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Brought to you by Penguin. Lose yourself in this captivating and heart-wrenching saga from much loved author Jess Foley, written in the bestselling tradition of Josephine Cox, Catherine Cookson and Dilly Court. You will not want to put it down... HOW HIGH A PRICE MUST SHE PAY TO KEEP HER FAMILY...

Elisabeth hat sich auf Korfu ein neues Leben aufgebaut: ein eigenes Café, Sonne im Gesicht, Mops Barnabas an ihrer Seite - und Ilias, den verschlossenen Griechen, der ihr Herz längst erobert hat. Als ihre Eltern sie nach Capri einladen, sieht Elisabeth darin die Chance auf eine Auszeit und hofft, dass Ilias sie begleitet. Doch kurz vor der Abreise verschwindet er spurlos. In Italien angekommen, kämpft sie mit Enttäuschung, Zweifeln - und ihrer eigenen Unsicherheit.

I came here to hide from heartbreak. Not fall straight into it again, times three. One cheating ex, a million shattered promises, and a heat that decided to crash down weeks early. So yeah, I'm not exactly thriving. My only plan? Hide out in a remote cabin, write my next book, and avoid Alphas forever. Instead… Boom. Fire. Cabin gone. No explanation. No warning. Just smoke, ash, and the sinking feeling that maybe it wasn't an accident. Enter three local firefighters who are way too hot, way too kind, and way too Alpha. Atlas. River. Levi.

It started with him being the bane of my existence. The uptight, infuriatingly handsome lawyer with a permanent scowl and a glare sharp enough to slice glass. He storms over every time my mail ends up in his box—or whenever he feels like reminding me that photography isn't a "real" job. Keats knows exactly how to get under my skin, and honestly? Half the time, I want to strangle him. The other half…I'm trying not to imagine what he looks like shirtless.

Parker Hayes is busy serving up steaming lattes and warm smiles at her cozy cafe, Catch You Latte, when Magnolia Grove's annual tree-lighting ceremony takes a shocking turn. A prominent town figure is found dead, clutching a cup of Parker's signature blend, throwing the community into turmoil. Determined to clear her friend Maggie's name, Parker once again takes on the role of amateur sleuth. As she digs deeper, she uncovers a tangled web of secrets, scandals, and surprising betrayals hidden beneath Magnolia Grove's quaint charm.

What was supposed to be a workcation turned into a fake honeymoon with a maddeningly hot stranger. He's grumpy, off-limits, and my complete opposite—polished, controlled, infuriatingly calm. Me? I'm chipped nail polish, impulsive choices, and one bad idea away from a meltdown. Somehow, we ended up stuck in a five-star bungalow for a week. And being that close to a man who looks like a Greek god? Not. Easy. So, we set rules. Then we broke every single one of them.

The Hollowbeck Midwinter Festival is the event of the season—complete with flying pigs, snow monster fights, and a free bar that no one should trust after the third round. The centerpiece? A lavish masked ball featuring Alaric's famously enchanting (and possibly cursed) masks. Morgan Winters isn't one for fancy dresses or mysterious strangers, but as Hollowbeck's unofficial town witch, she's expected to show up, mask up, and smile. At least the canapés are good—and Alaric's assistant Finn isn't bad either.

When Taylor Gray and her family travel to Cabo San Lucas to celebrate a beachside wedding, it's supposed to be a time of joy and reconnection. But the morning after the celebration, the bride is missing—and the only clues are discarded champagne glasses at the edge of a private plunge pool, and a trail gone cold in the sweltering sun.

Lizbet Fontaine will do anything to keep her family together, even leave behind the only life she’s ever known to journey to the West. But as the jitney rumbles away, holding tightly to her little brother’s and sister’s hands, she knows something is wrong. Her stepfather has summoned an associate with a predatory glint in his eyes, and Lizbet knows she needs to save them all. She just doesn’t know how…until a kind man points out the Silver Hills Boarding House.

Weihnachten in den Cotswolds – was könnte romantischer sein? Aber statt Kekse, Punsch und Christmas Carols zu genießen, muss sich Single Mum Isla mit ihrem mürrischen Nachbarn herumschlagen. Der ist nämlich gar nicht begeistert davon, dass Isla im Cottage ihrer Eltern als Tagesmutter arbeitet. Begeistertes Kinderlachen ist für ihn nichts als Lärm. Deshalb fordert er: Das Fairyland muss schließen. Doch so schnell lässt sich Isla nicht kleinkriegen. Dafür sind ihr die Kinder und die Bewohner des idyllischen Dörfchens Chanting Hills zu sehr ans Herz gewachsen.

Villa Severa, un piccolo paese perso in mezzo alle pianure della bassa Romagna, è un minuscolo mondo di periferia travolto dalla modernizzazione che ha spazzato via sicurezze consolidate e vecchie abitudini. La tragedia non distrugge solo la vita del ragazzo, ma mina anche le esistenze dei genitori, degli amici e del macchinista del treno. In un affresco corale, dove ogni personaggio si racconta e cerca di dare una spiegazione a quel terribile fatto, ognuno parla delle proprie scelte e del senso della propria vita.

Stifled by English society, Molly Bentley has always yearned for adventure. When her father offers to send her to the bustling port town of Albany in Western Australia, Molly readily agrees, even if it means assuming a secret identity. With only her chaperone Mrs Caldicott to answer to, her life of freedom can finally begin. Until Molly is knocked down in the streets, nearly trampled, and a threatening letter is slipped into her hands.

Si narra nei dettagli un'estate d'infanzia in paese, alla fattoria dei nonni. Emergono i tratti amatriciani salienti: la freschezza montana, la folla dei villeggianti, i panorami mozzafiato, la genuinità dei prodotti, le fiere, le feste, le sagre, quella degli spaghetti su tutte. Lo sviluppo delle vicende familiari si intreccia con la crescita dei personaggi, tutti ruotanti attorno alla figura centrale dei nonni.

Davide è un attore. Coinvolto in un piano balordo di rapina, partirà senza troppa convinzione da Bologna per raggiungere il piccolo paese del Cilento in cui è cresciuto. Intorno a lui ruota una serie di personaggi, al tempo stesso comparse e protagonisti di un dramma che sembra come bloccato, sospeso tra stanchezza e insofferenza, pronto a deflagrare in un finale sconvolgente.

It's probably a bad idea to fall for the one woman I was never supposed to touch. Following the rules has never been hard. Until Mae walks back into my life, fresh off a broken engagement and looking like a complication I want to make. Because now he's looking at me like I'm something more than a friend, and suddenly I'm feeling things I never thought I would again.

Welcome to the Highland Repair Shop, nestled in a sleepy town at the foot of the Scottish Cairngorms, where mending broken things – be they clocks, compasses or hearts – is a way of life. After a grueling few years in city hospitals, trainee doctor Alice Hargreave hopes a new, small-town post will bring quiet to her racing mind. Murray McIntyre has returned to his hometown with a broken heart and his tail between his legs. Meanwhile, mountain ranger Finlay Morlich lives for solitude and the wild and rugged scenery.

When gentleman farmer Harold Crow dies after routine surgery in rural Tasmania, his death exposes a web of forbidden love, secret offspring, and devastating betrayals that will tear two families apart. Local GP Dr David Boyd fears his secret affair with Harold will surface at the inquest. His wife Morven hides her own hurtful truth…Nurse Nathan Wentworth fears his malpractice may have killed Harold. But he's not the only one with blood on his hands.

Six years ago, one fight ended it all . . . And now Tracey Walker has bittersweet memories and a secret that she keeps close to her heart. A fresh start in a new town is just what she and her five-year-old son need to move on from the past. But when she discovers her old flame lives a few doors down from her, she's confronted with the urge to tell him everything.

Holt Callahan used to love the holidays, but getting dumped on Christmas Eve would turn anyone into a Grinch. Now he hates Christmas and all the holly jolly shenanigans that go with it. When he moves back to his cousin's ranch in Creedence, Colorado, the last thing he expects is to come face to face with the one who got away and all of her holiday cheer.

A heartfelt small-town romance exploring themes of belonging, social anxiety and neurodivergence from a delightful new Australian voice. Perfect for readers of Rachael Johns and Mandy Magro. 'Not only a wonderful love story but a moving story of discovery ... Libby Iriks's debut is refreshing...