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Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by! They're excited to meet her! She'll have to Speak. To. Strangers. And as if that wasn't enough, Tom, her trivia nemesis, has turned out to be cute, funny, and deeply interested in getting to know her. It's time for Nina to come out of her comfortable shell. 

Fifteen-year-old Nina and her family are struggling to hold things together in the wake of the accidental death of her brother several years earlier. Seeking refuge in art, Nina's mother has painted a series of nude portraits of her remaining child. As these haunting images go public, Nina is forced to deal with her burgeoning sexuality in front of a large and critical audience.

On a beautifully restored barge on the Seine, Jean Perdu runs a bookshop - or, rather, a 'literary apothecary', for this bookseller possesses a rare gift for sensing which books will soothe the troubled souls of his customers. The only person he is unable to cure, it seems, is himself. He has nursed a broken heart ever since the night, twenty-one years ago, when the love of his life fled Paris, leaving behind a handwritten letter that he has never dared read.

After their ill-fated fling quashed her dreams, small-town chef Philippa Gayle’s onetime rival-turned-lover Dominic Crawford upended her life. But when Philippa’s forced together with the celebrity cook on a project that could change her life, there’s no denying that the flames that were lit years ago were only banked, not extinguished. Can Philippa trust Dominic enough to let him in … or are they just cooking up another heartbreak?

When one Coast Guard officer is found dead and another goes missing, Coast Guard Investigative Service special agent Finn Walker faces his most dangerous crime yet. His only clues are what little evidence remains aboard the dead officer's boat, and the direction the clues point to will test Finn and the Guard to their limits. When investigative reporter - and Finn's boss's sister - Gabby Rowley arrives, her unrelenting questions complicate an already volatile situation. Now that she's back, the tug on Finn's heart is strong.

A Most Anticipated Book of the Year from The New York Times, Literary Hub, Stylist and many more 'Takes all the expected stories about growing up Indian American, slices them open with razor-sharp wit, and turns them inside out' CELESTE NG, author of OUR MISSING HEARTS 'Droll, caustic . . . and...

Das "Café Inseltraum" ist mehr als nur ein Erfolg – es ist Hannas Herzstück und ein beliebter Treffpunkt auf Süderwind geworden. Zum ersten Mal seit langer Zeit fühlt sich ihr Leben sicher an, und die Liebe zum attraktiven Wattführer Malte gibt ihr die Kraft, von einer gemeinsamen Zukunft zu träumen. Hanna weiß, dass sie nie wirklich frei sein wird, solange sie nicht die Eigentümerin ihres kleinen Glücks ist.

When Sara Foster runs away from home at 16, she leaves behind not only the losses that have shattered her world but the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. Years later, in Los Angeles, she is a sought-after bartender, renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that clings to her. Across the city, Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern. In her seventh year and fifth major as an undergraduate, she yearns for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but is unable to commit.

¿Qué motivación empuja a un asesino a actuar? ¿Qué hace que unas niñas inocentes se conviertan en las víctimas? La inspectora Carmen Prado y el subinspector César Galán de la UDEV Central, se enfrentan a uno de los casos sin resolver más aterradores que se recuerdan. Han pasado cinco...

Brought to you by Penguin. Narrated by BAFTA winning actress Joanna Scanlan. From the prize-winning author of Reasons to be Cheerful comes a story about the ebb and flow of female friendship over half a lifetime Susan and Norma have been best friends for years, at first thrust together by force...

Keine Ehe ist, was sie zu sein scheint. Als Helen spät von einem Elternabend nach Hause kommt, freut sie sich auf einen schönen Abend mit ihrem Mann Ralph. In letzter Zeit lief es nicht mehr so gut zwischen ihnen. Zusammensitzen und ein Glas Wein trinken würde ihnen guttun und ihre Welt wieder in Ordnung bringen. Doch es kommt anders. Sie findet ihren Mann nicht auf dem Sofa, sondern am Fuße der Kellertreppe liegend.

Camden Grayson loves her challenging career, but the rest of her life could use some improvement. "Moving on" is Cam's mantra. But there's a difference, her two sisters insist, between one who moves on...and one who keeps moving. Cam's full-throttle life skids to a stop when her father buys a remote island off the coast of Maine. Paul Grayson has a dream to breathe new life into the island - a dream that includes reuniting his estranged daughters. Certain Dad has lost his mind, the three sisters rush to the island. 

Alle sieben Jahre steht Bergenstadt kopf: Man feiert Grenzgang, das traditionelle dreitägige Volksfest, und dabei werden nicht nur die Gemeindegrenzen abgeschritten...

Dallas Phillips refuses to believe her father committed suicide, even though things were tough on his farm and he was deeply in debt. When she hears he'd told a neighbor about an upcoming windfall, she grows suspicious, and her suspicion only deepens when she realizes someone is lurking in the nearby mountains after dark. For help, she turns to Trey Jakes, local police chief - and her former lover. As they begin to investigate, another mystery comes to light.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door. “I just loved how intriguing the mystery is but also the dynamics between a grandmother, a mother, and a teenage daughter."" —Reese Witherspoon Think: Gilmore Girls, but with murder...

‘Literally out-Christies Agatha’ - Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair reimagines the unexplained eleven-day disappearance of Agatha Christie that captivated the world. In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. Only I know the truth of her...

Quince años después de la noche en la que desaparecí, llamo a la puerta de mi antiguo hogar. Y entonces mi amigo aparece muerto. Todos creen que fui yo. Pero no lo hice. No podría haberlo hecho. Porque no soy la persona que creen que soy… No tienen ni idea de lo que soy capaz, ni del verdadero motivo por el que regresé a este lugar. Ni de hasta dónde llegaré para proteger a mi hijo.

Maia Bohm ist gerade mit ihrer Familie nach Motala gezogen. Ihr schwerkranker Sohn wird dort im Krankenhaus behandelt, er braucht ein Spenderherz. Zusammen mit ihrem Kollegen Greg untersucht Maia den Sundin-Fall. Johan Sundin liegt nach einem Überfall im Koma. Das Brisante: Genau vor einem Jahr verschwand seine Frau Amanda spurlos.

Die Automae herrschen erbarmungslos über das Königreich Rabu, doch die menschliche Rebellion erhebt sich – angeführt von Ayla, die einst Criers Dienerin war und deren Herz sie gegen alle Regeln erobert hat. Jetzt kämpft Ayla an der Seite von Königin Junn, um das Eiserne Herz, die Quelle der Macht der Automae, zu zerstören. Doch Ayla kann Crier nicht vergessen – und Crier selbst hat den Palast verlassen, um Ayla zu finden. Als sich ihre Wege erneut kreuzen, entdecken sie ein düsteres Geheimnis, das über Liebe, Freiheit und das Schicksal eines ganzen Reiches entscheidet.

Für Marina Hansen ist ihre Sylter Heimat das Paradies auf Erden. Doch nach dem Unfalltod ihres Mannes verliert ihre Welt mit einem Schlag alle Farbe. Nur ihr Familienzusammenhalt, die Liebe zu ihrer Tochter Lisa und das turbulente Treiben in ihrem Restaurant "Sölbloom" geben ihr Halt. Und dann ist da noch Oliver, der beste Freund ihres verstorbenen Mannes und Lisas Patenonkel, der ihr steter Anker ist. An seiner Seite gelingt es ihr sogar, kostbare Momente der Leichtigkeit zurück in ihr Herz zu lassen. Und plötzlich ist da diese besondere Anziehung, die alles verändert.