Colleen Oakley est célébrée pour ses histoires d'amour non conventionnelles qui figurent fréquemment sur la liste des best-sellers de USA Today. Ses romans se distinguent par leurs perspectives uniques sur les relations et les émotions humaines, présentant souvent des rebondissements surprenants et une exploration profonde de la vie intérieure de ses personnages. Oakley mêle habilement humour et moments touchants, créant des récits qui résonnent profondément auprès des lecteurs. Son style d'écriture accessible et enrichissant en fait une voix appréciée de la fiction contemporaine.
The story explores the unraveling marriage of Jane and Dan, who find themselves in a chaotic hostage situation during their anniversary dinner. As Jane contemplates divorce, the unexpected arrival of bumbling climate activists forces the couple to confront their relationship and past failures. With echoes of Jane's unsuccessful writing career surfacing in the crisis, they must rely on each other to navigate the chaos. This humorous yet poignant narrative delves into midlife struggles, marital challenges, and the possibility of rekindling their bond amid adversity.
Twenty-one-year-old Tanner Quimby needs a place to live. Preferably one where she can continue sitting around in sweatpants and playing video games nineteen hours a day. Since she has no credit or money to speak of, her options are limited, so when an opportunity to work as a live-in caregiver for an elderly woman falls into her lap, she takes it.One slip on the rug. That’s all it took for Louise Wilt’s daughter to demand that Louise have a full-time nanny living with her. Never mind that she can still walk fine, finish her daily crossword puzzle, and pour the two fingers of vodka she drinks every afternoon. Bottom line -- Louise wants a caretaker even less than Tanner wants to be one.The two start off their living arrangement happily ignoring each other until Tanner starts to notice things—weird things. Like, why does Louise keep her garden shed locked up tighter than a prison? And why is the local news fixated on the suspect of one of the biggest jewelry heists in American history who looks eerily like Louise? And why does Louise suddenly appear in her room, with a packed bag at 1 a.m. insisting that they leave town immediately? Thus begins the story of a not-to-be-underestimated elderly woman and an aimless young woman who—if they can outrun the mistakes of their past—might just have the greatest adventure of their lives.
Her time is running out. How can Daisy ensure that Jack will live happily ever after? On the eve of what was supposed to be a triumphant 'Cancerversary' with her husband Jack to celebrate three years of good health, Daisy suffers a devastating blow: her doctor tells her that the cancer is back, but this time it's unstoppable. Death is a frightening prospect - but not because she's afraid for herself. She's terrified of what will happen to her brilliant but charmingly helpless husband when she's no longer there to take care of him. It's this fear that keeps her up at night, until she stumbles on the solution: she has to find him another wife. With a singular determination, Daisy searches for Jack's perfect match. But as the thought of her husband with another woman becomes all too real, Daisy is forced to decide what's more important in the short amount of time she has left: her husband's happiness - or her own?
Mia Graydon's life looks picket-fence perfect; she has the house, her loving husband, and dreams of starting a family. But she has other dreams too — unexplained, recurring ones starring the same man. Still, she doesn’t think much of them, until a relocation to small-town Pennsylvania brings her face to face with the stranger she has been dreaming about for years. And this man harbors a jaw-dropping secret of his own—he's been dreaming of her too. Determined to understand, Mia and this not-so-stranger search for answers. But when diving into their pasts begins to unravel her life in the present, Mia emerges with a single question—what if?Acclaimed author Colleen Oakley delivers a heart-wrenching and unforgettable love story about a woman who must choose between the man she loves and the man fate has chosen for her in a novel that reminds us that the best life is one led by the heart.
"Sometimes all you need is one person to really see you. Piper Parrish's life on Frick Island-a tiny, remote town smack in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay-is nearly perfect. Well, aside from one pesky detail: Her beloved husband, Tom, is dead. When Tom's crab boat capsized and his body wasn't recovered, Piper, rocked to the core, did a most peculiar thing: carried on as if her husband was not only still alive, but right there beside her, cooking him breakfast, walking him to the docks each morning, meeting him for their standard Friday night dinner date at the One-Eyed Crab. And what were the townspeople to do but go along with their beloved widowed Piper? Anders Caldwell's career is not going well. A young ambitious journalist, he'd rather hoped he'd be a national award-winning podcaster by now, rather than writing fluff pieces for a small town newspaper. But when he gets an assignment to travel to the remote Frick Island and cover their boring annual Cake Walk fundraiser, he stumbles upon a much more fascinating tale: an entire town pretending to see and interact with a man who does not actually exist. Determined it's the career-making story he's been needing for his podcast, Anders returns to the island to begin covert research and spend more time with the enigmatic Piper-but he has no idea out of all the lives he's about to upend, it's his that will change the most. USA Today bestselling author Colleen Oakley delivers an unforgettable love story about an eccentric community, a grieving widow, and an outsider who slowly learns that sometimes faith is more important than the facts"-- Provided by publisher
Jubilee Jenkins hat das Haus seit Jahren nicht verlassen, denn sie leidet an einer seltenen Krankheit – einer Allergie gegen Menschen. Als ein Junge sie an der Highschool küsste, erlitt sie einen anaphylaktischen Schock und wäre beinahe gestorben. Doch mit dem Tod ihrer Mutter muss Jubilee sich der gefürchteten Außenwelt stellen. Sie findet einen Job in der örtlichen Bibliothek und verliert langsam ihre Angst vor den Menschen. Und als sie dem charmanten Eric und seinem eigensinnigen Adoptivsohn begegnet, verspürt Jubilee zum ersten Mal den Wunsch, jemandem wirklich nahezukommen ... Bereits erschienen unter dem Titel „Die kuriosen Symptome der Liebe“.
Książka jako jedyna na rynku podręczników akademickich z danej dziedziny, w
sposób kompleksowy ujmuje zagadnienia związane z wykorzystaniem pary wodnej
jako nośnika energii cieplnej. Autorzy omówili podstawowe pojęcia związane z
parą wodną, przedstawili klasyfikację kotłów parowych, wytwornic pary,
przegrzewaczy pary, ich charakterystykę w różnych aspektach zastosowań
technicznych oraz podstawowe urządzenia wchodzące w skład osprzętu kotłów,
instalacji parowych i skroplinowych. Przedstawili zasady wymiarowania
przewodów parowych i skroplinowych oraz przykładowe układy parowo-skroplinowe.
Podali też zasady projektowania pomieszczeń kotłowni parowych zgodnie z
obowiązującymi normami i rozporządzeniami. Książka skierowana do studentów
uczelni technicznych na kierunkach związanych z wytwarzaniem i
wykorzystywaniem ciepła, projektantów i producentów parowych źródeł ciepła,
osób zajmujących się eksploatacją urządzeń w kotłowniach parowych.
An untraditional, but beautiful love story about the power and possibilities of the human heart. And how two people can touch each other - without ever even touching.
