Minnie Darke

A sparkling romantic comedy about one woman's decision to tinker with the horoscopes of the man of her dreams--with far-reaching consequences "A bright, brilliant, joyful love story."--Josie Silver, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December When childhood sweethearts Justine (Sagittarius and serious skeptic) and Nick (Aquarius and true believer) bump into each other as adults, a life-changing love affair seems inevitable. To Justine, anyway. Especially when she learns Nick is an astrological devotee, whose decisions are guided by the stars, and more specifically, by the horoscopes in his favorite magazine. The same magazine Justine happens to write for. As Nick continues to not fall headlong in love with her, Justine decides to take Nick's horoscope, and Fate itself, into her own hands. But, of course, Nick is not the only Aquarius making important life choices according to what is written in the stars. Charting the ripple effects of Justine's astrological meddling, Star-Crossed is a delicious, intelligent, and affecting love story about friendship, chance, and how we all navigate the kinds of choices that are hard to face alone. Advance praise for Star-Crossed "Swoon-worthy . . . a smart, sweet love story about friendship, destiny, and the power of choice."―Bustle "[A] juicy romance novel."―Good Housekeeping "This cleverly structured first outing from the pseudonymous Darke will appeal to fans of romantic comedy, astrology, and chaos. Utterly charming and ripe for development as a film."―Booklist "Winning . . . Unpretentious, well-drawn characters and the fresh twist on the childhood sweethearts reunited setup make this perfect for fans of romantic comedies."―Publishers Weekly "Darke creates a world of stargazers whose destinies eventually collide. . . . Funny and enticing."―Library Journal

Star-Crossed

This is the story of a love song . . . And like any good love song, it has two parts. In Australia, Arie Johnson waits impatiently for classical pianist Diana Clare to return from a world tour, hopeful that after seven years together she'll finally agree to marry him. On her travels, Diana composes a song for Arie. It's the perfect way to express her love, knowing they'll spend their lives together . . . Won't they? Then late one night, her love song is overheard, and begins its own journey across the world. In Scotland, Evie Greenlees is drifting. It's been years since she left Australia with a backpack, a one-way ticket and a dream of becoming a poet. Now she spends her days making coffee and her nights serving beer. And she's not even sure whether the guy she lives with is really her boyfriend or just a flatmate. Then one day she hears an exquisite love song. One that will connect her to a man with a broken heart . . . PRAISE FOR STAR-CROSSED 'Will leave you with a warm glow . . . In every way a delight, Star-crossed is so much fun, this reviewer fell head over heels for it.' Herald Sun 'This is one dazzling, versatile writer, working with impeccable skill, sharp wit and frolicsome charm.' Weekend Australian 'An escapist delight . . . a light, fun read, with a creative spin on a winning rom-com formula.' Newsday

Lost Love Song, The

A heartwarming novel about what we are prepared to give—and give up—in the name of love, from the author of Star-Crossed and The Lost Love Song.
 
Two boxes, both alike in size and shape . . .

Marnie Fairchild is the brains and talent behind Wish & Co., a boutique store that offers a bespoke gift-buying service to wealthy clients with complicated lives. Brian Charlesworth is Marnie’s most prized customer, and today she’s wrapping the perfect anniversary gift for his wife, Suzanne . . . and a birthday present for his mistress, Leona. What could possibly go wrong? 

For years, Marnie’s had her heart set on moving Wish & Co. to the historic shopfront once owned by her grandfather. When the chance to bid for the property unexpectedly arises, Marnie—distracted—makes an uncharacteristic mistake. Soon Brian is in a fight to rescue his marriage, and Marnie is scrabbling to keep her dreams alive. With the situation so complicated, the last thing Marnie needs is to fall for Brian and Suzanne’s gorgeous son, Luke.

A Novel

With Love from Wish and Co

"From the author of Star-Crossed...Behind every great love song is a great love story. It's been seven years and Diana is finally ready to marry her long-time fiancé, Arie; she's even composing a beautiful love song for him, working on it in hotels and concert halls as she criss-crosses the world as a classical pianist. Before she can finish it, though, tragedy strikes--and Diana is lost to Arie forever. But her song might not be... In Australia, the world has gone quiet for Arie and he lives his life accordingly, struggling to cope with his loss. In Scotland, Evie is taking stock of her life after the end of another lackluster almost-relationship. Years of wandering the globe and failing to publish her poetry have taken their toll, and she might finally be ready to find what her travels have never been able to give her: a real home. As Diana's song is passed from musician to musician, winding its way around the world, it just might bring these two lost souls together. With heart-wrenching emotion, The Lost Love Song explores what it means to be lost, what it means to be found, and the power of music to bring people together"--

The Lost Love Song

Unter einem guten Stern

כתוב בכוכבים

Keď sa kamaráti z detstva Justine (skeptická racionalistka narodená v znamení Strelca) a Nick (zasnený Vodnár, ktorý verí horoskopom) po mnohých rokoch opäť stretnú, mohla by z toho byť veľká láska. Aspoň Justine to tak cíti. Keďže sa však Nick tomto smere nijako neprejavuje a navyše má priateľku, rozhodne sa Justine pomôcť osudu po svojom – upraví horoskopy v časopise, v ktorom pracuje, tak aby cez ne Nickovi ukázala, ktorá žena je preňho tá správna. Nick však nie je jediný Vodnár, ktorý sa riadi tým, čo je napísané vo hviezdach... Pôvabný romantický príbeh o priateľstve, osude a o veľkých rozhodnutiach, ktoré zásadne menia dráhy našich životov.

Je to vo hviezdach

Quand les astres s'emmêlent

Skrivet i stjärnorna

A professional gift buyer fights to protect her reputation--and keep things businesslike with the handsome son of her biggest client--in this charming novel from the author of Star-Crossed and The Lost Love Song. Two boxes, both alike in size and shape . . . Marnie Fairchild is the brains and talent behind Wish & Co., a boutique store that offers a bespoke gift-buying service to wealthy clients with complicated lives. Brian Charlesworth is Marnie's most prized customer, and today she's wrapping the perfect anniversary gift for his wife, Suzanne . . . and a birthday present for his mistress, Leona. What could possibly go wrong? Soon Brian is in a fight to rescue his marriage, and Marnie is scrabbling to keep her business alive. With the situation so complicated, the last thing Marnie needs is to fall for Brian and Suzanne's gorgeous son, Luke. With Love from Wish & Co. is a heartwarming novel about what we are prepared to give, and give up, in the name of love.

With Love from Wish & Co.

Sometimes even destiny needs a little bit of help . . . When childhood sweethearts Justine (Sagittarius and serious skeptic) and Nick (Aquarius and true believer) bump into each other as adults, a life-changing love affair seems inevitable—to Justine, anyway. Justine works at the Alexandria Park Star, and Nick—she now learns—relies on the magazine's astrology column to guide him in life. Looking for a way to get Nick's attention, Justine decides to make a few small alterations to the Aquarius copy before it goes to print. But, of course, Nick is not the only Aquarius making important life choices according to what is written in the stars, and the doctored horoscopes end up reverberating throughout the lives of the column's devoted readers as well as those who cross their diverted paths. Spanning a year—as Earth moves through all twelve star signs—and charting the ripple effects of Justine's astrological meddling, Star-Crossed is a delicious, intelligent and affecting love story about fate, chance and how we all navigate the kinds of choices that are hard to face alone.

A professional gift buyer fights to protect her reputation--and keep things businesslike with the handsome son of her biggest client--in this charming novel from the author of Star-Crossed and The Lost Love Song. At Wish & Co., a boutique offering a bespoke gift-buying service, Marnie has a reputation for finding the perfect gift that will melt any recipient's heart. Her talents have even caught the attention of wealthy entrepreneur Brian Charlesworth, who relies on her exclusively to buy gifts for his family, his wife--and also his mistress. Marnie is ambitious, her ultimate goal to relocate her flourishing business to a beautiful shopfront once owned by her grandfather. But just when Marnie has the opportunity to realize her dream, she makes the worst mistake of her career--she mixes up two gifts, intended for Brian's wife and mistress, exposing his affair. Marnie is horrified at her mistake, realizing that it could end a marriage as well as her business. As she apologizes profusely to the outraged Brian, the only thing that makes her feel any better is that his (very attractive) son, Luke, stands up for her. Even as things with Luke start to heat up, Marnie can hardly focus on anything except finding a way to restore her gift-giving reputation and kep alive the dream of buying her grandfather's old shop. But when Brian offers her the perfect opportunity to make amends for her mistake, she has a crisis of conscience--should she really help Brian continue to lie to his wife? Luke certainly doesn't think so. But with the future of her business on the line, what else can Marnie do? She can't afford to lose her biggest client, but she certainly doesn't want to lose Luke. Will her heart or her head win out in the end?

Justine arbejder som redaktionsassistent på Alexandria Park Star, en respekteret månedlig avis, og venter desperat på at nogen skal sige op – eller dø – så hun kan blive journalist. Da debat- og klummeredaktøren flytter, er hun endelig et skridt tættere på drømmen. En af Justines nye opgaver er at indtaste horoskoperne. Men da hendes barndomsven og hemmelige forelskelse, Nick (som er Vandmand og ivrig horoskoplæser) dukker op i billedet igen, beslutter Justine sig for at ændre på hans horoskop og give stjernerne et skub i den rigtige retning. Det får uventede konsekvenser for Justine og Nick – og for en elskværdig og sjov flok karakterer, hvis skæbner mødes på kryds og tværs.

Skrevet i stjernerne

Behind every great love song is a great love story, from the author of Star-Crossed NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY • “A tender tribute to the healing powers of love and music . . . Readers will be wowed.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Concert pianist Diana is finally ready to marry her longtime fiance, Arie; she’s even composing a beautiful love song for him, and finishes it while on tour. Before she can play it for him, though, tragedy strikes—and Diana is lost to Arie forever. But her song might not be. In Australia, the world has gone quiet for Arie and he lives his life accordingly, struggling to cope with his loss. In Scotland, a woman named Evie is taking stock of her life after the end of another lackluster almost-relationship. Years of wandering the globe and failing to publish her poetry have taken their toll, and she might finally be ready to find what her travels have never been able to give her: a real home. And through a quirk of fate or circumstance, Diana’s song is passed from musician to musician. By winding its way around the world, it just might bring these two lost souls together. With heart-wrenching emotion, The Last Love Song explores what it means to be lost, what it means to be found, and the power of music to bring people together.

A professional gift buyer fights to protect her reputation--and manage her attraction to the handsome son of her biggest client--in this charming novel from the author of Star-Crossed and The Lost Love Song. At Wish & Co., a boutique offering a bespoke gift-buying service, Marnie Fairchild has a reputation for finding the perfect gift that will melt any recipient's heart. Her talents have even caught the attention of wealthy entrepreneur Brian Charlesworth, who relies on her exclusively to buy gifts for his family, his wife--and also his mistress. Marnie is ambitious, her ultimate goal being to relocate her flourishing business to a beautiful shopfront once owned by her grandfather. But just when Marnie has the opportunity to realize her dream, she makes what could be a career-ending mistake--she mixes up two gifts, intended for Brian's wife and mistress, exposing his affair. As she apologizes profusely to the outraged Brian, the only thing that makes her feel any better is that his (very attractive) son, Luke, stands up for her. Even as things with Luke start to heat up, Marnie can hardly focus on anything except finding a way to restore her reputation and keep her dreams alive. But when Brian offers her the perfect opportunity to make amends, she has a crisis of conscience--should she really help Brian continue to lie to his wife? Luke certainly doesn’t think so. But with her business on the line, what else can Marnie do? She can't afford to lose her biggest client, but she certainly doesn't want to lose Luke. In the end, will it be her head or her heart that wins out?

5mila watt di stelle

Někdy je třeba postrčit osud tím správným směrem. Když se kamarádi z dětství Justine a Nick znovu potkají, vypadá to na velkou lásku. Ale zatímco ona je racionální, Nick je přímo zapálený do astrologických předpovědí. A protože Justine má v Nickově oblíbeném časopise jako novinářka na starosti horoskopy, může vzít Nickův osud tak trochu do svých rukou. Stačí jen jednoduše upravit horoskopy pro Vodnáře. Má to ovšem háček – Justine se tím stane hybatelem osudů i dalších lidí narozených ve stejném znamení.

Láska podle hvězd

«Una comedia romántica absolutamente adorable.»Red Magazine Una chispeante novela astrológica que encantará tanto a escépticos como a soñadores. El destino no debe dejarse al azar. A veces necesita un poco de ayuda. Puede que fuese la casualidad la que volvió a unir a Justine, una sagitario escéptica y aspirante a periodista, con su amor de la adolescencia, un acuario luchador llamado Nick que sueña con ser actor. Pero también pudo ser cosa del destino. Nick cree en la astrología. Lee cada día su horóscopo en la revista en la que trabaja Justine, y confía planamente en sus predicciones. Por eso, cuando Justine comprueba que Nick sigue sin corresponder a sus deseos, decide realizar algunos pequeños cambios en la predicción de su signo... ¿Qué daño puede causar? Una deliciosa comedia romántica sobre el destino, la amistad y las vidas entrecruzadas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A sparkling romantic comedy about one woman's decision to tinker with the horoscopes of the man of her dreams--with far-reaching consequences "A bright, brilliant, joyful love story."--Josie Silver, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December When childhood sweethearts Justine (Sagittarius and serious skeptic) and Nick (Aquarius and true believer) bump into each other as adults, a life-changing love affair seems inevitable. To Justine, anyway. Especially when she learns Nick is an astrological devotee, whose decisions are guided by the stars, and more specifically, by the horoscopes in his favorite magazine. The same magazine Justine happens to write for. As Nick continues to not fall headlong in love with her, Justine decides to take Nick's horoscope, and Fate itself, into her own hands. But, of course, Nick is not the only Aquarius making important life choices according to what is written in the stars. Charting the ripple effects of Justine's astrological meddling, Star-Crossed is a delicious, intelligent, and affecting love story about friendship, chance, and how we all navigate the kinds of choices that are hard to face alone.

Predestinados / Star - Crossed

«Una comedia romántica absolutamente adorable.» Red Magazine Una chispeante novela astrológica que encantará tanto a escépticos como a soñadores. El destino no debe dejarse al azar. A veces necesita un poco de ayuda. Puede que fuese la casualidad la que volvió a unir a Justine, una sagitario escéptica y aspirante a periodista, con su amor de la adolescencia, un acuario luchador llamado Nick que sueña con ser actor. Pero también pudo ser cosa del destino. Nick cree en la astrología. Lee cada día su horóscopo en la revista en la que trabaja Justine, y confía planamente en sus predicciones. Por eso, cuando Justine comprueba que Nick sigue sin corresponder a sus deseos, decide realizar algunos pequeños cambios en la predicción de su signo... ¿Qué daño puede causar? Una deliciosa comedia romántica sobre el destino, la amistad y lasvidas entrecruzadas. La crítica ha dicho... «Una comedia romántica espectacular. Minnie Darke es una escritora deslumbrante, de habilidad impecable, humor ingenioso y carisma cautivador.» Weekend Australian «Inteligente, absorbente y diferente.» Daily Mail «Si te enamoraste de Siempre el mismo día de David Nicholls, cómprate este libro.» Herald Sun «Un debut encantador.» Publishers Weekly Los lectores comentan... «Muy fresca.» Natalie «Cálida, desenfadada, encantadora.» Brooke «Una historia divertida e impredecible.» Daneka «Si buscabas un libro que te haga sonreír, ya lo has encontrado.» Amy «Magnífico. Lleno de inteligencia emocional, muy divertido y cercano.» Lorraine «Cautivador y sorprendente.» Roseanne «Mágica y adictiva.» Eloise

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