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I've never been enough for the people around me, not for my parents before they died and not for the tough grandfather who raised me. When he unexpectedly passes, leaving me the famous (and failing) Sugar Maple Farms, all I want is to sell so I can leave the weight of being a Carville behind. Until Jane shows up. The woman is smart, salty, and sexy as can be. I can't admit it, but her vision for Sugar Maple Farms is captivating. Everything about her is captivating. While we spend every day arguing, I spend every night thinking about her.

When Zoe's best friend shows her the box of dreams they put together as kids, she would never have foreseen herself dumping Mr. Perfectly Fine and quitting her draining job. But when she looks in that box and realizes her life isn't even close to where she envisioned she'd be when she was ten, she panics and implodes everything she knows.

When Jem Rosco – sailor, adventurer and local legend – blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. The residents think nothing of it when Rosco disappears again; that’s the sort of man he is. Until the lifeboat is launched to a hoax call-out during a raging storm and his body is found in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, a place with legends of its own. This is an uncomfortable case for DI Matthew Venn.

Trapped between his unfulfilling career, a dwindling grasp on reality and his childhood memories, Jay Mackintosh takes the snap decision to buy a derelict French farmhouse, running from London to the village of Lansquenet. Returning to his childhood haunt, Jay is forced to confront a ghost from his past, a secretive widow and the terrible secret she's hiding.

The man’s body is found in the early morning light by a local dog walker in the park outside Rosebank, a home for troubled teens in the coastal village of Longwater. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who was due to work the previous night but never showed up. DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate the death, with her only clue being the disappearance of one of the home’s residents, fourteen-year-old Chloe Spence. Vera can’t bring herself to believe that a teenager is responsible for the murder, but even she can’t dismiss the possibility.

When Dahlia Weathersby’s sister disappears on what should have been a simple day hike, Dahlia immediately heads to the Colorado Rockies to find her. Knowing that she’ll never survive the mountains alone, she convinces the local hermit, grouchy Winston Dane, to be her guide. As it becomes increasingly clear that Dahlia’s sister isn’t just missing but may have been taken, Dahlia and Winston will have to work together to find her in time…as they face everything the Rockies have to throw at them.

Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives. For the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager—the man who broke her heart years ago. Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident.

As the sun rises over the little Provence village where single mother Adeline has escaped with her little girl Lily, she breathes deeply. This is their new beginning. Here, she can forget the lies her family told her. Here, she can start her story again. Later she opens the door to the town’s tiny bookstore, where she is to work, ready to meet the mysterious owner Monique for the first time. She expected an ordinary bookshop. But this bookstore feels somehow different… magical. Breathing in the smell of books, she feels a jolt of something. It feels like a new chapter beginning.

April, a smart and lonely tech worker, worries work from home has gotten out of hand: She’s left an anonymous note in a book for Westley, the clerk at her Seattle neighborhood bookstore who has a gentle smile and looks great in flannel. But thanks to fate, Laura—a busy single mom who had given up on love—buys the book, finds the note, and thinks Westley has left it for her. A handsome man who loves books seems like just the plot twist she has been looking for.

Natalie's day is taking a nosedive. She's been fired from her job and was just dumped by her boyfriend right before boarding the plane. The airport buzzes with excited travelers, but she stands there, grappling with the reality of her situation. A week-long family celebration on the coast of Maine looms, and she's desperate to show her relatives she isn't a complete disaster. She needs a hero, someone to pose as her loving partner and help her maintain her self-respect. All seems lost until her path crosses with Jake, a stone-faced businessman, and they make a deal.

Posy Montague is approaching her seventieth birthday. Still living in her beautiful Suffolk family home, Admiral House, she is surrounded by memories of her idyllic childhood catching butterflies with her beloved father, and of raising her own children. But Posy knows she must make an agonizing decision. Despite the memories the house holds, and the exquisite garden she has spent twenty-five years creating, the house is crumbling around her, and Posy knows the time has come to sell it.

Michael Schwarzmaier lässt es sich auch bei diesem Fall nicht nehmen, Wallner und Kreuthner gewitzt und spannungsreich zu begleiten – auf unnachahmliche Weise bajuwarisch. In Bayern geht der »Schnitter« um – Fall 12 für die Kult-Kommissare vom Tegernsee! Bodenfrost ist der 12. Bayern-Krimi von Bestseller-Autor Andreas Föhr: Regio-Charme trifft intelligente Spannung mit hintersinnigem Humor.

Seventeen years ago, Tilly Stone (age thirteen) is left to fend for herself in rural Pennsylvania when her infamous eco-terrorist father disappears under mysterious circumstances. Ever since she's tried to forget the dams they blew up together and forge a new life until her father's return threatens to upend her small-town world and her friendship with the dogged FBI agent still pursuing him. Ultimately, as the past and present fuse and blow up with more than one kind of casualty, Tilly must choose between the father she loves and her home.

Carley Dawson’s story isn’t just about achieving fame and fortune in the glamorous world of music production; it’s about the transformative power of pursuing one’s dreams with unwavering determination. It’s a story rooted in the familiar soil of a small Alabama town, where Carley’s musical talents first blossomed amidst the backdrop of family, friends, and the rhythmic pulse of a local bar.

Buddy Steel, acting Sheriff of Freedom, California, is enjoying some well-deserved R&R at a friend's mountain hideaway when he's called home to investigate a home invasion—at his father's address. The break-in is just one in a series, perpetrated by ingeniously inventive burglars. To complicate matters, Buddy must also investigate a spate of cyber crimes targeting local businesses and individuals—an area well outside of his experience and comfort zone.

As the winter chill grips the Highlands, a body is discovered burned alive in a solstice bonfire, kicking off a harrowing Christmas season. When a retired businessman is found hanging from a tree and another associate is savagely murdered in his isolated home, the team is stretched to the limit. With DCI Helena Grant away for a romantic holiday with crime writer Bill Emsworth, McKay must navigate a series of baffling killings under mounting pressure—amidst staff shortages and the relentless Scottish winter.

Saskia Wagners Leben ist aus den Fugen geraten. Der 27-jährigen Journalistin wurde gekündigt und seitdem führt sich ihr Freund David wie ein Pascha auf. Als es zum Streit kommt, verlässt sie die gemeinsame Wohnung und zieht zu ihrer Freundin Cécile. Diese erzählt ihr von der Weinlese im kleinen provenzalischen Dorf Beaumes-de-Venise, und dass dort eine Aushilfe für die Sommersaison gesucht wird.

Von Bestsellerautorin Anja Saskia Beyer um die Liebe, ein berührendes Geheimnis und die beste Freundin der Welt. Annas Beziehung ist etwas eingefahren. Da kommt ein Mädelsurlaub mit ihrer besten Freundin Carina gerade recht. Dass es ausgerechnet nach Barcelona gehen soll, in die Stadt, in der Anna vor zwanzig Jahren die große Liebe und den größten Schmerz erlebt hat, passt ihr allerdings überhaupt nicht. Aber dann stößt die junge Frau auf etwas Unfassbares und fährt mit ihrer Freundin nach Spanien, um ihrem Verdacht nachzugehen.

Kindle-#1-Bestsellerautorin Anja Saskia Beyer über den Traum eines Neuanfangs auf der Sonneninsel Mallorca: einfühlsam und amüsant. Für die hübsche Hannah Blumberg, Assistentin in der Modebranche mit einer Vorliebe für teure Handtaschen, läuft es gerade gar nicht gut: Erst wird ihr Arbeitsvertrag nicht verlängert, und dann macht auch noch ihr Freund mit ihr Schluss. Da kommt die Einladung von Freundin Lucia nach Mallorca gerade recht - Lucia hat ein Café mit Meerblick eröffnet und serviert den besten Kaffee der Insel.

Der neue Roman der #1-Bestsellerautorin Anja Saskia Beyer über ein malerisches Dorf in der Provence, Aprikosentarte und ein Geheimnis. Manchmal muss etwas verschwinden, damit Hoffnung entsteht. Marie ist durch und durch Mutter. Alleinerziehend kämpft sie sich mit ihrem 15-jährigen Sohn Robin durchs Leben. Gemeinsam mit ihrem Sohn und ihrem besten Freund Bennett reist Marie in das kleine südfranzösische Künstlerdorf Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Eine spannende Suche nach einem längst verloren geglaubten Gemälde beginnt.