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Meet Rebecca Bloomwood. She has a great flat, a fabulous wardrobe full of the season's must-haves, and a job telling other people how to manage their money. She spends her leisure time ... shopping. Retail therapy is the answer to all her problems. She knows she should stop, but she can't. She tries Cutting Back, she tries Making More Money. But neither seems to work. The letters from the bank are getting harder to ignore. Can Becky ever escape from this dreamworld, find true love, and regain the use of her credit card?

Becky Brandon’s life is blooming. She’s working at London’s newest big store, The Look, house-hunting with husband Luke (her secret wish is a Shoe Room) . . . and she’s pregnant. She couldn’t be more overjoyed—especially after discovering that shopping cures morning sickness. Everything has to be perfect for her baby: from the designer nursery and the latest stroller to top-of-the-line medical care.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Mummy Fairy and Me, written and read by Sophie Kinsella. Ella's family have a big secret...her mummy is a fairy! She can do amazing spells with her computawand to make delicious cupcakes, create the perfect birthday party and cause chaos at the supermarket. But sometimes the spells go a bit wrong, and that's when Ella comes to the rescue!

Nach der jüngsten Enttäuschung hat Lottie endgültig die Nase voll von bindungsunfähigen Männern. Als sich da plötzlich Ben meldet, eine alte Flamme von ihr, geht alles ganz schnell. Denn Ben erinnert Lottie an einen vor Jahren vereinbarten Pakt, wonach die beiden heiraten wollten, sofern sie mit dreißig noch Single wären. Lottie zögert nicht lange und marschiert kurzentschlossen mit Ben zum Altar.

Im falschen Film gelandet? Zumindest in einer anderen Zeit: Der spritzigen Lara erscheint der Geist ihrer gerade verstorbenen Großtante Sadie. Doch statt steinalt ist dieser Geist jung und kapriziös und will sich so richtig amüsieren. Er schickt Lara auf einen Trip voller Überraschungen: Mit Champagner und Charleston zurück in die wilden 1920er Jahre. Nebenbei soll Lara für Sadie eine rätselhafte Halskette wiederfinden und damit ein uraltes Familiengeheimnis lüften.

Ella's family has a big secret - her mummy is a fairy! But sometimes Mummy Fairy's magic goes wrong, and it's up to Ella to help.... In this third book of spellbinding adventures about Mummy Fairy and Ella, you'll find flying cars, enchanted ballet shoes, a unicorn in the kitchen - and, of course, Ella's very own magical wardrobe.

Becky steht vor ihrer größten Herausforderung: Sie will ihren Vater finden, der nach Las Vegas verschwunden ist und so ihre Fehler aus der Vergangenheit wiedergutmachen. Zunächst muss sie aber den Roadtrip nach Nevada überstehen, denn sie reist nicht allein: In einem Kleinbus kutschiert ihr Göttergatte Luke nicht nur sie und Minnie, sondern auch Beckys beste Freundin Suze - deren Mann zusammen mit Papa Bloomwood verschwunden ist -, ihre Erzfeindin Alicia, ihre Mutter und deren beste Freundin durch die Wüste.

Fixie Farr è sempre stata fedele al motto di suo padre: "La famiglia prima di tutto". E, da quando lui è morto, lasciando nelle mani della moglie e dei tre figli il delizioso negozio di articoli per la casa che ha fondato a West London, Fixie non fa che rimediare ai pasticci che i suoi sfaticati fratelli combinano, invece di prendersi cura di sé. D'altra parte, se non se ne occupa lei, chi altro lo farà? Non è certo nella sua natura tirarsi indietro e, soprattutto, non sa trattenersi dal mettere ogni cosa a posto, anche se non la riguarda.

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable edition of Sophie Kinsella's new title.

Samantha Sweeting, 29 anni, è un avvocato di successo, la tipica donna in carriera. Ma proprio mentre aspetta di essere nominata socio si accorge di aver commesso un errore che le costerà il posto. Sconvolta, fugge dall'ufficio e si ritrova in aperta campagna. Chiede informazioni in una splendida casa, dove i proprietari la scambiano per una delle candidate al posto di governante. E la assumono, senza sapere che Samantha è una ragazza dal quoziente intellettuale stratosferico che non ha la più pallida idea di cosa significhi tenere in ordine una casa.

Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, and cares only about getting a partnership. She thrives on the pressure and adrenalin. Until one day...she makes a mistake. A mistake so huge it'll wreck her career. She goes into meltdown, walks right out of the office, gets on the first train she sees, and finds herself in the middle of nowhere.

Lexi wakes up in a hospital bed after a car accident, thinking it's 2004 and she's a 25-year old with crooked teeth and a disastrous love life. But, to her disbelief, she learns it's actually 2007. She's 28, her teeth are straight, she's the boss of her department, and she's married! To a good-looking millionaire! How on earth did she land the dream life??! But as she learns more about her new self, chinks start to appear in the perfect life.

To Las Vegas...and beyond! Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) is on a major rescue mission! Hollywood was full of surprises, and now she's on a road trip to Las Vegas to help her friends and family. She's determined to get to the bottom of why her dad has mysteriously disappeared; help her best friend, Suze, and even bond with longtime enemy Alicia Bitch Long-legs (maybe). As Becky discovers just how much her friends and family need help, she comes up with her biggest, boldest, most brilliant plan yet!

Fixie führt den süßen Tante-Emma-Laden ihrer chaotischen Familie in London. Für mehr hat sie eigentlich keine Zeit, außer für Ryan zu schwärmen, den besten Freund ihres Bruders. Als sie den Laptop eines Fremden vor der Zerstörung rettet, besteht der Jungunternehmer Sebastian darauf, Fixie einen Gefallen für ihre gute Tat zu schulden. Und so bittet sie ihn kurzerhand, Ryan einzustellen. Die Bitte stellt sich jedoch als fatal heraus, denn in Sebastians Unternehmen zeigt Ryan sein wahres Gesicht.

Audrey ha quattordici anni e da tempo non esce più di casa. Porta sempre grandi occhiali scuri per non guardare nessuno negli occhi. A scuola le è successo qualcosa di brutto e ora è in terapia per combattere l'ansia e gli attacchi di panico. Ma qualcosa cambia quando incontra Linus, un amico di suo fratello. Per la prima volta nasce in lei qualcosa di diverso, e piano piano riesce a trovare il modo di comunicargli le sue emozioni e le sue paure. Sarà questa la scintilla che aiuterà non solo lei, ma la sua intera famiglia scombinata.

Lara has always had an overactive imagination, but now the spirit of her great aunt Sadie has appeared to make one last request: she must find a missing necklace. Lara's got enough problems of her own: her start-up company is floundering and she's just been dumped. But perhaps Sadie's ghost could also be the answer to Lara's problems?

Lottie non vede l'ora di sposarsi. E così, delusa dall'ennesimo fidanzato, accetta su due piedi di convolare a nozze con Ben, un flirt estivo conosciuto su un'isola greca molti anni prima e mai più rivisto. Ben si è appena rifatto vivo, e basta una cena per far scoccare di nuovo la scintilla tra i due. Ma non tutti la pensano così: Fliss, la sorella di Lottie, e Lorcan, il socio in affari di Ben, sono contrarissimi e preoccupatissimi. Bisogna intervenire subito...

Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, and only cares about getting a partnership. She thrives on pressure and adrenalin. Until one day, she makes a mistake. A mistake so huge, it will wreck her career. She goes into meltdown, flees London, and finds herself in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a beautiful mansion, she is mistaken for the interviewee housekeeper and is offered the job.

Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is in Hollywood! It's as if all her life has been leading to this moment. She's hanging out with the stars … or at least she will be, when she finally gets to meet movie superstar Sage Seymour, whom husband Luke is now managing. There's so much to see and do! And getting Minnie through the hurdles for her A-list Hollywood pre-school will require some…er…help.

I've lost it. The only thing in the world I wasn't supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It's been in Magnus's family for three generations. And now, the very same day his parents are coming, I've lost it. The very same day. Do not hyperventilate Poppy. Stay positive!! Poppy Wyatt has never felt luckier. She is about to marry the ideal man, Magnus Tavish, but in one afternoon her 'happy ever after' begins to fall apart. Not only has she lost her engagement ring but in the panic that followed, she has now lost her phone.