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What makes love stick? Is it the irresistible spark when you lock eyes across a piazza in Rome? Is it feeling the earth move under your feet? (Wait—that was an actual earthquake.) In these six serendipitous short stories, bestselling authors turn improbable first encounters into hopelessly romantic happy ever afters.

Motive. Means. Opportunity. Without proof of all three, the guilty can walk free. But even with an alibi, the innocent can still be condemned. For six award-winning, bestselling authors of psychological suspense, truth and lies weave together in a tangle of conflicting loyalties, hidden crimes, and dark secrets. Pull one thread, and there’s no telling what will unravel.

Close your eyes and make a Christmas wish . . . Oliver wants to give his best friend Lara the happy Christmas she deserves, and he hatches a plan - with disastrous consequences. Zoe just hopes the season will pass without a hitch for her and her almost four-year-old - but the universe seems to...

Brought to you by Penguin. How often do you think about your bedtime routine? Almost half of people in Britain say they're kept awake at night due to worry and stress - so making time to switch off in the hour before bed is more important than ever. Penguin Sleep Tales are ten specially designed...

Die Kleine Weihnachtsschmökerei entführt ins Winterweihnachtswunderland. Sie enthält ein Best-of bekannter und neuer Geschichten und Gedichte der Weihnachtsautorin Sally West - zum Schmunzeln, zum Nachdenken, zum Träumen und Erinnern. Geschichten über turbulente Weihnachtseinkäufe mit unerwartetem Ausgang gehören ebenso dazu wie Erzählungen von magischen Christbäumen, Feen oder wunderlichen Eichhörnchen.

Er ist ein anständiger Kerl, der Hausmeister. Der Vorwurf, dass er vor zwei Jahren dieses junge Ding unter der Dusche überfallen habe, ist purer Unsinn. In Wahrheit kam er zufällig an ihrer Wohnungstür vorbei und hörte Wasserrauschen. Da dachte er natürlich gleich an einen Rohrbruch. Was sonst? Aber Vanessa - die hat er wirklich geliebt... Diese und eine weitere Krimierzählung von Petra Hammesfahr sind auf diesem Hörbuch vereint.

This holiday season, fall in love with a brand-new collection of swoon-worthy novellas from four of your favorite historical romance authors. From meddling matchmakers to fortuitous fiascos, the holidays have never been more magical!

Perfect vacations or last resorts? In this collection of short psychological thrillers, bestselling authors bring trouble to paradise. Today’s itinerary: surfing, sailing, hiking, facing your worst fears . . . Most dream vacations never live up to expectations—but few cause this many nightmares.

Spiders sometimes create terror, admiration and fascination and in this account spiders are heroes and victims. They induce one arachnophobe to pull over in blind panic as one of their members crawls out from behind his car pedals while he is driving at speed along a country road. Another toys with a spider, bouncing it up and down on its web as if it were a yoyo. Spiders create strong reactions in many of us. This story takes us into their web of life.