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Meet five bachelor brothers and the women who bring them to their knees in this USA Today best-selling series! When Cole North volunteers to be his boss Sierra’s fake date, nothing goes as expected. Can the lifelong loner evolve from her right-hand man at work to the right man for her forever? Carefree Drake North is fully aware his best friend’s little sister is off-limits, but when she sets her sights on him, he can’t get her off his mind. Can he give up his noncommittal ways and become the caring man she deserves?

This is a satellite-dish-free zone of tall houses, standing shoulder to shoulder with big front doors, five floors apiece. You could almost be in Kensington. This is where the actors, writers and media types live, where small children wearing smart uniforms and shoes in the shape of lightbulbs get ferried every day to schools that are not local. Some people are luckier than others; fortune smiles on some and gobs on the rest. Jo Metcalf smokes and spies on the smug Cunninghams down the street as they play their bile-inducing game of happy families.

Life can change in the blink of an eye. That's a truth Andy Slater learns as a young man in 1982, taking the Chicago "L" to work every morning. Andy's life is laid out before him: a good job, marriage to his female college sweetheart, and the white picket fence existence he believes in. But when he sees Carlos Castillo for the first time, Carlos’ dark eyes and Latin appeal mesmerize him. Flash forward to present day. Andy is comfortable but alone, and has never forgotten the powerful pull of Carlos’ gaze on the "L" train. He vows to find him once more, hoping for a second chance.

Twenty-six-year-old Nicole Najim is struggling to find herself after a painful breakup, just when she thought she was going to settle down. Working a dead-end job in the family car dealership and at a loose end, she picks up her camera and returns to the melting pot of Sydney’s West to rediscover her roots. When she catches up with childhood friend, Danny, who makes his living in a shadowy underworld, their relationship intensifies just as the law starts to close in.

Brought to you by Penguin. **THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** Is this the best worst day of her life? Once, Grace Adams was poised for great things. Now, she barely attracts a second glance as she strides down the street carrying her daughter's sixteenth birthday cake. But behind the scenes...

Four sisters. A vast fortune. And a mother who thinks she knows best ... Where there's a will, there's a way. A funny, moving, brilliantly observed story about letting go of the past When multi-millionaire Jacki Turner is forced to take stock of her life, she sets her daughters a challenge - in...

At the turn of the twentieth century, Nathan Walker comes to New York City to take the most dangerous job in the country: digging the tunnel far beneath the Hudson that will carry trains from Brooklyn to Manhattan. In the bowels of the riverbed, the workers—black, white, Irish and Italian—dig together, the darkness erasing all differences. But above ground, the men keep their distance until a dramatic accident on a bitter winter's day welds a bond between Walker and his fellow workers that will both bless and curse three generations.

Welcome to Paranormal City! There’s hospitality for all here, be you vampire, demon, walking dead, or one of the werepeople. We've something for everyone, no matter what your needs or tastes. Listen to some of the tales of those who live here. They’ll tell you this is the greatest city in the world. Oh, and mundanes are also welcome. Just try to fit in. A devil’s dozen tales from Paranormal City for your delight…and terror.

How do children live across our southern border? Cristal and Fina struggle to find enough to eat as they raise themselves on the streets of a poverty-level neighborhood. Daniel worries about his little brother Memo, who has serious respiratory attacks from the pollution and desert climate of Juarez, Mexico. Pastors Pati and Miguel want to lead a different kind of church, one responsive to the needs of their community. Life is hard in this newly-formed neighborhood on the border. Can the church help the families learn to work together as Christ's family to ease each other's burdens?

After a stint inside, notorious gangster Nathan Conlon is back. He says he’s a changed man, but old habits die hard on Liverpool’s gritty streets. He’ll stop at nothing to reclaim his formidable criminal empire—and his long-suffering ex-wife, Grace. Grace once kissed the ground that Nathan walked on, but not anymore. She’s head of the firm now, commanding respect from the best of them, and she’ll do anything to protect her family—even if it means beating Nathan at the dirtiest of games.

In the waning days of the turbulent 1970s, in the wake of unsolved killings that have shocked Detroit, the lives of several residents are drawn together, with tragic consequences. There is Hannah, wife of a prominent local businessman, who has begun an affair with a darkly charismatic stranger whose identity remains elusive; Mikey, a canny street hustler who finds himself on an unexpected mission to rectify injustice and the serial killer known as Babysitter, an enigmatic and terrifying figure at the periphery of elite Detroit. 

‘Some days I feel like I’ve lived more than one lifetime, so, couldn’t we be right for each other this time around?’ Becca and Charlie have known each other since university. Becca and Charlies have also hated each other since university. Until now. Until Ally’s bucket list. The death...

As the boss of a high-end nightclub in the West End and with a never-ending string of gorgeous women on his arm, Tony is the darling of the tabloids. However, despite his success, the little boy who lived on the streets is never far away. Desperate for respect, he’s driven to achieve more and more. Most of all, he craves the acceptance of Ralph Gold and to become a bigger part of his extensive web of organised crime.

Move over, Dickens—America’s favorite storyteller has written a gift, “a delightful Christmas story to be shared by the whole family” (Kirkus), destined to become as treasured as A Christmas Carol. At Christmastime, a family of three are missing someone dear to them. Until unexpected...

A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to save her community in this timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance. Washington D. C., 1925 Clara Johnson talks to spirits, a...

Devon and James Payne are brothers and rivals since childhood. But they share an affinity for sports that brings glory to their Connecticut town and promise for the future. Then they’re in a car accident. Devon is paralyzed for life, while James goes on to live the dream. For the Paynes, the tremulous repercussions of that evening never settled. Over the course of a decade, Devon decides to visit his seven siblings now scattered across the globe.

Having been born into a life of wealth and privilege, Edith Wharton was part of the small clique of aristocratic families that held sway over New York City's social and cultural life at the turn of the nineteenth century. In The Age of Innocence, Wharton looks back fondly on the life that was enjoyed by the privileged class of the East Coast before the many changes wrought by World War I.

Por la autora best seller mundial de "La edad dorada", llega la nueva epopeya histórica de Sara Donati sobre dos doctoras pioneras en el Nueva York del siglo XIX. La obstetra Dra. Sophie Savard regresa a casa con los ritmos dolorosamente familiares de Manhattan a principios de la primavera de 1884 para reconstruir su vida después de la muerte de su esposo. Con la ayuda de la Dra. Anna Savard, su amiga más querida, prima y compañera médica, planea continuar su trabajo ayudando a las mujeres desfavorecidas que la sociedad preferiría olvidar.

La apasionante historia de Nueva York desde sus orígenes hasta la actualidad. Los 400 años de Historia de la ciudad de Nueva York se conforma de miles de historias, escenarios y personajes extraordinarios. Partiendo de la vida de los indios que habitaban sus tierras vírgenes y los primeros colonos holandeses hasta llegar a la dramática construcción del Empire State Building o la creación del edificio Dakota en el que vivía John Lennon.

Liverpool 1931. In a Liverpool torn by the Depression, Daisy Gallagher grows to womanhood the hard way. She is the mainstay of her poverty-stricken family and the devoted friend of Nellie O’Brian, who is dying for lack of medical attention. Daisy’s desperation for money leads her into the darkened streets and into the arms of drunken sailors willing to pay for their relief. Through her own strength and suffering, Daisy earns enough to pay for her friend’s much needed medical attention.

New York City, 1921. The war is over, the twenties are roaring, but in the depths of the city that never sleeps, Dorothy Parker is struggling to make her mark in a man’s world. She’s penniless, she’s unemployed and her marriage is on the rocks when she starts a bridge group with three extraordinary women—but will they be able to save her from herself? When tragedy strikes, and everything Dorothy holds dear is threatened, it’s up to Peggy, Winifred and Jane to help her confront the truth before it’s too late. Because the stakes may be life or death.

In a condemned tower block in Glasgow, residents slowly trickle away until a young man is left alone with only the angels and devils in his mind for company. Stumbling from one surreal situation to the next, he encounters others on the margins of society, finding friendship and camaraderie wherever it is offered, grappling with who he is and what shape his future might take. The Voids is an unsparing story of modern-day Britain, told with brilliant flashes of humour and humanity.

‘Funny, touching and wise, I loved it’ Kit de Waal, bestselling author of My Name Is Leon Wendy is lonely but coping. All nineteen-year-old Wendy wants is to drive the 255 bus around Uddingston with her regulars on board, remember to buy milk when it runs out and just to be okay. After her...

Aleksandar and Isobel are siblings and former classical music prodigies, once destined for greatness. As the only Eastern European family growing up on their block on the far southside of Chicago, the pair were inseparable until each was forced to confront the absurdity of tragedy at an early age and abandon their musical ambitions. Now in their twenties, they find themselves encountering ridiculous jobs, unfulfilling romantic relationships, and the outrageousness of ordinary life. 

Fiddle player Eliza Bancroft had to improvise after an unplanned pregnancy four years ago. Instead of pursuing her dream of performing live music, she changed keys and has focused on being a good mom and a sought-after studio musician in Nashville. Her rhythm is set until she spots her son’s father in a local magazine and realizes the man she was unable to track down lives right under her nose in Music City.

Winter blankets Montreal, while a bookseller and her lover dream of Prague. As the narrator’s open marriage becomes the subject of a novel, reality blurs with fiction, and she tries to reconcile the need to create with the desire for love and sex. Written in stark, spare prose, Prague is an introspective and intimate account of the making of a novel from life.

La vie d'Olivia Waldorf se passe exactement comme elle l’avait toujours rêvé. Elle est la fille la plus populaire du lycée, contrôle son gang d'une main de fer et le beau Nate Archibald est son petit copain.

Lorsque la mère d'Olivia présente son nouveau petit ami à sa fille, il n'est pas du tout ce qu'Olivia avait prévu. Elle avait pensé que l'élégante et célèbre créatrice de mode Eleanor tomberait amoureuse d'un bel homme d'affaires à renommée internationale. À place, Olivia se retrouve coincée avec... Cyrus. Il est petit, aux cheveux fins et bedonnant. Tout va de mal en pis quand Eleanor annonce qu'ils vont se marier, un évènement qui risque bien d'éclipser la fête d'anniversaire d’Olivia.

When Margaret Hale is forced to leave her home in the tranquil rural South of England for the industrial Northern town of Milton, she finds herself in a very different country run by men, like mill owner John Thornton, with very different beliefs to her own. Margaret is sickened by the working conditions she witnesses and, sympathetic to the poor workers, clashes with their boss, Thornton.

Varghunden är en av Jack Londons mest älskade klassiker. I norra Kanadas råa vildmarker kämpar valpen Vittand för att överleva i den bitande kylan. Som korsning mellan hund och varg dras han mellan två inre begär – vargens lockelse till friheten i naturen, och hundens inneboende längtan efter närhet och gemenskap. När Vittand blir bortförd av människor kastas han rakt in i en mardröm. Men bland svårigheterna han tvingas gå igenom, upplever Vittand också glimtar av mänsklig värme. Dessa ögonblick får honom att drömma om ett annat liv, ett liv där han kan leva i harmoni med människorna och deras gåtfulla värld.

Best friends Cleo and Rachel spend their evenings pretending to be people they're not, inventing elaborate stories to escape the monotony of their real lives. It's all harmless fun—until they play the game on the wrong person. Five years later, Cleo is still struggling to come to terms with the night that destroyed her friendship with Rachel and almost cost them their lives. And then she receives a text: Rachel is missing. Have you seen her? 

Angelini’s third book and the finale to the Hyena trilogy is a must-listen for anyone longing for something real in a world full of fake. Fin digs even deeper into the world and experiences of the author, who tries to reconcile the sometimes brutal reality of life with the quest for family and a meaningful place in this world. Angelini takes you from behind-the-scenes of Hollywood elites underbelly to the LA "kickbacks" on the outskirts of the city, where Ketamine and Molly are the norm.

"- Det här som jag säger nu är mycket känsligt. Ni måste lova att inte sprida uppgifterna vidare." David, Johannes och Carina sitter på ett möte inför Västsaharakonferensen när de hör nyheten. Agenten Ali från den marockanska säkerhetstjänsten har hoppat av och tagit kontakt med Polisiaro. Han har ett viktigt avslöjande att förmedla på konferensen: han kan bevisa att högt uppsatta officerare i den marockanska säkerhetstjänsten organiserar och tjänar stora pengar på narkotikasmuggling. Men alla är inte lika entusiastiska över situationen.

"El millor lloc del món" transcorre entre la Barcelona grisa, lenta i temorosa dels anys seixanta, on queden restes d'un temps que s'acaba, i l'actualitat, envoltada de decisions ràpides i passions breus. Famílies d'abans, homes i dones d'ara, en diversos escenaris: Catalunya, Astúries i el sud de França. La Rosa, directora d'una oficina de la Caixa fa cinquanta anys practica els balls de saló i s'escapa, enlloc, amb autobús.

Júlia ha tornat a Barcelona per preparar un documental sobre Salvador Dalí, però les ombres del passat es despleguen davant seu amb una força insospitada. De Nova York a Barcelona per retrobar la passió i els secrets de Dalí Després de viure més de vint anys a Nova York, la Júlia ha decidit retornar a Barcelona. L'excusa és la preparació d'un documental sobre la vida de Salvador Dalí, però tan bon punt arriba, les ombres del passat i un torrent de sensacions noves es despleguen davant seu amb una força insospitada.

When Libby Nicholls arrives in London, broken-hearted and with her life in tatters, the first person she meets on the bus is elderly pensioner Frank. He tells her about the time in 1962 he met a girl on the number 88 bus with beautiful red hair just like her own. They made plans for a date, but Frank lost the ticket with her number written on it. For the past sixty years, he's ridden the same bus trying to find her. Libby is inspired by the story and, with the help of an unlikely companion, she makes it her mission to continue Frank's search.

The Serial Crimes Unit are called in to investigate when a local pastor is found stabbed to death. As DI Henley assesses the crime scene, she discovers a hidden door that conceals a room set up for torture—and bound to the bed in the middle of the room is the body of a man. When another body is found, also tied down, Henley realises there's someone out there torturing innocent people and leaving them for dead. But why?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Every sentence of Monica Heisey’s writing is a treat. No one makes me laugh like she does.” —Dolly Alderton, New York Times bestselling author of Everything I Know About Love Recommended by Los Angeles Times Washington Post GQ Elle Good Morning...

Cuatro personajes inmersos en la apocalíptica modernidad de una gran urbe verán cómo se cruzan sus destinos. Un taxista viudo que no supera la pérdida de su mujer, un médico desencantado, una prostituta africana aferrada a la vida y una vieja científica protagonizan esta novela urbana, sobre un trasfondo vertiginoso de asesinos en serie, amas sadomasoquistas un tanto estrafalarias y pequeños prodigios.

Cammie, a dancer in her thirties, has just landed her first part in a show since coming to New York City. Yet the tug of familial obligations and the guilt of what she sacrificed to be there weigh down her dancing feet. Cammie’s lover, Tom, an older piano player, came to the city as a young man in the 1980s with a story eerily in tune with Cammie’s own. Through their triumphs and failures, both learn the fleetness of glory, the sweetness of new love, and how a dream come true isn’t cherished until it’s passed.

Jess is a single mother to two teenage children, and although life can be tough, she’s just about keeping things together. But when her landlord asks her to move on so he can sell the house they’re living in without warning, Jess’ worries take on a whole new meaning. As Jess struggles to regain her footing, cracks begin to appear in other areas of her life, and suddenly she feels she’s failing at everything.