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A long time ago, in a suburban high school not so far away, a closeted nerd (me) and a closeted soccer star (Hutch) fell in love and planned to make their public debut at prom. Until Hutch bailed at the last minute, leaving me with a broken heart and unworn tuxedo. Tale as old as time, right? I spent the past ten years working to forget Hutch, returning to our old high school to teach and make new memories that could erase ones of him. I thought Hutch was ancient history, off living his professional athlete life. 

Wer kann schon einem Highlander widerstehen? Alles beginnt mit nur drei kleinen Worten: Spiel meine Freundin! Daraufhin bleibt April Parker erst mal der Mund offen stehen. Hat Mitch Malone - der begehrteste Junggeselle von Willow Creek - gerade allen Ernstes vorgeschlagen, dass sie sich als seine Freundin ausgibt? Nur um seine Verwandten bei der nächsten Familienfeier davon abzuhalten, über seinen unsteten Lebenswandel zu meckern? Das Ganze kommt ihr absurd vor - schließlich ist April deutlich älter als Mitch -, aber sie lässt sich darauf ein.

Stacey macht jeden Sommer beim Mittelalterfestival ihrer Heimatstadt Willow Creek mit. Für sie ist es Routine. Genau wie die dazugehörende Sommeraffäre. Nur wünscht sie sich inzwischen mehr, eine richtige Beziehung, wie sie ihre Freunde haben. Dex MacLean, der jedes Jahr mit seiner Highland-Band "The Dueling Kilts" auf dem Festival auftritt, hielt sie allerdings nicht für einen Kandidaten - er sieht zwar wirklich gut aus, aber sie hat nie ein Knistern gespürt. Bis sie letztes Jahr zufällig anfingen, sich zu schreiben.

Ein Mittelalterfestival. Emily hat sich allen Ernstes überreden lassen, bei einem Mittelalterfestival als Schaustellerin mitzumachen. Ihre Nichte will unbedingt daran teilnehmen, ohne erwachsene Aufsichtsperson darf sie nicht, und da ihre Schwester einen Unfall hatte, springt Emily ein. Was tut man nicht alles für die Familie? Tatsächlich könnte das Ganze sogar lustig werden, wenn da nicht Simon wäre. Simon, der Organisator des Festivals. Simon, die Anachronismus-Polizei, Simon, die Spaßbremse. Die beiden können sich vom ersten Moment an nicht leiden.

There are some things you just don't do… Don't lie. Don't steal. Don't break the law. And absolutely do not, under any circumstance, sleep with your best friend's son. I've always prided myself on being a good man. I am a doctor after all. I consider myself to be a by-the-book man. A man with strong morals and a clear conscience. That is until a night out of town with too many drinks finds me naked and sweaty with the one person I shouldn't be rolling around in the sheets with.

Andrea Wint’s life in the small town of Port Inez, Washington, is a simple one. She works, enjoys the gorgeous view from her bay window, and visits her dad at the memory-care facility. Her father is in the late stages of Alzheimer’s, but Andrea brings in one coin from his valuable collection every day—little bits of precious metals that seem to bring him back to himself, even if just for a few moments. So when Andrea’s house is burgled and the coins disappear, she’s bereft.

Liverpool, 1985: Kathleen, Adam and Jocelyn are three teenage friends who bond over an unconventional nativity play. They all have ambitions; they all have dreams. Adam wants to be a writer, Jocelyn wants to sing and Kathleen - well, she wants to be an embalmer. London, 2015: Kathleen is a borderline alcoholic, Adam is holding on to a shocking secret and Jocelyn is dead. How did having the world at their feet turn into having the weight of it on their shoulders?

Ever since her father died, Bernie’s life has been stagnant. When concerned friends and family suggest she join a hike through Alaska to gain new perspective, Bernie reluctantly agrees to go, even though she’s never been the adventurous type, unlike her namesake, Great-Aunt Bernice. Matthew is a struggling screenwriter who needs a week off the grid to gain some inspiration for a new project and to process the reappearance of his absent father. When the two meet at the trailhead, it’s annoyance at first sight.

The inspiration for a film directed, written and produced by Baltasar Kormákur, co-written by Olaf Olafsson. "Delicate, absorbing...as satisfying as it is moving." — Vogue A mesmerizing, panoramic story of one man’s search to find a lover who suddenly disappeared decades before When the...

NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins continues her beloved Blessings series with a new heartwarming novel set in Henry Adams, Kansas. Malachi “Mal” July has run into trouble in the past. With a reputation as a player, he’s now a recovering alcoholic and has made...

Carl Webster, the hot kid of the marshals service, is polite, respects his elders, and can shoot a man driving away in an Essex at four hundred yards. Carl works out of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, federal courthouse in the 1930s, the period of America's most notorious bank robbers. Dillinger, Baby Face...

Assistant professor Clara Fernsby is nothing if not driven. She's wanted to teach history since she was fourteen, and she hasn't let anything stand in her way-not even the love of her life. When Theodore Harrison is brought into her department as a visiting scholar, it's an unexpected blast from Clara's past. She hasn't spoken to Teddy since rejecting him over a phone call ten years ago. Now that he's here, she's reminded of everything her teenager self loved about him.

New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey, whose characters The Atlantic calls "bold, smart women oozing sexuality and vulnerability" introduces an unbreakable quartet of friends looking for love in his next delectable romance. They call themselves the Blackbirds. Kwanzaa Browne...