Milena Havlová Książki

After sixteen years of marriage, Mattie Hart's husband Jake leaves her for another woman, leaving her to cope with her teenage daughter's anger and a health crisis that will tear all their lives apart.

'I think my real name is Samantha. I think I'm your daughter.' Caroline Shipley's heart nearly stops when she hears those words from the voice on the other end of the phone. Instantly, she's thrust 15 years into the past, to a posh resort in Baja, Mexico and the fateful night her world collapsed. The trip is supposed to be a celebration. Caroline's husband, Hunter, convinces her to leave their two young daughters, Michelle and Samantha, alone in their hotel suite while the couple enjoys an anniversary dinner in the restaurant downstairs. But returning afterward, Caroline and Hunter make a horrifying discovery: Two-year-old Samantha has vanished without a trace. What follows are days, weeks and years of anguish for Caroline. She's tormented by media attention that has branded her a cold, incompetent mother, while she struggles to save her marriage. Caroline also has to deal with the demands of her needy elder daughter, Michelle, who is driven to cope in dangerous ways. Through it all, Caroline desperately clings to the hope that Samantha will someday be found only to be stung again and again by cruel reality. Plunged back into the still-raw heartbreak of her daughter's disappearance, and the suspicions and inconsistencies surrounding a case long gone cold, Caroline doesn't know whom or what to believe. The only thing she can be sure of is that someone is fiercely determined to hide the truth of what happened to Samantha.

An Amazon Charts bestseller. A deeply moving story of carrying on even when it seems impossible. Life is over in an instant for sixteen-year-old Finn Miller when a devastating car accident tumbles her and ten others over the side of a mountain. Suspended between worlds, she watches helplessly as those she loves struggle to survive. Impossible choices are made, decisions that leave the survivors tormented with grief and regret. Unable to let go, Finn keeps vigil as they struggle to reclaim their shattered lives. Jack, her father, who seeks vengeance against the one person he can blame other than himself; her best friend, Mo, who bravely searches for the truth as the story of their survival is rewritten; her sister Chloe, who knows Finn lingers and yearns to join her; and her mother, Ann, who saved them all but is haunted by her decisions. Finn needs to move on, but how can she with her family still in pieces? Heartrending yet ultimately redemptive, In an Instant is a story about the power of love, the meaning of family, and carrying on...even when it seems impossible.

Francesca Monsanto meets a man and his son racing to catch a train. It is a meeting she never anticipated, but one that was meant to be. As their relationship develops the coincidences that brought them together take on a dangerous aspect.

The small, close-knit community of Torrance, Florida, is torn asunder by a cold-blooded killer targeting teenage girls, and with gossip and fear gripping its citizens, high school teacher Sandy Crosbie vows to protect her family and find the attacker.

An abused child, raised in a convent, plans on becoming a nun, until she falls in love with a priest

Serenity Makepeace knows a lot about whole-grain bread, but she doesn't know beans about business. She's expanding her natural foods emporium to sell local handicrafts by mail—which she hopes will benefit her offbeat artist community in Witt's End, Washington. But she needs a crack financial adviser to make her dream a reality—so she charms her way into the office of Caleb Ventress, a handsome wolf in conservative clothing. An expert in the art of the deal, Caleb isn't sure what to make of the unconventional Serenity—but there's no doubt he's attracted. A pass from a paragon of conformity—even one as handsome as Caleb—is more than free-spirited Serenity bargained for. But when a lethal blackmailer threatens her plans and perhaps her life, she puts her whole trust in the man who seems her complete opposite—and the net result might be true love.

When you read a novel by Rosamunde Pilcher you enter a special world where emotions sing from the heart. A world that lovingly captures the ties that bind us to one another-the joys and sorrows, heartbreaks and misunderstandings, and glad, perfect moments when we are in true harmony. A world filled with evocative, engrossing, and above all, enjoyable portraits of people's lives and loves, tenderly laid open for us...Caroline travels to Scotland, hoping to make contact with a brother she hasn't seen for years, and return in time for her wedding to the man her strong-willed stepmother thought so suitable. Then a sudden snow strands her in an isolated house with a young man recovering from tragedy. Both are on the brink of terrible mistakes, but perhaps they can save each other.

BESTSELLEROWA AUTORKA POWIEŚCI OBYCZAJOWYCH GDY ŻYCIOWA LEKCJA JEST SZANSĄ NA ZACIEŚNIENIE WIĘZI Trzy przyjaciółki ze studiów tracą kontakt z powodu tragedii, z którą każda z nich radzi sobie w inny sposób. Mary Stuart ukrywa swoją samotność - wciąż nie uporała się z poczuciem winy i obawą, że mąż nigdy nie wybaczy jej śmierci ich syna. Tonya cieszy się urokami sławy, ale nic nie jest w stanie uleczyć jej złamanego serca i zastąpić dzieci, których pragnęła, ale nigdy nie miała. Zoe jest samotną mamą adoptowanego dwulatka i pracuje jako lekarka w klinice opiekującej się chorymi na AIDS. Cały swój czas poświęca pracy - do momentu, w którym nieoczekiwane wieści zmuszają ją do przemyślenia zarówno swojej przyszłości, jak i obecnego życia . Kiedyś nierozłączne, po dwudziestu latach spotykają się ponownie, by spędzić lato na ranczu. Z początku trudno jest im odbudować wieź, jednak moc przyjaźni okaże się silniejsza niż upływ czasu . Stare rany się zabliźnią, długo skrywane tajemnice wyjdą na jaw, a dawna miłość odrodzi się lub zrobi miejsce dla zupełnie nowej. Ranczo to poruszająca opowieść o sile kobiecej przyjaźni, która przynosi spokój i ukojenie nawet w obliczu największych życiowych wyzwań.

With a wife he loves and an exciting London-based career, architect Charles Waterston's life seems in perfect balance. Nothing in his comfortable existence prepares him for the sudden end to his ten-year marriage—or his unwanted transfer to his firm's New York office. With nothing left to lose, Charlie takes a leave of absence from his job to drive through New England, hoping to make peace with himself.

A shocking shooting exposes the hidden secrets of five families living in a quiet suburban cul-de-sac. This psychological thriller delves into the complexities of their lives, revealing how deeply intertwined their fates are and the dark truths they conceal. As tensions rise, the narrative unfolds to explore themes of trust, betrayal, and the facades people maintain in seemingly perfect neighborhoods.

Début du XXe siècle, Olivia et Victoria constituent un prodige de la nature. Jumelles, elles sont si semblables que personne ne peut les différencier... La vie des deux sueurs bascule le jour où Victoria tombe amoureuse d'un homme marié. Pour éviter le scandale, son père lui fait épouser un jeune veuf : Charles Dawson. Mais tandis que Victoria, indépendante et passionnée, n'a de cesse de rejoindre le Front en Europe, où la Première Guerre mondiale vient d'éclater, Olivia, douce et réservée, aime Charles en secret. Et si elles échangeaient leurs vies ?

When MANHATTAN was conceived as a new TV series it offered more than just the chance for a network to make the ratings. For the stars involved it meant the chance of a lifetime - if they were prepared to pay the price. Sabina Quarles saw a second chance to love when it had seemed her life was over. For Bill Warwick it meant salvation from a tangled web of unhappiness he d been powerless to escape. And as the viewers watched the drama unfold, the actors shared their passion and pain in the performance ol their lives ?

"You're in danger. You and Amanda." The warning draws Bonnie Wheeler to a place she has never been: To the brutally slain body of her husband's ex-wife . . . To the shattering of her perfect world by a murdered woman's secrets . . . To a place where every truth becomes a lie--and every loved one is a stranger . . . To a gathering darkness that threatens her innocent child--and herself . . . To a home where nothing is safe, and there's no one she can trust. No one.

After spending a year in prison, Ralph has explicit plans for his first night of freedom: tonight, someone will be held accountable. He goes to murderous lengths to learn the address of his former wife - the woman he blames for his fate. Determined to bring her to his idea of justice, Ralph's next step is to travel from Florida to Ohio to find his ex-wife's house on Mad River Road. Also in Florida, Jamie Kellogg wakes from the agonizing nightmare of her mother's funeral, and assesses her life: she's a twenty-nine-year-old woman in a dead-end job, with an ex-husband in Atlanta, a married lover in the hospital, and a virtual stranger in her bed. But this stranger is everything the previous men in her life weren't: tender, attentive, and adventurous. After convincing Jamie to quit her miserable job and ditch her judgmental, perfectionist sister, Ralph proposes a romantic getaway. While Jamie wonders if this thrilling man might finally be her Prince Charming, they plan a road trip to visit his son, who lives with his mother on a street called Mad River Road. As riveting and beguiling as Joy Fielding's previous novels, Mad River Road is a tale of courage, truth, and the need to trust one's instincts. "From the Hardcover edition."

Paranoia and revenge, voyeurism and obsession - The Girl on the Train meets Rear Window in this gripping novel from a queen of psychological suspense.

Lynn za swój atut uważała niezależność, zaradność, poczucie pewności siebie, wiarę we własne możliwości. Tymczasem po czternastu latach małżeństwa jej mąż odszedł do takiej, która go potrzebowała - do kobiety wymagającej oparcia na silnym męskim ramieniu. Lynn pogodziła się z sytuacją, choć rozgoryczeniem napawało ją to, że tamta nie jest ani młodsza, ani szczególnie urodziwa. Pewnego dnia odebrała telefon od męża rywalki, który zapragnął zobaczyć jak wygląda porzucona żona...

Internetowe randki to ryzykowna sprawa. Czy on okaże się w rzeczywistości równie przystojny, co na fotografii, a może została ona zrobiona dziesięć lat i dwadzieścia kilogramów temu? Kiedy zaś poprosi, żebyś poszła z nim do domu, skąd masz wiedzieć, czy to bezpieczne? Cztery kobiety przyjaciółki, krewne, rywalki angażują się w randki z internetu, szukając towarzyskiej rozrywki, a tymczasem trafiają na celownik obeznanego technologicznie zabójcy, który przez aplikacje towarzyskie wabi ofiary. Mężczyzna używający pseudonimu Ten Jedyny wie, że jego idealna fryzura, zwycięski uśmiech i urocze żarty rozbrajają kobiety i tłumią wszelkie wątpliwości, które mogłyby powstrzymywać je przed wybraniem się do jego mieszkania. Romantyczny wieczór zamienia się w randkę z zabójcą. Do czego zdolne są kobiety w starciu z psychopatą? Joy Fielding, autorka bestsellerów New York Timesa, stworzyła skomplikowany, elektryzujący thriller o zabójczej kombinacji przyjaźni, zazdrości i namiętności.