Novedades

Step into the shadowy alleys of Victorian London, where fog clings to the cobblestones and secrets are buried beneath polished appearances. In this timeless gothic novella, Robert Louis Stevenson unearths the terrifying duality of human nature — a tale as gripping today as it was upon its first publication in 1886.

Three months after catastrophic events decimated the West Coast, Reed Walker, Chloe Cooper, and the Clark kids have found a fragile peace in their new home along the Mississippi River in Kentucky. The past still haunts them, but they’re starting to rebuild, to hope again. Then, without warning, the earth begins to tremble— and the nightmare begins anew… A new mega quake erupts in the heart of America, ripping through the New Madrid Seismic Zone with apocalyptic fury. Geologists can’t explain why this is happening even as the ground splits wide open. The central U.S. is plunged into ...

Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that’s before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model.

Un giovane spiantato emigrato a Parigi si innamora di un'enigmatica ragazza francese, che scompare nel nulla obbligandolo a una rocambolesca indagine privata. Martino si è già pentito di essersi trasferito a Parigi, troppo cara e respingente. Ma l'amore per la misteriosa Johanna sembra ridargli slancio e, adesso che lei è scomparsa, gli offre anche l'occasione di una missione da compiere. Incappando in personaggi strani e problematici – fra cui un'attivista anarchica e un giovane multimilionario – Martino si troverà immerso in una storia più grande di lui.

Victorian England hangs in the Balance when Amelia Inherits a Secret. When Amelia turns eighteen, she inherits a secret. In fact, she inherits an entire secret society. Most London high society girls are happy with a new dress or a leather volume of the latest novel, but Amelia’s father has outdone them all. There’s only one caveat: she can’t tell her mother. Secret means secret. Tea parties and masquerades are part and parcel of the training. But members purposefully excluded, a missing member, and a member who disappeared for decades require more investigation. Not to mention that ...

Join the journey from 'rags' to 'riches'. Learn etiquette and good manners from the masters. A epic experience of culinary delights while learning proper behaviour; at the table and for life.

Love was never part of the plan. MAYA: When my corporate snake of a cousin threatens my friend’s shop, I do what any sane woman would: grab a megaphone, call out the system, and maybe (allegedly) break into a building for evidence. Which is fine. Totally under control. Until Rafe Morales shows up with his deep scowl, black motorcycle, and maddeningly calm voice telling me to “stay put.” I’d rather choke on a tote bag. We’ve never gotten along. He’s gruff, silent, infuriatingly hot—and now? He’s suddenly everywhere. Helping. Watching. Catching me when I fall. And maybe… ...

1982. Dawn is a young mother, still adjusting to life with her husband, when Hazel lights up her world like a torch in the dark. Theirs is the kind of connection that’s impossible to resist, and suddenly life is more complicated, and more joyful, than Dawn ever expected. But she has responsibilities and commitments. She has a daughter. 2022. Heron has just received news from his doctor that turns everything upside down. He’s an older man, stuck in the habits of a quiet existence. Telling Maggie, his only child—the person around whom his life has revolved—seems impossible.

He was out of the game. He should've stayed that way. When a former FBI colleague asks Callum Webb to rescue the kidnapped daughter of an American bigwig in eastern Europe, Callum’s just got one word for him... No. Okay, actually two words: hell, no. Callum is out of the international law enforcement game and has been for a long time. He’s happy in his role as gruff sheriff of the tiny town of Oak Creek, Wyoming. Even if the job doesn’t keep his nightmares at bay. Plus, rescuing a spoiled heiress is not high on Callum’s bucket list. When he ends up being the only viable option, ...

Max Reddick, a novelist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter, has spent his career struggling against the riptide of race in America. Now terminally ill, he has nothing left to lose. An expat for many years, Max returns to Europe one last time to settle an old debt with his estranged Dutch wife, Margrit, and to attend the Paris funeral of his friend, rival, and mentor Harry Ames, a character loosely modelled on Richard Wright.

Thom and Wendy Graves have been married for over twenty-five years. They live in a beautiful Victorian on the north shore of Massachusetts. Wendy is a published poet and Thom teaches English literature at a nearby university. Their son, Jason, is all grown up. All is well…except that Wendy wants to murder her husband.

From national bestselling author Meg Mitchell Moore comes a sparkling new novel following a young woman entwined in the opulent lives of her neighbors on Block Island, set against a backdrop of scandal, secrets, and a not-so-subtle love triangle, perfect for readers of The Wedding People and Pineapple Street.

“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.” Step into the dazzling, deceptive world of the 1920s—a world bathed in champagne, jazz, and whispered secrets. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald invites us to peer beyond the shimmering curtain of the American Dream, exposing the illusions that lie at its glittering heart. This is not just a love story. It is a haunting elegy for a generation intoxicated by wealth, ambition, and the desperate need to reinvent oneself.

Lucia is back—and she's more formidable than ever. In this wickedly funny fifth instalment of E.F. Benson's beloved Mapp and Lucia series, the indomitable Mrs. Emmeline Lucas sets her sights on the quaint village of Tilling. With impeccable manners and a razor-sharp sense of strategy, she schemes her way to the top of the social ladder, charming and outmaneuvering her rivals at every turn.

Most people love Atlanta, but Diamond isn’t most people. The first chance she got, she left Atlanta behind to live her best college life in Maryland, but the past has a way of showing up uninvited-rude as hell-when you least expect it. What is supposed to be a long overdue, yet quick trip home for the holidays turns out to be chaos and confusion. One thing’s for sure: this will be a holiday Diamond never forgets. Breon is a man of few words, but much action and long paper. When he meets Diamond, he’s ready to lock her down, cut all his hoes loose and make her his main chick. But ...

Known to some in the U.S. as being a part of the Bible Belt, Liam was born in the 9th ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. By the tender age of seven he thought he knew scripture the way his grandmother and father would recite "spare the rod spoil the child" before applying pressure behind him. He was always inquisitive and would ask the question WHY, without truly ever receiving an explanation. When his father lost his job, Liam's private school safety net tumbled. He began attending a New Orleans east public school which at the time was ranked the worst in the United States.

Keiko Furukura is thirty-six, and she has been happily working at a Tokyo “Smile Mart” for eighteen years, fitting in by copying her colleagues’ dress and mannerisms, playing the part of a “normal person” excellently—more or less. But her packaged idyll is threatened by mounting pressure to find a husband and a proper career, prompting her to take desperate action to protect her peaceful world.

SOME THINGS ARE WORTH BREAKING FOR Sophie I inherited a bookstore that smells like old paper and cinnamon. I drink too much coffee. I run a smutty Book Club. And I need help to fix a few things before everything falls apart. Grady Carter is quiet. Brooding. Built like a wall I should absolutely not want to climb. But every time something breaks, he shows up. Always one step ahead. I don’t trust easy. But I think I’m starting to trust him. And that’s terrifying. Grady She’s soft. Loud. Smart-mouthed. Curvy as sin. She smells like vanilla and trouble. From the second I walk into that ...

Sometimes I whisper it over to myself: Murderess. Murderess. It rustles, like a taffeta skirt along the floor.' Grace Marks. Female fiend? Femme fatale? Or weak and unwilling victim? Around the true story of one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of the 1840s, Margaret Atwood has created an extraordinarily potent tale of sexuality, cruelty and mystery.

Pigs might not fly but they are strangely altered. So, for that matter, are wolves and racoons. A man, once named Jimmy, lives in a tree, wrapped in old bedsheets, now calls himself Snowman. The voice of Oryx, the woman he loved, teasingly haunts him. And the green-eyed Children of Crake are, for some reason, his responsibility.