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Orphaned at 13, Rose goes to live with her Uncle Alec. Here she meets her seven spirited boy cousins with whom she has home-spun fun, many exciting adventures and in the process learns valuable lessons about life, love and friendship.

When Rose Campbell, a shy orphan, arrives at "The Aunt Hill" to live with her six aunts and seven boisterous male cousins, she is quite overwhelmed. How could such a delicate young lady, used to the quiet hallways of a girls' boarding school, exist in such a spirited home? It is the arrival of Uncle Alec that changes everything. Much to the horror of her aunts, Rose's forward-thinking uncle insists that the child get out of the parlor and into the sunshine. And with a little courage and lots of adventures with her mischievous but loving cousins, Rose begins to bloom.

Milly, Aubrey und Jonah Story haben ihre legendäre Großmutter Mildred Margaret Story nie kennengelernt. Grund dafür war, dass ihre Eltern schon vor langer Zeit von der High-Society-Matriarchin enterbt worden sind. Da erhalten die Cousins eine Einladung: Sie sollen den Sommer auf dem Anwesen ihrer Großmutter auf der Insel Cape Cod verbringen. Die Eltern der drei sehen darin die große Chance, sich wieder auszusöhnen. Doch schnell wird klar, dass Mildred Margaret Story andere Pläne verfolgt - und dass die Familiengeschichte dunkle Abgründe birgt.

When the matriarch of the least successful Jewish family in America gets tired of their misfortune, she begins to consult mystical texts for help. Determined that their next born grandchild will be a genius who changes their fortunes, and convinced that no one in her clan is smart enough to raise a genius by themselves, she decides that the child will be passed from household to household to gain their collective wisdom.

Milly, Aubrey y Jonah Story son primos, pero casi no se conocen. Su familia se rompió cuando su abuela desheredó a sus hijos. Pero, de pronto, la abuela Mildred los invita a pasar el verano en su complejo turístico y, con el paso de los días, los tres primos irán notando cosas extrañas que no acaban de encajar. Todas las familias tienen secretos. ¿Serán capaces de descubrir el oscuro pasado de la familia Story?

School's out. Forget study, exams, and mapping out the future. For the next seven days, the only homework is partying with friends, making new ones, and living in the moment. There are no parents or curfews - and no rules. Zoe, Samira, and Dahlia are strangers, but they have something in common: Their plans for a dream holiday after their final year of school are flipped upside down before they even arrive at the beach.

Faith thought starting a new school for her senior year was as bad as it was going to get. She thought making new friends and finishing her exams were going to be her biggest problems, but she was wrong. When she meets smooth-talking Sam on her first day, she can tell something isn't right about him. After going to a party and bumping into him again, she finds herself waking up the next morning with no memory of what happened. There is someone who knows what happened, but is he willing to tell the truth?

Sarah has done everything that the council has asked of her. She’s paid of her father’s debt and now it’s time that they hand him over. When she gets to the city and demands that he be released, she finds herself learning dark secrets about her father’s past which make her question everything she has done. When her father is taken away from her again, she realizes that the council have lied to her, and when she realizes that Nathan isn't coming out to meet her, she knows there is only one person out there who will be able to help her.

The court case is getting close, and Faith can feel the tension building. Her plan to blackmail her attacker has failed, and her friend Danny decides to take things into his own hands. Everything that could go wrong is going wrong, and Faith isn't sure whether things are going to work out any more. When the court case is coming to a close, and all the jury seems to be buying Sam’s story, Faith thinks that all hope is lost. But when her lawyer calls a surprise witness to the stand, things might just swing her way.

Faith thought that telling the police about her attacker would protect other girls from being hurt like her. That’s not quite how it worked out, though. After she told the police about her attack, the whole town had turned against her. They all thought she was lying and that Sam was getting his life ruined by her. When she realized she couldn't just accept defeat, she went in search of the only other girl who knows the truth about Sam. Will she be able to find the girl who has spent her life running, and if she does, will she be able to bring her home?

Faith thought that starting a new school for her senior year was as bad as it was going to get. She thought that making new friends and finishing her exams were going to be her biggest problems, but she was wrong. When she meets smooth talking Sam on her first day, she can tell something isn't right about him. After going to a party and bumping into him again, she finds herself waking up the next morning with no memory of what happened. There is someone who knows what happened, though, but is he willing to tell the truth?