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Australia Day is a collection of stories by debut author Melanie Cheng. The people she writes about are young, old, rich, poor, married, widowed, Chinese, Lebanese, Christian, Muslim. What they have in common - no matter where they come from - is the desire we all share to feel that we belong. The stories explore universal themes of love, loss, family and identity while at the same time asking crucial questions about the possibility of human connection in a globalised world.

I'm about to throw an ashtray at my boss's head. Turns out, the mind behind my favorite, steamy romance novels...the ones I only read in private...the ones that are my only escape after a long day of dealing with The Boss from Hell? It's not Natalie McBride, the sweet, rural housewife. It's him. That's right: my boss, Adrian Risinger, the 33-year-old, maddeningly sexy, pissant billionaire "bad boy" who thinks he runs my life. He is also the author of all my deepest, most secret fantasies.

Siblings Only is an ode to the special ties formed between sisters and brothers, which stand apart from those forged with peers and even other family members. The bond between siblings is unmatched by any other and it's always worth celebrating - even on the days you can't stand each other.

In the summer of 2004, veterinarian Melanie Butera received an unexpected patient: a three-day-old blind, dying fawn she called Dillie. Melanie doubted the deer would survive, but with the help of her husband, Steve, she miraculously nursed Dillie back to health. The tenacious deer quickly became a member of the family, running around the house with the dog, the cat, and the people and enjoying all of the perks, including her own bedroom, plates of her favorite linguini, and swims in the family's pool.

While it's tough to understand what leads a person into addiction - to witness someone you love kind-of kill herself - the truth is that you can learn from it. By the time Céline died at age 30, she was Kermit The Frog green and she vomited blood more frequently than she was able to eat. In less than a decade, she had gone from summa cum laude Columbia graduate to NYU PhD student to unemployed, rambling, stumbling drunk saddled with a cirrhotic liver beyond repair.

Benjamin Chase is not my type. He's abrasive. He's arrogant. He doesn't take anything seriously. I'd die before I dated him, but he has something different in mind. He has to get married in the next nine months, or he loses his company to his ex-wife. And apparently I'm the most eligible bachelorette in town.

Orphaned and alone, Aladdin travels from the streets of his Arab homeland to a strange, faraway place. Growing up in an orphanage, he meets young Lady Kirstyn, whose father is the powerful Duke of Hagenheim. Despite the difference in their stations, Aladdin quickly becomes Kirstyn’s favorite companion, and their childhood friendship grows into a bond that time and opposition cannot break.

Linda Conrads ist ihren Fans und der Presse ein Rätsel. Sie veröffentlicht Jahr für Jahr Bücher, die zu Bestsellern werden, lebt aber völlig zurückgezogen. Seit gut elf Jahren hat sie keinen Fuß mehr über die Schwelle ihres Hauses gesetzt. Die Medien spekulieren über eine mysteriöse Krankheit, doch den wahren Grund kennt niemand außer Linda selbst: Sie wird von einer schrecklichen Erinnerung gequält, denn vor vielen Jahren hat sie ihre jüngere Schwester Anna ermordet aufgefunden - und den Mörder flüchten sehen.

Er ist eine Bedrohung. Keiner will ihr glauben. Vor sieben Jahren ist der reiche Geschäftsmann Philipp Petersen während einer Südamerikareise spurlos verschwunden. Seither zieht seine Frau Sarah den gemeinsamen Sohn alleine groß. Doch dann erhält Sarah wie aus heiterem Himmel die Nachricht, dass Philipp am Leben ist. Seine Rückkehr löst ein gewaltiges Medieninteresse aus. Sarah hat zwiespältige Gefühle: Was wird werden? Gibt es noch eine gemeinsame Zukunft?

Irland im Jahre 1848. Die Große Hungersnot, auch "An Gorta Mór" genannt, hat die grüne und umkämpfte Insel fest im Griff. Täglich sterben tausende Menschen, ganze Landstriche sind entvölkert. Männer verlassen ihre Familien oder bringen sich um, weil sie das Leid nicht länger mehr mitansehen können. Frauen verkaufen ihre Körper, für ein schimmeliges Stück Brot oder einen fauligen Apfel. Auch Caitlin O'Leary weiß nicht mehr, wie sie ihren Mann und ihre Kinder ernähren soll.

Er ist eine Bedrohung. Keiner will ihr glauben. Vor sieben Jahren ist der reiche Geschäftsmann Philipp Petersen während einer Südamerikareise spurlos verschwunden. Seither zieht seine Frau Sarah den gemeinsamen Sohn alleine groß. Doch dann erhält Sarah wie aus heiterem Himmel die Nachricht, dass Philipp am Leben ist. Seine Rückkehr löst ein gewaltiges Medieninteresse aus. Sarah hat zwiespältige Gefühle: Was wird werden? Gibt es noch eine gemeinsame Zukunft?

Lillys Welt steht Kopf. Ein Schritt vor, zwei zurück... dabei war sie der Erfüllung ihrer Träume so nah. Doch in der Anderswelt gibt es nicht nur Schwarz und Weiß. Nicht nur Gut und Böse. Nichts ist, wie es scheint, und als ein neuer Feind das politische Schlachtfeld betritt, glaubt sie sich vorbereitet. Doch wieder einmal kommt alles anders, als gedacht.

Spain, 1959. Slim Hawks Hayward likes to think she doesn’t get jealous. But when her dear friend Lauren “Betty” Bacall learns that Papa Hemingway has come to watch the bullfights and insists that Slim make introductions, she can’t help feeling protective. Slim has known Papa for years. He always makes her feel like the most beautiful woman in the room—even when his wife is standing right beside him. Truth be told, Slim could have learned to love him all those years ago, in the streets of Havana or the mountains of the American West.

In her national bestseller Alice I Have Been, Melanie Benjamin imagined the life of the woman who inspired Alice in Wonderland. Now, in this jubilant new novel, Benjamin shines a dazzling spotlight on another fascinating female figure whose story has never fully been told: a woman who became a nineteenth century icon and inspiration—and whose most daunting limitation became her greatest strength.

Of all the glamorous stars of New York high society, none blazes brighter than Babe Paley. Her flawless face regularly graces the pages of Vogue, and she is celebrated and adored for her ineffable style and exquisite taste, especially among her friends - the alluring socialite Swans Slim Keith, C. Z. Guest, Gloria Guinness, and Pamela Churchill. By all appearances, Babe has it all. But beneath this elegantly composed exterior dwells a passionate woman - a woman desperately longing for true love and connection.

Americans know something is wrong in their government. Senator Whitehouse combines history, legal scholarship, and personal experiences to provide the first hands-on, comprehensive explanation of what's gone wrong, exposing multiple avenues through which our government has been infiltrated and disabled by corporate powers. Captured reveals an original oversight by the founders and shows how and why corporate power has exploited that vulnerability.

How do trees make sweet maple syrup? Follow each step in the food production cycle - from planting sugar maple trees to pouring syrup on pancakes - in this fascinating book!

Shame left Sass behind to chase his dream of rockstar status. While on the road, she moves on and he is left with regrets not knowing Sass is in her own personal hell. There are many events that happen in this book that are all connected to one another. A tragedy brings the entire group of friends together and Sass and Shame's paths cross again. They both have been living with a great amount of regret for their past actions and wish they could start off where they left off, but they can't.

The guys of major rock band Thick as Thieves come together in this novella to say goodbye to a beloved friend. Noah will reach an all-time high of anguish, sorrow, and pain, and none of the group, even Carrie, know if he will survive. Saying goodbye may prove too much for Noah, but, with TAT at his side, he might pull through.

This is the final encore of Thick as Thieves. The final good-bye is given through the eyes of Shame, Cal and Noah as all their worlds have changed for the better, the special, and the unexpected.