Winter Women

Imagine This is the sequel to Vickie Stringer's bestselling Let That Be the Reason, her stunning debut novel based on life as she knew it in the shocking underworld of the sex and drug trade. Vickie Stringer has gained a legion of fans for her portrayal of Pamela, a.k.a. Carmen, a woman who had...

Sophie is thrilled her life is going so well. Her pub is (mostly) financially secure. She’s dating her hunky pub manager. Her best friend, Oliver, is visiting from California and she’s rented out her macabre guesthouse to a group of skiers on holiday. She’s even handling the cold weather with aplomb. That is, until they are hit by an unexpectedly bad Nor’ Easter. Now, the skiers, along with most of her staff, are stuck at Steamys pub. Sophie is creative, so she’s confident she can make the most of a bad situation. Then one of the skiers is found dead, frozen outside her llama, Jack’s, barn.

Brought to you by Penguin. With her trademark warmth and powerful characters, Winter's Daughter is a stunning new Victorian saga - about a young child separated from her mother, and the family who bring her in from the cold. Hull, 1856. James Ripley and his wife Moira have always looked out for...

“Exquisitely written and brimming with emotion.” —Julia Quinn “Adele Ashworth is certain to become one of romance’s most beloved writers.” —Lisa Kleypas Adele Ashworth’s Winter Garden is a stunning historical romance classic reborn. The story of a beautiful French woman, a spy...

Cozy up by the fireplace for three heartwarming stories of love and weddings in the wintertime. The honor of your presence is requested at three winter weddings . . . A December Bride by Denise Hunter When Layla O'Reilly and Seth Murphy make their engagement public, she knows it's only to...

Christmas is over. And so is my marriage… Twenty years of marriage. Twenty years of ignored red flags. And one very smug ex-girlfriend. He seemed perfect at first. Don’t they always? I fell fast, and I fell hard. So when I discovered his secret double life, suddenly all those years of...

The ebook bestseller is back with her next hilarious read – a fun, fresh tale of love, friendship and family secrets… When Holly breaks up with her boyfriend Dean, she’s at a loss as to what to do next. But things go from bad to worse when her beloved grandmother Ivy dies – and Holly is...

Sylt, Ende Februar: Es ist die Zeit des traditionellen Biikebrennens, als Liv Lammers zu einem neuen Fall auf die Insel gerufen wird. Auf dem Morsum-Kliff wurde eine Leiche entdeckt. Der Tatort sieht aus, als habe ein blutiges Ritual stattgefunden. Das Opfer war ein Hobby-Archäologe, der angeblich einem Wikingerschatz auf der Spur war. Hat er seine Ausgrabungen zu weit getrieben? Oder ist die grausige Inszenierung nur ein Ablenkungsmanöver?

Mandy Miller disappeared from Hallow’s End when she was just 3 years old. She was never found. ‘The Lost Child is complex, mysterious and highly compelling reading.’ – Reviewed the Book Thirty years on, Elaine Ellis is carrying her mother’s ashes back to Hallow’s End to scatter them...

Shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger Award The Times Crime Book of the Month, April 2018 ‘A fascinating debut’ The Sunday Times ‘A touch of Agatha Christie, a dash of Ann Cleeves’s Vera and a suitably moody setting in the Peaks…bring a formidable newcomer to British crime writing.’...

The Sunday Times bestseller returns for a fourth book! Alfie and his mischievous kitten George are back for more adventures – this time taking them a long way from home… Alfie and George just can’t seem to keep out of trouble. So when they hear that their owners have got a new holiday home...

The usually quiet town of Granford is even drowsier during the colder months. But this year it's in for a jolt when Monica Whitman moves into town. She's a dynamo who wants to make friends fast in her new home. Meg Corey is intrigued by the new arrival, who has already sold the town board on a new, fun way to bring in visitors during the off-season: WinterFare, which will feature local foods and crafts, as well as entertainment. Tragically, Monica falls ill and dies after the event in what looks like a case of food poisoning.

A sparkling new Christmas novel from Julia Williams It’s Christmas, and Beth King is preparing to spend it in the bosom of her family, doing the same things they have done since time immemorial: arguing with each other, stuffing themselves silly, putting up with Grandad making them watch the...

Im verschneiten Aspen soll Rosies Hochzeit stattfinden. Doch dem steht mehr im Weg, als alle ahnen: Die Eltern der Braut stehen selbst kurz vor der Scheidung und wollen nur genau bis nach den Feierlichkeiten den Schein wahren. Die Schwester der Braut hält die Eheschließung für einen Fehler und will Rosie davor bewahren, verliebt sich aber unsterblich in den Trauzeugen. Und die Braut selbst hat auch schon kalte Füße! Je näher der große Tag rückt, desto höher schwappen die Emotionen. Dieses Weihnachtsfest wird für jeden in der Familie unvergesslich!

Berlin, Sommer 1949: Die Redakteurin Vera Lessing hat während des Zweiten Weltkrieges ihre Eltern und ihren Mann verloren. Sie will vor allem eines - die traumatischen Erlebnisse für immer hinter sich lassen. Doch als ihr Jugendfreund und Kollege Jonathan auf mysteriöse Weise ums Leben kommt, wird sie unweigerlich in seine Arbeit hineingezogen. Jonathan hat Recherchen über ehemalige Kriegsverbrecher betrieben. Gleichzeitig stand er im persönlichen Kontakt mit einer jungen Frau namens Marie Weißenburg, eine Sekretärin im Stab Konrad Adenauers.

“I love this book—funny, perfect and wonderfully good. A not-to-be-missed delight.” —New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery With echoes of classic Hollywood love stories like Serendipity and An Affair to Remember, Viola Shipman’s latest winter charmer following the USA TODAY...

Over more than a quarter of a century, John Paul II has firmly set his stamp on the billion-member strong Catholic Church for future generations and he has become one of the most influential political figures in the world. His key role in the downfall of communism in Europe, as well as his...

THE PROMISE OF A HOME, THE HEARTBREAK OF AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE As a budding journalist with a major newspaper, Remy McCallister is eager to prove herself. While investigating an unsolved crime, Remy winds up in the tightly woven Amish community of Lancaster County, the last place she would ever...

When 30-year-old Nick loses his prestigious job at a city law firm, he is forced to grudgingly accept work as a Santa at a local Christmas grotto. There he meets five-year-old Alfie, and all Alfie wants for Christmas is for his mum to be happy again. She has been sad ever since his dad died three years ago. Moved by the boy's selfless wish, Nick arranges a date between Alfie's mum, Sarah, and his best friend, Matt.

1906 verlässt die eigenwillige Lisette Winter heimlich ihr großbürgerliches Wiesbadener Elternhaus. Mit ihrer großen Liebe, dem Schneider Emile, will sie befreiende Reformkleider entwerfen und selbstbestimmt leben. Bald sind Lisettes ungewöhnliche Entwürfe bekannt und begehrt, und das Glück des jungen unkonventionellen Paares scheint grenzenlos. Doch dann bricht der Erste Weltkrieg aus. Hundert Jahre später beschäftigt sich die junge Maya Winter mit der gleichen Frage wie ihre Urgroßmutter Lisette: Wie kann ich die Frau werden, die ich sein will?