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Charlie Baxter has it all. A beautiful house, successful company and a set of tattoos that light women on fire at the mere sight of them. Not to mention, she’s tall and gorgeous! Life is good… Well, that is until her old music teacher calls insisting she return to her old school to take part in their annual charity ball. Charlie left Pickerton Academy behind twenty years ago. She also left behind the heartache caused by the only girl she ever loved.

A new, sexy standalone novel from New York Times Bestsellers Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward.

Following the unexpected death of her mother, and the breakdown of her relationship, animal loving idealist Jade Foster, uses her inheritance to buy a smallholding in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside hoping to realise her dream of providing a sanctuary for unloved animals in need of a new home. Jade employs the enigmatic Finn McTaggart to help out at Duck Pond Lane Rescue and forms a friendship with both Finn and her local Vet, Aiden Southerland. But Finn is running from his own demons and Aiden longs for a more romantic relationship with broken-hearted Jade.

Die fesselnde Geschichte um ein Familiengeheimnis an der bretonischen Küste. Die 27-jährige Nora ist am Ende: Sie hat kein Geld, keine Wohnung und auch keine Freunde mehr. Als sie dann noch ihren Job verliert, bricht sie auf der Straße zusammen. Und findet sich in den Armen von Estelle Le Bloch wieder. Die ältere Dame macht ihr überraschend ein Angebot: Nora soll als Empfangsdame in einem Zürcher Luxushotel neu beginnen. Alles scheint sich zum Guten zu wenden, bis plötzlich der Hotelbesitzer, Estelles Mann, ermordet aufgefunden wird.

Veterinarian Mitchell Brannigan gets off to a rocky start with his new neighbor when someone calls the town to complain about the noise. Mitchell runs a shelter for rescue dogs, and dogs bark. But when he goes to make peace, he meets Beau Pfister and his fussy baby daughter, Jessica… and starts to fall in love. Beau moved out to the country to get away from his abusive ex-husband, but raising an infant alone, with no support network, is lonely and exhausting. The last thing he expects is a helping hand from the neighbor whose dogs he complained about.

Get ready to fall in love with the charming small town of Stone Creek, Tennessee! These novellas are sweet enough to give you a cavity and steamy enough to keep you warm at night.

Aria Todd is the new girl in town. She doesn’t mind the title. In fact, she’s thrilled that she’ll have the chance to start over in a place where nobody knows her. Where nobody can get to her. And where her new neighbor has her peeking out her window regularly. Paxton Fields is Steel Ridge’s resident nice guy. He’s kind to everyone, even the injured and abandoned animals he rescues on occasion. That’s why he catches Aria’s eye, and the pair explore the chemistry between them.

Hooked on You is a single dad meets a struggling single mom, age gap, nanny romance.

The Crowdies have worked the same landscape on the Scottish coast for generations. When Bern Crowdie passes away, everyone expects the farm to pass to his youngest daughter Nina who, with her young son Barnaby, has been living and working with her father for the past five years. Her older sister Bette left when she was eighteen, vowing never to return. Now a successful lawyer in London, it’s doubtful she’ll even make the funeral – or the reading of their father’s will.

Ma première histoire d'amour a connu une fin tragique. Ma deuxième a commencé avec son frère. Je n'étais pas censée être sur ce toit le jour de la Saint-Valentin. Pas plus que Kellan Marchetti, le monstre désigné de l'école. Quand nous nous sommes rencontrés, nous étions sur le point de mettre fin à nos vies. D'une manière ou d'une autre, les fils en lambeaux de nos tragédies se sont emmêlés et resserrés pour former un lien improbable.

Skye has been with Tim forever and the last thing she's thinking about is saying 'I do'. It's Tim that enters the dream wedding competition - he's longing to win an all-expenses-paid trip to romantic Montenello. An escape to a beautiful Italian hill town might be just what they need to find love again... Ana definitely isn't interested in getting married - she doesn't need a man to make her happy. But when she loses her job at a glossy food magazine, she jumps at the chance of a new life, renovating a crumbling Italian farmhouse.

When Julia Hudson is involved in a near-fatal accident, the lives of her children – nurse Flo and her twin sister, high-flying lawyer Ari – are sent into freefall. As they sit vigil by their mother’s bedside, the sisters discover that Julia, who has always preached unwavering principles and integrity, has been keeping a terrible secret. A secret that shatters everything they’ve ever believed about their family. But the twins have each other… or do they? Because Julia is not the only one keeping secrets…

Cosy Winterromance – das perfekte Hörbuch für lange Winternächte. Die Geschwister Nora, Emma und Owen wollen Weihnachten wie jedes Jahr in der Familienlodge in Maine feiern. Doch aufgrund von Eisregen starten keine Flieger und sie müssen sich von ihrem Freund Sam in dessen altem Bus fahren lassen. Dabei ist Emma seit Jahren in Sam verliebt und versucht vergeblich ihn sich aus dem Kopf zu schlagen.

When city-girl Harper arrives in the Caledonian Forest in Scotland, her hopes for her holiday are quickly dashed. She’d planned a whimsical, autumnal writing retreat, to finish her novel. But ghosted by her scammer rental host, she discovers that the cosy log cabin she’d booked for her solo getaway does not actually exist. Miles away from any hotel, she wanders through the woods until she finds the hot local woodcutter Fraser.

Becka Baudin gets what she wants, and she wants Aaron Livingston – but only for a quick affair. Weeks later, her coveted freedom starts to disappear thanks to a plus sign on a pregnancy test. Aaron insists she move in to his penthouse and commit to a relationship, but Becka demands he give her space without pushing for more. They are total opposites – with different jobs, interests, lives. But their chemistry keeps pushing them together…for better or for worse?

If Shelby Armstrong wants to keep her late father’s beloved Flora Valley Wines in business, she’ll have to listen to Nathan Durant’s advice. But given the fact that Shelby is all heart and Nate is nothing but tough love, bringing the winery back to life quickly becomes a battle of wills. And yet, Shelby and Nate aren’t incompatible in every way – in fact, an unexpected (and unexpectedly hot) kiss shows Shelby that they’d make a very good team – in the bedroom! But as is always the case when it comes to love and money, things quickly get complicated…

О. Генри — признанный во всем мире мастер малого жанра, благодаря которому он пережил свой рассвет. Герои его рассказов самые различные: рабочие, художники, миллионеры, клерки, инженеры, а сюжеты удивляют своим многообразием и жизненностью, но есть у них и нечто общее — неожиданный финал, заставляющий читателя задуматься. Дары волхвов- накануне Рождества молодая семейная пара — Джим и Делла — обнаруживает, что у них не хватает денег на праздничные подарки друг другу. Делла решает продать свои роскошные каштановые локоны и купить мужу платиновую цепочку для его золотых часов.

Doktor Pascal Dubois gilt als emotionsloser, harter Hund, mit einem Drang dazu, seine Mitmenschen so weit wie möglich auf Abstand zu halten. Niemand ahnt bei einem Blick in seine distanzierten Augen, welch unendliche Traurigkeit sich hinter den Mauern befindet, die er jeden Tag ein bisschen höher baut. Er möchte diesen Schmerz nicht länger fühlen, denn er weiß, dass er ihm nicht mehr lange standhalten wird ... Als er auf einer Fortbildung auf die zarte und gefühlvolle Mathilde trifft, drohen seine Mauern zu wackeln, denn diese Frau besitzt etwas, dass ihm verdammt nah geht.

Old friends Shelley, Lena and Pearl have reached their limit with the festive preparation that has always fallen to them, and five days before Christmas, they’ve booked a mini break… without their families. Up until Christmas Eve, they’ll be sipping prosecco in the Highlands while their kids wrap bacon around 100 chipolatas and their partners brave the supermarkets. It’s exactly what they need… until they’re snowed in. Facing the prospect of Christmas 500 miles from home, each woman is forced to confront her real reasons for needing to escape.

Was uns der Meereswind flüstert... Jahrelang hat Gwendolyn Hobbs es zugelassen, dass ihr Mann Tom sie von ihrer Familie und ihren Freunden isoliert hat. Als sie es endlich schafft, sich von ihm zu trennen, flüchtet Gwen von Montreal nach Wildberry Bay, wo ihre Eltern und ihre Freunde von früher sie mit offenen Armen empfangen. Das Rauschen des Meeres und die herzlichen Bewohner des kleinen Ortes haben ihr gefehlt – ganz besonders ihre erste Liebe Neil. Bekommt ihre Beziehung von damals eine zweite Chance? Dann macht Gwen eine Entdeckung, die alles verändert.