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Trinidad, 1980: Dawn Bishop, aged 16, leaves her home and journeys across the sea to Venezuela. There, she gives birth to a baby girl, and leaves her with nuns to be given up for adoption. Dawn tries to carry on with her life - a move to England, a marriage, a career, two sons, a divorce - but through it all, she still thinks of the child she had in Venezuela, and of what might have been. When, forty years later, a woman from an internet forum gets in touch, saying that she might be Dawn's long-lost daughter, it stirs up a complicated mix of feelings.

Drei Jahre ist es her, seit Lachlan, Eishockeystar am Fairview College, in einer Nacht alles verloren hat - seine Karriere, seine Zukunft und das Einzige, was er jemals geliebt hat: Lyla. Neben dem Wunsch, sich an ihr für den Schmerz der letzten Jahre zu rächen, plagen Lachlan alte Gefühle, die neu in ihm zu erwachen scheinen. Noch immer wird Lyla von einem düsteren Schatten aus ihrer Vergangenheit verfolgt, der sich holen will, was ihm zusteht: Lylas Körper und ihre Seele.

Amelia kann es nicht fassen: Es sollte der glücklichste Tag ihres Lebens werden und jetzt sitzt sie in dieser Bar am Ende der Welt und statt Hochzeitstanz gibt es nur Drinks, mit denen sie ihren Schmerz betäubt. Aber eines hat sie sich fest vorgenommen: sie wird diese Nacht mit einem Mann verbringen - wenn nicht mit ihrem Ehemann, dann eben mit einem anderem... Für Cooper Miles war das Leben bislang eine einzige endlose Party. Doch seit Chase kaum noch Zeit zum Feiern hat, fühlt sich Cooper immer öfter einsam. Bis er Amelia Hale trifft.

It only took four years for the world to fall apart. Now the last member of my family has died, and I'm forced to travel across what's left of three states to find the only people I know left alive. To survive, I'll have to scavenge food and supplies and try to avoid violent men who've learned they can take what they want by force. The only way I'm going to make it is by trusting Travis.

Ruby Williams is a communications officer at Carter Corporation. During a concert, she meets Adam, drummer of the Nightmareden but also surfer and environmental activist. He quickly capsizes her heart and the attraction between them is mutual. Ruby lets herself be drawn into this sweet adventure, between the scent of spray and frenzied concerts. But beneath his solar appearance, Adam seems to conceal a personality more complex than it seems. Can she really trust him?

Convicted of a minor crime, Riana is sentenced to a prison planet—a dark primitive hold filled with convicts vying for power. Her only chance of survival is with Cain, a mysterious loner who has won his territory in the prison through intelligence and brute strength. Sex is all she has to offer, so she uses it. She’s under no delusions here. No one is ever released, and no one ever escapes. Survival is all she can hope for—until Cain.

Ein Junge ist nicht nach Hause gekommen, und seine Familie wartet ängstlich auf seine Rückkehr. Ein Vater tritt in die Dunkelheit, um nach seinem Sohn zu suchen. Schließlich melden sich Entführer. Als der Vater begreift, worum es ihnen geht, steht er vor einer ungeheuerlichen Entscheidung: Darf er das Leben eines seiner Kinder zugunsten des anderen opfern?

Als Juliet Blake in meiner Bar auftaucht ist sie traurig, weil ihr Mädelswochenende schiefgegangen ist. Also mache ich das, was ich immer mache - mixe einen Drink und höre zu. Spontan biete ich an, den Rest des Wochenendes mit mir zu verbringen, damit sie an ihrem Geburtstag nicht alleine ist. Ich hatte gar nicht die Absicht, mit ihr im Bett zu landen. Ehrlich nicht! Als es dann doch passiert, ist es einfach nur umwerfend und ich will sie unbedingt wiedersehen. Aber nur als Affäre. Nicht als etwas Ernstes. Dazu ist mein Herz nicht bereit. Niemals.

If you had any ties to Marbella, it was impossible for you not to have heard the stories about Prince Elias and his debauchery. Every summer he arrived with his security detail and friends in tow and rented out a row of cottages near the water. Cottages that belonged to my family. Each of those summers, my parents sent me away - summer camp and later, boarding school. Anything to keep me away from the royals and their partying. I hadn’t been home in years, but when I finally come back for the summer, I see that not much has changed.

Die New York Diaries: Träume, Liebe und Neuanfänge in der aufregendsten Stadt der Welt. Alles auf Anfang - mit Anfang dreißig. Als Claire nach einer katastrophal gescheiterten Beziehung aus London nach New York zurückkehrt, ist sie nicht nur wieder Single, sondern auch noch arbeitslos und viel zu pleite, um sich ein eigenes Appartement leisten zu können. Deshalb zieht sie kurzerhand in den begehbaren Kleiderschrank ihrer Freundin June, die im Knights Building wohnt - einem etwas heruntergekommenen, aber umso charmanteren Wohnhaus mitten in New York City.

To Chase Reilly, his best friend’s little sister has always been invisible. She’s so forbidden, he doesn’t let himself see her. Besides, she’s totally girlfriend material, and he doesn’t do the relationship thing. Until the night Chase sees her. Really, truly sees her. And nothing will ever be the same.

Lyr might be a powerful elven lord in charge of thousands, but his personal life is a disaster. Just the month before, a daughter he'd never known existed arrived from Earth, giving him news of his lost love's death. Since then, he has been betrayed, captured, and almost murdered. And though his enemy was defeated, Lyr's wounds never seem to heal. He certainly doesn't need more conflict.

As a pilot and a smuggler, Lenna has spent her life flying under the radar in Coalition space—taking care of herself, not relying on anyone. She's always liked it that way. But now she's stranded without any resources on a stone-age planet, and the only way to survive is to hook up with a bunch of cavemen. She'll do whatever she needs to do in order to survive in their world—even if it means letting one of them take her as a mate. She doesn't expect to like it. Or like him. Or lose her heart in the process.

Super Sleuth, from Children's author David Walliams. Dilly loves a good murder. Not a REAL murder. A made-up murder. One you would find in a murder-mystery novel. Sherlock Holmes is her favourite detective. She even named her dog Watson after his faithful companion, and trained him to sniff out...

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A deeply affecting debut novel set in Trinidad, following the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices about scarcity, loyalty, and love WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE “Golden Child is a stunning novel written with force and beauty. Though true to herself, Adam's...

Society is crumbling. Men are after fancy cars, big houses, and even bigger bank accounts while the women are after the men chasing these things. I have grown to hate being stuck in something that seems impossible of leaving. The only thing keeping me here are my parents. They mean the world to me, and I could never leave them. When that part of my life was taken from me, I did the only thing that I knew to do - remove myself as a part of this society and escape to seclusion.

If you ask most men, they’ll tell you my name is Jason. If you ask most women, they’ll tell you my name is Maximum, ‘cause I’m maximum in bed. Yeah. I like a little action in the sheets, but it doesn’t change the fact that I have responsibilities. I’m a single dad. My little girl’s sweet mother didn’t live to see her grow up, so now it’s all on me to do by right by our daughter. Maybe because of that I’ve never let myself get too close to any woman. But I just moved into this new town, and my neighbor, Lucy, she calls to me in a way no one has since my wife was alive.

Hunter is the toughest man in Mesquite, Texas. His great skill in handling guns plus his impeccable charm made everyone regard him with a high level of respect. Despite having it all, he is a single father who struggled to raise his child alone. Everything seemed rough until he met Kylie. She's sweet and drop-dead gorgeous. When a crisis arises, Kylie needed to use a gun. The only person who can help her out is Hunter. In the hopes of seeking Hunter’s help, she discovers something underneath Hunter’s cloak.

Christian Wall, real estate aficionado, and America's sexiest billionaire bachelor, is known for his string of one-night stands and partying ways. But when the co-owners of his company get fed up with his behavior, he heads down to Hawaii for a little rest and recuperation. In Hawaii, he meets Gretchen, a talented masseuse. But the two of them are from entirely different worlds, and they know from the get-go that a relationship would never work out between them.