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When most girls get engaged, at most they face a disapproving mother-in-law, but in Tessa Sharpe's case, it's a nation. No one in the tiny kingdom of Avonia wants the former anti-royal blogger to wed Prince Arthur. The anti-royals haven't forgiven her for abandoning ship and swimming over to the Prince's yacht, and the royal watchers won't ever forget all the horrible things she wrote about their beloved Royal Family. Up against all odds, Tessa has only six months to prove herself worthy of the title of Princess. Her nasty father-in-law is going to throw every obstacle in her way.

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first...

#1 New York Times best-selling author Susan Wiggs continues her remarkable Lakeshore Chronicles series with the long-awaited story of a woman at the crossroads of love....

Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! is the funny, serious, and compelling new novel by Fannie Flagg, author of the beloved Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (and prize-winning co-writer of the classic movie). Once again, Flagg's humor and respect and affection for her characters shine...

Where can a woman turn when her own life threatens to overwhelm her ability to keep her children safe? New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard takes the readers of her newest novel on a wry and moving journey of loss and healing. Giving advice is what Julieanne does for a living --...

Band 3 der romantischen Küstenliebe-Reihe von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Svenja Lassen! Lara und ihre Zwillingsschwester Linn sind nicht gerade ein Herz und eine Seele. Doch was Linn jetzt getan hat, bringt Lara endgültig zur Weißglut: Kurz vor der stressigen Adventszeit lässt ihre Schwester sie und den gemeinsamen Vintage-Möbelladen einfach im Stich. Zusätzlich muss sich Lara um den ebenfalls von Linn zurückgelassenen Welpen kümmern, obwohl sie von Hunden keine Ahnung hat.

For Julie Holt, travelling to the beautiful but ravaged coast of Biloxi, Mississippi, is a journey into a secret past, and a life she never expected.... Julie first knew loss at the age of 12, when her sister disappeared, never to be found. As her once close-knit family grew apart, Julie's mother obsessively searched for the girl, and when her mother died, Julie took up the search, never letting go of the hope. Then, at an art exhibition in New York, she meets Monica....

Ein elegantes Hotel an der Ostsee, ein verruchtes Varieté in Berlin und eine Familie, deren Geschichten von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite fesseln - das Finale! Bernadette von Plesow, Inhaberin des feudalen Grand Hotels in Binz auf Rügen, hatte einen Traum: Sie sah ihren Sohn Constantin vor sich, der vor ihren Augen stirbt. Constantin hat sich mit der Unterwelt angelegt und befindet sich zur Zeit im Gefängnis, wo er auf seinen Prozess wartet. Sogar die Todesstrafe könnte ihn erwarten.

Treffsicher und bitterböse - wunderbar! Die Erzählungen einer sehr starken Frau aus einer Zeit, als Frauen noch schwach und hilfsbedürftig zu sein hatten...

C'est avec pudeur et humour, mais aussi avec une sincérité touchante, parfois insolente, que Benoîte Groult choisit d'aborder, dans "La touche étoile" (Grasset 2006), le délicat sujet de la vieillesse. "L'âge est un secret bien gardé. Dire ce qu'est la vieillesse, c'est chercher à décrire la neige à des gens qui vivent sous les Tropiques. Pourquoi leur gâcher la vie sans soulager la sienne ? Je préfère nier l'évidence en bloc et me battre le dos au mur tant que je peux encore gagner quelques batailles."

They were sisters once. Almost forty years ago, in a more innocent time, two girls enter the convent. Angelina and Joanna come from vastly different backgrounds, but they have one thing in common -- a desire to serve, to join in the community of sisters. Despite the relative seclusion of the...

Quinn McKenzie has always lived what she calls a "beige" life. But when Quinn decides to change her life by adopting a stray dog over everyone's objections, everything begins to spiral out of control. Now she's coping with dog-napping, breaking and entering, seduction, sabotage, stalking, and more secrets than she really wants to know.

No one knows the secrets of a woman's heart like Sandra Brown. Now the spellbinding author of more than thirty New York Times bestsellers weaves a touching, tantalizing tale of holiday romance...as a levelheaded young woman discovers how a night of passion can change your life, and your...