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Flora Stanza has sub-let her London life in a bid to join the family antiques business. Her knowledge of antiques extends only to the relics of information she has crammed from frantic daytime TV watching, but what she lacks in experience she makes up for in blind enthusiasm. So she is more than a little put off when she doesn't receive the warm country welcome she expected.

Flora loves Christmas more than anything else in the world, so she's gutted when her Scrooge-alike boss fires her from Deck the Halls Christmas emporium. But now she finally has a chance to follow her dreams, and what better place to start than the home of Christmas? Before she can say sleigh bells, Flora's on her way to Lapland. She cant wait to spend her days drinking hot chocolate and taking reindeer-drawn carriage rides, but something Flora didn't expect was meeting Connor, a Norse god of a man who makes her heart flutter and snowflakes swirl in her stomach.

It's 1944 and Flora Knox is enjoying a beautiful spring morning in the Swiss mountains, waiting on a railway station platform for a train. As Flora watches, a cattle train draws closer to the station, pulling a fleet of slatted trucks behind. But the trucks don't contain animals. From within come the sounds of humans, groaning, pleading, on a desperate journey across the Swiss countryside.

Flora Maguire is now happily married to Bunny Harrington and living in Richmond when she receives an alarming telegram informing her of her father's tragic death in a riding accident at Cleeve Abbey. Heartbroken, Flora and Bunny return to her former home, where she was governess to Eddy, Viscount Trent, and her father was butler to Earl Trent. Flora's intention was to bury him next to Lily, her mother, who sadly passed away when Flora was a small child. Mystery surrounds the final resting place of Lily.

As war rages across the world, Princess Elizabeth comes face to face with the dashing naval officer she first met in London nine years before. One of the youngest first lieutenants in the Royal Navy, Philip represents everything she has always been taught to avoid. Instability. Audacity. Adventure. But when the king learns of their relationship, the suitability of the foreign prince is questioned by all at court. He is the risk she has never been allowed to take. The risk not even the shadow of the crown will stop her from taking.

At Rushing Farm, the Manning household — with Aunt Flora at its head — lives in harmony. With the appearance of George Manning, however, peace is at an end. George is a successful actor, spoilt and selfish. He sees nothing at Rushing but discomfort and boredom, and his relations hope that he will carry out his repeated threat of departing by the next train. But with the arrival of Brian Lorimer and the enchanting Angela Reynolds, George finds something at Rushing which proves a greater attraction than his comfortable existence in London.

Twenty years ago, Nikki's long-held dreams are lost forever when a terrible storm rolls into the small seaside town of Speedwell. Ever since that night, Nikki has been keeping a secret. One she knows has the potential to destroy the lives of those she loves most. So when a handwritten note lands on her doorstep, she realises it's only a matter of time before the heartbreaking truth of her past is uncovered. Because if there's one thing Nikki knows, as sure as the tide turns, there are no secrets in a small town.

Lorsqu’une tempête de neige cloue son avion au sol, Lucy fait une ultime tentative pour rentrer chez elle à Noël en s’inscrivant sur une application de covoiturage. Elle croit qu’elle fera le trajet avec un inconnu … mais l’homme qui se présente à sa porte est quelqu’un qu’elle ne connaît que trop bien. C’est le coup d’un soir qu’elle a ghosté il y a quelques mois, et voilà qu’elle se retrouve coincée dans une voiture avec lui pour le voyage le plus gênant de sa vie.

When rebellious aristocrat Cressida and Lord Greville parted ways, they swore never to meet again. Their short marriage had already descended into bitter estrangement, destroyed by scandal and betrayal. Years later, Greville is a soldier in the Peninsular War and Cressida is following the drum as another man’s lover. Scorned by society, she has learned to survive as a spy – until the day she is caught behind enemy lines, by none other than Greville himself.

I’ve fought my way to the captaincy of Calderdale Ladies, and it means everything to me. So when my toxic boyfriend breaks my heart, I bottle it up. The team comes first. Dr Reece Forster is supposed to be getting the team in the right head space for victory, not counselling me through heartache, but I can’t help opening up to him. The hot doc is off limits, but the chemistry between us is off the charts…

London socialite Amelia-Rose Baxter is nobody’s fool. Her parents may want her to catch a title, but she will never change who she is for the promise of marriage. Her husband will be a man who can appreciate her sharp mind as well as her body. A sophisticated man who loves life in London. A man who considers her his equal - and won’t try to tame her wild heart. Rough, rugged Highlander Niall MacTaggert and his brothers know the rules: The eldest must marry or lose the ancestral estate, period. But Niall’s eldest brother just isn’t interested in the lady his mother selected.

Weihnachtlich, romantisch, wunderbar – Feel-Good-Unterhaltung von Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan. Ein festlich geschmückter Kamin mit prasselndem Feuer, ein köstliches Weihnachtsmenü und glückliche Gäste – so prachtvoll soll "The Rock", das neue Hotel auf der kleinen schottischen Insel Mure, an den Feiertagen erstrahlen. Doch wenige Wochen vor dem Fest ist das Hotel eine Baustelle, der Kamin nicht einsatzbereit und die Küche ein einziges Chaos.

Scotland, 1812. He's ferocious and rugged to the bone, an English soldier more at home on the battlefield than in any society drawing room. And when Major Gabriel Forrester learns that he has inherited the massive Scottish Highlands title and estate of a distant relation, the last thing he wants to do is give up the intensity of the battlefield for the too-soft indulgences of noble life. But Gabriel Forrester does not shirk his responsibilities, and when he meets striking, raven-eyed lass Fiona Blackstock, his new circumstances abruptly become more intriguing.

Rhéane et Nao vivent dans deux mondes parallèles. Rhéane gère son équipe de pompiers d'une main de fer et s'autorise peu de loisirs ; Nao, lui, se produit en tant que strip-teaseur dans les maisons de retraite pour payer les dettes que son ex-petite amie a contractées en son nom.

Après sa récente rupture avec Clément, Léna redoutait une fois encore les vacances de Noël dans sa famille quelque peu agitée. Mais elle n'imaginait pas avoir affaire à un nouveau cataclysme. Cette fois, c'est son père qui fait des siennes ! Une semaine avant Noël, la voilà forcée de venir le chercher à l'hôpital, car il a été ramassé ivre mort devant la grille du cimetière de Vallenot... Qu'est-ce qui lui a pris ? Et pourquoi a-t-il rompu avec sa dernière conquête ?

​Rhys Larsen est un garde du corps accompli : froid, efficace et veillant à ne jamais s'impliquer auprès de ses clients. Ou clientes. Mais il se rend vite compte que Bridget von Asheberg va lui donner du fil à retordre. C'est une princesse lumineuse, belle, qui devient un fruit défendu pour lui. Bridget sait quel est son devoir et son avenir depuis l'abdication de son frère : un mariage arrangé qui l'intéresse peu.

Meant to be listened to aloud, by candlelight, in a silken robe, with a bubbly beverage. Whether you enjoy romance novels for their own sake, or for their blush producing giggle factor, this romantic parody is for you. Young forest ranger Flora is both alluring and innocent. When danger and love invade her woodland sanctuary, she tries to protect both her heart and her furry forest friends.

Scotland, 1812: rugged Highlander Graeme's loyalty to his clan means that their enemies are his own - even when that includes his neighbor, the Duke of Lattimer. It's a fight he doesn't relish, but when Graeme's reckless younger brothers foolishly kidnap Lattimer's younger sister, all bets are off. Lady Marjorie Forrester may be aligned with the enemy, but capturing her puts Graeme squarely in the middle of a war.

It was meant to be a romantic Christmas getaway... Except Flora's boyfriend Paul is more interested in whether there's WiFi in their holiday cottage than he is in the pretty village of Padcock where it's located. It seems he's incapable of taking time out from his work for gossip mag darling Maxine Marling - or Maxine Marmoset as Flora not so secretly calls her (well, she does look like a marmoset!) - to spend time with his actual girlfriend.

Poder escuchar historias en ésos trayectos cortos que diariamente hacemos en el tren, metro, coche etc. se va a hacer muy agradable de la maño de Flora Smith, en este recopilatorio de sus relatos.Vamos a poder conocer a Ana Sicosi, una mujer obsesiva que sube siempre en la misma estación de la parada de Sants o Andresito qué se baja siempre en la estación de Atocha distraído con su móvil sin mirar a su alrededor, o lo mejor navegaremos por Matalascañas en Cádiz en una barcaza y nos encontremos a un par de amantes apasionados y no os extrañé qué escuchando éstos relatos os podais encontrar también con algún pirata.