Keeping You a Secret

Fifteen years is a long time. Long enough to forget the past, forge ahead, and create a terrific life. Bella Hunt has done exactly that, complete with a successful career, a gaggle of close friends, and a home she loves. Life is good. Or it was, until her teenage nightmare and the bane of her high school existence shows up for Bella’s class on conflict resolution. 

Gemma Rowe is a shy math nerd from Sydney, who, despite having an affinity for probability and logic, only just worked out at 28 that she's not actually straight. Not only is she not straight, but she's developed feelings for her best friend, Sarah. Gemma knows the logical thing to do is to get over Sarah. She wants to be in her own happy relationship and not caught up on her straight best friend. But how is she supposed to get over Sarah when she can't figure out who she's attracted to anymore?

Wir drehen alle vollkommen durch, wenn es um Liebe geht. Madita liebt Julia. Aber vergeblich. Fanni wartet auf Elisabeth. Schon viel zu lange. Greta jagt nach dem Glück. Doch wohin? Jo schaut in den Spiegel und sieht nur noch Anne. Es sind vier Freundinnen, die man sich unterschiedlicher nicht vorstellen kann. Nur in der Liebe, da ähneln sie sich: Sie verlieren den Boden unter den Füßen. Eines Abends dann ein Experiment: ein stockfinsteres Restaurant, in dem nichts zu sehen ist, nur zu riechen, zu schmecken, zu hören, zu tasten.

In der Lounge des Kopenhagener Flughafens wird Marlene Brunner jählings von einer Frau geküsst. Allerdings kennen sich die beiden gar nicht! Zwar erweist sich diese Lisbeth als ziemlich nett, aber was soll's: Sie werden sich sowieso nie mehr über den Weg laufen. Prompt treffen die beiden bei einem Firmenmeeting aufeinander. Die zeitlebens von ihrer Heterosexualität überzeugte Marlene gerät in emotionale Turbulenzen. Wie soll sie mit Lisbeth zusammenarbeiten?

Tina, eine waschechte Hetera, landet durch ein Missverständnis in einer Lesben-WG. Zunächst einmal ein Schock für beide Seiten...

Die 16jährige Franziska lebt in ihrem kleinen Provinzstädtchen recht zufrieden vor sich hin. Sie kommt in der Schule gut mit, versteht sich gut mit den Eltern und ist beliebt. Nur dass ihre beste Freundin Mercedes sich in den sieben Jahre älteren Ralf verknallt, das liegt ihr ein bisschen im Magen. Immerhin war sie selbst noch im letzten Jahr in Mercedes verliebt. Aber mit Beginn des elften Schuljahres hat Franziska plötzlich noch ganz andere "Sorgen"...

Entrepreneur and innovator Kadrienne Davenport gets results. A demanding executive and stickler for punctuality, Kade throws herself into work to avoid hurting anyone, convinced she only causes pain to those she loves. When Jennifer Spencer meets an incognito Kade at a conference, sparks fly. But when Kade unexpectedly becomes her boss, Jen's problems multiply. The company she founded is going broke, her grandmother's dementia is worsening, and her attraction to Kade -- her difficult, brilliant, charismatic mentor -- is growing.

This groundbreaking book, first published in 1982, is the story of two teenage girls whose friendship blossoms into love and who, despite pressures from family and school that threaten their relationship, promise to be true to each other and their feelings.

Top neurosurgeon Samantha Thomson needs to get married fast and is tightlipped as to why. And with over $200,000 on offer to tie the knot, no questions asked, cash-strapped ER nurse Hayden Perez isn't about to demand answers. The deal is only for a year of marriage, but Hayden's going into it knowing it will be a nightmare. Sam is complicated, rude, kind of cold, and someone Hayden barely tolerates at work, let alone wants to marry. The hardest part is that Hayden has to convince everyone around them that they're madly in love and that racing down the aisle is all they've ever wanted.

Rhodes Scholar Kerry Donovan has never had anything handed to her on a silver platter. As she arrives at Oxford to begin her course of study, she is determined to make the most out of this latest opportunity. But when she meets Her Royal Highness Princess Sasha, second in line to the British throne, Kerry’s priorities are eclipsed by an attraction neither of them can ignore.

Rebecca and Cassie were childhood best friends until their lives took different directions. By the time they reached high school, Rebecca became interested in soccer and started running with the preppy crowd, while Cassie was more interested in skipping class and shoplifting. Their lives cross paths again when Rebecca ends up teaching Cassie's little sister. Aside from their sexuality and distaste toward their small town, it seems the two have nothing in common. 

Seventeen-year-old Hannah wants to spend her senior year of high school going to football games and Mardi Gras parties. She wants to drive along the oak-lined streets of Louisiana's Garden District and lie on the hot sand of Florida's beaches. She wants to spend every night making memories with her tight-knit group of friends. The last thing she wants is to fall in love with a girl - especially when that girl is her best friend, Baker. Hannah knows she should like Wally, the kind, earnest boy who asks her to prom.

Juliet represents the road less traveled. Will Lena take it? Lena Newman is 17, her best friend's a cheerleader, her boyfriend's a football player, and as far as everyone is concerned, her life is sorted. But that's before she befriends the new girl. Juliet is confident, slightly damaged, drop-dead gorgeous, and a lesbian. Lena realizes that her interest goes beyond just friendship. She sets off on a path of self-discovery where the loyalty of those closest to her will be tested.

With the arrival of Courtney Carrington, Margaret's youth sparked into color. But first loves can scar. Margaret hasn't seen Courtney in years and that's for the best. But when Courtney loses her father and returns to Tanner Peak to take control of the family store, Margaret comes face-to-face with her past and the woman she's tried desperately to forget. The fact that Courtney has grown up more beautiful than ever certainly doesn't help matters.

Die 32-jährige Martje traut ihren Augen nicht: Vor ihr steht ihr erfolgreicher und skurpelloser Bruder und hat eine zauberhafte Frau im Arm. Es ist Luna, 30 Jahre alt, cremefarbenes Haar und seine neue Freundin. Für Martje ist es Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Doch Luna ist noch die Geliebte ihres Bruders und weiß nichts von ihren Gefühlen für andere Frauen. Martje beginnt um Luna zu kämpfen.