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Jas Arsenault won’t let a bad breakup ruin her Christmas. Her heart aches for someone to spend the holiday with, but time with her family will have to be enough. But they’ve made it their mission to find her a girlfriend, and they won’t stop until she has one...no matter how much she protests. Chloe Simmons has always been alone, and this year will be no different. Snowbound at a ski resort with total strangers must be better than spending the holiday by herself, right?

Spark has stolen her brother’s armor and his sword, and now she’s looking for a job. But this job is going to bring much more than she bargained for, and even her wits might not be enough to save her. A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka...

When Ed finds himself sleeping in the spare room he realises he might have to rediscover exactly what love is. But coming up with the correct definition proves harder than he first imagines. Starring Paul Ritter, Tessa Peake-Jones, Aurelie Ambland, Jonathan Forbes, Peter Polycarpou, and Jane...

Fleeing a disastrous affair with a colleague in Boston, Isabel Henley moves to Scotland to begin a PhD, only to learn upon arrival that her advisor has died mysteriously. Soon afterwards, Isabel is informed that another scholar is about to publish a book on her dissertation topic, leaving her disconcerted and in search of a new subject. After such a rocky start to life overseas, Isabel needs a good friend, and finds one when she reconnects with Rose Brewster, a charismatic former classmate. But then Rose reveals she is in trouble, and then goes missing.

Archaeologist Caitlin Benoit’s mind has been left broken from the trauma of time traveling through the centuries. Now unable to grasp the world around her, Elizabeth and John are forced to take the lead as they struggle to meet basic needs while taking cover in the forests.

Annie Freckle is doing her best to be a productive and efficient worker among workers while living her life as a recovering alcoholic. Working as a barista in a busy downtown cafe, and as an accounting clerk for a quirky bookstore owner, Annie has her fair share of diverse characters that circle her wagon of life. It isn't until she signs up with Guardian Services—a monthly membership of fairy godmothers—that Annie's white bread life begins to take off in an adventure of self-examination and the pursuit of happiness.

Samantha Reynolds' life in Aloha Lagoon has just become perfect. Her boyfriend Casey has asked her to marry him, and with Casey’s family in town for a few weeks, it's the perfect opportunity to throw a surprise wedding! The only problem is that on such short notice their wedding planner can only do so much. Especially when their resort is already overbooked with a reality TV personality and his entourage.

Rachel Lockhart grew up running wild and free with nomadic gypsy children on her father’s estate. Craving adventure, her imagination conjured up an impossibly perfect, grey-eyed man to share it with. Now grown, her outspoken ways are about to send her home from London in disgrace. Until she unexpectedly clashes with an impossibly perfect, grey-eyed man. And the back of her mind echoes with God’s promise: I will not leave you comfortless. As if she’d find comfort with a man as arrogant as Nash Browning.

When Charity ran away with the Romany Gypsies, she left everything behind: her name, a way of life constrained by English rules, the punishments her cruel father meted out in the name of God, and the young man who made it all bearable. Certain things she can’t hide, even in wild, remote Wale: a secret longing for the ease of English life, the wisps of faith that still linger, and her reaction to a handsome face she thought she’d never see again.

One night in Montreal, an ageless man hires a young female translator to help settle mysterious debts with an array of desperate characters.

Many people died when the End times came. Those who survived did so by building bubbles, protective domes that protected them from the radioactive ash beyond. Keeping one running takes a village. It's for this reason, that everyone has their role to play. Except the Elders. Their only job is to remind the ones born after the End that life is about more than mere survival.

Die Lust am Gärtnern - und am Gärtner... Zur Hölle mit den lieben Kollegen! Nachdem ihr schon wieder ein Mann bei der Beförderung vorgezogen wurde, hat Luisa die Nase voll von 14-Stunden-Arbeitstagen und Bürointrigen. Dann erbt sie von ihrer Tante einen Schrebergarten. Was soll ich mit einem Komposthaufen, wenn ich einen Chefstuhl will?, denkt sich Luisa.

Beziehung reloaded? Klingt nach gar keiner guten Idee. Trotzdem gerät Krankenhausärztin Fanny ganz schön ins Wanken, als ihr Ex Dustin in die Notaufnahme eingeliefert wird. Plötzlich brodeln wieder Gefühle in ihr. Und das, obwohl sie in einer neuen Beziehung ist – genau wie Dustin. Noch krasser wird's, als die beiden eine heimliche Affäre beginnen.

Straight-laced Rose loves books, swimming, and the folk choir. So when her gregarious best friend arrives home from a 10-year around-the-world trip, her safe, comfortable existence is thrown into disarray. Rose is persuaded to take on the role of matron of honor, but not for a traditional church wedding: The ceremony is to take to take place on a Mediterranean beach. She is promised sun, sea, sand, and a rousing good time. But how will she cope with her fear of flying, mosquitoes, men, and everything else that takes her out of her comfort zone?

Irene Lydia has just met the bane of her existence. As a new CEO, Irene has a lot of things on her mind, and love isn’t one of them. Taking over her late parents’ company has been hard enough; now, some uppity consultant has swanned in and is driving Irene crazy - in every sense of the phrase. Can Irene and Liana get to the bottom of it without ripping off each other’s heads - or clothes?

Samantha Reynolds' life in Aloha Lagoon feels like it's finally smooth sailing. She’s settled into her job as the resorts' surf instructor for children, things are looking good with her boyfriend Casey, and she has an amazing BFF in the local surf shop owner, Alani. But when a storm hits Aloha Lagoon, Alani’s past comes back to haunt her, and Sam finds her bestie standing over the dead body of her wayward ex-boyfriend.

Jacquelyn Liveon is a small time detective who loves her job, but hates attention. When she steps in front of heartthrob silver screen actor, Ryan Palmer, to stop a gunman, she finds herself dangling in to the public spotlight. Ryan can't believe a woman would save him and not want more from his glamorous life. Could the words "I Fear No Evil" that are printed on her shirt be more correct than he thought? When Jacquelyn goes undercover, she gets submerged into a world she never wanted to understand. How does she deal with the threats against Ryan?

Ist das Liebe, oder kann der weg? Hannah, die als Coach für fachgerechtes Ausmisten arbeitet, soll ausgerechnet dem neuen Flirt ihrer Freundin ein geordnetes Zuhause verpassen. Prompt entbrennt mit dem eigenwilligen Pascal erbitterter Streit: behalten oder ab in die Tonne? Doch je mehr Hannah aufräumt, desto tiefer manövriert sie sich mitten ins emotionale Chaos - denn plötzlich findet sie nicht nur eine echte Leiche auf dem Dachboden, sondern sie fühlt sich auch so merkwürdig zu Pascal hingezogen.

Vic liebt ihren Job bei einer Medical-Software-Firma, kennt Jahreszeiten aus der Wetter-App und Freundschaften nur auf Facebook. Dann soll sie für ein Teamtraining in die Berge geschickt werden - das pure Grauen für die digitale Großstadtpflanze. Da Vic jedoch fürchtet, ihr Konkurrent Konstantin könnte sie auf der Karriereleiter überholen, muss sie wohl oder übel den Gipfel erklimmen. Wenn nur nicht dieser unerträglich wetterfeste Bergführer Johannes wäre. Sofort fliegen die Fetzen.

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