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Drawn out of her reclusive life and into Cal's illicit underworld, Fern discovers a side of herself she's never known, proving she is much more than just a pawn. She and Cal realize what it is to love someone they shouldn't—and it comes with violent consequences. With Cal's scheme falling apart, and a crucial choice set before them, Fern will come to know what she's capable of, scars and all.

A brilliant movie career, two adoring husbands - none of it is enough to erase the memory of Ariel Hart's one true love. Back when she was plain, shy Aggie Bixby, a dark-eyed young man named Felix touched her heart...then vanished from her life. Now, she's about to do something shocking and outrageous - sell her house and leave Hollywood behind. Making her new home in the quiet town of Chula Vista, she meets Lex Sanders, a wealthy rancher and breeder of Arabian horses.

In 1914, the war which was to have been wrapped up by Christmas had - in reality - only just begun, as all sides entrenched themselves deeper into the Great War. Christmas Eve, 1914 follows one company of British officers as they rotate forward to spend their Christmas on the front lines, a mere 80 yards from the German guns. Upper- and working-class men and boys are thrown together into one trench and struggle to survive.

Romanens hovedperson Martin Fern opholder sig på et sanatorium efter et hukommelsestab, hvorfra han nu alene forsøger at afdække fortiden og finde sin identitet. De tre romaner har alle midtvejskrisen som tematisk omdrejningspunkt.

In an adventure-filled holiday treat from New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, Frankie, Amy, Rachael and Nina—aka Santa’s Crew—reunite to put a stop to some real-life Grinches, with a little help from their new friends in the Sisterhood. Christmas is so much more than tinsel, lights, and mistletoe. For onetime high school pals Amy, Frankie, Rachael and Nina, being together for the holidays has become a cherished tradition, whether they’re taking a trip or staying close to home.

Cordelia would be happy to never set foot in Wilder Hoo House again. When Cordelia’s late ex-husband unexpectedly leaves the cottage in her name, she wonders if it is one last cruel joke from beyond the grave. Determined to quickly sell-up and burry the memories of her past forever, she begins to restore the crumbling beach house brick by brick. With the help of the locals Cordelia breathes new life into the home, but will she find a way to heal her heart too?

1932. Dunfermline, Scotland. Marion Crawford, a bright, ambitious young teacher, is ready to make her mark on the world. Until a twist of fate changes the course of her life forever… 1936. Windsor Castle. At first this ordinary woman is in a new world, working as the governess to two young princesses, in a household she calls home but where everyone is at a distance. As the course of history changes, she finds herself companion to the future Queen, and indispensable to the Crown. And slowly their needs become her needs. Their lives become hers.

Hamburg, Gegenwart: Die deutsche Journalistin Stephanie ist in Neuseeland geboren und aufgewachsen. Doch an ihre ersten Lebensjahre dort und an ihren verstorbenen Vater hat sie jede Erinnerung verloren. Nun führt sie eine Recherchereise in das Land ihrer Kindheit - und bringt Vergangenes zurück: Als Kind wurde sie Zeugin eines Verbrechens.

Ein weiteres Werk des Nobelpreisträgers für Literatur 2021 - erstmals zum Hören. Es ist ein später Novembernachmittag, als Saleh Omar auf dem Flughafen Gatwick landet. In einer kleinen Tasche, dem einzigen Gepäck, das der Mann aus Sansibar bei sich trägt, liegt sein wertvollster Besitz: eine Mahagonischachtel mit Weihrauch. Eben noch war Omar Inhaber eines Geschäftes, er besaß ein Haus, war Ehemann und Vater. Jetzt ist er ein Asylbewerber, und Schweigen ist sein einziger Schutz.

You will love this wonderfully warm and witty novel from Fern Britton, the Sunday Times bestselling novelist. When the residents of the Cornish seaside town of Trevay discover that their much-loved theatre is about to be taken over by coffee chain, Café au Lait, they are up in arms. It is up to...

Frankfurt, 1907. Als die junge Sophie von Mayden den großen Lichthof des neuen Senckenberg-Museums betritt, ist sie wie gebannt vom Anblick eines riesigen Dinosauriers. Sie spürt: Eines Tages will sie diese faszinierenden Urzeitwesen selbst erforschen. Doch als Frau ist ihr der Weg zum Paläontologie-Studium versperrt. Außerdem erwarten ihre Eltern baldmöglichst eine standesgemäße Heirat. Sophie aber hat andere Pläne. Ihre Beharrlichkeit verhilft ihr zu einer Anstellung im Museum.

1918. The Great War is over, and Clara Carter has boarded a train bound for Cornwall - to meet a family that would once have been hers. But they must never discover her secret... 2020. Caroline has spent years trying to uncover the lies buried in her family history. And once she arrives in Cornwall, the truth finally seems to be in reach. Except with storm clouds gathering on the horizon, Caroline soon learns that some secrets are best left hidden....

With a heart full of dreams, Sallie Coleman leaves Texas and heads west determined to get as far from the squalor of her dirt poor beginnings. With its shifting sands, smoky saloons, and bingo palaces, Las Vegas seems like a paradise. A paradise where an extraordinary twist of fate makes Sallie the most powerful businesswoman in Nevada.

Raised in a magnificent Charleston house, Jessie Roland wants for nothing. But as she grows into young adulthood, all she feels is loss and a desperate need to break free from the stifling possessiveness of her parents. Somewhere, in the deepest part of herself, Jessie believes that the world she has always lived in is not the one she came from...or belongs in. Now, at 19, she has escaped to Washington, DC, where no one knows her, and where she is swept into a whirlwind marriage to a Texas senator's son.

Growing up, Madison Taylor and her younger brother Lincoln lived in privilege, but their sheltered existence abruptly ended when their father was arrested for fraud and the family assets were seized. Since then, Madison has carved out a new path, studying fashion and working her way up to editor in chief of La Femme magazine, while Lincoln teaches wealth management at a small college outside the city. Both have separated themselves from their family and their past—until an unexpected bequest arrives from their late uncle.

In einer nahen Zukunft steht die Erde kurz vor dem endgültigen Kollaps. Einen anderen bewohnbaren Planeten zu finden, ist die letzte Chance fürs Überleben der Menschheit. An diesem Projekt arbeiten die Biologin Naomi Lovelace und ihre Adoptivmutter, die visionäre Tech-Pionierin Valerie Black, praktisch Tag und Nacht. Doch als Valerie durch eine politische Intrige von der Mission ausgeschlossen werden soll, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse: Naomis Mutter kapert das Raumschiff und startet gemeinsam mit ihrer Tochter und drei weiteren Wissenschaftlerinnen zu einer ungewissen Reise ins Weltall.

You will love this best-selling novel by Sunday Times best-selling author Fern Britton. The perfect escape to Cornwall, for fans of Katie Fforde and Celia Imrie. Helen Merrifield decides to start afresh and put her old life behind her in the picture-postcard Cornish village of Pendruggan...

When a brother-and-sister team uncover dangerous information hidden in an antique, they have no one to turn to but themselves in the first installment in a suspenseful new series by legendary, number one New York Times best-selling author Fern Michaels.

Born in a carnival trailer, Leah Fern begins her life as the "The Youngest and Very Best Fortuneteller in the World," taking strangers' hands and feeling the depths of their emotions. Her mother Jeannie Starr is a captivating magician, but not always an attentive mother, and when Leah is six, Jeannie upends their carnival life with an unexpected exit. With little fanfare and no explanation, she leaves her daughter at the home of Edward Murphy, a kindly older man with whom Leah shares one fierce wish: that Jeannie Starr will return to them.

Eine Familien, sowie eine Abenteuergeschichte, vor dem Hintergrund der wirtschaftlichen und politischen Situation in Deutschland um 1882. Das Buch erzählt das Leben einer Familie aus Landwehrhagen, die 1882 ihre Heimat verlässt, um in der neuen Welt ihr Glück zu finden. Wirtschaftliche und politische Gründe zwangen damals viele Deutsche, sich eine neue Existenz in einem fremden Land aufzubauen. Der 16jährige Sohn Jakob, entwickelt sich von einem verträumten Jugendlichen, zu einem gestandenen Mann.