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One of Spain’s richest men is dying. But as he prepares his estate, his family is shocked to discover he is making plans to give away his wealth to a young woman they have never even heard of. Who is she and what hold does she have over him? Charlotte Fairfax is asked to travel to the troubled family’s home in Spain to get to the bottom of the mysterious bequest. It’s the week before her wedding but she is confident she has time - there’s only one reason an older man leaves his money to a beautiful woman, isn’t there?

Before every new beginning, there must be an ending.... Running from heartbreak, Chloe Marston leaves her old life in London for a fresh start in New York. Working at a luxury concierge company, she makes other people’s lives run perfectly, even if her own has ground to a halt. But a terrible accident forces her to step into a new role, up close and personal with the company’s most esteemed and powerful clients.

The third installment in the Wild Isles series from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Swan. Flora MacQueen has always dreamt of more than life on the small Scottish island of St Kilda. So, when she catches the eye of visiting adventurer and wealthy businessman James Callaghan, her future seems brighter. Winter seas separate the lovers, but the island’s evacuation the following summer promises to reunite them – until tragedy strikes.

When Lee first came to Amsterdam, it was with a newborn baby and a secret. Five years later, her life is approaching normal: her career as a celebrity photographer is flourishing, her son, Jasper, is growing up, and they are enjoying the run-up to Christmas with their tight circle of close friends. But all this changes one morning when Lee finds a book in the basket of her bicycle - and scrawled inside it, a desperate message. Who left it for her, and why? Lee feels compelled to help and tracks down the book’s author, Sam.

If there’s one thing Jayne Ferguson has learnt in her life, it’s that every blessing comes with a curse. She married the most handsome man on the isle of St Kilda - but he’s a bully. She inherited her mother’s gift of second sight - but only ever foresees her fellow islanders’ deaths. She has learnt to keep to herself, treading in the shadows and shirking the highs for fear of the lows. When a needless death strikes at the heart of her home, Jayne’s bad marriage becomes worse and she finds solace with an unlikely friend.

It's 1974, and Elena Damiani lives a gilded life. Born to wealth and a noted beauty, no door is closed to her, no man can resist her. At 26 she is already onto her third husband when she meets her love match. But he is the one man she can never have, and all the beauty and money in the world can't change it. It's 2017, and Francesca Hackett is living la dolce vita in Rome, leading tourist groups around the Eternal City and forgetting the ghosts she left behind in London.

Wild-spirited Effie Gillies has lived all her life on the small island of St Kilda but when Lord Sholto, heir to the Earl of Dumfries, visits, the attraction between them is instant. For one glorious week she guides the handsome young visitor around the isle, falling in love for the first time—until a storm hits and her world falls apart. Three months later, St Kilda falls silent as the islanders are evacuated for a better life on the mainland. With her friends and family scattered, Effie is surprised to be offered a position working on the Earl’s estate.

It had been a make-or-break holiday for their marriage, but Natasha and Rob’s rekindled romance is short-lived when their daughter’s beloved soft toy disappears on the journey home. As Natasha comforts the distraught child, she turns to social media for help. Miraculously, the toy is found, but it has become the lucky mascot of a man named Duffy, who is thousands of miles away. When Duffy promises to keep Natasha updated with pictures, the pair begin a correspondence that soon becomes more meaningful to both of them.

Die neue Winter-Romance von Bestellerautorin Karen Swan. Als Lee vor fünf Jahren nach Amsterdam kam, hatte sie ein neugeborenes Baby und ein großes Geheimnis im Gepäck. Inzwischen hat sie ein neues Zuhause und viele gute Freunde gefunden. Eines Morgens liegt in ihrem Fahrradkorb ein Buch mit einer hastig hineingekritzelten Nachricht. Lee macht den Autor, Sam, ausfindig, und zwischen den beiden funkt es sofort. Doch als der erste Schnee fällt und Amsterdams Grachten zufrieren, wird Lee erneut mit ihrem Geheimnis konfrontiert.

Bestsellerautorin Karen Swan über rätselhafte Geheimnisse und romantische Verwicklungen vor karibischer Kulisse. Weiße Sandstrände, strahlend blauer Himmel und das satte Grün des Regenwalds: Für die Londoner Kinderärztin Tara ist Costa Rica das Paradies auf Erden. Aber seit zehn Jahren ist sie nicht mehr dort gewesen – seit ihre Jugendliebe Alex ihr das Herz gebrochen hat. Erst eine große Familienfeier bringt Tara dazu, ins Land ihrer Träume zurückzukehren.

Die neue Winter-Romance von Bestellerautorin Karen Swan. Als Lee vor fünf Jahren nach Amsterdam kam, hatte sie ein neugeborenes Baby und ein großes Geheimnis im Gepäck. Inzwischen hat sie ein neues Zuhause und viele gute Freunde gefunden. Eines Morgens liegt in ihrem Fahrradkorb ein Buch mit einer hastig hineingekritzelten Nachricht. Lee macht den Autor, Sam, ausfindig, und zwischen den beiden funkt es sofort. Doch als der erste Schnee fällt und Amsterdams Grachten zufrieren, wird Lee erneut mit ihrem Geheimnis konfrontiert.

Der neue Liebesroman von Bestsellerautorin Karen Swan. Bell liebt ihr Leben in Stockholm und ihren Job als Nanny bei Familie Mogert. Vor allem aber liebt sie den schwedischen Sommer, den sie alle zusammen auf einer kleinen Schäreninsel verbringen. Doch in diesem Jahr ist alles anders: Seit einem verwirrenden Anruf ein paar Wochen zuvor ist die Stimmung angespannt, und Bell ahnt, dass die Mogerts ihr etwas verheimlichen. An Mittsommer findet sie Trost und Geborgenheit in den starken Armen von Emil, dem schönsten Mann, der ihr je begegnet ist. Aber auch Emil hat seine Geheimnisse.