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Never has an unexpected guest caused such chaos! Three couples take it in turns to host a monthly dinner party. Beth, Sarah and Marie have been friends forever. Now they are grown up, with busy lives, busy husbands, busy kids...but they still find time to meet up over dinner once a month. A cosy, comfortable gathering of happy couples - or so they thought. Until one night, someone brings along a last-minute guest whose wife has just left him.

All her life, Jolene Weiger has taken care of her developmentally delayed brother, Bennie. Now grown, Jolene is engaged to marry, but her beau doesn’t want to start married life with Bennie in tow. Jolene calls off her engagement, secretly wishing she were engaged to Amos Zook, her best friend from childhood. Jolene’s mother announces she’s marrying an Englischer and leaving the Amish church. Getting no help from her married sisters, Jolene is on her own with Bennie. As Amos watches her struggle, the truth of his feelings snaps into place.

Benjamin Monroe is pretty sure how his life will play out. He'll continue teaching chemistry in his small college and spend his free time biking through the valley. Eventually, he'll retire to putter around in his garden and greenhouse. His colleague, Virginia Clark, is not one for routines. She's chatty, spontaneous, and bubbly, and before Benjamin realizes what happened, she's talked him into collaborating on a research project - studying the mating habits of college students.

Under his pen name, C. Travis Rice, New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice offers tales of passion, intrigue, and steamy romance between men. The fourth novel, SAPPHIRE DAWN, once again transports you to a beautiful luxury resort on the sparkling Southern California coast where strong-willed heroes release the shame that blocks their hearts’ desires.

In this humorous re-imagining of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet's pet cat causes an unfortunate accident to befall the haughty Mr. Darcy, forcing the injured gentleman to reluctantly take up residence at Longbourn - more specifically, in the parlor of Longbourn! In pain, forbidden to leave by his doctors, Mr. Darcy cannot escape the ridiculous antics of the Bennet clan. And when Georgiana Darcy, Colonel Fitzwilliam, and Lady Catherine de Bourgh arrive to visit the invalid, chaos, confusion, and hilarity ensue!

Alles hat so gut angefangen, als Joanna vor Kurzem in das beschauliche Küstenörtchen St. Hope zog. Durch die örtliche "Dinner with future friends"-Gruppe findet sie schnell Kontakt – auch zu Gavin, der die Treffen betreut und bei ihr direkt für Herzklopfen sorgt. Bis Joanna zufällig mitbekommt, wie er sich abfällig über ihre Rundungen äußert. Joanna ist empört und beschließt, sich zwar nicht die Chance nehmen zu lassen, durch die Gruppe Anschluss zu finden und die Schönheit Cornwalls zu entdecken, den Kerl selbst jedoch konsequent zu ignorieren.

Emma Rose Steen arrives in the Highlands of Scotland hoping for a much needed breath of fresh air. Not only has the Arizona summer been a scorcher, she's just barely managed to survive two miscarriages, the divorce from hell, and in the process she's given up her life's work - her beloved restaurant. She never expects to encounter another living person on her first hike to Loch Ness, let alone a kilt-wearing kilted bare-chested long-haired Highland hottie. Pity he's also dead.

Single mom and Salem newcomer, Lily Foster, wasn't looking for love, but Mayor Andrew Riley has her craving things she's never had before. Andrew is everything Lily could ever want in a man. He's kind, respectable, has great taste in coffee...and he wants her and her 4-year-old son to join him for Thanksgiving dinner. Mayor Riley left out one important detail, it's Lily that he plans on having for dessert.

Men are weeds. Allison Hart doesn’t need them in her carefully tended life, though her friends at Green Acres seem happy with their guys. Why can’t Allison open her heart to anyone but her young nephew? Then again, he’ll be a man one day, too. If only the irritating contractor in charge of building her home and farm school wasn’t the boy’s favorite person.

She thinks that he's the clown prince. He thinks that she's far too uptight. They certainly weren't a match made in heaven, but when Prince Henry Edward Clarence becomes the new patron and figurehead of Lilly's small animal charity, and when he's booked to give the keynote speech at the upcoming fundraising dinner, they soon have to learn to work together. Love takes them by surprise, and they learn things about one another that bind them, but Lilly breaks a promise that shatters that love, and leads to irreparable heartache. Trust is broken. Their relationship fails.

Henry Appleby has an appetite for life. As a recent high school graduate and the son of a wealthy family in one of Chicago's affluent North Shore suburbs, his life is laid out for him. Unfortunately, though, he's being forced to follow in the footsteps of his successful attorney father instead of living his dream of being a chef. When an opportunity comes his way to work in a real kitchen the summer after graduation, at a little Italian joint called Fiorello's, Henry jumps at the chance, putting his future in jeopardy.

It only takes a few days for Ollie D'Angelo to lose his boyfriend, his job, and his home. Instead of mourning what he doesn't have, Ollie celebrates what he does: the freedom to pursue his real passion - cooking. He begins Dinner at Home, a home-catering business, and it takes off. Late one night, Ollie catches Hank Mellinger, a streetwise hood down on his luck, about to rob his car. Ollie soon discovers that appearances aren't necessarily what they seem.

Su-Ling Chen will do anything to rebel - even show up at her father's birthday bash with motorcycle-riding bad boy Mitch Kurtz. But love has a way of turning the tables. When Mitch ignites Su-Ling's true passions, she's left with a choice: defer to family expectations...or love the man who has stolen her heart.

The Beach House Hotel, the seaside mansion Ann Rutherford and Rhonda Del Monte converted to an upscale boutique hotel, continues to be a success. Not only is it the spot for breakfast and lunch, it's become the "in" place for dinner. However, they still face many challenges. With the sudden death of Robert and Kandie, Ann and Vaughn decide to raise their son, Robbie, to help relieve Ann's daughter, Liz, of the responsibility she thought she'd never have. And Rhonda becomes both a mother and grandmother.

Nancy Grant’s stepfather bets her hand in marriage during a poker game–and loses. Now she is supposed to marry the repugnant Carl Kingsford. Nancy has no choice but to flee. When she hears about a mail-order bride agency, she takes a leap of faith and applies. Now she is to marry a man she has never met—Jesse Cartwright, a rancher from Mine’s Place, Colorado. He is a stranger, but hopefully, with him she will find a home of her own and be able to celebrate a Merry Christmas.

Step inside the The Wardrobe Dinner Theater and experience the backstage diva drama as these performers embark on a faith-filled journey to find what matters most in life. The complete series includes Dance over Me, Focus on Love, Sing a New Song, A Picture Perfect Christmas, and Home for Christmas.

I'm Pet, alpha's daughter and commander-in-training for a pack beset by long-concealed secrets. Amid the turmoil, I'm inexplicably drawn to an enigmatic wolf shifter assigned to assess my suitability for leadership. Can I navigate the treacherous waters of attraction and responsibility while unveiling the traitor lurking in our midst?

Jane Marsh wants to shake off the empty-nest syndrome, plus the notoriety of the death of her first and second husbands, by starting over in a new place. She sells her family home to move to a far Northern suburb of Denver. At the same time, Jane's dinner club is undergoing a transformation, and a new man - a gourmet chef - enters her life. But things turn sour when on the day Jane moves into her new home, she discovers a dead body.

Delfin shatters the code of silence and reveals, once and for all, what women really want - and gives Garby seduction superpowers beyond his randiest fantasies. But will her gift blow up in her face? From life's fresh moments of innocence to its grim heart-wrenching finale -and all the lurid weirdness in between - this slim but diverse collection catapults you into a wild world of love's triumphs and disasters.

Songbird Gloria Houghton has always needed to be the center of attention, but the spotlight has shifted. Seeking fame and a fresh start, she finds a new stage in Branson, Missouri...only to risk being replaced by a manipulative rival. Jack-of-all-trades Nick Sherwood is just one leaf on a vast family tree that includes a restaurant chef, hotel owners, and even the headline act at a family-owned theater. He's seen how fame can blind a person with jealousy. If only he wasn't so fascinated - and irritated - by the newest addition to the staff.