Lavinia Wilson

Author Gregor writes successful romance novels under a female pseudonym and makes his readers' hearts beat faster. When a woman suddenly has to appear on stage at an awards ceremony to protect his secret identity, his publisher comes under pressure. Without further ado, she hires the quick-witted cab driver Elke, who has clear ideas about how this literary double role should be played.

Cem and his five best friends have been a close-knit community since childhood. For him, they are his true family. But Cem is changing. He becomes more brutal and harder, threatens his friends and terrifies their relatives. After a stay in a psychiatric ward, he does not take the prescribed medication. Threats of violence and aggressive outbursts become more and more frequent. What happens inside him remains incomprehensible to the outside world. Only with Lara is he different. His world is alien to her, which is perhaps the reason why he likes her so much. Cem's friends are torn between their loyalty to their childhood friend and their fear of the ever-increasing danger he poses. At some point, this fear becomes so great that it is unleashed in a brutal act of vigilante justice.

At eleven years old, Billie is well on her way to following in her mother's footsteps, who explored space as an astronaut.

When investment banker Linda Bachmann and her team arrive at Lord and Lady Macintosh's country estate, the signs are not good for a relaxing weekend in Scotland: the annual balance sheet is lousy, colleagues are suspicious of themselves and their boss, and it works the rumor that soon a compliance employee will restructure the team. To top it all off, the property is not very comfortable, cook Helen's skills cannot hide that, and the methods of the young seminar leader Rebecca also seem rather questionable. When first the Lord's favorite peacock and then the Lady's favorite goose disappear, further arguments and chaos are inevitable. And finally it starts to snow...

Ella and her friends sign up for a song contest that offers her the chance to make it big in the music business. Her strongest competitor is rapper alfaMK, who already has a fan base and is also outrageously good-looking.

Retirees Karin, Gerhard and Philippa are not in the mood for Nordic walking and seniors' courses at the university. When Philippa, who is living life to the full as Leonie's godmother, helps the two to unexpected grandparenthood, they suddenly have two "lively" god-grandchildren to look after, a huge bouncy castle standing in the garden and Lego bricks stuck to their feet.

Alice and Niklas are a young couple who's biggest wish is to have a child of their own. After several failed attempts they decide to go on a holiday in Sardinia to clear their minds. There they meet a family from Austria that seems to have everything they ever wished for. But appearances can be deceiving...

Mia Goldig loves her job at the botanical garden. But her mother, the outgoing director of the garden, prefers her sister as her successor. Can Mrs. Holle make the right decision? Above all, the new director must find financially strong sponsors, as the garden is in financial difficulties. A task that the reserved head gardener Mia doesn't trust herself with. She loves the plants, but not the big show. Her mother Helene also doesn't think Mia, who stutters when she has to speak in front of several people, is the right choice for this prestigious position. In contrast, the determined Marissa seems perfect for the job. Helene doesn't realize that Marissa doesn't care about the garden at all and is playing a scheming game, but Mrs. Holle, the good soul of the garden who runs a store there, doesn't miss a thing.

Liv Mehlmann wants to throw an unforgettable birthday party for her daughter Alicia (14). But when she sends a message to the "Holy Moms" chat group that the precocious Rosie will also attend the party, the helicopter moms freak out. Rosie is not a good influence, she's got to go, immediately. Liv becomes a tool for social exclusion and ends up being marginalized herself. Teenagers don't have it easy. But mothers, whose social status is wavering, get their just deserts, too.

A misanthropist ex-hacker is suspected of sabotaging a famous happiness-research facility. He is forced to prove his innocence and stumbles into a wild adventure, during which he involuntarily becomes an idealistic activist, has to deal with strange, possibly supernatural rabbits and his crazy family - and regains a little belief in happiness.