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Christmas is the perfect time to curl up with a good story, and this cracking collection brings you 30 wonderfully diverse tales inspired by this most special of seasons. From Santa Claus, gift-giving and family gatherings, to an unexpected encounter in a snowstorm and an alternative take on the Nativity, they're sure to get you in the festive mood.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The debut novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge evokes a teenager's alienation from her distant mother, and a parent's rage at the discovery of her daughter's secrets. “One of those rare, invigorating books that take an apparently familiar...

Four months ago, Lena woke up in a dark alleyway with no recollection of who she is. The only clues to her past are a mysterious tattooed symbol and a supernatural power: the ability to see evil in people. While struggling to regain her memory, she follows a strange guiding instinct to a small Colorado town. There she finds other young men and women with similar stories, similar tattoos, and a multitude of extrasensory powers. Among them a man she's intensely attracted to, yet with no memories of him, she has no idea why.

Three women and one man put themselves up for auction in a high-stakes game of marriage, money, and mayhem. The spice is high, the characters intense, and the plot will keep you guessing until the bitter end. This is the filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera you never knew you needed. Welcome to The Marriage Auction.

“A fascinating peek behind the making of a megahit, and a delightful bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember life before streaming TV.” —Town & Country Welcome to the O.C., b*tch: it’s the definitive oral history of beloved TV show The O.C., from the show’s creators, featuring...

Until a year ago, I had a pretty good handle on my life. I ran my grandmother’s flower shop, lived in the quaint apartment above it, and everything was perfectly fine. Until business slowed, bills piled up, and I started wondering if I’d lose everything. Now, I’m holding it all together by a thread—depending on one major wedding order that could save everything. But, of course, a blizzard hits, and my delivery van breaks down. And who shows up to help? Holden Miller. My first love and the man who broke my heart. Brooding, distant, and somehow even more infuriatingly handsome.

This is the filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera you never knew you needed. Welcome to The Marriage Auction.

The Marriage Auction 2 continues in this filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera. No way we’re going to spoil anything!

From ‘The Manchester Marriage’, in which a husband, supposedly drowned at sea, returns to find his daughter, to the two sisters who are comically adrift after the death of their domineering father in ‘The Daughters of the Late Colonel’, and a young girl who enlists the help of a sorceress to win back her boyfriend in ‘The Goodness of Saint Rocque’, Standing Her Ground showcases nine groundbreaking women writers.

Five siblings. Five obligations. Five chances at sizzling, unexpected love.

The conclusion of The Marriage Auction 2. There are so many plot twists your head will be spinning, your heart weeping, and by the end of it all…your soul will be sighing.

Hai-Alarm und Abenteuer! Olchi-Streiche im fernen Arabien. Wer kann den letzten karierten Tigerhai fangen? Die Olchis natürlich, denn niemand hält unter Wasser so lange die Luft an wie sie und ist zugleich noch bärenstark. Der Sultan ist so begeistert, dass er Olchi-Mama am liebsten behalten möchte. Was Olchi-Papa dazu wohl sagt? Umfangreiches Hörspiel mit Olchi-Lied und frechen Musiktrennern.

I found it (him) at the bookstore. Love. He was six foot four, lanky, blue-eyed. Jacob Decker was goofy, handsome, and cheesy. There’s no better way to describe him. But what can I expect of an eighteen-year-old boy who’s lived under a rock all his life? I’ll let you into a little secret. I had no idea what to expect. We were each other’s first everything. But the fantasy lasted only a semester. Soon I had to move away. A few years later, he was a rockstar, and I was…Grasping for a lifeline. The problem with first loves is that they never leave you. But they never come back, do they?

USA Today best-selling author Claudia Burgoa finishes an emotional rockstar romance duet where second chances between soulmates could make the difference between love and loss.

Das Alraunengeschöpf Hekate hat Dorian Hunter in einen magischen Schlaf versetzt. Zuvor allerdings ist es Coco Zamis gelungen, einen Teil von Dorians Erinnerungen aufzuzeichnen: Wie es scheint, hat Hekate vor fünfhundert Jahren größte Opfer gebracht, um Dorian alias Georg Rudolf Speyer aus den Klauen eines Dämons zu retten. Man munkelte damals, es handele sich um den mächtigen Mephistopheles, dem nicht einmal der Schwarzmagier Dr. Johann Faust zu trotzen wisse.

Um an das Gold der Roten Schlange in der Bank of Ireland zu gelangen, benötigt das Team McLair den zweiten Schlüssel, der in den Händen der Fälscherin Tessa Prendergast liegt. Cody Roche und Wayne McLair dringen gemeinsam in das Prendergast-Anwesen ein, doch landet Wayne schnell in einem Käfig. Dem Tod ins Auge blickend bleibt ihm keine andere Wahl, als sein Leben den Schatten anzuvertrauen.

Ethan Wilson ist ein mieser Dreckskerl. Nachdem der charismatische Australier Judith vor acht Jahren das Herz gebrochen hat, wollte sie ihn eigentlich nie wiedersehen. Doch leider ist seine Stiefmutter Judiths Patentante und die bittet sie inständig nach Australien zu kommen, um ihr auf der Pferderanch zu helfen. Im Outback angekommen, wird Judith sowohl mit Kängurus, Schlangen und Buschfeuern konfrontiert, als auch mit ihren Gefühlen. Denn ihr Herz schlägt nicht nur in Ethans Gegenwart höher, sondern auch in der von seinem Cousin Jack.

Regel Nummer Eins bei einem One-Night-Stand: Finger weg von deinem Boss! Jane ist vernünftig, verantwortungsvoll und verfolgt ehrgeizig ihre Ziele. Nur ein einziges Mal in ihrem Leben hat sie sich auf ein Abenteuer eingelassen. Ein Geheimnis, von dem niemand weiß. Und niemals jemand erfahren wird, glaubt Jane. Bis sie nach New York zieht und an ihrem ersten Arbeitstag ihrem neuen Boss, Hunter McKade vorgestellt wird. Jane realisiert, wie sehr sie sich geirrt hat. Denn der gutaussehende CEO mit dem verheißungsvollen Blick ist kein Fremder. Und die Wahrheit nicht so gut verborgen, wie Jane gehofft hatte.

Former military interrogator Samantha Wyatt may have won the battle, but she hasn't won the war against Lucien Lightner, her most cunning nemesis yet. For the first time in her life, she's forced to acknowledge she can't do it alone, but who can she trust? The first man she ever loved or the man she never planned to fall for. Chicago tycoon Jack Roman has risked everything to protect Samantha. But he's been holding onto a secret that threatens to destroy his future with the love of his life.

Mogul Jack Roman was perfectly happy living the life of a high-powered and charismatic philistine. He had time, money, women, and a penchant for the fast life. Until he met his match in Samantha Wyatt, and his obsession with her would take him to hell and back....