Carol Mason Bücher

Eine Ehefrau auf Abwegen Jills Leben ist perfekt. Ihr Mann Rob ist ihre große Liebe, Hund Kiefer meistens stubenrein und ihre Freundin Leigh eine echte Stütze. Wenn es nur nicht ein Problem gäbe, das schwer auf ihrer sonst glücklichen Ehe lastet. Rob kann keine Kinder zeugen, weigert sich aber, das Thema mit Jill zu diskutieren. Ausgerechnet jetzt taucht ein attraktiver Fremder auf. Leigh ermuntert ihre Freundin, sich ein ganz spezielles Geheimnis zuzulegen. Wenn Hausfrauen wirklich verzweifelt sind - ein Debüt mit viel Gefühl und großem Happy End.

Das Glück findet dich, wenn du es am wenigsten erwartest »Wenn ich vor dir sterbe, werde ich dir vom Himmel aus eine neue Liebe schenken.« Seit dem plötzlichen Tod ihres Mannes Jonathan sind jetzt zwei Jahre vergangen, und Angela spürt immer noch schmerzlich die Leere, die er hinterlassen hat. Ein Strandurlaub mit ihrer Mutter soll sie auf andere Gedanken bringen-- und beschert ihr gleich zwei attraktive Verehrer. Steckt dahinter vielleicht wirklich Jonathan?

What is it about the coast that attracts people running from their past? Maybe there's something in a sea breeze that blows away your problems. Maybe when you look out at the ocean you can see the future; forget the secrets and pain holding you back. Or at least you can forget them for a time. When Olivia moves to Port Townsend, her marriage is floundering, and her life is in pieces. She doesn't know if things with her husband Mark are truly over, or quite why the phone call she longs for on her daughter's birthday will never come. Joining a letter-writing club seems like a harmless decision. But when she meets Ned, an ex-soldier badly wounded in Afghanistan, this unlooked-for friendship revives unexpected emotions and memories she'd rather forget. Can Olivia find the courage to confront what she's hiding from and finally begin to heal the wounds that have torn her life apart? From the bestselling author of After You Left comes a story about finding hope in second chances.

Is her new husband really who she thinks he is? When young doctor Lauren Matheson meets Joe, an older divorced businessman, at a glittering poolside in California, it’s a chance encounter that seems life-changing for them both. Back home in London, their feelings only strengthen. But Lauren soon discovers that building a happy future with Joe is going to be an uphill struggle… She’s determined to be a good stepmother to his children, four-year-old Toby and complicated teen Grace. But under the watchful eye of Meredith, Joe’s intimidating ex-wife, Lauren can’t seem to do a thing right. Why won’t Joe ever take her side against Grace? And what really happened between him and Meredith? As her husband retreats into a cold, secretive version of the dashing man she met in California, Lauren starts to wonder if she’s made a costly mistake. Was Joe ever the man she thought she married?

A daughter pushing the limits. A marriage ready to crack. A secret that can break them. For Emily Rossi, life may not be perfect, but it's pretty close. She has a great career, a house in the country, a solid marriage to Eric and two wonderful children--tennis superstar Daniel and quiet, sensitive Zara. But when her fourteen-year-old daughter brings home a toxic new best friend, Emily's seemingly perfect family starts to spiral out of control. Suddenly Zara is staying out late, taking drugs and keeping bad company. And just when Emily needs Eric to be an involved father, he seems too wrapped up with his job in London to care. What's more, he's started drinking again. When a dark secret from the past emerges, Emily's life is turned upside down. Struggling to protect the people she loves, can she save her damaged family? Even if doing so may mean keeping a secret of her own...

An Amazon Charts bestseller. You want to know what the worst thing is? It's not the embarrassment, or the looks on people's faces when I tell them what happened. It isn't the pain of him not being there--loneliness is manageable. The worst thing is not knowing why. When Justin walks out on Alice on their honeymoon, with no explanation apart from a cryptic note, Alice is left alone and bewildered, her life in pieces. Then she meets Evelyn, a visitor to the gallery where she works. It's a seemingly chance encounter, but Alice gradually learns that Evelyn has motives, and a heartbreaking story, of her own. And that story has haunting parallels with Alice's life. As Alice delves into the mystery of why Justin left her, the questions are obvious. But the answers may lie in the most unlikely of places...

A tumultuous relationship begins with intense dislike, but as the characters navigate their differences, unexpected feelings start to emerge. The journey from animosity to affection explores themes of personal growth, resilience, and the complexities of love. As they confront their prejudices and pasts, the potential for a deep connection unfolds, leading to a heartwarming transformation that challenges their initial perceptions.

Focusing on Oklahoma, this book explores the strategies employed by US conservatives to suppress LGBTQ+ identities and narratives since the 1950s. It examines the socio-political landscape and cultural shifts that have influenced these efforts, highlighting key events and figures that have shaped the ongoing struggle for queer visibility and rights. Through detailed analysis, it sheds light on the broader implications of these actions for American society and the fight for equality.

Dá sa zabudnúť na prvú lásku? Pred pätnástimi rokmi sa v pestrofarebnom ruchu Vietnamu stretla Celine s Patrickom a prežili spolu štyri dni plné šťastia. Vyzeralo to na pravú lásku, ale nakoniec ich realita rozdelila a Celine si ďalej žila svojím životom. No vo chvíli, keď Patricka náhodou zbadala na rušnej londýnskej ulici, odrazu jej na ničom inom nezáležalo. Celine podala žiadosť o rozvod a po dvoch rokoch vyrovnávania sa s rozporuplnými pocitmi sa radšej venovala svojej dcére a zoznamovacej agentúre, ktorú založila. Cesty Celine a Patricka sa však opäť skrížili. Je im súdené dať sa znovu dokopy? Alebo Celine skôr túži dať druhú šancu svojmu bývalému manželovi Mikovi? Pretože stará láska nehrdzavie. No nádej na prežitie má len skutočná láska.