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Best friends since childhood, Fern Chambers and Stella Shaw have been through everything together and are at a crossroads in their lives. Carefree Stella has a monumental secret and put upon Fern’s happy life is not all it seems. With their 40th birthdays approaching, a luxury holiday to the island of Capri is a chance for them to reconnect, let their hair down and celebrate in style. But untold truths and frustration bubble beneath the surface, turning what should be a holiday of a lifetime into an opportunity to make life-changing decisions.

Sydney Whitmore, a forensic psychologist, moves to Shipwreck Island and renews her relationship with Ezra Reinhold, a reclusive billionaire who enjoys poking around in cold cases. In book four, Arden Haynsworth has been kidnapped after being sentenced to death for her part in the death of the kidnapper's daughter Daisy. Arden insists she’s innocent of the crime she’s been accused of and is certain she was set up to take the fall. With only five days to prove the woman’s innocence or watch her perish, the team jumps into action.

Valarie Renyalds had the life she always dreamed of. A family, a beautiful lake house, and spending her days surrounded by books in her family's bookstore. Until she catches her husband having an affair with his skinny, 20-something secretary. He defends his infidelity by telling Val that he is just not attracted to her anymore after letting herself go since giving birth to their now-teenage daughter. She vows to lose the weight and win her life back by joining a gym. There, she not only struggles with her eating issues but also with the attraction to the handsome and single gym owner.

It’s Christmas, CJ Turley’s favorite holiday, only something hovers over the festivities. A cat’s collar disappears, and it seems as if Caper, CJ’s darling pup, might be the culprit. It’s easier to believe than suspecting the owners of the cat from stealing from themselves. Hilarity and mayhem follow CJ and her friends as they try to solve the theft. All CJ really wants is to have a nice holiday with a Christmas party no one will forget. Full of twists, turns, and laughs, this Christmas novella is sure to please cozy mystery fans.

With an exciting new life in Paris, Clemmie Hamilton isn't looking forward to heading home to the picturesque but sleepy village of St Aidan, Cornwall. However, when she discovers that the cosy apartment by the sea, which her grandmother left to her, is under threat from neighbour and property developer, Charlie Hobson, Clemmie realises she can't abandon her home in its time of need. With her childhood friends encouraging her, Clemmie decides to turn the apartment into 'The Little Cornish Kitchen'.

Ethan ankommer til Snowdonia og konfronteres med sin families forventninger. Gamle minder begynder at vælde op i ham, og han tænker tilbage på, hvordan hans far krævede, at han skulle gøre karriere og en dag overtage familiens gods. At Ethan er blevet optaget i Cambridges bedste mandskor var ingenting værd for hans familie. For at undgå sin familie lejer Ethan en lille hytte og finder hurtigt på en historie om, at han er forfatter og har brug for at skrive i fred.

Interior designer Faith Hudson knows better than anyone the value of a home. Growing up as an unwanted kid in foster care, she hangs onto every last treasure, always searching for the place where she belongs. Out of the blue, Gabe York, the musician ex-boyfriend who broke her heart, calls to say he wants a second chance...and asks her to renovate the Cornish beach house they used to share together. It's bittersweet for Faith, but she's nothing if not hopeful.

Violet Rhinehammer finally gets the call! She's been working so hard in her hometown of Normal, Kentucky, as a reporter for Channel Two News and the Normal Gazette to get the national attention to she believes she rightfully deserves! Now is her time! Violet gets an interview of a lifetime with a huge national news network. It doesn't take her long to pack her bag and hop on an airplane leaving Normal, Kentucky, behind!

Did you know that O. Henry's real name was William Sydney Porter? He had many pseudonyms, but is mostly known as O. Henry. He wrote over 300 stories and is known for playfully writing a twist at the end. Most of them are based in New York, with characters being an average Joe. A census at the time stated there were about four million individuals living in NYC at the time, and that is how this volume of short stories received its name.

Emelie er mor til tre børn og træt af livet. Siden faren til hendes børn skred og flyttede tilbage til Gambia, har hun kæmpet for at få enderne til at mødes. Budgettet er stramt, jobbet er kedeligt, og på trods af presset tør hun ikke gå på date. Hun er bare ikke klar. Men netop som tingene ikke kan blive værre, modtager hun et uventet brev - et brev, hvis indhold vil ændre hendes liv for altid. Det viser sig, at Emelie har arvet et hus på øen Sardiniön - og da hun tager dertil, får hun et chok.

A year ago, Nessa Oliphant FINALLY landed the man of her dreams in bed…but when her father, the laird, betrothed her to the first Henry, her lover failed to fight for her. Brohn, the housekeeper’s son, might be in command of the Oliphant troops, but knows his duty to the clan is to step aside and let Nessa make a strong betrothal contract. But after SEVEN failed betrothals—all to Henrys—Nessa is done with fiddling around.

Jessica Rivers believes that no matter what is happening in her life, she can always count on Christmas to make her happy. As the owner of the Bedford Falls Shop and with the assistance of her older sister, Melissa, she tries every day to bring Christmas to life through her songs, her art, and her stories in her hometown of Modesto, California. Her belief in the healing power of Christmas is severely tested when a precious holiday keepsake disappears. And her oldest brother, Michael, severely criticizes her for living in the past and among the illusions of Christmas.

Eine malerische Bucht auf Mallorca und ein Dorf mit einem dunklen Geheimnis! Völlig überraschend erbt Laura das Anwesen ihrer Großtante auf Mallorca. Der Zeitpunkt hätte nicht unpassender sein können, da sie gerade in den Startlöchern für ein aufregendes Berufsleben steht. Laura fliegt auf die Insel mit der festen Absicht, das Haus gleich zu verkaufen. Doch es ist nicht irgendein Anwesen, das sie geerbt hat, sondern ein kleines Hotel an einer wunderschönen mallorquinischen Bucht.

Having moved into her mum’s spare room after a disastrous break-up, Kayleigh Harwood is desperate for a fresh start. When she sees an opening for a new beekeeper at Elderflower Grove she jumps at the chance—despite not knowing a thing about bees. The abandoned manor house holds a mystery of its own—the previous owner vanished years ago—and locals have been inventing stories about the manor ever since. Unable to resist the urge to look around, Kayleigh is shocked to find drop-dead-gorgeous gardener Carey living inside!

Chocolatier Emma Miller has a new business selling bonbons to the residents of the quaint town of Wood Creek. When a tiny visitor stops by her shop with an interesting request, Emma is intrigued. The young girl needs chocolates that will help her widowed dad fall in love, preferably with her teacher. What Emma didn't count on was Casey's ever so charming and handsome dad, Grant, stepping into her life. She has to remind herself to be cautious because the one thing she learned in foster care is that people always leave.

With just two weeks until the highly anticipated Christmas on Main event, the tiny town of White Eagle, Montana, is all decked out for the season. With the annual tree lighting just around the corner, Tess and Tony are busy with their own holiday preparations, until someone close to Tess is shot and killed in front of her own home.

Sixty years ago a man made a promise to the woman he loved to meet her on Saint Patrick's Day. They were to meet in the park on the bench where they liked to sit and watch the world go by. The couple were deeply in love and planned to marry, but he never showed up at the rendezvous point. Every Saint Patrick's Day since then the woman has made a pilgrimage to the bench to wait for her one true love.

Darius has found that he is the target for every gold-digging woman on the planet, all desperate to land themselves the ultimate catch and live a life of unparalleled luxury. So, he hatches a plan—throwing a Christmas masquerade ball seems like a great idea. He can remain anonymous for the entire evening and use the opportunity to perhaps find himself a wife. Sarah is one of Darius’ newest employees. She’s only been with the company for three weeks, and now, she finds herself at one of the biggest parties ever seen.

After weeks of grieving, a woman books a plane ticket bound for an old villa in the mountains of Abruzzo. Invited to stay with her friends Giulia and Fab—in the weeks before they marry in a village orchard—she lives for a summer in the house's Birthing Room, where generations of women once had their babies. More often, though, she lives in her head: in the past, trying to make sense of her grief and wondering how to go on, or if she can.

Christmas is a magical time when friends gather to watch zombie porn and fathers tell their children heartwarming stories of murder. This collection brings together three tales of Christmas, death, genocide, and teddy bears. This collection contains the following stories by Tim Lieder: "Santa Claus Dies", "The Xmas Video", and "The Man in the Red Suit".