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I left my brothers in the marines to start a family. I left my ex-wife when that family drove her to drink and drugs. Now all I have left is my son - and he's all I care about. I can't afford to make another mistake. And the girl who moved in next door? Mistake written all over her. But I can't take my damn eyes off her. As she tries to start a new life away from her abusive ex, she has her own reasons to stay away. But we can't help it. We're drawn to each other. And when she tells me how much she wants a baby...I make every mistake in the book. Because I want a family again.

'A very funny and brilliant book. Feigel does a thorough and virtuosic job of describing the dilemmas of contemporary middle-class women' Rachel Cusk Lara Feigel's first novel, The Group, is a fiercely intelligent, revealing novel about a group of female friends turning forty. Who has children...

A feel-good journey of possibility, second chances, and falling in love again…with life. Perfect for fans of P.S. I Love You! ""A lively, witty ride with a strong cast of supporting characters. Avery tackles the topic of grief in a way that manages to feel lighthearted and profound at the same...

When Maya Rivers takes a job at Pulse, a coffee shop in the heart of the Umbrafore Complex, she expects busy shifts and maybe the occasional grumpy vampire. What she doesn't expect is accidentally stumbling into supernatural fame or being targeted by a serial killer with a flair for theatrics.

Ein Vampir, eine junge Frau in Not und ein Schneesturm in Kanadas Wildnis ... Als Damien Donovan wie jedes Jahr nach Snow Falls zurückkehrt, um Weihnachten im Kreis seiner Familie zu feiern, stolpert er im ersten Wintersturm über Vanessa. Was als einmalige Nacht beginnt, entpuppt sich schnell als höchst brisante Verwicklung. Die Eisprinzessin, die Damiens unsterbliches Herz berührt hat, ist niemand anderes als die neue Anwaltsgehilfin in der Familienkanzlei. Und in dieser Kanzlei sind die Anwälte bissig ... Bei der Snow-Falls-Reihe handelt es sich um Adventskalender-Bücher.

Soulmates do exist... But will they find their way to each other? The year is 1954. In a small French museum, two people's lives are about to change forever. On a wintery night in December, fifteen-year old Zara meets Leon for the first time. As the power cuts out in the museum, Leon and Zara spend an hour in complete darkness, discussing their love for art, Monet and Paris. They both feel an instant connection but they have never seen each other in the light. They might not know what the other looks like but they know, their lives will never be the same.

Eine junge Frau wacht mit einem blauen Auge in ihrer Heimatstadt in der deutschen Provinz auf. Eigentlich wollte Rosa immer weit weg, doch nun, nach vielen Jahren in London, ist sie zurück und wird von verwirrenden Erinnerungen an ihre Jugend in einem humanistischen Internat, an ihre Mutter, die jung verstarb, und an alte Freundinnen, die nicht mehr mit ihr sprechen, heimgesucht. Hin- und hergerissen zwischen Nostalgie und Realität sucht Rosa die Wahrheit zwischen alten Geschichten.

Anna has always been a risk-taker and a free spirit, but now she is raising a young daughter on her own and she has to play it safe. Her twenty-something neighbor with the slow, easy smile is in no way part of Anna's plans. She resists temptation in every way she can, yet Anna is soon drawn into...

“In villages where women bore most of the weight of a constricted life, witches flew by night on broomsticks,” said Italo Calvino of the way imagination bridges the gap between everyday existence and an idealized alternative. The 15 stories of Animal Wife are each about girls and women who cross this threshold seeking liberation from family responsibilities, from societal expectations, from their own minds.

Congo, 1964. Australienne de vingt-cinq ans, Anna Emerson retourne sur sa terre natale du Congo, pour se rendre au chevet de son père mourant, Karl, qu'elle n'a pas vu depuis dix-huit ans. Les retrouvailles sont brèves et, au lendemain de sa mort, un nouveau choc attend la jeune femme : Karl n'est pas son père biologique.

Every girl should know what the finishing touches are. When 21st-century girl Betsy is called in to rescue an exclusive finishing school from financial ruin, she knows she must change the school drastically. So it's out with debutante decorum and in with modern manners. But with hunky bursar Mark and her gorgeous friend Jamie on the scene, she will have to remind herself that in the modern world, you don't have to rely on old school feminine wiles to get what you want....

As her alter ego, Honey, Melissa is the go-to woman for improving men's dating lives. But when her American boyfriend, Jonathan, invites her to New York for a holiday, he has one condition: the blonde wig stays at home. This is easier said than done, and before long Mel finds herself juggling a rude rising star who just happens to be an ex, Jonathan's manipulative ex-wife, an unruly terrier and escalating crises back at the agency. Can Melissa put the manners back into Manhattan? Or is this a challenge only the Little Lady Agency can handle?

Tras una muerte inesperada, Luciana se ve obligada a cumplir con la última voluntad de su abuela: localizar a tres mujeres y devolverles objetos personales de gran valor sentimental; una alianza matrimonial, un relicario y un anillo de compromiso. Para lograrlo, deberá revolver un pasado que no es el suyo y, al hacerlo, moldeará su presente y transformará su futuro. Ayudada por el diario de su abuela y las pericias de un investigador local, Luciana descubrirá a las voluntarias: cuatro mujeres que se atrevieron a desafiar al destino.

En el Madrid de los años noventa, una joven logra sobrevivir a lo que parece un brutal ataque de violencia de género. La prensa y la opinión pública hacen eco de la noticia y, durante días, no se habla de otra cosa. Incluso hay quien afirma que se lo estaba buscando. Cuando por fin despierta del coma, Minerva no recuerda absolutamente nada, ni siquiera a su agresor que, desde ese instante, se mezclará entre sus amigos más íntimos para convertirse en su sombra.

Running The Little Lady Agency, Mel has one goal and one goal only: Make Men Better. But when her grandmother asks her to take on the case of a lifetime - Prince Nicolas of Hollenberg, Europe's most notorious of playboys - has she bitten off more than she can chew? Despite his good breeding, Nicolas is completely set on leading Melissa astray. Can Mel rise to the challenge? And has her own fairy-tale ending been there all along?

Perfect for fans of Milly Johnson, Paige Toon and Lucy Diamond. Percy James has everything a girl could want: a comfy flat, a steady relationship and a truly lovely group of friends. Then she is approached by Eros Tech. Eros is 'the future of love' - an agency that brings together soul mates using phone data. Percy has been identified as a match for one of Eros' superwealthy clients. The only problem is she already has a boyfriend...but what if this is destiny?

Anna Hemingway decides it's time for a fresh start. So Anna and her three-year-old daughter move to a cottage in the village of Little Somerby, where she takes over the running of the village tea shop, and they start to find happiness again. Throughout a whirlwind year, life blossoms. But when history seems to be repeating itself, Anna must find the strength to hold on to her new life.

Job auf der Kippe, frisch getrennt und mit einem Zelt im Kofferraum in Schottland gestrandet. Ellie ist am Tiefpunkt angelangt. Als sie jedoch ein altes Bootshaus vor der traumhaften Kulisse der Highlands entdeckt, weiß die Hamburgerin, wie es für sie weitergeht: Sie pachtet den baufälligen Kasten und erfüllt sich damit ihren Traum vom eigenen Restaurant! Das einzige Problem ist der Besitzer, der sich als alles andere als kooperativ erweist. Sie beschließt, sich als Hausmädchen bei ihm einzuschleusen und den unsympathischen Schlossherrn heimlich von ihren Kochkünsten zu überzeugen.

Modern-day New York, a subway train. David, an American Jewish jazz musician, torn between his dreams and his parents' expectations, sees a woman across the carriage. Ameena, a British Pakistani artist who left Manchester to escape the pressure from her conservative family, sees David. When a moment of sublime beauty occurs unexpectedly, the two connect, moved by their shared experience. From this flows a love that it appears will triumph above all.

Nach dem Ende ihrer Beziehung entschließt Lilly sich dazu, in New York einen Neuanfang zu wagen. Dazu gehört nicht nur eine neue Stadt und ein neuer Job, sondern vor allem der Verzicht auf Männer, die ihr nicht guttun. Badboy Slade ist ein Paradebeispiel für den Typ Mann, von dem Lilly sich fernhalten sollte. Der attraktive, tätowierte Boxclubinhaber steht für alles, was in Lillys Vergangenheit schiefgelaufen ist. Aber Slade lässt nicht locker. Seit er Lilly das erste Mal in Adams Club gesehen hatte, ging sie ihm nicht mehr aus dem Kopf.