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Home; such a beautiful word, but not something everyone wants, needs, or desires. For Taylor and Bree Moore, having their own home was the ultimate plan. They scrimped and saved for years, and now they are going to have to work even harder than they could have ever imagined to achieve it. They might have had their dream home years earlier if life hadn’t gotten in the way. Taylor and Bree Moore aren’t poor, but they are bursting at the seams in the apartment they rent.

Read with charm by the author, Lulu Taylor ‘Absorbing, compelling and completely unputdownable, every Lulu Taylor novel grips you to the very end’ – Lisa Jewell Is the truth a legacy worth inheriting? Flick Templeton seems to have it all: money, a renowned family name, brains and talent...

'The dank underside of social media, its cruelty and delusions . . . superbly poised, psychologically astute and subtle' - Ian McEwan, author of Atonement 'A glimpse of the foetid underbelly of the internet' - The Times We Had To Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets is a chilling, powerful and...

Nora and Fern's relationship as mother and daughter is a tumble of love and distrust. To Nora, her daughter is an enigma - at the same time wonderful and unfindable. Fern sees her mother as treacherous - for busting up their family to move in with her lover, Jeanne. As their lives become complicated by the arrivals of a skateboarding boyfriend for Fern, a shadowy affair for Nora, a baby in need of a family, and by the failing health of Lucky, their beloved dog, this mother and daughter find their way onto a fresh footing with each other.

Lily Cross kann es kaum erwarten, ihren neuen Lebensabschnitt als Highschool-Chemielehrerin zu beginnen. So viele Ideen spulen ihr im Kopf herum, wie sie die Jugendlichen für ihr Fach begeistern wird. Allerdings bekommt ihr Enthusiasmus gleich am ersten Tag einen Dämpfer, als sie ihrer Biologiekollegin Eva Thomas begegnet. Eva ist distanziert, abweisend und macht von Anfang an deutlich, dass sie auf keiner Ebene Interesse an Lily hat. Doch so schnell gibt Lily nicht auf. Bei den hitzigen Wortgefechten der beiden Frauen fliegen regelmäßig die Funken – und zwar auch die von der guten Sorte.

Thomas, ein junger Musiker aus München, liegt Ende der 1980er-Jahre im Sterben. Sein Freund, der wenige Jahre ältere, renommierte italienische Autor Leo, erträgt den langsamen Tod nicht. Stattdessen flüchtet er sich auf Reisen durch Europa und die USA. Zwischen Paris, Duisburg, New York, Berlin, Rom und Mailand überlappen Gegenwart und Vergangenheit, das Leben mit Thomas und die Unmöglichkeit des Weiterlebens ohne ihn.

Die Chicagoer Ärztin Karen ist über vierzig, gehbehindert und seit dem Tod ihrer Ehefrau alleinerziehende Mutter eines kleinen Sohnes. In ihrer Trauer wird sie nach langer Funkstille überraschend von ihrer alten Freundin Janet nach San Francisco eingeladen, wo die beiden schnell zu ihrer früheren Freundschaft und Vertrautheit zurückfinden. Völlig unverhofft trifft Karen dann bei einem Stadtbummel Kaylee wieder – die Frau, in die sie sich vor Jahren Hals über Kopf verliebt hat. Die alten Gefühle flammen wieder auf und die beiden Frauen beginnen erneut eine leidenschaftliche Romanze.

For Niamh Ryan, the Foleys are family. Her childhood flew by on their farm, playing with her best friend Peter and his sister Kate - all the while being doted on by their mother Helen and coached by their father Liam, a legendary former hurling player. Now, following a distressing series of events, the family ties are strained. Niamh receives drunken phone calls and messages from Peter who can't understand what derailed their burgeoning relationship three years ago.

Asher Peters has been dating Beth since Freshman year. After she develops a crippling illness, she puts their relationship on hold. Severely beaten by his homophobic father who incorrectly assumes Asher is gay, he needs to be cared for during his recovery by his gay brother, Crispin. Asher transfers to Preston High where he meets Pat Bonney. Pat is a state champion wrestler. Together with the wrestling boys, they help Asher adjust and train to become a wrestler. Pat and Asher develop emotional and sexual feelings for one another. Pat is gay but not out. Asher finds himself questioning his ...

Die exzentrische Urologin Ulli und ihre medizinische Fachangestellte Nathalie sind seit Kurzem ein Paar. Gemeinsam mit Nathalies pubertierendem Sohn planen sie zum ersten Mal als Familie einen Urlaub nach Griechenland. Weil Timmy ein Einzelkind ist, darf er einen Freund einladen. Doch kurz vor Urlaubsantritt verliebt Timmy sich und möchte statt eines Freundes gerne seine Freundin mitnehmen.

I'm so glad that author Nash decided to put out book two, which picks up where book one left off and follows young Trudi's glamorous life through her twenties. In "Trudi (1)" the little boy had become "Trudi the Model" and accepted her benefactor's invitation to move to France where he set her up to live in comfort so she could study medicine. "Trudi in Paris" is a look into the epicurean world of the wealthy, where the rich deny themselves nothing and partake in the finest food, automobiles and designer outfits. In this world, Trudi is able to retain her humanity and continue to blossom as...

Gavin What could be worse than being snowed in with the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen – who happens to be my client – during the worst holiday of the year? Being snowed in with his beautiful family. The family I always dreamed about having but never had. Growing up an orphan sounds more dramatic than it is, for me anyway, though the holidays have never been my favorite because of it. That is until I spent one with the Coleman’s. What started as a favor, turns into something straight out of a movie, and would it even be a cheesy Christmas-movie moment without a gorgeous cowboy and...

Lady Mona Roughton ist keine Aristokratin, wie sie im Buche steht. Der geerbte Adelstitel kommt mit einem altehrwürdigen Anwesen, das mehr Risse hat als ihre Ehe mit dem verstorbenen Lord. Damit der Freigeist aus San Francisco ihr neues Leben im ländlichen England halten kann, wird das stattliche Easley House prompt zur gewinnbringenden Touristenfalle. Zum Glück steht ihr Adoptivsohn Wilfred zur Seite, der einst vor der Deportation durch Thatchers eiserne Legislation floh. Denn als die Amerikanerin Rhonda ein Zimmer mit ihrem Ehemann mietet, braucht Mona jede Hilfe, die sie kriegen kann.

In a lighthouse on a crumbling coastline, two greying wives keep the fires lit, reading futures in fish scales and sending signals into the dark, while a monster with an almost human face circles their garden, sly and hungry. Further up the coast, a woman experiencing strange cravings after an intense heartbreak feels herself pulled to the light at the cliff's edge, where she might finally be able to satisfy her hunger.

The trip was supposed to be fun. When Kit's best friend gets dumped by his boyfriend, he begs her to ditch her family responsibilities for a quick, idyllic weekend in the Montana mountains. They'll soak in hot springs, then sneak a vape into the local dive bar like old times. But it's soon clear that this getaway only gets Kit closer to something dire and unfathomable that's been building inside her for years, ever since her sister Julie died.

Robin and Kessie have been best friends since childhood when their families fractured. Now, in their mid-thirties, they are keen to have children themselves, but each faces daunting obstacles. In stepping up to support each other, they begin to negotiate unconventional routes towards motherhood, challenging assumptions about ‘normal’ family relationships along the way.

Gabriele è un ragazzo di trent’anni che ama le piante e che lavora per una ditta di disinfestazioni nonostante sia un architetto. Con sua madre non parla da dieci anni, da quando lui è uscito dai Testimoni, una setta religiosa che dopo la morte del padre, avvenuta quando Gabriele era bambino, è diventata tutta la sua vita. Gabriele ha voluto continuare gli studi, cosa non permessa ai Testimoni, e ha scoperto il suo orientamento sessuale.

Trying to avoid the loneliness that's come in the wake of his mother's recent passing, Phil has invited a bunch of old friends to stay with him on the coast. Tomorrow, Bella and Tim will arrive with their two kids, one on the brink of puberty; and the next day, Jo and Lucas will come too, with their little one. Then there's Annie, who will be by herself. Maybe this is a mistake. Maybe it's just what they all need.

When Olive receives a letter in the post from the father of her daughter - American soldier, Joe - she is shocked. Not only is he losing his sight and, after years of no contact, suddenly wanting to reconnect, but Olive has to decide whether or not to reveal that she has been lying all these years to the man she married - who believes himself to be Joanna's father. When her old friend, Josh, comes back into her life, they rekindle a spark Olive thought was long-dormant. But can she trust the man who kept so many secrets from her in the past?

En esta historia hay gente de todo tipo. Está, por ejemplo, Mauricio quien es un joven mexicano que llega a Miami para forjarse un futuro. Él es guapo, sensible y sueña con convertirse en un gran fotógrafo. Pero también está Jimmy, quien es profesor universitario, un apasionado de la...