It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a yacht must be in want of a female crew...The balmy seaside resort town of Salcombe boasts the best in bikinis, sandcastle contests, and a fiercely competitive squad of buff local lifeguards as Regatta Week approaches. And if that weren't enough excitement, Mrs Bennet hears that the splendid villa Netherpollock has been rented by a young man of great fortune. She is determined he'll go out with one of her daughters, until Mr Darcy glides in on his stunning yacht Pemberley and she decides he would be the better catch... Jane Austen has never been so hilariously recreated as in this modern seaside retelling of Pride and Prejudice, complete with a Mr Darcy you won't soon forget!

Катрин Панкол (родена 1954 г.) е завършила френска филология, преподавала е френски и латински, работила е като журналист и е живяла в Ню Йорк, където следва курсове по художествено писане в Колумбийския университет. Още първите два романа й спечелват известност и тя се отдава само на писане. Издала е общо 15 романа, като трилогията „Жълтите очи на крокодилите“, „Бавният валс на костенурките“ и „Катеричките от Сентрал парк са тъжни в понеделник“ (ИК „Колибри“, 2011–2013) пожънва огромен успех и затвърждава репутацията й. Панкол е преведена на 25 езика, а само от трилогията й са продадени над шест милиона екземпляра.

Четири години след трите романа с колоритни заглавия, през 2014 г. Катрин Панкол издава нова трилогия с лаконичното име Muchachas (1, 2 и 3). В първия от романите читателят ще срещне не един от героите от предишните три — тук са Жозефин и Филип, тук са амбициозната Ортанс и приятелят й Гари, но се появяват и нови персонажи. Веднъж Панкол вижда в едно кафене как мъжът на съседната маса удря бременната си жена пред двете им деца. Случката я потриса и заляга в основата на историята за мъжагата Рей, който системно бие жена си Леони, и за Стела, дъщеря им, която намира смелостта да се изтръгне от домашния кошмар.

Muchachas, момичетата, са навсякъде в този роман. Те са тези, които „водят хорото“ в Ню Йорк, Париж, Лондон или Маями. Момичета, които се въодушевяват, обичат, борят се с живота. Които мечтаят и не се спират пред нищо, за да осъществят мечтите си. А дали ще успеят, читателят ще разбере в следващите два романа от трилогията.

When reclusive novelist Senna Richards wakes up on her thirty-third birthday, everything has changed. Caged behind an electrical fence, locked in a house in the middle of the snow, Senna is left to decode the clues to find out why she was taken. If she wants her freedom, she has to take a close look at her past. But, her past has a heartbeat... and her kidnapper is nowhere to be found. With her survival hanging by a thread, Senna soon realizes this is a game. A dangerous one. Only the truth can set her free.

Nell, Suze y Margie se casaron con los hermanos Dysart, con desigual fortuna. Deprimida tras su divorcio, Nell deambula por la vida hasta que Suze le consigue empleo en una pequeña y modesta agencia de detectives, con un jefe a primera vista fácil de manejar.Gabe tampoco está satisfecho con su vida. Su agencia está perdiendo dinero con un caso de extorsión y su mujer lo ha dejado… otra vez. Lo único bueno es su nueva secretaria, que parece eficiente y dócil. Pero una cosa lleva a la otra, y pronto Nell y Gabe están felices. Hasta que de pronto alguien empieza a matar gente. Y poco después, comienza el amor…Mujeres audaces es la divertida historia de tres amigas que se confiesan todo y que luchan cada día por vivir intensamente. Un bestseller audaz para lectoras dinámicas.

Bailey Sullivan can't stand Christmas, even though her family's business is a store specializing in the perfect holiday. But now her hometown's chief supplier of rooftop Rudolphs and treetop angels is in danger of going under-;it's up to Bailey to save the shop.She has it all planned: She'll arrive on December 1 and be gone by Christmas. Plus there's always spiked eggnog to ease the pain. But "Humbug" Bailey's not the only one home for the holidays. Finn Jacobson-;legendary local bad boy-turned-Secret Service agent and Bailey's long-lost high-school sweetheart-;is once again the boy next door. Only this time he's all grown up, and the sparks are flying faster and hotter than ever!Bailey believes in true love about as much as she believes in Santa Claus. But as the holiday draws closer, she's starting to think about one thing she'd like to find under her tree

From the national bestselling novel Butterfly Weeds comes the other side of the story… about the man behind the song.Will Stephens doesn't chase dreams outside of his small, Missouri town. He's perfectly happy with his high school sweetheart in his arms, his guitar and his quiet, summer nights. But life for Will is about to change. He's about to find out what it's like to chase a dream-one that he has loved since he first laid eyes on her.A firefighter by day and a musician by night, Will balances his dangerous career with his weekend gigs, but his mind is never far from Julia Lang. They said their goodbyes years ago, but Will now hopes a song from their past will help Julia stop and remember a life they once shared together. His only fear is that he's waited too long to get his song to her ears.“One of the most beautiful love stories I have ever read.”— Jelena's Book Blog on Butterfly Weeds“Beautifully written and sure to leave a lasting footprint on your heart.”— Angela McLaurin, The Indie Bookshelf on Butterfly Weeds“A gorgeous, enlightening, absolutely captivating read.”— Maryse's Book Blog on Butterfly Weeds

What if old Mr. Darcy was still alive... What if Mr. Darcy had a rakish soul? What if Netherfield Park was haunted? What if action of Pride and Prejudice had played out in Egypt? This collection of 14 short stories contains sexy, over-the-top "pick-me-up" stories across the historical, fantasy and modern genres. They are not for the faint-hearted. Some may call the stories wild and say that they bear no resemble to the original, but Wilson finds Miss Austen's characters timeless and inspirational.

Inside Out - 3.2 An Inside Out Novella in Mark's POVWhile Chris and Sara have traveled to Paris to avoid the chaos of press and police after the tragic night we’d shared, I have stayed to face the reality of what has happened. But there is no peace to be found in facing the truth, and no truth to be found in the confessions that have been made and retracted. I am a Master, all about control, and yet right now, facing great tragedy, I feel as if I have none. With my club and my relationships of the past in the spotlight, I find sanctuary in the one place I’ve promised I will never be again, but cannot seem to resist. Her arms.***Mark and Crystal's story begins in the novella Master Undone.

Lily has squeezed herself into undersized relationships all her life, hoping one might grow as large as those found in the Jane Austen novels she loves. But lately her world is running out of places for her to fit. So when her bookish friend invites her to spend the summer at a Jane Austen literary festival in England, she jumps at the chance to reinvent herself. There, among the rich, promising world of Mansfield Park reenactments, Lily finds people whose longing to live in a novel equals her own. But real-life problems have a way of following you wherever you go, and Lily's accompany her to England. Unless she can change her ways, she could face the fate of so many of Miss Austen's characters, destined to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. My Jane Austen Summer explores how we fall in love, how we come to know ourselves better, and how it might be possible to change and be happier in the real world.

Threatened by university cutbacks, Professor Abigail Bern’s only hope is to publish a provocative research paper--soon. Planning to covertly observe behavior in the notorious Dark Haven BDSM club, she takes a receptionist job. When the owner calls upon her to assist in a demonstration, she’s appalled. Then fascinated. Under the unyielding hands of the master known as my Liege, she discovers a need to be more than an observer.His late wife had been the center of his life, and Xavier Leduc wants no other. But when his new receptionist does her utmost to keep an emotional distance from him, he’s intrigued and digs deeper. She’s adorable. Intriguingly intelligent, beautifully submissive, sweetly vulnerable. He soon realizes her defenses are keeping her on the fringe of her sexuality--and her life. As he draws her into fuller participation, she unconsciously does the same for him. She begins to fill his world.Ever since the night she met my Liege Xavier, Abby has questioned everything she believes about herself. She’s falling for the stern owner of Dark Haven and thinks he’s beginning to care for her...until the day he learns why she’s in his club.

When it comes to pleasure, she's making all the decisionsIsabelle and her boss Grant had a one night stand that rocked, but since then he's been avoiding her.Miffed at his behavior, she's determined to bring him to his knees. Drawing upon her dominant and kinky side, she first makes him regret his actions, and then makes him come crawling back for more.But Isabelle is after more than just revenge and sexual satisfaction. The question is, can her boss let go of his inhibitions and let Isabelle take charge?

While drinking cosmopolitans, Gwendolyn Kidd meets the man of her dreams. Then she takes him home. Then she wakes up alone. But her fear that she lost her dream man turns into a relationship with a mystery man when, night after night in the dead of night, he comes back for more. Hoping it will blossom into something real, she lets him.But she doesn’t even know his name.Gwen’s struggling with the decision to end their crazy non-relationship when her sister-from-hell, Ginger’s best friend pays a visit and warns Gwen that if she and her sister don't get smart, they'll both get d-e-a-d, dead. Gwen has no clue what’s going on but she’s used to Ginger’s antics and decides to lay the problem on her sister’s biker boyfriend's doorstep. Bad choice. She hits the Denver Underground radar with a big, loud ping.This means Gwen’s Mystery Man, Cabe “Hawk” Delgado has to step in to keep her safe. But when Hawk gets a dose of Gwen in the daylight, he makes the decision that he finally wants real with Gwen. However when Gwen gets a dose of badass, bossy, straight-talker Hawk in the daylight, she decides she’s done.Thus begins the head-to-head of the Commando vs. Cosmo Girl as Hawk woos Gwen in his own unique way, Gwen survives firebombs, drive-bys, kidnappings, hot pursuits by biker hotties and gorgeous police detectives and discovers the heartbreaking reason why Hawk kept her at arm’s length.And as all this happens, Gwen finds that her sister’s troubles are serious trouble and she must decide who to keep alive: her sister-from-hell or the man of her dreams.

Nie zabiłam" – powtarzała z uporem. Straciła wszystko, co najważniejsze: ukochane dziecko i wolność. Do końca życia miała oglądać niebo zza krat. Nieugięty inspektor Keller mógł być dumny z siebie – sąd nie uwierzył słowom oskarżonej. A przecież to nie ona zabiła… Po trzech latach opuściła jednak mury więzienia. Spotkali się: kat i jego ofiara. Czy może ich łączyć cokolwiek poza nienawiścią? Czy pożądanie okaże się silniejsze niż ból z powodu doznanej krzywdy?

Dean Robillard, jugador de los Chicago Stars, es el hombre más afortunado del mundo: es una auténtica estrella deportiva y acaba de iniciar una prolífica carrera como modelo de ropa interior. Pero el camino a la gloria ha comenzado su declive, y Dean decide hacer un viaje por carretera en un intento por comprender qué es lo que no marcha bien en su vida. Lo que no sabe es que muy pronto conocerá a alguien que pondrá su mundo del revés.Blue Bailey solo tiene un objetivo en la vida: vengarse de su ex. Para ello cuenta con la ayuda de un auténtico dios griego, el jugador de futbol americano más famoso de América, que se ofrece a llevarla en su Aston Martin. Sin embargo, Dean no es el deportista descerebrado que ella había imaginado…Una novela en la que la popular autora de Toscana para dos y Tenías que ser tú hace nuevamente gala de todo su ingenio y humor.

Ant kalno, nuo kurio matyti visas San Franciskas, stovi didingas namas. Beveik prieš šimtmetį turtingas vyras jį pastatė savo mylimajai, o dabar tuščiais šio kitados nuostabaus namo kambariais vaikšto jauna moteris – garsi teisininkė Sara Anderson. Saros gyvenime ilgą laiką tebuvo darbas ir pastovūs, bet neįpareigojantys santykiai, kuriuos vargu ar būtų galima pavadinti meile. Tačiau po pažinties su garbaus amžiaus ekscentrišku klientu viskas apvirsta aukštyn kojom: testamentu vyras palieka jai nemenką turtą ir neįkainojamą patarimą – gautus pinigus panaudoti kokiam nors drąsiam ir nuostabiam tikslui. Gavus apleisto didingo namo raktus, Sarą užvaldo jo žavesys ir paslaptinga istorija. Moteris ryžtasi už paveldėtus pinigus namą prikelti...

A full moon, a twenty-year old friendship-and a Nantucket night no one would ever forget…For 20 years, Kayla, Antoinette, and Val have performed their own special summer ritual. Once a year, the old friends put aside their daily, separate lives to drink champagne, swap stories, and swim naked under the Nantucket stars. This time though, one of them swims out from the shore and doesn't return. After the surviving friends emerge from their grief, they realize that the repercussions of their loss go far beyond their little circle, and they begin to uncover layers of secrets, and their connections to each other, that were never revealed on the beach. What has made their friendship strong now has the power to destroy their marriages, families-and even themselves.

Mieć pecha, to straszna rzecz. A Mary Ellen właśnie go miała:od zawsze. Po tym jak jej narzeczony nie zjawił się na ich własnym ślubie, postanowiła zaszyć się gdzieś na odludziu. Stać się kimś innym, zmienić skórę. Wybrała zagubioną wśród śniegów i otoczoną przez wilki mieścinę. Czy mogła przypuszczać, że ten koniec świata okaże się jej przeznaczeniem?

Will their past determine their future?Saint Ford has worked hard to achieve her childhood dream of becoming of nurse. Focused on her work and devoted to her patients, there’s no room for love. She doesn’t need a guy making waves in her calm, serene life—especially when he’s the unforgettable hottie who nearly destroyed her in high school. Dark, brooding Nash Donovan might not remember her or the terrible pain he caused. But he turned her world upside down... and now he’s trying to do it again.Saint has no idea that Nash isn’t the cocky player he once was. Uncovering a devastating family secret has rocked his world, and now he’s struggling to figure out his future. He can’t be distracted by the pretty nurse he seems to meet everywhere. Still, he can’t ignore the sparks that fly between them —or how she seems so desperate to get away from him. But the funny, sweet, and drop-dead gorgeous Saint is far too amazing to give up on—especially since she’s the only thing in his life that seems to make sense.When Nash discovers the truth about their past, he realizes he may have lost her heart before he could even fight for it. Now, Saint has to decide: is Nash worth risking herself for all over again?

A blonde's ambitionKenna Mallory is giving up "making it on her own" – aka puddle groomer and accounts payable clerk, jobs that haven't used all her natural abilities – to join the family biz and prove she's got what it takes to be VP of the newest Mallory Hotel. Okay, so maybe she has way more hair and cleavage than it takes, but that should be an asset around co-VP Weston Roth.Wrong. Wes is hot, as Ivy League as the hotel's elite guests, and isn't buying the blond routine. Time to change tactics and start working the numbers. Good thing math is Kenna's other natural asset. And when it comes to getting the guy, if it isn't hair that grabs him… it's, uh, figures.

Sneaking around in the shadows was more fun than Louisa ever imagined… Pete never figured on finding a partner in crime who tasted like dessert. Once he'd taught Louisa to enjoy living on the edge, would she finally feel safe in his love?