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The Seven Sisters is a sweeping epic tale of love and loss by the international number one bestseller Lucinda Riley.
Maia D’Aplièse and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home – a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva – having been told that their beloved adoptive father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa Salt, has died.
Each of them is handed a tantalising clue to their true heritage – a clue which takes Maia across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil . . .
Eighty years earlier, in the Belle Époque of Rio, 1927, Izabela Bonifacio’s father has aspirations for his daughter to marry into aristocracy. But Izabela longs for adventure, and convinces him to allow her to accompany the family of a renowned architect on a trip to Paris. In the heady, vibrant streets of Montparnasse, she meets ambitious young sculptor Laurent Brouilly, and knows at once that her life will never be the same again.
The Seven Sisters is the first book in the spellbinding Seven Sisters series.
They were teenage sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks - with a passion that would change their lives for ever. But life would force them apart. Years later, the lines they had drawn
between past and present are about to slip...
Called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who once gave them shelter when they needed it most, they are faced with each other once again, and forced to confront the paths they chose. Can true love ever rewrite the past?
The new epic love story from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Notebook and The Last Song.
Poignant and powerful (Publishers Weekly, starred review), Cathy
Bonidan's The Lost Manuscript is a charming epistolary novel about
the love of books and magical ability they have to bring people
together. Sometimes a book has the power to change your life...
When Anne-Lise Briard books a room at the Beau Rivage Hotel for her
vacation on the Brittany coast, she has no idea this trip will
start her on the path to unearthing a mystery. In search of
something to read, she opens up her bedside table drawer in her
hotel room, and inside she finds an abandoned manuscript. Halfway
through the pages, an address is written. She sends pages to the
address, in hopes of potentially hearing a response from the
unknown author. But not before she reads the story and falls in
love with it. The response, which she receives a few days later,
astonishes her... Not only does the author write back, but he
confesses that he lost the manuscript 30 years prior on a flight to
Montreal. And then he reveals something even more shocking--that he
was not the author of the second half of the book. Anne-Lise can't
rest until she discovers who this second mystery author is, and in
doing so tracks down every person who has held this manuscript in
their hands. Through the letters exchanged by the people whose
lives the manuscript has touched, she discovers long-lost love
stories and intimate secrets. Romances blossom and new friends are
made. Everyone's lives are made better by this book--and isn't that
the point of reading? And finally, with a plot twist you don't see
coming, she uncovers the astonishing identity of the author who
finished the story.
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Weather Girl
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Rachel Lynn Solomon
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Captured by pirates as a potential bride for their chief after her
parents are killed in Nigeria, Alona finally escapes back to her
birthplace in the U.K. Fete for her story Alona finds herself
involved with film makers who are anxious to portray her story on
the screen, but such a new life is not without its drawbacks one of
whom appears in the guise of Gregg Bancroft. Alona however is to
find herself in an even deeper quandary when she hears that the
Island girl who affected her own rescue has been injured and flown
to this country for surgery, all of which leaves Alona torn between
her child and caring for the girl she once knew. In this she finds
herself in a situation where only Gregg can help her. But then by
this time Gregg is already engaged to another!
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Punk 57
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Penelope Douglas
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'We were perfect together. Until we met.' I can't help but smile at
the lyrics in her letter. She misses me. In fifth grade, my teacher
set us up with pen pals from a different school. Thinking I was a
girl, with a name like Misha, the other teacher paired me up with
her student, Ryen. My teacher, believing Ryen was a boy like me,
agreed. It didn't take long for us to figure out the mistake. And
in no time at all, we were arguing about everything. The best
take-out pizza. Android vs. iPhone. Whether or not Eminem is the
greatest rapper ever... And that was the start. For the next seven
years, it was us. Her letters are always on black paper with silver
writing. Sometimes there's one a week or three in a day, but I need
them. She's the only one who keeps me on track, talks me down, and
accepts everything I am. We only had three rules. No social media,
no phone numbers, no pictures. We had a good thing going. Why ruin
it? Until I run across a photo of a girl online. Name's Ryen, loves
Gallo's pizza, and worships her iPhone. What are the chances? F*ck
it. I need to meet her. I just don't expect to hate what I find.
-------- He hasn't written in three months. Something's wrong. Did
he die? Get arrested? Knowing Misha, neither would be a stretch.
Without him around, I'm going crazy. I need to know someone is
listening. It's my own fault. I should've gotten his phone number
or picture or something. He could be gone forever. Or right under
my nose, and I wouldn't even know it. Punk 57 is a stand alone
romance. It is suitable for ages 18+
THE DEADLIEST POWER.
THE FIERCEST PASSION.
THE CRUELLEST FATE.
The #1 Sunday Times bestseller and sequel to the #1 New York Times
bestseller. Sarah J. Maas's sexy, groundbreaking CRESCENT CITY series
continues with this second instalment.
Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar have made a pact. As they process the
events of the Spring they will keep things platonic until Winter
Solstice. But can they resist when the crackling tension between them
is enough to set the whole of Crescent City aflame?
And they are not out of danger yet. Dragged into a rebel movement they
want no part of, Bryce, Hunt and their friends find themselves pitted
against the terrifying Asteri - whose notice they must avoid at all
costs. But as they learn more about the rebel cause, they face a
choice: stay silent while others are oppressed, or fight. And they've
never been very good at staying silent.
In this sexy, action-packed sequel to the #1 bestseller House of Earth
and Blood, Sarah J. Maas weaves a captivating story of a world about to
explode - and the people who will do anything to save it.
When Morgan and Benji surprise their families with a wedding invitation
to Maine, they’re aware their relationship will come as a shock.
Twelve years have passed since the loss of sixteen-year-old Alice Weil,
Benji’s sister and Morgan’s best friend. No one is quite the same. As
the headstrong young couple brings the two families together for the
first time since the funeral, they wonder: can old wounds truly be
mended?
When the guests descend upon the tranquil coastal town for the
whirlwind nuptials, it soon becomes clear that these estranged families
are not ready to move on. Rekindled old flames, new lovers, and deep
resentments abound. Even the bride harbours delicate secrets about her
friend’s death that threaten the happiness she has worked so hard for.
Will the fragile peace the wedding offers survive the sunny weekend?
Or are these two families about to find out that the darkest secrets
always come to light in the end?
How hard can it be to find the perfect match?
Florist Annie Walker is determined to find someone who complements her life. But after overhearing her latest date describe her as 'so unbelievably boring', Annie wonders if the problem might be her. Is it too late to become flirtatious and fun like the leading ladies in her favourite romance movies? Maybe she only needs some practice . . . and Annie has the perfect tutor in mind.
Sexy and tattooed Will Griffin is temporarily back in Rome, Kentucky, providing security for pop-star Amelia Rose in the build-up to her wedding to Annie's brother. He also has his own agenda: stay away from Annie Walker and any attachments to this sleepy town, which becomes difficult when she enlists him to help fix her love life.
Amid steamy practice dates and strictly 'educational' tutoring lessons, the lines of their friendship blur and Annie reconsiders what her 'dream guy' might look like. Maybe her love life doesn't need to be perfect - it just needs to be real.
Emotional and deeply satisfying. I savoured every page. - Sarah
Morgan 'A rising star in the romance world. Her books are
wonderfully romantic, feel-good reads that end with me sighing over
the last pages.' bestselling author Debbie Macomber Opening up to a
new future... The life Olivia Harper always dreamed of isn't so
dreamy these days. The long work days are unfulfilling, as is her
relationship with her on-again, off-again boyfriend. So when her
estranged mother, Juliet, has an accident Olivia heads home to Sea
Glass Cottage. Here she can clear her head and help her mother look
after her orphaned niece Caitlin. Cape Sanctuary is a beautiful
town, but one that holds painful memories for Olivia, Juliet and
Caitlin Harper. But as Olivia tries to balance her own needs with
those of her injured mother and her resentful fifteen-year-old
niece, it becomes clear that all three Harper women have been
keeping heartbreaking secrets from one another. Surrounded by her
family and friends, including her best friend's brother, and local
fire chief, Cooper Vance, Olivia finds happiness can come at life's
most unexpected moments.
Cole Kimball and Laila Olivet have been best friends their entire
lives. Cole is the only person (apart from blood relatives) who's seen
Laila in her oversized, pink, plastic, Sophia Loren glasses. Laila is
always the first person to taste test any new dish Cole creates in his
family's restaurant . . . even though she has the refined palate of a
kindergartener. Most importantly, Cole and Laila are always talking.
About everything.
When Cole discovers a betrayal from his recently deceased grandfather
that shatters his world, staying in Adelaide Springs, Colorado, is
suddenly unfathomable. But Laila loves her life in their small mountain
town and can't imagine ever living anywhere else. She loves serving
customers who tip her with a dozen fresh eggs. She loves living within
walking distance of all her favorite people. And she's very much not
okay with the idea of not being able to walk to her very favorite
person.
Still, when Cole toys with moving across the country to New York City,
she decides to support her best friend--even as she secretly hopes she
can convince him to stay home. And not just for his killer chocolate
chip pancakes. Because she loves him. As a friend. Just as a friend.
Right?
They make a deal: Laila won't beg him to stay, and Cole won't try to
convince her to come with him. They have one week in New York before
their lives change forever, and all they have to do is enjoy their time
together and pretend none of this is happening. But it's tough to
ignore the very inconvenient feelings blooming out of nowhere. In both
of them. And these potentially friendship-destroying feelings, once out
in the open, have absolutely no take-backs.
If When Harry Met Sally had a quippy literary love child with Gilmore
Girls' Luke and Lorelai, you'd get Cole and Laila. Just . . . don't
tell them that.
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