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Well here we go again, folks. Another day, another supernatural crisis to avert. As a middle-aged witch with a knack for trouble, you know I'm not catching any breaks in this enchanted world. Lucky for me I've got my partner in magical crime by my side, and we're ready to tackle whatever the universe throws our way... When the local sheriff, who just happens to be my best friend Stella's husband, stumbles into my humble abode begging for our expertise, we know we're in for a wild ride. A poor old lady just vanished into thin air with a bunch of mundies for witnesses.

When Daryl Brackstone approaches private investigators Sebastian Clifford and Lucinda "Birdie" Bird about her mother's decades-old murder, she's hoping to finally uncover the truth. Her father died in prison for the crime, but Daryl has never believed in his guilt. As Seb and Birdie dig deeper, they discover Helen Brackstone wasn't just a suburban housewife—she was part of a secretive activist group investigating high-level corruption.

À trente ans, Mathilde voit son monde s'effondrer et ses repères s'effacer. Lasse de courir après un bonheur qui s'acharne à la fuir, elle est sur le point de baisser les bras et glisse vers la dépression qui lui tend les siens. Une subite envie d'ailleurs l'amène à dépoussiérer la vieille valise qui trône au-dessus de l'armoire ; elle y découvre un trésor inestimable.

New country, new swimsuit, new start? If only it were that easy…Debs never planned on spending midlife dodging her ex-husband and his new (younger, thinner) girlfriend. But ever since Dishonest Dave ran off with Perfect Penny from three doors down, she’s been hiding—from life, from fun, and definitely from swimsuits. Now, a long-planned reunion on Portugal’s sun-soaked coast might be just what she needs to start over.Reuniting with old friends means cocktails by the pool, belly laughs, and maybe—just maybe—flirting with the outrageously handsome landscape gardener, Eduardo.

Sophie Stewart knows a lot about plants. The rooftop garden she tends and beautifies is ample evidence of that. What she doesn't know is anything about love, not with her long track record of always picking the wrong guy. But then a mystery flower pops up in her garden—a flower that only blooms in the presence of true love. Never one to shy away from a little magic, Sophie convinces her best friend, Peter, to help her use the flower to find her soulmate.

Baby groups: a warm, supportive haven for new mums? Yeah, not so much. Or is it just Stevie?Motherhood has turned Stevie’s world upside down. She adores...

Shaena has come to terms with her eating disorder and confessed it to herself and her Overeaters Anonymous group. However, her family and friends are oblivious to her bulimia, and she intends to keep it that way. Shaena soon realizes she may have to trust them and share her secret.

Struggling actress Dimple Kapoor wouldn’t call herself a murderer, per se—she’d prefer the term “opportunist.” Years ago, she did what had to be done to get herself out of a bad situation. And now, after accidentally killing her Hollywood rival, Irene Singh, at a party, she’s simply seizing the chance to nab her dream leading role and resuscitate her career in the process. There's only one problem: someone else at the event witnessed the crime…and caught it all on camera.

London, 1987: Die Malerin Lotte Laserstein blickt auf ein langes Leben zurück. Als eine der ersten Frauen studierte sie in den 1920er-Jahren Malerei in Berlin und stand vor einer glänzenden Karriere. Doch die Nationalsozialisten zwangen sie zur Flucht nach Schweden. Unermüdlich malte sie weiter. In einer Kleinstadt arbeitete sie an Auftragsporträts und Landschaftsaquarellen, doch die Anerkennung blieb aus.

You press send and your message disappears. Full of secrets about your neighbors, it’s meant for your sister. But it doesn’t reach her – it goes to the entire local community WhatsApp group instead. As rumor spreads like wildfire through the picture-perfect neighborhood, you convince yourself that people will move on, that this will quickly be forgotten. But then you receive the first death threat.

She believed life could follow a plotline—until the story she was living unraveled. Anne Gallagher has always lived by the book. Anne of Green Gables, that is. Growing up on Mackinac Island, she saw herself as her namesake: the same impulsive charm, the same fiery imagination, even the same red hair (dyed, but still). She followed in Anne Shirley’s fictional footsteps, chasing dreams of teaching and writing, and falling for her very own storybook hero.

When flying with George Bunsen, the last thing Beth Lundberg wants is to be horny in the cockpit. But when her first ride-along dives toward disaster, the perpetually stoic George is forced to execute a skillful emergency landing, and Beth is horrified to find herself with an adrenaline-fueled crush on the pilot. She’s even more shocked when her brother’s best friend offers her discounted flight lessons—possibly out of guilt for almost killing them.

After being fired for taking an uncharacteristic risk at her commodities trading job, Bea Macon sublets her New York apartment and books a one-way ticket to stay with her mother, Christy, a free spirit who has been living in Salt Lake City on Bea's dime. Usually the responsible one, Bea isn't about to admit exactly why she's suddenly decided to visit, but she isn’t the only one keeping secrets: Christy has a man. She has a map. She has . . . a username on a forum devoted to unearthing $1 million in buried treasure that an antiquities dealer claims to have hidden somewhere in the western U.S.?

അറബിക്കഥകളെന്നാൽ ആയിരത്തൊന്നു രാവുകൾ മാത്രമല്ല, വീട് നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടവരുടെയും വീട് ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചവരുടെയും വീട്ടിൽ അകപ്പെട്ടവരുടെയും വീട് വിട്ടുകൊടുക്കാതെ പൊരുതുന്നവരുടെയും തീവ്രപ്രണയികളുടെയും കഥയാണ്. ചരിത്രത്തിലൊരിടത്തും രേഖപ്പെടുത്താത്ത മൂന്ന് സാധാരണ സ്ത്രീകളുടെ ജീവിതത്തിലൂടെ അസാധാരണമായ അറബിക്കഥകളുടെ അജ്ഞാതലോകം തുറന്നിടുകയാണ് സോണിയ റഫീക്ക് ഈ നോവലിലൂടെ.

Vivian Lawrence was born into old-money Boston, but when her family fortune vanishes so does her carefully curated life. Desperate, she turns to an old family legend that ties her to The Knox and its inheritance, searching for a way into the exclusive secret society. She doesn’t expect that entry to come in the form of Peter, a charming Knox insider with movie star good looks and just enough roughness to his charm to make Vivian weak in the knees for the first time in her life.

The narrator of this splendidly expansive novel of high intellect and grand passion is an American anthropologist at loose ends in the South African republic of Botswana. She has a noble and exacting mind, a compelling waist, and a busted thesis project. She also has a yen for Nelson Denoon, a charismatic intellectual who is rumored to have founded a secretive and unorthodox utopian society in a remote corner of the Kalahari—one in which he is virtually the only man.

Ani Avakian was supposed to be the Bay Area’s premier Armenian wedding planner by now. But after a huge blow to her business, she’s determined to redeem herself by taking on the biggest job of her career: a wedding for an indie movie star. The wedding is set at a stunning Armenian-owned winery, and Ani is eager to connect with the owner, who she’ll be working closely with. But then she actually meets him. Sure, Raffi is ridiculously hot and charming, but he’s also insufferably smug.

Innsbruck, 1485. Helena Scheuberin should be doing what every other young wife is doing: keeping house, supporting her husband, and bearing his children, but as an outspoken, strong woman, she sometimes has difficulty fitting in. Then she draws the unwanted attention of a malign priest who is just starting his campaign to root out “witches” from among the women of her town, and when her husband’s footman dies, she finds herself accused not only of murder but of witchcraft.

When a celebrity chef dies after a dramatic event at the Crescent Moon Inn, innkeeper and part-time sleuth Amelia Matthews finds herself juggling magical mayhem, suspicious guests, and a daughter who’s suddenly back in town—and not happy about her mom’s witchy lifestyle.

It's one thing to battle blazes as a firefighter in the breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains, but it's entirely another when the fire itself has a taste for magic and mayhem... The day started with what I'd call an average "Save the Trees" episode—except these trees come with their own dark, twisty secrets etched into their bark. So here I am, Nylah, part-time relic hunter, full-time sarcasm wielder, knee-deep in ashes trying to figure out why magical runes are decorating my wildfire.