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Grace Adams is one bad day away from saving her life. One hot summer day, stuck in traffic on her way to pick up the cake for her daughter's sixteenth birthday party, Grace Adams snaps. She doesn't scream or break something or cry or curl into a ball. She simply abandons her car in traffic and walks away. But not from her life - towards it. Towards the daughter who has banned her from the party. Towards the husband divorcing her. Towards the terrible thing that has blown their family apart. She'll show her daughter that no matter how far we fall, we can always get back up. Because Grace Adams was amazing. The world and her family might have forgotten. But Grace is about to remind them...
Love can change your life. Can it survive marriage and middle age? Lily falls in love with Sam the minute she sets eyes on him. It takes Sam a day or two longer. Curious, because Lily – independent, headstrong, rational – has never quite believed in love; while Sam – confident, passionate, romantic – thought he understood it inside out. Lily is an award-winning television documentary maker. Sam is an award-winning playwright. Both are in relationships that have quietly expired, but their encounter makes Lily and Sam come alive again. As they begin to work together on the page and on screen, an affair takes hold that they are powerless to resist. Arriving in mid-life, their relationship opens unexpected new worlds and, for Lily, offers her a surprising form of liberation. But what will happen to them when familiarity, illness and age begin to take their toll? What will survive? Taking us to the edge of desire, love and betrayal across a lifetime, What Will Survive of Us reveals what is left of us when we strip away every layer.
In the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different man... King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he's a guaranteed good time - in bed and out - and that's exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She's immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his... personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is. Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox's spare bedroom. She knows he's a notorious ladies' man, but they're definitely just friends. In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with a few tips from Westport's resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker's eye... yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more she wants him instead. As the line between friendship and flirtation begins to blur, Hannah can't deny she loves everything about Fox, but she refuses to be another notch on his bedpost. Living with his best friend should have been easy. Except now she's walking around in a towel, sleeping right across the hall, and Fox is fantasizing about waking up next to her for the rest of his life and... and... man overboard! He's fallen for her, hook, line, and sinker. Helping her flirt with another guy is pure torture, but maybe if Fox can tackle his inner demons and show Hannah he's all in, she'll choose him instead?
Three Powerfully Alluring Vampire Men. And One Queen to Rule Them All. All Mina ever wanted was to escape her father's control. Half human, half vampire, she lived eternally torn between two worlds, never fully experiencing the pleasures of either-until her father chose her as the pawn in his latest political move, gifting her to the darkly powerful and dangerously seductive Malachi Zion. Malachi is not a vampire to be trifled with. He rules with an iron fist and has a reputation for the darkest of sins. But the longer Mina spends with him, the more she realizes he's not the monster she first thought-and as fear bleeds into lust, then trust, then something more, Malachi opens Mina up to a world she never knew could be hers for the taking: including the love of Malachi's two closest friends and companions. Now surrounded by all three men, the center of their shockingly seductive world, Mina may finally have the power to face down her father and take back the life-and crown-that by all rights should be hers. LONG LIVE THE QUEEN..
She found love. Now, she needs to try and keep it. She spent years in the Veil as an invisible cupid. Unable to talk, touch or love anyone, which made her a little bitter. Now, Emelle has a life . . . and a bounty on her head. The fae prince wants her dead, and her three gorgeous genfins are arrested. The royal culling trials are about to begin, but Emelle isn't going to let everything be taken from her without a fight. There's rebellion in the air, a princess who's not all she appears to be and a lamassu fae who claims to be Emelle's mate. Love is getting complicated. But to a cupid, it always is. Bonds of Cupidity is Book Two in the fun, addictive and sexy Heart Hassle series
Mianke, is ′n romanskrywer, maar glo nie aan die liefde nie. Vir haar is liefde bloot ′n mite, nes feëverhale. Haar aanstaande swear vra haar om uit te help op sy vriend se wildreservaat. Vanaf die intrapslag laat hy haar hart vinniger klop. Gaan sy ingee tot die liefde?
Elsbet Minnaar keer terug na Suid-Afrika ná sy lank in die buiteland netbal gespeel. Sy is tuis vir een doel: Om behandeling vir haar depressie in ‘n kliniek te ontvang. Niemand is bewus van haar stryd met depressie nie, want sy beplan om terug te keer na Australie sodra sy uit die kliniek ontslae word en verkies om dit geheim te hou. Sy word genoodsaak om haar eerste aand oor te slaap in Brent, ‘n ou skoolkennis, se huis in die Boland. Sy vertrek die volgende oggend na die kliniek, gerus dat Brent nie weet van haar planne nie. ‘n Paar dae later daag Brent egter by die kliniek op nadat ‘n vriend toevallig gehoor het van haar opname. Elsbet is sy geskok, maar Brent maak dit gou duidelik dat hy haar deur die proses gaan bystaan. Hul v erhouding ontwikkel geleidelik en kort voor lank besef ablei dat daar sterk gevoelens is wat nie geïgnoreer kan word nie. Maar Elsbet moet egter eers besluit of sy haar internasionale netballoopbaan gaan laat vaar ter wille van liefde, en of sy van Brent gaan probeer vergeet en terug keer Australië toe.
"Falling in love with him was the easiest thing I've ever done. It happened instantly. Completely. Irrevocably. Marrying him was a dream come true. Staying married to him is the fight of my life. Love transforms. Ours is both a refuge from the storm and the most violent of tempests. Two damaged souls entwined as one. We have bared our deepest, ugliest secrets to one another. Gideon is the mirror that reflects all my flaws...and all the beauty I couldn't see. He has given me everything. Now, I must prove I can be the rock, the shelter for him that he is for me. Together, we could stand against those who work so viciously to come between us. But our greatest battle may lie within the very vows that give us strength. Committing to love was only the beginning. Fighting for it will either set us free...or break us apart." Heartbreakingly and seductively poignant, One With You is the breathlessly awaited finale to the Crossfire saga, the searing love story that has captivated millions of readers worldwide.
Anabel Verhage is die enigste dogter van welgestelde ouers en het pas klaar studeer. Sy gaan kuier by haar tante Jinni op die Seychelle terwyl sy werk soek op die internet, min wetende dat sy meer as net werk op die eiland gaan ontdek. Dokter Jerome D`Espeville is geskei en het ʼn vyfjarige dogtertjie. Hy woon saam met sy geliefde stiefma, Jinni, in ʼn groot plantasiehuis op die eiland. Hy is nie haastig om weer te trou nie, al het sy teatersuster haar oog op hom. Anabel se teenwoordigheid in die huis kom krap Jerome se kop heeltemal deurmekaar. Saam met haar ontdek hy weer die ligter sy van die lewe en begin hy weer in liefde hoop. Maar sal Anabel sy verlede en kind aanvaar en ’n kans op geluk waag?
Anika was maar al te bly toe Ivan, haar vriend, so vinnig vir hul albei werk gekry het by die magtige eiendomsmagnaat, EVS. Dinge het aanvanklik goed begin, totdat die ontwikkelaar, Hugo, Anika se voete onder haar uitslaan. Anika sukkel om ʼn balans te vind tussen haar nuwe werk en haar gevoelens vir Hugo. Wat sy nie besef nie, is dat daar veel meer in die familiebesigheid skuil. Hugo is nie wie hy sê hy is nie, en Ivan is nie die vriend wat sy gedink het sy ken nie. Boonop is daar ʼn ondersoek na bedrog geloods en Anika is die hoofverdagte. Hoe sal die nuutgevonde liefde die stryd wen tussen al die misverstande, leuens en korrupsie?
Die liefde en warmte van die Steyn-gesin waarvan Sabella deel geword het toe haar broer met hulle dogter getroud is, is nie iets wat sy ken nie. Sy het hoë mure om haar hart en baie slotte aan haar voordeur om seker te maak sy is veilig en kry nie weer seer nie. Alles verloop seepglad totdat Hardus Steyn, ’n hartebreker en wingerdboer, haar soen. Hardus is ’n man wat dinge wil doen, probleme oplos en sy geliefdes beskerm en help. Trou en kinders kry was egter nog nooit deel van sy toekomsplanne nie. Totdat hy vir Sabella Morkel soen. Skielik het hy ’n hart gekry wat by syne pas, maar is hy bereid om al sy planne te verander ter wille van liefde?
Sosiale vlinder en beïnvloeder, Demi-Leigh Henkel, is gewoond om aandag te trek. Toe ’n uiters aantreklike vreemdeling op ’n vlug nie eens in haar rigting kyk nie, vererg sy haar vir hom. Sy neem ’n selfie van haar en die slapende man en plaas dit op haar sosiale platform met ’n katterige aanmerking daarby. Dokter Paul Krynauw spoor haar op en noem haar ’n sosiale verpesting wat mense se lewens verwoes. Sy besluit om twee weke by sy kliniek deur te bring met die idee om nie net die befoeterde dokter se persoonlike lewe te verander nie, maar ook sy persoonlikheid. Min weet Demi-Leigh dat Paul haar lewe op sy kop gaan draai en haar hart in sy hande gaan hou.
In this enchanting love story from the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June, a free-spirited florist and an enigmatic musician are irreversibly linked through the history, art, and magic of Harlem. Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. And for some, even a single February can be life-changing. Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn’t one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, she’s the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. Where they’re long-stemmed roses, she’s a dandelion: an adorable bloom that’s actually a weed, born to float wherever the wind blows. In her bones, Ricki knows that somewhere, a different, more exciting life awaits her. When regal nonagenarian, Ms. Della, invites her to rent the bottom floor of her Harlem brownstone, Ricki jumps at the chance for a fresh beginning. She leaves behind her family, wealth, and chaotic romantic decisions to realize her dream of opening a flower shop. And just beneath the surface of her new neighborhood, the music, stories and dazzling drama of the Harlem Renaissance still simmers. One evening in February as the heady, curiously off-season scent of night-blooming jasmine fills the air, Ricki encounters a handsome, deeply mysterious stranger who knocks her world off balance in the most unexpected way. Set against the backdrop of modern Harlem and Renaissance glamour, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is a swoon-worthy love story of two passionate artists drawn to the magic, romance, and opportunity of New York, and whose lives are uniquely and irreversibly linked.
The new novel from the bestselling author of Icebreaker.... When Russ and Aurora cross paths at a university party, a drinking game ends with them spending the night together. The next day, Aurora slips away before Russ learns her full name. This anonymity ends when they both turn up to their first day of work as camp counsellors. A job they had both chosen to escape Maple Hills for the summer. Given their history, there’s still an obvious tension between the two but the camp has a strict “no staff fraternizing” rule. Russ doesn’t want to risk heading home early but Aurora has never been one for rules. As things heat up, they'll have to resist or risk starting something they just can’t stop.
Grumpy cowboys and steamy romance . . . Welcome to Chestnut Springs: the big-hitting, small-town series from TikTok sensation Elsie Silver. Perfect for fans of Devney Perry, Lucy Score and B.K. Borison. Working as a nanny for the world's grumpiest single dad should have been simple. Except I can't keep my eyes off him. And he can't keep his hands off of me. Cade Eaton is thirteen years older than me and barely looks my way. Until I get him in the hot tub one night for a game of truth or dare. Then all bets are off - and so are our clothes. He's gruff, a little rough around the edges, and it turns out broad-shouldered ranchers with filthy mouths are this city girl's kryptonite. So who am I to resist? But in our quiet moments together, he softens, and I start to realise his hardened exterior is just a façade. Someone once convinced him that his best wasn't good enough. Yet I've never felt more cherished than I do in his arms. My contract may say this arrangement is only for two months. But my heart says this is forever.
The epic conclusion to the intensely romantic and beautifully written story that started in Divine Rivals. Two weeks have passed since Iris returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over. Roman is missing, lost behind enemy lines, with no memory of his past, or Iris. Hoping his memories return, he begins to write again – but this time for the enemy. When a strange letter arrives through his wardrobe door, he strikes up a correspondence with a penpal who seems at once mysterious… and strangely familiar. As their connection deepens, the two of them will risk their very hearts and futures to change the tides of the war.
From the best-selling author of The Nix comes a witty and poignant new novel about modern marriage, our tech-obsessed health culture, and the bonds that keep people together. When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the 90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago’s thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting they encounter cults disguised as mindfulness support groups, polyamorous would-be suitors, Facebook wars, and something called Love Potion Number Nine. For the first time, Jack and Elizabeth struggle to recognize one another, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to painful childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other. Moving from the gritty 90s Chicago art scene to a suburbia of detox diets and home renovation hysteria, Wellness mines the absurdities of modern technology and modern love to reveal profound, startling truths about intimacy and connection. In this follow-up to Nathan Hill’s electric debut, Wellness reimagines the love story with healthy doses of insight, irony and heart.
True love comes from the most forbidden places in this TikTok smash hit from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas, now with bonus material! Jordan has nowhere else to go when her boyfriend offers to let her move in with him and his dad. Working a dead-end job, with her relationship sputtering, she jumps at the opportunity, expecting to help out around the house in exchange. What she doesn’t anticipate is for her heart to race every time Pike pulls into the driveway, or to burn when their eyes meet over the breakfast table. He’s kind and listens to her and protects her in a way no man ever has before. Her sister once told her there are no good men, and if you find one, he's probably unavailable. Only Pike isn't the unavailable one…she is. As the days go by, Pike’s finding it anything but simple to have his son’s girlfriend living in his house. He can’t stop thinking about her and holding his breath every time they cross paths. It feels like she’s becoming a part of him. Except he knows they’re not free to give in to this. How could they when he’s her boyfriend’s father?
When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible
force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated
theories on love into chaos.
Everyone knows that all’s fair in love and war. But these two will learn that sabotage is a dish best served naked. A sexy, compulsively readable romantic comedy that dives headlong into the thrill and doubt of modern love, Dating You/Hating You by New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren is the story of what two high-powered agents will—and won’t—do to get everything they ever wanted. Despite the odds against them from an embarrassing meet-awkward at a mutual friend’s Halloween party, Carter and Evie immediately hit it off. Even the realization that they’re both high-powered agents at competing firms in Hollywood isn’t enough to squash the fire. But when their two agencies merge—causing the pair to vie for the same position—all bets are off. What could have been a beautiful, blossoming romance turns into an all-out war of sabotage. Carter and Evie are both thirtysomething professionals—so why can’t they act like it? Can Carter stop trying to please everyone and see how their mutual boss is really playing the game? Can Evie put aside her competitive nature long enough to figure out what she really wants in life? Can their actor clients just be something close to human? Whether these two Hollywood love/hatebirds get the storybook Hollywood ending, or just a dramedy of epic proportions, you get to enjoy Christina Lauren’s heartfelt, hilarious story of romance in the modern world.
Dive in to the butterfly-inducing world of Emily Henry with a collection of her three bestselling novels; You and Me on Vacation, Beach Read and Book Lovers. These are perfect stories to escape with in any season and are must-haves for all romantic comedy fans who crave sizzling chemistry, relatable characters you can't help but fall for and whipcrack banter.
Book Lovers
You And Me On Vacation
Beach Read
Ná haar liefdesteleurstelling was Rozette nie van plan om gou weer verlief te raak nie, maar toe ontmoet sy vir Durandt, ’n geskeide man wat reeds ’n meisie het. Durandt is nog nie reg vir ‘n verhouding met Rozette nie. Sal sy haar reistasse finaal by hóm uitpak?
What happens in Vegas . . . doesn’t always stay there! Bridesmaids meets The Hangover in the laugh-out-loud rom-com of the year from J.F. Murray, author of Fling. Kate is the ultimate planner. She has her happily-ever-after all plotted out, starting with her dream wedding to successful dental surgeon, Norman, and an iconic Las Vegas hen party with her three best girlfriends. Even running into her DJ ex, Trevor Rush, the man who broke her heart nine years ago, won’t ruin Kate’s vision for the perfect girls’ trip. But when an alcohol-fuelled night out leaves Kate and Trevor accidentally hitched, her plans are officially out the window. To make matters worse, Trevor has decided he wants Kate back, and won’t sign the annulment papers until she agrees to go on three last dates with him. With her fairy tale wedding just days away, Kate is determined to fight her growing feelings for Trevor. But in the scorching heat of Sin City, is it time for her to tear up the rule book, and finally take a gamble on love?
Dit is Simone se annus horribilis. Op vier en veertig stap sy vir die tweede keer uit n huwelik, bankrot, werkloos, moedeloos, verbrysel. Al wat sy het om van vier en veertig jaar te wys, is n bedenklike verlede, n tienerseun wat skaars met haar praat, en die besef van mislukking en ontoereikendheid wat soos n meulsteen om haar nek hang. Al waarheen sy het om te gaan, is die kleinburgerlike dorp op die Oos-Vrystaatse platteland waar sy grootgeword het, waar haar konserwatiewe ma en konvensionele suster haar gedurig aan haar tekortkominge kan herinner. Rock bottom, dis waar sy is. Maar omdat dit al is wat daar is om te doen, begin sy herbou; aan n loopbaan, n vriendekring, haar verhouding met haar kind, haar verhouding met haar ma. Aan haar vertroue in haarself. Stelselmatig kom daar lig, en sin, en rigting, selfs vir haar. Al waarvoor sy glad nie reg is nie, is Barnard Richter, wat van haar verwag om ten spyte van alles wat sy nie kon vermag nie en alles wat sy nooit sal kan wees nie, weer in die liefde te glo.
Leandi Steyn keer terug na die Kaap om seker te maak dat haar broerskind, Madelein, versorg is. Vanuit die staanspoor bots sy met Madelein se voog, dokter Leon Hattingh. Volgens haar is hy ‘n gevoellose wetenskaplike met ‘n rekenaar in plaas van ‘n hart in sy borskas. Wanneer Leandi per ongeluk in Leon se arms beland, vind sy uit dat die koue wetenskaplike haar lyf aan die brand steek met sy mond en hande. Sy stem in om met hom te trou, slegs ter wille van Madelein, maar is vasbeslote om nie haar nuwe man se bed te deel nie. Maar dis nie so maklik om Leon se wetenskaplike benadering, én sy sjarme, te weerstaan nie ... |
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