Novedades

Sixteen-year-old Fanny Gardiner is shaken and mortified when the significantly older Thomas Bennet stalks her and compromises her, claiming her as his future wife. Unlike the average young woman, Fanny engages in chess, invests in her brother's business, and secures her own dowry. Now wed, she must endure her husband's disdain for her intellect and his relentless cruelty when she bears five daughters without providing an heir for Longbourn. As Thomas receives a knighthood and delves into his mathematical gambling theory, Fanny must learn to manage Longbourn with the assistance of the ...

Eighteen-year-old healer Aliwyn lives in shame after her medical failures. Despite a rebellion brewing against the king, she yearns to practice medicine in peace. But when she agrees to hide an endangered orphan, Aliwyn is plunged into the deadly revolt. A daring escape entangles her with the young rebel leader, Tobias, and she is swept into a world of rival factions and secret alliances. Caught amongst the enemy, she must decide who to save. Worst of all, Tobias' compassionate nature turns her perceptions of the insurgents upside down.

Zoe Brannick is only 17 years old but is determined to become the world's number one figure skating champion. Advancing to the finals in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, she experiences a devastating fall, shattering her dreams and leaving her trapped in a dark world of depression. Can Zoe rise up from the trauma and learn to skate all over again in time for the 2022 games in Beijing, or will she remain trapped forever in a prison of fear?

Anna ha sete. Tutta la città ha sete, da settimane. È il 1943 e l'acqua manca ovunque, tranne che nella casa in cui Anna vive con la sua famiglia. A vent'anni vorrebbe seguire le lezioni alla facoltà di Lettere, leggere, vivere in un mondo senza macerie, senza l'agguato continuo delle sirene antiaeree.

The spring before 7th Grade, tragedy strikes C. C. Cross. Dad won't be coming home from Afghanistan. When her mother packs her up and moves her across the country to Manassas, Virginia, C.C. finds herself in a new neighborhood, a new school, and a new life, one without her mighty, fearless, and beloved father. As C.C. struggles to build a new life, she meets a boy on the Civil War Battlefield near her home. Then he disappears right before her eyes. C.C. knows that, somehow, she must uncover the truth about the disappearing boy and why he haunts the Battlefield.

Luton, Bedfordshire, 1850. Smoke rises from the chimneys of newly built factories, and the streets hum with the clatter of carts and footsteps. In a town famed for its straw hats, fifteen-year-old Eliza Hart trades her schoolbooks for a sewing needle when her father’s carpentry business falters. Drawn into the fast-paced world of hat-making, Eliza becomes apprentice to Mrs. Temperance Blake, a mysterious and exacting milliner with a reputation as sharp as her hatpins. As Eliza learns the craft—stitch by stitch, brim by brim—she also discovers the cost borne by the women who keep the ...

You Go, Girl! is a fictional tale based on real-life experiences. It offers a nostalgic glimpse of growing up in 1959 and centers on heartwarming stories about a grandmother's past and her granddaughter's present. During a week-long visit, twelve-year-old Suzie agrees to read her grandmother Elaine's journal from 1959, curious about life in the "old days" before cell phones and social media. As Suzie delves into the journal, she peppers Elaine with questions about the restrictions imposed on girls in the past, sparking discussions about gender norms and empowerment.

Британский военный самолет терпит крушение в захваченной нацистами Франции. У первой из девушек есть шанс выжить, а вот вторая провалила миссию еще до ее начала: почти сразу Джули, известную под кодовым именем Верити, арестовывает гестапо. Будучи секретным агентом, захваченным на вражеской территории, она оказывается перед страшным выбором: раскрыть свое задание или подвергнуться жестокой казни.

An indigenous teen and his estranged father embark on a treacherous river journey. A clash of cultures and misunderstandings. Can they survive and heal their relationship? In 450 BC, a fifteen-year-old boy and his mother live as outcasts on the periphery of their Peruvian jungle village. All the teen has ever wanted is to be accepted by the community. But when his mother dies, and his father is part of an invading party that destroys his village, his life is turned upside down. When he and the only other surviving teen boy from his village are captured by his father's people, their journey ...

"You can’t kill your way into the Kingdom… you have to lay down your life." In an empire ruled by fear and rebellion, one assassin was trained to kill for freedom. Simon of Cana moves like smoke across rooftops. A dagger in the hand of the Zealots. His targets? Traitors who’ve sold their people to Rome. His mission? Simple. Clean. Bloody. Until a radical rabbi ruins everything. With two words—“Follow Me”—Yeshua calls Simon off the rooftops and into a brotherhood of misfits: a tax collector, a thief, a loudmouth fisherman… men Simon would’ve once killed without hesitation. ...

Set in 14th-century Germany under the crushing weight of the Holy Roman Empire, the story reveals the brutal toll exacted on the lower classes. While nobles and corrupt clergy hoard power and wealth—often enforced by mercenaries and violent knights—families like the Symons must fight to survive. The story picks up after Yakov’s Run, where the three Symon siblings—Yakov, Anna, and Dieter—were torn apart. Yakov, once a soldier under the ruthless Petres the Chain, begins to see through the lies of power and longs to return to the life he lost.

Le sue lezioni? Eleganti colazioni a base di champagne, l'arte di indossare una pelliccia, il calcolo spietato dietro un sorriso. Ma Gigi, con la sua risata contagiosa e i gesti scomposti, rifiuta di diventare un gioiello in vetrina: preferisce giocare a picchetto piuttosto che sedurre nei salotti. Un vestito nuovo e Gaston scopre ciò che nessuno aveva visto: sotto i riccioli ribelli di Gigi si nasconde una creatura rara, capace di cambiargli il destino.