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Brought to you by Penguin. The instant New York Times bestseller, January 2024, and Sunday Times bestseller, February 2024 Totally original and utterly compelling, with a voice all of its own, this is the outstanding new thriller from the no.1 internationally bestselling author of The Silent...

One visit to my father in prison—convicted for a murder he didn't commit—and I've attracted the attention of the last man I'd ever want knowing that I exist.

Enter a spellbinding collection of classic fantasy and mythic adventure, blending ancient kingdoms, heroic legends, dark sorcery, and poetic romance from Robert E. Howard and Oscar Wilde...

Classic Fantasy Tales of Sorcery, Adventure, and Wonder, Vol. 3 gathers timeless tales of loyalty, treasure, danger, and heroic adventure from Robert E. Howard and Oscar Wilde. Featuring The Devoted Friend, Jewels of Gwahlur, and Red Shadows, this collection blends moral fable, lost-world...

La historia de la relación entre el mar y los pueblos latinoamericanos se nos presenta aquí como la historia de un misterioso desencuentro. Haciendo pie en el tratamiento que reciben las masas de agua en múltiples textos de las tradiciones literarias del continente, Padilla postula que ese conflicto hunde sus raíces en pasajes como la Conquista y la subsecuente esclavitud de indígenas y africanos. También, desde más atrás, en las fases del poblamiento. Todo lo cual habría llevado a un modo peculiar de estar en la naturaleza.

The Curious Incident of the Great Cookie Snackcident of 979 is a cozy, slower-burn workplace romance with two MCs who connect over a shared passion for their calling. It features a demi heroine, a non-binary shadow monster, wooing with snacks, footnotes from an in-world narrator, and shadow tentacle play!

Dancing on bar tops means the night is going great. Exiting the bar hauled over the shoulder of Heston University's infamous hockey captain? Not my idea of a good time. But my would-be knight would have to do. I needed an escape route from my brother… his biggest rival. Easton Blake is the perfect reminder of why I avoid hockey players. Cocky. Frustratingly sexy. Accustomed to every girl in his orbit falling for his charm. With his sultry smile that tells me he knows all the ways to make girls come undone with his touch, I'm almost the next score on his stats.

Dos de la mañana en el metro de Nueva York, primera década del siglo XXI. En la ciudad está vivo el recuerdo del ataque a las Torres Gemelas. Jack Reacher y cinco pasajeros en un vagón. Algo no está bien con uno de ellos: cumple con todos los requisitos del terrorista suicida. Reacher los...

Trapped in a life she never wanted, Sloane is subject to the whims of rich, powerful men. She survives by playing the part, but inside she feels nothing. Because having feelings is dangerous. She's managed to stay numb for so long . . . until a rookie hockey player spots her and turns her whole world upside down.

Lieutenant Charles Heywood has had his fill of adventure. Battle-weary and disillusioned, he returns to England, resolved to settle down to a quiet, uneventful life on an estate of his own. But arranging to purchase the property he desires is more difficult than Charles ever imagined. The place is mired in secrets, some of which may prove deadly. If he’s going to unravel them, he’ll need the assistance of someone as daring as he is.

Dos bastidores do descobrimento à crise de 2015 em 200 páginas! Ilustrado e didático, um livro essencial para todos que procuram um ponto de partida para se aprofundar na história do Brasil. Diz o poeta alemão Bertold Brecht: "De nada vale partir das coisas boas de sempre, mas sim das coisas novas e ruins.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review), a moving novel about tradition, tea farming, and the bonds between mothers and daughters. In their remote mountain village, Li-yan...

Davis was five years older than me . . . antisocial and temperamental. And there was the little fact that he didn't know I existed. Still, I gave him my heart, and he crushed it. So I picked up the pieces and ran away to New York City. I had a plan that would keep my heart intact for years. But one phone call changed everything. Returning home meant facing the past . . . and the man who ruined me. I had hoped that the mountain had swallowed him whole.

Michails Macht wuchs mit jedem Tag, und sein Adelshaus war wieder aufgeblüht. Allerdings ging es ihren Feinden ebenso gut. Es waren neue auf den Plan getreten, und die alten, die sie schon lange abgeschrieben hatten, meldeten sich zurück. Aber war das wirklich ein Problem? Er war doch ein Heiler, und ein Heilmittel gab es immer. Und die von ihm verordneten "Behandlungen" ließen sich nicht aufhalten! Oh ja, seine Feinde würden teuer dafür bezahlen.

A festive romance from bestselling author of 'It's Complicated' Camilla Isley. Perfect for fans of Sarah Adams, Christina Lauren and Abby Jimenez. Two sworn enemies, snowed in over Christmas with chemistry that will melt the ice! Nina Thompson has one Christmas wish: to avoid her brother’s...

While in college in upstate New York, Shay Evans and her best friends met a captivating man who seduced them with a web of lies about the way the world works, bringing them under his thrall. By senior year, Shay and her friend Laurel were the only ones who managed to escape. Now, eight years later, Shay’s built a new life in a tony Texas suburb. But when she hears the horrifying news of Laurel’s death―delivered, of all ways, by her favorite true-crime podcast crusader―she begins to suspect that the past she thought she buried is still very much alive.

Obwohl die erzählte Geschichte an Kinder gerichtet ist, wird der erwachsende Hörer sehr schnell bemerken, dass Bodo Schäfers Ratschläge und Gedanken durchaus auch für seine Welt gelten, dass man sie als Erwachsener umsetzen und etwas daraus lernen kann. Die kleine Kira und ihre Freunde erfahren im Verlauf dieser Geschichte, wie man mit Geld umgeht, es vermehren kann und wie Schulden abgebaut werden können.

Los héroes de los antiguos mitos de las diferentes culturas ya recorrieron el camino; su itinerario es conocido, solo hay que seguir su huella. Tras sus gestas, aventuras y descubrimientos, surge tanto aquello que hace avanzar las civilizaciones como lo que conduce a la conquista de uno mismo. El autor nos explica el ciclo iniciático del héroe expuesto por Joseph Campbell y nos muestra su desarrollo en libros y películas contemporáneos.

"My English professor, whom I'd shaken my stuff in front of less than twenty-four hours earlier, recognized me without any trouble. Yup. While I stood there droning on about my favorite author, he was probably remembering the freckle on my left butt cheek." Wellshire University's hottest...

Connor is smug, grew up destined for his hockey career, and he's irritatingly good-looking. He wouldn't give me the time of day, and made it clear he would never be friends with me. Except for that one time. Years later, one hazy night, and now he's apparently my husband according to the paper next to his bed in a Vegas hotel room. You would think we would have it annulled, but he needs to clean up his image, and I'm a sucker for his occasional glances.