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Connie lost her words at the age of five, the day she witnessed her mother and father's untimely death. Since then she has been all but mute, only being able to choke out a few select words. Now, years on, Connie's husband is on his deathbed, and all she can do is quietly sit by his side. But there are so many dreadful secrets locked up in Connie's silent prison. And time is running out to set them free....

1895, Renmark, South Australia: Maggie O'Rourke has always had a hard head. No man was going to tie her down to a life of babies and domestic slavery, even if that man was as good (and as annoyingly attractive) as Sam Taylor. Maggie is happily earning her own way as a maid in a house on the Murray River when disaster strikes. Forced to defend herself and a friend from assault by an evil man, she flees downriver on a paddle steamer. With death at her heels, Maggie begins to realize that a man like Sam might be just who she wants in her hour of need.

It's 2031, and the world has been utterly transformed. After years of rising floodwaters, all that's left is an archipelago of mountaintop colonies surrounded by a deep expanse of open water. Civilization as it once was is gone. Myra and her young daughter, Pearl, survive by fishing from their small boat, visiting small hamlets and towns on dry land to trade for supplies and information. The sole purpose of Myra's existence is to protect Pearl, while mourning the loss of her oldest daughter, Row, who was kidnapped during the last terrifying storm surge.

An ordinary family. A devastating betrayal. Evie has been away from home long enough to bury the pain that shaped her childhood. Now, with the sudden death of her father, she must return. Back to the same house. Back to the memories. Back to her mother. At first, coming home feels unexpectedly comforting. But as she goes through her father’s files, Evie uncovers a secret that opens old wounds and changes her life forever. That’s only the beginning. As Evie’s world starts to shatter around her, she realises that those she loves most are also those capable of the deepest betrayal.

What do the women of Sea View have in common? Dan! When two dead women wash up on the beach, their only common denominator is Long Island attorney, Dan Chua, Pam’s on-again, off-again lover. Then, at a Sea View beach gathering of friends and family, Laura Long realizes that every female guest there had been involved with him. The fact is pointed out to Dan, and he changes his modus operandi; something he’d attempted to do and failed many times in the past.But when Dan takes himself out of circulation, his popularity with the womenfolk of Babylon increases exponentially. Focusing on his ...

Millie P. Booth is finally learning what it means to be an adult. Real friendships with Revenging Angels Connie Sue and Ro are better than the occasional hook up, although a quick romp now and then does sound like fun. Community college classes are interesting, beer at Klee’s is a must, and her life is easy peasy until scary things happen to Millie’s parents, Ro gets in over his head with his first real boyfriend, and the gang almost loses their BFF. Connie Sue’s shady preacher parents decide that her extremely unconventional romance is a sin on so many levels. They have Connie Sue ...

APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH — The injustice of wrongful convictions. Rob Carson’s life had been turned upside down; his pregnant wife, Janey, was dead and he was imprisoned for her murder. From the day of the bludgeoning, Rob maintained his innocence but statistics put a target on his back. The data was all too clear, husbands kill wives. Kara, Rob’s childhood sweetheart, was in disbelief. The whole of it was inconceivable. Rob was not capable of such a heinous, brutal act. He was not a killer.

Wenn du niemandem mehr vertraust, hör auf dein Herz. Nach einem Unfall leidet Jenny unter Schmerzen und Schwindel und traut sich immer weniger zu ...

When Eva Moore wakes up on her fiftieth birthday, her drab middle-class life immediately starts to unravel. First, she receives an anonymous Facebook message claiming her husband is having an affair. Next, she is restructured out of her job by her obnoxiously young boss. Then, just when she thinks her life can't get any worse, her elderly parents wilfully go missing from their group tour of India. The only clues they've left behind is an increasingly bizarre series of TikTok videos.

1957, London. A gang of girls called the Kings rule the bomb-struck streets of Finsbury Park. When Harry, their unpredictable but charismatic leader, tries to encroach on the territory of the rival Seven Sisters gang, the Kings know they're in for a fight. Armed with flick knives and fists, they do battle in dancehalls and on football fields. But with the authorities closing in and conscripted boys threatening to reclaim what was once theirs, the Kings must ask if they're willing to pay the price of loyalty.

DG is five the first time her mother goes away. She’ll go away again and again before DG finally understands why: mental illness and a manipulating husband. DG’s family aren’t like other families. Her father moves them constantly. Moving, along with the stigma of mental illness, isolates the family. In public, they seem the perfect American dream. In private they grow increasingly unstable. Darling Girl unfolds in a series of vignettes spanning 10 years and four continents.

"โสมส่องแสง" นวนิยายยอดนิยมที่นักอ่านทั้งประเทศชื่นชม และไทยทีวีสีช่อง 3 เคยแพร่ภาพเป็นละครฟอร์มใหญ่แห่งปี 2537 หัวใจที่สว่างไสวและเดียงสาใสบริสุทธิ์ ของเจ้านางน้อยรอยคำ ที่ผูกพันกับนายทหารไทย "ผู้พันภูริต" ผู้ที่หลายคนตั้งคำถามเสมอว่า เขาเป็นใคร ทำไมต้องมารบเพื่อเวียงสรอง? ภูริต…ทุกลมหายใจของเขา…เพื่อเพื่อน…เพื่อนของเขา…เจ้ารอย! รอยอินทร์ หากเมื่อเวียงสรองล่ม เสด็จพ่อของเจ้ารอยคือเจ้าหลวงแห่งเวียงสรอง กำลังจะถูกประหารชีวิต!

Eine Female Rage Revenge Romantasy. 364 Tage. Schwertkämpferin Dania zählt die Tage, seit sie unschuldig ins Gefängnis geworfen wurde. Seit sie verraten wurde. Seit ihre Gedanken nur noch um ein Ziel kreisen: Rache. Dieses Ziel – und die Hoffnung, ihre Familie wiederzusehen – hält sie aufrecht. Und dann ergibt sich dank einer Mitgefangenen endlich die Chance zur Flucht. Bewaffnet mit einem geheimen Vorrat an Dschinn-Magie und einer neuen Identität, setzt Dania einen Plan in Gang, um diejenigen zu Fall zu bringen, die sie und ihre Familie hintergangen haben.

In einem kleinen Waldstück bei Vimmerby, mitten in der schwedischen Provinz, wird eine weibliche Leiche gefunden. Sie hat weder Handy noch Papiere bei sich. Die Ermittler Marten Henriksson und Lena Wallin - einst glücklich verheiratet - übernehmen den Fall und kämpfen währenddessen mit ihrer gemeinsamen Vergangenheit.

Soley hat alles, was sie sich je erträumt hat: Erfolg, Geld, einen gutaussehenden Freund. Doch obschon von den Fans bejubelt, fühlt sich die Sängerin auf der Bühne so allein wie noch nie. Als nach dem Tod ihrer Großmutter Rose auf dem Familienanwesen das Ölgemälde einer Frau auftaucht, die aussieht wie sie, glimmt eine Sehnsucht in ihr auf. Sie muss herausfinden, wer diese Frau war und was sie mit ihr zu tun hat. Auf eigene Faust folgt sie den Spuren des Bildes nach Island, und sie taucht ein in die Geschichte eines Landes, mit dem sie tiefer verbundener ist, als sie es je hätte ahnen können.

¿Qué pasaría si solo conocieras sus ojos y sucumbieses a su mirada? ¿Y si esa mirada te empezase a seguir anticipándose a tus deseos, la encontrases en todas partes y la atracción inicial se convirtiera en la sensación de estar permanentemente bajo observación? ¿Quién se está adelantando a tus pensamientos, a tus movimientos? ¿Por qué lo hace? ¿Para qué? Junto a la irresistible fascinación que empiezas a sentir por quien está detrás de esos ojos y el desconcierto y la necesidad de resolver el misterio, empieza a crecer un miedo a lo desconocido que nunca antes habías sentido.

A Found Family Surprise Baby Romance with a Grumpy Millionaire Baby-Daddy. As a Billionaire Tech genius, Fiona Douglas doesn't explain herself---to anyone. Then, one fantastic night with a grumpy millionaire changes everything. Now, there’s a baby on the way, and she’s signed an agreement to never contact the baby-daddy again after their One-And-Done date night at the Billionaire Experience. So call her shocked when the host of her corporate retreat turns out to be Rory O'Shanahan, her baby-daddy. Whether they like it or not, they're neighbors for the next three months. Even worse, ...

La novela que continúa la saga de las espías salteñas que Elsa Drucaroff iniciara con éxito en La patria de las mujeres. La aristocrática Loreto Sánchez de Peón y su ayudante, la liberta Benita, que ya han demostrado sagacidad y valentía en arriesgadas misiones de inteligencia a favor de Güemes y del movimiento independentista patriota, enfrentan aquí un desafío aun mayo.

Peluquerías, postizos, tinturas, cortes y extensiones, quirófanos, clínicas, lipos, liftings, flotadores, operaciones estéticas, residuos patógenos. Los ámbitos en que transcurre y el vocabulario que ilumina esta siniestra historia protagonizada por Ruth Epelbaum –la detective creada por Krimer en Sangre kosher– nos anticipan que en esta novela, como siempre, las mujeres se hacen cargo, padecen, disfrutan, ponen el cuerpo. Y lo pone sobre todo la entrañable Ruth.

Amelia, la protagonista de la serie, es la anti-heroína por excelencia: su curiosidad la mete en líos de los que sale gracias a su instinto. Esta vez la encontramos en Miami, nuevo destino de su esposo, diplomático. La pareja se ha dado una segunda oportunidad, pero Amelia vuelve a sentirse mujer florero. Por suerte, nuevamente se verá atrapada por una historia que le pasa por estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado.