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Aos 37 anos, a recém-divorciada Vanessa está no fundo do poço. Deprimida, morando no apartamento de sua tia, ela não tem filhos, dinheiro ou amigos verdadeiros. Ao descobrir que Richard, seu rico e carismático ex-marido, está prestes a se casar de novo, algo dentro de Vanessa se quebra. A partir de agora, sua vida irá revolver em torno de uma única obsessão: impedir esse matrimônio. Custe o que custar.

It was the Crime of the Decade. Pathological sibling rivalry. Bitter, all-consuming envy. Whatever the cause—and everyone has an opinion—it led Georgia Cartwright who was adopted as a newborn, to kill the younger, biological daughter of her wealthy, socially prominent family. Georgia is being kept at an institution where the most violent offenders are held while she waits to see if she is ruled not guilty by reason of insanity.

8-year-old Rose Barclay refuses to talk after the shocking death of her nanny in the midst of her parents' acrimonious divorce. Attorney Stella Hudson is determined to help Rose speak, and discover what really happened. As Stella unravels the secrets of the Barclay family, the past and present collide with shocking consequences. Everyone is a suspect in the nanny's murder. Even Rose. Is the person Stella's supposed to protect the one she may need protection from.

A young nanny who plunged to her death, or was she pushed? A nine-year-old girl who collects sharp objects and refuses to speak. A lawyer whose job it is to uncover who in the family is a victim and who is a murderer. But how can you find out the truth when everyone here is lying? Rose Barclay is a nine-year-old girl who witnessed the possible murder of her nanny—in the midst of her parent's bitter divorce—and immediately stopped speaking.

Ogni relazione ha le sue ombre. Anche il matrimonio perfetto. Quando ascolterai questo romanzo, farai molte supposizioni. Supporrai che sia la storia di una ex moglie gelosa, ossessionata dalla donna che l'ha rimpiazzata nel cuore del suo ex marito. Oppure penserai che sia quella della ragazza che sta per sposare l'uomo dei suoi sogni, ancora piena di tutte le speranze di una giovane sposa. O ancora ti chiederai se non sia, in fondo, la storia di un triangolo in cui è difficile capire di chi fidarsi

Sono tutto ciò che vuoi essere. Hanno tutto ciò che desideri. Ma, in realtà, sono loro che vogliono qualcosa da te, a tutti i costi. Forse tutti noi conosciamo qualcuno come Shay Miller. Shay è una ragazza di trent'anni, sola, insicura e insoddisfatta. Cerca il vero amore, ma non riesce a trovarlo; vorrebbe un lavoro che la soddisfi, invece non ha stimoli né entusiasmo; desidera sentirsi parte di una comunità, di un gruppo di amici, ma è sempre più isolata e distante dagli altri. Insomma, Shay ha bisogno di dare una svolta alla sua vita, ma non sembra esserne in grado.

Frauen im Alter von 18 bis 32 Jahren für eine Studie über Ethik und Moral gesucht. Großzügige Aufwandsentschädigung. Anonymität garantiert. Als sich Jessica Farris für die Studie bei der ebenso renommierten wie mysteriösen Psychologin Dr. Shields anmeldet, glaubt sie, nur ein paar Fragen beantworten zu müssen, um das Geld einstecken und wieder verschwinden zu können. Frage 1: Könnten Sie lügen, ohne Schuldgefühle zu empfinden? Doch "Subjekt 52", wie Jess dort genannt wird, erweist sich als verheißungsvolles Forschungsprojekt, immer tiefgehender werden die Fragen.

Josie and Frank Moore are happy...at least Josie thinks they are. As parents of two young girls in the Chicago suburbs, their days can be both busy and monotonous, and sometimes Josie wonders how she became a harried fortysomething mother rather than the driven career woman she once was.

Seeking women ages 18-32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. Generous compensation. Anonymity guaranteed. When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money, and leave. But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive and the sessions become outings where Jess is told what to wear and how to act, she begins to feel as though Dr. Shields may know what she’s thinking...and what she’s hiding.

Das perfekte Leben - das war einmal. Seit der Scheidung von Richard geht es Vanessa schlecht. Nur ein Gedanke hält sie aufrecht: Die Hochzeit von Richard und der anderen zu verhindern. Nellie schwebt im siebten Himmel: Ausgerechnet sie, die alles andere als ein aufregendes Leben führt, hat sich der attraktive, charismatische Richard ausgesucht. Ihr Leben ändert sich über Nacht. Und wäre perfekt, gäbe es da nicht Dinge, die aus dem neuen Heim verschwinden. Und diese Frau, die sie beobachtet.

When you listen to this audiobook, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are listening to a story about a jealous ex-wife. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement - a beautiful, younger woman who is about to marry the man they both love. You will assume you know the anatomy of this tangled love triangle. Assume nothing. Twisted and deliciously chilling, The Wife Between Us exposes the secret complexities of an enviable marriage - and the dangerous truths we ignore in the name of love.

Kellie Scott has just returned to work after a decade of being a stay-at-home mom. She's adjusting to high heels, scrambling to cook dinner for her family after a day at the office - and soaking in the dangerous attention of a very handsome, very married male colleague. Kellie's neighbor, Susan Barrett, begins every day with fresh resolutions: She won't eat any carbs, she'll go to bed at a reasonable hour, and she'll stop stalking her ex-husband and his new girlfriend.

Cate, Renee, and Abby have come to New York for very different reasons, and in a bustling city of millions, they are linked together through circumstance and chance. Cate has just been named the features editor of Gloss, a high-end lifestyle magazine. It's a professional coup, but her new job comes with more complications than Cate ever anticipated.

Every morning, as her husband Mike straps on his SIG Sauer and pulls on his heavy Magnum boots, Jamie Anderson tenses up. Then comes the call she has always dreaded: There's been a shooting at police headquarters. Mike isn't hurt, but his longtime partner is grievously injured. As weeks pass and her husband's insomnia and disconnectedness mount, Jamie realizes he is an invisible casualty of the attack. Then the phone rings again. Another shooting - but this time Mike has pulled the trigger.

High-school sweethearts Julia and Michael have left their humble West Virginia roots far behind for a glamorous life in Washington, D.C. As they achieve more in their careers - she as a high-end events planner, he as the CEO of his own sports-drink company - they lose themselves as a couple.

Para ganar algo de dinero, Jessica Farris acepta participar en un estudio psicológico sobre ética y moralidad. Pero a medida que el experimento va de la clínica hacia el mundo real, se comienza a desdibujar la línea entre lo que es verdadero y lo que no lo es. Shields, quien lidera el estudio, parece saber lo que Jess está pensando ... y lo que está escondiendo.

From the internationally best-selling author of four books, including The Opposite of Me, a vibrant, compulsively readable novel about two married couples who pursue a dream to open a bed-and-breakfast in small-town Vermont. As Kira and her husband, Peter, step into a brand new life, she quells her fears about living with the B&B’s co-owners: Peter’s sexy, irresponsible brother Rand, and Rand’s wife, Alyssa…who is essentially a stranger.

Twenty-nine-year-old Lindsey Rose has, for as long as she can remember, lived in the shadow of her ravishingly beautiful fraternal twin sister, Alex. Determined to get noticed, Lindsey is finally on the cusp of being named VP creative director of an elite New York advertising agency, after years of 80-plus-hour weeks, migraines, and profound loneliness. But during the course of one devastating night, Lindsey’s carefully constructed life implodes. Humiliated, she flees the glitter of Manhattan and retreats to the time warp of her parents’ Maryland home.

Following a once-in-a-lifetime invitation, a group of old college friends leap at the chance to bring their husbands for a week's vacation at a private villa in Jamaica to celebrate a former classmates' 35th birthday. All four women are desperate for a break and this seems like a perfect opportunity. Tina is drowning under the demands of mothering four young children. Allie needs to escape from the shattering news about an illness that runs in her family. Savannah is carrying the secret of her husband's infidelity.

Cuando leas este libro, tendrás muchas suposiciones. Supondrás que estás leyendo la historia de una esposa celosa y su obsesión con la mujer tomó su lugar. Supondrás que estás leyendo la historia de una mujer a punto de iniciar un nuevo matrimonio con el hombre que ama. Supondrás que la primera esposa era un desastre y que el esposo hizo bien librándose de ella. Supondrás que sabes los motivos, la historia, la anatomía de las relaciones.