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After his last tour in the Marines, Seth Thornton finds himself adrift when he returns to Fair Haven, Washington. A capable soldier who moved up the ranks, Seth struggles to find his place in a town he once called home as the memories of war continue to haunt him - until the day he encounters the beautiful Rose DiMarco. Seth saves Rose when a man accosts her, yet to his surprise, she spurns his help. Her beauty and her headstrong ways captivate him, and he can’t forget about her.

Hätten Florentine und Hannes den beiden jungen Reisenden auch dann ihre Tür geöffnet, wenn sie geahnt hätten, welche Rolle der Besuch aus der DDR im Leben der Banater Familie noch spielen wird? Hätte Samuel seinem besten Freund Oz auch dann rückhaltlos beigestanden, wenn er das Ausmaß seiner Entscheidung überblickt hätte? In Die Unschärfe der Welt verbinden sich die Lebenswege von sieben Personen, sieben Wahlverwandten, die sich trotz Schicksalsschlägen und räumlichen Distanzen unaufhörlich aufeinander zubewegen.

I've learned many lessons throughout my life, but one is more important than the rest: My life is not my own. I understand this more every single day with the actions my family commit. They've arranged for me to marry a clan leader. There's only one problem - I won't be marrying him. I'll be murdering him.

At 17, Lizzie Thornton left her hometown of Fair Haven to pursue her musical dreams — and to run from Trent Younger, the boy who broke her heart. Now a successful singer, Lizzie returns to Fair Haven nine years later. When she runs into Trent at her brother’s wedding, she discovers he’s no longer the shy boy she left behind. He’s a sexy, confident man who knows what he wants — and what he wants is her.

Abby Davison only wants to focus on her career as a nurse, as she has no time for dating after a bad breakup over a year ago. When her mother presses her about settling down, Abby tells her a little white lie: She’s dating Mark Thornton, the handsome and gruff rancher who both frustrates and makes her heart flutter every time they meet. When Mark overhears Abby's lie, he decides to cut her a deal: to keep his silence regarding their make-believe relationship, she'll come to live with him on his ranch until his broken arm heals.

Iris Krasnow was eight years old when she first attended sleepaway camp, building lasting friendships and essential life skills amid the towering pine trees and open skies of Wisconsin. Decades later, she returned to Camp Agawak as a staff member to help resurrect Agalog, the camp's defunct magazine that she wrote for as a child. There, she revisits the activities she loved as a young girl: singing songs around a campfire, swimming in a pristine lake, sleeping under the stars—experiences that continue to fill her with wisdom and perspective.

Iris Aguila’s To Love in Spite of It All puts aside the typical Hollywood notion of “love” and relationships, to instead embroil readers in a tale rooted in new age fable and medieval myth. Through a journey that will have listeners redefining their own lives, Iris leaves her audience wondering where the other half of their soul may be, if they’ve already found it - and what it means to truly love someone. As anyone who has met “the one” knows, the moment is so perfect, they usually can’t even put it into words.

I've never been the type to get on the wrong side of the law until the day I did. I was given two options, to either go to jail for a very long time or become an agent for the CIA. I'm unlike any other agent, though. Most of my colleagues don't have families like I do. You see, I'm Romanian and the purest of blood flows through my veins. Since time has passed I believe I was targeted because of who I know. Otherwise I wouldn't have been sent on this mission, to take down Franco Falcone of the New York Crime Family.

When aspiring actress Lucy Younger arrives on Hazel Island to film her first movie, she thinks she’s finally caught her big break. What could be better than spending her summer on a beautiful island while catching the attention of her mega-famous costar? Enter Carter Roberts: baseball player, playboy, and the most obnoxious, arrogant, and sexy man Lucy has ever had the misfortune to meet. Soon, Carter offers her a role she can’t turn down: play his fake girlfriend and make her costar wild with jealousy.

Merciless and driven, billionaire Anthony Bertram built his company from the ground up, dedicating every waking moment to creating one of the most powerful corporations in the world. The last thing he has time for is romance. He almost lost everything when his first marriage fell apart. Disillusioned from his divorce, Anthony knows from experience that love only makes you weak.

I've always lived my life by the rules. Unlike my two sisters, I'm the good one - the responsible one. Going outside my comfort zone is when I wear red lipstick before 5 p.m. That comfort zone of mine? It's smashed to smithereens on a wild night in Las Vegas when I meet - and marry - Liam Gallagher. After one shot of tequila, then two, then too many to count, a good girl's rules tend to disappear. And so do her panties and her bra and various other articles of clothing when she's with an Irishman who knows his way around a woman’s body.

After witnessing his parents’ doomed love affair long ago, serial playboy Ash Younger decided that love was not meant for him. With his charm and good looks, he’s never lacked for beautiful women. He may push numbers as an accountant by day, but by night, he’s only interested in having a woman in his bed. Yet the night he encounters a mysterious - and gorgeous - widow who doesn’t immediately fall under his seductive spell, Ash realizes he wants her more than he’s ever wanted another woman.

Confession: I, Dandelion “Dani” Wright, am 26 years old and have yet to be deflowered. My excuse? I was too busy running my family’s flower shop and winning floral-design competitions. Suddenly that whole pesky virginity thing becomes a big deal when Jacob West walks back into my life. He’s the boy I once loved - the boy who once humiliated me when he stood me up for prom. This Jacob is no boy though: he’s all man now - confident, charming, and so sexy my metaphorical blossoms are getting scorched.

My father gave me an ultimatum. He should really know better than that. I was set to marry Isabella, the daughter of a prestigious accountant for one of the Clans. He's been pressuring me for years to get married to extend our lineage - basically, to open up a baby-making factory. I may be marrying a woman, but it sure as hell won't be a boring little virgin girl. I want defiance in the highest form, and how better to achieve that than marrying a slave?

I changed every part of myself for him. At first, I thought it was because I loved him. Eventually, I realized that what he did to me was the most disgusting form of emotional abuse. He made me feel as if the authentic parts of me were wrong - that I was ugly. One night, after I had been through hell, I ran to my best friend Natasha's house. I wanted the comfort of my best friend - to hold me and tell me everything would be okay.

Throughout my entire life, I've only wanted one thing - independence. It might seem easy, but it's quite the contrary. It's nothing but a myth in my family because my life is not my own. It never has been, and it never will be. At least, not until now. I made a deal with my father to gain some aspect of freedom. I would marry a Romanian Clan leader to unite their vast mafia with our family hitman business. Two powerful families coming together, creating the most feared partnership in the world.

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.

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.

I owed Mariana so much. I’d betrayed not only her, but The Clans - my country, my people; my own flesh and blood. With so much lost because of me, when Mariana gave me a chance at redemption I was quick to take it. I was needed in the Ukraine, and so I went. But now a vicious woman named Vera is throwing me off my game, and, despite all my preparations and all of my research, I knew nothing of this woman. I owed Mariana so much, and, though I knew nothing of her, she knew enough about me to make that impossible. She knew that I would sooner die than go back on my word.

Det er tid til vinterferie. Træerne har mistet deres blade, og det er koldt udenfor. Christian skal holde ferien på en lille ø sammen med sine forældre. Øen er fyldt med skøn natur, og ferien bliver rigtig dejlig, da øen bliver dækket af et tykt lag sne. Iris Garnov er født i 1939, og gennem tiden har hun haft mange forskellige jobs, heriblandt fabriksarbejder, refrænsangerinde og sekretær. Herefter tog hun basisuddannelsen på Roskilde Universitetscenter, og i 1977 debuterede hun som forfatter.