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Miles Weston, the Marquess of Hawksridge, longs for a holiday from his life. He is tired of all the politics in and out of the ballrooms. Ever since his aborted wedding, his aunt has tried to match him with blank-faced debutants at every turn. The only entertaining thing in his overscheduled life is observing the antics of Lady Susanna Ashby, whose beauty and vibrancy brighten the greyest day.

Lady Olivia Rivenhall has always lived at Belhaven Hall. A year has passed since her husband's unexpected death, and she's been living in limbo wondering when she will have to vacate her home and finally decide what to do with the rest of her life. Just as she is beginning to believe that the new earl will never come to take possession of the manor, Maxwell Drake walks back into her life.

The death of a friend leads the cautious Eleanor Spencer to reevaluate her life. In a rare impulse, she kisses the man of her dreams—her best friend's older brother. The moment of madness gives her courage to take more chances. This spring, she will finally travel to London for the social season. All she needs is to compile a list of adventures to complete. At the top of her list? Kiss Lucius Grisham again . . .

Als Mamma Carlotta, die italienische Schwiegermutter des Sylter Hauptkommissars Erik Wolf, zu Besuch auf der Insel ist, geschieht ein Mord. Ungefragt mischt sich die quirlige Italienerin in die Ermittlungen ein und stößt schnell auf eine heiße Spur, die sie hartnäckig verfolgt. Doch bevor der Mordfall aufgeklärt werden kann, gerät Mamma Carlotta selbst in Lebensgefahr.

Jude Whittingham didn't expect his football season would be spent in the stands recovering from injury. With rest and rehab his primary focus, Jude finds his mind is becoming as messed up as his Achilles tendon. It doesn't help that Neva, one of his many ex-girlfriends, and the team's nutritionist, has now been assigned to his case. Neva has more to worry about than dealing with Jude. After a series of disastrous dates and time-wasting relationships, her hope of having a baby is fading. Neva's problem—no one has passed the audition phase or come close to being father material.

As a footballer, my first touch of the ball was key. Control, timing, dexterity and skill were all needed to ensure I scored. I figured it wouldn't be dissimilar in a relationship, only even though I was one of Manchester Athletic's star players, I didn't actually know for sure. I'd never had a girlfriend. I'd never, you know—scored. I trained, I joked with my teammates, I helped my mum out with my cousins who she was bringing up. I was studying for a degree, even though it was going to take me years to get it. I hung around at Kitty's café. The coffee was good, but coffee wasn't my thing.

As the captain of Manchester Athletic, I know exactly what persona the media and fans need to see. Everything else is behind tightly closed bedroom doors. I didn't have a pretty childhood. I'm all kinds of broken. The only relationships I have contain boundaries, non-disclosure agreements, and safe words. My best friend and teammate is one of the few people who knows about what I do in private. My problem? The one woman I think I can fall in love with—his sister.

Single dad. Goalkeeper. Widower. Nate Morris is Manchester Athletic's starting keeper and resident good guy. He trains, works out and looks after his daughters. My job isn't to stare unless it's in a professional capacity, and I've sworn off footballers. As one of the team's physios, my hands on job, is very hands off. Until the flirting starts.

Ruined and shipped off to live with her mother's relations in London, Maggie Phillips faces the immediate prospect of living in shame as the poor relation in her uncle's house. Her mother wants to make a lady of her by setting her up with a proper marriage but Maggie desires nothing of the sort, nor is she willing to trust another man again. The only solution is to ruin herself thoroughly abroad, and what better place to do it than the Monster's Ball! But that means searching for the proper scoundrel to carry out the deed.

Die Tage werden heller und wärmer, die Blumen beginnen zu blühen, und der Osterhase kündigt sich an: Es ist Frühling! Davon erzählen auch die Geschichten in diesem Hörbuch. Man begegnet Blumen auf der Suche nach der Sonne, besucht das Frühlingsfest der Drachen und wohnt sogar der Krönung eines Prinzen bei. Ein gelangweilter Osterhase, der zum Superhelden wird, findet genauso Platz wie eine Prinzessin auf Einhornsuche. So ist für alle etwas dabei, und langweilig wird es nie. Die kurzweiligen Geschichten werden von mehreren Sprecherinnen und Sprechern vorgetragen.

Angeblich soll es Trennungen geben, die einvernehmlich und friedlich verlaufen. Amanda Mills kann da nicht mitreden. Die Trennung von ihrem Ex-Mann war nervenaufreibend und anstrengend, nun ist sie froh, in Ruhe ihre Wunden lecken zu können. Zumindest glaubt sie das, bis auf einmal Jaxon Malone vor ihrer Tür sitzt. Ihr neuer Nachbar ist bei ihrem Zusammentreffen zwar sturzbetrunken, aber dennoch ein hervorragender Küsser. Innerhalb kürzester Zeit bringt er Amandas Leben genauso durcheinander, wie sie das seine.

Kommissar Erik Wolf steht vor einem Rätsel: Warum wurde Magdalena Feddersen so gewaltsam umgebracht? Zumal der Hauptverdächtige Mathis Feddersen, der Neffe der Toten, ein perfektes Alibi hat. Zu allem Überfluss findet sich am nächsten Tag im versiegelten Haus des Opfers eine weitere Leiche. Mamma Carlotta, Wolfs italienische Schwiegermutter, die auf der norddeutschen Ferieninsel zu Besuch ist, mischt sich unverzüglich in die Ermittlungen ein - schließlich handelt es sich bei der zweiten Toten um ihre nette Reisebekanntschaft aus dem Flugzeug.