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As the responsible daughter of an irresponsible socialite, Dakota Hale has plenty of practice catering to the whims of the rich and spoiled - and she's turned that experience into a thriving concierge business serving the needs of the Hamptons' wealthy elite. But anytime the drama on land gets too outrageous, Dakota finds calm surfing the Atlantic waves. But when sexy mogul Max Carr hires her, it rocks her balance in a big way.

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.

Remy Duval war Alex' erster Crush. Doch Remy ist auch der große Bruder seines besten Freundes Bailey – und die beiden können sich nicht ausstehen. Jetzt studieren alle drei an derselben Uni, und obwohl Alex gegenüber Bailey loyal bleiben will, zieht ihn Remy magisch an. Zwischen Studium, Schwimmteam und dem Versuch, seinen Freund nicht zu enttäuschen, wird es für Alex immer schwieriger, seinen Gefühlen zu widerstehen. Remy hat sich längst damit abgefunden, dass sein Bruder ihn hasst. Doch als Alex plötzlich wieder in seinem Leben auftaucht, bringt das alles durcheinander.

Cassie Lewis, a widow for over 20 years, has begun to realise there must be more to life. In-between working at the family boatyard in picture perfect Dartmouth and raising two children, she wonders where the years have gone. Both her children, Tom and Polly, have inherited their father’s love of sailing and currently Tom is preparing for a gruelling round the world race. When an accident forces Tom to pull out, Polly, to Cassie’s horror, insists she is capable of taking his place. As Polly prepares for the race, Cassie finds herself with two keen men vying for her love.

For once, things are going well for 30-year-old Kerra Shaw. She has a fulfilling job helping small businesses in the local community, she is within a few minutes' walk of all the people she loves best and, most importantly, she has finally got together with her childhood sweetheart, Ross. It's not all plain sailing, though, because they have to keep their relationship a secret. The feud between their families still rages on, and Kerra doesn't want to pour fuel on its flame and risk losing everything.

The Waves traces the lives of six friends from childhood to old age. It was written when Virginia Woolf was at the height of her experimental powers, and she allows each character to tell their own story, through powerful, poetic monologues. By listening to these voices struggling to impose order and meaning on their lives, we are drawn into a literary journey that stunningly reproduces the complex, confusing and contradictory nature of human experience. It is read with affection and skill by Frances Jeater.

L'AFRIQUE EN CONTE Fictions | 8 X 5-7 minutes Dans cette sélection de huit contes, issus des trois saisons de l’Afrique en conte enregistrées en Côte d’Ivoire et précédemment diffusées sur RFI, on apprendra avec l’éléphant que la colère est mauvaise conseillère, avec la souris qu’il il ne faut jamais faire confiance à un boa fût-il très convaincant, et avec le roi de la brousse qu’un rat et une araignée peuvent vous infliger une bien cruelle leçon. Recueillis par les bibliothécaires de l’assocation abidjanaise Des livres pour tous, réalisés par Making Waves, ces ...

Luna, Babacar et Antoine sont en seconde au lycée Sédar Senghor, c'est le début de l'année scolaire. Issue d'un milieu bourgeois, Luna va se trouver livrée à elle-même car son père part travailler aux États-Unis. C'est une adolescente rebelle qui redouble sa seconde. Babacar, un ancien ami du collège, plus jeune d'une année et excellent élève, se retrouve alors dans sa classe. Leur complicité renaît. Elève peu motivé, Antoine habite quant à lui la cité des Acacias où il trempe dans divers petits trafics. Le chemin de Luna et Babacar va croiser celui d'Antoine à la faveur ...