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Flora MacKenzie tem certeza de que ter fugido de Mure, a pacata ilha escocesa onde cresceu, para a cidade grande foi uma escolha certeira. Mas quando um novo cliente do escritório exige a presença de Flora em Mure, ela é obrigada a conviver de novo com seus irmãos (todos fortes, rústicos e aparentemente incapazes de executar tarefas domésticas básicas) e seu pai.

Quando Flora MacKenzie trocou uma glamourosa carreira em Londres pela remota localidade de Mure, na Escócia, nem sonhava que Joel, seu chefe gato e de personalidade difícil, iria também. Agora, reunida com a família e gerenciando uma charmosa cafeteria, ela está feliz e satisfeita. A não ser quando pensa em Joel. Apesar de seu namoro ainda estar no início, ele se mostra distante e fechado demais para o gosto dela.

Lorna nasceu e foi criada na ilha escocesa de Mure, um lugar tranquilo onde todos ajudam uns aos outros e existe um forte senso de comunidade. Quando o médico local precisa se aposentar, parece impossível arranjar alguém para ficar em seu lugar. Longe dali, em um campo de refugiados, Saif é o único médico presente quando um menino sofre um corte feio na mão. Ele quer ficar longe de problemas, mas a ética profissional e a compaixão o levam a se voluntariar para tratar o machucado.

When the Doctor and Donna visit London's Technology Museum for a glimpse into the future, things don't go to plan. The most brilliant IT brain in the country can't use her computer. More worrying, the exhibits are attacking the visitors, while outside, people seem to be losing control of the technology that runs their lives. Is it all down to simple human stupidity, or is something more sinister going on?

Nina Redmond é uma bibliotecária que passa os dias unindo alegremente livros e pessoas. Mas, quando a biblioteca pública em que trabalha fecha as portas, Nina não tem ideia do que fazer. Então, um anúncio de classificados chama sua atenção: uma van que ela pode transformar em uma livraria volante, para dirigir pela Escócia e, com o poder da literatura, transformar vidas em cada lugar por que passar. Usando toda a sua coragem e suas economias, Nina larga tudo e vai começar do zero em um vilarejo nas Terras Altas.

A adorável loja de chocolates de Paris contém receitas de dar água na boca. Sim, é verdade que Anna Trent é supervisora numa fábrica de chocolate. Mas isso não quer dizer que ela saiba fazer chocolate. Por isso, quando um acidente muda sua vida e Anna tem a chance de ir trabalhar numa tradicional loja em Paris, ela tem certeza de que vão descobrir que é uma fraude. Afinal, existe uma diferença muito grande entre o chocolate industrial da sua cidade natal, no norte da Inglaterra, e as criações feitas à mão, com ingredientes da melhor procedência, pelo grande chocolatier Thierry Girard.

À l'approche de Noël, Mirren Sutherland, chasseuse de livres anciens, est engagée par Jamie McPherson, le jeune et séduisant Laird d'un clan des Highlands, héritier d'un vaste château en ruines. Selon la légende familiale, la collection des McPherson renfermerait un livre rare tellement précieux qu'il pourrait sauver l'ensemble du domaine. À peine Mirren et Theo arrivent-ils au château qu'une épaisse couche de neige recouvre les Highlands, les coupant du monde extérieur. Entre secrets et énigmes, une véritable chasse au trésor s'annonce pour retrouver le livre caché.

After Mirren Sutherland finds a priceless antique book in her great aunt's attic, she is contacted by Jamie McPherson, who is hopeful she might be able to find another one- a book lost in his own house. He doesn't even know the name of it, only that it is so valuable it could potentially save the entire estate from ruin, and time is running out. On arriving at Jamie's vast crumbling home in the highlands of Scotland (on the family train, no less), Mirren meets rival bookseller Theo Palliser, whose motives are not remotely honourable; and sets out on the quest.

Weihnachten liegt bereits in der Luft, als Mirren Sutherland von Jamie McPherson, einem attraktiven schottischen Gutsherrn, engagiert wird. Seit dem Fund eines seltenen Buches gilt sie als Antiquitätenjägerin. Angeblich befindet sich auch im Besitz der McPhersons ein wertvolles Buch, das ihr baufälliges Schloss vor dem drohenden Verkauf retten könnte. Doch niemand weiß, wo es sich befindet. Denn das Anwesen der Familie gleicht einem Labyrinth voller Bücher.

Gertie Mooney a toujours eu la tête dans les nuages. Depuis son plus jeune âge, elle se demande à quoi ressemblerait sa vie si elle avait le courage de quitter son village natal au nord de l'Écosse. Mais à trente ans, Gertie vit toujours dans le cottage familial avec sa mère et sa grand-mère, où les habituées de leur cercle de tricot viennent tous les jours s'adonner à leur passion de la pelote. Le jour où elle voit une annonce pour un appartement au centre-ville, elle tente sa chance et tombe sur Morag, une amie d'école devenue pilote de ligne, qui convoite aussi le logement.

Janey Carter has a lot to be grateful for - a home by the sea in Carso that she renovated herself, a job as an audiologist that she loves, two great kids, and a network of kind and supportive friends. But since her husband left, her confidence has taken a nosedive. And then, out of the blue, her grumpy 30-year-old daughter announces she's moving back home. Janey loves Essie dearly but they only just made it out alive from her adolescence. And this really is going to cramp her soon-to-be-rediscovered dating style.

Mirren Sutherland stumbled into a career as an antiquarian book hunter after finding a priceless antique book in her great aunt’s attic. Now, as Christmas approaches, she’s been hired by Jamie McPherson, the surprisingly young and handsome laird of a Highland clan whose ancestral holdings include a vast crumbling castle. Family lore suggests that the McPherson family’s collection includes a rare book so valuable that it could save the entire estate—if they only knew where it was. Jamie needs Mirren to help him track down this treasure, which he believes is hidden in his own home.

Voller Romantik, Inselflair und Sommersonne: In unseren Träumen ist immer Sommer ist der neue atmosphärischen Urlaubsroman von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan! Nie war Schottland unwiderstehlicher als in diesem Roman! Willkommen im idyllischen Carso! Hier glitzert die Sonne auf dem türkisfarbenen Meer, und der Himmel erstreckt sich weit über dem Strand. Viele, die hier geboren sind, wollen niemals weg. Die schüchterne Gertie dagegen träumt von Abenteuern in der Ferne.

Mirren’s beloved great-aunt Violet is seriously ill. Her one Christmas wish is to be reunited with a long-lost hand-illustrated book from her childhood, a challenge Mirren gladly accepts to give Violet some much-needed festive cheer. With no sign of the cherished volume online, Mirren falls into the fascinating world of rare books. From London to snowy Hay-on-Wye and Edinburgh’s cobbled streets, she chases leads from bookshop to bookshop—and bumps into mysterious, charming Theo, who, unbeknownst to her, is searching for the same book for reasons of his own…

Carmen est désemparée. Sa magnifique librairie est devenue le lieu de tournage d'un film de Noël complètement ringard et elle a été chassée de la maison de sa sœur. Et pour couronner le tout, l'amour de sa vie vient de s'envoler à des milliers de kilomètres. L'esprit de Noël n'est décidemment pas au rendez-vous... Mais lorsque Mr McCredie, le vieux propriétaire de la librairie, lui annonce qu'il veut partir en Antarctique, Carmen met tout en œuvre pour l'aider à financer ce voyage.

Sonnig, heiter, unwiderstehlich: Mit »Sommerhimmel über dir und mir« legt SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan ihren nächsten wunderbaren Urlaubsroman vor. Voller Romantik, Inselflair und Sommersonne ist "Sommerhimmel über dir und mir" der Auftakt zu einer neuen, unwiderstehlichen Reihe der "Queen of feel good". Nach einem dramatischen Erlebnis braucht Pilotin Morag eine Auszeit. Doch als ihr Großvater, dem eine winzige Fluglinie an der Küste Schottlands gehört, erkrankt, muss Morag einspringen.

Beloved literature teacher Maggie Adair loves her life at the prestigious Downey House boarding school on the gloriously sunny, windy English coast. It was there that she found her footing as a teacher and fell in love with her colleague David—the two great anchors of her life. But these days Maggie’s feeling restless, lured by the promise of a different life back in her Scottish hometown. How can you follow your heart when it seems to be taking you in two directions at once?

Gertie has always had her head in the clouds, wondering what her life might be like if she could only pluck up the courage to leave the remote Scottish island where she was born. It's the only place she knows, but you can't do anything there without everyone knowing - the glue of this close-knit community is the Knitting Circle, a group of strong, capable and frankly nosy women who work hard, gossip, knit and support each other through thick and thin. At the centre of this sisterhood is Gertie's mum Jean and her grandmother Elspeth, and the three generations of women live together.

In Edinburgh naht der Winter! Höchste Zeit, die Christbaumkugeln zu entstauben, Plätzchen zu backen und die Schaufenster festlich zu dekorieren – eigentlich... Stattdessen aber wird die Buchhandlung, in der Carmen arbeitet, zum Drehort eines kitschigen Weihnachtsfilms, ihre Schwester setzt sie glatt vor die Tür, und die Liebe ihres Lebens hat dringende Verpflichtungen auf der anderen Seite der Welt. Fast könnte man da den Glauben an die Magie der Weihnacht verlieren... Doch dann verrät ihr schrulliger älterer Chef Carmen einen Herzenswunsch, der vielleicht nie mehr in Erfüllung gehen wird.

In the northernmost reaches of Scotland, where a string of little islands in the North Sea stretches towards Norway, lives Gertie MacIntyre, a proud island girl by birth. Her social circle is small but tight: family and friends, particularly the women in her knitting circle. In the whitewashed cottages of their hometown, everyone knows everyone, and the ladies of the knitting circle know more than most. In a place of long dark winters and geographic isolation, the knitting circle is a precious source of gossip, home, laughter, and comfort for them all.