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Sydney is full of coffeeshops, but none as exciting, and full of drama, as the Pink Bean. First meet Micky, a newly divorced mother of two, who in No Strings Attached is claiming her independence by taking a job at the Pink Bean and exploring a new side to herself. Next up are Kristin and Sheryl, the owners of the Pink Bean. Beneath the Surface will take you back in time to follow their journey and discover the origin story of Sydney's pinkest coffee shop.

Poet Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late 20s, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born - a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam - and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation.

Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: To escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six. When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka's ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. She's found her final candidate. But in a donut shop off a bustling highway in the San Gabriel Valley, Shizuka meets Lan Tran, retired starship captain, interstellar refugee, and mother of four.

The strangest thing about Annie's new reality isn't that she's now in the body of a seven-year-old child, the beloved Lillith, feared dead by her family after a particularly nasty bout of pneumonia. It's that she's constantly having to conceal her adult intellect, which is not only advanced but otherworldly. Sure, being a young woman and a grad student in twenty-first-century America had its challenges, but this life as Lillith presents even tougher obstacles. She must tread carefully to conceal her vast knowledge of biology, math, physics, and . . . being an adult.

As a necromancer, Shae loses a little more of himself every time he uses his magic. Always cold, always touch-starved, the only thing that helps is human contact. But that's hard to come by when those same dark powers scare everyone away from him. Nobody likes a necromancer. Arthur's still bitter and broken after his last lover stabbed him in the back, and the last thing he needs is another brush with evil. When he agrees to escort the wandering necromancer north, he's just doing a public service. But he never expected Shae to be so clingy. Or distractingly attractive.

Her hit band Twice Struck topped the country music charts for almost a decade until her high-profile marriage to her bandmate and co-writer publicly exploded. Now she's fading from the spotlight and her own life, just trying to keep her head above water. Brynn Marshall is a little lost. Dropping out of med school made her the black sheep of the family and now she's floating around LA trying to find a sense of purpose. When she falls down on her luck, her best friend—indie musician Noah Lyman—refuses to let her wallow. After all, he's just got his big break: co-writing with a megastar!

Monroe steht vor den Trümmern seines Lebens. Seine Ehe ist am Ende und seine Ex-Frau hat mit den beiden gemeinsamen Töchtern Iron Creek verlassen. Monroe ertränkt seine Traurigkeit in Arbeit und Alkoholexzessen. Bis er eines Abends Jack wiedertrifft. Der Mann, der einst sein Herz berührte und mit dem er die schönste und schlimmste Erfahrung seines Lebens verbindet. Aber Monroe hat hohe Mauern um sich errichtet und ist fest entschlossen, niemanden an sich heranzulassen. Vor allem nicht Jack. Doch dann ist es ausgerechnet Devon, Jacks neuer Partner, dem es gelingt, Monroe näherzukommen.

"Ich wollte das nicht, Nate, verstehst du das nicht? Ich wollte DICH, aber nicht etwas, das ich nie wieder gehen lassen kann ..." Als sein guter Freund Cory von einem mehrwöchigen Einsatz der Royal Canadian Navy zurückkommt, spürt Nathan sofort, dass sich nichts zwischen ihnen verändert hat: Sie sind einander noch immer vertraut – und scharf aufeinander. Aber auch wenn sie beide aktuelle Single sind, würde Nathan einen Teufel tun und diesem Verlangen nachgeben.

Savannah Grace is on top of the world. She's back to selling out stadium tours and winning Grammys and she's just arrived home from her honeymoon after marrying the love of her life…nothing could burst this bubble. Except, of course, her estranged family. When her younger sister Cassidy shows up on her doorstep, in need of help and thoroughly—inexplicably—pissed off, the whole household gets turned on its end. Where did she spring from and why the heck is she so damn mad?

Billie Rush can't stop writing pop songs. The kind of songs that her rock band, The Shrikes, would never play. Billie's new songs and sound need an outlet, but she's not just going to give them away to anyone. Vero De Luca is always in the limelight for making mistakes. Though she knows she's fully capable of writing her own songs, the label insists that her first single needs a major name behind it. Both women think that working together sounds like a match made in hell. Though they can hardly stand each other, sparks start to fly when they're writing the new single, "Undone".

Contains books two and three of the Scales 'n' Spells series. Breath: Tori was doing great until sexy dragon Baldewin interfered. Between the little gifts, constant protection, and the steadfast confidence from the overgrown lizard, Tori wonders if maybe that last step needs revising. Wish: North has a map of Europe, a dragon scale, and a little bit of magic. He’s currently short a dragon, but all in good time, right? Right. Because he can totally dodge dangerous men and frustrated calls from his family, all while searching for a dragon during the Christmas season.

Jennifer Kincaid, on her way to a writer's workshop in the Colorado mountain town of Lake City, gets lost and is stranded by an avalanche. Catherine Ryan-Barrett, running from the fame and fortune of her family name, wants nothing more to spend the winter alone and sequestered in her high mountain cabin. She is not prepared for a party crasher. After spending two months together, they form an unlikely friendship that deepens even further.

Ein Sommer und der Zauber der ersten Liebe... Charkiw, 1986: Als der rebellische Jura im sowjetischen Pionierlager eintrifft, glaubt er einen langen, langweiligen Sommer vor sich zu haben. Doch dann tritt Wolodja in sein Leben. Der Gruppenleiter plant ein Theaterstück auf die Beine zu stellen und bittet Jura um Hilfe. Während der Vorbereitungen merken die beiden, dass sie weitaus tiefere Gefühle füreinander hegen als nur Freundschaft. Gefühle, die eine Gefängnisstrafe bedeuten könnten, sollte jemand etwas bemerken. Nach dem Sommer trennen sich die Wege der jungen Männer.

Newlyweds Royce Locke and Sawyer Key embark on a honeymoon road trip where their biggest threat should be dodging drunk tourists on golf carts. But their arrival on South Bass Island lands them in the middle of a contentious battle between lifelong islanders and a property developer who won't accept no for an answer. Tempers soar as the barometric pressure drops, signaling a dangerous storm brewing on the horizon and across the street. Minding their own business becomes impossible when a homicide wrecks their vacation and puts Royce and Sawyer in the path of a twisted killer.

Training to be a lifeguard is tough work, but Cody Grant loves a challenge. He spends long days in the sun and surf rescuing swimmers from treacherous rip currents while trying not to lust after senior lifeguard Liam Fox - who is deeply, painfully closeted. Liam was supposed to be a football legend. Now in his mid-30s, it's been over a decade since his dream shattered along with his knee. Fans still recognize him regularly, and he's terrified his sexuality will be discovered and his conservative parents will reject him.

Als gefeierter Weltstar ist die Musikikone Izzy am Ziel ihrer Träume – bis der Verlust ihrer Stimme ihr Leben erschüttert. Der Musik beraubt, beschließt sie, allem ein Ende zu setzen. Doch dann steht plötzlich Leila vor ihrer Tür, die den Auftrag erhalten hat, Izzys Biografie als letztes Geschenk an ihre Fans zu schreiben. Zwischen den beiden Frauen entsteht eine überraschende Verbindung, und zum ersten Mal seit langem keimt Hoffnung in Izzy auf. Doch reicht dieser Funke aus, um sie zurück in ein erfülltes Leben und zu einer neuen Liebe zu führen?

1333. Edward III is at war with Scotland. Nineteen-year-old Sir Harry de Lyon yearns to prove himself and jumps at the chance when a powerful English baron, William Montagu, invites him on a secret mission with a dozen elite knights. They ride north, to a crumbling Scottish keep, capturing a feral, half-starved boy within and putting the other inhabitants to the sword. But nobody knows why the flower of English knighthood snuck over the border to capture a savage, dirty teenage boy. Montagu gives the boy to Harry as his squire, with only two rules.

Hunter ist verrückt! Wie kann er es wagen, sich in einem Live-Interview zu outen? Und mir vor aller Welt eine Liebeserklärung zu machen? Ich würde gerne sagen, dass es mir schmeichelt, aber das war so nicht abgesprochen! Endlich weiß es die ganze Welt: Ich liebe Alex und ich will richtig mit ihm zusammen sein. Scheiß drauf, was andere sagen. Scheiß drauf, dass es viel zu schnell geht. Ich will was richtig Romantisches für ihn machen. Ohne lange zu fackeln, steige ich in den Flieger nach New York. Doch mein Plan geht voll nach hinten los. Denn Alex ist nicht allein ...

Der Kronprinz von Wyrth schwärmt für Männer, trotzdem ist ausgerechnet er derjenige, der eine unausstehliche Prinzessin heiraten soll. Raika will nichts sehnlicher, als er selbst sein zu können, doch seine Verpflichtungen als Thronfolger verhindern dies. Lediglich auf seinen Ausflügen in die Natur kann er frei sein. Als dem Prinzen ein neues Reittier zur Seite gestellt wird, ändert sich alles. Denn er ahnt nicht, dass die mächtige Kampfkatze so viel mehr ist als nur ein Tier. Vale ist stur und hat keinen Bock. Sein Reiter ist ein Prinz? Nicht sein Problem.

After becoming an inadvertent viral sensation - and losing her job and her girlfriend as a result - Phoebe Shaw retreats to Vermont. Renovating her late grandmother's cabin into a vacation rental seems like the perfect way to lie low for a while. But the last person she expects to encounter on the property is the woman whose kiss was her teenage sexual awakening...and whom she's never quite forgotten.