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Thanks to the time travel lab at St. Sunniva University, history is no longer a mystery. But when the beloved co-inventor of the university’s time machine is inexplicably smeared across time, academic exploration and the future of St. Sunniva is thrown into doubt. As assistant to the dean of science, Julia Olsen is tasked with helping Campus Security Chief Nate Kirkland quietly examine this rare mishap…then, just as quietly, make it go away.

Minnie Halvarson moved to Kansas to start over. She wanted to be anonymous, live a simple life, and heal from her past. When Bryant Wilder walks into her bookstore, she thinks she’s hit the boyfriend jackpot. What more could she want than a tall, bookish man who worships her? Until Minnie finds out he’s dating mega pop star, Van Birch and cuts all ties with him.

In this much-anticipated second installment of Neve Maslakovic’s time-travel series, St. Sunniva University’s Julia Olsen and Nate Kirkland find themselves hot on the trail of a 14th-century artifact, a missing runic specialist, and an all-too-familiar kidnapper who has used the time travel lab’s STEWie (SpaceTimE Warper) for a joyride deep into America’s past. Armed with nothing more than a hunch and a keen understanding of History’s rules, can Julia, Nate, and their teammates track down the kidnapper and the missing researcher before the inevitable - and perilous - clash with history?

Phoenix Lambert doesn’t have time for men. She’s too busy running the empire of pop star Van Birch. But she can’t get a certain silver fox out of her head. One night together turns into two which turns into sneaking around to be together, because, oh yeah, that silver fox is also her best friend’s dad. Twice-widowed Robin Birch isn’t in the market for a third wife. He has a busy law practice to run and a bid for Congress to win. But when Phoenix falls into his arms, he can’t make himself let her go—or confess to his daughter that he’s been sleeping with her best friend.

Clay Noble has spent the better part of a decade avoiding his taboo obsession: his stepsister Van. In love with her since the first time he’d heard her sing, even shipping himself off to the army couldn’t stop thoughts of her. Now that he’s lost everything in a tornado, he’s forced to move back in with the only family he has left, Van and her dad. Sleeping down the hall from her is forcing every unwanted impulse back to the surface.

Vivian is a cultural specialist on the United Earth fleet ship Gorison Traveler. It’s the perfect job for someone who wants to learn everything about aliens. The only problem? The commander won’t let her anywhere near the visiting Ke’ters aboard the ship. The only way she gets a peek at the lizard-like race is when her brother opens a live camera feed during a meeting—a meeting that turns tragic when the Ke’ters attack the crew. Rushing from her quarters to get help from a control center, Vivian finds the station abandoned. It’s all on her to try to rescue the crew.

Penguin Classics presents Jane Austen’s Emma, adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actress Fiona Shaw. Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others....

In the sleepy coastal Maine town of Penhallow, a stranger dies on a train, drawing historical society director Rachel Tinker and curmudgeonly retired professor Griffin Tate into a spider’s web of archaeological obsession and greed. It’s up to Rachel to solve a mystery that includes two more murders if she wants to unlock the soft heart that beats under Griffin’s hard crust.

Celia Quinn's business lies in ruins at the hands of Jason West, the latest in a long line of scoundrels. As she seeks to restore her family's livelihood, Celia stumbles upon the Witching Well legend, whose water is said to cause hysteria and psychosis. When a mysterious stranger slips Celia water from the well into her drink, she’s transported to Regency England. Her timeless adventure spans miles and centuries from modern-day New England to Merlin's Cave in Cornwall, England.

Which moment has defined your life so far? Whether she likes it or not, Iris’s life has been divided into two: Before the Incident, and After the Incident. Something very private was made very public, and since then life has been about recovering from being shamed, discovering her true friends, and struggling to find a new normal. Two years into this new life and she finally connects with a guy again. He lives in the apartment down the hall, he’s hot, and he doesn’t look at her that way. He doesn’t know what happened. But he also won’t give her his name, not right away - which has to mean he’s got something to hide too.

Stacey Winters is in love with love, but so far, she’s only found Mr. Dud, Mr. Cheater, and Mr. Boring. Even though her best friend Grant isn’t an option, at least being around him offers her a window into the male psyche - and sets the bar high for her future Mr. Right. But then she accidentally crosses the friend zone and kisses him, and it starts to feel a little too much like he might be what she’s been looking for... Grant Phillips doesn’t do relationships. A casualty of the foster care system, he knows people are just looking for a reason to bolt.

Vanessa Birch doesn’t have much when she moves to LA at 20. Just a dream, her guitar, and a supportive family cheering her on - well, her stepbrother not so much - but when has Clay ever approved of anything, or anyone, Van did? He wouldn’t support her street-corner gigs or how she convinced his best friend, Bryant, to be her fake boyfriend.

Finn Fairlane is a music producer who has lost his inspiration to create. While jumping from one one-night stand to the next, his focus unexpectedly shifts when he crosses paths with his former college girlfriend, Faith Siubhal. In the midst of promoting an enterprising band's new album, his attention is split between ensuring his continued success and interpreting his feelings for the incredible woman he left behind to make his dreams come true. Faith has always been Finn's muse, but can the feisty woman she's become still inspire his musical genius?

A lot had happened in Lissa's life since that strange incident in the New York subway years ago, most of which had been decidedly unpleasant, so a weekend getaway with her best friends to see a heavy metal show seemed to be just what she needed to escape.

When spymaster John Andrews receives word that plans are afoot to sell England's secrets to her enemies during the Ides of March ball at the Westerfield Estate, he is determined to bring an end to this treasonous game. Posing as a gentleman by the name of Lord Darlington to stake out the event, he is ready for anything as he mingles with the members of the ton... except falling for his prime suspect, the lovely wallflower Miss Eliza Hunt, in whose trunk the secret documents are soon found.

È la notte di capodanno a Roma. Niccolò e Livia litigano per l'ultima volta, si lasciano, lei scappa via in motorino e fa un incidente, scivola sui sampietrini che quella notte sembrano diamanti ed entra in coma. Il nuovo anno comincia così, con Livia distesa a occhi chiusi su un letto d'ospedale e con Niccolò che la va a trovare ogni giorno. Niccolò ha perso entrambi i genitori, vive con Tommaso, il fratello più piccolo, in una casa che confina con quella dei nonni. Lavora per la tv, organizza il palinsesto di un canale dove vanno in onda commedie, serie e sit-com americane.