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Freya has one wish this Christmas...to visit Iceland and track down the illusive Northern Lights in memory of her beloved friend. Nothing—not even a snowstorm—is going to stop her. But when an avalanche leaves her stranded in a remote village with no way to contact the outside world, handsome and enigmatic Petur comes to her rescue, giving her a place to stay in his farmhouse. In this harsh yet beautiful landscape, Petur and his community must come together in order to survive.

Del en haar man Ollie zijn verhuisd naar een schattig klein dorpje in de Provence. Voorbij zijn hun ruzies, voorbij de zware jaren, vanaf nu gaan ze een zonnige toekomst tegemoet! Tenminste, dat was het plan. Maar het leven loopt nooit zoals je had gepland, of wel? Nog geen zes weken na aankomst staan ze opnieuw de verhuiswagens in te pakken. Tot Del beseft dat in de Provence blijven – zonder Ollie – haar echt gelukkig zou maken.

In the beautiful lavender fields of Provence, harvest season – the busiest time of the year – is about to start. Del is looking forward to a new group of pickers arriving from all over the world to help out at her little lavender farm. But just as they’re due to appear, some bad news turns her world upside down. Then Del’s partner Fabien is given the chance to rejoin his old band for one last tour – and Del wants him to seize the day. But is sending him away the right decision? As the pickers arrive and the harvest gets underway, Del feels the pressure of trying to keep everyone happy.

Listeners who loved the fictional Jo March in Little Women will love this thrilling memoir by New York Times journalist Jo Thomas, a real-life Jo March, who refused to give up when men said journalism was not for a woman. Jo was a young housewife when she first went to work for an Ohio newspaper that had not hired a woman in 20 years. The men shunned her, but she discovered people and issues they ignored and wrote about them.

Postbezorger Halley rent al jaren weg voor haar problemen, dus dat ze nu voor haar werk naar Zweeds Lapland mag, komt haar uitstekend uit. In haar tas zitten twee kostbare trouwringen die ze moet bezorgen. Maar dan verdwijnt plotseling haar tas en kan Halley de situatie niet langer ontkennen. Halley kan de bruiloft alleen nog redden door samen te werken met de mysterieuze rendierfokker Björn. Hij is de enige persoon die haar over de besneeuwde toendra kan leiden om herenigd te worden met haar tas.

Chloe can't wait for Christmas...to be over! Her son Ruben is staying with his dad this year and Chloe is planning to ignore the holidays all together. Her only nod to the season is the advent calendar Ruben left her, to help count down the days till he's home again. But then an heir hunter gets in touch, telling her there's a plot of land in Canada she may be entitled to. Surely, it's a scam. Or could it be just the escape she needs right now? They're offering to pay for her flights...and Ruben's latest note in the advent calendar tells her to 'say yes!'

After a decade of building her career in the city, Beca is ready to escape the humdrum. When she sees her dream home for sale in her hometown, it starts to seem like fate. But when she arrives and visits her grandparents' ice cream parlour, Beca is horrified to find out that the new owner, her ex-boyfriend Ed, has stripped the heart out of it. Determined to honour her family's legacy, Beca decides to follow in their footsteps and make delicious ice cream with the help of a long-forgotten recipe book and boat house.

Empowered AF is a podcast where you'll find women who are healing, growing, and empowering themselves every single day! Host Jo Thomas, boudoir photographer, mindset & branding coach and author, helps women learn to love themselves in a world that profits off of their insecurities and pain. She'll give you tools that will help you feel more confident and empowered every day, while taking back your own power. Join her and her guests as they talk about how to embrace your Empowered AF life!