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Elle avait tout gagné… elle avait tout perdu… elle va tout donner ! Le retour de l’inoubliable mercière d’Arras, gagnante du gros lot à l’Euromillion, héroïne si profondément humaine de La Liste de mes envies.

À la mort de son mari Arthur, Mabel découvre l'ultime liste qu'il a dressée pour elle. Ou plutôt ce mot énigmatique : Trouver D. Persuadée qu'il s'agit de Dot, l'amie dont elle était amoureuse soixante ans plus tôt avant d'épouser Arthur, et dont elle est depuis sans nouvelles, Mabel part à sa recherche.

Mark and Maggie's annual drive east to visit family has gotten off to a rocky start. By the time they're on the road, it's late, a storm is brewing, and they are no longer speaking to one another. Adding to the stress, Maggie - recently mugged at gunpoint - is lately not herself, and Mark is at a loss about what to make of the stranger he calls his wife.

After Sharon McCone's father dies of a sudden heart attack, she immediately heads to San Diego to scatter his ashes and clear out his house. In a box of legal papers, she finds a 1959 petition for adoption of a child called Baby Girl Smith - an infant who, from the day of adoption, has been known as Sharon Elizabeth McCone. No one in Sharon's family will discuss the adoption, so she begins her own search for the truth. Her quest takes her deep into Indian country, to the Flathead Reservation in Montana.

With her beloved mother gone, her twin sister about to be married, and no hint of Mr. Right on the horizon, Josie Dupré is lonesome. Luckily, she has her booming New Orleans catering business to keep her busy and her fluffy white dog, Rosie, to keep her company...until an obnoxious Boxer brazenly captures Rosie's undying devotion. Even worse, the budding romance puts Josie in close proximity to the dog's owner - sexy love 'em and leave 'em Cajun playboy Paul Brouillette.

Inaspettati. Così sono tutti i doni degni di questo nome. E del tutto inaspettato è l'inizio di questa storia, con gli sguardi di due bambini che si sfiorano da lontano. Qualche anno dopo, a pochi giorni dal Natale, Olivia - la poco più che trentenne protagonista di questo romanzo - viene licenziata. O meglio: non viene licenziata perché non è mai stata assunta; semplicemente perde il posto di lavoro precario e si ritrova più precaria e fragile di prima. Così si rifugia in un bar tabacchi e, in attesa di riorganizzare, il suo futuro, scorre il suo curriculum.

Sie ist die Tochter, die stets unsichtbar war neben ihren braven, blonden Schwestern. Sie ist die alleinerziehende Mutter, die sich stets nach mehr Freiheit und Unterstützung sehnte. Sie ist die Überempfindliche, die stets mehr spürte als andere. Sie ist jemand, der Veränderungen hasst. Doch irgendetwas muss geschehen. Denn ihre Kinder sind im Begriff auszuziehen, und sie muss sich verkleinern, ihr altes Leben ausmisten, herausfinden, was davon sie behalten, wer sie in Zukunft sein will.

For NHS Nurse Lucie Burrows, it's time to put the past behind her and embrace Greek life. Finally free from the UK restrictions, Lucie is excited for the summer of 2021. When her best friend, Gavin, finds the perfect Greek island getaway, Lucie is sure that this holiday to Corfu is going to be one to remember. But when a landslide puts the village into a local lockdown, Lucie is thrown together with Michalis Andino, the super sexy village doctor. It's not quite the escape she had planned, but things could certainly be worse.

Cassie Madison has it all: A high-powered advertising career; a stylish Manhattan apartment; and a sophisticated, rich, and gorgeous fiancé. It's a far cry from her childhood in Walton, Georgia, home of the annual Kudzu Festival and hot, sticky summers. And then there are all the bad memories, the heartache. When Cassie's estranged sister calls to say that her father is dying, Cassie knows it's time to set aside her feelings and go home and face the sister she hasn't seen in 15 years.

Folly Beach, South Carolina, has survived despite hurricanes and war. But it's the personal battles of Folly Beach's residents that have left the most scars, and they are why a young widow has been beckoned there to heal her own. To most people, Folly Beach is simply the last barrier island before reaching the great Atlantic. To some, it's a sanctuary for lost souls, which is why Emmy Hamilton's mother encourages her to buy a local bookstore, Folly's Finds, hoping it will distract Emmy from the loss of her husband.

An irresistible novel brimming with wit, warmth, and Irish humor, about the married owners of a friendly tavern in Belfast and the intimate lives of the customers and employees who band together to save it from demolition.

This is your life Penny Nichols...Penny Nichols is a historical researcher working on a big-budget film in the south of France when she gets an urgent call. Her Aunt Penelope has just died, and Penny's presence is required in London for the reading of the will. With only a slim recollection of her eccentric aunt, Penny is astonished to learn that not only is she the bona fide heiress - but she's also been invited to put her research skills to work.

In a small Alabama town in Zion County, life is finally looking up for 20-year-old Donnette Sullivan. Having just inherited her aunt's old house and beauty shop, she's taken over the business, and her husband Tim, recently crippled in an accident, is beginning to cope not just with his disabilities but also with the loss of his dreams. Once a promising artist who gave up art for sports, Tim paints a sign for Donnette's shop, Making Waves. The raising of the sign causes ripples through the town.

For Alex Davidson, being a celebrity publicist at a Los Angeles PR firm isn't the glamour job she thought it would be. Her love life is zilch, her newest client is an actor fresh out of rehab, and her firm has just been bought out by a rival agency. Suddenly, Alex finds her once-secure job at stake.

Rio, um lugar de beleza, emoção e maravilha. Um lugar onde você é livre para dançar até seus pés doerem e cantar até não poder mais. Uma mulher e sua mãe experimentam isso e muito mais durante sua visita à cidade mais famosa do Brasil.

"On the Gulls' Road" is a touching short story by Willa Cather, first published in McClure's in December 1908. A fellow painter visits the narrator, and is mesmerized by his painting of Alexandra Ebbling, a married woman, whom the narrator met on a ship from Genoa to New York City. On the ship, he and Mrs. Ebbling enjoyed many conversations about life, love, and personal experiences. The courtship goes on for the entire trip and grows stronger each day. The man is smitten by Mrs. Ebbling and cannot wait until the next time they meet.

Elaine Rowe is a Toronto writer who likes to write for children (and others) about unexpectedly talented animals and resourceful women. After years of hiding her light under a bushel, she decided to see if anyone else likes her stories. This one is about a meeting of a Wednesday morning women's writers group that takes a sudden and surprising turn—but the group manages things very nicely.

Elaine Rowe is a Toronto writer who likes to write for children (and others) about unexpectedly talented animals and resourceful women. After years of hiding her light under a bushel, she decided to see if anyone else likes her stories. This one is about a woman whose husband has died suddenly and she gets some unexpected help coming to terms with her loss.

Maryland Allen, was a Portland, OR, author who died in 1927. The Urge, an O. Henry Memorial Award prize-winning story for 1921, tells the tale of the the grimly ironic reasons for the success of the heroine who is the most famous comedienne of her day.

In New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby’s brand new series, five best friends open a hot new restaurant, but one of them gets much more than she bargained for when a sexy former rock star walks through the doors—and into her heart. Seduction is quickly becoming the...