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Au sommet de sa carrière de journaliste musicale, Stella a la vie qu'elle veut, celle qu'elle a toujours imaginée. Elle a enfin trouvé son tempo, son rythme. Du moins, jusqu'à ce qu'elle reçoive un appel téléphonique qui rende tout dissonant. Alors, pour effacer ses doutes, elle abandonne son vol en première classe afin de louer une voiture, les yeux fixés sur le rétroviseur. Deux jours de voyage, et une playlist qui ressemble à la bande-son de sa vie. Pourtant, comment choisir sa chanson préférée ? Surtout quand on est amoureuse de la mélodie d'un homme, mais des paroles d'un autre.

When her boyfriend breaks her heart, Alanna goes after his older brother in a quest for revenge. It would have been simple — if he wasn’t also her new boss. As they work together it soon becomes clear Silas knows more about her than he should. He knows about the past she's forgotten and the memories that evade her... but some secrets are better left buried.

For Natalie, being the wife to the most sought-after rock star on the planet has its privileges, but in the last year, she's been put through the wringer as far as the pitfalls. When Easton summons her to Mexico for a second-anniversary honeymoon vacation in the very place that brought them back together, Natalie becomes filled with hope to close the space between them…along with a special request—a request that leads them into a day-long exploration of sorting through their past while trying to imagine the rest of their future together.

In Bittersweet, Danielle Steel has written a novel for our times, a story of choices and new beginnings. India Taylor lived in a world of manicured lawns and neatly maintained calendars: a merry-go-round of Little League, piano lessons, and Cape Cod summer vacations. With four wonderful children...

Cherice Cordova ha diciotto anni, un'infanzia passata a preparare dolci per i suoi cari, e una pasticceria che è tutto ciò che le resta della nonna. Tra cupcake e clienti affezionati, combatte ogni giorno per tenere in piedi il suo mondo e quando decide di chiedere un aiuto in più dietro il bancone, la risposta arriva inaspettata: le viene assegnato Devyn Jupiter Carter. Ventun anni, arrogante, tatuato e bello da far male, Devyn è allergico alle regole, un ragazzo da una sola possibilità e pugni troppo stretti. Ed è tutto ciò da cui Cherice ha sempre cercato di tenersi alla larga.

The average song is three and a half minutes long; those three and a half minutes could lead to a slow blink, a glimpse of the past, or catapult the soul into heart-shattering nostalgia. At the height of my career, I had the life I wanted, the life I’d always envisioned. I’d found my tempo, my rhythm. Then I received a phone call that left me off key. You see, my favorite songs had a way of playing simultaneously. I was in love with one man’s beats and another’s lyrics. But when it came to the soundtrack of a life, how could anyone choose a favorite song?

Housing dominates headlines, yet few truly understand how affordable housing works—or why it’s failing. Bittersweet Lane is the first book to demystify America’s housing crisis from both a professional and deeply personal perspective. Spanning from Ireland to America, from the Bittersweet Lane Apartments to M.I.T., Bittersweet Lane also carries the stories and deep scars of intergenerational poverty while offering a bold vision for change.

Thirty years ago, my father became the other half of a broken love story. A relationship he’s kept hidden for decades. Upon unearthing his secret through a series of emails in our paper’s archives, I began my search for the truth. Haunted by my father’s love story, and in my quest for answers, I never imagined I would discover a love of my own. Or that my love for Easton Crowne would be key in discovering the reason behind what split our parents up.

Ethan. Es ist mir egal, dass Alexa – oder wie auch immer sie heißt – behauptet, seit neun Monaten für mich zu arbeiten. An die Kurven und den Arsch könnte ich mich ganz sicher erinnern. Ich weiß nicht, wie oft sie mit der Nummer schon durchgekommen ist, aber bei mir wird sie es nicht schaffen. Ich habe andere Pläne für Alexa Caine. Alexa. Seit sieben Jahren raube ich mit meinen Komplizinnen reiche Firmen aus. Bisher ist immer alles glatt gegangen. Rein, Geld erbeuten, wieder raus. Niemand wird verletzt. Bis jetzt.

Cameron. Eigentlich wollte ich nie nach Nebraska zurückkehren, doch ich muss das Haus meines verstorbenen Vaters verkaufen. Hoffentlich laufe ich Jordan nicht über den Weg. Immerhin ist er der einzige Mann, der mir je das Herz gebrochen hat – und der erste, den ich ausgeraubt habe... Jordan. Ich weiß genau, dass Cameron nach dem Tod ihres Vaters zurückkommen wird. So herzlos, nicht aufzutauchen, ist nicht einmal dieses Miststück – und ich werde auf sie warten. Rache ist süß, sagt man. Nach all der Zeit sollte sie noch süßer schmecken als Cameron selbst.

Shane. Ihr Bruder hat uns beauftragt, sie zu beschützen – nur ist Ryanne der Meinung, unseren Schutz nicht zu benötigen. Ich weiß nicht, ob ich sie lieber erwürgen oder küssen möchte, damit sie ihr vorlautes Mundwerk hält... Brann. Ryanne stellt meine Geduld auf eine harte Probe. Eigentlich halte ich mich immer an das Motto "Erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen", aber Ryanne bettelt förmlich um eine Lektion. Außerdem merke ich, wie Shane sie ansieht. Ich wäre eifersüchtig, wenn ich nicht wüsste, dass wir stets brüderlich teilen.

In the English language ‘bittersweet’ is that most pivotal of words. The mixture of sadness and happiness that suggest both but often bringing us smartly to earth, smack dab in-between them both, with little of either.

Leah schwört Rache. Nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter ranken sich böse Gerüchte um sie, denen sie endlich ein Ende setzen will. Jemand in Ashriver hat es auf sie abgesehen und hängt ihr ein Verbrechen an, dass sie nicht begangen hat. Mithilfe ihrer Fähigkeiten als Leserin schleust sie sich in die Elite der Akademie ein, um den Schuldigen zu überführen.

The second worst thing Romy Satterfield ever did was fall in love with Julian McElroy. The first was to marry him. For decades, her family and his have been locked in a feud—their farms separated only by a narrow creek and thick band of bad blood with both sides committing their fair share of sins. Once upon a time, Romy and Julian thought they could change that—right up until the moment he stood her up on their wedding night.

Best-selling author Nevada Barr delights contemporary mystery fans with novels like Deep South and Blood Lure. In Bittersweet, she departs the mystery genre for a touching story of hardship, perseverance, and love in the old West.

Growing up in fear of their cruel, drunken father, Olivia Bone and her siblings haven't had an easy start in life. But when Livvie's fiancé, Joe, is killed at Ypres, and he bequeaths her his house in Islington, it seems like the Bone family might finally escape the worst street in North London. Though their new life is anything but settled, at least Livvie has a good friend in Matilda Keiver and a better one in Lieutenant Lucas Black, her old boss at the Barratt's sweet factory. Lucas and Livvie might be from very different worlds, but he treats her with kindness and respect.

Ben Coleman left his hometown and the family business that should have been his to pursue his true passion: art and tattooing. Coleman Ink has become his world, and he's tailored the business to fit his life the way he wants it, rather than the life that was originally laid out for him. Until early one morning he's woken up by what he thinks is an intruder only to find it's just his new neighbor. His new neighbor, who has no regard for her own safety, wakes up way too early, and seems to have made it her job to tempt him.

Shane Hendrix had a hundred-foot reinforced steel wall around her heart to keep people out, so when she first laid eyes on Jensen Rose, she wanted nothing to do with him. But what started as disdain quickly grew into something so much more. He went from being the boy she hated to the man she loved with all her heart. Then he left without so much as a goodbye, leaving her shattered.

Everything changed for Laura Taylor when the South lost the Civil War. The Yankees' arrival in South Carolina drove Laura and her soldier husband, Jesse, westward to seek a new beginning. But Laura's hopes crumble when Jesse dies, and she finds herself pregnant and alone in a wild railroad camp with winter coming in fast. The only one she can turn to is Dr. Spencer Hardin.

From the author of Twenty Boy Summer, a teen pushes the limits to follow her dreams--and learns there's a fine line between bitter and sweet... Once upon a time, Hudson knew exactly what her future looked like. Then a betrayal changed her life and knocked her dreams to the ground. Now she's a...