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Young is a cynical yet fun-loving Korean student who pinballs from home to class to the beds of recent Tinder matches. He and Jaehee, his female best friend and roommate, frequent nearby bars where they push away their anxieties about their love lives, families, and money with rounds of soju and ice-cold Marlboro Reds that they keep in their freezer. Yet over time, even Jaehee leaves Young to settle down, leaving him alone to care for his ailing mother and to find companionship in his relationships with a series of men.

The auto age is defunct. Buicks, Chryslers, and Pontiacs disfigure the landscape. Vines sprout in Manhattan. Wolves are seen in downtown Cleveland. And psychiatrist, mental hospital outpatient, and inventor Dr. Tom More has created a miraculous instrument: the ontological lapsometer, a kind of stethoscope of the human spirit. With it, he plans to cure mankind’s spiritual flu. But first, he must survive Moira, Lola, and Ellen - and discover why so many living people are actually dead.

From the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude comes a masterly evocation of an unrequited passion so strong that it binds two people's lives together for more than half a century. In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career, he whiles away the years in 622 affairs - yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral....

Young flippert zwischen Bude, Hörsaal und den Betten seiner letzten Tinder-Matches hin und her. Er studiert in Seoul, zusammen mit Jaehee, seiner BFF und Mitbewohnerin, zieht er durch die glitzernden Bars und queeren Clubs der Stadt. Mit noch einem Glas Soju in der Hand und eisgekühlten Marlboro Reds zwischen den Lippen beschwören sie die Euphorie, jede Nacht. Gegen die Ängste, gegen die Liebe, gegen die Ansprüche der Familie und die Not mit dem Geld. Doch als auch Jaehee endlich ankommen will, bleibt Young allein zurück im Partymodus.

Macy Sorensen is settling into an ambitious if emotionally tepid routine: work hard as a new pediatrics resident, plan her wedding to an older, financially secure man, keep her head down and heart tucked away. But when she runs into Elliot Petropoulos - the first and only love of her life - the careful bubble she’s constructed begins to dissolve.

PhD candidate Phoebe Walsh has always been obsessed with true crime. She's even analyzing the genre in her dissertation—if she can manage to finish writing it. It's hard to find the time while she spends the summer in Florida, cleaning out her childhood home, dealing with her obnoxiously good-natured younger brother, and grappling with the complicated feelings of mourning a father she hadn't had a relationship with for years.

Polly Hampton has long been groomed for the perfect marriage by her mother, the fearsome and ambitious Lady Montdore. But Polly, with her stunning good looks and impeccable connections, is bored by the monotony of her glittering debut season in London. Having just come from India, where her father served as viceroy, she claims to have hoped that society in a colder climate would be less obsessed with love affairs. The apparently aloof and indifferent Polly has a long-held secret, however, one that leads to the shattering of her mother's dreams and her own disinheritance.

If she wasn’t dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment. Not only did she just die by choking on a microwaveable burger, but now she’s standing in her ‘shine like a star’ nightie in front of the hottest man she’s ever seen. And he’s smiling at her. As they start to chat, everything else becomes background noise. That is until someone comes running out of a door, yelling something about a huge mistake, and sends the dreamy stranger back down to earth. And here Delphie was thinking her luck might be different in the afterlife.

This is a story of Leah Bass, a very fashion forward lawyer from Boston, who seems to be living the perfect life with her fiancé. It looks like Leah is an independent and successful young woman who has complete control over her life. A rockstar in Loubs everybody would love to grab a cocktail on a friday night with. It's all fun and games until one day her daily routine is interrupted by a phone call announcing the police. With this call, her bad feelings over the past few months come true. It turns out her fiancé has long been covering up his involvement in shady business and has now ...

Their job is dangerous. Their chemistry is explosive. But can love survive the line of fire? New York narcotics detectives Lucas Manning and Danny DeRossa have been chasing the Valdez cartel for over a year—and now the case is finally blowing wide open. With the Valdez brothers behind bars and their enforcer ready to flip, it should be time to celebrate. But a brutal ambush changes everything. When Lucas is kidnapped by a violent cartel loyalist, it’s Danny who risks everything to bring him back. Their daring escape only plunges them deeper into a deadly conspiracy involving sacred ...

Fighting for his country was nothing in comparison to fighting for her heart. Piper: I found herself isolated on a tranquil tropical paradise, relishing in the solitude that surrounded me. However, my sense of tranquility was abruptly shattered when the man who had once granted me a fleeting night of passion and subsequently shattered my heart made an unexpected entrance. Doubt and skepticism clouded my thoughts as I grappled with the idea of trusting him again. The question lingers, is he worth risking vulnerability once more? Tyler: Once, I held Piper in my arms, the memory of that moment...

He built an empire... but she built a home. Rafe Montebon is a self-made oil magnate with power, wealth, and a private jet that rarely stays grounded. But when business forces him to the Arkansas wilderness, the last thing he expects is to fall for a fiercely independent woman with a stubborn streak and a heart big enough to heal his deepest wounds. Samantha Greeley has spent her life building something real—on her land, with her hands, and on her terms. She doesn’t need help, and she certainly doesn’t need a man blowing into her life like a Texas storm. But Rafe isn’t just any man....

A sweet, small-town romance collection that will warm your heart. Follow the stories of four young women who discover love in Harmony Cove, Georgia. Books included in this collection: A Family for Christmas Grace is forced to choose between the possibility of a new love or a life she had already planned. Will she choose her heart’s desire? Or will she allow her history to govern her love? Taste of Home When bad luck strikes Zoey for a second time, a misunderstanding occurs, and Zoey is once again left all alone. Can Zoey and Harley look past their differences and admit to their mistakes? ...

She wants to get out of his friend zone and into his heart. After breaking up with his girlfriend, Levi Theroux meets the woman of his dreams, but she won't give him the time of day in his tale of unrequited love. His best friend, Maggie Jacobs, tries to help him in every which way she can to pursue his dream date, without revealing to him that she is secretly in love with him in her own Cyrano de Bergerac story. Will these two best friends find a Christmas breakthrough and their own happily ever after at the Christmas Village where they work? Lonesome Levi is looking for the best partner ...

Join Max Magee on this new adventure where he learns about unconditional love through a mouse named Henry. Wanting something more from life, Henry leaves his family for the excitement Big City. What he finds is that there truly is no place like home and the unconditional love of his family. This interactive eBook contains the following: Optional discussion questions which relate Henry Goes to the Big City to the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32. An application question Memory verse Short closing prayer. Bonus: When you buy this book, you will also get access to the MP3 audiobook ...

I’m trapped by a blizzard with a billionaire grump who could destroy the town I love. A blizzard strands real estate CEO Zack Blake and some quirky guests at my Inn. His fond memories of spending summers here in Chestnut Ridge don't fool me. Especially after I find his intricate drawings of town landmarks. He's here to change my little town. Not if I can help it. But then a tree suddenly crashes through the inn’s window, and Zack braves the storm to mend the damage. And when a rival land developer makes their move, Jack and I team up, brushing elbows, working late into the night to save...

He came to the mountains for solitude. Instead, he found her. Bestselling thriller writer Landon Foster is on a self-imposed deadline, desperate to finish his latest book. Hoping for peace, quiet, and inspiration, he retreats to his cabin in Creede, Colorado. But when writer’s block tightens its grip, he takes a walk to clear his head—only to find himself lost in a sudden snowstorm. Genevieve Brooks knows these mountains better than anyone. A Creede native and seasoned hiker, she has no trouble navigating the treacherous trails. When she stumbles upon a lost stranger, she leads him to ...

He’s a fast-paced city boy. She’s a small-town girl with no interest in being saved. But love has a way of changing the best-laid plans… Dante Rivera thrives on the rush of New York City, living life at full speed. But when a concerned relative warns him that his relentless pace could send him to an early grave—just like his father—Dante takes an impulsive trip to the quiet mountain town of Creede, Colorado. He thought a short break would be enough to recharge his batteries. He never expected to fall for the town… or for Holly Garcia. Holly is fiercely independent and has spent ...

I don't want to play fair. I want you and I will do whatever it takes to have you. Hope: Emerging from the ethereal veil of smoke, he became my savior, a guardian of life in that pivotal moment. Along with rescuing me, he surreptitiously claimed possession of my heart, a silent theft that left me grappling with the tumultuous desires swirling within. It feels inherently flawed, this yearning for him, a willingness to forfeit all for the mere chance of his presence in my world. The ethical dilemma lingers, casting doubt upon the feasibility of such longing. Uncertainty envelops me, leaving ...

She has the plans. He has the land. Falling in love was never in the blueprint. When architect Olivia Lane is sent to renovate a century-old barn in rural Wisconsin, she expects a quick project—until she meets Luke Elkhart, the stubborn orchard owner fighting to protect his family’s legacy. As autumn colors the orchard in gold and russet, Olivia and Luke clash, connect, and discover that sometimes the best plans are the ones you never make. But with big-city dreams pulling Olivia home and financial pressures threatening Luke’s land, is love enough to bridge the distance between them? ...