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Eleanor, the charming manager of a cozy tea shop, enjoys the transportive ritual of making a cup of Masala Chai tea, reminisces about the tea's origins, and delights in the beauty of her quaint English village during the holidays. Bedtime stories are narrated by the world's most celebrated voices and written with no beginning, middle, or end so you don't stay up to hear what happens next. They're interesting enough to give your mind something to focus on, but delivered in a way that encourages sleep.

Cleo writes about love stories every day. She just isn't living one of her own. When the editor of her dating column asks her to marry herself on a remote Irish island - a sensational piece to mark Cleo's 30th birthday - Cleo agrees. She's alone but not lonely, right? She can handle a solo adventure. Cleo arrives at her luxury cabin to find a tall, dark, stubborn American who insists it's actually his. Mack refuses to leave, and Cleo won't budge either. With a storm fast approaching, they reluctantly hunker down together. It's just one night, after all.

Isla's vibrant childhood was filled with bands, noise and travel, thanks to her mum Vivien being an '80s music icon. Vivien might not have been much of a cook, but her treasured homemade vanilla ice cream established a Friday-night tradition that outlasted jobs, boyfriends and rental houses. Even, sadly, Vivien herself. Now Isla is escaping her various heartbreaks to the one place that has always felt like home: New York. She finds a job, a flat, a friend.

Nach einem langen Tag im Büro begegnet Ashlyn im Aufzug ihrem Boss Sebastian Thornton. Er flirtet sie an und sie lässt sich auf eine heiße Nacht ein. An deren Ende entpuppt sich Sebastian allerdings als Mistkerl und Ashlyn möchte ihn nie wiedersehen. Leider wird ihr Wunsch nicht erfüllt, denn wenig später stehtS ebastian vor ihrer Tür – und ist überzeugt, sie wäre seine Freundin! Nach dem ersten Schock findet Ashlyn heraus, dass er sein Gedächtnis verloren hat. Von jetzt auf gleich steht Multimillionär Sebastian verloren da, denn er weiß nichts mehr über sich und sein Leben.

New Yorkerin Camila wird zur Trauzeugin ihrer Cousine ernannt - allerdings findet die Hochzeit im fernen Irland statt, und zwar an Weihnachten! Kaum ist Camila gelandet, erlebt sie den ersten Kulturschock: Als sie für die Braut den perfekten Ort für die Trauung organisieren will, stellt sich der Besitzer quer. Aber sowas von! Der mürrische Conor jagt sie sogar mit dem Gewehr von seinem Grundstück. Camila erfährt, dass der Ire ein herzloses Image genießt, doch zum Glück haben die Bewohner von Shanerra Hill auch eine Lösung parat.

"Sechs Wochen verbringen wir gemeinsam, aber danach ist Schluss. Sobald wir abreisen, sind wir wieder Fremde. Und da ist noch was: Unter gar keinen Umständen werden wir uns ineinander verlieben." Sailor Bellwater will dringend noch etwas erleben, bevor er das Millionenunternehmen seines Vaters übernimmt. Er reist nach Chicago für einen letzten unvergesslichen Sommer und trifft dort auf Juliet. Die gepiercte Brünette fasziniert ihn auf der Stelle und auch Juliet beschließt, die nächsten Wochen mit dem attraktiven Bostoner zu verbringen.

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Mickey Bloom: five-foot tall, dyslexic, and bullied at school. With a mostly absent and hostile father, Mickey feels she's no good at anything. Until she discovers running. Mickey's newfound talent makes her realize she's everything she thought she wasn't—powerful, strong, and special. But her success comes at a cost, and the relentless training and pressure to win leaves Mickey broken; her dream in tatters. Years later, when Mickey is working in a dead-end job, her mother becomes ill. While nursing her, Mickey realizes the only way she can overcome her grief—and find herself—is to run again.

Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist. After all, life isn't a scene from the movies, is it? But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man whom she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic...and then her bus drives away. Laurie thinks she'll never see the boy from the bus again. But at their Christmas party a year later, her best friend, Sarah, introduces her to the new love of her life. Who is, of course, the boy from the bus.

Lisette lives in East Berlin but brings her new-born baby to a hospital in West Berlin. Under doctor's orders, she goes home to rest, leaving the baby in the care of the hospital. But overnight the border between East and West closes, slicing the city - and the world - in two. With a city in chaos and armed guards ordered to shoot anyone who tries to cross, her situation is desperate.

Billionaire Fynn Hadaway is the total package. He’s tall, dark, and handsome, with a voice that could melt the panties off a nun. He’s also been having a few… issues of his own. Issues I think I can solve. As long as he agrees to my stipulations. The main one being, he becomes my new husband.

Two Lives. Two Loves. One Impossible Choice. Lydia and Freddie. Freddie and Lydia. They've been together for almost a decade, and Lydia thinks their love is indestructible. But she's wrong. Because on her 27th birthday, Freddie dies in a car accident. So now it's just Lydia, and all she wants to do is hide indoors and sob 'til her eyes fall out. But Lydia knows that Freddie would want her to live her life well.

Alice runs the Good Household Management Agency, providing discreet domestic staff to extravagant townhouses and sprawling country piles. So when Camille Messant calls in urgent need of a new housekeeper, Miss Beeton sends out new hire Enya. She’s rather forward but she does come with impeccable references and is fluent en français. But in the early hours of New Year’s Day, Alice is rudely awakened with the news that Enya has been found dead.

Sometimes the worst wounds can’t be seen. Lucas Everett knows that firsthand. It's why he and his former Navy SEAL brothers created the Resting Warrior Ranch. Usually, soldiers show up at their door. But this time, it's Evelyn Taylor—a soldier in a very different kind of war.

Based entirely on audience suggestions, this hysterically funny historical drama tells the thrilling extended story of an aristocratic family at war with itself. From ancient Rome to 1920s Hollywood, we follow the Mastersons’ turbulent history across the centuries as their fortunes wax and wane and their fates hang on objects as diverse and unlikely as a tumble dryer, a rabbit’s foot and a pair of Siamese twins.

The Gratitude Jar is a book that has come to light when the world deeply needs to hear its message. The story itself is a heartwarming, inspirational tale of spiritual transformation and self-discovery, but it is also a guidebook with the power to instantly release the negative belief systems no longer serving you….and to direct your steps with new energy onto the path of joy and personal freedom.

"The Great Hair Robbery" by Alan Horsfield: Just before Christmas, Nellie discovers that someone has stolen everyone's hair. "Bad Eggs" by Steve Wide: The bad eggs, Eggbert, Rotten, Cracked and Fried, are in town, and they're hassling Omeletta du Champignon! "Who's Wheelie the Fastest?" by Josie Montano: Scooter, bike, skateboard, or rollerblades...whose wheels are the fastest? A group of kids who live in the same street decide to have a 'Wheel Race' to find out.

Raised in a cult where opinions and freedom in women were not tolerated, Mara Greene narrowly escaped a life as a child bride—one where she would’ve been shared and owned by all the men in the compound. Her testimony helped put the cult leader in prison, but she’s never truly gotten past the horrors inflicted on her. Her conditioning to keep silent persists even now—despite having found a safe haven at the Resting Warrior Ranch.

Some mistakes haunt you forever. Harlan Young knows that from personal experience. Walking away from Grace Townsend, even with the best intentions and no other choice, still haunts him to this day.

Daniel Clark is the leader. The one who ensures everyone makes it out alive. He took that responsibility seriously when he and his team served in the Navy SEALs together, and he takes it seriously now at the Resting Warrior Ranch.