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One Summer: America, 1927, is the new book by Britain’s favourite writer of narrative nonfiction, Bill Bryson. Narrated by the man himself, One Summer takes you to the summer when America came of age, took centre stage, and changed the world forever. In the summer of 1927, America had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day, a semi-crazed sculptor with a plan to carve four giant heads into a mountain called Rushmore, a devastating flood of the Mississippi, a sensational murder trial, and a youthful aviator named Charles Lindbergh who started the summer wholly unknown, and finished it as the most famous man on Earth.

You can run to the sun, but can you ever hide? From the bestselling author of Villa of Sun and Secrets. Monte Carlo means different things to different people; for some it's a billionaires playground, overflowing with glitz and glamour but for others it's where dangerous secrets lay hidden. For...

Bloomsbury presents Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan, read by Kristen DiMercurio. Summer Romance brims with heart, wit, and longing — the signature ingredients of my favourite beach reads. Anything Annabel writes, I’m reading it' – Carley Fortune Benefits of a summer romance: it’s...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this “magical trip worth taking” (Associated Press), the New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years returns with a powerful novel about the transformational love between mothers and daughters set on the breathtaking Amalfi Coast. When Katy’s...

Tender and absorbing, One Summer by bestselling author David Baldacci is a beautiful portrait of a family rebuilding itself after being torn apart by grief. When thirty-four-year-old ex-war veteran Jack Armstrong is told he has only weeks to live, his first concern is for his beloved wife Lizzie...

Seine Augen so dunkel wie die Zartbitter-Schokolade, die Cristiano Cassaras Luxusfirma herstellt. Sein Blick so feurig wie eine extra Portion Chili. Seit Jahren brennt in Julienne die Sehnsucht, den Tycoon zu küssen, wie eine unstillbare Flamme. Jetzt steht sie in Monte Carlo vor ihm, und ihre elegante Erscheinung hat nichts mehr zu tun mit dem mittellosen Mädchen, dem Cristiano einst das Leben rettete. Für einen Abend kann der Milliardär ihren Reizen nicht länger widerstehen. Doch die berauschende Liebesnacht hat pikante Folgen.

Grace can’t believe it when her husband of 25 years announces he doesn’t want to join her on their anniversary trip to Paris - instead, he wants a divorce. Reeling from the shock, Grace makes the bold decision to go on this holiday of a lifetime alone. Audrey leaves behind heartache of her own when she arrives in Paris. A job in a bookshop is her ticket to freedom, but with no money and no knowledge of the French language, her summer adventure seems doomed to fail. Until she meets Grace, and everything changes....

Das Drehbuch für einen großen Film zu schreiben, ist für Elle die Chance ihres Lebens. Das einzige Problem? Sie leidet seit Monaten an einer Schreibblockade, und die Deadline am Ende des Sommers rückt unaufhaltsam näher. Auf der Suche nach Inspiration zieht Elle für den Sommer zurück nach New York, wo der Film spielen wird. Dass ihr Nachbar ausgerechnet Parker Warren, der Tech-Milliardär ist, hat Elle nicht erwartet – und noch viel weniger, dass Parker sie bittet, über den Sommer sein Fake-Date zu spielen.

Monte Carlo, 1982. The odds of a man like Marco de Noli falling for a girl like me were a million to one. He's old money, a classic European jet set, a master of the universe. When we met, I was a shy girl from Oklahoma, pretty enough but nowhere near his league. One year later, after he stands me up on our first anniversary, I have to face facts. Our marriage was a mistake. My in-laws think I'm a gold digger, Marco lives at the office, and nights of passion aren't enough. There's nothing keeping me in Monte Carlo.

A compelling debut that glows with bittersweet heart and touching emotion, deeply interrogating questions of family, redemption, and unconditional love in the sweltering summer heat of Savannah, as two people discover what it means to truly forgive.

For generations, no second-born daughter in the Fontana family has married. Lucy desperately wants to find love, but for her cousin Emilia, their family curse is a blessing in disguise. But then their Great Aunt Poppy declares she’ll reunite with her long-lost love on her 18th birthday - and break the curse once and for all. And so the three women embark on a journey to Tuscany to fulfil Poppy’s last wish. But the secrets they uncover there could change their family forever....

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, BROUGHT TO LIFE BY NARRATOR DIANE GUERRERO! “This was a fun, stay-up-late-to-finish read! Elle and Parker have chemistry from the jump, but a combination of forced proximity and her hatred of him is fuel for witty banter, a long, slow burn and plenty of...

A second chace at a summer romance . . . Pine Lake Camp has always played a central role in Clara Millen’s life, first as a kid and then in her late teens as a counsellor. Now aged thirty, she and her closest friends return every August to help close up the camp for the season. And when...

Summer is a perfectly ordinary 11 year old girl with a perfectly ordinary, needy, over-protective single mother. She always does what she is told and has become very good at listening and consoling her mother's fears, but finds the experience increasingly exhausting. Summer loves her mother and...

After her mother's suicide, Scarlett's grief consumes her. When a beautiful, otherworldly stranger offers her a release from her pain, it's too tempting an opportunity to resist. She's lured into Faerie and sucked into a royal battle as two fae brothers prepare for the Battle of Heirs where the winner earns the right to the throne. Human emotion fuels fae power and Scarlett's is the most potent Cade has ever tasted. He's certain she is the key to defeating his brother Raith. But Raith has surprises of his own, and Scarlett fits perfectly into his devious plan.

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER “A BINGEABLE FIVE-STAR READ.” —ABBY JIMENEZ, #1 New York Times bestselling author "I loved it—brims with heart, wit, and longing.”—CARLEY FORTUNE, #1 New York Times bestselling author The romantic and hilarious story of a professional organizer whose...

ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults ALA Notable Children’s Book Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Newbery Honor Book Coretta Scott King Award (Author) In this Newbery Honor novel, New York Times bestselling author Rita WilliamsGarcia tells the story of three sisters who travel to Oakland...

Caden Blackwood ist ein gefeierter Football-Star, das größte Arschloch des Planeten und leider mein Stiefbruder. Und ausgerechnet in seinem Wagen lande ich nach einer durchzechten College-Party, um mit ihm gemeinsam ins Strandhaus unserer Familie nach Malibu zu fahren.

A wonderful, emotional roller-coaster from the #1, MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Shari Low that you can't put down... As the sunrises on a hot summer’s day, four lives are about to be changed forever... Today, Maisie McTeer decides to track down the ex who jilted her at the altar. Today...

A wonderful, emotional roller-coaster from the #1, MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Shari Low that keeps you guessing... One day in summer, three lives are about to change forever. After two decades of looking after others, this is the day that Agnetha McMaster is reclaiming her life. It's her turn...