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SophieWith college graduation behind me and a highly coveted internship with the most prestigious event planner in the country awaiting me in New York City, I'm ready to say farewell to Vegas and reward all my years of disciplined hard work with one passionate night in a sexy stranger's bed. The hookup was anonymous, only first names exchanged, so imagine my surprise when I find out he's not only a new client's brother, but my brother's new boss. And the chemistry is still crackling between us.But my priorities are focusing on my career and exploring my new city, not dating. Besides, Hunter Cartwright isn't the guy for me. He's thirteen years older, my brother's boss, and a notorious bachelor.But I can't deny my attraction to him and all too quickly I'm giving in to his proposal. An agreement for a no-strings attached relationship where Hunter shows me the city's sights, which includes a full tour of his bedroom. It's a simple arrangement...until my pregnancy test comes back positive. HunterI'm married to my career as CEO of Premier Real Estate. Never able to give a woman the time or attention she wants, I've kept my romantic life casual.From the moment I saw Sophie on the dance floor in Las Vegas, I knew I had to have her. I thought it would only be one night, but now that she's living in the same city, I can't stop thinking about her. She's young, and focused on starting her career, but that's perfect because I don't have the time or inclination for a relationship. When she takes me up on my offer to show her the city while we explore the chemistry between us, I'm relieved. We'll enjoy each other until the flame between us dies out. Then, I'll do what I always do...walk away.But the more time we spend together, it's becoming impossible to imagine that moment.And when we discover our no strings arrangement will leave us entangled for the rest of our lives, I'm determined to prove to Sophie that I can be a forever kind of guy.

"Olivia Taylor's marriage is in a death spiral when she agrees to come home to the Hamptons to help her father and sisters pack up the family estate. If it looks like she's running away from her soon-to-be ex, Wes, and New York City, well, she is. But someone has to take care of things and that's always been Olivia's role in the family. After years of financial trouble, someone's finally bailing them out with a huge offer to buy their beachfront property, which is a good thing, although it means losing the home she grew up in, where her mother died, and where she first met Fred, the love of her life. It's been five years since the last time things blew up between Olivia and Fred, but much longer since the first time. At this point, Olivia fears it was never meant to be, so there's no reason to feel butterflies in her stomach at the idea of seeing him again. They've already tried, and tried again...and again...but she's newly single, and she isn't the same person she was the last time-and Fred has changed too. This time, things will be different. Maybe, just maybe, the fifth time's the charm"--

A career on the verge of collapse. A broken heart locked away. The last thing they need is strings.Jake Davenport is the best striker in the English Premier League. Or he was until his off-pitch behavior left his captain with a broken nose, and Jake suspended. Indefinitely. He flees to New York to lay low. But peace is fleeting when he's sharing an apartment with his free-spirited first love, who insists on friendship and shoves him outside his comfort zone every chance she gets. Harley O'Connell lives by a simple idea: Maximum fun. Minimum attachments. It's served her well over the last decade and she sees no reason to rethink it. Certainly not for Jake. She hasn't thought about their summer fling in years, and is unprepared for his shirtless presence in her kitchen, and her dreams. But admiring his well defined torso is one thing, letting her heart get involved is quite another. With the friendzone getting hotter by the day, Harley suggests the only thing she thinks will relieve the pressure. Sex. No strings and just the once, so there is no danger of anyone getting attached. It's a foolproof plan.

"Sparks fly between two women pitted against each other in this delectable new romantic comedy by Taleen Voskuni, author of Sorry, Bro. Twenty-seven-year-old Nazeli "Ellie" Gregorian enjoys the prestige of her tech marketing job but hates the condescending Patagonia-clad tech bros, her micromanaging boss, and her ex-boyfriend, who she's forced to work with every day. When Ellie's lovingly overbearing parents ask her to attend PakCon-a food packaging conference in Chicago-to help promote their company and vie to win an ad slot in the Superbowl (no big deal), she's eager for a brief change and a delicious distraction. At the conference, she meets witty, devil-may-care Vanya Simonian. Ellie can't believe how easy it is to talk to Vanya and how much they have in common-both Armenian! From the Bay Area! Whose families are into food! Their meet-cute is cut short, however, when Ellie's parents recognize Vanya as the daughter of the owners of their greatest rival, whose mission (according to Ellie's mother) is to whitewash and package Armenian food for the American health-food crowd. Sworn as enemies, Ellie and Vanya must compete against each other under their suspicious parents' scrutiny, all while their feelings for each other heat to sizzling temps"--

"A unique, delightful, hilarious, unputdownable romance... I'm wonderstruck by The Blonde Identity!" ? Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love HypothesisThe New York Times bestselling YA author of the beloved Gallagher Girls series bursts onto the adult scene with a fast-paced, hilarious road trip rom-com about a woman with amnesia who discovers she's the identical twin sister of a rogue spy... and must team up with a rugged, grumpy operative to stay alive.It's the middle of the night in the middle of Paris and a woman just woke up with no memory.She only knows three things for certain:1. She has a splitting headache.2. The hottest guy she has (probably) ever seen is standing over her, telling her to run.And oh yeah...3. People keep trying to kill her.She doesn't know who. Or why. But when she sees footage of herself fighting off a dozen men there's only one explanation: obviously. . . she's a spy! Except, according to Mr. Hot Guy, she's not. She's a spy's identical twin sister.Too bad the only person who knows she's not the woman they're looking for is this very grouchy, very sexy, very secret agent who (reluctantly) agrees to help her disappear. Which is easier said than done when a criminal organization wants you dead and every intelligence service in the world wants you caught. Luckily, no one is looking for a pair of lovesick newlyweds on their honeymoon. And soon they're lying their way across Europe?dodging bullets and faking kisses as they race to unravel a deadly conspiracy and clear her sister's name.But with every secret they uncover, the truth shifts, until she no longer knows who to trust: the twin she can't remember or the mysterious man she can't let herself forget..."Spies! Amnesia! And banter that'll make you chant ?Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!? No one writes an action rom-com quite like Ally Carter." ? Rachel Hawkins, New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs

Hot Spots besteht aus kurzen Geschichten, Ideen und Beobachtungen zu vielen Themen z.B. aus München wie urbanes Leben aber auch Politik, Kultur, Gesellschaft und Wissenschaft. Es geht um Ideen und Beobachtungen mit hoher Dichte und Energie, die komprimiert dargestellt werden. Es soll etwas Neuartiges entstehen, welches in die Zukunft weist.

"Compelling and driven. Markle's lean prose is perfectly matched to his exploration of the possibilities of coming back home." --Wyl Menmuir, Booker-longlisted author of The Draw of the SeaAn understated but fierce novel of family, sport and growing up, Adrian Markle's debut tells the story of an injured MMA fighter who returns to his coastal hometown.Arriving on the Greyhound, six months late for his father's funeral, Jamie Stuart is injured but unwilling to declare himself retired from the MMA fighting career that has kept him away from his coastal hometown since he was a teenager. His attempts to reconnect with his now-alcoholic older brother, Sid, are thwarted both by Sid's mysterious disappearances from the house and his unwillingness to discuss the death of their younger brother fifteen years earlier.In the absence of the training schedule that has governed his adult life so far, Jamie sinks into a routine of drinking with Sid and arguing with the regulars at the bar owned by his high-school crush. Then, when he's at his lowest, he is handed an opportunity that offers the money and security he needs. But with it comes the risk of Jamie never finding his way back out.Set on quiet streets and beaches choked with childhood memories, haunted by the highs of an international athletic career cut short, Bruise is an understated but fierce novel of family, sport, homecomings, and growing up.

Bristol Moore and I have a history: Quickie Vegas wedding. Seventy-two mind-blowing hours of consummation. Annulment ten days later.We never had to see each other again.Except she's my best friend's little sister. And he's getting married this weekend-if his cold feet don't torpedo the whole thing.I'm the best man.Bristol is the maid of honor.And we just found out we're still married.

Do books have souls?Anna Black has the perfect novel choice for her book club. She also has a sexy new neighbor who jumps at the opportunity to join fellow bookworms in discussing her pick for their summer read.It's lust at first sight and the marriage of two literary souls.The charismatic owner of a new T-shirt store in Des Moines's East Village, Eric Steinmann, has a confident air and an irresistible "mating dance." He's almost perfect ... until he says the wrong word.Will Anna and Eric write their own story? Or will their chemistry die when fiction turns into reality?**Right Guy, Wrong Word was originally written as a short story, The Last Person. It's been revised with significant changes to the original content and extended into a full-length novel.

Luna's brother is one of thousands of Fae who have been missing on the mortal side of the Veil for years.Though all of Luna's efforts to open the main crossings between Faerie and the mortal world have failed, she has figured out a way to open a tiny wandering Veil, just long enough for her to cross over, find her brother and bring him home again.Unfortunately, right as she's about to launch her admittedly somewhat risky plan, the overbearing Tarek shows up, demanding she include him in everything. Even worse? It turns out he's her mate.

"Even an earl needs his ride-or-dies, and Archibald Fielding-Burton, the Earl of Harcourt, counts himself lucky to have two. The annual trip that Archie takes with his BFFs Simon and Effie holds a sacred spot in their calendars. This year Archie is especially eager to get away until an urgent letter arrives from an old family friend, begging him to help prevent a ruinous scandal. Suddenly the trip has become earls-plus-girls, as Archie's childhood pals Clementine and Olive Morgan, are rescued en route to Gretna Green. ... The fully grown Clementine, while as frank and refreshing as he remembers, is also different to the wild, windswept girl he knew. This Clem is complex and surprising--and adamantly opposed to marriage. Which, for reasons Archie dare not examine too closely, he finds increasingly vexing"--

"The last thing Ada Hart needs is a man to take care of her. Not anymore. After failing out of her interior design program and the disaster that was her short-lived marriage, Ada clawed her way up from her rock bottom. Now, the only person she trusts is herself, and that has gotten her further than ever before. She has her own business, and one of the largest ranches in Wyoming just hired her for the most important project of her career. When Ada arrives in Meadowlark, she finds herself in a dive bar where she can't seem to shake the eyes of a handsome cowboy. When she leads him to the back of the bar, he leaves her with a kiss that most people can only fantasize about. She almost regrets that she'll never see him again...except it turns out he's her new boss. Weston Ryder is a happy guy. Even happier now that the mystery woman from the bar is the interior designer for his dream project on his family's ranch. He feels like he hit the jackpot. Too bad she wants absolutely nothing to do with him outside of work. Ada is convinced the pull she feels toward Wes will go away, but Wes can't stop thinking about her. Even though walls are coming down around Rebel Blue, Ada's walls are firmly in place"--

"For the first time in her life, Clementine Emmy Ryder has no idea what she s doing. She s accomplished everything on her to-do list. She left her small hometown of Meadowlark, Wyoming; went to college; and made a career for herself doing her favorite thing: riding horses. But after an accident makes it impossible for her to get back into the saddle, she has no choice but to return to the hometown she always wanted to escape. Luke Brooks is Meadowlark s most notorious bad boy, bar owner, and bachelor. He s also the unofficial fifth member of the Ryder family--as Emmy's older brother s best friend..."--

"Fake spirit medium Gretchen Acorn is happy to help when her best (read: wealthiest) client hires her to look into the unexplained phenomena preventing the sale of her bridge partner's struggling goat farm. Gretchen may be a complete fraud, but she'd like to think she's a beneficent one. So if "cleansing" the historic property will help a nice old man get on with his retirement and put some much-needed cash in her pockets at the same time, who's she to say no? Of course, it turns out said bridge partner isn't the kindly AARP member Gretchen imagined-Charlie Waybill is young, hot as hell, and extremely unconvinced that Gretchen can communicate with the dead. (Which, fair.) Except, to her surprise, Gretchen finds herself face-to-face with Everett: the very real, very chatty ghost that's been wreaking havoc during every open house. And he wants her to help ensure Charlie avoids the same family curse that's had Everett haunting Gilded Creek Goat Farm since the 1920s. Now, Gretchen has one month to convince Charlie of the dangers that will befall him should he sell the property. Unfortunately, hard work and honesty seem to be the best way to win over the stubborn farmer-not exactly Gretchen's strengths. She has to try, though, because trust isn't the only thing growing between them, and the risk of losing Charlie to the spirit realm looms over her almost as annoyingly as Everett himself. To save the goat farm, its resident phantom, and the man she's beginning to love, Gretchen will need to pull off the greatest con of her life: being fully, genuinely, messily herself."--

A new life, a new job, a new orc husband . . . Wait, isn't he supposed to be my boss?After my ex announces his wedding to someone other than me, I'm eager to leave town. A new life and a new job are just what I need to restore my mojo. On the way to my destination, I stay the night at a hotel where edible unmentionables and a tattooed orc construction worker rock my world. I sneak out the next morning, figuring I'll never see him again. Until I walk into my new job. That hot orc construction worker?He's my boss.He's eager to continue where we left off.And those symbols on his wrists? According to orc tradition, they mean we're married.

Southampton, primavera de 1920. Emily Gilbert lleva una vida apacible y casi feliz. Dirige la librería más bonita de la ciudad, según dicen sus vecinas, y vive con su madre, a quien considera una amiga. Sus días no son muy emocionantes, así que de vez en cuando baja al puerto para ver zarpar el Arcadia, el transatlántico más fabuloso del mundo. Poco puede imaginar ella que, por culpa de un misterioso chico y de una insoportable nueva amiga, terminará embarcando rumbo a Nueva York, se meterá en un lío de proporciones épicas y se enamorará hasta las trancas.No puedes engañar al amor es la primera novela de la Saga Arcadia, la serie de comedia romántica protagonizada por Emily Gilbert y su entorno o, mejor dicho, por Emily Gilbert, su entorno y el gigantesco transatlántico que cubre la ruta Southampton - Nueva York, donde todo es posible.

I'm here for the mountains, castles, and lakes, not the Scottish silver fox When my long-term boyfriend overcomes his fear of commitment right after our break-up, I decide I need to face my fears, too. I'm terrified of flying, but a guided tour through Scotland sounds like the perfect way to distract myself and recharge. Hiking, biking, and paddling my way across the Highlands is one thing, but falling for the swoony silver fox I'm traveling with isn't part of the plan. He's confident, charming, and his rumbling voice is as breathtaking as the views.I can't deny the sizzling connection between us, but my life is five thousand miles away. I need to be realistic. This isn't love, it's just all the fresh mountain air overwhelming me.Trouble is, I'm getting used to the effect.The Loch Effect is a closed door, later in life rom-com with implied intimacy.

I'm unemployed, recently divorced, and living with my parents. I have nowhere to go but up.A year ago I was married and living in a wealthy neighborhood in the biggest city in Alabama. That was before my husband left me and I tucked tail and ran home to Mama. Now I'm literally banking my five-year-old daughter's future on my getting hired as a teller at the local credit union.I may not have a college education-at least not completely-but beauty pageants, sorority functions, and Junior League events have taught me how to interview like a pro. Too bad I'm stuck driving my daddy's old Ford with no air-conditioning in the Alabama summer, which is hotter than a jalapeño's armpit.But that's the least of my worries after I play chicken with a chicken truck and wreck Big Red.Between the truck driver's colorful cussing and the sheriff's flirtatious questioning, I'm ready to fly the coop any way I can. That's when Tanner Nash, the biggest prankster in high school, comes out of nowhere and rescues me. He saves me and my interview, winning the role of my new bestie back in Apple Cart.We have more in common than I ever imagined-especially when it comes to wanting to ward off all the matchmakers in Apple Cart County. A little fake romance seems like the perfect solution to both get what we want.

It is build by human psychology, just in order to rule us, by playing with our individual moods, tempers, characters, behaviours, belongings, childish and mature beings, treaments, deeds, smells, lookings, past livings, wishes, dreams, personal fears, roots, joys. I've at least recognized my roots, learned a lot about it, and passed it on to others.But so many with the own story always run and hide, rush and let fall, till the very edge that all around said, now there should be seen that point, that nothing works any more and better make a change or turn or hold.