In July 1904 a big ocean liner is docked in Antwerp, ready to start its journey to New York. While people come and go on the ship, a lady in a white evening dress is able to board the ship unnoticed. Not quite unnoticed, however - due to her fabulous dress and her beauty, some people do ...

"We'll be able to do it with our hands tied behind our backs!" It's just as well that Ines isn't easily daunted, because if it weren't for her little sister, Christine would be feeling pretty queasy. Her friend Marleen has begged her to take over the running of her little guesthouse on a North ...

The new bestseller by Dora Heldt !

46-year old Christine is waiting for her boyfriend at the train station, full of anticipation - she's spending her holiday on her native island of Sylt. But things have already started going wrong: the woman with the red hat ...

Actually it was meant to be a relaxing working holiday: Christine (45) and Dorothea (40) were going to spend a few days on a Northsea island, helping a friend renovate her pub. But then Christine is compelled by her mother to take her father along. And they've barely set foot on the island when ...

Jochen, Oliver, Bill - almost half of the human race is composed of men. They still set the tone for many issues, even though their facade started to crack a long time ago. Enough of a reason to look more closely. What facets characterize the other gender? With a woman's eyes, Johanna Adorján ...

The sequel of the SPIEGEL bestseller Three Women at the Lake

"What's the deal with these letters?"
"They're the invitations for Julie, Alexandra and Friederike to come to the lake for Pentecost weekend…"
A deep rift separated the three childhood friends for years. It ...

An old villa. A great love. A dark secret.

Attorney Melody Stewart flees into her past in an attempt to escape her professional and private problems. She has inherited a house in idyllic Stockmill, and along with Dan Rashleigh, she follows the winding paths of their shared family history.

This book will open both your eyes and your heart

The heartwarming story of two women whose lives couldn't be any more different. Unconventional Elli hasn't had a permanent home in a long time, and she must struggle every day anew to lead a dignified life on the streets. ...

A stormy, gray time for love


The young German wolf researcher Kaya has been hired by Scottish millionaire Alistair MacKinley to help establish wild wolves on his properties. At the lonely manor in the Highlands, she meets tight-lipped Nevis, Alistair's handsome son, ...

Sometimes happiness is just lying, discarded, on the street...

Romy, 36, is running a fairly unsuccessful food truck. When several disastrous things happen all at once - the permit to her unattractive parking spot at the train station is cancelled, she is threatened with some ...

The Boysen family celebrates life
During a major celebration at Tide House - Inge Boysen is turning 80, while her granddaughter Inka is turning 18 - Fortune's Comet soars over the North Sea island. Inge, her children, and her grandchildren become Fortune's travellers. Enno is ...

A great love during dark times

A young woman, an African-American Gi and the secret of a forbidden love

The well-known Cologne news anchor Tom Monderath is worried about his 84-year-old mother Greta, who is growing increasingly forgetful. What was initially an ...