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Una niña enfervorizada espera a su padre, un mafioso dominicano al que idolatra y que siempre llega sin avisar, como los monstruos en las películas de terror. Papi aparece, desaparece y reaparece, cargado de dólares y un sinfín de coches, novias y regalos. Encarna, como ha señalado el crítico Juan Duchesne Winter, al «neomacho global» y triunfador de los trópicos, que provoca alucinaciones en todos los que lo rodean.

The debut novel from Irish playwright, actor, and poet, Emmet Kirwan.

Der ultimative Showdown um die endgültige Besitznahme der Stadt New York hat begonnen. Werden die holländischen Natives komplett vernichtet oder müssen die Briten einsehen, dass sie sich nicht allen Grund und Boden Amerikas einverleiben können? Die Götter müssen eine Entscheidung treffen, die Historiker zücken ihre Federn und der rote Teppich ist für alle beteiligten Protagonisten ausgerollt, um auf der Bühne der Weltgeschichte unsterblich zu werden, allen voran der Stolz holländischer Tapferkeit, Großmut, politischer Raffinesse und Ehre: Peter Stuyvesant.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sister Souljah, in her new novel A Beautiful Evil, introduces the darker side of Winter Santiaga in a mature, masterful, sensual follow-up to Love After Midnight. On the same day that Winter Santiaga wore her wedding dress, her new husband, well-known...

Darin spitzt sich die Situation für die holländischen Gründerväter von Neu-Amsterdam immer mehr zu. Britische Truppen fordern Sie zur Kapitulation auf und alle Hoffnungen ruhen jetzt auf Peter Stuyvesant, doch kann der legendäre Staatsmann eine Lösung aus der schier aussichtslosen Lage herbeiführen?

Kora Caselli is the second oldest of the Caselli siblings. Right along with her brother, she’s had to grow up quicker than she wanted to. Sacrificing the life, she thought she would have to be there for her youngest siblings and step into a role that was always chosen for her. As a federal judge, Kora Caselli, or Judge Case, has built her career on being fair—sometimes, tough—and about business within her courtroom. At 34, she’s one of the youngest and most feared judges in the system, known mostly for the high-profile cases she has tried.

Darin steht wiederum der Namensgeber des „Big Apple" Peter Stuyvesant im Mittelpunkt, der das Volk von Manhattan um sich schart, um in die alles entscheidende Schlacht epischen Ausmaßes gegen Neu-Schweden zu ziehen, in welcher sich die Zukunft von New York entscheiden sollte.

Koya and Deuce's journey can either be the most beautiful love story one could imagine, or it could be a disaster that blows up not only their personal lives, but also their professional ones. They'll have to decide what's most important to them along the way and hope they can come out on the other end whole.

Darin steht der Namensgeber des „Big Apple" Peter Stuyvesant im Mittelpunkt, um den sich zu viele Legenden ranken, als dass man alle in einem Hörbuch komprimieren könnte, aber Irving beschreibt im gewohnt humoristischen Stil dessen Machtergreifung zum wichtigsten Mann der holländischen Kolonien und sein Wirken als Staatsmann, das in eine Zeit fällt, in welcher die neuen Siedler des amerikanischen Kontinents sich gerade im Aufbau eigener Verwaltungsstrukturen befanden und damit eine Konfrontation mit den anderen europäischen Ethnien unausweichlich wurde.

There was zero chance of seeing the Armani-clad stranger again. I didn't even catch his name—just that he was the hottest mistake of my life. But the universe? It loves a plot twist. Because Mr. Elevator Guy...He's Nick Ashford. My broody as hell brand-new boss.

In the collection’s first story, a Japanese woman finds healing in a secret life as a sex advice columnist after being fetishized by her white husband for decades, while in the fourth story, Ronald Reagan is reincarnated as a puppy and must cope with being squeezed, dropped, and controlled by his young, queer owner. And in “Thank You No Thank You” a young woman who grew up in a cloistered religious community and escaped to a liberal law school grapples with the rules she learned in childhood, the rules of her new life, and her actual desires as she vacations with her long-term boyfriend.

A cult classic and Los Angeles Times Book of the Year, this sharp, insightful novel by New Yorker contributor Han Ong explores racial and social hierarchy, personal identity, and alienation. William Paulinha—a resourceful gay Filipino sex worker barely getting by in New York—is determined to...

An uncompromising and sensually charged collection from one of the great practitioners of the short story. Squandering the Blue is Kate Braverman’s debut story collection, a fierce, hallucinatory vision of Southern California and the women who move through its heat, glamour, and wreckage. Set...

An infectious and utterly charming fictionalization of the iconic Helen Gurley Brown’s early years at the helm of Cosmopolitan, and the intrepid group of women she took under her wing to create one of the most talked about magazines of all time. In 1965, Helen Gurley Brown, a soft spoken...

A raw, honest and distinctive novel that dissects the heartbreak, passion, insecurity, obsession, betrayal and joy of modern relationships. For readers of Sally Rooney, Jacqueline Maley, Diana Reid and anyone who has experienced love or heartache in equal measure. 'Do you think much about love?...

Post-war London is a city in flux, with burned-out buildings serving as vivid reminders of the past. But beneath those scars is a sense of resurging optimism. Chrissie Walker, a new student at Goldsmiths arts college, feels it keenly. So does Mary Quant, the auburn-haired classmate who becomes Chrissie's best friend.

MANILA TAKES MANHATTAN Fans of Jasmine Guillory and Helen Hoang will adore this irresistibly engaging story of two Filipino celebrities caught between everything they want…and everything they are. How do you follow your heart when it’s in two places? Filipino musician and producer Mon...

A trio of novels by the renowned author, dramatised for BBC Radio Guyanese writer E. R. Braithwaite is probably best known for his semi-autobiograpical, internationally bestselling novel To Sir with Love, which was adapted as an award-winning film starring Sidney Poitier. Collected here are...

In the dead of night, he’ll find you… Based on a terrifying real theory about a serial killer at work along the Manchester canal – the Manchester Pusher – Karen Woods’s latest novel takes us right through the dark heart of the city one woman, Saskia Mayor, decides she’s going to find...

Pre-order this gripping domestic psychological thriller, full of shocking family secrets, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and C.L. Taylor in 2026! ***** It might look idyllic, but the secrets buried there are deadly… When human bones are found in the garden attached to the glamorous London...