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In 2010, Brooke Lowry, Carrie Hollis, and Eve Shay were inseparable. But on the Fourth of July, Eve vanished—her case never solved. Brooke moved away, but Carrie couldn’t let go, her obsession driving her to become the Chief of Police. Now, fifteen years later, just as Carrie is about to close Eve’s case for good, an anonymous call provides a chilling new lead. And–within days–a man’s body is hauled in by a fishing boat. His murder is linked to a hotel a few miles away–where the guest in the room next door was none other than Brooke Lowry.

The last thing middle brother Ed McGraw wants is to be tangled up in a scheme to find a mail-order bride for his black-sheep brother. But that's right where Ed finds himself… writing love letters and not signing his own name. Intrigued by the woman who writes back. Rebekah Edwards keeps her dreams to herself and finds contentment working for the local newspaper, running matrimonial advertisements. Until the day a new ad appears—one written by the very rancher Rebekah has pined for her entire life.

A light-hearted comedy drama about a mother, daughter and grandmother living together under one roof – based on the stories by Guardian columnist Michele Hanson What does it feel like to be middle-aged? For Gillian it feels like being twenty-seven in your own head, sixty-five in the mirror...

Ana Robbins was an Olympic star in the making—until tragedy forced her to leave that world behind. At the age of sixteen, she gave up her dream and never looked back. Fourteen years later, she’s a successful defense attorney, revered for her work with minors. But when her former coach turns up dead, Ana lands right back where it all began, and abruptly ended: The Palace, a world-renowned skating facility nestled high in the mountains of Colorado.

Four years after her husband Sam’s tragic death mirrored a fatal plotline in her debut novel, Thea Packer hasn’t written another word, afraid that what she writes could come true again. Resigned to raising her young daughter in her in-laws’ guesthouse, Thea is on the verge of abandoning her literary career when inspiration strikes. Her new book is a fairy-tale romance featuring a long-lost astronaut who miraculously returns home to his family, with the hero loosely drawn from Thea’s memories of Sam. Thea considers the fantasy a harmless way to process her grief.

Een invoelend geschreven, meeslepend verhaal over vriendschap, liefde en de verstrekkende gevolgen van gebeurtenissen in iemands jeugd. Femke Martens, de zus van Jelle uit Brokers' roman Leven met een leugen , lijkt alles mee te hebben: ze is jong, mooi, heeft een fijne baan waarvoor ze door heel Europa reist, en nooit gebrek aan aandacht van mannen. Huisje, boompje, beestje is aan haar niet besteed. Maar er is ook een keerzijde. Niemand kent de echte Femke of neemt de moeite om haar te leren kennen.

Tess komt uit een welgestelde, maar weinig betrokken familie die net is verhuisd. Als ze op de eerste schooldag van het laatste jaar van de middelbare school Jay ontmoet, is er tussen hen direct een niet te negeren aantrekkingskracht. Jay kan binnen het gezin waarin hij is opgegroeid maar net het hoofd boven water houden. Tess is de eerste in zijn leven bij wie hij open durft te zijn.

Een heerlijke roman vol liefde, vriendschap, geheimen, verdriet en humor Sofie Wolters houdt haar halve leven al van Jelle Martens, een vriend van haar tweelingbroer Nate, die trouwe lezers al kennen uit Brokers' roman Baguette met jam voor twee . Maar voor Jelle is Sofie nooit meer geweest dan het kleine zusje dat hij gewoon voor lief nam. In hun puberteit maakte een dramatische gebeurtenis een einde aan hun jeugd en onschuld. En toen ze daarna toch een keer met elkaar in bed belandden, liet Jelle vervolgens niets meer van zich horen.

Nightwatcher, the first in a riveting new series, takes place in the days immediately following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A serial killer is loose in New York City, and Allison Taylor may be the only one who can identify him. She doesn’t know the killer has now set his sights on her—and unless she acts fast, she’ll be his next victim.

sätter också nytt ljus på en av världens mest kända familjer spännande roman om kärlek och dramatik, lojalitet och försakelser och kungligheter förstås. BTJ helhetsbetyg: 4.En episk berättelse om drottning Elizabeths barndom och kvinnan som fostrade henne.LONDON 1933. Tjugotvååriga Marion Crawford har rest från Skottland för att bli guvernant åt de små prinsessorna Elizabeth och Margaret Rose. Det enda kravet hon har på deras föräldrar, Hertigen och Hertiginnan av York, är att hon ska få tillåtelse att införa en aning normalitet i flickornas skyddade och privilegierade tillvaro.

From the bestselling author of Born Survivors, a novel inspired by the powerful true story of a man who risked everything to protect children in Auschwitz. Fredy built a wall against suffering in their hearts . . . Amid the brutality of the Holocaust, one bright spot shone inside the Nazi death...

In a chilling new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub, one woman looking for love online is entangled in a killer's terrifying scheme. In the moonlight, shovelfuls of earth fall on a wooden crate at the bottom of a deep pit. Soon the hole will be filled and covered...

As featured in The Boston Globe The New York Post Bustle Woman's World South Shore Home, Life & Style "Engaging...Add this to beach reads along with those by Elin Hilderbrand, Nancy Thayer, and Dorothea Benton Frank." --Booklist THE SEAFARER IS THE PLACE TO SEE AND BE SEEN IN THE SUMMER... With...

“A delicious family drama; look no further for your perfect poolside read!” —Jamie Brenner, bestselling author of The Forever Summer A Lee Woodruff “Book Marks” Pick * A Liz and Lisa Best Book of May * A Zibby Owens Recommended Summer Read Meredith Parker has made the journey to Bolton...

One of PopSugar's Most Anticipated Books! One of Bibliofile's Most Anticipated Mystery/Thriller Books! “Great psychological suspense with a wallop of a twist.” —Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub makes her trade paperback...

Everyone has secrets but some are bigger than others. Wendy Walker can count on two fingers the number of birthdays until she's fifty. She can also count on six hands the number of years she's been married to controlling Derek. Whatever happened to the boy she used to lark around with in the back of a Ford Escort? Just like Derek's hairline, that lad has gone.

Childless couple Robin and Wendy have developed an obsession with Mayfield - the model village they've built in their garage. However, running a model village is slightly more complicated than they expected, especially as they live next-door to Derek, a former superstar salesman who is struggling with the erratic side effects of mental health medication, and Maureen, who is always getting involved in get-rich-quick schemes.

When Eleanor Harper becomes the director of a renowned artists' retreat, she knows nothing of Cliffside Manor's dark past as a tuberculosis sanatorium, a "waiting room for death". After years of covering murder and violence as a crime reporter, Eleanor hopes that being around artists and writers in this new job will be a peaceful retreat for her as much as for them.

"Emily Brown, una estudiante aparentemente común, se va adentrando a un mundo que ni ella misma imaginó. De tantas chicas que hay en su clase, es ella la que tiene que pasar por una serie de situaciones que la ponen en peligro. Su vida está llena de secretos y, lamentablemente, de decepciones...

New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub returns to Mundy’s Landing—a small town where bygone bloodshed has become big business. Hair neatly braided, hands serenely clasped, eyes closed, the young woman appeared to be sound asleep. But the peaceful tableau was a madman’s...