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Everyone thinks they know who I am - ditzy Sarah, who cares more about appearances than she does about anything real. And yeah, I do care about what people think of me. Take my friends Alex and Rachel. We all go to Strandbrook College, Dublin. We're supposed to be best friends. But Alex and Rachel - they're really close. They tell each other things that they would never tell me. I try not to mind. And then there's Simon. He's my sort-of boyfriend but we hardly see each other. And when we do, I feel like he doesn't really 'see' me, you know? Everything's such a mess right now. My dad left us to be with Her; my mum is really angry all the time; and my brother Louis, he just doesn't care. I guess that's why the shoplifting started. It makes me feel good. In control. I just want everything to change. And it does. The day I got caught . . .

At Strandbrook College, we are Kids Of. Kids of diplomats, media stars, musicians, artists, actors, oh, and wealthy people who aspire to all of that. I'm the kid of a rock star. Means nothing to me. When Mum died, six months ago, I didn't just lose her, I lost my dad - to work. The only thing he does now is annoy me. He hires people like 'The Stylist' who wears bullets in her belt and makes him look like a hobo. Seriously. But 'The Rockstar' isn't the only person who drives me mad. There's David McFadden, a guy in my class who could have helped but didn't. Now, it's too late. I don't want his help. Because I'm not going to trust anyone, love anyone, rely on anyone. That way I'll never be hurt again. If only I could solve the problem of Rachel, my best friend, who won't let me pull back just like that. Even David McFadden won't stay out of my face. But I'm not going to fall for his blue eyes, his windswept hair or the plaited leather on his wrist. And when he says he wants to help, I'm sure as hell not going to listen....

Funny how a couple's world can change in an instant . . . Rory is a devil-may-care young doctor, career on the up, wonderful girlfriend at home, nothing more pressing on his mind than finding tickets for Saturday's match. That's until a near fatal incident at work makes him realize that the one thing that would make him happier than anything - in fact, the only thing that matters to him - is to become a father. Rory's girlfriend, Louise, has a very different view of their future - and, for very good reasons, it doesn't include becoming parents. But how can she tell Rory? And when she does, does it have to mean the end?

Lucy Arigho is not the sort of woman to be swept off her feet. She is sober, career - minded and slightly numb since the death of her fiance. So it's completely out of character for her to race a man in traffic . . . and even more unusual when they meet again and she is irritated, intrigued and finally enraptured by the driver, a writer called Greg Millar. Within eight weeks she is seriously considering Greg's pleas that she marry him and wondering if she can take on his two motherless children. But before she can make a decision about becoming part of Greg's world, events plunge her right into it - at the deep end. Her careful existence is turned upside down and she has to figure out how to handle two vulnerable children and to face the fact that she doesn't really know the man whose life has so overwhelmed hers. Love Comes Tumbling is a powerful, gripping and original story about what happens when the craziness of falling in love ends and the craziness of real life begins.

"Endorsed by the Institute of Public Relations, Managing Activism is essential reading for managers and PR practitioners in any organisation vulnerable to activism, be it a company, government, university, institution or charity."--BOOK JACKET.

Ever since Jennifer exchanged her high-flying career, with its sharp suits, big money and expense-account lunches, for a life by the sea with her little boy, Charlie and their dog, Sausage, she hasn't looked back. Not even once. Not on the emotional debris of her broken engagement to fiance, Dave, nor the one-night of stupidity that caused it. But all that is about to change... Four-year-old Charlie's new life in school has started so well: he's made friends, settled in, is having a terrific time. But Jennifer is worried by the dark circles under his eyes, his pale little face. Suspecting anaemia, she takes him for a check-up and is referred to hospital, where to her horror, she is told that Charlie has a life-threatening illness. Reeling with shock, Jennifer must cope with the stuff of every parent's nightmare, and watch her son struggle for his life. to face the past she thought she could safely forget: her difficult relationship with her mother, the pain and anger of her break-up with Dave, and the bombshell she is about to drop on Charlie's natural father. Written with the passion that characterised Turning Turtle, Time in a Bottle is a raw, honest account of a mother's love for her child, which will not fail to move anyone who reads it. Also by Denise Deegan: Turning Turtle

Funny how a couple's world can change in an instant . . . Rory is a devil-may-care young doctor, career on the up, wonderful girlfriend at home, nothing more pressing on his mind than finding tickets for Saturday's match. That's until a near fatal incident at work makes him realize that the one thing that would make him happier than anything - in fact, the only thing that matters to him - is to become a father. Rory's girlfriend, Louise, has a very different view of their future - and, for very good reasons, it doesn't include becoming parents. But how can she tell Rory? And when she does, does it have to mean the end?

Kann Liebe alle Wunden heilen? Der Schicksalsroman »Die Sterne über Irland« der irischen Bestseller-Autorin Denise Deegan als eBook bei dotbooks. Lucy hat es so sehr vermisst: das Gefühl von Wärme und Geborgenheit, wie Sonnenschein auf der Haut – etwas, das sie nach dem Tod ihres Verlobten verloren glaubte. Doch als ein Auftrag die junge Grafikdesignerin mit dem charismatischen Schriftsteller Greg zusammenführt, sind diese Gefühle plötzlich wieder da – vielleicht auch, weil er ein ähnliches Schicksal bewältigen muss. Mutig wagt Lucy mit ihm den Schritt in ein neues Leben ... aber die Ablehnung seiner beiden Kinder und deren Großeltern legt sich bald wie ein Schatten über ihr Glück. Wie soll sie in die Fußstapfen einer Frau treten, die keiner von ihnen loslassen will? Und plötzlich scheint sich Greg zu verändern und Lucy immer öfter auszuweichen ... Der Schlüssel zu diesem Rätsel liegt in der Vergangenheit, da ist sich Lucy sicher – aber wird ihre Liebe stark genug für all das sein? Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: Der bewegende Liebesroman »Die Sterne über Irland« der irischen Bestseller-Autorin Denise Deegan – auch bekannt unter den Titeln »Der Klang unserer Träume« und »Blauer Schmetterling«. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.