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Jane vient d'arriver en Alabama, où, faute de mieux, elle exerce le métier de pet-sitter. Dans la résidence cossue où elle promène des chiens toilettés, on croise de rutilants 4x4 et des femmes au foyer qui s'ennuient ferme entre deux manucures. Le genre d'endroit où personne ne remarquera si elle vole quelques bibelots. La chance lui sourit lorsqu'elle se fait renverser par une voiture. À son bord, Eddie Rochester, le résident le plus mystérieux de Thornfield Estates, qui met un point d'honneur à lui venir en aide. Il est beau, riche, et pas insensible à son charme.

When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she's not only North Carolina's richest woman, she's also its most notorious. In the aftermath of her death, that estate - along with a ten-figure fortune and the demands of being a McTavish - pass to her adopted son, Camden. But to everyone's surprise, Cam wants little to do with the house or the money - and even less to do with the surviving McTavishes. Ten years later, a summons in the wake of his uncle's death brings him back into the family fold at Ashby House.

Eine paradiesische Insel mitten im Pazifik: Lux begleitet ihren Freund Nico. Er segelt zwei Freundinnen nach Meroe Island, die auf einer Weltreise sind. Dort angekommen treffen sie auf das wohlhabende Paar Jake und Eliza, die bereits vor der Insel ankern. Die sechs freunden sich an und genießen mehrere Tage fernab der Zivilisation. Als Robbie, ein weiterer Segler, auftaucht, kippt die Stimmung. Er raubt die Boote aus, zerstört die Funkgeräte und verschwindet. Zwischen Lux und Nico gibt es zunehmend Spannungen, die Gruppe driftet immer weiter auseinander.

When Lux and Nico get the chance to sail to a remote island off the coast of Hawaii, they’re thrilled. It’s the trip they’ve been dreaming of their whole lives. Despite a dark history of shipwrecks and murder, the island is beautiful. But they’re not alone - another group is already there. It’s not long before cracks emerge, and someone goes missing. Then a body surfaces, and Lux starts to wonder if any of them are going to make it back to shore alive.

Nella vita di Eddie Rochester non c'è posto per due mogli. Ma quale signora Rochester otterrà il suo lieto fine? Ci sono case così scintillanti da far pensare che le vite dei suoi abitanti siano semplicemente perfette. Come a Thornfield Estates, quartiere esclusivo di Birmingham, Alabama, dove la vita del Sud scorre lenta, tra un pettegolezzo e un evento di beneficenza. Jane non sa come abbia fatto a finire lì, lei che proviene da decisamente tutt'altro mondo; in ogni caso, ora è una delle più ricercate dog sitter del quartiere, e per lei non potrebbe esistere posto migliore.

When Jane, a broke dog-walker newly arrived in town, meets Eddie Rochester, she can’t believe her luck. Eddie is handsome, rich and lives alone in a beautiful mansion since the tragic death of his beloved wife a year ago. Eddie can give Jane everything she’s always wanted: stability, acceptance and a picture-perfect life. But what Jane doesn’t know is that Eddie is keeping a secret—a big secret.

Für alle Meghan und Harry-Fans! Prinzessinnen kommen in den Himmel. Skandalnudeln überall hin... Daisy ist alles andere als ins Rampenlicht verliebt. Doch als ihre Schwester Ellie ihre Verlobung mit dem Kronprinzen Alex von Schottland bekannt gibt, ist es vorbei mit der Anonymität. Zur Vorbereitung auf die Hochzeit sollen Daisy und ihre Eltern den Sommer über bei der königlichen Familie verbringen. Schottland ist kalt, das Schloss zugig und Playboy-Prinz Sebastian, Anführer der berüchtigten "Königlichen Chaoten", macht Daisy das Leben schwer mit uncharmanten Anmachen.

The town of Journey's End may not literally be at the end of the world, but it sure feels like it to Nolie Stanhope. Spending the summer with her scientist father in the tiny Scottish village isn't exactly Nolie's idea of a good time, but she soon finds a friend: Native Journey's Ender Bel McKissick. While Nolie's father came to Journey's End to study the Boundary - a mysterious fog bank offshore - Bel's family can't afford to consider it a threat.

Just as Harper Price starts coming to terms with her role as David Stark's battle-ready Paladin, protector, and girlfriend, her world goes crazy all over again. Overwhelmed by his Oracle powers, David flees Pine Grove and starts turning teenage girls into Paladins, and these young ladies seem to think that Harper is the enemy David needs protecting from. Ordinarily Harper would be able to fight off any Paladin who comes her way, but her powers have been dwindling since David left town.

Millie is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best friend/sort-of-girlfriend has been kissing someone else. Heartbroken and ready for a change, Millie decides to apply for scholarships to boarding schools...the farther from Houston the better. Soon, Millie is accepted into one of the world's most exclusive schools, located in the rolling highlands of Scotland. Here, the country is dreamy and green; the school is covered in ivy, and the students think her American-ness is adorable. The only problem: Mille's roommate Flora is a total princess. She's also an actual princess.

When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she’s not only North Carolina’s richest woman, she’s also its most notorious. The victim of a famous kidnapping as a child and a widow four times over, Ruby ruled the tiny town of Tavistock from Ashby House, her family’s estate high in the Blue Ridge Mountains. But in the aftermath of her death, her adopted son, Camden, wants little to do with the house or the money—and even less to do with the surviving McTavishes.

As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable, but their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend. Villa Aestas in Orvieto is breath-taking, but it has a dark past: in 1974 it was rented by a notorious rockstar, who was joined by up-and-coming musician Pierce Sheldon and his girlfriend, Mari. By the end of the holiday Pierce is dead, and Mari goes on to write one of the greatest horror novels of all time.

Meet Daisy Winters. She's an offbeat 16-year-old Floridian with mermaid-red hair; a part-time job at a bootleg Walmart, and a perfect older sister who's nearly engaged to the Crown Prince of Scotland. Daisy has no desire to live in the spotlight, but relentless tabloid attention forces her to join Ellie at the relative seclusion of the castle across the pond. While the dashing young Miles has been appointed to teach Daisy the ropes of being regal, the prince's roguish younger brother kicks up scandal wherever he goes, and tries his best to take Daisy along for the ride.

Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates—a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the side tables of her well-heeled clients. Where no one will think to ask if Jane is her real name. But her luck changes when she meets Eddie Rochester. Recently widowed, Eddie is Thornfield Estates’ most mysterious resident.

When Lux McAllister and her boyfriend, Nico, are hired to sail two women to a remote island in the South Pacific, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Stuck in a dead-end job in Hawaii, and longing to travel the world after a family tragedy, Lux is eager to climb on board The Susannah and set out on an adventure. She’s also quick to bond with their passengers, college best friends Brittany and Amma. The two women say they want to travel off the beaten path. But like Lux, they may have other reasons to be seeking an escape.

As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend.