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From New York Times bestselling author Sarah McCoy—a spellbinding novel based on a true story: a beautiful young movie star of Hollywood’s Golden Age gives up her bright career to become a nun. In 1969, twenty-three-year-old starlet Lori Lovely, the apple of Hollywood’s eye, shocks the...

A bold, heartfelt tale of life at Green Gables . . . before Anne: A marvelously entertaining and moving historical novel, set in rural Prince Edward Island in the nineteenth century, that imagines the young life of spinster Marilla Cuthbert, and the choices that will open her life to the...

From bestselling author Sarah McCoy, a sun-splashed romp with a rich divorcee and her two wayward daughters in 1970s Mustique, the world’s most exclusive private island, where Princess Margaret and Mick Jagger were regulars and scandals stayed hidden from the press… It’s January 1972 but...

In 1945, Elsie Schmidt is a naive teenager, as eager for her first sip of champagne as she is for her first kiss. She and her family have been protected from the worst of the terror and desperation overtaking her country by a high-ranking Nazi who wishes to marry her. So when an escaped Jewish boy arrives on Elsie’s doorstep in the dead of night on Christmas Eve, Elsie understands that opening the door would put all she loves in danger.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Two women from different generations face challenges that test their bravery and resilience in this “lovingly constructed [and] passionately told” (The Washington Post) novel from the author of The Baker’s Daughter. “Poignant and deeply absorbing. McCoy weaves...

On any particular day, thousands upon thousands of people pass through New York City's Grand Central Terminal, through the whispering gallery, beneath the ceiling of stars, and past the information booth and its beckoning four-faced clock, to whatever destination is calling them. It is a place where people come to say hello and good-bye. And each person has a story to tell.

The one woman he will never forget… Malcolm Bevingstoke, Duke of Haven, has lived the last three years in self-imposed solitude, paying the price for a mistake he can never reverse and a love he lost forever. The dukedom does not wait, however, and Haven requires an heir, which means he must...

In the heart of Northumberland, the adults of the prominent Roylance and Jenkins families cherish the hope that their children will someday marry. But when the Jenkins family is exposed and Alexander’s parents are cast into debtors’ prison, the Roylances unceremoniously cut him out of their lives, forbidding their children from any association with him and abandoning the boy to a lonely life of destitution. Despite his dire circumstances, Alex is determined: he will make it on his own.

À travers sa lecture incarnée et sa voix claire, Lauryanne Philippe nous ramène dans l'univers attachant de Lucy Maud Montgomery, tout en captant avec astuce la modernité du roman de Sarah McCoy. Île du Prince-Édouard, au large du Canada, 1837. L'enfance de Marilla Cuthbert s'écoule, heureuse et paisible, dans le cadre enchanteur de la campagne, avec ses parents et son frère aîné, Matthew. À la mort brutale de sa mère adorée, Marilla se jure de veiller toujours sur son père et son frère. Mais aussi sur tous ces orphelins, ces fugitifs noirs-américains qui, traqués par les chasseurs d'esclaves, débarquent sur leurs côtes.

Zina Khakhoulia, avec son timbre éraillée et son interprétation d'une grande justesse, nous offre une lecture bouleversante et à la hauteur de la profondeur du roman de Sarah McCoy. Allemagne, 1944. Malgré les restrictions, les pâtisseries fument à la boulangerie Schmidt. Entre ses parents patriotes, sa sœur volontaire au Lebensborn et son prétendant haut placé dans l'armée nazie, la jeune Elsie, 16 ans, vit de cannelle et d'insouciance. Jusqu'à cette nuit de Noël, où vient toquer à sa porte un petit garçon juif, échappé des camps.

Unlock the blueprint to entrepreneurial excellence with Six Figure Success Secrets Vol 2! In this compelling sequel, a diverse group of successful business owners pulls back the curtain to reveal the strategies and mindset shifts that propelled them to six-figure revenues and beyond. From innovative marketing techniques to mastering the art of networking, each author dives deep into practical tips while sharing their inspiring stories of overcoming challenges. Learn how these entrepreneurs overcame obstacles, stayed resilient, and continually adapted in the ever-changing business landscape....

Includes a special introduction by USA TODAY bestselling author, Mia Sosa, author of The Worst Best Man and The Wedding Crasher! It’s the end of the world as they know it—or so they think… When an international warning siren accidentally goes off, convincing everyone that a meteor shower...

Miss Suzanna Spencer has successfully avoided marriage, waiting for love and equality in a husband of her choice. Yet when her father suddenly becomes ill, she agrees to his dying wish — to marry Mr. Lacy and secure her future. Cast suddenly into a mourning period, Suzanna and Mr. Lacy agree to keep their engagement a secret until the proper six months have passed. But when Suzanna and Mr. Lacy find themselves thrown together with Miss Grysham and her handsome uncle Lord Haversley, everything becomes complicated. If only Lord Haversley didn’t expose his true bravery.

Een meeslepend verhaal over goed en kwaadin de Tweede Wereldoorlog - zet aan tot nadenken. Duitsland, 1945. De ergste oorlogsterreur is aan de jonge Elsie voorbijgegaan. Zij en haar familie worden beschermd door een hooggeplaatste nazi die met haar wil trouwen. Maar als er in de kerstnacht een ontsnapt Joods jongetje op de stoep staat, weet Elsie dat ze alles wat ze liefheeft in gevaar brengt als ze de deur van de bakkerswinkel voor hem opent.

What goes better with mistletoe and merriment than the sweet beginnings of romance?

Retinitis Pigmentosa 101: How to live, grow, and become your best self with retinitis pigmentosa from A to Z. Are you someone who has been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa or a parent who has recently learned that your child is losing their vision? Then this book might just be for you.

Behind the Mask is a multi-author collection with stories by award-winning authors Kelly Link, Cat Rambo, Carrie Vaughn, Seanan McGuire, Lavie Tidhar, Sarah Pinsker, Keith Rosson, Kate Marshall, Chris Large, and others. It is partially a prose nod to the comic world - the bombast, the larger-than-life, the save-the-worlds and the calls-to-adventure. But it’s also a spotlight on the more intimate side of the genre. The hopes and dreams of our cape-clad heroes. The regrets and longings of our cowled villains. That poignant, solitary view of the world that can be experienced only from behind the mask.

"Bücher berühren die Seele. Sie erden uns und lassen uns gleichzeitig fliegen." Ein Laden voller verstaubter Bücher in einem Dorf in der Eifel - was hat Tante Marlies sich nur dabei gedacht, ihn ausgerechnet Hannah zu hinterlassen? Seit dem Tod ihrer Mutter hat sie kein Buch mehr angerührt. Zum Glück ist mit dem attraktiven Geschäftsmann Ben schnell ein Käufer gefunden. Als Hannah jedoch hinter seine Pläne kommt, entbrennt ein heißer Kampf um die Zukunft des Buchladens, bei dem auch zwischen Hannah und Ben heftig die Funken fliegen.

Nach der abrupten Trennung von ihrem Freund steht Annie ohne Wohnung und Arbeit da. Hals über Kopf flüchtet sie zu ihrer Schwester nach Silver Creek in der Hoffnung, dort wieder zu sich zu kommen. Ein Aushilfsjob im Books'n'Dreams, dem örtlichen Buchladen, kommt ihr dabei gerade recht. Endlich kann sie ihre Begeisterung für Bücher voll ausleben und mit anderen teilen. Lediglich der attraktive und vornehm zurückhaltende Buchhändler Mr. Ward macht ihr zu schaffen, denn schon bald fühlt Annie sich stark zu ihm hingezogen. Doch man munkelt, er hätte gar kein Interesse an Frauen.

Lance Evergreen recibe el encargo más extraño de su carrera como detective privado: un adinerado hombre de negocios desea que investigue quién quiere deshacerse de él. Se trataría de un trabajo más, de no ser porque su cliente fallece y, después de muerto, le ofrece continuar la misión a cambio de una importante recompensa económica. Inmediatamente, las sospechas recaen sobre Charlotte Miller, la hija y heredera de la fortuna del magnate asesinado. Fácil, ¿verdad?