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As a movie location scout, picture-perfect is the name of the game. But her last project literally went up in flames, and her career is on the verge of flaming out. Greer has been given one more chance, if she can find the perfect undiscovered beach hideaway for a big-budget movie. She zeroes in on a sleepy Florida panhandle town called Cypress Key. There's one motel, a marina, a long stretch of pristine beach and an old fishing pier with a community casino-which will be perfect for the film's explosive climax.

Chef extraordinaire Gina Foxton doesn't expect anything to be handed to her on a platter. After years of hard work, the former runner-up Miss Teen Vidalia Onion is now the host of her own local Georgia public television show called Fresh Start, and she's dating the show's producer.

Keeley Rae Murdock, eine seriöse 34-jährige Innenarchitektin, will morgen ihren Verlobten heiraten. Doch der vernascht beim Probedurchlauf im Country Club kurzerhand die Trauzeugin. Und das gleich im Saal neben dem Trauzimmer! Keeley verliert die Fassung. Sie bekommt den Tobsuchtsanfall ihres Lebens: Sie verpasst der Trauzeugin einen saftigen Fausthieb ins Gesicht, wirft Gläser an die Wand, ritzt in das Auto ihres Verlobten das Wort Arschloch und wirft dem Pfarrer das Beweismaterial mitten ins Gesicht.

Gerade noch war das Leben von Lifestyle-Bloggerin Grace perfekt. Bis sie ihren Mann mit einer anderen erwischt und vor lauter Wut sein Luxuscabrio im Pool versenkt. Das Gericht verdonnert sie zum Besuch einer Gruppentherapie. Glücklicherweise sind die anderen vier Teilnehmer genauso entsetzt von ihrer Therapeutin wie Grace, so dass sie beschließen, ihre eigene Gruppensitzung abzuhalten - jeden Mittwochabend in der Strandbar "The Sandbox".

The ruling Asharites of Al-Rassan have come from the desert sands, but over centuries, seduced by the sensuous pleasures of their new land, their stern piety has eroded. The Asharite empire has splintered into decadent city-states led by warring petty kings. King Almalik of Cartada is on the ascendancy, aided always by his friend and advisor, the notorious Ammar ibn Khairan - poet, diplomat, soldier - until a summer afternoon of savage brutality changes their relationship forever.

After 10 years of cleaning up the dirt on Atlanta's streets, Callahan Garrity is trading in her badge for a broom and a staff of house cleaners. But, though the uniform is a little different, Callahan soon finds herself right back in the middle of a mystery when a client's pretty, pious 19-year-old nanny is gone...along with the jewelry, silver, and a few rather sensitive real estate documents. Before she knows it, the meticulous Callahan is up to her elbows in a case involving illicit love triangles, crooked business deals, long-distance scams, and a dead body.

Southern belle BeBe Loudermilk has lost all her worldly possessions, thanks to a brief but disastrous relationship with the gorgeous Reddy, an "investment counselor" who turns out to be a con man. All that's left is a ramshackle 1950s motel on Tybee Island, an eccentric beach town that calls itself a drinking village with a fishing problem.

Madeleine Kay takes the best of the world of spirit and the world of finances and brings them together in a way that is fun, practical, easy, natural...and ridiculously simple..

Elle Thompson was raised in Denver. She paints. She hikes. She knows how to avoid cougar attacks. The only cougars Michael Williams usually worries about are the ones that wear leopard print leggings on 5th Avenue. But, when his acquisition firm sets its sights on Elle's family business, his tidy life goes awry. As things unravel, so do all his preconceived notions of love and what makes a perfect partner.

Charlotte Knight could not believe her luck when she landed a job working as a nanny for powerful billionaire Brady Douglas. She also could not believe just how drop-dead gorgeous he was when she met him in real life. So much so, that she began to develop a crush on the handsome single father of one. However, the situation intensified once it became clear that Brady was just as interested in Charlotte as she was in him.

So, I'm no longer a virgin sex columnist--thank you, Ollie--but if I thought that was going to make my life easier, boy was I wrong! John is back in town determined to win my forgiveness. Blythe is more ready than ever to take me down. Bridget is totally onto the new twinkle in my eye. And, well, Ollie is just as distractingly delicious as usual.

Ein Roman voller Sonne, Shabby Chic und Südstaatencharme. BeBe Loudermilk hat kein Glück mit Männern - und ihre Liaison mir Reddy Millbanks stellt keine Ausnahme dar. Kaum ist sie seinem Charme verfallen, erleichtert er sie um ihr ganzes Vermögen. Das Einzige, was ihr bleibt, ist das Breeze Inn, ein heruntergekommenes Motel auf Tybee Island.

We have learned much about depression, but what about its opposite? Why hasn't the human emotion that lifts us, inspires us, drives us on, and makes life worth living been discussed and celebrated? In this outstanding book, best-selling author Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison explores exuberance in all its unrestrained, joyful energy, and shows how its unique vitality is essential to our existence.

After a political scandal, fledgling lobbyist Dempsey Jo Killebrew is left almost broke, unemployed, and homeless. She reluctantly accepts to refurbish Birdsong, the old family place in Guthrie, Georgia. But, oh, is Dempsey in for a surprise. "Bird Droppings" would more aptly describe the moldering Pepto Bismol - pink dump. There's also a murderously grumpy old lady who has claimed squatter's rights and isn't moving out. Ever.

The winds of change are blowing, bringing gentrification to Callahan Garrity's funky Atlanta neighborhood. Though it probably won't harm her House Mouse housecleaning service, not everyone welcomes the rebirth. And when the body of a murdered microbrewer is discovered in the aftermath of a furious Halloween gale, suspicion falls on the aging "flower child" shopkeeper whom the victim put out of business.

In this heartwarming, suspenseful, and hilarious novel, Callahan Garrity and the outrageous band of "girls" in her Atlanta cleaning crew join together during the Christmas rush to prove that her trailer-trash brother didn't kill his even trashier estranged wife.

It's a few days before Christmas, and sometime sleuth/full-time cleaning lady Callahan Garrity has things under control for a change, until her never-do-well brother, Brian, shows up.

Damit hatte Julia nicht gerechnet, als Sie gestresst aus dem Büro in die U-Bahn stieg. Dieser verdammt gut aussehende Kerl fixiert sie. Doch meint er wirklich sie mit seinem Blick? Auf der Stelle möchte sie ihm das Hemd vom Leib reisen. Er wirkt dominant, aber nicht arrogant. Bestimmend, aber nicht überheblich. Er strahlt Autorität aus, so sehr, dass Julia sich nur noch eines von ihm wünscht: Von ihm gefickt zu werden!

Katty Kay and Claire Shipman use cutting-edge science and research as well as proven methods of behavioral change to reach girls just when they need it the most - the tween and teen years. Packed with true stories from tons of real girls, The Confidence Code for Girls teaches girls to embrace risk, deal with failure, and be their most authentic selves.

Keeley Murdock's wedding to A.J. Jernigan should have been the social event of the season. But when she catches her fiance doing the deed with her maid of honor at the country club rehearsal dinner, all bets are off. And so is the wedding. Keeley pitches the hissy fit of the century, earning herself instant notoriety in the small town of Madison, Georgia.

In "Airport Heaven" a lesbian couple enjoy role-play, while "Hen Party" involves two women who make their own entertainment when they get stuck on a dull weekend away. In "The Train Ride", two women are drawn to each other on a long journey, and "Backstory" explores what happens when a woman asks her boyfriend to get it on with another man. Finally, in "Office Politics", a feisty office worker gets more than a telling off when she's called to her female boss' office.