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Isaac Thoreau, the son of a notorious crime boss, has spent nine years behind bars for his father's murder. Driven, cunning, and unfeeling, he's now back to claim what's rightfully his. But when an enigmatic security guard named Hawk is hired to work at his nightclub, Isaac finds himself distracted…and inexplicably drawn to Hawk, despite his best efforts to resist.

Lana loves four things: science, her cats, her friends, and her books. She’s on her way to earning her professorship when she finds out her long-term boyfriend has been sleeping with her best friend! That discovery has her hiding in the broom closet at a posh hotel. Only, it turns out broom closets are the place to be these days. Christian Slade, America’s sexiest man alive (as voted by fans), in a desperate attempt to escape the paparazzi finds himself in a broom closet with one sobbing occupant. Unable to leave a damsel in distress, he offers help, only to realise she has no idea who he is!

El amor es un lujo que no siempre podemos permitirnos. La nueva novela de Isaac Rosa. Esta novela reconstruye un gran amor empezando por su final, la historia de una pareja que, como tantas, se enamoró, vivió una ilusión, tuvo hijos y peleó contra todo - contra ellos mismos y contra los elementos: la incertidumbre, la precariedad, los celos, luchó para no rendirse, y cayó varias veces. Cuando el amor se acaba, surgen las preguntas: ¿dónde se torció todo?, ¿cómo hemos acabado así? Todo amor es un relato en disputa, y los protagonistas de éste cruzan sus voces, confrontan sus recuerdos, discrepan en las causas, intentan acercarse.

Paige McAllister needs to do something drastic. Her boyfriend can't even commit to living in the same country, her promised promotion is dead on arrival, and the simultaneous loss of her brother and her dream of being a concert violinist has kept her playing life safe and predictable for six years. A moment of temporary insanity finds her leaving her life in Chicago to move to Sydney, Australia. There she finds herself, against many of her convictions, as a logistics planner for one of Australia's biggest churches and on a collision course with her boss' son.

Ein Sommer in der Dordogne. Der Duft von Lavendel, im Fluss schwimmen, Bordeaux trinken. Ein Traum - nur nicht für Jess. Denn dort lebt Adam: der Mann, der ihr das Herz gebrochen hat, aber auch der Vater ihres Sohnes. Mittlerweile ist William zehn Jahre alt, und seinen Vater kennt er kaum. Adam hat sich in Frankreich ein neues Leben aufgebaut und führt das Hotel Château de Roussignol. Mit diesem Urlaub erfüllt Jess den Herzenswunsch ihrer Mutter.

Ein Sommer in der Dordogne. Den Duft von Lavendel einatmen, im Fluss schwimmen, Bordeaux trinken. Ein Traum - nur nicht für Jess. Denn dort lebt Adam: der Mann, der ihr das Herz gebrochen hat, aber auch der Vater ihres Sohnes. Mittlerweile ist William zehn Jahre alt und kennt seinen Vater kaum. Adam hat sich in Frankreich ein neues Leben aufgebaut und führt das Château de Roussignol, ein Hotel malerisch gelegen inmitten von Kiefernwäldern. Mit diesem Urlaub erfüllt Jess den Herzenswunsch ihrer kranken Mutter. Diese ist überzeugt, dass Vater und Sohn eine Beziehung zueinander brauchen.

Nu har Conor overtalt Katie til at tage med ham på sit seneste eventyr – at gå de sidste 100 kilometer af caminoen til Santiago de Compostela. Katie er først skeptisk. Men alt ved rejsen overrasker hende: de nye bekendtskaber, den fantastiske mad og de charmerende landsbyer badet i solskin. Men efterhånden som rejsen udfolder sig, afsløres også deres følelser for hinanden – og den hjerteskærende sandhed om deres historie kommer endelig frem i lyset.

Grace kämpft mit einer Sinnkrise. Ihr Job als Bibliothekarin erfüllt sie nicht mehr, und mit der Männerwelt will es auch nicht so recht klappen. Also beschließt sie, eine Auszeit zu nehmen und ihre Freundin Emma zu besuchen, die in einem kleinen Fischerdorf in Cornwall ihr Glück gefunden hat. Sein ganzes Leben lang wird Phil von der Frage gequält, wer sein Vater ist. Endlich erhält er den entscheidenden Hinweis, dass es sich bei seinem Erzeuger um einen Sänger der Fisherman's Friends handelt.

Jenna Smithson and Aiden Chad agree to disagree on just about everything—except for their mutual annoyance of each other. They both agree on that. A whole lot. Jenna works at a campus bar and knows exactly the kind of guy Aiden is, and Aiden… well he can charm just about anyone. Except her. So when they get paired up for a project, it’s a forced truce. They both have too much to lose and getting the grade is more important than their dislike for each other. Her sassy attitude is the perfect match for his confidence and humor and both like having the last word. No matter what.

Growing up in Chesterboro, good girls were warned away from my brothers and me, and Penny Hampshire is a good girl. We're from opposite sides of town—her side has money, and mine barely makes ends meet. But when a trauma leaves her feeling out of control and vulnerable, she asks me to teach her to fight. My family owns a martial arts gym, and I've been training and teaching forever, so I agree. Besides, private lessons pay well, and I'm saving up to move away from Chesterboro for good.

Picture this: I've got five brothers, and I'm the only girl. Standing out isn't easy. So, when I pitched my genius idea for jazzing up our family establishment, Atta Boy Brewery, you can bet he wasn't on board. Maybe he thinks I'm too much of a risk, or maybe he's just protecting his turf. The best friend? Griffin Cole, the hotshot chef and my brother's lifelong buddy. When I suggested turning a dusty storage room of the brewery into a party zone, I didn't expect Griffin to have my back. Suddenly, we're cooking up more than just great beer ideas together.

Charlie is most comfortable playing the funny man in front of boisterous crowds in London’s comedy clubs. But he’s about to be swapping his routine for wedding speeches. And his new acquaintance Sarah thinks he is anything but amusing. Weddings are always a difficult time for widow Sarah, but you would never tell – she’s too focused on making the week of her best friends’ wedding as perfect as possible. She definitely has no time for the grumpy and surly Charlie, who it's clear her friends are trying to set her up with.