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One day I was watching one of my aunties battle cancer. She was older, never married—alone. That day I decided I never wanted to be like her. So I looked around and there was Michael. He worked on Wall Street. He was available. Most of all, he was into me. I let him catch me, then I made the biggest mistake of my life: I married a guy I didn’t love. Maybe if I’d loved him, we’d have connected in bed and I wouldn’t have woken in the mornings feeling exploited.

A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from international sensation Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars 'A delightful reverse-Cinderella story of two women who seem polar opposites - until circumstance forces them to...

Cassie und Maurice könnten das perfekte Paar sein: Sie sind beste Freunde, wohnen zusammen, teilen eine Leidenschaft für Fantasyliteratur - und das Wichtigste: Sie lieben sich. Dennoch scheinen Welten die beiden voneinander zu trennen. Während Auri Football spielt, viele Bekanntschaften hat und gern unter Menschen geht, zieht sich Cassie lieber von der Außenwelt zurück und pflegt einen engen Freundeskreis. Und je mehr Zeit vergeht, desto stärker befürchtet sie, dass das, was sie und Auri verbindet, vielleicht nicht so stark ist wie das, was sie trennt.

»Das Leben ist gerade nicht leicht. Aber ist es das jemals?«»Jetzt, in dieser Sekunde. Ja!«Ein Coming-out? Für Levi undenkbar! Er flüchtet lieber vor seinen Gefühlen und seiner Familie nach London. Leider hat er seinen Neuanfang nicht wirklich durchdacht. Keine Möbel, eine verlorene Reisetasche und noch dazu eine WG, in der alle mehr nebeneinander her leben als miteinander. Niemand interessiert sich für ihn – außer Jannis. Durch jeden Blick, jedes Gespräch und jede Berührung kommen sich die beiden näher, doch Levis große Klappe und seine oft unüberlegten Worte trüben die anfängliche Harmonie. Dennoch lässt sich die gegenseitige Anziehung kaum leugnen. Aber: Mitbewohner küsst man nicht. Oder?

Als Micah auf ihren neuen Nachbarn trifft, kann sie es nicht glauben: Es ist ausgerechnet Julian, der wenige Wochen zuvor ihretwegen seinen Job verloren hat. Micah fühlt sich schrecklich, vor allem, weil Julian kühl und abweisend zu ihr ist und ihr nicht mal die Gelegenheit gibt, sich zu entschuldigen. Doch gleichzeitig fasziniert Micah seine undurchdringliche Art, und sie will ihn unbedingt näher kennenlernen. Dabei findet sie heraus, dass Julian nicht nur sie, sondern alle Menschen auf Abstand hält.

'I absolutely loved this book!' Maxine Morrey When Charley finds herself suddenly single on Christmas Day it feels like her world has fallen apart. Forced to move back in with her parents, she embarks on a journey of re-invention. When she meets Ed, who is on honeymoon alone after being jilted...

Devastating, brilliant and heralding an outstanding new talent in crime fiction, SOMEONE ELSE'S SKIN is the crime debut of the year. Some secrets keep you safe, others will destroy you... Detective Inspector Marnie Rome. Dependable; fierce; brilliant at her job; a rising star in the ranks...

Japanese-American Rei Shimura is a 27-year-old English teacher living in one of Tokyo's seediest neighborhoods. She doesn't make much money, but she wouldn't go back home to California even if she had a free ticket (which, thanks to her parents, she does). Her independence is threatened, when a getaway to an ancient castle town is marred by murder. Rei is the first to find the beautiful wife of a high-powered businessman, dead in the snow. Taking charge, as usual, Rei looks for clues by crashing a funeral, posing as a bar-girl, and somehow ends up pursued by police and paparazzi alike.

Anna Snow grew up in an orphanage in Bath knowing nothing of her family. Now she discovers that the late Earl of Riverdale was her father and that she has inherited his fortune. Avery Archer, Duke of Netherby, keeps others at a distance. Yet something prompts him to aid Anna in her transition...

She’s been holding on for dear life, now she must learn to let go. Marathon runner and quintessential wife and mother Avery Decker appears to have it all together. But don’t let her smile fool you. Since the death of her daughter four years ago, she’s been trying to fake her way through life. So far, it hasn’t worked out so well. Avery is overwhelmed not only with the grief of losing her daughter, but with the fear that she’ll lose someone else she loves—her husband James. This time not to death, but to the secret demons he’s been using to cope with the loss of their little girl.

When Alexander Westcott becomes the new Earl of Riverdale, he inherits a title he never wanted and a failing country estate he can't afford. But he fully intends to do everything in his power to undo years of neglect and give the people who depend on him a better life.... A recluse for more than 20 years, Wren Heyden wants one thing out of life: marriage. With her vast fortune, she sets her sights on buying a husband. But when she makes the desperate and oh-so-dashing earl a startlingly unexpected proposal, Alex will agree only to a proper courtship.

The gripping No. 1 Sunday Times crime thriller from the author of The Good Daughter and the North Falls series Watch Will Trent on Disney+! He watches. A woman runs alone in the woods. She convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but she’s wrong. A predator is stalking the women of...

Lady Jessica Archer lost her own interest in the glittering excitement of romance after her cousin and dearest friend Abigail Westcott was rejected by the ton when her father was revealed to be a bigamist. Ever practical, however, once she's 25, she decides it's time to wed. Though she no longer believes she will find true love, she is still very eligible. She is, after all, the sister of Avery Archer, Duke of Netherby. Jessica considers the many qualified gentlemen who court her.

When Harry Westcott lost the title earl of Riverdale after the discovery of his father's bigamy, he shipped off to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, where he was near-fatally wounded. After a harrowing recovery, the once cheery, lighthearted boy has become a reclusive, somber man. Though Harry insists he enjoys the solitude, he does wonder sometimes if he is lonely. Lydia Tavernor, recently widowed, dreams of taking a lover. Her marriage to Reverend Isaiah Tavernor was one of service and obedience, and she has secretly enjoyed her freedom since his death.

Matilda Westcott has spent her life tending to the needs of her mother, the Dowager Countess of Riverdale, never questioning the life of solitude she has spun for herself. To Matilda, who considers herself the aging spinster daughter, marriage is laughable - love is a game for the young, after all. But her modest, quiet life of order unravels when a dashing gentleman from her past reappears, threatening to charm his way into her heart yet again.

Now a major motion picture starring Sarah Fisher! Science raises questions only hope and faith can answer in this instant New York Times bestselling “tale of forgiveness and love” (Woman’s World) from Karen Kingsbury. Andi Allen is shaken to the core when she finds out everything she...

Abigail Westcott's dreams for her future were lost when her father died and she discovered her parents were not legally married. But now, six years later, she enjoys the independence a life without expectation provides a wealthy single woman. Indeed, she's grown confident enough to scold the careless servant chopping wood outside without his shirt on in the proximity of ladies. But the man is not a servant. He is Gilbert Bennington, the lieutenant colonel and superior officer who has escorted her wounded brother, Harry, home from the wars with Napoleon.  

A woman who’s always been defined as a wife, mother, and rule follower makes the complicated choice to put her own happiness first in this stunning novel that's perfect for readers of Miranda July, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, and Sarah Manguso. Annie and Hector have been hosting their friends...

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'Twisty, gripping, and impossible to put down' Elle Kennedy, New York Times bestselling author 'Readers will be up all night' Publishers Weekly ------------------------ As a college English professor, Elizabeth looks forward to the start of each new semester teaching her creative writing seminar...