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The last place West Haven wanted to go was home. He'd escaped the island of Lighthouse Landing, leaving any family he thought he had behind. When news of his brother's death reached him, he was indifferent; that is, until he was informed that he was now the guardian of twin teenagers he never knew existed. He reluctantly agreed to return, but only to tie up loose ends. That had been the plan until the moment he saw Teddy and knew he had to have her.

Miranda Claybourne heeft grootse plannen met de enorme tuin van het landhuis waar ze met haar man en twee kinderen is gaan wonen. Dan ontmoet ze een Fransman die aanbiedt om de tuin in oude glorie te herstellen. Als ze die weer bewoonbaar gaat maken, vindt Miranda het dagboek van Ava Lightly, de vorige bewoner. Ook raakt ze gefascineerd door de raadselachtige tuinman Jean-Paul – wat is zijn geheim?

Andy Catlett's story begins as his grandfather Marce Catlett rises in the dark to travel from his farm by horseback and train to Louisville for the auction of his 1906 tobacco crop. The price paid for each year's crop has been depressed to virtually nothing by the power of a single buyer, James B. Duke. This year is especially grim since the price offered to each grower is less than the expense of bringing the crop to market. A year's labor is lost.

Hi. I’m Amelia. I live in a tiny fishing village called Hook by the Sea. My dilemma is I’m ten, and I really need a phone, but my parents can’t afford it, even if it counts for two birthdays and a Christmas, and even if they never have to give me another gift ever again! So, there’s only one thing to do: find a job and buy it myself. I know it’ll be tough, but I can do it, and along the way, maybe we’ll both learn a little about determination, disappointment, friendship, and love.

When Ruth Alder arrives in the small town of Jamesport, Maine, she isn’t looking for company. She’s not even looking for peace. She wants to forget, to be forgotten, and to let the sea take what little remains. But the cottage she rents leans with a kind of memory. The townspeople speak in half-truths. And something in the sand below the bluff refuses to stay buried.

Die Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preisträgerin über sechs Menschen, die ein neues Kapitel in ihrem Leben aufschlagen In einer kleinen Stadt im Emsland beginnt für eine Handvoll Menschen der Montag mit großen Erwartungen: Sonia hofft auf eine Versetzung weit weg vom Fließband des riesigen Geflügelschlachthofs. Für Ingenieurin Anna steht mit dem Testlauf eines neuen Verfahrens viel auf dem Spiel. Merkhausen, zuständig für die Prozessoptimierung, fiebert einem Date am Abend entgegen.

Undercover Texas PI Brock Emerson has one job—to keep chemical engineer Adelaide Reese from shutting down his client's paper mill. But he had no idea how tempting the beautiful scientist would be. Or how much he'd want to protect her....

In Marigold Bluff, Claire Delaney runs Sugar Rush, a bakery known for precision and elegance. Across the street, Noah Bennett commands Butter & Crumbs, serving bold creations with a side of charm. Once close in culinary school, a misunderstanding turned them into enemies. For five years, their rivalry has been baked into every croissant, cupcake, and scone. But when Savannah Leclerc, a newcomer with suspiciously familiar recipes, opens a rival bakery, sabotage and smear campaigns threaten to destroy them both. Forced into an alliance, Claire and Noah dig for the truth.

When my parents passed, leaving my siblings and me completely alone in the world, I was broken—thrown down a path of reckless decisions. Seven years later, I was finally gaining solid ground. The bold attitude I'd held for most of my life had been shaken but not shattered. Except when it came to matters of the heart. As my mating heat approaches, I'm faced with the daunting task of finding a mate—of choosing one out of the four men that have stolen my heart.

Alone in the Northwoods, Norry Last settles in for another springtime lull at the remote resort she inherited from her father. She’s content with the solitude, maybe resigned. But when a blizzard hits, those little cabins by the lake start to fill up fast. First to arrive is Lizzie, an eight-year-old with resilience and wisdom beyond her years, neglected by a mother struggling with addiction. Next comes Wendell, a cantankerous old fellow whose house collapses in the storm, the same way hope collapsed inside him long before.

Recovering from cancer, Cincinnati news anchor Jessica Fox has no choice but to take a summer leave. Her boss’s proposal: for Jessica to take it easy and recharge at his late grandmother Mabel’s cottage in the Kentucky mountains. The town of Lost and Found lives up to its name. Resistant at first, Jessica grows to appreciate the slower pace, the spectacular sunsets, the affable locals, and even Matt Cordray, the laid-back, too-friendly police chief next door.

Holiday Bay is a charming seaside town where every season brings a holiday, every holiday is a reason to celebrate, and healing comes in the most unexpected forms. After a devastating loss, Abby Sullivan never imagined her road to healing would lead her to a quaint seaside inn in Holiday Bay, Maine—or to a new life filled with quirky companions, cozy traditions, and mysteries that seem to follow her wherever she goes.

As a former professional baseball star, I'm thrown a curveball when my estranged teenage daughter lands on my doorstep during her senior year. Fresh into retirement and back in my small hometown of Blueball, I'm striking out at parenthood and desperate for coaching. Enter Shae Fletcher—once the girl next door I protected, now my daughter's sharp-tongued volleyball coach who seems to have a personal vendetta against me. Heated exchanges mask an undeniable chemistry that eventually ignites into secret late-night encounters.

A boy’s disappearance in the small town of Deerfield, CT, stokes distrust and resentment from its residents. Each local he interviews harbors a hidden agenda, keeping long-hidden secrets close to their chests. With trust in short supply, Sheriff Sean Callahan struggles to find answers to the child’s whereabouts, but every new secret he uncovers leads him closer to a horrifying truth.

К началу тридцатых Соединенные Штаты охватывает Великая депрессия. Народ голодает, но некоторым все-таки удается выживать. В их числе — Рэй Линн Кобб и ее муж Уоррен, которые держат скромную ферму по добыче сосновой живицы. Но однажды Уоррен, добрый, хоть и слишком беспечный человек, становится жертвой собственной неосторожности, и уютный мир Рэй Линн трагически рушится. Чтобы спастись, она предпринимает отчаянный шаг: переодевшись мужчиной, отправляется в рабочий лагерь Ласточкино Гнездо, надеясь наняться чернорабочим на скипидарное производство.

Nicole Stewart moved to Twin Lakes, Minnesota, to give her seven-year-old daughter, Rachel, an idyllic childhood. Surrounded by a good community, friends, and family, it was the perfect place to raise her daughter. But when Rachel is abducted at a park, the veil on the ideal community is pulled back. As mysterious packages and cryptic messages arrive at Nicole’s doorstep, she is resolved to solve the kidnapper’s mystery. And in this neighborhood, everyone is a suspect.

I came to Pelican Point with pastel dreams, a flower truck, and a golden retriever who’s never met a boundary she didn’t barrel through. Starting fresh sounded great, until I nearly ran over the town’s grumpiest firefighter and his German Shepherd. Ashe McAllister is hot, humorless, and infuriatingly off-limits. I’m sunshine and sass. He’s smoke and steel. The only thing we agree on? Our dogs need supervised visitation. But between dog playdates, accidental sleepovers, and public bickering that somehow passes for flirting, I’m starting to think there’s more beneath that scowl.

When I decided to join the Army, I never in a million years believed it would cost me the girl I loved. Penelope Miller was my best friend and the love of my life. It was love at first ponytail tug. Yet joining the Army changed everything. A decade later, I’m home, and Penny is starting the life we dreamed of…with another man. At least she was until I found her hanging from a cliff on her wedding day. Still in love with me, she left her fiancé at the altar. I’m no longer the man who left Willow Falls and joined the military.

When Erin returns to her small-town roots shattered by heartbreak, she never imagined her journey home would lead to healing both her own wounds and those of her beloved neighbor, whose battle with cancer threatens to uproot the livelihood of her second family and the only stable father figure she’s ever known. As Erin joins forces with Dusty, the Wolfe’s son she once despised but now finds herself drawn to, they embark on a journey to save the family ranch, facing their pasts and discovering newfound hope and love in the process.

Saroja and Kumaresan are in love. After a hasty wedding, they arrive in Kumaresan's village, harboring a dangerous secret: their marriage is an inter-caste one, likely to upset the village elders should they get to know of it. Kumaresan is naively confident that all will be well. But nothing is...