Romance genre books (417)


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Verity by Colleen Hoover EN

Rating: 5 (3 votes)
Description:
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller 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 bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen ... continue

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Veronika Decides to Die : A Novel of Redemption by Paulo Coelho EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Description:
Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything -- youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does -- at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live. Inspired by events in Coelho's own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman ... continue

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Vielleicht Jetzt by Carolin Wahl DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
Mitreißend, prickelnd, ergreifend! Die Reihe mit Herzklopfgarantie. Er hat klare Regeln. Doch mit ihr bricht er jede davon ... Fast hätte Gabriella in Brasilien ihren Flieger verpasst und jetzt sitzt sie auch noch neben diesem unverschämten – oder eher unverschämt gut aussehenden? – Kerl. Na toll! Obwohl er eigentlich ganz süß ist ... Aber für die Liebe hat sie ohnehin keine Zeit, schließlich fliegt sie nach München, um ihren Vater kennenzulernen. Undercover beginnt sie ein Praktikum in seiner Catering-Firma. Doch an ihrem ersten Arbeitstag in der Küche stellt sich ihr Ausbilder ausgerechnet a... continue

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Weiße Nächte by Fjodor Dostojewski DE

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
Description:
"Es ist wahr, wenn ich vor einer Frau stehe, bin ich stets schüchtern und, ich gebe es zu, nicht weniger aufgeregt, als Sie (...). Jetzt bin ich erschrocken. Es ist mir, als ob alles ein Traum wäre; ich habe mir aber auch im Traume niemals vorgestellt, daß ich imstande wäre, mit irgendeinem weiblichen Wesen zu sprechen..." (Dostojewski, Zitat auf S. 8 aus "Weiße Nächte"). Die Geschichte über den schüchternen Außenseiter, der sich in eine junge Frau verliebt, gilt vielen als die schönste Novelle des russischen Autors. Fjodor Dostojewski. Weiße Nächte. Ein empfindsamer Roman (Aus den Erinnerunge... continue

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Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
When army officer Chike Ameobi is ordered to kill innocent civilians, he knows that it is time to leave. As he travels towards Lagos, he becomes the leader of a new platoon, a band of runaways who share his desire for a better life. Their arrival in the city coincides with the eruption of a political scandal. The education minister, Chief Sandayo, has disappeared and is suspected of stealing millions of dollars from government funds. After an unexpected encounter with the Chief, Chike and his companions must make a choice. Ahmed Bakare, editor of the failing Nigerian Journal, is desperate for ... continue

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What Can I Do When Everything's On Fire?: A Novel by António Lobo Antunes EN

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Country: Europe / Portugal flag Portugal
Description:
A soaring, symphonic epic by the Portuguese master novelist, considered to be the "heir to Conrad and Faulkner" (George Steiner). The razor-thin line between reality and madness is transgressed in this Faulknerian masterpiece, António Lobo Antunes's first novel to appear in English in five years. What Can I Do When Everything's On Fire?, set in the steamy world of Lisbon's demimonde—a nightclub milieu of scorching intensity and kaleidoscopic beauty, a baleful planet populated by drag queens, clowns, and drug addicts—is narrated by Paolo, the son of Lisbon's most legendary transvestite, who sea... continue

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When He Was Wicked : Inspiration for the Netflix Original Series Bridgerton by Julia Quinn EN

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In every life there is a turning point. A moment so tremendous, so sharp and breath-taking, that one knows one's life will never be the same. For Michael Stirling, London's most infamous bachelor, that moment came the first time he laid eyes on Francesca Bridgerton. After a lifetime of chasing women, of smiling slyly as they chased him, of allowing himself to be caught but never permitting his heart to become engaged, he took one look at Francesca Bridgerton and fell so fast and hard into love it was a wonder he managed to remain standing. Unfortunately for Michael, however, Francesca's surnam... continue

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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens EN

Rating: 5 (5 votes)
Description:
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE—The #1 New York Times bestselling worldwide sensation with more than 18 million copies sold, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as “a painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a celebration of nature.” For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived fo... continue


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Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys EN

Rating: 3 (12 votes)
Description:
Antoinette Cosway is a Creole heiress - product of an inbred, decadent, expatriate community - a sensitive girl at once beguiled and repelled by the lush Jamaican landscape. Soon after her marriage to Rochester rumours of madness in the Cosway family poison Rochester's mind against her.