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For over three hundred years, that's what the Hamilton family has called a shrinking swath of farmland in the Appalachian foothills of South Carolina. That's the failing tobacco farm where Walter and Maggie Hamilton choose to raise their three children. Walter has big plans to make the farm more profitable, but his plans are interrupted by World War II and family heartbreak. Walter returns from the war a changed man and finds Maggie, too, has changed, neither of them for the better. But at least their family is together again at...

It’s 1900 and Skerry, a small Scottish fishing village, is destined for an unyielding winter. During a storm, a young boy washes up on the shore. He bears an uncanny resemblance to teacher Dorothy’s son, lost to the sea at the same age many years before, his body never found. The village is soon snowed in, and Dorothy agrees to look after the child until they can uncover the mystery of his origins. But over time, the lines between reality and desperate hope start to blur as the boy reminds Dorothy more and more of her own lost child.

Der herzergreifende Abschluss der beliebten Ostsee-Romane um die Larsen-Schwestern: Kann es nach all den Jahren überhaupt noch ein Happy End geben? "Die Liebe ist schwer zu finden, sie ist einfach zu verlieren und unmöglich zu vergessen". In Brodershöved stehen die Zeichen mal wieder auf Sturm. Während Liv sich um die heimischen Wale sorgt, Anneke im fernen Vancouver von Heimweh geplagt wird und Smilla überlegt, wie ihre Beziehung zu Sten weitergehen soll, erhält ihre Mutter Antje eine schlechte Nachricht und die Geister der Vergangenheit erwachen zu neuem Leben.

Summoned from his medical practice in China by a bevy of anxious aunts, Alain Roig returns to his Catalan hometown to discover he has been nominated by family members with vested interests in the ancestral property to prevent an impending marriage between his cold, ascetic cousin Xavier and Madeleine, a quiet, introspective village girl of unusual beauty. As Alain seeks to understand his cousin's complex motivations for wooing the unhappy girl, he is slowly drawn into Xavier's dark crisis of faith, the well-worn pattern of the sleepy Catalan days and the tight circle of village gossip.

There are rules in the West no matter what era you were born in, and it's up to lawman Ty Dawson to make sure they're followed in the valley he calls home. The people living on this unforgiving land keep to themselves and are wary of the modern world's encroachment into their quiet lives. So it's not without some suspicion that Dawson confronts a newcomer to the region: a record producer who has built a music studio in an isolated compound.

Bill Collins raised his son Kenny to work hard in the logging trade and keep his whining to himself. But when Kenny becomes a meth addict, Bill must face the bitter truth that he may have failed at his most important job. Jonah Price moved to Humboldt County to save the redwoods. Yet, guilt over his father's death leads him to get high so often that he walks through life like a zombie, half-dead to his surviving family and floundering as an environmental activist.

The last thing city girl Blair Williams wants to do is travel to a remote island on a lake near the Minnesotan/Canadian border for her law firm’s company-wide retreat. Having long struggled with high-functioning depression and low self-esteem, she attempts to fake her way through the weekend while battling the ever-present melancholy and negative internal thoughts that plague her. While there, she takes comfort in the quiet and serene setting, befriending Graham, the owner of the barely surviving Ruby Lodge.

What happens when you accidentally throw a blueberry pie in your brother's best friend's face? You marry him a week later for health insurance, of course.

Luisa hat sich einen Traum erfüllt: Sie hat ihre eigene Tierarztpraxis eröffnet! Voller Hingabe setzt sie sich für ihre flauschigen Patienten ein. Da steht eines Tages Lars vor der Tür – ihre erste große Liebe. Im Arm hält er einen schwer verletzten winselnden Golden-Retriever-Welpen. Luisa sieht sofort, wie dringend das Tier ihre Hilfe braucht. Wie gut, dass der Notfall sie von ihren Gefühlen für Lars ablenkt, die sofort wieder in ihr brodeln.

Der herzerwärmende neue Roman aus der Liebe am Meer-Reihe von Bestsellerautorin Elli C. Carlson. "Manchmal brauchen wir die Nacht, um die Sterne zu entdecken." Smilla Larsen führt das perfekte Leben: beste Karrierechancen, ein Traummann an ihrer Seite und eine Familie im Rücken, die immer für sie da ist. Eigentlich kann nichts mehr schiefgehen. Doch plötzlich ist für das Nesthäkchen der Larsen-Schwestern alles anders.

In Spellbound bleibt es mörderisch und magisch! Emma und ihre Freundinnen aus dem Hexen-Nachhilfeunterricht machen einen aufsehenerregenden Fund! Durch Zufall entdecken sie in einem alten Grimoire eine geheime Buchseite. Darauf könnte sich ein Hinweis befinden, mit dem sich der Fluch von Spellbound endlich brechen lässt. Emma stürzt sich in diese Aufgabe. Doch sie ahnt nicht, welche Gefahren dabei auf sie warten ... Und als wäre das nicht genug, stolpert sie während eines Besuchs bei Agnes im Spellbound-Pflegeheim über die Leiche eines alten Satyrs. Emma hofft, dass wenigstens dieses eine Mal jemand eines natürlichen Todes gestorben ist.

Ein Neuanfang mit Hindernissen auf den zauberhaften Shetlandinseln – von Bestsellerautorin Cornelia Engel. Nur weg aus München! Modedesignerin Jezz hat genug von der Großstadt, ihrer Mutter, die sich ständig in ihr Leben einmischt, und von den Männern sowieso. Kurz entschlossen nimmt sie einen Job in einem Brautmodengeschäft auf den Shetlandinseln an. In der schaukelnden Propellermaschine nach Sumburgh lernt sie den Schotten Magnus kennen. Wilde rote Haare, raumfüllend, laut – und dann schläft er auch noch an ihrer Schulter ein! Nur gut, dass ihre beste Freundin Mara sie abholt.

Gabriela Menchaca and Edwin Saucedo are hardworking, undocumented employees at the Detmer Foods chicken plant in Springdale, Arkansas, just a stone’s throw from the trailer park where they’ve lived together for seven years. While dealing with personal tragedies of their own, the young couple endures the brutal, dehumanizing conditions at the plant in exchange for barebones pay.

When Callie McCallahan left for the big city, she had a plan. Since then, she’s had some bumps in the road, most recently her failed business and engagement. When she inherits her uncle’s Kentucky farm, it’s the perfect do-over. With her social media skills, she’ll attract a whole new following and refresh her career. The only thing is…she knows nothing about farming.

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Ballybrady, ein kleines Dorf an der irischen Küste. Hier lebt Grace allein und zurückgezogen. Ihre Tage verbringt sie mit Schwimmen, Quilten und ihrem Hund. Grace ist stur und ruppig, dann wieder eine Seele von Mensch. Um Geld zu verdienen, vermietet sie ein Cottage an Touristen. Touristen wie Evan, der an einem tragischen Verlust zu zerbrechen droht. Eine Woche in Ballybrady soll ihn wieder auf Kurs bringen – doch es kommt alles anders. Und Evan erkennt, dass es Hoffnung geben kann, auch wenn man glaubt, alles verloren zu haben.

Vetta, giornalista romana sulla soglia dei quaranta, vive un momento di crisi con Federico, l’uomo con cui divide il fardello dell’esistenza da troppi anni. Così accoglie con entusiasmo l’invito a un matrimonio che si svolgerà a Carloforte, Isola di San Pietro nel sud della Sardegna, dove i tonni nuotano veloci, i falchi fanno la guardia e gli umani coltivano segreti. Lo sa bene Vetta che nell’isola ha trovato il suo altrove e dove spera di convincere Federico a comprare una casa per rifugiarsi dalle insidie del quotidiano.

In Val Germanasca la natura detta le proprie volontà: nella miniera di talco, negli orti, nei boschi, nelle borgate che guardano la cascata. Così accade anche il giorno del crollo: tre boati tanto forti da far tremare la montagna. Due minatori mancano all’appello e nel piazzale si scava tra i detriti. L’ultimo a uscire dal foro nella roccia è un giovane che tutti conoscono. Si chiama Lisse, senza la U, e in quella lettera mancante è già scritta gran parte della sua vita. È ferito, eppure a far sanguinare l’animo di Lisse sono ben altri tagli.

Ender Bey ve Meltem Hanım’ın bahçeli, doğayla iç içe olan evlerinde torunları, komşuları, misafirleri hiç eksik olmaz. Bu bahçede çocuklar eğlence ve oyunla birlikte doğayı, hayvanları, arkadaşlığı, sevgiyi, geleneklerimizi, insan ilişkilerini öğrenirler.

Ender Bey ve Meltem Hanım’ın bahçeli, doğayla iç içe olan evlerinde torunları, komşuları, misafirleri hiç eksik olmaz. Bu bahçede çocuklar eğlence ve oyunla birlikte doğayı, hayvanları, arkadaşlığı, sevgiyi, geleneklerimizi, insan ilişkilerini öğrenirler.