Der emotionale Auftakt zur neuen, bewegenden Familiensaga von Margit Steinborn, der Autorin des Bestsellers "Ein neuer Himmel". Zwei Menschen, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Ein Kind, das sie verbindet. Eine Liebe, die sie in ihren Bann zieht. Unterfranken 1914. Im Morgengrauen legt das junge Dienstmädchen Klara ihr Neugeborenes vor den Toren eines Gutshofes in der Nähe von Würzburg ab. Das Findelkind ist ein Geschenk des Himmels für den jungen Baron Benhaim und seine Frau – sie adoptieren den kleinen Tobias, der nun eines Tages das Gut erben wird.

Die drei Töchter der Familie Remy, Imke, Angelika und Anne, sind längst erwachsen und gehen ihrer eigenen Wege - bis zu dem Tag, an dem ihr Vater beigesetzt wird. Denn auf dem Sterbebett nimmt dieser Imke ein Versprechen ab, das schnell eine zerstörerische Kraft entfaltet - und das sie alles hinterfragen lässt, was sie über ihre Mutter zu wissen glaubte... Tief taucht Imke in die Geschichte ihrer Familie ein. Ihre Recherchen führen sie zu einem Kinderheim, das in den fünfziger Jahren Ort namenlosen Schreckens wurde. Und dann macht sie eine Entdeckung, die ihre Familie bis in die Grundfesten erschüttert.

Es gibt nur einen Menschen, den die Polizistin Kate Linville liebt: ihren Vater. Als dieser grausam ermordet wird, verliert Kate ihren letzten Halt. Da sie dem alkoholkranken Ermittler vor Ort nicht traut, begibt sie sich selbst auf die Spurensuche. Und entlarvt die Vergangenheit ihres Vaters als Trugbild, denn er war nicht der, für den sie ihn hielt.

Der spannende erste Fall für die Ermittlerin Enna Andersen und ihr Team von #1-Kindle-Bestsellerautorin Anna Johannsen. Nach dem Unfalltod ihres Mannes und einer beruflichen Auszeit wird die alleinerziehende Hauptkommissarin Enna Andersen in eine Abteilung versetzt, die sich um alte, ungelöste Fälle kümmern soll. Zunächst wenig begeistert von der Aufgabe, macht sie sich mit ihren beiden Mitstreitern, einem degradierten Oberkommissar und einer frisch gebackenen Kommissarin, an die Arbeit.

Spätsommer 2018. Über Nacht ist Mona Lang reich. Ihre Großtante Klara hat ihr ein großes Haus in München-Schwabing vermacht, denn sie war sich sicher: "Mona wird das Richtige tun." Was damit gemeint ist, versteht Mona nicht. Doch kaum hat sie Klaras Erbe angetreten, kommt sie einer Intrige auf die Spur, die sich um die Vergangenheit des Hauses rankt - und um ihre Familie. München, 1938. Die vierzehnjährige Klara belauscht an der Salontür ein Gespräch zwischen ihrem Vater, dem Staatsanwalt Ernst-Friedrich Hacker, und ihrem Vermieter, dem jüdischen Unternehmer Jakob Roth.

Living in a year around Christmas town has its drawbacks. The caroling, the decorations, the insanely cheery spirit, it never disappears. It's why I like to hibernate away in my cave - I mean housekeeping a healthy distance from the holly jolly spirits. And all was going according to plan until my nemesis, Storee Taylor, moved in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Without blinking, she turned my simple world into a real nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decided to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest - which she was determined to win.

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.

Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.

Evie Crowe is starting over in a strange town with her newborn, and men are the furthest thing from her mind. If only the quiet, hulking farmer, Luke Ward, would stop coming into the thrift shop and piquing her reluctant interest. Evie wants to stay single all the way—she can’t trust anything more than friends-with-holiday-benefits. But Luke is in it for the long haul. He’s fixed on making this a Christmas Evie will remember forever. If she gives him a chance.

Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn’t mind being called “Lady Death”. It suits the ice queen persona she’s cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald. So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died, she doesn’t hesitate to run the obituary…only to discover that Dot is very much alive. Nadine’s screw-up has brought Wesley Chen of the rival Spear no end of joy—she’s been a thorn in his extremely ambitious side for years. But the renewed interest in Dot also surfaced chatter about a mysterious past scandal.

Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.

After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.