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Lappland, das Land der Mythen und Legenden: genau der richtige Ort für Charlotte, um noch einmal ganz von vorne anzufangen. Dort angekommen, führt sie von nun an als Weihnachtselfe verkleidet Touristen durch das offizielle Dorf des Weihnachtsmannes. So skurril ihr neuer Arbeitsplatz auch sein mag, ihre Kollegen nehmen sie herzlich auf, und schon bald kommt sie dem stillen Rentierzüchter Eljas näher. Während im glitzernden Winterland eine neue Liebe erwacht, muss Charlotte lernen, wieder zu vertrauen – wartet hier ihr ganz persönliches Weihnachtswunder?

Six months ago, I had my life all figured out. I was going to be free of this horrible town, away from the small-minded, perfect people who judged me at first glance without bothering to look again. Nothing has changed. And yet everything has changed. The alphas that once acted as my shield now look at me with hatred in their eyes. They say it's my fault. All of it is my fault. But when fate decides I haven't suffered enough, she slaps me across the face with a mating bond none of us wanted.

Wren King is the one person in town everyone can rely on: need someone to watch your kids? She’s got it, you deserve a night off! Want five dozen cookies for a bake sale? Call up Wren; she loves to bake. Holly Ridge’s sweetheart is always available to help, even if it leaves little time for herself along the way.

Lucy Ramirez never expected to return to the small town of Whispering Springs, but after a tragic hit-and-run takes her husband and leaves her children without a father, it’s the only place that feels like home. Moving back in with her beloved Gran, Lucy quickly realizes how much she’s missed the warmth of her family. Her brothers' constant teasing and support remind her of a love she thought she’d lost. That was until an unexpected encounter turns everything upside down.

Ranching isn't easy, especially on the border of Yellowstone. The days are long, the competition is ruthless, and there's always someone out there waiting to take what's yours. For my family to survive, things have to go back to the way they were. The Carsons used to run Fork River. We were feared but respected. My father changed that legacy by thinking he could run things legitimately. He lost our power, he lost our control, and he lost our respect. Now I'm taking it back…

Carlene Rivers is many things. Dutiful, reliable, kind. Lucky? Not so much. At thirty, she’s living a stifling existence in Cleveland, Ohio. Then one day, Carlene buys a raffle ticket. The prize: a pub on the west coast of Ireland. Carlene is stunned when she wins. Everyone else is stunned when she actually goes.

Music has been the very essence of Daisy Holloway's life for as long as she can remember. Driven by a desperate need to make her father proud, she throws caution to the wind and embarks on a journey to Nashville. Her dream is a long shot, but with no backup plan in sight, besides her entire life's purpose, what does she have to lose?

Ellen McIver, Baldrishaig's local busybody, has been found dead. Run over — repeatedly — by a tractor belonging to local farmer Glen MacGibbon. The most likely culprit is Old Wullie, MacGibbon's elderly father, who, despite his dementia, still likes to drive the tractor about the lanes. But once at the crime scene Anna can tell something sinister is afoot… this was no accident. Whoever drove that tractor did so with murder in mind.

Two novels by the award-winning Canadian writer Carol Shields, dramatised for BBC Radio Carol Shields was one of Canada’s most renowned contemporary authors. Often compared to Jane Austen, her deft, witty and compassionate works depicting the everyday lives of ordinary people won her numerous...

In the small town of Lazy Rivers, where secrets run as deep as the river that gave the town its name, three generations of Rivers women are about to discover that some memories can't stay buried forever. When Serenity Rivers returns home to care for her dying mother, she brings with her a gift she's spent years trying to escape—the ability to see other people's memories. But as boys start disappearing just as they did fifty years ago, Serenity realizes her gift might be the key to solving both the present mystery and the shadows of the past.

It's hard to truly get lost in 2025, but Arden trusted his GPS in the deep, rural woods of Georgia, where satellite signals don't reach. Now he, his wife Laurie, and their two children, traveling back home after a fun weekend away, have run out of gas next to a house displaying a very unwelcoming sign. The porch light turns on. A large man with a shotgun emerges. As he walks slowly toward their car, the family has no idea how bad their night is about to become…

The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls returns with his first stand-alone novel since Chances Are . . . —a spellbinding page-turner about a crime in a small town that exposes long-held secrets and betrayals among a group of lifelong friends. When Tyler Sinclair left Stone Mountain...

In a remote valley bound by prayer and fear, two boys are chosen to take part in The Drawing—a sacred ritual meant to cleanse sin from their village. But when mercy defies doctrine, and friendship challenges faith, the fire meant to purify consumes everything instead.

All I want for Christmas is to see Boone Pierce again. Too bad he's been deployed overseas and we haven't spoken in years... Three years ago, I met a handsome Marine named Boone at my brother's wedding. We shared a stolen kiss, but that was all. As a single mom and widow, I just wasn't ready to open up my heart again. So we both went our separate ways... or so I thought. Boone has just moved from Texas to my small town of Fit Mountain, Wyoming, to start a mechanic shop. To say I'm shocked would be an understatement. And the surprises don't stop there.

When a fire destroys the Empress Theatre, a devastating tragedy unfolds. Amelia 's mother lost her peace of mind forever when she left her daughter alone for a few life-changing moments. The dance school lost their beloved teacher, Hilary , who died saving the lives of her young pupils. Karin lost her memory, and the answers she desperately craves. Claudia lost the one thing that would have made her perfect life complete.

Als Elsa im Sommer 1949 in Island ankommt, ist sie eine von vielen. Dennoch entsteht zwischen Grassodenhaus, leuchtenden Wiesen und endlosem Meer ein Zusammenleben, das sich Elsa irgendwann nicht mehr vom Leibe halten kann. Allein ihre Anwesenheit verändert die Dynamik auf dem Hof – besonders die der Bauernsöhne. Es gibt Erwartungen, ausgesprochene und unausgesprochene.

All Amira wanted was to escape. After a painful breakup that left her questioning everything—her culture, her boundaries, her sense of self—she’s sworn off men with too much money and charm to spare. Unfortunately, life didn’t get the memo. Desperate for a reset, Amira jumps at a last-minute job in Nantucket, hoping a change of scenery will bring peace. But a snowstorm traps her in Seattle right before the holidays. While waiting to rebook her flight, Amira comes face to… chest, with the tallest, and most obscenely handsome man she’s ever seen.

Villa Severa, un piccolo paese perso in mezzo alle pianure della bassa Romagna, è un minuscolo mondo di periferia travolto dalla modernizzazione che ha spazzato via sicurezze consolidate e vecchie abitudini. La tragedia non distrugge solo la vita del ragazzo, ma mina anche le esistenze dei genitori, degli amici e del macchinista del treno. In un affresco corale, dove ogni personaggio si racconta e cerca di dare una spiegazione a quel terribile fatto, ognuno parla delle proprie scelte e del senso della propria vita.

Si narra nei dettagli un'estate d'infanzia in paese, alla fattoria dei nonni. Emergono i tratti amatriciani salienti: la freschezza montana, la folla dei villeggianti, i panorami mozzafiato, la genuinità dei prodotti, le fiere, le feste, le sagre, quella degli spaghetti su tutte. Lo sviluppo delle vicende familiari si intreccia con la crescita dei personaggi, tutti ruotanti attorno alla figura centrale dei nonni.

Davide è un attore. Coinvolto in un piano balordo di rapina, partirà senza troppa convinzione da Bologna per raggiungere il piccolo paese del Cilento in cui è cresciuto. Intorno a lui ruota una serie di personaggi, al tempo stesso comparse e protagonisti di un dramma che sembra come bloccato, sospeso tra stanchezza e insofferenza, pronto a deflagrare in un finale sconvolgente.