Volbloed is deel 1 uit de serie Over de liefde.
Als dierenarts Amber Friessen wordt uitgenodigd om de vaste dierenarts te worden voor het prestigieuze paardensportevenement HorseWorld, twijfelt ze geen seconde. Dit is de kans nieuwe klanten te trekken voor haar praktijk. Haar eerste klus is direct de meest belangrijke. Een van de volbloed Arabieren van sjeik Dawud Jaser El-Faris is kreupel. Amber is onder de indruk van het majestueuze dier. En nog meer van de stalknecht die ze bij de Arabier aantreft.
Dat deze man een geheim met zich meedraagt, vindt Amber niet erg.
Ernstiger is dat hij gevaarlijk dicht bij de ontrafeling van haar eigen geheimen komt.
Een eigentijds sprookje uit Duizend-en-een-nacht.
Zijdezacht is het derde en laatste deel uit de serie Over de liefde.
Suze Meesters is terug bij af. Terug in haar geboortedorp en terug in de stomerij van haar ouders. Twee plekken waarvan ze dacht, nooit meer te hoeven zijn. Haar succesvolle carrière als lingerieontwerpster was niet zo geweldig als ze iedereen altijd heeft doen geloven. En dat was niet haar enige leugentje... Matthias, haar jeugdliefde en de eerste jongen die haar kuste op de groezelige dansvloer van het dorpse partycentrum, slaat Suze bij hun hernieuwde ontmoeting in de boeien.
Het gaat hard tegen hard en langzaam voelt Suze hoe het is om alles te krijgen, wat ze nooit had willen hebben. Maar wat juist zo perfect bij haar past.
Soms is de liefde keihard
Soms juist zijdezacht
Helens Welt ist eigentlich perfekt: Neben ihrer Karriere als Professorin in Oxford baut sie gerade ihr zweites Standbein als Cosy-Krimi-Autorin sehr erfolgreich weiter aus. Dass in ihrem Leben kaum Platz für Liebe und Beziehung ist, stört dabei nur selten. Doch dann tritt Rory in ihr Leben – und wirft alles über den Haufen, was Helen sich so mühsam aufgebaut ist. Denn Rory ist nicht nur viel zu jung, zu attraktiv und ihre Doktorandin, sie weckt auch nie gekannte Gefühle in Helen.Doch wie soll man zwischen Vernunft und Gefühl wählen, wenn das Herz sich doch eigentlich längst entschieden hat?-
Unwrap this gorgeous gift of a book for an escape to the snow-peaked caps of the Scottish Highlands and a romance that will melt your heart…
Izzy McBride had never in a million years expected to inherit an actual castle from her great uncle Bill but here she was, in the run up to Christmas, Monarch of her own Glen – a very rundown glen in need of a lot of TLC if her dream of turning it into a boutique bed and breakfast was to come true.
But when Izzy’s eccentric mother rents a room to enigmatic thriller author Ross Adair and the Scottish snow starts to settle like the frosting on a Christmas cake, it’s a race to get the castle ready before they’re all snowed in for the holidays.
Praise for Julie Caplin:
‘One unputdownable story’ Katie Fforde
‘An irresistible slice of escapism’ Phillipa Ashley
‘Five big fat stars’ Sue Moorcroft
As Halloween approaches in the Cotswold village of Wendlebury Barrow, Sophie Sayers, new to the village, is suspicious of the fierce new vicar and his ban on the villagers' seasonal celebrations.
Especially when he plans to replace them with a traditional Guy Fawkes' Night party, and invites everyone to bring a guy (scarecrow) to burn on his giant bonfire.
Sophie thinks the vicar's not the only one with dark secrets to hide. What about her boss, the beguiling bookseller, Hector Munro? Whose body will be found outside his village bookshop? Not to mention the one secretly buried beneath the vicar's bonfire...
Just as Sophie had been starting to feel at home in Wendlebury, she must call on all her inner resources and trust her instincts to save the day before anyone else can come to harm - and to get Hector back on her side.
For fans of cosy mysteries everywhere, Sophie's second adventure will have you laughing out loud as you try to solve the mystery before she does, in the company of engaging new characters, as well as familiar favourites from 'Best Murder in Show'.
Perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Verity Bright and Ann Sutton.
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Debbie Young is a British writer of cosy mystery novels. She is the UK ambassador for ALLi and the founder of the annual Hawkesbury Upton Literary Festival. Her warm, witty, feel-good contemporary fiction is full of English humour, inspired by life in the Cotswold village which has been her home for over 30 years. Her bestselling 'Sophie Sayers Village Mystery' series includes the trailblazing 'Murder Your Darlings', which was shortlisted for the Selfies Award for best independently published fiction in 2021.
I took some hard hits, but now it's time to strike back.
Marco Tesoro wanted a fight, and a fight is what he's gonna get. The guy just doesn't know when to stop. First he sent hitmen after me. Now he blew up my mother f-ing house. No one gets to pull that kind of shit and live-a fact he'll be finding out soon enough.
In the aftermath of his attacks, we're struggling to recover, dealing with the FBI, and adjusting to having Cameron back in my life. But there's no better time to remind the world who Two Tricks really is. At the top of my hit list are the Mad Dogs, a rival MC crew. They're the movers and dealers for Marco's drugs business. Let's see how he feels when I cut off his arms and then realizes I'm just barely getting started.
My men are behind me one-hundred percent, even as they work through their own issues-including the new man no one saw coming. None of that will stop them from riding into war with me though, because it will take all of us to topple this crime lord's empire, one piece at a time.
Contains mature themes.
As Jasinda Reed admits to a friend, she 'hasn't had a hot date since two years and twenty pounds ago.' It's been a lot longer than that since she's trusted a man...with good reason. She harbors no intentions of changing that any time soon.
Jasinda hardly expects to meet Mr. Right while working behind the ice cream counter at Biggie Scoops. One night, when a handsome and charming stranger shows up at just the right time, Jasinda fears he and his attentive flirting may be too good to be true.
Pro quarterback Craig Wilder goes after what he wants when he sees it. At the top of his career, the popular football player is surrounded by fame, fortune, and his pick of any woman he wants. Well, almost any woman...the one he sets his sights on keeps pushing him away. Can the hot jock scale the wall that Jasinda put up to protect her heart?
Jasinda panics when a scary incident puts her life in jeopardy. She wonders if someone is really out to get her or if she's letting the past haunt her present - and possibly destroy her romantic future.
Is someone out there focused on settling the score, ready to teach Jasinda that revenge is a dish best served cold as ice cream?
'A pasture of dead trees, a hostile takeover of the Santa barn by a family of raccoons, and shipments that have mysteriously gone missing—Lovelight Farms is not the magical winter wonderland of Stella Bloom’s dreams. In an effort to save the Christmas tree farm she’s loved since she was a kid, she enters a contest with instafamous influencer Evelyn St. James. With the added publicity and the $100,000 cash prize, she might just be able to save the farm from its financial woes. There’s just one problem. To make the farm seem like a romantic destination for the holidays, she lied on the application and said she owns Lovelight Farms with her boyfriend. Only there is no boyfriend. Enter her best friend Luka Peters. He just came home for some hot chocolate, and somehow got a farm and a serious girlfriend in the process. Lovelight Farms is a romantic comedy featuring a handsome freckled data analyst, a messy, optimistic Christmas-tree-farm owner, and a small town with the best hazelnut lattes on the east coast. This sweet and steamy romance is a holiday happily ever after and the first book in a series of interconnected standalones following the three Lovelight owners.'
President Cappuano has been working for months on his first State of the Union address, his highest profile moment yet as the country’s new president. He’s dealing with a wide array of complex issues and is counting down to the televised speech before a joint session of Congress. While he tries to strike the right tone to assure the American people that their new president is hard at work on their behalf, his wife, Metro Police Lt. Sam Holland is faced with one of the most confounding cases of her career and juggling some complex issues at home with the couple’s children. Add to that some vexing security concerns, and the first couple are on edge as they wonder whether they’ll pass this first big test for the fledgling Cappuano administration. As always, when things get too hot to handle in the rest of their lives, Sam and Nick turn to each other for solace as their bond grows deeper by the day in this latest installment in the First Family Series!
Rafe
It started in high school. We grew apart. Bit by bit, then all at once. The friend who was my ride or die suddenly wanted nothing to do with me.
Now Cam's back from college, living in the house next door, and pulling stupid pranks just to annoy me. Between my intense family and my failing relationship, I'm struggling enough without his antics. But Cam won't go away. And I'm not so sure I want him to.
Cam
It started with a smile. A touch. A shared look of mischief. Rafael Ortega stole my heart before I realized it was mine to give away.
We were best friends from the time we were in diapers right up until the unthinkable happened: he started dating. I put distance between us to save myself, but now I'm back, willing to do anything for his attention again. Because the only thing worse than Rafe breaking my heart . . . is him not getting a chance to.
Contains mature themes.
Has she already met The One? What if Mr Right had come along at the wrong time...?
Evie Grant is forty-five years old, a widow, and single mum of two children about to leave the nest. Suddenly alone in the family home, Evie realizes she hates her job, hardly goes out and hasn't had a date since who knows when...
So it feels like fate when the opportunity arises for a girls trip to New York City. Staying with her sister on the Upper East Side, Evie is enchanted by a snow-covered city consumed by preparing for Christmas.
Bobble hat firmly on, Evie is walking through the city one day when she bumps into Daniel Roberts, Hollywood heartthrob and one-time boyfriend of hers.
It's now or never for Evie - but she open her heart to the possibility of a new beginnings and true happiness once again...?
Funny, real and wonderfully romantic, this is the perfect feel-good read to keep you warm this winter!
Praise for Jane Lacey-Crane:
'A beautifully written, emotional tale that will have you captivated from the off!' Rach.
'A story which made me feel all fuzzy inside and smiley on the outside from the first page right up until the end' SC.
'Fantastic read, good storyline, great twists and flowed well... My only complaint is that i got no housework done today as i couldn't put my kindle down!'
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Born in London, Jane's writing career began in cable TV, writing true crime documentaries. More recently, Jane has contributed to an anthology of short stories and written two weekly crime serials. When she's not writing, Jane loves to read good books, binge watch TV boxsets and drink tea. And wine.
Gavin Kingsley burst into my life in a sharp and unexpected twist of fate. You know his type - arrogant, dangerously handsome and impossible to ignore. Something dark within him calls to the shadows inside me. I long for the kind of heart-wrenching passion I've only read about, and his tragic past reads like one of my favorite literary classics. Raw. Visceral. Captivating. Together, we're a perfect mess. The deeper I fall into his world, the more I crave him like a drug - he pushes every boundary I have and challenges everything I thought I wanted. I want to unlock his heart. I want his dirty secrets. But in the end, will he be the blade that cuts me...or the bond that makes my life complete?
