Elfriede Peschel Books

Sommerball - bk379; Buchgemeinschaften; Victoria Clayton; Paperback; 2002

Corinna Chapman enjoys her life as a baker until a disastrous chocolate incident leads her to investigate potential tampering at a local chocolatier, Heavenly Pleasures. Concerned about the shop's future, she seeks to uncover whether the mishap is a cruel joke or a forewarning of greater threats. Meanwhile, her lover Daniel returns from a troubling encounter with a self-proclaimed messiah, raising questions about his involvement in the chocolate fiasco. New mysteries also arise with the arrival of a mysterious neighbor in the upper apartment.

Corinna Chapman leaves her high-powered career and toxic marriage to embrace a new life as a baker in Melbourne, running her own business, Earthly Delights. Living in a quirky building with eccentric neighbors, she enjoys her fresh start until chaos ensues with the arrival of a junkie, mysterious threats, and a series of bizarre encounters involving Goths and lost girls. As she navigates these challenges, Corinna must balance her new life with the demands of her bakery, all while dealing with unexpected romance and intrigue.

"The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center--a women's reproductive health services clinic--its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage. After rushing to the scene, Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, sets up a perimeter and begins making a plan to communicate with the gunman. As his phone vibrates with incoming text messages he glances at it and, to his horror, finds out that his fifteen-year-old daughter, Wren, is inside the clinic. But Wren is not alone. She will share the next and tensest few hours of her young life with a cast of unforgettable characters: A nurse who calms her own panic in order save the life of a wounded woman. A doctor who does his work not in spite of his faith but because of it, and who will find that faith tested as never before. A pro-life protester disguised as a patient, who now stands in the cross hairs of the same rage she herself has felt. A young woman who has come to terminate her pregnancy. And the disturbed individual himself, vowing to be heard. Told in a daring and enthralling narrative structure that counts backward through the hours of the standoff, this is a story that traces its way back to what brought each of these very different individuals to the same place on this fateful day. Jodi Picoult--one of the most fearless writers of our time--tackles a complicated issue in this gripping and nuanced novel. How do we balance the rights of pregnant women with the rights of the unborn they carry? What does it mean to be a good parent? A Spark of Light is a story that will inspire debate, conversation ... and, hopefully, understanding"-- Provided by publisher

Der Roman erzählt von Suzannahs geplanter Hochzeit mit Adrian, die von dramatischen Familienkonflikten und Geheimnissen überschattet wird. Während die Vorbereitungen für das Fest voranschreiten, treffen unterschiedliche Familien aufeinander, was zu unerwarteten Enthüllungen und emotionalen Turbulenzen führt.

A truly thrilling murder mystery set partly in Cornwall, in the tradition of Du Maurier's REBECCA: dark, English and very much a classic. At 21, James Farrell has the world at his feet. A gifted violinist, his successful career seems assured. Until a chance encounter with Ella changes everything. Ella, bewitching, irresistible, haunted by the ghosts of her family's past - James cannot help falling in love with her, and she with him. But as the power and dangerous fragility of their relationship overwhelm them, James can only watch helplessly as the most beautiful thing in his life is strangled by deception, betrayal and ultimately murder ...

Inspektorin Liu Hulan wird in ein abgelegenes chinesisches Dorf gerufen, wo der vermeintliche Selbstmord der schwangeren Arbeiterin Mioashan mit der amerikanischen Spielzeugfabrik Knight in Verbindung steht. Kurz vor der Aufklärung des Falls bricht ein Feuer in der Fabrik aus, und Hulan gerät in große Gefahr.