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Celebrate the joys of the holiday season with a trio of exquisitely crafted, richly romantic tales by three of the brightest stars in contemporary fiction. Filled with passion, drama, and a touch of magic, this festive gathering of classic Christmas stories—available for the first time in ten years—tells about the lives and loves of one unforgettable family and the enchanted heirloom that links one generation to the next.

Kate Gilbert is a woman without a past — or even a passport — to tie her down. Raised by smugglers, she lives by her wits, relishing the sense of freedom that only the life of the open sea can provide. All she knows of love she has learned from classic literature. Nothing she’s read in Shakespeare, however, could have prepared her for Beau Lantry.

Broadway’s most esteemed visionaries tell all - how they got started in the business, how they chose projects, how they raise money, why some of their shows were huge hits and others flopped, and much more. From Flo Ziegfeld and David Merrick, from Joseph Papp, from Cameron Mackintosh, from today’s up-and-coming new generation of producers - here are priceless words of wisdom.

Amy Sedaris meets Woody Allen in an uproarious memoir of self discovery. In her critically acclaimed memoir Dork Whore, Iris Bahr finally lost her virginity in the summer between high school and Brown University. In this book, she’s ready for love a year later - but not much wiser. Through all of her uproarious capers, she tries to reconcile her craving for mindblowing sex with her desire for a meaningful relationship - all in an attempt to become an adult. Sort of.

This Christmas, celebrate the joys of the season with a trio of exquisitely crafted, richly romantic tales by three of the brightest stars in contemporary fiction. Filled with passion, drama, and a touch of magic, this festive gathering of classic stories, available for the first time in 10 years, tells about the lives and loves of one unforgettable family and the enchanted heirloom that links one generation to the next.

Eve Duncan’s mission in life is to bring closure to the families who have experienced the agony of a missing child. As a forensic sculptor, she is able to piece together bones, create a face, and match a name to a child who would have otherwise gone unidentified. Eve is brilliant, driven, and tormented - because her own daughter, Bonnie, was taken from her years ago. Now, with the help of CIA agent Catherine Ling, a startling piece of evidence is uncovered in the quest to find Bonnie, leading to a connection that had been all but buried....

While mapping the ancient underwater metropolis of Marinth, marine architect Hannah Bryson makes a shocking discovery: She may have finally uncovered the truth about the once-glorious city’s mysterious demise. Marinth’s sudden disappearance has confounded scientists for years, but now, with the revelation of a key artifact, Hannah realizes that the long-buried city’s explosive secret could have dire consequences for the modern-day world.

It all begins with a painting called Guilt. Eve Duncan’s daughter, Jane, has no idea why she painted the portrait of the chilling face that now hangs in a Paris gallery. But the members of a cult know both the face and the significance behind it. They believe that Jane must die - when the moment is right, and not an instant before she leads them to an ancient treasure whose value and power are beyond price. But for now, they target those close to her - killing without mercy or conscience.

A CIA agent’s two-year-old child was stolen in the night as a brutal act of vengeance. Nine years later, Catherine Ling’s instincts - maternal and professional - tell her that her son is still alive, but she needs the help of someone as driven and obsessed as she is to find him - and that person is Eve Duncan. Eve has walked this same path and shares Catherine’s nightmare, having endured the disappearance of her own daughter, Bonnie.

Lisa Landon makes her living with her voice — a voice fueled by a heartbreak she vows never to experience again. But despite her renown, Lisa’s real ambition is to escape the memories that follow her from one sold-out engagement to the next. Perhaps that’s what brings her to the exotic desert nation of Sedikhan and the nightclub where she meets Clancy Donahue.

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan’s mission is to bring closure to the families whose loved ones have vanished. She knows their anguish - her own beloved daughter, Bonnie, was taken from her when Bonnie was just seven years old. It is only recently that this mystery was resolved and Eve could begin her journey to peace. Now Jim Doane wants the same kind of answers that Eve always longed for. His 25-year-old son may or may not be dead, and he has only burned skull fragments as possible evidence.

Kate McKenna is a photojournalist with a renegade reputation - and a fearless streak that lands her in an experimental hot air balloon, flying over the Rio Grande with the infamous Nick O’Brien. She wants to capture the real man behind the brilliant inventor, but to do that she needs to survive a crash landing in a lawless land and the ruthless bandits who take them hostage. As they conspire to escape their captors, Nick’s fierce protective instinct ignites a deep, primitive desire.

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan knows what it’s like to be haunted by the past. For years after her daughter, Bonnie, was stolen from her, she fought for closure. When her mother, Sandra, asks Eve to find a missing friend named Beth Avery, she wants to help but is sure that Sandra is hiding something. The fact that she adamantly refuses to go to the police reinforces Eve’s suspicions that something is very wrong. Eve learns that Beth has been locked away in a mental hospital for years....

Catherine Ling was abandoned on the streets of Hong Kong at age four. Schooled in the art of survival, she traded in the only commodity she had: information. As a teenager, she came under the tutelage of a mysterious man known only as Hu Chang - a skilled assassin and master poisoner. As a young woman, she was recruited by the CIA and now she is known as one of their most effective operatives. Having lived life in the shadows, Catherine is aware of the wobbly moral compass of her existence....

Bei den Luschinskis geht es drunter und drüber. Nicht nur verwüsten nach der Feier zum 14. Geburtstag der Drillinge uneingeladene Gäste das Haus, es bahnen sich auch noch allerlei persönliche Schwierigkeiten für die drei Geschwister an. Schönling Lennart beschließt, dass er einfach mal der Welt verrät, dass Ruth in seine Ex Kerstin verliebt ist. Ben hat währenddessen an einer anderen Front mit der Liebe zu kämpfen, sein bester Freund Wuddi hat sich nämlich ausgerechnet in Monalena verliebt!

Lustig, launisch, die Luschinskis: Während Vater Thorsten nur einen halbgebackenen Chef de Cuisine abgibt, wird Mutter Viola bei etwas zu viel Intimität mit dem Zahnarzt der Familie erwischt. Die Drillinge Ben, Ruth und Monalena stiften währenddessen unter sich Chaos. Ben prügelt sich mit Wolf dem Würger, Monalena sieht ihre Zukunft als Stern des Reality-TV-Himmels und Ruth muss sich mit den Gefühlen ihrer ersten großen Liebe auseinandersetzen - hätte sie doch bloß nie bemerkt, wie schön Kerstin doch ist... Währenddessen hat Familienhund Ouzo Mundgeruch.

Die Chaos-Familie ist wieder da, und jeder hat wieder seine eigenen Probleme. Ben hat einen gelehrigen Pit Bull ins Herz geschlossen und muss zu seinem großen Unglück feststellen, dass er den neu gefundenen Freund nicht mit nach Hause nehmen darf. Auch scheint seine Freundin Anja mit seiner Schwester Ruth zusammen zu sein. Was bleibt ihm da außer wegzulaufen? Monalena ist zu sehr mit sich selbst beschäftigt um wirklich darauf Acht zu geben, sie findet sich nämlich zu fett. Und warum nur bleibt ihre Periode plötzlich aus?

Es gibt Tage, an denen möchte man sich am liebsten wieder im Bett verkriechen. Genau so einen Tag hat Marie erwischt. Irgendwie möchte ihr nicht wirklich was gelingen, niemand hat Zeit und sie fühlt sich allein und verlassen. Doch dann triftt sie im Traum auf Friedrich Karl Julius Hermann August Sebastian Max, genannt Schepper. Und schnell wird klar: Da haben sich zwei getroffen, die gemeinsam durch dick und dünn passen.

Marie hat es nicht leicht. Nicht nur, dass die Erwachsenen ihr immer Vorschriften machen wollen. Sie glauben ihr auch nicht immer alles. Und das ist ganz schön blöd. Als dann aber auch noch Melanie, Maries beste Freundin, ihr nicht abnehmen möchte, dass der Kater in der Laube sprechen kann, versteht Marie die Welt nicht mehr. Dabei erzählt der Kater doch so spannende Geschichten, die, zugegeben, manches Mal auch ein wenig merkwürdig klingen. Zum Beispiel, wenn er von den Mäusen erzählt, die Tango tanzen.

Matti har altid levet i to forskellige verdner. Den ene er den virkelige verden, som han deler med alle andre. Den anden er hans egen eventyrlige drømmeverden. Da Matti flytter til Helsinki, begynder han at få problemer i både den virkelige og den eventyrlige verden. I Helsinki bliver han forfulgt af to drengebander, mens der i eventyrverdenen er en sort ridder efter ham. Iris Kiefer og Jürgen Starbatty er begge tyske forfattere. Sammen har de skrevet bogen En rygsæk fuld af eventyr, som blandt andet er blevet oversat til dansk.