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Willowvine faces the final quest with Springheart and Tom by her side. One more Stone of Power to be restored to the Guardian, and she will get her dream. No one will stop her from joining Elven society. The Stone of Orphan was taken so long ago that no one can remember the story, only that it meant orphans were bad luck and so must be exiled. The quest takes Willowvine and her companions on a search for clues that leads her to the one place she swore never to revisit.

The guardian of the Stones of Power is dying, and no one is there to take his place. Willowvine knows in her heart that the elves will finally accept her when she replaces all the Stones of Power. She refuses to listen to anyone who says otherwise. But this quest may break her. Their only source of information comes from a scholar, but he doesn’t seem to care that time is slipping away. Can she master her own temper to get their scholar to actually help?

210 BC, China. The most powerful emperor China has ever known is on the brink of death. In desperation, he sends his most gifted alchemist and sorcerer on a quest for the mythical elixir of life. His fleet never returned. Now, world-renowned archaeologist Georgia Lee is compelled to hunt for a mysterious man who may hold the secret to the greatest discovery in human history. Her search takes her on a thrilling journey. But what begins as an investigation into an archaeological riddle turns into something very sinister. Georgia starts to suspect that she is the one being hunted....

Catalina Béjar de Prado es una mujer progresista hasta donde le conviene: se casó con un "igual", o eso es lo que ella creía, pero, en el fondo, Catalina se casó para escapar. Nunca supo de qué tenía que escapar, pero ese fue su propósito. Ahora, Catalina se nota permanentemente turbada: por su casa, su hija, su marido, su trabajo, su madre, su hermana, sus amigas, el amante, la mujer del amante, la política, la globalización, la anorexia, los gimnasios, el magnesio... Así que una mañana decide seguir el consejo de su hija y darle un giro a su vida: rebelarse.

Willowvine yearns for inclusion. Banished by the elven community for bringing bad luck as an orphan, she wishes she could earn her way back in…just to have the pleasure of turning them down. So when a mysterious client hires her to save her race from extinction by recovering the stolen Stone of Power, the outcast elf leaps at the opportunity. Paired with a fellow orphan, Willowvine battles resentment at having to rescue the very people who shunned her.

Joy Parker had the perfect childhood. Doted on by her parents, she couldn’t imagine her childhood any differently. As a child and later a young adult, she’s ignored by her much older siblings, made to feel the outsider…until a tragedy occurs, altering her life in ways she couldn’t possibly have imagined. Then suddenly another life-altering event changes the course of her life, and she must make decisions she never dreamed possible. What would you do if you won $341,726,178.10 after taxes? Come along for the ride as we discover what Joy Parker decides to do with it…

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the third installment in The Starbuck Chronicles. The epic battle for control of the Confederate capital continues through the hot summer of 1862. It’s a battle that Captain Nate Starbuck, a Yankee fighting for the Southern cause, has...

La vida es corta, y nadie lo sabe mejor que Lenni Pettersson a sus diecisiete años. Enfadada con el mundo porque el tiempo se le acaba, Lenni todavía tiene mucho que experimentar y demasiadas preguntas sin respuesta. Margot tiene ochenta y tres años. Cuando conoce a Lenni en el taller de arte del hospital le ofrece su amistad incondicional. A partir de ese momento, los días de Lenni se expanden como nunca hubiera imaginado: las historias que le cuenta la anciana le harán soñar todas las vidas que la enfermedad le negará. La novela más luminosa y conmovedora del año.

Fourteen years ago, a certain redhead crushed my heart into dust and left me behind without an explanation. No amount of distraction could ever make the memories vanish the way she had - not my years as a Navy SEAL, not dealing with my brother’s addiction, and definitely not trying to carve out a life in the town where her specter lurks around every corner. Now she’s back, and that smart mouth of hers has made her the target of a deadly motorcycle club...and reminded me of exactly why I fell in love with her.

*A New York Times Editors' Choice* Pick *A Most Anticipated Read in LitHub, CrimeReads, Thrillist, and Popsugar* The kinetic story of a sixty-five-year-old female assassin who faces an unexpected threat in the twilight of her career—this is an international bestseller and the English language...

Fiona Herriot and her wife Allyssa continue nurturing and growing the large animal practice Fiona established on their ranch. From a near-fatal accident to a dream come true, they have weathered all the trials and tribulations that came their way, supporting each other every step along the way.

This story tells of a massive plane explosion over the Tasman Sea and how three women survivors are affected over the next 15 years, supporting each other as they individually confront the effects of post traumatic stress disorder, stroke, aging, and autism.

Drone: A rebel CIA director takes on China and almost turns a trade war into a real one. Thunderbolt: A US senator's scam has North Korea prepping their nukes. Condor: A shot at the intelligence jackpot of a lifetime occurs, deep in the heart of Russia. At the center of all three? Miranda Chase: Air-crash genius investigator for the NTSB, team leader, and high-functioning autistic. What's at risk if she doesn't solve the crash and the crises? Everything!

The beginning and end of this saga, which includes Inversion 2: Continuum and Inversion 3: Beyond the Horizon, closes the circle of the life of the protagonist. In between is a remarkable journey into and out of the harsh underworld of human trafficking and the international politics surrounding the creation of a new nation. Science-fiction fans will love the AI entity, which has a sparkling personality and a deceptively understated roll in the destiny of the characters and the planet.

It's Lex's first day back at work after maternity leave. She worries about the separation from her daughter as she leaves her with the nanny - but it's normal to worry, right? But Lex isn't a 'normal' mother. She's an elite-trained killer who works for a covert department within Her Majesty's Secret Service. She's just been given the assignment of her life, but can she juggle motherhood with the life of an assassin?

Trenton, New Jersey, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has inherited a "lucky" bottle from her Uncle Pip. Problem is, Uncle Pip didn't specify if the bottle brought good luck or bad luck.

Por si la sangre, el sexo, el horror y la violencia que supura este audiolibro no fuera suficiente para convencer a las lectoras, estas páginas también contienen (a duras penas) a una heroína como pocas veces se ha visto, la hija secreta de Pam Grier e Imperator Furiosa: Mandy Jane, una mujer como pocas en busca de venganza. Sectas satánicas, nazis, monstruos, zombies y hombres han intentado detenerla. No lo han conseguido.

En 1940 una mujer desaparece en un lago mientras enseña a nadar a sus hijos. Su muerte deja un halo de misterio y su recuerdo se entremezcla con la crueldad, los mitos y los ecos del mundo que la envolvía.

Bestselling author Gill Paul returns with a brilliant novel about Lady Evelyn Herbert, the woman who took the very first step into the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, and who lived in the real Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle, and the long after-effects of the Curse of Pharaohs. Lady Evelyn...

Vicky Turnbull has never regretted giving up her career for family life in the suburbs. And apart from being outstandingly good at paintball, no one would ever know that in a past life she was an undercover spy and has been trained to kill a man with her bare hands. Not even her husband and certainly not the other mums at the school gate. But beneath the school runs and bake sales, Vicky had never quite said goodbye to the past.