It's Dan Calebow's worst nightmare: Phoebe Somerville, a trendy New York knockout, inherits the Chicago Stars, the football team he coaches. And she wants to help him run it. Phoebe's sure he needs her. He's a sexist good-ol'-boy jock with a one-track mind. Surely she can straighten him out.

For Francesca Day, it's not the end of her world, but close to it. She's London-bred, wealthy, and sophisticated, but fate leaves her flat broke and stranded on a back road in Texas. Now she's got to deal with reality without her rich girl props. How can she do it? In Dallas Beaudine, gritty and handsome, lies the answer. He stops his car to help Francesca, whose life needs a tune-up, as well as her car. Stopping could lead to the biggest mistake, or best time, ever.

Sometimes in life you need a little breathing room, especially when your life has just fallen apart. Dr. Isabel Favor, America's diva of self help, knows this all too well. She's lost her fiancé to an earth mother, her accountant has absconded with her money, and her self-help empire is in shambles. She flees the country to Tuscany, waiting for life to settle down, but the biggest disaster lies just ahead. On one unforgettable night, she's about to meet Lorenzo Gage, Hollywood's favorite villain.

The girl everybody loves to hate has returned to the town she'd sworn to leave behind forever. As the rich, spoiled princess of Parrish, Mississippi, Sugar Beth Carey had broken hearts, ruined friendships, and destroyed reputations. But 15 years have passed, now she's come home, broke, desperate, and too proud to show it.

Ihr ganzes Leben lang hat Susannah nur gemacht, was richtig war: Sie war die perfekte Tochter und Verlobte, sie war sanft und wohlerzogen. In letzter Sekunde vor dem Traualtar jedoch weiß sie, dass sie dieses für sie geplante Leben nicht führen kann. Und als der attraktive Sam Gamble die perfekte Hochzeitsfeier stört, schwingt sie sich mit ihm auf seine Harley Davidson und lässt alles hinter sich, um ihr eigenes kleines Imperium aufzubauen - mit Herz, Mut, Witz und Erfolg! Doch als sie schließlich alles zu verlieren droht, entdeckt Susannah endlich, was - und wer - wirklich wichtig ist in ihrem Leben.

Piper Dove hat einen Traum: Sie will die beste Privatdetektivin Chicagos werden. Ihr erster Job: den früheren Star-Quarterback der Chicago Stars, Cooper Graham, beschatten. Doch dem fällt natürlich auf, dass diese nervige junge Frau ihm ständig folgt - und ist davon überhaupt nicht begeistert. Also dreht der attraktive Mann den Spieß einfach um und engagiert Piper selbst. Leider nicht als Bodyguard, wie sie gehofft hatte.

Her name is Susannah, but three men she brings together call her Hot Shot. She's the spark to a daring venture they start in a garage and build into an empire. For Sam, a rebel, the business is just the thrill he seeks; for Yank, an eccentric inventor, it's his vision fulfilled; and for Mitch, a starched marketing genius, it's a risk he has to take.

Lucy Hutton has always been certain that the nice girl can get the corner office. She's charming and accommodating and prides herself on being loved by everyone at Bexley & Gamin. Everyone except for coldly efficient, impeccably attired, physically intimidating Joshua Templeman. And the feeling is mutual.

Jackson "The Beast" Boudreaux is rich, gorgeous, and unbelievably rude to the staff at Chef Bianca Hardwick's New Orleans restaurant. Bianca would sooner douse herself in hot sauce than cook for Jackson again, but when he asks her to cater his fundraiser, Bianca can't refuse, knowing the cash will help pay her mother's medical bills. Then Jackson makes another outrageous request: Marry me. The unconventional offer includes an enormous sum - money Bianca desperately needs, even if it does come with a contract - and a stunning ring.

He's a reclusive writer whose imagination creates chilling horror novels. She's a down-on-her-luck actress reduced to staging kids' puppet shows. He knows a dozen ways to kill his characters with his bare hands. She knows a dozen ways to kill an audience with laughs. But she's not laughing now.

Bennett Fox walked into my life on one hell of a crappy Monday morning. I was late for the first day at my new job - a job I’d now have to compete for, even though I’d already worked eight years to earn it, because of an unexpected merger. While I lugged my belongings up to my new office, a meter maid wrote me a parking summons. She’d ticketed a long line of cars - except for the Audi parked in front of me, which happened to be the same make and model as mine. Annoyed, I decided to regift my ticket to the car that had evaded a fine.

Hinreißend komisch und herrlich romantisch - der neue Roman von Bestsellerautorin Sophie Kinsella. Katie Brenner aus dem ländlichen Somerset hat einen Job in ihrer Traumstadt ergattert: London! Die Lockenmähne wird gebändigt, der unfeine Dialekt abgelegt - und das Großstadtleben kann beginnen. Doch Katies Chefin Demeter entpuppt sich als Tyrannin, die sie nicht nur dazu verdonnert, ihr den Ansatz nachzufärben, sondern sie auch aus heiterem Himmel wieder feuert.

Wo ist die Braut? Ausgerechnet an ihrem Hochzeitstag flüchtet Lucy in letzter Sekunde, lässt ihren eigentlich so unwiderstehlichen Bräutigam vor dem Altar stehen...

Bad boys? They run right over good girls like Georgina Keller. But after a confidence-shattering breakup, she’s determined not to let anyone at her new workplace push her around - least of all the brooding creative director, a “bad boy of publishing”. Sebastian Quinn's taste for fast cars, late nights, and beautiful women may have gotten him to the top of a leading New York magazine, but the reputation that made him is suddenly threatening to end his career. Georgina can help Modern Man shed its bad reputation, but in order to do that, she’ll have to start at the top.

From the outside, the house in Lakeview Terrace looks perfect, and the Bigelows seem like the perfect family: the respected surgeon father, the glamorous, devoted mother and two beautiful children. A perfect family, in a perfect house, living their perfect lives. But perfect surfaces can hide dark undercurrents, and behind closed doors lies a very different story. Teenager Zane and his younger sister, Britt, are terrorised by their violent father and dysfunctional mother.