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An infectious and utterly charming fictionalization of the iconic Helen Gurley Brown’s early years at the helm of Cosmopolitan, and the intrepid group of women she took under her wing to create one of the most talked about magazines of all time. In 1965, Helen Gurley Brown, a soft spoken...

Everyone says beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Sheila's eyes are focused on her dreams. With her sights set on opening the hottest beauty parlor in the city and a $100,000 grant on the line, Sheila doesn't have time for distractions. Especially not from Shi'zad, the persistently charming but aesthetically challenged man who keeps popping up everywhere she goes. Her relationship with Shareef might be circling the drain, but that doesn't mean she's looking for a replacement – least of all someone who looks like a darkroom experiment gone wrong.

A few ladies in Memphis, Tennessee have done it all and will continue to do what is necessary to achieve their goals, protect their families, and hide their secrets. Shelby, Veronica, Juanita, Shyanna, and Jenna were raised in this city and are the best of friends. Lies have been told and the past has been buried, but what happens when one member of the crew goes against the grain and does something that can break the bonds of sisterhood forever? Will these housewives be able to hold on to their long-lasting friendship or will everything be lost?

In a city humming with restless energy and the quiet hum of digital lives, The Chef invites you into a world where modern living meets the timeless yearning for true connection. San Francisco, a sprawling beast of ambition and isolation, sets the stage for a poignant tale of two souls navigating its labyrinthine streets and the intricate web of their own desires.

Elston Amos learns the truth about Brenda Vander’s murder, and his family’s fate is in his hands. Elston didn’t know what he should do until tragedy struck and the decision to do the right thing was clear. Elston’s family came face to face with a devastating loss and it left Elston, Mr. Amos, and Latham looking at their family bond differently. Mr. Amos is ready to accept the son he cannot change and change his perspective on how the world has changed. Elston is running for Mayor in an attempt to redeem his conscience and provide a better future for the young people in Baltimore City.

MANILA TAKES MANHATTAN Fans of Jasmine Guillory and Helen Hoang will adore this irresistibly engaging story of two Filipino celebrities caught between everything they want…and everything they are. How do you follow your heart when it’s in two places? Filipino musician and producer Mon...

Op kerstavond strandt Nina's trein tijdens een sneeuwstorm in Amsterdam. Ze kan geen kant op want ze kent niemand in de stad en alle hotels zijn volgeboekt. Maar dan komt er hulp uit onverwachte hoek. In de volle treincoupé biedt een oudere vrouw haar en een arrogante medereiziger onderdak aan. Tot haar eigen verbazing zitten ze niet veel later in de Rosse Buurt bij deze onbekende weldoenster aan tafel. Kunnen ze de vooroordelen over elkaar loslaten en de avond een positieve wending geven? Terwijl het buiten gestaag blijft sneeuwen, ontdekt Nina dat de wonderen de wereld nog niet uit zijn.

Morgan, Charlotte, and Abby Weiss are filled with mixed emotions. After their beloved mother took her own life without leaving a note, the siblings go through the motions of a funeral while grappling with grief and anger at their parent’s actions.

Razor sharp between the pipes, mysterious off the ice, Malakai Petrov is the Chicago Fury’s notorious goalie. The 6’5 Russian giant is hiding an entire world behind the mask he wears on and off the ice. He thinks his secrets are buried deep enough so that no one can ever crack the ice guarding his stone heart. Until he meets a certain teammate's sister, with hypnotizing silver eyes, who’s got a knack for sticking her nose in places it doesn’t belong.

Being the life of the party had always been easy for Emerson Greene until one fatal night five years ago that sent him into a spiral of self-destruction. A night that cost him, not only his best friend, but also the only woman he's ever loved. As a result, the bad boy of the NHL is trying to outskate the ghosts of his past and the regrets that haunt his every turn.

If you like Rivers of London, The Dresden Files, and the King's Watch series, this is for you. The third full-length instalment in the Black Museum series is a page-turning Urban Fantasy, with the most unlikely hero you can imagine. "This is more than just bloody murder Inspector, this is a race war, with magic on one side and a right evil monster who thinks it's the devil's work on the other." Archibald Strop. Editor. The Newgate Calendar. DCI Judas Iscariot of Scotland Yard's occult magic division, the Black Museum, has only been back in London for five minutes when things get bloody.

On the surface Sam has everything any woman should want: successful husband, nice house, holiday home, two lovely kids, and a desirable, expensive car. Yet Sam is frustrated and unfulfilled. When her usual distractions fail her she retraces the steps of how her life turned out like it has. At breakfast Sam takes up’s her daily dose of magic mushrooms. This transforms a normal day into an enjoyable, surreal, roll around Auckland. Till she is cruelly dragged back to reality by a worrying call from her daughter’s school.

She wants to be alone. Being crowded, hemmed in by other people make her feel smothered. Traveling, airports, are stifling with their crowds, the pressure of people. After visiting her family, Jenny wants nothing more to get home where she can be alone... and breathe. Turning inward is her usual defense, but perhaps... in our strange universe, she can encounter some sort of special service for loners. A short surreal story digitally narrated.

Nat, a middle-aged queer mother of two, feigns normalcy as she worries about her taciturn, loner son locked in his room. Her friend Maddy, a failed actress and fellow parent, frets over her missed opportunities and considers leaving her marriage. Next door, Ilya, a young construction worker, struggles to renovate a fixer-upper, but a buried stream threatens to flood the basement. An old woman eyes the street through the gap in her curtains. A lonely man wanders.

La trama de Caferatta mantendrá en vilo al lector hasta las últimas páginas con diálogos ágiles y amenos, profundamente filosóficos, pero cuya simplicidad retrata descarnadamente nuestro complejo tejido social. No faltan en esta novela crudas escenas de erotismo y conflictos pasionales, que lo llevarán de una casa de Don Torcuato a la intimidad de un café, desde unas oficinas en Puerto Madero hasta las de la CIA, para recalar finalmente en un pobre rancho de Gualeguay.

In That Boy Thatha, sixteen-year-old Thatha’s world is shattered when he’s separated from his family. Stripped of security, love, and guidance, he must navigate a harsh world alone. Battling guilt, loneliness, and the brutal realities of growing up too soon, Thatha’s journey becomes one of survival and self-discovery. As he struggles for a better future, the weight of his past and the looming forces of karma threaten to destroy everything he’s fought for.

Inspired by the Nipsey Hussle mixtape, Mailbox Money, this collection of twelve interconnected short stories explores what it means to chase more than money; to chase a name, a future, a reason to keep running. Each story draws from a track off the mixtape, pulling its emotion and message into the lives of characters hustling on the corners of New York streets, plotting their next move, or standing under stage lights they once only dreamed of.

Immerse yourself in contemporary Melbourne, the beautiful bay, magnificent parks and the diversity of people. Real people, gentle people and not so gentle people.

When Amelia Spencer finds herself unmarried, pregnant, and cast out by society, she flees to the Bryant & May match factory, searching for her estranged sister, Sadie. Desperate for a fresh start, Amelia takes work at Bryant & May and dares to dream of a better life for herself and her son. When the shadows of Amelia's past return with a vengeance - and a killer begins stalking the women of Whitechapel - Amelia must fight to protect her child and the life she's struggled to claim, before everything she's fought for is destroyed.

Once the undisputed king of Cincinnati’s drug game, RC Quadir vanished from the streets without a trace. But he didn’t retire—he upgraded. Now, he’s the mastermind behind The Cleaners, an elite, high-tech crime scene erasure crew that specializes in making the aftermath of murder disappear like it never happened. Their clients? Only the rich, the ruthless, and the connected. Mob bosses. Cartel shot-callers. White-collar criminals with blood on their hands. If your pockets run deep enough, The Cleaners will scrub your sins clean—no prints, no bodies, no evidence. Just silence.