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The best friendships don’t often start with brawls on the baseball field. But when unassuming, under-talented Nick Davis and Ryan Winter each take exception to some hard-nosed baseball, a rivalry born of a mutual understanding of what it means to be a teammate is formed. Nick, aided by his talented best friend Greg Romano, squares off against Ryan, along with his fiery younger brother, Henry. Aside from their on-the-field issues, each of them contends with the harsh realities that go along with being eighteen years old as they vie to become Iowa State Champions.

One night in college changed the course of Avery's entire life. Her rapist took everything from her including the trust of her friends and long-term boyfriend, who were convinced she cheated. A year later, she still can't bear to tell the truth of what happened and risk her friendship with Morgan, the only friend she has left. Instead, Avery finds her way under a man or into a bottle nearly every day just to convince herself that she has power over her feelings and her autonomy. That is, until she meets Pete, a man so kind and good that he awakens something in Avery that makes her want to try.

Noa is desperate to be loved. More than anything else – more than her studies, more than her job, her friends, her family – she wants to belong to someone. And she knows if this can happen, if someone will just choose her, she’ll finally be happy. Elliot is terrified. Terrified about what will happen to his brother, Willy, if he isn’t there to keep him safe. Terrified that his friends will find out that he doesn’t have any of his own opinions. Terrified that the girl he loves will realise he isn’t a real person.

On Nancy’s phone sits a column of texts to her sister Molly which have never been answered. Molly may be off galivanting somewhere far away, but you’d think in two years she’d have found time to let her family know what she’s doing. At a loss, Nancy’s distracted herself by working sixty-hour weeks at her city job; that is until the day she is rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack. Nancy's been working a little too much. Drinking a little too much. Everything has become just a little too much.

Constance Macken, in her ninth decade, is looking back on a life filled with laughter and loss, tragedy and triumph, but knows it is time to right the wrongs from her past that have always haunted her. Heather Banks arrives on the island to bury her mother. Already adrift with her business sold and her divorce finalised, time on the island may be the perfect opportunity to change the course of her future.

"Anni Novanta. Sarah Leroy e Angélique Courtin si sono conosciute all'età di sette anni al cimitero di Bouville-sur-Mer, piccolo paese sulla Manica. Nel giorno del funerale della mamma di Sarah, Angélique le si era avvicinata, aveva il profumo del mare e della cioccolata calda e il suo abbraccio è stato l'inizio della loro indissolubile amicizia. La solidarietà è l'unica cosa che salva dalle ingiustizie della vita, le aveva detto Angélique.

Ballet dancer Jessica Stone has just landed her dream role in New York. At thirty-one this is her last chance to be a prima ballerina. To celebrate, Jessica flies to England to surprise her parents before her rigorous training begins. But instead, when she gets home, she finds her whole family with their cases packed — they are going on holiday, without her! Now she's stuck in Surrey taking care of Monty the dog. At least he hasn't abandoned her. But out on a walk his lead gets caught around Jessica and she falls, badly hurting her foot. Luckily a handsome stranger comes to her rescue.

Earl Evans is losing his memory. Or at least that’s what his daughter tells him. He can admit he’s a little forgetful from time to time, but that’s normal for someone who’s nearly ninety, right? He doesn’t want to go to the memory care unit, nor does he think he needs to. But his family and the staff at his assisted living facility are not giving him options.

When romcom author Allie Edwards crosses paths with bestselling crime novelist – aka publishing dinosaur – Martin Clark at a party, they discover they both have crippling writer’s block, overdue manuscripts and precisely zero words to show to their respective editors. With deadlines looming, Allie and Martin decide to switch plots and tell each other’s stories. In the writing process, Allie not only gains a father-figure in Martin, but also meets gorgeous events caterer Will, the answer to the leading man-shaped hole in her life and her lack of spicy material.

A collection of short stories featuring the women you've grown to love. From girls' night shenanigans to holiday parties, Moves and Grooves, the ladies will keep you entertained! Join Ellie, Hunter, Jessie, Blaise, Piper, Rebecca, Cass, Eve, Lainey, Patty, Mo, Dani, Claire, and Aunt Wills as these short stories give you more insight into their close knit circle of friends. Includes an all new, never before published short story.

Emily and Aaron are dating, and she's finally figured out which direction to take her life. She's studying at university for the first time, and she's moved out of Joanna's house and into a dorm room. But independence is harder than she imagined it would be. Joanna learns that an empty house can be lonely. But a friendly neighbor might be just what the doctor ordered, to help fight off the blues. And a new project will give her the boost she needs to keep moving forward. Then she welcomes an unexpected guest into her life who will shake everything up in the most delightful way.

1947: Adventurous Radcliffe graduate Catherine “Cat” Killeen cancels her wedding and upends a future that no longer suits her. At the behest of her professor and hungry for a challenge, Cat arrives in Virginia to work on a confidential military project. A student in cryptoanalysis, Cat is already ahead of the game—to assist in rooting out Soviet spies who have infiltrated the US. Joining the “government girls” of Arlington Hall, Cat gains the respect of her superiors and the friendship of her peers. Then, on a night out in DC, Cat runs into Jonathan Dardis.

Junie Raines is ready for a second chance at life on a sunny island off the coast of Southern California. She’s managing the gift shop at the Majestic Hotel, a Victorian-era beach resort, and her sister Maileah is trying her patience with her sibling rivalry. It’s been two years since Junie’s husband died. She longs for a second chance to have a family while she’s still young, but dating has its challenges with Maileah around. Junie is looking for a beach cottage, and her sister is determined to move in with her.

Hunter is lost. Her husband left her for Angelica, her former best friend whose new hit memoir is spreading unsavory lies about Hunter. She’s unemployed with no prospects, and the San Francisco flea market she’s wandering on a weekday is so foggy that she literally doesn’t know where she is. It’s only after a helpful visit and a gift from a stranger who appears from the mist that Hunter finds her resolve. She begins a support group for women looking for new beginnings—only to have Angelica start one, too. In the next room over. One that feels very cult-y.

Merryn Rowe adores her life in St Ives. The café she owns and the community she serves are her much-needed second chance after a heart-breaking divorce. But as she gazes out at the Cornish Sea, she begins to long for more. Zach Trevelyan is not where he expected to be. His surfing career in tatters following an injury, he finds himself in St Ives without a home, a job, or a path ahead. When Merryn discovers an abandoned piano, it evokes long-lost memories of someone who left her life without a word – her much-loved stepfather.

Married and divorced in her 20s, looking for friendship in her 30s, and contemplating pregnancy at 40, our narrator wonders if she’s going through life out of order. But Alice, The Turtle, The Kid, and other beloveds show her that motherhood is more than giving birth, art is never finished, and love is not linear.

À Kaboul, Mariam endure un mariage contraint avec un homme violent. L'arrivée de la jeune Laila sous son toit est une épreuve de plus. Mais, entre ces femmes que tout oppose, la rivalité va bientôt faire place à une indéfectible amitié... Et à l'espoir d'une autre vie. Par l'auteur des Cerfs-Volants de Kaboul, un chant d'amour poignant pour l'Afghanistan, déchirée par la barbarie.

Sukhin is a thirty-five-year-old teacher who lives alone. His life consists of reading, working and visiting his parents' to rearrange his piles of "collectibles". He has only one friend, another teacher who has managed to force Sukhin into a friendship by sheer doggedness. While on an errand one afternoon in Chinatown, he encounters a homeless person who recognises him. This chance reunion turns Sukhin's well-planned life upside down, and the pair learns about love and sacrifice over their shared fondness for cake.

It’s 2067 and Florida is partially underwater, but even that can’t bring down the residents of Palm Meridian Retirement Resort, a utopian home for women who want to revel in their twilight years. Inside, Hula-Hoopers shimmy across the grass, fiercely competitive book clubs nearly come to blows, and the roller-ski team races up and down the winding paths. Injuries can occur, hips and backs not being what they were, but everywhere you look, these women are living large.

From her window in a little bungalow on the Cornish coast, local reporter Georgie Monroe has watched as one of the most beautiful houses in Cornwall has been transformed into a high-tech glass palace. Once home to a celebrated romance writer, it’s now been sold to a mystery buyer, and Georgie is wondering who that might be. When she is invited to report on an open house event at the new house, she’s flustered to find that it’s been bought by her ex, architect Ethan Sparks. But when the event goes wrong, Georgie and Ethan find themselves trapped inside.