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Caroline Abbott loves her job - helping engaged couples pick out the perfect save-the-date cards and invitations for their dream wedding. Working at Noteworthy means she has to deal with the occasional bridezilla, but Caroline’s always up for the challenge. Until one particular bridezilla, whose fiancé happens to be the boy Caroline shared her first kiss with, walks into the stationery store. Alexander Wilder is all grown up now, helping run his family’s successful luxury hotel chain, and is somehow even better looking than she remembers.

Jude is waking up to two stunning sights: the hot white sands of the Mexican Caribbean coast and the even hotter Eric Zimmerman. And he’s hers forever. What more can she wish for from a man who’s fulfilled every fantasy? The honeymoon isn’t over yet. Eric has never felt so intimately close to the woman he loves. Heart, body, and soul, they’re made for each other. And with a wife as insatiably kinky as he is, they’re ready and willing to try anything. Can it get any better? It can, in ways Eric could only have dreamed of.

Dropping a handsome billionaire CEO isn’t easy, but Jude Flores can’t forgive his betrayal. So she’s taking the steps she needs to move on - and far away - from her ex-boss, ex-lover, ex-whatever. And a good place to do it is at her father’s house in Spain. Eric Zimmerman isn’t the kind of man who gives up. Nothing is going to keep him from following the fiery dream girl who’s left him a little brokenhearted and a lot frustrated. It turns out Jude is willing to play chase. But if he wants to catch her, it’s her rules or nothing.

Could the wrong man be the right one after all? The heart-wrenching and beautiful new romance from Fiona Lucas, author of Never Forget You. 'Unique and moving. A heartfelt read' Woman's Own 🌸🌸🌸 Erin is about to marry the love of her life. She and Simon have been together for eight years...

An unforgettable story about learning to love again and living life to its fullest, perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Josie Silver. ""A poignant and uplifting read about loss, love and learning to put yourself back together again after facing the unimaginable."" —Sophie Cousens, New York...

¿Puedo huir? ¿Puedo escapar de aquí? ¿Soy capaz de dejar a mi marido y a mis hijos? ¿Hay para mí otro mundo qu eno sea éste? ¿Puede el amor transformarlo todo?" María, un ama de casa profundamente insatisfecha, planea huir mañana. Mientras se encarga de los preparativos, rememora su pasado y el lector, que se convierte en su único cómplice, asiste a un íntimo repaso de su vida. Una historia que nos desvela por qué María necesita desaparecer mañana. La felicidad y la posibilidad de volver a empezar están mucho más cerca de lo que nunca pudo creer.

After three disastrous marriages, a series of bad dates, and a tumultuous relationship with an emotionally abusive mother, psychology professor Nancy Jewel is through with love and commitment. Romantic or familial, the notion is a waste of her time. Content with being alone, she’s starting to feel normal-ish when she learns her father, incarcerated in Georgia, has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Vincitore del premio internazionale "Egi Volterrani". Il romanzo si svolge nel 1922, nella bassa padana, e segue una linea narrativa semplice: l'uccisione della bellissima e scandalosa figlia del signorotto locale. Colpevole è il fattore, mosso da invidia sessuale e sociale (quindi, si tratta a tutti gli effetti di un femminicidio ante litteram), ma dell'assassinio viene incolpato lo "scemo del villaggio”. Ragagnin dà voce alla nebbia, al fiume, al ponte, al cadavere della ragazza, a una ghiandaia, a una blatta.

It's 1895, and 14-year-old Hannah Brandt struggles with the harsh realities of life on a new Nebraska homestead. Her imagination is captured by a wild filly that she ultimately loses, but the door to her destiny opens.

Spencer war die Liebe ihres Lebens: Annas Ehemann, ihr bester Freund, ihr Fels in der Brandung. Sie dachte, ihre Liebe würde ewig halten. Doch vor drei Jahren kam Spencer bei einem Unfall auf tragische Weise ums Leben, und Annas Welt wurde erschüttert. Wie kann sie jemals weitermachen, wenn sie ihren Seelenverwandten verloren hat? In der Silvesternacht ruft Anna Spencers Nummer an, nur um seine Mailbox-Ansage zu hören. Doch unglaublicher Weise antwortet ihr jemand... Brody hat die alte Nummer von Spencer geerbt und ist der erste Mensch, der versteht, was Anna durchmacht.

I never dreamed I'd be a sorority girl, but from the moment I arrived at my mother's alma mater, the sisters of TZE have welcomed me with open arms. Unfortunately, Kingston University has hidden monsters of its own. I thought I'd be safe here, but I'm not. My past has found me, and it intends to chase me down. These brutal boys of SIN have a singular focus—making my life a living hell. I don't deserve the hate they're doling out or the games they're playing with my head. One savage hunter. One unhinged stalker. One brutal fighter. Royal. Beckham. Wilder.

La novela que saca a la luz la historia de las mujeres españolas obligadas a prostituirse en los campos de concentración. Yo, Isadora Ramírez García, que perdí mi nombre cuando abandoné España junto a mi madre, Carmen, y a mi tía Teresa en 1939 en busca de mi hermano Ignacio, voy a contarte mi historia, María. Para que sepas quién soy y quién era tu abuela, y todo aquello que reunió a nuestras familias durante la Guerra Civil para separarlas después. Sabrás de sus pérdidas, que fueron las mías, del dolor inhumano y las lágrimas constantes…

Sarah ist an "besondere" Kundschaft in ihrem Dessous-Laden gewöhnt. Doch niemand weckt ihr Interesse mehr als Jared Gaines, der reiche, gutaussehende Geschäftsmann, der bei ihr Geschenke für seine wechselnden Freundinnen kauft. Als Jared dann jedoch unvermittelt beginnt, ihr Präsente zu schicken, stellt Sarah ihn zur Rede. Zögernd rückt Jared mit der Wahrheit heraus: Für die Verlobungsfeier seines Bruders braucht er dringend eine Freundin.

My accidental solo vacation takes a turn for the less depressing after a drink that leads to a date with a brawny bedroom-eyed firefighter. I’m 42, divorced, with two daughters at home. I thought romance was in my rearview mirror until the mysteriously intense Leo made me feel like I was the only woman in the Florida Keys. I know better than to get attached. But between midnight kisses and dirty talk under starry skies, our connection feels so real. So right.

Bootleg Springs - die erfolgreiche Reihe der Bestsellerautorinnen Claire Kingsley und Lucy Score! Für Personal Trainer Jonah Bodine ist Bootleg Springs aufregender als ihm lieb ist - bis vor kurzem hat er noch nichts von seinen Halbgeschwistern geahnt. Hinzu kommt die ungeklärte Rolle seines Vaters in einem Vermisstenfall und der unerträgliche Kleinstadtratsch. Jonah nimmt sich eine Auszeit von all dem Trubel und flüchtet in eine einsame Hütte am See. Diese Idylle wird jedoch ruiniert, als seine Halbschwester ihm eine Mitbewohnerin aufhalst. Eine äußerst attraktive Mitbewohnerin.

UNA STORIA DIMENTICATA. UNA RETE SEGRETA DI DONNE. UN’EREDITÀ DI VELENO E VENDETTA. Regola n. 1 Il veleno non deve essere mai usato contro un’altra donna. Regola n. 2 Il nome dell’assassina e della sua vittima devono sempre essere registrati nel libro della speziale. Nascosta nei vicoli della Londra settecentesca, la piccola bottega di una speziale è frequentata da una clientela inusuale. Le donne di tutta la città sussurrano fra di loro il nome della misteriosa Nella, che vende veleni difficili da rintracciare e che possono essere usati contro gli uomini che le opprimono.

Clementine Waterhouse is a perfectly logical witch. She doesn't tumble headlong into love. Rather, she weighs the pros and cons and decides if a relationship is worth pursuing. At least that's always been her modus operandi before. She prefers being the one in charge, always the first to walk away when the time is right. Attraction has never struck her like lightning - until the witch hunter comes to town. Can the bossiest witch in town find a happy ending with the last person she should ever love?

Charlotte has spent her 20s adrift, searching for a spark to jump-start her life and give her a sense of purpose. She’s had as many jobs as she’s had bad relationships, and now she’s feeling especially lost in her less-than-glamorous gig at a pie-and-fry joint in Los Angeles, where the uniforms are bad and the tips are even worse. Then she collides - literally - with Adam, an intriguing, handsome, and mysterious painter.

Un movimento azzardato, una brutta caduta. Si ferma così, per colpa di un banale incidente nella sua splendida casa-studio di Manhattan, la ruota ben oliata in cui da tempo gira Madison Allen, celebre fotografa. Cinquantotto anni, con i tre figli - che ha cresciuto da sola - ormai lontani, da anni senza una relazione, Maddie vive del suo lavoro, della sua libertà e indipendenza. Apparentemente è appagata e soddisfatta, ma l'imprevisto - accaduto proprio mentre scartabellava tra ricordi e vecchie foto - la costringe a fermarsi e a riconsiderare il suo passato.

Terra, 2144. Judith "Jack" Chen è una vera e propria scienziata-pirata: la sua base operativa è un sottomarino, la sua missione piratare costosi farmaci e produrne delle alternative a basso costo, accessibili a tutti. Una sorta di Robin Hood in un mondo dominato dalle case farmaceutiche. Eppure, qualcosa è andato storto con la sua ultima partita di Zacuity: coloro che ne hanno fatto uso, sono andati incontro a effetti collaterali imprevisti, ridotti a veri e propri automi costretti ad azioni meccaniche e ripetitive che conducono la mente alla follia.