Winter Women

When a team of sled dogs uncovers the remains of a murder victim, the annual sled dog festival brings a string of suspects. In this frozen tundra, can Katie stop the killer before he chooses his next victim?

Tom Locke must track a missing Saudi prince deep inside ISIS territory in this second military action thriller from the authors of Shadow War. Disillusioned after a mission in Ukraine goes tragically wrong, military contractor Tom Locke is on the run from Apollo Outcomes, a private military...

La primera novela de Albalucía Ángel es una obra torrencial y adelantada a su tiempo que mezcla vivencias, digresiones y quimeras para trasladar al lector, a través de la mente de su protagonista, en un viaje frenético que lo llevará a toda velocidad a París, Roma, las islas griegas o Venus en una narración sin límites de género ni convenciones de estilo. Una obra que supuso un antes y un después para la literatura latinoamericana escrita por mujeres e introdujo con arrebato la experimentación posmodernista en la narrativa colombiana.

Lindsey Haynes' father once gave her a snow globe with the note: "Unsure where to go? Give a little shake...and your heart will always know." On a whim, those words lead her to the quaint New England town of Addison. It's a place straight out of a storybook with its twinkling town green, decorated Main Street, and secluded lakeside cabin community. But an encounter with a dejected doctor named Greg Davis turns Lindsey's days upside down, much like a snow globe in motion. With a little nudge from endearing townsfolk, and a few chance meetings of their own, a magical flurry of emotions suddenly swirls around them.

Frank Lombardo's never been spontaneous. The closest he's come was accepting a side job chopping firewood for a lakeside community of rustic cabins. But with another lonely holiday season imminent, Frank's sister urges him to be spontaneous because, seriously, who does he ever expect to meet out in the woods?

With a suitcase in hand and a bit of reluctance, too, Penny Hart arrives at Cardinal Cabin on Snowflake Lake. It's only for a brief stay, though nobody knows where she is. Not her boss, not her friends....

Only Frank Lombardo.

A woman who is raped at a young age finds strength.

Hot hockey superstar Brent Oliver has it all--good looks, charm, dozens of endorsement deals, and a spectacular career. Uh, nix that last one. Brent has the talent and skill that should have his career soaring. But something is wrong. He's lost his hockey mojo and can't get it back. Enter Aubrey Shelburne, life coach to the stars.

"Was kann passieren, wenn du mal richtig Gas gibst?" Nicola Winter findet es heraus: Als eine der ersten Jetpilotinnen Deutschlands verwirklicht sie ihren Traum, das Fliegen zum Beruf zu machen. Sie lernt, in Extremsituationen ruhig zu bleiben und erkennt, dass die Fähigkeiten, die im Cockpit entscheidend sind, auch im Berufs- und Alltagsleben zum Erfolg führen.

Eine Ermittlerin im Polarkreis. Anelie Andersson hat es an eine Polizeistation im nordschwedischen Polarkreis verschlagen. Hier lebt man fast das ganze Jahr in Eis und Schnee. Als sich eine Frau bei ihr meldet, weil ihr siebzehnjähriger Sohn verschwunden ist, macht Anelie sich an die Arbeit. Bald wird der Junge aufgefunden; er ist - in Felle gehüllt - überfahren worden. Doch offenbar wurde er zuvor irgendwo gefangen gehalten. Je intensiver sie ermittelt, desto mehr sagen Anelie ihre Erfahrung und Intuition, dass es um mehr geht als um einen Unfall.

Eigentlich gefällt es Liza ganz gut, beim Umzug gleich von ihrem attraktiven Nachbarn mit dem süßen Lächeln und dem australischen Akzent auf Händen getragen zu werden. Mit verlaufener Wimperntusche und zerfetzten Schuhen will Flirten allerdings gelernt sein. Gut, dass Liza sowieso nicht vorhat, sich in irgendwen zu verlieben. Erst recht nicht, wenn es sich dabei um den Assistenzarzt handelt, der im gleichen Krankenhaus arbeitet, in dem ihre Schwester Becca auf eine Lungentransplantation wartet.

Trey Westcott - devastatingly gorgeous. Intimidatingly brilliant. Powerful beyond belief. As the first trillionaire in existence, my boss lives a life most people can only dream of. Anything he wants is a snap of the fingers away. But when the coldhearted magnate snaps his fingers and requests me for a stint on his arm playing the role of his devoted fiancée and then some, he makes an offer I can’t refuse. And so I don’t. But I make it clear that he’ll have my time, my body, my attention, my discreet professionalism - everything except my heart. It’s not for sale.

"The first time I saw him was at a bar called Ophelia’s on a misty Thursday night. I was there to drown my sorrows after a trying day, he was there to escape the storm. After a brief yet incredibly cruel exchange, the handsome stranger bolted before I had a chance to tell him off. Tearing after him in heels and barely able to keep up in the freezing rain, I ended my chase when I realized where he was going. They say never to judge someone unless you know their story. I never could have anticipated his..."

One year after her husband is killed in action, Julie Ellis is back in her hometown and focused on raising her young son. Then Reagan Harrison bursts into her life - a cocky, charming linebacker who leaves her off balance.

Happy in marriage and motherhood, Sherise is back at work and ready for a big promotion to White House press secretary - until an incompetent rival gets the job instead. Something's dirty and Sherise is going to get to the bottom of it... Billie's law career is thriving, and she's newly engaged. But between her fiancé's disapproving mother and his angry ex-girlfriend, Billie's plans for the future may be put on hold - permanently...

This second installment in her D.C. series features the continuing saga of best friends who overcome difficult childhoods to find professional success, but still struggle with chaotic personal lives. As Sherise Robinson puzzles over who fathered her daughter, Erica Kent endures a difficult family reunion. Meanwhile, Billie Carter flounders in the aftermath of a nasty divorce.

My obsession was born of innocence and good intentions, and it began the day I spotted a handwritten journal lying in the bushes outside a townhouse on Lexington Avenue. It was raining sideways that morning, and my plan was to return it the next day, safe and dry. Only I kept it. I kept it, and I read it. A week later, overwhelmed with curiosity and feeling guilty for harboring secrets that didn't belong to me, I tried to return it. Only I wasn't expecting to meet him. Unapologetically heartless and enigmatically sexy, he claims he knows nothing about the journal.

I've never felt more alive than when I'm on my knees before my master. Some would say I should be ashamed. Others might say I'm filled with sin. I say I'm just a woman with unstoppable determination, doing whatever it takes to secure her freedom before the opportunity fades forever. Nobody knows about us. Not my father, my three mothers, or my seven brothers and sisters. I was bred to be chaste and true, expected to find a respectable polygamous man and carry on the tradition of our faith.

Postnatal psychosis strips Colette of her early time with her baby, shreds her sanity, and almost destroys her marriage. When suicide seems the only option, Colette must face her limitations and move forward with demons clinging to every aspect of her life, whilst desperately trying to hold on to what she dearly loves.

Four heartwarming romances filled with holiday spirit: Christine gives love a second chance in snowy Vermont; widower William is startled when Santa delivers a new mommy; single mom Carol discovers a winter wonderland in Maine; and Matt and Sarah find each other again by the North Carolina shores. These sweet holiday stories will have you laughing and sighing, and once again believing - in the special magic of Christmas.

Die alleinerziehende Camilla kämpft an allen Fronten. Täglich muss sie sich im väterlichen Delikatessenhandel beweisen, während ihre 15-jährige Tochter Marie gegen sie rebelliert. Und dann wird sie auch noch nach Südfrankreich geschickt, um mit einer Honigmanufaktur zu verhandeln - im Gepäck das tobende Mädchen und ihren nervtötenden Nachbarn, der sich ihnen spontan angeschlossen hat. Kein Wunder, dass sich das pittoreske Bergdorf Loursacq zunächst als wenig heilsam für die angespannten Gemüter erweist.