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When Asa and Ezmita cross paths that night, neither of them is in the mood to socialize. But they also feel this undeniable chemistry, one that gives them each hope that better days lie ahead. Then Asa is sent away to live with his grandmother for four months, only to return to Lawton and find out Ezmita has moved on. Still, the sparks between Asa and Ezmita linger. Neither of them has forgotten the way they felt seen by the other at their lowest points.

In the eyes of the wealthy playboys who frequent Kerrington Country Club in Rosemary Beach, Tripp Newark is a hero. Under pressure from his parents to become a lawyer and lead a conservative, upper-class life, Tripp disappeared from town five years ago to travel the world, forfeiting the opportunity to inherit millions. Yet few know what he was really running from....

Woods had his perfect life mapped out for him. Rise up the ranks of the family business. Marry the rich girl of his parents’ dreams. Pretend that wealth and privilege was all he’d ever wanted. Then a girl named Della breezed into town, a beautifully imperfect stranger who captured his heart and opened his eyes to a new kind of future. Woods is ready and willing to sacrifice everything for her when the sudden death of his father leaves him with his mother to care for and a business to manage.

The only thing hotter than the weather south of the Mason Dixon line are the boys. Worn, faded blue jeans, slow Southern drawls, and those naughty moments in the back of pickup trucks a girl never forgets. Welcome to the world of the Sutton boys. Five brothers who fight, party, and drink a little too much, but, more importantly, they love their momma. Nothing can tear them apart...until the girl next door wins more than one of their hearts.

After facing a truth she never imagined, Beulah has to find a new path. Build a life without help and take care of her sister alone. Or does she...?

She was it. His one. His only. Then he made the mistake of letting her go. After fighting his way into Harlow Manning's heart - and revealing a side of himself no one had ever seen before - Grant Carter destroyed his own heart by giving in to his greatest fears and doubts. Months later, he's stuck in a miserable routine. Work relentlessly. Beg his best friend Rush for news about Harlow. Avoid all other friends. Leave nightly voicemails for Harlow, pleading with her to come back to Rosemary Beach.

A pretty face, a fabulous gown, a flutter of lashes at just the right moment - Miriam had been taught she must use all these things to land a wealthy husband. Much preferring the company of books to people, the only thing that stopped Miriam from fleeing to the countryside was her younger sister - who was counting on Miriam to make a match that would ensure she could care for her mother and sister properly.

Bryn Wallace had been the one bright spot in my life before my grandparents brought me to live with them. After finding my mother's dead body, my grandparents had picked me up and I started a new life in The Shores, Alabama. It had always bothered me that I never got a chance to tell Bryn goodbye. Now, seven years later, my memories of the beautiful girl who I considered my first love were destroyed by the disappointment she had become.

Everyone born and raised in Sammy Jo Knox's small country town had never left. They made their life there. Got married, had kids, lived in the same houses. When Sammy Jo was a little girl she began dreaming of something bigger. Brighter. The day Hale Christopher Jude III walked into the bakery she worked at, she knew he was it. That part of life she was missing. He smelled of foreign places and exciting things. What Sammy Jo didn't realize was things that appear perfect...aren't.

The second and final addition to Sammy Jo Knox story...what began as one thing will end in another. A love she wasn't looking for becomes something she can't hold. And the hero may just be someone you knew all along....

Die Ballsaison ist eröffnet! Die SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Autorin Abbi Glines wollte nicht nur schon immer Britin sein, sie ist auch bekennender "Bridgerton"-Addict. Mit ihrer ersten Regency Romance erfüllt sich die New Adult Autorin einen lange gehegten Traum - und die LeserInnen sind begeistert! Prunkvolle Bälle, edle Abendgarderobe, die noble High Society. Doch hinter all dem glitzernden Schein verbergen sich fein gesponnene Intrigen, süße Rache und heimliches Verlangen.

Everyone in the small country town that Sammy Jo Knox had been born and raised never left. They made their lives there. Got married, had kids, lived in the same houses that were always there along the streets that never changed. The whole white picket fence and tree swing might look good on greeting cards but, in real life, it was boring, at least to Sammy Jo. When Sammy Jo was a little girl she began dreaming of something bigger. Brighter. Something that wasn't her town. She wanted to see the world and experience it all.

Wer liebt, wird verletzt. Immer. Das musste Nan schon früh auf schmerzhafte Weise lernen. Nach außen hin hat sie sich deshalb längst eine harte Schale zugelegt: Sie ist kalt und berechnend, sie provoziert, intrigiert und macht ihren Mitmenschen das Leben zur Hölle. Innerlich ist sie jedoch zerrissen, gebrochen, zutiefst unglücklich. Vor allem aber hat sie es sich verboten, jemals wieder Gefühle für einen anderen Menschen zuzulassen.

Die Adoptiveltern von River "Captain" Kipling haben ihn stets spüren lassen, dass sie lieber eine Tochter gehabt hätten und dass er nur die zweite Wahl war. Als eines Tages Addison bei ihnen einzog, war das Familienglück perfekt. Oder zumindest hätte es das sein sollen. Denn schon bald war das junge Mädchen nicht mehr die langersehnte Tochter, sondern nur mehr eine weitere Last für die Eltern. Von diesem Tag an setzte Captain alles daran, Addison zu beschützen. Trotzdem lief sie von zu Hause weg, und nur Captain wusste, warum. Er hat sie danach nicht mehr gesehen. Bis heute.

Alles scheint endlich perfekt: Blaire ist mit ihrer großen Liebe Rush verlobt und trägt sein Kind unter ihrem Herzen. Sie hat in Rosemary Beach echte Freunde gefunden und sogar damit begonnen, die verkorkste Beziehung zu ihrem Vater zu kitten. Doch ein erster Schatten fällt auf das Glück der beiden Liebenden, als Rushs Vater auftaucht, um ihn um Hilfe zu bitten, und schon bald ziehen noch dunklere Gewitterwolken auf.

Blaires Welt bricht mit einem Schlag zusammen. Alles, was sie für wahr hielt, ist plötzlich nichts als Lüge. Sie weiß, dass sie niemals aufhören wird...

Nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter verlässt Blaire ihr Zuhause, um bei ihrem Vater und dessen neuer Familie in einem luxuriösen Strandhaus zu leben...

Rush Finlay weiß, dass er in der Hölle landen wird, als er Blaire zum ersten Mal sieht. Sie ist jung, unschuldig und seine Stiefschwester. Doch für den stadtbekannten Bad Boy ist sie vor allem eines: verboten verführerisch.