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Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships - at least, that's what she tells herself. Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.

In einem kleinen Dorf in Yorkshire geschieht ein brutaler Mord: In einer Scheune entdeckt der Dorfpfarrer die enthauptete Leiche William Teys'. Neben dem Toten kauert Roberta, seine leicht debile Tochter. Sie behauptet: "Ich war's." Und verstummt. Scotland Yard schickt Inspector Thomas Lynley und Sergeant Barbara Havers. Die beiden arbeiten zum ersten Mal zusammen und sind ein eher ungewöhnliches Team. Doch der Fall lässt ihnen keine Eingewöhnungszeit.

There’s nothing unusual about the sound of a gunshot in Twelve Sleep. In remotest Wyoming, where elk roam the pine forests and cougars prowl the mountains, everyone owns a gun. But when Joe Pickett hears two sharp cracks ring out months before hunting season, it’s his job to investigate. As game warden, dad-of-two Joe is not only badly paid and poorly housed, he’s deeply unpopular. So when the source of the shots – a well-known poacher – gets off scot-free, the locals are delighted. And then the poacher turns up dead in the Picketts’ back yard.

I never wanted to disappear more than while around my family. Briar Lane, the girl only useful for one thing: my surname. A business handshake and pawn to be traded. My father's chess piece shuffled between empires. That was my life back in L.A., but all it took was finding the dirty secret stuffed in a jacket pocket, and my entire world unraveled.

From the bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope series. Introducing Inspector Jimmy Perez. Raven Black is the first book in Ann Cleeves's bestselling Shetland series – now a major BBC One drama starring Douglas Henshall. A remote community with a killer in their midst . . . On New Year’s...

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Brought to you by Penguin. Prepare to fall in love amongst the wildflowers this spring. . . When aspiring pastry chef, Tally Darling, returns home to her family’s daffodil farm, the last thing she expects to find is a hot – half-naked – farmhand living in her childhood bedroom and running...

Billie Wallace has spent her whole life trying to prove she's more than the Wallace Ranch's "wild" only daughter. All she wants is a shot at barrel racing—and a purpose beyond crunching numbers in her daddy's office. But when her very first run ends in disaster, Billie lands flat on her back with Ryder Rivers—her childhood crush, her brother's best friend, and the town's notorious heartbreaker—hovering over her. In all the years she's known him, Ryder has never entertained Billie's shameless flirting. But after her fall, he's suddenly everywhere.

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Ganz unterschiedliche Lebenswege warten auf die Schwestern vom Dorfladen – doch ihre Heimat wird ihre Herzen für immer verbinden … Dingelbach, am Fuße des Taunus, 1925. Der kleine Dorfladen der Familie Haller ist nach wie vor der Dreh- und Angelpunkt, das Herzstück, des ganzen Ortes. Aber Einiges hat sich doch verändert. Frieda besucht weiterhin die Schauspielschule in Frankfurt und steht kurz vor ihrem Abschluss. So ganz loslassen kann sie ihre Heimat allerdings nicht, hängt sie doch sehr vor allem an ihrer kleinen Schwester Ida.

I came to Driftwood Cove to outrun the grief, the failure, and the girl I used to be. Six murals. Six paychecks. A quiet coastal town far from the chaos of Memphis. But Driftwood Cove has a way of pulling you in. And so do the men I never saw coming. Shepard—the broody librarian who makes stillness feel like safety. Gabe—the grumpy firefighter who reminds me what it means to fight. Boone—the golden retriever paramedic who makes me laugh when I've forgotten how. I told myself I didn't need anyone, that I couldn't be anyone's Omega again.

Jericho College is closed for the summer break. But professor Carla James is busy teaching a short course to a small group of archaeology enthusiasts. Keen to get involved with local history, the newcomers become fixated on the century-old grave of Meg Woodthorpe. Killed for being a witch. A single stone sits on the burial site supposedly to prevent her rising again. And excavations reveal she may have. Meg's body is no longer there. She has been replaced by a modern victim. With no one missing, Carla must work out who this is and where Meg has gone.

The brand new spring romance set in the Baby Dragon universe, from the international bestselling author of The Baby Dragon Cafe! Featuring Reverse grumpy/sunshine Slow burn romance Low spice!...

Quando a tia de Jeanie se aposenta e lhe deixa de presente o adorável Café Pumpkin Spice, em uma cidadezinha pitoresca no litoral, aquela parece a oportunidade perfeita para dar início a uma nova vida. Depois de sete anos completamente consumida pelo trabalho, ela não tem amigos próximos, não tem namorado, acaba de largar o emprego desgastante no mercado fi nanceiro e precisa muito relaxar. Então, se mudar para a encantadora Dream Harbor promete ser exatamente o recomeço que tanto queria.

Samson O'Briens problematische Vergangenheit im Polizeidienst scheint ihn einzuholen: Die ehemaligen Kollegen vernehmen ihn hart in einem Mordfall, und Delilah Metcalfe hat alle Hände voll zu tun, um ihn im ansonsten beschaulichen Bruncliffe in Schutz zu nehmen - bis ihr Neffe von zu Hause wegläuft und es zu einer verzweifelten Suchaktion kommt. Und so, bei all den Ablenkungen, mit denen das Dorf nun zu kämpfen hat, kommt es, dass allein einem Tierarzt auffällt, dass immer mehr Hunde im Dorf vergiftet werden. Alle verdächtigen Samson.

Maria lebt allein im Wald. Sie hat zwei Ehen hinter sich, ihr erste Gatte war ein Choleriker, der zweite ein Säufer. Beide sind lange tot. Die Leute aus dem Dorf halten sie für eine Hexe, der man besser aus dem Weg geht. Wenn jemand stirbt, gibt man der Hexe die Schuld. Doch niemand ahnt ihr wahres Geheimnis - und wie gerne der Tod ihr zur Hand geht.

Working as the head trainer at Lodestar Ranch is my chance to prove I have what it takes to be a woman in a man's world. The only problem? My boss is the world's grumpiest cowboy… and I can't keep my eyes off him.

Wiedersehen in Ballybucklebo! Hinter den grünen Hügeln liegt das Glück... Endlich wird der junge Arzt Barry Laverty fester Partner in der Praxis von Dr. O'Reilly. Doch der exzentrische Alte hält nichts von der Schulmedizin, er hat seine ganz eigenen Methoden. Und auch die anderen Bewohner von Ballybucklebo machen Barry das Leben manchmal schwer. Aber als es darum geht, den 400 Jahre alten Pub im Dorf zu retten, raufen sich alle zusammen. Die gemütliche Kneipe soll nicht in eine glitzernde Touristenfalle verwandelt werden.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 Winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Winner of the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2025 December 1962, the West Country. Local doctor Eric Parry, mulling secrets, sets out on his rounds, while his pregnant wife sleeps on in the warmth of...

Ein schwedisches Dorf am Meer, ein einsamer Reisender und die heilende Verbindung von echten Freunden. An einer abgelegenen Bucht an der Westküste Schwedens liegt das Dorf Skuggsidan (Schattenseite). Da der Ort von hohen Bergen umgeben ist, erreicht ihn die Sonne nur alle fünf Jahre. Ein astronomisches Phänomen, das genau zum Zeitpunkt auftritt, als diese Geschichte beginnt. Wir schreiben das Jahr 1960. Unberührt vom Lauf der Zeit scheint das Leben in Skuggisdan seinen eigenen Weg zu gehen.