Aleid van Eekelen-Benders Books

"As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"-- Provided by publisher

Amber wil heel graag dat Wonder kan meedoen aan de wedstrijden om de Breeder's Cup, een van de belangrijkste prijzen in het rencircuit. Ze is ervan overtuigd dat Wonder een kans maakt. Ook Jilly, Wonders vaste jockey, heeft er vertrouwen in. Maar dan slaat het noodlot toe. Tijdens een andere wedstrijd valt Jilly van haar paard en breekt haar been. Wat nu? De datum van Breeder's Cup komt snel dichterbij, en Wonder laat niemand anders dan Jilly op haar rijden. Amber móét een oplossing bedenken....

Zelfs óp de plek waar haar vader zichzelf heeft verbrand, is het voor journaliste Avery Chauvin moeilijk te aanvaarden dat hij tot zo'n wanhoopsdaad is overgegaan. Ze wist dat hij het na de dood van haar moeder moeilijk had, maar dit had ze nooit verwacht. Na de begrafenis besluit ze een tijdje in Cypress Springs, haar geboorteplaats, te blijven om erachter te komen wat er precies is gebeurd. Ze vindt echter meer vragen dan antwoorden: waarom willen de vrienden van haar vader niet met haar praten? Waarom heeft haar vader een stapel krantenknipsels over een vijftien jaar oude moord bewaard? Hééft hij eigenlijk wel zelfmoord gepleegd? Want wat is er waar van de geruchten over mensen die verdwenen zouden zijn, en hoe zit het met de militante beweging die het stadje zou terroriseren? Dan wordt er een brute moord gepleegd en verdwijnt een toerist spoorloos. Langzaam dringt de waarheid tot Avery door: in het ogenschijnlijk vredige plaatsje huist een meedogenloos kwaad. Beschermd door het collectieve zwijgen van de bevolking, heeft het ongestoord zijn gang kunnen gaan. Tot nu toe...

Six women have come to Thornberry, a secluded writers' colony on a tiny island off the coast of Seattle. When a devastating earthquake hits the mainland, their safe haven is shattered. The women are left without any means of communication with the outside world and no way off the island and must rely on each other for basic survival. But soon after two strangers arrive on the island, one of the women is found dead from an apparent accident. Sarah Lansing fears they are in the company of a murderer, and with everyone hiding a secret, everyone is a suspect....

Fictional character Ashleigh Griffen swares she will never again give her heart to another horse, but then a little sickly newborn foal comes into her life and it is up to Ashleigh and her love for the animal to work miracles

Ashleigh's dreams are in tatters. . . . Ashleigh Griffen is thrilled when the owner of the horse farm where she lives puts her favorite horse, Wonder, into training as a Thoroughbred racer. Ashleigh has spent the past year turning the sickly filly into a beautiful, healthy yearling. Ashleigh knows Wonder could be great, but Wonder dislikes her harsh new trainer. Soon she's bucking and disobeying all his commands. Ashleigh is heartbroken when the trainer says Wonder is untrainable... useless. Even worse, Wonder doesn't seem to know Ashleigh anymore. One day after Wonder fiercely throws her, Ashleigh becomes afraid of her own horse. Maybe the trainer was right after all - maybe it's time to give up on Wonder. . . . Read Thoroughbred and experience the love and friendship between a determined girl and a very special filly.

Marcelo Sandoval, a 17-year-old boy on the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, faces new challenges, including romance and injustice, when he goes to work for his father in the mailroom of a corporate law firm.

If his plan succeeds, Pancho will be arrested for the murder of his sister's killer. But then he's assigned to help DQ, whose 'Death Warrior's Manifesto' will help him to live out his last days fully. As Pancho tracks down his sister's murderer, he begins to understand that there's more to life than revenge and more to death than sadness.

FEATURED ON 60 MINUTES and FRESH AIR “So surprising and moving and true that I became completely unstrung.” – The New York Times Named a best book of the year by: The New York Times, NPR, TIME, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly, Southern Living, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, A.V. Club, Bustle, BuzzFeed, Vulture, and many more! JOHN GREEN, the acclaimed author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars, returns with a story of shattering, unflinching clarity in this brilliant novel of love, resilience, and the power of lifelong friendship. Aza Holmes never intended to pursue the disappearance of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Pickett’s son Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

A powerful novel about the indelible effects of war and the memories which stir beneath the silence of a quiet Croatian town, from Orange Prize-shortlisted and Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning author Aminatta Forna

Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site

My name is Kaia.I’m frozen because of what happened.I’m trapped because of what I saw.Can anyone help me to grow again?Kaia is frozen when her brother dies, but can an unexpected friend help her to grow again?

Quirky, charming and moving - fall in love with 'The Rosie Project of dog novels'

Midden in de nacht schrikt Claire wakker. De plek naast haar in bed is leeg en voelt koud aan. In eerste instantie denkt ze dat haar man naar beneden is gegaan omdat hij zich niet lekker voelde, maar als ze hem na lang zoeken nergens kan vinden, slaat de paniek toe. Een paar uur later, bij daglicht, wordt Keiths lijk in de naburige rivier gevonden. Een anonieme ooggetuige beweert dat hij hem in het water heeft zien springen vanaf de brug die bij de inwoners van de streek bekend staat als de Zelfmoordbrug. Claire weigert echter te geloven dat haar man een einde aan zijn leven heeft gemaakt en weet sheriff Nick Braden over te halen haar te helpen. Stapje voor stapje ontdekken ze de schokkende waarheid over wat er zich die nacht werkelijk heeft afgespeeld...

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"Originally published in Great Britain by Doubleday, an imprint of Transworld Publishers"--Title page verso.

A random predator is terrorizing Southern California. After children start disappearing, it's up to the FBI's best to stop a killer. — Criminal profiler Laurel Madden is at the top of her field. But being the best comes at a price. Brilliant, beautiful and aloof, Agent Madden has a dark side and even darker secrets. Maybe that's why she understands the criminal mind so well.Sent to cover the disappearance of the children, reporter Claire Fillespie arrives in California with another, more personal agenda: to rip away the veil of secrecy that surrounds and protects Madden. Claire has evidence that Madden committed murder...and got away with it. Until now. And Claire won't rest until there's justice for the victim - someone she cared about.Between these two determined woman stands veteran FBI agent Dan Sprague - torn by duty, loyalty to one woman and an intense attraction to the other that's as unwelcome as it is irresistible.As the balance shifts dangerously between thse three, one thing becomes clear: hunting killers is a dangerous game.

Helen Knightly, who has set aside her own life in her support of her parents, husband, and children, confronts the realities of the choices that were imposed upon her during a brief, harrowing period of death and revelation.