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Life beyond broken hearts. Hope beyond scars. Two tragic pasts look for healing for the future. What can he build from the jagged shards of her heart? Finley Sullivan’s first marriage wasn’t the fairy tale she was promised. As an abuse survivor and single mom, she’s made the best out of the disaster her ex made of her life. Knowing how to cover bruises gave her a talent in makeup that she never expected. When a director chooses her small town for the setting of a movie, she takes a shot and earns a place on the barebones crew as the lead makeup artist.

#1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory brings to life the story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman of passion and of legend who navigated a treacherous path through the battle lines in the War of the Roses to bring her family...

Wenn du wegen des verruchten Videos, das von dir aus der Collegezeit existiert, den Job verlierst, solltest du mit dem Typ, der es gedreht hat, ein ernstes Wörtchen reden. Lass dich von ihm nicht mit fadenscheinigen Ausreden abspeisen, auch wenn er herrisch, ungehobelt und furchtbar arrogant auftritt. Eine Jugendsünde gefährdet plötzlich Alicias Existenz. Ausgerechnet der Kerl, der das Video löschen und damit ihre Probleme aus dem Weg räumen könnte, ist der größte Idiot aller Zeiten und liebt es, seine Macht auszukosten.

In The Adventuress, Emily and husband Colin have come to the French Riviera for what should be a joyous occasion - the engagement party of her lifelong friend, Jeremy, duke of Bainbridge, and Amity Wells, an American heiress. But the merrymaking is cut short with the shocking death of one of the party in an apparent suicide. Not convinced by the coroner's verdict, Emily must employ all of her investigative skills to discover the truth and avert another tragedy.

Growing up on Forge's streets has taught Kyra how to stretch a coin. And when that's not enough, her uncanny ability to scale walls and bypass guards helps her take what she needs. But when the leader of the Assassins Guild offers Kyra a lucrative job, she hesitates. She knows how to get by on her own, and she's not sure she wants to play by his rules. But he is persistent - and darkly attractive - and Kyra can't quite resist his pull.

El perdón puede costar demasiado. Tras las fiestas de Carthagineses y Romanos, la ciudad de Cartagena despierta con un espeluznante asesinato. Un joven ha sido detenido tras acribillar a un matrimonio en su domicilio. Pero las piezas no encajan y nadie parece estar interesado en buscar al verdadero culpable. Excepto Rojo. "Traición" es la segunda novela sobre el carismático Inspector, escrito por Pablo Poveda Una novela negra repleta de suspense, aventura, y acción que engancha desde el primer minuto.

Una mañana de invierno, el inspector Rojo recibe una llamada... una llamada que le hará arriesgarlo todo, no solo su carrera sino también su vida. En el punto de mira de sus superiores, Rojo decide investigar por su cuenta el caso abandonado de una chica desaparecida. Pronto se da cuenta de que la desaparición solo es la punta de un iceberg podrido. En "Rojo", la primera novela en una serie de cuatro, Pablo Poveda le da el protagonismo al Inspector Rojo, el personaje más carismático de las novelas de Gabriel Caballero.

Preston Seaton, Duke of Grandhampton, ist entschlossen, den Mann zu vernichten, der für den Tod seines Bruders verantwortlich ist. Lady Penelopes Schicksal ist besiegelt. Der Traum von einer Karriere als Malerin scheint unerreichbar. Denn ihr Vater zwingt sie zur Heirat mit dem kaltherzigen Duke. Dieser verachtet sie abgrundtief und hält sie für eine Heiratsschwindlerin. Doch jeder Blick, jede Berührung spricht eine andere Sprache, erfüllt sie mit Sehnsucht.

Boyfriends are supposed to be loyal, caring, and handsome. Giovanna's boyfriend, Jesse, has perfected the last two. But when her twin brother, Dante, runs for student body president, Jesse doesn't support Dante, choosing to campaign for his opponent instead. Shouldn't the fact that Jesse is...

In this illuminating guide, Miss Aida corrects widespread misconceptions about Hoodoo―a powerful African diaspora tradition rooted in African traditional religions. She reveals authentic practices, contrasts Hoodoo with related traditions like Santeria and Haitian Vodou, and reclaims this rich...

Der 9-jährige Otto hat Angst vor Hunden. Als seine Eltern vorschlagen, die Osterferien im Huskycamp zu verbringen, schwankt Otto zwischen Abenteuerlust und Panik. Doch im Camp erwartet ihn eine Welt voller Überraschungen: neue Freunde, spannende Ausflüge und vor allem Whizzy, eine besondere Hündin, die sein Herz erobern könnte. Wird Otto seine Angst überwinden und den Huskys vertrauen? Erlebe mit Otto die aufregendste Woche seines Lebens – voller Natur, Spaß und magischen Momenten.

After a series of Mr Wrongs, Bee has finally found her Mr Right. Panicked to realise she's not the main character in her own life, she turns to William's best friend, Arthur. Arthur's mission is to find out whether there's more to Gertrude than she thinks, and if so, what it is. The problem is, that might throw up some hard questions – about her life, her choices and above all, her friendship with Bee.

FEMALE REVENGE: eine Künstlerin, ein radikaler Gegenentwurf zur betrogenen Ehefrau und hemmungsloser Sex Lustvoll, hart, anders Sie ist alles, was man Frauen nie erlaubt hat zu sein: erfolgreich, sexuell souverän, unabhängig – und völlig ungerührt davon, ob man sie dafür bewundert oder...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY NPR, TIME, AND THE ECONOMIST “Get the Picture is one of the funniest books I’ve read . . . Brilliant.” —The Washington Post “A gripping and often hilarious investigation into the art world. . . . Bosker goes full Tom...

Winner of the 2007 Audie Award for Literary Fiction and Finalist for Multi-Voiced Performance Instant #1 New York Times bestseller “Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the magical power of story.”—People “Eerie and fascinating.”—USA TODAY Sometimes...

From the author of the #1 bestselling The Time Traveler's Wife, a spectacularly compelling novel—set in and near Highgate Cemetery in London, about the love between twins, men and women, ghosts and the living. Julia and Valentina Poole are twenty-year-old sisters with an intense attachment to...

An average, honest guy, Richard Lewis, "accidentally" steals millions of dollars in hard cash. Only one problem: The money was from the mob to pay the cartel. As they blame each other, looking for the weasel what took it, the police join the hunt that was already in play by the IRS looking for Rich's back taxes.

In the vein of The Book of M comes a “dynamic, fast-paced debut” (Publishers Weekly) and character-driven literary apocalyptic novel that explores life, love, and loss in a post-truth society. In the aftermath of a deadly outbreak—reminiscent of the 1962 event of mass hysteria that was the...

In einer regnerischen Nacht stranden Jenna und Steven Hale im Hillside Hotel. Während Jenna draußen im Wagen wartet, will sich ihr Mann nur schnell Zigaretten holen. In der Hotelbar trifft Steven auf Barkeeper und Portier Leroy. Leroy erzählt dem neuen Gast die Geschichte von Zimmer 217, einem Raum, in dem es angeblich spuken soll. Da sich das Ehepaar verkracht hat, fährt Jenna mit dem Wagen weg und überlässt ihren Mann seinem Schicksal. Steven quartiert sich notgedrungen im Hotel ein. Doch es wird eine Nacht, die ihm einen Albtraum nach dem anderen beschert.

Sally's childhood wasn't a childhood at all. Cold nights in the backseat of a car. Empty cupboards. A mother who disappeared when she was needed most. By twelve, she was the one holding the family together―barely. Years later, Sally does the unthinkable―the one thing people say no mother should ever do. But what if it was the only way to protect her children? So she let them go. Now the past is circling back. One of the children she gave up is standing on her doorstep. And with her return come the questions Sally has tried her whole life not to answer.