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Grace and Ted Chapman are widely regarded as the perfect couple. Ted is a successful novelist and Grace, his wife of twenty years, is beautiful, carefree, and a wonderful homemaker. But what no one sees are Ted’s rages, his mood swings, and the precarious house of cards that their lifestyle is built upon. When Ted’s longtime assistant and mainstay leaves, his world begins to crumble, and Grace, with dark secrets in her past, is most vulnerable. She finds herself in need of help but with no one to turn to…until Ted’s new assistant, Beth, comes to the rescue.

Grace Chapman has an enviable set-up, living comfortably with her husband on the Hudson River. Then Ted advertises for a new assistant, and Beth walks into their lives. Organized, passionate and eager to learn, Beth quickly makes herself indispensable to Ted and his family. But Grace soon begins to feel sidelined in her home - and her marriage - by this ambitious younger woman. Is Grace paranoid or is there more to Beth than there appears?

When Gabby first met Elliott she knew he was the man for her. In twenty years of marriage she has never doubted her love for him, but Gabby feels that time and her youth are slipping away. For the first time in her life she is restless. And then she meets the youthful Matt… And in one reckless moment she destroys all that she holds dear. Are some betrayals too great to forgive?

Ronni Sunshine left London for Hollywood to become a beautiful, charismatic star of the silver screen. But at home she was a narcissistic, disinterested mother who alienated her three daughters. As soon as possible, tomboy Nell fled her mother's overbearing presence to work on a farm and find her own way in the world as a single mother. The target of her mother's criticism, Meredith never felt good enough, thin enough, pretty enough. Her life took her to London - and into the arms of a man whom she may not even love.

In Tempting Fate by Jane Green, Gabby and Elliott have been happily married for 18 years. They have two teenaged daughters; they have built a life together. So why does 43-year-old Gabby feel like she has only three more minutes left of youth? Why do her friends so desperately try to hang on to their attractiveness? And why does she ever even look at the handsome guy - 10 years younger - at the other end of the bar one night? Gabby is the last person to have an affair - a physical one, at least.

When a shocking family secret is revealed, twenty-something journalist Cat Coombs finds herself falling into a dark spiral. Wild, glamorous nights out in London and raging hangovers the next day become her norm, leading to a terrible mistake one night while visiting family in America, on the island of Nantucket. It's a mistake for which she can't forgive herself. When she returns home, she confronts the unavoidable reality of her life and knows it's time to grow up. But she doesn't know if she'll ever be able to earn the forgiveness of the people she hurt.

Evvie, Maggie, and Topher have known one another since college. Their friendship was something they swore would last forever. Now years have passed, the friends have drifted apart, and they never found the lives they wanted - the lives they dreamed of when they were young and everything seemed possible. Evvie starved herself to become a supermodel but derailed her career by sleeping with a married man. Maggie married Ben, the boy she fell in love with in college, never imagining the heartbreak his drinking would cause.

The New York Times best-selling author of The Beach House, Jemima J, and Sister Stardust presents a novel about the pleasure and meaning of finding a home - and family - where you least expect them...When Emma Montague left the strict confines of upper-crust British life for New York, she felt sure it would make her happy. Away from her parents and expectations, she felt liberated, throwing herself into Manhattan life replete with a high-paying job, a gorgeous apartment, and a string of successful boyfriends.

Andi has spent much of her adult life looking for the perfect man, and at 37, she's finally found him. Ethan - divorced with two daughters, Emily and Sophia - is a devoted father and even better husband. Always hoping one day she would be a mother, Andi embraces the girls like they were her own. But in Emily’s eyes, Andi is an obstacle to her father’s love, and Emily will do whatever it takes to break her down. When the dynamics between the two escalate, they threaten everything Andi believes about love, family, and motherhood....

'The Adventure of the Final Problem' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes goes head to head with a criminal mastermind whom he regards as his only intellectual equal.

'The Adventure of the Gloria Scott' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. This story pertains to Sherlock's earliest case, recounted by Watson. Back in his university days, Holmes endeavours to solve the mystery behind his friend's father's death by decoding a secret note.

'The Adventure of the Crooked Man' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes invites Watson to witness the final stage of an investigation. A colonel is dead, and his wife is considered the prime suspect. While all the signs seem to point to her, Sherlock seems to think otherwise.

'The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. In this frame tale, Holmes recounts the events of a particular case he worked on in relation to a university acquantance, whose domestic staff vanished after secretly reading a family document. The document was in fact a riddle, which - in order to understand the peculiarities of the case - Holmes must solve.

'The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. It comes to light that Holmes has a brother called Mycroft - one with a brilliant mind like his own. Unable to solve a case, Mycroft asks Sherlock to look into it.

'The Adventure of the Resident Patient' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doctor Trevelyan has landed in a peculiar business arrangement, whereby a man named Blessington has provided him with a prestigious address to practice in return for three-quarters of his income. After a series of strange happenings, Blessington has become increasingly paranoid and agitated, causing the doctor to present the problem to Holmes.

'The Adventure of the Reigate Puzzle' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes finds his services are needed when Watson takes him to a friend's estate in Surrey. After hearing about a burglary in a nearby estate and a murder in another, Holmes is presented with just one clue: a torn piece of paper with only a few words on it.

'The Adventure of the Naval Treaty' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr. Watson reveives a letter from an old friend, now a Foreign Office employee, who had an important naval treaty stolen from his office. Watson refers the problem to Holmes, who takes to the case with considerable interest....

'The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes takes on a case involving a young clerk who has been offered a job with a remarkable salary but is most concerned about the peculiar conditions to which he must agree....

'The Adventure of the Yellow Face' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is visited by a man who shares a story about how his wife has decieved him, adding that her motives remain mysterious to him. Holmes agrees to take on the case.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of stories by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the renowned detective. The complete collection includes: 'The Adventure of Silver Blaze', 'The Adventure of the Yellow Face', 'The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk', 'The Adventure of the Gloria Scott', 'The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual', 'The Adventure of the Reigate Squire', 'The Adventure of the Crooked Man', 'The Adventure of the Resident Patient' and more....