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Almost a decade ago, Willie Revel gave up her burgeoning journalism career in New York to help run her father’s struggling construction company in Philadelphia. An ambitious single mother, Willie has reluctantly put family first without being able to forget who she might have become. Now, as the president of the United States prepares to pass the Forgiveness Act, a bill that would allow Black families to claim reparations if they can prove they are the descendants of slaves, Willie delves deeper into her family’s history, while also trying to keep the family from going into bankruptcy.

Every now and then, right in the middle of an ordinary day, a woman rebels, kicks up her heels, and commits a small act of liberation. Imagine that the people in these wonderful stories - who do all of these things and more - are asking you, "What would you do, if nobody was looking?"

Headstrong Madeleine Heller finds herself hopelessly attracted to her sister’s fiancé. Frieda Lewis, a doctor’s daughter and a runaway, becomes the muse of an ill-fated rock star. And beautiful Bryn Evans is set to marry an Englishman while secretly obsessed with her ex-husband. At the heart of the novel is Lucy Green, who blames herself for a tragic accident she witnessed at the age of 12, and who spends four decades searching for the Third Angel - the angel on Earth who will renew her faith.

In this new novel, beloved best-selling author Elizabeth Berg weaves a beautifully written and richly resonant story of a mother and daughter in emotional transit. Helen Ames - recently widowed, coping with loss and grief, unable to do the work that has always sustained her - is beginning to depend far too much on her 27-year-old daughter, Tessa, and is meddling in her life, offering unsolicited and unwelcome advice. Helen’s problems are compounded by her shocking discovery that her mild-mannered and loyal husband was apparently leading a double life.

Kaveri is 30; single; knows seven languages; is an interpreter by profession; has read all the books about men and how to get a date. Yet she has not been able to figure out the language of love. Since the the one great love of her life has eluded her for 30 years and might never show up, she decides to take matters into her own hands. On her 30th birthday, she makes a resolution - love or no love, she is going to lose her virginity. Life, however, has other plans!

Television producer Brin Cassidy was throwing the biggest dinner party of her life. And with everything in utter chaos, who should show up unannounced on her doorstep but her handsome estranged husband, Jon Riley. Brin had not only worked with the popular star of Riley in the Morning, she had fallen in love with and married him. She knew she owed Riley an explanation for why she walked out. But did he have to come on this of all nights? Temperamental, charismatic, and devastatingly blue-eyed, Riley was a man who knew what he wanted, and he wasn’t leaving until he got it.

Sicily Coyne was just thirteen when her father was killed in a school fire that left her face disfigured. Twelve years later, a young surgeon, Eliza Cappadora, offers hope in the form of a revolutionary new surgery that may give Sicily back the grace and function she lost. Raised by a dynamic, tenacious aunt who taught her to lead a normal life, and engaged to a wonderful man who knew her long before the accident, Sicily rejects the offer: She knows who she is, and so do the people who love her.

Ein Haus. Neun Fremde. Zehn Tage, die alles verändern werden... In einem abgelegenen Ressort versammeln sich neun Menschen, die sich noch nie zuvor begegnet sind. Fünf Frauen und vier Männer, die eins gemeinsam haben: Jeder von ihnen steht an einem Punkt in seinem Leben, an dem klar ist, so kann es nicht mehr weitergehen. Frances, beispielsweise, ist einem Heiratsschwindler zum Opfer gefallen. Tony ist ehemaliger Footballstar und nun übergewichtig. Oder Carmel, die vierfache Mutter wurde von ihrem Mann verlassen. Im Luxus des Wellness-Komforts kommen Geheimnisse ans Licht.

Julia Summers seems to have it all: a sprawling Upper East Side apartment, a successful husband, and two adorable children attending the best private school in the city. She relishes wielding influence over her well-heeled girlfriends...but her star appears to be fading. That’s why, when stranded in Manhattan for the summer as her entire crowd flees to the Hamptons, Julia is on the hunt for the next big thing that will make her the envy of her friends and put her back on top.

Once inseparable, Berlin teenagers Ilse Fischer and Renate Bauer find their friendship ripped apart by their nation’s abrupt swing into fascism. Ilse, a so-called Aryan, throws her lot in with the Nazi Party, while Renate sees her once-secure world dismantled by Adolf Hitler's race laws and then shattered by a shocking betrayal. Decades later, that same betrayal will upend the life of Ilse's daughter, Ava, as she discovers long-buried truths about her mother's past.

This is the story of a woman in search of herself, in every sense. When we first meet Ruby, a Métis woman in her thirties, her life is spinning out of control. She’s angling to sleep with her counselor while also rekindling an old relationship she knows will only bring more heartache. But as we soon learn, Ruby’s story is far more complex than even she can imagine.

Was, wenn die Liebe alle Schranken durchbricht? Hamburg 1936. Die junge Sophie Terhoven, Tochter eines einflussreichen Kaffeebarons, genießt ihr komfortables Leben. Hannes Kröger, der Sohn der Köchin, ist ihr von Kindheit an Freund und Vertrauter. Irgendwann verändern sich ihre Gefühle füreinander, und plötzlich wird ihnen klar, dass sie sich ineinander verliebt haben. Doch Reich und Arm gehören nicht zusammen, und ein dunkles Geheimnis ihrer Eltern, von dem sie bisher nichts wussten, scheint ihre Liebe unmöglich zu machen.

The intrepid women of The Hot Flash Club are back for the holidays, soothing jingled nerves and stressed shoppers in their exclusive spa and celebrating the joys of the season. In her witty and delightfully wisecracking prose, Nancy Thayer tells a heartwarming tale packed with fun, secrets, romance, and an ample dose of good cheer.

In the five years since Julia last visited her aunt and uncle’s home in Malibu, her life has been turned upside down by her daughter’s death. She expects to find nothing more than peace and solitude as she house-sits with only her dog, Bonnie, for company. But she finds herself drawn to the handsome man who oversees the lemon orchard. Roberto expertly tends the trees, using the money to support his extended Mexican family. What connection could these two people share? The answer comes as Roberto reveals the heartbreaking story of his own loss – a pain Julia knows all too well, but for one striking difference: Roberto’s daughter was lost but never found. And despite the odds he cannot bear to give up hope.

Ein Paar Seidenstrümpfe für etwas Schokolade - Sehnsüchte im Deutschland der Nachkriegszeit. München 1945 - auf dem Schwarzmarkt treffen sich alle, die nach Glück und ein wenig Leben suchen. Schmuck, Strumpfhosen, Schokolade und vieles mehr wechseln die Besitzer. Der Schwarzmarkt verbindet auch Toni und Griet, zwei junge Frauen, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Zunächst spüren die beiden eine tiefe Abneigung, aber durch ein schicksalhaftes Erlebnis erkennen sie, wie wichtig sie füreinander sein können. Es ist der Beginn einer tiefen Freundschaft, die schon bald auf eine harte Probe gestellt wird.

Ein Paar Seidenstrümpfe für etwas Schokolade - Sehnsüchte im Deutschland der Nachkriegszeit. München 1945 - auf dem Schwarzmarkt treffen sich alle, die nach Glück und ein wenig Leben suchen. Schmuck, Strumpfhosen, Schokolade und vieles mehr wechseln die Besitzer. Der Schwarzmarkt verbindet auch Toni und Griet, zwei junge Frauen, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Zunächst spüren die beiden eine tiefe Abneigung, aber durch ein schicksalhaftes Erlebnis erkennen sie, wie wichtig sie füreinander sein können.

In this second-chance workplace romance, two lawyers find themselves working in the same office after a steamy vacation fling a year and a half ago, from the author of Can't Help Faking in Love. Naina Shetty is a proud workaholic, and she is gunning for a promotion at her law firm. No distractions will get in her way this time, not even the bad breakup that happened over a year ago. She brushed off her pain with a long vacation and a no-strings-attached fling with a handsome stranger, but now Naina is back to business.

Once the darling of the literary world, Marlane Frack is fading into obscurity: her once-brilliant career seems over, her creativity feels nonexistent, and her demanding husband would prefer she spend her time caring for him instead of struggling to find inspiration. But one day, an enigmatic chauffeur arrives to spirit her away to Memory House, a secluded sanctuary where formerly successful artists of all kinds—writers, painters, musicians, and more—are spending the rest of their lives. They have all decided that fame in death is preferable to decline in real life.

Henry Blake and Liv Nash have it all—their songs are anthems for a generation, their love story the stuff of legend, until it all comes crashing down. Their story has never been told…until now. The Blakes are the First Family of 1970s folk rock: Henry, Pru, and Graham, who've summered on Martha's Vineyard since they were kids—all musical, wildly talented, and a little bit mad. The youngest, Henry, is special from the start, building a loyal following playing folk and blues in high school gyms.

Nina is overwhelmed by single motherhood. Her teenage daughter, Kendra, is spiraling, and Nina’s tightly controlled life is slipping through her fingers. Desperate to pull her daughter back from the edge, Nina makes a last-ditch decision—pack up and head to Whelk’s Island to stay the summer with her mother, Rosemary, in hopes that the quiet coastal town of Whelk's Island will be the reset they need.