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She found The One. But when everyone wants him, can she keep him? Edie found true love. And on Christmas day, he’s knocking at her door. Elliot Owen is handsome, charming and basically Hollywood royalty. And, he insists, madly in love with Edie Thompson: an ordinary citizen with tomato soup stains on her coat. It’s going to be complicated. Edie will have to learn how to live in the limelight, but they’re just too good together not to try.

Harriet Hatley is the most in-demand wedding photographer in town, but she doesn’t believe in romance, loathes the idea of marriage, and thinks chocolate fountains are an abomination. Which is why, when her long-time partner proposes, she panics. Suddenly Harriet is single… and living down the hall from her ex. She needs a new apartment, like, yesterday.

The new novel from the bestselling author of You Had Me At Hello. Anna Alessi - history expert, possessor of a lot of hair and an occasionally filthy mouth - seeks nice man for intelligent conversation and Mills & Boon moments. Despite the oddballs that keep turning up on her dates, Anna couldn't be happier. As a 30-something with a job she loves, life has turned out better than she dared dream.

When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reeling - not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day. Her once perfect life is in shambles, and the thought of dating again in the age of Tinder is nothing short of horrifying. When news of her ex’s pregnant girlfriend hits the office grapevine, taking the humiliation lying down is not an option. Then, a chance encounter in a broken-down elevator with the office playboy opens up a new possibility.

An achingly funny story from the author of the best-selling You Had Me at Hello. When Edie is caught in a compromising position at her colleagues' wedding, all the blame falls on her - turns out that personal popularity in the office is not that different from your school days. Shamed online and ostracised by everyone she knows, Edie's forced to take an extended sabbatical - ghostwriting an autobiography for hot new acting talent, Elliot Owen. Easy, right? Wrong.

Eve, Justin, Susie, and Ed have been friends since they were teenagers. Now in their thirties, the four are as close as ever, Thursday night bar trivia is sacred, and Eve is still secretly in love with Ed. Maybe she should have moved on by now, but she can’t stop thinking about what could have been. And she knows Ed still thinks about it, too. But then, in an instant, their lives are changed forever.

What happens when the one that got away comes back? Find out in this sparkling debut from Mhairi McFarlane. Rachel and Ben. Ben and Rachel. It was them against the world. Until it all fell apart. It’s been a decade since they last spoke, but when Rachel bumps into Ben one rainy day, the years melt away. They’d been partners in crime and the best of friends. But life has moved on: Ben is married. Rachel is not. Yet in that split second, Rachel feels the old friendship return. And along with it, the broken heart she’s never been able to mend.

If there’s anything worse than being fired from the lousiest restaurant in town, it’s coming home early to find your boyfriend in bed with someone else. Reeling from the humiliation of a double dumping in one day, Georgina takes the next job that comes her way - bartender in a newly opened pub. There’s only one problem: It’s run by the guy she fell in love with years ago. And - make that two problems - he doesn’t remember her. At all. But she has fabulous friends and her signature hot pink fur coat...what more could a girl really need?

When Roisin and Joe join their friends for a weekend at a country house, it’s a triple celebration—a birthday, an engagement, and the launch of Joe’s shiny new TV show. But as the weekend unfolds, tensions come to light in the group and Roisin begins to question her own relationship. And as they watch the first episode of Joe’s drama, she realizes that the private things she told him—which should have stayed between them—are right there on the screen.

Witzig, schlagfertig und herrlich romantisch: "Ich glaub, ich will" ist die Fortsetzung von Mhairi McFarlanes Bestseller "Wir in drei Worten" - der Kurzroman kann aber auch unabhängig gelesen werden. Ein Missverständnis kommt selten allein: Trotz einiger unglücklicher Verwicklungen sind Rachel und Ben endlich ein Paar – auch wenn es über 10 Jahre gedauert hat. Doch dann taucht Rachels Ex-Verlobter Rhys wieder auf und lädt sie zu seiner Hochzeit ein. Ben und Rhys konnten sich schon zu Uni-Zeiten nicht leiden, und daran hat sich rein gar nichts geändert.

Aureliana non è mai stata la ragazza più popolare della scuola; anzi, tutti la prendevano in giro per le sue origini italiane e i pranzetti cucinati dalla mamma che si portava da casa. Adesso, a trent'anni, è decisamente cambiata: si fa chiamare Anna e si è trasformata in un bocconcino tutto curve con splendidi capelli, al punto che quando si presenta alla riunione degli ex alunni della sua scuola, nessuno la riconosce. Finché l'adolescente timida che è stata un tempo non torna a farsi sentire e Anna, perso il coraggio di portare a termine il suo piano di vendetta, lascia la festa

When Laurie is dumped by her partner of 18 years, she’s blindsided. Not only does she feel humiliated, they still have to work together. So when she gets stuck in the lift with handsome colleague Jamie, they hatch a plan to stage the perfect romance. Revenge will be sweet.... But this fauxmance is about to get complicated. You can’t break your heart in a fake relationship - can you?

You always remember your first love. Don't you? It began with four words. "I love your laugh." But that was 12 years ago. It really began the day Georgina was fired from The Worst Restaurant in Sheffield (TripAdvisor) and found The Worst Boyfriend in the World (Georgina's best friends) in bed with someone else. So when her new boss, Lucas McCarthy, turns out to be the boy who wrote those words to her all that time ago, it feels like the start of something. The only problem? He doesn't seem to remember Georgina at all.

Harriet Hatley is running away from everything. Getting married. Her boyfriend’s family. Her past. A dream house-share seems like the perfect place to hide, but her unlikely housemate Cal is no stranger to running away himself. And he's also hiding secrets of his own. Can these two take a crazy risk, face the past and finally find a reason to stay?

Ben und Rachel. Rachel und Ben. Zu Unizeiten waren sie unzertrennlich. Die Welt hätte ihnen nichts anhaben können. Beste Kumpels waren sie. Doch eine Nacht vorm Abschlussball ist etwas geschehen. Seitdem sind zehn Jahre vergangen und die beiden haben sich nie mehr gesehen. Bis jetzt. Allerdings ist Ben heute verheiratet, und Rachel hat sich gerade von ihrem Verlobten getrennt.

Zwei Herzensbrecher sind (k)einer zu viel. Seit Studienzeiten sind Eve, Susie, Ed und Justin beste Freunde - genauso lange ist Eve mehr oder weniger heimlich in Ed verliebt. Die Katastrophe nimmt ihren Anfang, als Eds Freundin ihm ausgerechnet während eines gemeinsamen Pub-Quiz-Abends einen Heiratsantrag macht. Dann ruft ein Unfall Susies älteren Bruder Finlay auf den Plan, und das schwarze Schaf der Familie sorgt für jede Menge Chaos. Als Eve feststellt, dass sich unter Finlays rauer Schale ein attraktiver Kern verbirgt, spielt Ed plötzlich mit dem Gedanken, die Hochzeit abzusagen.

Eve, Justin, Susie and Ed have been friends since they were 18. Now in their 30s, the four are still as close as ever, Thursday pub quiz night is still sacred and Eve is still secretly in love with Ed. Maybe Eve should have moved on by now, but she can’t stop thinking about what could have been. And she knows Ed sometimes thinks about it, too. Then one night, in an instant, all their lives change forever. And, as Eve learns she didn’t know her friends as well as she thought, she also discovers she isn’t the only person keeping secrets.

An achingly funny story about how to be your own hero when life pulls the rug out from under your feet. From the author of the bestselling You had me at Hello. Delia Moss isn't quite sure where she went wrong. When she proposed and discovered her boyfriend was sleeping with someone else - she thought it was her fault. When she realised life would never be the same again - she thought it was her fault.

When Joe and Roisin join their group of friends for a weekend away, it’s a triple celebration – a birthday, an engagement and the launch of Joe’s new crime drama. For Roisin, it’s a chance to connect with old friends. But for Joe, it’s a distraction as his writing career soars. As the weekend unfolds Roisin’s sense of foreboding buildings. And when she sees secrets she shared with Joe play out on the TV screen, she knows that between us means nothing at all. Searching for clues to the truth, about her life and the man she thought she loved, Roisin finds the most unexpected twist of them all.

Frech, witzig und voller echter Gefühle: In der romantischen Komödie "Between Us – Die große Liebe kennt viele Geheimnisse" von Spiegel-Bestseller-Autorin Mhairi McFarlane verwendet der Freund der 32-jährigen Roisin etwas sehr Vertrauliches für ein Drehbuch – was, wenn auch andere pikante Details der Geschichte nicht erfunden sind? Schon seit einiger Zeit hat Roisin Walters das Gefühl, ihren Lebensgefährten Joe Powell nicht mehr richtig zu kennen. Seit er als Drehbuchautor immer größere Erfolge feiert, scheinen sie nur noch nebeneinander her zu leben.