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"Ich habe Die Melodie der Wale gelesen und war absolut begeistert." --Jodelle Ferland, Schauspielerin (The Twilight Sage: Eclipse, Bis(s) zum Abendrot) Mit detailliertem Diskussionsleitfaden f r Lehrer Die Melodie der Wale wird weltweit in Schulen als literarische Grundlage zum Studium eines Romans, f r Buchbesprechungen und als Buchklublekt re verwendet. Die unterschiedlichen sozialen und emotionalen Themen (Mobbing, Rassismus und Tod) machen dieses Buch zur perfekten Lekt re f r Leser jeder Altersgruppe. Dreizehn Jahre ist es her, dass der tragische Tod ihrer Mutter Sarah Richardsons Leben zerst rte. Schockierende Umst nde f hrten bei dem trauernden Teenager zu einem teilweisen Ged chtnisverlust. Es ist leichter, manche Dinge einfach zu vergessen. Eine vertraute Stimme aus ihrer Kindheit veranlasst Sarah - mittlerweile Mitte Zwanzig und eine talentierte F hrungskraft im Marketingbereich - sich erneut mit ihrer Vergangenheit auseinanderzusetzen. Mit einer Vergangenheit, die sie l ngst begraben hatte. Manche Dinge sind dazu bestimmt, vergessen zu werden. Heimgesucht von Albtr umen und Visionen ber einen gelb ugigen Wolf, Kreaturen der Erde und Killerwale, die ihr in langen, einsamen N chten erbarmungslos zusetzen, muss Sarah sich endlich ihrer Furcht stellen und ihre verlorene Erinnerung heraufbeschw ren - selbst wenn sie das vernichten sollte. An manche Dinge muss man sich erinnern - um jeden Preis. "Bewegend ... ansprechend und traurig." --Booklist

"Ich habe Die Melodie der Wale gelesen und war absolut begeistert." --Jodelle Ferland, Schauspielerin (The Twilight Sage: Eclipse, Bis(s) zum Abendrot) Mit detailliertem Diskussionsleitfaden f r Lehrer Die Melodie der Wale wird weltweit in Schulen als literarische Grundlage zum Studium eines Romans, f r Buchbesprechungen und als Buchklublekt re verwendet. Die unterschiedlichen sozialen und emotionalen Themen (Mobbing, Rassismus und Tod) machen dieses Buch zur perfekten Lekt re f r Leser jeder Altersgruppe. Dreizehn Jahre ist es her, dass der tragische Tod ihrer Mutter Sarah Richardsons Leben zerst rte. Schockierende Umst nde f hrten bei dem trauernden Teenager zu einem teilweisen Ged chtnisverlust. Es ist leichter, manche Dinge einfach zu vergessen. Eine vertraute Stimme aus ihrer Kindheit veranlasst Sarah - mittlerweile Mitte Zwanzig und eine talentierte F hrungskraft im Marketingbereich - sich erneut mit ihrer Vergangenheit auseinanderzusetzen. Mit einer Vergangenheit, die sie l ngst begraben hatte. Manche Dinge sind dazu bestimmt, vergessen zu werden. Heimgesucht von Albtr umen und Visionen ber einen gelb ugigen Wolf, Kreaturen der Erde und Killerwale, die ihr in langen, einsamen N chten erbarmungslos zusetzen, muss Sarah sich endlich ihrer Furcht stellen und ihre verlorene Erinnerung heraufbeschw ren - selbst wenn sie das vernichten sollte. An manche Dinge muss man sich erinnern - um jeden Preis. "Bewegend ... ansprechend und traurig." --Booklist

INFESTATION is a hair-raising, skin-itching Qwickie(R) novella inspired by true events and laced with a heavy dose of horror and a dash of tongue-in-cheek Tardif humor... Every house has its secrets, some more perverse and horrific than others... Suspense author Cathy Tremblay and her cable-installer husband, Mike, have just moved into a new home in West Kelowna, BC., where they get to experience nature at its finest. Between deer traipsing across the front yard and a "quailing daycare" in the back, they're living la vida buena. Until everything changes. First come the spiders. Then the rats. What comes next hurls Cathy and Mike into skin-itching chaos. They've seen all kinds of house pests before, but they're not prepared for an infestation like this.

Launching Imajin Books' new Imajin Qwickies(TM) imprint, international bestselling author Cheryl Kaye Tardif introduces us to her E.Y.E. Spy Mystery series with Book 1, E.Y.E. OF THE SCORPION... When Eileen Edwards, a former-cop-turned-PI, is given the task to find a missing street kid named Zipper, she has no idea what she has let into her life. Not only did the boy witness a murder, he's now being hunted by at least one motorcycle gang. Finding Zipper is the easy part; keeping him alive is the challenge. As a killer prowls the streets of Vancouver looking for the kid, Eileen discovers that Zipper not only can't remember what he saw, he's also hiding a shocking secret. With the assistance of Constable Larry Norman from Eileen's old Gang Task Force unit, she helps to expose a ruthless killer, and in the process, Eileen learns that sometimes one must let go of the past in order to move forward.

An Imajin Qwickies Mystery/Crime Novella In the second installment of Tardif's suspenseful yet comical mystery novella series, Eileen Edwards is called in to assist police in locating a missing-and very wealthy-socialite... One of the last places anyone will find private investigator Eileen Edwards is on a golf course-unless there is a crime involved. So when Constable Larry Norman shows her a bloody tooth and claims there's a suspicious scene at Eagle Ridge Golf & Country Club, she sets out across the green to unravel the truth. While scouring missing persons reports from the Vancouver area, Eileen discovers that a missing woman-reported by her sister-had direct connections to Eagle Ridge. With help from her foster daughter Zoe, her housekeeper Alfie and the regular crew at VPD, Eileen uncovers a kidnapping plot, and only her "eagle eye" will lead them to the person, or persons, responsible.

- Bestseller internacional y nacional TIENES 10 SEGUNDOS PARA TOMAR UNA DECISI N: Dejar que un secuestrador se lleve a su hijo, o ver a tu hijo morir. Elige Sadie O'Connell es una autora exitosa y una madre orgullosa. Pero su vida est a punto de salirse de control. Despu s de que su hijo de seis a os, Sam, es raptado por un secuestrador en serie, casi se vuelve loca. Pero no es s lo el miedo y el dolor lo que la est destrozando. Es la culpa. Sadie es la nica persona que sabe c mo es el secuestrador. Y no puede decirle a un alma. Porque si lo hace, le devolver n a su hijo en "peque os pedazos sangrientos". Cuando el infiel marido de Sadie tropieza con su dibujo del secuestrador, pone en juego una serie de horribles sucesos que la lanzan al l mite. El descenso de Sadie al alcoholismo conduce a extra as apariciones y un encuentro cara a cara con el monstruo que secuestr a su hijo, un hombre conocido s lo como... La Niebla. * LOS NI OS DE LA NIEBLA tiene un v nculo nico al ltimo thriller de Tardif, SUMERGIDO.

Dos extra os sumergidos en la culpa, unidos por el destino... Despu s de un tr gico accidente automovil stico que cobra la vida de su esposa Jane y su hijo Ryan, Marcus Taylor se encuentra inmerso en el dolor. Pero su familia no es lo nico que ha perdido. Su adicci n a los analg sicos le ha quitado su carrera como param dico. Trabajar como operador del 911 ahora es lo m s cercano a la redenci n, hasta que recibe la llamada de una mujer atrapada en un autom vil. Rebecca Kingston anhela una escapada tranquila de fin de semana para poder pensar en el inminente divorcio de su marido abusivo. Cuando un misterioso cami n la saca de la carretera, se encuentra atrapada detr s del volante, incapaz de ayudar a sus dos hijos en el asiento trasero. Su nico salvavidas es un tel fono celular con una bater a que se agota r pidamente y la voz tranquila de un extra o en el otro extremo dici ndole que todo estar bien. "Sus palabras queman las p ginas. Es una maravillosa y aterradora escritora que acelera el coraz n." -M.J. Rose, autor del best seller internacional SEDUCCI N

International & National Bestseller with over 200,000 copies sold worldwide in 3 languages YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO MAKE A DECISION: Let A Kidnapper Take Your Child, Or Watch Your Son Die. Choose Sadie O'Connell is a bestselling author and a proud mother. But her life is about to spiral out of control. After her six-year-old son Sam is kidnapped by a serial abductor, she nearly goes insane. It isn't just the fear and grief that is ripping her apart. It's the guilt. Sadie is the only person who knows what the kidnapper looks like. And she can't tell a soul. For if she does, her son will be sent back to her in "little bloody pieces." When Sadie's unfaithful husband stumbles across her drawing of the kidnapper, he sets into play a series of horrific events that sends her hurtling over the edge. Sadie's descent into alcoholism leads to strange apparitions and a face-to-face encounter with the monster who abducted her son--a man known only as...The Fog. ***CHILDREN OF THE FOG has a unique tie-in to Tardif s breath-taking thriller, SUBMERGED.

* Romanzo Bestseller a livello internazionale e nazionale (Canada) con oltre 200.000 copie vendute in tutto il mondo* tra i primi 100 Bestseller a pagamento su Amazon* n. 4 nella classifica generale dei primi 100 Bestseller a pagamento su Amazon (marzo 2012)* tra i primi 100 Bestseller in Thriller, Suspense, Horror, Paranormal, Occult, Ghosts* n. 1 Horror, n. 1 Occult, n. 1 GhostsHAI 10 SECONDI PER DECIDERE: lasciare che un rapitore prenda tuo figlio o guardare tuo figlio morire. Scegli Sadie O'Connell un'autrice di successo e una madre orgogliosa. Ma la sua vita sta per scivolare in una spirale senza fine. Quando il figlio di sei anni, Sam, le viene rapito da un serial killer, rischia di precipitare nell'abisso della pazzia. Non solo la paura e il dolore che la dilaniano. il senso di colpa. Sadie l'unica persona che ha visto in faccia il rapitore. E non pu dirlo a nessuno. Perch , se lo fa, riavr suo figlio in tanti "pezzettini sanguinanti."Il marito infedele di Sadie, quando scopre per caso il disegno che lei aveva fatto del rapitore, mette in moto una serie di eventi terrificanti che la spingono ancora di pi sull'orlo della totale alienazione. Sadie si d all'alcool e questo la porta ad avere strane apparizioni, oltre a un incontro faccia a faccia con il mostro che le ha rapito il figlio, un uomo di cui si conosce solo il nome... La Nebbia.***I bambini della nebbia si collega al successivo thriller, SUBMERGED.Editorial Reviews: "Nel suo romanzo I bambini della Nebbia, Tardif miscela mystery, suspense e horror e crea una trama appassionante e travolgente." ― Jean Rabe, autore bestseller USA Today"Un viaggio atroce e inquietante nella paura pi profonda di ogni genitore." - Scott Nicholson, autore de La chiesa rossa"Un thriller da incubo con una svolta mistery, I bambini della nebbia vi terr svegli... fino all'ultima pagina " - Amanda Stevens, autrice de The Restorer"Evocando le atmosfere di Amabili resti, Cheryl Kaye Tardif intesse una storia di terrore che vi far correre a vedere se i vostri figli sono ancora nel loro letto. Con una prosa raffinata, I bambini della Nebbia cattura subito il lettore dalle primissime pagine e non lo lascia fino alla fine." - Autrice di bestseller Danielle Q. Lee, scrittrice di Inhuman"Cheryl Kaye Tardif sa bene cosa passa nella mente di un genitore e ci fa tutti desiderare di credere all'impossibile..." - Eileen Schuh, autrice de Schrodinger's Cat"Cheryl Kaye Tardif ha scritto un romanzo che la fa entrare di diritto nel gruppo degli autori canadesi pi venduti. Con I bambini della Nebbia, riuscita a far fare alla sua scrittura e ai suoi lettori un balzo in avanti... Con una serie di svolte avvincenti e colpi di scena che ricordano le opere di James Patterson, Tardif ancora una volta tocca le corde dei sentimenti penetrando anche nei cuori pi duri. Come sempre, ha creato personaggi credibili talmente vivi che ci si aspetta di incontrarli al negozio dietro l'angolo. Con un'autentica ambientazione canadese, I bambini della Nebbia vi coinvolger a partire dal toccante incipit per trascinarvi in un finale mozzafiato. Complimenti a questa autrice per aver regalato al mondo una lettura per cui vale davvero la pena di restare svegli fino all'alba per arrivare all'ultima pagina." - Kelly Komm, autrice del romanzo fantasy YA, vincitore del 2008 Premier Book Awards Best Fantasy Novel of the Year, Sacrifice"Ci sono una miriade di elementi sconvolgenti in questa storia... non potete nemmeno immaginarvi che cosa succede. Una storia imprevedibile che ho letteralmente divorato." - NovelOpinion

Have you ever had an IMAGINARY friend? If YOU want to find out how much trouble an imaginary friend can be, read this book. Maybe if you look very closely and use your imagination, you just might meet Lisa, my not-so-imaginary IMAGINARY friend. *Contains interactive elements that will engage young readers.

From the international bestselling author that brought you CHILDREN OF THE FOG comes a terrifying new thriller that will leave you breathless... "SUBMERGED reads like an approaching storm, full of darkness, dread and electricity. Prepare for your skin to crawl." -Andrew Gross, New York Times bestselling author of 15 Seconds Two strangers submerged in guilt, brought together by fate... After a tragic car accident claims the lives of his wife, Jane, and son, Ryan, Marcus Taylor is immersed in grief. But his family isn't the only thing he has lost. An addiction to painkillers has taken away his career as a paramedic. Working as a 911 operator is now the closest he gets to redemption-until he gets a call from a woman trapped in a car. Rebecca Kingston yearns for a quiet weekend getaway, so she can think about her impending divorce from her abusive husband. When a mysterious truck runs her off the road, she is pinned behind the steering wheel, unable to help her two children in the back seat. Her only lifeline is a cell phone with a quickly depleting battery and a stranger's calm voice on the other end telling her everything will be all right. *SUBMERGED has a unique tie-in to Tardif's international bestseller, CHILDREN OF THE FOG. Editorial Reviews: "From the first page, you know you are in the hands of a seasoned and expert storyteller who is going to keep you up at night turning the pages. Tardif knows her stuff. There's a reason she sells like wildfire-her words burn up the pages. A wonderful, scary, heart-pumping writer." -M.J. Rose, international bestselling author of Seduction "Tardif once again delivers a suspenseful supernatural masterpiece." -Scott Nicholson, international bestselling author of The Home "From the first page, Cheryl Kaye Tardif takes you hostage with Submerged-a compelling tale of anguish and redemption." -Rick Mofina, bestselling author of Into the Dark "Cheryl Kaye Tardif's latest novel SUBMERGED will leave you as haunted as its characters." -Joshua Corin, bestselling author of Before Cain Strikes "Submerged will leave you breathless-an edge of your seat, supernatural thrill ride." -Jeff Bennington, bestselling author of Twisted Vengeance

L'auteur du best-seller international Les Enfants du Brouillard vous propose un thriller psychologique terrifiant qui vous laissera le souffle coup ... Deux inconnus submerg s par la culpabilit , r unis par le destin... Quand un tragique accident de voiture provoque la mort de son pouse Jane et de son fils Ryan, Marcus Taylor est plong dans le chagrin. Mais sa famille n'est pas la seule chose qu'il a perdue. Une addiction aux analg siques a mis fin sa carri re d'infirmier. Travailler comme op rateur des urgences est maintenant ce qui lui permet d'approcher la r demption - jusqu'au jour o il re oit l'appel d'une femme prise au pi ge dans sa voiture. Rebecca Kingston aspire un week-end tranquille la campagne pour pouvoir r fl chir son divorce imminent d'avec un mari violent. Quand un myst rieux camion lui fait quitter la route, elle est coinc e derri re le volant, incapable d'aider ses deux enfants sur le si ge arri re. Son seul lien avec le monde ext rieur est un t l phone portable la batterie d faillante - et la voix calme d'un inconnu qui, au bout du fil, lui dit que tout ira bien. Critiques de l'ouvrage: Submerg s se lit comme un orage l'approche, plein de noirceur, de crainte et d' lectricit . Pr parez-vous avoir la chair de poule. - Andrew Gross, auteur de 15 Seconds, best-seller du New York Times Cheryl Kaye Tardif vous prend en otage... une histoire captivante d'angoisse et de r demption. - Rick Mofina, auteur du best-seller Into the Dark Tardif conna t son affaire. Ses livres se vendent comme des petits pains parce que son criture enflamme les pages. Un auteur merveilleux, effrayant et palpitant. - M.J. Rose, auteur du best-seller international Seduction Tardif nous livre une fois de plus un chef-d'oeuvre surnaturel et plein de suspense. - Scott Nicholson, auteur du best-seller international The Home

MEET BAILEY BIG-EARS...In his exciting debut adventure, lovable pup Bailey Big-Ears dreams of finding a new family on Adoption Day. When that special day arrives, Bailey's much larger brothers tease and bully him for his puny size and huge ears. By the end of Adoption Day, Bailey learns there is nothing wrong with being different. He also discovers that some differences are...superpowers. Follow the trail of bones and paw prints, from cover to cover, to find out if Bailey's dream comes true. *Contains an interactive element (counting and searching), as well as themes of family, bullying and being different. Ella wears ankle and wrist splints, and although her disability isn't named, she has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a genetic disorder that author Cheryl Kaye Tardif lives with each day. **20% of the author's royalties will be donated to the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Society.

CFBI Agent and Pyro-Psychic Jasi McLellan battles a serious infection that threatens to claim her life. Slipping in and out of consciousness, she remembers the Parliament Murders... One by one, members of Ontario's Parliament are disappearing, only to be found days later, disoriented and drugged. Or worse--dead. Police are stumped and the CFBI brings in a covert PSI team, agents with special psychic abilities. Accompanied by Psychometric Empath Ben Roberts and new team member Victim Empath Natassia Prushenko, Jasi heads for Ottawa and uncovers a plot so devious that Canada's national security is at risk. If that isn't enough to deal with, Jasi bumps into old flame, Zane Underhill, who wants to rekindle their relationship that ended three years earlier. But the investigation takes precedent and Jasi is forced to place her feelings for Zane on hold in order to find a killer who has more than justice in mind for his victims, and in the end she makes a gut-wrenching decision--one that will cost the life of someone close to her.

Thirteen stories take you from one hold-your-breath chapter to the next. Enter the closet...A Grave ErrorThe Death of an Old CowMaid of DishonorAtrophyPicture PerfectSweet DreamsSeparation AnxietyThe CarDeadly ReunionRemote ControlOuijaCaller UnknownSkeletons in the Closet"Tonight I read Cheryl's SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET. My hands turned to ice, my blood ran cold, and my body shook with the shivers. Cheryl writes scary stores." --Eileen Schuh, author of Schrodinger's Cat"Cheryl Kaye Tardif had me gasping with fright...many times over. These stories are shocking Frightening Original " --Betty Dravis, author of Dream Reachers"A straightforward, in-your-face, goosebump raising, skin crawling creep fest with brilliantly conceived endings." --Paul Weiss, Amazon Top 1000 Reviewer"If you like Stephen King's quirky short stories or are a fan of the Twilight Zone, you will enjoy "Skeletons in the Closet" from author Cheryl Kaye Tardif." --John Zur

Based on native legends of killer whales and wolves, this haunting tale of change and choice sensitively explores issues of the right to die, integrating the optimistic spiritualism of native myth and the hard realities of modern-day life. This beautiful story, told in flashback, straddles the genres of mystery and family drama, as the only witness to a tragedy loses her memory and an innocent person may be in prison for the crime, posing the difficult question "Which is the higher morality--love or law?" This special edition includes new scenes from the author's screenplay.

100% of author's royalties for this ebook will go to The Ehlers-Danlos Society Once upon a time, in a world full of magic, there was a kingdom that only few humans had ever seen--the Elfling Kingdom. Have you ever seen an Elfling?I know a golden-haired girl named Jessica, who met some Elflings while playing behind her house with her brother, Sebastien. This is her story. So close your eyes, and I'll tell you all about Jessica, Sebastien and the search for the Elfling Princess...