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A marine biologist's search for an undiscovered species of octopus leads her to an isolated island where long-buried memories rise like specters from the deep, intent on dragging her darkest truths to the surface... From the author of The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora...

The final masterpiece by James Sallis, author of the cult classic Drive, a breathtaking and poignant small town detective procedural—and examination of human nature When an old friend from his days on the police force makes a plea for him to come and help with what seems a murder case, jazz...

Doch der Fund eines Fasses voller Luxusuhren am Strand von St. Peter-Ording katapultiert sie mitten in einen Kriminalfall. Wenig später wird die Camperin Andrea Meisner tot aufgefunden. Die Polizei glaubt an Selbstmord, doch Lilo und ihre Freundinnen haben Zweifel. Zwischen Reitplatz, Camperalltag und Bestattungsinstitut ermitteln die drei Seniorinnen und kommen der Wahrheit mit ihrem untrüglichen Instinkt für seltsame Vorkommnisse immer näher … gefährlich nah.

Nella tranquilla comunità rurale di Harlowe, nel New Hampshire, l'arrivo di Perly Dunsmore, un carismatico e misterioso banditore, sconvolge l'equilibrio dell'intero villaggio. Le aste di Dunsmore non sono semplici eventi: dietro la sua eloquenza si nasconde una forza manipolatrice che lentamente divora libertà, beni e anime. Un capolavoro di tensione e intensità, in cui ogni pagina, come il martelletto dell'asta, segna l'inizio di un incubo. Acclamato da Stephen King come uno dei migliori thriller degli anni '70.

The second new standalone cozy romance from bestselling spicy author, Sophie Snow! Pre-order now to return to Clover Pines!...

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The third new standalone cozy romance from bestselling spicy author, Sophie Snow! Pre-order now to return to Clover Pines!...

In der kleinbürgerlichen Idylle eines bayerischen Dorfes kämpft Franzi mit dem alltäglichen Wahnsinn zwischen Kindern, Ehemann, Teilzeitjob und ihren anstrengenden Eltern. Der Beruhigungstee von Tante Hilde kommt da wie gerufen. Auch wenn Franzi klar ist, dass Tante Hilde ahnungslos Cannabis züchtet, der Nerventee ist viel zu schade, um nicht gelegentlich damit zu entspannen. Als plötzlich die Polizei vor der Tür steht, muss Franzi dringend eingreifen, aber das Chaos hat längst seinen Lauf genommen.

“A sparkling summer novel, and a gorgeous getaway to the beaches, vineyards, and rustic charms of Prince Edward County. Chasing Summer is an engaging ode to first love, creative ambition, friendship, family, and forgiveness.” – Kerry Clare, author of Definitely Thriving Two summer flings...

Years ago, within the sunflower filled land around Signaltower, North Dakota, six women rose well above their births and station to accomplish great things.

After making a tragic mistake that nearly cost him his brother, his reputation, and his sobriety, playboy Seth Kincaid wants nothing more than to hide the secrets of his past. When he hears that his sometimes-secret fling—and his guardian angel in high-heels—Lacey Sutton is injured, he's determined to repay her by stepping up to take care of her. But Lacey is off limits. She's Seth's best friend’s little sister.

Elyse Ledger doesn't do love—not anymore. Her focus is firmly on her career and family. Between managing her parents and siblings and planning elaborate weddings at her family's winery, her schedule is packed, leaving no room for a personal life. So when her high school sweetheart returns to Red Mountain as the town's new deputy sheriff, she's determined to keep her distance—no matter how good he looks in uniform.

Emma Holt has her life in Granite Junction planned out—become a guidance counselor for the high school, help everyone out, and quietly pine for her brother's best friend. But when he tells her that she is like his little sister, she decides it's time for a new plan: shake things up, break some rules, and maybe, just maybe, make him a little jealous.

Heartbroken Nurse Rose Gibb sets sail for South Africa during the Boer War after being rejected by the man she loved for the sake of her pretty half-sister. When things don't work out for Rose, entitled Blair Crawford is charged with escorting her home to the Clydeside town of Sandyford where their relationship is eagerly encouraged. However, Rose is intrigued by her mother's lodger, Magnus MacBride, who is in the process of refloating a tired old inherited paddle steamer.

Jude Gray is delighted to hear that her friend Kerry is setting up a wellness retreat with her new boyfriend. But the appearance of charismatic keynote speaker Inigo Sage sets Jude's instincts on edge. When a fatal accident shatters the peace, the weekend of relaxation descends into anything but tranquility. And Jude learns that Inigo's connections to many of those at the retreat go back decades, and their shared secrets have been deeply buried. As tensions flare and old resentments bubble to the surface, can Jude find the truth before someone else gets hurt?

Devon Smith was supposed to be on the fast track to greatness—a college football phenom with pro scouts calling and a future lined with bright stadium lights. But one reckless decision changes everything.

Michelle finally thought she'd found love with her hot Greek doctor. But when Demetri reveals he's returning home to care for his sick mother, Michelle's dream future crumbles. Determined not to fall apart, Michelle decides to throw herself into rebuilding her life in Sandpiper Shore, but then unexpectedly, Demetri's brother, Makkis, arrives on her doorstep. Offering him a room seems like the kind thing to do… but the constant reminder of her lost love is difficult for her heartbroken soul.

Emmeline Ashworth has never known real want. As the grocer’s daughter, she has warm meals, a solid roof, and a father who dotes on her. She’s always understood she is luckier than most, but nothing prepares her for the day a half-starved young woman runs into the shop, desperate for help. The girl – Lily - is bruised and ragged from the slums that sprawl at the edge of town and opens Emmie’s eyes to the harsh realities of life for some in Wakefield.

Friends let you down, romances don’t last and the only person you can rely on is yourself. Hilda believes this, so why is she still feeling so lonely… Then life throws Hilda a curveball – an unexpected inheritance, a trip to Ireland and a huge but crumbling stately home that might just one day be hers to keep. Still stuck in her ways, Hilda is determined to tackle Mayfield Manor alone, but renovating a mansion single-handed might be beyond even her.

Dr. Chance Ramsey has built the most successful sports medicine practice in the Southwest. Then, on the eve of his fiftieth birthday, he receives an unsettling letter from his wily, aged godfather, Manny Montoya, promising to reveal secrets “about who you are and are not.”

When single mum Lou moves from the chaos of Dublin to a forgotten seaside cottage in Dingle, she hopes for a calmer life for her son, Jack – a place where he can grow up surrounded by the warmth of a small community. But village life isn't without its challenges. The cottage needs work and Lou needs a job, but at least Jack quickly makes friends – including Bo, the spirited daughter of Aidan, the head chef of the restaurant where Lou eventually finds work. Aidan is serious, skilled, and a little distant, yet there's something about him Lou is drawn to.

For fans of Katherine Center and Nora Goes Off Script, How to Fake a Meet-Cute is a delightfully witty rom-com about a fake relationship that might just be the realest thing that's ever happened. When a clumsy trip on the red carpet leads to a viral photo of America's sweetheart, actress Chloe...

She only meant to drop off a letter. She found a family instead. Gabby Donaldson's late mother left her with one final task: deliver a letter to her estranged mother. Once Gabby fulfills her mom's deathbed promise, she'll leave behind the grandmother she never knew and return to her carefully...

Where Heaven Meets Cheyenne tells the story of four middle-class American families and how their unlikely fates intertwined. This narrative unfolds through the varying perspectives of five main characters, touching upon timeless themes such as the nature of God, perception versus reality, and finding grace in the midst of hardship. As Luke Bainbridge nears forty, everything is going as planned. He loves his work as a cattle rancher on the gusty plains of Chugwater, Wyoming, as well as his wife and their two young daughters.

Brought to you by Penguin. The latest book in the DI Luc Callanach series. A devastating, unputdownable thriller, from the million-copy bestselling author. Fourteen empty houses. No suspects. No clues… When a snowstorm cuts off the remote Scottish village of Cape Wrath, Sammy arrives home at...

A horrific car accident ended former world number one Stella Simpson's tennis career, and a betrayal ended her relationship with her fiancé–coach. Mitchell Scott seemingly had it all: fame and fortune as one of the NFL's highest-paid quarterbacks and a beautiful family. As each tries to build a new life, they are drawn to each other and find that their chemistry is just as strong as it ever was. When the press gets wind of their romance and descend on Hope Creek looking for a scoop, Mitchell's malicious ex-wife isn't far behind.

In Bedford County, second chances grow like wildflowers after a storm. When Charlotte “Charlie” Van Cleave’s picture-perfect life implodes in true country-song fashion, she does what any good Southern woman would do—dusts off her boots, holds her head high, and goes back to her roots. Her only inheritance is a run-down farmhouse full of memories, peeling wallpaper, and whispers from a life she tried to forget.

For fans of Elizabeth Strout and Kent Haruf: a novel that follows the intertwined lives of a small-town Midwestern police chief and a young man recently released from prison, each in search of justice It's 1986, deep winter, in the hinterland of Minnesota: remote Middle America, with demolition...

Unwrapping Christmas begins with a bold retelling of the original Christmas story. Then it tells the contemporary story of several individuals and families as they struggle to find meaning and community and love during the Christmas season. While it is a story told from several points of view, each character is led to helping or knowing Josiah, a twelve-year-old boy who gets lost in the mountains near Leavenworth, Washington, while watching his neighbor Gabriel's dogs, Blitzen and Vixen. As Josiah is forced to survive in subfreezing temperatures, his father questions himself.

Mary Webb’s award-winning novel adapted for radio with a full cast, plus a dramatised biography of the celebrated author Novelist and poet Mary Webb is as closely associated with Shropshire as Thomas Hardy with Dorset and the Brontës with Yorkshire. She wrote six books set against the...

Amid the chaos and political upheaval of 1970s America, three very different women must accept the world as it is, or act to change it. Phyllis Patterson is a housewife in White Plains, Illinois. Her son Jimmy returns to the family home from Vietnam with a Korean wife and two children. Blindsided by these new additions, Phyllis's small-town world is turned upside down in more ways than she could have ever imagined. Andrea Dworkin is an activist in Amsterdam. Having fled her abusive husband and their life together, she finds herself desperate for answers, for herself and the world around her.

Eleven years ago, Maple Close was scarred by a horrific crime. Three teenage girls who lived on the secluded cul-de-sac were mutilated and killed in what became known as The Wise Monkey Murders. Their neighbour, seventeen-year-old Zara, was found guilty. Now, true-crime podcaster Daisy retreats to her grandfather's home on the close, following a brutal attack. Reluctantly, Daisy begins to dig into the dark history of Maple Close and its residents for a new podcast series... and soon uncovers secrets that were buried for a reason. Someone is watching her. Someone knows she's getting too close.

‘A perfect novel … on the knife’s edge of hilarity and tenderness’ JONATHAN LETHEM From the Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt, comes Dodge City, a thrilling novel about a young man on an amphetamine fuelled cross-country road trip fleeing the draft for the...

Kitty Brown has arrived in Saffron Bay with a new name, a new job, and one simple rule… keep her head down. Starting over in a picture-postcard Cornish village should be straightforward enough. But Saffron Bay has other ideas, and before long, Kitty finds herself cast as Juliet in the village play, unofficially adopted by half the locals, and dangerously distracted by one very unsuitable man.

Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Café, a neighbourhood nook where the passersby are as likely to be local cats as tourists. Three heartwarming reunions unfold at this visit to the Torunka Café. Chiyoko, an elderly woman who has been frequenting the cafe for 20 years, reflects on her long-forgotten memories of her first love; Kota, a childhood friend of the owner's daughter Shizuku, reveals his complicated true feelings held deep within; and Ayako, an aspiring illustrator at a crossroads in her life, embarks on a journey.

‘This is a novel to savor. It is as cozy and inviting as the cottage at its heart – and just as full of hidden treasures’ CHRISTINA LAURAN, bestselling author of The Unhoonymooners Inspired by the viral 'treasure houses' on social media, a single mother and her daughter relocate to rural...

JP swore he’d never return to the small Cornish village where he grew up. After Lucy’s body washed up on the beach, someone made sure JP knew he wasn’t welcome. A scrawled warning. A postcard shoved through his door. If you want to keep your secret, leave now. Now, ten years later, he’s back—the best man for his childhood friend. Trapped in St Hellion for a week, he feels it immediately: the stares, the closed doors, the past pressing in.

I've always known I was different. My name is Seven Grey, and I hang out with dead people. Yes, Seven like the number, and yes… literal dead people. I'm the only mortician in a small town tucked away in backwoods Maine, and I've known this was my dream job since the day they asked us on our first day of Kindergarten. I know who I am, and I don't apologize for it. Death is just different for me, which is why my second job works even better than my first. They call me "The Cleaning Lady".

Alyssa was just getting used to life in Kotahi Bay when an old friend arrives, bringing a kitten and more complications. Then a handsome stranger with a dark past moves in next door, and everything she believed about magic—and herself—begins to unravel. When the town's guardians call upon her for help, Alyssa must face a choice that terrifies her more than any ghost ever could. But with new threats emerging and old secrets surfacing, running is no longer an option.

A contemporary romance in the small Michigan town of Hart's Landing.

I'd always been the black sheep of the O'Shea family, living life unfazed and unbothered. Then one day, a girl walked into a bar, we clicked, and lived happily ever after... Wait. Let's rewind. One day, Rosie Woods, the town's resident pocket rocket, walked into my family's bar and turned my world upside down. Then she disappeared, and I went back to my military unit... Three years later, she struts her sweet ass back into town, and our spark is even more explosive. We reconnect over shared memories and heated attraction, but it doesn't take long for life to start flinging curveballs.

Mark, a 31-year-old factory worker, spends his days packaging aspirin and escaping into his vivid imagination. He finds reality dull and often drifts off, envisioning himself as the hero of thrilling adventures. In one moment, he is a swashbuckling pirate captain battling rival ships and searching for treasure. He leads his crew with cunning and bravery, outsmarting foes and overcoming mutiny. But just as he nears victory, a coworker’s voice snaps him back to the monotonous assembly line. Frustrated by the routine of his life, Mark longs for more excitement.

Santa brought my Christmas present early this year… one night with a smokin' hot lumberjack. Until I find out he's my bestie's brother. Oops. And now I'm snowed in with him—and his two mountain man brothers. After a social media disaster nukes my career, my best friend insists I hide out at her family's remote cabin. Except when I arrive, it's flooded. And she forgot to mention one tiny detail… Her brothers.

I'm Ava James, fall queen, pumpkin spice enthusiast, proud owner of Beachy Balls, Biscuits, and Books, and dating consultant extraordinaire (in my head). Right now, I'm juggling three goals: 1. Find a date for the Coconut Beach Fall Festival, so my grandma will stop playing matchmaker for the holiday season. 2. Save my bookstore-bakery from being snatched up by a corporate developer, who wants to turn it into another nondescript hotel. 3. Uncover the identity of my anonymous letter-writer—and maybe, just maybe, ride off into the autumn sunset (or at least a not-too-bumpy hayride) with them.

Planning a dragon wedding is hard enough. Add a stolen tiara, a brewing scandal, and one scowling werewolf with eyes like wildfire and a permanent stick up his tail, and suddenly I'm wondering if I should've stayed in bed. Sheriff Adrian Wolfsbane is stern, broody, and impossible to work with. He's handling security for the dragon wedding of the century, so when the bride's priceless tiara vanishes, and things start catching fire, of course, he takes charge of the investigation.

Romance readers! You've had chemistry with steminist romance, you've raced through sports romance. Now get ready for the ultimate crossover... Biochem major Keely is in her element. A college senior with a near-perfect GPA, all that's left is to make it through finals and into Grad School. But...

A compulsively readable novel of enormous charm swimming in the cuisine and culture of the Faroe Islands from the author of Girl, Interrupted. Jonathan Brand, a graduate student in anthropology, has decided to do his fieldwork in the remote Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. But, despite his...

When a group of middle-aged friends accidentally receives a city youth-sports grant, they do what any responsible adults would do—they spend it on go-karts and form a racing team called The Rusty Sprockets. What follows is a chaotic, heartfelt misadventure involving garage politics, spreadsheets taken far too seriously, social-media fame nobody asked for, suspicious municipal auditors, and a rival team that actually knows what they’re doing.

Junge Witwe zieht mit ihrem Sohn auf die Insel Föhr, um die Heimat ihres verstorbenen Mannes kennenzulernen. Nach seinem plötzlichen Tod steht sie nicht nur vor den Scherben ihrer gesamten Existenz, sondern auch vor der quälenden Frage, wie gut sie Barne überhaupt gekannt hat. Gemeinsam mit ihrem kleinen Sohn Liam wagt sie einen Neuanfang auf der Nordseeinsel Föhr – Barnes alter Heimat. Sie will endlich ihre Schwiegereltern kennenlernen, aber die beiden lehnen jeden Kontakt ab.