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He needs a reason not to go out with a journalist. She'd like a guaranteed date for the summer. They don't get along, so keeping Brad in the not-her-real-fiancé category should be easy for Celeste. Totally easy.

Christmas has never been more wicked.... The Earl of Edgemore, Blake Fox, does as he pleases and he would not dream of apologizing for it. His only weak spot is his sister, Lady Minerva. Little does he know the minx has matchmaking on her mind and Christmas provides the perfect opportunity. Does Blake stand a chance against his meddlesome sister, mistletoe, and Christmas magic?

In the clash between societal norms and undeniable connection, Delighted by the Duke weaves a tale of escape, enchantment, and unexpected love as a spirited commoner and a noble Duke find their hearts entangled in Regency England. Embarking on a daring escape from an unwanted fate, Miss Emma Baxter unexpectedly finds refuge in the carriage of the Duke of Radcliffe, Aaron St. John. As the bonds between them grow stronger, Emma grapples with newfound dangers – the undeniable connection she shares with the dashing and honorable duke.

Paris, 1860s. For Mimi Bisset, survival is everything on the streets of Paris. She tries to forget the pain of losing her daughter Colette, who was born out of wedlock and forcibly given away to a rich family. But Mimi’s world turns upside down after a chance encounter with handsome artist Édouard Manet.

After an unexpected breakup with her longtime girlfriend, Cate has been picking up the pieces and starting her new life as a tour guide for a travel company. Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Mexico is a time of celebration, spring break, Carnival, and the remembrance of Jesus entering Jerusalem. It is also Cate's last training under supervision before she officially goes out on her own.

When Cate came home to an empty house and a "Dear John" note, she did what any woman would do - take the next flight to Ireland. Follow Cate as she picks up the pieces and finds her new path in life.

Den lange, dejlige sommerferie var en skønne dag forbi, og Tommy og Annika begyndte i skolen igen. Pippi fandt stadigvæk, at hun var klog nok uden skolegang. Hun sagde meget bestemt, at hun ikke havde i sinde at sætte sine ben i skolen, før den dag kom, da hun absolut ikke kunne klare sig uden at vide, om søsyg skulle staves med stort eller lille s. Men eftersom jeg aldrig er søsyg, behøver jeg i første omgang ikke bekymre mig om stavningen, sagde hun. Og hvis jeg virkelig engang skulle gå hen og blive søsyg, så har jeg andet at gøre end at stave til det.

"Vinden i piletræerne" er den klassiske fortælling om vennerne Muldvarpen, Vandrotten, Tudse og Grævlingen. Historien om venskab og opdagelser, farer og loyalitet begyndte som en række godnathistorier, Kenneth Grahame fortalte sin lille søn, Alastair. Den blev udgivet første gang i 1908 og blev omgående en bestseller. Siden har bogen fortryllet generation efter generation over hele verden.

With the pain of the past behind them, Jessica and Alex are ready to move on with their lives. But moving on is hard when it involves reconnecting with the family who wanted to send Jessica to an institution. And living life isn't easy when someone who doesn't belong is watching her, threatening her life, determined to take Jessica back to the afterlife she should have joined months ago.

Get carried away in the final two novellas of the Ladies and Scoundrels series. These previous released, best-selling romances of love, loss, and redemption will keep you enthralled and leave you satisfied. Scandalous Wallflower: A wallflower by nature, Jane long ago accepted she would become a spinster. Perhaps such a fate was for the best. After all she’d witnessed firsthand how miserable marriage could make a lady. Scandalous Liaison: In her youth, Grace Stratton, the Duchess of Abernathy, gave her heart to Lewis Duffield, an American plantation owner.

When Rachel Goldberg shares her personal views on a local radio show, she becomes a target for online harassment. Things go too far when someone paints a hate symbol on her front door, not only terrifying her but also dredging up some painful childhood memories. Rachel escapes to her hometown of Carlsbad. To avoid upsetting her parents, she tells them she’s there to visit her grandmother, even though that’s the last thing she wants to do. But trouble may have followed her.

In this entertaining anthology of seven new ghost stories, written especially for Naxos AudioBooks, we meet all kinds of phantoms in different situations: a kind-hearted but accident-prone spectre unwittingly upsetting a family home, as well as ghosts in ancient Egypt, on board a pirate ship, and in a Newcastle swimming pool. Engaging and slightly sinister, The Clumsy Ghost and Other Spooky Tales is a delightful shiver for all the family.

When Kate Alexander, a successful erotic romance author, attends a BDSM weekend in the city, she tells herself it's just for research. Yet she finds herself captivated by the devastatingly handsome Master John, who promises to make her deepest, darkest fantasies come true. Drawn in by his charisma and dominant will, Kate falls too far, too fast, into an erotic submission that threatens to blow her safe little world apart. In time, when the possibility of a loving exchange of power presents itself, will Kate find her way to the heart of submission?

Three erotic tales of female submission, each exploring a woman's first experience of a D/s relationship with a powerful, dominant man. The glitzy singles club isn't her usual scene, but tonight Trisha is out for adventure, and that is exactly what she finds. From the moment their eyes lock, Will Jacobson recognises something special in Trisha. At his encouragement she whispers her submissive fantasies, sharing secrets never before confessed.

2019: Mina Cooper hopes her study-abroad program in Japan will solve her anxiety issues. After all, she’s doing what she loves—studying Japanese language and literature. But she’s still waking up at four am with a racing heart, so Mina decides to change her life, to change herself. And suddenly she has a lot more to be anxious about.

A drug overdose case hits close to home when a body is linked to the family of Rachel's friend. But the seemingly simple investigation leads her down a rabbit hole from her past - a past she fears has finally come back to haunt her. As bodies begin to accumulate, Detective Ryder knows in her gut that vengeance is upon her. Yet time and again, the evidence just doesn't add up. Increasingly isolated, Rachel begins to question her own sanity. Is she succumbing to fear? Or has Rachel's past finally caught up with her?

Lady Pippa Godfrey has suffered the most ruinous London Season. She escapes to her Somerset estate for a quiet Christmastide holiday with her family, away from society's prying eyes. But before her parents can join her, a storm crashes down on Somerset to destroy any hope of Pippa's white Christmas dream. The roads have flooded and travel is impossible, leaving her stranded and alone. But a muddied, angry, and devilishly handsome lord appears at her door demanding shelter.

Elizabeth wasn’t born to be queen. But when her uncle abdicates and her father steps in as king, everything in her life changes. There is one thing that never wavers, however: her endearing love of her Corgis—especially the new puppy Susan, a gift for her eighteenth birthday. Susan is by her side during Elizabeth’s WWII service, falling in love with Philip and getting married, the death of her father King George VI, her accession to the throne, the birth of her first child, and the early struggles with running a country—an ever-present reminder to find the balance between self and crown.

Months after Detective Rachel Ryder exposed the madman who killed six people, she can’t forget his sinister puzzle...and when the body of a young woman is found on an elite golf course with a familiar set of clues, Rachel can’t escape the impossible feeling that an old enemy has risen from the grave.

When the fire department discovers a body near the scene of a suspicious blaze, Detective Rachel Ryder and her partner Rob Bishop are called to investigate. A set of numbers has been deliberately left near the body, and an autopsy reveals that the victim was killed before the fire. This death was no accident. When the investigation turns up few clues and no previous references to the killer’s calling card, Rachel and Rob turn to the media for help, eliciting contact from an unexpected source. It seems a killer from the past is back in the game...and the body count is growing.