'There's a lot my children still don't understand about the gifts given to the women in my family, but there was a time I didn't comprehend it either. The consequences of my ignorance and my insolence, still haunt me.'
They didn't know her story before, because she hadn't told them.
She didn't reveal how being so deeply tethered to a man who didn't take care of that precious connection, had wrecked her body and soul, making it nearly impossible to breathe some days. She didn't want them to know the ugly parts of her existence; had only hoped to give her girls the good in her, and on that, most days she'd failed.
But so much goodness surrounded her now, by way of self-healing and a good man, Solomon. His love, despite her attempts to keep him at bay, helped to pull her out of the darkness, into the light, and with it, the truth gets unearthed.
The good, the bad, and the ugly lay bare and vulnerable . . . and so does she.
Contains mature themes.
***Band 2 der intensiven New-Adult-Romance-Reihe von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jennifer Benkau***Hanna fehlt ein Jahr ihres Lebens, das noch immer einen Schatten auf ihre Gegenwart wirft. All ihre Träume scheinen unmöglich: mit ihrer Stimme Geld zu verdienen, zu reisen, ein freies Leben zu leben. Als sie Sawyer kennenlernt, der ein Pub in Liverpool besitzt und ihr anbietet, dort zu singen, ergreift sie diese Chance nur zögerlich. Denn in Sawyers Nähe fühlen sich ihre Probleme weit weg an. Und Hanna darf nicht unvorsichtig werden. Zu groß ist das Risiko, dass ihre Vergangenheit sie einholt ...*Triggerwarnung*Dieses Hörbuch enthält Themen, die potenziell triggern können.-
Viola is a wedding planner.
She meets Rick at a wedding she has arranged for a client. They are immediately attracted to each other and a brief, steamy moment at the reception quickly turns to dislike on the part of Viola when she discovers Rick is a divorce lawyer and that his views of love and marriage are very different from hers.
The evening goes from bad to worse when the groom is caught cheating on the groom in the bathroom at the reception. Viola's arch-rival in business shares a secret that Viola uses to ensure that couples go through with their wedding when they get 'Cold Feet' at the last moment comes to light.
It's all it takes to set fire to her business and career. Viola sees her business destroyed overnight and eventually leaves Los Angeles to start over. She is offered a second chance to run a business in Los Angeles but she has no idea that the person who offers her the job is her arch-rival's best friend.
Viola grabs the opportunity and soon runs into Rick again. She realizes that she is able to put aside their divergent views about love and marriage and wants to explore a relationship with Rick.
While she was away Rick seems to have changed his opinions of love and is now engaged to be married to her arch-rival. To make matters worse a twist of fate puts her in charge of arranging their wedding.
Will Viola be able to stand by and watch the man she wants, marry someone else or will she make a stand and fight for her man?
Lara steckt fest. Im Alltag, im Beruf und in ihrer Beziehung. Frisch verlobt kommen ihr Zweifel. Läuft wirklich alles so, wie sie sich ihr Leben vorgestellt hat? Kurzerhand tritt sie die Flucht an. Urlaub mit der besten Freundin, um ihr plötzliches Gedankenchaos zu ordnen.
Dabei trifft sie auf Leon: Abenteurer, spontan, reisefreudig, lebt er viel von dem, was Lara sich immer gewünscht hat. Träume und Wünsche werden wieder wachgerüttelt. Aber nicht nur das, auch ihr Herz schlägt in seiner Gegenwart verräterisch höher, denn er berührt sie auf eine ganz besondere Art.
Ist es Zeit für Lara, die Weichen in ihrem Leben neu zu stellen? In eine andere Richtung zu gehen, ihre Zukunft zu ändern, ihre Träume zu verwirklichen? Findet es heraus!
Brandon had it rough growing up, and he acted out, becoming known as the town's bad boy.
But becoming a single father changed his entire life around, yet his reputation still keeps him dragged through the mud despite him doing everything he can to prove that he's a changed man.
But when Amy pops up in his way - quite literally - can things finally begin looking up for him?
What's a little marriage between friends?
Mia has been Braxton's best friend for years. Even when they no longer lived in the same foster family, even after he'd aged out of the system, he'd continued look out for the one person who got under his skin and made him care.
For the last six years, Mia's been keeping her head down, putting one foot in front of the other, unable to trust anyone with her secrets—including the foster brother who's been the one bright spot in her life, as well as her secret crush.
Just one more day until Mia turns eighteen—a legal adult. Brax doesn't trust her foster father and wants her out of that house. Is proposing a marriage of convenience to your best friend a little drastic? Maybe so. But what Brax feels is so far beyond friendship. Is it possible Mia feels it, too?
The last book in the series will blow your mind! It’s everything you didn’t know you needed in a sports romance! Hang on to your baseball hats … it’s about to get bumpy.
I have one more year of baseball eligibility left. One more year to show the major league scouts that I’m worth it. That I’m good enough to play professional baseball for them. But honestly, I’m not sure that I am. So far, not a single scout has approached me. There are no agents banging down my door, hoping to represent me, no emails, no phone calls, no messages through Coach Jackson. No, nothing.
I also want what all my friends have found; a girlfriend, a partner, a teammate. I know I come off as Fullton State’s biggest player, but it’s all a front. A defense mechanism. As long as I call the shots and keep the ladies playing by my rules, I can’t get humiliated like I did my Freshman year. I know I need to change, but when girls only want to be with me because I’m a baseball player …
What happens if I no longer am one?
It started with a lie.
A story to clean up his bad-boy reputation.
But he never bargained on falling for the girl.
Thatcher Stag doesn't give a sh*t what his family thinks. He works hard, sells his art for a f*ck-ton of money, and celebrates with the ladies. But his brothers just won't ease up, so he blurts out the first thing that comes to mind. It seemed like such a small deception to get his family off his back. Only now, he needs to find a fake fiancé.
Emma Cheswick would do anything to get ahead in her newspaper job...except maybe spend time alone with notorious womanizer Thatcher Stag. When Thatcher makes a pass, she tries to turn down the assignment, but her boss gives her an ultimatum: interview Thatcher, or find someplace else to work.
They strike a dangerous deal: Emma plays the part and Thatcher gives her the scoop she needs to keep her job. The illusion seems shatter-proof until Thatcher shows Emma the cracks in his inked-up armor, and she reveals a secret about her health. Can she stick to the rules or does he have a new plan in mind?
Fragile Illusion is a stand-alone contemporary romance with scorching heat and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Several months ago, I was the queen of English Prep. The boys stopped in their tracks at the sight of my too-short plaid skirt, and the girls cowered behind their locker doors, envious of me ruling the halls with the most desired boy by my side.
But the thing about queens? They often fall to their own demise.
The boys no longer spare me a single glance. The girls turn up their noses at the very sight of my golden hair. Every relationship I'd formed as ruler of the school was fruitless and one-sided-and I didn't miss a single person when I was pushed off the throne with my broken crown in tow. Except for Eric.
In sixth grade, I gave him a friendship bracelet, right along with my young, naïve heart. But things quickly changed after that. The pretty, nice, girl next door that I once was turned into someone cold and callous. Eric thinks I iced him out because of my status at English Prep.
But that isn't the truth. And as much as I need him now, I deserve every heated glare he sends my way. Eric hates me.
And I can't even blame him.
Contains mature themes.
A rebound isn’t supposed to last. Though, sometimes, fate has other ideas in this opposites attract, friends with benefits romance.
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way.
Mackenzie Thomas started planning her future at the age of six. She knew the college she wanted, the career she needed, and the boy she would marry.
Only he wasn’t supposed to break up with her in such a spectacular fashion. Now, she’s tossing her planner and breaking her rules.
First up: Pacey Ziglar.
Mackenzie wants one night of fun. One night to toss out all inhibitions with the sexy Brit across the hall. Too bad she fell for her rebound along the way.
From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author comes a heartfelt second-chance romance featuring a swoon-worthy man, a single-mom, and an adorably cute little girl.
A forced sentence leads to a reckless passion…
Hadley
When my husband walked out on me over a year ago, it devastated me. When the divorce papers came, it killed me. When we had to sell our house, it broke me.
But then he moved in with his new flavor of the month and told our daughter his new woman wasn’t into children. That pissed me off.
Now Riley feels abandoned, and I can’t make it better; no matter how hard I try. I’m desperate to help her adjust to the loss of a male figure in her life. The companion program that matches adults up with children who have loneliness and abandonment issues is my last hope.
The counselors tell me he’s doing community service hours, and I ask to sit in on his meetings with Riley. The minute I see him astride the matte black Harley, I know neither my nor Riley’s life will ever be the same again.
What happens when you fall for your best friend, but they fall in love with someone else? Nothing is what it seems in this unrequited love, new adult romance.
Miles knew Nessa never had eyes for him. Only when someone new tries to hurt her, he knows he can’t stand back any longer. It’s time she finds out the man he is behind the glasses and beneath the shell he wrapped himself in.
But now he has to hope that once she sees the real him, she’ll stay. Because he doesn’t want to let go, even if someone else tries to make that choice for them both.
