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Rainwater

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A romantic historical novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red about an independent woman who runs a boarding house in Dust Bowl Texas.Ella Baron runs her Texas boarding house with the efficiency of a ship’s captain and the grace of a gentlewoman. She cooks, cleans, launders, and cares for her ten-year-old son, Solly, a sweet but challenging child whose busy behavior and failure to speak elicits undesired advice from others in town. Ella’s plate is full from sunup to sundown. When a room in her boarding house opens up, the respected town doctor brings Ella a new boarder―the handsome and gallant Mr. David Rainwater—but Ella is immediately resistant to opening up her home to this mysterious stranger. Even with assurances that Mr. Rainwater is a man of impeccable character, a former cotton broker and a victim of the Great Depression, Ella stiffens at the thought of taking him in. Dr. Kincaid tells Ella in confidence that Mr. Rainwater won’t require the room for long: he is dying. Begrudgingly, Ella accepts Mr. Rainwater’s application to board, but she knows that something is happening; she is being swept along by an unusual series of events. Soon, this strong-minded, independent woman will realize that the living that she has eked out for herself in the small bubble of her town is about to change, whether she likes it or not... Racial tensions, the financial strain of livelihoods in cotton drying up into dust, and the threat of political instability swirl together into a tornado on the horizon. One thing is certain: the winds of change are blowing all over Texas—and through the cracks in the life that Ella Barron has painstakingly built. This is the story of a woman who takes her life’s circumstances in both hands, but who will be forced to reckon with the chaos of her historical circumstances..

Laguna

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La vida de un hombre que vivió de cerca la relación de Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera y de su entorno, para luego trasladarse a Estados Unidos y vivir los peores años de la guerra fría.Harrison Shepherd había nacido en Estados Unidos, pero cuando aún era un niño tuvo que irse a México tras los pasos de una madre siempre en busca del hombre ideal. Luego, un día, casi por casualidad, acabó trabajando en la cocina de la casa de Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo, y delos fogones pasó al despacho de Rivera y a los rincones oscuros de la mansión, donde nació una intimidad muy peculiar con Frida.Fue allí, en esa casa, donde Harrison conoció a León Trotsky, un gran líder político que en aquel momento era un hombre que malvivía en el exilio y temía por su propia vida.De vuelta a Norte América, este hombre que había sido cocinero, secretario y confidente de personajes tan ilustres, se dedicó a la escrituray dejó un diario que llenaba su laguna -ese espacio ambiguo entre lo que somos y lo que mostramos a los demás- con unas palabras reveladoras, testimonio de la vida de Harrison y de los hechos que marcaron el siglo XX.Tras el éxito de La biblia envenenada, Barbara Kinsolver vuelve con una novelapoderosa que muestra el poder de la Historia en el destino de cada cual, más allá de nuestras mejores y peores intenciones.Reseña:«Esta espléndida obra de Barbara Kingsolver se parece a las buenas novelas del siglo XIX, esas que nos hablan del pecado, de la redención y de los "oscuros deberes" de la Historia».Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

Was das Herz nie vergisst

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»Meine liebste Tochter, ich hatte all die Jahre ein Geheimnis vor dir. Du bist adoptiert …«Als Sabina und ihr Mann Ted erfahren, dass sie ein Kind erwarten, empfinden sie nichts als Glück. Doch als Sabina ihren Eltern freudestrahlend davon erzählt, reagiert ihre Mutter sehr seltsam und zurückhaltend. Sabina ist wie vor den Kopf gestoßen, doch bald wird ihr klar, dass es eine Sache gibt, die ihre Eltern bisher verschwiegen haben: Sie ist adoptiert. Sabinas heile Welt bricht von einem Moment auf den anderen über ihr zusammen. Wie kann eine Mutter ihre eigene Tochter weggeben? Sie macht sich auf, ihre leibliche Mutter zu suchen, doch was sie entdeckt, erschüttert nicht nur ihr eigenes Leben …

Under the Dome

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Don’t miss the “harrowing” (The Washington Post) #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from master storyteller Stephen King that inspired the hit television series, following the apocalyptic scenario of a town cut off from the rest of the world.On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when—or if—it will go away.Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens—town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician’s assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing—even murder—to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn’t just short. It’s running out.

Everyone Is Beautiful

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A hugely entertaining, poignant, and charming novel about what happens after happily ever after—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bodyguard and The Rom-Commers “Everyone Is Beautiful is for every woman who has ever struggled to find, hold on to, and nurture authenticity in the midst of that wild, messy, wonderful thing called motherhood.”—Brené BrownLanie Coates’s life is spinning out of control. She’s piled everything she owns into a U-Haul and driven with her husband, Peter, and their three little boys from their cozy Texas home to a multiflight walkup in Boston. She’s left behind family and friends—all so her husband can realize his dream of becoming a professional musician. But somewhere in the eye of her personal hurricane, it hits Lanie that she once had dreams too . . . if only she could remember what they were.These days, Lanie always seems to prioritize herself last—and when another mom accidentally assumes she’s pregnant, it’s the final straw. Fifteen years, three babies, and more pounds than she’s willing to count since the day she said “I do,” Lanie longs desperately to feel like her old self again. It’s time to rise up, fish her moxie out of the diaper pail, and find the woman she was before motherhood consumed her entire existence.Lanie sets change in motion—joining a gym, signing up for photography classes, and finding a new best friend. But she also creates waves that come to threaten her whole life. Balancing motherhood and me-time, marriage and independence, and supporting loved ones while also realizing her own dreams, Lanie must figure out once and for all how to find herself without losing everything else in the process.

Carrie Soto Is Back

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An epic adventure about a female athlete perhaps past her prime, brought back to the tennis court for one last grand slam” (Elle), from the author of Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo“A heart-filled novel about an iconic and persevering father and daughter.”—Time“Gorgeous. The kind of sharp, smart, potent book you have to set aside every few pages just to catch your breath. I’ll take a piece of Carrie Soto forward with me in life and be a little better for it.”—Emily Henry, author of Book Lovers and Beach ReadONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, PopSugar, Glamour, Reader’s DigestCarrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. But by the time she retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. And if you ask Carrie, she is entitled to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father, Javier, as her coach. A former champion himself, Javier has trained her since the age of two.But six years after her retirement, Carrie finds herself sitting in the stands of the 1994 US Open, watching her record be taken from her by a brutal, stunning player named Nicki Chan.At thirty-seven years old, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement and be coached by her father for one last year in an attempt to reclaim her record. Even if the sports media says that they never liked “the Battle-Axe” anyway. Even if her body doesn’t move as fast as it did. And even if it means swallowing her pride to train with a man she once almost opened her heart to: Bowe Huntley. Like her, he has something to prove before he gives up the game forever.In spite of it all, Carrie Soto is back, for one epic final season. In this riveting and unforgettable novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells her most vulnerable, emotional story yet.

Lakunen

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LAKUNEN er historien om Harrison William Shepherd. Harrison søker tilflukt i hjemmet til kunstnerparet Diego Rivera og Frida Kahlo, hvor han blir ansatt som kjøkkenhjelp og senere som kokk, og et livslangt vennskap mellom ham og Kahlo begynner å utvikle seg. Romanens handling spenner fra en liten øy i Mexico i 1929, til USA under andre verdenskrig og kommunistjakten på 50-tallet, tilbake til havet utenfor Mexico City. Politiske hendelser og personlige tragedier trer fram gjennom dagboknotater og avisutklipp. Dette er en gripende historie om jakten på identitet, om lojalitet til en spesiell mor og om hvordan falske anklager kan knuse uskyldige mennesker.

Ales de sang (Empiri 1)

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Vola o mor… El nou fenomen de fantasia juvenil del qual parla tothom.Un drac sense el seu genet és una tragèdia. Un genet sense el seu drac està mort.Article U, Secció U del codi de genets de dracLa Violet Sorrengail creia que quan fes els vint anys s'uniria al Quadrant d'Escribes per viure una vida tranquil·la, estudiant els seus estimats llibres i les històries antigues que tant la fascinaven. Però per ordres de la seva mare, la temuda comandant general, la Violet es veu obligada a unir-se als milers de candidats que lluiten per formar part de l'elit de Navarre: els genets de drac.Quan ets més petita i fràgil que els altres la teva vida corre perill, perquè els dracs no es vinculen amb humans febles; de fet, els incineren. Sumat a això, amb més genets que dracs disponibles, bona part dels candidats mataria la Violet per millorar les seves probabilitats d'èxit; altres, com el despietat Xaden Riorson, el líder d'ala més poderós del quadrant, l'assassinarien simplement pel fet de ser la filla de la comandant general. Per sobreviure, haurà d'afinar al màxim el seu enginy.Dia rere dia, la guerra que es lliura a l'exterior del Col·legi esdevé més letal, les defenses del regne es debiliten i els morts augmenten. Per si no n'hi hagués prou, la Violet sospita que els líders de Navarre amaguen un terrible secret.Amistat, rivalitat i passió… al Col·legi de Guerra de Basgiath tots tenen una agenda oculta i saben que un cop a dins només hi ha dues possibilitats: graduar-se o morir.

The Bodyguard

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Katherine Center's The Bodyguard is “My perfect 10 of a book. As funny and sweet as all the very best nineties rom-coms, but with Center’s signature heart-tugging depth. I wish I could erase it from my mind just to read it again for the first time. A shot of pure joy.”—Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book LoversShe’s got his back.Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka "bodyguard"), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker.He’s got her heart.Jack Stapleton’s a household name—captured by paparazzi on beaches the world over, famous for, among other things, rising out of the waves in all manner of clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity. But a few years back, in the wake of a family tragedy, he dropped from the public eye and went off the grid.They’ve got a secret.When Jack’s mom gets sick, he goes home to the family’s Texas ranch to help out. Only one catch: He doesn’t want his family to know about his stalker. Or the bodyguard thing. And so Hannah—against her will and her better judgment—finds herself pretending to be Jack’s girlfriend as a cover. Even though her ex, says no one will believe it.What could possibly go wrong?Hannah hardly believes it, herself. But the more time she spends with Jack, the more real it all starts to seem. And there lies the heartbreak. Because it’s easy for Hannah to protect Jack. But protecting her own, long-neglected heart? That’s the hardest thing she’s ever done.“Great rollicking fun! Prepare to laugh and swoon and grin your pants off.”—Helen Hoang, New York Times bestselling author of The Heart Principle "Absolutely, unequivocally delightful!"—Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here

Happiness for Beginners

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As seen on Netflix - from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bodyguard and Hello StrangerHelen Carpenter can’t quite seem to bounce back. Newly divorced at thirty-two, her life has fallen apart beyond her ability to put it together again. So when her annoying younger brother, Duncan, convinces her to sign up for a hardcore wilderness survival course in the backwoods of Wyoming—she hopes it’ll be exactly what she needs.Instead, it’s a disaster. It’s nothing like she wants, or expects, or anticipates. She doesn’t anticipate the surprise summer blizzard, for example—or the blisters, or the rutting elk, or the mean pack of sorority girls. And she especiallydoesn’t anticipate that her annoying brother’s even-more-annoying best friend, Jake, will show up for the exact same course—and distract her, derail her, and . . . kiss her.But it turns out sometimes disaster can teach you exactly the things you need to learn. Like how to keep going, even when you think you can’t. How being scared can make you brave. And how sometimes getting really, really lost is your only hope of getting found.Happiness for Beginners is Katherine Center at her most heart-warming, captivating best—a nourishing, page-turning, up-all-night read about how to get back up. It’s a story that looks at how our struggles lead us to our strengths. How love is always worth it. And how the more good things we look for, the more we find.

The Bright Side of Disaster

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A new mother must adjust to a life she never asked for in this spirited novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bodyguard and The Rom-Commers“Charming . . . cleverly told and uncommonly appealing.”—PeopleSometimes the worst thing that can happen is exactly what you’ve been waiting for.Very pregnant and not quite married, Jenny Harris doesn’t mind that she and her live-in fiancé, Dean, accidentally started their family a little earlier than planned. But Dean is acting distant, and the night he runs out for cigarettes and doesn’t come back, he demotes himself from future husband to sperm donor.And the very next day, Jenny goes into labor.In the months that follow, Jenny plunges into a life she never anticipated: single motherhood. At least with the sleep deprivation, sore boobs, and fits of crying (both hers and the baby’s), there’s not much time to dwell on her broken heart. Then things start looking up: Jenny learns how to do everything one-handed, makes friends in a mommy group, and even gets to know a handsome, helpful neighbor. But Dean is never far from Jenny’s thoughts or, it turns out, her doorstep, and in the end she must choose between the old life she thought she wanted and the new life she’s been lucky to find.

Evelyn Hugos sju äkta män

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Monique är inte direkt på topp. Hennes man har lämnat henne och hennes karriär som reporter har gått i stå. Så när den glamorösa Hollywoodstjärnan Evelyn Hugo kontaktar henne och vill att Monique ska skriva hennes livs historia så kunde ingen bli mer förvånad än Monique själv. Varför har Evelyn Hugo valt just henne? Fast besluten att rädda sin karriär träffar hon skandaldrottningen och hör Evelyn Hugo berätta om livet i Los Angeles på 1950-talet och tiden fram tills hon valde att lämna rampljuset i slutet av åttiotalet. Samtidigt som Evelyn berättar om skoningslös ambition, oväntad vänskap och en stor förbjuden kärlek, så börjar Monique känna ett djupt band till skådespelerskan. Men när deras vänskap djupnar inser Monique att det faktiskt finns en anledning till varför Evelyn valde just henne. Något som kan komma att krossa henne. TAYLOR JENKINS REID är en amerikansk bästsäljande författare som skrivit ett flertal romaner. Hon bor med sin man och dotter i Los Angeles. »Fängslande, hjärtslitande och full av det gamla Hollywoods glamour. En av årets mest uppslukande böcker.« BuzzFeed »En fullkomligt trollbindande och beroendeframkallande historia om en tillbakadragen filmstjärnas tumultartade resa genom Tinseltown .« PopSugar

Husbands & Lovers

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Two women—separated by decades and continents, and united by an exotic family heirloom—reclaim secrets and lost loves in this sweeping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Wives. New England, 2022. Three years ago, single mother Mallory Dunne received the telephone call every parent dreads—her ten-year-old son, Sam, had been airlifted from summer camp with acute poisoning from a toxic death cap mushroom, leaving him fighting for his life. Now, searching for the donor kidney that will give her son a chance for a normal life, Mallory’s forced to confront two harrowing secrets from her past: her mother’s adoption from an infamous Irish orphanage in 1952, and her own all-consuming summer romance fourteen years earlier with her childhood best friend, Monk Adams— one of the world’s most beloved singer-songwriters—a fairy tale cut short by a devastating betrayal. Cairo, 1951. After suffering tragedy beyond comprehension in the war, Hungarian refugee Hannah Ainsworth has forged a respectable new life for herself—marriage to a wealthy British diplomat with a coveted posting in glamorous Cairo. But a fateful encounter with the enigmatic manager of a hotel bristling with spies leads to a passionate affair that will reawaken Hannah’s longing for everything she once lost. As revolution simmers in the Egyptian streets, a pregnant Hannah finds herself snared in a game of intrigue between two men . . . and an act of sacrifice that will echo down the generations. Timeless and bittersweet, Husbands & Lovers takes readers on an unforgettable journey of heartbreak and redemption, from the revolutionary fires of midcentury Egypt to the moneyed beaches of contemporary New England. Acclaimed author Beatriz Williams has written a poignant and beautifully voiced novel of deeply human characters entangled by morally complex issues—of privilege, class, and the female experience—inside worlds brought shimmeringly to life.

Las mujeres de la guerra

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De la autora superventas de El Ruiseñor, una historia de mujeres valientes decididas a arriesgar su vida por los demás en uno de los momentos más peligrosos de la historia.Inspiradas por el coraje. Ligadas por la amistad. Unidas por la esperanza.«Las mujeres pueden ser heroínas». Cuando Frankie McGrath, estudiante de enfermería de veinte años, oye por primera vez estas inesperadas palabras, siente una revelación. Criada en el idílico y soleado sur de California y protegida por sus conservadores padres, siempre se ha enorgullecido de hacer lo que se espera de ella, de ser una buena chica. Pero en 1966 el mundo está cambiando y, de repente, su vida parece abrirse a nuevas posibilidades. Cuando su hermano parte para combatir en Vietnam, ella se une de manera impulsiva al Cuerpo de Enfermeras del Ejército para seguirle.Allí, Frankie se siente igual de inmadura e inexperta que los jóvenes enviados para luchar, y se ve abrumada por el caos y la destrucción de la guerra. Además, un trauma inesperado la golpea al volver a casa, el de encontrar un país cambiado y dividido, un país que quiere olvidar. Frankie descubrirá el verdadero valor de la amistad y el dolor que puede causar un corazón roto.***Número 1 en las listas de best sellers de The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, la Asociación de Librerías Independientes, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Amazon, Audible y Los Angeles Daily News***Sobre la novela han dicho: «De nuevo, Hannah ilumina con su luz a mujeres que la historia ha ignorado».People Magazine«Hannah está en su mejor momento en esta novela».The New York Times«Conmovedora y excepcionalmente documentada». Stephen King«Poderosa». Matt Haig, autor de La biblioteca de la medianoche«Kristin Hannah, una de las mejores narradoras de nuestro tiempo, aborda una de las más crueles y viles guerras del último siglo: Vietnam. Las mujeres de la guerra revela la enorme contribución y los horribles sacrificios de las enfermeras militares que sirvieron en ella... Nunca una novela de guerra se ha metamorfoseado tan profundamente en una historia sobre el corazón humano». Delia Owen, autora de La chica salvaje«Este libro es ficción histórica en su mejor versión. Tan conmovedor, tan desgarrador, y, sin embargo, en última instancia, optimista. ¡Bravo!». Nicholas D. Kristof, ganador del Premio Pulitzer y coautor de La mitad del cielo«Deslumbra con su sacrificio; y eleva el ánimo con su heroísmo... Un importante y largamente esperado tributo a las valientes enfermeras que sirvieron en Vietnam». Bonnie Garmus, autora de Lecciones de química«Los fans de los libros históricos protagonizados por mujeres van a disfrutar esta magnética novela».Publishers Weekly

Get Lucky

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How do you change your luck? A young woman chooses to look for happiness in this marvelously entertaining and poignant novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bodyguard and The Rom-Commers. “A hilarious and touching take on what it means to be a grown-up.”—Julie Buxbaum, author of Admission and Tell Me Three Things Sarah Harper isn’t sure if the stupid decisions she sometimes makes are good choices in disguise—or if they’re really just stupid. But either way, after forwarding an inappropriate email to her entire company, she suddenly finds herself out of a job. So she goes home to Houston—and her sister, Mackie—for Thanksgiving. But before Sarah can share her troubles with her sister, she learns that Mackie has some woes of her own: After years of trying, Mackie’s given up on having a baby—and plans to sell on eBay the entire nursery she’s set up. Which gives Sarah a brilliant idea—an idea that could fix everyone’s problems. An idea that gives Sarah the chance to take care of her big sister for once—instead of the other way around.But nothing worthwhile is ever easy. After a decade away, Sarah is forced to confront one ghost from her past after another: the father she’s lost touch with, the memories of her mother, the sweet guy she dumped horribly in high school. Soon everything that matters is on the line—and Sarah can only hope that by changing her life she has changed her luck, too.

These Girls

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Internationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen examines the lives of three women working and living together in New York City and shows that family secrets may shape us all, but it’s the rich, complicated layers of friendship that can save us.Family secrets may shape us all, but it’s the rich, complicated layers of friendship that can save us. Cate, Renee, and Abby have come to New York for very different reasons, and in a bustling city of millions, they are linked together through circumstance and chance. Cate has just been named the features editor of Gloss, a high-end lifestyle magazine. It’s a professional coup, but her new job comes with more complications than Cate ever anticipated. Her roommate Renee will do anything to nab the plum job of beauty editor at Gloss. But snide comments about Renee’s weight send her into an emotional tailspin. Soon she is taking black market diet pills—despite the racing heartbeat and trembling hands that signal she’s heading for real danger. Then there’s Abby, whom they take in as a third roommate. Once a joyful graduate student working as a nanny part time, she abruptly fled a seemingly happy life in the D.C. suburbs. No one knows what shattered Abby—or why she left everything she once loved behind. Pekkanen’s most compelling, true-to-life novel yet tells the story of three very different women as they navigate the complications of careers and love—and find the lifeline they need in each other.

The Lost Husband

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A “sweet tale about creating the family you need” (People) that explores the trials of losing what matters most—and how there’s always more than we can imagine left to find—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bodyguard and The Rom-Commers.Now a major motion picture starring Leslie Bibb and Josh Duhamel Dear Libby, It occurs to me that you and your two children have been living with your mother for—Dear Lord!—two whole years, and I’m writing to see if you'd like to be rescued. The letter comes out of the blue, and just in time for Libby Moran, who—after the sudden death of her husband, Danny—went to stay with her hypercritical mother. Now her crazy Aunt Jean has offered Libby an escape: a job and a place to live on her farm in the Texas Hill Country. Before she can talk herself out of it, Libby is packing the minivan, grabbing the kids, and hitting the road. Life on Aunt Jean’s goat farm is both more wonderful and more mysterious than Libby could have imagined. Beyond the animals and the strenuous work, there is quiet—deep, country quiet. But there is also a shaggy, gruff (though purportedly handsome, under all that hair) farm manager with a tragic home life, a formerly famous feed-store clerk who claims she can contact Danny “on the other side,” and the eccentric aunt Libby never really knew but who turns out to be exactly what she’s been looking for. And despite everything she’s lost, Libby soon realizes how much more she’s found. She hasn’t just traded one kind of crazy for another: She may actually have found the place to bring her little family—and herself—back to life.

Beginning Again

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A heartwarming original estory that shows that there is life—and yes, even love—after heartbreak.Things have always gone perfectly for Corrine Brown—until now. She’s separated from her husband of less than three years, and going solo to her baby sister’s wedding in Minnesota. As happy as she is for Ilsa, the weekend is long and lonely, and she’s eager to get back to her life in LA…until she realizes that her life, as she’s known it, is over. Forced to reinvent herself just when she thought was finally settled, Corrine soon learns that sometimes, the most rewarding adventures are the ones that we least expect.A continuation of the original short e-stories All Is Bright and Love, Accidentally, but told from the point of view of a new character, Beginning Again is a heartfelt take on what happens when one happily ever after fades—and another begins.

Beautiful

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A renowned supermodel’s world is torn apart in an instant, sending her on an unexpected journey of discovery in this masterful novel from Danielle Steel.Veronique Vincent is a star. At age twenty-two, she is one of the most sought-after models in fashion, gracing the covers of magazines and walking the runways of haute couture shows across the globe. Yet, despite being the consummate professional, Veronique wants little of the glamorous life that modeling affords her. The beloved daughter of a hardworking single mother, she has always preferred spending time at home or with her kindhearted boyfriend to attending lavish parties. When a quick getaway presents a welcome break on the heels of Paris Fashion Week, and before a Vogue cover shoot in Tokyo, Veronique is thrilled, eager to escape the mayhem of her busy schedule. Then, out of nowhere, a tragic explosion at Zaventem Airport in Brussels changes her life forever.The ruthless terrorist attack has the entire world on edge. Veronique finds herself hospitalized and alone, devastated to learn that the blast has killed both of the people she loved most. She is also forced to confront the harsh reality that she has been severely injured, her famous appearance forever altered. As she plunges into seclusion, the industry that once adored her believes her to have fallen off the map. In truth, she is struggling to find herself again after losing everything, and to discover what truly matters in life. But her mother’s will, accompanied by a letter Veronique never knew existed, reveals long-held secrets, introducing her to a world she hadn’t even known was possible.As Veronique forges bonds old and new, she begins to see a light beyond the darkness she has come to inhabit, finding peace in opportunities to help others, and redefining for herself what beauty is, and what it truly means to be beautiful. Danielle Steel presents a story of one woman’s breathtaking perseverance in moving beyond tragedy to a life more meaningful than she could ever have imagined.

No Way: Totally Twisted Tales: Stories from Pulphouse Magazine

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The Most Twisted Stories from Pulphouse Fiction MagazineWhat gives the "twist" to these stories? They wouldn't fit in any other magazine, for one thing. They leave readers shaking their heads in amazement that they read that story, let alone anyone wrote it.Twisted stories often make you laugh, or make you tear up because they always surprise the reader. And that makes them very memorable.This volume, the second collection from Pulphouse, filled bumper to bumper with stories from some of our favorite writers.Includes:"The Wereyam" by Kent Patterson"The Old Guy" by Annie Reed"Playing With Trains" by J. Steven York"Hand Fast" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch"The Time Cop" by Patrick Alan Mammay"Catastrophe Baker and the Cold Equations" by Mike Resnick"Time, Expressed as an Entrée" by Robert Jeschonek"Savage Breasts" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman"Fiction" by Jerry Oltion"Group" by Ray Vukcevich"Looking for the Bastard" by David H. Hendrickson

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