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Overcoming a turbulent childhood, lovely Hillary Spencer finds romance with the man of her dreams in a most unlikely place.

Zolang Alice Green zich kan herinneren, is haar moeder Charlotte nooit een constante factor binnen het gezinsleven geweest omdat ze voortdurend en vaak zonder verklaring verdween. Ondanks de exotische verzameling souvenirs, die aantoont dat Charlotte veel buitenlandse reizen heeft gemaakt, wordt het huis van de familie Green steeds leger, want alleen Charlotte is in staat de loze ruimten te vullen. Jaren later besluit Alice haar vrijgevochten broer op te zoeken, die in een afgelegen dorp aan het strand woont. Daar zal Alice een diep begraven geheim moeten ontrafelen, zodat ze eindelijk in het reine kan komen met haar gebroken familie en haar plaats daarin. Op die manier leert ze haar moeder los te laten, een moeder die ze misschien nooit werkelijk heeft gekend.

Stephanie Plum's got rent to pay, people shooting at her, and psychos wanting her dead every day of the week (much to the dismay of her mother, her family, the men in her life, the guy who slices meat at the deli...oh, the list goes on). An ordinary person would cave under the pressure.But hey, she's from Jersey.Stephanie Plum may not be the best bounty hunter in beautiful downtown Trenton, but she's pretty darn good at turning bad situations her way...and she always gets her man. In To the Nines, her cousin Vinnie (who's also her boss) has posted bail on Samuel Singh, an illegal immigrant. When the elusive Mr. Singh goes missing, Stephanie is on the case. But what she uncovers is far more sinister than anyone imagines and leads to a group of killers who give new meaning to the word hunter.In a race against time that takes her from the Jersey Turnpike to the Vegas Strip, Stephanie Plum is on the chase of her life. The unforgettable characters, nonstop action, high-stakes suspense, and sheer entertainment of To the Nines define Janet Evanovich as unique among today's writers.

The eighth sassy Stephanie Plum novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of SEVEN UP and EXPLOSIVE EIGHTEEN, Janet Evanovich. schovat popis

In Spanje aan het begin van de negentiende eeuw wordt een jonge vrouw het symbool van het Spaanse verzet tegen de Franse bezetter.

In "Playing the Odds," Serena MacGregor gets a run for her money in the arms of a handsome gambler; in "Tempting Fate," ruthless attorney Caine MacGregor meets his match in the beautiful Diana Blade.

Exploring themes of love and resilience, this novel delves into the fragility of life and the importance of embracing vulnerability for true happiness. Through poignant storytelling, it captures the essence of heartbreak and the strength found in grace and courage, inviting readers to reflect on the emotional journeys that shape our lives.

The Crimes Are UnthinkableA serial killer is turning the Big Easy into his personal playground. The victims are killed in pairs--no connection, no apparent motive, no real clues. It's a very sick game, and it's only just begun.The Fear Is RealAbby Chastain left New Orleans long ago and for good reason. Now she's back where she feels watched, as if the devil himself is scraping a fingernail along her spine. It doesn't help that Detective Reuben Montoya is convinced she's somehow the key to unlocking these horrible crimes--a mystery that has something to do with Our Lady of Virtues Mental Hospital, a decaying old asylum where unspeakable crimes were once committed, and a human predator may still wait.The Truth Is DeadlyAs more bodies are found in gruesome, staged scenarios, Montoya and Abby are in a desperate race to stop a killer whose terrifying crimes are bringing them ever nearer to a shocking revelation. For the past is never completely gone. Its sins must be avenged. And a twisted psychopath is getting close enough to make them. . .Shiver

Het gelukkige leven van een Amerikaans gezin wordt verstoord wanneer de vrouw laat weten een minnaar te hebben en te willen scheiden.

Jackie, a perfect mother to her two children, has trouble adjusting to her ex-husband's new young wife, but when Jackie learns she is dying, she is determined to make friends for her children's sake

Jude Deveraux steps back to a time and place where revenge and rivalry rule men's hearts—and love conquers all—in this wonderful Montgomery novel. Bronwyn MacArran was a proud Scot. Stephen Montgomery was one of the hated English. He came to Scotland as a conqueror, saw her beauty and was vanquished. But still she would abhor him. She owned a temper hot enough to forge the armors of battle or inflame a valiant soldier's passion. Yet still she would resist him. She became his reason to live, his reason to love. And still she would deny him. But while clan fought clan, while brother took up sword against brother, and the highlands ran with blood—their destiny was made...and this mighty warrior pledged himself to his woman's pride, her honor and her name—and made of their love a torch to burn through the ages!

Detective Roan Griffin investigates the execution of a suspected rapist. His three victims, who call themselves the Survivors Club, are the prime suspects.

"Tully Makker is a tough young woman from the wrong side of the tracks and she is not always easy to like. But if Tully gives friendship and loyalty, she gives them for good, and she forms an enduring bond with Jennifer and Julie, school friends from very different backgrounds. As they grow into the world of the seventies and eighties, the lives of the three best friends are changed forever by two young men, Robin and Jack, and a tragedy which engulfs them all. Against the odds, Tully emerges into young womanhood, marriage and a career. At last Tully Makker has life under control. And then life strikes back in the most unexpected way of all ..." - back cover.

Een goede fee grijpt in in het leven van een door eetverslaving geplaagde vrouw.

A nanny, a mother, a husband - who is the real Cradle Snatcher? Clare Elian has always known the risk of being married to a rich, handsome younger man like Marc. She just never thought she`d be the one to bring the danger home. But when she gives birth to two gorgeous babies - one of each, naturally - she discovers motherhood isn`t quite the cinch she`d expected. Desperate to escape back to her chic chain of boutique flower shops, she hires Jenna, a confident, efficient nanny keen to escape a relationship that has gone horribly wrong. Before long, a deadly rivalry emerges for control of the nursery. And as events spiral out of their control, both women find themselves forced to make wrenching decisions about love, loyalty and motherhood.

Presents the harrowing story of Carolyn Jessop who suffered for the sake of her children. She tried to protect them as the cult's new leader, Warren Jeffs, started marrying girls off younger and younger. But when Carolyn discovered that her twelve-year-old daughter had spent three days at Jeffs' home, she had to take her children and flee.

Model Petra Nemcova's charmed life was changed forever when the tsunami swept her boyfriend away, and left her with a broken pelvis and clinging to a tree for nearly eight hours. All of her proceeds from this book will be donated to the Give2Asia/Happy Hearts Fund helping to rebuild the areas hardest hit.

Lieutenant Vince Cardozo has his hands full when a lovely New York socialite's murder has the city's elite screaming for a suspect, and the clues lead him down a high-class trail of sex, cocaine, and cover-ups. Reprint.

It was just an argument, one of hundreds Daisy Tucker must have had with her teenage daughter, Sage, over the years. But this one had ended differently, with Sage gone from their Connecticut home the next morning, leaving behind only a brief “I have to go.” Daisy tried not to overreact, tried to remind herself this was different from what had happened thirteen years earlier to Sage’s twin brother, Jake. This was different from a three-year-old boy disappearing in the canyons of Wyoming, never to be found. Sage was sixteen and resourceful. She would be found.Years ago Daisy had traveled to Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains in search of inspiration for her art and had found a man with the wilderness inside him. James Tucker was a rancher, bound to the wild land he loved, and together he and Daisy created a small paradise for their family—until the day their little boy vanished without a trace. Now, as their daughter makes a dangerous cross-country pilgrimage to the father she longs for, Daisy will return to the place that took everything she had....Filled with a wild and unpredictable beauty, Dream Country is a novel you’ll never want to end—even as you can’t wait to finish it.From the Trade Paperback edition.

A beautifully repackaged reissue and new format for the wickedly witty novel from the Sunday Times number 1 bestselling author of NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL, and THE OLD GIRL'S NETWORK

Lucy Green arriveert in een zinderend heet Florida om te zorgen voor haar moeder, die terminaal ziek is. Terwijl Lucy worstelt met het naderende verlies van haar moeder, denkt ze terug aan haar jeugd. Tijdens een noodlottige zomer resulteert een storm in een verbijsterend ongeluk dat het gezin totaal ontreddert. Eén herinnering echter is Lucy zeer dierbaar: een middernachtelijke zwempartij met haar moeder. Dat brengt haar op de gedachte dat er dankbaarheid bestaat in deze ondankbare wereld, een constateringg die haar helpt haar moeder te vergeven en haar, uiteindelijk, te laten gaan...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks comes a tender story of hope and joy; of sacrifice and forgiveness -- a moving reminder that love is possible at any age, at any time, and often comes when we least expect it. At forty-five, Adrienne Willis must rethink her entire life when her husband abandons her for a younger woman. Reeling with heartache and in search of a respite, she flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina to tend to a friend's inn for the weekend. But when a major storm starts moving in, it appears that Adrienne's perfect getaway will be ruined -- until a guest named Paul Flanner arrives. At fifty-four, Paul has just sold his medical practice and come to Rodanthe to escape his own shattered past. Now, with the storm closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort -- and in one weekend set in motion feelings that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives. Did You Know?--- The main characters' names were Christmas presents to Nicholas's in-laws (Paul and Adrienne)? This was Nicholas's first book to debut at #1?

La notte è il momento che preferisce per i suoi macabri rituali: sistema accuratamente i corpi, versa lentamente il combustibile. Poi accende un fiammifero. Fino a ora, questo efferato serial killer ha ucciso solo sbandate e prostitute, il che gli ha permesso di avere vita facile con le svogliate indagini della polizia. Ma nella sua ultima, mortale messa in scena ha commesso due imperdonabili errori: ha ridotto in cenere la figlia di uno dei maggiori industriali di Minneapolis e si è esibito di fronte a un ignaro pubblico. Ora la polizia ha un testimone, che però non parla.

In her latest thriller, Tami Hoag delivers a suspense-filled narrative with shocking twists leading to an explosive conclusion. The story centers on an ex-cop, a missing girl, and a killer in a deadly race. Eighteen-year-old Erin Seabright is trapped in a kidnapper's game for a ransom no one can afford. Her only hope lies with a washed-up ex-cop, Elena Estes, who has faced loss and despair multiple times. Once an undercover sheriff's detective, Estes now lives in self-imposed exile, haunted by her past mistakes and believing she has no future. When Erin's twelve-year-old stepsister, Molly, seeks Estes' help, it becomes clear that Erin is in grave danger. Despite lacking a P.I. license and a desire to re-enter the fray, Estes feels her instincts stirring as she uncovers the dark underbelly of the glamorous Palm Beach horse scene. Beneath its glittering surface lies a ruthless world of drugs, payoffs, and treachery. As Estes navigates this dangerous realm filled with dissolute playboys and corrupt horse-dealers, she finds herself on a twisted path of deceit and murder. The stakes rise as she races against time and a relentless killer, leading to a final showdown that could cost her everything. In this battle of life and death, Estes emerges as the dark horse, with no one betting on her victory.

Mary Jane Moran is an out-of-work actress. She should have been a star. A brilliant off-Broadway success, she was too fat, too plain and - at 34 - too old for Hollywood. To cap it all, Tinseltown has also stolen the only man she ever loved. Mary Jane Moran is ready for revenge. Two years, 40 pounds and $67,000 worth of plastic surgery later, she gets it in the person of Jahne Moore - thin, drop-dead gorgeous and soon to be the hottest property in Hollywood. Buy Mary Jane finds that dazzling beauty and meteoric success bring problems of their own...

Quando una ragazza di provincia accetta un lavoro come tata a Londra, deve imparare a destreggiarsi tra la disfunzione familiare e la tentazione romantica in questo romanzo per adulti. Jo Green, ventitreenne, sa che se deve trascorrere un'altra notte nell'ultra-provinciale Niblet-Upon-Avon impazzirà! Così risponde a un annuncio sul giornale, saluta il suo devoto fidanzato Shaun e si dirige verso la grande città. Con un nuovo lavoro che offre eccitazione, un'auto fantastica e una suite tutta sua, come potrebbe sbagliare? Poi incontra i Fitzgerald: Dick e Vanessa e la loro vivace prole, improvvisamente affidata alle cure di Jo. Ci sono Cassandra, la "bambina psicopatica" di otto anni; Zak, il sanguinario seienne; e la timida Tallulah. Le cose si complicano ulteriormente con l'arrivo di Josh, il bel figlio maggiore di Dick dal suo primo matrimonio. Costretta a condividere la stanza con Josh, Jo si trova tra un fidanzato a distanza e una possibilità sexy che dorme a un passo da lei!

They call it the Academy. A secluded, cliff-top mansion overlooking the rugged Pacific coast. A school for children gifted -- or cursed -- with extraordinary minds. Children soon to come under the influence of an intelligence even more brilliant than their own -- and unspeakably evil. For within this mind a dark plan is taking form. A plan so horrifying, no one will believe it. No one but the children. And for them it is already too late. Too late, unless one young student can resist the seductive invitation that will lead... into the Shadows .

When wilful, passionate Savanna O'Rourke is captured by outlaws, she must join forces with the blackguard whom she blames for her father's death in order to escape.

De la luxuriance tropicale de Key West à la petite ville anglaise de Bath, un roman sulfureux et hypnotique. L'histoire pleine de mystères et de drames de deux femmes rattrapées par les secrets de leurs origines... Psychothérapeute d'origine anglo-cubaine, Madeleine Frank ne sait que trop à quel point il est difficile de guérir de certaines blessures. Pour surmonter les siennes et survivre à la perte de son mari, elle a quitté le décor idyllique de la Floride et s'est réfugiée dans le Somerset. Mais ni son travail, ni ses consultations en prison, ni ses études sur les fourmis n'ont pu faire taire les démons qui la hantent. Et l'arrivée d'une nouvelle patiente ne va pas tarder à les réveiller... Si Rachel Locklear vient chercher de l'aide, c'est pour se soustraire à l'emprise d'un amant ukrainien violent, qui menace de kidnapper son fils. Mais, quand les souvenirs d'enfance de Rachel se mettent à faire écho à sa propre histoire, Madeleine commence à perdre pied... Et si les visions de sa mère, une ancienne prêtresse cubaine, n'étaient pas que chimères ? Et si le passé venait réclamer son dû ? Pour sauver Rachel et son petit garçon, Madeleine doit bientôt plonger dans une spirale de violence incontrôlable.

An epic tale of love and courage, loyalty and adventure, set in a brutal and beautiful country at a pivotal moment in its history

Sophie Dempsey wants to help her sister film a video and then get out of Temptation, Ohio. Mayor Phin Tucker wants to play pool with the police chief and keep things peaceful. But when Sophie and Phin meet, they both get more than they want. Gossip, blackmail, adultery, murder, vehicular abuse of a corpse, and slightly perverse but excellent sex: all hell breaks loose in Temptation as Sophie and Phin fall deeper and deeper in trouble, and in love.

When Bretta Nolan's husband dies, she honours a promise she made to him to move to a small town and start a new life. Without minimizing her great sorrow, she nevertheless attempts to find pleasure on a daily basis. THE YEAR OF PLEASURES is about deliberately acknowledging the solace found in ordinary things: a warm bath, good food, the beauty of nature, music and art. Above all it is about the various kindnesses people can, and do, offer one another.'Elizabeth Berg writes with humour and a big heartabout resilience, loneliness, love and hope. And the transcendence that redeems.' Andre Dubus II The stunning new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Open House and Never Change. Praise for Elizabeth Berg:'Berg oozes warmth, wisdom and generosity of spirit. Her writing is quite brilliant, as soft as a kiss, as sharp as a knife. An American Maeve Binchy, a modern-day Jane Austen, whatever praise you heap on Elizabeth Berg, she probably deserves it.' Anna Maxted'Berg knows her characters intimately-she gets under their skin and leaves the reader with an indelible impression of lives challenged and changed.' The Seattle Times'Heartwrenching-Hilarious-Berg sits somewhere between Anne Tyler and Alice Hoffman.' Chicago Sun-Times'Maybe Freud didn't know the answer to what women want, but Elizabeth Berg certainly does.' USA Today

'Maybe Freud didn't know the answer to what women want, but Elizabeth Berg does.'USA Today'You are bending over the dryer, pulling out the still-warm sheets, and the knowledge walks up your backbone. You stare at the man you love and you are staring at nothing; he is gone before he is gone.'When Samantha Morrow's husband leaves her and her eleven-year-old son she is faced with the terrifying prospect of having to recreate her whole life.After a few faltering steps she starts to put the pieces into place. She opens her house to a series of lodgers who each in their eccentric way help her to see herself.She fends off her mother, whose idea of getting over a failed marriage is to get a pedicure and get out there dating.And she makes a friend, King, an MIT graduate turned handyman, who shows her that she has the ability to make her own future and her own happiness.

Als een ongehuwd meisje zwanger raakt, probeert ze dat met hulp van haar zus te verbergen.

È il 1985 quando Brian Jackson approda all'università di Bristol. Buffo e imbranato come tutte le matricole, imberbe diciottenne innamorato di Kate Bush e della sua musica, Brian cela una grande dote: sa rispondere a tutte le domande dei quiz. Un formidabile asso nella manica che gli consente di sbaragliare tutti alle selezioni di Bristol per la formazione della squadra da spedire all'«University Challenge», il popolare quiz televisivo che vede i college inglesi in gara tra di loro. All'«University Challenge» Brian si imbatte nel primo grande problema della sua vita: Alice Harbinson, bella, leggiadra, femminile, sensuale, con i genitori così upper class e così anticonvenzionali. In una parola: irraggiungibile! Per la splendida Alice, Brian perde la bussola, ignora gli amici, combina disastri e trascura Rebecca, la ragazza impegnata che sa apprezzare il suo fascino di giovane colto e sensibile e che considera Alice Harbinson una gatta morta che disonora l'intera storia del femminismo. Esilarante romanzo che illumina l'atmosfera degli anni Ottanta, Le domande di Brian ha svelato sulla scena internazionale il talento di David Nicholls.

All of designer Karen Kahn's dreams seem to be coming true. She's been honored with the fashion industry's most coveted award, her marriage is thriving, and some very impressive money is being dangled in front of her in a proposed buyout. The only thing missing is that which she craves most -- a baby. Then shereceives the heartbreaking news that she will never be able to bear a child. it seems that although she has a designer label, she definitely doesn't have designer genes. Karen becomes determined to find her own biological mother -- a woman she has never known. But as if the doctor's verdict has pulled a loose thread, Karen's carefully stitched Iife begins to unravel, and she suddenly finds herself on the brink of losing her company, her husband, and the only family she has ever known. Now Karen must decide which of her dreams she still wants...because keeping them alive is going to be the hardest thing she's ever had to do.

De dertigjarige Annie McHugh krijgt de schrik van haar leven wanneer zij ontdekt dat ze geadopteerd is. Waarom hebben haar geliefde en zeer respectabele ouders haar geboortebewijs vervalst ? Annie zoekt hulp bij privé-detective Gerry om haar echte moeder op te sporen. En binnen een week staat ze trillend van de zenuwen voor de deur van een groot huis in een rijke buurt van Dublin. Maar voordat Annie weet wat haar overkomt, wordt ze ingehuurd als gezelschapsdame. Zal zij de waarheid onthullen aan haar lastige nieuwe werkgeefster ? Is dit het begin van een nieuw leven ? En hoe moet het nu verder met die gevaarlijk aantrekkelijke Gerry ? Annie moet beslissingen nemen ...

Argentina’s 1976 coup d’état resulted in a brutal dictatorship, with thirty thousand people abducted and tortured, and hundreds of babies born to political prisoners stolen and given to military families or regime collaborators. Analía was one of these children, raised unaware of her adoption. At twenty-seven, she discovered her true identity and the far-reaching consequences of the dictatorship that persisted through decades of democracy. In this narrative, she becomes Victoria, sharing her journey as a young, politically engaged woman from the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Initially feeling like the family’s black sheep due to her contrasting beliefs, Victoria’s life changes dramatically when she uncovers the truth about her origins, including her uncle’s involvement in her parents’ murder and her own kidnapping. This revelation allows her to embrace her legacy fully. Now the youngest member of congress in Argentina, she has reclaimed her identity and her real name: Victoria Donda. This story chronicles her life from the abduction of her parents to her election to parliament, highlighting her resilience and determination to confront her past.

A sweet book...[creating] a shocking but affectionate image of the Orange people Time Out

Als in een Mormoonse gemeenschap twee jonge zusjes worden vermoord, weten hun ouders na verloop van tijd de moordenaar te vergeven, maar hun oudste dochter zint op wraak.

Omstreeks 1890 ontmoet een temperamentvolle vrouw een sardonische man, aan wie ze uitgehuwelijkt blijkt te zijn.

De erfgename van een landgoed aan de Mississippi wordt gedwongen een verstandshuwelijk aan te gaan met een vermogend man.

Zestien jaar na de moord op haar ouders hoort een verpleegster het ware verhaal over haar jeugdjaren op een afgelegen medische zendingspost in Tanzania.