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Kleinere und größere Hindernisse auf den verschlungenen Wegen der Liebe und eine große Portion italienische Pasta. Von Kindle-#1-Bestsellerautorin Catherine Bybee. Als ihr Vater schwer erkrankt, ändert sich Brooke Turners Leben von einem Tag auf den anderen. Sie will für ihn da sein – auch wenn das bedeutet, dass sie umziehen muss ins ferne San Diego. Ein schwerer Start für Brooke in einer Stadt, in der sie niemanden kennt. Luca D'Angelo ist alleinerziehender Vater einer kleinen Tochter und Besitzer eines Restaurants in San Diegos Little Italy.

Finding out my girlfriend has been cheating on me for months makes me do something crazy: kiss my rival to make her jealous. I wasn't supposed to like kissing Kerian Slade. He's a psycho who demands things of me…things I shouldn't want. But there's something about Kerian that draws me in, and now that I'm caught in his web, he won't let me go.

The Jennings and Rockwell Mafia Families have been at war for six decades. Once a new leader takes the seat, he vows to end it, even if it means sacrificing the one thing he wanted to protect—his daughter. Storm is supposed to be the peace offering. Her soon-to-be husband? Jrue Jennings, a man so ruthless that they have no choice but to call him "Trouble." The contract is simple: No love, no loyalty, just business. But when the lines are blurred, not everyone is okay with a truce. She was supposed to be his arrangement, will she be his forever?

The men in the secret society known as the Lords think they rule the world. And in a way, they do. Each has sold their soul to the devil at a young age in exchange for power and wealth. Like anything else, they have different levels of success. The more they’re willing to serve, the more power they have. Among them are the Spade brothers, who run Carnage. It’s where the Lords who have not held up their oath go to live out the rest of their lives in shackles. Tucked away from the world as if they never existed.

Eighteen years have gone by since the separation, and now Journal is an adult. She's struggling out here in the real world, and in a very unhealthy relationship with her longtime boyfriend, Hakeem. Everything in her life changes the day that she meets Mr. Genesis Banks, better known as Slick.

Grant Lasker is the first guy I fell in love with. The first guy I shared everything with. I thought what we had was perfect...until I found out I was just a bet to him. All the lavish gifts and attention were nothing more than tricks to fool me. Grant always wins, no matter the collateral damage. I left him without a second glance and rebuilt my life along with the walls around my heart. Fourteen years later, I manage to find a job that pays enough to keep my beloved grandfather in a private assisted-living center. There is just one problem....

Two years ago, Olivia Martindale left behind her Montana hometown and her husband, Jace, certain it was the best decision for both of them. Back temporarily to protect her almost-adopted daughters from their biological mother, she discovers an old, handwritten cookbook in the attic. Its pages are stained and torn, their edges scorched by flame. Some have been smeared by water or tears. The recipes are written in different hands and in different languages.

Julia semble enfin avoir trouvé un équilibre dans sa vie. Nouvelle critique culinaire à Montréal et récemment fiancée à David, elle paraît épanouie, après des années de relations toxiques et de luttes personnelles. Mais ces derniers temps, elle se sent délaissée par son fiancé, accaparé par son travail, et souffre d’une solitude grandissante. La grisaille de l’automne n’arrange rien, ravivant son envie de rejoindre sa famille, installée depuis peu sur l’île de Curaçao.

Mila vient tout juste de déménager sur l’île de Curaçao avec ses parents et sa sœur, Élise, où elle compte poursuivre ses études en littérature. Pendant l’été précédant sa première session universitaire, elle déniche, grâce à son père, un travail de tutrice auprès d’une famille aisée. Mila est cependant loin de s’imaginer qu’en plus de s’occuper de la jeune Juliette, elle devra aussi enseigner le français à ses frères et ses cousins aînés. Le plus vieux des garçons Bakker, Dorian, est un militaire séducteur.

Eve Dallas is one tough cop. She's got no problem dealing with a holiday reveler in a red suit who plunges 37 stories and gives new meaning to the term "sidewalk Santa". But when she gets back to the station and Trudy Lombard shows up, it's all Eve can do to hold it together.

At exactly 7:30 p.m., Walter Pettibone arrived home to over a hundred friends and family shouting, "surprise!" It was his birthday. Although he had known about the planned event for weeks, the real surprise was yet to come. At 8:45 p.m., a woman with emerald eyes and red hair handed him a glass of champagne. One sip of birthday bubbly, and he was dead.

Cassidy McCarthy, a single woman from Tampa, is on her way back to Boston for the first time in years to attend her best friend’s wedding. While guilt has kept her away from her home and family, she simply can’t turn her best friend down. At the airport, Cassidy becomes stranded by a freak snowstorm and is unexpectedly thrust into the path of her ex, Dusty. Forced to share the last rental car and a journey up the Eastern seaboard together, they are confronted with the shared past and buried emotions they both presumed long gone.

Ein Neuanfang – das ist alles, was ich will, als ich in das entzückende französische Dorf Val d'Issey ziehe. Bis ich am ersten Abend auf meinen neuen Mitbewohner treffe. Der Mann, dem ich in der Highschool das Herz gebrochen habe. Dabei habe ich mir geschworen, die Finger von Männern zu lassen. Zu tief sitzt der Schmerz, dass ich vor dem Altar stehen gelassen wurde. Doch Luca ist nicht nur attraktiv, charmant und lustig, er lässt auch nicht locker und versucht die Schutzmauer, die ich um mein Herz gebaut habe, Stein für Stein einzureißen.

Instant I Do could be Kris Zavala’s big break. She’s right on the cusp of really making it as an influencer, so a stint on reality TV is the perfect chance to elevate her brand. And $100,000 wouldn’t hurt either. D’Vaughn Miller is just trying to break out of her shell. She’s sort of neglected to come out to her mom for years, so a big splashy fake wedding is just the excuse she needs. All they have to do is convince their friends and family they’re getting married in six weeks. If anyone guesses they’re not for real, they’re out.

This bundle includes Sweet Obsession, New Beginnings: A Holiday Novella, The Pursuit of Happiness, Perfectly Imperfect, No Greater Love, and All We Ever Needed.

As another member of my friend group finds his happily ever after, I'm starting to think I've missed the chance at my own. I keep myself plenty busy with the fire station and my contracting business, but when a mandatory rest order from my fire chief leaves me with extra time on my hands, my friends convince me to change my routine and step outside my comfort zone in order to find what I'm looking for.

Mari D’Angelo’s life is complete. Her children are all married. Two grandbabies fill her days, with two more on the way, and her thriving family restaurant is running on autopilot. Not once in the ten years since she’s become a widow has Mari considered another love of her own. Until she sets sail on a singles cruise to placate her recently divorced best friend. Then James comes crashing into Mari’s world.

Du jour au lendemain, la vie de Veronica bascule. Veronica croit avoir trouvé le bonheur en Italie aux côtés de Mario, un jeune homme très énigmatique, engagé dans la lutte contre la mafia. Un jour qui paraissait comme tous les autres, Veronica apprend la mort de son bien-aimé. Dévastée, effondrée, la jeune femme rentre en France auprès des siens pour tenter de se reconstruire. Mais la cicatrisation s'annonce difficile, d'autant que d'anciennes blessures de son passé refont surface, quand elle croise de nouveau le chemin de Damien, son premier amour.

I was the best bronc rider on the circuit, but being openly bisexual wasn't an option unless I wanted my talent overshadowed by my orientation. I thought I was the only one keeping my cards close to my chest, until our eyes met across the bonfire, and I knew he shared the same secret I did. Walker DeVille may have bested me in the ring that night, but I'd give him a ride he'd never forget.

Love is in the air. February, what a beautiful time of the year to get married. It's the month of love, and Journal and Genesis are just weeks away from their wedding day, which is set to take place on Valentine's Day. This beautiful love story takes you through the preparation of their wedding day. You'll get the experience of dress, tux fittings, rehearsal dinners, bachelors, and bachelorette parties.