Jennifer Probst

When she learns she has a big Italian family she never knew about, a lonely woman travels to Sicily for a life-changing summer in the new romance from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst Aurora York had it all together: loving parents, a steady relationship, and a promising career. But after she loses both parents unexpectedly, she can't seem to stay on track any longer. Lonely and lost after a public meltdown that threatens her professional credibility, she's shocked when DNA test results show a blood relative in Sicily. When her cousin reaches out online and begs her to come to Italy to meet everyone in person, Aurora makes the leap. Aurora arrives in Sicily for a month, and there she meets a colorful, dynamic family steeped in tradition. The younger generation is fascinated by her social media fame in America, and even though her grandparents have more traditional viewpoints, Aurora begins to heal from her grief...and enjoys the attention of a kind and handsome Italian man. But when the summer ends, a new opportunity calls her back to the States and her old habits threaten to reemerge. Will Aurora leave everything in Sicily she loves behind, or take the chance on a whole new future?

Parim sõbranna ja leskmees. Kas see on tõesti määratud juhtuma?Sellest on möödas kaks aastat, kui Chiara Kennedy kaotas oma kalli sõbranna Rory. Chiara igatseb temast kõike. Rory lesest abikaasa on teine lugu. Sebastian Ryder on mees, keda Chiara oli salaja tahtnud, lasknud tal käest libiseda ja lootnud rohkem mitte kunagi näha. Siis viib saatus nad kokku üheks ootamatuks üheöösuhteks, millele järgneb uusi väljakutseid täis hommik.Rory oli Sebastiani hingesugulane. Pärast traagilist kaotust endasse sulgudes hoidis ta jahedat distantsi kõigiga - kaasa arvatud Chiaraga, kellega ta oli kord jaganud sügavat, kuigi põgusat kiindumust. See oli ammu möödas ja lõpetatud. Aga kui nad uuesti kohtuvad, kerkivad vanad tunded taas pinnale koos südamevalu täis minevikuga, mis kummitab neid mõlemaid.Kui Chiara ja Sebastian lähedasemaks saavad, õppides lõpuks teineteist tundma, maadleb Chiara süütundega, kuigi peab kalliks oma teist võimalust Sebastianiga. Kas saatus laseb neil minevikust üle saada või on neile määratud alati kahtlema jääda, kas nad ikka on tõeliselt kokku loodud?

From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst, discover Book of the Month...She's desperate for another bestseller... and she'll go to any length to get it. Even if it means sacrificing her pride to chase the hottest bachelor in town and get him to break her heart...Once the literary world's golden girl, Aspen Lourde can't seem to produce another successful book, and the pressure's on to prove she's not just a one-hit-wonder. But there's a catch: her bestseller was a heartbreak hit, straight from her own love life disaster. Without any fresh romantic turmoil to fuel her pen, Aspen needs inspiration quick enough to create a book her agent can sell to her publisher. So she escapes for the summer to the Outer Banks with a plan to live a story worth writing.Brick Babel is a romance novelist's dream: a local heartthrob with a reputation as wild as the horses running free in the town. He's everything Aspen needs for a muse kickstart-gorgeous, moody, and notoriously unattainable. His affairs are legendary in the small town, and every woman warns her off, including her sister.Too bad a good heartbreak is exactly what she needs to meet her deadline.But Brick refuses to play the game, rejecting all of her advances. When Aspen hears his tour company is on the verge of bankruptcy, she offers him a deal: fake a whirlwind summer romance, then ditch her, drama guaranteed.Desperate to save his grandfather's business, Brick agrees to the ridiculous deal. What starts as a contractual fling spirals out of control as lines blur and real feelings emerge. Brick's falling hard, and Aspen's rethinking her plot twist. The novel might be her ticket back to the top, but at what cost?Because Aspen's finally found her muse, but some stories may be too true to share.Book of the Month isn't just about finding love where you least expect it.It's about finding yourself in the pages of life's unexpected chapters.

A destination wedding in Italy's Lake Como brings three best friends back together to face the secrets of the past in this romantic novel from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst. Best friends Ava, Madison, and Chelsea made a pact to reunite for each other's weddings when their careers sent them in different directions. But after one of them makes a choice that tears the group apart, an upcoming wedding might be their last chance to heal old wounds. Ava is about to marry the man she loves in a lavish ceremony on the shores of Lake Como, but she's haunted by the mistakes she's made. Madison's made a name for herself as an influencer in the fashion world but is threatened by a scandal impacting everything she holds dear. And Chelsea has the perfect family she always craved, but her professional dreams have fallen by the wayside. As they return to Italy's gorgeous coast, the three women revisit their life-changing first trip to Lake Como during college. When Madison comes face-to-face with the college sweetheart who was at the heart of one of the most pivotal times of her life, can they forge a new way forward?

Two people with little in common but business give pleasure a shot in a charming romance about fate and taking chances by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst. The truth? Lonely advertising rep Malia Evergreen is still waiting for a soul mate, marriage, and a family. The lie? Telling every busybody she knows that she’s met someone. Now it’s a matter of finding him. Malia needs a date for a wedding. In a pinch she strikes a bargain with her former client, CEO Palmer Matterson—an arrogant, defiantly single, alpha billionaire whose best quality is insincerity. The perfect fake date. Palmer has wanted Malia from the first moment he saw her. A challenging, sexy career woman who knows what she wants. It’s just not him. Not yet, anyway. This is Palmer’s chance to win her heart. As fate throws them together, Malia unravels the layers of the man she thought she knew and, against the odds, finds herself falling in love. Palmer’s falling too. If only they can convince each other what they share…a belief in a happy ever after.

Two broken hearts discover an unpredictable path to healing in an emotional romance about fate and second chances by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst. It’s been two years since Chiara Kennedy lost her dearest friend, Rory. Chiara misses everything about her. Rory’s widowed husband is another story. Sebastian Ryder is a man Chiara had secretly wanted, let slip away, and hoped to never see again. Then fate throws them together for an unexpected one-night stand and a morning after of new challenges. Sebastian had a soul mate in Rory. Shutting down after his tragic loss, he kept a cool distance from everyone—including Chiara, with whom he once shared a deep if fleeting affection. That was over and done with a long time ago. But when they meet again, old emotions resurface along with a heart-wounding past that haunts them both. As Chiara and Sebastian grow closer, finally getting to know each other, Chiara struggles with feelings of guilt even as she cherishes her second chance with Sebastian. Will fate allow them to overcome the past, or are they destined to always wonder if they are truly meant to be?

A secret romance sends three estranged sisters to the Amalfi Coast to follow clues about their mother's past, and challenges them to a whole new future, in this emotional novel from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst. Priscilla, Devon, and Bailey haven't been close in years, but when the sisters are forced to come together to settle their mother's estate, they discover a secret. In an old trunk, they happen upon ownership papers for a house on the Amalfi Coast, along with a love letter to their mother from an anonymous man, promising to meet her in Italy during the summer of her sixty-fifth birthday. Now they're questioning everything they knew about her history. In order to get answers about the woman they thought they knew, they'll have to go back to where it all started. The sisters embark on a trip to the stunning cliffside village of Positano, Italy, to track down the mysterious ex-lover, and figure out who their mother really was. As Priscilla, Devon, and Bailey unearth the truth, they also experience the magic of Italy, the power of sisterly love, a little unexpected romance, and newfound hope for the future.

From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst comes a new women's fiction novel featuring three generations of Ferrari women who need to heal the broken pieces of their lives...and one trip of a lifetime through Italy. Workaholic, career-obsessed Francesca is fiercely independent and successful in all areas of life except one: family. She struggles to make time for her relationship with her teenage daughter, Allegra, and the two have become practically strangers to each other. When Allegra hangs out with a new crowd and is arrested for drug possession, Francesca gives in to her mother's wish that they take one epic summer vacation to trace their family roots in Italy. What she never expected was to be faced with the choice of a lifetime. . . . Allegra wants to make her grandmother happy, but she hates the idea of forced time with her mother and vows to fight every step of the ridiculous tour, until a young man on the verge of priesthood begins to show her the power of acceptance, healing, and the heartbreaking complications of love. Sophia knows her girls are in trouble. A summer filled with the possibility for change is what they all desperately need. Among the ruins of ancient Rome, the small churches of Assisi, and the rolling hills of Tuscany, Sophia hopes to show her girls that the bonds of family are everything, and to remind them that they can always lean on one another, before it's too late.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Probst comes a new story in her Stay series.Chloe Lake is finally living her dream. As the daughter of the Governor, she's consistently in the spotlight, and after being dubbed the Most Eligible Bachelorette of NYC, both her career and personal life has exploded. Fortunately, her work as an advocate for animal welfare requires constant publicity and funding, so she embraces her role and plays for the camera-anything for the sake of her beloved rescues.But when a big case is on the line, she's faced with the one obstacle she never counted on: the boy who broke her heart is back, and in order to gain justice, they need to work together.Chloe swears she can handle it until old feelings resurface, and she's faced with a heartbreaking choice.Will this time end differently-or are they destined to be only each other's first love-instead of forever?Owen Salt fell hard for Chloe when he was a screwed-up kid in college, and spent the next years changing himself into the man his grandfather believed he was capable of. But when his career led him across the country, he knew he needed to leave the woman he loved behind. He's never forgotten her, but as the new darling of the press, now, she's way out of his league. When work brings him back to fight for justice by her side, he swears he can handle it.But he's never really gotten over his first love-and he wants one more opportunity to prove he's a man who's worthy.Can Owen convince the woman who holds his heart to take a second chance on forever-or is it too late for them both?**For fans of Jennifer Probst's Stay series, Begin Again is book five in that series.****Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it's an introduction to an author's world. And for fans, it's a bonus book in the author's series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Probst comes a new story in her Stay series.Jonathan Lake is the beloved NYC mayor who's making a run for governor. His widowed status and close relationship with his daughter casts him as the darling of the press, and the candidate to beat, but behind the flash of the cameras, things are spinning out of control. It all has to do with his strait laced, ruthlessly organized assistant. Her skills and reserved demeanor are perfect to run his campaign, but her brilliant brain has become a temptation he's been fighting for too long. Can he convince her to take a chance on a long-term campaign for love or will his efforts end up in scandal?Alyssa Block has admired the NYC mayor for a long time, but her secret crush is kept ruthlessly buried under a mountain of work. Besides, she's not his type, and office scandals are not in her job description. But when they retreat to an upstate horse farm for a secluded weekend, the spark between them catches flame, and Jonathan sets those stinging blue eyes on winning her. Can she convince him to focus on the upcoming election, or will she succumb to the sweet promise of a different future?**For fans of Jennifer Probst's Stay series, Something Just Like This is book four in that series.****Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it's an introduction to an author's world. And for fans, it's a bonus book in the author's series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

Es sind drei einfache Schritte notwendig, um einen Typen dazu zu bringen, sich in dich zu verlieben ...Entschlossenheit.Verf hrungskunst.Charme.Lasst das Spiel beginnen ...Presley Cabot hat sich sehr ver ndert, seitdem sie sich als bergewichtige, unbeholfene College-Studentin unsterblich in den hinrei enden Starl ufer Nolan Banks verliebt hat, nur um nach ihrer einen gemeinsamen Nacht gedem tigt zu werden. Inzwischen ist sie eine der milliardenschweren, knallharten Besitzerinnen von LWW Enterprises und hat alles, was sie sich schon immer im Leben gew nscht hat. Sie hat sogar ihre Vergangenheit hinter sich gelassen.Doch als Nolan in ihre Heimatstadt zur ckkehrt und das M dchen, das er einst so erniedrigt hat, nicht einmal wiedererkennt, beschlie t sie, Rache zu nehmen. Der Plan ist einfach - sie will ihn dazu bringen, sich in sie zu verlieben, um ihm dann eine Abfuhr zu erteilen. Sie verwandelt sich in die perfekte Frau f r ihn, indem sie drei einfache Schritte anwendet, um ihr Netz zu weben. Es war allerdings nicht ihre Absicht, alte Gef hle wieder aufleben zu lassen ... und damit neue Versprechen ...Nolan Banks l sst die Wall Street hinter sich, um in dem kleinen St dtchen, in dem er das College besucht hat, eine Brauerei zu er ffnen. Endlich ist er bereit, sein eigenes Leben fernab von den Tr umen seiner Familie zu f hren, doch er hat nicht damit gerechnet, sich umgehend von der attraktiven Gesch ftsfrau angezogen zu f hlen, die ihn immer wieder herausfordert. Er verliebt sich Hals ber Kopf in sie und ist entschlossen, ihr zu zeigen, dass sie f reinander bestimmt sind, bis die Wahrheit ber ihre gemeinsame Vergangenheit ihre zerbrechlichen Grundmauern einst rzen l sst. Doch Nolan hat Gr eres im Sinn und er hat keineswegs vor, Presley kampflos aufzugeben. Kann er sie davon berzeugen, dass seine Gef hle nichts mit den Spielregeln, sondern alles mit der Frau, die sie verk rpert, zu tun haben?