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Nach dem Ende ihrer langjährigen Beziehung flüchtet sie mit ihrer besten Freundin Cecilia an die Ostsee. Dann trifft sie Mattis. Sie geraten ständig aneinander. Und doch knistert es bei jeder Begegnung ein bisschen mehr. Kaum zu glauben, dass ausgerechnet Mattis anbietet, sie dorthin zu begleiten. Zwischen Yogamatten, Teetassen und einer Prise Küstenmagie muss Lilly sich fragen, ob es manchmal genau die unerwarteten Begegnungen sind, die das Leben wieder ins Gleichgewicht bringen.

In an unnamed city in India, violence is erupting between Hindus and Muslims, each side viewing the other with suspicion, rage, and blame. As their identities sharpen, friends and colleagues turn against each other. Hospital beds fill up and classrooms empty out. Curfews are imposed. Residents flee en masse. Three intellectuals find themselves paralyzed by anxiety and fear. Shruti, a creative writer, spends her time writing and rewriting the same sentence. Hanif is sidelined by his academic department for his secular beliefs.

He wasn’t supposed to see her secrets, but now that he has, he’ll make sure she never hides again. Lila Moving into a new house was hard enough without Gabe, my cruel, gorgeous stepbrother, making it unbearable. He mocks me, calls me Library Girl, and corners me at every chance. But when he walks in on me in the bathroom and discovers the one secret I've desperately hidden, my body’s humiliating ability to produce milk without a baby, he doesn't recoil in disgust. Instead, his obsession deepens. Now he's relentless, determined to break me down, humiliate me, and own every last part of...

This collection of stories about magic animal friends contains Katie Prettywhiskers to the Rescue, Phoebe Paddlefoot Makes a Splash, Millie Picklesnout's Wild Ride, Amy Snowycoat's Daring Dive and Holly Santapaws Saves Christmas.

She once said that the only thing that mattered to me was the band. She was right. Was. Now the only thing that matters in the world is her. They say he’s a rock star with a difference. But he’s still a rock star all the same. Rich. Sexy. Famous. Godlike. So, when Cadence, a music teacher with a heart of gold catches Sebastian’s eye, it doesn’t matter that he can give her the world. All she wants is her safe, quiet life, hidden in the shadows. But it's too late, she's gotten under his skin.

Strangling vines and meat-hungry flora fill this unruly garden of strange stories, selected for their significance as the seeds of the villainous (or perhaps just misunderstood) 'killer plant' in fiction, film and video games. Step within to marvel at Charlotte Perkins Gilman's giant wisteria and H.G. Wells' hungry orchid; hear the calls of the ethereal women of the wood and the frightful drone of the moaning lily; and do tread carefully around E. Nesbit's wandering creepers. Every strain of vegetable threat can be found within this new collection.

Sir Tode has finally died at the age of 93. Lady Tode wants to leave the country to spend her remaining years in Capri. Unfortunately, her three tiresome children are either unwilling, or unable (too mad, too lefty or too happy in Australia), to take on management of their large and important home, so the mantle passes to a distant relative and his glamorous wife. Not long after the new owners take over, Lady Tode is found dead in the mausoleum. Accident? Or is there more going on behind the scenes of Tode Hall than an outsider would ever guess?

They rule the underworld. Violent kings with blood on their hands and obsessions they never should have claimed. In cities crawling with shadows and schools steeped in legacy, the most dangerous boys are not just bullies. They are mafia heirs, Bratva princes, cartel sons. Trained to lead. Trained to kill. And trained to take what they want. When girls with secrets cross their path—reckless, stubborn, defiant—they do not let go. What begins as torment becomes obsession. What starts in hate burns into something else. These are stories of dangerous attraction and darker consequences. Of ...

When Rachel and Kirsty meet on the ferry to Rainspell Island one summer holiday, they have no idea that such incredible adventures with the fairies await them! In this first book in the series, Rachel and Kirsty meet Ruby the Red Fairy at the end of the rainbow....

There’s no shortage of thrillers in my bookstore, but I never expected to stumble over a body in the suspense aisle—especially when the main suspect is me. What was supposed to be a quiet life running my cozy bookstore has turned into the scene of a chilling crime. The victim? An irritating author with a long list of enemies. Among them: an ex-brother-in-law drowning in debt, a scorned girlfriend desperate for revenge, and others with motives as twisted as a thriller plot. Determined to clear my name, I team up with Peanut, my loyal Labrador, and my sharp-tongued best friend. Together, ...

Can one magical moment change Ellie’s life forever? When struggling actress Ellie Bradshaw is told by a celebrity director that her performance is wooden and she should get herself back to acting school, she’s devastated. Even her waitressing job at Bistro Angélique can’t raise a smile this time, and she wonders whether it’s time to shelve her dreams and return home to Oxford. Marc Bouvier, the bistro's handsome French owner with a penchant for collecting shiny culinary appliances, is desperate for Ellie to stay, and to keep producing the delicious desserts their customers swoon ...

Instead of catering to cozy readers at my inherited bookshop, I found myself staring at the town’s crabbiest gardener… taking a dirt nap in my alleyway. I just turned a new page in my life when I returned to Bramble Dale to start a laid back book club. But when my old crush is pegged as a suspect for a murder it became a crime story that I needed to solve. When my trusty yellow lab, Peanut, sniffs out a bloodied scarf, me and my bestie start questioning suspects. With the victim rigging the gardening competition so he always won there were more than enough people that wanted to dig his ...

At forty-two, there went my last chance at marriage. And good riddance! Two days before the wedding, I’m leaving my deceitful ex. He cheated on me, and now he’s holding my cat hostage! Who does that? A cheesy slime-ball. Someone who can’t touch the family money until he gets married, and I’m the only one Mama’s approved. Just when I think it can’t get worse, I’m wrong. Stranded in a blizzard in an unfamiliar town, A call to 911 brings more than help. A Silver Fox Firefighter saving me AND willing to rescue my cat. Who does that? A knight in Silver armor. But can a broken heart...

The last thing I expected during Bramble Dale’s big debut cook-off was a dead food critic face-first in a plate of my best friends winning but fatal almond chicken. It was an and accident because she wouldn’t poison him on purpose. Really? Now I’m knee-deep in flour, lies, and a whole lot of bad alibis, trying to figure out who really wanted this foodie dead. Between his baking co-star girlfriend stealing the show and a rival food critic cutting into his review columns this harsh baking judge had more enemies than a guy could choke on. With my pet detective yellow Lab, Peanut, and my ...

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As a working mother you often draw the short straw. Bosses and coworkers assume that since you're focused on your family, you don't prioritize work, and they give crucial opportunities to those around you. Advice for Working Moms can help you alleviate this stress. Drawing on the wisdom of experts and parents alike, it will help you strike the right balance between family and work, all while navigating the long-standing bias against mothers and, more broadly, women in the workforce.

Great characters and story setting. Interesting Mystery to solve with lots of clues and twists that kept me guessing and turning the pages until the end. I can't wait for the next book. I highly recommend this book. 5 STAR BookSprout review. Welcome to Bramble Dale—where book club drama is just the warm-up, and murder is the main event. Picking the book of the month used to be my toughest challenge, but that was before a shady paralegal was booked into jail…and then found dead. Now, with an old friend knocked out during the crime and the clues pointing to corruption and conspiracy, ...

When Becca takes a waitressing job on a cruise ship with the girl she grew up with, she is expecting an easy summer, sunbathing out on the deck and collecting a paycheck.

She just wanted an audience. She had no idea he was already in the front row. Audrey is suffocating in her older brother’s house. A budding artist with a secret exhibitionist streak, she joins the anonymous kink app PulsePlay to find an audience for her deepest desires. As “Showstopper,” she can finally be seen. She matches with “Observer,” a man whose commanding voice pushes her to thrilling new limits. He wants her to perform, to be his “good girl,” and she eagerly obeys. She has no idea her anonymous admirer is Ethan, her brother’s best friend, a man who has secretly ...

His arrogance was her nightmare. Her secret became his obsession. Nora Ashton's fresh start in a school-sponsored apartment turns into a disaster when she discovers her new roommate is Silas Vance, the campus golden boy and world-class jerk. Her sanctuary is invaded, her peace shattered. Silas, accustomed to getting whatever he wants, is blindsided when he uncovers Nora's most vulnerable secret: a condition that leaves her exposed and ashamed. His initial cruelty shifts to a predatory fascination. Forced together, their volatile cohabitation ignites a dangerous dance of power and unexpected...