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Můj nový soused odvedle má zřejmě všechno vyřešené. Zlatý chlapec malého města? Jasně. Výjimečný svobodný táta? Jasně. Sexy pekařská předloktí? Těch jsem si vůbec nevšimla, přísahám. Já naopak nemám vyřešené vůbec nic. Věřte mi, nemyslela jsem si, že převzít mámin vysněný penzion v Copper Run ve Vermontu bude snadné. Po rozvodu by to mělo být dobré místo k uzdravení. Jenže moje scones zřejmě patří do koše spolu s mými schopnostmi vést nezávaznou konverzaci. Jak mi neopomene připomenout právě Cliff. Cliffovi se nedá uniknout. Vždycky přesně ví, co lidé potřebují. Jeho šarm, způsob, jak nosí flanel, a dokonce i jeho pečivo značně ztěžují nechtít se přátelit s Cliffem a jeho dcerami. Přátelé? Přátele si umím najít. To je bezpečné. Až na to, že za tři měsíce odjíždím, předám penzion své mladší sestře a získám povýšení v Seattlu, o které jsem usilovala. Tak mi řekněte, proč přemýšlím o tom, že políbím svého sexy souseda.

For fans of the Lovelight series and The Pumpkin Spice Café, this cozy and sexy romance follows a young event planner who returns to her family's inn on an apple orchard to help run their Harvest Festival—only to find herself butting heads with the handsome son of the apple orchard's owners. Ellie Lawson's city life was treating her just fine until a sour turn of events knocks her out in one fell swoop. Dumped by her boyfriend and fired from her event planning job, she is left with no choice but to return to her parents' idyllic inn, nestled within a picturesque Honeycrisp orchard on Long Island. Anticipating a quiet hiatus in the attic apartment, she is instead met with Aiden, the stubborn, attractive son of the orchard owner who is currently occupying her planned refuge. Forced together by circumstance, they find themselves not only roommates but also coworkers, when they're put in charge by their parents of the orchard's vital Harvest Festival, a lifeline for both the struggling orchard and the inn. Amidst the enchanting disorder of small-town life, Ellie and Aiden grapple with their conflicting values, burgeoning feelings, and an electrifying tension. As Ellie discovers the unexpected charm of the life she left behind and Aiden learns there's much more to Ellie than he'd first assumed, one fact remains: the future of the orchard and the inn depends on their unlikely collaboration. Embark on a captivating journey of rediscovery, love, and the irreplaceable magic of small-town life.

A struggling vet student and a rescue golden retriever save each other in this heartwarming, Fall-themed rom-com about second chances, found family, and the wholesome side of the internet. Cameron Goode is on the verge of giving up her dream of becoming a vet. Buried under debt and juggling two jobs with a full course load, she’s utterly overwhelmed. Then a local rescue organization reaches out about a neglected golden retriever in desperate need of help. The last thing Cameron needs is another responsibility. But something inside her shifts when she looks into the eyes of the dog, who is so obese that she can barely move. Cameron is Aggie’s last chance. And she’s not going to let her go. Cameron brings Aggie home, where the promise of Autumn is in the air. As the leaves begin to change, so do both Cameron and her rescue, whose recovery she chronicles on a TikTok account. Aggie’s resilience inspires Cameron to open up to the neighbors in her building, including Everett, the guy next door who dropped everything to help Cameron save Aggie. He also happens to look really good in sweaters. When the account goes viral, Cameron finds herself faced with a choice between monetizing the best thing in her life or struggling to make rent and care for Aggie. Will Cameron be able to accept the help of a newfound family, including the first guy she’s fully given her heart to?

No se mudaron a una casa embrujada, construyeron una. Helen y Nate abandonaron la ciudad con la esperanza de comenzar de nuevo en una apartada localidad de Vermont, su idea es formar un hogar en el bosque donde puedan alejarse del bullicio y el ajetreo citadino. En medio de aquel paisaje imponente las cosas parecen marchar bien hasta que descubren que ese hermoso lugar guarda un secreto perturbador y Helen, antigua profesora de historia, se obsesiona con la leyenda de Hattie Breckenridge, una mujer acusada de brujería que un siglo antes vivió y murió en ese sitio. Conforme la construcción avanza, Helen comienza a coleccionar antiguos objetos y materiales que incorpora a la casa. La viga de una vieja escuela, los ladrillos de un molino o los restos de una chimenea son algunas de las piezas que la sumergirán cada día más profundamente en la terrible historia de Hattie y sus descendientes: tres generaciones de mujeres que murieron en circunstancias sospechosas. Así, lo que fue un sueño para la joven pareja se volverá su peor pesadilla, pues, sin saberlo, al terminar de construir la casa despertarán en el pueblo una amenaza inimaginable.

Авторката на бестселъри на „Ню Йорк Таймс“ Рейчъл Хокинс, пишеща под псевдонима Ерин Стърлинг, прави магия с тръпнещ от напрежение роман, изпълнен с желания, вещици и объркани проклятия. Преди девет години Вивиън Джоунс лекува разбитото си сърце, както би постъпила всяка млада вещица: с водка, сълзливи песни, вани с пяна... и проклятие за ужасния бивш приятел. Разбира се, Виви знае, че не бива да използва магията си по този начин, но тъй като разполага само със свещ с аромат на „разходка с каруца сред овощни градини“, не се тревожи, че ще му причини нещо повече от ден-два с лоша прическа. Докато Рийс Пенхалоу, потомък на основателите на града, разбивач на сърца и досадно красив както винаги, не се завръща в Грейвс Глен, Джорджия. Това, което би трябвало да е кратко пътуване, за да презареди енергийните линии на града и да се появи на ежегодния есенен фестивал, се обърква катастрофално. След като едно бедствие след друго сполетява Рийс, Виви осъзнава, че нейното глупаво малко проклятие за бившия може би не е било толкова безобидно в края на краищата. Изведнъж Грейвс Глен е нападнат от убийствени механични играчки, ядосан призрак и говореща котка, която има да каже някои интересни неща. Виви и Рийс трябва да пренебрегнат неудържимото привличане помежду си и да работят заедно, за да спасят града и да намерят начин да развалят проклятието след раздялата, преди да е станало твърде късно.

Hart is a marshal, tasked with patrolling the strange and magical wilds of Tanria. It’s an unforgiving job, and Hart’s got nothing but time to ponder his loneliness. Mercy never has a moment to herself. She’s been single-handedly keeping Birdsall & Son Undertakers afloat in defiancé of sullen jerks like Hart, who seems to have a gift for showing up right when her patience is thinnest. After yet another exasperating run-in with Mercy, Hart finds himself penning a letter addressed simply to “A Friend”. Much to his surprise, an anonymous letter comes back in return, and a tentative friendship is born. If only Hart knew he’s been baring his soul to the person who infuriates him most – Mercy. As the dangers from Tanria grow closer, so do the unlikely correspondents. But can their blossoming romance survive the fated discovery that their pen pals are their worst nightmares – each other?

Spellshop ist Sarah Beth Dursts Romantasy-Debüt – eine üppige Cottagecore-Geschichte voller gestohlener Zauberbücher, unerwarteter Freundschaften, süßer Marmeladen und noch süßerer Liebe. Kiela hatte schon immer Schwierigkeiten im Umgang mit Menschen. Zum Glück hat sie als Bibliothekarin der Großen Bibliothek von Alyssium gemeinsam mit ihrem Assistenten Caz – einer magisch empfindungsfähigen Spinnenpflanze – das letzte Jahrzehnt abgeschieden zwischen den kostbarsten Zauberbüchern des Reiches verbracht und ihre Magie für die Elite der Stadt bewahrt. Als eine Revolution beginnt und die Bibliothek in Flammen aufgeht, fliehen sie und Caz mit so vielen Zauberbüchern, wie sie tragen können, und machen sich auf den Weg zu einer abgelegenen Insel, von der Kiela nie gedacht hätte, dass sie sie wiedersehen würde: ihrer Heimat aus Kindertagen. Dort findet Kiela zu ihrem Missfallen einen neugierigen – und sehr gut aussehenden – Nachbarn vor, der keinen Wink versteht und Tag für Tag auftaucht, um sicherzugehen, dass sie genug zu essen hat, und ihr beim Herrichten ihres neuen Zuhauses zu helfen. Da sie Geld braucht, stellt Kiela fest, dass es etwas gibt, das nicht einmal die Bäckerei im Ort hat: Marmelade. Mit der Hilfe eines alten Rezeptbuchs, das ihre Eltern ihr hinterlassen haben, und ein wenig illegaler Magie ist ihr Bauerngarten bald voller reifer Beeren. Doch Magie kann mehr, als das Leben ein wenig zu versüßen, und so riskiert Kiela die Folgen der Anwendung nicht genehmigter Zauber und eröffnet den ersten dringend benötigten geheimen Zauberladen der Insel. Wie eine Hallmark-Romcom voller mythischer Wesen, angetrieben von Zimtschnecken und Magie, wird Spellshop dein Herz heilen und deine Seele nähren.

A genre-bending Gothic mystery with a strong LGBTQIA+ romance from beloved, award-winning author KJ Charles. As the mists descend, the gaslight flickers, and terror takes its hold, two warring lovers must reconcile in time to uncover the murderous mysteries of Lackaday House—and live to tell the tale.

An exhilarating, primal summer fling reveals an intensely sexy, edgy romance, where anything goes in the woods—just remember your safe word. Post-divorce and buried in student loan debt, Claire Collins eagerly enters a spicy business agreement with an acquaintance who wants to explore his primal desires. The deal is simple—thirty days as his sexual prey, $30,000 in her bank account. All she has to do is give Shane Underwood the hunt of his life. Claire’s a physical education teacher and perfectly happy to spend her summer having wild, kinky sex instead of working her usual serving job. But once they cross the tree line, she realizes how little she knows about the corporate lawyer paying her to be his prey. Shane is different in the woods. Brutal. Devastating. Feral. That’s okay with Claire—she is, too. And she’s sinking her teeth a little deeper into Shane’s heart every time he catches her.

In this lush, atmospheric romantasy, an illusionist competes in a series of deadly trials for a spot at an elite magical college—that is, if another hopeful doesn’t kill her first. Twenty-year-old Sophia De Winter has only known life bound to her cruel uncle, the Collector, thanks to a blood bond he exacted from her as a child. When she learns of Killmarth College, an elite academy for magic wielders outside of the Collector’s control, she knows it is her only chance to finally break free. But to gain entry, she will have to compete against other illusionists, masquiers, botanists and alchemists in a series of brutal trials that many hopefuls don’t survive—the Ordeals. Sophia knows her skills as an illusionist are weak; she only makes it through the first challenge by teaming up with a powerful (and insufferably sexy) botanist, Alden Hughes. To make it out alive, she will have to hone her magic, and learn to identify who is a rival, who could be an ally, and who is a murderer. Because now, not only does she have to protect her heart, but her very life. Hopefuls are being viciously picked off one-by-one between the challenges. In her haste to escape the Collector’s trap, Sophia may have fled straight towards her own death sentence.

A missing stripper in Atlanta sets off a suspenseful search by her friends, unraveling a web of secrets and power dynamics in the city’s most notorious Black strip club in Nic Stone’s gripping adult thriller debut. Welcome to Boom Town, Atlanta’s most infamous Black strip club, where the air is thick with secrets and the stakes are as high as the heels. When Damaris “Charm” Willburn, a new daytime dancer, vanishes without a trace, former headline Lyriq is thrust back into a world she thought she had left behind. Charm’s disappearance eerily mirrors that of Lyriq’s former partner, Lucky, who also went missing under mysterious circumstances. Both women shared a dangerous connection with Thomas McIntyre, a wealthy white man with far more power than they could imagine. As Lyriq delves deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a tangled web of deceit, power, and privilege that threatens to consume her. With each revelation, the line between friend and foe blurs, and Lyriq must confront her own past to uncover the truth. But as the secrets of Boom Town unravel, Lyriq faces a harrowing can she solve the mystery without losing everything she holds dear? Boom Town is a masterful blend of suspense and social commentary exploring themes of racial and sexual power dynamics, the invisibility of Black women, and the societal judgements placed on professions deemed “unsavory.” In this electrifying thriller, New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone takes you on a heart-pounding journey through Atlanta’s dark underbelly.

The author of the “sexy, smart, and sweetly satisfying” (Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Pick-Up returns with a second chance romance perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Abby Jimenez! Exes are thrown together at their best friends’ wine country un-wedding and forced to reckon with their past...and lingering sparks. Nellie Hurwitz doesn’t have a first love. She has a first hate. And she has refused to talk about what happened with Noah since their high school graduation. For two decades, they’ve managed to avoid seeing each other—until their respective best friends, Ben and Cara, plan an intimate vow renewal at a vineyard compound in Sonoma, California. Nellie is determined to keep ancient history from ruining the trip Cara has worked so hard to plan but close quarters bring up feelings both Nellie and Noah have locked away for twenty years. Even amidst the awkwardness of their forced proximity, the two can’t shake the heady attraction they’ve always shared. Written in alternating timelines, teenage Nellie and Noah fall together and apart in 1990s New York while in the present day, they wonder whether there is still something real between them. Ultimately, can they find a way to move forward? Or will they backslide and blow things up for good?

The acclaimed bestselling author of Sandwich is back with a wonderful novel, full of laughter and heart, about marriage, family, and what happens when life doesn’t go as planned. If you loved Rocky and her family on vacation on Cape Cod, wait until you join them at home two years later. (And if this is your first meeting with this crew, get ready to laugh and cry—and relate.) Rocky, still anxious, nostalgic, and funny, is living in Western Massachusetts with her husband Nick and their daughter Willa, who's back home after college. Their son, Jamie, has taken a new job in New York, and Mort, Rocky’s widowed father, has moved in. It all couldn’t be more ridiculously normal . . . until Rocky finds herself obsessed with a local accident that only tangentially affects them—and with a medical condition that, she hopes, won’t affect them at all. With her signature wit and wisdom, Catherine Newman explores the hidden rules of family, the heavy weight of uncertainty, and the gnarly fact that people—no matter how much you love them—are not always exactly who you want them to be.

A darkly funny, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants from a witch who may be too good to be true, from the author of The Return . All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching position that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. She’s stunned by how perfect and picturesque the town is. The people are all friendly and warm. Her new apartment is dreamy too, minus the oddly persistent spider infestation. Then Annie meets Sophie. Beautiful, charming, magnetic Sophie, who takes a special interest in Annie, who wants to be her friend. More importantly, she wants Annie to stop apologizing and start living for herself. That’s how Sophie lives. Annie can’t help but gravitate toward the self-possessed Sophie, wanting to spend more and more time with her, despite the fact that the rest of the townsfolk seem…a little afraid of her. And like, okay. There are some things. Sophie’s appearance is uncanny and ageless, her mansion in the middle of the woods feels a little unearthly, and she does seem to wield a certain power…but she couldn’t be…could she?

Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past—and your family—can haunt you like nothing else. When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world. Most of all, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, Mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success. Unfortunately, she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market. But some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them…

Drawn Together - out 9.27 🍂 children’s book author x children’s book illustrator 🍂 Rivals to friends to lovers 🍂 Set in fall NYC 🍂 “Why do you think?” 🍂 You’ve Got Mail inspired (with a twist) 🍂 ^ Enemies over email / friends in real life 🍂 Grumpy x sunshine 🍂 Found family 🍂 two person book club (he annotates his books for her) A rival children’s book author and illustrator become reluctant friends over their mutual need to advance in their careers in this heartwarming, character-driven, slow-burn romcom set in fall NYC. In a city that never sleeps, Flora is desperate to wake up and finally land her first big break. But if your twenties are supposed to be the best years of your life, Flora’s off to a terrible start. Five months into her move, she's barely scraping by—her closest companion a silent roommate, and her first major freelance job slipping through her fingers. Her best chance at making it is surviving the one commission no illustrator before her could: a notoriously impossible-to-please author who (quite rudely) rejects every single draft she submits. Flora’s timeline is short—and she's running out of chances. To nail this project, she’ll have to lean into the dark, moody themes of his writing—no small task for someone known for illustrating woodland creatures in top hats. When she’s on the brink of giving up, a chance encounter with a surly stranger changes everything. Fletcher Harding, neighbor, a friend of her roommate, and a dark literature connoisseur, needs help writing a column on romance novels to achieve an advance in his career. Flora, a firm believer in happily-ever-after's, he decides is the perfect tutor. On a hazy walk home, the two strike a deal: she’ll teach him about love stories, and he’ll teach her how to embrace the shadows in her work. As their creative boundaries blur, so do the ones between their growing friendship and something far more. But with both of them carrying the weight of their pasts—and the futures of their careers hanging in the balance—can they really trust a story where love is the final chapter? Especially when Flora realizes the author critiquing her work is the very man she’s falling for.

A gripping and intimate novel based on the true story of Margaret Jones, the first woman to be found guilty of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Massachusetts. Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1646. Thomas and Margaret Jones arrive from England to build a life in the New World. Though of differing temperaments, cautious Thomas and fiery Margaret, a healer, are bound by a love that has lasted decades. With a child on the way, their new beginning promises only blessings. But in this austere Puritan community, comely faces hide malicious intent. Wrong moves or words are met with suspicion, and Margaret’s bold and unguarded nature draws scorn. Soon, Margaret is mistrusted as more cunning woman than kind caregiver. And when personal tragedies, religious hysteria, and wariness of the unknown turn most against her, even the devotion Margaret and her husband share is at risk. Inspired by actual diary entries and court records, The First Witch of Boston is at once the riveting story of a woman unjustly accused and a love story set amid the political and social turmoil of both Old and New England. Harrowing, and with a deep understanding of the human heart, history is brilliantly imagined.

A young woman in Belle Epoque France is cursed to relive a doomed love affair through many lifetimes, as both troubled muse and frustrated artist. In 1895, sixteen-year-old Juliet LaCompte has a passionate, doomed romance with the married Parisian painter Auguste Marchant. When her mother—a witch—botches a curse on Marchant, she unwittingly binds Juliet to the artist through time, damning her to re-live her affair and die tragically young lifetime after lifetime as the star-crossed lovers reincarnate through history. Luke Varner, the worldly demon tasked with maintaining this badly crafted curse, has been helplessly in love with his charge, in all her reincarnations, since 19th century France. He’s in love with Nora, a silver screen starlet in 1930s Hollywood. He’s in love with Sandra, a struggling musician in 1970s Los Angeles. And he’s in love with Helen, a magazine exec in present-day DC who has the power to “suggest” others do her bidding. In this life, Helen starts to recall the curse and her tragic previous lives. But this time, she might have the power to break the cycle… A Witch in Time is perfect for fans of A Secret History of Witches, Outlander, and The Time Traveler’s Wife.

Joe works at a facility that performs human experimentation. His work just followed him home. The government wanted to unlock hidden abilities in the human mind. They put subjects in extreme sensory deprivation. All the test subjects went violently insane. But the research continued. Today it has been perfected. Almost perfected. From the author of In My Father's Basement comes another chilling novel that's a must-read for fans of horror. "Gruesome, gripping, and terrifyingly real!"

I should’ve married my childhood best friend, but I chose another man. Now I’m a single mom, back in my hometown trying to make ends meet, and my ex\-bestie is my new boss…The moment our eyes meet, I know I’m the last woman on earth Nash McCreedy wants to see. Now we’re forced to work together and face old memories I’ve avoided for years. Everywhere I look, he’s there, and it doesn’t help that he’s the only man I’ve ever loved. I ignore him and the bubbling feelings for as long as I can, but fail. Lines are crossed and we work on rebuilding our relationship and broken hearts. When I think we might actually have a chance at forever, my ex wreaks havoc on my life, sabotaging whatever he can. But Nash is there for me, saving me, something he does (f)all too well. Fall Too Well is a second chance, workplace romance in the Cozy Creek series that features ranch life and a broody cowboy who only has eyes for her. Each book in this small\-town series is a standalone with a happily ever after.

Can they stop hating each other long enough to fall in love? A commitment-phobe and a hopeless romantic clash over and over again—until heartbreak and unexpected chemistry bring them together in this clever enemies-to-friends-to-lovers debut romance. When Ari and Josh first meet, the wrong kind of sparks fly. They hate each other. Instantly. A free-spirited, struggling comedian who likes to keep things casual, Ari sublets, takes gigs, and she never sleeps over after hooking up. Born-and-bred Manhattanite Josh has ambitious plans: Take the culinary world by storm, find The One, and make her breakfast in his spotless kitchen. They have absolutely nothing in common . . . except that they happen to be sleeping with the same woman. Ari and Josh never expect their paths to cross again. But years later, as they're both reeling from ego-bruising breakups, a chance encounter leads to a surprising connection: friendship. Turns out, spending time with your former nemesis is fun when you're too sad to hate each other—and too sad for hate sex. As friends-without-benefits, they find comfort in late-night Netflix binges, swiping through each other's online dating profiles, and bickering across boroughs. It's better than romance. Until one night, the unspoken boundaries of their platonic relationship begin to blur... With sharp observations and sizzling chemistry, You, Again explores the dynamics of co-ed friendship in this sparkling romantic comedy of modern love in all its forms.

A tender, laugh\-out\-loud debut romance about a woman who ends up in over her head after a little white lie . . . When thirty\-year\-old post\-double\-mastectomy BRCA 1 carrier and reluctant thrill\-seeker Alison Mullally arrives at her ex\-boyfriend Sam’s funeral to find that no one knows he dumped her, she agrees to play the grieving girlfriend for the sake of the family and pack up Sam’s apartment with his prickly best friend, Adam Berg. After all, it’ll only take four weekends . . . But Adam doesn’t want Alison anywhere near him. Forced to spend long hours with the grump, and his monosyllabic demeanor, Alison decides she must put her people\-pleasing abilities to the test. She will make him like her. And after awkward family affairs and packing up dilemmas, the two form a tenuous friendship . . . if “friendship” means incredible chemistry and tension between them. Can Alison come clean and finally embrace the life and love she's always wanted? Or will her little white lie get in the way of her new, unexpected romance?

Der hinreißende alleinerziehende Feuerwehrmann braucht meine Hilfe, aber vielleicht ist er zu heiß für mich. Ich bin aus zwei Gründen in Cozy Creek: um über meine Trennung hinwegzukommen und meiner Großmutter zu helfen, ihre Bäckerei zu führen, während sie sich von einer verstauchten Knöchelverletzung erholt. Ich bin ganz bestimmt nicht hier, um mich zu verlieben. Doch der verdammt heiße Feuerwehrmann, der neben meiner Großmutter wohnt, rettet mich ständig – am Straßenrand, aus einem Baum (fragt nicht) und schließlich mit einem heißen Kuss in einer Bar vor meinem Ex. Wie kann ich also Nein sagen, als er meine Hilfe braucht? Als Partyplanerin bin ich genau die Richtige, um einzuspringen und mit ihm an den Vorbereitungen für die Herbst-Spendenaktion der Feuerwehr von Cozy Creek zu arbeiten. Je mehr Zeit wir miteinander verbringen, desto mehr fliegen die Funken, doch wir beide wurden schon einmal von der Liebe verbrannt. Ich gebe mein Bestes, um der Hitze zu widerstehen, aber dann küsst er mich richtig, und auf einmal wird mir klar, dass wir vielleicht einfach perfekt füreinander sind. Auf einmal verliebt ist Teil der Cozy-Creek-Sammlung eigenständiger Kleinstadtromane und eine heiße romantische Komödie in Romanlänge.