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The Baker’s Creek Brothers series is a romantic comedy saga packed with the perfect mix of angst, tears, and laughs. If you like strong heroines, alpha males, steamy romances, and witty love stories, this series is for you!

In this gripping sequel to Star Wars: The Rising Storm, the light of the Jedi faces its darkest hour. Time and again, the vicious raiders known as the Nihil have sought to bring the golden age of the High Republic to a fiery end. Time and again, the High Republic has emerged battered and weary, but victorious thank to its Jedi protectors - and there is no monument to their cause grander than the Starlight Beacon.

They say never mix business with pleasure. As a single father, and the captain of the Seattle Sasquatches, I’m adamant to keep every corner of my life separate and running perfectly. That is, until Indie Decker walked into my life. She’s the team owner's little sister, my new nanny, and so completely out of my league. Our first encounter? Pure fire, clashing wills with a passion that ensnared us both. Our second? A tentative truce, maybe even a budding friendship. But at some point, we slid recklessly into a 'friends with benefits' arrangement, thinking we could stay casual.

This delightful romp through Regency England features three full-length novels: The Duke of Ruin, The Lord of Heartbreak, and The Marquess of Temptation. Lose yourself in tales of runaway brides, determined bluestockings, and the men who love them.

A Jedi must be a fearless warrior, a guardian of justice, and a scholar in the ways of the Force. But perhaps a Jedi’s most essential duty is to pass on what they have learned. Master Yoda trained Dooku; Dooku trained Qui-Gon Jinn; and now Qui-Gon has a Padawan of his own. But while Qui-Gon has faced all manner of threats and danger as a Jedi, nothing has ever scared him like the thought of failing his apprentice.

The happily married Mr. Knightley and Emma are throwing a party at their country estate, bringing together distant relatives and new acquaintances—characters beloved by Jane Austen fans. Definitely not invited is Mr. Wickham, whose latest financial scheme has netted him an even broader array of enemies. As tempers flare and secrets are revealed, it’s clear that everyone would be happier if Mr. Wickham got his comeuppance. Yet they’re all shocked when Wickham turns up murdered—except, of course, for the killer hidden in their midst.

The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney reunited, and with another mystery to solve: the dreadful poisoning of the scoundrel Willoughby's new wife.

It's late at night, and the rain is pouring down on the Dublin city streets. A mother is grieving for her dead child. She stands silently outside the home of the teenage boy she believes responsible. She watches.... In a kitchen on the same square, a girl waits anxiously for her mum to come home. She knows exactly where she is, but she knows she cannot reach her. A few doors down, and a widow sits alone in her room. She has just delivered a bombshell to her family during dinner, and her life is about to change forever.

When Frank Woods at number 79 Primrose Square comes home to a surprise birthday party thrown by his wife and adoring children, it is his guests who get the real surprise. Finding himself alone, he befriends the cantankerous Miss Hardcastle, who hasn't left her home for decades, and Emily Dunne - fresh out of rehab and desperate to make amends. As gossip spreads through Primrose Square, every relationship is tested, and nothing in this close-knit community will ever be the same again....

From the New York Times best-selling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars comes a thrilling novel set in the years before the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are still reeling from the death of their son William, but cautiously joyous about Scully’s unexpected pregnancy. Determined to raise this child together, Mulder and Scully struggle to find meaning away from the X-Files as they navigate the uncertain waters of their relationship.

Three full-length standalone stories by USA Today Bestselling author Claudia Burgoa about the men who created HIB Securities and the women behind them.

A century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family. Today, there are more female college graduates than ever before, and more women want to have a career and family, yet challenges persist at work and at home. This book traces how generations of women have responded to the problem of balancing career and family as the twentieth century experienced a sea change in gender equality, revealing why true equity for dual career couples remains frustratingly out of reach.

He has it together. I’m falling apart. Two broken souls, one emotional book.

Padawan Reath Silas is being sent from the cosmopolitan galactic capital of Coruscant to the undeveloped frontier - and he couldn't be less happy about it. He'd rather stay at the Jedi Temple, studying the archives. But when the ship he's traveling on is knocked out of hyperspace in a galactic-wide disaster, Reath finds himself at the center of the action. The Jedi and their traveling companions find refuge on what appears to be an abandoned space station. But then strange things start happening, leading the Jedi to investigate the truth behind the mysterious station.

In this, her first ever book, Claudia invites us all into her world. This is a memoir with a difference (owing to its lack of a plot - genuinely, how do people do that?) and Claudia shares her observations on topics such as the importance of melted cheese, why black coats are vital, how it's never okay to have sex with someone who has an opinion on your date outfit, how nurses are our most precious national treasure and why colourful clothing is only for the under 10s (if you're reading this sporting a bright red jumper and you're nine, great! If you're older, sorry).

Virginia Hall, known to her family as “Dindy,” was an athletic, outdoorsy girl who dreamed of joining the foreign service and becoming an ambassador. Despite numerous setbacks, including losing her leg to gangrene after an accident, Virginia never wavered in her determination to serve her country. After the outbreak of World War II, a chance meeting on a train changed her life—George Bellows, an agent of the British Special Operations Executive, recruited her as one of its first women agents.

Rapunzel lebt ein einsames Leben in einem hohen Turm und wünscht sich nichts mehr, als dem wundersamen Ereignis außerhalb des Turms auf den Grund zu gehen, das einmal im Jahr den Nachthimmel in ein Lichtermeer verwandelt. Doch weil ihr Haar nicht nur lang und golden ist, sondern auch magische Fähigkeiten hat, will ihre Stiefmutter um jeden Preis verhindern, dass sie den Turm verlässt. Als eines Tages der junge Dieb Flynn auf der Flucht Unterschlupf in ihrem Turm sucht, nutzt Rapunzel die Chance - und stellt damit Flynns Leben völlig auf den Kopf.

Joe Gardner träumt davon, ein berühmter Jazzpianist zu werden. Eines Tages ist seine große Chance gekommen, doch ein schrecklicher Unfall macht seinen Plänen ein Ende. Joe landet im "Davorseits", wo neuen Seelen ihre Persönlichkeiten, Macken und Interessen zugewiesen werden, bevor sie auf die Erde geschickt werden. Joe wird unverhofft zum Mentor der Seele 22, die auf keinen Fall ein Mensch werden und auf der Erde landen will. Aber Joe will es, sehr sogar! Erfahre in "Soul", ob es Joe gelingen wird, sich mit seinem Partner zu verbünden und zurück auf die Erde zu gelangen!

Die Superhelden sind zurück, aber ihre Heldentaten werden nicht mehr von der ganzen Welt bewundert. Jetzt ist Helen an der Reihe, zu zeigen, was die Helden können, während Bob sich um die Kinder kümmert. Aber nichts läuft nach Plan, und ein neuer Bösewicht bedroht die Menschheit. Erlebe mit, wie die Familie erneut zusammearbeitet, um die Stadt vor der totalen Zerstörung zu bewahren! Das Hörbuch zum Film von Disney/Pixar, gesprochen von Markus Maria Profitlich, der Stimme von Mr. Incredible!