secrets… …and mine could bring this mysterious academy to its knees. Many have forgotten my name. Magenta: the wicked witch whose dark magic created the Rebel Academy — a magic paranormal prison for supernatural bad boys. But now I’m back and eager to claim the love and life that was stolen from me, even if first I have to survive the start of term. My enemies trapped me as a ghost on the very cursed grounds that I helped to create. Yet thanks to three deliciously tempting immortals, I’ve been awakened. One is a beautiful incubus who hungers for pleasure. The next a gorgeous shifter and mage who always senses the truth but enjoys his lies far more. Oh, and who could ever forget Loki’s hot trickster son? Why choose between these sexy delinquents when having them all is such sinful fun? The immortals risked everything to free me, and I’ll stop at nothing to protect them from the elitist princes who rule the reform school. Will my bond with the magical students and new friendships be enough to battle the dangerous rivalries, as well as the cruel professors’ schemes? Or will I be forced back into the darkness… …and left to fade away? 

Nothing is more seductive than the forbidden… and temptation could crush this cursed academy. As both a witch and ghost in an academy for bad boy supernaturals, you would think that I’m at home amongst the monsters. But in this home, I’m a prisoner. Pleasure and fate bind me to three devastatingly hot Immortals, but our unbridled lust feeds a dangerous power inside me. Will I destroy us all if I lose control? The perilous trials of the Rebel Cup are only the beginning. The ruthless fae and elf princes are deadlier than even the academy's tests, and their love could shatter me. When I’m sent on my first assassin mission, will my immortal lovers and I survive? 

Nothing is more dangerous than my past… …and its secrets could curse this dark academy. I was the wicked witch who cursed the Rebel Academy to perpetual winter. When the fae who tried to force me to marry him returns for the Enchanted Ball, will my magic bring the academy to life or freeze it forever? But first, my three sinfully hot and protective Immortal lovers and I must survive dangerous missions, Dragon Tournaments, and deadly classes. Sleipnir — Loki’s dominant shifter son Bask — a possessive, sinful incubus Fox — a cute cat shifter and mage Tough choices also await the eleven and fae Princes, as well as their dark and mysterious vampire. The wickedly gorgeous students of the Rebel Academy have pasts that should remain buried. Yet they’ll be brought to light at the Enchanted Ball. Then nothing will be the same again. Will my lovers and I be shattered or freed?

Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper's destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts. Just when life can't get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out who she's charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a mysterious prophecy and possibly Harper's least favorite person. But things get complicated when Harper starts falling for him—and discovers that David's own fate could very well be to destroy Earth. With snappy banter, cotillion dresses, non-stop action and a touch of magic, this new young adult series from bestseller Rachel Hawkins is going to make y'all beg for more

Desperate to free his mother from a caste of ruthless elven assassins, Leesil joins his beloved Magiere, the sage Wynn, and their canine protector, Chap, on a difficult journey through mountains and harsh winter. Should they survive the hardships of wilderness, they still face the perils of the mysterious Elven Territories. Unbeknownst to them, they've been united at the command of Chap's Fay kin to forge an alliance against the forces of dark magic. But now Chap must guard his companions from enemies and allies-not always certain which is which. And as they uncover the truth, they discover just how close the enemy has always been

In 1866, only men uprooted by war had reason to ride into Tubacca, Arizona, a nondescript town as shattered and anonymous as the veterans drifting through it. So when Drew Rennie, newly discharged from Forrest's Confederate scouts, arrived leading everything he owned behind him—his thoroughbred stud Shiloh, a mare about to foal, and a mule—he knew his business would not be questioned. To anyone in Tubacca there could be only one extraordinary thing about Drew, and that he could not reveal: his name, Rennie. Drew had come west from Kentucky to find a father he had thought dead until the year before. Kinship with a man like Hunt Rennie, however—the legendary Don Cazar, owner of a matchless range and prize stallions—was not a claim to be made quickly or lightly. Posing as Drew Kirby the young veteran contrived to get himself and his friend Anse hired as corral hands at Rennie's Range, but he was hardly prepared for the suspicion and danger which stood between him and his father. As hotheaded as his father, Drew was ready to move on to California—until the day all proof of his Rennie name was stolen from him, and his unwarranted arrest for horse-thieving brought on the accusations of the one man whose trust he needed. Andre Norton's Ride Proud, Rebel! dramatically portrayed the last year of the Confederacy, when brave men like Drew Rennie met defeat with honor. In this sequel, Drew's struggle to establish his identity and begin life anew in a raw, unsettled land reflects the courage of thousands of rootless men set adrift by the Civil War

In a daring plan, the Confederate Secret Service sends a group of cavalrymen to kidnap, or kill, President Abraham Lincoln by seizing the train secretly carrying him to Gettysburg on the eve of his famous Address. Colonel Arthur Percy leads the rebel raiders into enemy territory. His crew includes Tom Flynn, an assassin sent to make sure Percy follows orders — or dies trying. Lincoln is not the only valuable cargo on the train. A fortune in Union payroll is the target of a Baltimore belle and a tough gambler. The situation is further complicated when the original crew of the seized train finds another locomotive and gives chase. Based on a true story, Rebel Train runs a mile a minute in a steam-driven race through the farmlands and mountains of Maryland and Virginia. The outcome will decide not only the fate of Lincoln and the Raiders, but of the Union and the Confederacy

The French Foreign Legion is one of the most feared combat units of the 22nd century. Taking the rogues, thieves and misfits of Earth and the colonized worlds, and forging them into an elite fighting force through harsh discipline and regimental pride. The backwater French mining colony of New Strasbourg lies dozens of light-years from Earth. A remote world where third-rate bureaucrats lead an easy life while the miners struggle and die to make aristocrats rich back home. Until the colonists rebel in a brutal insurgency, and fight the local militia to a standstill. Now it’s twenty-year-old Logan McCoy’s first combat posting as a reluctant volunteer for the Legion. A posting where anyone could be an enemy, and even the planet is trying to kill them

"This is a war. THE war. There is no stopping; no getting out. You're in this - just like the rest of us - to the end." Driven out of hell and with nothing to lose, the Fallen wage open warfare against the angels on the streets. And they're winning. As the balance tips towards the darkness, Alice - barely recovered from her own ordeal in hell and struggling to start over - once again finds herself in the eye of the storm. But with the chaos spreading and the Archangel Michael determined to destroy Lucifer whatever the cost, is the price simply too high? And what sacrifices will Alice and the angels have to make in order to pay it? The Fallen will rise. Trust will be betrayed. And all hell breaks loose

Of all the dukes in England, jered Marcus Benton, the Duke of Bradford, was the wealthiest, most handsome—and most arrogant. And of all London's ladies, he wanted the tender ohedience of only one—Caroline Richmond. She was a ravishing beauty from Boston, with a mysterious past and a fiery spirit. Drawn to the powerful duke, undeterred hy his presumptuous airs, Caroline was determined to win his lasting love. But Bradford would bend to no woman—until a deadly intrigue drew them enticingly close. Now, united against a common enemy, they would discover the power of the magnificent attraction that brought them together...a desire born in danger, but destined to flame into love!

The end of the world was just the beginning Civilization has fallen, leaving California an unforgiving, decimated place. But Cass Dollar beat terrible odds to get her missing daughter back-she and Ruthie will be happy. Yet with the first winter, Cass is reminded that happiness is fleeting in Aftertime. Ruthie retreats into silence. Flesh-eating Beaters still dominate the landscape. And Smoke, Cass's lover and strength, departs on a quest for vengeance, one that may end him even if he returns. The survivalist community Cass has planted roots in is breaking apart, too. Its leader, Dor, implores Cass to help him recover his own lost daughter, taken by the totalitarian Rebuilders. And soon Cass finds herself thrust into the dark heart of an organization promising humanity's rebirth-at all costs. Bound to two men blazing divergent paths across a savage land, Cass must overcome the darkness in her wounded heart, or lose those she loves forever

Return to the beloved world of Shadow Falls, a camp that teaches supernatural teens to harness their powers—and where a vampire named Della will discover who she’s meant to be. For Della Tsang, Shadow Falls isn't just a camp: it's home. As a vampire who's never fit in with her human family, it's the one place she can truly be herself. But when a mysterious new guy arrives at camp, Della’s whole world is thrown into turmoil. Chase is a vampire with secrets, who knows more than he’s telling. But the more time she spends with him, the more she begins to trust this attractive stranger—and feel drawn to him. But romance is the last thing she wants—as she keeps telling Steve, the hunky shapeshifter who won’t stop trying to win her heart. And if Della isn't careful, he just might succeed.　 When a new case puts everyone she cares about in danger, Della’s determined to do everything she can to save them . . . even if it means teaming up with Steve and Chase, who leave her more confused than ever. With their lives on the line, will Della and her friends survive—with their hearts intact?

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