Novedades

The dust swirled around my worn boots, a miniature desert storm kicked up by the frantic thump of my own heart. The air hung thick and heavy, the scent of dry earth and something else… something metallic and sickeningly sweet, clinging to the back of my throat. It was the smell of blood. Old blood. New blood. The kind that stains the soul as deeply as it stains the earth. I’d been clean for six months, six agonizing months of sweat-soaked nights and gnawing cravings, a testament to a willpower I never knew I possessed. Six months of staring at the cracked pavement, avoiding the shadowed...

Some scars don't heal. Some stories don't end. And some secrets—when dug up—don't stay buried. A Southern Gothic of Brotherhood and the Dead In the heat-choked summer of 1978, four brothers step into the bayou behind their South Houston home and uncover a rusted lockbox with a map, a key, and a single message: "If you’re reading this, it’s already too late." What starts as a dare spirals into a descent through haunted cellar doors, drowned ghost towns, and tunnels that whisper with the breath of the dead. As the brothers follow the trail of a journal scrawled by a boy who vanished ...

Bienvenue chez les Vivaldi, où le cirque est une affaire de famille. Le pari paraissait simple pour Autumn, artiste dans le cirque familial : quitter le nid, trouver un logement pour 6 mois, et tout ça dans la semaine. Mais rien n'aurait pu la préparer à devoir cohabiter avec Keith, meilleur ami de son frère et séducteur notoire. Keith, quant à lui, recherche une nouvelle colocataire durable qui saurait résister à ses avances, cette fois ! Malgré les secrets de chacun et contre toute attente, une amitié naît entre les deux colocataires. Mais, attention !

Phantom or illusion? History holds the key. Haunted by her failures, Gilded Age girl reporter Jo Felch attends a series of séances hosted by the enigmatic medium Serephina Spencer, who seems to possess uncanny abilities. As Jo investigates the mysterious occurrences, she suspects a dangerous alliance that aims to put her newspaper out of business. Determined to expose the truth, she makes a startling discovery. In a thrilling showdown, she unveils a web of deception and secrets, proving that her failures aren’t at all what they seem. In the present day, bookshop owner Olivia Crawford ...

Continue the story of small town romance, family and friendship in Book 2 of The Aspiring Authors Book Club! Jordan has spent years perfecting his literary novel in the quiet seclusion of Warinyah Bay, but a devastating revelation has shattered his confidence and sent him into hermit mode. Now he's questioning everything he thought he knew about his talent and his place in the close-knit community. I.V. Winters is Australia's bestselling thriller author, but beneath the glamorous public persona, Ivy is drowning. After a brutal breakup and months of creative paralysis, she's fled to Warinyah...

A woman’s passion; a Viking’s fury: Together their love conquered all…… She was a beautiful young Irish woman, he was a bold Viking--mortal enemies drawn together by an emotion much stronger than hatred. Despite the differences of their worlds their love will overcome incredible odds. Sold into slavery by his own brother and taken to the Province of Munster, Wolfram spent his days in despair until Deidre’s kindness touched his heart. Not only did she bring him food and soothing words, she gave him hope for his future, setting him free from his bondage despite the threat of her own...

La saga phénomène aux 700 000 auditeurs continue… Un délice ! 1949. Betty célèbre ses 30 ans entourée de ses proches. Heureuse gérante d'une librairie et d'une maison d'édition, elle se prépare à passer son permis de conduire. Mais le malheur n'est pas très loin. Les soucis financiers s'accumulent, Viola met brutalement fin à leur amitié, et son plus jeune frère lui donne du fil à retordre, Olof souffre d'un mal dont il refuse de reconnaître l'existence et Martin Fischer, le père biologique de Martina, réapparaît.

Conclusión de la historia iniciada con MEMORIAS DE UN VIEJO CARRO. Esta es la historia de Luciano Segovia el “Mulato”, un hijo de puta en el sentido más literal de la expresión. Acostumbrado desde pequeño a convivir rodeado de mujeres de la vida, aprenderá a hacer de ello una “profesión” y su modo de subsistir, sin dejar por ello de ser un caballero.

In the heart of the vast and shimmering Pacific Ocean, three young ship boys, each no more than a few years past their childhood, found themselves cast away on a breathtakingly beautiful tropical island. This was no ordinary place; it was a lush paradise adorned with vibrant flora and fauna, where the warm sun kissed the golden sands and the gentle waves whispered secrets of the sea. Yet, beneath this idyllic exterior lay the harsh reality of survival in the 17th century, a time when the world was still largely unexplored and filled with both wonder and danger. The boys had been crew ...

Esta es la historia de Saleem Sinai, nacido en Bombay al filo de la medianoche del 15 de agosto de 1947, en el momento mismo en que la India, entre fuegos artificiales y multitudes, alcanza su independencia. El destino de Saleem queda inexorablemente unido al de su país, y sus peripecias personales reflejarán siempre la evolución política de la India o serán reflejadas por ella. Hijos de la medianoche es una asombrosa novela que combina magistralmente magia y humor, compromiso político, fantasía y humanidad.

From her window in a little bungalow on the Cornish coast, local reporter Georgie Monroe has watched as one of the most beautiful houses in Cornwall has been transformed into a high-tech glass palace. Once home to a celebrated romance writer, it’s now been sold to a mystery buyer, and Georgie is wondering who that might be. When she is invited to report on an open house event at the new house, she’s flustered to find that it’s been bought by her ex, architect Ethan Sparks. But when the event goes wrong, Georgie and Ethan find themselves trapped inside.

Southern Skyes Sharyn Bradford Lunn's landmark saga of adventure and romance, spans almost 200 years of family history set against a backdrop of the rich and rugged wilds of Australia. In this sweeping story of love and loss, fortune and fate, this masterful storyteller recounts the journeys of the McCabe and Skye families, along with the people who shape their lives, as they strive to make good in the penal colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land during the early 1800s. The saga chronicles the two families’ trials and triumphs, joys and injustices, and the inner torment as ...

Even with peace on the horizon, Met WAAF Jenny Hazleton is as busy as ever. Her keen weather-forecasting allows the pilots to continue their missions, including food drops to starving allies and the repatriation of prisoners of war. Navigating many of these missions is Flying Officer Edwin Holland, whose rejection of her advances at Christmas still stings. Edwin is increasingly haunted by his role in the war, including the bombing of Dresden, and Jenny yearns to comfort him. But when he reveals the shocking reason he turned her down, she must decide if their friendship is well and truly over.

Life on the river has never been easy for Tilly and Sam, but they've built a home filled with love. Joey, Tilly's eldest son, has straddled two worlds - cherished as her child but granted privileges, denied to her other children, through his wealthy birth father's family. It's a fine balance that has always held . . . until an incident at a glittering Celebration Ball shatters the fragile harmony. Tilly fears the consequences, especially when her headstrong daughter Martha is involved. How will Martha cope when she meets Joey's entitled friends and their easy lives?

1470. England is in turmoil as the battle between supporters of the Yorkist king, Edward IV, and the old Lancastrian king, Henry VI, escalates. And for Isobel Fenton, the war is personal. Her father's death made her heiress to Beaumoncote Manor, a desirable estate in the midlands. But as conflict threatens England's unstable peace, Isobel and her lands become the focus of bitter tensions and a long-held feud. Taken from her manor, Isobel becomes the unwilling mistress of an indomitable Earl. She sees her only chance of happiness in the Earl's brother, Robert Langton.

Ein fesselnder Roman über Mut, Opferbereitschaft und die Kraft der Familie in dunkelsten Zeiten, von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Ellin Carsta Bernried am Starnberger See, 1942: Die Familien von Falkenbach und Lehmann haben sich daran gewöhnt, dass ihre Telefonate abgehört werden. Doch nun erreicht dieses Gefühl, bespitzelt zu werden, eine neue Dimension. Gibt es jemanden in der Familie, der Informationen an die Nazis weitergibt? Wilhelmine von Falkenbach ist im Zentrum des Widerstands und riskiert alles, um die Wahrheit zu verbreiten.

THE CHILD SHE NEVER SPOKE OF Book One in The Bowers Hill Saga Some secrets are buried so deep, only love can dig them up. Fourteen-year-old Caroline Calder's world crumbles the night her beloved father dies in a winter storm. When her grief-stricken mother remarries with shocking haste, Caroline suspects the charming Quentin Rawle is not the savior he appears to be. Her instincts prove devastatingly correct. Torn from everything she's ever known, Caroline finds herself fighting for survival in the harsh industrial mills of Leeds, desperate to protect her younger sisters at any cost. In this...

Jagged Waters is the third book in the Southern Skyes family saga, carving some exciting new names on the family tree. Spicy Irish miss, Mariah Malone, is a young convict unjustly condemned to New South Wales, Australia, to serve her sentence for life. During the transport, her ship encounters a frightening, rocky demise, and the handful of survivors are washed up on King Island to await rescue. It is during this time of uncertainty and fear, Mariah’s knowledge of the entrancing surroundings—both land and sea—of this Australian island and beyond stimulates her ever-tumbling thoughts. ...

Ein schroffer, verschwiegener Rancher. Eine zurückgezogen lebende junge Frau. Ein Sohn, der es zu mehr bringen will als sein Vater. Ein Verbrecher auf der Flucht vor seiner Vergangenheit. Der erste Band der fesselnden und emotional mitreißenden Familiensaga der New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Jodi Thomas entführt die Hörerinnen und Hörer nach Crossroads am Ransom Canyon im Westen von Texas und stellt die Frage: Was bedeutet Familie? Welche Verbindungen zählen – die familiären oder die selbst gewählten?

Sagaen om Emilie er en slægtskrønike fyldt med kærlighedsintriger og hemmeligheder. Vi følger den smukke husmandsdatter Emilie i 1880'ernes Trøndelag i Norge, et samfund med store kløfter mellem rig og fattig. Emilie har fået æren af at arbejde på den fornemme herregård til juleballet. Forventning og spænding hænger i luften, da de glade gæster ankommer. I lånt tøj ligner Emilie ikke længere en fattig bondepige. Flere af mændene fatter interesse for hende, mens gamle hemmeligheder kommer op til overfladen.