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I already had a life. A future. A man I'd promised forever to. But the night I found Chase Rhodes—bleeding, broken, and more lost than I was—everything changed. I wasn't supposed to let him in. Wasn't supposed to write music with him in secret beneath the moon. What started as a quiet escape became something unstoppable. Our songs caught fire, and now the whole world knows our names. Music has a way of pulling the broken together, even when the timing is impossible and the fallout inevitable. But some hearts don't settle. Some songs were never meant to stay quiet.

When Cora attends her sister's birthday party, she expects at most a hangover or a walk of shame. She doesn't anticipate a stolen wallet, leaving her stranded and dependent on Dean—her arch nemesis and ultimate thorn in her side. And she really doesn't anticipate waking up in shackles in a madman's basement. To make matters worse, Dean shares the space in his own set of chains. After fifteen years of teasing, insults, and practical jokes, the ultimate joke seems to be on them. The two people who always thought they'd end up killing each other must now work together if they want to survive.

Bruised and abused, and victim to a loveless household, I shimmered with new life the moment he found me drowning my sorrows in a lake beneath the stars. A chance encounter. An unspoken connection. I was smitten. He was curious. But, as everyone knew, fate could be decidedly cruel. He called me Halley, like the comet. I called him Reed. And my best friend? Well… she called him Dad.

At seven years old, Ella Sunbury and Max Manning were inseparable—until life scattered them in different directions, forcing Ella to abruptly leave town. A decade later, she returns for their senior year of high school, moving in across the street from her childhood best friend. But she's not the same girl Max once knew. She now lives in the shadow of her brother: a notorious felon on death row, convicted of a crime that shook the nation. Reeling from the fallout and shunned by her peers, all Ella wants is to fade into the background.

I spend my days locked in a black-market nightmare, held captive by a twisted mastermind who considers me his prized possession. My only form of human contact is with the victims in the next room, each of whom disappears faster than the last. Everyone leaves… except me. Then I hear him—Isaac. Brash, elusive, and haunted, he isn't anyone's idea of a hero. Separated by a wall, our faces hidden, his voice cuts through the darkness, becoming my only hope. He's driven by vengeance, bearing scars as dark as my own. Despite his rough edges, a fragile bond forms between us—a lifeline.

Want to know what happens to a man who barely claws his way out of a tragedy, only to fall right into the arms of the one girl in the world he can never have? Another tragedy, that's what. When I was six years old, my father made a choice that altered the course of my entire life. Because of what he did, the only girl I ever loved became the only girl I couldn’t have. In a lot of ways, I did have her; I had her first steps, her first words, her first smile. I had her milestones, her heartbreaks, her dreams.

Tabitha Brighton's name made national headlines when she was kidnapped by the infamous serial killer known as the Matchmaker. She was also known for something else: being the only victim he ever willingly released. Now, two years later, she's ready to tell her story.

To the rest of the world, he was the little boy who went missing on the Fourth of July. But to Sydney Neville, he was everything. Her heart hasn't been the same since her best friend disappeared, but she's learned to build her life around that missing piece. Twenty-two years later, the last thing Sydney expects is for Oliver Lynch to return. Having been captive underground for decades, he's unfamiliar with the strange new world that awaits him—but he's alive. He's here. And no matter how he's changed, he and Sydney both still feel the connection that runs between them.

There once was a girl with fireflies in her eyes and music in her soul. Remember her... she's important. She's the reason I panic-bought the little brick house on Maple Street, the one I lived next door to for eight magical years. Now that I'm back digging up floorboards and lost journals, I can't stop thinking about the two people who grew up here. You see, that girl was my best friend, and this house was once hers. She also had a big brother who was my everything before circumstances turned us into nothing more than memories.

Lexington Hall and I were never supposed to collide—he, the golden boy of Hollywood, and I, a small-town dreamer with stars in my eyes. But when we shared the stage in our high school musical, something ignited. Then, just as quickly, it all fell apart, leaving my dreams in pieces. Now, four years later, Lex is a household name, turning our past into a television sensation. He's spun our story for the world to see, while I'm still haunted by what we lost.

When my husband died, he left my broken heart behind. He left another heart behind, too - his.
I know it's wrong. I shouldn't be contacting the recipient of my husband's heart. I don't even expect him to reply.... But there's a desperate, twisted part of me that hopes he will. No names. No personal details. Just a conversation. The only thing I have left of my husband is inside him.

Vengeance. Hiding deep within the shadows of human nature, it smolders…simmers…waits. Only, for me, it was no longer a hibernating beast. The day I discovered the wrongs committed against me, vengeance clawed its way right through me. The beast had emerged from its lair with a burning need to destroy the man who tore my marriage apart. And now? Now, it was my lifeline. My dark lover. My. Whole. Purpose.

Surviving Monday might be the biggest accomplishment of their lives. By 9:03 A.M. Monday, bank manager Indie Chase thinks her day can't get worse. She's dealt with spills, an ex-husband, and her preschooler on bank time. She's wrong, though. In a matter of moments, that day becomes the stuff of nightmares. Dax Reed is a reluctantly retired pro hockey player with a past he'd rather forget. He's well on his way to doing so, on his way to Hawaii for a well-deserved vacation, when everything goes to hell.

Within the tangled roots of grief, we stand to lose so much. No one ever acknowledges what we stand to gain. Strength. Perspective. Appreciation. Resilience. And sometimes, every once in a while, if you're truly lucky… There is love. After an emotional cliffhanger, we finally get inside Cal's head and discover his secrets, along with more details of his tragic past that have been keeping him from Lucy.

When Abigail Stone moves to the small town of Crow's Peak, she is expecting to leave her ghosts behind and create a new life for herself. A fresh start. She is not expecting to be abducted and held captive by a madman. When small-town cop Cooper McAllister is forced to work at his father's bar one night, he is intrigued by the mysterious new girl with violet eyes. Haunted eyes. He wonders if she's had a bad day, or if she's had a bad life. He finds out sooner than he expects when she goes missing that same night. Finding Abby is just the beginning.

Para o resto do mundo, ele era apenas um garotinho que desapareceu no dia 4 de Julho. Mas para Sydney Neville, ele era tudo. O coração dela nunca mais foi o mesmo desde que seu melhor amigo sumiu, porém ela aprendeu a construir sua vida em torno dessa peça ausente. Vinte e dois anos depois, a última coisa que Sydney espera é que Oliver Lynch volte. Depois de passar décadas em cativeiro em um esconderijo subterrâneo, ele não reconhece esse estranho e novo mundo que o aguarda–mas ele está vivo. Ele está aqui.

Als Cora die Geburtstagsparty ihrer Schwester verlässt, erwartet sie höchstens einen schlimmen Kater. Womit sie nicht rechnet, ist ein gestohlenes Portemonnaie und dass ausgerechnet Dean, der unausstehliche Verlobte ihrer Schwester, sie nach Hause fahren muss. Womit sie auch nicht rechnet, ist, nach einem Autounfall an Dean gefesselt im Keller eines Fremden aufzuwachen. Bei diesem Hörbuch handelt es sich um Dark-Thriller-Romance mit düsteren Themen und einer Hörempfehlung ab 18 Jahren. Im Hörbuch sind Triggerwarnungen enthalten.

Lorsque Cora se rend à la fête d'anniversaire de sa soeur, elle s'attend tout au plus à une gueule de bois ou encore à s'enfuir au petit matin de chez un coup d'un soir. Pas à ce qu'on lui vole son portefeuille, ce qui la laisse en rade et dépendante de Dean, son ennemi juré et la dernière personne qu'elle voudrait voir. Et elle ne s'attend certainement pas à se réveiller enchaînée dans le sous-sol d'un fou. Pour aggraver les choses, Dean se trouve dans la même pièce, enchaîné lui aussi.

Manchmal braucht es Dunkelheit, um den schönsten Lichtschimmer erkennen zu können Nachdem er Lucy beinahe für immer verloren hätte, reißen die Wunden vergangener Erinnerungen in Cal endgültig auf. Gefangen in einem Strudel aus Selbsthass und dem Glauben, schuld an der Verfassung seiner ehemals besten Freundin zu sein, flüchtet Cal sich in die betäubende Stille des Alkohols. Einzig dieser kann ihm helfen, die Vorwürfe und Ängste für eine Weile zum Verstummen zu bringen. Währenddessen versucht Lucy, wieder zurück ins Leben zu finden und sehnt sich nach ihrem besten Freund.

Wie Sonnenschein an einem verregneten Tag. Lucy Hope ist eine echte Optimistin. Mit ihrer heiteren und aufgeschlossenen Art begegnet sie jeder dunklen Wolke mit einem Lächeln, selbst wenn es sich dabei um ihren ehemals besten Freund Cal handelt. Nachdem ein traumatisches Ereignis die beiden vor Jahren auseinandergerissen hat, wünscht sich Lucy nichts sehnlicher, als die Freundschaft zwischen ihnen wieder aufleben zu lassen. In der Hoffnung, dass die Nähe sie wieder zusammenschweißt, bewirbt sich die junge Frau kurzerhand als Aushilfe in Cals Werkstatt.