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‘Moving, funny, compassionate and wise. An Unlikely Visitor made me laugh, cry and left me filled with hope’ ELIZABETH DAY 'A perfect book for today’s world’ SARAH WINMAN ‘Heartbreaking, life-affirming and funny all at the same time’ JANE FALLON MARGARET THINKS HER TIME IS UP… BUT...

At twenty-four, I'd already lived a thousand lives. I was a daughter. An orphan. A foster kid. A sister. Someone to everyone, and yet I was unrecognizable to myself. I spent my time keeping everybody else afloat, while I was slowly drowning. Until I met her. The first time she walked into my life, I was mesmerized by the mysterious stranger. When I came face-to-face with her a second time, I was being introduced to my best friend's mother.

Brought to you by Penguin. Unlikely best friends Thomas and Grace are bound together by questions of faith, love and astronomy in this dazzling summer read from the #1 bestselling author. Thomas Hart and Grace Macaulay have lived all their lives in the small Essex town of Aldleigh. Though...

Ein schicksalhaftes Treffen, ein Pakt geschmiedet auf einer Serviette und eine Liebe für die Ewigkeit. Für Rory fühlt es sich wie Schicksal an, als sie in Irland dem Straßenmusiker Mal begegnet. Sofort spüren die beiden eine tiefe Verbindung und verbringen eine leidenschaftliche Nacht miteinander. Doch eine gemeinsame Zukunft scheint unmöglich, denn am nächsten Morgen muss Rory nach New York zurückkehren. Für den unwahrscheinlichen Fall, dass sie sich wiedertreffen, schließen sie einen Pakt auf einer Pub-Serviette: Sollten sie sich je wiedersehen, werden sie für immer zusammen sein, komme, was wolle.

Rita Gigante grew up in a world swirling with secrets, lies, and multiple sins. Her father, notorious Mafia boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, was the leader of the Genovese crime clan and the head of all five New York crime families for decades. But until Rita was sixteen, she was kept in the dark about his underworld activities. She unknowingly hung out at mob headquarters and witnessed her dad's whispered meetings around the dinner table, but only knew what she was told by her mother and siblings about his odd behavior: Dad's sick. Keep your mouth shut. Don't talk about the family.

Richard Drumm might still look like a normal 15-year-old kid from Ohio, but over the last few months, he’s become much, much more. The heir apparent of a galaxy-spanning kingdom, he’s survived assassination attacks, been evolved by the energies of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, and been given powers far beyond the abilities of other humans.

Who am I? Who were these people who made me who I am? And, what was this place? Was it ever what I thought it was? For celebrated journalist and author Julie Salamon, these recently became central questions. Salamon spent the first 18 years of her life Seaman, Ohio, a town that is part of the American heartland, a repository of mythology and misunderstanding.

In 1987, Miri returns to her hometown to attend a commemoration of the worst year of her life. Beautiful, gripping and deeply moving, In the Unlikely Event is an unforgettable novel from Judy Blume. Thirty-five years ago, when Miri Ammerman was fifteen and in love for the first time, three...

A Kirkus Reviews 2019 Best Romance Novel, the first in an exciting new series by USA Today bestseller Kerrigan Byrne! These men are dark, bold, and brave. And there is only one woman who can bring them to their knees... Famed and brilliant, Lady Alexandra Lane has always known how to look out...

He said his name was Cain.... At least that’s who Ahmalee knows him as. But Cain Wesley has been smoldering with secrets, leaving Ahmalee completely in the dark about his true identity. Their connection is undeniable. The love is all the way real, but will it be enough to keep their bond strong when Ahmalee finds out the truth about him, or will this relationship be extinguished before it has a real chance to ignite?

Don’t ask me how I end up locking myself out behind the coin laundry without a stich of clothing on my body. I don’t know what the heck to do, and it gets even worse when a tall, handsome, and muscular mountain man drives to the back parking lot. Talk about humiliating! Who wants to meet the perfect man under circumstances like these, right? Well, this curvy girl is stuck, and there’s nothing she can do. Except the man is so nice!

Ahmalee Hayes’ world is interrupted when a homeless man loiters around her shop - Ivy and Eden Candle Company. Just when the business owner thinks she’s run him away, he shows up at her door - not at the shop again - and this time, he’s at her house! Can she see through the flames to lend a helping hand to a complete stranger or is the interaction too risky for the small-town candle maker?

Ahmalee and Cain are beginning their new lives as a married couple, but it’s taking Ahmalee more time to get adjusted to Cain’s millionaire lifestyle. She’s in love with her husband but struggles internally with her new identity as the millionaire mogul's wife living in their Charlotte, North Carolina, mansion. Can they meet in the middle to keep the flame burning?

A Bible study dropout with her own family to care for, Nikki was tired of being the spiritual problem child at the top of her pious mother's prayer list. What would it take to earn back her salvation and secure her mother's blessing once and for all? The answer eludes her until a sudden diagnosis challenges Nikki to embrace her mother's faith to find her own, leading them on a perilous five-day journey together that ends with an unexpected miracle.

When sparks fly between a good Amish girl and a hunky member of the Hollywood elite, even matchmaking innkeepers Esther and Lizzie know better than to fan the flames. Evelyn Schrock has dismissed the attempts of every young man in her small Amish community to court her. She’s willing to wait...

Meet Simba II, a playful white Labrador puppy brought home by accident. As he grows into an enormous ninety-pound dog with a huge personality, Simba cements the bond between two families and enriches their lives in countless ways. When the family moves from San Francisco to New York, the author is charged with the ultimate animal rescue−bringing Simba to the family’s new home. He and his best friend, Erick, load Simba into the back of a station wagon and set out on a 3,300-mile once-in-a-lifetime road trip across America.

Her identity is false, but her love for the earl is all too real—and so is the danger that engulfs them both . . . Gypsy fortune-teller Mademoiselle Magda has taken London by storm with her uncanny predictions—and only Lord Kerrigan suspects that she is not what she claims to be. And he is...

This book is for those on a journey, who are ready to overcome life's challenges. Finding Love and Healing in the Pen is the story of Kimberly T. Mitchell, an unlikely source who once believed nothing good could come from the messes she created from this thing called life. This is her contribution to encourage others to never give up and keep moving toward their destiny.

Love is never simple—especially when faith, culture, and identity are at stake. In this gripping sequel, Kareem Parker explores the forbidden romance between a devoted Muslim woman and a Christian man. Their journey is fraught with even greater obstacles, as the woman must navigate not only family and community expectations, but also the profound restrictions placed on her by tradition and faith. “Unlikely Entanglements II” dives deep into the heart of interfaith love, highlighting the resilience, sacrifices, and hope required to bridge worlds.