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Nate doesn’t know what kind of trouble Bianca is in He only knows that he is honor-bound to protect her. He owes her brother that much. And ever since Nate Fortune found out he is related to the world-renowned Texas family, he’s braced for the unexpected. But nothing could have prepared the...

The heat between them is enough to ward off the chilly Alaska weather conditions in the next Fortunes of Lost Lake novel from USA Today bestselling author M. M. Crane. Bowie Fortune has always liked a risky proposition. A bush pilot out in the Last Frontier, flying in and out of places that give...

As Ava Steel prepares to help her parents, Ryan and Ruby Steel, celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, the tarot cards she draws and cryptic messages from an unknown source mar her concentration. Her life is changing…and she’s convinced her parents have kept her in the dark about something important.

To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger. And now three women and three men join forces to pick up the pieces....

A whip-smart and charming debut novel that brilliantly reimagines Pride and Prejudice, set in contemporary Chinatown, exploring contemporary issues of class divides, family ties, cultural identity, and the pleasures and frustrations that come with falling in love. When Elizabeth Chen’s...

Law student Brooke Sherman leads an enviable life, with an impressive education, a prestigious internship, and an ambitious boyfriend who any girl on campus would love to date. But one phone call shatters everything: Her father, the optimistic man who insists on buying lottery tickets and dreaming big, has terminal cancer. Desperate to get home and predictably unable to rely on her boyfriend, Brooke finds an unlikely hero in the form of her classmate.

Opposites burn hot enough to melt the snow and ice of an Alaskan winter in this all-new series from USA Today bestselling author Megan Crane. Quinn Fortune is the official protector of all the unspoiled beauty in Lost Lake, Alaska, as the head of the community trust. A rugged frontiersman...

I came to tiny Majestic, Wyoming, to escape misfortune: the loss of my brother; my parents’ blame for it; the billion-dollar secret that caused it all. I find peace in my horses, in my friends, in quiet nights alone… and sometimes in remembering a scorching-hot one-night-stand from two years ago. But everything changes when Tully Bowman, the man behind that unforgettable encounter, turns up in Majestic bringing me the daughter I’ve inherited (along with her multi-million-dollar trust fund).

To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger. And now three women and three men join forces to pick up the pieces....

Dive back into the sexy side of the Upper East Side with the second billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author K. A. Linde. I finally have everything I ever wanted - fame and fortune and literary success. Only one problem: I lost my muse. He was tall, dark, and handsome. Broody, enigmatic, alluring, and right for me in every way. Until he wasn't. Until I lost everything. And I can't lose it all again. I'll do anything to keep it.

Rachel Lear lives in a dream world with her head in the clouds - and it’s starting to show. There’s the dissertation she can’t quite finish, the ex-boyfriend whom she has yet to kick to the curb, and those pesky 20 pounds she keeps meaning to lose. But when her overbearing father finally runs out of patience and cuts her off from the family fortune, Rachel finds herself thrust into the real world. She never could have guessed that’s where she would finally meet a knight in shining armor.

Eén gouden zomer Alice bracht één zomer door in haar oma's zomerhuisje en maakte daar een foto die haar leven veranderde. Nu leeft ze als fotograaf haar leven achter haar cameralens. Ze vindt het prettig om vanaf de zijlijn toe te kijken en anderen de spotlight te gunnen. Maar de laatste tijd wil ze meer, dus besluit ze nog één zomer te spenderen op die magische plek. De rust wordt snel verstoord door een speedboot, en de man die erin zit. Charlie was negentien toen Alice haar foto maakte, nu is hij volwassen en laat hij Alice verlangen naar haar tienerjaren.

Dr. Bonita Burgoyne is pleased with the changes she's made in her life…she has a rewarding new job and is looking forward to renovating the historic sea captain's house she has just purchased. She's content, and that's all she needs to be, or so she thinks until she hires Deo to head up the renovations. They have nothing in common except a shared legacy of betrayal by those they'd trusted the most, and an impossible attraction they would both prefer to ignore.

An epic and lyrical tale of love, adventure and gambled fortunes that ranges from the wild cloaked woodlands of Ireland to the Victorian Alps of colonial Australia from a best-selling Australian author. For fans of Nicole Alexander, Colleen McCullough and Fiona McIntosh. 1879: 'Invisible' Anne Brown fears she'll never escape the harshness and poverty of her life in County Donegal, Ireland. Until, one dramatic Beltane night, her life is changed forever and she leaves to seek her fortune in far-flung Australia.

Jane Fortune causes a stir when she arrives in the small community of Dingleford. She has bought an old cottage and plans to open a tearoom. Old friends Charles Weatherby and Harold Prestcott both fall for the newcomer, but her behaviour seems to vary wildly – she encourages first one then the other and at other times barely recognises them. Is there more to the fair Miss Fortune than meets the eye?

Die millionenfach erfolgreiche »New York Times«-Bestsellerautorin Carley Fortune kehrt mit einem herrlichen neuen Abenteuer zurück Sonnendurchflutete Buchten, rostfarbene Klippen, wogendes Dünengras. Normalerweise löst der Anblick von Prince Edward Island Glücksgefühle in Lucy aus. Doch diesmal ist sie notgedrungen ihrer besten Freundin gefolgt, die neun Tage vor ihrer Hochzeit auf die kanadische Insel geflüchtet ist. Lucys Mission steht fest: Bridget durch die Krise helfen und sie so schnell wie möglich zurück nach Toronto bringen.

Zon, zeelucht en oesters - kom mee op de ultieme vakantie met Carley Fortune. Tijdens een heerlijke zomervakantie ontmoet Lucy de knappe Felix. Na een bijzondere nacht blijkt echter dat Felix het broertje is van Lucy's beste vriendin Bridget. Eén ding is duidelijk: Lucy en Felix kunnen niet meer bij elkaar in bed belanden. Maar dat is makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan… Elke zomer ontmoeten ze elkaar weer en blijkt de aantrekkingskracht tussen Felix en Lucy sterker dan zijzelf. Maar dit jaar moet het anders: Bridget gaat trouwen en kan een romance tussen Lucy en haar broertje er niet bij hebben.

Twaalf jaar. Zes onvergetelijke zomers. Een grote fout.Na een onverwacht telefoontje reist Percy af naar het kleine dorpje aan het meer waar ze in haar tienerjaren de zomervakanties heeft doorgebracht. Als dertienjarig meisje ontmoette ze hier haar eerste liefde Sam. Zes zomers lang brachten ze al hun tijd samen door en ze leken voorbestemd om dat nog vele zomers te doen. Maar toen Sam naar de universiteit ging, ontstonden er scheurtjes in hun relatie en na een grote fout besloot Percy het uit te maken. Sindsdien hebben ze elkaar niet meer gesproken of gezien.

Lena Turner has spent her life as the outsider. Thanks to her extraordinary gifts, she's learned to be independent - especially when it comes to men. She's content to live her life in New Orleans as a schoolteacher, dating casually and dedicated to her small family. Long term is not part of her plan. Leaving Lena behind to pursue his career was the most difficult thing Mason Coulter ever did. He told himself that it was for the best, had even convinced himself that he had only Lena's best interests in mind.