Novedades

"Brothers bound by blood, torn apart by betrayal. A Southern noir that will leave you breathless and haunted." In the sweltering heat of the Vietnam War, the Bruce brothers live vastly different lives on the Gulf Coast. One, driven by ambition, pursues power in college classrooms. The other, chasing fleeting pleasures, roams the sugar-white beaches of Florida. But when a rigged draft board sends the wrong brother to war, their bond shatters, setting off a chain of events with devastating consequences. From dusty Southern courthouses to storm-soaked swamps thick with corruption, "Perfidious ...

German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapses when her fiancé, Fritz, vanishes after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Fifteen years later, in 1933, Hedda is stunned to see Fritz's name in a photograph of an American monument to German POWs in Asheville, North Carolina. Determined to reclaim his body and bring closure to his ailing mother, Hedda embarks on a journey from Germany to the US. However, her quest takes a dark turn when Fritz's casket contains the remains of a woman who died under mysterious circumstances.

SHERLOCK AND BARACK. This is NOT a New Sherlock Holmes Mystery. It is a research paper contributing to the amateur academic discipline known as Sherlockian studies. Also known as The Great Game. If the reader are not familiar with this discipline then you could start by googling "(Sherlock) The Great Game" and then indulge your imagination, employ skills of scientific deduction, and enjoy yourself. The particular study inquires into the questions - Why did Barack Obama win in November 2012? Why did Mitt Romney lose? Pundits and political scientists have offered countless reasons. This study...

Pubblicato nel 1931, San Manuel Bueno martire è un romanzo breve, ma intenso e di straordinaria bellezza, nel quale Unamuno fornisce finalmente una soluzione al problema centrale della sua filosofia—e in fondo della vita di ogni persona: il conflitto tra la ragione e la fede, tra il sentimento che suggerisce una vita immortale e la scienza che mostra la distruzione completa dell'essere umano.

J.D. Salinger spent several months in Vienna in 1937, living with a Jewish family, going ice skating and wearing a green Tyrolean hat. Details about the family, with whom he remained in contact for the rest of his life, have recently been unearthed.

Life changes in ways you can't predict. Could she be responsible for it all?... As a middle child, Boston native Kathryn Moore has always struggled to fit into her nouveau riche family and would rather do anything than carry on with the family business. Her aspirations lie in more artistic pursuits: to become a writer like her uncle, which strains her already turbulent relationship with her mother. After Kathryn’s uncle, her mentor and confidante, dies tragically in a car accident, she learns he has bequeathed his Charleston home to her, and life changes in ways she never could have ...

Ranging from the courage of the ordinary men and women of India who fought for their freedom, to the sublime perfection of the Siddha, this collection of poems is a tribute to the spirituality that is life itself! As one reader describes them, the poems based on the characters and legends of India, are so beautifully descriptive that they come alive as one reads them. The rage of Draupadi as she is being stripped in the full court, the dejection of Arjuna as he faces his cousins in war; the piety of the great poet saints of India..return to life in this skillful rendering of stories in ...

LA CORTE DEL CRISANTEMO. Novela llena de sorpresas y aventuras, en una época convulsa donde la vida de la mujer culta se desarrollaba al abrigo del emperador y la emperatriz. Por el contrario, en los poblados más pobres, la injusticia y el hambre asolan a todos aquellos desgraciados que malviven buscando su lugar en el mundo. La Corte del Crisantemo es una fascinante novela de aventuras que trasporta al lector al Japón milenario, sumergiéndolo en un mundo fantástico, con monstruosos enemigos y dioses llenos de gracia o terribles en su venganza. Conoce a Akane y a Hiroshi y déjate ...

Delve into the poems of "Bellowing Thoughts," a poetry collection that offers a glimpse into the author's thoughts, perspectives, and personal experiences. With classic stanzas and rhyme and often realistic language and style that captures the essence of everyday life and the profound, this small yet powerful book invites readers to connect with the raw emotions and genuine reflections within its pages. Through a blend of harsh scrutiny and caring examination, "Bellowing Thoughts" serves as a guide to the complexities of existence, providing viewpoints for introspection, contemplation, and ...

This poetry collection features the epic poem The Sailor Who Lost His Faith In The Sea, which is one-third of the book’s contents. The poem is over a year in the crafting and is told in narrative style in the voice of a mixed-blood Caribbean working-class sailor who personifies the character, memories, and rich heritage of that region. In that setting, he deals with fundamental questions of life and death and the ordinary issues of everyday life in a genuine, unvarnished way. The sailor says, “When I write, each word is soaked in salt water, wrung out, dried in sea air, and hung on the ...

Welcome to Madison, Georgia, where the magnolias bloom, the tea is sweet, and the monsters are real. In this cozy horror anthology, the charming town of Madison hides secrets in its flowerbeds and shadows in its attics. Behind every wrought-iron fence and sun-warmed porch lies something unexpected: a banshee who quilts in the carriage house, a wight who prefers crossword puzzles to haunting, a wendigo who wears sweaters by the fire, and cryptids who just want someone to talk to. But don’t be fooled by the cobblestone streets and Southern charm. The ghouls here are real and love has a ...

A potpourri is a medley, a miscellaneous collection. The present volume is a poetical potpourri, a collection of poems written in different styles, subject matters, forms and tones that I have produced over the last sixty years. I hope you enjoy them

Jake is a giant with the strength to handle my curves and the sweetness to write love songs. He likes it when I push him, wondering if he'll pin me against the wall and break—again. For years we resisted. He's too loyal to my brother and my parents, who treat him like a son. To make matters worse, I'm his boss, so we shouldn't pursue it. Until too many hours alone planning his upcoming promotion and a family event make us forget all about rules. Soon we can't keep our hands off each other. When I hear the songs he wrote about me? I'm done for.

A debut collection of stories set across the American South, featuring characters who struggle to find love and belonging in the wake of painful histories. How can you love where you come from, even when home doesn’t love you back?

Jessie, who hasn’t seen her mother since she was 14, is on her way home, bringing with her a foster child who won’t talk and a runaway they’ve picked up along the way. Meanwhile, her estranged mother awaits their arrival at the bus station in Questa, New Mexico, next to a woman who longs for a disappeared love to return.

One evening, ten-year-old Louisa and her father take a walk out on the breakwater. They are spending the summer in a coastal Japanese town while her father Serk, a Korean émigré, completes an academic secondment from his American university. When Louisa wakes hours later, she has washed up on the beach and her father is missing, probably drowned. The disappearance of Louisa’s father shatters their small family unit. As Louisa and her American mother Anne return to the US, this traumatic event reverberates across time and space, and the mystery of what really happened to Serk slowly unravels.

A remote country manor. A Christmas party with some unwanted guests. A dead host. Christmas cheer is running high in Swan Creek, Oklahoma. Meera and family are attending the annual Christmas party at the local millionaire's country estate. A nasty blizzard brings everything to a stand still. Meera and family are stranded at the secluded country house, just as their host is shot dead. One of the people present is a cold blooded killer. Is it the feuding heir, the prodigal son, the shady psychic or the ancient butler? Meera joins forces with local cop Stan Miller to trap the perpetrator and ...

In their younger years, Trey Macready and his best friend Ben Marsh were distributors and enforcers for the local distillers who made their small hamlet of Ewald, Virginia, the moonshine capital of the world. But that was years ago, and now the only tie to their criminal past is the Felons’ Ball—Trey’s annual birthday party where they regale the crowd with tales of their youthful exploits. But when Ben is found dead after Trey’s fiftieth celebration, it’s clear those connections may not be past at all.

Fall in Love with Four Grumpy Billionaires in One Heartwarming Box Set. Dive into the captivating world of grumpy billionaires who made life-changing decisions that shaped their futures forever. This special collection brings together four Clean and Wholesome standalone novels, each weaving a tale of love, transformation, and happily ever after. CEO Next Door I agreed to be my brother’s best friend and billionaire's fake fiancée, knowing it was forbidden. Confronting him about his wild party next door was supposed to be straightforward— until his captivating green eyes met mine. This ...

From the author of the bestselling Pelican Cove series - Meet Meera Patel - college dropout and seasoned amateur sleuth Charlie Gibson is not the warm and fuzzy type. So the town of Swan Creek is surprised when he takes in a homeless boy. Then Charlie is found dead. No good deed goes unpunished, right? The Patel family sets off on Route 66 for an epic trip to the coast. But Meera can't join in the fun when an innocent youngster is accused of murder. Travel the I-40 with the Patels, with roadside diners and chili burgers, bhel poori and fajitas! There is a long distance murder mystery to be ...