Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Genre Fiction

Un giovane spiantato emigrato a Parigi si innamora di un'enigmatica ragazza francese, che scompare nel nulla obbligandolo a una rocambolesca indagine privata. Martino si è già pentito di essersi trasferito a Parigi, troppo cara e respingente. Ma l'amore per la misteriosa Johanna sembra ridargli slancio e, adesso che lei è scomparsa, gli offre anche l'occasione di una missione da compiere. Incappando in personaggi strani e problematici – fra cui un'attivista anarchica e un giovane multimilionario – Martino si troverà immerso in una storia più grande di lui.

Seit dem Tod ihres Verlobten ist Lily das erste Mal wieder in Paris, der Stadt, in der er ums Leben kam. Hier lernt sie den Komponisten Yves kennen, der an einem Stück über eine russische Tänzerin arbeitet. Yves ist fasziniert von der verletzlichen Lily und hofft auf Inspiration – schließlich war sie einmal selbst eine gefeierte Ballerina. Zunächst weigert sich Lily, nach dem Tod ihres Verlobten hat sie nie wieder getanzt. Als sie jedoch eine ungeahnte Verbindung zu der russischen Primaballerina entdeckt, wird ihr bewusst, dass man die Leidenschaft seines Lebens nicht einfach aufgeben kann.

Una traduttrice, alle prese col "Conte di Montecristo" e con le proprie dipendenze emotive, dovrà superare molte difficoltà prima di trovare sé stessa. Eva Marsili è una donna sempre alle prese con amori insoddisfacenti, che deludono le sue aspettative e le lasciano ferite profonde. Un giorno incontra per caso un Angelo, il quale la esorta a volere di più e a "non innamorarsi degli amanti", consigliandole di riscoprire la bellezza dell'amore attraverso la poesia.

Fabio è un broker che ha imparato a raggirare i figli di papà per arricchirsi. Angelo, invece, è un vecchio uomo d'affari che non ha mai superato la morte del figlio. Quando Angelo decide di affidare il proprio patrimonio e le sorti della sua famiglia a Fabio, quest'ultimo si ritrova a fare i conti con la propria coscienza, in un crudele gioco di tradimenti e dubbi laceranti.

Alla morte del padre, Anita si ritrova a convivere con la matrigna e i due fratellastri, uno dei quali lavora con lei presso la redazione di un giornale. Quando un giorno il fratellastro ruba dalla cassa, Anita è costretta a sobbarcarsi la colpa. È così che, nel carcere della Giudecca, farà la conoscenza dell'ombrosa Noemi. Una storia di amicizia al femminile, redenzione e ricerca della libertà.

Wenn dein schlimmster Albtraum wahr wird. Die alleinerziehende Libby und ihr dreijähriger Sohn Ethan machen zum ersten Mal Urlaub in einem Luxus-Resort, um sich für die vergangenen schwierigen Jahre zu belohnen. Doch Libby kann sich nur schlecht entspannen: Sobald Ethan aus ihrem Blickfeld verschwindet, gerät sie in Panik. Ihre Sorge ist berechtigt – denn sie hat ein Geheimnis, das sie mit niemandem teilen kann. Als Ethan eines Abends in einem Fahrstuhl spielt und sich die Türen zu Libbys Entsetzen plötzlich schließen, beginnt der Kampf einer Mutter um das geliebte Kind.

Voor Maxim is één nacht niets meer dan eenmalig het bed delen met een vrouw. Voor Julia is één nacht niets meer dan een complete verwoesting van haar toekomst. Ondanks de verschillende levens van Maxim en Julia is er ook een overeenkomst: geen van beiden is op zoek naar een relatie. Maar hoe hard ze ook hun best doen om dat te blijven volhouden, het wordt steeds moeilijker. Zal één nacht samen ervoor zorgen dat ze dichter bij elkaar komen of drijft het ze juist verder uit elkaar? Sheila Devaro schrijft feelgood boeken.

Die Gesangsstudentin Anna konkurriert tagsüber beim Vorsingen gegen ihre Kommilitoninnen aus gutem Hause, nachts singt sie Jazz in einer verrauchten Bar, um die Miete bezahlen zu können. Dort trifft sie den wohlhabenden Max. Einen betörenden Winter lang oszilliert ihr Leben zwischen den schwer erkämpften Momenten auf der Bühne und den Nächten in Max' Apartment, das über die Lichter der Stadt blickt. Doch Annas Karriere fordert einen immer größeren Teil ihres Lebens – ebenso wie Max.

1822: Taran MacNarn, verfolgt von den Schatten seiner Vergangenheit, kehrt zurück in das wilde schottische Hochland – denn der Tod seines Vaters hat ihn zum widerwilligen Oberhaupt des MacNarn-Clans gemacht. Doch nicht nur der verlorene Sohn, auch eine uralte Fehde hält Wiedereinzug in Strathnarn: Der benachbarte Kilcraig-Clan nimmt Tarans Neffen gefangen. Er kann nur eins tun, um den Jungen zu retten – er muss die Tochter des Kilcraig-Lairds heiraten. Chola ist ebenso wunderschön wie geheimnisvoll, doch für Taran ist sie nur eine Natter im Nest seiner Familie.

Welcome to Bluebell Hall. Pull up a wonky chair, grab a cream bun and settle into a story about a little village, a determined caretaker – and plenty of bunting.At twenty-nine, Connie’s life isn’t exactly going to plan. So when her beloved gran dies, she returns to her childhood village to take over gran’s old role of caretaker at Bluebell Hall, the heart of the Hazelhurst community. But when developers threaten to shut it down, Connie refuses to let it go without a fight. Armed with a needle, thread, and a wildly ambitious plan, she rallies the village to prove Bluebell Hall is worth saving.

New country, new swimsuit, new start? If only it were that easy…Debs never planned on spending midlife dodging her ex-husband and his new (younger, thinner) girlfriend. But ever since Dishonest Dave ran off with Perfect Penny from three doors down, she’s been hiding—from life, from fun, and definitely from swimsuits. Now, a long-planned reunion on Portugal’s sun-soaked coast might be just what she needs to start over.Reuniting with old friends means cocktails by the pool, belly laughs, and maybe—just maybe—flirting with the outrageously handsome landscape gardener, Eduardo.

Tra conversazioni ironiche e profonde, amore ed eros, le esistenze di un gruppo di amiche si intrecciano inesorabilmente. Betti, irriverente sceneggiatrice, è il fulcro di un gruppo di donne e amiche: c'è Alice, alla ricerca di un nuovo psicologo; Gloria, sposata con il regista che la dirige sul palco; Federica, in procinto di sposarsi fra molti dubbi; le inseparabili Lorenza e Sylvie; la bella Justine dai capelli rossi. E poi c'è Leila, sposata da anni, ma che intrattiene un rapporto appassionato e clandestino proprio con Betti.

Von Afghanistan nach Düsseldorf: Der packende Thriller Purpurland von Bestseller-Autor Horst Eckert. Nach zwei gescheiterten Geiselbefreiungen, bei denen ein Unschuldiger ums Leben kommt, lässt sich SEK-Polizist Felix May in den Streifendienst versetzen. Seine Hoffnung auf einen ruhigeren Job wird jedoch schnell zunichte gemacht, als er bei einem Einsatz eine entstellte Frauenleiche findet – und wiedererkennt: Es handelt sich um Julia, die Frau des Bundeswehrsoldaten Tim Sander, den May erst kürzlich in der Reha kennenlernte.

Prepare to be captivated by one of the most poignant and heart-warming books you will read this year, perfect for readers who loved "One Day in December". Alison’s perfect world has fallen apart. Her beloved larger than life mother-in-law, Maggie, has just passed away. Every afternoon they’d talk and laugh over a pot of tea - and Maggie was secretly the glue that held Alison’s family together. Now she’s trying to figure out a future without her... With a little help from her two best friends, Alison resolves to try and find her happy place and be more Maggie.

Snowy rooftops, mulled wine, and a hot single dad. Not the Christmas Saffy wished for... but maybe the one she needs? Twenty-nine year old Saffron Baxter knew her holiday plans didn’t stand a chance the moment her sister called to say she was stuck abroad with no hope of being home before Christmas. Saffy would just have to abandon thoughts of wild festive parties in the city and head down to remote Cornwall. Because every year her sister hosts a huge Christmas meal for all the single parents in her village. And Saffy knows it’d break her heart to let them down.

Harriet Westmoreland did not expect to go into labour in the Harvey Nichol's men's underwear department! Nor did she expect that at exactly the moment she does she would set eyes on Alex Hamilton, and mark the start of a year of madness... For her, her family and, at times, it seems most of the West Yorkshire village of Midhope. Giving birth only two months after Harriet, her lifelong best friend Grace has her own craziness to contend with.

A widow spends weeks haunting a cemetery, desperate to track down an unknown woman who keeps leaving flowers on her husband’s grave; A daughter searches a foreign city for her father, trying to understand why he disappeared forty-five years ago; A former gay lover of Roger Casement stands among the crowds at his state funeral in 1965, paying silent homage to the closeted world they were forced to inhabit at the dawning of the Irish State. A writer at a book launch comes face to face with the person secretly responsible for his success.

Summer is approaching in the market town of Little Woodford, which can only mean one thing: the town fete! But the winds of change are blowing through the sleepy town high street and trouble is on the horizon... Two hot properties have come up for sale: The Talbot, Little Woodford's much-loved local pub and The Reeve House, a beautiful country manor cut off from the rest of the town and closed to the community. A 'for sale' sign means new members of the community, and gossip begins to fly about an offer on the Reeve House.

Your best friend deserves the truth. But it will ruin her life. What would you do? It’s been over twenty years since four very different teenage girls sat on that beach at Goran Haven, and swore to be best friends forever. Their lives went different ways after Emily left. But each remembered that promise. And none truly found friendship like it again. Now, Emily’s back, with a secret she can’t face. She tries to hide away, take time to heal and make some difficult choices, but she runs into one of her old friends, and soon the four are reunited.

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.