Títulos en Pueblos y campo

I broke that rule the moment Tessa and her three kids crashed into my life—stubborn, exhausted, messy bun, and zero idea of what she did to my self-control. They needed a place to stay. I had spare rooms. It was supposed to be temporary. Until I walked in on her naked, mid-hormone injection, in my guest bathroom—and everything changed. Tessa was my surrogate. The one I never expected to meet. The one who still didn’t know she was carrying my baby. Before I knew it, we were sharing a home, late-night laughs, and the kind of heat that refused to stay bottled up.

Tess came to Star Harbor to disappear—from a life that never fit, a degree she didn’t want, and a mirror that only showed her scars. Haunted by her past and still healing from a lifetime of shame and self-doubt, the last thing she expected to find was safety in the arms of a charming, handsome bar owner who sees past every flaw she tries to hide. Tyson has his own shadows, but when Tess walks into his life, something shifts. She’s quiet and brave and broken in a way that mirrors the cracks in his own soul. For the first time, he doesn’t just want to chase someone—he wants to stay.

It’s not easy keeping secrets in a small town. Rose Webster is facing down her fortieth birthday and worrying about her future as a photojournalist after getting caught in a raucous rally and shoved to the hard pavement, destroying her camera and, at least temporarily, her livelihood. One arm is in a splint, her right hand isn’t strong enough to hold a cup of coffee, and bruised ribs make it difficult to breathe. She’s filling out insurance claims when her aunt calls to tell her she’s needed in upstate New York to care for her ailing mother.

Black Ops doesn’t begin to describe Vincent’s former paramilitary team. When a friend of the Arc Foundation requests help for a rescue mission facing scandal, Vincent learns two former teammates are involved. He must investigate for the sake of his conscience, but can his instincts be trusted? Who has reformed, and who still waits to destroy those whom they blamed, when their team disintegrated? Joan comes along, to provide balance and a second pair of eyes. One former teammate, Josh is in charge of renovations. Karl, the other former teammate, is the fundraiser.

Thirteen-year-old Timmy Mantis hates pumpkins and anything to do with them. Growing up in Harvest Creek, the pumpkin-growing capital of Wisconsin, has been hell. Especially at Halloween, when the small town becomes obsessed with everything pumpkin at the annual fall festival. When an accident happens at the local research laboratory and one of the experiments escapes, Timmy realizes he was right to hate pumpkins. As the festival becomes ground zero for a monstrous invasion of gourds-gone-wild and the body count rises—literally—Timmy must face his greatest fears or become another victim.

Callum Lewis thought he was finally getting things right—until one accusation wrecks everything. In an instant, he’s back where he started, haunted by his past and making the one choice that hurts the most: walking away. Now, his son is heartbroken, and Cal is left with nothing but regret… and a secret he can’t share. Shannen Morgan never expected her world to fall apart so fast. One moment, she had love, family, and a future with Cal. The next, it was gone. But something doesn’t add up, and when she uncovers a part of the puzzle, she's more confused than ever about who she can trust.

Die deutsche Historikerin Annika Strehlow lebt in einem kleinen Fischerdorf an der Atlantikküste in Portugal. Auf einer Lesereise durch Frankreich stellt sie ihren ersten Roman vor, in dem sie ihre große Liebe zu Barbara und deren plötzlichen Tod verarbeitet. Durch den Gedankenaustausch mit Freunden und die Beschäftigung mit der abendländischen Spiritualität geht sie einen Erkenntnisweg, der sie in der Hoffnung bestärkt, Barbara noch einmal zu begegnen, welche sich dann auch in ungewöhnlicher Weise erfüllt.

Jackson and Rae thought their discovery was already strange enough. But when answers about the scroll leads them into the heart of New Orleans, they uncover a prophecy older than memory—one that speaks of soulmates bound by amulets, and an ancient curse. Madame Aucoin tells them a story of heirs to an ancient burden, but the truth hits harder than any legend: the tether isn’t just myth. It’s in their blood, in their bodies, pulling them toward each other even as it threatens to tear them apart.

Da Megs mand pludselig dør, ændrer hendes liv sig for altid … og på flere måder, end hun kunne forestille sig. Efter sin mands død føler Meg sig rodløs, og hun siger derfor ja til at passe sin venindes hus i den lille skotske landsby Applemore hen over sommeren. Da hun ankommer, opdager hun, at hun ikke kun skal passe huset, men også det lille bibliotek i en tilstødende bygning til det gamle fyrtårn. Fyrtårnet viser ganske vist ikke vej for havets skibe længere, men det bliver et lyspunkt i Megs nye tilværelse.

In Silver Creek. Samantha Santos, a dedicated veterinary technician, begins her day under the serene Montana sun, unaware of the storm brewing beneath the surface of her small town. When Bella, a beloved Golden Retriever, collapses unexpectedly during a routine visit to the clinic, Samantha is thrust into a web of suspicion and hidden dangers.

High in the ridges of Appalachia, Emily Child carries a secret that could kill her. Pregnant, but not in the way she dreamed of, her body has turned against her, and time is running out. While her husband searches in desperation, Emily follows an older trail: the half-forgotten path to the Isabella, the midwife who raised her, a woman whispered about in both reverence and fear. Guided by memory, folklore, and the voices of the hills themselves, Emily must navigate not only the dangers of her own failing body but also the haunting pull of a world where the line between healing and myth blurs.

Rebecca Barker thought she'd left Highland Hall – and a certain brooding Scotsman – firmly in the past. But when beloved laird Fergus passes away, his will contains one final surprise: a personal request for Bex to return to the Highlands and help settle his affairs. As they navigate old wounds, village gossip and Fergus's final wishes, it becomes clear that the unfinished business Bex must deal with in the Highlands isn't just her work.

"The coffee's strong, the books are dusty, and the ghosts are chatty." That's Linny Crane's motto for The Curious Case, his Ebonreach Bay cafe and discreet side-hustle as the town's resident supernatural troubleshooter. But when beloved handyman Frankie Jo McCrae turns up drowned – a death her very persistent ghost insists was no accident – Linny is pulled into a mystery far darker than his strongest brew. His unexpected ally? Nora Penrose, a sharp, new-in-town journalist whose own secrets are as intriguing as the town's unsettling past.

Cabe Calaway would sooner swallow a porcupine than tussle with Jovie St. John. Jovie is stubborn, aloof, and darn right rude to him most of the time. He knows all that about her, and he steers clear of her whenever possible. Even though owning the ranch next to his family ranch makes that hard sometimes. What he doesn’t know is why she asked him to dance at the barn raising event his brothers had held. It was totally out of character. Cabe has known Jovie all of his life, and she’s always been reserved and unapproachable, even as a child.

Voor Laura Walker, weduwe en moeder van Lizzy en Nate, is de beslissing om haar tienerkinderen uit hun vertrouwde omgeving weg te rukken en een hele zomer lang in een klein kustplaatsje in Dorset te gaan wonen, niet makkelijk. Haar besluit valt bepaald niet goed bij haar kinderen, en ook haar eigen ouders denken dat ze gek is geworden. Haar nieuwe baan in het café, en de mensen die ze daar ontmoet, geven Laura de mogelijkheid weer zichzelf te leren zijn – en heel misschien ook weer lief te hebben.

Als Zoe's beste vriendin Kate aan borstkanker overlijdt, staat Zoe's leven plotseling volkomen op zijn kop. Ze ontdekt dat ze de voogdij over Kates zestienjarige dochter Martha heeft gekregen, en moet opeens veranderen van de maffe buurvrouw die nog geen plant in leven kan houden in een volwassen vrouw met verantwoordelijkheden. Zoe besluit samen met Martha naar een klein dorpje aan de westkust van Engeland te verhuizen, in de hoop dat de frisse zeelucht van Devon en het tragere tempo van het dorpsleven hen zal helpen Kates dood te verwerken.

Becca Fletcher heeft altijd een hekel gehad aan kerst, maar dit jaar ontkomt ze er niet aan. Haar zus Laura heeft haar namelijk uitgenodigd om de feestdagen met haar gezin in het Duincafé door te brengen. Wat Becca niet weet, is dat het Duincafé een heel bijzondere plek is. Een plek waar gebroken harten kunnen helen, nieuwe liefdes ontstaan en waar kerstwonderen echt gebeuren, zelfs bij Becca.

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In the devastated ruins of World War I, a war-torn man searches for meaning in the wreckage of his own making, but the past isn't finished with him, and confronting his ghosts may cost him everything. A literary descent into memory, violence, and fragile grace. Gospel For Anna is a deeply personal war novel about grief, lineage, and haunting love. A meditative catharsis for those who've hurt and endured.

This bundle contains three spicy novellas featuring a black female lead and a muscular, attractive, and completely dominant white male lead.