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'Gloriously nostalgic and beautifully emotional.' The Sun “Gripped me from the first chapter!” Reader Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A sweeping tale of love and loss, perfect for fans of moving book club fiction Spring, 1994. Will, a talented busker, falls for Emily, a quirky art student. By 1997...

Two women, impossible choices, and a secret that could change everything… ‘AMAZING…a beautiful story…powerful, complex and raw…one of my favourite books for sure!’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Intimate and powerful.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Emotional and heartfelt. I...

You can control want, but desire controls you. When literary writer Anna falls on hard times, she tries her hand at erotic fiction to make money, and faces an uncomfortable truth. Though she's a wife and mother of two, her stories fail to fly because she's never experienced true sexual desire. Even her Sicilian grandmother - wearer of diamante sunglasses and knock-off Louis Vuitton - knows more than she does about real passion. Anna turns to her friends for inspiration. As secrets and desires are revealed, she discovers more about the people close to her than she ever knew.

Was kann es Schlimmeres geben als Weihnachten? Nicht viel, glaubt Laura und fährt deswegen zur Adventszeit immer weit, weit weg von dem ganzen rührseligen Tamtam. Aber dieses Jahr wird alles anders: Sie muss ihre Mutter vertreten, die auf der verschneiten Schwäbischen Alb ein Café führt...

I've spent months dodging Leo Parker's attempts to score a second date. Yes, he's gorgeous. Yes, he plays for the Louisiana Voodoo. Yes, he kisses like it's an Olympic sport. But he's also six years younger than I am and—plot twist—I used to babysit him when he was twelve. But when a hurricane destroys my restaurant (and the storage closet I've been sleeping in), Parker swoops in with the perfect solution. Move in with him. Temporarily.

The gripping new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of While We're Apart. After the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a secret in the pages of father’s diaries. Her search for the truth brings her to Cliffehaven on the south coast...

The gripping new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of All My Tomorrows. May 1942. Kitty Pargeter loves the life she’s leading as a talented young pilot, serving her country. But tragedy strikes when she is forced to crash-land and is badly injured. She is...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of With a Kiss and a Prayer by Ellie Dean, read by Julie Maisey. Cliffehaven, May 1944 The tension is rising for Peggy Reilly and the inhabitants of Cliffehaven as the planes continue to roar above the town and there is still no news of the...

Vinda de uma família nobre mas empobrecida, Anahita nutre uma forte amizade com a obstinada princesa Indira, filha do marajá. Escolhida para ser sua acompanhante oficial, ela vai para a Inglaterra com a amiga logo antes do início da Primeira Guerra. Lá, conhece Donald Astbury–o relutante herdeiro de uma magnífica propriedade–e sua mãe manipuladora.

I’ve spent three years lusting after Grammercy Graves on my (supposedly anonymous) hockey romance podcast—breaking down his stats, his plays, that panty-melting Cajun accent. . . The entire internet knows he’s my dream guy. What they don’t know? I’m a broke single mom who just lost her job—and the health insurance my daughter needs. When Grammercy finds me crying in a supply closet at a team party, he offers the wildest solution: Fake marriage. Real benefits. One year. No strings. No S-E-X. Just shared coverage and a room with my name on it. But he’s so good with my daughter.

Popstar Jessika Malone can’t believe her luck! Not only has she signed a major record deal and is topping the charts with her latest single, she’s just been offered the chance of a lifetime: a tour with gorgeous megastar Cooper Black.... It’s everything she’s ever dreamed of - except that it means travelling thousands of miles from her boyfriend, Daniel, just when he’s finally got down on one knee and popped the question!

Dedicated family attorney Amanda "Mandy" Newman may have survived an attempted drowning and, along with co-workers, just won the biggest lottery in history, but before she can collect, the ticket is stolen. Now, her co-workers are being murdered one by one.

London, 1888. Abandoned by her mother at the age of seven, Jerusha Carey is no stranger to being left behind. Eleven years later she is married to Dan Applebee, an older, reliable farmer from Kent. Jerusha believes she has finally found the security she has always craved. But then disaster strikes. Kent, 1904. Two years after the sudden death of her husband, Jerusha is alone once again. But the arrival of the enigmatic Joe Finch, a traveller seeking work on the farm and a home for his daughter, sets Jerusha's life on a new path, giving her hope for her future.

Shandi Fossey is mixing cocktails at the bar in Hush, the hottest hotel in Manhattan. The place oozes fantasy of the hottest sort, but for Shandi, it's a temp gig until she lands her dream job...and it's a lot better than pulling beers at the Thirsty Rattler back home. Then music producer Quentin Marks walks in and offers to buy her a drink. He's got the connections she needs and can open a lot of doors. So why is the only door she wants to open the one to his room upstairs? And why in the world is she putting a man ahead of her future?

Escondido à sombra das cerejeiras que margeiam um pequeno rio, o Café Marble tem apenas três pequenas mesas de madeira e um balcão. Mesmo assim, os clientes encontram ali um refúgio de paz.

The Cisco triplets are appalled by their widowed father's behavior. He seems to care more about his gold-digging fiancee than he does about his own son and daughters. Even worse, Dad put their spunky grandmother - head of the family candy company--in a nursing home against her will. Setting out to spring Granny Cisco, college seniors Sara, Hannah, and Sam soon prove that trouble comes in threes....