Maddie Dawson Knihy

Pětaosmdesátiletá Blix je proslulá dohazovačka a přinejmenším pro své nevděčné a snobské příbuzenstvo poněkud extravagantní bezdětná teta... a tak trochu čarodějka. Je smířená s tím, že už jí nezbývá mnoho času, a o to větší radost jí udělá, když jí osud nečekaně zavane do cesty nástupkyni, ve které vidí samu sebe zamlada. Téměř třicetiletá Marnie se už smířila s tím, že je na rozdíl od své úspěšné sestry naprosto obyčejná, a netouží po ničem jiném než se usadit, založit si rodinu a vést zcela normální život. Rozhodně si nemyslí, že má nějaké mimořádné nadání, natož pak že ji čeká úchvatná budoucnost. Ke štěstí by jí úplně stačilo, kdyby se její snoubec Noah dostavil k oltáři, přestože už má zpoždění čtyřicet sedm a půl minuty...

"Marnie MacGraw and Patrick Delaney have been in love for a few years now, enough to realize that they are imperfectly perfect together. Still, there are some things that maybe need a little attention. Marnie's ebullient; he's brooding. She thrives on change; he prefers stability. She sees marriage and parenthood in their future, but he can't see beyond the shadow of an earlier tragedy. Then an eight-year-old surprise from Patrick's past shows up on their doorstep, cartwheeling into their lives and spinning things in all directions. While it's not exactly the change she envisioned, it looks like instant family to Marnie. But Patrick, afraid of being hurt again, retreats further into himself. Suddenly, two very different pieces of a beautiful puzzle find it harder and harder to fit. How can Marnie trust in the magic of the universe when it seems to be doing its best to knock her off her feet?"--Publisher description.

Nina Popkin goes searching for her birth mother and in the process turns some lives upside down, but also learns that family has nothing to do with DNA.

From the bestselling author of Matchmaking for Beginners comes a feel-good story about becoming who you were meant to be all along. Phronsie Linnelle was conceived at Woodstock in a serendipitous liaison between a free-spirited hippie and a farmer's son and was born with magical wonder flickering in her DNA and rationality knit into her bones. All her life she's been torn between the two. But now that she's been betrayed by both love and the mother she once idolized, her rational side is winning. So when her best friend from childhood proposes that they give up on romance and marry each other, Phronsie agrees. Who better to spend your life with than your best friend? Maybe the connection they already have is love. Maybe there's no falling to be done. But immediately after they announce their engagement, she encounters someone who makes a very charming and compelling argument for revisiting romance. While her even-keeled stepmother argues for the safety that comes with her new engagement and her mother relays messages from the universe to hold out for true love, Phronsie must look to her own heart to find the answers that have been there all along.

A funny, warmhearted novel about falling in love, falling apart, and pulling it all together again by the bestselling author of Matchmaking for Beginners.After three marriages and a lot of living, resilient Billie Slate knows exactly what trouble love can bring. Now she’s reinvented herself as the Heartbreak Bunny, an on-call performance artist who can heal anyone who’s been burned by that four-letter word, LOVE, by hopping about and whisking away sad mementos from their past relationships.Call it magic. Call it peculiar. But her bunny costume is as perfect as her breakup mantra: SNAP OUT OF IT.As Billie’s business goes viral and skyrockets her to sudden fame, her comfortable life turns surreal: her daughter’s marriage begins to fail, and Victor, aka Worst Husband Ever, wants not only to bond with the daughter he left but to win Billie back. Only, he’s got competition: a charming widower might be falling in love with a woman who no longer believes in love.As every romantic notion Billie had pushed away starts pushing back, the Heartbreak Bunny must confront the possibility that, just maybe, love has some tricks left up its sleeve.

Exploring the haunting what-ifs of life, this book delves into the complexities of modern marriage, revealing the intricate dynamics of romantic love. It offers a heartfelt examination of relationships, inviting readers to reflect on the truths that shape their connections and the unspoken emotions that linger beneath the surface.

Exploring the theme of personal growth through mistakes, this novel delves into the complexities of human relationships and the transformative power of vulnerability. It showcases characters who navigate their imperfections and learn valuable life lessons from their missteps, ultimately celebrating the beauty in their flawed journeys. The narrative emphasizes that the best mistakes can lead to profound self-discovery and connection with others, making it a touching and relatable read.

The search for happiness turns a woman's life upside down in a warm, quirky, and bighearted novel about the joys and chaos of finding love by the bestselling author of Matchmaking for Beginners. After too many dates, thirtysomething Mimi Perkins is still single, unmoored, and longing for love. So when Ren Yardley--a handsome, divorced fellow drama teacher and single father--falls in love with her and proposes, she's sure this is at last the good news her psychic predicted. Soon after proposing, Ren receives the devastating news that his ex-wife has been in a debilitating car accident, prompting him to temporarily move back into his former home to care for her and his daughters. The unfailingly loyal Ren also wants to keep Mimi close. But as time goes by, it begins to seem that Ren and his estranged family might be slowly reuniting, and Mimi has to figure out what she's willing to fight for and what she needs to let go of. One thing is for sure: she would have never guessed that her psychic was right after all. Life's twists, turns, and disasters just might lead her to unexpected happiness.

Annabelle bricht im Supermarkt in Tränen aus, da sie mit ihrer Vergangenheit und den unerfüllten Erwartungen an ihr Leben kämpft. Sie fragt sich, ob ihre Rückkehr zu ihrem Ehemann Grant nach einem Konflikt mit Jeremiah die richtige Entscheidung war und wie ihr Leben anders verlaufen wäre.

To pierwsza z trzech książek z serii prezentującej z jednej strony metody stosowane w dawnym budownictwie, z drugiej współczesną wiedzę konserwatorską. Jest efektem wieloletniej działalności naukowo-badawczej i doświadczenia zawodowego Profesora Jana Tajchmana – prekursora współczesnych badań naukowych nad technologią, technikami i materiałoznawstwem historycznych budowli. Pierwszy tom dotyczy fundamentów, rusztowań, murów, więźb oraz sklepień. Jest polecany w szczególności studentom kierunków technicznych, architektury, uczelni plastycznych a także badaczom historycznej architektury oraz zawodowym konserwatorom zabytków.