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It was supposed to be a summer we’d never forget. Instead, everything was stolen from me. The best friend who was more like a sister. The innocent way I looked at life. Leaving me with only unanswered questions. Returning to the island is the second chance I didn’t know I needed. And Hunter is the surprise that knocks me sideways.

For Anna, keeping her deepest scars hidden from the world has always been a necessity - from the bruises of her childhood to the mistake that nearly cost her everything. To keep herself safe, she must keep everyone around her at a distance - especially the man who has tempted her since the moment they met.

She's always been his safe place to land. Jensen has shared a special bond with Tuck for as long as she can remember, their friendship a language that never needed words. But as life threw her one curveball after another, that secret language turned to stony silence. He's always been her protector. Tuck has looked out for Jensen since the day she was born. As his best friend's little sister, he's tried to keep her firmly in the family category. But she's always been more.

One night was all it took for everything to change. From college student to guardian in a single breath. My siblings became my world. No time for date nights or romantic dreams. I traded quiet weekends for sleepless nights. Giving my all to make sure they were cared for. But Griffin had a brokenness that called to me - one that mirrored my own. Gruff and just a little bit reckless. He was the last thing I needed. But everything I wanted.

My past taught me to play it safe. To stay far away from handsome men who promised it all. My life was good without them. Stable, secure, predictable. But one kiss showed me that I’d been playing it safe for far too long. One night, and all I wanted was more of his wildfire. One challenge and my carefully constructed walls tumbled down. Amid the rubble, I realized there was more to this man than I ever dreamed. When everything fell apart, he showed me what it meant to stay. How to truly live.

She's on the run.... Tessa has finally found a safe haven in Sutter Lake, hiding in plain sight - just as long as no one asks too many questions. He can't escape.... Liam knows better than anyone how one wrong word, a single whisper can ruin a life. After seeing the darker side of fame, he's desperate to retreat and find his voice again. Two people from opposite worlds, brought together by a connection neither expected. But the forces they're both running from still lurk in the shadows. And you never know when they might strike.

Die Erinnerung an die Vergangenheit kann heilen – doch was, wenn sie dich in den dunkelsten aller Albträume reißt? Rhodes kehrt nach Sparrow Falls zurück, um das Haus ihrer Kindheit zu renovieren – den Ort, an dem ein verheerendes Feuer einst ihre Familie auslöschte. Doch schon bald merkt sie, dass die Vergangenheit noch lange nicht begraben ist. Seltsame Unfälle, beunruhigende Botschaften und das Gefühl, beobachtet zu werden, lassen sie zweifeln: War das Feuer wirklich nur ein tragischer Unfall? Auf der Baustelle trifft sie auf Anson Hunt, den besten Freund ihres Stiefbruders.

Nach Jahren auf der Flucht weiß Thea eines ganz sicher: Vertrauen kann tödlich sein. Und doch lässt sie sich darauf ein, mit einem Mann unter einem Dach zu leben, den sie kaum kennt. Shepard Colson ist charmant, aufmerksam – und bringt mit seinem entwaffnenden Lächeln all die Mauern ins Wanken, die Thea sich so sorgfältig aufgebaut hat. Doch Thea hat schon einmal geglaubt, in Sicherheit zu sein. Und sie trägt die Narben, die ihr das Gegenteil bewiesen haben. Trotzdem ist Shep überall. In ihrer Bäckerei, in ihrem Garten, in ihrem Leben.

Seit ihre Zwillingsschwester auf einer College-Party spurlos verschwand, fühlt sich Ridley Sawyer, als hätte sie einen Teil von sich verloren. Angetrieben von ihrem Schmerz reist sie für ihren True-Crime-Podcast in einem Camper durch die USA, immer auf der Suche nach Antworten. Im beschaulichen Städtchen Shadow Lake stößt sie auf einen Cold Case, der dieselbe Handschrift zu tragen scheint wie der Fall ihrer Schwester. Der junge, unverschämt sexy Sheriff Colter Brooks ist allerdings wenig begeistert von ihren Nachforschungen.