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ll lavoro di Lila Emerson consiste nel badare alle case altrui in assenza dei proprietari. Un'occupazione all'apparenza semplice e senza particolari implicazioni. Questo almeno è quello che ha sempre pensato fino al giorno in cui, guardando fuori dalla finestra, assiste a un omicidio: una giovane donna precipita nel vuoto, da un appartamento in cui verrà poi trovato il cadavere di un uomo, Oliver Archer.

La Shenandoah Valley, in Virginia, al riparo delle Blue Ridge Mountains, è molto distante da Hollywood, ma è esattamente lì che vuole vivere Cilla McGowan - un tempo enfant prodige del grande schermo - lontano da tutto e da tutti. Cilla è ora una restauratrice, e si sta dedicando alla riparazione di quella che era la fattoria di sua nonna, la leggendaria Janet Hardy, attrice dalla voce strabiliante, morta suicida anni prima in circostanze misteriose.

Da bambine hanno condiviso tutto: giochi, segreti, speranze. Con gli anni sono diventate donne brillanti, sexy e indipendenti. E hanno fondato un'agenzia di wedding planning dove ognuna di loro dà il meglio di sé per garantire ai clienti un giorno indimenticabile e perfetto. E loro, per quanto ancora rimarranno single? Parker è la figura di riferimento dell'agenzia, quella che traduce in realtà i sogni delle future spose. Tuttavia, in quanto a relazioni sentimentali è un totale disastro. Il lavoro sembra essere la sua unica ragione di vita.

Nate Burke, ex poliziotto di Baltimora, accetta il posto di capo della polizia di Lunacy - un paesino dell'Alaska che conta 506 abitanti - per fuggire alla crisi causata dal fresco divorzio e dal trauma della morte del suo compagno di lavoro, per la quale si sente in parte responsabile. I primi giorni nella cittadina scorrono tranquilli, a parte qualche piccolo problema di ordine pubblico e una relazione un po' movimentata con l'umorale Meg Galloway, bella e sfacciata. All'improvviso, però, in una grotta nascosta viene ritrovato il corpo del padre di Meg, scomparso sedici anni prima.

Da bambine hanno condiviso tutto: giochi, segreti, speranze. Con gli anni sono diventate donne brillanti, sexy e indipendenti. E hanno fondato un'agenzia di wedding planning dove ognuna di loro dà il meglio di sé per garantire ai clienti un giorno indimenticabile e perfetto. E loro, per quanto ancora rimarranno single? Laurel crede fermamente nell'amore... E questo traspare dalle sue creazioni: delle splendide torte nuziali. Ma non le basta. Vorrebbe al suo fianco un uomo intelligente e pieno di carattere, proprio uno simile al fratello maggiore della sua amica Parker.

Da bambine hanno condiviso tutto: giochi, segreti, speranze. Con gli anni sono diventate donne brillanti, sexy e indipendenti. E hanno fondato un'agenzia di wedding planning dove ognuna di loro dà il meglio di sé per garantire ai clienti un giorno indimenticabile e perfetto. E loro, per quanto ancora rimarranno single? Sin da piccola Emma ha adorato le storie d'amore coronate da un lieto fine, ma non avrebbe mai immaginato che la sua passione si sarebbe trasformata in un lavoro: allestire addobbi floreali per i matrimoni.

After the sickness known as the Doom destroyed civilization, magick has become commonplace, and Fallon Swift has spent her young years learning its ways. Fallon cannot live in peace until she frees those who have been preyed upon by the government or the fanatical Purity Warriors, endlessly hunted or locked up in laboratories, brutalized for years on end. She is determined to save even those who have been complicit with this evil out of fear or weakness - if, indeed, they can be saved.

The daughter of a world-renowned magician, Roxy Nouvelle has inherited her father’s talents - and his penchant for jewel thievery. Into this colorful world comes Luke Callahan, an escape artist who captures her heart - and keeps secrets that could shatter all her illusions...

After the sickness known as the Doom destroyed civilization, magick has become commonplace, and Fallon Swift has spent her young years learning its ways. Fallon cannot live in peace until she frees those who have been preyed upon by the government or the fanatical Purity Warriors, endlessly hunted or locked up in laboratories, brutalized for years on end. She is determined to save even those who have been complicit with this evil out of fear or weakness - if, indeed, they can be saved.

Abridged edition: Fallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before - the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the Doom sickened and killed billions. Traveling anywhere is a danger, as vicious gangs of Raiders and fanatics called Purity Warriors search for their next victim. Those like Fallon, in possession of gifts, are hunted - and the time is coming when her true nature, her identity as The One, can no longer be hidden. In a mysterious shelter in the forest, her training is about to begin under the guidance of Mallick, whose skills have been honed over centuries.

For more than 300 years, Bluff House has sat above Whiskey Beach, guarding its shore - and its secrets. To summer tourists, it’s the crown jewel of the town’s stunning scenery. To the residents of Whiskey Beach, it’s landmark and legend. To Eli Landon, it’s home.... A Boston lawyer, Eli has weathered an intense year of public scrutiny and police investigation after being accused of murdering his soon-to-be ex-wife. And though there was never enough evidence to have him arrested, his reputation is in tatters as well as his soul. He needs sanctuary. He needs Bluff House.

Tory Bodeen grew up in a run-down house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt - and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. Her one escape was her neighbor Hope, who lived in the big house just a short skip away, and whose friendship allowed Tory to be something she wasn’t allowed to be at home: a child. Then Hope was brutally murdered, and everything fell apart.

Little else in life is as dangerous as fire jumping. But there’s also little else as thrilling—at least to Rowan Tripp. Being a Missoula smoke jumper is in Rowan’s blood: her father is a legend in the field. At this point, returning to the wilds of Montana for the season feels like coming home—even with reminders of the partner she lost last season still lingering in the air.

On a remote island cursed with eternal winter, a young queen heals a wounded soldier – and warms her heart with the joys of true love….

Wearing an ancient star pendant, an enchanting woman journeys to an otherworldly land – and introduces a skeptical stranger to the magical powers of love.

From the outside, the house in Lakeview Terrace looks perfect, and the Bigelows seem like the perfect family: the respected surgeon father, the glamorous, devoted mother and two beautiful children. A perfect family, in a perfect house, living their perfect lives. But perfect surfaces can hide dark undercurrents, and behind closed doors lies a very different story. Teenager Zane and his younger sister, Britt, are terrorised by their violent father and dysfunctional mother.

When Breen Kelly was a girl, her father would tell her stories of magical places. Now she’s an anxious 20-something mired in student debt and working a job she hates. But one day she stumbles upon a shocking discovery: Her mother has been hiding an investment account in her name. It has been funded by her long-lost father - and it’s worth nearly four million dollars.

Caitlyn Sullivan had come from a long line of Hollywood royalty, stretching back to her Irish immigrant great-grandfather. At nine, she was already a star - yet still an innocent child who loved to play hide-and-seek with her cousins at the family home in Big Sur. It was during one of those games that she disappeared. Some may have considered her a pampered princess, but Cate was in fact a smart, scrappy fighter, and she managed to escape her abductors. Callan Cooper was shocked to find the bloodied, exhausted girl huddled in his house.

Zane Bigelow grew up in a beautiful, perfectly kept house in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Strangers and even Zane’s own aunt across the lake see his parents as a successful surgeon and his stylish wife, making appearances at their children’s ballet recitals and baseball games. Only Zane and his sister know the truth, until one brutal night finally reveals cracks in the facade, and Zane escapes for college without a thought of looking back....

A decade ago, sculptor Clare Kimball fled Emmitsboro, Maryland, to take the art world by storm. Now she’s celebrated as the artist of her generation. But no amount of success can eclipse the nightmares that haunt her—or the memories of her father’s suicide. Just as her star is shining brighter than ever, Clare leaves it all behind to face her demons.