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Harriet, Jack, and Toby are treasure hunters, searching the Minecraft world for its most valuable hidden secrets. In an abandoned mineshaft, they discovered the first of three lost journals that once belonged to William, a legendary explorer who has gone missing. The journals have taken them on a daring adventure to a secret temple deep within a desert biome, then into the perilous depths of the Nether. Now the treasure hunters are facing their greatest challenge yet.

It’s springtime in Benedict, Alaska, and with the warmer weather comes an unseasonably somber local tradition...the annual Death Walk. At the end of each brutal winter, citizens gather downtown and then break into groups to search the community for those who might have somehow gotten stuck at home. Beth Rivers sets off with her friend Orin and dog Gus toward the cabin of an elderly resident, intending to check on him. When they reach the cabin, the old man is alive, but not in the best shape. Beth stays with him while Orin hurries to town for help, but it’s not Orin who returns.

“You are the savior of mankind” are the last words I ever expected to hear while nibbling on fries. The thing is, I’m not mankind saving material. I don’t even have magic (and just found out it exists). I’m the most boring, normal(ish) human ever. Suddenly, I’m being tossed right into the middle of a fight that started years before I was even born, and then I get partnered up with Alastair, a quirky magical Guardian. He is rather attractive and sweet when he’s not into the whole “woe is me, I can’t let myself fall in love with you” nonsense.

Cliff's End Cottage is a local landmark. Perched on the South Devon coast, its garden has begun slowly toppling into the sea, yet the elderly and infamously stubborn owner, Stella, refuses to leave her home. When Holly, a young journalist and single mum struggling to make ends meet, decides to interview Stella about her life, at first she's given short shrift. However, helped by a slice or two of cake and a couple of friendly cats, a tentative friendship begins to develop between the two lonely women.

I’m not well behaved, that’s a given. But meeting the Vitale’s puts my life into perspective. They’re everything I’ve longed for; rich, adventurous, fearless, and close. Really close. This is supposed to be my family too. So why do I feel like an outsider? I have no choice except to fit in because I can’t go back home. Not when I’m on the run… Amidst the chaos of a cooling war, a family struggle, and the law nipping at my heels, I meet Quincy. Bold, crazy, and hot as a five alarm fire. This man is the grand red flag of all red flags, but then again so am I.

Evie Summers, unterbezahlte Assistentin eines Londoner Filmagenten, hofft auf die lang ersehnte Beförderung. Doch ihr wichtigster Klient, der Drehbuchautor Ezra Chester, weigert sich, das längst überfällige Drehbuch für eine RomCom abzuliefern. Er glaubt schließlich nicht an die romantische Liebe! Nur wenn Evie beweisen kann, dass man sich im wahren Leben so verlieben kann wie im Film, schreibt er das Drehbuch. Evie stürzt sich in die Challenge und erlebt ein verrücktes Szenario nach dem anderen. Und plötzlich weiß sie nicht mehr, wo ihr das Herz steht.

Evie Summers, unterbezahlte Assistentin eines Londoner Filmagenten, hofft auf die lang ersehnte Beförderung. Doch ihr wichtigster Klient, der Drehbuchautor Ezra Chester, weigert sich, das längst überfällige Drehbuch für eine RomCom abzuliefern. Er glaubt schließlich nicht an die romantische Liebe! Nur wenn Evie beweisen kann, dass man sich im wahren Leben so verlieben kann wie im Film, schreibt er das Drehbuch. Evie stürzt sich in die Challenge und erlebt ein verrücktes Szenario nach dem anderen. Und plötzlich weiß sie nicht mehr, wo ihr das Herz steht ...

Die besten Filme schreibt das Leben selbst. Die Indie-Regisseurin Alex Levitin reist widerwillig nach Neuseeland, um den "geschmacklosesten Film aller Zeiten" zu retten, denn sie braucht das Geld. Es macht die Aufgabe nicht gerade leichter, dass sie an ihrem ersten Tag fast die örtliche Polizistin überfährt. Senior Constable Sam Keegan ist jedenfalls weder vom Film noch von der Hollywood-Crew begeistert, die in ihre Stadt eingefallen ist. Und schon gar nichts hält sie von der süßen Alex mit dem flotten Mundwerk und den lausigen Fahrkünsten.

Classical guitarist Satoshi Makino has toured the world and is at the height of his career when he first lays eyes on journalist Yoko Komine. Their bond forms instantly. Upon their first meeting, after Makino’s concert in Tokyo, they begin a conversation that will go on for years, with long spells of silence broken by powerful moments of connection. She’s drawn by Makino’s tender music and his sensitivity, and he is intrigued by Yoko’s refinement and intellect. But neither knows enough about love to see it blooming nor has the confidence to make the first move.

End-of-life doula Anna Lyons and funeral director Louise Winter have joined forces to share a collection of the heartbreaking, surprising and uplifting stories of the ordinary and extraordinary lives they encounter every single day. From working with the living, the dying, the dead and the grieving, Anna and Louise reveal the lessons they’ve learned about life, death, love and loss. Together they’ve created a profound but practical guide to rethinking the one thing that’s guaranteed to happen to us all.

In his first novel in 16 years, highly distinguished Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty draws a tender picture of a married couple on their winter trip to Amsterdam. Gerry and Stella seem to be one of those couples who learned to read each other's minds a long time ago. But the biting wind from the North Sea can scatter the appearance of happiness and bring out other longings. Garry and Stella will have to answer the question of whether or not there's still room in their life for another big change?

Lexi Winter is studying for her detective exams, but her nemesis Vaughn is out there somewhere, and her concentration is fractured. Just as she's wondering if her hypervigilance is tipping over into madness, Vaughn resurfaces and issues a challenge. Five people will be dead by the end of the month. If Lexi can identify and save the last one before the deadline, he'll turn himself in.

The year is 2047, and teleportation is the cutting-edge transportation method of choice - Teleportation Services International (TSI) operates facilities in all of the world’s major cities. When Lillian, a TSI employee, wins a once-in-a-lifetime family vacation, she knows it’s just a photo op for the tech giant, but she takes the opportunity and books a trip to Tokyo with her husband Jackson and their six-year-old son Cole. But before they arrive, tragedy strikes: Cole disappears in transit.