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Now Charles Martin’s Awakening series, The Dead Don’t Dance and Maggie, are available as a 2-in-1 audiobook! The Dead Don't Dance In a sleepy rural town in South Carolina, Dylan and Maggie Styles are a young couple in love, preparing eagerly for the birth of their first son. But events take...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Cold Mountain and Varina, a stunning new novel that paints a vivid portrait of life in the Great Depression Hurtling past the downtrodden communities of Depression-era America, painter Val Welch travels westward to the rural town of Dawes, Wyoming...

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...

The debut novel from New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin is a bittersweet yet triumphant love story--a tale of one man's journey through the darkness of despair and into the light of hope. Perfect for readers looking for the emotional resonance of Nicholas Sparks or Lisa Wingate. In...

The Notebook meets Forrest Gump as New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin answers the questions of what it means--and what level of sacrifice it takes--to truly love someone. Allie is still recovering from the loss of her family's beloved waterfront restaurant on Florida's Gulf Coast...

USA TODAY bestseller | Christy Award Book of the Year Cooper O'Connor thought he could make it big as a musician, but he promptly lost it all. Can he repair his relationship with the father who never stopped calling him home? A Prodigal Son retelling where Redeeming Love meets Walk the Line. At...

Read by the author | Now featuring new bonus content! Nearly 500,000 copies sold! | A Southern Living Book of the Month Selection From New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin comes the moving story of a heart surgeon who's hiding his own heart, a little girl whose heart won't last much...

From the New York Times bestselling author of When Crickets Cry and The Water Keeper comes a story of self-discovery, healing, and hope: When paramedics find a malnourished six-year-old boy near a burning car that holds a dead woman, they wonder who he is--and why he won't speak. On a stifling...

The moving sequel to bestselling author Charles Martin's The Dead Don't Dance. After slipping into a four-months-long coma following the tragic loss of their son in childbirth, Dylan's wife, Maggie, finally awakens--but can the young couple pick up the broken pieces of their lives and move...

Ein Lehrer hat sich, nachdem er wegen einer Affäre mit einer Schülerin suspendiert wurde, in ein französisches Dorf zurückgezogen. Idyllisch wirkt es hier, doch der Schein trügt. Ein Bauvorhaben reißt uralte Gräben wieder auf, und ehe der Fremde sich's versieht, ist er in das Ränkespiel verwickelt. Es entspinnt sich ein Netz aus Verbrechen längst vergangener Tage und höchst lebendigen Intrigen.

Dans un style alliant réalisme et surnaturel, ce chef-d'œuvre de Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz s'inspire des légendes alpines où l'homme entre raison et superstition fait face à la montagne et à sa rudesse. Le pâturage de Sasseneire en haute-montagne est délaissé depuis des décennies et des rumeurs circulent à propos d'évènements dramatiques qui s'y seraient déroulés.

In a dry Kansas riverbed, a troop of young girls finds a human hand. This discovery leads Billy Spire, the tough and broken sheriff of Ewing County, to investigate and confront the depths of his community and of himself: the racism, the dying economy, the lies and truths of friendship, grievances of the past and present, and even his own injured marriage. To flyover folks, Ewing County appears nothing more than a handful of empty streets amid crop circles and the meandering, depleted Arkansas River. The truth of this place—the interwoven lives and stories—is anything but simple.

Delight in the most wonderful time of the year with a collection of heartwarming and heartfelt Christmas classics in this beautiful, giftable Christmas collection, featuring stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, and many more. Perhaps no Christmas novel is more beloved than Charles...

Clara Seymour is trying to find her feet in London, living away from home for the first time. Brought up by her domineering mother, treasuring time any time with her adoring father, Clara's world is brought to a standstill when her dad abruptly dies. Then, a mystery comes to light in a letter from him. I am sure you are aware that before I met your mother I had a previous marriage. But what we never discussed is that we had a daughter. So begins a journey of discovery that takes Clara to remote Norway and a landscape as brutal as it is bewitching.

I’ve had a crush on Dylan St. Clair ever since he climbed into my bedroom window ten years ago. Wrong window, Romeo. I was eleven. He was seventeen. A bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks with a chip on his shoulder and fresh bruises from his latest fight, he went on to play the starring role in all my teenage fantasies. But I always knew he was off-limits. So, over the years, I gave up wishing and hoping we could ever be together. Until he kissed me on a cold beach one starry winter’s night.

Warner beschreibt in neunzehn Kapiteln die Wonnen und Mühen des Gärtners, der zusammen mit seinem Kater Calvin versucht, Herr über Wetterlage und Unkrautstand zu bleiben. Warner war ein hingebungsvoller Amateurgärtner, der mit seinem engsten Freund und Nachbarn Mark Twain denselben Sinn für Humor, Verrücktheiten und den Spaß an ausgefallenen und treffenden Formulierungen teilte. Das Gärtnern nutzt Warner als thematisches Sprungbrett, um über Ehe, Kindererziehung, Freundschaft und Nachbarschaft, Moral und Psychologie, Politik und Wirtschaft zu schreiben.

Classic vintage highlights from the much-loved radio soap The world's longest-running drama, The Archers has delighted audiences ever since its launch on 1 January 1951. Today, over five million fans across generations and across the world tune in, hooked on the epic saga of everyday life in the...