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In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck.

It's been three years since the devastating accident... three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever. Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock-star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future - and each other.

It’s July 1946, and after a decade of Depression and war, life in America is returning to normal. But for Charlotte and Mary Oswald, one tumultuous summer will unearth all their secrets and upend their world, once again. Charlotte Oswald’s life is dictated by rules. Where she can go. Whom she can speak to. How she can spend her long, dull summer days. It’s a small, closeted existence, but necessary to protect Charlotte, who has suffered from debilitating fits since childhood.

A breathtaking journey toward self-discovery and true love, from the author of If I Stay. When sheltered American good girl Allyson "LuLu" Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the following morning, when she wakes up after a whirlwind day in Paris to discover that Willem has left. Over the next year, Allyson embarks on a journey to come to terms with the narrow confines of her life.

When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything - so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels to Meg's college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there's a lot that Meg never told her. About her old roommates, the sort of people Cody never would have met in her dead-end small town in Washington.

Aaron Stein used to think books were miracles. But not anymore. Even though he spends his days working in his family's secondhand bookstore, the only book Aaron can bear to read is one about the demise of the dinosaurs. It's a predicament he understands all too well, now that his brother and mom are gone and his friends have deserted him, leaving Aaron and his shambolic father alone in a moldering bookstore in a crusty mountain town where no one seems to read anymore. So when Aaron sees the opportunity to sell the store, he jumps at it, thinking this is the only way out.

For every woman who has ever fantasized about driving past her exit on the highway instead of going home to make dinner, for every woman who has ever dreamed of boarding a train to a place where no one needs constant attention - meet Maribeth Klein, a harried working mother who's so busy taking care of her husband and twins, she doesn't even realize she's had a heart attack. Afterward, surprised to discover that her recuperation seems to be an imposition on those who rely on her, Maribeth does the unthinkable: She packs a bag and leaves.

When he opens his eyes, Willem doesn't know where in the world he is - Prague or Dubrovnik or back in Amsterdam. All he knows is that he is once again alone, and that he needs to find a girl named Lulu. They shared one magical day in Paris, and something about that day - that girl - makes Willem wonder if they aren't fated to be together. He travels all over the world, from Mexico to India, hoping to reconnect with her. But as months go by and Lulu remains elusive, Willem starts to question if the hand of fate is as strong as he'd thought...

Envious queen? Evil stepmother? Kidnapping hag? Elsinora, Gwendolyn, and Marguerite are through with warts-and-all tabloids, ugly lies, and the three ungrateful brats who pitted them against each other and the world. But maybe there’s more to the stories than even the Wickeds know. Is it time to finally get revenge? After all, they’re due for a happily-enough-ever-after. Even if they have to write it themselves. 

Classic fables take on new meaning as five of today’s most original bestselling authors serve up some deliciously modern twists. New reflections on evil queens, charmless princes, and star-crossed lovers branch out in provocative and enchanting directions. Follow the path and see where it leads... 

Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making plans to run away from home to find the boy that he loves, and Nathaniel is arriving in New York City after a family tragedy leaves him isolated on the outskirts of Washington state. After the three of them collide in Central Park, they slowly reveal the parts of their past that they haven't been able to confront, and together, they find their way back to who they're supposed to be.

It’s summer, and all 10-year-old Bug wants to do is go to the beach with her older brother and hang out with the interesting personalities around her Venice, California, home. But Danny is too big to want to spend time with her, and Bug’s mom is too busy. Fortunately, their neighbor Philip’s nephew, Frankie, has come to visit. Bug’s not too sure about hanging out with a boy at first, but when they decide to start their own search for a local criminal, they form an instant bond. 

Med sin nye roman "Jeg er faret vild" giver Gayle Forman sine mange fans præcis det, de forventer, samtidig med at hun går nye veje med en dybere historie, som tager alvorlige problemer under behandling. De tre hovedpersoner, Freya, Nathaniel og Harun, slås med så forskellige problemer som pres over at skulle performe og fremstå perfekt, en familie, som ikke vil acceptere homoseksualitet, og at være hjemløs og forældreløs efter en frygtelig ulykke. Imod alle odds finder de sammen, tilbringer en hel dag sammen og deler deres bekymringer, indtil de til sidst finder en måde at hjælpe hinanden videre.

Det sidste kapitel. Og en ny begyndelse. Efter én magisk dag sammen i Paris mistede amerikanske Allyson kontakten til hollandske Willem. Bogen "Bare en dag" fulgte Allyson og hendes ønske om at finde sammen med Willem igen. Efterfølgeren "Bare et år" gav os historien fra Willems perspektiv om det år, hvor de ikke var sammen. Nu har de endelig fundet hinanden igen, og "Bare en nat" er det allersidste kapitel i parrets romantiske historie.

Willem og Allyson havde én magisk dag sammen i Paris. Og så var hun væk. Men Willem er overbevist om, at skæbnen har bestemt, at de skal være sammen. Derfor tager han - af sted verden rundt - for at finde hende. Men som månederne går, og Allyson ikke er til at finde eller komme i kontakt med, begynder han at spekulere på, om skæbnen nu også har så stor betydning.

Maribeth Klein, Anfang 40, ist so damit beschäftigt, die perfekte Mutter von kleinen Zwillingen, Ehefrau und erfolgreiche Redakteurin einer Frauenzeitschrift zu sein, dass sie vor lauter Stress gar nicht merkt, dass sie einen Herzinfarkt hat. Als sie nach einer Notoperation völlig geschwächt wieder zu Hause ist und begreift, dass Familie und Job ihr keine Möglichkeit lassen, zu Kräften zu kommen, trifft sie eine schmerzhafte Entscheidung: Sie packt eine kleine Tasche und geht.

Allysons Leben ist genau wie ihr Koffer - überlegt, geplant und ordentlich gepackt. Doch am letzten Tag ihrer Europatour lernt sie Willem kennen. Mit ihm erlebt sie in Paris "nur einen Tag" voller Abenteuer, Romantik und Freiheit - 24 Stunden, die ihr Leben von Grund auf verändern. Bis Willem am nächsten Morgen nicht mehr da ist.

Mia muss sich entscheiden: Soll sie bei ihrem Freund Adam und ihrer Familie bleiben - oder ihrer großen Liebe zur Musik folgen und mit ihrem Cello nach New York gehen...

Alles, was Willem weiß, ist, dass er ein Mädchen wiederfinden muss, das sich Lulu nennt. Er ist sich sicher, dass sie zusammengehören. "Und ein ganzes Jahr" lang ist er auf der Suche nach ihr. Aber als die Monate vergehen, beginnt er an der Macht des Schicksals zu zweifeln.