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Figuring out what's in Jaxon's head is the key to ending the war between us. The path is rife with obstacles, including the girl we share feelings for. Choosing them both might be the easiest thing I've ever done.

Messing with Logan Kent at a college rager is the perfect way to get under his skin. But when I steal my stepbrother's girl, it becomes a different ball game. Changing the play might be the dumbest thing I've ever done.

Banished Rose is a luminous collection of poetry spanning over two decades, tracing the delicate arc of one woman’s journey from adolescence to creative maturity. With raw honesty and lyrical grace, Leila invites listeners into an intimate world shaped by love, heartbreak, personal transformation, and spiritual awakening.

This charming story about three California sisters spending the summer on Cape Cod is perfect for fans of The Penderwicks—as a starred ALA Booklist review raved—and The Mother-Daughter Book Club. Though Marigold, Zinnia, and Lily Silver couldn’t be more different, they’re all excited...

"How To Instantly Connect With Anyone" shows you how to be one of those lucky few, so you, too, can meet new people and converse with confidence; be credible and charismatic in every social and business situation; make friends and important contacts wherever you go; and command the respect of everyone you meet.

In 2011, many Syrians took to the streets of Damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad. Today, much of Syria has become a war zone where foreign journalists find it almost impossible to report on life in this devastated land. Burning Country explores the horrific and complicated reality of life in present-day Syria with unprecedented detail and sophistication, drawing on new first hand testimonies from opposition fighters, exiles lost in an archipelago of refugee camps, and courageous human rights activists among many others.

Mia, erfolgreiche Schriftstellerin in Paris, kämpft mit »brain fog«, einem Gehirnnebel, der ihre Erinnerungen und ihre Arbeit beeinträchtigt. Auf Anraten ihres Arztes reist sie nach Marokko, in das Land ihrer Kindheit, das sie als junge Frau verlassen hat. Als sie auf der Farm ihrer Großeltern in Meknès eintrifft, hat sie das Gefühl eine Fremde zu sein. Sie fragt sich, wer sie ohne die Erinnerungen an ihre Familie ist. Und taucht ein in ihre eigene Geschichte. Eine Geschichte, die auf ganz eigene Weise vom Kampf gegen gesellschaftliche Grenzen erzählt – und von dem Streben nach Freiheit.

Le 29 décembre 1976, à Buenos Aires, Silvia Labayru est séquestrée par ordre de la dictature militaire à l’ESMA, l’un des pires centres clandestins de détention du pays. Elle a 20 ans, elle est membre du groupe armé montoneros et elle attend un enfant. C’est sur une table de torture qu’elle accouchera, avant de devenir le « butin de guerre » de l’un des commandants. Deux ans plus tard, elle s’envole pour Madrid, convaincue que l’enfer est derrière elle. Mais un autre calvaire l’attend : ses compatriotes exilés la bannissent comme traître à la cause.

My obsession with Sage Everett runs deeper and darker than the water of Black River—the boundary that divides our land. I’ve spent years watching the girl next door from beneath the brim of my cowboy hat. Tragedy and family feuds separate us, so I’ve kept my presence in her life unknown. Until her monsters creep out of the shadows. My wildflower seeks a savior, and all this gambler needed was a reason. And that’s how I end up with blood on my hands for the girl tangled up in my heart.

Selene Haddad works for Naiad Novels, the hottest serialized fiction app on the market, tasked with writing never-ending romance stories. It's a dream job, minus one aspect of it—having to work alongside Daniel Santiago, the company's disgustingly charming acquisitions manager… and the man who screwed her out of a massive payday. Selene is certain nothing will ever change how she feels about Daniel, but when a dare at Naiad's annual holiday party leads to them falling into bed together, she starts to discover that maybe he's not so bad—if she can look past their professional differences.

Less than three weeks ago, my life flipped on its axis. After infiltrating a world designed for men, my role in the brotherhood became more than I ever dared it could be. I had a mission: find out what happened to my best friend and destroy everyone who was involved with his disappearance. Falling for them was never the plan. After my worst nightmare became my reality, and the past I thought I'd escaped came knocking at our door, the feelings we shared became something far beyond anything I could have anticipated.

Anna Weber är tvungen att dra sig tillbaka från ledningen av handelshuset som hennes döde make Joakim Weber grundat, när sonen Joakim den yngre återvänder från Lübeck till Björneborg för att ta över tyglarna. Annas uppgift blir att få tvillingdöttrarna Hanne och Hildu bortgifta och lyckas arrangera ett äktenskap för den senare med en rik och äldre änkeman – ett öde som skulle ha kunnat bryta ner ett tafattare och fogligare flickebarn än Hildu. Hanne däremot är olyckligt förälskad i mor Annas hängivna beundrare, som även får Annas kropp att glöda igen.

On 1900-luvun alku, Suomi elää suurten muutosten vuosia ja herraskaisen Ruusvirran perheen lapset alkavat etsiä omia polkujaan. Aron-isä haaveilee Markus-pojastaan seuraajaa perheen Ursus-apteekkiin, mutta tytär Synnovekin halajaisi lapsesta saakka rakastamansa farmasian pariin ja vieläpä opiskelemaan. Lauri-velikin pääsi Helsingin yliopistoon, miksei sitten Synnovekin?

In this moving fictional treatment of a Muslim woman's life, a personal and family crisis impells the heroine to reexamine traditional cultural attitudes toward women. Cast out and divorced by her husband, she finds herself in a strange new world. Both obstacles and support systems change as she actively participates in the struggle for Moroccan independence from France.

Jälleenrakennuksen ja rakkauden aika. Espanjalainen rouva on 1800-luvun Suomeen sijoittuva historiallinen romaani sopeutumisesta, rakkaudesta ja yhteiskunnan ennakkoluuloista. Porin kaupunki on juuri tuhoutunut suuressa tulipalossa ja jälleenrakennus on alkamassa. Nuori kauppamies Johan Lundahl tuo vanhempiensa järkytykseksi pitkäksi venyneeltä Espanjan matkaltaan kotiin vaimon, Mariabellan. Johanin äiti Selma Lundahl on kauhuissaan: mitä seurapiireissäkin sanotaan paavinuskoisesta miniästä? Mariabella kärsii koti-ikävästä ja häntä painavat omat raskaat menneisyyden muistot.

Kaunistelematon ja vangitseva kuvaus 1500-luvun oloista ja naisen asemasta. Värikkääseen renessanssiaikaan sijoittuva Puolan prinsessa kertoo Suomen herttua Juhanan ja Puolan prinsessa Katariina Jagellonican kuninkaallisesta liitosta ja sen haasteista. Herttua Juhana matkustaa kosiomatkalle Puolaan tavoitteenaan solmia avioliitto prinsessa Katariina Jagellonican kanssa. Katariinan veli Sigismund August on kuitenkin vastahakoinen ja suhtautuu sisareensa omistushaluisesti. Vaikeuksista huolimatta avioliitto solmitaan ja jännittävä kotimatka Suomeen voi alkaa.

Despite the pleas of his family, Lord Averley steps forward as soon as the call is made for men to fight the Western front. Mere weeks later, the news arrives: Lord Averley has been killed in the Battle of Marne. Without an obvious heir, Somerton falls into chaos. Half of the staff has already left for the war or industrial work.

London is a whirl of balls and teas, alliances and rivalries. Rose has never felt more out of place. With the Season in full swing, she can't help but still feel a servant, dressed up in diamonds and silk. Then she meets Alexander Ross, a young Scottish duke. She has heard the rumors about Ross' sordid past just like everyone else has. Yet he alone treats her as a friend. Rose knows better than to give her heart to an aristocrat with such a reputation, but it may be too late.

Rose Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. Clever, rich, and beautiful, Ada Averley treats Rose as an equal. And Rose could use a friend. Especially now that she, at barely 16, has risen to the position of ladies' maid. Rose knows she should be grateful to have a place at a house like Somerton. Still, she can't help but wonder what her life might have been had she been born a lady, like Ada.

Aleksandra ja Mikael on Piiritanssi-sarjan toinen osa, jossa seurataan porvarisperheen elämää läpi koettelemusten kohti taloudellista hyvinvointia.