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A 30-something painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist. When he discovers a strange painting in the attic, he unintentionally opens a circle of mysterious circumstances. To close it, he must complete a journey that involves a ringing bell, a two-foot-high physical manifestation of an Idea, a dapper businessman who lives across the valley, a precocious 13-year-old girl, a Nazi assassination attempt during World War II in Vienna, a pit in the woods behind the artist’s home and an underworld haunted by Double Metaphors.

For years, rumors of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved.

Dolores Diaz, fresh off a divorce, is thrust back into her estranged father's world after his mysterious murder. The once-quiet town of Little Horton is now a labyrinth of secrets and violence. As the body count rises, Dolores finds herself entangled in a web of deception woven eighteen years ago. She must confront her traumatic past, where a beloved hometown turned into a nightmare, and where the lines between innocence and culpability blur.

When a string of fatal accidents on the notorious A9 road catches the attention of DI Alec McKay, he uncovers something far more sinister than just bad luck. As the body count rises, McKay stumbles onto a decades-old conspiracy involving corruption and a murder case that should’ve been buried a long time ago.

When the well-liked local farmer, William Crow, unexpectedly dies on the operating table during a common surgery, the lives and secrets of those living in the rural Tasmanian town of Albert Falls completely unravel.

Someone is targeting Martin Scarsden. They bomb his book launch and shoot up his hometown. Fleeing for his life, he learns that nowhere is safe, not even the outback. The killers are closing in, and it's all he can do to survive. But who wants to kill him and why? Can he discover their deadly motives and turn the tables?

Rosie's life is not turning out as planned. She dreams of becoming a novelist, but she's lost her writing job to an AI chatbot and discovered her boyfriend cheating … Rosie sets off for a fresh start, only for her car to break down at Autumn Meadows Farm in the Cotswolds, where she is mistaken for a job applicant and finds herself planning 'Pumpkin Retreats' to save the farm from developers. Embracing farm life, Rosie rediscovers her passion for writing – and begins to fall for the gruff but undeniably handsome Pumpkin farmer, Zain.

After suffering a personal tragedy Abby Sullivan buys seaside mansion, packs up her life in San Francisco, and moves to Holiday Bay, where she is adopted, quite against her will, by a huge Maine Coon Cat named Rufus, a drifter with her own tragic past named Georgia, and a giant dog with an inferiority complex named Ramos. What Abby thought she needed was alone time to heal.

Six years ago, one fight ended it all . . . And now Tracey Walker has bittersweet memories and a secret that she keeps close to her heart. A fresh start in a new town is just what she and her five-year-old son need to move on from the past. But when she discovers her old flame lives a few doors down from her, she's confronted with the urge to tell him everything.

Holt Callahan used to love the holidays, but getting dumped on Christmas Eve would turn anyone into a Grinch. Now he hates Christmas and all the holly jolly shenanigans that go with it. When he moves back to his cousin's ranch in Creedence, Colorado, the last thing he expects is to come face to face with the one who got away and all of her holiday cheer.

Zrezygnowana i rozczarowana postawą najbliższych, Rozalia porzuca dotychczasowe życie i przenosi się do upragnionego domu na wsi. Jednak nawet ta decyzja nie pozwala jej żyć spokojnie. Wkrótce Róża musi zdecydować, czy ulec presji i poddać się namowom córki, czy być wierną swoim postanowieniom. Fabuła powieści rozgrywa się w dwóch planach czasowych – teraźniejszości, kiedy to Rozalia walczy o niezależność, oraz w latach 70. i 80., w czasie, na który przypadły jej młodość, pierwsza miłość, rozbudzone nadzieje i obciążone konsekwencjami decyzje.

After two decades of keeping the peace as a city guard, Cid Dawnshield is ready for the quiet life. After trading his pension for a plot of land at Oak Tree Farm, he's ready for easy days, tending crops, and fishing out of the creek on the back of the property. But Haven isn't your typical farming village, and his rundown farm sits atop more than just fertile soil.

Isa Garren is determined to save her small-town library. As the head librarian, she's nearly secured a grant, but she's just missing one key thing . . . a collection of first-edition books. Lucky for her, she's learned that a local billionaire happens to have one. Unlucky for her, she hasn't heard back from him after countless attempts to contact him. But in an act of desperation, she's about to go knocking on his door.

When I discover I'm the descendent of the first licensed female pilot in California, there's only one thing to do, right? Yes! Take flying lessons, of course. It must be in my blood. Except the grumpy former Air Force pilot who's taken over his late father's flight school under duress doesn't seem thrilled to see me. Maybe that's because I spilled hot coffee all over his crotch in one of my "I love Lucy" moments.

A brand new romance set in Dream Harbor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House!

Ein schroffer, verschwiegener Rancher. Eine zurückgezogen lebende junge Frau. Ein Sohn, der es zu mehr bringen will als sein Vater. Ein Verbrecher auf der Flucht vor seiner Vergangenheit. Der erste Band der fesselnden und emotional mitreißenden Familiensaga der New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Jodi Thomas entführt die Hörerinnen und Hörer nach Crossroads am Ransom Canyon im Westen von Texas und stellt die Frage: Was bedeutet Familie? Welche Verbindungen zählen – die familiären oder die selbst gewählten?

Un verano en la Italia de 1998, una casa familiar entre los trigales de Emilia Romagna y una piscina sobre la que danzan libélulas son el escenario de un amor prohibido que nunca debió regresar. El despertar de la libélula nos sumerge de nuevo en esos veranos que nos marcaron, esta vez invitándonos a revisitar nuestras propias historias con una mirada nueva. Una historia sobre el primer amor, el que nos rompió, y el que, al fin, nos atrevemos a escuchar. Sobre la lucha entre el deseo y el miedo. Sobre el peso de los prejuicios y la verdad incómoda que, tarde o temprano, estalla en la cara.

I thought I knew who I was, until I accidentally discovered my adoring parents' biggest secret on my twenty-fifth birthday. I am adopted. Part of me is missing, and I set out to find it. Trying to figure out the past piece by piece, I bought a little fixer-upper in the small town I was given up in. Old lies will come out. Secrets that everyone is trying to keep buried. Who am I really?

Growing up, Violet was so busy helping others realize their dreams, she found little time to pursue her own. But five years ago, she took the chance of a lifetime, leaving the family bookshop on Brinkley’s Island, Maine, to attend culinary school in Paris. Now she’s working her dream job as a pâtissiere in an upscale Parisian restaurant—yet all she can think about is home.

The Gibson sisters weren’t expecting to speak to each other ever again after Isabel ran off to New York and left Sophie alone. But here they are, years later, running the family bookstore together on Brinkley’s Island, Maine. Isabel also thought she’d left Johnny Lenox behind, but whether or not she knew it, Johnny was always going to be there for her. Five years into their happily ever after, Isabel and Johnny are making the most of their second chance at love.