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Nita, Sharlene, and Billy Joe, all about to turn 80, are tired of waiting their turn for a funeral dinner. They each have a bucket list and are determined to tick off at least a few of the items before they go. So what’s left but to hit the road? They enlist two drivers—Billy Joe’s great-grandson, Ford, who has just gotten out of the Air Force, and Sharlene’s great niece, Joelle, a schoolteacher who has the summer free.

Simon and Caroline have it all. A gorgeous restored Victorian house in Sausalito, flourishing careers, an eternal spark for each other, and a cat with more attitude than is legal in the state of California. So what’s plaguing the couple of the century? They’ve got everything anyone could wish for, except...a family.

Meet Charlie; unfulfilled and perimenopausal, Charlie’s suburban life is a far cry from the Manhattan glamour she once dreamed of. Her husband is incapable of talking about anything other than his latest Ironman challenge, her sex life consists of fictional encounters with Hollywood stars, her kids need constant man-management, and to make things worse, her optician has just prescribed her reading glasses. Oh, and she can’t stop crying at TV adverts… In the hope of re-discovering her sense of self, Charlie begins writing a list: 45 things to do before she’s 45.

A week before your wedding is no time for your ex to ride back into town, stirring up trouble. But that’s exactly the predicament Darla McAdams finds herself in. With practically the entire town of Tishomingo, Oklahoma, in attendance, the last place she wants to be is at her grandparents’ 60th wedding anniversary party with the whole family, her fiancé and her old flame all in the same room.

Tanner's acting career had just begun. He was hotter than the stage lights and twice as captivating. The gorgeous Australian A-lister was everyone's teenage dream. And he'd picked me. Or so I thought, until he proved to be as false as everything else about Hollywood. Now I've finally scored the perfect opportunity to star in a major film. The kicker? Tanner will be my costar. I don't know if I can do this one more time....

Lorsqu’une tempête de neige cloue son avion au sol, Lucy fait une ultime tentative pour rentrer chez elle à Noël en s’inscrivant sur une application de covoiturage. Elle croit qu’elle fera le trajet avec un inconnu … mais l’homme qui se présente à sa porte est quelqu’un qu’elle ne connaît que trop bien. C’est le coup d’un soir qu’elle a ghosté il y a quelques mois, et voilà qu’elle se retrouve coincée dans une voiture avec lui pour le voyage le plus gênant de sa vie.

Brooklyn Dembélé is still piecing her life together after her divorce and the loss of a lifestyle she’d dreamed of since childhood. The single mother’s time is filled with work at the prestigious Historically Black University Romey U. But despite her focus on rebuilding her life, she can’t seem to forget the mistakes of her past.

When the Dickenson clan sits down for Thanksgiving dinner in 2016, it is the last holiday where their tight-knit family will ever be the same. Oldest brother Pete and his wife are expecting their first child. Youngest sibling Sophie is too busy running her restaurant. The Little Plum, to bother with any kind of social life. And middle child Charlie’s happy, uncomplicated life as a midwestern science professor is upended when his wife Annette is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Knowing this will be her last Thanksgiving, Annette asks Sophie to look after Charlie after she’s gone.

Dieses Weihnachten ist für Kitty und Leo etwas ganz Besonderes: Es ist nicht nur ihr erstes gemeinsames Fest als Paar, sondern auch das Erste in ihrem neuen Zuhause. Nach einem turbulenten Sommer wünschen die beiden sich nur eins: Weihnachten gemütlich vor dem Kamin kuscheln, Geschenke auspacken und neue Traditionen begründen. Doch sie haben ohne ihre Eltern geplant!

Audible presents Permanent Roommates: He Said, She Said, Season 3 is an Audible Original starring Sumeet Vyas and Nidhi Singh.

Cinq ans plus tôt Henry Dunne sait trois choses : qu’accepter d’organiser cette fête débridée chez lui était une très mauvaise idée, qu’en tant qu’infirmier, il ne peut absolument pas se présenter à l’hôpital avec une gueule de bois le lendemain, et que la magnifique rousse aperçue dans un coin passera la nuit dans son lit. Mais ce qu’il ignore, c’est que Grace Monroe, l’ambitieuse et farouche cheffe qui a préparé le buffet, est sur le point de lui écraser un plateau de hors-d’œuvre au fromage frais sur le torse et de bouleverser son univers.

Lucy Redway est certaine d’une chose : le mariage en Espagne de sa meilleure amie sera absolument parfait. Il n’y a aucune garantie que sa chronique de courrier du cœur existe encore le mois prochain, ou que sa vie sentimentale soit un jour plus excitante qu’un balayage en fin de soirée, mais Lucy se moque d’être épuisée : pas question de laisser tomber sa meilleure amie le jour le plus important de sa vie. Même Charlie, le témoin du marié, aussi sexy que détestable, ne pourra l’en empêcher. Avant que l’avion n’atterrisse en Espagne, la vie prend un tournant inattendu.

Eine romantische Komödie über die Fehler, die wir machen und die Wagnisse, die das Abenteuer Liebe mit sich bringt... mit Momenten zum Loslachen und einer Prise Sinnlichkeit. Mist! Wegen eines Schneesturms wird kurzerhand der Flughafen lahmgelegt und Lucys Flug nach Hause abgesagt. Sie muss es unbedingt vor Weihnachten in die Heimat schaffen. Aus purer Verzweiflung sucht sie sich mithilfe einer App eine spontane Mitfahrgelegenheit – mit Kopfhörern und ihrer Lieblingsmusik wird Lucy die paar Stunden mit einem Fremden schon aushalten. Aber den Mann, zu dem sie ins Auto steigt, kennt sie leider allzu gut.

Otto anni fa ho avuto un flirt estivo segreto con Juliet, una ragazza brillante e di gran cuore, poi le nostre vite hanno preso direzioni diverse. Adesso io faccio la parte del brontolone e lei quella della ragazza solare in un podcast sul dating che conduciamo insieme, e quando una ricca fan ci ha regalato un costoso cottage sulla costa per ringraziarci–il più grande grazie mai ricevuto–siamo andati nella cittadina dove sono nato per rimetterlo a posto. E abbiamo scoperto che la casa aveva un solo letto.

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When Nissa Lang’s house sitting job falls through, she’s left with no place to stay for the summer. While she’s figuring out what to do, her old family friend Desmond Stilling hears about her dilemma and invites her to stay on his palatial estate. Trouble is, Nissa’s always had a crush on Desmond, so she’ll have to keep her feelings under wraps....

Stable, safe, predictable—all words that aptly describe Professor Nadia Day’s life. An existence she’s carefully crafted for herself despite her unconventional upbringing and what, to her, is an unseemly past. The last thing she would ever do is rock the boat when it comes to her life and livelihood. When retired football player and single dad, Nathan Moore, walks into her psychology classroom, all fine and dreadlocked, he does more than rock her boat—he rocks her world and causes her to question her buttoned-up existence.

In Love Right Now we hear stories from people living in the Middle East today who risk everything for love.

When Jovani Higgs shows up as the latest artist in residence at Romey University, Professor Sharla London can’t believe his resemblance to the gorgeous fantasy man she’s been dreaming about. She wants to write it off as her mind playing tricks, but the mysterious artist seems just as drawn to her.

Audible presents Desi Down Under, an Audible Original starring Prajakta Koli, Adarsh Gourav, and Taaruk Raina. Packed with adventure, romance and comedy, Desi Down Under follows childhood best friends Devan (Adarsh Gourav), Meenu (Prajakta Koli), and Meenu's party animal twin brother Rahul (Taaruk Raina) as they go on their first trip abroad, training as lifesavers at the stunning Coogee beach in Sydney, Australia.