Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Genre Fiction

Finding out the truth can be a deadly business... When DCI Jude Satterthwaite is tasked with protecting the contentious Cody Wilder in Grasmere, it quickly turns into a daunting case when her assistant is found hanged in their shared cottage. Amidst a sea of tourists and free-spirited locals in his Lake District home, the trail of trouble following Cody pushes DCI Satterthwaite's investigation down the hidden paths of those he knows, and those he never knew even existed... A thrilling third mystery for DCI Jude Satterthwaite to solve, in this gripping novel by best-seller Jo Allen.

As the snowflakes start to fall, Holly Cove welcomes a new tenant to the beautiful old cottage on the beach... For lifestyle magazine journalist Tia Armstrong, relationships, as well as Christmas, have lost all their magic. Yet Tia is up against a Christmas deadline for her latest article 'Love is, actually, all around...' So, Tia heads to Holly Cove where the restorative sea air and rugged stranger, Nic, slowly but surely start mending her broken heart. Tia didn't expect a white Christmas, and she certainly never dared dream that all her Christmas wishes might just come true.

Sophie Henderson loves her job at Carter's Cider in the picturesque Somerset village of Little Somerby, but with summer dawning before yet another picking and pressing season, and her boss David showing no signs of wanting to hang up his cider jug, perhaps it is time to move on. She's all set to hand in her notice when Alex Fraser, an intern from Vancouver, comes to Little Somerby to learn everything he can about the cider business. With Sophie as his mentor, attraction between them starts to grow alongside the apples.

He helped you move on... Until you discovered what he did. Louisa Adams has done her best to hold herself together in the years since she lost her husband in a car accident. But each morning she wakes up alone is more painful than the last. She hopes moving into the crumbling seaside guest house her daughter just bought in Devon will help put what’s left of her broken family back together... There, Louisa is offered a final chance to save her career by writing an article on a local sand artist, Isaac.

Gemma is about to risk it all for the man she loves. Will she survive entering into a life of crime? Gemma has always been there for Nathan. He's the love of her life and she made a commitment to him, one she'd never consider breaking... until smooth-talking gangster Alfie Watson comes into their lives and changes everything. Alfie doesn't care about true love – he wants Gemma, and the gangster always gets what he wants. When Nathan ends up owing him money, Alfie gets payback by recruiting Gemma to carry out a jewelry heist. To everyone's surprise, she's a natural.

It only takes one defeat to topple an empire. With Britain still in the grips of World War Two, Georgina Garrett has her own battles to fight. She has made many enemies over the years, and with every victory she's only grown stronger. But following a bitter betrayal, Georgina must find a way to claw herself out of the depths of despair and back to the top position within London's criminal underworld. She'll do whatever it takes to secure her freedom and defeat those who'd rather to see her dead.

She's out of retirement – and out for revenge! When Georgina Garrett wakes in the night to find intruders in her house, she knows she must do everything she can to keep her children safe. But just when she thinks the ordeal is over, she realises something is terribly wrong. She arrives at her crime-lord husband David Maynard's London house to find a bloodbath. Six of David's best men lie dead and he is nowhere to be found. Georgina may have walked away from the game but she's still the best player on the street.

"The Red Room" (Swedish: "Röda rummet") is a satire of Stockholm society, it has frequently been described as the first modern Swedish novel. While receiving mixed reviews in Sweden, it was acclaimed in Denmark, where Strindberg was hailed as a genius. As a result of "The Red Room", Strindberg became famous throughout Scandinavia. Edvard Brandes wrote that it "makes the reader want to join the fight against hypocrisy and reaction".

Can love bloom in Lilacwell once more? Newly engaged couple Jasper and Adira have finally settled into The Laurels manor, and officially bid farewell to their respective city lives. Inspired by their journey, Rory, Adira’s friend and ex-colleague, yearns for a fresh start and rekindles his relationship with Lilacwell’s innkeeper, Cassie. But Cassie has been loved and left before and is reluctant to trust Rory. Will she dare to trust again, or will the allure of his promising law career sway his choices? With Jasper and Adira’s wedding just around the corner, some big changes are coming to the sleepy village.

If you keep dangerous secrets you’ll pay the ultimate price... In the South of France, playground of the rich and famous, world renowned chef Dexter Franklin is organising a night to remember. As he opens the doors to his exclusive restaurant for the first time, he’s handpicked a list of guests, as hot and dazzling as the St Tropez sun itself: Mew Stanton: Fashionable, beautiful and a notorious TV chef, Dexter’s ex-girlfriend has all the ingredients for success. As her books fly off the shelves, a secret from her past is about to surface with explosive consequences.

Beatrice Halliday has turned her life around since arriving in in the Scottish Highlands six months ago. Not only has she found love with her boyfriend Atholl Fergusson, but she is now successfully running The Princess and the Pea Inn, and welcoming visitors from all over the world to the beautiful village of Port Willow. Life seems perfect - until a surprise discovery threatens to derail the happiness, she has worked so hard for. In an attempt to distract herself, she takes over the role of cupid and tries her hand at matchmaking.

A schoolyard stabbing sends wingbeats echoing from the past. One shocking event. Two teachers risk their careers to help a boy who has nothing. Three worlds intersect and collide. The best way to avoid trouble, thinks Ayisha Emmanuelle, is to avoid confrontation. As an inner-city schoolteacher, she does a whole lot of avoidance. 14-year-old Shamayal Thomas trusts no one. Not the family, not the gang. And at school, trusting people is forbidden. Jim Stevens teaches history. Haunted by his own, he still believes everyone can learn from the past. History doesn’t always have to repeat itself.

Es hätte nicht viel gefehlt, und Paul Poggemann wäre endgültig unter die Räder gekommen. Er hat alles verloren. Seine Frau, seinen Beruf, den Glauben an sein Talent. Im Keller eines Mietshauses verkriecht er sich und zieht Resümee. Er weiß, dass er nur weiterleben kann, wenn es ihm gelingt, seine schrecklichen Erinnerungen zu verarbeiten. Und so macht er das, was er kann: Er haut die Gedanken an die irrsinnigen Tage seiner Reporter-Tätigkeit in die Schreibmaschine. Erinnerungen an ein Leben voller Hetze, voller Brutalität und voller Alkohol.

Historian roskakorissa vain patsailla on päät harteillaan. Amerikkalainen Paul Herzog muuttaa Budapestiin yliopiston opettajapestin vuoksi. Pikkuhiljaa Paulille valkenee että kaupungissa on jotain hämärää: kadun nimet vaihtuvat yön aikana, kotitalon kerroksien määrä vaihtelee päivästä toiseen. Tuttu raitiovaunureitti päättyy seinään. Paul tutustuu yläkerran naapuriin, kansannousun kokeneeseen Ishmael Gáboriin, joka vie Paulin kaupungin ulkopuolelle Tonavan saarelle kokoontuvan Syyskuun jumalat -nimisen ryhmän iltamiin.

Bad Reichenhall, 1928. Die goldenen Zwanziger halten Einzug in dem mondänen Kurort und die Schwarzenbergs gehören mittlerweile zu den angesehensten Hoteliers-Familien der Stadt. Karl verwirklicht seinen Traum und eröffnet ein eigenes kleines Berghotel. Und auch ein weiterer Traum geht in Erfüllung: Er findet endlich seine große Liebe. Doch die Wahl seiner Verlobten stellt Anna auf eine harte Probe. Ist Karl blind vor Liebe? Und nicht nur innerhalb der Familie gibt es Probleme: Der Krieg wirft seine Schatten voraus.

Träume aus Seide. Hamburg, 1949: Obwohl es an allem fehlt, ist Paula fest entschlossen, die Schönheit in ihr Leben zurückzuholen - das Trümmergrau soll endlich Farbe weichen. Mit technischem Geschick und Gespür für die modischen Sehnsüchte der Frauen wird Paula die rechte Hand eines Strumpffabrikanten und will den Frauen wieder ihre heißbegehrten Nylons verschaffen. Zwischen Schwarzmarkt und Berlin-Blockade gelingt es Paula, sich in der patriarchalen Welt der Modeindustrie durchzusetzen.

Simon Sax si potrebbe considerare un ragazzo fortunato: programmatore informatico americano, genio della matematica, a soli trent'anni sta per diventare miliardario. È infatti a un passo dal concludere un affare che gli cambierà la vita: venderà la sua grande invenzione – un sofisticato software – a una multinazionale. Eppure non è felice. Si sente solo. Il suo successo fa a pugni con una totale assenza di abilità in ambito sociale: le ragazze, per lui, sono sempre state una meta irraggiungibile.

Tras una tragedia familiar, las hermanas Fernández deben enfrentarse al mundo y buscar su propia felicidad. Evelina, Faustina, Laureana y Lena emprenderán caminos diferentes, pero sus destinos siempre estarán entrelazados. En especial, Lena, dotada de un don mágico heredado de las indias ancestrales, deberá elegir entre ayudar a los demás o encontrar su propia dicha. Las Alumbradas es una novela sobre el amor, la familia y la fuerza de las mujeres para superar la adversidad.

Kämpfe und Abenteuer, Machtspiele und Intrigen, Liebe und Rache: Die spannende Reihe um Tankred, der mit dem Schwert in der Hand gegen Wikinger, für Gerechtigkeit und für sein Erbe kämpft. Während die Plünderer die Kirche stürmen, rettet er den berühmten Bücherschatz, bevor er aus dem brennenden Gemäuer entkommt. Um Judith zu retten, muss er nun erneut zum Schwert greifen. Im Auftrag des Königs soll der gebildete Kämpfer in einen erbarmungslosen Krieg gegen die Normannen ziehen, die sich unweit seiner Heimatstadt Maastricht verschanzt haben.

Ein hübsches Cottage an der Küste und Joberfolg als Liebes-Profilerin: Für Lovelyn könnte es gerade nicht besser laufen … Doch dann geht einer ihrer Aufträge schief: Die Hochzeit platzt – und der wütende Bräutigam steht plötzlich vor Lovelyns Tür. Ian will, dass sie ihm hilft, seine Ex-Zukünftige zurückzugewinnen. Als ob das so einfach wäre! Und warum schlägt Lovelyns Herz plötzlich Purzelbäume, sobald Ian in der Nähe ist? Als Violet nach dem Tod ihres Großvaters nach Crail zurückkehrt, spürt sie sofort wieder eine besondere Verbundenheit mit dem kleinen Küstenort.