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In her career as a photojournalist, free-spirited Jessie Ryder has seen the world through her camera lens. But she's never traveled far enough to escape a painful moment that has haunted her for the past 16 years: the day she gave her baby daughter away. Now, facing a life-altering crisis, she's decided to fix the broken pieces of her heart and seek out Lila, even if it means she has to upset the world of Lila's adoptive mother...her very own sister, Luz.

Marnie is just 35 when her boyfriend, Brian, drops dead of a sudden heart attack. Stunned by his death, Marnie finds her greatest grief is for Troy, Brian’s son whom she has raised as her own since he was a kindergartener. When he is reclaimed by his train wreck of a birth mother, Troy’s departure drives Marnie to a grief group at the local rec center. There she finds unexpected allies, three strangers who join her in an impulsive road trip from Wisconsin to Las Vegas to reconnect with Troy.

Blessed with an even more compelling allure than most vampires, Chiron has made a fortune in the human world, creating an empire of resorts and casinos. Since the betrayal and imprisonment of his master, he has existed outside the order of the Guardians, trusting no one. But now, the new vampire king has given him a peace offering: a scroll that could free his master. Following the relic's magic leads him to a demon hotel deep in the Everglades, a lush paradise owned by a mysterious and mesmerizing woman....

Back Lands magazine for outdoor enthusiasts has featured Robin Hawke and her outfitting business several times. When her friend, Josie Whittle, the editor-in-chief of the magazine, asks Robin to take a group of writers and photographers out for a week Robin is happy to do it until she finds out that one of the writers going on the trip has never even been camping, let alone gone on a multi-day hike. The only hiking Marianne Jones does is at the mall, so she is not happy about this trip. Marianne makes Robin mad before the hike even starts.

New Zealand vet Samantha accepts a job in small town Southland after graduation. She wants to be thrown in the deep end and experience all life has to offer before heading overseas. Could life be any better? She has her career, her friends and her fiancé. His only vice is the drinking. And the annoying best mate always along for the ride. Samantha travels with friends through South East Asia before setting up to work in the UK. With the arrival of foot and mouth disease, the collapse of the twin towers, and a floundering relationship, life feels very uncertain.

Lan Carter hated these windowless Troop Transports more than he hated anything else in life. It was true that he hated war in general, with every gram of his being, but yet he hated these windowless Troop Transports even more. A soldier couldn't see what he was being dropped into, was the whole issue! The Brass didn't want the Infantry Soldier to see what he, or she, was being dropped into, of course, because it only gave them time to become terrified. Terror was nonproductive.

"Ich liebe dich, Helena. Wahrscheinlich sollte ich das nicht sagen, weil es alles nur schlimmer macht, aber ich kann nicht anders." Helena kann es nicht fassen: In dem Moment, als ihr Glück mit Jess endlich zum Greifen nah ist, wird es ihr schon wieder entrissen. Gerade haben die beiden beschlossen, sich all denen zu widersetzen, die ihre Liebe verhindern wollen, da greifen Unbekannte Jess an und verletzen ihn lebensgefährlich.

Helena vermisst Jess mit jeder Faser ihres Seins. Vor zwei Monaten musste sie die schwerste Entscheidung ihres Lebens treffen und sich von ihm trennen, und noch immer zerreißt ihr allein der Gedanke an ihn das Herz. Einzig ihre Nachforschungen zum Tod ihrer Schwester schaffen es, sie über Wasser zu halten. Doch als sie dabei auf eine Information stößt, die Jess' gesamte Welt auf den Kopf stellen könnte, bleibt ihr nichts anderes übrig, als erneut Kontakt mit ihm aufzunehmen.

The last person police officer Nate Walsh expected to discover stranded in a snowstorm is his brother's ex—and former town rebel—Kelsey Cooper. His complete opposite in every way, Kelsey's the girl he never allowed himself to want. But when she agrees to stay with him until the storm passes, he definitely finds himself wanting the gorgeous, tattooed woman. Kelsey had only meant to drive through her tiny hometown, not end up spending time there. With a cop. But despite her issues with authority figures, even she can admit Mr. Serious looks pretty hot in his uniform.

Unsere Geschwister starben, weil sie sich liebten. Jetzt sind wir dazu bestimmt, einander zu hassen. Aber was, wenn das unmöglich ist? Als Helena Weston nach New York zurückkehrt, hat sie nur ein Ziel: den Ruf ihrer Schwester wiederherstellen, koste es, was es wolle. Zweieinhalb Jahre ist es her, dass Valerie und ihre große Liebe Adam nach einer Partynacht tot in ihrer Hotelsuite aufgefunden wurden, und seitdem lässt Adams Familie keine Gelegenheit aus, Valerie die alleinige Verantwortung am tragischen Tod der beiden zu geben.

Only one drastic mission can tempt Kyi away from the peaceful woodland where the dryads raised her: killing her mother. Xuria's beauty masks a bone-deep evil that has enslaved fey for centuries with the help of a powerful stone. A hundred years ago, Kyi almost succeeded-until one meddlesome vampire destroyed her chance. With rumors that Xuria has emerged from her secret realm, Kyi's determined to try again-despite the vampire who is focused on destroying her.

Faith Fitzpatrick isn't looking for a hero. Burned one too many times in the past, she's now sworn them off completely. And when her brother's best friend, Connor, convinces him to join the dangerous SWAT team, Faith has never been more anti-hero. What's wrong with having a safe job? There's nothing safe about Connor. Confident, sexy, and sporting a six-pack that should be illegal, he's everything she doesn't want.

Brynn McAdams isn't the awkward geek she was in high school - she's grown up and confident, or at least she tries to be. But when her old crush, the impossibly handsome and impossibly unattainable Sawyer Raines, comes back to town to direct her community play, Brynn finds herself determined to be the glamorous girl she knows he'd want, not the shy girl he doesn't even recognize. Good thing she's an excellent actress.

Divorced single-mom Daphne likes her life just the way it is. Her organic farm is booming. Her daughter is sassy and happy, she’s got two good friends in Delia and Alice at The Riverview, and yes, her mother is trying to convince her to get back in the dating pool - but Daphne is not interested. She’s done with drama. But when all the people she loves are affected by the bombshell that gets dropped at The Riverview Inn, she can’t help but get involved.

On November 8, 2004, his 48th birthday, my husband Philip Morrow was diagnosed with cancer. Five months later, on April 12, 2005, he took his last breath in my arms. It was Phil’s deep desire to write a book about his journey and to inspire others about the power of hope and faith. On the final day of his life, after having been told that he had only days to live, Phil said to me, “Tarn, don’t forget to bring in my journal tomorrow as this will be good for my book.”

At great personal cost, Nara Dall has defeated King Vorick, yet the Great Land is still not free. Her twin sister, Kayna, has taken the throne and is committing unspeakable acts. If the terrifying rumors hold true, she will soon have cursed warriors at her disposal - an army to hunt Nara down and destroy everything she holds dear.

My mother wants all her kids and grandkids to spend Christmas Eve at her house and wake up on Christmas morning together. Sounds reasonable, right? And it would be. If it weren’t my mother. My husband, Declan, is protesting any involvement, though he’s openly intrigued by the idea of claiming his territory by having sex in my childhood bed. And by intrigued, I mean a series of really hot suggestions that make me whimper when I have to say no. Wait - why am I saying no, again?

''Low Country Hero has everything I look for in a book-it's emotional, tender, and an all-around wonderful story.'' --RaeAnne Thayne, New York Times bestselling author Welcome to Safe Haven, where love—and a second chance—is just around the corner… Sunny, carefree days splashing in the...

After growing up in a dysfunctional and emotionally abusive home, Tanya Marquardt runs away on her sixteenth birthday. Her departure is an act of rebellion and survival - whatever she is heading toward has to be better than what she is leaving behind. Struggling with her inner demons, Tanya must learn to take care of herself during two chaotic years in the working-class mill town of Port Alberni, followed by the early-nineties underground goth scene in Vancouver, British Columbia. She finds a chosen family in her fellow misfits, and the bond they form is fierce and unflinching.

Fifteen-year-old Nara Dall has never been good at keeping secrets. Yet it seems that her life has been filled with them, from the ugly scar on her back to the strange powers she possesses. Her mysterious adoptive father refuses to say anything about her origins, and soon, she and her best friend must attend the announcement ceremony, in which youths are tested for a magical gift. A gifted youth has not been announced in the poor village of Dimmitt for decades. When Nara uncovers the reason, she uses her own powers to make things right. The decision sets her and her friend on a path.