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Gray Skies, Concrete Dreams is a raw, literary dive into the quiet chaos of modern life. Matt Reynolds appears to have it all. He has a good job, good friends, and an ex who likes to stop by for the occasional booty call. But beneath the surface, his life is in a slow-motion collapse. Caught in the apathetic monotony of a soul-crushing tech job during the 2008 Great Recession, Matt drifts through days filled with meetings, coffee, and cigarettes, and nights that blur into booze-soaked escapism.

Eric, a college freshman, joins his four dormmates for an afternoon in New York City—the first time he’s seen them outside their campus bubble. But feeling increasingly invisible among these new friends, Eric’s anxieties compound. As they roam the streets of New York, Eric begins to question if he’s even truly wanted there. Soon, though, the friends start to reveal pieces of themselves. Can Eric let go enough to show them who he really is?

A downtown 'it' girl falls for an influential journalist who pushes her addiction issues with love, pills and headlines – to the breaking point, in the intoxicating and propulsive first novel from the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir How to Murder Your Life. Meet Dizzy Calatrava...

Maggie Whitmore ha venticinque anni, lavora in una casa editrice e le sue frequentazioni non superano mai il fatidico terzo appuntamento. I ragazzi tendono a scappare a gambe levate non appena sentono pronunciare la parola vergine. No, non il segno zodiacale. Tutto cambia quando, complice un bicchiere di troppo, Maggie si lancia in un appuntamento al buio con un misterioso escort.

South Street is a brilliant, heartfelt portrait of Black urban life and a man grappling with the messy, uncontainable truths of life, love, and survival. Philadelphia’s South Street in the 1970s is a place of sharp contrasts. On one block, working stiffs swap stories with winos at Lightnin’...

What risks would you take if you had nothing left to lose?1970s New York City is almost bankrupt. Police, schools and other municipalities struggle under massive layoffs, buildings are abandoned and the streets are dangerous. For Johnny Alvarez—a young runaway, haunted by abuse suffered at the hands of his sadistic older brother and dysfunctional parents—the lawlessness offers camouflage and opportunity. He squats in a derelict tenement and gathers a gang of streetwise kids, most of whom struggle with their own issues.

Heather arbeitet im »Museum of Broken (He)arts« in Vancouver, wo sie traurige Erinnerungsstücke aus zerbrochenen Beziehungen katalogisiert. Als ein Brief samt kaputtem Silberarmband eintrifft, ist sie tief gerührt. Der junge Anwalt Casey wurde verlassen, ohne den Grund zu kennen. Gemeinsam mit Heather recherchiert er, bis er erfährt, dass seine Ex sich in jemand anderen verliebt hat. Während dieser Zeit kommen sich Heather und Casey immer näher. Doch kurz darauf wird Heather mit ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit konfrontiert, als jemand aus ihrem früheren Leben auftaucht.

« Cinq étoiles ! Inspirant, enthousiasmant et d’une rare et brute intensité." RT Book Reviews Lorsqu’à onze ans, Jessica Creswell rencontra Callen Hayes, elle sut immédiatement qu’il était un prince brisé. Son prince. Ils étaient devenus un refuge l’un pour l’autre, un havre de...

Agnes Maurer has a plan. Before tomorrow’s spin class, she will find someone willing to kill her. New York City, 2014: a place of gleaming towers, boutique fitness, designer handbags and, of course, existential despair. As Agnes wipes away the sweat from her early-morning SoulCycle she...

The Brightonians focuses upon the bitter rivalry and social one-upmanship that fuels the lives of a group of socialites who live in this far-from-quintessential seaside town. Already vying for supremacy of their circle, the chance discovery of a 50-year-old letter belonging to a local drag queen takes their sparring to hilarious new heights. Initially leading to them back to the saucier side of Brighton in the swinging 60s–what they ultimately discover is even more shocking–connecting one of them to the past in ways that no-one could have imagined.

Empires don’t need kings. They need queens. Freshly paroled from Holloway Prison, Pearl Armstrong returns to Soho not for nostalgia — but to reclaim the empire she built with blood, cunning and grit. Her sons, Kristian and Daniel, have turned the Armstrong legacy into a shadow of its former...

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Adapted for Modern ReadersTom Sawyer is a mischievous boy living in the town of St. Petersburg on the banks of the Mississippi River. Raised by his Aunt Polly, a strict but kindhearted woman, Tom constantly gets into trouble due to his rebellious nature and love for adventure. Alongside his best friend, Huck Finn, he embarks on endless escapades, from faking his own death to witnessing a murder in a graveyard.

A BRAND NEW emotional wartime saga set in London's East End during the Blitz from the bestselling author Fenella J. Miller. Perfect for fans of Jean Fullerton, Katie Flynn and Rosie Goodwin!'Whisks you back to the home front of wartime Britain.' Jean Fullerton London, East End, 1941: When...

Brought to life with dual narration by Jonathan Keeble and Emma Gregory From the bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles, The Sea Change is a witty yet heart-rending story of a marriage in crisis. Emmanuel is a famous playwright. Lillian is his sickly and embittered wife. They have never...

Desempregada, divorciada e sozinha em Nova York, Sally Porter está sempre questionando a própria vida. São frequentes as vezes em que acorda no meio de uma enrascada depois de sentir uma forte dor de cabeça e de apagar, sem se lembrar do que a levou àquela situação. Quando Sally decide buscar uma solução para esses episódios, o psiquiatra dr. Roger Ash lhe revela o inesperado: outras identidades completamente diferentes entre si habitam dentro da jovem. Assim, ela embarca em uma longa jornada de descobrimento e aceitação, tratamento e integração.

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'The perfect festive read!' Debbie Johnson Do you believe in Christmas miracles? Holly is looking for a change. There has to be more to life than the long hours she works as an editor in New York City, despite what everyone says. What she doesn’t expect when she leaves the city behind is to...

One million people follow Stella Lerner’s every move. And now the buzzy fashion designer is fulfilling her lifelong dream and taking her indie clothing brand global with the help of the industry’s biggest investor. Sounds perfect. Except offline, the optics aren’t so great. Her relationship with her boyfriend, Alex, is crumbling just as the pressure to curate her image online only builds. Feeling trapped between the picture-perfect life she’s promised her followers and the messy reality she’s facing, Stella anonymously joins a new dating app.

Every faith is inherited. So is every wound. Elias Carter was raised at his father’s altar—inside a church where belief was certainty, obedience was love, and legacy was everything. His father, a revered pastor, built a sanctuary that shaped generations. It also shaped the silences between them. Now grown, Elias serves people in quieter ways, far from the pulpit. But when his father’s health begins to fail, he is called back to the aging church—and to the man who expects him to carry what he can no longer hold. The building is deteriorating. The congregation is shrinking.

The narrative revolves around Jazzy's family - Joanne, Phillip, Jackson, Jacy, Jamar, Joseph, and their faithful dog, Brutus. Each character adds a layer of depth and richness to the story. The journey is further enriched by Jazzy's friends, Pookie, Beans and the Snaggletooth Twins, the enigmatic neighbor, Old Lady UpChurch, and the new boy in town, Buster Beaudreaux.