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Small-town romantic suspense from USA Today bestselling author, Ashley Farley Casey Hobbs has never met her father. She doesn't know his identity or where he lives or whether he has children. She's spent the past three years at her mother's sickbed, watching cancer eat away her organs and their bank account. Upon her mother's death, Casey receives a letter containing clues about her mysterious father. With nothing left for her in New York, Casey packs her meager belongings in her mother's old convertible and heads off in search of Daniel Love. Casey finds the Virginia mountains charming and the small town of Lovely quaint. Buying time while she determines how best to approach her father, Casey accepts a job as graphic designer with Foxtail Farm, a boutique winery conveniently located next door to Love-Struck Vineyard. On her first day, she discovers her new boss is at war with the Love children, Casey's half siblings. Weeks pass before Casey meets her father. Casey reminds Daniel of her mother, the true love of his life, and he welcomes her with open arms. But Casey's half siblings want nothing to do with her. They stakes are high, and they want her gone. They'll stop at nothing to protect the family dynasty.

Von Abschieden und vergangener LiebeNach dem Erfolg von'Meter pro Sekunde'erscheint nun das sprühende Debüt der erfolgreichsten dänischen Schriftstellerin unserer Tage. Witzig und warm schreibt Pilgaard über Liebe, Familie und das Alleinsein. Und darüber, wie wir uns doch mit Worten umsorgen.Nachdem die Ich-Erzählerin von ihrer langjährigen Freundin verlassen wird, muss sie zurück zu ihrem Vater ziehen, einem Pfarrer und Pink-Floyd-Fan. Während sie auf ebenso komische wie verzweifelte Art versucht, ihre Ex zurückzugewinnen, wird sie von Freunden und Familie mit Ratschlägen traktiert. Vor allem ihre Mutter bedrängt sie mit zweifelhaften Lebensweisheiten. Doch allmählich lernt sie, zu trauern, ihre inneren Widersprüche zu akzeptieren, laut, betrunken und auf ihre eigene Art weise zu sein. - Ein Roman voller Energie und Eleganz, von Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel aufs Treffendste übersetzt.'Meine Mutter sagt'ist ein moderner Roman über unsere Vereinzelung. Er handelt vom Aneinander-Vorbeisprechen, vom Alleinsein durch Missverständnisse, von Abschieden und vergangener Liebe - und vom Vermögen, sich doch durch Sprache zu erklären.

Born Simone Jules, reinvented as Eleanor Dumont, and largely remembered as Madame Moustache, A BETTING WOMAN is a historical novel inspired by the tumultuous life, times, and loves of America's first professional croupier of modern-day blackjack, bringing to life an intrepid and entrepreneurial real-life woman who lived on her own terms. When her whole family dies in a fire, young Simone Jules flees her grief and travels west to reinvent herself in burgeoning San Francisco. Down to her last dollar and facing some unsavory options, Simone quick-wits her way to a gambling table where she begins to deal vingt-et-un - modern-day blackjack. Word travels fast among of this French-speaking, card-playing novelty, and she begins to build a new life for herself. MOLLY'S GAME for lovers of the American West. Fans of Thelma Adams, Therese Anne Fowler, and Marie Benedict will root for the quick-witted, charming, and self-sufficient Eleanor as she paves her way in a man's world and into the pages of history.

Stella Boor's biological father is a nameless, faceless sperm donor. At least, that's what her parents have led her to believe. Imagine her surprise when she learns he's none other than rock legend Billy Jameson, and that Billy has died and left Stella a historic inn on a sprawling farm in the mountains of Virginia. A city girl at heart, Stella can't imagine living anywhere but New York. Her first inclination is to sell the property. But the terms of Billy's will stipulate she manages the inn for three years before putting it on the market. Stella considers what's really keeping her in New York. Her hotel management career is off to a rocky start; she's lost three jobs in less than a year. She's grown apart from her best friend, and her so-called boyfriend is only interested in late-night booty calls. Something is missing from Stella's life. On impulse, she hops on the next train headed to Virginia hoping to find happiness. When she sees the dilapidated state of the inn, Stella realizes she's in over her head. But the more she learns about the fascinating Jameson family, the more she wants to know. Why did her mother keep Billy Jameson a secret? Were her biological parents in a relationship, or was she the result of a one-night stand? And why did her father wait until after his death to bring Stella to Virginia? On her journey to discover answers, Stella learns to have faith in herself and take a chance on love. Join an unforgettable cast of characters in the first installment of the Hope Springs Series.

From the bestselling author of Dumped, Actually comes a laugh-out-loud story about saving your job...and maybe saving the planet in the process.Meet Ellie Cooke. When it comes to all things environmental she's, well, a bit 'green'. It's not that she doesn't care about things like climate change and plastic pollution, it's just that life has always got in the way of that sort of thing.But when the PR firm Ellie works for is taken over by keen environmentalist Nolan Reece, it's clear that if she wants to save her job, she's going to have to get serious about being green--or face being recycled.Going green is no walk in the park, though. It involves a lot of big changes, tough choices...and at least one case of accidentally showing your knickers off to your boss.Can Ellie do enough to save her job, and maybe do her bit to help save the planet while she's at it? And what will Nolan think of her, now that she can't stop thinking about him...?

Recently retired Colleen Hill is always busy, constantly on a quest to make life more interesting. When the ladies' group at her church partners with the local children's home, Colleen jumps in as usual, volunteering to share her passion for cooking with a troubled teenager named Grace. But Colleen must balance the new project with her pursuit of becoming a contestant on a television game show, along with all the other ideas her brain continually spins out.Colleen's daughter Melody is quite different. She lives a calm, simple life and is content with who she is. That is, until an unexpected opportunity to work with Grace, too, pushes her to reevaluate life and dare to take on bigger dreams. The path starts with a newly-found interest in soap-making and leads her to responsibilities she didn't even know she wanted, including helping Grace understand the meaning of her name.Grace & Lavender is a book for all audiences—a heart-warming story that reminds us to seek God's purpose for our lives.

Judy Lee’s life has not turned out the way she’d imagined. She’s divorced, she’s broke, and her dreams of being a painter have fallen by the wayside. Her co-worker Roger might be a member of the Yakuza gang, but he’s also the only person who’s asked her on a date in the last year.<BR><BR>Meanwhile, her bother Kevin, an former professional tennis player, has decided to donate a kidney to their ailing father — until it turns out that he’s not a genetic match. His father reluctantly tells him he was adopted, but the only information Kevin is given about his birth parents is a nude picture of his birth mother. Ultimately Kevin’s quest to learn the truth about his biological parents takes him across lines he never thought he’d cross: from tony Princeton to San Francisco’s seedy Tenderloin district, from the squeaky clean tennis court to the gritty adult film industry.<BR><BR>Told in alternating chapters from the points of view of Judy and Kevin, Love Love is a story about two people figuring out how to live, how to love, and how to be their best selves amidst the chaos of their lives.

El libro que ha inspirado la cuarta adaptación en Peacock ¿Qué haces cuando tu amiga cumple sesenta años el mismo día que tu novio cumple treinta? ¿A qué fiesta vas? <BR>¿Es mejor morir de Botox o morir de soledad porque estás tan arrugada?<BR>¿Es malo mentir cuando preguntan tu edad cuando haces citas en línea?<BR>¿Es moralmente inapropiado ir a la peluquería cuando tu hijo tiene piojos? <BR>¿Será el Dalai Lama el que escribe sus tuits? ¿O su asistente?<BR>¿Es normal tener menos seguidores cuanto más tuiteas?<BR>¿La tecnología es el nuevo quinto elemento? ¿O lo es la madera? <BR>¿Es normal ser tan vanidosa como para no ponerte lentes cuando le estas revisando la cabeza a tu novio para ver si tiene piojos? <BR>Si te echas voluminizador de labios en las manos, ¿le dará volumen a tus manos? <BR>>Al reflexionar sobre estos y otros dilemas modernos, Bridget Jones tropieza con los retos que traen las perdidas inesperadas, ser madre soltera, tuitear, la tecnología, y redescubrir la sexualidad en --¡Advertencia! ¡Frase en desuso a continuación!-- la mediana edad. -------------------------------------------- Cuando Helen Fielding escribió El diario de Bridget Jones, narrando la vida de una mujer que rebasaba los treinta años en los años 90, introdujo a los lectores a uno de los personajes más queridos de la literatura moderna. El libro fue publicado en cuarenta países, vendió más de quince millones de copias, y abrió el camino para su secuela, Bridget Jones: Al borde de la razón. Los dos libros fueron hechos películas protagonizadas por Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, y Colin Firth. Con la tercera, Bridget Jones: Loca por él, Fielding nos introduce a una etapa completamente nueva y emocionante en la vida de Bridget. Con Londres de fondo, vemos como Bridget se enfrenta a la vida moderna: sms borrachos, skinny jeans, el desastre del correo con copia, zero seguidores en Twitter, y una tele que necesita tres remotos para encenderla. Un regreso triunfal tras catorce años de silencio, Bridget Jones: loca por él, es oportuna, tierna, conmovedora, ingeniosa, y divertidísima.

"Can you blame a publicist for blurring the lines between what's real and what's a dream, when her client is a gorgeous actor?" --Jodi Picoult<BR><BR> Sophie is a Hollywood publicist who has a fabulous job, a fabulous boyfriend, and a fabulous life. She even scores her PR firm's most important actor client and every woman's dream--Billy Fox. But will a steamy make-out session in a restaurant alley with her big-name client cost Sophie her job? And does she really want an escape from her life and her loving, if imperfect, relationship with her investment banker boyfriend? The Star Attraction takes us on a wild ride through one woman's daytime soap come to life.<BR><BR>"Alison Sweeney's novel is an entertaining, backstage glimpse at those who organize the lives of the Hollywood elite. It's great fun for any reader who secretly sneaks peeks at People magazine in the checkout line at the grocery store, and wonders, What if . . . ?" --Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Lone Wolf and The Storyteller <BR><BR>Publishers Weekly:<BR>Actress and reality show host Sweeney (The Mommy Diet) hits it out of the park with her engaging fiction debut about an L.A.-based star publicist who lets her love life get in the way of work Sweeney uses many familiar chick-lit tropes but does it very well and also infuses her story with insider-y Hollywood situations and realistic depictions of relationship woes. It all adds up to a pleasurable read, and a particularly impressive first foray into this genre. <BR><BR>Kirkus:<BR>A highly entertaining debut from Sweeney, host of The Biggest Loser and star of Days of Our Lives for 20 years. Sweeney's insider knowledge adds authenticity to this laugh-out-loud story of working and romancing in Los Angeles. What makes the book remarkable is not so much the plot but Sophie's reactions to what happens. You just have to love this girl. That sense of humor that can save a person in real life makes this an extremely fun read.