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From the day they first meet as teenagers, Fern and Jessica are best friends. Despite their differences, they are there for each other throughout everything, navigating the difficulties of growing up and fitting in. That is until Jessica crosses a line that Fern can't forgive. But now, more than 10 years later, Jessica has unexpectedly reappeared in Fern's life.

For the first time in this ancient bloodstained story, the tournament is breaking. The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the arena have fallen. Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds. A dead boy now lives again. And a new champion has entered the fray, one who seeks to break the curse for good...no matter how many lives are sacrificed in the process. As the curse teeters closer and closer to collapse, the surviving champions each face a choice: dismantle the tournament piece by piece, or fight to the death as this story always intended.

The 1990s are proving tough for the convent. The order of the Sisters of Saint Philomena is down to its three last nuns. The place that Sisters Margaret, Bridget and Cecilia call home is in dire need of repairs and, with no savings and no new recruits, they are facing the prospect of having to sell up and leave behind the friends and neighbours in the parish community that they love. That is, until 90-year-old Cecilia decides to play the newly launched National Lottery and a series of small miracles begins to unfold.

È il 1942 quando Eva Adami viene deportata ad Auschwitz. Schiacciata tra i corpi pigiati sul treno ed esausta per le privazioni, non riesce a pensare ad altro che a ritrovare suo marito, da cui è stata separata a forza. Ma ad Auschwitz non c'è traccia di lui. E la cruda realtà del campo di concentramento si abbatte su di lei, minacciando di spezzarla definitivamente. Una notte, mentre piange di nascosto, sente un sussurro provenire dalla branda vicina. Un'altra prigioniera, Sofie, le prende la mano…

Rose and Charlotte arrive in 1990s New York, fresh out of university and fizzing with ambition. When they end up working at the same music magazine, Charlotte—earnest, bookish—is wary of brash, outspoken Rose. But hesitancy soon gives way to a unique friendship that will change both girls forever. Determined to take advantage of every day in this thrumming, jubilant city, their lives become entirely entwined. Together they find love and lose it, hit their strides and stumble, see each other through marriages, motherhood, divorces, career glories and catastrophes.

Liebe überstrahlt alles. Von außen betrachtet ist ihr Leben perfekt: Sie lebt und leitet eines der angesehensten Weingüter, ihre Schwägerin ist ihre beste Freundin, ihr Mann begehrt und erfolgreich... Im Grunde führt sie das Leben, von dem sie immer geträumt hat. Doch Mackenzie Dienes muss sich eingestehen, dass sie und Rhys einfach kein glückliches Paar mehr sind. Als er die Trennung will, ist Mackenzies Schmerz unermesslich. Denn sie sieht sich nicht nur dem Verlust der Beziehung, sondern auch dem ihres Zuhauses und ihrer Familie gegenüber.

This is a book for everyone. As a parent, grandparent, teen, or adult, you will find one, perhaps many, of the characters in New Neighbors to be like yourself in many ways. As the story progresses, the diverse characters display their traits and emotions. While subtle in the book, they become recognizable no matter your state in life—as a teenager, parent, or a best friend—as the story progresses. Discovering yourself in New Neighbors is a part of the enjoyment of listening as well as recalling memories from your past.

Cuando Bailey conoce a Ethan, un niño de ocho años, enseguida descubre cuál es la razón de su vida: jugar con ese niño, explorar la granja durante los veranos y dejar los platos de comida de Ethan completamente limpios (pero solo cuando su madre no lo está vigilando). Pero Bailey pronto aprenderá que la vida no siempre es tan sencilla, y que algunas veces suceden cosas malas; es cuando se dará cuenta de que lo más importante en proteger al chico que adora.

Der Morgenzug nach London – die perfekte Verbindung für sechs Fremde, die zu Freunden werden. Tag für Tag fährt die Ratgeberkolumnistin Iona in Begleitung ihres Hundes Lulu mit dem Zug die zehn Stationen von Hampton Court nach Waterloo Station. Jeden Tag sieht sie dabei dieselben Leute, denen sie insgeheim Spitznamen gegeben hat: die-unfassbar-hübsche-Leseratte, der-schrecklich-einsame-Teenager oder der-smarte-aber-sexistische-Breitbeinige. Wie alle routinierten Pendler wechseln sie kein Wort miteinander. Bis sich der "Breitbeinige" eines Morgens an einer Weintraube verschluckt.

Hope Anderson se encuentra en la encrucijada de su vida. A sus treinta y seis años mantiene una relación amorosa con un cirujano que dura ya casi seis años. Sin planes de boda a la vista, a su padre le han diagnosticado ELA, por lo que Hope decide pasar una semana en Sunset Beach, Carolina del Norte, donde además de organizar la venta de la casa familiar, tendrá que tomar las decisiones más importantes sobre el futuro de su vida.

From their very first date, Jamie and Lucy know they've met the one. They're as different as night and day. Jamie's a home bird, while Lucy's happiest on holiday. He has a place for everything—she can never find her keys. Yet, somehow, they make each other happier than they ever thought possible. So why does their story start with them saying 'goodbye'?

En novembre 2017, trente ans après avoir quitté le club de lecture de la bibliothèque municipale de Rosemère, huit femmes au tournant de la soixantaine se retrouvent par le biais de Facebook et reprennent les activités du cercle. À la suite de ces retrouvailles, elles se penchent sur des livres portant sur la psychologie positive, qui seront la bougie d'allumage pour amener des conversations et des réflexions autour de leurs vies, de leurs accomplissements, de leurs échecs, de leurs désirs, et surtout pour apporter des changements à leur existence.

Cassandra Haslam loves plans. Lunch plans, wedding plans, and floor plans—they all bring her joy. In fact, she's had her entire life planned out—career, marriage, and family—since age 10. She's smart, hardworking, and a go-getter, and everything has fallen into place so far. Until her husband dies suddenly, right when she's about to enjoy the fruits of all of her hard work and planning, leaving Cass reeling and...well, without a plan. When her youngest graduates three months later, making her an empty-nester, Cass decides it's time to make a new plan for herself. A paradise plan.

As soon as we sat on the ride I knew something was wrong. I couldn’t relax. I couldn’t hear the theme park music, the giggles of my two other children. I’d left my baby in someone else’s care. And I knew I’d made a mistake... With her two beautiful children and newborn baby Ella, Lily’s life is full of love and laughter. She gave up her job to be a stay-at-home mother, and though she sometimes envies the freedom of best friend Hannah, Lily wouldn’t trade it for anything.

Mit das Blödeste, das einem mit Ende vierzig passieren kann: Eine überperfekte Nachbarin. Ein pubertierendes Kind. Jobfrust. Online-Dating. Der Blick in den Spiegel am Morgen danach. Und dann ist da auch noch dieser Scheißkerl, der einen fertigmachen will. Mit das Beste: Eine Nachbarin, die gerne kocht. Ein Kind, dem man das Gras wegkiffen kann. Ein netter Kollege. Frieden schließen mit sich selbst. Zwei neue Freundinnen. Und ein raffinierter Plan, wie man es dem Scheißkerl heimzahlen kann.

Journey to Five Island Cove for a roaring good time with friends old and new, their sons and daughters, and all their new husbands as they navigate the heartaches and celebrations of life and love. When someone returns to the Cove no one ever expected to see again, old wounds open just as they'd started to heal. This group of women will be tested again, both on land and at sea, just as they once were as teens.

A doomed couple argues over the inevitable. A man weeps when he's finally given the structure he's needed. A stilted voicemail over a date that never happened. With a ballast of wit and reality, William Steffey’s second published work takes on the abstraction of love and does away with frivolity—grounding the listener in snapshots of fulfillment, heartbreak, and reverie. He and She sidesteps the conventional tropes and is privy to the crevices where real love hides.

Three middle-aged women who have seen their carefully crafted lives take a precipitous financial plunge, forge an unlikely friendship while getting paid to take part in a clinical trial for a new menopause drug. The trio spends a month sequestered at a pharmaceutical testing facility that has all the charm of a nail salon inside a Walmart, and bond over their anger and disbelief that their only hope for some quick cash is leveraging the remaining estrogen they have lurking in their ovaries.

The Socs and the Greasers are rival gangs from the opposite sides of town. The Socs’ idea of a good time is cruising around in their flash cars and beating up long-haired Greasers like Ponyboy. Ponyboy knows what to expect and that he can count on his older brothers and other friends—until one night when someone takes things too far. Ponyboy may seem tough, but on the inside he is running scared.

Annie, Sondra, and Jo were the best of childhood friends—but they haven’t seen each other in far too long. To the outside world, their lives are perfect. But appearances can be deceiving. Married to a pastor in a small town she’s never left, Annie’s devoted her life to family and the church. Most people consider her a saint—but they don’t know she’s hiding a big secret. When Annie’s secret catches up with her, Jo and Sondra rush to her side, escaping on a hilarious canoeing trip that turns into a soul-searching, death-defying adventure.