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Haunted by a portrait that seems to taunt them, a conflicted young aristocrat spirals down a path to the worst possible version of themself in this suspenseful retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray, perfect for fans of The Spirit Bares Its Teeth and These Violent Delights. Happiness needs to...

Power . . . Love . . . Scandal. There's never enough to go around . . . True love conquers everything - or so Gloria Carmody crazily believed. She and her runaway lover, Jerome Johnson, can barely scrape together cash for their rent, let alone have a moment to whisper sweet nothings in the dark...

Summer, 1944. As Allied soldiers prepare to land in France, Marc and his friends must destroy a battalion of German tanks that could halt the invasion in its tracks. The tide of war has turned against the Nazis, but desperation has made them more brutal than ever. Henderson's Boys' final mission will be their most dangerous. With food and weapons in short supply, survival is the biggest challenge of all.

Anna and the Swallow Man is a stunning, literary, and wholly original debut novel that tells a new WW2 story. Kraków, 1939, is no place to grow up. There are a million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. And Anna Lania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father and...

In this haunting sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose and Thomas travel investigate the murders taking place in the castle of Prince Vlad the Impaler—also known as Dracula. Following the grief and horror of her discovery of Jack the Ripper's true...

Ein grausamer Mord im alten Ägypten, ein Fluch ohne Verfallsdatum – und ein Junge, der ungewollt zum Schlüssel einer uralten Macht wird: Aton ist fünfzehn, hochbegabt, Einzelgänger. Doch als bei einem Museumsbesuch eine jahrtausendealte Mumie erwacht, beginnt etwas, das weit größer ist als er selbst. Schatten bewegen sich, Götter scheinen nicht vergessen zu haben – und der Tod ist näher, als irgendjemand ahnt. Was als Jugendgeschichte beginnt, entfaltet sich schnell zu einem atmosphärisch dichten Thriller, der existenzielle Fragen stellt: Schuld und Verantwortung.

En un mundo en guerra, las estrellas dicen que Xifeng está destinada a la grandeza. Su futuro es convertirse en la emperatriz de Feng Lu, pero solo si es capaz de convivir con la oscuridad que habita en su interior… Tras dieciocho años bajo las órdenes de su tía, Xifeng vive encerrada en una prisión de pobreza. Pero cuando un trágico suceso le muestra el lado oscuro de su corazón, decide fugarse con Wei (el joven por quien es capaz de saltarse cualquier norma) y perseguir su destino.

A Valeria este año le esperan unas vacaciones muy especiales, o al menos eso es lo que dice su madre, una auténtica especialista en buscar lugares originales para desconectar de la rutina. Un lugar solitario y peculiar en el norte de Noruega será el elegido, y allí el presente se mezclará con el pasado en los sueños de Valeria.

Un avión cargado de bombas se aproxima al Palacio Real de Madrid. Lo pilota uno de los mejores aviadores del mundo, y su objetivo es matar al rey de España. El piloto, al soltar su carga mortal, gritará simbólicamente "¡Muera la monarquía! ¡Viva la república española!", aunque sepa que nadie lo oirá, aparte de su fiel copiloto. Y entonces, allá abajo, surge lo inesperado.

Dans les landes sauvages de Bretagne, Jeanne Tanguy n’a jamais eu le droit de rêver. Maltraitée par une mère cruelle, elle lutte chaque jour pour protéger sa petite sœur. Cette nuit-là, sur les falaises, la tempête hurle et Jeanne tient la lanterne qui condamnera un navire anglais. Avec les femmes du village, elle attire le bâtiment sur les récifs, prête à piller pour survivre. Quand la coque se brise, ce n’est pas de l’or qu’elle trouve dans les flots noirs, mais un homme...

Toujours dans la propriété d'Eversand, Birdie Baker tente de libérer Ronan. Mais elle doit se méfier des autres personnes présentes, à commencer par Sebastian, héritier de la puissante famille Rosemore et qui a juré de la séduire, et Dorcas, qui rêve de prendre sa place de gouvernante. Elle comprend que sa seule issue pour préserver sa vertu et sa vie est de séduire et d'épouser un Rosemore.

From the award-winning author of Furia—two brothers struggle against a totalitarian regime in this historical YA about fighting for what you believe in, even when the world around you tries to silence your voice. In 1976 Rosario, Argentina, brothers Daniel and Adrián Aguirre share a passion...

Seit ihrem ersten Tag in Hogwarts pflegen Draco Malfoy, Spross einer berüchtigten Zaubererdynastie, und Harry Potter eine erbitterte Rivalität. Draco scheint der Inbegriff eines intriganten Fieslings zu sein, dazu bestimmt, sich wie sein Vater Voldemorts Todessern anzuschließen. Doch im Lauf...

It has been two months since Emma wielded a sword on the deck of the Lady's Mercy alongside the golden-haired Hemmish naval officer with copper eyes. Two months of pins in her hair and napkins in her lap and trying with everything in her to be the person she was born to be, the Charlie Ache...

Mr. Darcy got his happily ever after in Pride and Prejudice, and now it’s his sister’s turn in this swoony queer romance, perfect for fans of Bridgerton. Georgiana Darcy has only ever kissed one girl before, and the resulting blackmail almost ruined her reputation. Since then, she’s...

Four starred reviews! An orphaned heiress living on an island must uncover a killer—and the truth about her own past—in this “dazzling, twist-filled mystery about love, identity, and ambition” (Isabel Ibañez, author of What the River Knows) from Stacey Lee, the New York Times...

Jessie Myrer is the daughter of the prison warden in Cayuta County, where there are few foreigners and even fewer Jews. Jessie's provincial views change when she meets her new across-the-street neighbor. At 15, sophisticated, German-born Elisa Stadler is a year older than Jessie. The girls would seem to have little in common, yet they soon become the best of friends. Then one night, they hear the music of the prison band's spellbinding solo bugler.

World War II is raging in Europe, but back home in Sweet Creek, Pennsylvania, Bud Shoemaker, a Quaker and a pacifist, has taken a one-man stand against the fight by declaring himself a conscientious objector. Fourteen-year-old Jubal sees his brother's choice as noble and brave, although most of the town (including Jubal's dream girl, Daria) sees Bud as a coward - or worse. The line between right and wrong has become alarmingly blurred, and it won't be long before Jubal's family begins to buckle as it struggles to cope with the consequences of Bud's decision.

It’s April 1913, and survivors of the RMS Titanic have gathered to remember those who didn’t make it onto the lifeboats. Debutante Elizabeth Farr, who had been in first class, lost her father. Steerage passenger Katie Hanrahan nearly lost her life. Still, neither of them wants to be at the remembrance service. All they really want to do is forget. A year after that awful night, Elizabeth still feels the chill of the frigid arctic air, and Katie can’t sleep because of nightmares of being trapped belowdecks, waiting for death.

Elizabeth Farr never wanted to return to America. During her family’s vacation abroad, she has fallen in love with England, and is despondent when her father refuses to let her stay. Returning to New York means having her debut into society, and that means a swiftly arranged marriage. Elizabeth will never go to college, never learn to be a reporter - as she sees it, her life is over as soon as the Titanic reaches port. Of course, if she’s unlucky, her life will be over far sooner than that.