Anjali Banerjee

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Lina Ray has a knack for pairing up perfect couples as a professional matchmaker in San Francisco, but her well-meaning, highly traditional Indian family wants her to get married. When her Auntie Kiki introduces Lina to the bachelor from hell at her sister's wedding in India, Lina panics and blurts out, "I'm engaged!" Because what's the harm in a little lie? Who's sari now? Lina scrambles to find a real fiancé because Auntie Kiki will be coming to America soon to approve the match. But date after disastrous date gets her no closer to her prince -- until an actual prince arrives on her doorstep. Lina hasn't been able to stop fantasizing about traditional but dashing Raja Prasad since she met him in India. In fact, her imaginary fiancé has begun to resemble him! Now Raja is in San Francisco and wants Lina to find a suitable bride for his brother. Though they live oceans apart, Lina longs to bridge the gap. But when her fantastic fib catches up with her, life is suddenly like a Bollywood flick gone horribly wrong. Lina may have an over-developed fantasy life, but she certainly never imagined things would turn out like this!

Imaginary Men

La librería de las nuevas oportunidades

Divorcee Jasmine Mistry returns to Shelter Island to run her beloved aunt's bookstore, rumored to be haunted, and begins a mystical journey involving the spirits of long-dead authors and falling in love with a mysterious young stranger. Original.

Haunting Jasmine

"Into the quaint town of Fairport on Shelter Island comes Lily Byrne, a young widow who is not so much running from the old but rather edging toward something new and indefinable. Here in the peaceful Pacific Northwest, newly engaged in her vintage clothing boutique, she hides comfortably from the world. But Lily knows that solitude can't sustain her forever. Somehow, somewhere, something's got to give. It does, with the unexpected arrival of an exuberant little cat, a curious loner with a mysterious past all its own. As Lily searches for the cat's true home, she embarks on a journey just as unpredictable--one of healing and renewal that opens up a whole new world in this small island community she now calls home. Saved by the hidden graces of others, she even allows herself to fall in love again. But how much of this is serendipity? How much is destiny? As Lily starts looking at herself and her life in an enlightening new way, she can't help but also wonder: How long can such good fortune last?"--

Enchanting Lily

La tienda de los recuerdos perdidos

While spending a month on an island off the coast of Washington helping in her Uncle Sanjay's veterinary clinic, eleven-year-old Poppy Ray soon questions her decision to follow in her uncle's footsteps.

Seaglass Summer

La libreria dei nuovi inizi

Jana Seidel

Pippa Arden

Auf der Suche nach dem großen Glück: Der Wohlfühl-Sammelband »Ein kleiner Laden zum Verlieben« jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks. Wenn dein Exfreund dich sitzen lässt und dir nur sein Laden bleibt – dann mach ein Wohlfühlparadies daraus! Ganz nach diesem Motto ist Franzi Engels Laden immer voller Fröhlichkeit und gut besucht von ihren besten Freunden. Aber dann lernt sie Felix kennen, einen wahren Traummann, der schon bald ihr ganzes Leben auf den Kopf stellt ... Die junge Lakshmi führt einen zauberhaften Stoffladen und weiß immer genau, was ihre Kundinnen wollen. Aber der charmante Nick könnte sie ihre Berufung aus den Augen verlieren lassen – darf sie sich trotzdem in ihn verlieben? Die Journalistin Juli dagegen ist überzeugt, dass der schillernde Schriftsteller Rafael gut an ihrer Seite aussehen würde –aber als sie dessen Verleger Alexander in ihrem Stammrestaurant »Weinstein« trifft, schlägt ihr Herz plötzlich Purzelbäume ... Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: Der Sammelband »Ein kleiner Laden zum Verlieben« enthält die romantischen Feelgood-Romane »Der kleine Laden der großen Träume« von Pippa Arden, »Der kleine Stoffladen des Glücks« von Anjali Banerjee und »Das Restaurant der süßen Träume« von Jana Seidel. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Drei Romane in einem eBook: »Der kleine Laden der großen Träume«, »Der kleine Stoffladen des Glücks« und »Das Restaurant der süßen Träume«

Ein kleiner Laden zum Verlieben

When his beloved grandfather dies, eight-year-old Anu feels that his spirit is near and will stop at nothing to bring him back, including trying to become a Hindu holy man.

Looking for Bapu

De vegades intentem amagar-nos, però la vida sempre ens acaba trobant. La Lily és troba en un moment decisiu de la seva vida: el seu marit va morir en un accident de cotxe fa uns mesos i ella se sent perduda. Ha passat de tenir-ho tot a no saber com omplir els dies. De tota manera, en lloc de deixar-se vèncer per la depressió decideix marxar de Seattle, rumb a una nova vida. Tot passejant pels carrers de Fairport descobreix una caseta de dues plantes de color groc. És el lloc ideal per començar una nova aventura. A la planta baixa hi ha prou espai per muntar-hi una botiga i, a la planta de dalt, hi podria viure ella. La seva vida tornarà a començar a partir d'unes quantes peces de roba vintage exposades a la botiga, que ben aviat esdevindrà un lloc central a la vida de la comunitat. Així que s'hi instal·la troba una gateta abandonada, un animal molt especial que té el poder d'entendre l'ànima dels éssers humans. Gràcies a la mixeta, la Lily es guanyarà la confiança dels veïns, que busquen a la botiga una nova manera de veure's a si mateixos. Allò que havia començat com una manera d'amagar-se, serà per a la Lily una finestra oberta a la vida, i per als lectors, una història tendra i meravellosa.

La botiga dels records perduts

This charming novel about a Bengali-American matchmaker in San Francisco who creates an imaginary fiancé in order to satisfy her marriage-minded traditional parents offers a fresh variation on the timeless theme of a young woman's quest for true love. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Lina Ray has a knack for pairing up perfect couples as a professional matchmaker in San Francisco, but her well-meaning, highly traditional Indian family wants her to get married. When her Auntie Kiki introduces Lina to the bachelor from hell at her sister's wedding in India, Lina panics and blurts out, "I'm engaged!" Because what's the harm in a little lie? Who's sari now? Lina scrambles to find a real fiancé because Auntie Kiki will be coming to America soon to approve the match. But date after disastrous date gets her no closer to her prince -- until an actual prince arrives on her doorstep. Lina hasn't been able to stop fantasizing about traditional but dashing Raja Prasad since she met him in India. In fact, her imaginary fiancé has begun to resemble him! Now Raja is in San Francisco and wants Lina to find a suitable bride for his brother. Though they live oceans apart, Lina longs to bridge the gap. But when her fantastic fib catches up with her, life is suddenly like a Bollywood flick gone horribly wrong. Lina may have an over-developed fantasy life, but she certainly never imagined things would turn out like this!

A veces intentamos escondernos, pero la vida acaba encontrándonos. Lily ha llegado a un momento cabal de su vida: su marido murió en un accidente de coche hace unos meses, y ella se encuentra perdida. Ha pasado de tenerlo todo a no saber qué hacer con sus días. La depresión está a punto de apoderarse de ella y decide irse de Seattle, rumbo a una nueva vida. Paseando por las calles de Fairport, descubre un pequeño cottage amarillo de dos plantas. Es el lugar perfecto para empezar una nueva aventura, en la planta baja hay sitio para una pequeña tienda y en la planta de arriba podría instalarse ella. Su vida volverá a empezar a partir de unas pocas prendas vintage expuestas en su tienda, que pronto se convertirá en un lugar central en la vida de toda la comunidad. A los pocos días de instalarse, se encuentra a una gatita abandonada, un animal muy especial que tiene el poder de entender el alma de los humanos, y gracias aella Lily conquistará la confianza de los vecinos, que buscan en la tienda una nueva manera de verse a sí mismos. Lo que había empezado siendo una manera de esconderse, será para Lily una ventana abierta a la vida y para los lectores una deliciosa fábula de verano. Una tienda de ropa vintage y una gata muy especial pueden devolvernos las ganas de vivir.

From the author of the “luminous [and] gorgeous” (Susan Wiggs) Haunting Jasmine comes a glorious new novel that reaches straight into to the heart to celebrate the resilience of the human spirit… “I wonder how my carefully planned life could have tipped so far out of balance?” Into the quaint town of Fairport on Shelter Island comes Lily Byrne, a young widow who is not so much running from the old but rather edging toward something new and indefinable. Here in the peaceful Pacific Northwest, newly engaged in her vintage clothing boutique, she hides from the world. But Lily knows that solitude can’t sustain her forever. Somehow, somewhere, something’s got to give. It does, with the unexpected arrival of an exuberant little cat. As Lily searches for the cat’s true home, she embarks on a journey just as unpredictable—one of healing and renewal that opens up a whole new world in this small island community she now calls home. Saved by the hidden graces of others, she even allows herself to fall in love again. But how much of this is serendipity? How much is destiny? As Lily starts looking at herself, and her life, in an enlightening new way, she can’t help but also wonder, how long can such good fortune last?

Rita Da Costa

A menudo es ahí, en las páginas amarillentas de un libro olvidado, donde están las palabras que pueden cambiar nuestra vida. La recién divorciada Jasmine Mistry está intentando rehacer su vida cuando recibe una llamada inesperada que la devolverá al lugar en el que se crió, la isla de Shelter, donde regentará temporalmente la estrafalaria librería de su tía Ruma, un espacio fascinante del que siempre se ha dicho que estaba encantado. Sola y deseando comenzar de nuevo, la joven desembarca en el polvoriento y desordenado local y no tarda en descubrir que tiene compañía. Los autores, vivos y muertos, revolotean por las estanterías, dejando oír su voz, instándola a curar su corazón herido y a acercarse a ese joven y enigmático desconocido con quien, tal vez, pueda llegar a compartir todos los libros de su vida. «Deliciosa. Narrada con gracia y calidez.» The Seattle Post Intelligencer

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