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How can I ever survive puberty? It gets really tricky when your body suddenly goes crazy, your life mutates into an emotional rollercoaster ride and love turns out to be a dreadfully complicated affair! Henrietta has done some thorough research on all this and written down her findings in this book in the form of blog entries, checklists and interviews – with plenty of tips and tricks for every girl who’s about to turn 13.
For fans of the successful PINK trilogy: a special kind of guidebook for girls
Blog entries, checklists and mini-interviews with amusing vignettes
Things it’s good to know, presented in a humorous, authentic and sensitive package
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- Reva uncovers a secret that shatters the foundations of her witch society - putting both her life and the life of her true love at stake.
Find the truth in a web of lies
Although Reva has uncovered a conspiracy within the elite of New London, she has been unable to find the true culprit behind the series of murders in the human world. As unrest in witch society grows, she returns to her magical home in search of answers. In the midst of roaring festivities, she has to find out who is friend and who is foe. In the process, her secret feelings for Gabriel are anything but helpful. Especially as he is firmly convinced that he must fulfil his duties as the spring heir. But it is not only her forbidden longing that complicates the investigation, but also the growing darkness within herself. A race against time begins in which she could lose everything ...
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- Healer by day, assasin by night: Romantasy with a female Robin Hood protagonist and lots of spice!
- Favorite target group tropes of „Enemies-to-Lovers“, „Hidden Identity“ und „Morally Grey Characters“
24-year-old Elaine leads a double life: By day, she is a healer in the service of the young King Kieran. By night, she leads the Gadaí, a group of female bandits who carry the blood of the goddess Danu. Danu once ruled the kingdom until it was stolen from her by the humans and she was cast out. In the impenetrable forests of Ireland, the brigands prepare to weaken the king's power and seize the throne for the rightful heir. As Elaine and Kieran grow closer at court, they find themselves enemies at night. But Kieran has no idea who he is facing …
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- Sizzling Sports Romance with the beloved second chance trope: Cheerleader Imogen and running back Ashton share a fiery past. On the field, they're a team - but off it, sparks fly as secrets and emotions collide.
Imogen is the shining star of the Cape Coral Tigers cheerleading squad and the life of every student party. But behind her flawless façade lies a secret no one suspects. Ashton, the football team's running back, is a natural on the offensive—both on the field and in life. The charming joker is a notorious ladies' man who’s sworn off serious relationships, focusing solely on his sport. On the field, they make a perfect team, but off it, sparks fly. Neither can ignore the tension between them - or forget the past they once shared.
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- After this night, nothing will ever be the same again
- Six teenagers caught up in a maelstrom of horror and high tension – in front of the eerie setting in the German Harz Mountains
Real horror unfolds at a Halloween party in a remote villa in the Harz Mountains. At first, the six teenage partygoers hope it's just a joke. But then the two masked strangers get serious: they hold the six against their will and send them on a life-threatening trip through the rugged terrain of the Brocken.
What are the kidnappers looking for? And who of the kidnapped teenagers is hiding the biggest secret? There are no easy answers to the question of truth. When one of the hostages dies, a relentless race against time begins ...
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Four kingdoms have maintained a fragile peace since three of them killed the powerful queen of the serpent kingdom of Veneria. When the young guardian Cahira is unable to prevent an attack on the king of Silvestria, the heir to the throne Atlas has her thrown into the deadly snake pit – but Cahira survives and discovers a living snake on her body, which not only gives her unexpected abilities, but also fuels her desire for revenge ... | 14 +
- Captivating story transports readers back into the dark & mystical atmosphere of Naples
- Vampire romance full of spice & magic in a fascinating underworld
During the decisive battle in the catacombs ofNaples, the vampire hunters have managed tocapture a member of the enemy clan. Luc, of allpeople, who lost his sister to the blood-hungrySangua many years ago, is tasked with supervisingthe rebellious prisoner Cas and breaking hiswill. But the more time the two spend together,the clearer it becomes that they are not asfundamentally different as they first thought.Luc begins to doubt the hunters' motives for thefirst time and sees more than just a beast in hiscounterpart. A tender love develops between thetwo, which they must keep secret at all costs. Butis their affection strong enough to overcome theirdifferences?
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- Differences in status and bitter rivalry: two love stories on the dark continent of Gara
- Volume 2 of the "Bloodsong" dilogy – for all fans of Sarah J. Maas and Leigh Bardugo
The blood hunter Xaron is Oona's eternal rival. Since childhood, they have vied for theapproval of their chief and foster father Marus. When Xaron wants to complete Oona'smission and hand her over together with Odine, rivalry turns into enmity. But Oona knows what Marus is really up to.She follows the message from her dream andvows to protect Princess Odine at all costs.When she stands up to her leader, Xaron'sworld view is also shaken. Is he braveenough to forget everything he has everbelieved in and face his true feelings?
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- Dream meets reality – with the popular tropes Enemies-to-Lovers and Forced Proximity
- Inspiring answers to the questions: Who am I? Who do I want to be? What am I willing to give for it?
Journalism student Allie is sent on tour with a boy bandby her boss during her internship at the Irish Times.Horror! Firstly, she can't stand their music and secondly,she unsuspectingly kissed lead singer Conor in a club theother night.Conor is also not thrilled that Allie is now following himeverywhere he goes. After all, she could bring him downquicker than he would like if she finds out his well-keptsecret. Only when Conor discovers that Allie also has asecret does he slowly open up to her. The more time thetwo spend together, the more they realise that they havemuch more in common than they thought at first ...
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- Magical and addictive high fantasy romance
- A courageous heroine who must defeat the ruthless king of the elves.
- For all fans of Lexi Ryan and Holly Black
In Lavandria, people live in eternal darkness – including20-year-old Astoria. Only once a year do the gates to the solarkingdom of the Sidhe, a magical nation of elves, open. Whoeveris brave enough can fight for the sun crown of the young kingRonas during these rare hours, because victory would bring thelight back to the people. But when Astoria and Ronas face offin a fierce duel, the otherwise ruthless king suddenly becomeshesitant to kill her ...
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- Empowering slow-burn sports romance. Multi-weight music student Payton has to face her grief - and the unexpected feelings for the college football team's star quarterback in her new home in Florida.
When twenty-year-old Payton loses her parents in a tragic accident, her world falls apart. With no way to pay off the debts on her family’s house in Tennessee, she’s left with only one option: moving into her uncle’s pool house in Cape Coral, Florida. For the multi-weight music student, it feels like a nightmare. Surrounded by superficial models and athletes at college, Payton struggles to process her grief - and to make sense of the unexpected feelings stirred by the quarterback of the Cape Coral Tigers...
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- Stand-offs and bitter rivalry: Forbidden Love & Enemies-to-Lovers
- Two love stories on the dark continent of Gara
- For all fans of Sarah J. Maas and Leigh Bardugo
When everything you believed turns out to be a lie ... Where will you turn?
On her 18th birthday, Princess Odine's carefree life is over. A dark prophecy makes her an outcast and she finds an unexpected ally in her annoying riding and fencing instructor Dariel, who helps her escape.
At the same time, nineteen-year-old Oona is given a strange assignment. As a blood hunter, it is actually her job to destroy the beasts terrorising the kingdom of Garas. But now Marus, the highest of her order, wants her to track down Princess Odine and bring her to him.
Can Odine and Dariel overcome their differences and face the Blood Slayer together?
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- The Fate series delivers an original reinterpretation of Greek myths - with heart-pounding guaranteed.
- The fast-paced sequel: Rio and Taru take on the most powerful of all gods: Zeus.
- Volume 2 of the feminist gods romance with a bodyguard theme.
Can they rewrite their history?
After Pandora's revelations, Rio no longer knows where her head is. She is supposed to be a goddess of fate? She hopes for comfort from Taru, but he threatens to sink into his own darkness and seems unable to catch her. Bitterly disappointed in him, Rio finally goes to Olympus - the epicentre of the world of the gods. Here she finds a second family and finally her first answers. None other than Zeus takes her on and pushes her appointment as goddess of fate, which would bind her to Olympus forever.
Which puts Taru on the spot. He has already lost his only love to Zeus once, and he is not prepared to let that happen again. What he hasn't considered in the process: Rio is not a woman to be saved. And she is hell-bent on taking her fate into her own hands. Even if she has to take on Taru - and the father of the gods himself.
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- Winner of the Moon Notes writing competition
- Aztec mythology and an irresistible god of the underworld:
Young death witch Elena makes a pact with the mysterious Nan, to save her village from unleashed souls and sudden deaths.
When Nan, the god of the underworld, appears to the 21-year-old death witch Elena, she cannot refuse his offer. Recently, her village on Isla de Mujeres has been in danger. For the souls of the dead are unleashed and Elena fears they have something to do with the mysterious deaths haunting the community. To save her village, she makes a pact with Nan. As his chosen one, she must travel with him to the underworld. To that place where the hatred between witches and gods was once born. But Elena realises too late that she could lose not only her life but also her heart down there ...
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- A college romance with a dark twist – emotional and tingling
- Popular tropes "Forbidden Love" and "Morally Grey Characters"
- For all fans of Lena Kiefer, Mona Kasten and Nikola Hotel
Mila moves to New Haven for her studies at Yale University. On her first day there, she meets the charming but mysterious Easton. The two immediately feel a connection to each other. At the same time, they are worlds apart: While Mila grew up well protected as a policeman's daughter, Easton's family seems to be feared throughout the city. Despite all the warning signs, Mila is unable to stay away from Easton. Meanwhile, he tries to finally put his dark past behind him with all his might. Until it suddenly catches up with him – and drags Mila along with it.
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- Volume 2 of the emotional "Pixton Love" series - also works as a standalone!
- Spicy college romance full of heartbreak and with the successful Friends-to-Lovers trope.
- For all fans of Mona Kasten and Sarah Sprinz.
Can they overcome their dark secrets?
Everything is going perfectly for Scarlett: she studies literature at Yale University and lives with her parents in sleepy Pixton. She spends her time writing erotic romance novels or with her best friend Abigail.
But when her religious parents find out about her hobby, everything changes. They kick Scarlett out of the house and cut off her financial support. From one day to the next, Scarlett is homeless and sleeping in her car. But she keeps this to herself. Only the unconventional psychology student Theo sees through her cheerful façade, and so the two slowly get closer.
What Scarlett doesn't know: Theo also has a secret ...
Female power: He’s the Prince of Hades, she’s his bodyguard. From New York to Hawaii to Hades - Greek mythology with a fresh and surprising twist. A divine tale balancing Romantasy and modern love.
Taru has spent centuries eking out a dismal existence: cursed for an unforgivable crime, the prince of Hades cannot leave his New York apartment. The Furies are waiting to tear him apart the moment he slips up. But a chance encounter with Rio changes everything – by her side, he becomes invisible to them. So Taru hires her as his unlikely protector.
Together, they embark on a journey through both the real and the mythological world, searching for nymphs,
the Sphinx, and finally Pandora, the only one who can break his curse. Yet nothing can prepare Rio and Taru for what they will discover about themselves.
And about one another.
- Is Jack the Ripper back? Young witch Reva investigates a series of murders in this gripping urban romance.
- The popular trope of second-chance love blends perfectly with the trending themes of witches and crime.
Lose your heart in magical London.
Jack the Ripper is back - according to the headlines which are causing the whole of London to hold its breath. However, young witch Reva knows the truth: the murderer is one of them. As a detective working for the Witches’ Secret Society, it’s her job to get to the bottom of things. A clue leads her to New London, her one-time home city which lies hidden behind a magic veil. There she needs the help of charismatic sorcerer Gabriel, of all people. She’d rather do without him making her heart flutter - but if she wants to solve the crime, she has no choice but to work with him. Before long, there’s more at stake than just her heart …
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- Breathtaking page-turner for fans of fantasy and LGBTQIA+ books
- Sexy and exciting, with the popular "Enemies-to-Lovers" trope
Never trust a Vampire! Cara is in her early twenties and is an absolute free spirit. When she and her friends are invited to an illegal underground party in the catacombs of Naples,, she immediately accepts. Amidst the subterranean corridors and chambers, Cara not only encounters many strange characters, but also the mysterious Kisa. The two are immediately attracted to each other and their dance together ends in an intense kiss that leaves Cara breathless. When she finally realises the stranger's true intentions, it is much too late: Kisa bites her and drinks her blood.
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- Moving first-person story of a hijabi.
- Highly topical: diversity, empowerment, critique of racism.
- A college romance filled with love and music: butterflies in your tummy guaranteed.
“With every line of my song, I lose my heart to you a bit more …”
Judy is totally fired up when her uni holds a competition with a recording contract as the prize. She’s long wanted to have a career as a songwriter. But before she can even enter the competition, a racist lecturer manages to make her doubt her own talent. However, she then meets Jaad, who is himself a musician, and finds herself confiding in him. He, too, faces big challenges because of his background. After coffee dates beneath the Californian sun and evening music practices, more than just moving love songs start to develop between Jaad and Judy. But will Jaad really be there for Judy when she needs him most?
- Rollercoaster of emotions portrayed by bestselling author Antonia Michaelis (“The Storyteller”).
- Social criticism, but with a light, summery touch.
- Less common themes: special needs school, suspicions about refugees, and life on the poverty line.
It’s nearly summer and Finnley is desperate to get out. Out of his special school, out of his boring life, away from Usedom. Then Ulja suddenly appears at his ice-cream van. Finnley is completely fascinated by the young Ukrainian who’s so different from all the other girls around there. But where does she keep vanishing to?
At the same time, a military presence is building up on the island, and social media is buzzing with rumours of an impending Russian attack. While one of Finnley’s friends now wants to join the military to defend the island, the other doubts whether the rumours are actually true. And what role does Ulja play in all of this? Finnley has to decide which side he’s on. And whether he’s ready to risk everything for his beliefs.
- Suspenseful, atmospheric story by renowned crime and family saga author
- An unexplained case of a missing person in a village on the edge of a moor
No stranger stumbles upon MosquitoMoor. That’s a fact. But then Leoneappears, with a head full of wild curls andcountless questions. He wants to find outwhat happened to his grandmother whocame to Mosquito Moor decades ago as amigrant worker and never returned to herhomeland, Italy. Elsa decides to help him.But it soon becomes clear that someone inthe village has no desire for past secrets tocome to light.
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Johanna grows up in a small town in Mainfranken, just after the Second World War. The grown-ups talk about “hard times”, but that’s not how the children see it. For them, the coal scarcity, acorn coffee and mashed potato are as normal as the regular plagues of Colorado beetles and mice. But Johanna increasingly feels hemmed in and begins to rebel against the values and rules of her parents … | 12 +
Lon is sixteen. And Lon suffers from Usher Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder which affects the eyes and inner ear. Having poor hearing is nothing new for Lon - but their increasingly diminishing eyesight is a real challenge. Lon doesn’t tell anyone about this - not even their mother or the doctor. Nelly and Oscar, Lon’s friends, have no idea either. On their way into darkness, there’s just one thing Lon yearns for: love. But first Lon has to learn to love themself. | 14 +
Never give up! Escape from the youth detention centre. GDR, 1988: Anja’s mother applies for a departure permit to leave East Germany and is arrested by the secret police, the Stasi. The 14-year-old is placed in a youth detention centre under the administration of the Juvenile Welfare Department. Shocked by the high-handedness of the educators, the violence and the drill, Anja soon has only one thought in her mind: escape. But things get even worse…
A gripping novel about tyrannical treatment and violence at the youth detention centre in the GDR. Carefully researched by the author, who was herself a member of the “Democracy Now!” movement. With a glossary and chronicle of the regime change in the appendix.
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