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Simple. Neat. Orderly. A place for everything, and everything in its place. Karmen Handel's life growing up had been anything but quiet and simple. A deadbeat father, a mother who never wanted her, and a grandmother who could care less created the perfect recipe to ensure Karmen built a wall around herself and never let anyone in. When her past comes back to haunt her, Karmen has no one to help her. Until Nickel.

Isabel Allende parte de la célebre cita de Albert Camus -"en medio del invierno aprendí por fin que había en mí un verano invencible"- para urdir una trama que presenta la geografía humana de unos personajes propios de la América de hoy que se hallan "en el más profundo invierno de sus vidas": una chilena, una joven guatemalteca ilegal y un maduro norteamericano.

If I was to dream up the perfect man even my wildest imagination would have fallen short compared to Cole Nichols. Tall, broad shoulders, smile to die for and dreamy green eyes that held a mischievous glint. Add in a heart of gold, always helping others in need. We had planned out every detail of our lives together…including his dream of becoming a major league pitcher. So when my gran got sick and I needed to take care of her, I gave him the push he needed, breaking my heart, and his, in the process.

He’s finally reached his breaking point. There’s only so many times he can put himself out there and get shot down. After a disastrous first date at a BDSM club, Eric is ready to walk away and push his desires to the furthest reaches of his mind - but then up walks Marcus. But just because the sexy older man is looking for a submissive doesn’t mean he’s looking to be someone’s daddy.

Wenn der neue Nachbar der Ex ist, ist Gefühlschaos vorprogrammiert ... Der winterliche Liebesroman mit viel Herz und Humor. Endlich Dezember! Fritzi Neumann ist in ihren Rentier-Overall geschlüpft, hat die Weihnachtsdeko rausgeholt und den ersten Glühwein aufgemacht. Zusammen mit ihrer Freundin Alina und dem flugbehinderten Wellensittich Hansi wohnt sie in einer WG und ist gerade ziemlich zufrieden mit sich und der Welt. Doch das ändert sich schlagartig, als ausgerechnet Fritzis Jugendliebe und Gesundheitsjunkie Tilo Schön in der Wohnung gegenüber einzieht.

There’s never a good time to bump into your ex – so Maya Bashir is shocked when she comes face to face with her old flame Sam Holland, who is wearing nothing but a tiny apron, working as a naked butler at her friend’s Christmas party. Having driven home for the holidays after losing her boyfriend, flat and job – and dreading her father’s inevitable disappointment that she still doesn’t have a fifty-year-plan – perhaps Sam is exactly the distraction Maya needs. But as sparks begin to fly, Maya doesn’t know if she can let Sam back into her heart so easily.

This steamy open door friends-to-lovers gay romance novel that explores the balance between friends, family, career, and relationships while overcoming trauma and dealing with anxiety is perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Anita Kelly.

I haven't been home for Christmas in eight years. That's about to change. This year, I'm traveling to my small hometown to convince my producer to make me the permanent host of Good Day Denver. The plan: Charm viewers by sharing my favorite family Christmas traditions and, in turn, get the likes, clicks, and shares to land the job. Not the plan: Run into my ex-boyfriend. In my house. For Christmas. Here he is, a guest of my mother, who apparently had more trouble letting go of Max Weber than I did.

Zoe Bloom has her life figured out. After a childhood spent begging for scraps on Boston street corners, she's clawed her way to a successful career and a safe place to call home. She knows exactly what she needs to survive - a bit of money in the bank, a roof over her head, food on the table. Friends and family are a luxury she can't afford. And forget about frivolous romantic entanglements. She can barely juggle her own problems; she certainly doesn't have time to handle anyone else's crap.

¿Cómo se ignora lo que late en tu interior? ¿Cómo se recupera el rumbo de una vida trazada por una mentira? Desde muy pequeña, Maya se ha sacrificado en cuerpo y alma por el ballet. Trabaja como solista en la Compañía Nacional de Danza y los ballets más prestigiosos han puesto sus ojos en ella. Sin embargo, un grave accidente acaba con su futuro prometedor.

Very few in Aspen Lake expected that I, Calista Monroe, their most notorious wild child, would ever amount to anything besides being a model prisoner. So, imagine their surprise when I returned as the hospital’s newest ER doctor. Believe me, no one is more surprised than I am. I had vowed to never return, even if it was the last safe haven during the zombie apocalypse. But when my niece Quinn begged me to come home, I couldn’t say no. My plan is to stay out of trouble this time, and, above all, avoid Quinn’s uncle Tristan—the man I love to hate and the reason I left Aspen Lake.

Asta Fung is sixteen and sulky. Her parents have moved the whole family to take over the Yau Sum takeaway in another town so Grandpa Charlie can be closer to the big hospital. She's had to give up her dog, her friends, her familiar teenage life. All too soon, she has to give up Grandpa Charlie too. What was the point? When the builder's son, Josh, hands her a bundle of love letters he found under the floorboards, Asta realises they were hidden there by Grandpa Charlie as a young man.

Daisy Becker es una actriz de segunda totalmente caótica: bebe, fuma, y roba a sus compañeros de piso. A sus veintipocos años tendrá un accidente de tráfico con Steve Barton, una arrogante estrella de Hollywood que está en Berlín rodando la nueva película de James Bond. Una vez muertos, Buda les dice que en sus vidas han juntado demasiado mal karma, y ambos se reencarnan en hormigas. Pero ninguno de los dos tiene muchas ganas de ir a la guerra como soldados-hormiga.

I was in my senior year of college and had just started a new job at Morgan Financial Holdings. I refused to ask my Uncle Hollis for more help. He had given up his life to take care of me, no way was I going to ask him for anything else. However, my new professor, Declan Berkshire, just happened to be a huge cocky jerk. As the heir to a real estate franchise, he was both rich and a celebrity - and truth be told, the hottest guy I had ever met. He also happened to be a client at Morgan Financial Holdings. Just my luck, right?

El dolor de una traición. Un pacto con el Diablo. Un amor imposible. La belleza de la libertad. Y un corazón roto. Es posible que los finales felices no existan. O sí. Pregúntale a la chica de algodón de azúcar.

Gadreel «Diablo» St. Michael no se ganó su mal nombre por casualidad. Joven, guapo, soltero y dueño del casino más exclusivo de Las Vegas… No hay mujer que no lo desee y los hombres envidian a ese maldito demonio imposible de engañar. Aun así, Dreel sospechaba que había gato encerrado en aquel negocio que lo llevaría a Meadow, un pueblecito perdido en Texas, que con suerte aparecía en los mapas y que no aportaría nada nuevo a su vida. Hasta que se topó de frente con Alessandra Gardener.

My acts are vicious and cruel, vile and life-taking. My demands are unquestioned no matter how depraved. There’s a monster inside me, and the wounds that scar my soul are dark and deep. I’m Dante Simone. Underboss of the Chicago Outfit. She walks into the audition, eyes snapping with a fire that could cost her life - if she were to unleash it. Piper Tate crawls beneath my skin on our first encounter. Her audition, a condition of employment I’ve sat through a thousand times, is like no other. It’s magnetic, cementing my traitorous eyes to her lithe form.

María tiene una familia que la quiere, una pareja y un buen trabajo. Es la chica perfecta, con la vida perfecta, pero algo en ella se rebela ante tanta perfección. Tendrá que aprender que para querer a alguien primero tiene que quererse a ella misma. Álex es una persona paciente, que tiene muy claro lo que quiere y no duda en luchar por conseguirlo. ¿Podrá María deshacerse de esa sensación de vacío? ¿Por qué los dos tienen la impresión de que les falta algo? ¿Serán capaces de enamorarse, o tal vez nunca han dejado de estarlo?

Con dos trabajos y dos hijos, Jess Thomas hace lo que puede para sobrevivir día tras día. Pero no es fácil lograrlo sola. Y a veces eso te obliga a correr riesgos que no deberías...porque no tienes más remedio.

En el ático vive Katie, jefa de relaciones públicas de una discográfica, que pasa sus días lidiando con estrellas del rock venidas a menos y pensando cuánta tarta de queso necesitaría comer para suicidarse. Debajo de ella comparten piso dos polacos musculosos y una taxista más lista que el hambre. La conductora se llama Lydia y además de una lengua afiladísima, tanto como su cerebro, también tiene sus debilidades.