Títulos em Vida em Família

Where do you go when your home isn’t safe? Sophie Miller can’t live in her Colorado Springs house anymore—not after what happened. She has to get away from her meth-addicted mother. Away from the danger. Away from the drug trafficker who wants her. Finally, her father sends for her in Applewood, Oregon, where she falls in love with the sleepy town—and its persona non grata, Jeremy Rutledge. Spawned by the town conman, her father warns her to stay away from the boy with the kindest eyes she’s ever seen. As their relationship blossoms, so does the trouble.

Sex. Money. Murder. Drama. Housewives… And homeless animals! All run amok in the affluent suburb of New Wellington! Tish McLean has been left high and dry, both financially and emotionally, by Brian, her husband of over 20 years. To make matters worse, Brian is about to marry the social chameleon Susan, Tish's one close unattached friend. As Tish struggles to realize her dream of opening a shelter for homeless animals—and her love with a very married veterinarian who has big problems of his own—she strips away the cubic zirconium studded underbelly of country club society.

Kayla Covington—a successful model, trusted friend, and beloved sister—has her life straight. After being rejected by her longtime crush, Michael, Kayla, takes a job offer that has her moving across the country to New York. During an annual friend’s trip, Kayla is caught off guard when Michael tightly takes a knee and asks her to marry him. She knows that for him, she would stay in Oklahoma. The next morning, sober, he regrets it all, leaving Kayla determined to go through with the move.

Beth Jannery's novel Unapologetic explores the life of Delilah Auburn, a woman at a crossroads in her middle age, seeking to break free from a past marked by upheaval and emotional distance. Finally, a novel that turns childhood trauma into truth and healing. Unapologetic stands as a testament to the resilience and courage required for personal healing and growth. In the same spirit as the works of Miranda July and Glennon Doyle, Jannery’s novel bravely exposes raw emotions and tackles real topics with a vulnerability that feels akin to walking through the world with no skin—exposed and raw.

Isabel sehnt sich nach einem Geschwisterchen für Tochter Marie, doch ihr Mann Markus lässt keine Gelegenheit aus, zu betonen, wie stressig das Leben als Vater ist und wie sehr er sich auf ruhigere Zeiten freut. Da Isabel sich in ihrem Kinderwunsch alleingelassen fühlt, beschließt sie, Markus ein Kind durch einen fingierten Verhütungsunfall unterzujubeln. Doch wie soll sie es nur am geschicktesten anstellen und riskiert Isabel nicht ihre Ehe, wenn Markus ihren Plan durchschaut? Holger kommt der Medikamentenabhängigkeit seiner Frau Carolin auf die Spur.

Secrets age like wine… and this one is ready to be uncorked. Elko, Nevada, 1955. Seventy-six-year-old Meg Bruno has spent decades in quiet exile, keeping the past buried where it belongs. Once known as the infamous Bootlegging Queen, she smuggled sacramental wine during Prohibition—until the law caught up with her, stripping her of everything. The headlines wrote her story, but the truth? That’s a secret she swore she’d take to her grave.

Mark L. Brooks hits a homer with this first novel if you love family dynamics, how each member plays on each other with the good, the bad, the most ugly, and how they can arrive victorious. Laying Autumn’s Dust is a novel told in three first-person voices. Donny, the father—you can feel sorry for him at first—is a man repressed, with a low moral compass, who can’t seem to rise above his worst instincts and doesn’t seem to care. He spreads his wounding to wife Abigail, who isn’t perfect but gives an unfortunate life her best shot.

As a firefighter, Ava sees the devastation caused when homes are ruined. If she uncovers precious possessions that escaped a blaze unscathed, she returns them to their owner. When Cassie and her son lose everything in a fire, they have nothing and nowhere to go. On impulse, Ava offers them refuge by staying with her. After three failed rounds of IVF, Ava and her husband are divided on how to start their own family. Needing to find answers about her own adoption and birth family, Ava embarks on a journey to Ireland with Cassie by her side for support.

Yorkshire, 1868: June Barlow wächst mit ihren beiden Schwestern in den malerischen Craven Dales auf. Am liebsten unterstützt sie ihre Tante Eliza, die als Hebamme und Heilerin die Menschen versorgt. Doch als Junes ältere Schwester Schwindsucht bekommt, ist sie gezwungen, sich Arbeit in einer der zahlreichen Spinnereien von Bradford zu suchen – eine der schmutzigsten Städte Englands. Hier rauchen die Schornsteine so sehr, dass der Himmel nie richtig hell wird. Dort trifft June ausgerechnet auf Franky O’Donovan. Sie kennt den eigensinnigen irischen Wollsortierer von früher.

Heiraten auf Italienisch: Chaos, Herausforderungen und unerwartete Chancen für drei starke Frauen. Der neue Roman von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Tessa Hennig Leonie hat gerade ihr Touristikstudium beendet und fiebert der Traumhochzeit mit Luca entgegen. Gefeiert wird im Herzen Italiens, in Perugia, wo Lucas Eltern ein Hotel betreiben. Auch Gabriele lässt sich den großen Tag ihrer Enkelin nicht entgehen – es ist das erste Mal seit dem Tod ihres Mannes, dass sie sich wieder hinauswagt ins Leben.

Der neue historische Roman der internationalen Bestsellerautorin erzählt vom mitreißenden Kampf einer jungen Heldin in der Unterwelt Schanghais in den 1920er Jahren China, 1925: Als die 15-jährige Anyu Zhang ein unbezahlbares Fabergé-Ei im Schnee findet, zögert sie nicht lange, es seinem rechtmäßigen Besitzer zurückzugeben. Isaak Mandelburg war einst Meisterjuwelier des russischen Zaren und ist nun auf der Flucht. Aus Dankbarkeit gibt er Anyu seine Adresse und ein Versprechen: In Schanghai wird sie ihm immer willkommen sein, ganz gleich, was geschieht.

Große Träume, Rebellion, vertraute Feinde und das Schicksal einer Familiendynastie. Jana Thalmeyer, die Tochter der Porzellanmanufaktur-Geschäftsführerin Marie Thalmeyer, zieht es zum Jura-Studium nach München. Dort wird sie von einer neuen Zeit mitgerissen: Anti-Establishment-Proteste, Demonstrationen und Drogen bestimmen die neue Welt, in die die junge Frau eintaucht. Jana genießt die scheinbar unbeschwerte Zeit, doch schon bald gerät sie im wilden, glamourösen Schwabing in gefährliche Gesellschaft – Menschen, die Gewalt befürworten, Sabotageakte durchführen und sogar Attentate planen.

The snow-dusted Northumberland village of Tilldale comes alive with festive charm. Filled with twinkling lights, carol singers, and Cath's warm and welcoming supper club, it's the perfect setting for laughter, friendship, and the unexpected joys of a heartfelt Christmas.

In "Amy," Tim Bartko, a restless spirit, embarks on a cross-country journey from Seattle to Chicago to retrieve his belongings from a storage unit there. He also plans to confront shadows of his past. What begins as a practical road trip to haul his old life west becomes a deep exploration of self, family, and connection. During his trip, Tim's mind drifts to past relationships and the strained dynamic with his father, Jack. Jack, a "man's man" holds rigid views on masculinity which have alienated Tim.

Bronx doesn't mind being used as a pawn in the hot lawyer's plan to piss off his father. After all, he probably would have done the same thing if his dad had introduced him to a new step-mom who was barely six months older than him. And it helps that Monty is not only ridiculously good-looking, but he's smart, kind, and has an accent that makes Bronx weak in the knees. He's also an amazing distraction from the fact that Bronx's husband up and left him and his son without warning, turning their lives upside down.

A sweeping saga spanning more than half a century, Secrets turns an insightful lens on racism, trauma, addiction, incarceration, loss, and shame. At times heartbreaking but ultimately uplifting, it is a spirited, compassionate novel full of unforgettable characters, and a testament to the power of truth-telling and the possibility of healing.

In the unconscious, coincidence does not exist. A bizarre tragedy drives ten-year-old Paul from his dysfunctional home, leaving his younger sister, Bethany, behind. Paul flees to his estranged father’s apple orchard where he discovers comfort and parenting for the first time. Two decades later, the long-lost siblings settle separately in NYC where a gifted psychoanalyst, Lillian, develops independent relationships with them as all three characters search for seemingly unattainable connection while carrying inescapable demons. In Triskele by B.

Meet Adam and Jules. Married for nearly twenty-five years and stuck in a rut, their future looks, well, boring. Then Adam stumbles across a box of old mixtapes he and Jules made for each other when they were young and falling in love. He dusts off his vintage stereo, inserts one of the cassettes, presses play … and the unbelievable happens. With the power to travel back in time, he and Jules can revisit pivotal moments in their pasts. Is this the key to getting their sparkle back? They embark on an epic hunt through the multiverse for their perfect love story.

In California’s central valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen’s novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements become suitable, and love happens. With her eye for the frailties of human behavior and her ear for the absurdities of social intercourse, Karen Joy Fowler has never been wittier nor her characters more appealing. The result is a delicious dissection of modern relationships.

Als es kurz vor Weihnachten bei Annett an der Tür klingelt und jemand einen älteren Mann bei ihr abgeben will, ist sie vollkommen überrumpelt. Obwohl sie dem Herrn noch nie begegnet ist, soll sie ihn bei sich aufnehmen. So steht es in der Eilverordnung der Regierung. Die Altenpflege streikt, alle Seniorenheime müssen geschlossen werden. Auch wenn Annett eigentlich helfen möchte, überfordert der neue Mitbewohner die Familie schnell und es ist klar: Er kann nicht bleiben. Aber wohin mit ihm? Plötzlich scheint eine Lösung in Sicht: Annett erfährt, dass ihr 93-jähriger Gast einen Sohn hat.