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Liv Brooks is still in shock. Newly divorced and facing an uncertain future, she impulsively swaps her London Life for the sweeping hills of the Yorkshire Dales, determined to make a fresh start. But fresh starts are harder than they look and feeling lost and lonely, she decides to adopt Harry, an old dog from the local shelter, to keep her company. But Liv soon discovers she isn’t the only one in need of a new beginning.

In a North Carolina mountain town filled with moonshine and rotten husbands, Sadie Blue is only the latest girl to face a dead-end future at the mercy of a dangerous drunk. She's been married to Roy Tupkin for 15 days, and she knows now that she should have listened to the folks who said he was trouble. But when a stranger sweeps in and knocks the world off-kilter for everyone in town, Sadie begins to think there might be more to life than being Roy's wife.

Wanted: Midwife/nurse practitioner in Virgin River, population 600. Make a difference against a backdrop of towering California redwoods and crystal clear rivers. Rent-free cabin included. When the recently widowed Melinda Monroe sees this ad, she quickly decides that the remote mountain town of Virgin River might be the perfect place to escape her heartache and to reenergize the nursing career she loves. But her high hopes are dashed within an hour of arriving - the cabin is a dump, the roads are treacherous, and the local doctor wants nothing to do with her.

On Christmas Eve in 1988, seven-year-old Alfie Marsden vanished in the Wentshire Forest Pass when a burst tyre forced his father, Sorrel, to stop the car. Leaving the car to summon the emergency services, Sorrel returned to find his son gone. No trace of the child, nor his remains, have ever been found. Alfie Marsden was declared officially dead in 1995. Elusive online journalist Scott King, whose Six Stories podcasts have become an internet sensation, investigates the disappearance, interviewing six witnesses, to try to find out what really happened that fateful night.

I’ve had a crush on Dylan St. Clair ever since he climbed into my bedroom window ten years ago. Wrong window, Romeo. I was eleven. He was seventeen. A bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks with a chip on his shoulder and fresh bruises from his latest fight, he went on to play the starring role in all my teenage fantasies. But I always knew he was off-limits. So, over the years, I gave up wishing and hoping we could ever be together. Until he kissed me on a cold beach one starry winter’s night.

Vega Jones escapes an abusive relationship with nothing but her two-month-old baby and the van she grew up in. Her destination is a small Ohio town her late vagabond mother left years ago. It’s one full of nobodies, her mother warned. That makes it the ideal refuge for Vega to lie low, feel safe, and maybe learn more about a past her mother never spoke of.

Shane Hendrix had a hundred-foot reinforced steel wall around her heart to keep people out, so when she first laid eyes on Jensen Rose, she wanted nothing to do with him. But what started as disdain quickly grew into something so much more. He went from being the boy she hated to the man she loved with all her heart. Then he left without so much as a goodbye, leaving her shattered.

Natalie's day is taking a nosedive. She's been fired from her job and was just dumped by her boyfriend right before boarding the plane. The airport buzzes with excited travelers, but she stands there, grappling with the reality of her situation. A week-long family celebration on the coast of Maine looms, and she's desperate to show her relatives she isn't a complete disaster. She needs a hero, someone to pose as her loving partner and help her maintain her self-respect. All seems lost until her path crosses with Jake, a stone-faced businessman, and they make a deal.

Posy Montague is approaching her seventieth birthday. Still living in her beautiful Suffolk family home, Admiral House, she is surrounded by memories of her idyllic childhood catching butterflies with her beloved father, and of raising her own children. But Posy knows she must make an agonizing decision. Despite the memories the house holds, and the exquisite garden she has spent twenty-five years creating, the house is crumbling around her, and Posy knows the time has come to sell it.

Michael Schwarzmaier lässt es sich auch bei diesem Fall nicht nehmen, Wallner und Kreuthner gewitzt und spannungsreich zu begleiten – auf unnachahmliche Weise bajuwarisch. In Bayern geht der "Harpunier" um – Fall 12 für die Kult-Kommissare vom Tegernsee! Bodenfrost ist der 12. Bayern-Krimi von Bestseller-Autor Andreas Föhr: Regio-Charme trifft intelligente Spannung mit hintersinnigem Humor.

Seventeen years ago, Tilly Stone (age thirteen) is left to fend for herself in rural Pennsylvania when her infamous eco-terrorist father disappears under mysterious circumstances. Ever since she's tried to forget the dams they blew up together and forge a new life until her father's return threatens to upend her small-town world and her friendship with the dogged FBI agent still pursuing him. Ultimately, as the past and present fuse and blow up with more than one kind of casualty, Tilly must choose between the father she loves and her home.

Carley Dawson’s story isn’t just about achieving fame and fortune in the glamorous world of music production; it’s about the transformative power of pursuing one’s dreams with unwavering determination. It’s a story rooted in the familiar soil of a small Alabama town, where Carley’s musical talents first blossomed amidst the backdrop of family, friends, and the rhythmic pulse of a local bar.

Buddy Steel, acting Sheriff of Freedom, California, is enjoying some well-deserved R&R at a friend's mountain hideaway when he's called home to investigate a home invasion—at his father's address. The break-in is just one in a series, perpetrated by ingeniously inventive burglars. To complicate matters, Buddy must also investigate a spate of cyber crimes targeting local businesses and individuals—an area well outside of his experience and comfort zone.

When five hikers set out to explore the forgotten trails, they expect a weekend of fresh air, laughter, and maybe a local ghost story or two. But the higher they climb, the quieter the woods become. No phone signal. No help. Just the trees, the cold, and the feeling that they're not alone. What begins as an off-the-grid camping trip slowly twists into something far more brutal. There's something in the forest—something ancient, predatory, and starving. As the night deepens, the group finds themselves hunted, one by one, by a nightmare no story ever got quite right.

As the winter chill grips the Highlands, a body is discovered burned alive in a solstice bonfire, kicking off a harrowing Christmas season. When a retired businessman is found hanging from a tree and another associate is savagely murdered in his isolated home, the team is stretched to the limit. With DCI Helena Grant away for a romantic holiday with crime writer Bill Emsworth, McKay must navigate a series of baffling killings under mounting pressure—amidst staff shortages and the relentless Scottish winter.

Saskia Wagners Leben ist aus den Fugen geraten. Der 27-jährigen Journalistin wurde gekündigt und seitdem führt sich ihr Freund David wie ein Pascha auf. Als es zum Streit kommt, verlässt sie die gemeinsame Wohnung und zieht zu ihrer Freundin Cécile. Diese erzählt ihr von der Weinlese im kleinen provenzalischen Dorf Beaumes-de-Venise, und dass dort eine Aushilfe für die Sommersaison gesucht wird.

Von Bestsellerautorin Anja Saskia Beyer um die Liebe, ein berührendes Geheimnis und die beste Freundin der Welt. Annas Beziehung ist etwas eingefahren. Da kommt ein Mädelsurlaub mit ihrer besten Freundin Carina gerade recht. Dass es ausgerechnet nach Barcelona gehen soll, in die Stadt, in der Anna vor zwanzig Jahren die große Liebe und den größten Schmerz erlebt hat, passt ihr allerdings überhaupt nicht. Aber dann stößt die junge Frau auf etwas Unfassbares und fährt mit ihrer Freundin nach Spanien, um ihrem Verdacht nachzugehen.

Kindle-#1-Bestsellerautorin Anja Saskia Beyer über den Traum eines Neuanfangs auf der Sonneninsel Mallorca: einfühlsam und amüsant. Für die hübsche Hannah Blumberg, Assistentin in der Modebranche mit einer Vorliebe für teure Handtaschen, läuft es gerade gar nicht gut: Erst wird ihr Arbeitsvertrag nicht verlängert, und dann macht auch noch ihr Freund mit ihr Schluss. Da kommt die Einladung von Freundin Lucia nach Mallorca gerade recht - Lucia hat ein Café mit Meerblick eröffnet und serviert den besten Kaffee der Insel.

Der neue Roman der #1-Bestsellerautorin Anja Saskia Beyer über ein malerisches Dorf in der Provence, Aprikosentarte und ein Geheimnis. Manchmal muss etwas verschwinden, damit Hoffnung entsteht. Marie ist durch und durch Mutter. Alleinerziehend kämpft sie sich mit ihrem 15-jährigen Sohn Robin durchs Leben. Gemeinsam mit ihrem Sohn und ihrem besten Freund Bennett reist Marie in das kleine südfranzösische Künstlerdorf Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Eine spannende Suche nach einem längst verloren geglaubten Gemälde beginnt.

Charlie Tanner has spent nearly half her life at an agricultural commune called Anam Cara in Cape Breton. After dropping out of college and severing ties with her family, she followed the man she believed to be the love of her life, James Grace, to a strict spiritual community led by former hippies who sought refuge on the shores of Bras d’Or Lake, out of reach of American law enforcement. When James dies suddenly, 40-year-old Charlie falls mute.