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Carly had thought they’d always live there. The beautiful Cornish cliffside house they’d taken on as a wreck, that Mark had obsessively redesigned and renovated - a project that had made him famous. It was where they’d raised their children, where they’d sat cozily on the sofa, watching storms raging over the sea below. It was where they’d promised to keep each other’s secrets. Until now. Because Mark has fallen in love. With someone he definitely shouldn’t have. Someone who isn’t Carly. And suddenly their family home doesn’t feel like so much of a safe haven.

Zwanzig Jahre ist es her, dass die Studentin Daisy Harrington an einem kalten Novemberabend ihre WG in Exeter verließ. Nun bekommen ihre fünf ehemaligen Mitbewohner eine makabere Einladung: Die Betreiber des True-Crime-Podcasts »The Killer Question« wollen, dass sie Daisys vierzigsten Geburtstag feiern. Denn der Mann, der für Daisys Mord verurteilt wurde, war unschuldig. Und so beginnt ein Wochenende zwischen Wahrheit und Lüge, zwischen Liebe und Hass, zwischen Leben und Tod.

Kat remembers the days when her only daughter Amy wouldn't leave her side. But now Amy is grown up and gone - to university in a town several hours away. Kat's house - which once felt too full, too noisy, too busy - is deathly quiet, and Kat awaits the daily phone call to tell her that her beloved daughter is thriving and happy. But one day Amy doesn’t call. Kat’s husband and friends think she is being paranoid. But Kat knows right away that something is very wrong.

Marianne has a life others dream of. A beautiful townhouse on the best street in the neighbourhood. Three bright children who are her pride and joy. Sometimes her past still hurts: losing her mother early, growing up in foster care. But her husband, Simon, is always there. A successful surgeon, he’s the envy of every woman they’ve ever met. Flowers, gifts, trips to France: nothing is too good for his family. Then Simon says another woman’s name. The way he lingers on it, Caroline, gives Marianne a shudder of suspicion, but she knows it’s nothing - she can’t entertain this flash of paranoia.

Lucy has a kind and adoring husband, a job she loves as a teacher, and a house on Mulberry Avenue with floaty curtains and the softest bed linen. After her troubled childhood, she knows life will never be perfect, but it’s pretty close. She’s also got Amber, right next door. They never run out of things to talk about. Even if Amber’s life - with her high-profile job and handsome, wealthy boyfriend - is more glamorous than Lucy’s, they share a down-to-earth sense of humor. But then Amber starts to hint that her life isn’t all it seems....

Two days ago, the Wilson family checked into the imposing, glass-fronted Lodge, surrounded by snow and perched perilously on the edge of a cliff looking out to a gray sea. Not everyone was looking forward to the family get-together. But mother-in-law Angela insisted the winter trip would help heal their rifts....

Two best friends. One big lie. The best bake-off EVER. Bella Bradley is the queen of television baking – a national treasure. Her Christmas specials have been topping the ratings for years and her marriage to Peter ‘Silver Fox’ Bradley is the stuff of Hello magazine specials. But this year things are going to be different. For Amy Lane, Bella’s best friend from school, life hasn’t held quite the same sparkle. And when Amy’s husband walks out three weeks from Christmas, it seems their lives are further apart than ever.

A laugh-out-loud, uplifting comedy about finding the courage to be yourself, the importance of dreams, and learning to grab life by the glitter balls. Dance like nobody’s watching. Love like you’ll never get hurt... Laura Watkin’s heart isn’t broken, she’s just forgotten how to use it. After years on her own, the highlight of single mum Laura’s week is watching Strictly Come Dancing with a glass of Pinot Grigio and a large helping of imagination. With her daughter Sophie going travelling, Laura knows the time is right to do something for herself for a change.

Ella’s life just hit rock bottom, but can a summer by the sea mend her broken heart? When life gives you lemons... make ice cream! Life hasn’t always been easy for single mum Ella, but she has just hit an all-time low; she’s jobless, loveless, very nearly homeless and, to make matters worse, now the owner of a pocket-sized pooch with a better wardrobe than her.

As the Prosecco chills and Bing Crosby croons, Jen Barker just knows that her long-term boyfriend is about to propose. But instead of a diamond ring nestled in her champagne flute, Jen finds cold flat rejection. Her once perfect life and dreams of a husband and family seem even further from reach. A working holiday to the Swiss Alps with her younger sister Jody might not be the Christmas Jen had it mind, but it offers her the chance to recharge her batteries and recover from heartbreak.

WCIĄGAJĄCY I PEŁEN NAPIĘCIA THRILLER PSYCHOLOGICZNY O MROCZNEJ OBSESJI I RANDKACH. Hannah zrobiła absolutnie wszystko, żeby czuć się bezpiecznie. Jest zadowolona ze swojego uroczego, małego mieszkania i satysfakcjonującej posady pracownika socjalnego. Prowadzi takie życie, jakie chciała. Aż do chwili, kiedy za radą najlepszej przyjaciółki korzysta z aplikacji randkowej i poznaje mężczyznę. Alex jest niezwykle przystojny. Uwielbia tę samą muzykę, co ona. To samo jedzenie.

CZĘSTO SPOGLĄDAMY NA ŻYCIE PRZYJACIÓŁKI CZY DOM SĄSIADA I ŻAŁUJEMY, ŻE NIE MAMY TEGO, CO TA OSOBA. NIE WIEMY JEDNAK, CO SIĘ DZIEJE ZA ZAMKNIĘTYMI DRZWIAMI. Lucy ma kochającego męża, pracę marzeń oraz piękny dom na Mulberry Avenue. W dzieciństwie los ją surowo doświadczył, więc wie, że w życiu nie może być idealnie. Lucy parę domów od siebie ma też Amber. Nigdy nie kończą się im tematy do rozmów, choć przyjaciółka wiedzie znacznie barwniejsze życie niż Lucy. Niespodziewanie jednak Amber daje do zrozumienia, że nie wszystko jest tak, jak się wydaje.

– Nie sądzisz chyba, że Jamie i ja mamy przed sobą tajemnice? Rozmawiamy ze sobą o wszystkim. – Uśmiechnęła się. – Także o twoim wstydliwym sekreciku. Myślę sobie więc, że mogłabyś być dla mnie nieco milsza... Clare ma dość. Ma za sobą trudny rok i marzy tylko o tym, by trochę odetchnąć. Cała rodzina zjeżdża na wakacje do willi we Włoszech, najwyższy czas, by mąż też dla odmiany kiwnął palcem. W końcu jest jej to winien... Dan stracił wprawdzie głowę dla kogoś innego, ale opamiętał się, wrócił i zapewnia, że na dobre.

You’ve been excited about this getaway for months–at last, a chance to reconnect with your husband at a secluded island resort. But when he unexpectedly calls you from the beach, you hear the urgency in his voice. Something is very wrong. The beautiful waitress from the restaurant last night has been found lying dead in the sand. And the police want to question your husband about it. Sure, you saw him glance at her over dinner a few times, but you know he didn’t have anything to do with the poor girl’s death.

My darling son, Sam, is marrying his childhood sweetheart, and I couldn’t be prouder of the man he’s grown into. Walking out on his abusive father all those years ago was the best thing I ever did. And today he stands, tall and handsome, saying "I do" to my dream daughter-in-law. If I hadn’t pushed them together all those years ago, he might never have found a girl as perfect as Lauren. It’s true what they say, mother always knows best.

Hannah has done everything to make sure her life is safe and secure. A long way from her unstable childhood growing up in foster care, she’s content with her sweet, little, messy apartment and her satisfying job as a social worker. She quietly worries that, aged 36, she might never fall in love. But otherwise her life is where she wants it to be. Until, encouraged by her best friend to join a dating app, she meets Alex. He’s irresistibly handsome. He loves the same music as her. The same food as well.

Clare is ready for a break. It's been a tough year and now she wants to put her feet up. Arriving at the Italian villa for their summer holiday, she decides it's high time her husband and his family did some of the work. After all, her husband owes her.... Now her brother-in-law Jamie has brought a wife, someone none of them have met before. Ella is everything Clare isn't. Glamorous. Young. Influential. But she knows a secret about Clare. Something that has the power to break the whole family apart.

A year after she separated from her husband, Gianni, on Christmas day, Chloe’s heart is finally on the mend as she unpacks the decorations for her first ever festive holiday alone. That is, until the phone rings...It’s the manager of Gianni’s new seaside restaurant in Appledore, begging for Chloe’s help. Equally famous for his gold-leaf Christmas puddings and his explosive temper, Gianni has been really stirring up a sensation with the locals – and not in a good way! It’s the last thing she wants to do, but Chloe knows she is the only one that can help.

Marianne ha la vita che ha sempre sognato. Una bellissima casa, affacciata sulla strada più esclusiva del quartiere. Tre splendidi bambini, che sono il suo orgoglio e una fonte inesauribile di gioia. A volte soffre ancora per il suo passato: i ricordi vaghi della madre, morta quando lei era ancora piccola, i giorni trascorsi in affidamento... Ma Simon, suo marito, è sempre accanto a lei. È un chirurgo di successo ed è il miglior marito che una donna possa desiderare. Fiori, regali, viaggi. Non c’è niente che non sia disposto a fare per lei.

Faccio un respiro profondo mentre mi avvicino al lodge con le pareti di vetro che la mia ex suocera, Angela, ha prenotato per il suo compleanno. Non avevo alcuna voglia di andare in vacanza con il mio ex marito e la sua nuova moglie, ma lei ha insistito perché io e i miei figli facessimo finta di essere una famiglia felice. Poi arriva una telefonata dalla polizia. Qualcuno è stato ucciso. E pensano che noi sappiamo qualcosa. Il cuore mi batte all'impazzata mentre osservo la neve alta accumulata alla finestra. Siamo intrappolati in questa casa. C'è un assassino tra noi.