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Da K.L. Slater, autrice da diversi milioni di copie, arriva un altro thriller mozzafiato. Alicia ha lasciato il figlio piccolo e la sorella per andare a cercare una vita migliore a Londra. Ma non è solo a caccia di opportunità. Sta scappando dalla verità. All’Orbit, un’enclave riservata alle élite, che incombe sulla City e dove le persone che contano giocano le loro carte, Alicia serve da bere, osservando ogni cosa. Quando il carismatico proprietario dell’Orbit le propone un accordo – fingere di essere la sua ragazza in cambio di uno stipendio e di un appartamento - Alicia accetta.

Ich kenne ihn schon mein ganzes Leben. Und ich weiß, dass er meine Tochter entführt hat. Seine Mutter sagt, sie will mir helfen. Doch sie ist die letzte Person, der ich vertrauen kann … Als wir jünger waren, wohnte Samuel nebenan. Wir beide waren unzertrennlich. Aber ihm hat es nie gefallen, mich mit meinem kleinen Bruder teilen zu müssen. Also ist er ihn in jener schrecklichen Nacht einfach losgeworden … Jahre später ist er wieder frei. Und jetzt ist meine Tochter verschwunden. Ich versenke die Nase in ihrem Kissen und mein Herz zerbricht in tausend Stücke.

Son rôle est simple: prétendre être sa petite amie… Alicia a quitté son fils en bas âge et sa sœur pour tenter une nouvelle vie à Londres. Mais si elle cherche les opportunités, elle fuit surtout la vérité. Au Météore, un immeuble luxueux surplombant la ville et fréquenté par l’élite, Alicia travaille en tant que serveuse et observe tout ce qui se passe autour d’elle. Lorsque le charismatique propriétaire du Météore lui propose un marché, se faire passer pour sa petite amie en échange d’un salaire et d’un toit, Alicia accepte. Après tout, ce n’est qu’un jeu… Du moins, au début.

THE MESSAGE HAS DISAPPEARED. SO HAS YOUR BEST FRIEND . . . You receive a text from your best friend: Can’t speak… don’t text or call… pls just come But as you race to her house, the message is deleted. She answers the door, insists everything’s fine. She says she never sent a message...

Il y a des propositions qui ne se refusent pas. Freya vient de perdre son mari et sa maison. Elle a besoin d'un toit de toute urgence, pour elle et sa fille de cinq ans. La chance lui sourit le jour où elle rencontre le charismatique Dr Marsden, qui cherche à louer un appartement dans un quartier cossu de Londres pour un loyer dérisoire. Mais pas à n'importe qui : les nouveaux locataires devront se faire accepter des autres résidents. Quand Freya emménage à Adder House, quelque chose lui dit que c'est trop beau pour être vrai.

My darling little boy Albie adores playing at our new neighbours’ house. And after the terrible year we’ve had, I feel so lucky that we can start over in this perfect place, with new friends who treat Albie like the son they never had. He can’t stop talking about the tree house they’re building him, and the cookies they bake together. But as time passes, something starts to feel wrong. Why don’t they ever open the front door more than a crack? They told me they had no children so who does the small pink tricycle I saw in their hall belong to?

What was my sister doing standing over Florence’s cot in the middle of the night?I trust my sister, Carrie, with my daughter’s life. But then she’s accused of a terrible crime. Carrie lives under our roof, she pushes my daughter on the swings, she takes her out for ice cream. You might ask, why do I let her? Why would I risk my darling baby? How could I let my sister stay? Because I have a dangerous secret too. One that only Carrie knows about. And if that secret gets out, I could lose my little girl....

La tragedia sacude la vida de Freya Miller, quien, tras perder a su marido y su casa en un breve espacio de tiempo, se enfrenta a multitud de preocupaciones. La primera y más importante es dónde van a vivir ella y su hija de cinco años, Skye. Cuando el carismático doctor Marsden se cruza fortuitamente en su camino, todo cambia para ellas. Le ofrece a la joven madre una oportunidad increíble: vivir en un apartamento situado en una de las zonas más exclusivas de Londres, pagando una renta muy por debajo de los precios de mercado. Es una oferta que Freya no puede rechazar.

Janey Markham is thrilled to be moving with her family to Buckingham Crescent, the smartest address in a desirable suburban town. Worried she’ll be excluded by the glossy local mothers, Janey is thrilled when she meets Tanya, the kind of woman she has always looked up to. Tanya takes Janey under her wing and her teenage daughter, Angel, is amazing with Janey’s little boy. As Janey and Tanya grow closer, Janey feels she can finally leave her troubled past behind.

The day after her ninth birthday, Lucie and Blake Sullivan agree, for the very first time, to let their daughter, Grace, make the four-minute walk back home alone from a friend’s house down the street. They joke with friends about hiding behind bushes to ensure she is safe. But the joke turns sour when Grace does not appear. Despite the best efforts of the police and local community, Grace seems to have vanished into thin air. With hope fading fast, Lucie knows she can rely on her husband to support her. That is until the day she makes a shocking discovery....

You think you can trust the ones you love most. But what if one secret could make you question everything? Every day, a woman like Louise passes you in the street: elegant, confident, determined. But underneath, she’s struggling. She doesn’t know her sister, Alice, has been scared of leaving the house since their mother died. She doesn’t know when Alice babysits her little boy, Archie, he sometimes sees things he shouldn’t. She doesn’t know Archie has a secret. A secret that could send cracks through the heart of Louise’s carefully constructed life....

Thirteen years ago someone did something very bad to Anna. Now it's her turn to get even. Anna lives a solitary existence, taking solace in order and routine. Her only friend is the lonely old lady next door. She doesn't like to let people to get too close - she knows how much damage they can do. Then one ordinary day, Anna witnesses a devastating road accident and recognises the driver as Carla, the woman who ruined her life all those years ago.

You think you know the truth about the people you love. But one discovery can change everything.... Eight-year-old Billy goes missing one day, out flying his kite with his sister, Rose. Two days later he is found dead. Sixteen years on, Rose still blames herself for Billy's death. How could she have failed to protect her little brother? Rose has never fully recovered from the trauma, and one of the few people she trusts is her neighbour Ronnie, who she has known all her life.

Three years ago Toni's five-year-old daughter, Evie, disappeared after leaving school. The police have never been able to find her. There were no witnesses, no CCTV, no trace. But Toni believes her daughter is alive. And as she begins to silently piece together her memories, the full story of the past begins to reveal itself - and a devastating truth. Toni's mind is trapped in a world of silence. Her only chance to save herself is to manage the impossible: she must find a way to make herself heard. She must find her daughter.

How far would you go to protect your family? Single dad Ben is doing his best to raise his children, with the help of his devoted mother, Judi. And then Ben meets Amber. Everyone thinks this is a perfect match for Ben, but Judi isn't so sure.... There's just something about Amber that doesn't add up. Ben can't see why his mother dislikes his new girlfriend. And Amber doesn't want Judi anywhere near her new family. Amber just wants Ben and the children.

La confiance aveugle précède toujours le drame... Quand Billie, huit ans, disparaît dans la forêt alors qu'il était en train de jouer au cerf-volant avec sa sœur, tous les habitants de Newstead prennent part aux recherches, et le village est sous le choc lorsqu'on retrouve son corps, deux jours plus tard. Seize ans après le drame, Rose, qui n'a jamais pu se résoudre à quitter la maison de son enfance, mène une vie en sourdine, toujours accablée par la culpabilité : si elle ne l'avait pas quitté des yeux, son petit frère serait encore en vie.

Jusqu'où iriez-vous pour protéger votre famille ? Depuis la mort de sa femme, Ben fait de son mieux pour élever ses enfants, grâce à l'aide précieuse de sa mère. La vie suit paisiblement son cours jusqu'au jour où il rencontre Amber. Tout le monde pense que c'est la femme qu'il attendait...

Deine beste Freundin? Verschwunden. Ihre letzte Nachricht? Ein Hilferuf. Die Hauptverdächtige? Du. Du erhältst eine Nachricht von deiner besten Freundin: Ich kann nicht sprechen ... keine SMS und keine Anrufe ... bitte komm einfach. Aber als du kurz darauf vor ihrer Tür stehst, ist die Nachricht gelöscht. Sie öffnet dir und behauptet, dass alles in Ordnung sei und dass sie nichts von einer Nachricht weiß. Sechs Stunden später ruft die Polizei bei dir an. Überall im Haus deiner Freundin ist Blut. Sie ist verschwunden. Und du bist der letzte Mensch, der sie lebend gesehen hat ...

Alicia hat ihren Sohn und ihre Schwester zurückgelassen, um in London nach einem besseren Leben zu suchen. Im Orbit, einem luxuriösen Wolkenkratzer, arbeitet sie als Kellnerin. Als der charismatische Eigentümer ihr ein Angebot macht – sie spielt seine Freundin und erhält dafür ein großzügiges Gehalt und eine Wohnung –, nimmt sie an. Immerhin ist es nur ein Spiel, bis es das plötzlich nicht mehr ist. Hinter der makellosen Fassade liegt etwas anderes, und manche Abmachungen kann man nicht brechen. Ihre Vergangenheit holt sie ein, und Alicia wird bewusst: Sie ist nicht die Einzige.

Ten years ago he killed my son. Today I married him. Ten years ago my darling son Jesse was murdered and our perfect family was destroyed. My strong, handsome boy, so full of life, became a memory, a photo I carried with me everywhere. But today I’m finally close to finding happiness again. My ash-blonde hair has been curled into ringlets. Carefully placed white flowers frame my delicate features. The small, drab chapel has been prettied up with white satin, and there are tiny red hearts scattered on the small table where I will soon sign the register with my new husband.