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Romola Cross is jaded by her work as a criminal defence lawyer in Sydney. In the aftermath of her father's death, she decides to reinvent herself, and blindly accepts a position at prestigious Melbourne law firm Bassett Brown. After years living in his property tycoon father's shadow, Patrick Payne is trying his luck in politics. When his girlfriend Hana Vukovic is found dead in his home, the media accuse him of being an abusive partner, drawing comparisons with the death of his teenage sweetheart many years earlier.

I had a perfect life—married to my high school sweetheart and preparing for our new baby. Then tragedy struck. I could have moved us back to have the support of our parents, but home isn't where you come from; it's where you want to be. And I want to be here in Balsam Ridge. So I begin anew, a single mom with a fractured heart. Determined to rise above the grief and grasp the joy that still bubbles inside of me every time I look into the eyes of our baby girl. Starting with a job at the local hemp farm.

Tom Edwards is dying, and cranky. He's made his peace with the dying part. But he'd bet his property - the whole ten thousand acres of it - that there'd be no wailing at his funeral. His kids wouldn't be able to chop down a tree, let alone build a coffin to bury him in. Then Tom has an idea ...Christine is furious, David ashen-faced, and Sophie distracted. Only Jenny listens carefully as Vince Barton, of Barton & Sons, reads their father's will. Either they build his coffin - in four days - or they lose their inheritance. All of it.

Schweren Herzens macht sich Marla ohne ihren Partner auf den Weg nach Sylt, um dort ihren Traum vom eigenen Laden zu verwirklichen. Noch auf der Fähre macht sie die Bekanntschaft von Peer und dessen Tochter, die sie ins Zuckerhüs einladen, den Bonbonladen von Peers Oma. Das Zuckerhüs ist alles, was sich Marla je erträumt hat, und so geht sie der älteren Dame voller Tatendrang zur Hand – nicht zuletzt, weil ihr auch Peer und die kleine Levke schnell ans Herz wachsen.

Ihr ganzes Leben lang wurde Maddie Wright gesagt, wer sie ist. Für ihre ghanaischen Eltern ist sie Maame, diejenige, die sich um die Familie kümmert. Die in die Mutterrolle tritt. Die Betreuerin ihres an Parkinson erkrankten Vaters. Diejenige, die den Familienfrieden bewahrt – und die Geheimnisse. Es ist Zeit für sie, ihre eigene Stimme zu finden. Als sie endlich die Chance bekommt, von zu Hause auszuziehen, ist Maddie fest entschlossen, die Frau zu werden, die sie sein möchte: Eine Frau, die einen knallgelben Anzug trägt, mit Männern ausgeht und sich mutig ihrer Chefin entgegenstellt.

Stories cascade between the prior generation’s colorful origins in the Bronx and the softer world of Gibson, the town on Long Island where the family lives now. There are scenes in the Rockaways, at Belmont Race Track, and in Montauk. Out of individual struggles a collective warmth emerges, a certain kind of American story, raucous and joyous.

In The Decision, Brad and Emily find themselves at a crossroads in their seemingly perfect life together. With her unwavering strength and confidence, Emily Friessen is grateful for her loving husband and close-knit family. However, there is more to her story than meets the eye. Unexpectedly, life throws them a curveball in the form of an unplanned pregnancy during a time they least expected it. This news strains their relationship as Emily feels increasingly isolated while Brad grapples with the challenges of impending fatherhood.

For five years Savannah Jones thought Special Forces Captain Matthew Carrington died in Afghanistan. For five years, he thought she'd rejected him—thanks to his mother’s interception of the letter she wrote to him as he left on his tour of duty.

They say you should never go into business with family. But what if it’s a family run business like the Cedar Grove Resort in the Muskoka’s cottage country.? When her mother dies, Debbie Delanie gains two unwilling business partners: her older sisters. Their sisterly bond has always held them together. Being business partners could now tear them apart. Can they come together to protect their inheritance or will they lose everything?

Tina Edwards loved her childhood and creating fairy houses, a passion shared with her father, a world-renowned architect. But at nine years old, she found him dead at his desk and is haunted by this memory. Tina’s mother abruptly moved away leaving Tina with feelings of abandonment and suspicion.

Una novela tan extraordinaria como la peripecia de sus protagonistas. En el año 2011, el narrador de esta novela y su familia llegaron, de un modo azaroso, a una vivienda casi en ruinas situada en un pequeño pueblo del sur de España. Un acuerdo con el propietario les permitiría hacer uso de ella mientras él encontraba financiación para construir allí unos apartamentos. Era solo cuestión de tiempo que la casa fuera derribada. Sin embargo, durante los años siguientes, pasaron largos periodos en ella, reparándola con sus propias manos, transformándola en un acogedor lugar de encuentro y celebración.

Das ist der Roman, den Jane Austen geschrieben hätte... wenn sie im 21. Jahrhundert in Brooklyn Heights leben würde. Die Pineapple Street in Brooklyn Heights ist eine der begehrtesten Wohngegenden in New York City und Heimat der glamourösen und gut vernetzten Familie Stockton. Obwohl sie alles haben, was sie sich wünschen, suchen die Töchter Darley und Georgiana und die angeheiratete Sasha nach Erfüllung in ihrem Leben. Darley, die älteste Tochter, musste sich nie um Geld Sorgen machen. Sie folgte ihrem Herzen und tauschte ihren Job und ihr Erbe gegen die Mutterrolle.

1980. On a hot summer's day five friends stumble upon an abandoned cottage hidden deep in the English countryside. Isolated and run-down, it offers a retreat, somewhere they can escape from the world. But as the seasons change, tensions begin to rise. Three decades later, Lila arrives at the remote cottage. Bruised from a tragic accident and with her marriage in crisis, she finds renovating the tumbledown house gives her a renewed sense of purpose. But why did the cottage's previous inhabitants leave their belongings behind? And why can't she shake the feeling that someone is watching her?

A World War II veteran and a teenage boy tormented at home and school form a friendship that changes the lives of not just them but all those around them. A story of hope that pushes the boundaries of friendship and love and how far those limits can be taken. As the friendship between them grows, Potts encourages Callum to face life and go for what he wants, and maybe even the girl, Lucy, at school he has a crush on. Callum is not the only one with troubles to overcome; Potts faces his own demons. Their journey takes them to dark places with moral dilemmas they never wanted to visit.

Living A Meaningful Life is a series for adults and teens of all ages. Book 10 of the series, "The Substitute," is a very amusing, inspiring, and touching installment which moves the series deeper into allowing the listener to experience the very deep, complex, and meaningful relationship between father and son. The themes are still very much about sacrificing to do what is right, but also shows us what a loving parent and child relationship can look like. This is a particularly fun and amusing installment, and Rudy does not disappoint.

In Die Frauen von Capri – Das Lied vergangener Sommer erzählt SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Antonia Riepp von vier Frauen, einer unerwarteten Erbschaft und einem alten Verbrechen. Weite Himmel, türkisfarbene Wellen und steile Felsen – die Trauminsel Capri hat auch ihre Abgründe. Und in diesem 2. Band von Antonia Riepps Capri-Reihe wird Italiens schönste Insel zur farbenprächtigen Kulisse für einen packenden Urlaubsschmöker. Herrschaftlich, strahlend weiß und wunderschön – von der Villa des Sängers Carlo Romano, hoch oben auf den steilen Felsen Capris, kann man bis dorthin sehen, wo türkisfarbenes Meer und blauer Himmel eins werden

As a child, Solono suffers through a tragic event and has to quickly adjust to his new life—being raised by the President of Paraguay. Even with the responsibilities of running an anguished country and caring for his own wife and daughter, President Louis Silvay adopts Solono as his own and treats him with genuine love, teaching him as any committed father would.

Das Lieblingsbuch des französischen Buchhandels - ausgezeichnet mit dem französischen Publikumspreis als "Bestes Buch des Jahres". Eine warmherzige Vater-Tochter-Geschichte über das Abschiednehmen und den Versuch einer späten Versöhnung. "Die Reusen einholen" - das wären die Worte ihres Vaters gewesen, denkt Anne, als sie im Krankenhaus von Poissy steht und mit ihrem Bruder die Habseligkeiten des Verstorbenen zusammenpackt.

Susanna è la protagonista. La sua storia diventa un disegno dettato dal cuore o da un’infatuazione fatta di verità o di sola illusione. Non vuole ritrovarsi costretta a prendere una scelta. Susanna non vede costantemente colui che la guarda dall’alto e si lascia turbare dai pensieri che aumentano la sua perdizione in un viaggio senza uscita. Una storia che procede a ritroso, attraverso la lettura del suo diario, da parte del marito Lorenzo. Questo libro nasce curioso di entrare nella complessità dei rapporti umani, nel capirsi, relazionandosi e nel comprendere soprattutto se stessi.

When Nova Doubeck is asked to foster two children, she can’t say no. With her own childhood wounds healed by adoptive parents, Nova understands the rewards of a caring guardian—even an impermanent one. But nine-year-old Henry and his seven-year-old sister, Bella, are more than Nova bargained for.