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Olive is always unlucky: in her career, in love, in…well, everything. Her identical twin sister Ami, on the other hand, is probably the luckiest person in the world. Her meet-cute with her fiancé is something out of a romantic comedy (gag) and she’s managed to finance her entire wedding by winning a series of Internet contests (double gag). Worst of all, she’s forcing Olive to spend the day with her sworn enemy, Ethan, who just happens to be the best man. Olive braces herself to get through 24 hours of wedding hell before she can return to her comfortable, unlucky life. But when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning from eating bad shellfish, the only people who aren’t affected are Olive and Ethan. And now there’s an all-expenses-paid honeymoon in Hawaii up for grabs. Putting their mutual hatred aside for the sake of a free vacation, Olive and Ethan head for paradise, determined to avoid each other at all costs. But when Olive runs into her future boss, the little white lie she tells him is suddenly at risk to become a whole lot bigger. She and Ethan now have to pretend to be loving newlyweds, and her luck seems worse than ever. But the weird thing is that she doesn’t mind playing pretend. In fact, she feels kind of... lucky. Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781501128035.

Kdysi mocný národ Ravka, obklopený nepřáteli, byl rozerván ve dví Stínovou trhlinou, pásem téměř neproniknutelné temnoty hemžícím se nestvůrami, které se živí lidským masem. Jeho osud teď možná spočívá na bedrech jediné osamělé uprchlice. Alina Starkovová nikdy v ničem nevynikala. Když je však její pluk na Trhlině napaden a její nejlepší přítel brutálně zraněn, Alina v sobě odhalí dřímající moc, která mu zachrání život — moc, jež by mohla být klíčem k osvobození její válkou zničené země. Alina je vytržena ze všeho, co zná, a odvezena ke královskému dvoru, aby se vycvičila jako členka grišů, magické elity vedené tajemným Temným. V tomhle přepychovém světě však nic není takové, jak se zdá. Zatímco se blíží temnota a celé království závisí na její nezkrocené moci, bude se Alina muset postavit tajemstvím grišů… i tajemstvím svého srdce.

Temnota nikdy neumírá. Alina, pronásledovaná přes Pravé moře a sužovaná vzpomínkami na životy, které vzala na Záhybu, se musí pokusit začít s Malem nový život v neznámé zemi a zároveň utajit, že je Vyvolávačkou slunce. Před minulostí ani osudem však dlouho neuteče. Temnyj vystoupil ze Stínového záhybu s děsivou novou mocí a nebezpečným plánem, který prověří samotné hranice přírodního světa. S pomocí nechvalně známého korzára se Alina vrací do země, kterou opustila, odhodlaná bojovat proti silám shromažďujícím se proti Ravce. Jak však její moc roste, Alina se propadá hlouběji do Temnyjovy hry se zakázanou magií a vzdaluje se Malovi. Bude si muset vybrat mezi svou zemí, svou mocí a láskou, o níž si vždy myslela, že ji povede — jinak riskuje, že ve vznikající bouři ztratí všechno.

Die Hauptstadt ist gefallen. Der Dunkle regiert Ravka von seinem Schattenthron aus. Nun ruht das Schicksal der Nation auf einer gebrochenen Sonnenkriegerin, einem in Ungnade gefallenen Fährtenleser und den zerschlagenen Überresten einer einst großen magischen Armee. Tief in einem uralten Netz aus Tunneln und Höhlen muss sich eine geschwächte Alina dem zweifelhaften Schutz des Apparats und der Fanatiker unterwerfen, die sie als Heilige verehren. Doch ihre Pläne liegen anderswo: bei der Suche nach dem schwer fassbaren Feuervogel und der Hoffnung, dass ein geächteter Prinz noch am Leben ist. Alina wird neue Bündnisse schmieden und alte Rivalitäten beiseitelegen müssen, während sie und Mal um die Wette nach dem letzten von Morozovas Verstärkern suchen. Doch als sie beginnt, die Geheimnisse des Dunklen zu entschlüsseln, enthüllt sie eine Vergangenheit, die ihr Verständnis der Verbindung, die sie teilen, und der Macht, die sie besitzt, für immer verändern wird. Der Feuervogel ist das Einzige, was zwischen Ravka und der Zerstörung steht – und ihn für sich zu beanspruchen könnte Alina genau die Zukunft kosten, für die sie kämpft.

In der dystopischen Welt Chicagos von Beatrice Prior ist die Gesellschaft in fünf Fraktionen unterteilt, von denen jede der Pflege einer bestimmten Tugend gewidmet ist – Candor (die Ehrlichen), Abnegation (die Selbstlosen), Dauntless (die Mutigen), Amity (die Friedfertigen) und Erudite (die Intelligenten). An einem festgelegten Tag jedes Jahres müssen alle Sechzehnjährigen die Fraktion wählen, der sie den Rest ihres Lebens widmen werden. Für Beatrice bedeutet die Entscheidung, zwischen dem Verbleib bei ihrer Familie und dem zu wählen, was sie wirklich ist – beides kann sie nicht haben. Also trifft sie eine Wahl, die alle überrascht, auch sie selbst. Während der hart umkämpften Initiation, die darauf folgt, nennt Beatrice sich Tris und kämpft gemeinsam mit ihren Mitinitiierten darum, die von ihnen getroffene Wahl zu leben. Zusammen müssen sie extreme körperliche Ausdauerprüfungen und intensive psychologische Simulationen durchstehen, von denen einige verheerende Folgen haben. Während die Initiation sie alle verändert, muss Tris herausfinden, wer ihre Freunde wirklich sind – und wo genau eine Romanze mit einem Jungen, der manchmal faszinierend und manchmal unerquicklich ist, in das von ihr gewählte Leben passt. Doch Tris hat auch ein Geheimnis, das sie vor allen verborgen gehalten hat, weil sie gewarnt wurde, dass es den Tod bedeuten kann. Und als sie Unruhe und zunehmende Konflikte entdeckt, die ihre scheinbar perfekte Gesellschaft zu zerstören drohen, erfährt sie auch, dass ihr Geheimnis ihr helfen könnte, die Menschen zu retten, die sie liebt … oder sie könnte daran zugrunde gehen.

Eine Entscheidung kann dich verwandeln – oder sie kann dich zerstören. Doch jede Entscheidung hat Konsequenzen, und während die Unruhen in den Fraktionen um sie herum zunehmen, muss Tris Prior weiter versuchen, die Menschen zu retten, die sie liebt – und sich selbst –, während sie sich mit quälenden Fragen über Trauer und Vergebung, Identität und Loyalität, Politik und Liebe auseinandersetzt. Tris’ Initiationstag hätte mit Feierlichkeiten und einem Sieg gemeinsam mit ihrer gewählten Fraktion gekrönt werden sollen; stattdessen endete der Tag in unsagbaren Schrecken. Nun droht Krieg, da der Konflikt zwischen den Fraktionen und ihren Ideologien wächst. Und in Kriegszeiten müssen Seiten gewählt werden, Geheimnisse werden ans Licht kommen, und Entscheidungen werden noch unwiderruflicher – und noch folgenreicher. Verändert durch ihre eigenen Entscheidungen, aber auch durch quälende Trauer und Schuldgefühle, radikale neue Entdeckungen und sich wandelnde Beziehungen, muss Tris ihre Unbestimmtheit vollständig annehmen, auch wenn sie nicht weiß, was sie dadurch verlieren könnte. Das mit Spannung erwartete zweite Buch der dystopischen DIVERGENT-Reihe der New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Veronica Roth ist eine weitere berauschende, rasante Geschichte voller typischer Wendungen, Herzschmerz, Romantik und tiefgehender Einsichten in die menschliche Natur.

Die auf Fraktionen basierende Gesellschaft, an die Tris Prior einst glaubte, ist zerbrochen – zerrissen durch Gewalt und Machtkämpfe und gezeichnet von Verlust und Verrat. Als sich ihr die Gelegenheit bietet, die Welt jenseits der Grenzen zu erkunden, die sie bisher kannte, ist Tris bereit. Vielleicht werden sie und Tobias hinter dem Zaun gemeinsam ein einfaches neues Leben finden, frei von komplizierten Lügen, verworrenen Loyalitäten und schmerzhaften Erinnerungen. Doch Tris’ neue Realität ist noch beunruhigender als die, die sie hinter sich gelassen hat. Alte Entdeckungen werden rasch bedeutungslos. Erschütternde neue Wahrheiten verändern die Herzen der Menschen, die sie liebt. Und erneut muss Tris darum kämpfen, die Komplexität der menschlichen Natur – und ihrer selbst – zu begreifen, während sie vor unmöglichen Entscheidungen über Mut, Loyalität, Opfer und Liebe steht. Aus einer fesselnden doppelten Perspektive erzählt, führt »Die Bestimmung – Letzte Entscheidung« von der New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Veronica Roth die »Die Bestimmung«-Reihe zu einem kraftvollen Abschluss und enthüllt zugleich die Geheimnisse der dystopischen Welt, die Millionen Leserinnen und Leser in »Die Bestimmung« und »Die Bestimmung – Tödliche Wahrheit« in ihren Bann gezogen hat.

Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape . . . and even less of being together. Desperate to save her life, Lia's erstwhile assassin, Kaden, has told the Vendan Komisar that she has a magical gift, and the Komisar's interest in Lia is greater than either Kaden or Lia foresaw. Meanwhile, the foundations of Lia's deeply-held beliefs are crumbling beneath her. Nothing is straightforward: there's Rafe, who lied to her, but has sacrificed his freedom to protect her; Kaden, who meant to assassinate her but has now saved her life; and the Vendans, whom she always believed to be barbarians but whom she now realizes are people who have been terribly brutalized by the kingdoms of Dalbreck and Morrighan. Wrestling with her upbringing, her gift, and her very sense of self, Lia will have to make powerful choices that affect her country, her people . . . and her own destiny.

Lia has survived Venda—but so has a great evil bent on the destruction of Morrighan. And only Lia can stop it. With war on the horizon, Lia has no choice but to assume her role as First Daughter, as soldier—as leader. While she struggles to reach Morrighan and warn them, she finds herself at cross-purposes with Rafe and suspicious of Kaden, who has hunted her down. In this conclusion to the Remnant Chronicles trilogy, traitors must be rooted out, sacrifices must be made, and impossible odds must be overcome as the future of every kingdom hangs in the balance.

Ketterdam: et travlt knudepunkt for international handel, hvor alt kan fås for den rette pris – og ingen ved det bedre end det kriminelle vidunderbarn Kaz Brekker. Kaz får tilbudt chancen for et dødbringende kup, der kan gøre ham rigere, end han nogensinde har drømt om. Men han kan ikke gennemføre det alene ... En straffefange med tørst efter hævn En skarpskytte, der ikke kan gå fra et væddemål En bortløben med en privilegeret fortid En spion kendt som Genfærdet En hjerteknuser, der bruger sin magi til at overleve i slummen En tyv med en gave for usandsynlige flugter Seks farlige udstødte. Ét umuligt kup. Kaz’ hold er det eneste, der måske kan stå mellem verden og ødelæggelsen – hvis de ikke slår hinanden ihjel først.

Velkommen til Grishaernes verden. Kaz Brekker og hans gruppe af dødsensfarlige udstødte har netop gennemført et kup så dristigt, at selv de ikke troede, de ville overleve det. Men i stedet for at dele en fed dusør er de straks tilbage til at kæmpe for deres liv. Forrådt og stærkt svækket mangler gruppen ressourcer, allierede og håb. Mens magtfulde kræfter fra hele verden strømmer til Ketterdam for at afsløre hemmelighederne bag det farlige stof kendt som jurda parem, træder gamle rivaler og nye fjender frem for at udfordre Kaz' snilde og sætte gruppens skrøbelige loyalitet på prøve. Der vil blive udkæmpet en krig i byens mørke og snoede gader – et slag om hævn og frelse, der vil afgøre Grisha-verdenens skæbne.

Брайс Куинлан имаше съвършен живот — работеше усърдно през деня и купонясваше всяка нощ — докато демон не уби най-близките ѝ приятели, оставяйки я сломена, ранена и сама. Когато обвиняемият е зад решетките, но престъпленията започват отново, Брайс се озовава в центъра на разследването. Тя ще направи всичко необходимо, за да отмъсти за смъртта им. Хънт Аталaр е печално известен Паднал ангел, сега поробен от архангелите, които някога се е опитал да свали. Жестоките му умения и невероятната му сила са насочени към една-единствена цел — да убива враговете на господаря си, без да задава въпроси. Но когато демон всява хаос в града, му предлагат неустоима сделка: да помогне на Брайс да открие убиеца, а свободата му ще бъде на една ръка разстояние. Докато Брайс и Хънт се гмуркат дълбоко в подземния свят на Града на полумесеца, те откриват мрачна сила, която заплашва всичко и всички, които са им скъпи, и намират един в друг пламтяща страст — такава, която би могла да освободи и двамата, стига само да ѝ позволят. С незабравими герои, гореща романтика и напрежение, което не те оставя да оставиш книгата, тази богато въображаема нова фентъзи поредица от авторката Сара Дж. Маас, оглавявала класацията на „Ню Йорк Таймс“ за бестселъри, се потапя в болката от загубата, цената на свободата и силата на любовта.

Брайс Куинлан и Хънт Атаралар се опитват да се върнат към нормалното — може и да са спасили Крещящия град, но след толкова много сътресения в живота им напоследък най-вече искат възможност да се отпуснат. Да забавят темпото. Да разберат какво им носи бъдещето. Досега Астери са спазили думата си и са оставили Брайс и Хънт на мира. Но докато бунтовниците постепенно подкопават властта на Астери, заплахата, която представляват владетелите, нараства. Когато Брайс, Хънт и приятелите им се оказват въвлечени в плановете на бунтовниците, изборът става ясен: да мълчат, докато други са потискани, или да се борят за това, което е правилно. А те никога не са били особено добри в мълчанието. В това секси, изпълнено с екшън продължение на бестселъра „Дом на земя и кръв“ Сара Дж. Маас изплита завладяваща история за свят на ръба на взрива — и за хората, които ще направят всичко, за да го спасят.

Úchvatný třetí díl sexy akční série Půlměsíční město, navazující na světové bestsellery Rod země a krve a Rod nebe a dechu. Bryce Quinlanová nikdy nečekala, že uvidí jiný svět než Midgard, ale teď, když ho spatřila, se chce jediné: vrátit se zpět. Všechno, co miluje, je v Midgardu: její rodina, její přátelé, její druh. Uvízla v podivném novém světě a bude potřebovat všechen svůj důvtip, aby se znovu dostala domů. A to není snadný úkol, když nemá tušení, komu může věřit. Hunt Athalar se ve svém životě už ocitl v pěkně hlubokých dírách, ale tahle možná bude ze všech nejhlubší. Po několika krátkých měsících, kdy měl všechno, po čem kdy toužil, je znovu v žalářích Asteriů, zbaven svobody a bez sebemenší představy o Bryceině osudu. Zoufale jí chce pomoci, ale dokud se nedokáže vymanit z vodítka Asteriů, má ruce doslova svázané. V tomto sexy, dechberoucím pokračování bestsellerů číslo jedna Rod země a krve a Rod nebe a dechu dosahuje série Půlměsíční město Sarah J. Maasové nových výšin, když se svět Bryce a Hunta ocitá na pokraji zhroucení — a jeho budoucnost spočívá na jejich bedrech.

Η Περσεφόνη είναι Θεά της Άνοιξης μόνο κατ’ όνομα. Η αλήθεια είναι πως, από τότε που ήταν μικρό κορίτσι, τα λουλούδια μαραίνονταν στο άγγιγμά της. Αφού μετακομίζει στη Νέα Αθήνα, ελπίζει να ζήσει μια διακριτική ζωή μεταμφιεσμένη σε θνητή δημοσιογράφο. Ο Άδης, Θεός των Νεκρών, έχει χτίσει μια αυτοκρατορία τυχερών παιχνιδιών στον κόσμο των θνητών και φημολογείται πως τα αγαπημένα του στοιχήματα είναι αδύνατο να κερδηθούν. Ύστερα από μια τυχαία συνάντηση με τον Άδη, η Περσεφόνη βρίσκεται δεσμευμένη με ένα συμβόλαιο με τον Θεό των Νεκρών και οι όροι είναι αδύνατοι: η Περσεφόνη πρέπει να δημιουργήσει ζωή στον Κάτω Κόσμο ή να χάσει για πάντα την ελευθερία της. Ωστόσο, το στοίχημα κάνει περισσότερα από το να αποκαλύψει την αποτυχία της Περσεφόνης ως θεάς. Καθώς αγωνίζεται να σπείρει τους σπόρους της ελευθερίας της, ο έρωτάς της για τον Θεό των Νεκρών μεγαλώνει — και είναι απαγορευμένος.

Persephone's relationship with Hades has gone public and the resulting media storm disrupts her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring. Hades, God of the Dead, is burdened by a hellish past that everyone's eager to expose in an effort to warn Persephone away. Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone's heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help. Desperate, she takes matters into her own hands, striking bargains with severe consequences. Faced with a side of Hades she never knew and crushing loss, Persephone wonders if she can truly become Hades' queen.

Persephone and Hades are engaged. In retaliation, Demeter summons a snowstorm that cripples New Greece, and refuses to lift the blizzard unless her daughter calls off her engagement. When the Olympians intervene, Persephone finds her future in the hands of ancient gods, and they are divided. Do they allow Persephone to marry Hades and go to war with Demeter or prohibit their union and take up arms against the God of the Dead?Nothing is certain but the promise of war.

He was supposed to be a myth. But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell... he was, quite simply, mine. Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that’s ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city’s dark facade. With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil’s bargain with a man she once believed a myth... a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed. Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he’s spent years craving, it’s all the excuse he needs to help her—for a price. Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he’ll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close… A modern retelling of Hades and Persephone that’s as sinful as it is sweet.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young woman who desires a law career must be in want of a case. So when sixteen year old Lizzie Bennet hears about a scandalous society murder, she sees an opportunity to prove herself as a solicitor by solving the case and ensuring justice is served. Except the man accused of the crime already has a lawyer on his side: Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, the stern young heir to the prestigious Pemberley Associates law firm. Lizzie is determined to solve the murder before Darcy can so that she can show the world that a woman can be just as good as a man. (The fact that Darcy is an infuriating snob doesn’t help.) But there’s still a killer on the loose, and as the case gets more complicated, Lizzie and Darcy may have to start working together to avoid becoming the next victims themselves. Running Time => 8hrs. and 30mins. ©2021 Tirzah Price (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

A Betrayal… Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia. He wants her to fight him, and that’s one order she’s more than happy to obey. He may have taken her, but he will never have her. A Choice... Casteel Da’Neer is known by many names and many faces. His lies are as seductive as his touch. His truths as sensual as his bite. Poppy knows better than to trust him. He needs her alive, healthy, and whole to achieve his goals. But he’s the only way for her to get what she wants—to find her brother Ian and see for herself if he has become a soulless Ascended. Working with Casteel instead of against him presents its own risks. He still tempts her with every breath, offering up all she’s ever wanted. Casteel has plans for her. Ones that could expose her to unimaginable pleasure and unfathomable pain. Plans that will force her to look beyond everything she thought she knew about herself—about him. Plans that could bind their lives together in unexpected ways that neither kingdom is prepared for. And she’s far too reckless, too hungry, to resist the temptation. A Secret… But unrest has grown in Atlantia as they await the return of their Prince. Whispers of war have become stronger, and Poppy is at the very heart of it all. The King wants to use her to send a message. The Descenters want her dead. The wolven are growing more unpredictable. And as her abilities to feel pain and emotion begin to grow and strengthen, the Atlantians start to fear her. Dark secrets are at play, ones steeped in the blood-drenched sins of two kingdoms that would do anything to keep the truth hidden. But when the earth begins to shake, and the skies start to bleed, it may already be too late.

Feyre přežila Amaranthiny spáry a vrátila se na Jarní dvůr — ale za vysokou cenu. Ačkoli nyní disponuje mocí Vznešených víl, její srdce zůstává lidské a nemůže zapomenout na strašlivé činy, kterých se dopustila, aby zachránila Tamlinův lid. Feyre nezapomněla ani na svou dohodu s Rhysandem, Nejvyšším vládcem obávaného Nočního dvora. Zatímco se Feyre prodírá temnou sítí politiky, vášně a oslnivé moci, rýsuje se větší zlo — a ona by mohla být klíčem k jeho zastavení. Ale jen pokud dokáže ovládnout své děsivé dary, uzdravit svou roztříštěnou duši a rozhodnout se, jak chce utvářet svou budoucnost — i budoucnost světa rozděleného ve dví. Mistrovské vyprávění Sarah J. Maasové, jejíž oblíbené série Skleněný trůn se prodalo více než milion výtisků, posouvá druhý díl její svůdné a akcí nabité série do nových výšin.

Nesta Archeron har altid været stolt på den stædige måde, hurtig til vrede og sen til at tilgive. Og lige siden hun blev tvunget ind i Gryden og blev højfae mod sin vilje, har hun kæmpet for at finde sin plads i den fremmede, dødelige verden, hun lever i. Værre endnu kan hun tilsyneladende ikke lægge rædslerne fra krigen mod Hybern og alt, hun mistede i den, bag sig. Den ene person, der tænder hendes vrede mere end nogen anden, er Cassian, den kamphærgede kriger, hvis position ved Rhysands og Feyres Natteret holder ham konstant i Nestas nærhed. Men hendes vrede er ikke det eneste, Cassian tænder. Ilden mellem dem er uomtvistelig og brænder kun stærkere, efterhånden som de tvinges til at opholde sig tæt på hinanden. Imens har de forræderiske menneskedronninger, som vendte tilbage til Kontinentet under den sidste krig, indgået en farlig ny alliance, der truer den skrøbelige fred, som har sænket sig over rigerne. Og nøglen til at standse dem kan meget vel afhænge af, at Cassian og Nesta konfronterer deres hjemsøgende fortider. Med en verden, der er svedet af krig og plaget af usikkerhed, som storslået bagtæppe kæmper Nesta og Cassian mod monstre både inden i sig selv og udenfor, mens de søger accept – og heling – i hinandens arme.

Sie war das Opfer und die Überlebende … Poppy hätte nie gedacht, dass sie die Liebe finden würde, die sie mit Prinz Casteel gefunden hat. Sie möchte ihr Glück genießen, doch zuerst müssen sie seinen Bruder befreien und ihren eigenen finden. Es ist eine gefährliche Mission, deren weitreichende Konsequenzen keiner von ihnen erahnt hat. Denn Poppy ist die Auserwählte, die Gesegnete. Die wahre Herrscherin von Atlantia. Sie trägt das Blut des Königs der Götter in sich. Rechtmäßig gehören ihr die Krone und das Königreich. Der Feind und der Krieger … Poppy wollte immer nur ihr eigenes Leben kontrollieren, nicht das anderer, doch nun muss sie sich entscheiden, ob sie ihr Geburtsrecht aufgibt oder die vergoldete Krone an sich nimmt und zur Königin aus Fleisch und Feuer wird. Doch während die dunklen Sünden und blutgetränkten Geheimnisse der Königreiche endlich ans Licht kommen, erhebt sich eine längst vergessene Macht und stellt eine echte Bedrohung dar. Und sie werden vor nichts Halt machen, um sicherzustellen, dass die Krone niemals auf Poppys Haupt sitzt. Ein Geliebter und Seelengefährte … Doch die größte Bedrohung für sie und für Atlantia wartet im fernen Westen, wo die Königin aus Blut und Asche ihre eigenen Pläne hat, auf deren Umsetzung sie Hunderte von Jahren gewartet hat. Poppy und Casteel müssen das Unmögliche in Betracht ziehen – in die Lande der Götter reisen und den König selbst wecken. Und als schockierende Geheimnisse und die schlimmsten Verrätereien ans Licht kommen und Feinde auftauchen, die alles bedrohen, wofür Poppy und Casteel gekämpft haben, werden sie herausfinden, wie weit sie für ihr Volk – und füreinander – zu gehen bereit sind. Und nun wird sie Königin werden.

Оцеляването на Фейра зависи от способността ѝ да ловува и убива – гората, в която живее, е студено, мрачно място през дългите зимни месеци. Затова, когато забелязва в гората елен, преследван от вълк, тя не може да устои да се пребори с него заради месото. Но за да го направи, трябва да убие хищника, а убийството на нещо толкова ценно си има цена... Отведена в магическо кралство за убийството на фея, Фейра открива, че нейният похитител, чието лице е скрито зад маска, обсипана със скъпоценности, крие много повече, отколкото пронизващите му зелени очи подсказват. Присъствието на Фейра в двора се пази в строга тайна и докато започва да научава защо, чувствата ѝ към него се променят от враждебност в страст, а земите на феите се превръщат в още по-опасно място. Фейра трябва да се бори, за да развали древно проклятие, иначе ще го загуби завинаги.

Original cover edition of ASIN B07J4LPZRN here. First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations. The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince. As President Claremont kicks off her reelection bid, Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret relationship with Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. What is worth the sacrifice? How do you do all the good you can do? And, most importantly, how will history remember you?

Stell dich deinen Dämonen ... oder füttere sie. Der charmante junge König Nikolai Lantsov hatte schon immer ein Gespür für das Unmögliche. Niemand weiß, was er während des blutigen Bürgerkriegs in seinem Land durchgemacht hat – und das soll auch so bleiben. Doch nun, da sich an seinen geschwächten Grenzen Feinde sammeln, muss Nikolai einen Weg finden, Ravkas Kassen wieder zu füllen, neue Bündnisse zu schmieden und eine wachsende Bedrohung für die einst mächtige Grisha-Armee aufzuhalten. Doch mit jedem Tag wird eine dunkle Magie in ihm stärker und droht alles zu zerstören, was er aufgebaut hat. Mit der Hilfe eines jungen Mönchs und eines legendären Grisha-Generals wird Nikolai zu den Orten in Ravka reisen, an denen die tiefste Magie noch fortbesteht, um das schreckliche Vermächtnis in ihm zu besiegen. Er wird alles riskieren, um sein Land und sich selbst zu retten. Doch manche Geheimnisse sollen nicht begraben bleiben – und manche Wunden sollen nicht heilen.

Das Grishaverse kommt bald mit „Shadow and Bone“, einer Originalserie, zu Netflix! Die Wölfe kreisen, und ein junger König wird sich in dem explosiven Finale der King-of-Scars-Dilogie, die sofort Platz 1 der New-York-Times-Bestsellerliste erreichte, seiner größten Herausforderung stellen. Der Dämonenkönig. Während Fjerdas gewaltige Armee sich auf den Einmarsch vorbereitet, wird Nikolai Lantsov all seinen Einfallsreichtum und Charme – und sogar das Monster in seinem Inneren – aufbieten, um diesen Kampf zu gewinnen. Doch eine dunkle Bedrohung zeichnet sich ab, die nicht durch die Gabe eines jungen Königs für das Unmögliche besiegt werden kann. Die Sturmhexe. Zoya Nazyalensky hat durch den Krieg zu viel verloren. Sie sah ihren Mentor sterben und ihren schlimmsten Feind wiederauferstehen, und sie weigert sich, noch einen Freund zu begraben. Nun verlangt die Pflicht von ihr, ihre Kräfte anzunehmen und zu der Waffe zu werden, die ihr Land braucht. Koste es, was es wolle. Die Königin der Trauer. Tief im Verborgenen riskiert Nina Zenik Entdeckung und Tod, während sie Fjerdas Hauptstadt von innen heraus den Krieg erklärt. Doch ihr Verlangen nach Rache könnte ihr Land seine Chance auf Freiheit kosten und Nina die Chance, ihr trauerndes Herz zu heilen. König. Generalin. Spionin. Gemeinsam müssen sie einen Weg finden, in der Dunkelheit eine Zukunft zu schmieden. Oder zusehen, wie eine Nation fällt.

FEYRE PŘINESE POMSTU. Opustila Noční dvůr – i svého nejvyššího lorda – a rozehrává smrtící hru plnou klamů. Na Jarním dvoře Tamlin uzavírá dohody s útočícím králem, který hrozí, že Prythian srazí na kolena, a Feyre je odhodlaná odhalit jeho plány. Aby to však dokázala, musí spřádat síť lží a jediné uklouznutí může znamenat zkázu nejen pro Feyre, ale i pro její svět. Zatímco se mocné armády přou o moc, Feyre se musí rozhodnout, komu důvěřovat mezi oslnivými a smrtícími nejvyššími lordy, a hledat spojence na nečekaných místech. ALE ZATÍMCO ZUŘÍ VÁLKA, PRÁVĚ JEJÍ SRDCE ČEKÁ NEJVĚTŠÍ BITVA. NAPÍNAVÁ TŘETÍ KNIHA FANTASY SÉRIE SARAH J. MAAS, KTERÁ SE STALA BESTSELLEREM ČASOPISU NEW YORK TIMES.

En rørende tilføjelse til Sarah J. Maas' bestseller-serie Et rige af torne og roser, der bygger bro mellem begivenhederne i Et rige af vinger og undergang og de kommende bøger. Feyre, Rhysand og deres venner har stadig travlt med at genopbygge Natteriget og den stærkt forandrede verden udenfor, mens de kommer sig efter krigen, der ændrede alt. Men vintersolhverv nærmer sig endelig, og med det glæden ved et hårdt tilkæmpet pusterum. Alligevel kan selv den festlige stemning ikke holde fortidens skygger på afstand. Mens Feyre oplever sit første vintersolhverv som højfrue, vokser hendes bekymring for dem, der står hende nærmest. De har flere sår, end hun havde forudset – ar, der vil få vidtrækkende betydning for fremtiden for deres rige. Et rige af frost og stjerneskær bygger bro mellem begivenhederne i Et rige af vinger og undergang og de senere bøger i serien og udforsker de vidtrækkende følger af en ødelæggende krig og den stærke kærlighed mellem venner.

Librarian note: See alternate cover editions here and here. The Duke and I is a romance set in the Regency era. In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince—while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable… but not too amiable. Daphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly desires her. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen. Amiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Recently returned to England from abroad, he intends to shun both marriage and society—just as his callous father shunned Simon throughout his painful childhood. Yet an encounter with his best friend’s sister offers another option. If Daphne agrees to a fake courtship, Simon can deter the mamas who parade their daughters before him. Daphne, meanwhile, will see her prospects and her reputation soar. The plan works like a charm—at first. But amid the glittering, gossipy, cut-throat world of London’s elite, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule...

From the desperation of golden crowns… Casteel Da’Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could’ve prepared for the staggering revelations. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable. And born of mortal flesh… Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. With the strength of the Primal of Life’s guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way—because there can be no retreat this time. Not if she has any hope of building a future where both kingdoms can reside in peace. A great primal power rises… Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear—to protect those who cannot defend themselves. But war is only the beginning. Ancient primal powers have already stirred, revealing the horror of what began eons ago. To end what the Blood Queen has begun, Poppy might have to become what she has been prophesied to be—what she fears the most. As the Harbinger of Death and Destruction.

1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, this author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. And in truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better... —Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814 But this time, the gossip columnists have it wrong. Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry—he's even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield—the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate is the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams... Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes do not make the best husbands—and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Kate is determined to protect her sister—but she fears her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony's lips touch hers, she's suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake herself...

Will she accept his offer before the clock strikes midnight? Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball—or that "Prince Charming" would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight. Who was that extraordinary woman? Ever since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other—except, perhaps this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid's garb whom he feels compelled to rescue from a most disagreeable situation. He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. Yet, if he offers his heart, will Benedict sacrifice his only chance for a fairy tale love? Alternate cover for ISBN 0380815583 / 9780380815586

Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for...well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret...and fears she doesn't know him at all. Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought nothing but an empty-headed charmer, tired of everyone's preoccupation with the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, who can't seem to publish an edition without mentioning him in the first paragraph. But when Colin returns to London from a trip abroad he discovers nothing in his life is quite the same - especially Penelope Featherington! The girl haunting his dreams. But when he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide...is she his biggest threat - or his promise of a happy ending?

Sir Phillip knew from his correspondence with his dead wife's distant cousin that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and so he'd proposed, figuring that she'd be homely and unassuming, and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage. Except . . . she wasn't. The beautiful woman on his doorstep was anything but quiet, and when she stopped talking long enough to close her mouth, all he wanted to do was kiss her... Eloise Bridgerton couldn't marry a man she had never met! But then she started thinking... and wondering... and before she knew it, she was in a hired carriage in the middle of the night, on her way to meet the man she hoped might be her perfect match. Except... he wasn't. Her perfect husband wouldn't be so moody and ill-mannered. And he certainly should have mentioned that he had two young - and decidedly unruly - children, as much in need of a mother as Phillip is in need of a wife. an alternate cover edition can be found here

Everything was so much simpler... when he was wicked. In every life there is a turning point. A moment so tremendous, so sharp and breathtaking, that one knows one's life will never be the same. For Michael Stirling, London's most infamous rake, that moment came the first time he laid eyes on Francesca Bridgerton. After a lifetime of chasing women, of smiling slyly as they chased him, of allowing himself to be caught but never permitting his heart to become engaged, he took one look at Francesca Bridgerton and fell so fast and hard into love it was a wonder he managed to remain standing. Unfortunately for Michael, however, Francesca's surname was to remain Bridgerton for only a mere thirty-six hours longer—the occasion of their meeting was, lamentably, a supper celebrating her imminent wedding to his cousin. But that was then... Now Michael is the earl and Francesca is free, but still she thinks of him as nothing other than her dear friend and confidant. Michael dares not speak to her of his love... until one dangerous night, when she steps innocently into his arms, and passion proves stronger than even the most wicked of secrets...

IF IT'S IN HIS HEART... IT'S IN HIS KISS MEET OUR HERO... Gareth St. Clair is in a bind. His father, who detests him, is determined to beggar the St. Clair estates and ruin his inheritance. Gareth's sole bequest is an old family diary, which may or may not contain the secrets of his past... and the key to his future. The problem is—it's written in Italian, of which Gareth speaks not a word. MEET OUR HEROINE... All the ton agreed: there was no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. She's fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken, and according to Gareth, probably best in small doses. But there's something about her—something charming and vexing—that grabs him and won't quite let go... MEET POOR MR. MOZART... Or don't. But rest assured, he's spinning in his grave when Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual—and annually discordant—Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth's every word seems a dare, and she offers to translate his diary, even though her Italian is slightly less than perfect. But as they delve into the mysterious text, they discover that the answers they seek lie not in the diary, but in each other... and that there is nothing as simple—or as complicated—as a single, perfect kiss.

A funny thing happened... Unlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton believes in true love. And he is convinced that when he finds the woman of his dreams, he will know in an instant that she is the one. And that is exactly what happened. Except... She wasn't the one. In fact, the ravishing Miss Hermione Watson is in love with another. But her best friend, the ever-practical Lady Lucinda Abernathy, wants to save Hermione from a disastrous alliance, so she offers to help Gregory win her over. But in the process, Lucy falls in love. With Gregory! Except... Lucy is engaged. And her uncle is not inclined to let her back out of the betrothal, even once Gregory comes to his senses and realizes that it is Lucy, with her sharp wit and sunny smile, who makes his heart sing. And now, on the way to the wedding, Gregory must risk everything to ensure that when it comes time to kiss the bride, he is the only man standing at the altar...

ONCE UPON A TIME, A HISTORICAL ROMANCE AUTHOR CREATED A FAMILY… But not just any family. Eight brothers and sisters, assorted in\-laws, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, (not to mention an overweight corgi), plus an irrepressible matriarch who’s a match for any of them… These are the Bridgertons: less a family than a force of nature. Through eight bestselling novels, readers laughed, cried, and fell in love. But they wanted more. And so the readers asked the author… What happened next? Does Simon ever read his father’s letters? Do Francesca and Michael become parents? Who would win in a Pall Mall grudge match? Does “The End” really have to be the end? Now, with The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After, Julia Quinn delivers eight sexy, funny, and heartwarming “2nd epilogues,” plus a bonus story about none other than the wise and witty Violet Bridgerton herself. So get to know the Bridgertons all over again—because Happily Ever After is a whole lot of fun.

2 March 1810... Today, I fell in love. At the age of ten, Miranda Cheever showed no signs of Great Beauty. And even at ten, Miranda learned to accept the expectations society held for her—until the afternoon when Nigel Bevelstoke, the handsome and dashing Viscount Turner, solemnly kissed her hand and promised her that one day she would grow into herself, that one day she would be as beautiful as she already was smart. And even at ten, Miranda knew she would love him forever. But the years that followed were as cruel to Turner as they were kind to Miranda. She is as intriguing as the viscount boldly predicted on that memorable day—while he is a lonely, bitter man, crushed by a devastating loss. But Miranda has never forgotten the truth she set down on paper all those years earlier—and she will not allow the love that is her destiny to slip lightly through her fingers...

Sometimes you find love in the most unexpected of places... This is not one of those times. Everyone expects Billie Bridgerton to marry one of the Rokesby brothers. The two families have been neighbors for centuries, and as a child the tomboyish Billie ran wild with Edward and Andrew. Either one would make a perfect husband... someday. Sometimes you fall in love with exactly the person you think you should... Or not. There is only one Rokesby Billie absolutely cannot tolerate, and that is George. He may be the eldest and heir to the earldom, but he's arrogant, annoying, and she's absolutely certain he detests her. Which is perfectly convenient, as she can't stand the sight of him, either. But sometimes fate has a wicked sense of humor... Because when Billie and George are quite literally thrown together, a whole new sort of sparks begins to fly. And when these lifelong adversaries finally kiss, they just might discover that the one person they can't abide is the one person they can't live without...

Honoria Smythe-Smith is: A) a really bad violinist B) still miffed at being nicknamed "Bug" as a child C) not in love with her older brother's best friend D) all of the above Marcus Holroyd is: A) the Earl of Chatteris B) regrettably prone to sprained ankles C) not in love with his best friend's younger sister D) all of the above Together they: A) eat quite a bit of chocolate cake B) survive a deadly fever and the world's worst musical performance C) fall quite desperately in love It's Julia Quinn at her best, so you know the answer is . . . D) all of the above

Запознайте се със Селена Сардотиен. Красива. Смъртоносна. Предопределена за величие. В земя без магия, където кралят властва с желязна ръка, Селена, наемна убийца, е призована в замъка. Тя идва не за да убие краля, а за да спечели свободата си. Ако победи двадесет и трима убийци, крадци и воини в състезание, ще бъде освободена от затвора, за да служи като шампион на краля. Престолонаследникът ще я предизвиква. Капитанът на стражата ще я защитава. Но нещо зло обитава стъкления замък — и е там, за да убива. Когато съперниците ѝ започват да умират един по един, борбата на Селена за свобода се превръща в борба за оцеляване и отчаяно търсене на злото, преди то да унищожи нейния свят.

„Една граница, която никога не бива да бъде прекрачвана, е на път да бъде нарушена. Това излага на опасност целия този замък — и живота на твоя приятел.“ От стъклен трон управлява крал с железен юмрук и душа, черна като катран. Убийцата Селена Сардотиен спечели жестоко състезание, за да стане негов Шампион. Но Селена далеч не е вярна на короната. Тя бдително пази тайната си; знае, че мъжът, на когото служи, е отдаден на злото. Да поддържа тази смъртоносна измама става все по-трудно, когато Селена осъзнава, че не е единствената, която търси справедливост. Докато се опитва да разплете мистериите, заровени дълбоко в стъкления замък, най-близките ѝ отношения страдат. Изглежда, че никой не е над това да поставя под въпрос нейната вярност — нито престолонаследникът Дориан; нито Каол, капитанът на стражата; дори и най-добрата ѝ приятелка Нехемия, чуждестранна принцеса с бунтовно сърце. После, в една ужасна нощ, тайните, които всички са пазили, водят до неизразима трагедия. Докато светът на Селена се разпада, тя ще бъде принудена да се откаже от най-ценното за нея и веднъж завинаги да реши къде е истинската ѝ вярност... и за кого в крайна сметка е готова да се бори.

Celaena přežila smrtící soutěže i zdrcující zármutek – ale za nevýslovnou cenu. Nyní musí odcestovat do nové země, aby se postavila své nejtemnější pravdě… pravdě o svém původu, která by mohla navždy změnit její život i budoucnost. Mezitím se na obzoru shromažďují kruté a monstrózní síly odhodlané zotročit její svět. Najde Celaena sílu nejen bojovat se svými vnitřními démony, ale také čelit zlu, které se chystá být rozpoutáno?

Všichni, které Celaena Sardothien miluje, jí byli vzati. Konečně se však vrátila do říše — aby se pomstila, zachránila své kdysi slavné království a postavila se stínům své minulosti… Přijala svou identitu Aelin Galathynius, královny Terrasenu. Než však bude moci získat zpět svůj trůn, musí bojovat. Bude bojovat za svého bratrance, válečníka připraveného za ni zemřít. Bude bojovat za svého přítele, mladého muže uvězněného v nepředstavitelném vězení. A bude bojovat za svůj lid, zotročený brutálním králem a očekávající triumfální návrat své ztracené královny. Čtvrtý díl série bestsellerů deníku New York Times pokračuje v Celaenině epické cestě a směřuje k vášnivému, mučivému vyvrcholení, které by mohlo rozbít její svět.

Království se střetnou. Pro Aelin Galathynius cesta na trůn teprve začala, zatímco se na obzoru rýsuje válka. Věrnosti byly porušeny i koupeny, přátele ztratila i získala a ti, kdo mají magii, se ocitají v rozporu s těmi, kdo ji nemají. Se srdcem zaslíbeným princovi-válečníkovi po svém boku a s věrností přísahanou lidem, které je odhodlaná zachránit, se Aelin ponoří do hlubin své moci, aby ochránila ty, které miluje. Když se však z hrůz minulosti vynoří monstra a temné síly se připraví zmocnit jejího světa, jediná naděje na záchranu bude spočívat v zoufalé výpravě, která může znamenat konec všeho, co je Aelin drahé. V tomto dechberoucím pátém díle bestsellerové série Skleněný trůn podle žebříčku New York Times si Aelin bude muset vybrat, co – a koho – obětovat, má-li zabránit tomu, aby se svět Eriley rozpadl.

Chaol Westfall a Nesryn Faliq dorazili do zářivého města Antiky, aby uzavřeli spojenectví s khaganem Jižního kontinentu, jehož rozsáhlé armády jsou poslední nadějí Eriley. Do Antiky však přišli i z jiného důvodu: hledat uzdravení ve proslulé Torre Cesme pro zranění, která Chaol utrpěl v Riftholdu. Yrene Towers po hrůzách, jež jako dítě prožila, nemá nejmenší chuť pomáhat mladému lordovi z Adarlanu, natož ho uzdravovat. Přísahala však, že bude pomáhat lidem v nouzi — a svůj slib dodrží. Lord Westfall si ale nese stíny vlastní minulosti a Yrene si brzy uvědomí, že by je mohly pohltit oba. V tomto rozsáhlém románu, který se odehrává souběžně s bestsellerem New York Times Říše bouří, budou muset Chaol, Nesryn a Yrene čerpat z každého zbytku své odolnosti, pokud chtějí zachránit své přátele. Když se však zapletou do politických sítí khaganátu, v hlubokých stínech mohutných hor, kde válečníci létají na legendárních rucích, dřímají dlouho očekávané odpovědi. Odpovědi, které by jejich světu mohly dát šanci na přežití — nebo je všechny zničit . . .

Ейлин Галатиниъс се е заклела да спаси народа си — но на ужасна цена. Заключена в железен ковчег от кралицата на феите, Ейлин трябва да призове огнената си воля, докато понася месеци на мъчения. Знанието, че ако се предаде на Мейв, ще обрече онези, които обича, я предпазва от пречупване, но решимостта ѝ се разпада с всеки изминал ден… Докато Ейлин е пленена, приятели и съюзници са разпръснати към различни съдби. Някои връзки ще станат още по-дълбоки, а други ще бъдат прекъснати завинаги. Когато съдбите най-сетне се преплетат, всички трябва да се сражават, ако Ерилея ще има някаква надежда за спасение. Създаваната с години поредица на Сара Дж. Маас „Стъкленият трон“, бестселър на „Ню Йорк Таймс“, достига до взривоопасния си завършек, докато Ейлин се бори да спаси себе си — и обещанието за един по-добър свят.

Od té doby, co se Harry Potter vrátil na léto domů, byli Dursleyovi tak zlí a odporní, že si Harry nepřál nic jiného než vrátit se do Bradavické školy čar a kouzel. Jenže právě když si balí kufry, dostane Harry varování od podivného skřítka, který mu říká, že pokud se Harry vrátí do Bradavic, dojde ke katastrofě. A skutečně k ní dojde. Ve druhém Harryho roce v Bradavicích se objeví nová trápení a hrůzy, včetně nesnesitelně namyšleného nového profesora a ducha, který straší na dívčích záchodcích. Pak však začnou ty opravdové potíže – někdo proměňuje bradavické studenty v kámen. Mohl by to být Draco Malfoy, jedovatější soupeř než kdy dřív? Mohlo by to snad být Hagrid, jehož tajemná minulost je konečně odhalena? Anebo by to mohl být ten, koho v Bradavicích všichni podezírají nejvíc… sám Harry Potter?

Harry Potter se spolu se svými nejlepšími přáteli Ronem a Hermionou chystá nastoupit do třetího ročníku Bradavické školy čar a kouzel. Harry se nemůže dočkat, až se po letních prázdninách vrátí do školy. (Kdo by se nemohl, kdyby žil s příšernými Dursleyovými?) Když však Harry dorazí do Bradavic, atmosféra je napjatá. Na svobodě je uprchlý masový vrah a na střežení školy byli povoláni zlověstní azkabanští vězeňští strážci...

Harry Potter se chystá nastoupit do pátého ročníku Bradavické školy čar a kouzel. Na rozdíl od většiny školáků si Harry letní prázdniny nikdy neužívá, ale tyto jsou ještě horší než obvykle. Dursleyovi mu samozřejmě ztrpčují život, ale zdá se, že ho zanedbávají i jeho nejlepší přátelé Ron a Hermiona. Harry už toho má dost. Začíná si myslet, že musí udělat něco, cokoli, aby svou situaci změnil, když letní prázdniny skončí velmi dramatickým způsobem. To, co Harry ve svém novém roce v Bradavicích objeví, obrátí jeho svět vzhůru nohama...

Harry er blevet pålagt en mørk, farlig og tilsyneladende umulig opgave: at finde og ødelægge Voldemorts resterende horcruxer. Aldrig har Harry følt sig så alene eller stået over for en fremtid så fuld af skygger. Men Harry må på en eller anden måde finde styrken i sig selv til at fuldføre den opgave, han har fået. Han må forlade varmen, trygheden og fællesskabet i Vindelhuset og uden frygt eller tøven følge den ubønhørlige vej, der er lagt ud for ham ... I denne sidste, syvende del af Harry Potter-serien afslører J.K. Rowling på spektakulær vis svarene på de mange spørgsmål, der er blevet ventet så ivrigt på.

Die achte Geschichte, neunzehn Jahre später ... Es war schon immer schwierig, Harry Potter zu sein, und es ist nicht viel leichter, jetzt, da er ein überarbeiteter Angestellter des Zaubereiministeriums, Ehemann und Vater von drei schulpflichtigen Kindern ist. Während Harry mit einer Vergangenheit ringt, die sich nicht dort halten lässt, wo sie hingehört, muss sein jüngster Sohn Albus mit der Last eines Familienerbes kämpfen, das er nie wollte. Als Vergangenheit und Gegenwart auf unheilvolle Weise verschmelzen, erfahren Vater und Sohn beide die unbequeme Wahrheit: Manchmal kommt die Dunkelheit aus unerwarteten Richtungen. Basierend auf einer neuen Originalgeschichte von J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne und John Tiffany ist „Harry Potter und das verwunschene Kind“ ein neues Theaterstück von Jack Thorne und das vollständige offizielle Theatermanuskript der preisgekrönten Originalproduktion im West End.

Jsou letní prázdniny a Harry Potter brzy nastoupí do čtvrtého ročníku Bradavické školy čar a kouzel. Harry odpočítává dny: čekají ho nová kouzla, další famfrpálové zápasy a pokračování v průzkumu bradavického hradu. Harry si však musí dávat pozor – číhají na něj nečekaná nebezpečí...

Det er midt på sommeren, men en årstidsfremmed tåge presser sig mod vinduesruderne. Harry Potter venter nervøst på sit værelse hos Dursley-familien i Privet Drive på besøg af selveste professor Dumbledore. En af de sidste gange, han så rektor, var i en voldsom tvekamp ansigt til ansigt med Lord Voldemort, og Harry kan næsten ikke tro, at professor Dumbledore virkelig vil dukke op hos Dursley-familien af alle steder. Hvorfor kommer professoren på besøg hos ham nu? Hvad er det, der ikke kan vente, til Harry vender tilbage til Hogwarts om nogle få uger? Harrys sjette år på Hogwarts har allerede fået en usædvanlig start, da mugglernes og trolddommens verdener begynder at flettes sammen...

Et alternativt omslag til dette ISBN kan findes her Percy Jackson er en god dreng, men han kan tilsyneladende ikke koncentrere sig om skolearbejdet eller styre sit temperament. Og på det seneste er det kun blevet værre at være væk på kostskole – Percy kunne have svoret, at hans lærer i grundlæggende algebra forvandlede sig til et monster og forsøgte at dræbe ham. Da Percys mor finder ud af det, ved hun, at det er på tide, at han får sandheden at vide om, hvor han kommer fra, og at han kommer hen til det ene sted, hvor han vil være sikker. Hun sender Percy til Camp Half Blood, en sommerlejr for halvguder (på Long Island), hvor han lærer, at den far, han aldrig kendte, er Poseidon, havets gud. Snart udfolder et mysterium sig, og sammen med sine venner – den ene en satyr og den anden den halvgudelige datter af Athene – begiver Percy sig ud på en rejse tværs over USA for at nå portene til underverdenen (som ligger i et lydstudie i Hollywood) og forhindre en katastrofal krig mellem guderne.

Poseidons heroiske søn gør et actionfyldt comeback i andet uundværlige bind af Rick Riordans fantastiske serie for unge læsere. Med Percy Jackson i hovedrollen, et »halvblod«, hvis mor er menneske, og hvis far er havets gud, kombinerer Riordans serie spændingsfyldte eventyr med græsk mytologi, hvilket resulterer i ægte pageturnere, der bliver bedre for hvert bind. I dette afsnit, Uhyrernes hav, begiver Percy sig ud for at hente det gyldne skind, før hans sommerlejr bliver ødelagt, overgår dramaet i den første bog og baner vejen for flere spændende oplevelser.

Percy Jackson forventer ikke, at introduktionen til første år bliver særlig sjov. Men da en mystisk dødelig bekendt dukker op på hans mulige nye skole, efterfulgt af dæmoniske cheerleadere, går tingene hurtigt fra slemt til værre. I denne fjerde del af den populære serie er tiden ved at rinde ud, mens krigen mellem olympierne og den onde titanherre Kronos nærmer sig. Selv det sikre tilflugtssted, Halvblodslejren, bliver mere sårbart for hvert minut, efterhånden som Kronos' hær forbereder sig på at invadere dens engang uigennemtrængelige grænser. For at standse invasionen må Percy og hans halvgudevenner begive sig ud på en mission gennem labyrinten – en vidtstrakt underjordisk verden med fantastiske overraskelser rundt om hvert hjørne.

Det er ikke hver dag, man ender i kamp med en, der er halvt løve, halvt menneske. Men når man er søn af en græsk gud, sker det. Og nu er min ven Annabeth forsvundet, en gudinde er lænket, og kun fem halvgudshelte kan tage med på missionen for at besejre dommedagsuhyret. Nå ja, og gæt engang? Oraklet har forudsagt, at ikke alle af os vil overleve...

Hele året har halvguderne forberedt sig på kampen mod titanerne, velvidende at udsigterne til sejr er dystre. Kronos' hær er stærkere end nogensinde, og for hver gud og halvgud, han rekrutterer, vokser den onde titans magt kun. Mens olympierne kæmper for at holde det hærgende monster Tyfon i skak, begynder Kronos sin fremmarch mod New York City, hvor Olympen står stort set ubeskyttet. Nu er det op til Percy Jackson og en hær af unge halvguder at standse Tidens Herre. I denne betydningsfulde sidste bog i den New York Times-bestsælgende serie går den længe ventede profeti om Percys sekstenårs fødselsdag i opfyldelse. Og mens kampen om den vestlige civilisation raser i Manhattans gader, står Percy over for den skræmmende mistanke, at han måske kæmper mod sin egen skæbne.

JASON HAR ET PROBLEM. Han kan ikke huske noget fra før, han vågnede op i en bus fuld af børn på lejrskole. Tilsyneladende har han en kæreste ved navn Piper, og hans bedste ven er en fyr ved navn Leo. De er alle elever på Vildmarksskolen, en kostskole for »uartige børn«, som Leo udtrykker det. Hvad gjorde Jason for at ende her? Og hvor er her egentlig? Jason ved ingenting – bortset fra at alt virker meget forkert. PIPER HAR EN HEMMELIGHED. Hendes far har været forsvundet i tre dage, lige siden hun havde det frygtelige mareridt om, at han var i problemer. Piper forstår ikke sin drøm eller, hvorfor hendes kæreste pludselig ikke genkender hende. Da en voldsom storm rammer under skoleturen, slipper mærkelige væsener løs og fører hende, Jason og Leo bort til et sted, der hedder Halvblodslejren, får hun en fornemmelse af, at hun vil finde ud af det, enten hun vil eller ej. LEO HAR ET GODT GREB OM VÆRKTØJ. Da han ser sin hytte i Halvblodslejren, fyldt med elektrisk værktøj og maskindele, føler han sig straks hjemme. Men der er også mærkelige ting – som den forbandelse, alle bliver ved med at tale om, og en lejrskoleelev, der er forsvundet. Mærkeligst af alt insisterer hans hyttekammerater på, at hver enkelt af dem – også Leo – er i familie med en gud. Har det noget at gøre med Jasons hukommelsestab eller med, at Leo bliver ved med at se spøgelser? Slut dig til nye og gamle venner fra Halvblodslejren i denne spændende første bog i serien Olympens helte. Bestsellerforfatteren Rick Riordan har skruet op for action, humor, spænding og mystik i et episk eventyr, der vil få læserne til at hungre efter næste bind.

PERCY ER FORVIRRET. Da han vågnede efter sin lange søvn, vidste han ikke meget mere end sit navn. Tågen i hans hjerne hænger ved, selv efter at ulven Lupa fortalte ham, at han er en halvgud, og trænede ham til at kæmpe med pennen/sværdet i hans lomme. På en eller anden måde lykkes det Percy at nå frem til en lejr for halvguder, selv om han er nødt til at blive ved med at dræbe monstre undervejs. Men lejren vækker ingen minder hos ham. Det eneste, han kan huske fra sin fortid, er et andet navn: Annabeth. HAZEL BURDE VÆRE DØD. Da hun levede før, var hun ikke særlig god til det. Hun var ganske vist en lydig datter, selv da hendes mor var besat af grådighed. Men det var problemet – da Stemmen tog kontrol over hendes mor og befalede Hazel at bruge sin "gave" til et ondt formål, kunne Hazel ikke sige nej. Nu er verdens fremtid i fare på grund af hendes fejl. Hazel ville ønske, at hun kunne ride væk fra det hele på den hingst, der viser sig i hendes drømme. FRANK ER KLUNTET. Hans bedstemor siger, at han nedstammer fra helte og kan blive, hvad han vil, men det kan han ikke selv se. Han ved ikke engang, hvem hans far er. Han bliver ved med at håbe, at Apollon vil gøre krav på ham, for det eneste, han er god til, er bueskydning – dog ikke god nok til at vinde lejrens krigslege. Hans kraftige bygning får ham til at føle sig som en okse, især foran Hazel, hans nærmeste ven på lejren. Han stoler fuldstændigt på hende – nok til at dele den hemmelighed, han holder tæt ind til sit hjerte. Denne betagende anden del af serien Olympens helte begynder ved den "anden" lejr for halvguder og strækker sig helt til landet hinsides guderne. Den introducerer nye halvguder, genopliver frygtindgydende monstre og byder på andre bemærkelsesværdige skabninger, som alle er bestemt til at spille en rolle i Profetien om de Syv.

Annabeth er skrækslagen. Netop som hun skal til at blive genforenet med Percy – efter seks måneder adskilt takket være Hera – ser det ud til, at Camp Jupiter forbereder sig på krig. Da Annabeth og hendes venner Jason, Piper og Leo flyver ind om bord på Argo II, kan hun ikke bebrejde de romerske halvguder, at de tror, skibet er et græsk våben. Med sit dampende dragegalionsfigur i bronze virker Leos fantastiske skaberværk ikke venligt. Annabeth håber, at synet af deres prætor Jason på dækket vil berolige romerne og vise dem, at besøgende fra Camp Half-Blood kommer i fred. Og det er kun én af hendes bekymringer. I lommen bærer Annabeth en gave fra sin mor, som kom med en foruroligende befaling: Følg Athenes mærke. Hævn mig. Annabeth føler sig allerede tynget af profetien, der vil sende syv halvguder ud på en færd for at finde – og lukke – Dødens porte. Hvad mere vil Athena have af hende? Annabeths største frygt er dog, at Percy måske har forandret sig. Hvad hvis han nu er knyttet til romerske skikke? Har han stadig brug for sine gamle venner? Som datter af gudinden for krig og visdom ved Annabeth, at hun er født til at være leder – men aldrig igen vil hun være uden Tanghjerne ved sin side. Fortalt af fire forskellige halvguder er Athenes udvalgte en uforglemmelig rejse over land og hav til Rom, hvor vigtige opdagelser, overraskende ofre og uudsigelige rædsler venter. Gå om bord på Argo II, hvis du tør...

Hazel steht an einem Scheideweg. Sie und die verbliebene Besatzung der Argo II könnten mit der Statue der Athena Parthenos nach Hause zurückkehren und versuchen, Camp Half-Blood und Camp Jupiter daran zu hindern, gegeneinander Krieg zu führen. Oder sie könnten ihre Suche nach dem Haus des Hades fortsetzen, wo sie vielleicht die Tore des Todes öffnen, ihre Freunde Percy und Annabeth aus dem Tartarus retten und verhindern könnten, dass Monster in der Welt der Sterblichen wiedergeboren werden. Für welchen Weg sie sich auch entscheiden, sie müssen sich beeilen, denn die Zeit läuft ab. Gaea, die blutrünstige Erdmutter, hat den 1. August als Datum für ihren Aufstieg zur Macht festgelegt. Annabeth und Percy sind überfordert. Wie sollen die beiden den Tartarus durchqueren? Hungernd, durstig und voller Schmerzen können sie sich in der dunklen und giftigen Landschaft, die hinter jeder Biegung neue Schrecken bereithält, kaum weiterschleppen. Sie haben keine Möglichkeit, die Tore des Todes zu finden. Selbst wenn sie es könnten, würde eine Legion von Gaeas stärksten Monstern die Tore auf der Seite des Tartarus bewachen. Annabeth und Percy können nicht gerade einen Frontalangriff starten. Trotz der schrecklichen Chancen wissen Hazel, Annabeth, Percy und die anderen Halbgötter der Prophezeiung, dass es nur eine Wahl gibt: das Unmögliche zu versuchen. Nicht nur für sich selbst, sondern für alle, die sie lieben. Auch wenn Liebe die riskanteste Entscheidung von allen sein kann. Begleite die Halbgötter, wenn sie sich in Das Haus des Hades, dem nervenaufreibenden vorletzten Band der Bestsellerreihe Helden des Olymp, ihren bislang größten Herausforderungen stellen.

Nico hatte sie gewarnt. Der Weg durch das Haus des Hades würde die schlimmsten Erinnerungen der Halbgötter aufwühlen. Ihre Geister würden unruhig werden. Nico könnte tatsächlich zu einem Geist werden, wenn er noch einmal mit Reyna und Coach Hedge durch die Schatten reisen muss. Aber das wäre vielleicht besser als die Alternative: jemand anderen sterben zu lassen, wie Hades vorhergesagt hatte. Jasons Geist ist seine Mutter, die ihn verließ, als er klein war. Vielleicht weiß er nicht, wie er sich als Anführer beweisen soll, aber er weiß, dass er keine Versprechen brechen wird wie sie. Er wird seine Zeile der Prophezeiung erfüllen: Durch Sturm oder Feuer muss die Welt fallen. Reyna fürchtet die Geister ihrer Vorfahren, die vor Wut strahlen. Doch sie darf nicht zulassen, dass sie sie davon ablenken, die Athena Parthenos zum Camp Half-Blood zu bringen, bevor zwischen den Römern und Griechen Krieg ausbricht. Wird sie genug Kraft haben, um Erfolg zu haben, besonders mit einer tödlichen Jägerin auf ihren Fersen? Leo fürchtet, dass sein Plan nicht funktionieren wird, dass seine Freunde sich einmischen könnten. Aber es gibt keinen anderen Weg. Sie alle wissen, dass einer der Sieben sterben muss, um Gaea, die Erdmutter, zu besiegen. Piper muss lernen, sich der Angst hinzugeben. Nur dann wird sie am Ende ihren Teil beitragen können: ein einziges Wort aussprechen. Helden, Götter und Monster spielen alle eine Rolle bei der dramatischen Erfüllung der Prophezeiung in Das Blut des Olymp, dem elektrisierenden Finale der Bestsellerreihe Helden des Olymp.

Seit dem Tod seiner Mutter vor sechs Jahren lebt Carter Kane aus dem Koffer und reist mit seinem Vater, dem brillanten Ägyptologen Dr. Julius Kane, um die Welt. Während Carter zu Hause unterrichtet wurde, lebt seine jüngere Schwester Sadie bei ihren Großeltern in London. Sadie hat genau das, was Carter sich wünscht – Schulfreunde und die Chance auf ein „normales“ Leben. Doch Carter hat genau das, wonach Sadie sich sehnt – Zeit mit ihrem Vater. Nachdem sie sechs Jahre getrennt gelebt haben, haben die Geschwister fast nichts gemeinsam. Bis jetzt. An Heiligabend werden Sadie und Carter wieder vereint, als ihr Vater sie ins British Museum bringt und verspricht, dass er „alles wiedergutmachen“ wird. Doch nicht alles läuft nach Plan: Carter und Sadie sehen, wie Julius eine geheimnisvolle Gestalt beschwört, die ihren Vater schnell verbannt und eine feurige Explosion auslöst. Schon bald entdecken Carter und Sadie, dass die Götter des Alten Ägypten erwachen und der schlimmste von ihnen – Set – einen furchterregenden Plan hat. Um ihren Vater zu retten, müssen sie sich auf eine gefährliche Reise begeben – eine Suche, die sie der Wahrheit über ihre Familie und deren Verbindungen zum Haus des Lebens immer näherbringt, einem geheimen Orden, der seit der Zeit der Pharaonen existiert.

Seit die Götter des Alten Ägypten in der modernen Welt entfesselt wurden, stecken Carter Kane und seine Schwester Sadie in Schwierigkeiten. Als Nachkommen des Hauses des Lebens verfügen die Kanes über einige Kräfte, doch die hinterlistigen Götter haben ihnen nicht viel Zeit gelassen, ihre Fähigkeiten im Brooklyn House zu meistern, das zu einem Ausbildungsort für junge Magier geworden ist. Und nun erhebt sich ihr bislang bedrohlichster Feind – die Chaosschlange Apophis. Wenn sie ihn nicht daran hindern, in wenigen Tagen auszubrechen, wird die Welt untergehen. Mit anderen Worten: eine typische Woche für die Familie Kane. Um überhaupt eine Chance im Kampf gegen die Mächte des Chaos zu haben, müssen die Kanes den Sonnengott Ra wiederbeleben. Doch das wäre eine Leistung, die mächtiger wäre als alles, was je ein Magier vollbracht hat. Zuerst müssen sie die Welt nach den drei Teilen des Buches des Ra durchsuchen, dann müssen sie lernen, seine Zauberformeln zu sprechen. Ach ja, und haben wir erwähnt, dass niemand genau weiß, wo Ra ist? In zwei unterschiedlichen, witzig-frechen Stimmen erzählt, mit einer großen Besetzung neuer und unvergesslicher Figuren und mit Abenteuern rund um den Globus ist dieser zweite Band der Kane-Chroniken nichts weniger als eine rasante Achterbahnfahrt.

Er ist w-w-wieder da! Trotz aller Bemühungen können Carter und Sadie Kane Apophis, die Schlange des Chaos, einfach nicht ausschalten. Nun droht Apophis, die Welt in ewige Dunkelheit zu stürzen, und die Kanes stehen vor der unmöglichen Aufgabe, ihn ein für alle Mal vernichten zu müssen. Leider stehen die Magier des Hauses des Lebens kurz vor einem Bürgerkrieg, die Götter sind zerstritten, und die jungen Eingeweihten des Brooklyn House stehen den Mächten des Chaos nahezu allein gegenüber. Die einzige Hoffnung der Kanes ist ein uralter Zauber, der vielleicht den eigenen Schatten der Schlange in eine Waffe verwandeln kann, doch die Magie ist seit Jahrtausenden verloren. Um die Antwort zu finden, die sie brauchen, müssen die Kanes sich auf den mörderischen Geist eines mächtigen Magiers verlassen, der sie vielleicht zum Schatten der Schlange führen kann … oder sie in den Tiefen der Unterwelt in den Tod führt. Nicht weniger als die Welt der Sterblichen steht auf dem Spiel, als die Familie Kane in diesem spannenden Abschluss der Kane-Chroniken ihr Schicksal erfüllt.

Magnus Chase has seen his share of trouble. Ever since that terrible night two years ago when his mother told him to run, he has lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, staying one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, Magnus learns that someone else is trying to track him down—his uncle Randolph, a man his mother had always warned him about. When Magnus tries to outmaneuver his uncle, he falls right into his clutches. Randolph starts rambling about Norse history and Magnus' birthright: a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. The more Randolph talks, the more puzzle pieces fall into place. Stories about the gods of Asgard, wolves, and Doomsday bubble up from Magnus' memory. But he doesn't have time to consider it all before a fire giant attacks the city, forcing him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents... Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die.

"Magnus Chase, you nearly started Ragnarok. What are you going to do next?" It's been six weeks since Magnus and his friends returned from defeating Fenris Wolf and the fire giants. Magnus has adjusted to life at the Hotel Valhalla—as much as a once-homeless and previously alive kid can. As a son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus doesn't exactly fit in with the rest of Odin's chosen warriors, but he has a few good peeps among his hallmates on floor nineteen, and he's been dutifully training for Ragnarok along with everyone else. His days have settled into a new kind of normal. But Magnus should have known there's no such thing as normal in the Nine Worlds. His friends Hearthstone and Blitzen have disappeared. A new hallmate is creating chaos. According to a very nervous goat, a certain object belonging to Thor is still missing, and the thunder god's enemies will stop at nothing to gain control of it. Time to summon Jack, the Sword of Summer, and take action. Too bad the only action Jack seems to be interested in is dates with other magical weapons...

Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting. But he has strong and steadfast friends, including Hearthstone the elf, Blitzen the dwarf, and Samirah the Valkyrie, and together they have achieved brave deeds, such as defeating Fenris Wolf and battling giants for Thor's hammer, Mjolnir. Now Magnus faces his most dangerous trial yet. His cousin, Annabeth, recruits her boyfriend, Percy Jackson, to give Magnus some pointers, but will his training be enough? Loki is free from his chains. He's readying Naglfar, the Ship of the Dead, complete with a host of giants and zombies, to sail against the Asgardian gods and begin the final battle of Ragnarok. It's up to Magnus and his friends to stop him, but to do so they will have to sail across the oceans of Midgard, Jotunheim, and Niflheim in a desperate race to reach Naglfar before it's ready to sail. Along the way, they will face angry sea gods, hostile giants, and an evil fire-breathing dragon. But Magnus' biggest challenge will be facing his own inner demons. Does he have what it takes to outwit the wily trickster god?

Catalina Martín braucht dringend eine Begleitung für die Hochzeit ihrer Schwester. Besonders, weil ihre kleine Notlüge über ihren amerikanischen Freund völlig außer Kontrolle geraten ist. Jetzt werden alle, die sie kennt – einschließlich ihres Exfreundes und dessen Verlobter – dort sein und ihn unbedingt kennenlernen wollen. Sie hat nur vier Wochen Zeit, jemanden zu finden, der bereit ist, den Atlantik zu überqueren und ihr bei ihrer Täuschung zu helfen. Von New York nach Spanien ist es kein kurzer Flug, und ihre temperamentvolle Familie wird nicht leicht zu täuschen sein. Da taucht Aaron Blackford auf – ihr großer, gut aussehender, herablassender Kollege –, der überraschenderweise anbietet, einzuspringen. Sie würde lieber ablehnen; noch nie hat es einen unerquicklicheren, sie zur Weißglut treibenderen und unausstehlicheren Mann gegeben. Doch Catalina ist verzweifelt, und je näher die Hochzeit rückt, desto mehr scheint Aaron ihre beste Option zu sein. Und sie beginnt zu erkennen, dass er außerhalb des Büros vielleicht gar nicht so schrecklich ist, wie er bei der Arbeit wirkt.

Той има ледено сърце... но за нея би подпалил света. Алекс Волков е дявол с лице на ангел и е прокълнат от минало, от което не може да избяга. Подтикван от трагедия, която го преследва през по-голямата част от живота му, безмилостният му стремеж към успех и отмъщение оставя малко място за сърдечни дела. Но когато е принуден да се грижи за сестрата на най-добрия си приятел, започва да усеща нещо в гърдите си: Пукнатина. Разтапяне. Огън, който може да сложи край на света му такъв, какъвто го познава. * Ава Чен е свободен дух, в плен на кошмарите от детство, което не помни. Но въпреки разбитото си минало тя никога не е преставала да вижда красотата в света... включително сърцето под ледената външност на мъж, когото не бива да желае. Най-добрият приятел на брат ѝ. Нейният съсед. Нейният спасител и нейната гибел. Тяхната любов никога не е трябвало да се случи — но когато се случва, тя отприщва тайни, които могат да унищожат и двамата... и всичко, което им е скъпо. „Порочна любов“ е романс за най-добрия приятел на брат и за привличането на противоположностите с нотка на напрежение. Това е първата книга от поредицата „Twisted“, но може да се чете самостоятелно. ПРЕДУПРЕЖДЕНИЕ: Тази книга съдържа обсебващ, морално сив алфа-задник, експлицитно сексуално съдържание и нецензурен език. Няма изневери или менаж, но ако търсите традиционно мил и обаятелен герой, тази книга не е за вас. Препоръчва се за читатели над 18 години.

Dette er en verden delt af blod – rødt eller sølv. De røde er almindelige mennesker, hersket over af en sølvelite med gudelignende superkræfter. Og for Mare Barrow, en syttenårig rød pige fra de fattige Stilts, virker det, som om intet nogensinde vil forandre sig. Indtil hun ender med at arbejde i Sølvpaladset. Her, omgivet af de mennesker, hun hader mest, opdager Mare, at hun trods sit røde blod besidder en dødbringende kraft. En kraft, der truer med at ødelægge magtbalancen. Bange for Mares potentiale skjuler de sølvfarvede hende for åbenlyst syn ved at erklære hende for en for længst forsvundet sølvprinsesse, der nu er forlovet med en sølvprins. Selv om Mare ved, at ét fejltrin vil betyde hendes død, arbejder hun i stilhed på at hjælpe den Røde Garde, en militant modstandsgruppe, og styrte sølvregimet. Men dette er en verden af forræderi og løgne, og Mare er trådt ind i en farlig dans – røde mod sølvfarvede, prins mod prins og Mare mod sit eget hjerte.

Hvis der er én ting, Mare Barrow ved, er det, at hun er anderledes. Mare Barrows blod er rødt – almindelige menneskers farve – men hendes Sølv-evne, kraften til at kontrollere lyn, har gjort hende til et våben, som det kongelige hof forsøger at kontrollere. Kronen kalder hende en umulighed, en bedrager, men da hun flygter fra Maven, prinsen – vennen – der forrådte hende, opdager Mare noget opsigtsvækkende: Hun er ikke den eneste af sin slags. Forfulgt af Maven, nu en hævngerrig konge, begiver Mare sig ud for at finde og rekruttere andre Rød-og-Sølv-kæmpere til kampen mod hendes undertrykkere. Men Mare befinder sig på en dødbringende vej, med risiko for at blive præcis den slags monster, hun forsøger at besejre. Vil hun bryde sammen under vægten af de liv, som er prisen for oprøret? Eller har svig og forræderi for altid gjort hende hård? Det elektrificerende næste bind i Red Queen-serien optrapper kampen mellem den voksende oprørshær og den blodsegregerede verden, de altid har kendt – og stiller Mare over for det mørke, der er vokset i hendes sjæl.

In diesem atemlosen dritten Band von Victoria Aveyards Bestsellerreihe »Die Farben des Blutes« werden Loyalitäten auf allen Seiten auf die Probe gestellt. Und wenn der Funke des Blitzmädchens erloschen ist, wer wird dann der Rebellion den Weg weisen? Mare Barrow ist eine Gefangene, machtlos ohne ihren Blitz, gequält von ihren tödlichen Fehlern. Sie lebt dem Wohlwollen eines Jungen ausgeliefert, den sie einst liebte, eines Jungen aus Lügen und Verrat. Nun ein König, spinnt Maven Calore weiterhin das Netz seiner toten Mutter, um die Kontrolle über sein Land – und seine Gefangene – zu behalten. Während Mare im Palast die Last des Schweigenden Steins trägt, organisieren, trainieren und vergrößern sich ihre einst zusammengewürfelten Gruppen aus Neublutigen und Roten weiter. Sie bereiten sich auf den Krieg vor und können nicht länger im Schatten verweilen. Und Cal, der verbannte Prinz, der ebenfalls Anspruch auf Mares Herz erhebt, wird vor nichts Halt machen, um sie zurückzubringen. Wenn Blut sich gegen Blut wendet und Fähigkeit gegen Fähigkeit, bleibt vielleicht niemand mehr übrig, um das Feuer zu löschen – und Norta, wie Mare es kennt, brennt vollständig nieder.

Der Sieg hat seinen Preis. Mare Barrow hat dies auf schmerzliche Weise erfahren, als Cals Verrat sie beinahe zerstörte. Nun fest entschlossen, ihr Herz zu schützen – und die Freiheit für Rote und Neublüter wie sie selbst zu sichern –, fasst Mare den Entschluss, das Königreich Norta ein für alle Mal zu stürzen … angefangen mit der Krone auf Mavens Kopf. Doch keine Schlacht wird allein gewonnen, und bevor die Roten sich vereinen können, muss Mare sich mit dem Jungen verbünden, der ihr das Herz gebrochen hat, um den Jungen zu besiegen, der sie beinahe gebrochen hätte. Cals mächtige silberne Verbündete erweisen sich zusammen mit Mare und der Scharlachroten Garde als beeindruckende Streitmacht. Doch Maven wird von einer so tiefen Besessenheit angetrieben, dass er vor nichts zurückschrecken wird, um Mare wieder für sich zu haben, selbst wenn das bedeutet, alles – und jeden – auf seinem Weg zu zerstören. Der Krieg naht, und alles, wofür Mare gekämpft hat, steht auf dem Spiel. Wird der Sieg genügen, um die silbernen Königreiche zu Fall zu bringen? Oder wird das kleine Blitzmädchen für immer zum Schweigen gebracht werden? Im epischen Abschluss von Victoria Aveyards atemberaubender Reihe muss Mare ihr Schicksal annehmen und all ihre Kräfte mobilisieren … denn alle werden geprüft werden, doch nicht alle werden überleben.

Return once more to the deadly and dazzling world of Red Queen in Broken Throne, a beautifully designed, must-have companion to the chart-topping series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard. The perfect addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, this gorgeously designed package features three brand-new novellas, two previously published novellas, Steel Scars and Queen Song, and never-before-seen maps, flags, bonus scenes, journal entries, and much more exclusive content. Fans will be delighted to catch up with beloved characters after the drama of War Storm and be excited to hear from brand-new voices as well. This stunning collection is not to be missed!

Samozřejmě chci být jako oni. Jsou krásní jako čepele ukované v nějakém božském ohni. Budou žít navždy. A Cardan je ještě krásnější než ostatní. Nenávidím ho víc než všechny ostatní. Nenávidím ho tak moc, že když se na něj někdy podívám, sotva se dokážu nadechnout. Jude bylo sedm, když byli její rodiče zavražděni a ona i její dvě sestry uneseny, aby žily na zrádném Vznešeném dvoře víl. O deset let později Jude netouží po ničem jiném než tam patřit, navzdory své smrtelnosti. Mnoho víl však lidmi opovrhuje. Zvlášť princ Cardan, nejmladší a nejzlovolnější syn Vysokého krále. Aby si vydobyla místo u dvora, musí se mu postavit – a čelit následkům. Jak se Jude stále hlouběji zaplétá do palácových intrik a klamů, objevuje vlastní schopnost lstivosti a krveprolití. Když však zrada hrozí utopit vílí dvory v násilí, bude Jude muset v nebezpečném spojenectví riskovat svůj život, aby zachránila své sestry i samotnou říši víl.

Okouzlující a krvelačné pokračování románu Krutý princ, bestselleru deníku New York Times. Musíš být dost silná, abys udeřila, udeřila a znovu udeřila, aniž by ses unavila. První lekcí je učinit samu sebe silnou. Po ohromujícím odhalení, že Oak je dědicem říše víl, musí Jude udržet svého bratra v bezpečí. Aby to dokázala, připoutala si k sobě zlého krále Cardana a sama se stala mocí v pozadí trůnu. Orientovat se v neustále se měnících politických aliancích říše víl by bylo dost obtížné, i kdyby se Cardan dal snadno ovládat. On však dělá všechno pro to, aby ji ponížil a podkopal její postavení, přestože jeho fascinace jí zůstává nezmenšená. Když se až příliš jasně ukáže, že ji někdo Jude blízký hodlá zradit a ohrožuje tím její život i životy všech, které miluje, musí Jude odhalit zrádce a bojovat se svými vlastními složitými city ke Cardanovi, aby si jako smrtelnice ve světě víl udržela kontrolu.

On bude zkázou koruny a zničením trůnu. Moc je mnohem snazší získat než si ji udržet. Jude se to naučila, když se vzdala kontroly nad zlým králem Cardanem výměnou za nezměrnou moc. Teď je Jude jako vyhnaná smrtelná královna Země víl bezmocná a stále se vzpamatovává z Cardanovy zrady. Čeká na svou příležitost a je odhodlaná získat zpět vše, co jí vzal. Ta přichází v podobě její proradné sestry-dvojčete Taryn, jejíž smrtelný život je v nebezpečí. Chce-li Jude zachránit sestru, musí riskovat návrat na zrádný vílí dvůr a čelit svým přetrvávajícím citům ke Cardanovi. Elfhame však není takové, jaké ho opustila. Schyluje se k válce. Když Jude pronikne hluboko za nepřátelské linie, zaplete se do krvavé politiky konfliktu. A když se uvolní dřímající, avšak mocná kletba, zemí se šíří panika a Jude je nucena volit mezi svými ambicemi a lidskostí… Od autorky Holly Black, jejíž knihy se umístily na 1. místě žebříčku bestsellerů New York Times, přichází velmi očekávané a dechberoucí finále trilogie The Folk of the Air.

V noře v zemi bydlel hobit. Nebyla to odporná, špinavá, mokrá díra plná konců červů a páchnoucí slizem, ani suchá, holá, písčitá díra, v níž není na co si sednout ani co jíst: byla to hobití nora, a to znamená pohodlí. Hobit, napsaný pro vlastní děti J. R. R. Tolkiena, se po svém prvním vydání v roce 1937 okamžitě setkal s uznáním kritiky. Dnes je uznáván jako nadčasová klasika a toto seznámení s hobitem Bilbem Pytlíkem, čarodějem Gandalfem, Glumem a velkolepým světem Středozemě vypráví o dobrodružstvích neochotného hrdiny, mocném a nebezpečném prstenu a krutém drakovi Šmakovi Nádherném.

Jeden prsten vládne všem, jeden jim všem káže, jeden všechny přivede, do temnoty sváže. Ve starých časech byly Prsteny moci ukovány elfskými kováři a Sauron, Temný pán, ukoval Jeden prsten a vložil do něj svou vlastní moc, aby mohl vládnout všem ostatním. Jeden prsten mu však byl odebrán, a třebaže ho hledal po celé Středozemi, zůstal pro něj ztracen. Po mnoha věcích se dostal do rukou Bilba Pytlíka, jak je vyprávěno v Hobitovi. V ospalé vesnici v Kraji se mladý Frodo Pytlík ocitá před nesmírným úkolem, když mu jeho starý příbuzný Bilbo svěří Prsten do péče. Frodo musí opustit domov a vydat se na nebezpečnou cestu napříč Středozemí k Puklinám osudu, aby tam Prsten zničil a zmařil zlověstný záměr Temného pána.

Die zwei Türme. Das zweite Buch in J.R.R. Tolkiens gefeierter Trilogie, einem Meisterwerk der High Fantasy. Frodo und seine Gefährten des Rings wurden auf ihrer Suche, den Herrscherring daran zu hindern, in die Hände des Dunklen Herrschers zu fallen, indem sie ihn in den Schicksalsklüften zerstören, von Gefahren bedrängt. Sie haben den Zauberer Gandalf in einem Kampf in den Minen von Moria verloren. Und Boromir, verführt von der Macht des Rings, versuchte, ihn mit Gewalt an sich zu reißen. Während Frodo und Sam die Flucht gelang, wurde der Rest der Gefährten von Orks angegriffen. Nun setzen sie die Reise allein den großen Fluss Anduin hinab fort – allein jedenfalls, abgesehen von der geheimnisvollen schleichenden Gestalt, die ihnen folgt, wohin sie auch gehen.

Die Gefährten des Rings sind, während die Suche weitergeht, in getrennte Abenteuer verwickelt worden. Aragorn, der sich als verborgener Erbe der alten Könige des Westens erwiesen hat, schloss sich mit den Reitern von Rohan gegen die Mächte Isengarts zusammen und nahm am verzweifelten Sieg in der Hornburg teil. Merry und Pippin, die von Orks gefangen genommen worden waren, entkamen in den Fangornwald und begegneten dort den Ents. Gandalf kehrte auf wundersame Weise zurück und besiegte den bösen Zauberer Saruman. Unterdessen rückten Sam und Frodo, begleitet von Sméagol – Gollum, der noch immer von seinem „Schatz“ besessen ist, auf Mordor zu, um den Ring zu zerstören. Nach einem Kampf mit der Riesenspinne Kankra ließ Sam seinen Herrn für tot zurück; doch Frodo lebt noch – in den Händen der Orks. Und die ganze Zeit über sammeln sich die Heere des Dunklen Herrschers. J. R. R. Tolkiens großes Werk der Phantasieliteratur wurde sowohl als heroische Romanze als auch als Klassiker der Fantasy-Literatur bezeichnet. Bald komisch und heimelig, bald episch und teuflisch, führt die Erzählung durch unzählige Wechsel von Schauplatz und Figuren in einer imaginären Welt, die in ihren Details völlig überzeugend ist.

He was the most beautiful man alive. And if I wasn't careful, he was going to be my death. \A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Psyche and Eros that's as sinful as it is sweet.\ In the ultra-modern city of Olympus, there's always a price to pay. Psyche knew she'd have to face Aphrodite's ire eventually, but she never expected her literal heart to be at stake...or for Aphrodite's gorgeous son to be the one ordered to strike the killing blow. Eros has no problem shedding blood. But when it comes time to take out his latest target, he can't do it. Confused by his reaction to Psyche, he does the only thing he can think of to keep her safe: he marries her. Psyche vows to make Eros' life a living hell until they find a way out of this mess. But as lines blur and loyalties shift, she realizes he might take her heart after all...and she's not sure she can survive the loss.

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.

The newest edition is here. Another alternate cover can be found here. Emma Woodhouse is one of Austen's most captivating and vivid characters. Beautiful, spoilt, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439662 'The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!' Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love. This edition includes explanatory notes, textual variants between the first and second editions, and Tony Tanner's introduction to the original Penguin Classic edition.

A wonderfully entertaining coming-of-age story, Northanger Abbey is often referred to as Jane Austen's "Gothic parody." Decrepit castles, locked rooms, mysterious chests, cryptic notes, and tyrannical fathers give the story an uncanny air, but one with a decidedly satirical twist. The story's unlikely heroine is Catherine Morland, a remarkably innocent seventeen-year-old woman from a country parsonage. While spending a few weeks in Bath with a family friend, Catherine meets and falls in love with Henry Tilney, who invites her to visit his family estate, Northanger Abbey. Once there, Catherine, a great reader of Gothic thrillers, lets the shadowy atmosphere of the old mansion fill her mind with terrible suspicions. What is the mystery surrounding the death of Henry's mother? Is the family concealing a terrible secret within the elegant rooms of the Abbey? Can she trust Henry, or is he part of an evil conspiracy? Catherine finds dreadful portents in the most prosaic events, until Henry persuades her to see the peril in confusing life with art. Executed with high-spirited gusto, Northanger Abbey is a lighthearted, yet unsentimental commentary on love and marriage.

Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma, completing it in August 1816. She died, aged 41, in 1817; Persuasion was published in December that year (but dated 1818). Persuasion is linked to Northanger Abbey not only by the fact that the two books were originally bound up in one volume and published together, but also because both stories are set partly in Bath, a fashionable city with which Austen was well acquainted, having lived there from 1801 to 1805. Besides the theme of persuasion, the novel evokes other topics, such as the Royal Navy, in which two of Jane Austen's brothers ultimately rose to the rank of admiral. As in Northanger Abbey, the superficial social life of Bath-well known to Austen, who spent several relatively unhappy and unproductive years there-is portrayed extensively and serves as a setting for the second half of the book. In many respects Persuasion marks a break with Austen's previous works, both in the more biting, even irritable satire directed at some of the novel's characters and in the regretful, resigned outlook of its otherwise admirable heroine, Anne Elliot, in the first part of the story. Against this is set the energy and appeal of the Royal Navy, which symbolises for Anne and the reader the possibility of a more outgoing, engaged, and fulfilling life, and it is this worldview which triumphs for the most part at the end of the novel.

Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence in Antigua, the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work and, with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, one of her most profound.

Austen’s hilarious early stories and sketches—complete with her delightfully quirky spelling habits—now collected in one gorgeous clothbound volume Jane Austen’s earliest writing dates from when she was just eleven-years-old, and already shows the hallmarks of her mature work. But it is also a product of the times in which she grew up—dark, grotesque, often surprisingly bawdy, and a far cry from the polished, sparkling novels of manners for which she became famous. Drunken heroines, babies who bite off their mothers’ fingers, and a letter-writer who has murdered her whole family all feature in these highly spirited pieces. This edition includes all of Austen’s juvenilia, including her “History of England” and the novella Lady Susan, in which the anti-heroine schemes and cheats her way through high society. With a title that captures a young Austen’s original idiosyncratic spelling habits and an introduction by Christine Alexander that shows how Austen was self-consciously fashioning herself as a writer from an early age, this is a must-have for any Austen lover.

Achilleus, »den bedste af alle grækere«, søn af den grusomme havgudinde Thetis og den legendariske kong Peleus, er stærk, hurtig og smuk, uimodståelig for alle, der møder ham. Patroklos er en kejtet ung prins, forvist fra sit hjemland efter en chokerende voldshandling. Bragt sammen af tilfældet knytter de et ubrydeligt bånd, selv om de risikerer gudernes vrede. De trænes af kentauren Cheiron i krigskunst og lægekunst, men da nyheden kommer om, at Helena af Sparta er blevet bortført, kaldes alle Grækenlands helte til at belejre Troja i hendes navn. Forført af løftet om en strålende skæbne slutter Achilleus sig til deres sag, og splittet mellem kærlighed til og frygt for sin ven følger Patroklos efter. De ved ikke, at de grusomme skæbnegudinder vil sætte dem begge på en prøve som aldrig før og kræve et frygteligt offer.

Die alternde und zurückgezogen lebende Hollywood-Ikone Evelyn Hugo ist endlich bereit, die Wahrheit über ihr glamouröses und skandalumwittertes Leben zu erzählen. Doch als sie die unbekannte Magazinreporterin Monique Grant für diese Aufgabe auswählt, ist niemand überraschter als Monique selbst. Warum sie? Warum jetzt? Monique steht nicht gerade auf der Sonnenseite des Lebens. Ihr Mann hat sie verlassen, und beruflich kommt sie nicht voran. Unabhängig davon, warum Evelyn sie ausgewählt hat, ihre Biografie zu schreiben, ist Monique entschlossen, diese Gelegenheit zu nutzen, um ihrer Karriere einen Schub zu geben. In Evelyns luxuriöses Apartment bestellt, hört Monique fasziniert zu, als die Schauspielerin ihre Geschichte erzählt. Von ihren Anfängen in Los Angeles in den 1950er-Jahren über ihre Entscheidung, das Showgeschäft in den Achtzigern zu verlassen, bis hin zu den sieben Männern auf dem Weg entfaltet Evelyn eine Geschichte von rücksichtslosem Ehrgeiz, unerwarteter Freundschaft und einer großen verbotenen Liebe. Monique beginnt, eine sehr reale Verbindung zu dem legendären Star zu spüren, doch als Evelyns Geschichte sich ihrem Ende nähert, wird klar, dass sich ihr Leben auf tragische und unumkehrbare Weise mit Moniques eigenem überschneidet.

The story of a boy who embarks on a dangerous quest in order to fulfill his destiny—and find his father—in a strange world beneath New York City. When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it—until he realizes it's the only way to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous adventure that will change both him and the Underland forever.

The action and adventure continue for Gregor in this stunning fantasy from Suzanne Collins, bestselling author of the Hunger Games. New cover art coming July 1st! Gregor swears he will never return to the Underland, that strange world below New York City. But he is a key player in another prophecy, this one about an ominous white rat called the Bane. The Underlanders know there is only one way to lure Gregor back to their world: by kidnapping his little sister, Boots. Now Gregor's quest reunites him with his bat, Ares, and the rebellious princess Luxa. They descend into the dangerous Waterway in search of the Bane. If Gregor does not fulfill the prophecy, his life, and the Underland, will never be the same.

The third installment of New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles, in which Gregor must stop a plague from spreading through the Underland, will feature fresh new cover art, coming July 1st! Gregor's adventures continue in Book 3 of the New York Times bestselling series by author Suzanne Collins. With two prophecies fulfilled, Gregor is now focused on the Prophecy of Blood, which calls for Gregor and Boots to return to the Underland to help ward off a plague. But this time, his mother refuses to let him go . . . unless she is allowed to travel with them. When they arrive in the subterranean city, the plague is spreading—and it claims one of Gregor's closest companions. Only then does Gregor start to understand how the illness plays with the fate of all warm-blooded creatures. But how can he help combat it?

Follow Gregor in the fourth enthralling adventure in Suzanne Collins' New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles—with gorgeous new cover art coming July 1st! In Book 4 of the bestselling Underland Chronicles, Gregor is drawn ever deeper into a brewing crisis. For generations, rats have run the mice out of whatever lands they've claimed, keeping them constantly on the move. But now the mice are disappearing and the young queen Luxa is determined to find out why. Gregor and Boots join Luxa on a simple fact-finding mission. But when the true fate of the mice is revealed, it is something far more sinister than they had imagined—and it points the way to the final prophecy Gregor has yet to fulfill. His abilities are put to the test in this suspenseful, action-packed penultimate installment of Suzanne Collins' thrilling Underland Chronicles.

The stunning conclusion to the riveting Gregor the Overlander series. Everyone in the Underland has been taking great pains to keep The Prophecy of Time from Gregor. Gregor knows it must say something awful but he never imagined just how awful: It calls for the warrior's death. Now, with an army of rats approaching, and his mom and sister still in Regalia, Gregor the warrior must gather up his courage to help defend Regalia and get his family home safely. The entire existence of the Underland is in Gregor's hands, and time is running out. There is a code to be cracked, a mysterious new princess, Gregor's burgeoning dark side, and a war to end all wars. Book Details: Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 4/3/2007 Pages: 416 Reading Level: Age 8 and Up

Wer ist die echte Margo? Quentin Jacobsen hat sein Leben lang die großartig abenteuerlustige Margo Roth Spiegelman aus der Ferne geliebt. Als sie also ein Fenster öffnet und in sein Leben klettert – als Ninja verkleidet und ihn für eine ausgeklügelte Racheaktion herbeiruft –, folgt er ihr. Nachdem ihre durchwachte Nacht endet und ein neuer Tag anbricht, kommt Q in die Schule und entdeckt, dass Margo, schon immer ein Rätsel, nun zu einem Mysterium geworden ist. Doch Q erfährt bald, dass es Hinweise gibt – und sie sind für ihn. Auf einen zusammenhanglosen Weg gedrängt, sieht Q das Mädchen, das er zu kennen glaubte, immer weniger, je näher er ihr kommt ...

"Barden Beedles eventyr" indeholder fem rigt varierede eventyr, hver med sin egen magiske karakter, som på forskellig vis vil vække glæde, latter og spændingen ved dødelig fare. Yderligere noter til hver fortælling, skrevet af professor Albus Dumbledore, vil blive nydt af både mugglere og troldmænd, når professoren reflekterer over den moral, som eventyrene belyser, og afslører små glimt af livet på Hogwarts. Et helt særligt magisk bind med illustrationer af forfatteren J.K. Rowling, som vil blive værdsat i mange år fremover.

A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters. Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast. They’re polar opposites. In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they’re living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer’s block. Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She’ll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he’ll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no-one will fall in love. Really.

Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love. Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together. Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven’t spoken since. Poppy has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together—lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees. Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?

England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women's suffrage movement. Her charge: recruit men of influence to champion their cause. Her target: Sebastian Devereux, the cold and calculating Duke of Montgomery who steers Britain's politics at the Queen's command. Her challenge: not to give in to the powerful attraction she can't deny for the man who opposes everything she stands for. Sebastian is appalled to find a suffragist squad has infiltrated his ducal home, but the real threat is his impossible feelings for green-eyed beauty Annabelle. He is looking for a wife of equal standing to secure the legacy he has worked so hard to rebuild, not an outspoken commoner who could never be his duchess. But he wouldn't be the greatest strategist of the Kingdom if he couldn't claim this alluring bluestocking without the promise of a ring... or could he? Locked in a battle with rising passion and a will matching her own, Annabelle will learn just what it takes to topple a duke.... A stunning debut for author Evie Dunmore and her Oxford suffragists in which a fiercely independent vicar's daughter takes on a powerful duke in a fiery love story that threatens to upend the British social order.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven\-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle\-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. When Bilbo reached his eleventy\-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle\-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.

Olivia Dade bursts onto the scene in this delightfully fun romantic comedy set in the world of fanfiction, in which a devoted fan goes on an unexpected date with her celebrity crush, who’s secretly posting fanfiction of his own. Marcus Caster-Rupp has a secret. While the world knows him as Aeneas, the star of the biggest show on TV, Gods of the Gates, he's known to fanfiction readers as Book!AeneasWouldNever, an anonymous and popular poster. Marcus is able to get out his own frustrations with his character through his stories, especially the ones that feature the internet’s favorite couple to ship, Aeneas and Lavinia. But if anyone ever found out about his online persona, he’d be fired. Immediately. April Whittier has secrets of her own. A hardcore Lavinia fan, she’s hidden her fanfiction and cosplay hobby from her “real life” for years—but not anymore. When she decides to post her latest Lavinia creation on Twitter, her photo goes viral. Trolls and supporters alike are commenting on her plus-size take, but when Marcus, one half of her OTP, sees her pic and asks her out on a date to spite her critics, she realizes life is really stranger than fanfiction. Even though their first date is a disaster, Marcus quickly realizes that he wants much more from April than a one-time publicity stunt. And when he discovers she’s actually Unapologetic Lavinia Stan, his closest fandom friend, he has one more huge secret to hide from her. With love and Marcus’s career on the line, can the two of them stop hiding once and for all, or will a match made in fandom end up prematurely cancelled?

A Maiden… Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers. A Duty… The entire kingdom’s future rests on Poppy’s shoulders, something she’s not even quite sure she wants for herself. Because a Maiden has a heart. And a soul. And longing. And when Hawke, a golden-eyed guard honor bound to ensure her Ascension, enters her life, destiny and duty become tangled with desire and need. He incites her anger, makes her question everything she believes in, and tempts her with the forbidden. A Kingdom… Forsaken by the gods and feared by mortals, a fallen kingdom is rising once more, determined to take back what they believe is theirs through violence and vengeance. And as the shadow of those cursed draws closer, the line between what is forbidden and what is right becomes blurred. Poppy is not only on the verge of losing her heart and being found unworthy by the gods, but also her life when every blood-soaked thread that holds her world together begins to unravel.

A prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance. Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She's also a thief. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means. Sure, she has a dark and traumatic past and an overbearing aunt, but all things considered, it's a pleasant existence. Until the men show up. Ned Lightbourne is a sometimes assassin who is smitten with Cecilia from the moment they meet. Unfortunately, that happens to be while he's under direct orders to kill her. His employer, Captain Morvath, who possesses a gothic abbey bristling with cannons and an unbridled hate for the world, intends to rid England of all its presumptuous women, starting with the Wisteria Society. Ned has plans of his own. But both men have made one grave mistake. Never underestimate a woman. When Morvath imperils the Wisteria Society, Cecilia is forced to team up with her handsome would-be assassin to save the women who raised her—hopefully proving, once and for all, that she's as much of a scoundrel as the rest of them.

Bound as one to love, honor, or burn. Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned. Sworn to the Church as a Chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. His path was never meant to cross with Lou's, but a wicked stunt forces them into an impossible union—holy matrimony. The war between witches and Church is an ancient one, and Lou's most dangerous enemies bring a fate worse than fire. Unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, a choice must be made. And love makes fools of us all. This is a previously published edition of ISBN 9780062878021. An alternate cover edition can be found here.

Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When too much champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in the slammer, her stepfather decides enough is enough. So he cuts her off, and sends Piper and her sister to learn some responsibility running their late father’s dive bar... in Washington. Piper hasn’t even been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea captain Brendan, who thinks she won’t last a week outside of Beverly Hills. So what if Piper can’t do math, and the idea of sleeping in a shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. How bad could it really be? She’s determined to show her stepfather—and the hot, grumpy local—that she’s more than a pretty face. Except it’s a small town and everywhere she turns, she bumps into Brendan. The fun-loving socialite and the gruff fisherman are polar opposites, but there’s an undeniable attraction simmering between them. Piper doesn’t want any distractions, especially feelings for a man who sails off into the sunset for weeks at a time. Yet as she reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name, but Brendan—and this town full of memories—may have already caught her heart. Tessa Bailey is back with a Schitt’s Creek-inspired rom-com about a Hollywood “It Girl” who is cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town... where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she doesn’t belong.

The stunningly original, must-read fantasy of 2018 follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world...or doom it. When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable—until her mother vanishes. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain and discovers that the evil at the empire's heart is more terrible than she ever imagined. As Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world—and of each other.

From New York Times best-selling author Lexi Ryan, Cruel Prince meets A Court of Thorns and Roses in this sexy, action-packed fantasy about a girl who is caught between two treacherous faerie courts and their dangerously seductive princes. Brie hates the Fae and refuses to have anything to do with them, even if that means starving on the street. But when her sister is sold to the sadistic king of the Unseelie court to pay a debt, she'll do whatever it takes to get her back—including making a deal with the king himself to steal three magical relics from the Seelie court. Gaining unfettered access to the Seelie court is easier said than done. Brie's only choice is to pose as a potential bride for Prince Ronan, and she soon finds herself falling for him. Unwilling to let her heart distract her, she accepts help from a band of Unseelie misfits with their own secret agenda. As Brie spends time with their mysterious leader, Finn, she struggles to resist his seductive charm. Caught between two dangerous courts, Brie must decide who to trust with her loyalty. And with her heart.

After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region. Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemí’s dreams with visions of blood and doom. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.

For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts Malik’s younger sister, Nadia, as payment into the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal—kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia’s freedom. But Karina has deadly aspirations of her own. Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated; her court threatens mutiny; and Solstasia looms like a knife over her neck. Grief-stricken, Karina decides to resurrect her mother through ancient magic . . . requiring the beating heart of a king. And she knows just how to obtain one: by offering her hand in marriage to the victor of the Solstasia competition. When Malik rigs his way into the contest, they are set on a course to destroy each other. But as attraction flares between them and ancient evils stir, will they be able to see their tasks to the death? The first in an fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore in which a grieving crown princess and a desperate refugee find themselves on a collision course to murder each other despite their growing attraction.

Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf? Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others. Ismae’s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?

After narrowly escaping death at the hands of the Dames Blanches, Lou, Reid, Coco, and Ansel are on the run from coven, kingdom, and church—fugitives with nowhere to hide. To elude the scores of witches and throngs of chasseurs at their heels, Lou and Reid need allies. Strong ones. But protection comes at a price, and the group is forced to embark on separate quests to build their forces. As Lou and Reid try to close the widening rift between them, the dastardly Morgane baits them in a lethal game of cat and mouse that threatens to destroy something worth more than any coven. The hotly anticipated sequel to the New York Times and IndieBound bestseller Serpent & Dove—packed with even steamier romance and darker magic—is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439594. When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.

Като докторантка трета година, Олив Смит не вярва в трайните романтични връзки — но най-добрата ѝ приятелка вярва, и точно това я е довело до тази ситуация. Да убеди Ан, че Олив има връзка и е на път към щастлив край, винаги щеше да изисква повече от небрежни джедайски номера с ума: учените изискват доказателства. Затова, като всеки уважаващ себе си биолог, Олив изпада в паника и целува първия мъж, когото види. Този мъж е не кой да е, а Адам Карлсен, млад професор звезда — и известен задник. Именно затова Олив е направо смаяна, когато властващият тиранин на лабораториите в Станфорд се съгласява да пази шарадата ѝ в тайна и да бъде фалшивото ѝ гадже. Но когато голяма научна конференция се обърква, оставяйки кариерата на Олив да къкри на бунзеновата горелка, Адам отново я изненадва с непоколебимата си подкрепа и още по-непоколебимите си... плочки. Изведнъж малкият им експеримент се оказва опасно близо до възпламеняване. А Олив открива, че единственото нещо, по-сложно от хипотезата за любовта, е да постави собственото си сърце под микроскоп.

From the author of The Queen’s Rising comes a thrilling YA stand-alone fantasy about the unbreakable bond between sisters. Perfect for fans of Ember in the Ashes, Sky in the Deep, and Court of Fives. After eight long years, Evadne will finally be reunited with her older sister, Halcyon, who has been proudly serving in the queen’s army. But when Halcyon appears earlier than expected, Eva knows something has gone terribly wrong. Halcyon is on the run, hunted by her commander and charged with murder. Though Halcyon’s life is spared during her trial, the punishment is heavy. And when Eva volunteers to serve part of Halcyon’s sentence, she’s determined to find out exactly what happened. But as Eva begins her sentence, she quickly learns that there are fates much worse than death.

People lived because she killed. People died because he lived. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the sultan. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways. Both Zafira and Nasir are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya—but neither wants to be. War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the sultan on a similar mission: retrieve the artifact and kill the Hunter. But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds—and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine.

Teenage detective Nancy Drew finds herself in danger when she sets out to track a jewel thief.

Nancy, unaided, seeks to find a missing will. To the surprise of many, the Topham family will inherit wealthy Josiah Crowley's fortune, instead of deserving relatives and friends who were promised inheritances. Nancy determines that a clue to a second will might be found in an old clock Mr. Crowley had owned and she seeks to find the timepiece. Her search not only tests her keen mind, but also leads her into a thrilling adventure.

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins, writing as Erin Sterling, casts a spell with a spine-tingling romance full of wishes, witches, and hexes gone wrong. Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths…and a curse on the horrible boyfriend. Sure, Vivi knows she shouldn’t use her magic this way, but with only an “orchard hayride” scented candle on hand, she isn’t worried it will cause him anything more than a bad hair day or two. That is until Rhys Penhallow, descendent of the town’s ancestors, breaker of hearts, and annoyingly just as gorgeous as he always was, returns to Graves Glen, Georgia. What should be a quick trip to recharge the town’s ley lines and make an appearance at the annual fall festival turns disastrously wrong. With one calamity after another striking Rhys, Vivi realizes her silly little Ex Hex may not have been so harmless after all. Suddenly, Graves Glen is under attack from murderous wind-up toys, a pissed off ghost, and a talking cat with some interesting things to say. Vivi and Rhys have to ignore their off the charts chemistry to work together to save the town and find a way to break the break-up curse before it’s too late.

A brand new romantic comedy from New York Times bestseller Tessa Bailey! Georgette Castle’s family runs the best home renovation business in town, but she picked balloons instead of blueprints and they haven’t taken her seriously since. Frankly, she’s over it. Georgie loves planning children’s birthday parties and making people laugh, just not at her own expense. She’s determined to fix herself up into a Woman of the World... whatever that means. Phase one: new framework for her business (a website from this decade, perhaps?) Phase two: a gut-reno on her wardrobe (fyi, leggings are pants.) Phase three: updates to her exterior (do people still wax?) Phase four: put herself on the market (and stop crushing on Travis Ford!) Living her best life means facing the truth: Georgie hasn’t been on a date since, well, ever. Nobody’s asking the town clown out for a night of hot sex, that’s for sure. Maybe if people think she’s having a steamy love affair, they’ll acknowledge she’s not just the “little sister” who paints faces for a living. And who better to help demolish that image than the resident sports star and tabloid favorite? Travis Ford was major league baseball’s hottest rookie when an injury ended his career. Now he’s flipping houses to keep busy and trying to forget his glory days. But he can’t even cross the street without someone recapping his greatest hits. Or making a joke about his… bat. And then there's Georgie, his best friend’s sister, who is not a kid anymore. When she proposes a wild scheme—that they pretend to date, to shock her family and help him land a new job—he agrees. What’s the harm? It’s not like it’s real. But the girl Travis used to tease is now a funny, full-of-life woman and there’s nothing fake about how much he wants her...

Ейвъри Грамбс има план за по-добро бъдеще: да оцелее в гимназията, да спечели стипендия и да се махне оттук. Но съдбата ѝ се променя за миг, когато милиардерът Тобиас Хоторн умира и оставя на Ейвъри почти цялото си състояние. Уловката? Ейвъри няма представа защо — или дори кой е Тобиас Хоторн. За да получи наследството си, Ейвъри трябва да се премести в огромната, пълна с тайни проходи къща на Хоторн, където всяка стая носи отпечатъка на стареца — и любовта му към пъзели, гатанки и кодове. За нещастие на Ейвъри, къщата на Хоторн е обитавана и от семейството, което Тобиас Хоторн току-що е лишил от наследство. Сред тях са четиримата внуци на Хоторн: опасни, магнетични, блестящи момчета, израснали с очакването, че един ден ще наследят милиарди. Явният наследник Грейсън Хоторн е убеден, че Ейвъри трябва да е измамница, и е решен да я унищожи. Брат му Джеймсън я вижда като последния ход на дядо им: извратена гатанка, пъзел за решаване. Попаднала в свят на богатство и привилегии, с опасност на всяка крачка, Ейвъри ще трябва сама да играе играта, само за да оцелее.

He thinks she's an annoying know-it-all... Hugh Prentice has never had patience for dramatic females, and if Lady Sarah Pleinsworth has ever been acquainted with the words shy or retiring, she's long since tossed them out the window. Besides, a reckless duel has left this brilliant mathematician with a ruined leg, and now he could never court a woman like Sarah, much less dream of marrying her. She thinks he's just plain mad... Sarah has never forgiven Hugh for the duel he fought that nearly destroyed her family. But even if she could find a way to forgive him, it wouldn't matter. She doesn't care that his leg is less than perfect, it's his personality she can't abide. But forced to spend a week in close company they discover that first impressions are not always reliable. And when one kiss leads to two, three, and four, the mathematician may lose count, and the lady may, for the first time, find herself speechless ... New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn's enchanting third novel in the Smythe-Smith quartet is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud and tug at your heartstrings in equal measures.

One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming.... Nora Stephens’ life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.

Wie bestraft man einen Unsterblichen? Indem man ihn zum Menschen macht. Nachdem er seinen Vater Zeus verärgert hat, wird der Gott Apollo vom Olymp verstoßen. Schwach und desorientiert landet er als gewöhnlicher Teenager in New York City. Nun muss die viertausend Jahre alte Gottheit ohne ihre göttlichen Kräfte lernen, in der modernen Welt zu überleben, bis sie irgendwie einen Weg findet, Zeus' Gunst zurückzugewinnen. Doch Apollo hat viele Feinde – Götter, Monster und Sterbliche, die den ehemaligen Olympier nur zu gern endgültig vernichtet sehen würden. Apollo braucht Hilfe, und ihm fällt nur ein Ort ein, an den er gehen kann ... eine Enklave moderner Halbgötter, bekannt als Camp Half-Blood.

Alternate cover editions of ISBN 9781501171345 can be found here and here. A woman searching for the truth about her husband’s disappearance…at any cost. Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers: Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother. As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered; as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss; as a US Marshal and FBI agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared. Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth, together. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they are also building a new future. One neither Hannah nor Bailey could have anticipated.

Introducing a fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice, an inspiring debut about an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two futures. When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Disguising the more difficult truths of her life like the staggering degree of her poverty, the weight of her family’s future resting on her shoulders, or her secret love for a factory boy who shares none of her talent or ambition. Kimberly learns to constantly translate not just her language but herself back and forth between the worlds she straddles. Through Kimberly’s story, author Jean Kwok, who also emigrated from Hong Kong as a young girl, brings to the page the lives of countless immigrants who are caught between the pressure to succeed in America, their duty to their family, and their own personal desires, exposing a world that we rarely hear about. Written in an indelible voice that dramatizes the tensions of an immigrant girl growing up between two cultures, surrounded by a language and world only half understood, Girl in Translation is an unforgettable and classic novel of an American immigrant-a moving tale of hardship and triumph, heartbreak and love, and all that gets lost in translation.

Bangers and mash with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the Hogwarts dining hall. A proper cuppa tea and rock cakes in Hagrid's hut. Cauldron cakes and pumpkin juice on the Hogwarts Express. With this cookbook, dining a la Hogwarts is as easy as Banoffi Pie! With more than 150 easy-to-make recipes, tips, and techniques, you can indulge in spellbindingly delicious meals drawn straight from the pages of your favorite Potter stories, such as: Treacle Tart—Harry's favorite dessert, Molly's Meat Pies—Mrs. Weasley's classic dish, Kreacher's French Onion Soup, Pumpkin Pasties—a staple on the Hogwarts Express cart With a dash of magic and a drop of creativity, you'll conjure up the entries, desserts, snacks, and drinks you need to transform ordinary Muggle meals into magickal culinary masterpieces, sure make even Mrs. Weasley proud!

Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort. However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then…end him. If she fails, she dooms her kingdom to a slow demise at the hands of the Rot. Sera has always known what she is. Chosen. Consort. Assassin. Weapon. A specter never fully formed yet drenched in blood. A monster. Until him. Until the Primal of Death’s unexpected words and deeds chase away the darkness gathering inside her. And his seductive touch ignites a passion she’s never allowed herself to feel and cannot feel for him. But Sera has never had a choice. Either way, her life is forfeit—it always has been, as she has been forever touched by Life and Death.

Experience the propulsive love story of two Greek gods—Hades and Persephone—brought to life with lavish artwork and an irresistible contemporary voice. Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of mythology’s most well\-known stories from creator Rachel Smythe. Featuring a brand\-new, exclusive short story, Smythe’s original Eisner\-nominated web\-comic Lore Olympus brings the Greek Pantheon into the modern age with this sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel. This volume collects episodes 1\-25 of the \#1 WEBTOON comic, Lore Olympus.

This National Book Award Finalist is a thought-provoking exploration of emotional abuse, self-reliance and the nature of evil. A heart-wrenching portrait of family crisis, this is perfect for fans of Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak and Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why. For Matt and his sisters, life with their cruel, physically abusive mother is a day-to-day struggle for survival. But then Matt witnesses a man named Murdoch coming to a child’s rescue in a convenience store; and for the first time, he feels a glimmer of hope. Then, amazingly, Murdoch begins dating Matt’s mother. Life is suddenly almost good. But the relief lasts only a short time. When Murdoch inevitable breaks up with their mother, Matt knows that he’ll need to take some action. Can he call upon Murdoch to be his hero? Or will Matt have to take measures into his own hands? National Book Award Finalist LA Times Book Prize Finalist ALA Best Books of the Year ALA Quick Pick

A IS FOR AVENGER. A tough-talking former cop, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has set up a modest detective agency in a quiet corner of Santa Teresa, California. She's a twice-divorced loner with few personal possessions and fewer personal attachments but with a soft spot for underdogs and lost causes. A IS FOR ACCUSED. That's why she draws desperate clients like Nikki Fife. Eight years ago, she was convicted of killing her philandering husband. Now she's out on parole and needs Kinsey's help to find the real killer. But after all this time, clearing Nikki's bad name won't be easy. A IS FOR ALIBI. If there's one thing that makes Kinsey Millhone feel alive, it's playing on the edge. When her investigation turns up a second corpse, more suspects, and a new reason to kill, Kinsey discovers that the edge is closer—and sharper—than she imagined.

Welcome back to New Orleans. Where the streets swirl with jazz and beauty. Where the houses breathe with ghosts. A year ago, Rebecca Brown escaped death in a New Orleans cemetery. Now she has returned to this haunting city. She is looking forward to seeing Anton Grey, the boy who may or may not have her heart. But she also meets a ghost: a troubled boy who insists only she can help him. Soon Rebecca finds herself embroiled in another murder mystery from more than a century ago. But as she tries to right wrongs, she finds more questions than answers: Is she putting her friends, and herself, in danger? Can she trust this new ghost? And has she stumbled into something much bigger and more serious than she understands?

A magical adventure about the power of dragons... When David moves in with Elizabeth Pennykettle and her eleven-year-old daughter, Lucy, he discovers a collection of clay dragons that come to life. David's own special dragon inspires him to write a story, which reveals the secrets behind a mystery. In order to solve the mystery and save his dragon, David must master the magic of the fire within - not only with his hands but also with his heart.

When a notorious millionaire banker hangs himself, his death attracts no sympathy. But the legacy of a lifetime of selfishness is widespread, and the carnage most acute among those he ought to be protecting: his family. Meanwhile, in a wealthy suburb of Glasgow, a young woman is found savagely murdered. The community is stunned by what appears to be a vicious, random attack. When Detective Inspector Alex Morrow, heavily pregnant with twins, is called in to investigate, she soon discovers that a tangled web of lies lurks behind the murder. It's a web that will spiral through Alex's own home, the local community, and ultimately right back to a swinging rope, hundreds of miles away. The End of the Wasp Season is an accomplished, compelling and multi-layered novel about family's power of damage-and redemption.

When Nancy Drew receives a valuable moonstone as a gift from an unknown person, she is amazed and puzzled. But it is only the first of several startling events in this complex mystery that challenge the ingenuity of the pretty sleuth. Why are the Bowens—a missionary couple who recently returned to the United States—having so much trouble finding their missing seventeen-year-old granddaughter?

Warnings not to go to Scotland can’t stop Nancy Drew from setting out on a thrill-packed mystery adventure. Undaunted by the vicious threats, the young detective – with her father and her two close friends – goes to visit her great-grandmother at an imposing estate in the Scottish Highlands, and to solve the mystery of a missing family heirloom. And there is another mystery to be solved: the fate of flocks of stolen sheep. Baffling clues challenge Nancy’s powers of deduction: a note written in the ancient Gaelic language, a deserted houseboat on Loch Lomond, a sinister red-bearded stranger in Edinburgh, eerie whistling noises in the Highlands. Startling discoveries in an old castle and in the ruins of a prehistoric fortress, lead Nancy closer to finding the solution to both mysteries.

King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he's a guaranteed good time—in bed and out—and that's exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She's immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his... personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is. Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox's spare bedroom. She knows he's a notorious ladies' man, but they're definitely just friends. In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with a few tips from Westport's resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker's eye... yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more she wants him instead. As the line between friendship and flirtation begins to blur, Hannah can't deny she loves everything about Fox, but she refuses to be another notch on his bedpost. Living with his best friend should have been easy. Except now she's walking around in a towel, sleeping right across the hall, and Fox is fantasizing about waking up next to her for the rest of his life and... and... man overboard! He's fallen for her, hook, line, and sinker. Helping her flirt with another guy is pure torture, but maybe if Fox can tackle his inner demons and show Hannah he's all in, she'll choose him instead? In the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different man...

Rosie and Dominic Vega are the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. Well, they used to be, anyway. Now, Rosie's lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Dom is faithful and a great provider, but the man she fell in love with 10 years ago is nowhere to be found. When her girlfriends encourage Rosie to demand more out of life and pursue her dream of opening a restaurant, she decides to demand more out of love, too. Three words: marriage boot camp. Never in a million years did Rosie believe her stoic, too-manly-to emote husband would actually agree to relationship rehab with a weed-smoking hippie. Dom talking about feelings? Sitting on pillows? Communing with nature? Learning love languages? Nope. But to her surprise, he's all in, and it forces her to admit her own role in their cracked foundation. As they complete one ridiculous - yet surprisingly helpful - assignment after another, their remodeled relationship gets stronger than ever. Except just as they're getting back on track, Rosie discovers Dom has a secret... and it could demolish everything.

Hair, makeup, clothing, decor... everything in Bethany Castle's world is organized, planned, and styled to perfection. Which is why the homes she designs for her family's real estate business are the most coveted in town. The only thing not perfect? Her track record with men. She's on a dating hiatus and after helping her friends achieve their dreams, Bethany finally has time to focus on her own: flip a house, from framework to furnishings, all by herself. Except her older brother runs the company and refuses to take her seriously. When a television producer gets wind of the Castle sibling rivalry, they’re invited on Flip Off, a competition to see who can do the best renovation. Bethany wants bragging rights, but she needs a crew and the only member of her brother's construction team willing to jump ship is Wes Daniels, the new guy in town. His Texas drawl and handsome face got under Bethany's skin on day one, but the last thing she needs is some cocky young cowboy in her way. As the race to renovate heats up, Wes and Bethany are forced into close quarters, trading barbs and biting banter as they remodel the ugliest house on the block. It's a labor of love, hate, and everything in between, and soon sparks are flying. But Bethany's perfectly structured life is one kiss away from going up in smoke and she knows falling for a guy like Wes would be a flipping disaster. In Tessa Bailey’s latest rom-com, two enemies team up to flip a house... and the sparks between them might burn the place down or ignite a passion that neither can ignore!

The battle on Sharr is over. The dark forest has fallen. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nasir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan’s Keep, determined to finish the plan he set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate, and finally returning magic to all of Arawiya. But they are low on resources and allies alike, and the kingdom teems with fear of the Lion of the Night’s return. As the zumra plots to overthrow the kingdom’s darkest threat, Nasir fights to command the magic in his blood. He must learn to hone his power into a weapon, to wield not only against the Lion but against his father, trapped under the Lion’s control. Zafira battles a very different darkness festering in her through her bond with the Jawarat—a darkness that hums with voices, pushing her to the brink of her sanity and to the edge of a chaos she dare not unleash. In spite of the darkness enclosing ever faster, Nasir and Zafira find themselves falling into a love they can’t stand to lose…but time is running out to achieve their ends, and if order is to be restored, drastic sacrifices will have to be made. Lush and striking, hopeful and devastating, We Free the Stars is the masterful conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology by New York Times–bestselling author Hafsah Faizal.

An alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062498533 can be found here. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.

Adam Silvera reminds us that there’s no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure—to live a lifetime in a single day.

The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal. But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns—and grudges—aside and work together, for if they can’t stop this mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule. Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River.

Virginia Heath’s Never Rescue a Rogue, the next book in the Merriwell Sisters series, is filled with whip-smart banter, swoony romance, hilarious mishaps, and twisty reveals that will make you gasp and laugh in delight. Diana Merriwell and Giles Sinclair only tolerate one another for the sake of their nearest and dearest. Everyone believes that the two of them are meant to be together, but Diana and Giles know that their constant pithy barbs come from a shared disdain―not a hidden attraction. Diana loves the freedom of working at the newspaper too much to give it up for marriage, and Giles is happily married to his bachelor lifestyle. But they do have one thing in common―the secrets they can’t risk escaping. When Giles’ father, the curmudgeonly Duke of Harpenden unexpectedly turns up his toes, it’s only a matter of time before someone comes crawling out of the woodwork who knows the true circumstances of his only son's birth. As the threat of blackmail becomes real, Giles must uncover the truth of his parentage first, or else he and all those who depend upon him will be ruined―and dogged bloodhound Diana is his best hope at sniffing out the truth. As Giles and Diana dive into his family’s past, the attraction that the two of them insisted wasn’t there proves impossible to ignore. Soon, the future of the Sinclair estate isn’t the only thing on the line…

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the teahouse... Miss Charlotte Pettifer belongs to a secret league of women skilled in the subtle arts. That is to say—although it must never be said—witchcraft. The League of Gentlewomen Witches strives to improve the world in small ways. Using magic, they tidy, correct, and manipulate according to their notions of what is proper, entirely unlike those reprobates in the Wisteria Society. When the long lost amulet of Black Beryl is discovered, it is up to Charlotte, as the future leader of the League, to make sure the powerful talisman does not fall into the wrong hands. Therefore, it is most unfortunate when she crosses paths with Alex O'Riley, a pirate who is no Mr. Darcy. With all the world scrambling after the amulet, Alex and Charlotte join forces to steal it together. If only they could keep their pickpocketing hands to themselves! If Alex's not careful, he might just steal something else—such as Charlotte's heart.

Zeus hat seinen Sohn Apollo – den Gott der Sonne, der Musik, des Bogenschießens, der Dichtung und vielem mehr – bestraft, indem er ihn in der Gestalt eines schlaksigen, von Akne geplagten sechzehnjährigen Sterblichen namens Lester auf die Erde verbannt hat. Die einzige Möglichkeit für Apollo, seinen rechtmäßigen Platz auf dem Olymp zurückzuerlangen, besteht darin, mehrere Orakel wiederherzustellen, die verstummt sind. Was beeinträchtigt die Orakel, und wie kann Apollo/Lester ohne seine Kräfte etwas dagegen unternehmen? Nachdem Lester im Camp Half-Blood eine Reihe gefährlicher – und ehrlich gesagt demütigender – Prüfungen überstanden hat, muss er nun die relative Sicherheit des Ausbildungsortes für Halbgötter verlassen und sich auf eine haarsträubende Reise durch Nordamerika begeben. Glücklicherweise macht er seinen Mangel an göttlichen Gaben durch neue Freundschaften wett – mit Helden, die Fans der Reihen Percy Jackson und die Olympier und Helden des Olymp sehr vertraut sein werden. Begleite ihn auf einer Reise, die verspricht, erschütternd, urkomisch und voller Haikus zu werden ...

Der einst glorreiche Gott Apollo, von Zeus zur Strafe auf die Erde verbannt, ist nun ein unbeholfener sterblicher Teenager namens Lester Papadopoulos. Um seinen Platz auf dem Olymp zurückzuerlangen, muss Lester fünf Orakel wiederherstellen, die verstummt sind. Doch er muss diese unmögliche Aufgabe ohne göttliche Kräfte bewältigen und ist dabei an eine verwirrende junge Tochter der Demeter namens Meg gebunden. Vielen Dank auch, Dad. Mit der Hilfe einiger Halbgottfreunde gelang es Lester, seine ersten beiden Prüfungen zu überleben, eine im Camp Half-Blood und eine in Indianapolis, wo Meg die Dunkle Prophezeiung erhielt. Die Worte, die sie auf dem Thron der Erinnerung sitzend aussprach, enthüllten, dass ein böses Triumvirat römischer Kaiser plant, Camp Jupiter anzugreifen. Während Leo auf Festus vorausfliegt, um das römische Camp zu warnen, müssen Lester und Meg durch das Labyrinth gehen, um irgendwo im amerikanischen Südwesten den dritten Kaiser – und ein Orakel, das in Worträtseln spricht – zu finden. In der düsteren Prophezeiung gibt es einen Hoffnungsschimmer: Allein der gespaltene Führer kennt den Weg. Sie werden einen Satyrgefährten haben, und Meg weiß genau, wen sie rufen muss …

In seinem vorletzten Abenteuer reist der erschütterte, aber entschlossene Apollo zum Camp Jupiter, wo er lernen muss, was es heißt, ein Held zu sein – oder bei dem Versuch zu sterben. Es ist nicht leicht, Apollo zu sein, besonders wenn man in einen Menschen verwandelt und vom Olymp verbannt wurde. Auf seinem Weg, fünf uralte Orakel wiederherzustellen und seine göttlichen Kräfte zurückzuerlangen, hat Apollo (alias Lester Papadopoulos) sowohl Triumphe als auch Tragödien erlebt. Nun führt ihn seine Reise zum Camp Jupiter in der San-Francisco-Bay-Area, wo sich die römischen Halbgötter auf einen verzweifelten letzten Widerstand gegen das böse Triumvirat römischer Kaiser vorbereiten. Hazel, Reyna, Frank, Tyson, Ella und viele weitere alte Freunde werden Apollos Hilfe brauchen, um den Ansturm zu überleben. Leider liegt die Antwort auf ihre Rettung im vergessenen Grab eines römischen Herrschers … jemandem, der noch schlimmer ist als die Kaiser, denen Apollo bereits gegenüberstand.

Endlich ist das atemberaubende, actionreiche Finale der Nr.-1-Bestsellerserie »Die Abenteuer des Apollo« da! Wird der griechische Gott Apollo, der in die erbärmliche sterbliche Gestalt eines Teenagers namens Lester Papadopoulos auf die Erde verbannt wurde, endlich seinen Platz auf dem Olymp zurückerlangen? Lesters Halbgottfreunde im Camp Jupiter haben ihm gerade geholfen, Angriffe blutrünstiger Ghule, eines bösen römischen Königs und seiner Armee der Untoten sowie der tödlichen Kaiser Caligula und Commodus zu überleben. Nun müssen der ehemalige Gott und seine Halbgottmeisterin Meg einer Prophezeiung folgen, die Ella, die Harpyie, entdeckt hat. Lesters letzte Herausforderung wird ihn zurück nach New York zum Turm des Nero führen. Wird Meg einen letzten Kampf mit ihrem Vater austragen? Wird diese hilflose Gestalt Apollos seinem Erzfeind Python gegenübertreten müssen? Wer wird im Camp Half-Blood zur Stelle sein, um zu helfen? Diese und weitere Fragen werden in diesem Buch beantwortet, auf das alle Halbgötter sehnsüchtig warten.

In this sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller Furyborn, two queens, separated by a thousand years, connected by secrets and lies, must continue their fight amid deadly plots and unthinkable betrayals that will test their strength—and their hearts. Rielle Dardenne has been anointed Sun Queen, but her trials are far from over. The Gate keeping the angels at bay is falling. To repair it, Rielle must collect the seven hidden castings of the saints. Meanwhile, to help her prince and love Audric protect Celdaria, Rielle must spy on the angel Corien—but his promises of freedom and power may prove too tempting to resist. Centuries later, Eliana Ferracora grapples with her new reality: She is the Sun Queen, humanity's long-awaited savior. But fear of corruption—fear of becoming another Rielle—keeps Eliana's power dangerous and unpredictable. Hunted by all, racing against time to save her dying friend Navi, Eliana must decide how to wear a crown she never wanted—by embracing her mother's power, or rejecting it forever.

The incredible conclusion to the trilogy that started with the instant New York Times bestsellers Furyborn and Kingsbane! In this epic finale to the Empirium Trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Claire Legrand, two queens, separated by a thousand years must face their ultimate destinies. Queen Rielle, pushed away from everything she loves, turns to Corien and his promises of glory. Meanwhile, whispers from the empirium slowly drive her mad, urging her to open the Gate. Separated from Audric and Ludivine, she embraces the role of Blood Queen and her place by Corien’s side, determined to become the monster the world believes her to be. In the future, Eliana arrives in the Empire’s capital as a broken shell of herself. Betrayed and abandoned, she fights to keep her power at bay—and away from Corien, who will stop at nothing to travel back in time to Rielle, even if that means destroying her daughter. But when the mysterious Prophet reveals themselves at last, everything changes, giving Rielle and Eliana a second chance for salvation—or the destruction their world has been dreading. Praise for Furyborn: A BuzzFeed Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018 A Goodreads Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018 A Bustle Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018 "A must-read." —Refinery29 "A series to watch." —Paste magazine "Visionary." —Bustle magazine "One of the biggest new YA fantasies." —Entertainment Weekly "Empowering." —BuzzFeed

Annith has watched her gifted sisters at the convent come and go, carrying out their dark dealings in the name of St. Mortain, patiently awaiting her own turn to serve Death. But her worst fears are realized when she discovers she is being groomed by the abbess as a Seeress, to be forever sequestered in the rock and stone womb of the convent. Feeling sorely betrayed, Annith decides to strike out on her own. She has spent her whole life training to be an assassin. Just because the convent has changed its mind doesn't mean she has...

An unforgettable story of courage and romance. Will Valancy Stirling ever escape her strict family and find true love? Valancy Stirling is 29, unmarried, and has never been in love. Living with her overbearing mother and meddlesome aunt, she finds her only consolation in the "forbidden" books of John Foster and her daydreams of the Blue Castle—a place where all her dreams come true and she can be who she truly wants to be. After getting shocking news from the doctor, she rebels against her family and discovers a surprising new world, full of love and adventures far beyond her most secret dreams.

There is a fire star coming, signaling a time of new beginnings. A time for dragons to rise again... A research trip to the Arctic and a contract for a new book - life can't get much better for David Rain. But as soon as David finds himself in the icy climes, he begins to write his legend of bears, dragons, and the mmysterious fire star. Soon he realizes that his tale is starting to mirror real life, and that an old enemy is on her way to meet him. Can David thwart her terrible master plan? Or will his world be destroyed forever?

A new magic is stirring beneath the surface of the Earth.... Five years have passed since David Rain, now a bestselling author, disappeared mysteriously in the Arctic. And slowly the ice is changing, bears are starving, dragons are rising, the souls of the Inuit dead are haunting the skies. The spirit Gaia, goddess of the Earth, is restless, aching to bring down her might upon these changes. But all living things may suffer if she does. As the weather grows wilder and the ice caps melt, all eyes turn from the north to David's daughter, Alexa. She is the key to stopping Gaia...but can one girl save the world from the forces of evil, or will she disappear like her father?

Times are hard in the mountain city of Fellsmarch. Reformed thief Han Alister will do almost anything to eke out a living for his family. The only thing of value he has is something he can't sell—the thick silver cuffs he's worn since birth. They're clearly magicked—as he grows, they grow, and he's never been able to get them off. One day, Han and his clan friend, Dancer, confront three young wizards setting fire to the sacred mountain of Hanalea. Han takes an amulet from Micah Bayar, son of the High Wizard, to keep him from using it against them. Soon Han learns that the amulet has an evil history—it once belonged to the Demon King, the wizard who nearly destroyed the world a millennium ago. With a magical piece that powerful at stake, Han knows that the Bayars will stop at nothing to get it back. Meanwhile, Raisa ana'Marianna, princess heir of the Fells, has her own battles to fight. She's just returned to court after three years of freedom in the mountains—riding, hunting, and working the famous clan markets. Raisa wants to be more than an ornament in a glittering cage. She aspires to be like Hanalea—the legendary warrior queen who killed the Demon King and saved the world. But her mother has other plans for her... The Seven Realms tremble when the lives of Hans and Raisa collide, fanning the flames of the smoldering war between clans and wizards.

Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden’s Ford. But leaving the Fells doesn’t mean that danger isn't far behind. Han is hunted every step of the way by the Bayars, a powerful wizarding family set on reclaiming the amulet Han stole from them. And Mystwerk House has dangers of its own. There, Han meets Crow, a mysterious wizard who agrees to tutor Han in the darker parts of sorcery—but the bargain they make is one Han may regret. Meanwhile, Princess Raisa ana’Marianna runs from a forced marriage in the Fells, accompanied by her friend Amon and his triple of cadets. Now, the safest place for Raisa is Wein House, the military academy at Oden's Ford. If Raisa can pass as a regular student, Wein House will offer both sanctuary and the education Raisa needs to succeed as the next Gray Wolf queen. Everything changes when Han and Raisa’s paths cross, in this epic tale of uncertain friendships, cut-throat politics, and the irresistible power of attraction.

Secrets will be revealed when fire and ice collide... In the exciting sequel to The Fire Within, David must uncover the truth behind the mysterious clay dragons. David's quest is to discover the link between the fire of the last known dragon on Earth and the icy regions of the Arctic. It's a journey that will change his life forever, a journey that will bring him to the very heart of the legend of dragons and the mysterious, ancient secret of the icefire...

With the Earth on the brink of recolonisation by dragons, David Rain is sent on an important to seek out and destroy a trace of dark fire, the deadliest force in the universe. But with success could come a terrible price, the sacrifice of a beloved clay dragon. How much does the life of one small dragon count, when the alternative is the birth of a darkling...?

After destroying a trace of dark fire, David, Zanna, and the Pennykettle dragons vanished. In a brand-new world, Co:per:nica, which runs parallel to that of Crescent Lane, firebirds roam the ancient librarium, a museum for books. But when 12-year-old David and Rosanna accidentally injure one of the firebirds, they are suddenly thrust into a remarkable adventure. The evil Ix have taken over one of the firebirds, turning it to the side of darkness, but the birds have a secret: They know about the existence of dragons. And from across the universe, one may come to their aid....

The much anticipated final book in Chris d'Lacey's New York Times bestselling Last Dragon Chronicles! On Earth, at the battle of Scuffenbury Hill, time has been suspended. Dragons and their natural enemies, the Ix, are trapped in a bitter conflict. But at the dawn of history, a mysterious force is rewriting the timelines, turning what was once legend into startling reality. Is David Rain strong enough to save himself and those he loves from being written into a deadly new destiny? David, Zanna, Lucy, Alexa, and the Pennykettle dragons return, along with new friends and enemies, to embark on their most dangerous and most magical adventure yet. Bridging the magic of the first five books with the world and characters introduced in FIRE WORLD, this action-packed final installment of the Last Dragon Chronicles will have readers racing to the last page.

An alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780062388186 can be found here. While you were sleeping... With her brother Thomas injured on the battlefront in the Colonies, orphaned Cecilia Harcourt has two unbearable choices: move in with a maiden aunt or marry a scheming cousin. Instead, she chooses option three and travels across the Atlantic, determined to nurse her brother back to health. But after a week of searching, she finds not her brother but his best friend, the handsome officer Edward Rokesby. He's unconscious and in desperate need of her care, and Cecilia vows that she will save this soldier's life, even if staying by his side means telling one little lie... I told everyone I was your wife When Edward comes to, he's more than a little confused. The blow to his head knocked out six months of his memory, but surely he would recall getting married. He knows who Cecilia Harcourt is—even if he does not recall her face—and with everyone calling her his wife, he decides it must be true, even though he'd always assumed he'd marry his neighbor back in England. If only it were true... Cecilia risks her entire future by giving herself—completely—to the man she loves. But when the truth comes out, Edward may have a few surprises of his own for the new Mrs. Rokesby.

She was in the wrong place… Fiercely independent and adventurous, Poppy Bridgerton will only wed a suitor whose keen intellect and interests match her own. Sadly, none of the fools from her London season qualify. While visiting a friend on the Dorset coast, Poppy is pleasantly surprised to discover a smugglers’ hideaway tucked inside a cave. But her delight turns to dismay when two pirates kidnap her and take her aboard a ship, leaving her bound and gagged on the captain’s bed… He found her at the wrong time… Known to society as a rascal and reckless privateer, Captain Andrew James Rokesby actually transports essential goods and documents for the British government. Setting sail on a time-sensitive voyage to Portugal, he’s stunned to find a woman waiting for him in his cabin. Surely, his imagination is getting the better of him. But no, she is very real—and his duty to the Crown means he’s stuck with her. Can two wrongs make the most perfect right? When Andrew learns that she is a Bridgerton, he knows he will likely have to wed her to avert a scandal—though Poppy has no idea that he is the son of an earl and neighbor to her aristocratic cousins in Kent. On the high seas, their war of words soon gives way to an intoxicating passion. But when Andrew’s secret is revealed, will his declaration of love be enough to capture her heart…?

She was given two choices... Georgiana Bridgerton isn't against the idea of marriage. She'd just thought she'd have some say in the matter. But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she's abducted for her dowry, Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life. Enter Option #3 As the fourth son of an earl, Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course. He has a life in Edinburgh, where he's close to completing his medical studies, and he has no time—or interest—to find a wife. But when he discovers that Georgie Bridgerton—his literal girl-next-door—is facing ruin, he knows what he must do. A Marriage of Convenience It might not have been the most romantic of proposals, but Nicholas never thought she'd say no. Georgie doesn't want to be anyone's sacrifice, and besides, they could never think of each other as anything more than childhood friends... or could they? But as they embark upon their unorthodox courtship they discover a new twist to the age-old rhyme. First comes scandal, then comes marriage. But after that comes love...

Anne Wynter might not be who she says she is... But she's managing quite well as a governess to three highborn young ladies. Her job can be a challenge—in a single week she finds herself hiding in a closet full of tubas, playing an evil queen in a play that might be a tragedy (or might be a comedy—no one is sure), and tending to the wounds of the oh-so-dashing Earl of Winstead. After years of dodging unwanted advances, he's the first man who has truly tempted her, and it's getting harder and harder to remind herself that a governess has no business flirting with a nobleman. Daniel Smythe-Smith Might be in mortal danger... But that's not going to stop the young earl from falling in love. And when he spies a mysterious woman at his family's annual musicale, he vows to pursue her, even if that means spending his days with a ten-year-old who thinks she's a unicorn. But Daniel has an enemy, one who has vowed to see him dead. And when Anne is thrown into peril, he will stop at nothing to ensure their happy ending...

Sir Richard Kenworthy has less than a month to find a bride. He knows he can't be too picky, but when he sees Iris Smythe-Smith hiding behind her cello at her family's infamous musicale, he thinks he might have struck gold. She's the type of girl you don't notice until the second—or third—look, but there's something about her, something simmering under the surface, and he knows she's the one. Iris Smythe–Smith is used to being underestimated. With her pale hair and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes it that way. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is suspicious. He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man falling in love, but she can't quite believe it's all true. When his proposal of marriage turns into a compromising position that forces the issue, she can't help thinking that he's hiding something . . . even as her heart tells her to say yes.

RUMORS AND GOSSIP... THE LIFEBLOOD OF LONDON! When Olivia Bevelstoke is told that her new neighbor may have killed his fiancée, she doesn't believe it for a second, but, still, how can she help spying on him, just to be sure? So she stakes out a spot near her bedroom window, cleverly concealed by curtains, watches, and waits... and discovers a most intriguing man, who is definitely up to something. Sir Harry Valentine works for the boring branch of the War Office, translating documents vital to national security. He's not a spy, but he's had all the training, and when a gorgeous blonde begins to watch him from her window, he is instantly suspicious. But just when he decides that she's nothing more than an annoyingly nosy debutante, he discovers that she might be engaged to a foreign prince, who might be plotting against England. And when Harry is roped into spying on Olivia, he discovers that he might be falling for her himself...

Witness what the gods do after dark in the second volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best\-known stories in Greek mythology from creator Rachel Smythe. Persephone was ready to start a new life when she left the mortal realm for Olympus. However, she quickly discovered the dark side of her glamorous new home—from the relatively minor gossip threatening her reputation to a realm\-shattering violation of her safety by the conceited Apollo—and she’s struggling to find her footing in the fast\-moving realm of the gods. Hades is also off\-balance, fighting against his burgeoning feelings for the young goddess of spring while maintaining his lonely rule of the Underworld. As the pair are drawn ever closer, they must untangle the twisted webs of their past and present to build toward a new future. This full\-color edition of Smythe’s original Eisner\-nominated webcomic Lore Olympus features a brand\-new, exclusive short story, and brings Greek mythology into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel. This volume collects episodes 26–49 of the \#1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.

Witness what the gods do after dark in the third volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best\-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring a brand\-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel Smythe. "It is natural for a King to be curious about his future Queen..." All of Olympus\-\-and the Underworld\-\-are talking about the God of the Dead and the sprightly daughter of Demeter. But despite the rumors of their romance, Hades and Persephone have plenty to navigate on their own. Since coming to Olympus, Persephone has struggled to be the perfect maiden goddess. Her attraction to Hades has only complicated the intense burden of the gods' expectations. And after Apollo's assault, Persephone fears she can no longer bury the intense feelings of hurt and love that she's worked so hard to hide. As Persephone contemplates her future, Hades struggles with his past, falling back into toxic habits in Minthe's easy embrace. With all the mounting pressure and expectations\-\-of their family, friends, and enemies\-\-both Hades and Persephone tell themselves to deny their deepest desires, but the pull between them is too tempting, too magnetic. It's fate. This full\-color edition of Smythe's original Eisner\-nominated webcomic Lore Olympus brings Greek mythology into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel. This volume collects episodes 50\-75 of the \#1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.

When Caroline Trent is kidnapped by Blake Ravenscroft, she doesn’t even try to elude this dangerously handsome agent of the crown. After all, she’s been running from unwanted marriage proposals. Yes, Blake believes she’s a notorious spy named Carlotta De Leon, but for six weeks until her twenty-first birthday, when she’ll gain control of her own fortune, hiding out in the titillating company of a mysterious captor is awfully convenient—and maybe just a little romantic, too. Blake Ravenscroft’s mission is to bring “Carlotta” to justice, not to fall in love. His heart has been hardened by years of intrigue, but this little temptress proves oddly disarming and thoroughly kissable. And suddenly the unthinkable becomes possible—that this mismatched couple might be destined for love.

She was the face that launched a thousand ships, The fierce beauty at the heart of Olympus, And she was never ours to claim. \A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Helen of Troy, Achilles, and Patroclus that's as sinful as it is sweet.\ In Olympus, you either have the power to rule...or you are ruled. Achilles Kallis may have been born with nothing, but as a child he vowed he would claw his way into the poisonous city's inner circle. Now that a coveted role has opened to anyone with the strength to claim it, he and his partner, Patroclus Fotos, plan to compete and double their odds of winning. Neither expect infamous beauty Helen Kasios to be part of the prize...or for the complicated fire that burns the moment she looks their way. Zeus may have decided Helen is his to give away, but she has her own plans. She enters into the competition as a middle finger to the meddling Thirteen rulers, effectively vying for her own hand in marriage. Unfortunately, there are those who would rather see her dead than lead the city. The only people she can trust are the ones she can't keep her hands off—Achilles and Patroclus. But can she really believe they have her best interests at heart when every stolen kiss is a battlefield?

Stacey is jolted when her friends Simon and Emily get engaged. She knew she was putting her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother, but it's been years now, and even though Stacey loves spending her summers pouring drinks and flirting with patrons at the local Renaissance Faire, she wants more out of life. Stacey vows to have her life figured out by the time her friends get hitched at Faire next summer. Maybe she'll even find The One. When Stacey imagined "The One," it never occurred to her that her summertime Faire fling, Dex MacLean, might fit the bill. While Dex is easy on the eyes onstage with his band The Dueling Kilts, Stacey has never felt an emotional connection with him. So when she receives a tender email from the typically monosyllabic hunk, she's not sure what to make of it. Faire returns to Willow Creek, and Stacey comes face-to-face with the man with whom she’s exchanged hundreds of online messages over the past nine months. To Stacey's shock, it isn't Dex—she's been falling in love with a man she barely knows. Another laugh-out-loud romantic comedy featuring kilted musicians, Renaissance Faire tavern wenches, and an unlikely love story.

Single mother April Parker has lived in Willow Creek for twelve years with a wall around her heart. On the verge of being an empty nester, she's decided to move on from her quaint little town, and asks her friend Mitch for his help with some home improvement projects to get her house ready to sell. Mitch Malone is known for being the life of every party, but mostly for the attire he wears to the local Renaissance Faire—a kilt (and not much else) that shows off his muscled form to perfection. While he agrees to help April, he needs a favor too: she'll pretend to be his girlfriend at an upcoming family dinner, so that he can avoid the lectures about settling down and having a more "serious" career than high school coach and gym teacher. April reluctantly agrees, but when dinner turns into a weekend trip, it becomes hard to tell what's real and what's been just for show. But when the weekend ends, so must their fake relationship. As summer begins, Faire returns to Willow Creek, and April volunteers for the first time. When Mitch's family shows up unexpectedly, April pretends to be Mitch's girlfriend again... something that doesn't feel so fake anymore. Despite their obvious connection, April insists they've just been putting on an act. But when there's the chance for something real, she has to decide whether to change her plans—and open her heart—for the kilt-wearing hunk who might just be the love of her life. An accidentally in-love rom-com filled with Renaissance Faire flower crowns, kilts, corsets, and sword fights.

Three of the brightest stars of historical romance invite you to a party at the country home of the Honorable Marquess of Finchley. Hugh Dunne, the Earl of Briarly, needs a wife, so his sister hands him a list of delectable damsels and promises to invite them and a few other gentlemen to her country house for what is sure to be the event of the season. Hugh will have time to woo whichever lady he most desires . . . Unless someone else snatches her first. The invitation list includes: \- The horse-mad but irresistibly handsome Earl of Briarly \- The always outspoken Miss Katherine Peyton \- The dashing war hero Captain Neill Oakes \- The impossibly beautiful (and painfully shy) Miss Gwendolyn Passmore \- The terribly eligible new Earl of Charters \- The widowed Lady Georgina Sorrell (who has no plans to marry, ever) And your hostess, Lady Carolyn Finchley, an irrepressible matchmaker who plans to find the lady most likely . . .to capture her brother's untamed heart.

A gripping YA supernatural novel set in New Orleans: Twilight with a ghostly twist. Rebecca couldn't feel more out of place in New Orleans, where she comes to spend the year while her dad is traveling. She's staying in a creepy old house with her Aunt Claudia, who reads Tarot cards for a living. And at the snooty prep school, a pack of filthy-rich girls treat Rebecca like she's invisible. Only gorgeous, unavailable Anton Grey seems to give Rebecca the time of day, but she wonders if he's got a hidden agenda. Then one night, in Lafayette Cemetery, Rebecca makes a friend. Sweet, mysterious Lisette is eager to talk to Rebecca, and to show her the nooks and crannies of the city.

Three of Jane Austen’s classic novels receive a murder mystery makeover in this romantic and thrilling three-book series that’s perfect for fans of The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy and Stalking Jack the Ripper. In Sense and Second-Degree Murder, aspiring scientist Elinor Dashwood and her sister Marianne, a budding detective, work together to solve the mystery of their father’s murder. When eighteen-year-old aspiring scientist Elinor Dashwood discovers her beloved father slumped over the desk of his office study, she knows his death means dire straits for the Dashwood women. To make matters worse, an outdated will entails his estate—including Norland & Company, the private investigation firm where her younger sister Marianne worked as her father’s partner and protégé—to their half-brother and his haughty wife, who waste no time in forcing the Dashwoods out of their home and into a cramped apartment on London’s Barton Street. But before they go, the Dashwood sisters make a startling discovery that points to foul play, and the killer might be family. Obviously, the girls must investigate. It could be dangerous; it could ruin their reputations; and most importantly, it won’t bring back their father. But if the Dashwood sisters can combine their talents and bring their father’s murderer to justice, it may bring them all some comfort—and it might even lead to love.

In this queer retelling of the classic novel and third book in Tirzah Price's Jane Austen Murder Mystery series, Mansfield Park is the center of a deadly accident (or is it?). Perfect for fans of the Lady Janies and Stalking Jack the Ripper. Aspiring artist Fanny Price is an unwelcome guest at her uncle Sir Thomas Bertram’s estate. It’s his affection for Fanny that’s keeping her from being forced out by her cousins Tom and Maria and nasty Aunt Norris, back to a home to which she never wants to return. But then Sir Thomas dies in a tragic accident inside his art emporium, and Fanny finds evidence of foul play that, if revealed, could further jeopardize her already precarious position. Edmund, her best friend and secret crush, urges Fanny to keep quiet about her discovery, but Fanny can’t ignore the truth: a murderer is among them. Determined to find the killer, Fanny’s pursuit for justice has her wading into the Bertram family business, uncovering blackmail, and brushing with London’s high society when Henry and Mary Crawford arrive at Mansfield Park with an audacious business proposal. But a surprising twist of fate—and the help of local legends Lizzie Bennett and Fitzwilliam Darcy—brings Fanny more complications than she ever expected and a life-altering realization about herself she never saw coming.

Hades, Gott der Toten, ergreift keine Partei und beugt die Regeln nicht. Von diesen Grundsätzen macht er keine Ausnahmen – weder für Götter noch für Sterbliche, nicht einmal für seine Geliebte Persephone, Göttin des Frühlings. Normalerweise hindert Angst Menschen daran, Vergeltung zu üben. Aber diesmal nicht. Als Hera, Göttin der Frauen, sich mit einem Plan, Zeus zu stürzen, an Hades wendet, lehnt er es ab, ihr zu helfen. Zur Strafe verurteilt Hera Hades dazu, eine Reihe von Aufgaben zu erfüllen. Jede Tat scheint unmöglicher als die vorherige und lenkt seine Aufmerksamkeit von Persephone ab – deren eigene Tragödie sie daran zweifeln lässt, ob sie Königin der Unterwelt sein kann.

Brie gerät zwischen zwei Prinzen und zwei Schicksale, während die Zukunft des Feenreichs auf dem Spiel steht. Nachdem Abriellas Schwester an die Feen verkauft wurde, dachte sie, das Leben könne nicht noch schlimmer werden. Doch als sie sich plötzlich in einem Netz aus ihren eigenen Lügen verstrickt wiederfindet – zwei Prinzen liebt und keinem von beiden vertraut –, ist nichts mehr so klar, wie sie einst dachte. Während am Hof der Dunkelheit ein Bürgerkrieg tobt, ist Brie nicht in der Lage, sich für eine Seite zu entscheiden. Wie kann sie wissen, wo sie steht, wenn sie sich selbst nicht einmal mehr kennt? In dieser düster-romantischen Achterbahnfahrt wird immer deutlicher: Je mehr Faerie von innen heraus zerrissen wird, desto klarer zeigt sich, dass Prophezeiungen nicht lügen und Brie eine Rolle im Schicksal dieses magischen Reiches zu spielen hat – ob es ihr gefällt oder nicht.

Hades, Gott der Unterwelt, ist für seine unnachgiebige Herrschaft, luxuriösen Nachtclubs und unmöglichen Geschäfte bekannt. Daran gewöhnt, alles zu kontrollieren, ist er nicht darauf vorbereitet zu entdecken, dass die Schicksalsgöttinnen seine zukünftige Frau und Königin auserwählt haben – Persephone, Göttin des Frühlings. Trotz ihrer Anziehung zu dem Gott ist Persephone, eine ehrgeizige Journalistikstudentin, entschlossen, Hades' grausame und skrupellose Methoden aufzudecken. Hades sieht sich mit dem Unmöglichen konfrontiert – seiner zukünftigen Braut zu beweisen, dass sie sich irrt. Trotz seiner Bemühungen gibt es Mächte, die die beiden getrennt halten wollen, und Hades erkennt, dass er für seine verbotene Liebe alles tun wird, sogar dem Schicksal trotzen.

When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target of the dynasty's resentment and anger. At the same time, Kazi, a legendary former street thief, is sent by the queen to investigate transgressions against the new settlements. When Kazi arrives in the forbidding land of the Ballengers, she learns that there is more to Jase than she thought. As unexpected events spiral out of their control, bringing them intimately together, they continue to play a cat and mouse game of false moves and motives in order to fulfill their own secret missions. Mary E. Pearson's Dance of Thieves is a new YA novel in the New York Times bestselling Remnant Chronicles universe, in which a reformed thief and the young leader of an outlaw dynasty lock wits in a battle that may cost them their lives—and their hearts.

Kazi and Jase have survived, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before them—the Ballengers will be outlaws no longer, Tor's Watch will be a kingdom, and Kazi and Jase will meet all challenges side by side, together at last. But an ominous warning mars their journey back, and they soon find themselves captured in a tangled web of deceit woven by their greatest enemies and unlikeliest allies, a place where betrayals run deeper and more deadly than either had thought possible and where timeless ambitions threaten to destroy them both.

Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her? Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.

Από τη συγγραφέα του μπεστ σέλερ των New York Times Η θεωρία του έρωτα έρχεται μια νέα ρομαντική κομεντί με μια STEMινίστρια, στην οποία μια επιστήμονας αναγκάζεται να συνεργαστεί σε ένα πρότζεκτ με τον νέμεσίς της — με εκρηκτικά αποτελέσματα. Η Μπι Κένιγκσβασερ ζει σύμφωνα με έναν απλό κώδικα: Τι θα έκανε η Μαρί Κιουρί; Αν η NASA της πρόσφερε να ηγηθεί ενός πρότζεκτ νευρομηχανικής — ένα όνειρο που γίνεται κυριολεκτικά πραγματικότητα — η Μαρί θα δεχόταν χωρίς δισταγμό. Εννοείται. Όμως η μητέρα της σύγχρονης φυσικής δεν χρειάστηκε ποτέ να συνδιευθύνει ένα έργο με τον Λέβι Γουόρντ. Σίγουρα, ο Λέβι είναι ελκυστικός, με εκείνον τον ψηλό, μελαχρινό τύπο και τα διαπεραστικά μάτια. Αλλά ο Λέβι είχε ξεκαθαρίσει τα αισθήματά του για την Μπι ήδη από τις μεταπτυχιακές τους σπουδές — οι ορκισμένοι εχθροί λειτουργούν καλύτερα όταν εργάζονται στους δικούς τους γαλαξίες, πολύ, πολύ μακριά ο ένας από τον άλλο. Όμως, όταν ο εξοπλισμός της αρχίζει να εξαφανίζεται και το προσωπικό την αγνοεί, η Μπι θα ορκιζόταν πως βλέπει τον Λέβι να μαλακώνει και να γίνεται σύμμαχος, να τη στηρίζει, να επικροτεί τις ιδέες της... να την καταβροχθίζει με εκείνα τα μάτια. Οι πιθανότητες κάνουν όλους τους νευρώνες της να πυροδοτούνται. Όταν όμως έρχεται η ώρα να κάνει πραγματικά μια κίνηση και να ρισκάρει την καρδιά της, υπάρχει μόνο μία ερώτηση που έχει σημασία: Τι θα κάνει η Μπι Κένιγκσβασερ;

An incendiary and utterly compelling thriller with a shocking twist that delves deep into the heart of institutionalized racism, from an exceptional new YA voice. Welcome to Niveus Private Academy, where money paves the hallways, and the students are never less than perfect. Until now. Because anonymous texter, Aces, is bringing two students' dark secrets to light. Talented musician Devon buries himself in rehearsals, but he can't escape the spotlight when his private photos go public. Head girl Chiamaka isn't afraid to get what she wants, but soon everyone will know the price she has paid for power. Someone is out to get them both. Someone who holds all the aces. And they're planning much more than a high-school game...

Then. Twentysomething writer Chani Horowitz is stuck. While her former MFA classmates are nabbing book deals, she's in the trenches writing puff pieces. Then she's hired to write a profile of movie star Gabe Parker. The Gabe Parker—her forever celebrity crush, the object of her fantasies, the background photo on her phone—who's also just been cast as the new James Bond. It's terrifying and thrilling all at once... yet if she can keep her cool and nail the piece, it could be a huge win. Gabe will get good press, and her career will skyrocket. But what comes next proves to be life-changing in ways Chani never saw coming, as the interview turns into a whirlwind weekend that has the tabloids buzzing. Now. Ten years later, after a brutal divorce and a heavy dose of therapy, Chani is back in Los Angeles, laser-focused on one thing: her work. But she's still spent the better part of the last decade getting asked about her deeply personal Gabe Parker profile at every turn. No matter what new essay collection or viral editorial she's promoting, it always comes back to Gabe. So when his PR team requests that they reunite for a second interview, she wants to say no. She wants to pretend that she's forgotten about the time they spent together, years ago. But the truth is that those seventy-two hours are still crystal clear, etched in her memory. And so... he says yes. Chani knows that facing Gabe again also means facing feelings she's tried so hard to push away. Alternating between their first meeting and their reunion a decade later, this deliciously irresistible novel will have you hanging on until the last word. A restless young journalist with big dreams interviews a Hollywood heartthrob—and, ten years later, it's clear that their time together meant more than meets the eye in this sexy, engrossing adult debut novel.

A summer house party turns into a whodunit when Mr. Wickham, one of literature’s most notorious villains, meets a sudden and suspicious end in this mystery featuring Jane Austen’s leading literary characters. The happily married Mr. Knightley and Emma are throwing a house party, bringing together distant relatives and new acquaintances—characters beloved by Jane Austen fans. Definitely not invited is Mr. Wickham, whose latest financial scheme has netted him an even broader array of enemies. As tempers flare and secrets are revealed, it’s clear that everyone would be happier if Mr. Wickham got his comeuppance. Yet they’re all shocked when Wickham turns up murdered—except, of course, for the killer hidden in their midst. Nearly everyone at the house party is a suspect, so it falls to the party’s two youngest guests to solve the mystery: Juliet Tilney, the smart and resourceful daughter of Catherine and Henry, eager for adventure beyond Northanger Abbey; and Jonathan Darcy, the Darcys’ eldest son, whose adherence to propriety makes his father seem almost relaxed. The unlikely pair must put aside their own poor first impressions and uncover the guilty party—before an innocent person is sentenced to hang.

The spellbinding conclusion to the New York Times and IndieBound bestselling trilogy Serpent & Dove. This stunning fantasy take on French witches and forbidden love is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas. Evil always seeks a foothold. We must not give it one. After a heartbreaking loss, Lou, Reid, Beau, and Coco are bent on vengeance more than ever before—and none more so than Lou. But this is no longer the Lou they thought they knew. No longer the Lou that captured a chasseur’s heart. A darkness has settled over her, and this time it will take more than love to drive it out.

Florence Day is the ghostwriter for one of the most prolific romance authors in the industry, and she has a problem—after a terrible breakup, she no longer believes in love. It’s as good as dead. When her new editor, a too-handsome mountain of a man, won’t give her an extension on her book deadline, Florence prepares to kiss her career goodbye. But then she gets a phone call she never wanted to receive, and she must return home for the first time in a decade to help her family bury her beloved father. For ten years, she’s run from the town that never understood her, and even though she misses the sound of a warm Southern night and her eccentric, loving family and their funeral parlor, she can’t bring herself to stay. Even with her father gone, it feels like nothing in this town has changed. And she hates it. Until she finds a ghost standing at the funeral parlor’s front door, just as broad and infuriatingly handsome as ever, and he’s just as confused about why he’s there as she is. Romance is most certainly dead... but so is her new editor, and his unfinished business will have her second-guessing everything she’s ever known about love stories. A disillusioned millennial ghostwriter who, quite literally, has some ghosts of her own, has to find her way back home in this sparkling adult debut from national bestselling author Ashley Poston.

It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation in sweet, sunny Cape Cod—just me and my beloved brother—but discovering a corpse in our rental house really throws a wrench into our tanning schedule. Now a rude, crude bounty hunter has arrived on the back of his motorcycle to catch the killer and refuses to believe I can be helpful, despite countless hours of true crime podcast listening. Not to mention a fulfilling teaching career of wrangling second graders. A brash bounty hunter and an energetic elementary schoolteacher: the murder-solving team no one asked for, but thanks to these pesky attempts on my life, we're stuck together, come hell or high tide. I'm just here to do a job, not babysit an amateur sleuth. Although… it is becoming less and less of a hardship to have her around. Sure, she's stubborn, distracting and can't stay out of harm's way. She's also brave and beautiful and reminds me of the home I left behind three years ago. In other words, the painful hunger and protectiveness she is waking up in me is a threat to my peace of mind. Before I sink any deeper into this dangerous attraction, I need to solve this murder and get back on the road. But will fate take her from me before I realize the road has been leading to her all along?

Death wasn’t the end, it was only the beginning… Sybella has always been the darkest of Death’s daughters, trained at the convent of Saint Mortain to serve as his justice. But she has a new mission now. In a desperate bid to keep her two youngest sisters safe from the family that nearly destroyed them all, she agrees to accompany the duchess to France, where they quickly find themselves surrounded by enemies. Their one ray of hope is Sybella’s fellow novitiates, disguised and hidden deep in the French court years ago by the convent—provided Sybella can find them. Genevieve has been undercover for so many years, she struggles to remember who she is or what she’s supposed to be fighting for. Her only solace is a hidden prisoner who appears all but forgotten by his guards. When tragedy strikes, she has no choice but to take matters into her own hands—even if it means ignoring the long awaited orders from the convent. As Sybella and Gen’s paths draw ever closer, the fate of everything they hold sacred rests on a knife’s edge. Will they find each other in time, or will their worlds collide, destroying everything they care about?

Ten Things You Should Know About This Book 1. Sebastian Grey is a devilishly handsome rogue with a secret. 2. Annabel Winslow's family voted her The Winslow Most Likely to Speak Her Mind and The Winslow Most Likely to Fall Asleep in Church. 3. Sebastian's uncle is the Earl of Newbury, and if he dies without siring an heir, Sebastian inherits everything. 4. Lord Newbury detests Sebastian and will stop at nothing to prevent this from happening. 5. Lord Newbury has decided that Annabel is the answer to all of his problems. 6. Annabel does not want to marry Lord Newbury, especially when she finds out he once romanced her grandmother. 7 is shocking, 8 is delicious, and 9 is downright wicked, all of which lead the way to 10. Happily. Ever. After.

Kinder können einen grausamen, absoluten Gerechtigkeitssinn haben. Kinder können ein Monster töten und ziemlich stolz auf sich sein. Ein Mädchen kann ihren Bruder ansehen und glauben, dass sie dazu bestimmt sind, ein Ritter und ein Barde zu sein, die das Böse bekämpfen. Sie kann glauben, dass sie das gefunden hat, wofür sie geschaffen wurde. Hazel lebt mit ihrem Bruder Ben in der seltsamen Stadt Fairfold, wo Menschen und Feen Seite an Seite existieren. Die scheinbar harmlose Magie der Feen zieht Touristen an, aber Hazel weiß, wie gefährlich sie sein können, und sie weiß, wie man sie aufhält. Oder sie wusste es zumindest einmal. Im Mittelpunkt von allem steht ein gläserner Sarg im Wald. Er steht direkt auf dem Boden, und darin schläft ein Junge mit Hörnern auf dem Kopf und Ohren, die so spitz sind wie Messer. Hazel und Ben waren als Kinder beide in ihn verliebt. Der Junge hat dort Generationen lang geschlafen und ist nie aufgewacht. Bis er es eines Tages doch tut … Als die Welt auf den Kopf gestellt wird, versucht Hazel, sich an die Jahre zu erinnern, in denen sie so getan hat, als wäre sie ein Ritter. Doch wird es genügen, wenn sie von neuer Liebe, wechselnden Loyalitäten und dem frischen Schmerz des Verrats mitgerissen wird?

The first in a new historical rom-com series, a handsome earl hires a fake fiancée to keep his matchmaking mother at bay, but hilarity ensues when love threatens to complicate everything. The last thing Hugh Standish, Earl of Fareham, ever wants is a wife. Unfortunately for him, his mother is determined to find him one, even from across the other side of the ocean. So, Hugh invents a fake fiancée to keep his mother’s matchmaking ways at bay. But when Hugh learns his interfering mother is on a ship bound for England, he realizes his complicated, convoluted but convenient ruse is about to implode. Until he collides with a beautiful woman, who might just be the miracle he needs. Minerva Merriwell has had to struggle to support herself and her two younger sisters ever since their feckless father abandoned them. Work as a woodcut engraver is few and far between, and the Merriwell sisters are nearly penniless. So, when Hugh asks Minerva to pose as his fiancée while his mother is visiting, she knows that while the scheme sounds ludicrous, the offer is too good to pass up. Once Minerva and her sisters arrive at Hugh's estate, of course, nothing goes according to his meticulous plan. As hilarity and miscommunication ensue, while everyone tries to keep their tangled stories straight, Hugh and Minerva’s fake engagement starts to turn into a real romance. But can they trust each other, when their relationship started with a lie?

The new groundbreaking queer thriller from New York Times bestselling and Edgar-award Winning author Courtney Summers. When sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis discovers the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, she teams up with Ashley's older sister, Nora, to find and bring the killer to justice before he strikes again. But their investigation throws Georgia into a world of unimaginable privilege and wealth, without conscience or consequence, and as Ashley’s killer closes in, Georgia will discover when money, power and beauty rule, it might not be a matter of who is guilty—but who is guiltiest. A spiritual successor to the 2018 breakout hit, Sadie, I'm the Girl is a masterfully written, bold, and unflinching account of how one young woman feels in her body as she struggles to navigate a deadly and predatory power structure while asking readers one question: if this is the way the world is, do you accept it?

Celaena Sardothien je nejobávanější vražedkyní svého království. Ačkoli pracuje pro mocný a nelítostný Cech vrahů, nikomu se nepodřizuje a důvěřuje jen svému kolegovi, nájemnému vrahovi Samovi. Když ji Celaenin intrikánský mistr Arobynn Hamel vyšle na mise, které ji zavedou z odlehlých ostrovů do nehostinných pouští, zjistí, že jedná nezávisle na jeho přáních — a začíná zpochybňovat vlastní loajalitu. Cestou si získává přátele i nepřátele a zjišťuje, že k Samovi cítí mnohem víc než jen přátelství. Tím, že neuposlechne Arobynnovy rozkazy, však Celaena riskuje nepředstavitelný trest a Sam je po jejím boku také v nebezpečí. Pokud chtějí uniknout z Arobynnových spárů, budou muset vsadit vše — a pokud selžou, přijdou nejen o šanci na svobodu, ale i o život... Tato sbírka pěti novel, která je prequelem ke Skleněnému trůnu, nabízí čtenářům hlubší pohled do historie této mazané vražedkyně a jejího podmanivého — a smrtícího — světa. V tomto svazku jsou zahrnuty: Vražedkyně a pirátský lord Vražedkyně a léčitelka Vražedkyně a poušť Vražedkyně a podsvětí Vražedkyně a říše

The story of the heart can never be unwritten. Macy Sorensen is settling into an ambitious if emotionally tepid routine: work hard as a new pediatrics resident, plan her wedding to an older, financially secure man, keep her head down and heart tucked away. But when she runs into Elliot Petropoulos—the first and only love of her life—the careful bubble she’s constructed begins to dissolve. Once upon a time, Elliot was Macy’s entire world—growing from her gangly bookish friend into the man who coaxed her heart open again after the loss of her mother...only to break it on the very night he declared his love for her. Told in alternating timelines between Then and Now, teenage Elliot and Macy grow from friends to much more—spending weekends and lazy summers together in a house outside of San Francisco devouring books, sharing favorite words, and talking through their growing pains and triumphs. As adults, they have become strangers to one another until their chance reunion. Although their memories are obscured by the agony of what happened that night so many years ago, Elliot will come to understand the truth behind Macy’s decade-long silence, and will have to overcome the past and himself to revive her faith in the possibility of an all-consuming love. Love, loss, friendship, and the betrayals of the past all collide in this first fiction novel from New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Christina Lauren (Autoboyography, Dating You / Hating You).

There's nowhere more dangerous than Olympus...and no one more captivating than its golden god: Apollo. Keeper of secrets, master of his shining realm...and the only man I am powerless to deny. As a disgraced member of a fallen house, Cassandra Gataki has seen firsthand what comes from trusting the venomous Thirteen. But when the maddeningly gorgeous and kind Apollo asks her to go undercover as his plus-one at a week-long party hosted by a dangerous new power player…Cassandra reluctantly agrees to have his back. On one condition: when it's all over, and Apollo has the ammunition he needs to protect Olympus, she and her sister will be allowed to leave. For good. Apollo may be the city's official spymaster, but it's his ability to inspire others that keeps him at the top. Despite what the rest of Olympus says, there's no one he trusts more than Cassandra. Yet even as their fake relationship takes a wicked turn for the scaldingly hot, a very real danger surfaces… threatening not only Cassandra and Apollo, but the very heart of Olympus itself.

He was my enemy. My lover. My husband. And the one man I swore by all Olympus I would destroy. Aphrodite has never flinched at getting her perfectly manicured hands dirty, and she's not about to start now—even if that means marrying Olympus' enemy number one, the new Hephaestus. She has a wicked plan to keep her deadly new husband off-balance, seducing the one person he seems to care about most in this world: Pandora, a woman as beautiful as she is sweet. Two can play the seduction game, however, and Hephaestus is all too happy to put his new wife in her place. Her ex, Adonis, seems like he'll do the trick. It doesn't hurt that he's gorgeous in the way of fallen angels, either. The only problem with using seduction as a weapon? Hearts are all too quick to get involved. With Hephaestus and Aphrodite trading venomous strikes that feel a whole lot like foreplay, lines become blurred and emotions entangled. But a broken heart may be the least of their worries. With unrest in Olympus reaching new heights, these bedroom games may have deadly consequences for themselves, their city, and everyone they've come to love.

Eurydice Dimitriou has always been the innocent sister, but she's finally ready to step out of the long shadow cast by her powerful family…and the ex who shattered her heart. Perhaps rough hands on soft skin are exactly what she needs to forget her heartbreak once and for all? Charon Ariti has been Hades' right-hand man for years. He's given everything to the lower city, but now he's ready to take something for himself. He's only too happy to give Eurydice a special kind of education…but is her heart really free enough to be claimed? Orpheus Makos will do whatever it takes to make things right. Once the golden boy of the upper city, he's now a shadow of his former self. He'll do anything to get Eurydice back…even if it means she's not coming into his arms alone. Three hearts. Three futures. Countless ways to get it wrong. But with enemies slipping through Olympus' faltering barrier to lay siege on the lower city, a trio of broken hearts will be the least of these would-be lovers' worries…

Ariadne Vitalis is in trouble. She's betrayed her father―and his benefactor―and now she's left to rely on the questionable mercy of Olympus to keep her safe. As with everything in this city, mercy comes with a price. For Ariadne, that means a marriage to Dionysus. She has no choice but to agree, even if there's only one man she's ever wanted―a man she's feared just as much as she desires. The Minotaur never had any illusions about Minos' plans. He was willing to get his hands dirty as long as the old man kept his word―at the end of this, the Minotaur would be given Ariadne as a reward. Nowhere in that deal was her walking down the aisle to a different man. She's meant for him, and he means to have her. Ariadne knows better than to encourage the Minotaur. Her relationship with her new fiancé might be more friendship than burning passion, but she is all too aware of how much fiery passion can hurt. She and the Minotaur are no good for each other. She can never forgive him for what he's done, and he can never change. But when his hands are on her body and his wicked words are whispered in her ear, she might just be willing to let all of Olympus burn…

Witness what the gods do after dark in the fourth volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best\-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring exclusive behind\-the\-scenes content from creator Rachel Smythe. "I don't always get to do as I please." The rumor mill of Olympus is constantly churning, but Persephone and Hades are all anyone can talk about. With the constant gossip creating intense pressure on the pair, they decide to slow down their budding romance and focus on sorting out their own issues first. But that's easier said than done. Hades struggles to find support in his personal life, with Zeus trivializing his feelings and Minthe resorting to abusive patterns in their relationship. And while Hades tries to create healthier boundaries where he can\-\-like finally putting a stop to his sporadic, revenge\-fueled hookups with Hera\-\-he still feels lonely and adrift. Persephone feels equally ostracized as her classmates shun her for her connection to Hades, and she can find no refuge at home, with Apollo constantly dropping by unannounced and pushing his unwelcome advances. And on top of it all, the wrathful god of war, Ares, has returned to Olympus to dredge up his sordid history with the goddess of spring, threatening to surface Persephone's dark and mysterious past and ruin her tenuous position in the land of the gods. Despite agreeing to take it slow, Persephone and Hades find themselves inextricably drawn toward each other once more amid the chaos. The pull of fate cannot be denied. This edition of Rachel Smythe's original Eisner\-nominated webcomic Lore Olympus features exclusive behind\-the\-scenes content and brings the Greek pantheon into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel. This volume collects episodes 76\-102 of the \#1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.

Two rival spies must brave pirates, witches, and fake matrimony to save the Queen. Known as Agent A, Alice is the top operative within the Agency of Undercover Note Takers, a secret government intelligence group that is fortunately better at espionage than at naming itself. From managing deceptive witches to bored aristocratic ladies, nothing is beyond Alice’s capabilities. She has a steely composure and a plan always up her sleeve (alongside a dagger and an embroidered handkerchief). So when rumors of an assassination plot begin to circulate, she’s immediately assigned to the case. But she’s not working alone. Daniel Bixby, otherwise known as Agent B and Alice’s greatest rival, is given the most challenging undercover assignment of his life—pretending to be Alice’s husband. Together they will assume the identity of a married couple, infiltrate a pirate house party, and foil their unpatriotic plans. Determined to remain consummate professionals, Alice and Daniel must ignore the growing attraction between them, especially since acting on it might prove more dangerous than their target.

Οι πολλές ζωές της θεωρητικής φυσικού Έλσι Χάναγουεϊ την έχουν επιτέλους προλάβει. Την ημέρα, είναι έκτακτη καθηγήτρια, μοχθεί διορθώνοντας εργαστηριακές ασκήσεις και διδάσκοντας θερμοδυναμική, με την ελπίδα να εξασφαλίσει μια μόνιμη θέση. Τις υπόλοιπες ώρες, η Έλσι αναπληρώνει τον ανύπαρκτο μισθό της προσφέροντας τις υπηρεσίες της ως ψεύτικη κοπέλα, αξιοποιώντας την άριστα καλλιεργημένη ικανότητά της να ευχαριστεί τους άλλους, ώστε να ενσαρκώνει όποια εκδοχή του εαυτού της χρειάζεται ο πελάτης. Ειλικρινά, είναι μια αρκετά καλή δουλειά — μέχρι που το προσεκτικά κατασκευασμένο σύμπαν της Έλσι καταρρέει. Γιατί ο Τζακ Σμιθ, ο εκνευριστικά γοητευτικός και μελαγχολικός μεγαλύτερος αδελφός του αγαπημένου της πελάτη, αποδεικνύεται πως είναι ο ψυχρός πειραματικός φυσικός που κατέστρεψε την καριέρα του μέντορά της και υπονόμευσε τη φήμη των θεωρητικών παντού. Και ο ίδιος Τζακ βρίσκεται τώρα στην επιτροπή προσλήψεων του MIT, ακριβώς ανάμεσα στην Έλσι και τη δουλειά των ονείρων της. Η Έλσι είναι έτοιμη για έναν ολοκληρωτικό πόλεμο ακαδημαϊκής δολιοφθοράς, αλλά… εκείνα τα μακρόσυρτα, διεισδυτικά βλέμματα; Το ότι δεν χρειάζεται να είναι τίποτε άλλο πέρα από ο αληθινός εαυτός της όταν είναι μαζί του; Μήπως η έλξη που ασκεί πάνω της ένας πειραματικός φυσικός θα την δελεάσει τελικά να εφαρμόσει στην πράξη τις πιο προσεκτικά φυλαγμένες θεωρίες της για την αγάπη;

Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t. They broke up six months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends. Which is how they find themselves sharing the largest bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blue week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most. Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. Because the cottage is for sale and this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts, and so they’ll play their parts. Harriet will be the driven surgical resident who never starts a fight, and Wyn will be the laid-back charmer who never lets the cracks show. It’s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses). After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week… in front of those who know you best? A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.

From the magical moments on set as Draco Malfoy to the challenges of growing up in the spotlight, get a backstage pass into Tom Felton’s life on and off the big screen in this #1 New York Times bestseller. Tom Felton’s adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame in beloved films like The Borrowers catapulted him into the limelight, but nothing could prepare him for what was to come after he landed the iconic role of the Draco Malfoy, the bleached blonde villain of the Harry Potter movies. For the next ten years, he was at the center of a huge pop culture phenomenon and yet, in between filming, he would go back to being a normal teenager trying to fit into a normal school. Speaking with great candor and his signature humor, Tom shares his experience growing up as part of the wizarding world while also trying to navigate the muggle world. He tells stories from his early days in the business like his first acting gig where he was mistaken for fellow blonde child actor Macaulay Culkin and his Harry Potter audition where, in a very Draco-like move, he fudged how well he knew the books the series was based on (not at all). He reflects on his experiences working with cinematic greats such as Alan Rickman, Sir Michael Gambon, Dame Maggie Smith, and Ralph Fiennes (including that awkward Voldemort hug). And, perhaps most poignantly, he discusses the lasting relationships he made over that decade of filming, including with Emma Watson, who started out as a pesky nine-year-old whom he mocked for not knowing what a boom mic was but who soon grew into one of his dearest friends. Then, of course, there are the highs and lows of fame and navigating life after such a momentous and life-changing experience. Tom Felton’s Beyond the Wand is an entertaining, funny, and poignant must-read for any Harry Potter fan. Prepare to meet a real-life wizard.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes book two in her Flesh and Fire series… The only one who can save Sera now is the one she spent her life planning to kill. The truth about Sera’s plan is out, shattering the fragile trust forged between her and Nyktos. Surrounded by those distrustful of her, all Sera has is her duty. She will do anything to end Kolis, the false King of Gods, and his tyrannical rule of Iliseeum, thus stopping the threat he poses to the mortal realm. Nyktos has a plan, though, and as they work together, the last thing they need is the undeniable, scorching passion that continues to ignite between them. Sera cannot afford to fall for the tortured Primal, not when a life no longer bound to a destiny she never wanted is more attainable than ever. But memories of their shared pleasure and unrivaled desire are a siren’s call impossible to resist. And as Sera begins to realize that she wants to be more than a Consort in name only, the danger surrounding them intensifies. The attacks on the Shadowlands are increasing, and when Kolis summons them to Court, a whole new risk becomes apparent. The Primal power of Life is growing inside her, pushing her closer to the end of her Culling. And without Nyktos’s love—an emotion he’s incapable of feeling—she won’t survive her Ascension. That is if she even makes it to her Ascension and Kolis doesn’t get to her first. Because time is running out. For both her and the realms.

From New York Times best-selling author Robin LaFevers comes the follow up to “sharp and breathless” (Kirkus Reviews) historical fantasy Courting Darkness. Set in the world of the beloved His Fair Assassin series, this is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Game of Thrones. When you count Death as a friend, who can stand as your enemy? Sybella, novitiate of the convent of Saint Mortain and Death’s vengeance on earth, is still reeling from her God’s own passing, and along with him a guiding hand in her bloody work. But with her sisters on the run from their evil brother and under the watchful eye of her one true friend (and love) at court, the soldier known as Beast, Sybella stands alone as the Duchess of Brittany’s protector. After months of seeking her out, Sybella has finally made contact with a fellow novitiate of the convent, Genevieve, a mole in the French court. But when Genevieve mistakenly draws the attention of the French king to the convent of Saint Mortain and its deadly arts, she may do her sisters (and herself) more harm than good. Sybella, having already drawn the ire of the French regent, may not be able to depend on her sister and ally as much as she hoped. Still, Death always finds a way, even if it’s not what one expects. No one can be trusted and the wolves are always waiting in this thrilling conclusion to the Courting Darkness duology, set in the world of Robin’s beloved His Fair Assassins trilogy.

An urgent call to free those buried alive by America's legal system, and an inspiring true story about unwavering belief in humanity—from a gifted young lawyer whose journey marks the emergence of a powerful new voice in the movement to transform the system. Brittany K. Barnett was only a law student when she came across the case that would change her life forever—that of Sharanda Jones, single mother, business owner, and, like Brittany, black daughter of the rural South. A victim of America's ruthless, devastating war on drugs, Sharanda had been torn away from her young daughter and was serving a life sentence without parole—all for a first-time drug offense. In Sharanda, Brittany saw haunting echoes of own life, both as the daughter of a formerly incarcerated mother and the once-girlfriend of an abusive drug dealer. As she studied Sharanda's case, a system slowly came into focus: one where widespread racial injustice forms the core of our country's addiction to incarceration. Moved by Sharanda's plight, Brittany set to work on gaining her freedom. This had never been the plan. Bright and ambitious, Brittany was a successful accountant with her sights on a high-powered future in corporate law. But Sharanda's case opened the door to a harrowing course through the criminal justice system, in which people could be locked up for life under misguided appeals to law and order. Driven by the knowledge that her clients' fates could have easily been her own, Brittany soon found herself on a quest to unlock the human potential of those abandoned by society. By day she moved billion-dollar corporate deals, and by night worked pro bono to free clients in near-hopeless legal battles. Ultimately, her journey transformed her understanding of injustice in the courts, of genius languishing behind bars, and the very definition of freedom itself. A Knock at Midnight is Brittany's riveting, inspirational memoir, at once a coming-of-age story and a powerful evocation of what it takes to bring hope and justice to a system built to resist them both.

«Γεια, με λένε Μάθιου, αν και μπορεί να με γνωρίζετε με άλλο όνομα. Οι φίλοι μου με φωνάζουν Μάτι. Και θα έπρεπε να είμαι νεκρός». Έτσι αρχίζει η συναρπαστική ιστορία του καταξιωμένου ηθοποιού Μάθιου Πέρι, που μας παίρνει μαζί του στο ταξίδι του από τις φιλοδοξίες της παιδικής ηλικίας στη φήμη, στην εξάρτηση και στην ανάρρωση μετά από μια απειλητική για τη ζωή του περιπέτεια υγείας. Πριν από τις συχνές επισκέψεις στο νοσοκομείο και τις περιόδους σε κέντρα απεξάρτησης, υπήρχε ο πεντάχρονος Μάθιου, που ταξίδευε από το Μόντρεαλ στο Λος Άντζελες, πηγαινοερχόμενος ανάμεσα στους χωρισμένους γονείς του· ο δεκατετράχρονος Μάθιου, που ήταν πρωταθλητής του τένις με εθνική κατάταξη στον Καναδά· ο εικοσιτετράχρονος Μάθιου, που εξασφάλισε έναν περιζήτητο ρόλο ως μέλος του βασικού καστ στον πολυσυζητημένο πιλότο που τότε λεγόταν Friends Like Us... και τόσα πολλά ακόμη. Σε μια εκπληκτική ιστορία που μόνο εκείνος μπορούσε να αφηγηθεί —και με τον εγκάρδιο, ξεκαρδιστικό και οικεία ζεστό τρόπο που μόνο εκείνος μπορούσε να χρησιμοποιήσει— ο Μάθιου Πέρι αποκαλύπτει τη διαλυμένη οικογένεια που τον μεγάλωσε (και τον άφησε επίσης στην τύχη του), την επιθυμία για αναγνώριση που τον οδήγησε στη φήμη και το κενό μέσα του που δεν μπορούσε να γεμίσει ούτε η πραγματοποίηση των μεγαλύτερων ονείρων του. Περιγράφει όμως και τη γαλήνη που βρήκε στη νηφαλιότητα, καθώς και το πώς νιώθει για την πανταχού παρουσία των Friends, μοιραζόμενος ιστορίες για τους συμπρωταγωνιστές του και άλλους αστέρες που γνώρισε στην πορεία. Ειλικρινής, με αυτογνωσία και με το χαρακτηριστικό του χιούμορ, ο Πέρι σκιαγραφεί ζωντανά τη διά βίου μάχη του με την εξάρτηση και όσα την τροφοδότησαν, παρόλο που φαινομενικά τα είχε όλα. Το Φιλαράκια, εραστές και το μεγάλο φριχτό πράγμα είναι ένα αξέχαστο απομνημόνευμα, ταυτόχρονα προσωπικό και διαφωτιστικό — καθώς και ένα χέρι απλωμένο σε όποιον παλεύει με τη νηφαλιότητα. Αμείλικτα ειλικρινές, συγκινητικό και ξεκαρδιστικά αστείο, αυτό είναι το βιβλίο που οι θαυμαστές περίμεναν.

This comical, fantastical, romantical, New York Times bestselling, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey is “an uproarious historical fantasy that’s not to be missed” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). In My Lady Jane, coauthors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows have created a one-of-a-kind YA fantasy in the tradition of The Princess Bride, featuring a reluctant king, an even more reluctant queen, a noble steed, and only a passing resemblance to actual history—because sometimes history needs a little help. At sixteen, Lady Jane Grey is about to be married off to a stranger and caught up in a conspiracy to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But those trifling problems aren’t for Jane to worry about. Jane gets to be Queen of England. Like that could go wrong.

Det er morgenen for udvælgelsen, der vil indlede de tiende årlige Dødsspil. I Capitol gør den attenårige Coriolanus Snow sig klar til sin ene chance for hæder som mentor i Spillene. Det engang så magtfulde hus Snow er faldet på hårde tider, og dets skæbne afhænger af den spinkle chance for, at Coriolanus kan charmere, overliste og udmanøvrere sine medstuderende for at blive mentor for den vindende deltager. Oddsene er imod ham. Han har fået den ydmygende opgave at være mentor for den kvindelige deltager fra Distrikt 12, det laveste af de lave. Deres skæbner er nu fuldstændig sammenvævede – hvert valg, Coriolanus træffer, kan føre til gunst eller fiasko, triumf eller ruin. Inde på arenaen bliver det en kamp på liv og død. Uden for arenaen begynder Coriolanus at føle noget for sin dødsdømte deltager ... og må afveje sit behov for at følge reglerne mod sit ønske om at overleve, uanset hvad det kræver.

Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend in this thrilling adventure co-written by New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro. As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life–literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo. Together the two demigods can overcome any obstacle or foe. At least, that’s been the case so far... Now Nico is being plagued by a voice calling out to him from Tartarus, the lowest part of the Underworld. He thinks he knows who it is: a reformed Titan named Bob whom Percy and Annabeth had to leave behind when they escaped Hades’s realm. Nico’s dreams and Rachel Dare’s latest prophecy leave little doubt in Nico’s mind that Bob is in some kind of trouble. Nico has to go on this quest, whether Mr. D and Chiron like it or not. And of course Will insists on coming with. But can a being made of light survive in the darkest part of the world? and what does the prophecy mean that Nico will have to “leave something of equal value behind?” Nico will have to face demons both internal and external as his relationship with Will is tested to the core in this standalone adventure featuring two of the most popular characters in the Percy Jackson saga.

You Fell in Love with the Victors of the Hunger Games, now Prepare to Meet the Villains of the Blood Veil. The Blood Moon rises. The Blood Veil falls. The Tournament begins. Every generation, at the coming of the Blood Moon, seven families in the remote city of Ilvernath each name a champion to compete in a tournament to the death. The prize? Exclusive control over a secret wellspring of high magick, the most powerful resource in the world―one thought long depleted. But this year a scandalous tell-all book has exposed the tournament and thrust the seven new champions into the worldwide spotlight. The book also granted them valuable information previous champions never had―insight into the other families’ strategies, secrets, and weaknesses. And most important, it gave them a accept their fate or rewrite their legacy. Either way, this is a story that must be penned in blood.

Vstupte do brutálního a elitního světa válečné akademie pro dračí jezdce od autorky Rebeccy Yarros, jejíž knihy se staly bestsellery deníku USA Today. Dvacetiletá Violet Sorrengailová měla nastoupit do Písařského kvadrantu a žít poklidný život mezi knihami a historií. Nyní jí však velící generálka – známá také jako její matka s drápy ostrými jako talony – nařídila, aby se připojila ke stovkám uchazečů usilujících stát se elitou Navarry: dračími jezdci. Jenže když jste menší než všichni ostatní a vaše tělo je křehké, smrt je vzdálená jen jeden úder srdce… protože draci se nevážou na „křehké“ lidi. Spalují je na popel. Jelikož je méně draků ochotných se navázat než kadetů, většina by Violet zabila, aby zvýšila své vlastní šance na úspěch. Ostatní by ji zabili jen proto, že je dcerou své matky – například Xaden Riorson, nejmocnější a nejbezohlednější velitel křídla v Jezdeckém kvadrantu. Bude potřebovat každou výhodu, kterou jí může poskytnout její důvtip, jen aby se dočkala dalšího východu slunce. Přesto se s každým dalším dnem válka za hranicemi stává smrtelnější, ochranná kouzla království selhávají a počet mrtvých dál roste. A co je ještě horší, Violet začíná podezírat vedení, že skrývá strašlivé tajemství. Přátelé, nepřátelé, milenci. Každý na Válečné akademii Basgiath má vlastní plán – protože jakmile jednou vstoupíte, existují jen dvě cesty ven: absolvovat, nebo zemřít.

Všichni očekávali, že Violet Sorrengailová během prvního ročníku na Basgiathské válečné akademii zemře — včetně Violet. Ale Mlátení bylo jen první z nemožných zkoušek, které měly vyřadit slabé, nehodné a nešťastné. Teď začíná skutečný výcvik a Violet přemýšlí, jak ho zvládne. Nejde jen o to, že je vyčerpávající a záměrně brutální, ani o to, že má posunout schopnost jezdců snášet bolest za hranice únosnosti. Je tu nový zástupce velitele, který si osobně předsevzal Violet naučit, jak bezmocná ve skutečnosti je — pokud nezradí muže, kterého miluje. Ačkoli je Violetino tělo slabší a křehčí než těla všech ostatních, má důvtip — a železnou vůli. Velení zapomíná na nejdůležitější lekci, kterou ji Basgiath naučil: Dračí jezdci si určují vlastní pravidla. Odhodlání přežít však letos stačit nebude, protože Violet zná tajemství, které bylo po staletí ukryto na Basgiathské válečné akademii — a nakonec je možná nezachrání nic, ani dračí oheň.

Kniha Tenkrát v pohádce se setkává s Kanclířem v románu podle virální série Hannah Maehrer na TikToku, u něhož se zasmějete nahlas, o sluníčkové asistentce zlého Zloducha… a jejich nečekané romanci. HLEDÁ SE ASISTENT/KA: Nechvalně proslulý, vysoce postavený padouch hledá loajálního, rozvážného asistenta pro blíže neurčené kancelářské povinnosti, podporu personálu při náhodném páchání zmatku, teroru a dalších Temných Věcí Obecně. Diskrétnost nezbytná. Výborné benefity. Pro Evie Sageovou není zaměstnání jen důležité, je životně nezbytné, protože musí podporovat nemocnou rodinu. Když tedy nehoda s nejproslulejším Zloduchem Rennedawnu vyústí v nabídku práce, samozřejmě ji přijme. Žádná práce není dokonalá, ale tahle je ještě méně dokonalá, když se začnete maličko zakoukávat do svého děsivého, náladového a nepopiratelně přitažlivého šéfa. Evie, nepovažuj zlo za tak přitažlivé. Jenže právě když si zvyká na useknuté hlavy visící ze stropu a občasné rozmáčknutí zbloudilého oka pod podpatkem, Evie pojme podezření, že v tomhle žaláři je obrovský krysař… a nejen ten doslovný druh. V království Rennedawn totiž něco hnije a někdo chce zlikvidovat Zloducha i celé jeho ničemné impérium. Evie teď musí nejen odolat slintání nad svým šéfem, ale také zjistit, kdo přesně sabotuje jeho práci… a zajistit, aby za to zaplatil. Dobrá práce se koneckonců těžko hledá.

The third and final delightful installment in the Merriwell Sister's Regency rom-com series. Miss Venus Merriwell has been waiting for her prince to come since the tender age of fourteen. She wants a man who is selfless, academic like her, and free from all the wretched vices her gambler father enjoyed far too much before he left the Merriwell sisters practically destitute. Unfortunately, after a slew of romantic disappointments, there is still no sign of that prince at twenty-three and the only one true love of her life is the bursting-at-the-seams orphanage in Covent Garden that she works tirelessly for. An orphanage that desperately needs to expand into the empty building next door. For Galahad Sinclair, gambling isn’t just his life, it’s in his blood. He grew up and learned the trade at his grandfather’s knee in a tavern on the far away banks of the Hudson in New York. But when fate took all that away and dragged him across the sea to London, it made sense to set up shop here. He’s spent five years making a success out of his gaming hell in the sleazy docks of the East End. Enough that he can finally afford to buy the pleasure palace of his dreams—and where better than in the capital’s sinful heart, Covent Garden? The only fly in his ointment is the perfect building he’s just bought to put it in also happens to be right next door to the orphanage run by his cousin’s wife’s youngest sister. A pious, disapproving and unsettling siren he has avoided like the plague since she flattened him five years ago… While Venus and Galahad lock horns over practically everything, and while her malevolent orphans do their darndest to sabotage his lifelong dream, can either of them take the ultimate gamble—and learn to love thy neighbor?

Někdy přijde nejhorší den vašeho života a vy musíte přijít na to, jak žít dál. Clementine si proto vytvoří plán, jak ochránit své srdce: zůstat zaneprázdněná, tvrdě pracovat, najít někoho slušného, koho by mohla milovat, a nezapomenout honit měsíc. To poslední je hloupé a očividně metaforické, ale její teta jí vždycky říkala, že člověk potřebuje alespoň jeden velký sen, aby mohl jít dál. A poslední rok ten plán fungoval bez zádrhelů. Většinou. Ta část s láskou je těžká, protože se nechce k nikomu příliš přiblížit — není si jistá, jestli by to její srdce uneslo. A pak najde v kuchyni bytu své zesnulé tety stát podivného muže. Muže s laskavýma očima, jižanským přízvukem a zálibou v citronových koláčích. Takového muže, do jakého by se předtím bezhlavě zamilovala. A možná se zamiluje znovu. Až na to, že on existuje v minulosti. Přesněji řečeno před sedmi lety. A ona doslova žije sedm let v jeho budoucnosti. Její teta vždycky říkala, že byt je trhlina v čase, místo, kde se okamžiky prolínají jako akvarely. A Clementine ví, že pokud nechá své srdce zamilovat se, bude ztracená. Koneckonců láska nikdy není otázkou času — ale správného načasování. Přepracovaná knižní publicistka s dokonale naplánovanou budoucností narazí na překážku, když se zamiluje do svého dočasného spolubydlícího… jen aby zjistila, že on žije o sedm let v minulosti, v tomto vtipném a moudrém novém románu od autorky bestselleru deníku New York Times Mrtví romantici.

De oprindelige helte fra Tyven af lynet genforenes til deres hidtil største udfordring: at få Percy ind på college, mens guderne står i vejen for ham. Efter at have reddet verden flere gange håber Percy Jackson på at få et normalt sidste år i gymnasiet. Desværre er guderne ikke helt færdige med ham. Percy må gennemføre tre missioner for at få de tre nødvendige anbefalingsbreve fra Olympen til college. Den første mission er at hjælpe Zeus' mundskænk med at hente hans bæger, før det falder i de forkerte hænder. Kan Percy, Grover og Annabeth finde det i tide? Nye læsere af Percy Jackson og fans, der har ventet på denne genforening i mere end et årti, vil begge glæde sig over denne seneste morsomme fortolkning af græsk mytologi.

From Hafsah Faizal, New York Times–bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame, comes the first book in a hotly-anticipated new fantasy duology about an orphan girl and her crew who get tangled in a heist with vampires, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows. On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by dark, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it—and she can’t do the job alone. Calling upon a band of misfits, Arthie formulates a plan to infiltrate the dark and glittering vampire society known as the Athereum. But not every member of her crew is on her side, and as the truth behind the heist unfolds, Arthie finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy that will threaten the world as she knows it. Dark, action-packed, and swoonworthy, this is Hafsah Faizal better than ever.

A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra. Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children’s librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra’s ex, Miles Nowak. Scruffy and chaotic—with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads—Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she’s either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them? But it’s all just for show, of course, because there’s no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex…right?

Harry Potter is dead. In the aftermath of the war, in order to strengthen the might of the magical world, Voldemort enacts a repopulation effort. Hermione Granger has an Order secret, lost but hidden in her mind, so she is sent as an enslaved surrogate to the High Reeve until her mind can be cracked. Fanfiction for Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling. Words: 370,256

When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever. After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines. Her best bet is to win the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette. To combat her worries, Iris writes letters to her brother and slips them beneath her wardrobe door, where they vanish—into the hands of Roman Kitt, her cold and handsome rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes Iris back, the two of them forge a connection that will follow Iris all the way to the front lines of battle: for her brother, the fate of mankind, and love. Shadow and Bone meets Lore in Rebecca Ross' Divine Rivals, an epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.

Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love\-\-the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award\-winning Lore Olympus, including behind\-the\-scenes content! An ingenious take on the Greek Pantheon, Lore Olympus is a modern update on the story of Hades and Persephone. Follow the propulsive love story of two Greek gods, told with lavish artwork and contemporary sensibilities. This full\-color edition of Smythe's original Eisner Award\-winning webcomic Lore Olympus features exclusive behind\-the\-scenes content and brings Greek mythology into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel. This volume collects episodes 103\-126 of the \#1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.

Witness what the gods do after dark in the sixth volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best\-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring exclusive behind\-the\-scenes content from creator Rachel Smythe. “We have to make an example of her.” Chaos reigns in Olympus as Zeus publicly declares Persephone a traitor and issues a warrant for her arrest. But Hades defies his brother’s decree, sheltering Persephone in the Underworld—and as the pair spend more time together, they are able to speak openly about their pasts. The goddess of spring admits the truth behind the bloody secret that led to Zeus’s ire, and the king of the Underworld shares the trauma he suffered at the hands of his power\-hungry father, Kronos. But as Hades and Persephone’s relationship grows stronger, others begin to fall apart. The bond between Hades and Zeus is stretched to its limit, threatening to fracture the peace between their realms. Persephone and Artemis’s friendship hangs by a thread as the goddess of the hunt slowly uncovers the vile truth about her twin, Apollo. A line is being drawn in the heavens, putting everyone’s loyalties into question as all the gods are forced to choose sides. And as the cracks in the foundation of the pantheon spread, something darker and more earth\-shattering might soon be released... This edition of Smythe’s original Eisner Award–winning webcomic Lore Olympus features exclusive behind\-the\-scenes content and brings the Greek pantheon into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel. This volume collects episodes 127–152 of the \#1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus .

The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney reunited, and with another mystery to solve: the dreadful poisoning of the scoundrel Willoughby's new wife. “An absolute page-turner full of well-plotted mystery and hints of simmering romance... More of the Jane Austen characters we love (as well as those we love to hate).” —Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo Catherine and Henry Tilney of Northanger Abbey are not entirely pleased to be sending their eligible young daughter Juliet out into the world again: the last house party she attended, at the home of the Knightleys, involved a murder—which Juliet helped solve. Particularly concerning is that she intends to visit her new friend Marianne Brandon, who's returned home to Devonshire shrouded in fresh scandal—made more potent by the news that her former suitor, the rakish Mr. Willoughby, intends to take up residence at his local estate with his new bride. Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley are thrilled that their eldest son, Jonathan—who, like his father, has not always been the most socially adept—has been invited to stay with his former schoolmate, John Willoughby. Jonathan himself is decidedly less taken with the notion of having to spend extended time under the roof of his old bully, but that all changes when he finds himself reunited with his fellow amateur sleuth, the radiant Miss Tilney. And when shortly thereafter, Willoughby's new wife—whom he married for her fortune—dies horribly at the party meant to welcome her to town. With rumors flying and Marianne—known to be both unstable and previously jilted by the dead woman's newly made widower—under increased suspicion, Jonathan and Juliet must team up once more to uncover the murderer. But as they collect clues and close in on suspects, eerie incidents suggest that the killer may strike again, and that the pair are in far graver danger than they or their families could imagine. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL.

The third book in the Mr. Darcy \& Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths facing their most daunting challenge preventing the murder of the imperious Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Someone is trying to kill Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Esteemed aunt of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, generous patroness of Mr. William Collins, a woman of rank who rules over the estate of Rosings Park with an unimpeachable sense of propriety—who would dare ? Lady Catherine summons her grand\-nephew, Mr. Jonathan Darcy, and his investigative companion, Miss Juliet Tilney, to find out. After a year apart, Jonathan and Juliet are thrilled to be reunited, even if the circumstances—finding whoever has thus far sabotaged Lady Catherine's carriage, shot at her, and nearly pushed her down the stairs—are less than ideal. Also less than their respective fathers, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Mr. Henry Tilney, have accompanied the young detectives to Rosings, and the two men do not interact with the same felicity enjoyed by their children. With attempts against Lady Catherine escalating, and no one among the list of prime suspects seemingly capable of committing all of the attacks, the pressure on Jonathan and Juliet mounts—even as more gentle feelings between the two of them begin to bloom. The race is now on to provoke two one from the attempted murderer before it is too late—and one, perhaps, of love.

Salvation has its price . . . The words stunned Adrian for a moment, but he kept going. "You're lying. What you're describing is impossible. There's no way to save a Strigoi. When they're gone, they're gone. They're dead. Undead. Forever." Robert's next words weren't directed at Adrian. They were spoken to me. "That which is dead doesn't always stay dead...." After a long and heartbreaking journey to Siberia, Dimitri’s birthplace, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir’s—and to her best friend, Lissa Dragomir. It's graduation, and the girls can’t wait for their real lives outside the academy’s cold iron gates to finally begin. But even with the intrigue and excitement of court life looming, Rose’s heart still aches for Dimitri. He’s out there, somewhere. She failed to kill him when she had the chance, and now her worst fears are about to come true. Dimitri has tasted her blood, and she knows in her heart that he is hunting her. And if Rose won't join him, he won't rest until he has silenced her . . . forever. But Rose can't forget what she learned on her journey—whispers of a magic too impossible and terrifying to comprehend. A magic inextricably tied to Lissa that could hold the answer to all of Rose's prayers, but not without devastating consequences. Now Rose will have to decide what—and who—matters most to her. And in the end, is true love really worth the price? Fall in love with Rose and Dimitri all over again in Spirit Bound, the eagerly awaited fifth novel in Richelle Mead's enthralling Vampire Academy series.

WHAT IF FOLLOWING HER HEART MEANS ROSE COULD LOSE HER BEST FRIEND FOREVER? Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires - the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them. Rose knows it is forbidden to love another guardian. Her best friend, Lissa - the last Dragomir princess - must always come first. Unfortunately, when it comes to gorgeous Dimitri Belikov, some rules are meant to be broken... Then a strange darkness begins to grow in Rose's mind, and ghostly shadows warn of a terrible evil drawing nearer to the Academy's iron gates. The immortal undead are closing in, and they want vengeance for the lives Rose has stolen. In a heart-stopping battle to rival her worst nightmares, Rose will have to choose between life, love, and the two people who matter most... but will her choice mean that only one can survive?

Bound by love, but sworn to kill... The world thought Dimitri was dead. And to a certain extent, he was. But I hadn't been able to forget a conversation he and I had once had. We'd both agreed that we'd rather be dead - truly dead - than walk the world as Strigoi. It was time to honor our words. Guardian Rose Hathaway's life will never be the same. The recent attack on St. Vladimir's Academy devastated the entire Moroi world. Many are dead. And, for the few victims carried off by Strigoi, their fates are even worse. A rare tattoo now adorns Rose's neck; a mark that says she's killed far too many Strigoi to count. But only one victim matters... Dimitri Belikov. Rose must now choose one of two very different paths: honoring her life's vow to protect Lissa—her best friend and the last surviving Dragomir princess—or, dropping out of the Academy to strike out on her own and hunt down the man she loves. She'll have to go to the ends of the earth to find Dimitri and keep the promise he begged her to make. But the question is, when the time comes, will he want to be saved? Now, with everything at stake—and worlds away from St. Vladimir's and her unguarded, vulnerable, and newly rebellious best friend—can Rose find the strength to destroy Dimitri? Or, will she sacrifice herself for a chance at eternal love? Readers who fell in love with Rose, Lissa, and Dimitri won't want to miss Blood Promise, the much-anticipated, epic fourth novel in Richelle Mead's enthralling Vampire Academy series.

Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies... Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires—the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them. After two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir's Academy, a school for vampire royalty and their guardians-to-be, hidden in the deep forests of Montana. But inside the iron gates, life is even more fraught with danger... and the Strigoi are always close by. Rose and Lissa must navigate their dangerous world, confront the temptations of forbidden love, and never once let their guard down, lest the evil undead make Lissa one of them forever...

Rose miluje Dimitrije, Dimitrij možná miluje Tašu a Mason by za možnost být s Rose položil život… Na Akademii svatého Vladimíra jsou zimní prázdniny, ale Rose nemá ani trochu sváteční náladu. Po masivním útoku Strigojů je škola ve stavu nejvyšší pohotovosti a Akademie se teď hemží Strážci — včetně Roseiny nekompromisní matky Janine Hathawayové. A jako by nestačil boj zblízka s vlastní mámou, její mentor Dimitrij má oči pro někoho jiného, její kamarád Mason je do ní bezhlavě zamilovaný a Rose navíc pořád uvízne v Lissině hlavě, když se Lissa líbá se svým přítelem Christianem! Strigojové se přibližují a Akademie nic neriskuje… Letošní každoroční prázdninový lyžařský výlet Akademie svatého Vladimíra je povinný. Třpytivá zimní krajina a luxusní idahojský resort však vytvářejí jen iluzi bezpečí. Když tři přátelé utečou v rámci útočného kroku proti smrtícím Strigojům, Rose musí spojit síly s Christianem, aby je zachránila. Hrdinství však málokdy přichází bez ceny…

They come first. My vision was growing dimmer, the blackness and ghosts closing in. I swore it was like I could hear Robert whispering in my ear: The world of the dead won't give you up a second time. Just before the light completely vanished, I saw Dimitri's face join Lissa's. I wanted to smile. I decided then that if the two people I loved most were safe, I could leave this world. The dead could finally have me. Rose Hathaway has always played by her own rules. She broke the law when she ran away from St. Vladimir's Academy with her best friend and last surviving Dragomir princess, Lissa. She broke the law when she fell in love with her gorgeous, off-limits instructor, Dimitri. And she dared to defy Queen Tatiana, leader of the Moroi world, risking her life and reputation to protect generations of dhampir guardians to come. Now the law has finally caught up with Rose - for a crime she didn't even commit. She's in prison for the highest offense imaginable: the assassination of a monarch. She'll need help from both Dimitri and Adrian to find the one living person who can stall her execution and force the Moroi elite to acknowledge a shocking new candidate for the royal throne: Vasilisa Dragomir. But the clock on Rose's life is running out. Rose knows in her heart the world of the dead wants her back...and this time she is truly out of second chances. The big question is, when your whole life is about saving others, who will save you? Join Rose, Dimitri, Adrian, and Lissa in Last Sacrifice, the epic, unforgettable finale to Richelle Mead's international #1 bestselling Vampire Academy series.

Lady Lucie is fuming. She and her band of Oxford suffragists have finally scraped together enough capital to control one of London’s major publishing houses, with one purpose: to use it in a coup against Parliament. But who could have predicted that the one person standing between her and success is her old nemesis, Lord Ballentine? Or that he would be willing to hand over the reins for an outrageous price—a night in her bed. Lucie tempts Tristan like no other woman, burning him up with her fierceness and determination every time they clash. But as their battle of wills and words fans the flames of long-smouldering devotion, the silver-tongued seducer runs the risk of becoming caught in his own snare. As Lucie tries to out-manoeuvre Tristan in the boardroom and the bedchamber, she soon discovers there’s truth in what the poets say: all is fair in love and war… A lady must have money and an army of her own if she is to win a revolution - but first, she must pit her wits against the wiles of an irresistible rogue bent on wrecking her plans...and her heart.

A BuzzFeed Best Romance of 2021! One of Marie Claire’s most anticipated romances of 2021! One of Cosmopolitan's most anticipated fall books of 2021! Going toe-to-toe with a brooding Scotsman is rather bold for a respectable suffragist, but when he happens to be one's unexpected husband, what else is an unwilling bride to do? London banking heiress Hattie Greenfield wanted just three things in life: 1. Acclaim as an artist. 2. A noble cause. 3. Marriage to a young lord who puts the gentle in gentleman. Why then does this Oxford scholar find herself at the altar with the darkly attractive financier Lucian Blackstone, whose murky past and ruthless business practices strike fear in the hearts of Britain's peerage? Trust Hattie to take an invigorating little adventure too far. Now she's stuck with a churlish Scot who just might be the end of her ambitions.... When the daughter of his business rival all but falls into his lap, Lucian sees opportunity. As a self-made man, he has vast wealth but holds little power, and Hattie might be the key to finally setting long-harbored political plans in motion. Driven by an old desire for revenge, he has no room for his new wife's apprehensions or romantic notions, bewitching as he finds her. But a sudden journey to Scotland paints everything in a different light. Hattie slowly sees the real Lucian and realizes she could win everything—as long as she is prepared to lose her heart.

Bookish suffragist Catriona Campbell is busy: An ailing estate, academic writer's block, a tense time for England's women's rights campaign—the last thing she needs is to be stuck playing host to her father's distractingly attractive young colleague. Deeply introverted Catriona lives for her work at Oxford and her fight for women's suffrage. She dreams of romance, too, but since all her attempts at love have ended badly, she now keeps her desires firmly locked inside her head—until she climbs out of a Scottish loch after a good swim and finds herself rather exposed to her new colleague. Elias Khoury has wheedled his way into Professor Campbell's circle under false pretenses: he did not come to Oxford to classify ancient artefacts, he is determined to take them back to his homeland in the Middle East. Winning Catriona's favor could be the key to his success. Unfortunately, seducing the coolly intense lady scholar quickly becomes a mission in itself and his well-laid plans are in danger of derailing... Forced into close proximity in Oxford's hallowed halls, two very different people have to face the fact that they might just be a perfect match. Soon, a risky new game begins that asks Catriona one more time to put her heart and wildest dreams at stake.

A centuries long war, an enchanted wood, and a curse. Idalia leaves her castle to marry the new king of the Deep, certain that this union will be the final step in saving her kingdom. To do so, she must first travel through the Florian Wood, a mysterious place shrouded in legend and myth. Things go awry when the Princess is captured by a band of thieves, and they soon discover that the stories of the Wood weren’t just stories afterall. To make matters worse, she is stranded in this nightmare with her rival; A shameless bandit who likes to talk and drink too much. Despite the dangers of the Wood, there is a threat far graver to the both of them–each other. Apart from their warring lands, they have also been cursed by the gods. They can never touch, or they will die and their entire kingdoms with them. Join Idalia and a group of misfits on this harrowing journey. One full of sorrow, terror, forbidden love … and plenty of drinks.

It's love at first haunting in a seaside town that raises everyone’s spirits from USA Today bestselling author Jen DeLuca. Small Florida coastal towns often find themselves scrambling for the tourism dollars that the Orlando theme parks leave behind. And within the town limits of Boneyard Key, the residents decided long ago to lean into its ghostliness. Nick Royer, owner of the Hallowed Grounds coffee shop, embraces the ghost tourism that keeps the local economy afloat, as well as his spectral roommate. At least he doesn’t have to run air\-conditioning. Cassie Rutherford possibly overreacted to all her friends getting married and having kids by leaving Orlando and buying a flipped historic cottage in Boneyard Key. Though there’s something unusual with her new home (her laptop won’t charge in any outlets, and the poetry magnets on her fridge definitely didn’t read “WRONG” and “MY HOUSE” when she put them up), she’s charmed by the colorful history surrounding her. And she's catching a certain vibe from the grumpy coffee shop owner whenever he slips her a free slice of banana bread along with her coffee order. As Nick takes her on a ghost tour, sharing town gossip that tourists don't get to hear, and they spend nights side\-by\-side looking into the former owners of her haunted cottage, their connection solidifies into something very real and enticing. But Cassie's worried she’s in too deep with this whole (haunted) home ownership thing… and Nick's afraid to get too close in case Cassie gets scared away for good.

A sweeping, Pakistani romantic fantasy retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo, where one girl seeks revenge against those who betrayed her—including the boy she used to love. Three hundred and sixty\-four days. Framed for a crime she didn't commit, Dania counts down her days in prison until she can exact revenge on Mazin, the boy responsible for her downfall, the boy she once loved—and still can't forget. When she discovers a fellow prisoner may have the key to exacting that vengeance\-\-a stolen djinn treasure\-\-they execute a daring escape together and search for the hidden treasure. Armed with dark magic and a new identity, Dania enacts a plan to bring down those who betrayed her and her family, even though Mazin stands in her way. But seeking revenge becomes a complicated game of cat and mouse, especially when an undeniable fire still burns between them, and the power to destroy her enemies has a price. As Dania falls deeper into her web of traps and lies, she risks losing her humanity to her fight for vengeance\-\-and her heart to the only boy she's ever loved.

От награждаваната авторка Р. Ф. Куанг идва „Вавилон“ — епична историческа фентъзи творба, която се занимава със студентски революции, колониална съпротива и употребата на езика и превода като средство за господство на Британската империя. Traduttore, traditore: Всеки акт на превод е акт на предателство. 1828 г. Робин Суифт, осиротял от холера в Кантон, е доведен в Лондон от загадъчния професор Ловел. Там той години наред се обучава по латински, старогръцки и китайски, подготвяйки се за деня, в който ще постъпи в престижния Кралски институт по превод към Оксфордския университет — известен още като Вавилон. Кулата и нейните студенти са световният център на превода и, което е още по-важно, на магията. Среброделството — изкуството да се проявява изгубеният в превода смисъл с помощта на омагьосани сребърни кюлчета — е направило британците ненадминати по сила, тъй като това тайнствено изкуство служи на стремежа на Империята към колонизация. За Робин Оксфорд е утопия, посветена на преследването на знанието. Но знанието се подчинява на властта и като китайско момче, израснало във Великобритания, Робин осъзнава, че да служи на Вавилон означава да предаде родината си. С напредването на обучението си Робин се оказва разкъсан между Вавилон и потайното Общество на Хермес — организация, посветена на спирането на имперската експанзия. Когато Великобритания започва несправедлива война с Китай заради среброто и опиума, Робин трябва да реши... Могат ли могъщите институции да бъдат променени отвътре или революцията винаги изисква насилие?

Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. A competitive figure skater since she was five years old, a full college scholarship thanks to her place on the Maple Hills skating team, and a schedule that would make even the most driven person weep, Stassie comes to win. No exceptions. Nathan Hawkins has never had a problem he couldn’t solve. As captain of the Maple Hills Titans, he knows the responsibility of keeping the hockey team on the ice rests on his shoulders. When a misunderstanding results in the two teams sharing a rink, and Anastasia’s partner gets hurt in the aftermath, Nate finds himself swapping his stick for tights, and one scary coach for an even scarier one. The pair find themselves stuck together in more ways than one, but it’s fine, because Anastasia doesn’t even like hockey players…right?

Nejnovější díl série Maple Hills sleduje dva vedoucí na letním táboře, kteří se znovu setkají po žhavém sexu na jednu noc. Studenti z Maple Hills Russ Callaghan a Aurora Robertsová se potkají na večírku oslavujícím konec akademického roku, kde je hra s pitím přivede k vášnivému sexu na jednu noc. Aurora, která nikdy nezůstává déle, než je jí milé (ani od muže příliš neočekává), se vytratí dřív, než se jí Russ vůbec stihne zeptat na celé jméno. Představte si jejich překvapení, když na sebe narazí první den letního tábora, kde oba pracují jako vedoucí a doufají, že útěkem do práce na celé léto uniknou svým komplikovaným domácím poměrům. Russ doufá, že když se dostane dostatečně daleko od Maple Hills, nebude muset řešit následky otcovy závislosti na hazardu, zatímco Aurora už má dost touhy po pozornosti všech kolem sebe a chce se vrátit na poslední místo, kde se opravdu cítila jako doma. Russ ví, že porušení přísného táborového pravidla zakazujícího vztahy mezi zaměstnanci by ho poslalo zpátky do Maple Hills ještě před koncem léta, ale Aurora bohužel nikdy neuměla příliš dbát na pravidla. Naučí se ti dva vedle sebe pokojně existovat? Nebo jejich společná noc zažehla oheň, který nedokážou uhasit?

Οι κανόνες ήταν απλοί. Να κρατήσω τα χέρια μου μακριά από την κόρη του και να μη μπλέξω σε μπελάδες. Αλλά τώρα είμαι κολλημένος μαζί της. Υπάρχει μόνο ένα κρεβάτι. Και, λοιπόν, οι κανόνες είναι για να παραβιάζονται. Είμαι το πρόσωπο του επαγγελματικού ροντέο με ταύρους — το χρυσό αγόρι. Ή, τουλάχιστον, ήμουν, μέχρι που όλα έσκασαν στα μούτρα μου. Τώρα ο ατζέντης μου λέει ότι πρέπει να φτιάξω την εικόνα μου, οπότε είμαι κολλημένος με την κόρη του, που δεν σηκώνει πολλά-πολλά, για το υπόλοιπο της σεζόν ως η «επιτήρησή» μου πλήρους απασχόλησης. Αλλά δεν χρειάζομαι καμιά καταραμένη μπέιμπι σίτερ, ειδικά κάποια με εφαρμοστό τζιν, σέξι μειδίαμα και στόμα που δεν σταματά να μιλάει. Ένα στόμα που δεν μπορώ να σταματήσω να σκέφτομαι. Γιατί η Σάμερ δεν είναι απλώς άλλη μία κατάκτηση. Βλέπει τον άντρα πίσω από τη μάσκα και δεν το βάζει στα πόδια — με τραβάει πιο κοντά, ακόμη κι όταν δεν θα έπρεπε. Λέει ότι αυτό δεν σημαίνει τίποτα. Εγώ λέω ότι σημαίνει τα πάντα. Λέει ότι υπάρχουν όρια που δεν πρέπει να ξεπεράσουμε. Ότι η φήμη μου δεν αντέχει άλλα πλήγματα — ούτε η πληγωμένη καρδιά της. Εγώ λέω ότι έτσι κι αλλιώς θα της την κλέψω.

Το να δουλεύω ως νταντά για τον πιο γκρινιάρη μονογονέα του κόσμου θα έπρεπε να είναι απλό. Μόνο που δεν μπορώ να πάρω τα μάτια μου από πάνω του. Κι εκείνος δεν μπορεί να κρατήσει τα χέρια του μακριά μου. Ο Κέιντ Ίτον είναι δεκατρία χρόνια μεγαλύτερός μου και μετά βίας με κοιτάζει. Μέχρι που ένα βράδυ τον βάζω στο υδρομασάζ για ένα παιχνίδι «αλήθεια ή θάρρος». Μετά, όλα τα στοιχήματα ακυρώνονται — όπως και τα ρούχα μας. Είναι τραχύς, λίγο ακατέργαστος. Όμως οι πλατύστερνοι κτηνοτρόφοι με ροζιασμένα χέρια και βρόμικα στόματα είναι η αχίλλειος πτέρνα αυτού του κοριτσιού της πόλης. Ποια είμαι, λοιπόν, εγώ για να αντισταθώ; Όμως στις ήσυχες στιγμές μας μαζί μαλακώνει. Όταν με φροντίζει, συνειδητοποιώ ότι το σκληρό του περίβλημα είναι απλώς μια βιτρίνα. Και όταν τον βλέπω να γίνεται τόσο τρυφερός με τον μικρό του γιο, τότε είναι που τον ερωτεύομαι πραγματικά. Κάποτε κάποιος τον έπεισε ότι το καλύτερό του δεν ήταν αρκετό. Όμως ποτέ δεν έχω νιώσει πιο αγαπημένη απ’ ό,τι στην αγκαλιά του. Το συμβόλαιό μου μπορεί να λέει πως αυτή η συμφωνία είναι μόνο για δύο μήνες. Η καρδιά μου, όμως, λέει πως είναι για πάντα.

Δύο παιδικοί φίλοι. Δύο ραγισμένες καρδιές. Ένα αυθόρμητο ταξίδι με το αυτοκίνητο για να ξεφύγουμε από όλα. Αυτό υποτίθεται πως ήταν όλο κι όλο. Άλλωστε, ζω στη ζώνη της φιλίας εδώ και χρόνια. Όμως ο γόης του χόκεϊ, Τζάσπερ Ζερβέ, δεν με κοιτάζει πια σαν φίλη. Και ούτε με αγγίζει σαν φίλη. Για τους θαυμαστές του, είναι ο όμορφος, ταλαντούχος αθλητής στην τηλεόραση. Μα για μένα παραμένει το χαμένο αγόρι με τα θλιμμένα μάτια και την χρυσή καρδιά. Ο άντρας που αγαπώ κρυφά εδώ και χρόνια. Έτσι, όταν η ζωή μου διαλύεται τη μέρα του γάμου μου, είναι λογικό να είναι εκείνος που θα έρθει να με σώσει. Και όταν ο κόσμος του καταρρέει γύρω του, είμαι εκεί για να του ανταποδώσω τη χάρη. Όμως όσο περισσότερο χρόνο περνάμε μόνοι, τόσο λιγότερο ο Τζάσπερ μοιάζει με φίλο. Μοιάζει με όλα όσα έχω θελήσει ποτέ και πίστευα πως δεν θα μπορούσα ποτέ να αποκτήσω. Τα συναισθήματά μας, όμως, δεν είναι απλά. Στριφογυρίζουν γύρω από τον πόνο του παρελθόντος του και την πραγματικότητα του παρόντος μου. Ο Τζάσπερ Ζερβέ συμπεριφέρεται σαν να με θέλει. Όμως, έπειτα από χρόνια που με απωθούσε, θα χρειαστεί να το αποδείξει.

Ο Θίο Σίλβα. Ατίθασος αναβάτης ταύρων. Διαβόητος γυναικάς. Καυτός μπελάς, τυλιγμένος σε ένα άκρως λαχταριστό πακέτο. Και με κοιτάζει σαν να μπορεί να είμαι το επόμενο γεύμα του. Όμως είμαι σχεδόν ελεύθερη από τον τοξικό γάμο μου και έχω ορκιστεί να απέχω εντελώς από τους άντρες. Οπότε, το μόνο που βλέπω όταν τον κοιτάζω είναι ένας πειρασμός σερβιρισμένος με μια γενναία δόση ραγισμένης καρδιάς. Είναι δύσκολο να τον εμπιστευτείς — και ακόμη δυσκολότερο να του αντισταθείς. Μάλλον αδύνατο. Γιατί ο Θίο είναι επίμονος. Και όσο κι αν προσπαθώ να τον κρατήσω μακριά, λιώνει το παγωμένο μου περίβλημα και διαλύει όλες τις άμυνές μου. Πάνω από ένα ποτό σε ένα μπαρ μιας μικρής πόλης, ξεστομίζω τα πιο βαθιά, σκοτεινά μου μυστικά. Ύστερα περνάω μαζί του τη μοναδική πιο καυτή νύχτα της ζωής μου. Λατρεύει το σώμα μου. Με κάνει να κοκκινίζω. Κάτω από τα χέρια του ζωντανεύω. Ύστερα του λέω να ξεχάσει ότι συνέβη ποτέ. Θέλω απλότητα, και μαζί του όλα μοιάζουν περίπλοκα. Υποτίθεται πως ήταν κάτι που θα συνέβαινε μόνο μία φορά. Ένα μυστικό. Όμως αυτό το μικρό σύμβολο του συν θα κάνει αυτό το μυστικό αδύνατο να κρατηθεί.

Beau Eaton is the town prince, a handsome military hero with a tortured past. I’m the outcast bartender, a shy girl from the wrong side of the tracks. He’s thirty-five and all man, and I’m twenty-two and all… virgin. He’s also my fiancé. Correction: my fake fiancé. We start out as a bet. He doesn’t believe that anyone holds my last name against me. So he offers me his to prove a point. It’s win-win. He gets a break from his concerned family’s prying, and I get a chance to shed my family’s reputation while I save up to ditch this small town. He says all I have to do is wear his ring, follow his lead, and pretend I can’t keep my hands off of him in public. But it’s what happens between us in private that blurs all those carefully drawn lines. It’s what transpires behind closed doors that doesn’t feel like pretending at all. This engagement was supposed to be for show. This agreement? It has an end date. He once told me he’d never fall in love. And yet here I am, head over heels for my fake fiancé.

Mit meinen Angestellten professionell zu bleiben, war nie ein Problem. Bis sie auf mein Grundstück spazierte. Billie ist talentiert. Sie hat ein freches Mundwerk. Und sie ist verdammt verführerisch. Ich kann nicht aufhören, daran zu denken, auf welche Arten ich sie zurechtstutzen könnte. Ich kann einfach nicht aufhören, an sie zu denken. Vom ersten Moment an geraten wir aneinander. Und in einer Kleinstadt, auf einem noch kleineren Hof, ist es schwer, Abstand zu halten. Noch schwerer ist es, zu verhindern, dass aus dieser Reibung Feuer wird. Aber Abstand zu halten? Das könnte der größte Kampf von allen sein. Denn Billie ist das Gesamtpaket: messerscharf im Kopf, mit einem Körper, von dem ich fantasiere, wenn ich allein bin, und möglicherweise die einzige Frau, die dieses Geschäft – und mich – retten kann. Sie macht mich wahnsinnig. In jeder Hinsicht. Bei jedem ihrer vorlauten kleinen Kommentare – bei jedem Spiel, das wir spielen – will ich am Ende mehr. Will sie näher bei mir haben. Mit mir. Unter mir. Ich versuche, sie nicht an mich heranzulassen, aber je mehr Zeit wir miteinander verbringen, desto mehr sehne ich mich nach ihr. Nach ihren Lippen. Ihrem Vertrauen. Ihrem Herzen. Ich will alles. Aber um welchen Preis? Denn plötzlich will ich nicht nur Rennen gewinnen, ich will das Mädchen gewinnen. Ich will alles. Aber um welchen Preis? Denn plötzlich will ich nicht nur Rennen gewinnen, ich will das Mädchen gewinnen.

I’ve seen every square inch of Violet Eaton’s delectable body and she has no idea who I am. Until now. What happened between us online, in our chats, was meant to stay anonymous and in the past. Until it didn’t. It’s a small world, but Ruby Creek is even smaller. When I move to the tiny town, the grumpy facade I’ve created slips when we’re forced to live under the same roof. Every flush of her cheeks, every time her eyes flare with heat, every time she begs me not to stop, the ice I’ve encased myself in melts. She has me wanting things I can’t want. Things I’ve been dreaming about since I first laid eyes on her two years ago—things I don’t deserve. But my invisible wounds have the power to ruin us both. As a former soldier, I should have the discipline to walk away, but the more I open up to Violet, the more I want to keep her. I came back from the war a different man, but my scars are older and deeper than anyone knows—and I planned to keep it that way. I planned to keep my secrets hidden. Until her.

Stefan Dalca is beautiful, brooding, and bossy. He’s also public enemy number one in this small town, with a murky past that’s hard to overlook. And I just agreed to three fake dates with him. I may be a renowned veterinarian, but when I find myself in a sticky situation, Stefan is my last hope. I need his help to save a sick foal and what he wants in return is me. Our time together starts out as a simple transaction, but the more time I spend with him, the more I wonder if he’s not quite the villain they’ve made him out to be. With every intimate conversation and lingering look, the tension between us builds. I’ve been drawn to Stefan since the first day I laid eyes on him. And now he’s downright irresistible. I know sleeping with the enemy is playing with fire. But like a moth to a flame, I’m attracted to the mysterious man in a way I can’t explain—in a way those closest to me wouldn’t approve of or understand. And the more he softens for me, the harder I fall. But as his mysteries unravel, so do hidden truths. Truths that are bound to leave someone burned. I just didn’t expect that someone to be me.

I kissed my best friend’s little sister, and the world stood still. That night we were two perfect strangers, the town’s grumpy recluse and a gorgeous girl in the back of a bar. Until we weren’t. Because Nadia Dalca isn’t just some girl. She’s the girl I can’t have. Fourteen years younger than me and completely off-limits. My plan is to stay away, but the universe keeps pushing us together. It’s like some sort of cosmic joke, to give me a taste of something so electric—so real—something that breathed life back into me. Because I can look, but I can’t touch. Her sinful curves, her light-hearted laughter, her wild side . . . I’m addicted to every last bit of her. And when she turns those sultry eyes on me––the ones so full of longing and so free of judgement? I’ve always considered myself a strong man. But when she looks at me I’m weak. To give in to our connection would be a betrayal. My life is beyond complicated, and she has the world at her fingertips. Her brother is the only family she has left, and sad as it sounds, he’s also my only friend. But I kissed her again anyway. And now I can’t stop.

A rugged mountain town seemed like the perfect escape from a life in shambles. But on day one I ran full tilt into the world’s hottest single dad and now all my plans are ruined. As a chart\-topping country singer with a recent streak of bad press it’s hard to find any peace. But I find it in Rose Hill. With a little boy and a little girl who steal my heart just as thoroughly as their dad. Weston Belmont. The man is a shameless flirt. He oozes confidence and masculinity in a way that’s downright distracting. And in bed? He’s addictive. Everything with him is wild and impulsive and I’m desperate to regain some control. But no one has supported me like West does. And no one has ever made me feel as loved as he does either. So, while my brain says settling down with a small\-town horse trainer is impossible… my heart says I’m right where I belong. Still, my life as a celebrity haunts me. It has the power to pull us apart. I can see in his eyes that wants me to stay. And I want that too. But I know better than anyone that we don’t always get what we want.

She's been driving him wild for years . . . the good kind of wild. The kind of wild that comes with wanting your best friend's little sister and knowing you can't have her. Forbes may have labeled Ford Grant the World's Hottest Billionaire, but all he cares about is escaping the press and opening a recording studio in gorgeous small town Rose Hill. Something that comes to a screeching halt when he ends up face\-to\-face with a young girl who claims he's her biological father. Now, he spends his days balancing business with parenting a sullen twelve\-year\-old, all while trying desperately to keep his hands the hell off his best friend's sister, Rosie Belmont. After living in the city, Rosie came blasting back into town like a storm. Beautiful, messy, and chaotic. And one wide\-eyed, desperate plea for a job is all it takes for Ford to hire her. He vows to keep her at arm's length. Tries to stick to scowls and grumpy one\-liners. But with her, verbal sparring is a type of foreplay―friction that soon turns to blistering heat. Ford knows damn well he shouldn't cross this line. But shouldn't and can't are two very different things. And the only thing he truly can't do is resist her.

Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award\-winning Lore Olympus, including a brand new bonus short story! An ingenious take on the Greek Pantheon, Lore Olympus is a modern update on the story of Hades and Persephone. Follow the propulsive love story of two Greek gods, told with lavish artwork and contemporary sensibilities. This full\-color edition of Smythe’s original Eisner Award\-winning webcomic Lore Olympus features exclusive behind\-the\-scenes content and brings Greek mythology into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel. This volume collects episodes 153\-179 of the \#1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.

The seventh instalment in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, following the adventures of The Chalice of the Gods

You may think you know the story. After a miserable childhood, penniless orphan Jane Eyre embarks on a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall. There, she meets one dark, brooding Mr. Rochester. Despite their significant age gap (!) and his uneven temper (!!), they fall in love—and, Reader, she marries him. (!!!) Or does she? Prepare for an adventure of Gothic proportions, in which all is not as it seems, a certain gentleman is hiding more than skeletons in his closets, and one orphan Jane Eyre, aspiring author Charlotte Brontë, and supernatural investigator Alexander Blackwood are about to be drawn together on the most epic ghost hunt this side of Wuthering Heights.

Welcome ​to 1876 and a rootin’-tootin’ America bursting with gunslingers, outlaws, and garou. JANE (a genuine hero-eene) Calamity’s her name, and garou hunting’s her game—when she’s not starring in Wild Bill’s Traveling Show, that is. She reckons that if a girl wants to be a legend, she should just go ahead and be one. FRANK (\wolf whistle\) Frank “the Pistol Prince” Butler is the Wild West’s #1 bachelor. He’s also the best sharpshooter on both sides of the Mississippi, but he’s about to meet his match... ANNIE (get your gun!) Annie Oakley (yep, that Annie) is lookin’ for a job, not a romance, but she can’t deny there’s something about Frank she likes. Really likes. Still, she’s pretty sure that anything he can do, she can do better. A HAIRY SITUATION After a garou hunt goes south and Jane finds a suspicious-like bite on her arm, she turns tail for Deadwood, where there’s been talk of a garou cure. But things ain’t always what they seem—meaning the gang better hightail it after her before they’re a day late and a Jane short.

Evie Sage war noch nie so glücklich darüber, die Assistentin des Schurken zu sein. Wer hätte gedacht, dass es so erfüllend sein würde, für einen unverschämt gutaussehenden (psst, schlecht für seine Marke) bösen Oberherrn zu arbeiten? Doch das Geschäft des Bösewichts ist anspruchsvoll, die Mächte des Guten sind nervtötend hartnäckig, und besagter furchteinflößender Boss ist gewissermaßen … ähm, nicht im Büro, um Böses zu tun. Aber Rennedawn steckt in ernsten Schwierigkeiten, und alle Zeichen – einschließlich Kingsleys – deuten auf eine Katastrophe hin. Mit der Magie des Königreichs geschieht etwas Seltsames, und dadurch ist das Anwesen des Schurken für seine Feinde verwundbar geworden … einschließlich seines Erzfeinds, des Königs. Nun ist es an Evie, sich ihrer größten Herausforderung zu stellen: das Versteck des Schurken, all seine niederträchtigen Machenschaften und vielleicht (vorausgesetzt, niemand findet es heraus) das ganze Königreich zu beschützen. Kein Druck, Evie. Es ist Zeit, ihre Komfortzone zu verlassen und neue Fähigkeiten zu erlernen. Zum Beispiel Hochverrat. Dolcharbeit. Mit dem Feind zu konspirieren. Das alles ist so … so … herrlich unterhaltsam. Doch was geschieht, wenn die Assistentin des Schurken bereit ist, seine Lehrling zu werden?

From the creator of the viral TikTok videos about the sunshine assistant to the evil villain and their unexpected romance comes the third book in the hotly\-anticipated fantasy romance series. Readers can't wait to get their hands on a 'I have never been so hyped for a book before ' 'I will be buying this book so quickly even the dragon will be spooked!! ' 'OMG finally!! I can't wait to have it in my hands!' 'As soon as it is out, I am going to run to buy it!! Cannot wait. ' ' Giggling. Kicking my feet. I can't wait to read this! ' ' I love this series so much, I've been hooked since the beginning. I'm so excited for the book .' ' I love Evie and the Villain so I NEED it .'

Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical\-fantasy rom\-com reminiscent of Indiana Jones but with manners, tea, and helicopter parasols. Beth Pickering is on the verge of finally capturing the rare deathwhistler bird when Professor Devon Lockley swoops in, capturing both her bird and her imagination like a villain. Albeit a handsome and charming villain, but that's beside the point. As someone highly educated in the ruthless discipline of ornithology, Beth knows trouble when she sees it, and she is determined to keep her distance from Devon. For his part, Devon has never been more smitten than when he first set eyes on Professor Beth Pickering. She's so pretty, so polite, so capable of bringing down a fiery, deadly bird using only her wits. In other words, an angel. Devon understands he must not get close to her, however, since they're professional rivals. When a competition to become Birder of the Year by capturing an endangered caladrius bird is announced, Beth and Devon are forced to team up to have any chance of winning. Now keeping their distance becomes a question of one bed or two. But they must take the risk, because fowl play is afoot, and they can't trust anyone else—for all may be fair in love and war, but this is ornithology.

A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fiction… literally. Eileen Merriweather loves to get lost in a good happily\-ever\-after. The fictional kind, anyway. Because at least imaginary men don’t leave you at the altar. She feels safe in a book. At home. Which might be why she’s so set on going to her annual book club retreat this year—she needs good friends, cheap wine, and grand romantic gestures—no matter what. But when her car unexpectedly breaks down on the way, she finds herself stranded in a quaint town that feels like it’s right out of a novel… Because it is. This place can’t be real, and yet… she’s here, in Eloraton, the town of her favorite romance series, where the candy store’s honey taffy is always sweet, the local bar’s burgers are always a little burnt, and rain always comes in the afternoon. It feels like home. It’s perfect—and perfectly frozen, trapped in the late author’s last unfinished story. Elsy is sure that’s why she must be here: to help bring the town to its storybook ending. Except there is a character in Eloraton that she can’t place—a grumpy bookstore owner with mint\-green eyes, an irritatingly sexy mouth and impeccable taste in novels. And he does not want her finishing this book. Which is a problem because Elsy is beginning to think the town’s happily\-ever\-after might just be intertwined with her own.

Two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they're over each other—except they're definitely not. Theo and Kit have been a lot of things: childhood best friends, crushes, in love, and now estranged exes. After a brutal breakup on the transatlantic flight to their dream European food and wine tour, they exited each other's lives once and for all. Time apart has done them good. Theo has found confidence as a hustling bartender by night and aspiring sommelier by day, with a long roster of casual lovers. Kit, who never returned to America, graduated as the reigning sex god of his pastry school class and now bakes at one of the finest restaurants in Paris. Sure, nothing really compares to what they had, and life stretches out long and lonely ahead of them, but—yeah. It's in the past. All that remains is the unused voucher for the European tour that never happened, good for 48 months after its original date and about to expire. Four years later, it seems like a great idea to finally take the trip. Solo. Separately. It's not until they board the tour bus that they discover they've both accidentally had the exact same idea, and now they're trapped with each other for three weeks of stunning views, luscious flavors, and the most romantic cities of France, Spain, and Italy. It's fine. There's nothing left between them. So much nothing that, when Theo suggests a friendly wager to see who can sleep with their hot Italian tour guide first, Kit is totally game. And why stop there? Why not a full\-on European hookup competition? But sometimes a taste of everything only makes you crave what you can't have.

I’d always dreamed of my wedding day. But not like this. Not looking into the eyes of the man who betrayed me. But when my nephew’s guardianship is contested, I decide I’ll do whatever it takes to keep him in Rose Hill. Even if it means marrying the enemy. Rhys Dupris. A man who is secretive, broody, and completely infuriating. A man whose work takes him away for weeks on end and brings him back covered in mysterious bruises—ones he won’t talk about. In fact, we barely talk at all. Which would be fine, except when he’s not talking, he’s staring. And the way he looks at me is borderline indecent. The tension between us has always been palpable. But living under the same roof is a dangerous temptation. I swore I would never forgive him. But that was before I knew the man behind the mask. The one who’s fierce and protective. The one who’s gentle and patient. The one who shows up for us when we need him most. He’s not at all who I thought he was. And that makes hating my husband so much harder… and loving him just a little too easy.

No matter what you see, no matter what you’ve heard, assume nothing. Adam and Sophie Warner and their three-year-old daughter are vacationing in Washington State’s Hood Canal for Memorial Day weekend. It’s the perfect getaway to unplug—and to calm an uneasy marriage. But on Adam’s first day out on the water, he sees Sophie abducted by a stranger. A hundred yards from shore, Adam can’t save her. And Sophie disappears. In a nearby cabin is another couple, Kristen and Connor Moss. Unfortunately, beyond what they’ve heard in the news, they’re in the dark when it comes to Sophie’s disappearance. For Adam, at least there’s comfort in knowing that Mason County detective Lee Husemann is an old friend of his. She’ll do everything she can to help. She must. But as Adam’s paranoia about his missing wife escalates, Lee puts together the pieces of a puzzle. The lives of the two couples are converging in unpredictable ways, and the picture is unsettling. Lee suspects that not everyone is telling the truth about what they know—or they have yet to reveal all the lies they’ve hidden from the strangers they married.

Knives Out gets a holiday rom\-com twist in this rivals\-to\-lovers romance\-mystery from New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter. The bridge is out. The phones are down. And the most famous mystery writer in the world just disappeared out of a locked room three days before Christmas. Meet Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt: She’s the new Queen of the Cozy Mystery. He’s Mr. Big\-time Thriller Guy. She hates his guts. He thinks her name is Marcie (no matter how many times she’s told him otherwise.) But when they both accept a cryptic invitation to attend a Christmas house party at the English estate of a reclusive fan, neither is expecting their host to be the most powerful author in the world: Eleanor Ashley, the Duchess of Death herself. That night, the weather turns, and the next morning Eleanor is gone. She vanished from a locked room, and Maggie has to wonder: Is Eleanor in danger? Or is it all some kind of test? Is Ethan the competition? Or is he the only person in that snowbound mansion she can trust? As the snow gets deeper and the stakes get higher, every clue will bring Maggie and Ethan closer to the truth—and each other. Because, this Christmas, these two rivals are going to have to become allies (and maybe more) if they have any hope of saving Eleanor. Assuming they don’t kill each other first.

Μια απαγορευμένη, μυστική σχέση αποδεικνύει πως στον έρωτα και στην επιστήμη όλα επιτρέπονται — από τη συγγραφέα μπεστ σέλερ των New York Times, Άλι Χέιζελγουντ. Η Ρου Σίμπερτ μπορεί να μην τα έχει όλα, αλλά έχει αρκετά: λίγους φίλους στους οποίους μπορεί πάντα να βασίζεται, την οικονομική σταθερότητα που λαχταρούσε ως παιδί και μια επιτυχημένη καριέρα ως μηχανικός βιοτεχνολογίας στην Kline, μία από τις πιο υποσχόμενες νεοφυείς επιχειρήσεις στον τομέα της επιστήμης των τροφίμων. Ο κόσμος της είναι σταθερός, ευχάριστος και κερδισμένος με κόπο. Μέχρι που μια εχθρική εξαγορά και ο προκλητικά ελκυστικός επικεφαλής της απειλούν να τα γκρεμίσουν όλα. Ο Έλι Κίλγκορ και οι επιχειρηματικοί του συνεργάτες θέλουν την Kline, τελεία. Ο Έλι έχει τους δικούς του λόγους να προωθήσει αυτή τη συμφωνία — και είναι άνθρωπος που παίρνει ό,τι θέλει. Με μία φλογερή εξαίρεση: τη Ρου. Τη γυναίκα που δεν μπορεί να βγάλει από το μυαλό του. Τη γυναίκα που του είναι απαγορευμένη. Διχασμένοι ανάμεσα στην αφοσίωση και μια αδιαμφισβήτητη έλξη, η Ρου και ο Έλι πετούν την προσοχή έξω από τα παράθυρα του εργαστηρίου και της αίθουσας συνεδριάσεων. Η σχέση τους είναι μυστική, χωρίς δεσμεύσεις και έχει μια ενσωματωμένη προθεσμία: τη μέρα που θα επικρατήσει μία από τις εταιρείες τους. Όμως η καρδιά είναι ριψοκίνδυνη υπόθεση — και παίζει για όλα.

After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success—not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is. If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone. But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed.

In this velvet-clad 1990s gothic horror, Aja encounters a charming vampire who wants to lure her into the woods—just like her missing sister. No one ever pays attention to sixteen-year-old Aja until her perfect older sister Fiona goes missing. In the days leading up to Fiona’s disappearance, Aja notices some extraordinary things: a strange fog rolling through their idyllic suburban town, a brief moment when the sky seems to rain blood, and a host of parasitic caterpillars burrowing their way through the trees. Aja’s father, the neighbors, and even her ex-friend Mary all play down this strange string of occurrences, claiming there must be some natural explanation. It seems everyone is willing to keep living in denial until other teens start to go missing too. Aja is horrified when she meets Padraic, the vampire responsible for all the strange occurrences. His hypnotic voice lures her to the window and tells her everything she’s longed to hear—she’s beautiful and special, and he wants nothing more than for Aja to come with him. Aja knows she shouldn’t trust him, but she’s barely able to resist his enthrallment. And following him into the woods may be the only way to find Fiona, so she agrees on one condition: He must let her leave alive if she is not wooed after one week. Though Aja plans to kill him before the week is out, Padraic has his own secrets as well. In the misty woods, Aja finds that Padraic has made his nest with another vampire in a dilapidated church infested by blood-sucking butterflies. Within its walls, the vampires are waited on and entertained by other children they’ve enthralled, but there is no sign of Fiona. Before her bargain is up, Aja must find a way to turn her classmates against their captors, find her sister, and save them all—or be forced to join the very monsters she wants to destroy.

This thriller YA is Scandal meets Veronica Mars. Sixteen-year-old Tess Kendrick has spent her entire life on her grandfather's ranch. But when her estranged sister Ivy uproots her to D.C., Tess is thrown into a world that revolves around politics and power. She also starts at Hardwicke Academy, the D.C. school for the children of the rich and powerful, where she unwittingly becomes a fixer for the high school set, fixing teens’ problems the way her sister fixes their parents’ problems. And when a conspiracy surfaces that involves the family member of one of Tess' classmates, love triangles and unbelievable family secrets come to light and life gets even more interesting—and complicated—for Tess. Perfect for fans of Pretty Little Liars and Heist Society, readers will be clamoring for this compelling teen drama with a political twist.

You are now a member of the Guild. There is no return. Two hundred years after he was about to die on a Napoleonic battlefield, Nick Falcott, soldier and aristocrat, wakes up in a hospital bed in modern London. The Guild, an entity that controls time travel, showers him with life's advantages. But Nick yearns for home and for one brown-eyed girl, lost now down the centuries. Then the Guild asks him to break its own rule. It needs Nick to go back to 1815 to fight the Guild’s enemies and to find something called the Talisman. In 1815, Julia Percy mourns the death of her beloved grandfather, an earl who could play with time. On his deathbed he whispers in her ear: “Pretend!” Pretend what? When Nick returns home as if from the dead, older than he should be and battle scarred, Julia begins to suspect that her very life depends upon the secrets Grandfather never told her. Soon enough Julia and Nick are caught up in an adventure that stretches up and down the river of time. As their knowledge of the Guild and their feelings for each other grow, the fate of the future itself is hanging in the balance.

BLÍŽÍ SE BOUŘE… Připravte se vzlétnout, nebo zemřít v dechberoucím pokračování Čtvrtého křídla a Železného plamene od Rebeccy Yarros, autorky bestsellerů žebříčku New York Times. Po téměř osmnácti měsících na basgiathské válečné akademii Violet Sorrengail ví, že na lekce už není čas. Není čas na nejistotu. Protože bitva skutečně začala; a s nepřáteli, kteří se přibližují zvenčí za jejich zdmi i zevnitř jejich řad, není možné vědět, komu věřit. Violet teď musí vypravit za slábnoucí aretijské ochranné bariéry, aby v neznámých zemích hledala spojence, kteří by stáli po boku Navarru. Cesta prověří všechen její důvtip, štěstí i sílu, ale ona udělá cokoli, aby zachránila to, co miluje – své draky, svou rodinu, svůj domov i jeho. I kdyby to znamenalo uchovávat tak velké tajemství, že by mohlo zničit všechno. Potřebují armádu. Potřebují sílu. Potřebují magii. A potřebují jedinou věc, kterou může najít jen Violet – pravdu. Ale blíží se bouře… a ne každý může přežít její hněv.

Shanghai is under siege in this captivating and searingly romantic sequel to These Violent Delights, which New York Times bestselling author Natasha Ngan calls “deliciously dark.” The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution. After sacrificing her relationship with Roma to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette has been a girl on the warpath. One wrong move, and her cousin will step in to usurp her place as the Scarlet Gang’s heir. The only way to save the boy she loves from the wrath of the Scarlets is to have him want her dead for murdering his best friend in cold blood. If Juliette were actually guilty of the crime Roma believes she committed, his rejection might sting less. Roma is still reeling from Marshall’s death, and his cousin Benedikt will barely speak to him. Roma knows it’s his fault for letting the ruthless Juliette back into his life, and he’s determined to set things right—even if that means killing the girl he hates and loves with equal measure. Then a new monstrous danger emerges in the city, and though secrets keep them apart, Juliette must secure Roma’s cooperation if they are to end this threat once and for all. Shanghai is already at a boiling point: The Nationalists are marching in, whispers of civil war brew louder every day, and gangster rule faces complete annihilation. Roma and Juliette must put aside their differences to combat monsters and politics, but they aren’t prepared for the biggest threat of all: protecting their hearts from each other.

A woman with a secret. Reckless beauty Lily Lawson delights in shocking London society. She will break any rule to get what she wants . . . and she is determined to stop her younger sister from marrying Alex, Lord Wolverton, a handsome and arrogant earl who has vowed never to fall in love. A man who will do anything to possess her. To Alex's fury, the headstrong hellion presents a temptation he can't resist. He vows to make her pay dearly for her interference—with her body, her soul, and her stubborn, well-guarded heart. As Alex and Lily challenge each other at every turn, they are caught up in a white-hot desire that burns through every defence and exposes the mystery of Lily's past . . . and together they discover that love is the most dangerous game of all.

When kingdom come, there will be one. In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of lions. But becoming the Queen Crowned isn’t solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it’s not just a game of win or lose…it’s life or death. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins. The last queen standing gets the crown.

Lonely-hearted waitress Katie Smith has nowhere to go for Christmas, and a huge crush on her gorgeous diner patron Juan Martinez. So when Juan asks Katie to pose as his girlfriend for holiday festivities at his family's winery, Katie leaps at the chance… that is, until an accident lands Juan in a coma right after giving his folks the "news." Katie knows she should tell the Martinezes the truth, but when they immediately embrace her, Katie is reluctant to let her fantasy of a family holiday go. And then there's Juan's brother, Mateo, whose smile tugs at her heartstrings just right—and who tells her perfect Juan might not be everything he seems. Second son Mateo Martinez loves his brother, but Juan's plan to "rebrand and expand" Los Cielos Cellars has cost their family too much and put its entire tradition in jeopardy. Katie seems to understand, but she's still committed to Juan… even when Mateo starts to wish her gentle heart and beautiful smile were committed to him instead. With the winery at stake, secrets on all sides, and Juan due to wake up any day, can Katie and Mateo follow their hearts to a Christmas miracle, or will this mix-up ruin their chances?

After her private school is rocked by a gruesome murder, a teen tries to find the real killer and clear her brother’s name in this psychological thriller perfect for fans of The Taking of Jake Livingston and Ace of Spades. Sunny Behre has four siblings, but only one is a murderer. With the death of Sunny’s mother, matriarch of the wealthy Behre family, Sunny’s once picture\-perfect life is thrown into turmoil. Her mother had groomed her to be the family’s next leader, so Sunny is confused when the only instructions her mother leaves is a mysterious note: “Take care of Dom.” The problem is, her youngest brother, Dom, has always been a near\-stranger to Sunny…and seemingly a dangerous one, if found guilty of his second\-degree murder charge. Still, Sunny is determined to fulfill her mother’s dying wish. But when a classmate is gruesomely murdered, and Sunny finds her brother with blood on his hands, her mother’s simple request becomes a lot more complicated. Dom swears he’s innocent, and although Sunny isn’t sure she believes him, she takes it upon herself to look into the murder—made all the more urgent by the discovery of another body. And another. As Sunny and Dom work together to track down the culprit, Sunny realizes her other siblings have their own dark secrets. Soon she may have to choose: preserve the family she’s always loved or protect the brother she barely knows—and risk losing everything her mother worked so hard to build.

Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger\-than\-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping new novel from Emily Henry. Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer\-prize winning human thundercloud. And they’re both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: To write the biography of a woman no one has seen in years\-\-or at least to meet with the octogenarian who claims to be the Margaret Ives. Tragic heiress, former tabloid princess, and daughter of one of the most storied (and scandalous) families of the 20th Century. When Margaret invites them both for a one\-month trial period, after which she’ll choose the person who’ll tell her story, there are three things keeping Alice’s head in the game. One: Alice genuinely likes people, which means people usually like Alice—and she has a whole month to win the legendary woman over. Two: She’s ready for this job and the chance to impress her perennially unimpressed family with a Serious Publication Three: Hayden Anderson, who should have no reason to be concerned about losing this book, is glowering at her in a shaken\-to\-the core way that suggests he sees her as competition. But the problem is, Margaret is only giving each of them pieces of her story. Pieces they can’t swap to put together because of an ironclad NDA and an inconvenient yearning pulsing between them every time they’re in the same room. And it’s becoming abundantly clear that their story—just like the tale Margaret’s spinning—could be a mystery, tragedy, or love ballad…depending on who’s telling it.

The complete saga of Alanna the Lioness from her years as a page–disguised as a boy–to her triumphant adventures as a knight of Tortall and her rise to the highest rank of King’s Champion.

Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award\-winning Lore Olympus, including a brand new bonus short story! “You have no authority here.” Revelations rock Olympus as Persephone’s trial ends, threatening to throw the gods into a new war. Though Persephone and Hades become closer than ever after she opens up to him about all she has endured, their peace is shattered when another truth is revealed: Apollo is Zeus’s son. The announcement shocks the pantheon, and the king of the gods realizes that the would\-be usurper wants Persephone’s power to take the throne. Zeus banishes Persephone to the Mortal Realm and, out of fear, cuts it off entirely from the rest of the gods. This decree succeeds in undercutting Apollo’s plan, but also inadvertently begins a decade\-long divine cold war when Hades strikes back by shuttering the Underworld. With the gods scattered and weakened, Kronos uses the ensuing bedlam to finally escape his imprisonment and begin staging his own coup. Persephone has only one choice when she discovers all the realms on the verge of collapse: Descend into the Underworld to try to defeat the power\-hungry Titan, claim her rightful place as queen, and reunite with her one true love. This edition of Smythe’s original Eisner Award–winning webcomic Lore Olympus features a brand\-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel Smythe and brings the Greek pantheon into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel. This volume collects episodes 180–206 of the \#1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.

W. Edwards Deming was a moral philosopher, prophet, and sage with profound insights into the management of organizations and the art of leadership and living. He also was a composer of liturgical music, a singer, and a musician. Edward Martin Baker, one of Deming's most valued associates, shares his deep understanding of Deming's System of Profound Knowledge, a set of theories and philosophies that helped reshape the management practices of many large multinational corporations. This included bringing organizations to economic health and individuals to spiritual and psychological health by attaining dignity and joy in work. Baker provides an accurate depiction of the philosophy as a musical score: - first movement: theory of knowledge - second movement: appreciation for a system - third movement: knowledge about variation - fourth movement: knowledge of psychology Baker shows how the system can be viewed as a map—a mental representation of the territory that managers and others must navigate as they play their various roles. The Symphony of Profound Knowledge and what Deming taught contradicts what's learned in school and in the management of organizations. His teachings encourage the reevaluation of what is seen as fact. It provides a thorough understanding of the Deming philosophy and how to apply those concepts to life.

The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction—at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world. Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose—and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live.

In Invested, Charles Schwab, founder of The Charles Schwab Corporation, recounts the obstacles he encountered starting his fledgling company in the 1970s, its astonishing growth, and the ups and downs it weathered as he made stock investing, once the expensive and clubby reserve of the few, accessible to ordinary Americans. A deeply personal memoir, Schwab describes his passion to have Main Street participate in the growing economy, as investors and owners, not only earners. Schwab opens up about his dyslexia, how he worked around and ultimately embraced it, and the challenges he faced when, a year into his grand experiment in discounted stock trading, living in a small apartment in Sausalito with his wife Helen and new baby, he carried a six-figure debt and pocketsful of personal loans. As it turned out, customers flocked to Schwab, his small team scrambling with scarce resources and no roadmap to manage the company's growth. He recounts Schwab's game-changing sale to Bank of America - and how, in the end, the merger almost doomed his organization. We learn about the clever and timely leveraged buyout he crafted to regain independence; the crushing stock market collapse of 1987 just weeks after the company had gone public; the dot-com meltdown of 2000 and its reverberating aftermath of economic stagnation, layoffs and the company's eventual reinvention; and how the company's focus on managing risk protected it and its clients during the financial crisis in 2008, propelling its growth. A remarkable story of a company succeeding by challenging norms and conventions through decades of change, Invested also offers unique insights and lifelong principles Schwab for readers - the values that he has lived and worked by and have made him one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time. Today, his eponymous company is one of the leading financial services firms in the world, with over 3 trillion dollars in client assets.

Managers, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists all seek to maximize the financial returns from innovation, and profits are driven largely by the quality of the opportunities they pursue. Based on a structured and process-driven approach this book demonstrates how to systematically identify exceptional opportunities for innovation. An innovation tournament, just like its counterpart in sports, starts with a large number of candidates, with opportunities as the players. These opportunities are pitted against each other until only the exceptional survive. This book provides a principled approach for the effective management of innovation tournaments - identifying a wealth of promising opportunities and then evaluating and filtering them intelligently for greatest profitability. With a set of practical tools for creating and identifying new opportunities, it guides the reader in evaluating and screening opportunities. The book demonstrates how to construct an innovation portfolio and how to align the innovation process with an organization's competitive strategy. Innovation Tournaments employs quirky, fresh examples ranging from movies to medical devices. The authors' tool kit is built on their extensive research, their entrepreneurial backgrounds, and their teaching and consulting work with many highly innovative organizations.

For out-starting upstarts of all ages, here is a wonderfully wise and blessedly brief graduation speech from the one and only Dr. Seuss! In his inimitable, humorous verse and pictures, he addresses the Great Balancing Act (life itself, and the ups and downs it presents) while encouraging us to find the success that lies within us. "And will you succeed? Yes! You will indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)" A modern classic, Oh, the Places You'll Go! was first published one year before Dr. Seuss' death at the age of eighty-seven. In a mere fifty-six pages, Dr, Seuss managed to impart a lifetime of wisdom. It is the perfect send-off for children starting out in the maze of life, be they nursery school grads or newly-minted PhD's. Everyone will find it inspired good fun. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic 'Cat in the Hat', and ranked among the world's top children's authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide.

A spicy, sassy, and swoony fake dating romantic comedy from Amazon Charts bestselling author Jennifer Millikin. A week on an island sounds like the stuff of beach dreams, but for Paisley Royce, it's a nightmare. Her little sister is marrying her ex\-college sweetheart, and Paisley is serving as maid of honor. To add insult to injury, nobody will let Paisley forget she’s single. Bachelorette weekend changes everything when she runs into her old college frenemy, Klein Madigan. Klein is still intelligent and funny, and somehow time has only made him more attractive. Paisley is Klein’s ‘one that got away’, not that he’d ever admit it to her. A colossal misstep (and one terrible kiss) in college sealed their fate. Or so they thought. Klein’s an aspiring author allergic to social media. Paisley owns a digital marketing agency. A brilliant plan is hatched: A trip across the country for a week of faking out her family in exchange for her firm marketing his work. One hastily scrawled and signed contract on a bar napkin later, Paisley and Klein embark on a journey of tension, only one bed, and fake dating shenanigans. Paisley’s goal is to survive the week. Klein’s plan is to enjoy the sun, sand, and wedding cake. But then there’s a scorching kiss to make up for that bad one in college. And another kiss in a lighthouse during a thunderstorm. A gentle palm on Paisley’s lower back, and a reassuring hand squeeze under the table. Everyone is convinced Klein and Paisley are the real deal, but as the week wears on, they begin to wonder if the only people they’re kidding are themselves.

Breaking a rule has never been so enticing. I have found rock bottom. It’s here, moving in with my older brother because I’m too broke to afford to live on my own. It’s okay though, because we’ve always been close and I think I’m going to have fun living with him again. That is until I meet Cooper… Turns out, my brother has very strong opinions on the idea of me dating his best friend and is dead set against it. According to him, Cooper is everything I should stay away from: flirtatious, adventurous, non-committal, and freaking hot. (I added that last part because I feel like you need the whole picture.) My brother is right—I should stay away from Cooper James and his pretty blue eyes. He’s the opposite of what I need right now. Nah—who am I kidding? I’m going for it.

She needs a divorce from her husband—but a hurricane threatens to dredge up their stormy, passionate past in this sizzling reimagining of Sweet Home Alabama from the bestselling author of Say You'll Be Mine. It's been years since Meena has seen her husband, Nikhil . . . years since they first laid eyes on each other back home in Texas, years since they eloped in Las Vegas and she felt true happiness. A high\-powered lawyer on Capitol Hill, ready to move on (or at least, she thinks so) with another successful lawyer, Shake, Meena has returned home. This time, finally, to obtain a divorce. But there's one thing Meena couldn't have accounted for: a hurricane forming in the Gulf, veering right toward them, giving them no choice but to hunker down in the home they had built together. Suddenly, she finds herself trapped amid gale\-force winds and pelting rain with the man she once loved. As they spend more time together, Meena begins to remember everything that drew her to Nikhil: His small\-town charm, his thoughtful nature. . . his absurdly good looks. But things make sense with Shake. He’s steady and ambitious and wants exactly what she wants. She’ll stick to her plan, come hell or high water. But will her windswept heart make the right choice, when the storm settles and the eye passes over? With sharp observations about second chances at love, ambition and Indian American identity, and with characters who share an undeniable chemistry, Flirting with Disaster is a modern romance with the sensibility of a classic.

A thrilling, sexy coming-of-age story exploring toxic love, ruthless ambition, and shocking betrayal, Tell Me Lies is about that one person who still haunts you—the other one. The wrong one. The one you couldn’t let go of. The one you’ll never forget. Lucy Albright is far from her Long Island upbringing when she arrives on the campus of her small California college, and happy to be hundreds of miles from her mother, whom she’s never forgiven for an act of betrayal in her early teen years. Quickly grasping at her fresh start, Lucy embraces college life and all it has to offer—new friends, wild parties, stimulating classes. And then she meets Stephen DeMarco. Charming. Attractive. Complicated. Devastating. Confident and cocksure, Stephen sees something in Lucy that no one else has, and she’s quickly seduced by this vision of herself, and the sense of possibility that his attention brings her. Meanwhile, Stephen is determined to forget an incident buried in his past that, if exposed, could ruin him, and his single-minded drive for success extends to winning, and keeping, Lucy’s heart. Alternating between Lucy’s and Stephen’s voices, Tell Me Lies follows their connection through college and post-college life in New York City. Deep down, Lucy knows she has to acknowledge the truth about Stephen. But before she can free herself from this addicting entanglement, she must confront and heal her relationship with her mother—or risk losing herself in a delusion about what it truly means to love. With the psychological insight and biting wit of Luckiest Girl Alive, and the yearning ambitions and desires of Sweetbitter, this keenly intelligent and staggeringly resonant novel chronicles the exhilaration and dilemmas of young adulthood, and the difficulty of letting go, even when you know you should.

Geography professors in a failed marriage of convenience inconveniently reconnect for an emergency mission in this swoony historical\-fantasy rom\-com. Professor Elodie Tarrant is an expert in magic disasters. Nothing fazes her\-\-except her own personal disaster, that is: Professor Gabriel Tarrant, the grumpy, unfriendly man she married for convenience a year ago, whom she secretly loves. Gabriel is also an expert in magic disasters. And nothing fazes him either\-\-except the walking, talking tornado that is his wife. They've been estranged since shortly after their wedding day, but that hasn't stopped him from stoically pining for her. When magic erupts in a small Welsh village, threatening catastrophe for the rest of England, Elodie and Gabriel are accidentally both assigned to the case. With the fate of the country in their hands, they must come together as a team in the face of perilous conditions like explosions, domesticated goats, and only one bed. But this is easier said than done. After all, there's no navigational guide for the geography of the heart.

After receiving a call from her friend Helen Corning, Nancy agrees to help solve a baffling mystery. Helen's Aunt Rosemary has been living with her mother at the old family mansion, and they have noticed many strange things. They have heard music, thumps, and creaking noises at night, and seen eerie shadows on the walls. Could the house be haunted?

While trying to help a friend out of a difficulty, Nancy has a perilous experience in and around a deserted bungalow, from which only her bravery and quick thinking save her.

When Bess Marvin purchased an expensive bottle of Oriental perfume, she never expected to stumble into a mystery. Now Bess, Nancy, George, and their new friend Jo are out to unravel the secrets of a mysterious conspiracy, a secretive cult, and a ring of counterfeiters in The Secret of Red Gate Farm.

Nancy, as mediator in a generation-old feud, divulges an unknown birthright.

This cool paperback blank journal features one of the most memorable cover images from the classic Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. TM & 2006 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Nancy and her friends witness an explosion and the burning of a beautiful country mansion. Fearing its occupants may be trapped in the blazing building, they rush to the rescue—and unexpectedly find themselves confronted with a mystery that seems insoluble. The first clue is an anonymous diary—its entries in a handwriting difficult to decipher. Who dropped the diary? Was it the stranger Nancy saw running away from the fire? What was he doing there? Finding out how Nancy discovers the answers to these questions makes for another exciting Nancy Drew mystery. Praise for the Nancy Drew series on audio...

A carrier pigeon furnishes Nancy with a clue to a mysterious retreat.

Another vacation turns into a riddle for Nancy to solve while she visits a lakeside holiday area. Cecily Curtis seeks the girl sleuth’s help in solving two mysteries. One concerns her fiancé, a popular singer who believes his record company is cheating him. The other involves a hidden family treasure; the only clue is half of a gold locket. Strange circumstances provide Nancy with many opportunities to test her sleuthing skills and discover the astounding secrets of Pudding Stone Lodge. This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (©1934) is different.

Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE] ACE #1 Nancy Drew tackles a mystery professional detectives failed to solve—finding a valuable centuries-old message in a hollow oak tree in Illinois. The story is based on the original title of the same name first published in 1935. The plot is vastly different in this extensively revised and shortened version.

What secret life-giving power does the exquisite ivory elephant charm contain? Can the trinket really protect its wearer from all harm? Nancy Drew finds out when the owner of the Bengleton Wild-Animal Show asks her to investigate one of the performers who may be involved in some mysterious illegal scheme. The girl detective's assignment becomes complicated when the elephant trainer's young assistant, Rishi, seeks refuge at the Drew home from his cruel foster father, Rai. While following clues to help the boy find his real father, Nancy learns about an eerie abandoned house. She is harassed by its strange owner, Anita Allison, and the fiendish Rai. How Nancy uses the ivory charm, reunites a maharaja with his son, and brings the evildoers to justice will mystify readers from beginning to end.

Nancy is asked to solve a puzzling mystery then encounters a second case. The first concerns a valuable collection of rare books. Wealthy Mrs. Merriam has commissioned a supposedly reputable art dealer to sell it, but soon believes the man is a swindler. The second mystery involves the theft of a beautiful marble statue, rumored to whisper, has an uncanny resemblance to Nancy! As suddenly as it disappeared, the marble statue is returned and is discovered to be a reproduction! To solve both mysteries, Nancy adopts an alias and a disguise, becomes an employee of the suspicious dealer, gathering evidence against a clever ring of art thieves. This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (©1937) is different.

Nancy Drew is visiting Deer Mountain Lodge to help her father with a case involving jewel thieves and while there, comes across another mystery involving a haunted bridge! How Nancy solves both mysteries and competes in a golf tournament despite her injurred arm is exciting and fun reading. l

CHALLENGING questions confront Nancy Drew when she attempts to solve the mystery of the strange tapping sounds in the house of a retired actress. Who is the tapper? How does he gain access to Miss Carter's house, despite securely locked doors and windows? Why do the tapping sounds come in Morse code? Is there a sinister motive behind the prowler's actions? While trying to learn the answers to these and other puzzling questions, Nancy finds her investigations complicated by the dishonest administrator of a will and by a thief who steals the actress' prize Persian cats. How Nancy communicates with the ghostlike intruder by tap dancing in code, how she outwits three criminals wanted by the police, and how she brings happiness to Miss Carter in a romantic reunion with the actress' former leading man will thrill the lively young detective's host of fans.

A trunk that Nancy receives from her father for a trip to Buenos Aires becomes the center of a mystery.

Nancy Drew #21

A sprawling estate was willed to a dancer who has vanished several years earlier. During their investigation at Heath Castle, Nancy, Bess and George realize that its crumbling walls contain a secret, but what is it? They search for clues in the neglected gardens of the vast estate, hoping to find a lead to the missing woman. Danger lurks in a castle tower and throughout the vine-tangled grounds as Nancy exposes a sinister plot to defraud the dancer of her inheritance. This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (©1945) is similar with minor revisions.

Nancy becomes involved in a maze of mystery when she accepts an invitation from Mrs. Chantrey, a client of Mr. Drew, to vacation at her cottage in a picturesque seaside town. Carson Drew has promised to join his daughter, but fails to arrive. The alarming disappearance of Mr. Drew and the odd circumstances surrounding his rescue are only the start of a series of highly dangerous adventures for Nancy and her friends Bess and George. Mrs. Chantrey's story about a nearby cliffside cave reputedly inhabited by a ghost intrigues Nancy and she decides to investigate. Several frightened townspeople claim to have seen an apparition and heard the weird sounds of a tolling bell just before water rushes from the cave. What Nancy discovers and how she outwits a ring of swindlers will thrill all admirers of the courageous young detective

Nancy witnesses a purse snatching and chases the thief. She rescues the purse, but not its contents. The owner, a doll collector, asks Nancy to do some detecting. The woman provides a mysterious note: "The source of light will heal all ills, but a curse will follow him who takes it from the gypsies." Nancy interprets this clue in her quest to find an old album, a lost doll, and a missing gypsy violinist. The girl detective’s valiant efforts bring happiness to a misunderstood child and her lonely grandmother. This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (©1947) is similar with one major and other minor revisions.

An antique dealer's revelation about a former queen's priceless heirloom starts Nancy on a trail of exciting adventures. Madame Alexandra, now living incognito in River Heights, asks Nancy to find her missing grandson. With only one clue to go on—a faded photograph of the prince at the age of four—the young detective begins her search, which rapidly involves her in a series of dangerous and harrowing adventures. When Nancy needs help, she calls on Bess, George, Burt, Dave, and her special friend, Ned. How Nancy's discovery of the heirloom's secret unmasks a slick imposter and reunites the long-separated family climaxes this suspense-filled mystery story.

Nancy receives a letter informing her that she is heir to a fortune. This story tells of her search for another Nancy Drew.

The nineteenth book in the Nancy Drew series. It was originally released in 1942. This facsimile of its original edition continues the series of Applewood editions.

Nancy's father Carson Drew enlists her help in tracking down a missing heiress, and Nancy, Bess and George stumble upon a mysterious moss-covered mansion. The girls learn someone was murdered near the mansion and they hear strange noises coming from inside the building. Action bounds in this thrilling adventure involving gypsies, a missing heiress, a needy elderly lady, a reclusive artist, an airplane accident, and a forest fire

The New York Times best-selling author of Final Girls and Survive the Night is back with his most unexpected thriller yet. Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of liquor, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple who live in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing—a tech innovator, Tom is rich; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous. One day on the lake, Casey saves Katherine from drowning, and the two strike up a budding friendship. But the more they get to know each other—and the longer Casey watches—it becomes clear that Katherine and Tom’s marriage is not as perfect and placid as it appears. When Katherine suddenly vanishes, Casey becomes consumed with finding out what happened to her. In the process, she uncovers eerie, darker truths that turn a tale of voyeurism and suspicion into a story of guilt, obsession and how looks can be very deceiving. With his trademark blend of sharp characters, psychological suspense, and gasp-worthy surprises, Riley Sager’s The House Across the Lake unveils more than one twist that will shock readers until the very last page.

Welcome to Spooky Season!! The follow-up to Erin Sterling’s New York Times bestselling hit The Ex Hex features fan favorite Gwyn and the spine-tinglingly handsome Wells Penhallow as they battle a new band of witches and their own magical chemistry. Gwyn Jones is perfectly happy with her life in Graves Glen. She, her mom, and her cousin have formed a new and powerful coven; she’s running a successful witchcraft shop, Something Wicked; and she’s started mentoring some of the younger witches in town. As Halloween approaches, there’s only one problem—Llewellyn “Wells” Penhallow. Wells has come to Graves Glen to re-establish his family’s connection to the town they founded as well as to make a new life for himself after years of being the dutiful son in Wales. When he opens up a shop of his own, Penhallow’s, just across the street from Something Wicked, he quickly learns he’s gotten more than he bargained for in going up against Gwyn. When their professional competition leads to a very personal—and very hot—kiss, both Wells and Gwyn are determined to stay away from each other, convinced the kiss was just a magical fluke. But when a mysterious new coven of witches come to town and Gwyn’s powers begin fading, she and Wells must work together to figure out just what these new witches want and how to restore Gwyn’s magic before it’s too late.

The fourth book in the Mr. Darcy \& Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths caught up in the whirlwind of the London Season—and in a murderous scheme involving the family of Edmund and Fanny Bertram. Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney understand each other perfectly; it's a pity their families do not. A series of misunderstandings, misplaced pride, and—indeed—prejudice, has led their parents to deem the pair unsuited to wed. Now, with the Season approaching, Juliet has been sent to London with a new wardrobe and orders to prove herself worthy of someone better than the snobby Darcys. Meanwhile, Jonathan has been forced to accept an invitation to stay with old friends Edmund and Fanny Bertram at the house of Edmund's brother, Sir Thomas. Oblivious to and undesiring of female attention other than Juliet's, Jonathan is in danger of being ensnared by Caroline Bingley's plans to make herself—or her daughter—mistress of Pemberley. But when the former husband of Edmund's sister Maria, Mr. Rushworth, is discovered dead, Jonathan and Juliet find themselves with problems far weightier than the marriage market. In one of the greatest scandals of its day, Maria abandoned her husband for the notorious rake Henry Crawford and, when he wouldn't marry her, was forced to flee to the continent in disgrace. Now Maria is back, with a daughter she claims Mr. Rushworth fathered after their divorce—and who he wrote into his will just before his death. Now Jonathan and Juliet must unmask a killer before the drama surrounding the Rushworth family fortune claims another victim.

Sebastian Rousseau is a grumpy, hot as hell fire pilot who is too damn good with his hands. It’s the perfect combination. But unfortunately for me, he’s also my ex-boyfriend’s dad. A chance meeting brought us together and a missed connection has kept us apart. One year later, a stroke of fate has us living under the same roof—which makes everything between us downright messy. Because even after all this time, he’s still the man I think about when I fall asleep. The one I can’t get over no matter how hard I try. He’s working on mending a fragile relationship with his son and we both know acting on these urges would be the ultimate betrayal. But I see the heat in his eyes. That look of need that never fails to send a shiver down my spine. The mutual longing is borderline unbearable and the simmering heat between us is downright palpable. We both know there are rules when it comes to situations like this. But then again…following the rules never has been my strong suit.

Když svítá v den 50. ročníku Hladových her, okresy Panemu svírá strach. Letos bude na počest Čtvrtoher odvedeno z domovů dvakrát tolik splátců. Haymitch Abernathy se ve Dvanáctém kraji snaží příliš nepřemýšlet o svých šancích. Záleží mu jen na tom, aby přečkal den a mohl být s dívkou, kterou miluje. Když zazní Haymitchovo jméno, cítí, jak se všechny jeho sny rozpadají. Je vytržen od rodiny i své lásky a spolu s dalšími třemi splátci z Dvanáctého kraje dopraven do Kapitolu: s mladou kamarádkou, která je mu skoro jako sestra, nutkavým sázkařem a nejnamyšlenější dívkou ve městě. Když Hry začnou, Haymitch pochopí, že ho předem odsoudili k neúspěchu. Je v něm však něco, co chce bojovat… a nechat tento boj doznít daleko za hranicemi smrtící arény.

New York Times #1 bestselling authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro collaborate again on a new adventure in which demigod Nico di Angelo teams up with his half-sister Hazel Levesque to protect . . . monsters? A few months after returning from the depths of Tartarus, demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace agree to join Nico's half-sister Hazel Levesque at Camp Jupiter on the West Coast. She needs their help in managing a situation that the boys inadvertently brought about: the demigods showed the monsters of the Underworld that they have options; they don’t have to be evil. Now some of those monsters have taken up residence at Camp Jupiter to seek refuge. Nico and Will are on site, assisting Hazel when one by one monsters start disappearing from camp. A mysterious dark force is at work, and its plan is to punish all monsters for their past crimes. Things only get worse when Nico, Will, and Hazel learn that they’re all connected to it . . .

A thrilling Norse mythology inspired contemporary romantasy sure to excite fans of The Vampire Diaries and Atlas Six. Charlie Hudson just wants to get through junior year. Since the death of her twin sister two years earlier, she’s drifted through life, going through the motions at school and parties and even at home. The spark that once burned so brightly within her has all but flickered out. Until her classmate goes missing in the forest, leaving nothing behind but a pair of shoes and strange symbols carved into a tree. Drawn to the disappearances by forces she can’t explain, she finds herself investigating the mysterious, alluring newcomer in town, Elias Everhart. With piercing eyes and sharp wit, he dances around her questions, only intriguing her further. Elias has a secret. More than one. But what Charlie doesn’t know is that those secrets will lead her to a place she never a world hiding in plain sight, made of magic, gods, and monsters \- and a first love fated to fall apart. In Emma Noyes' Soul of Shadow, truths and temptations lurk in the darkness, and for Charlie, the only thing more dangerous than facing her past, is the boy with the power to change her future.

Ona nikdy nemůže být jeho… ale stejně si ji vezme. Stoický, zachmuřený a arogantní elitní osobní strážce Rhys Larsen má dvě pravidla: 1) Chránit své klienty za každou cenu. 2) Nikdy se citově nezaplést. Nikdy ani jednou nebyl v pokušení tato pravidla porušit… až do chvíle, kdy potkal ji. Bridget von Ascheberg. Princeznu se stejně tvrdohlavou povahou, jakou má on, a skrytým žárem, který jeho pravidla mění v popel. Není ničím, co očekával, a vším, o čem nikdy nevěděl, že potřebuje. Den po dni, centimetr po centimetru boří jeho obranu, až musí čelit pravdě, kterou už nemůže popírat: přísahal, že ji bude chránit, ale jediné, co chce, je zničit ji. Získat ji. Protože je jeho. Jeho princezna. Jeho zakázané ovoce. Každá jeho zvrácená fantazie. * Královská, silná a spoutaná řetězy povinnosti princezna Bridget sní o svobodě žít a milovat podle vlastního rozhodnutí. Když však její bratr abdikuje, náhle stojí před vyhlídkou na manželství bez lásky, uzavřené z politické účelnosti, a trůn, o který nikdy nestála. A zatímco se prodírá složitostmi — i zradami — své nové role, musí také skrývat touhu po muži, kterého nemůže mít. Po svém osobním strážci. Po svém ochránci. Po své konečné zkáze. Jejich láska je nečekaná a zakázaná a mohla by zničit království… a odsoudit je oba k záhubě. Twisted Games je současná královská romance s osobním strážcem, jejíž vztah se rozvíjí pomalu až středním tempem. Je druhou knihou série Twisted, ale lze ji číst samostatně. Varování: Kniha obsahuje majetnického hrdinu typu alfa, explicitní sexuální obsah a vulgarismy.

Han hader hende ... næsten lige så meget, som han vil have hende. Smuk, selvsikker og godt på vej til at blive en stjernelæge har Josh Chen aldrig mødt en kvinde, han ikke kunne charmere – bortset fra Jules fucking Ambrose. Den smukke rødhårede kvinde har været en torn i øjet på ham, siden de mødtes, men hun optager også hans tanker på en måde, som ingen anden kvinde nogensinde har gjort. Da deres fjendtlighed eksploderer i én uforglemmelig nat, foreslår han en løsning, der én gang for alle skal få hende ud af hans system: et fjender-med-fordele-forhold med enkle regler. Ingen jalousi. Ingen bindinger. Og absolut ingen forelskelse. Udadvendt og ambitiøs er Jules Ambrose en tidligere festpige, der fokuserer på én ting: at bestå advokateksamen. Det sidste, hun har brug for, er at blive involveret med en læge, der gør det uudholdelige ved uudholdelig ... uanset hvor godt han ser ud. Men jo bedre hun lærer ham at kende, desto mere går det op for hende, at der er mere ved den mand, hun har hadet så længe, end man skulle tro. Hendes bedste vens bror. Hendes nemesis. Og hendes eneste redning. De er et match skabt i helvede, og da dæmonerne fra deres fortid indhenter dem, konfronteres de med sandheder, der enten kan redde dem ... eller ødelægge alt, de har arbejdet for. Twisted Hate er en hed fjender-med-fordele/fjender-til-elskere-romance. Det er tredje bog i Twisted-serien, men kan læses som en selvstændig bog. Advarsel: Den indeholder eksplicit indhold, groft sprog og emner, som kan være følsomme for nogle læsere. Se indholdsnoterne i bogen for detaljer. Anbefales til 18+.

Er würde alles tun, um sie zu haben … sogar lügen. Charmant, tödlich und klug genug, es zu verbergen: Christian Harper ist ein Monster, gekleidet in die perfekt maßgeschneiderten Anzüge eines Gentlemans. Mit Moral kann er wenig anfangen, mit Liebe noch weniger, doch er kann die seltsame Anziehungskraft nicht leugnen, die er zu der Frau empfindet, die nur eine Etage unter ihm lebt. Sie ist das Objekt seiner dunkelsten Begierden, das einzige Rätsel, das er nicht lösen kann. Und als sich die Gelegenheit ergibt, ihr näherzukommen, bricht er seine eigenen Regeln, um ihr ein Angebot zu machen, das sie nicht ablehnen kann. Jedes Monster hat seine Schwäche. Sie ist seine. Seine Besessenheit. Seine Sucht. Seine einzige Ausnahme. Süß, schüchtern und trotz ihres Ruhms in den sozialen Medien introvertiert, ist Stella Alonso eine Romantikerin, die ihr Herz in einem Käfig hält. Zwischen ihren zwei Jobs hat sie wenig Zeit oder Verlangen nach einer Beziehung. Doch als eine Bedrohung aus ihrer Vergangenheit sie in die Arme – und das Haus – des gefährlichsten Mannes treibt, dem sie je begegnet ist, ist sie versucht, sich zum ersten Mal seit Langem etwas fühlen zu lassen. Denn trotz Christians kalter Art lässt er sie alles fühlen, wenn sie bei ihm ist. Leidenschaftlich. Beschützt. Wirklich begehrt. Ihre Liebe ist von Geheimnissen verdreht und von Lügen befleckt … und wenn die Wahrheiten schließlich ans Licht kommen, könnten sie alles zerstören. Twisted Lies ist eine heiße Fake-Dating-Romanze mit mittlerem bis langsamem Spannungsaufbau. Es ist der vierte und letzte Band der Twisted-Reihe, kann aber auch eigenständig gelesen werden. WARNUNG: Enthält einen moralisch ambivalenten männlichen Protagonisten, explizite Inhalte, Gewalt, vulgäre Sprache und Themen, die für manche Leserinnen und Leser sensibel sein könnten. Eine ausführliche Liste befindet sich im Buch. Empfohlen ab 18 Jahren.

A hitmaking songwriter and a bitter musician share a startling and inexplicable connection that they’ll do anything to shake, in the next sparkling, magical book from Ashley Poston. Joni Lark is living the dream. She’s one of the most coveted songwriters in LA…and she can’t seem to write. There’s an emptiness inside her, and nothing seems to fill it. When she returns to her hometown of Vienna Shores, North Carolina, she hopes that the sand, the surf, and the concerts at The Revelry, her family’s music venue, will spark her inspiration. But when she gets there, nothing is how she left it. Her best friend is avoiding her, her mother’s memories are fading fast, and The Revelry is closing. How can she think about writing her next song when everything is changing without her? Until she hears it. A melody in her head, lyric\-less and half\-formed, and an alluring and addictive voice to go with it—belonging, apparently, to a wry musician with hangups of his own. Surely, he’s a figment of her overworked imagination. But then the very real man attached to the voice shows up in Vienna Shores. He’s aggravating and gruff on the outside—nothing like the sweet, funny voice in Joni’s head—and he has a plan: They’ll finish the song haunting them both, break their connection, and hope they don’t risk their hearts in the process. Because that song stuck in their heads? Maybe it’s there for a reason.

Hun er den kone, han aldrig ønskede sig … og den svaghed, han aldrig så komme. Hensynsløs. Omhyggelig. Arrogant. Dante Russo trives med kontrol, både privat og professionelt. Milliardærdirektøren havde aldrig planlagt at gifte sig – indtil truslen om afpresning tvinger ham ind i en forlovelse med en kvinde, han knap nok kender. Vivian Lau, smykkearving og datter af hans nyeste fjende. Det er ligegyldigt, hvor smuk eller charmerende hun er. Han vil gøre alt, hvad der står i hans magt, for at ødelægge beviserne og deres forlovelse. Der er kun ét problem: Nu hvor han har hende … kan han ikke få sig selv til at lade hende gå. * Elegant. Ambitiøs. Velopdragen. Vivian Lau er den perfekte datter og sin families adgangsbillet til de højeste kredse i det fine selskab. At gifte sig med en Russo af gammel slægt betyder at åbne døre, som ellers ville forblive lukkede for hendes nyrige familie. Selv om den uhøflige, undvigende Dante ikke er hendes idé om en drømmepartner, går hun af pligt med til deres arrangerede ægteskab. At længes efter hans berøring var aldrig en del af planen. Det var det værste, hun overhovedet kunne gøre, heller ikke: at forelske sig i sin kommende mand. Vrede er en hed romance om en milliardær og et arrangeret ægteskab. Den indeholder eksplicit seksuelt indhold, bandeord og mild vold. Anbefales kun til voksne læsere.

Je jeho pravým opakem ve všem... a největším pokušením, jaké kdy poznal. Kai Young je zdrženlivý, ovládá se a až přehnaně lpí na správnosti; nemá ani čas, ani chuť na chaos — a Isabella se svými fialovými vlasy a nevhodnými vtipy je ztělesněním chaosu. Blíží se klíčové hlasování o funkci generálního ředitele a ve hře je mediální impérium, takže si miliardářský dědic nemůže dovolit rozptylování, které s sebou přináší. Isabella je všechno, po čem by neměl toužit, ale s každým pohledem a dotekem je v pokušení porušit všechna svá pravidla... a přivlastnit si ji. * Isabella Valencia je odvážná, impulzivní a plná života; nikdy nepotkala večírek, který by se jí nelíbil, ani muže, kterého by nedokázala okouzlit... až na Kaie Younga. Nemělo by na tom záležet. Není její typ — pro zábavu překládá klasiky do latiny a jeho členství v exkluzivním klubu, kde pracuje jako barmanka, znamená, že je pro ni přísně zapovězený. Nemůže však popřít, že se pod jeho chladným zevnějškem skrývá muž, který by ji dokázal rozpálit jediným dotykem. Ať se snaží sebevíc, nedokážou odolat svým zakázaným touhám. I kdyby je to mělo stát všechno. Král pýchy je žhavá romance o přitažlivosti protikladů a zakázané lásce s miliardářem. Jde o druhou knihu série Králové hříchu, lze ji však číst i samostatně. Obsahuje explicitní obsah a vulgarismy. Doporučeno pouze zralým čtenářům.

V tomto strhujícím debutovém románu temné fantasy bojuje žena se ztracenými vzpomínkami o přežití ve válkou zničeném světě nekromancie a alchymie — i s mužem pověřeným odhalit nejhlubší tajemství její minulosti. „Co si myslíš, že v tom svém mozku chráníš? Válka skončila. Holdfast je mrtvý. Věčný plamen uhasl. Nezbyl nikdo, koho bys mohla zachránit.“ Helena Marino, kdysi nadějná alchymistka, je nyní vězeňkyní — války i vlastní mysli. Její přátelé a spojenci z Odboje byli brutálně zavražděni, její schopnosti potlačeny a svět, který znala, zničen. Po dlouhé válce drží Helenu v zajetí nová vládnoucí třída Paladie, tvořená zkorumpovanými cechovními rodinami a zvrhlými nekromanty, jejichž odporné nemrtvé bytosti pomohly přivodit jejich vítězství. Podle záznamů Odboje byla v jejich řadách nevýznamnou léčitelkou. Helena však má nevysvětlitelnou ztrátu paměti týkající se měsíců před jejím zajetím, a její nepřátelé si proto kladou otázku: Je skutečně tak bezvýznamná, jak se zdá, nebo její ztracené vzpomínky skrývají nějakou zásadní součást posledního tahu Odboje? Aby odhalila vzpomínky pohřbené hluboko v její mysli, je Helena poslána k Vrchnímu rychtáři, jednomu z nejmocnějších a nejbezohlednějších nekromantů tohoto nového světa. Uvězněná na jeho chátrajícím panství Helena teprve začíná bojovat — aby ochránila svou ztracenou minulost a uchovala poslední zbytky svého někdejšího já. Její vězení i věznitel totiž skrývají vlastní tajemství… tajemství, která Helena musí odhalit, ať to stojí cokoli.

What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the New York Times bestselling author of Deep End. Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life. Conor Harkness is thirty-eight, and Maya cannot stop thinking about him. It’s such a cliché, it almost makes her heart implode: older man and younger woman; successful biotech guy and struggling grad student; brother’s best friend and the girl he never even knew existed. As Conor loves to remind her, the power dynamic is too imbalanced. Any relationship between them would be problematic in too many ways to count, and Maya should just get over him. After all, he has made it clear that he wants her gone from his life. But not everything is as it seems—and clichés sometimes become plot twists. When Maya’s brother decides to get married in Taormina, she and Conor end up stuck together in a romantic Sicilian villa for over a week. There, on the beautiful Ionian coast, between ancient ruins, delicious foods, and natural caves, Maya realizes that Conor might be hiding something from her. And as the destination wedding begins to erupt out of control, she decides that a summer fling might be just what she needs—even if it’s a problematic one.

In this prequel to #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls. It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he’s going to die. He has a serious heart condition, and he signed up for Death-Cast so he could know what’s coming. Valentino Prince is restarting his life in New York. He has a long and promising future ahead and he only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident. Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection. But when the first round of End Day calls goes out, their lives are changed forever—one of them receives a call, and the other doesn’t. Though neither boy is certain how the day will end, they know they want to spend it together…even if that means their goodbye will be heartbreaking. Told with acclaimed author Adam Silvera’s signature bittersweet touch, this story celebrates the lasting impact that people have on each other and proves that life is always worth living to the fullest.

Paterson, New Jersey’s favorite reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter returns in Dog Day Afternoon, the next mystery in this fan favorite series from National Bestselling Author David Rosenfelt. Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter has run the Tara Foundation—the dog rescue organization named after his beloved golden retriever—for years. It's always been his calling, even as Andy's pulled into representing clients in court. His investigator, Marcus Clark, has been at Andy's side for a long time. Even though they've known each other for years, Marcus keeps his personal life a mystery. So it’s a shock when Marcus arrives at the Tara Foundation with two strangers in tow. Turns out Marcus takes disadvantaged young men under his wing, gets them jobs, a place to live, and a chance at a different life. And they want a dog. Andy’s specialty. One of the young men, Nick Williams, instantly falls in love with one of the dogs, Daisy. When there’s a mass shooting at Nick’s work, leaving six dead, all signs point to Nick. Marcus, who's never asked Andy for anything, asks Andy for help. Despite Nick's troubled background, Andy trusts his friend and takes the case. A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

A spoiled heiress must investigate her grandmother’s death in order to gain back her trust fund, all while discovering how to be her own person and maybe even in falling in love in this rom-com meets murder mystery. When Pomona Afton, Upper East Side hotel heiress, stumbles out of a gala and upon the scene of her grandmother’s murder, her first thought is that the society queen won’t be missed for her kind, cookie-baking ways. In fact, she was mean, greedy, and paranoid—so paranoid that she secretly slipped a clause into her will mandating that, should she die an unnatural death, all the family assets get frozen. And if the “unnatural death” isn’t explained? Those accounts stay frozen. Practically overnight, Pomona is locked out of her penthouse with no other option than to move in with a Gabe, the irritable (yet handsome) son of her former nanny. Not only is his apartment cramped, but it doesn’t even have a doorman. Or a chef! Pom needs someone to solve this murder, like, yesterday, so she can get her trust fund back. And Gabe? He needs this murder solved because that’s the only way his mother, who toiled for the Afton family for years, will ever get the retirement money she deserves. As Pom’s family clams up, blocking the police at every turn, Pom quickly realizes that if she wants her glamorous life back, she’s going to have to put on her big-girl Manolos and do it herself…with the help of Gabe, who she’s falling for more and more by the day. Can Pomona Afton (who previously couldn’t solve a crossword in the bath on a hungover Sunday) actually solve this murder? And if she does return to her former life of luxury, will it be worth the possibility of losing Gabe?

When a popular marriage counselor’s own marriage falls apart, she’s forced to question her methods—and discovers the magical ingredient she’s been missing all along—in the dreamiest possible way . . . Just one year ago, Chelsea Knight was living the life she’d always wanted. Marriage to the perfect guy, a thriving career, and a gorgeous condo overlooking San Francisco Bay. Then out of nowhere, her husband, Austin, left her. Ironic, because Chelsea fixes marriages for a living. In fact, she’s famous for her techniques. Naturally, she’s been using her expertise to win back her ex—and when he invites her for drinks, she’s sure her work has finally paid off. Until he announces he’s engaged. Devastated, Chelsea seeks refuge in the beloved small\-town lake cabin she and Austin now take turns using. When she arrives, the streets are dazzlingly decked out for Halloween, the autumn leaves are exceptionally vibrant, and the locals are especially warm and welcoming. It’s downright magical—and so is Knox Hart, a talented jack\-of\-all\-trades who’s fixing her roof. Chelsea is instantly drawn to him—and to the simplicity of country life. Slowly, she becomes immersed in the townspeople’s problems and finds a sense of belonging—leading her to reevaluate her own path . . . But something about the idyllic hamlet—and Knox—seems too good to be true. A trick more than a treat. And when she ultimately learns the truth, her heart is shattered. Miraculously, Austin is there to mend it. It’s everything she’d hoped for. Or is it? On the cusp of making all her dreams come true, Chelsea must find the strength to make an impossible choice . . .

With humor and heart, a story proving that you don’t need a superpower to be the hero and a romantic coming-of-age story about growing up, falling in love, and surviving life—all set in the world of superheroes. Falling for a superhero is dangerous. You have to trust that they’ll catch you. Astrid isn’t a superhero, not like the ones she sees on the news, but she has something she thinks of as a small superpower: she has a perfect sense of time. And she’s not going to waste a single second. Her plan for college is clear—friends, classes, and extracurriculars all carefully selected to get her into medical school. Until Max Martin, a nerdy boy from her high school, crashes back into her life. Things with Max were never simple, and he doesn’t keep to her schedule. He disappears in the middle of dates and cancels at the last minute with stupid excuses. When a supervillain breaks into her bedroom one night, Astrid has to face the facts: her boyfriend, Max Martin, is a superhero. Double-majoring as a premed was hard, but now Astrid will have to balance a double life. This wasn’t part of her plan.

Lovely young Carla Ponce, a resident of Peru, invites Nancy, Bess and George to visit her and solve a mystery that promises to lead to a fabulous treasure. A clue is carved on an intriguing wooden plaque belonging to Carla’s family. When a notorious gang headed by El Gato steals the priceless relic, Nancy quickly recovers the old plaque. Through clever deductions, perseverance, and dangerous adventures, Nancy and her friends help to capture a ring of vicious smugglers and make an astounding archaeological discovery. This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.

Librarian's note: This is an earlier/alternative cover edition of ISBN 0448095459 (9780448095455) found here. Excitement is high when Nancy delves into the theft of a fabulous sapphire formed by nature millions of years ago. Her father’s client is Mr. Ramsey, a designer of beautiful and unusual synthetic gems. He is accused of stealing the magnificent spider sapphire and exhibiting it as his own creation. In River Heights and while on a safari with a group of college students, Nancy has several thrilling experiences. In Africa, she uncovers a nefarious scheme directed at Mr. Ramsey and locates a missing jungle guide. This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.

Nancy must search for a flight of 99 steps to solve the mystery of a friend’s weird dream. Her search leads her to France, but before leaving the United States, a sinister man called Monsieur Neuf warns the young sleuth not to pursue her mission! While in France, Nancy and her father investigate a wealthy financier who has been frightened into selling large amounts of securities. Startling discoveries convince the girl detective that Carson Drew’s case and her own mystery are linked by the 99 steps! This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.

Nancy, Bess and George visit Emerson for the university’s summer festivities. The girls are guests in a historic mansion on Pine Hill. Upon arriving, their host tells about the phantom haunting the mansion’s library. He also relates his family’s decades old saga of a lost French wedding gown and valuable gifts that went to the bottom of a nearby cove in the sinking of the Lucy Belle. Is there connection between the phantom and the old ship disaster? Nancy and her friends work diligently to solve the mystery of Pine Hill and to find the long-lost wedding treasures. This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.

When the eerie performances of a life-size puppet begin to haunt the old Van Pelt estate, where an amateur acting group – The Footlighters – have their theater, Nancy Drew is called upon to unravel the baffling mystery. From the moment the detective and her friends Bess and George arrive at the mansion, the dancing puppet puzzle is further complicated by Tammi Whitlock, the Footlighters’ temperamental leading lady, and Emmet Calhoun, a Shakespearean actor. Nancy’s search of the mansion’s dark, musty attic for clues to the weird mystery starts a frightening chain reaction. A phone call from a stranger with a witchlike, cackling voice warns her to “Get out!” Next an encounter with two jewel theft suspects adds another perplexing angle to the puzzle. When Nancy finally sees the life-size puppet flitting across the moonlit lawn and chases it, she learns that someone with a sinister motive is determined to keep her form solving the case. Is it one of the Footlighters? Or is it an outsider?

Eloise Drew asks her niece to investigate the disappearance of her neighbor, a young university student. In New York, Nancy, Bess and George are drawn into the intrigue and danger of a smuggling ring. Nancy plans a clever ruse: George is disguised as the missing Chinese girl! The girl detective is also suspicious of an unpleasant bookstore owner and his loud, overbearing female customer. A series of clues lead the girls to Hong Kong. Ned, who is studying in Hong Kong, joins them. The amateur detectives follow more clues to the international smuggling ring. This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.

A pearl necklace that is unusual and valuable has been stolen. The girl detective soon learns strange and dangerous people are responsible for the theft. Nancy and Carson Drew travel to Japan in search of the necklace. Clues found near home and in Japan help her uncover a group of underworld jewel thieves hiding behind the front of a pearl worshipping cult. This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.

In a response to a friend's call for help, Nancy's father, a lawyer, asks her to travel to mysterious Crocodile Island with her friends Bess and George to study the reptiles and try to uncover a group of suspected poachers. Upon their arrival in Florida, the girls are kidnapped but cleverly escape to pursue their detective work. Dangers mount as they cope with reptiles, enemy boats, and exciting chases after the men who are responsible for a sinister racket that involves many unsuspecting victims. In the end, Nancy makes a bold move to untangle the mass of clues. She and Ned become imprisoned in the enemy's submarine and are held for ransom! How Nancy and Ned are saved and the tables turned on the owners of Crocodile Island are left for the reader to discover.

A sheep farmer receives a mysterious telephone call shortly after he buys a series of pictures painted on parchment. "Decipher the message in the parchment and right a great wrong," the voice says. Puzzled, the owner asks Nancy to help. With Junie, his daughter, Nancy tracks down a kidnapper and a group of extortionists. Clues weave in and out of several puzzles, two of which are linked with Italy. Is there a connection between the message in the parchment and a boy artist on another farm? And who is responsible for the atmosphere of fear in the neighborhood? After several harrowing experiences, Nancy begins to tighten the net around a ruthless villain and calls on the assistance of her friends Ned, Burt, Dave, Bess and George to bring his nefarious schemes to a dead end.

Nancy goes to the Excello Flying School in the Midwest to take lessons, while her friends Bess and George perfect their horseback riding. At once the young sleuth is confronted with the mystery of a hijacked plane and a missing pilot. Then the rancher's prize pony, Major, is stolen. Nancy becomes a detective in a plane and on horseback to track down the elusive sky phantom and the horse thief. A lucky find - a medal with a message to be deciphered on it - furnishes a worthwhile clue. Romance is added to mystery when Bess becomes interested in a handsome cowboy. Readers will spur Nancy on as she investigates a strange magnetic cloud, hunts for the horse thief, and finally arrives at a surprising solution.

Gold! There are rumors that long ago a treasure was hidden in a city now buried under the Nevada desert. Nancy and her friends plan to join a dig sponsored by two colleges to hunt for the gold. Before she starts, the young sleuth receives an ancient stone tablet with petroglyphs on it. With this amazing clue, however, come a threat and danger from a thief who also wants the treasure. One harrowing adventure after another besets Nancy, Bess, George, Ned, Burt, and Dave in 102-degree temperatures as they pursue Nancy's hunches above and below ground. They are assisted by a find Indian woman and a young geology student, but both are unwilling participants in a strange plot. In the end Nancy and Ned nearly lose their lives, just after she has discovered the priceless hidden treasure of gold.

When Nancy Drew eagerly agrees to help her lawyer father solve the mystery of the glowing eye, she has no way of knowing that it will involve the kidnapping of her close friend Ned Nickerson. A puzzling note in Ned's handwriting sets Nancy and her friends Bess and George on a hazardous search for a bizarre criminal. From their base of operations, the Emerson College campus, the three girl detectives and Ned's college pals follow a maze of clues to locate the kidnapper's hideout and rescue Ned. Not only is Nancy greatly worried about Ned, but also she is alarmed by the high-handed methods of a woman lawyer who tries to take the case away from her. Every reader will thrill to Nancy's exciting adventures as she unravels this dangerous web of mystery.

A bird of ill omen is mysteriously left on the Drews’ front lawn. Did the person who put it there do so with the intent of jinxing Nancy and her father? This strange incident involves the girl detective in her father’s case concerning a rare bird farm threatened with destruction to make room for a high-rise apartment house complex. The use of jinxes to threaten those who oppose the construction leads Nancy to find the criminals behind the jinxing. This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.

Eloise Drew invites her niece and the cousins to a cabin near Cooperstown, New York to solve the mystery of a woman who glides across the water. Upon arriving, Nancy becomes involved in a vacation hoax when she is mistaken for a woman in on the fraud. On the wooded mountain near the cabin, a weird luminescent green sorcerer appears, threatening to cast an evil spell on those investigating his strange activities. A lost treasure involving the gliding woman leads Nancy to uncover a cleverly concealed criminal operation in the woods. This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.

Nancy, Bess and George explore a peculiar house with its fantastically crooked staircase. A bizarre serpent picture, an unpredictable robot, a broken bridge over flaming water and a hidden room with poisoned portraits are among the unusual discoveries found on this strange property. The missing owner, an elusive swindler, is wanted by the police. Nancy is determined to solve the mystery of the weird house and discover its secrets. This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.

The strange disappearance of a young Turkish client of Mr. Drew's and the gift of an Oriental rug with a coded message woven into its decorative border start Nancy on a difficult search for a missing mannequin. What happened to the attractive figure that Farouk Tahmasp used in the display window of his rug shop? Who is trying to keep Nancy from finding it - and why? Tracking down the intricate trail of clues takes Nancy and her friends Bess and George, Ned, Burt and Dave to Turkey. Their sleuthing leads them to the Grand Bazaar in the exotic city of Istanbul, where Bess mysteriously disappears. Suspense mounts when Nancy encounters a vengeful enemy at an ancient underground reservoir. Events move swiftly as Nancy and her friends try to solve this challenging mystery, and lead to an exciting climax that will delight and thrill all admirers of America's favorite girl detective.

"Nancy Drew, forget the ghost hunt!" a male voice rasps on the telephone. Despite the mysterious warning, the pretty teen-age detective and a group of friends start out on a ghost-hunting expedition to investigate five places reputed to be haunted. Danger strikes at once when Nancy tries to overtake the canoe that paddles itself on Lake Sevanee. Thrills and chills mount as the ghost hunters pursue a phantom horse and ghost rider racing across the field that surrounds the Red Barn Guesthouse. During these happenings and other weird events Nancy finds herself pitted against a dangerous adversary, clever enough to operate invisibly. In a dramatic climax Nancy outwits her enemy in an eerie mansion and traps him in the fantastic Room of Skulls. This unusually intriguing story will delight all Carolyn Keene fans.

While vacationing at Camp Merriweather near Francisville, Mrs. Strook, an elderly citizen, asks Nancy to find an old stagecoach her great-uncle had hidden. This stagecoach may contain a valuable treasure that would benefit the town that needs funding to build a new school. This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.

Nancy is on the case, once again! Her father’s client, Mr.Sakamaki needs help. His deceased grandfather’s estate, Kaluakua has a mystery nobody knows. Its Golden Pavilion may be haunted, and two middle-aged suspects claim to be the grand children of Grandfather Sakamaki and are going to run and take over the estate. Nancy must prove them wrong and stop a terrible gang called the Double Scorps who are trying to steal the secret kings cape in the Golden Pavilion. Are the posing grandchildren part of the Double Scorps and are going to inherit the estate for all of the Double Scorps? What does a sacred king’s cape have to do with the Secret of the Golden Pavilion? And who is that ghost that dances by the Pavilion every night? Nancy is going to find out everything, from the Double Scorps, to perhaps two Grandfather Sakamaki. Could the Grandfather Sakamaki in California be the wrong one that owns the Kaluakua? Help Nancy Drew solve the mystery!

Nancy, Bess and George visit New Orleans for Mardi Gras. While on vacation for the festivities, the three friends become involved with pirates, ghosts, and investigating an old showboat, rumored to be haunted, that must be restored in time for the gala celebrations. This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.

Nancy is intrigued by a magazine article offering a large reward to anyone finding a missing medieval stained-glass window. She invites Bess and George to join her on a search in Charlottesville, Virginia. During the girls' investigation of Ivy Hall, an old rundown, southern mansion, rented by a superstitious actress, they encounter a hostile ghost. Eerie sounds come from a beautiful neighboring estate that is surrounded by a high brick wall. Could these mysterious noises and the ghost at Ivy Hall be connected? This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (©1956) is similar with minor revisions.

When a neighbor asks Nancy to accompany her to an old uninhabited mansion, she finds a witch tree symbol that leads her to Pennsylvania Dutch country in pursuit of a cunning and ruthless thief. The friendly welcome the girl sleuth and her friends receive from the Amish people soon changes to hostility when it is rumored that Nancy is a witch! Superstition helps her enemy in his attempt to get her off his trail, but Nancy persistently uncovers one clue after another to outwit her dangerous adversary. This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (©1955) is similar with minor revisions.

Nancy meets Helene and Henri Fontaine, refugees from Centrovia who run a dancing school in River Heights. Strange circumstances have brought the brother and sister to United States. When they receive an anonymous note threatening their lives, Nancy offers her help. But she encounters nothing but puzzles. Are the Fontaines involved with the Centrovian underground? Have they been threatened by their own countrymen? Why? Is a series of paintings by Henri Fontaine being used for a sinister purpose? Suddenly the Fontaines disappear. Have they been kidnapped? Nancy and her friends pursue the trail relentlessly, even though danger lurks around every corner. They are trapped by their enemies, and escape seems impossible. But Nancy's quick wit finally enables her to solve this intriguing and intricate mystery.

Nancy Drew is given a beautiful gold bracelet and finds that one of the horse charms is missing. When she learns the unusual story behind the jewelry, she sets out to solve the fascinating mystery. This book is a condensed version of the original book which was first published in 1953.

A masquerade party quickly turns into a mystery when Nancy and Ned spy an enigmatic man in a black cloak and an exotic woman in a glittering Javanese costume. Are they members of the gang of wily thieves who sneak into parties hosted by wealthy citizens to rob jewels and painting treasures? Why is the owner of the black velvet hooded mask Ned found during the party desperate to retrieve it? To find the answers, Nancy and George switch identities. George soon discovers that it can be both exciting and dangerous to masquerade as Nancy Drew! This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (©1953) is similar with minor revisions.

When Nancy learns the Drews’ housekeeper has been duped by an elegantly dressed woman into buying a stolen fur piece, the young detective starts a search for the clever swindler. To Nancy’s astonishment, she discovers the woman is using the name Nancy Drew! The dishonest acts of the impostor point the finger of suspicion at Nancy herself! Following the trail of the clever fur thieves and stock swindlers to New York and into Canada, Nancy is tireless in her quest for justice, determined to clear her good name! This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (©1952) is similar with minor revisions.

During an archaeological expedition in Mexico, two professors, the senior Dr. Joshua Pitt and young Terry Scott find a clue to buried treasure. The clue was a cipher carved on a stone tablet. Before the older professor had time to translate it, he and the tablet disappeared! Terry tells Nancy of his suspicions of a Mexican couple, posing as scientists, who vanished the same night as Dr. Pitt. Nancy follows a tangled trail of clues that lead to Florida and Mexico and a secret of antiquity that can only be unlocked by three black keys. This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (©1951) is similar with minor revisions.

Adventure abounds on the Bonny Scot in Boston Harbor as Nancy helps Captain Easterly uncover the mystery of his ghostly visitors. From the moment, the clever young detective and her friends, Bess and George, stay on the old clipper ship they are confronted with fire, theft, unseen trespassers and other dangers. Nancy faces an additional challenge: to find a clue to the clipper’s missing figurehead. The lost “wooden lady” is needed establish a clear title to the ship. Nancy wonders why the prime suspect in the recent robbery at the Marvin home is in Boston and is easily entering and leaving the Bonny Scot without being seen! This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (©1950) is similar with minor revisions.

A rare and valuable Chinese vase is stolen from a pottery shop and Dick Milton, the owner, asks Nancy for help. The young sleuth is tasked to find the thief, the missing ornament and to locate a leaning chimney. This chimney marks a discovery that will solve Dick’s financial problems. During her investigations, Nancy finds the leaning chimney, but it only leads her into more puzzles. Are there connections between the theft of the rare vase, a number of similar crimes and the strange disappearance of a Chinese pottery expert and his daughter? This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (©1949) is similar with minor revisions.

When Mrs. Putney seeks Nancy's help in recovering her stolen jewelry, the search for the thieves takes the girl detective and her friends, Bess and George, to an abandoned mansion in the River Heights vicinity known as Blackwood Hall and to the colorful French Quarter of New Orleans. When the quest is hampered by the strange behavior of Mrs. Putney and two young women who are being victimized by so-called spirits, Nancy must fight these unseen perpetrators of a cruel hoax! The resourceful young sleuth wants to help, but is hindered. The ghostly spirits have warned these gullible victims to not to have anything to do with Nancy Drew! This book is the original text. The plot of the revised story (©1967) is similar with minor revisions.

Han havde hende, han mistede hende … og han vil gøre hvad som helst for at vinde hende tilbage. Magtfuld, brillant og ambitiøs kæmpede Dominic Davenport sig op fra ingenting for at blive Wall Streets konge. Han har alt – et smukt hjem, en smuk kone og flere penge, end han kan nå at bruge i et helt liv. Men uanset hvor meget han samler til sig, er han aldrig tilfreds. I sin endeløse jagt på mere driver han den eneste person væk, som så ham som god nok. Først da hun er væk, indser han, at der måske er mere i livet end rigdom og ære … men til den tid kan det være for sent. * Venlig, intelligent og betænksom har Alessandra Davenport spillet rollen som trofæhustru i årevis. Hun stod ved sin mands side, mens han byggede et imperium, men nu hvor de har nået toppen, indser hun, at han ikke længere er den mand, hun forelskede sig i. Da det står klart, at hun altid vil komme i anden række efter hans arbejde, tager hun endelig styringen over sit eget liv og sætter sig selv først – også selv om det betyder at forlade den eneste mand, hun nogensinde har elsket. Men det, hun ikke havde regnet med, var hans nægtelse af at lade hende gå … eller at han ville kæmpe for deres ægteskab, uanset hvad det kræver. Grådighed er en hed romance om et ægteskab i krise og en ny chance. Det er tredje bind i Kings of Sin-serien, men kan læses selvstændigt.

Το τέταρτο βιβλίο της σειράς «Οι Βασιλιάδες της Αμαρτίας» από τη συγγραφέα μπεστ σέλερ των New York Times, Ana Huang, μιας απολαυστικής νέας σειράς αυτοτελών μυθιστορημάτων με επτά καυτούς δισεκατομμυριούχους εμπνευσμένους από τα επτά θανάσιμα αμαρτήματα.

Měl všechno, co si kdy mohl přát… až na ni. Nebezpečný. Mocný. Samotářský. Vuk Markovic je nechvalně proslulý tím, že se vyhýbá kontaktu s lidmi. Zjizvený miliardář málokdy mluví a o vztahy mimo svůj malý, ale důvěryhodný okruh nemá zájem. Jedinou výjimkou je ona. Kráska k jeho netvorovi, předmět jeho posedlosti. Spatřil ji první. Zatoužil po ní první. Teď je však zasnoubená s jeho nejstarším přítelem — a čím víc se blíží svatba, tím více se zmítá mezi loajalitou a touhou. Měla by být jeho… a možná kvůli tomu riskuje úplně všechno. Krásná. Úspěšná. Okouzlující. Pro svět vede supermodelka Ayana Kidane dokonalý život. Její kariéra prudce stoupá a je zasnoubená s jedním z nejžádanějších svobodných mládenců v New Yorku. Lidé však nevědí, že zásnuby jsou jen obchodní dohodou. On získá dědictví, až se vezmou; ona dostane peníze, které potřebuje, aby mohla opustit svou zneužívající agenturu. Předstírat lásku by mělo být snadné — dokud ji nezačne stále více přitahovat záhadný svědek jejího snoubence. Vuk ji stejnou měrou vzrušuje i děsí. Ví, že by se mu měla vyhýbat, ale když se její svatba ocitne v chaosu, je jediným člověkem, u něhož nachází útěchu… Dokud je nedožene jeho minulost a neohrozí vše, co milují.

V působivém, temném pokračování knihy Jedno temné okno musí Elspeth čelit následkům toho, co způsobila. Elspeth a Ravyn shromáždili většinu z dvanácti karet Prozřetelnosti, ale poslední a nejdůležitější z nich stále zbývá najít: Dvojité olše. Mají-li ji najít před slunovratem a vyléčit království z temné magie, která ho nakazila, budou muset putovat za nebezpečný les zahalený mlhou, jenž obklopuje jejich království. A jediný, kdo je tam může zavést, je monstrum, které sdílí Elspethinu mysl. Noční můra. A už se nechce dál dělit.

An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame. Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue. Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone . Revealing a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame’s enigmatic high king, Cardan, his tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan’s perspective. This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humor, and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art, making this the perfect collector’s item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old.

From the bestselling author of Funny You Should Ask comes an inspiring romance novel about honoring the past, living in the present, and loving for the future. In her small Montana hometown, Lauren Parker has assumed a few different roles: teenage hellraiser; sister of superstar Gabe Parker; and most recently, tragically widowed single mother. She’s never cared much about labels or what people thought about her, but dealing with her grief has slowly revealed that she’s become adrift in her own life. Then she meets the devilishly handsome actor Ben Walsh on the set of her brother’s new movie. They have instant chemistry, and Lauren realizes that it has been far too long since someone has really and truly seen her. Her rebellious spirit spurs her to dive headfirst into her desire, but when a sexy encounter becomes something more, Lauren finds herself balancing old roles and new possibilities. There’s still plenty to contend with: small\-town rumors, the complications of Ben’s fame, and her daughter’s unpredictable moods. An unexpected fling seemed simple at the time—so when did everything with Ben get so complicated? And is there enough room in her life for the woman Lauren wants to be? Alternating between Lauren’s past with Spencer and her present with Ben, Totally and Completely Fine illuminates what it means to find a life\-changing love and be true to oneself in the process.

A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both. Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge. Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag, Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years. Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful, and manipulative. He’s on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren’s help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind. #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black returns to the opulent world of Elfhame in the first book in a thrilling new duology, following Jude's brother Oak, and the changeling queen, Suren.

Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn’t come home last night so of course Verity goes straight to Judith Potts, Marlow’s resident amateur sleuth, for help. Oliver, founder of the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, had hired The Marlow Belle, a private pleasure cruiser, for an exclusive party with the MADS committee but no one remembers seeing him disembark. And then Oliver’s body washes up on the Thames with two bullet holes in him – it’s time for the Marlow Murder Club to leap into action. Oliver was, by all accounts, a rather complicated chap with a reputation for bullying children during nativity play rehearsals, and he wasn’t short of enemies. Judith, Suzie, and Becks are convinced they’ll find his killer in no time. But things are not as they seem in the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, and this case is not so clear\-cut after all. The gang will need to keep their wits about them to solve this case, otherwise a killer will walk free …

A village of secrets It's December 1952, and a dead stranger has been found lodged up the chimney of Holly House in the remote town of Elderby. Is he a simple thief, or a would-be killer? Either way, he wasn't on anyone's Christmas wish list. A mystery that can't be solved Inspector Frank Grasby is ordered to investigate. The victim of some unfortunate misunderstandings, he hopes this case will help clear his name. But as is often the way for Grasby, things most certainly don't go according to plan. A Christmas to remember Soon blizzards hit the North York Moors, cutting off the village from help, and the local doctor's husband is found murdered. Grasby begins to realise that everyone in Elderby is hiding something - and if he can't uncover the truth soon, the whole country will pay a dreadful price...