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When Works Progress Administration editor Millie Lang finds herself on the wrong end of a potential political scandal, she’s shipped off to Montana to work on the state’s American Guide Series—travel books intended to put the nation’s destitute writers to work. Millie arrives to an eclectic staff claiming their missed deadlines are due to sabotage, possibly from the state’s powerful Copper Kings who don’t want their long and bloody history with union organizers aired. But Millie begins to suspect that the answer might instead lie with the town’s mysterious librarian, Alice Monroe.

Former mercenary Zane Ackerman wants a family. In particular, he wants a child who’ll be his legacy—and his heir. That’s because his upcoming mission might be his last, and it’s made him all too aware of his own mortality. Architect Lesley Walker wants a family, too. She craves a baby of her own. So Zane suggests a marriage of convenience to give them both what they want. But given the intense attraction they feel, this arrangement is becoming less convenient all the time!

After losing his only son and his beloved wife, Joseph Finley found himself alone in a world that he did not fully understand. As a writer, he spent most of his time lost in fictional worlds. His love for antiques and rare historical items kept him busy while he found himself staying at the hotel that he owned but rarely visited. While he prided himself on not being seen at the Brick and Rose, relationships grew like the roses in the garden.

When the doctors told Huck his shattered leg would take a year to heal, he was angry. For years building St. Ninian's Sanctuary and being its head of maintenance had been Huck’s identity, say nothing of how many demons the hard work kept at bay. With nothing to do now but heal, he’s lonely, haunted, and doesn’t know who he is.

More than anything, Olivia Greer wants to celebrate moving into her newly built home with her boyfriend, Michael. Unfortunately, she's plagued with guilt about leaving her sister Sage. Convinced she would feel better about the whole situation if Sage had a boyfriend, Olivia cooks up a scheme to play match-maker between Sage and her old friend Jeff Grossman. The pair seem to be on the right track toward a connection... when Jeff's sister, Roxanne, finds a dead body and is arrested for murder.

With her Curiosity Shop open for business, Alice Carroll is finally settling into life in the picturesque Cotswold village of Little Pride. But then her old life comes knocking… Alice’s ex boyfriend, Steven, who dumped her to travel the world, has run out of money and asks Alice to sell off his collection of chess sets. Alice decides to host a tournament to showcase the boards, and her plan seems to be working. That is, until chess pieces begin to mysteriously disappear. And when a body is discovered outside the tournament, Alice realises that the victim was a pawn in another game.

Jana ist auf der Suche nach einem neuen Sinn fürs Leben. Da kommt ihr das Angebot von Niklas wie gerufen: Wegen eines Unfalls ist er für einige Zeit auf ...

Apfelkuchen am Meer hat sie bekannt gemacht. Die Bestsellerautorin Anne Barns kehrt zu ihren Wurzeln zurück mit einem Wohlfühlroman, der glücklich macht: Ein Neuanfang auf der Insel, ein Familiengeheimnis und die unvergleichliche Liebe zu Vanille, Zimt und Meer. Ein Haus auf Amrum! Und das will Oma Undine ihr schenken? Maren kann ihr Glück kaum fassen. Seit ihr Lebensgefährte vor vier Jahren starb, hat die alleinerziehende Mutter es nicht leicht. Und jetzt tun sich plötzlich ungeahnte Möglichkeiten auf. Mit ihrer sechsjährigen Tochter reist die Konditorin auf die bezaubernde Nordseeinsel.

Kylie Summer loves her hometown in the Snowies, and life would be wonderful if only her workshop would turn a profit (she's broke) and Hanrahan would recover from its shortage of eligible blokes (unlikely). But then an arrogant city lawyer turns up. Is he in Hanrahan to stay? Not at all. He's charming and he's good-looking but he's a bad decision waiting to happen. If only he didn't make her feel so ... wonderful.

Evelyn Seaton’s life is ruined when her father squanders her family’s fortune. Secretly answering an advertisement for an assistant at the dusty and forgotten Lamplighter’s Bookshop in York, Evelyn meets the enigmatic and prickly William Morton, an aspiring writer hiding secrets of his own. But when her predicament is intensified by the spiteful Lady Violet, who is determined to twist the knife on Evelyn’s misfortune, she has nowhere to turn. Evelyn and William are too scared to trust each other — can they turn the page on their story and find the courage to write the next chapter?

Shetland detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming, as he returns to Fair Isle to introduce his fiancée to his parents. With the autumn storms raging, the island is cut off from the rest of the world. Then a woman’s body is discovered at the renowned bird observatory, with feathers threaded through her hair. Perez has no support from the mainland and must investigate the old-fashioned way – alone. He soon realizes that this is no crime of passion, but a murder of cold and calculated intention.

Memphis Ward arrive à Quincy lors du cinquième pire jour de sa vie. Elle a besoin d'une douche, d'une collation et d'un peu de calme. Car déménager à travers le pays avec son nouveau-né est de loin la chose la plus folle qu'elle ait jamais faite. Mais peut-être faut-il un peu de folie pour se construire une bonne vie. Si laisser derrière elle le passé nécessite des milliers de kilomètres et une nouvelle ville, elle le fera pour son fils. Même si ça implique de renoncer au glamour de sa vie antérieure.

It is Autumn 2004 and in a farmhouse on the hills outside Llandudno, a family endures the agonising wait for their son to return from Iraq. John, the father, falls once more into his gambling habit, even as the farm sits on the brink of bankruptcy. And Catrin, the boys’ doting mother begins an affair with an old flame from the city, glimpsing a life entirely different from her own. As each member of the family grasps at their own tenuous lifeline, they drift further from each other – until one fateful knock at the door.

It is a June morning in Milan when Sandro abandons his flat, his job and the increasingly unfulfilled promises of a stiflingly hostile city to return to his hometown of Rimini, on the Adriatic coast. His mother, Caterina, has been dead for a few years, but his father - headstrong, taciturn Nando - soldiers on in the same house of Sandro's youth. The two men could not be more different - Nando a former railway worker, Sandro a young professional in advertising - but they have one thing in common: their passion for winning.

When sisters Lily and Della Pedley are persecuted for the shocking murder of their parents, they flee from their home in Cornwall to a remote and unnamed island in Scotland - an island known for its strange happenings, but far away from the whispers and prying eyes of strangers. Lily is terrified of what her sister might do next, and she soon realises that they have arrived at a place where nothing is as it seems.

It’s been several years since Kitty Cavanagh’s life was turned upside down when her family made the perilous journey across the Irish Sea to Blackburn and she became a widow. After facing near destitution she’s finally making enough to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads. Until, that is, the day she is out rag collecting and finds a bag of coins – coins that turn out to be counterfeit – and Kitty soon finds herself caught up in a police investigation. If found guilty, Kitty could end up losing everything she’s worked so hard to protect.

On a small island off the coast of Scotland, an isolated community is grieving. Eighteen-year-old Alan Ferguson was found at the foot of the lighthouse – an apparent suicide. DIs Georgina Lennox and Richard Stewart are sent to investigate. A raging storm keeps them trapped on the island for four days. And the locals don’t take kindly to mainlanders. As George and Ritchie question the island’s inhabitants, they discover a village filled with superstition and shrouded in secrets. But someone wants those secrets to stay buried. At any cost.

The King of the Christmas Feast by Elaine Sterne is a heartwarming and festive tale that celebrates the joy, togetherness, and splendor of the holiday season. The story follows a grand Christmas feast where a wise and merry king presides, bringing people together to share in the true spirit of the holidays. As the feast unfolds, the characters experience moments of generosity, reflection, and the magic of Christmas traditions, making it a celebration of warmth and community.

Christmas Light by Ethel Calvert Phillips is a heartwarming and timeless story that celebrates the joy and spirit of giving during the holiday season. Set in a quaint, snow-covered village, the tale follows a family as they prepare for Christmas while overcoming challenges that test their strength, resilience, and kindness. Through acts of compassion and the illumination of the symbolic "Christmas Light," the characters discover the true meaning of the holiday, spreading hope and warmth to their community.

Laura Gilchrist has always made sensible choices. But a trip to Provence to sell an inherited stone house leads her face to face with Noah Dufour. Her wild, irresistibly attractive real estate agent. And within an instant she’s bewitched. Without a second thought, she decides she’s going to accept his offer to ride on the back of his motorbike and see the beauty of the South of France though his eyes. She’s never acted on impulse before, but Noah makes her feel spontaneous and free – and a little bit excited.