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Carmen aner ikke sine levende råd. Hendes skønne boghandel er lånt ud som location til en corny julefilm, hun er blevet smidt ud af sin søsters hus, og hendes livs kærlighed er fløjet tusinder af kilometer væk. Det bliver næppe en særlig glædelig jul i år... Men da boghandlens tidligere ejer fortæller Carmen om et hjerteskærende juleønske, beslutter hun sig for at ryste sit dårlige humør af sig og gøre alt, hvad hun kan for at opfylde det. Tiden er ved at rinde ud, men heldigvis får Carmen hjælp fra både naboer, familiemedlemmer og en meget distraherende mandlig barnepige.

Carmen is at a loose end. Her gorgeous bookshop is the filming site of a cheesy Christmas movie, she's been ousted from her sister's house, and the love of her life has just flown thousands of miles away. It's threatening to be a very unjolly Christmas indeed! But when the elderly owner of the shop comes to Carmen with a Christmas wish that threatens to never come true, Carmen knows she must buckle down to get the funds to save not only his trip, but the shop itself.

Marisa Rossi føler sig lidt fortabt. Hun forstår ganske enkelt ikke, at alle andre bare kan fortsætte deres liv på vanlig vis, når hun selv sørger så dybt over sin elskede bedstefars død hjemme i Italien. Alle mister jo deres bedsteforældre før eller siden, så hvorfor tager hun det så tungt? I et forsøg på at komme sig vælger Marisa at flytte til verdens ende – nærmere bestemt, en lille tidevandsø i det sydvestlige hjørne af England. Måske kan hun her finde fred og ro?

A adorável loja de chocolates de Paris contém receitas de dar água na boca. Sim, é verdade que Anna Trent é supervisora numa fábrica de chocolate. Mas isso não quer dizer que ela saiba fazer chocolate. Por isso, quando um acidente muda sua vida e Anna tem a chance de ir trabalhar numa tradicional loja em Paris, ela tem certeza de que vão descobrir que é uma fraude. Afinal, existe uma diferença muito grande entre o chocolate industrial da sua cidade natal, no norte da Inglaterra, e as criações feitas à mão, com ingredientes da melhor procedência, pelo grande chocolatier Thierry Girard.

Lorna nasceu e foi criada na ilha escocesa de Mure, um lugar tranquilo onde todos ajudam uns aos outros e existe um forte senso de comunidade. Quando o médico local precisa se aposentar, parece impossível arranjar alguém para ficar em seu lugar. Longe dali, em um campo de refugiados, Saif é o único médico presente quando um menino sofre um corte feio na mão. Ele quer ficar longe de problemas, mas a ética profissional e a compaixão o levam a se voluntariar para tratar o machucado.

Your most delightful holiday read: the sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller The Christmas Bookshop, from beloved Scottish author Jenny Colgan. Christmas comes early—far too early—to McCredie’s little Old Town bookshop in Edinburgh. It’s summer, but an American production...

Als das Londoner Kaufhaus, in dem Carmen gearbeitet hat, kurz vor Weihnachten seine Pforten schließt, zieht sie widerstrebend zu ihrer Schwester nach Edinburgh. Sie soll dort eine kleine Buchhandlung übernehmen. Der Laden hat jedoch schon bessere Tage gesehen, es droht der Verkauf – wenn nicht ein Wunder geschieht. Carmen will schon alles hinwerfen, doch dann lässt sie sich bezaubern: von den verschneiten Straßen der Stadt, vom Charme der altmodischen Buchhandlung – und von dem attraktiven Star-Autor, der dort plötzlich auftaucht.

The summer holiday brings new passion and new challenges in the enchanting third book of Jenny Colgan’s utterly delightful School by the Sea series, set at a girls’ boarding school in Cornwall. School is out, following a bit of saucy scandal at Downey House... Beloved high school teacher...

It’s summer, but school is in session in the delightful second book of New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan’s utterly charming School by the Sea series, set at a girls’ boarding school in Cornwall. For the second year at Downey House, it's getting harder and harder to stick to...

Flora MacKenzie er bekymret for sin bror Fintan. Han er stadig i sorg over at have mistet sin livspartner Coltan, og Flora tager en rask beslutning for at hjælpe ham på fode igen. Den gamle ruin af et hotel var Coltans hjertesag, og med en smule hjælp fra Flora kan Fintan måske forvandle hotellet til en hyggelig oase med god mad og knitrende ild i pejsen.

De Londres à Manhattan, partez passer des fêtes gourmandes et enneigées à Londres grâce au dernier tome du Cupcake Café ! Depuis sa plus tendre enfance, Izzy a toujours raffolé des fêtes de Noël, quand Londres scintille de guirlandes colorées et que flotte dans l'air un doux parfum de gingembre et de cannelle... Mais cette année, le Cupcake Café ne lui laisse guère le temps de flâner dans les rues enneigées de la capitale anglaise. A l'approche des fêtes, les commandes se multiplient !

"Entrancing...a great escape for any reader."--USA Today (four stars) New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan brings us a delightful summer novel that will sweep you away to the remote Scottish island of Mure, where two very different weddings are about to take place… On the little...

The first book of Jenny Colgan’s delightful new four-part series, set at a charming English boarding school on the sea. Maggie went to the window and opened it wide, inhaling the lovely salt air off the sea. Why had she never lived by the sea before? Why had she always looked out on housing...

Un feel good plein d'espoir au pays du Loch Ness ! Zoe est une mère célibataire désespérée. Elle veut quitter Londres et construire une nouvelle vie avec son fils Hari. Entre le minuscule studio qu'elle peut à peine payer et les klaxons qui les empêchent de dormir, Zoe sent qu'elle est prête à exploser. Sur un coup de tête, elle répond à une annonce pour un emploi de nounou dans les Highlands écossais. La description de poste demande une personne capable de s'occuper de trois "enfants surdoués", dont deux se comportent comme des petits animaux sauvages.

She's smart. She's funny. But she's only human.... As a high-ranking mathematician in a male-dominated field - with bright red hair - Connie's used to being considered a little unusual. But she's nowhere near as peculiar as Luke, who is recruited to work alongside her on a top-secret code-breaking project. Just what is this bizarre sequence they're studying? It isn't a solution to the global energy crisis. It isn't a new wavelength to sell microwave ovens.

I denne charmerende og humoristiske roman rejser Anna fra England til Paris for at arbejde i en lille lokal chokoladebutik og bliver både klogere på sit håndværk og på sig selv. Da Anna Trent kommer ud for en ulykke på den chokoladefabrik i det nordlige England, hun arbejder på, står hun over for en længere hospitalsindlæggelse, som efterlader hende rask, men arbejdsløs og en lille smule fortabt. Heldigvis vil tilfældighederne, at Anna støder på sin gamle fransklærer Claire, og hun giver Anna et tilbud, hun ikke kan sige nej til.

As her best friend, Tashy, cuts into her wedding cake, 32-year-old Flora realises she is disillusioned with life. Suddenly her well-paid job, cosy flat and stable relationship with sensible Olly don't amount to a whole lot. Flora wants to be 16 again. She closes her eyes and wishes. Her wish has come true. Waking up the next morning is a shock. But now Flora has the chance to right some wrongs.

Now, you obviously, would never, ever look up your exes on Facebook. Nooo. And even if you did, you most certainly wouldn't run off trying to track them down, risking your job, family and happiness in the process. Posy Fairweather, on the other hand...Posy is delighted when Matt proposes - on top of a mountain, in a gale, in full-on romantic mode. But a few days’ later disaster strikes: he backs out of the engagement. Crushed and humiliated, Posy starts thinking.

Holly is a frustrated florist whose life doesn't exactly seem to be coming up roses. Fleeing the houseshare from hell, she moves in with Josh, a sexually confused merchant banker; Kate, a high-flying legal eagle with talons to match; and the gorgeous Addison, who spends his days communicating only with his computer and those who worship at the altar of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Issy Randall, proud owner of The Cupcake Café, is in love and couldn't be happier. Her new business is thriving and she is surrounded by close friends, even if her cupcake colleagues Pearl and Caroline don't seem quite as upbeat about the upcoming season of snow and merriment. But when her boyfriend, Austin, is scouted for a possible move to New York, Issy is forced to face up to the prospect of a long-distance romance. And when the Christmas rush at the café - with its increased demand for her delectable creations - begins to take its toll, Issy has to decide what she holds most dear.