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The aroma of chocolate was as familiar to Molly Freeman as the nose on her face. Living and schooling on Haxby Road alongside the Rowntrees Chocolate Factory, Molly watched the daily trudge of women employed there in their white uniforms as she sat at her school desk. When Molly secures a job on the production line at the factory, she's excited to become one of these women. As she labours hard at the factory, she meets Connie. Quickly the two form a close friendship, and Molly begins to see the world differently.

Tig Costello has arrived in Darren, Kentucky, commissioned to paint a portrait honoring her grandfather Benjamin. His contributions to the rural Appalachian town and his unimpeachable war service have made him a local hero. But to Tig, he’s a relative stranger. To find out more about him, Tig wants to talk to the person who knew her grandfather best: Eloise Price, the woman who murdered him fifty years ago.

I know Tuck Monroe is trouble the second I walk in to interview for the nanny position. Six-four and covered in tattoos, he's distractingly hot. He's also grumpy as hell. But I need to pay for school, so I take a job as his daughter's live-in caretaker and move into the apartment above his garage. I fall hard for Katie, his adorable four-year-old. But I never expected to fall for my new boss, who's a decade older than I am. Turns out there's a heart of gold beneath Tuck's broody exterior, one I work to reveal bit by bit.

Старосветские помещики - одна из первых повестей сборника Миргород, автором которой является известный драматург Николай Васильевич Гоголь. Написана в 1835 году. Это трогательная история жизни семьи Товстогуб – Афанасие Ивановиче и Пульхерии Ивановне. Нежная и взаимная любовь этих двух старичков постепенно становится привычкой. Непревзойденный авторский талант объединил в этой повести тему любви и смерти, заставив главных героев испытать душевные страдания.

Ein Leben voller Veränderungen ... Insgeheim träumt Emma davon, Malerin zu werden – als man sie zu ihrer Tante im nahegelegenen Kristiansund in die Lehre schickt, um Schneiderin zu werden, will sie dennoch das Beste daraus machen. Immerhin kann sie so dem Nachbarssohn Olav nahe sein, der ihr Herz höher schlagen lässt. Doch schon bald drängt sich ein Geheimnis aus der Vergangenheit vor ihr neues Glück – ein erschütterndes Ereignis, das Emma zum alten Familienhof in Averøya zurückzieht.

185 Einwohner zählt das Dorf Montbolo in den französischen Pyrenäen. Als die Hamburgerin Miriam auf der Durchreise ein verwunschenes altes Haus inmitten eines verwilderten Kirschhains entdeckt, steht der Entschluss für sie fest: Sie bricht alle Zelte ab und wird Montbolos Einwohnerin Nummer 186. Miriam nimmt sich vor, ihr Haus im Alleingang zu renovieren und von nun an von der Kirschernte zu leben.

¿Cuánta tierra necesita un hombre? es una modernísima parábola sobre la ambición del ser humano. Pajom es un campesino al que ninguna extensión de tierra satisface: cuanta más tiene, más necesita. Al conocer que los habitantes de una lejana región, los bashkirios, le ofrecen tanta tierra como pueda recorrer en un día, no lo dudará e intentará abarcar la mayor cantidad posible.

Tutte le avventure di Don Camillo – e del suo amico-nemico Peppone – in un'unica raccolta che non potrà che strappare il sorriso a chi l'ascolta! Tante storie argute e senza tempo che vanno a comporre il grande affresco sonoro del celebre Piccolo Mondo Borghese della Bassa, durante il fermento sociale degli anni che seguono alla Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Giovannino Guareschi (1908-1968) è stato uno scrittore e giornalista italiano, noto principalmente per essere l’ideatore di don Camillo e Peppone, la coppia di amici/nemici più famosi della narrativa italiana.

Regina is a socially awkward loner who is content to live a life withdrawn from everyone except her cherished pet bunny. But after seven years of silence, Regina's brother, Ricky, shows up unannounced on her doorstep, along with his daughter, Jez—a peculiar six-year-old with an unnerving vicious streak—upending Regina's quiet life. It's clear to Regina that something terrible has happened, though the truth won't come to the surface easily. After all, Regina and Ricky lived a childhood fraught with secrets buried as deep as the fossils in the desolate landscape around them.

With a mix of Anglo, Native, and Hispanic cultures, the village of Bonney, New Mexico, has its share of folklore and legends, but no one has ever heard of the Ghost Girls before. Three high school girls have convinced their fellow students that they have powers, but now that they're graduating, new recruits are needed to carry on the tradition.

1971. Nach einer Schneiderlehre in der Stadt kehrt die 20-jährige Roberta auf den Hof ihrer Eltern in Süddeutschland zurück. Hier auf dem Land sind Feminismus, Popkultur und Miniröcke nichts, womit man sich beschäftigt. Roberta liebt die Arbeit auf dem Hof dennoch – und sie liebt Wilhelm, den Pfarrerssohn. Anders Gertrud, Wilhelms Mutter: Sie hasst das Dorfleben und das beengte Pfarrhaus und wünscht sich nichts mehr als weggehen zu können, hinaus in die Welt. Beide Frauen werden schwanger und müssen folgenschwere Entscheidungen treffen. Doch dann passiert ein tragisches Unglück...

Rhett Rivers is a charming billionaire playboy, and I'm Scarlett Wright, a woman who doesn't back down from a fight. Our worlds clash, and the sparks between us are burning hot. Until one reckless weekend together changes everything. Suddenly I'm facing an unexpected pregnancy, and the man who swept me off my feet isn't so sure about fatherhood. When a rare disorder threatens our baby, something in Rhett shifts. He's not just a playboy anymore, he's the man who will stop at nothing to save us.

Getting her brother away from their abusive household and leading a peaceful existence is all Violet wants. Growing up powerless in a town mostly inhabited by supernaturals made her life a living hell. Now, she's ready to leave it all behind and start fresh.

I came to Copper Falls expecting to settle my sister's estate and learn about the woman I never knew existed until I was notified of her death. Little did I know that stories about her weren't the only thing that awaited me in the small town.

In the small American town of Hope, teenager Lucas Caldwell dreams of escaping his life. His mother, Liss, is struggling with addiction, and his sickly little brother, Reuben, would never survive her without him. His grandfather, Lucky, is dying in a care facility, his mind fading. But in a final moment of clarity, he lets slip to Lucas that he is in possession of a painting worth millions, stolen from a transport convoy in a daring heist five decades ago. As the disbelief fades, a thin hope begins to grow.

Jim Beam aveva un fratello, una sorella e una madre. Del padre non seppe mai niente. La mamma era seria, preoccupata, sempre nervosa. Aveva paura e non si riposava mai: aveva paura di non riuscire a mantenere i propri figli, aveva paura che uno di loro si ammalasse. Aveva paura di un sacco di cose. Invece Jim non aveva paura di niente, tranne della noia. Abitavano appena fuori Lovelock, in un posto che si chiamava Cottonfarm.

Following the unexpected death of her mother, and the breakdown of her relationship, animal loving idealist Jade Foster, uses her inheritance to buy a smallholding in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside hoping to realise her dream of providing a sanctuary for unloved animals in need of a new home. Jade employs the enigmatic Finn McTaggart to help out at Duck Pond Lane Rescue and forms a friendship with both Finn and her local Vet, Aiden Southerland. But Finn is running from his own demons and Aiden longs for a more romantic relationship with broken-hearted Jade.

Rowan Thorpe can be forgiven for living with one foot in the past. Since having to say goodbye far too young to the future she had planned, moving on still feels a daunting task. So, when historian Connor O’Keefe strides purposefully into her office and life, looking far too handsome for his own good and threatening to undermine the local legends she holds close to her heart, she is more than a little unsettled.

Just like the whole town of Starr’s Fall, thinks Laurie Ellis – as she and her beloved dog Max head to collect the store keys. Maybe she has seen better days, too, but she’s certainly ready for a new start—and to leave her past behind. Still Laurie wonders whether she made a terrible mistake in coming to lovable but shabby Starr’s Fall. Will she even find customers for her pet store and bakery, never mind a community to welcome and accept her?

Live every day as if it were your last – that’s the motto Bess has lived by since her father died unexpectedly. As a critical care paramedic, Bess sees every day just how easily life can be taken away. But carefree living has risks, and as Bess’s debts mount, she discovers her actions could have terrible consequences.