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How many times have we looked for something and found something else? A partner, a job, an object? The same thing often happens to scientists: they design an experiment and discover the unexpected, which usually turns out to be very important. This fascinating phenomenon is called serendipity, which takes its name from the mythical Serendip, a place from which, according to a Persian fable, three princes set off to explore the world, making chance discoveries along the way.

When billionaire Archer Gaines needs to escape his father's corrupt shadow and a related scandal, he purchases The Serendipity, a historic apartment building far from New York City. He believes in bottom lines and big business deals, definitely not in the local folklore surrounding the town of Serendipity Springs. So he's eager to move forward with plans to flip the building into luxury lofts. But The Serendipity doesn't particularly care what Archer believes, and the building has plans of its own.

When Todd travels to Virginia to bring his widowed mother to his Texas farm, illness alters his plan. Maggie makes a living by selling soaps and perfumes, using old family recipes. Marriage is the farthest thing from her mind—until Todd shows up on her porch, seeking help for his ailing mother. Maggie’s heart skips a beat. And when the handsome Texan proposes to her, life suddenly begins to change for the dark-haired beauty.

Music runs through Annie Foster’s veins. A jingle writer by day and hostess of Coffee & Chords, an open-mic night at her best friend’s coffee shack, by night, Annie is doing exactly what she loves. Hitting the big time was never her dream. She has enough followers online to know her music matters. If it’s the right combination of success and happiness, why does she feel empty inside?

Nash has got a pretty good thing going on. A hot girlfriend who always takes him back, money whenever he needs it, the respect—no matter how grudgingly given—of his peers, and a safe place to lay his head each night when he goes to sleep. For one of the animal people working the underground of the recently rebuilt Vegas, what more could he want?

Best friends Hero and Sunday are holidaying in New York when Sunday persuades the normally conservative Hero to don a siren-red wig and the persona of Lola, a do-anything-anywhere-anytime trapeze artist. Disguised as Lola, Hero crosses paths - and a whole lot more - with gorgeous Oscar. Sparks fly, but Hero can't admit to Oscar that she's not who he thinks she is.

"A book that's a feast, an occasion and a celebration. Randy Boyagoda delightfully skewers the industrial-academic complex but also creates moving characters who seem to have walked in from the dorm and faculty meeting next door. The result is as moving as it is hysterically funny." —Gary...

From high school golden girl to wife of a high-powered New York attorney, Faith Harrington lived the dream. Until divorce and her father’s imprisonment for fraud left her with almost nothing. Now she’s back in her hometown to redesign her life, and not every face is friendly. Least of all the town rebel, whose memory lingered long after they shared one searing teenage kiss.

Love is in the air in Serendipity, a collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer. The secret admirer. The fake relationship. The matchmaker. From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that’s been...

Did you know that your morning coffee could be thanks to a herd of energetic goats? Or that a forgotten ingredient is behind the invention of the beloved brownie? Who got the fright of their life discovering corn could pop? And which popular soft drink first started out as a medicinal syrup? In Serendipity, Oscar Farinetti, founder of the high-end global food chain Eataly, shares fifty remarkable stories of how some of the greatest successes and examples of excellence in the food world came about by chance.

Nachdem Thea, Will, Matt und Tom drei unbeschwerte Wochen in ihrer eigenen kleinen Liebeswelt gelebt haben, müssen sie wieder ins echte Leben treten und das bedeutet, sie müssen es ihren Familien sagen. Wie werden sie reagieren? Können sie ihre ungewöhnliche Liebe akzeptieren oder wird es zum Bruch kommen? Und was bedeutet das für die junge Liebe? Auch die Vergangenheit holt sie immer wieder ein und belastet ihre Beziehung. Schaffen sie es, trotzdem zusammen zu bleiben? Hinzu kommen noch weitere Belastungen, wie der Aufbau einer neuen Firma.

My sight is a gift and also a curse. It cost me the love of my life. We may have been young, but some things you don’t get over. Like being the cause of the biggest tragedy of your boyfriend’s life. It’s something I’ll never forget, and a reflection of who I am. But now that Jackson’s back in town, with scars and a hero’s badge of honor, it’s time for me to be brave, too. A malevolent evil hell-bent on making my sisters and me pay for rebuffing him is still stalking my family, and some ancient writings portended that the six were the only ones who could defeat him.

Serendipity tells the story of James Estes’s life as a naturalist and the concepts that have driven his interest in researching the ecological role of top-level predators. Using the relationships between sea otters, kelp, and sea urchins as a touchstone, Estes retraces his investigations of numerous other species, ecosystems, and ecological processes in an attempt to discover why ecologists can learn so many details about the systems in which they work and yet understand so little about the broader processes that influence these systems.

Auch am Ende ihrer dritten Ballsaison hat Sophia Gifford immer noch nicht den Mann gefunden, den sie aus vollem Herzen liebt. Um nicht als alte Junfger zu enden, nimmt sie den Heiratsantrag eines Verehrers an. Doch dann trifft sie plötzlich den charmanten Hugh Quinton wieder, den sie seit fast zehn Jahren nicht mehr gesehen hat. Ihre Gefühle für ihn sind aber immer noch so stark wie damals. Doch er wird durch seine zweifelhaften Geschäfte von der Londoner Gesellschaft, einschließlich ihrer Eltern, verachtet. Sophie sollte ihn nicht einmal als Ehemann in Betracht ziehen.

Named Most Anticipated by Bustle | Brit + Co. This summer, will three weekends in a Fire Island share house be enough time for Maggie Monroe to fix her life, find love, and make sure she doesn’t lose her friends for good? It’s been six years since Maggie followed her screenwriting dreams to...

One summer, property seeker Serendipity Parker finds herself on the beautiful west coast of Ireland, hunting for a home for a wealthy Irish client. But when she finds the perfect house in the small town of Ballykiltara, there's a problem: nobody seems to know who owns it. The Welcome House is a local legend. Its front door is always open for those in need of shelter, and there's always a plentiful supply of food in the cupboards for the hungry or poor.

Evan Eldridge never meant to be a war hero - he just wanted to fight Napoleon for the future of his country. And he certainly didn't think that saving the life of a peer would mean being made the Earl of Whitelock. But when the life you save is dear to the Prince Regent, things can change in a hurry. Now Evan has a new title, a manor house in shambles, and a stranger for a bride, all thrust upon him by a grateful ruler. What he doesn't have are all his memories. Traumatized as a result of his wounds and bravery on the battlefield, Evan knows there's something he can't quite remember.

Die ganze Londoner Gesellschaft rätselt über die überstürzte Hochzeit zwischen der hübschen Abigail Nash und dem vermögenden Jasper Brigston. Auch sein Bruder Morgan, der Marques of Brigston, wird nicht schlau aus dem Paar. Sollte eine frischgebackene Braut nicht viel mehr strahlen? Als Jasper durch einen tragischen Umstand stirbt, scheint auch der letzte Funke Freude in der ehemals so lebensfrohen Abby erloschen. Morgan kümmert sich fortan aufopfernd um seine Schwägerin. Und zwischen den beiden entwickeln sich Gefühle, die nicht sein dürfen.

Amanda Stroken has always been unlucky in love, which has led her to become a workaholic. When her boss decides to close the business for three weeks during the summer, Amanda’s friend – Macey, takes this opportunity to sign her up for a dating app. But with mercury retrograde starting, her luck is bound to get even worse.

Serendipity è il podcast di Lucy scritto e condotto da Telmo Pievani che racconta le scoperte attuali e passate che hanno trasformato il nostro mondo e ne hanno creato di nuovi, perché spesso nella scienza si trova qualcosa che non si stava cercando. Ogni due settimane una nuova puntata.Il montaggio e il sound design sono a cura di Paolo Bertino e Jacopo Trematore di Tsuri, la cura editoriale è di Dario Bassani.Si ringrazia Spreaker per il supporto tecnico.Segui Lucy - Sui mondi:https://lucysuimondi.com/https://www.instagram.com/lucy.suimondi/https://www.tiktok.com/@lucy.suimondihttps://...