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'Another meticulously researched and stunningly written novel by a much-loved and highly accomplished author. I adored it!' - Santa Montefiore Piracy. Romance. Revenge. Across the seas of the seventeenth century, two seafarers are forced to fight for their lives. The sequel to The City of Tears...

Marrakech 1966. Vicky Baudin steps onto a train winding through Morocco, looking for the grandmother she has never met. It’s an epic journey that’ll take her to the edge of Atlas Mountains – and closer to the answers she’s been craving all her life. But dark secrets whisper amongst the dunes. And in unlocking the mystery of Clemence’s past, Vicky will unearth great danger too.

‘The desert hides dark secrets…’ MARRAKECH 1966 Vicky Baudin steps onto a train winding through Morocco, looking for the grandmother she has never met. It’s an epic journey that’ll take her to the edge of Atlas Mountains – and closer to the answers she’s been craving all her life...

Life is about more than just surviving... An unforgettable, inventive, and riveting epic saga about a mother, her daughter and their struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic flooded world, which signals the arrival of an extraordinary new talent. 'An adventure rife with great peril and high...

A new sweeping historical novel of World War II from the international bestselling author of The Tea Planter’s Wife France, 1944. In an old stone cottage, on the edge of a beautiful French village, three sisters long for the end of the war. Hélène, the eldest, is trying her hardest to steer...

Meet Underground Angel Laura Haviland. Her story reminds us that one person can make a profound difference for the good. She singlehandedly stood for the freedom of slaves as an abolitionist, humanitarian, and Underground Railroad conductor close to two centuries ago. The story of Laura’s life shows us that we can each become a change agent of compassion in a world that continues to oppress others because of their race, religion, or ethnicity. It inspires us to think and act “outside the box” in a divided country.

We never ran the place on paper, but we had reigned here as Kings, reigned over the world we created for ourselves. 1957, London. A gang of girls called the Kings rule the bomb-struck streets of Finsbury Park. When Harry, their unpredictable but charismatic leader, tries to encroach on the...

Sometimes, the second chance we truly need is the one we give ourselves. Ginny Carmichael feels trapped in her abusive relationship until an otherworldly visit ignites her determination to break free. With her baby daughter in tow, she embarks on a courageous road trip that not only takes her away from danger but also leads her to unexpected kindness, genuine connections, and profound forgiveness. Along the way, she meets a compassionate waitress, a spirited aunt, and ultimately her estranged mother, who may hold the key to her healing.

Finden die Bergers ihr Glück? Das große Finale der Familiensaga von Bestsellerautorin Tara Haigh. Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, Neuguinea, 1904. Auch nach dem Umzug in die neue Kolonie hält die Familie Berger zusammen. Hedwig führt mit ihrem Vater Gustav eine Schreinerei, ihre Schwester Anna hat mit ihrem Kâte-Mann Raba ein florierendes Kopra-Geschäft aufgebaut.

I fell for Spade when I was only sixteen. He got me pregnant and moved me into a house with him. Then I saw his true colors. He beat me. Made me lose my baby. It’s been eighteen years and I’m still trapped, until I find the courage to take my girls and run. I didn’t count on finding another biker. This one seems different. He’s kinder. Gentler. And I think he may be just what we need. 

What would you do if you witnessed the murder of your ex-best friend's ex-husband? Seychelle didn't see the sniper who picked Nick off at the helm of his yacht, but she knows that there are plenty of people in South Florida who wanted to see the gambling-boat tycoon dead. But it's Molly whom the cops zero in on. Since kindergarten, Seychelle and Molly, had been as close as sisters. But it all ended suddenly when Nick Pontus, a slick, older, up-and-coming entrepreneur, came along.

Ein Hafen voller Geheimnisse. Und ein Mord, der Wellen schlägt. Während sich die Flensburger auf ein neues Segelevent freuen, stirbt im Yachthafen Sonwik einer der wohlhabenden Bootseigner auf rätselhafte Weise. Ina Drews und Jörn Appel – eigentlich nur zu Besuch in der schönen Fördestadt – schlittern unfreiwillig in die Ermittlungen hinein. Schnell wird klar: Der Tod des schwerreichen Lebemanns war weder Selbstmord noch ein Unfall.

A mysterious shipwreck. A windsurfing accident. Is a modern-day sea monster stalking the waves? Before Key West was the party capital of the Florida Keys, it was built by wrecking skippers who in feats of derring-do raced to shipwrecks to save their cargos from the ocean depths. But when her dear friend Nestor Frias runs a billionaire's luxury power yacht on up on a reef on its maiden voyage, Seychelle begins to suspect a chilling scenario: that modern-day wreckers are causing yachts to crash onto the reefs-and killing off whoever gets in the way.

She never expected to tow anything other than broken-down boats back from the sea. But when Fort Lauderdale salvage tug captain Seychelle Sullivan spots a barely-awash wooden dory in the Gulf Stream with a young Haitian girl clinging to it, Seychelle's salvage job becomes a race against time to save a life. Solange. Ten years old. Haitian. Half-starved, her small white dress stained rust-brown. Clinging to a bow post next to the bloated body of a woman who didn't make it.

Fasziniert beobachtet Dameon von seinem Hotelfenster aus eine bezaubernde Frau im Abendkleid. Sie wechseln Blicke, dann ist sie verschwunden. Der attraktive Bauunternehmer ist mehr als überrascht, als er die schöne Unbekannte unter ganz anderen Umständen wiedersieht – als selbstbewusste Ingenieurin, die über sein neuestes Projekt zu entscheiden hat.

When criminal art dealer Jacques Mornnais vanishes, he may hold the key to uncovering FBI Agent Eugene Spector’s birth parents. But Eugene isn’t the only one searching for Jacques. As the killer Bruno Edremal —determined to punish those who wronged him —sets out on a path of retribution, Eugene must find Jacques before Bruno does. The French Deception Series Pulsing with an exquisite, authentic eye for the richly-textured world its characters inhabit, the French Deception series features compelling characters, surprising plot twists, and continental romance for its kick-ass female heroine.

After enduring a century of perpetual night, can Aurora save the kingdom from the Prince of Darkness? The King of Darkness is dead, his violent reign of tyranny is over, and the first rays of light mark the beginning of a deadly ritual to choose the next monarch - The Coronation.

Having been married for over 40 years, 69-year-old Arthur Pepper is mourning the loss of his wife. He finally musters the courage to go through her possessions and happens upon a charm bracelet that he has never seen before. What follows is a surprising adventure that takes Arthur on an epic...

Rose Macaulay was a fascinating and influential British writer, known for her wit and intellect. Crewe Train was published in 1926 and follows the story of Denham Dobie, a young woman in her early thirties, who lives a rather uneventful life in London. She is an independent and intelligent woman working as a scriptwriter for a film studio. Feeling dissatisfied with her mundane existence, Denham decides to embark on a journey to visit her eccentric and wealthy father in Crewe. Throughout her journey, Denham encounters a variety of intriguing characters and unexpected events.

A girl with a fierce will to prove herself and nothing to lose, Bunny O'Kelly doesn't arrive in Alaska so much as storms into it. It's 1984, and cut out of her family's farm, she is determined to make her own way. She talks herself onto Buck Miller's horse ranch in the Alaskan wilderness, but the welcome is cold, the work is brutal, and a resentful ranch hand only makes things worse. That all changes when Bunny lifts a tarp in the garage to find a beat-up truck. Two years earlier, Buck's daughter Katie was killed in an accident.