Wiesbaden, 1968. In das Café Engel wurde eingebrochen. Die Familie Koch ist zutiefst erschüttert. Doch als Hilde bei den Aufräumarbeiten ein altes Foto aus der Gründerzeit findet, offenbart dies eine freudige Überraschung: Ihr Café wird 75 Jahre alt - und das muss gefeiert werden! Doch die Vorbereitungen zum Fest werden von unerwarteten Ereignissen überschattet. Während Hilde mit gesundheitlichen Problemen kämpft, verliert sich ihr Sohn Andi in Frankfurt in den Wirren der 68er-Bewegung, wo er in Claudia seine große Liebe findet.

Spannung garantiert: Ein toter Journalist und ein dunkles Geheimnis. Der packende und szenische Krimi Eisfeld – Dunkle Enthüllungen ist der 2. Fall für Mara Eisfeld, der neuen starken Frau beim LKA Berlin. Kriminalhauptkommissarin Mara Eisfeld muss sich gleich mit zwei Unannehmlichkeiten auseinandersetzen: Neben den Mediationsgesprächen beim Jugendamt, auf die ihr Noch-Ehemann Matti besteht, um ihrem gemeinsamen Sohn die Trennung so leicht wie möglich zu machen, taucht auch noch ihr Vater unangekündigt in der Stadt auf.

Nachdem Ash Younger als Kind miterleben musste, wie die Ehe seiner Eltern zerbrach, hat er sich geschworen, sein Herz niemals zu riskieren. Tagsüber ist er erfolgreich in seinem Job, doch nachts genießt er das Leben - unverbindlich, ohne Gefühle. Bis er Violet trifft ... Violet Fielding hat die Liebe ihres Lebens bereits gefunden - und verloren. Seit dem Tod ihres Mannes konzentriert sie sich voll und ganz auf ihren Neuanfang in der Kleinstadt Fair Haven. Romantik ist für sie keine Option. Schon gar nicht mit einem berüchtigten Playboy, der auch noch jünger ist als sie.

Although they’d known each other for years, Becky did all she could to avoid Ben after what she thought was a failed teenage prank left her sour. Ben didn’t understand her feelings but steered clear of Becky as much as possible. Unfortunately, they shared the same friend group. When three paired-up friends are slated to be married in the spring, Ben proposes a plan to Becky: go as each other’s dates to keep their friends from nagging.

When small-town mechanic Quinn Foster meets Dr. Lana Monroe, a polished, big-city dermatologist with a protective Great Dane and a guarded heart, sparks fly faster than a misfired spark plug. Lana’s car keeps giving her excuses to visit the garage, but it’s Quinn’s steady charm (and total lack of skincare knowledge) that keeps her coming back. As they navigate flat tires, skincare lessons, and one very judgy dog, they start to chip away at each other’s walls.

Amos Lee has never played well with others. He prefers to live his life alone. When the mother he’s never known dies and leaves him a remote trailer house on a few country acres, he jumps at the chance to live life as a hermit. But there seems to be more to this property than he bargained for. Memories he thought were gone return, bringing feelings he didn’t know he had. A couple of people from the area seem way too interested in him. He’s hearing and seeing things that can’t be real. What has gotten into him? Can he survive it?

When silence speaks louder than war… will anyone be ready to listen? In the quiet Texas town of Walnut Springs, the cicadas hum, tractors rumble at dawn, and peace feels like a well-worn routine. But beneath the calm, a storm brews—unseen, unheard, and nearly unstoppable. Veteran rancher Kevin Carmack hears it first: a strange radio transmission in Russian. A countdown. A warning. Miles away, 16-year-old Travis Roberts receives the same message on a friend’s phone. As their lives slowly intertwine, both generations must face a growing truth—one the world refuses to see.

Gentle Fox is a small-town romantic suspense with a sexy dimple silver fox hero and a woman on the run from her wicked step family. One phone call changed everything. Some people believe in love at first sight, but can you fall in love with a voice? It only took one conversation for me to know I would do anything for the woman on the other end of the phone. Annalee was desperate to start over in Willow Creek. At least that’s what she told me when inquiring about the receptionist’s position for my company. So when she doesn’t show for her interview, I know something has to be wrong.

Used to be, the family bar was hopping until last call every night. Now? If the bank doesn't take her away from me in the next two months, it'll be a miracle. All because some fatcat politician thought building a new highway would earn him a few more votes. The last thing I need? A firecracker who has curves in all the right places and a smart mouth, telling me what to do to save my own damn bar. I can do this alone; except I recognize the pain I see in those moss-colored eyes. Sure I don’t need any help, but it seems like she does.

The brooding club owner next door just offered me a place to stay. There’s only one problem… He’s my best friend’s older brother. One busted pipe, and my life turned upside down. Now I’m living in Ethan Monroe’s loft—the small town’s most rugged, frustratingly unreadable man. He’s all broody silence, late-night playlists, and smoldering stares. I’m sticky notes, oversized cardigans, and coffee-fueled chaos. We don’t make sense. We shouldn’t even work. But the way his voice drops when he says my name? It sends my heart racing in all the wrong ways.

In the charming coastal town of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Kimmy is on the cusp of adolescence, dreaming of a summer filled with first love and unforgettable experiences. It's only the beginning of summer break and Kimmy is already bored, but things quickly turn when tragedy unexpectedly hits her best friend's family. Kimmy's world is shaken to its core, forcing her to navigate complex emotions and unexpected challenges that will forever change her perspective on life.

All Ellie ever dreamed of was the perfect vacation. Ellie Barrett’s first glimpse of the island resort is everything she dreamed when she planned her long-awaited tropical getaway—sun, sand, and miles of brilliant aquamarine water. She’d made it! Two whole weeks to explore paradise. What could possibly be better? Perhaps an athletic man in board shorts with a body to die for and a pair of stunning blue eyes? On her first evening, she meets William. Intelligent, amazing to talk to, and hot as sin, he’d never be interested in her, but it didn’t mean she couldn’t enjoy the view while it lasted!

When five-year-old Elsie Button was snatched from a garden in a sleepy town on the Welsh island of Anglesey, and a local man later confessed, it sent shockwaves through the tight-knit community. How could one of their own do such a thing? Especially when his own little girl was the same age – and the victim's best friend. Kathryn and her family left under the cloak of darkness one night, unable to bear the shame, and the anger of their neighbours. She hardly remembers that time. Now, she suffers the consequences of living under an assumed name, always looking over her shoulder.

Eine Kombination aus Pech und Glück erwartet Patrizia im Göcker. Theo fordert sein Glück heraus und Alexander muss sich entscheiden.

Alex Flynn, chief of Trowbridge Rescue, recollects poignant elements of a friendship during Alex’s days in government service. The story remembers love, fear, and sadness released when hearing The Steve Miller Band’s song “The Joker”.

Many stories are told about the Mansfield sisters. They are haughty, thinking themselves better than their neighbours in the picturesque village of Little Nettlebed. They have taken the death of their grandmother hard. They are liars, troublemakers, untamed and dangerous... Accounts of their behaviour differ, but the villagers all agree that the girls are odd. One long summer, a heatwave descends. Bloated sea creatures wash up along the parched riverbed, animals grow frenzied, ravens gather on the roofs of those about to die. As the stifling heat grips the village, so does a strange rumour...

Middle school teacher and amateur historian Joe Staunch likes everyone in small-town Herd, Montana. Except for Abby Whit. He can’t quite pinpoint what annoys him so much, besides the unnerving feeling she is lying to him and everyone in their close-knit community. Food truck owner Abby Whit has a secret. The descendant of the infamous Whittier family, she never meant to settle in town under an alias, but she can’t imagine living anywhere else. Time is running out to claim her property, and she is unsure how to do so without upsetting everyone and ruining her life.

Jake Holloway discovered his wife’s infidelity as she lay in a coma, carrying a child that may not be his. Four years later, his heart remains closed to all emotion. Lexie Morgan’s dream of happily-ever-after ended the day she stood alone at the altar. The need to put distance between her and the pain places her in the path of feral hogs and Jake Holloway’s life. Neither is prepared for the intense attraction. When Lexie meets his four-year-old daughter, Katie, the timid child with downcast eyes steals her heart.

For Charlotte, posing as the town psychic has never been easier. Thanks to helping the cops solve the mystery of the Castle Cove Bandit, “Ruby” has become a beloved fixture in the sleepy Oregon beach town. Her sister, Paige, is flourishing now that she’s not being yanked from one con job to the next. And both sisters are discovering what it means to be part of a community, rather than preying on one. But wherever Charlotte and Paige go, crime is sure to follow. Someone has been breaking into homes and vandalizing their contents, including Ruby’s Readings and Cosmic Shop.

Hidden away, the Morisaki Bookshop is a booklover's paradise. On a quiet corner in an old wooden building, the shop is filled with hundreds of second-hand books. Here is where Takako comes to nurse a broken heart, finding within its crowded shelves books to soothe and uplift her flagging spirits. Over the course of two novels, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Takako and her uncle Satoru discover their similarities and differences, and learn all about life, love and the healing power of books.