Novedades

In San Francisco in 1866, an Irish nun, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat, gives birth to a daughter named Emilia del Valle. Raised by a loving stepfather, Emilia grows into an independent thinker and a self-sufficient young woman. To pursue her passion for writing, she is willing to defy societal norms. At the age of seventeen, she begins to publish pulp fiction using a man’s pen name. When these fictional worlds can no longer satisfy her sense of adventure, she turns to journalism, convincing an editor at The Daily Examiner to hire her.

On her wedding day in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1968, Rafaela Acuña y Daubón has mild misgivings, but she marries Peter Brennan Jr. anyway in a blaze of romantic optimism. She has no way of knowing how dramatically her life will change when she uproots her young family to start over in the American Midwest, unleashing a fleet of disappointments. In the 1980s, against the backdrop of her mother’s isolation in St. Louis, Missouri, Rafaela’s daughter, Ruth, wants only to belong. Eager to fit in, Ruth lets go of her language, habits, and childhood memories of Puerto Rico. I

"La brújula de los valores" es una guía inspiradora para vivir una vida feliz y satisfactoria, llena de significado y propósito. A través de una variedad de temas que abarcan desde la honestidad y la confianza hasta la amistad y la perseverancia, este libro ofrece consejos y reflexiones sobre cómo incorporar valores positivos en nuestra vida cotidiana. Cada capítulo es una invitación a reflexionar y a poner en práctica valores importantes que pueden ayudarnos a enfrentar los desafíos de la vida de manera constructiva y efectiva. Con un lenguaje claro y accesible, este libro es una ...

Señor Jesús es sin duda el más grande maestro de todos los tiempos. Instruyó a sus discípulos; Dio conferencias en las sinagogas; Dijo parábolas a las multitudes. Sus actividades y enseñanzas dieron origen a una nueva religión, el cristianismo, que cambió el mundo. ¿Qué tipo de enseñanzas nos dio? Si ha leído el Nuevo Testamento o asiste a la iglesia regularmente, asumo que conoce las enseñanzas de Jesús. A Jesús le encantaba usar ilustraciones y comparaciones para enseñar a sus oyentes verdades asombrosas. Citó secciones de los textos sagrados. Usó parábolas para ...

One day, recovering from a heart attack in his Daytona Beach apartment, Facundo Walsh Ocampo discovers that his identity has been stolen and decides to cross the border into Mexico to meet his replacement. In the search for the forger, he will discover a larger forgery, his own. The ruthless competition for economic success has turned the protagonist into a highly effective robot, without memory and without its own identity. In the same way, the robots equipped with artificial intelligence that he himself sells in Asia replace not only sex but also the love and understanding of their owner ...

Un escritor que curiosamente responde al nombre de Juan José Millás recibe el encargo del periódico en el que colabora para escribir el que, cree, puede ser su último reportaje. Por ello debe pensar con cuidado el tema que sirva de broche de oro a toda una carrera.

Mateo Martinez is many things. The starting pitcher of the New York Monarchs, a devoted single father, and most recently, my new boss. When the opportunity to finally move out of my parent's cramped apartment and into his swanky home to nanny for his daughter arose, I simply couldn't pass it up. Until I made the silly suggestion for him to keep me on a three-strikes system, and I'm racking them up at lightning speed.

A través de cien montañas es un relato asombroso y conmovedor de migración, pérdida y hallazgo; de cómo dos mujeres—una nacida en México y la otra en los Estados Unidos—encuentran que sus vidas coinciden de la manera más improbable. Luego de una tragedia que la separa de su madre, Juana García abandona su pueblo en México para encontrar a su padre que había dejado casa y familia dos años antes para buscar trabajo en los Estados Unidos.

Jo De La Cruz should be on top of the world. As one of spin’s hottest instructors, her workouts stream into thousands of living rooms, her waiting list is harder to access than Area 51, and even her hair has its own social media page. But Jo’s struggling from a decade in the spotlight—which is when she meets the annoyingly handsome journalist who claims her job is just yelling at people from a bike.

In these three novellas, children navigate profound changes that reshape their families and their understanding of the world. A young boy finds meaning through soccer as his mother's illness and death transforms their family's rhythms. In Bogotá, a girl discovers her mother's sewing machine can speak, revealing protective magic woven into their clothes as they plan a daring escape. And in a story that blends reality with wonder, two siblings unlock the mystery of their grandmother's hidden identity through a dimensional window above their kitchen door.

«El escritor intenta caminar, busca apoyarse en brazos de fantasmas, cree leer al mundo, vive y sueña de libros… y al desplomarse, vuelan las páginas que ha llenado de palabras como un reguero de piedras y piedritas. Habrá quien las deje esparcidas para que la amnesia convierta esas historias en polvo y hay de pronto el milagro de que alguien reúne esos cuentos para construir un pequeño castillo de imaginación y memoria. Puro cuento y cuentos puros, que fueron arena para volverse vidrio, ventana o espejo

Edición integral de 7 novelas situadas en diferentes momentos de la historia de España. Y protagonizadas por la misma familia. Una historia fascinante conformada por : 1 LA SEMILLA DE LA VENGANZA (Paleolítico) Dos clanes enfrentados provocarán la primera gran tragedia de la historia. 2 VENGANZA EN HISPANIA (Del fin de la glaciación de Würm a la Hispania romana) Un imperio que agoniza será testigo de una historia terrible de traición, redención y muerte. 3 LA MAGIA MÁS ANTIGUA (El nacimiento de España y el reino visigodo de Toledo) Cuando dos viajeros sin rumbo conocen a un noble ...

Marcos Valdez already had more women than he could stand. But no, the rich playboy just had to have the very beautiful, the very innocent Chasity Bradshaw too. In doing so, he set off a chain of events that splattered both of their lives with vivid pain and agony for many years to come. Unfortunately for Marcos, he realized too late that he really was in love with Chasity and desperately wanted her back. As for Chasity, her faith in people was devastated, her faith in God was severely tested, and she wanted nothing else to do with Marcos. Will Marcos ever reclaim the heart of the woman he ...

En el Valle del Guajuco, al norte de la Nueva España, existe una creencia ancestral. Es una promesa de amor perpetuo, cuando una dama da su pañuelo a un caballero. Un dulce incidente es la causa por la que Rosario, desconociendo esta creencia, da su pañuelo al Capitán Joaquín y cambia su destino. Rosario es obligada a contraer matrimonio, recibiendo un cruel castigo al oponerse. En cambio, Joaquín, acepta la orden de su padre de contraer matrimonio, persuadido por la promesa de su amante de seguir viéndose. Joaquín, sin saber qué llevó a Rosario a aceptar el matrimonio, la trata ...

The Meth Chronicles IV, comes back full circle to Rebecca the curandera, from Mexico. Upon arriving in Bakersfield to stay with her brother, Rebecca is informed a meth gang has control of her sixteen-year-old niece, who has shunned the family and run away. Not long after, Rebecca’s cursed rock appears about the time the gang’s luck runs out and members start dying, especially after Rebecca learns from her niece (who’d returned to the family) that they deal in human trafficking as well. After the gang’s demise, Rebecca is drawn away, back to Redondo Beach and her detectives, to help ...

Chronicled in four parts, shifting restlessly between the author's childhood memories, the sudden disappearance of his brother, and the inevitable loss of his ailing mother, Late to the Search Party explores what it means to be a family of one—to be orphaned, whether by fate or by circumstance. In language that is both grounded and ethereal, Dawson tallies the losses and looks at what remains: the frustration and anger, the bewilderment and sadness—and the affection and humor that makes itself felt in spite of everything.

When the death of her aunt brings Liz Remolina back to San Ojuela, the prospect fills her with dread. The isolated desert town was the site of a harrowing childhood accident that left her clairvoyant, the companion of wraiths and ghosts. Yet it may also hold the secret to making peace with a dark family history and a complicated personal and cultural identity.

An old photograph will unearth a dark secret that resonates with some strange crimes. A barren region of Spain, immersed in a cultural festival that will suffer indiscriminate attacks from an unknown source. Young college students struggle with their own fears and insecurities, while investigating a plot of hidden interests rooted in the fabric of society. An intriguing thriller of mystery , surprise and revelation. RETURN TO SAD HILL Sandra decides to spend a few days of vacation with her friend Ana in a small village in Burgos. There she discovers a curious photograph taken in the ...

This is a collection of poems and short essays that find among their lines the questioning of the self as it is reflected in the words and concepts they seek. It is a journey into the depths of the soul and the feelings that we express as humans in our language.

¿Hasta dónde puede una adivina determinar nuestro futuro ? Eso fue lo que pensó Isaac, cuando el amor de su vida decidió acatar a rajatabla los consejos que una gitana le brindó en uno de sus primeros viajes juntos. -Paulo querido, déjate de tonterías. Esa mujer solo quería sacarte dinero. -No estaría tan seguro, fue muy consistente en sus vaticinios. -A todas las parejas les debe hacer la misma historia -insistió el hombre. -No sé qué decir, pero estaré atento-asintió Paulo acomodándose al lado de su novio que sonreía incrédulamente, motivado por la inocencia del joven a ...