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Ein Panoptikum von Alltagssituationen, das beim Hören zusammenwächst zu einem unverwechselbaren Roman. "Die Urgroßmutter sah streng über ihre Brille und sagte: Friss, Vogel, oder stirb." Elke Heidenreichs Liebe gilt den bunten, eigensinnigen Vögeln, die weder alles fressen wollen noch sterben. So wie sie selbst einer ist - und viele andere der Menschen, von denen sie erzählt.

I only meant to steal a car. I didn't know I was stealing a girl, too. Until the most gorgeous face I'd ever seen popped up in the rear-view mirror. I fell hard, fast, and forever.... But she tore out my heart - left me alone and bleeding. How can I forget her, when I have to see that damned perfect face on billboards and magazines? It's torture. Nine long years. I thought I moved on. Then I saw her in the flesh....

Nicole verbringt ihre letzten Urlaubstage auf Gran Canaria mit gemischten Gefühlen. Einerseits genießt sie die Sonne, das Meer und das gute Essen, andererseits geht ihre Freundschaft mit Tami immer mehr den Bach hinunter. Ist ja auch kein Wunder, bei dem Zickengehabe! Schließlich ist sie doch froh, endlich wieder daheim in ihrer kleinen Wohnung zu sein, ohne ständig eine nervende und meckernde Freundin um sich rum zu haben. Doch leider holen Nicole die alten Probleme wieder ein.

Phillip Quinn ist fest entschlossen, das letzte Vermächtnis seines Adoptivvaters zu erfüllen: Er will sich um den kleinen Seth kümmern, der von seiner Mutter misshandelt wurde, und das Sorgerecht für den Jungen erstreiten. Doch er verliebt sich unsterblich in die schöne Sybill, die seine Pläne zu durchkreuzen droht.

Alone on a wagon train and threatened by the man who murdered her mother, Dixie Dandelion steals a horse belonging to an undercover Pinkerton agent and escapes to the town of Six Shooter Siding. Hired at first to cook in a railroad camp, she begins to make friends; even the town’s soiled doves assist her when she buys the abandoned ranch. Determined never to depend on others, especially men, Dixie is torn between trusting Pinkerton Jackson McCullough and standing on her own. But will this new independence be enough to save Dixie when the past catches up with her?

California is split by a cloud of lethal radiation. Two strangers, a businessman, and a beautiful younger woman are trapped on the wrong side of an impenetrable wall of death. They have to find a way home to loved ones and responsibilities, but there are no flights, no ships, and the highways are impassible. Furthermore, Jamie has nothing - no money, identification, or credit. She is helpless and alone with a strange man. Should she follow him into a strange country?

She is far too stubborn and feisty for his tastes. He is too controlling and domineering for hers. When they meet, sparks fly but it could never work. He wants a perfect submissive wife who will be a help in daily life and a vixen between the sheets. She wants an equal partner, not someone with his head stuck in the 1950s. When they are thrown together to uncover a dangerous scandal in their small town, they will finally give in to their mutual attraction. But will it last?

Daira Gleeson gave her heart and her virginity to Rory Trent when they were in high school. Twenty years later, Daira finds herself in possession of a cursed scrimshaw doll. Now, Rory is back in town, wanting to pick up where they left off. But, not only is Daira afraid he'll break her heart, the doll's curse has already caused harm to those close to her. If Rory leaves her again, he could pay with his life. Someone is after the doll and willing to kill to possess it. Can the curse be broken in time to save those Daira loves and to regain the true love she lost a lifetime ago?

A small-town doctor left behind with three young boys. A compassionate woman who can help them heal. But is their town ready for an interracial relationship - and is he ready for her? Peaceful, Ohio, is a small village in the Appalachian hills. Amidst the scenery of stunning nature, the villagers don’t have much more entertainment than gossip. Local doctor Jacob is a respected member of the community. Hester thought teaching young children would be her greatest challenge when she arrived in Peaceful. She isn't expecting to deal with a hostile community and a burned man.

It’s just pretend...but nobody wants to stop. Maxie’s quiet, predictable routine is shattered when she steps outside her flower shop and almost runs into two women. It’s not the near collision that’s startling. It’s the strangers’ faces. It’s like looking in a mirror times two, and it sends her into a dead faint. Sheriff Zac Ford sees three identical copies of the woman who’s caused him more sleepless nights than he can count, and it stops him in his tracks. Maxie’s buckling knees snap him out of his trance, and he catches her before she hits the cement.