Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Contemporary

Everyone's got secrets... but not everyone can keep them! Recently widowed Louise is facing life as a single mum of three. As her sister Christa keeps telling her, the tragic accident that claimed the life of her husband was just that: an accident. So why does she feel so guilty? At long last, Carl's winning the battle against his demons; he's in therapy, he has a new girlfriend, and he loves life in The Mews where he's surrounded by friends who feel like family. But then he gets some news that will change his life forever...

Last year was meant to be when Holly got her happy-ever-after. But stuck in a job that’s going nowhere, and a relationship that feels more like it’s going backwards... this year Holly has decided it’s time to change her life.

In the little village of Whistling, with its butterscotch cottages and rolling green hills, snow is beginning to fall. Christmas is coming, and Emma Halloway is on her way home. When twenty-eight-year-old food writer Emma Halloway gets dumped then knocked off her bike, she’s broken in more ways than one, and returns to her family’s cosy cottage in the Yorkshire Dales. Emma hasn’t been back in some time, running from her crazy relatives and her childhood sweetheart, Jack Allen.

'The Borrow-a-Bookshop Bookshop Cafe invites literature lovers to run their very own bookshop for a fortnight. Spend your days talking books with customers in your own charming bookshop and serving up delicious cream teas in the cosy cafe. Bookworms, what are you waiting for? Your holiday is going to be LIT(erary). Apply to: The Borrow-a-Bookshop Bookshop Cafe, Down-a-long, Clove Lore, Devon.' Jude Crawley should be on top of the world. She's just graduated as a mature student, so can finally go public about her relationship with Philosophy professor, Mack.

From casual hook up... to something more? Burlesque dancer Charlie Kent should be happy performing and hooking up with sexy people now that the pandemic is over, just like before. But now it feels empty. The audience always seems to be missing Elle - her friend-with-benefits. They were just casual, but Charlie now realises she wants more. Much more. But when Elle arrives at Seraph’s Burlesque Club on business, Charlie is not going to let this second chance go to waste.

On the beautiful French coast lies the Café Belle Vie, a peaceful haven offering a warm welcome and delicious pains au chocolat – and where Natalie’s quiet life is about to be turned upside down... When thirty-one-year-old Natalie Bright’s boyfriend dumps her and immediately gets engaged to his ex-girlfriend, she escapes her heartbreak and moves to the charming village of Chamillon on the Île de Ré. She’s determined to build a new life there: writing about farmer’s markets for a local magazine, exploring the local vineyards on her bike, and taking advantage of the sunshine.

A family secret. A new romance. And a summer she will never forget. When Caroline left Lake Summers thirty years ago, she thought she’d never return to the place where she lost her parents. But when she finds out that the town’s lily garden lovingly built by her mother is going to be destroyed, she knows fate is calling. Dropping everything at her office in Chicago, she knows she is the only person who can save the garden. Caroline and her daughter Lee are welcomed home by the warm smile of her mother’s best friend Maxine, and piles of pancakes at her cozy little restaurant in town.

Navy SEAL Ray Tanner sitzt unschuldig im Gefängnis - so behauptet er jedenfalls. Die junge Gefängnisärztin Lana Russel ist die Einzige, die ihm glaubt und verspricht, ihm bei der Aufklärung zu helfen. Aber kann sie ihm wirklich vertrauen? Oder lässt sie sich von seiner Anziehungskraft blenden? Immerhin knistert es gewaltig zwischen ihnen. Als Ray sie als Geisel nimmt, um aus dem Gefängnis zu fliehen, bereut Lana ihre naive Gutgläubigkeit.

In seinem opulenten Geschichtenmosaik erzählt Rafik Schami von einer Liebe, die nicht sein darf, von Blutrache, Stammesfehden und Familienzwist, und spannt dabei einen orientalisch-bunten Bilderbogen über ein Jahrhundert syrischer Geschichte.

Was trägt der Schotte unterm Kilt? Ian Stewart wagt einen Neuanfang in San Francisco. Der sexy Erbe einer schottischen Anwalts-Dynastie ist nicht nur ein Workaholic, sondern hat eine ausgeprägte Schwäche für Oldtimer, Single Malts und Outdoor-Yoga. Die ersten Begegnungen mit Fotografin Luci hauen ihn buchstäblich um – auch dank des umwerfenden Charmes ihres riesigen Bloodhounds Drake. Luci findet den smarten Anwalt zwar auch ziemlich heiß, doch glaubt sie nicht an eine gemeinsame Zukunft.

Nell’s going back to school... but now she’s learning lessons of the heart. An uplifting and hilarious romantic comedy that will delight fans of Milly Johnson, Holly Martin and Heidi Swain Reception class teacher Nell Shackleton has a plan. At least, she did until she arrived at her new home of Humblebee Farm, a dilapidated farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors. The roof’s full of holes, the back door’s hanging off and there’s a sheep in the front room...

Viola Brookfield has not a care in the world until the awful day when her parents are tragically killed in a road accident, leaving her all alone in the world. So when her Aunt Mary, Lady Wakefield, writes to invite her to come and live with her in India, Viola decides to accept. But when she arrives, she finds a country fraught with unexpected dangers and that her uncle, Lord Wakefield, behaves as if she is not welcome. Viola's life is further complicated when she meets the handsome but enigmatic Earl of Devonport.

Abby bekommt den Auftrag, einen Artikel über das Thema »Wie angelt man sich einen Millionär« zu schreiben. Niemals käme sie auf die Idee, sich selbst in einen zu verlieben. Ethan, dessen familiärer Hintergrund ihn zur Zurückhaltung zwingt, ist fasziniert von Abby und fühlt sich von ihrer abweisenden Art herausgefordert. Als es zu einem schwerwiegenden Missverständnis kommt, müssen sie zusammen fliehen und kommen sich dabei so nah, dass auch Abby erkennen muss, dass das Leben nicht immer nach Plan verläuft.

Es ist Jahre her, dass Anna ihren Ex-Mann Leo zuletzt gesehen hat. Nun begegnet sie ihm zufällig in Prag wieder. Anna ist in der Stadt, um etwas über Craft Bier zu lernen, und hat ein Zimmer im Zentrum angemietet. Doch sie muss die gemütliche Dachwohnung ausgerechnet mit Leo teilen – ihrem neuen Mitbewohner. Und es kommt noch schlimmer: Auch Leo wird die nächsten Wochen an einer Weiterbildung und einem Brauerei-Wettbewerb teilnehmen. Sie sind also Konkurrenten! Ausgeschlossen, dass längst vergessene Gefühle zwischen ihnen erwachen.

Escape to the Highland Coral Beach - where broken hearts can be healed. Beatrice Halliday needs a break from life. Booking a trip to the Highlands on a whim, Beatrice hopes learning Gaelic in a beautiful Scottish village might help heal her grief after losing her baby, her husband and her much-loved job in the space of months. But Port Willow Bay isn't exactly as the website promised. Instead of learning a new language, she's booked in to learn the ancient skill of willow weaving, her hotel room is Princess and the Pea themed (with a stack of mattresses for her bed!) and worse still, her tutor is Atholl Fergusson, the grumpy landlord of the hotel where Beatrice is staying.

This uplifting debut novel from Cornwall based writer, Liz Hurley, is sure to put a smile on your face. Ariana Byrne knows how to survive. After becoming a guardian to her four little sisters after their parents died when she was only eighteen, she had to grow up quickly. Now shes in her twenties, stuck in a loveless marriage to Greg, trying to make ends meet for her young twins, William and Leo.

Männer spielen in Tess' Leben keine große Rolle. Und als sie Cole, einen der Spieler der Ice Knights bei der Hochzeit ihrer Freundin kennenlernt, glaubt sie nicht, dass sie eine Chance bei ihm hat. Doch ihre Anziehungskraft ist unleugbar, und beide geben der Versuchung nach ... einmal, zweimal, dreimal.

Regel Nr. 1: Küss niemals einen Doppelgänger! Du erwischst immer den Falschen. Die Ognito Inc. Agency ist die beste Double-Agentur von L.A. Hier finden Promis Doppelgänger, die sie auf Events vertreten. Kolly soll die Doubles für eine Band ausbilden, dabei sind ihre Stärken Software und Sarkasmus, nicht Styling und Smalltalk. Als Kolly bei einem Shooting als Model einspringen muss, knistert es heftig zwischen ihr und dem Double Lincoln. Doch dann taucht die echte Band auf und Kolly ist sich nicht mehr sicher: Flirtet gerade der Doppelgänger mit ihr – oder der echte Star?

What if we're all just searching for something? Anna Stewart is lost. After barely surviving a car accident as a teenager, Anna is scared of settling. Flitting between jobs, boyfriends and homes whenever she gets bored, she has no idea what the future holds. Then her brother Brodie, minister of Glendale, suggests she moves to the beautiful Scottish village, lining up a housekeeper job for her at Glendale Hall. Out of options, Anna agrees to take the job just for the summer.

"I don’t exactly know how to tell you this, but you're not the only one who is single again." Single together for the first time, 34-year-old Meg and her warm-hearted mother Sally decide to cancel Christmas, and run away to a tiny cottage on the Cornish coast. For Meg, it is the perfect place to heal, while for her mother it has a special, and secret, place in her heart. Meg and Sally find that they’re not only getting to know themselves, but also each other. However, unable to resist getting involved in the village Christmas celebrations.