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From birth, twins Cath and Rob are inseparable. When their mother dies, their bond deepens as their father hastily remarries a woman with a volatile temper whose sole focus is her own baby – Oliver – who arrives nine months later. When, aged 48, Rob tragically dies, Cath’s world begins to crumble. Her grief compounded further by Oliver’s out-of-the-blue decision to attend Rob’s funeral, opening old wounds after three decades of estrangement.

Jack Hartwell never imagined his latest undercover mission would kick off with a storm – or lead him straight into the heart The Story Shop, a quaint bookshop on Puffin Island. Seeking refuge, he stumbles into Amelia Brown’s enchanting world of books, puffins, and an eccentric group of book club regulars. So when the enigmatic Amelia challenges Jack to read a mysterious novel The Temptation Bucket List – and to complete its challenges with her – he can’t resist.

The women of Harrington Estates don't just sell homes, they sell dreams. And founder Amanda Harrington isn't just a woman - she's a brand. A star of the real estate and mumfluencer world, she expects only the best from her team. But behind the perfect façade, cracks are beginning to show. New arrival Bella is causing tension with her constant success, including securing the listing of a coveted £50 million mansion from dishy developer Simon - and she's been stepping on some toes in her Louboutins to get there.

Laelia is ready for the journey of a lifetime: a trip to faraway Belize with her two young children and her new partner, Aidrian, to celebrate her father's birthday. But something feels off from the first footprint on the beach. The heat is sticky and close. The family party crackles with unspoken tension. Aid is acting distant and edgy. Things escalate when Laelia’s father falls dangerously ill, and she’s forced to decamp to the remote jungle lodge that he calls home.

Today is a huge day for TV reporter Rose’s career. A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country, on one of the nation’s biggest TV shows. But when she hears an unfamiliar voice in her ear, she knows something is very wrong. Her earpiece has been hacked. She’s live on air in the middle of the interview. They tell her they have kidnapped her family. And in order to protect them, Rose must do exactly what the hijacker says.…they are in control now.

Walnut Tree Island is home to artists, dreamers, lovers and heartbreakers. Life is different here: slow, languorous and always communal, with every evening offering a new opportunity to gather at a neighbour's houseboat over a glass of wine. But when a former resident reappears after nearly two decades away, the islanders are thrown into a frenzy as they wonder what plans their new landlord has in store for them. And for Jo, an artist who long ago lost her muse, his return reopens the wounds of a love she thought was gone forever.

Emily Anderson adores romance—both in books and in real life (though her own love life is more ‘tragic subplot’ than ‘happily-ever-after’). As an audiobook narrator, she spends her days bringing love stories to life, convinced that one day, her own perfect romance will come true. Jude Cavendish, thinks romance is a fairy tale for fools. A crime author with a serious case of writer’s block, he’s horrified when his publisher asks him to add a love story to his latest novel. He knows murders, mysteries, and mayhem—not grand gestures and stolen kisses.

Eine überraschende Begegnung lässt sie ihre eigenen Wurzeln entdecken ... London in den Dreißigerjahren. Isla und ihr Mann, der Kunsthändler Sebastian, sind das Glamour-Paar der Londoner Gesellschaft. Doch dann schlägt das Schicksal gnadenlos zu: Der Krieg bricht aus, Sebastian verschwindet und Islas kleine Tochter kommt bei einem Luftangriff ums Leben. Am Boden zerstört bleibt Isla keine andere Wahl, als ihr Erbe, ein wertvolles Gemälde, zu verkaufen, um zu überleben.

Jess Delaney has always longed for independence. But when the Blitz reaches Manchester, she is locked in the cellar by her feckless mother, Lizzie. As bombs rain down from a sky turned blood red with flame, Jess waits for Lizzie to return. But fortunes are fickle, and soon Jess finds herself packed off to live with her tyrant Uncle Bernie, a bullying black marketeer. Though he treats her like a servant, she seeks refuge in the Sally Army, and her natural musical talent offers both an escape route and the chance for love.

Verdient ihre Liebe eine zweite Chance? Allie kehrt nach einer schweren Ballettverletzung zur Regeneration nach Cape Cod zurück, wo eine Begegnung mit ihrem ehemaligen besten Freund längst vergessen geglaubte Gefühle und schmerzhafte Erinnerungen weckt. Hudson hat sie als Jugendliche vor dem Ertrinken gerettet, aber er hat sie auch nach dem Tod ihrer Schwester im Stich gelassen. Als Hudsons Nichte plötzlich vor Allies Tür steht und verzweifelt ihre leibliche Mutter finden will, gerät Allie in eine unmögliche Situation.

Once upon a time, Natasha believed in love. At nineteen, her heart was captivated by a man who promised her the world, only to vanish, leaving her to carry the weight of shattered dreams—and the child she never expected. A decade later, Natasha is focused on providing love and stability for her daughter, determined to break the cycle of poverty and trauma that haunted her own childhood. As they settle into the peaceful rhythms of Settlers Bridge, Natasha is drawn to the local mechanic, Hamish, whose quiet strength stirs feelings she hadn't expected to ever experience again.

It’s a New Jersey summer in 1967, and thirteen-year-old Ravi Ramanathan has the makings of a tennis prodigy. His surgeon father encourages his ambition, while his mother dreams of their only child following his father’s path. Surrounded by his parents’ love, Ravi chafes a bit at their daily routines and little traditions. Then one unexpected day, everything changes. Realizing how much he took for granted, Ravi must grow up overnight and find a new role in the life of his family.

Penny and her cousin Robert arrive in Australia with dreams of adventure, but when Penny is asked to deliver a mysterious letter to an estranged uncle in the outback, things take an unexpected turn. What was meant to be a brief stopover soon becomes a deeper connection with her uncle and his wife. As she settles into the rhythm of country life, Penny finds herself drawn to Todd, the laid-back, charming local who's always nearby.

On this journey through the labyrinthine streets and hidden corners of one of the world's most fascinating cities, everybody is searching for something, and maybe searching in the wrong places. Elements of the fantastical and the surreal abound, as they tend to do in the early predawn hours of the morning, yet the settings, the human stories, and each character's search are all as real as can be.

An infant is left on the doorstep of Saint Michael's Orphanage in the winter of 1936 with only an engraved medallion to mark his identity. Marvin Saint Michael grows up under the watchful gaze of the nuns and priests, yet his upbringing is anything but loving. Marvin learns from an early age to keep his mouth shut, to obey, and to refrain from questioning the authority figures that surround him. For when one disobeys, severe repercussions are handed out . . .

A lifetime ago, Ray “Spike” Thorns was a well-regarded caretaker on a boarding school’s grounds. These days, he lives the life of a recluse in a house rammed with hoarded junk, alone and disconnected from family or anyone he might have at one time considered a friend.

Profound, immersive, tenderly written, and with finely wrought characters drawn from the forgotten archives of American history, A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart is an extraordinary story of a marriage caught at the intersection of radical politics and everyday life.

Joan Liang’s life is a series of surprising developments: she never thought she would leave Taiwan for California, nor did she expect her first marriage to implode—especially as quickly and spectacularly as it did. She definitely did not expect to fall in love with an older, wealthy American and become his fourth wife and mother to his youngest children. Through all this she wrestles with one persistent question: Will she ever truly feel satisfied?

Since Bailey Rae Rigby’s adoptive aunt Winnie passed, Bent Oak, South Carolina, doesn’t have much of a hold on her anymore. So it seems. Bailey Rae aims to settle the small estate and, armed with her aunt’s inspiring personal cookbook, buy a food truck with an ocean view in Myrtle Beach. Everything goes awry when a distraught young mother arrives in town clutching a copy of that same cookbook. Embedded inside is a code that promises a safe place in Bent Oak for desperate women on the run. For Bailey Rae it opens up a world of questions.

Mia and Cricket have always been close. The gifted daughters of a young single mother, the “Lowe girls” are well-known in the small Maine town they call home. Each sister has a role to fill: the responsible and academically-minded Mia assumes the position of caregiver far too young. While Cricket, a bouncing ball of energy and talent, seems born for soccer stardom. But the cost of achieving athletic greatness comes at a steep price.