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In 1944, newly married Copper Reilly arrives in Paris soon after the liberation. While the city celebrates its freedom, she's stuck in the prison of an unhappy marriage. When her husband commits one betrayal too many, Copper demands a separation. Alone in Paris, she finds an unlikely new friend: an obscure, middle-aged designer from the back rooms of a decaying fashion house whose timid nature and reluctance for fame clash with the bold brilliance of his designs. His name is Christian Dior.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer and Hook, Line, and Sinker brings the heat in this rom-com about two enemies who team up to flip a house because their chemistry will either burn the place down or ignite a passion that neither can ignore... Hair, makeup...

Usually sensible Layla Price stuns herself when she spends the night with a handsome stranger. Blaming it on a freak rainstorm and Bastian Raynes’s heroic rescue, Layla believes she’ll never see him again. She’s only in this small town to end some silly family feud. Except … Bastian’s family is on the other end of that feud and Layla’s hiding her real identity. Adding this new drama to the old, Layla should steer clear of the former military man. But can she?

It's taken Audrey Regan years to establish herself as a wedding dress designer, and to date she's been roped into creating dresses for nine of her girlfriends. Request number 10 follows her vow to "just say no!" and comes from her very best friend. She can hardly turn Carly down! Audrey arrives in Atlanta early to perform all of her maid-of-honor duties along with final fittings for a one-of-a-kind dress.

This story, an alternate history masterpiece, is told from the point of view of Korolev, the "Chief" who managed the most crucial years of the secret Soviet space program, and his assistant and eventual successor, Aksyonov. The story spans from World War II, when Korolev was released from a prison camp to design rockets, to 1997 and the Mir space station.

The incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America's most famous wedding dresses of all time for Jackie Kennedy. 1953, New York City Less than a week before the society...

TO MODIGE KVINDER. EN SKÆBNESVANGER MISSION. ET FORRÆDERI, DER ENDER FATALT. 25 år efter krigens afslutning er Noah Ainsworths stadig plaget af erindringer om sin tid som britisk agent i det krigshærgede Frankrig. Efter en hjerneoperation lider han af blackouts, og særligt et uafklaret spørgsmål hjemsøger ham: Hvem var den agent, der reddede hans liv på den sidste mission, hvor alt gik så grueligt galt? Noahs datter, Charlotte, er opsat på at finde svar, og hendes søgen leder hende frem til to kvinder, Chloe og Fleur.

Da Alexander Lavoie griber en gådefuld, lyshåret skønhed i at tælle kort i hans spilleklub, bliver han mere fascineret end rasende. Han burde nok have smidt hende ud, men han må se hende igen – i sin klub, på sit kontor, i sin seng – så han tilbyder hende et job. Angelique Archer er desperat efter en indkomst – desperat nok til at sige ja til et tilbud fra den berygtede Lavoie, en spion og en snigmorder, hvis rygtet taler sandt. Men hurtigt går det op for hende, at det bliver svært at være professionel, når man arbejder for en så forførende mand ...

16-årige James drømmer om et andet liv. Et liv langt væk fra forældrenes bekymrede blikke og den kvælende tilværelse i en lille nordengelsk flække – og langt fra den mælkerute, som han er blevet pålagt af sin far.Da møder han Luke. Luke, som bor hos sin onkel på mælkerutens sidste stop. Han er usoigneret, men flot, karismatisk, men impulsiv, og han har et ry for at være farlig.

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Året er 1912 i Stockholm, og Første Verdenskrig truer i horisonten. På trods af usikkerhed og frygt beslutter Joseph Sachs sig for at bygge Nordeuropas mest overdådige stormagasin, Nordisk Kompani.Den unge Märta bliver først begejstret ved udsigten til et nyt stormagasin, men hendes glæde forvandles til frygt, da hendes tyske forlovede må forlade Sverige. Kan de klare sig hver for sig, eller vil de blive tvunget fra hinanden? Märtas veninder gør deres bedste for at trøste hende, men de bærer også rundt på deres egne problemer i skyggen af den urolige stemning i Europa.

VOVEMOD, KÆRLIGHED OG FORRÆDERI UNDER ANDEN VERDENSKRIG. 1939, Nice. Overdådige fester, hurtige biler og smukke festkjoler – den unge Violet St. Croix har tilsyneladende alt. Men inderst inde længes hun efter en dybere mening med livet. Da Tyskland invaderer Frankrig, tager hun derfor beslutningen om at slutte sig til modstandsbevægelsen og kæmpe for friheden.Violet bliver sendt på en farlig mission, hvor hendes evne til at tænke hurtigt og køre stærkt kommer i spil. Men missionen udvikler sig til et mareridt.

"Grace Helena Walz has taken her place among such treasured Southern novelists as Dorothea Benton and Anne Rivers Siddons." --Mary Kay Andrews, NYT bestselling author "This is a positively charming debut from a stand-out new voice. Add it to your TBR list immediately!" --Kristy Woodson Harvey...

From acclaimed authors Aimie K. Runyan, J'nell Ciesielski, and Rachel McMillan comes an evocative, three-part novel about a thread of connection during World War I--a single scarf that links three extraordinary women, each battling societal expectations, enduring the devastations of war, and...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author brings us her most ambitious and provocative work yet—a searing and timely novel that explores the most volatile issue of our time—domestic violence. At the break of dawn, Caroline Shelby rolls into Oysterville, Washington, a tiny hamlet at the edge...

Geoffrey Brookhouse har uventet arvet hertugdømmet Grenwood. Han har ikke meget til overs for baller og bordkort, men han hyrer alligevel Elegant Occasions og lady Diana Harper til at arrangere sin søsters debut, så hun kan lære at begå sig i overklassen og sikre sin fremtid.Lady Diana viser sig at være fantastisk til sit job, og pludselig må Geoffrey forholde sig til et hav af arrangementer og sladder – og ikke mindst den charmerende ladys forsøg på at gøre ham til en respektabel hertug.En skandale efterlod lady Diana og hendes søstre uden penge og med et blakket ry.

Lady Charlotte Beaumont er blevet ignoreret hele sit liv. Der er dog fordele ved at være usynlig, såsom at kunne forfølge sin drøm om at blive kunstmaler. Men ingen vil acceptere en kvinde i den profession, hvor hun altid har drømt om at udstille. Så da en ven skaffer Charlotte hendes drømmeopgave, er hun villig til at gøre hvad som helst for at få det til at lykkes. Inklusive at forklæde sig som "Charlie". Flynn Rutledges fattige opvækst skal ikke være til hinder for hans kunstneriske drømme, og hans nyeste kommission kan være nøglen til hans fremtid.

In this sinister, slow-burn novel of supernatural suspense, a young woman gets her dream job working for a famous designer—and discovers the dark side of high-stakes fashion. “Lilliam Rivera cuts the fashion industry to shreds in this horror-filled take on late-stage capitalism...

Instead of becoming a famous fashion designer as she'd dreamed, Brett Bishop ends up working for the 24-year-old daughter of an A-list designer instead. Even though her career plans didn't turn out as she expected, she still believes her expectations for her love life will be met. Brett is ready to meet Ms. Right Forever if she can get a break in the schedule her young boss dictates. Evangeline Scott, known as Scotty, also dreamed of being a famous fashion designer. Years of fighting tooth and nail for a toehold in the fashion industry have taken their toll.

In The Right Address, Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman seared through the upper crust of New York’s glitterati with wicked glee. In their delicious new novel, Wolves in Chic Clothing, they train their merciless spotlight on the young princes and princesses poised to inherit Park Avenue. Julia...