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Escape to Avila Falls in this Cozy Second-Chance Romance Jane is a successful ghostwriter living her dream in New York City, collaborating with movie stars and musicians while quietly longing to publish her own novel.But just as her career comes to a crossroads, shes called back to her hometown of Avila Falls, a charming mountain town with a colorful cast of characters, where a chance encounter with her high school crush stirs unexpected questions about her NYC life. These doubts deepen as Jane tries to find her place back in Avila Falls; begins a new project with Liv, a pop star grappling with her own identity; and reconnects with a friend and mentor who runs the local bookstore, And Then There Were Books.Jane begins to see her hometown differently and sparks begin to fly. She questions whether the version of herself shes created is truly who she wants to be. Could the answers shes searching for lie in the very place she once ran from?Chapter One Again is the debut novel from actress Keelia Clarkson. This cozy, clean second chance romance is the perfect read for anyone searching for love, purpose, and a place to call home. Chapter One Again is perfect for readers who love: Cozy fiction and clean romance Charming small-town settings Faith-friendly themes Chapter One Again is the first book in the Avila Falls series. Watch for the sequel, Page Two with You.

Los grandes relatos del "mejor cuentista actual en lengua inglesa" (Time), por primera vez reunidos en una colección imprescindible.«Somos afortunados por tenerle.» Jonathan Franzen «Saunders es co

Cuando el deseo también es el peligroVera ha seguido siempre las reglas: ha vivido durante más de veinte años con la elegancia, la discreción y la dignidad exigidas a la esposa de un marqués. Pero ahora, a los cuarenta y cinco, recien separada y sin nadie que le dicte que hacer, empieza a plantearse preguntas que nunca se habia permitido.En medio de esta busqueda aparece Antonio. Es mas joven, de origen modesto y ajeno a su mundo. No es solo la atraccion lo que los une, sino algo mas profundo: la posibilidad de salirse del guion. Ese vinculo, tan improbable como provocador, sera el detonante de unos hechos que nadie anticipa.El exmarido de Vera no acepta que esta se haya rebelado, y lo que comienza como despecho se va convirtiendo en algo mucho mas siniestro. Hay cosas que el marques no soporta perder. Y algunas perdidas, cuando se acumulan, pueden llevarte al limite.

Un país en silencio. Un misterio que aún respira. Un drama familiar de posguerra.Sofía nace en el otoño de 1939, tras una tragedia familiar, y crece rodeada de secretos en la Galicia rural de la posguerra. Sus abuelos paternos la crian bajo una estricta vigilancia, mientras su padre, un bibliotecario que vive oculto en las sombras, le alimenta la imaginacion con historias fantasticas.Ella no entiende de que la esconde su familia ni quien es esa niña que se le aparece como una alucinacion. Tras ser ingresada en el Hospital Real de Santiago, encuentra refugio en Julia, su primera gran amiga. Alli, los pasillos clandestinos y los rastros de un pasado enterrado emergen para desvelar nuevos misterios. ¿Que pretende ese joven de ojos verdes que ha irrumpido en su vida y parece tener tantas respuestas?Esta novela explora el poder de la imaginacion frente al horror, y el amor como ultima esperanza. Porque, incluso en los momentos mas sombrios, una gran historia puede salvarnos la vida.

DA AUTORA BESTSELLER DE A CRIADA N.º 1 DO THE NEW YORK TIMES.UM THRILLER PSICOLÓGICO INTENSO E IMPOSSÍVEL DE LARGAR DA AUTORA BESTSELLER N.º 1 DA AMAZON.O passado encontra sempre forma de regressar.Casey e uma ex-professora de Boston que vive agora numa cabana isolada no coraço da floresta de New Hampshire. A meio de uma tempestade, o telhado estremece, as luzes piscam e as arvores balançam perigosamente ao sabor do vento. No entanto, mesmo no meio de todo este cenario, o que a preocupa realmente e aquilo que ve ao olhar pela janela da cozinha. Esta la fora uma rapariga. Sozinha e coberta de sangue.Casey decide ajuda-la, abrindo-lhe a porta, deixando-a entrar e oferecendo-lhe abrigo, alimento e calor. No entanto, apesar desta amabilidade, a rapariga no explica como chegou ate ali, nem revela interesse em largar a faca, que segura com força na mo direita. Alem disso, e como se no bastasse, quando Casey faz uma descoberta perturbante a meio da noite, percebe que a situaço so tera tendencia a piorar. A jovem esconde um segredo, e esta disposta a matar para protege-lo. Se Casey se aproximar demasiado da verdade, talvez no viva tempo suficiente para ver o nascer do novo dia.FREIDA McFADDEN E A AUTORA MAIS VENDIDA DO ANO EM PORTUGAL E UM DOS MAIORES SUCESSOS EDITORIAIS DE SEMPRE.

Roma, 390 A. C. Cuando la furia de los galos se cierne sobre la ciudad eterna, el destino se escribe con sangreUna historia que se forja en un período en el que Roma se encuentra al borde de un abismo que podria hacerla desaparecer.Los galos de Breno, tras aniquilar a las legiones romanas en la desastrosa batalla del rio Allia, han penetrado en las murallas de la ciudad eterna. La poblacion, presa del panico, huye, pero un puñado de valientes descendientes de las antiguas familias aristocraticas de Roma decide atrincherarse en el Capitolio para defender a muerte la ciudad, sus dioses, su cultura y su historia

Aquella tarde que iba a cambiar su vida, el arquitecto Julio Denis se acercó hasta la orilla del río para arrojar las cenizas de su esposa. Era invierno y la playa de Sanlúcar de Barrameda estaba desierta. Asi comienza este thriller de Miguel Dalmau en el que se mueven personajes atormentados por un pasado doloroso que intentan ocultar. Mientras Denis se dispone a arrojar las cenizas al Guadalquivir, cree ver el asesinato de una mujer en la orilla de Doñana. Se acerca a la comisaria para denunciar el hecho pero nadie lo cree. Dias mas tarde, la aparicion del cuerpo de la heredera de unas grandes bodegas despierta amargos recuerdos en figuras de la comunidad. ¿Cuales son las viejas heridas del comisario Marchena? ¿Por que el cuerpo de la victima presenta un extraño tatuaje? ¿Hay entre los vecinos un asesino en serie? He aqui el enigma que Denis intentara resolver con ayuda de la fotografa Carla Fantoni. La accion transcurre en invierno, en un tranquilo pueblo del sur, con el Guadalquivir como silencioso testigo del drama. Denis descubrira alli que nadie se corresponde con su realidad. Todos esconden experiencias de dolor que al final confluyen en una unica historia. Como el propio curso del rio. Bajo la apariencia de un thriller clasico, Dalmau plantea hondos dilemas morales. ¿Que hariamos por vivir una pasion prohibida, o por volver a los dias del pasado, o por conservar la casa donde fuimos felices? Las cenizas de Berta es ante todo una intensa historia de amor por lo perdido.

Todo se desmorona en una ciudad que padece muchos de los malos sueños de nuestra actualidad. El desorden impera como un arrebato aniquilador de la vida cotidiana, y nada se mantiene en pie debido a unos sucesos que precipitan la debacle, el tragicomico exterminio de aquellas normas que amparaban nuestra convivencia. La realidad es mas fragil e imprevisible de lo que pensabamos, y hay muchas dosis de maledicencia y calentura en las revelaciones de quien protagoniza esta farsa, un desenfadado gacetillero que todo lo observa desde las esquinas de su vigilancia. La fabula esta servida, muy en el limite de lo que nos tiene acostumbrados su autor, con ese humor disolvente que pone en solfa los comportamientos politicos y morales de un mundo desquiciado.

Dylan, Stevie and Ben have been inseparable since their days at Trinity, when everything seemed possible. A glance between them can still conjure their younger selves: dancing beneath pulsing lights, the sharp taste of salt after swims in Dublin Bay.Two decades on, life feels smaller. Dylan, once a rugby star, is stranded on the sofa, cared for by his wife Rachel. Across town, Stevie and Bens relationship has settled into weary routine. Then, after countless auditions, Ben lands a role in Pinters Betrayal. As rehearsals unfold, the plays shifting allegiances seep into reality, reviving old jealousies and awakening sudden longings, as each must reckon with how far theyre willing to go in pursuit of desire.Wry, sexy and deftly observed, Little Vanities is a novel about the dangerous thrill of stepping outside the roles weve been given - and the distance between the lives we imagine and the ones we live.

A superb writer, by turns funny, graceful, acidly cynical, lyrical.GuardianJem Calder is my new favourite writer. Andrew OHaganCalders writing achieves that rare thing of capturing how it feels to be young.EsquireChuck and Joey meet in a bar. Hes in his mid-thirties; shes twelve years younger. Hes long abandoned his ambition of becoming a novelist and now works as a copywriter at a big ad agency. Lead copywriter, he corrects himself. Joey lives paycheck to paycheck on her barista wages and privately dreams of making it as a poet. They go back to Chucks luxury flat-a world away from Joeys cramped house-share, the crumbs in her bed. Soon, Joeys imagining a future between them, and Chucks moving on from a major change in his recent past. Amazing, how meeting a new person can make you feel so new.Funny, excruciating, and true, I Want You to Be Happy is a sharp-eyed tale of two people searching for meaning and connection in modern times, missing the mark maybe, but trying.

Radically lyrical, politically astute, this new collection features six writers whose every word is an act of affirmation. As it must be, for their art to flourish beside one of the worlds great languages.In Alcatraz: Poems from the Contemporary Welsh, we find youthful energies tackling climate change, global extinctions, even human life beyond our planet. Whether in Wales or Palestine, Manhattan or the island of Alcatraz itself, we learn that todays Welsh language poetry, with its unique perspective, is as valid as any verse in the world. And, possibly, more vital.If these translations take liberties, none are unforgivable. The spirit of each poem remains unblemished. Here, veteran writers, such as Menna Elfyn, Karen Owen and Iwan Llwyd, mix with the next generations Iestyn Tyne, Llyr Gwyn and Sian Northey. Alcatraz is an essential work for anyone interested in the good health of modern poetry in the UK.

Something old, something red, something stolen, something dead.Sunset Hall, a house-share for the old and unusual, is gearing up as energetically as its aged inhabitants can for Bernadettes big wedding day. However, with the RSVPs comes an anonymous note that threatens to cast a pall over the upcoming festivities. Agnes is in (somewhat begrudging) wedding planning mode and she and the not-so-sprightly gang of pensioners decide to hide the note from the betrothed, not wanting to cause stress. It is up to Agnes to dig into this poison pen letter, determined to help the wedding go off without a hitch . . . aside from the bodies theyve already had to hide from the blushing bride.

Part hallucinatory road trip, part feminist revenge fantasy: a wild, furious and mischievous novel from an incendiary new European talent.Filas mother Magdalena caused chaos every time she appeared in her daughters life. Fila hasnt seen her in years, not since she disgraced their family by advertising her brothel in the newspaper.Now, news comes from Italy: Magdalena is dead. Its time for Fila to finally face her family history.Fila collects her mothers ashes and sets out, urn in tow, to retrace the whirlwind life of the woman last known as Favorita.

When the past claws its way back, the hunt for truth could cost him everything.Five years after the brutal murder of his girlfriend Eva, haunted PI Ravn is dragged back into the one case hes never been able to close. New evidence surfaces, igniting a desperate chase for justice that plunges him into a dark web of crooked cops, a dying hitman, and a powerful elite guarding a deadly secret.To get the answers he craves, Ravn must strike a dangerous bargain with ruthless crime boss Kaminsky: recover 71 million in stolen cash, or lose everything. From Copenhagens gritty underworld to the corridors of corrupt power, Ravn will risk it all to unmask Evas killerif the truth doesnt destroy him first.The Pact is the electrifying fifth novel in the bestselling Ravn seriesperfect for fans of "Department Q" and Nordic noir that cuts to the bone.

A touching, mysterious novel, imbued with the beauty and strangeness of a fairy tale. Ayegul SavaIn the wake of her fathers death, Agathe leaves New York and returns to her childhood home in the French countryside, after fifteen years away. Agathe and her sister Vera have not seen each other in all that time apart. Now, they must empty their home before it is knocked down. Vera stopped speaking when she was six, and as the pair clean and sift through a lifetimes worth of belongings, old memories and resentments surface.Tender, melancholic and evocative, The Old Fire is Elisa Shua Dusapins most personal and moving novel yet. An exploration of time and memory, of family and belonging, of the unsaid and the unanswered, it is also a graceful and profound exploration of how loss and grief can live alongside life and abundance.

Berlin, 1920s: a beacon of culture and hedonism, but a political mess. The streets are crowded with war veterans, beggars, prostitutes and madmen, desperately chasing any means to secure a few marks or a roof over their heads. Come nighttime, a rag-tag group descends on the Jolly Huntsman pub to dance and drown their cares in all the schnapps they can afford. But in this society on the brink, pleasure all too easily erupts into violence.A bleakly comic story of struggle and discontent on the fringes of the metropolis, Berlin Shuffle is a blistering portrait of a divided society that would give way to fascism. Written when he was just twenty-two years old, Boschwitzs first novel displays his extraordinary talent for capturing Germanys self-destruction, which would tragically engulf him only five years later.

Exquisite and unputdownable. RACHEL JOYCETenacious and tender . . . a modern tale of love blossoming in unlikely circumstances. AUBE RAY LESCUREPowerful and meditative . . . this will stay with me for years to come. CRYSTAL HANA KIMThis is a love story of two people working side by side but living worlds apart.Miras days are filled with duty and light on freedom. In a new country, living with a husband she barely knows - and who she fears shell never love - Mira is desperate to discover all that her new life in England might offer.And then theres Tahliil. The quiet, beautiful man she sees at work each day. With a depth in his eyes and a face full of questions. The first person in this new world who listens to Miras hopes for who she yearns to become.But beyond their lunchtime encounters, the pair couldnt lead more different lives: the duties that bind them, the homes they are trying to build threaten to subsume them. As Mira and Tahliil navigate the deep and turbulent waters of their new worlds can they find a way to be together, and will finding each other set them free?

On a wind-stilled bay in Roslagen, Sweden, the Omheten care home rests where sea meets pine-scented air. After a residents death, Tore Lindahl, a former policeman, suspects foul play, but his concerns are dismissed as the ramblings of an old man.Lindhahl turns to Veronika Wiklund, a young journalist stuck tracing small-town stories for the local paper. Together, the unlikely duo begins asking questions that unsettle their entire community.As Veronika searches for answers, the care home reveals itself as the battleground for power, and the hunting ground for a killer tangled in dark legacies of World War II.Gripping and moving, Cecilia Sjogrens The Things We Leave Behind is a story of memory, grief, and guilt that echoes across decades. As the past collides with the present, it asks: what do we owe the dead, and at what cost do we unearth what they left behind?Fans of The God of the Woods by Liz Moore will love this atmospheric Swedish crime novel.

Por fim o livro chegou ao fim para mim. Foram dias incríveis, na normalidade da vida. Abstinência para falar de embriaguez, cigarros, tudo bem, a vida segue e seguiu. Sibila foi embora, fiquei iludido,

Its almost Christmas, and Gwinny Tuffels thoughts are on what shell buy for DCI Birch (retired) and whether she can adopt another furry friend. But sorting through her late fathers papers leads her into his mysterious past, pointing to an enigmatic liaison now living in a Somerset commune. Gwinny and Birch find themselves unexpectedly snowed in with a group of retired spies, along with an energetic Cocker Spaniel, and embroiled in a murder case. Will they uncover the culprit and escape in time for Christmas?