When Crown Bureau agent Theodore Gray is assigned to infiltrate the ton's most glittering drawing rooms, he expects boredom. What he does not expect is Penelope Stuart, blonde, bespectacled, and apparently decorative, who turns out to be the most dangerously perceptive person in any room she enters.Penelope has spent years perfecting the art of being underestimated. It is, she will tell you, a remarkably useful skill. So when her brother Nate proposes a fake betrothal to give Theo ...

A brooding Duke. A fiery governess. A will with very inconvenient terms.Leo Seymour, the new Duke of Bedford, has spent his life preparing for duty, not desire. Reserved, regimented, and utterly respectable, Leo expects his inheritance to come with ledgers, not a loophole.Instead, it comes with her.Olive McKenzie has spent years raising other people's children, biting her tongue, and counting coins, until an absurd clause in a dead man's will whisks her fro...

She was meant to be a queen. Now she might just burn a kingdom down.Aveline mastered the art of silence and charm in a realm that prized beauty over power, until the prince she was promised to shattered everything, choosing a seductive stranger and casting her into exile like discarded silk.Banished to a land where strength devours weakness, she faces Kael, a brooding king forged by war who has no patience for fragile or broken queens. But Aveline is far fr...

She married him to escape her past. She never expected him to fight for her future.Lady Geneviève de Montenay has spent her life surviving in silence. Daughter of a celebrated Duke and a quietly vanishing mother, she knows the value of obedience, the cost of secrets, and the danger of being seen. When a desperate plan lands her in the path of the Earl of Ashcombe, she finds herself unexpectedly wed to a man she barely knows.Lord Nathaniel Ashcombe has no patience for societ...

Swoon over this romantic feel-good read from the bestselling author of Maybe This Christmas?Life in Little Leyton is never quiet, and when handsome developer Max and his bride-to-be Ellie receive some sad news, he decides to whisk her away for a romantic break.The time away gives Ellie a new perspective, and she's eager to get home to get on with planning their wedding. But a devastating incident at the pub she runs, the Dog & Duck, puts everythi...

Frühling in Linz – und im beliebten Fahrradgeschäft »Like Your Bike« herrscht Hochbetrieb. Doch die Saison nimmt eine dramatische Wendung: Ein Mitarbeiter wird nach seiner Mittagspause leblos im Reifendepot entdeckt. Rätselhaft ist, dass das Lager von außen verschlossen war. Fast zeitgleich wird die Nachbarin des Toten die Treppe hinuntergestoßen. Anfangs glauben die Ermittlerinnen Eva Murauer und Lilly Peischer nicht an einen Zusammenhang. Doch als eine dritte Tat geschieht, erkennen die ...

Herbst in Linz, und die Atmosphäre ist so trüb wie das Wetter. In der belebten Pizzeria Margherita herrscht reges Treiben. Tino, der Pizzalieferant, wartet auf die Pizza, die er einer Kundin auf den Linzer Pöstlingberg zustellen soll. Er hat es eilig, da er das Fußballspiel seiner Mannschaft nicht versäumen will. So schnappt er sich kurzerhand an der Theke eine Olivenpizza. Hungrig beißt er auf der Fahrt in ein Stück und verursacht einen Verkehrsunfall - die Pizza war vergiftet! Doch für w...

A unique collection of stories from bestselling authors Angela Marsons, Rob Sinclair, Joy Ellis, Louise Beech and many more!Written in the Stars is a festive charity anthology with short stories from a variety of authors, including international bestsellers and award-winning writers. There's something for everyone, with tales that will make you laugh, make you cry, or make you sleep with the light on. It's the perfect book to curl up with on a cold winter's...

»Meine Sprache versteht die ganze Welt.« JOSEPH HAYDN.Joseph Haydn galt als bedeutendster Komponist seiner Zeit. Seine 77 Lebensjahre waren erfüllt von schöpferischer Vitalität und der Lust am musikalischen Experiment.In diesem Band erkunden 20 namhafte Autorinnen und Autoren das Leben und Werk des musikalischen Tausendsassas. Alfred Brendel entdeckt den Humor in Haydns Mus...

Your step-by-step guide to simple rituals with real results—without complicated practices, expensive tools, or hours of effort.If you’ve tried affirmations, visualizations, or spells that felt confusing or overwhelming… Or wondered why manifesting seems to work for others but not for you…This book will show you what’s been missing. Manifesting like a witch means using magickal tools to focus your intentions and align your energy, so you can turn your dreams...

Es ist Sommer in der Landeshauptstadt Linz, heiß, drückend, schwül. Die Donau wird von fast allen Protagonistinnen und Protagonisten zum Laufen, Schwimmen, Angeln, Spazieren etc. genützt. Leider wird einigen von ihnen der Fluss zum Verhängnis. Die beiden ermittelnden Kommissarinnen müssen drei Opfer aus oder an der Donau bergen, sich mit ihren jeweiligen Lebenssituationen auseinandersetzen und schließlich nach einem gemeinsamen Täter suchen. Wer kannte alle drei Opfer und warum mussten die...

Your step-by-step guide to simple rituals with real results—without complicated practices, expensive tools, or hours of effort.If you’ve tried affirmations, visualizations, or spells that felt confusing or overwhelming… Or wondered why manifesting seems to work for others but not for you…This book will show you what’s been missing. Manifesting like a witch means using magickal tools to focus your intentions and align your energy, so you can turn your dreams...