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In October 1759, as the French and Indian War wanes, Ranger brothers Frederick and Edward Locke stumble upon an ambush and an abduction along the new Crown Point Military Road in the heart of the contested Green Mountains.

In 1892, in the bustling town of Fall River, Massachusetts, 16-year-old Victoria feels trapped by her high-society, pre-debutante life. Not only is she forced to have a chaperone for anything outside of the house, but she is also stuck playing nursemaid to her mother suffering from an unexplained paralysis. Victoria’s only escapes are visits with her neighbor Miss Lizzie Borden, reading Sherlock Holmes serials and—when the urge overtakes her—stealing. When her next-door neighbors Mr. and Mrs.

A Valeria este año le esperan unas vacaciones muy especiales, o al menos eso es lo que dice su madre, una auténtica especialista en buscar lugares originales para desconectar de la rutina. Un lugar solitario y peculiar en el norte de Noruega será el elegido, y allí el presente se mezclará con el pasado en los sueños de Valeria.

Un avión cargado de bombas se aproxima al Palacio Real de Madrid. Lo pilota uno de los mejores aviadores del mundo, y su objetivo es matar al rey de España. El piloto, al soltar su carga mortal, gritará simbólicamente "¡Muera la monarquía! ¡Viva la república española!", aunque sepa que nadie lo oirá, aparte de su fiel copiloto. Y entonces, allá abajo, surge lo inesperado.

Bretagne, début du XIXe siècle. Dans un village ravagé par les guerres napoléoniennes, Jeanne Tanguy, jeune paysanne au tempérament indomptable, lutte pour survivre et protéger sa petite sœur Marie de la brutalité de leur mère. Une nuit de tempête, elle se joint aux naufrageuses, les villageoises qui attirent volontairement des navires anglais sur les récifs pour les piller. Dans ce pillage, elle tue un officier anglais et comprend avec effroi qu’elle détient son âme, qui désormais la hante et l’observe, témoin et miroir de sa propre violence et de son intimité.

Nel caldo soffocante di un pomeriggio d'agosto, una carrozza arriva in città, sollevando una nuvola di polvere e gli interrogativi di chi la vede passare. Non appena giungono al Bayerischer Hof, l'hotel più elegante dei dintorni, e vi si stabiliscono "per tutto il tempo che sarà necessario", comincia a correre la voce che il dottor Grimaldi sia giunto insieme alla figlia per risolvere il mistero che da un anno scuote la città: scoprire chi è Kaspar Hauser, il ragazzo apparso dal nulla dopo sedici anni di reclusione a opera di un misterioso aguzzino, e perché qualcuno lo minaccia di morte.

Parigi, 1832. La giovane Sophie sviene per la fame in casa della étoile dell'Opéra Céline Varens. È l'inizio di una singolare amicizia tra la ballerina e l'orfana, che grazie a Céline frequenterà la scuola tenuta da un vecchio aristocratico.

Bloomsbury presents Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan, read by Sophie Jo Wasson. ‘A beautiful, perfect, moving read’ – Cecelia Ahern, author of PS, I Love You The outstanding novel from the Carnegie Medal-winning, former Laureate na nÓg Sarah Crossan; thought-provoking and moving...

When Bree learns that her brother, Devin, her sister, Keely, and her friend, Lil, will set out for Ireland, she longs to go with them. Instead, Mikkel asks her to be a cook for voyage to Greenland. Somehow her excellent food becomes inedible and the Vikings think she's trying to sabotage their voyage.

En la Inglaterra de 1936, el aristócrata Lewis Ellsworth se contenta con algunos encuentros sexuales lejos de los círculos de la alta sociedad. Por eso, cuando tropieza con William Chase durante su segundo año en Cambridge, no espera que éste entre en su vida como un tornado capaz de trastocarla por completo. Ambos se dejan llevar por el arte, la literatura, las emociones y las ambiciones. Pero en una época en la que ni al Rey se le permite escoger de quién se enamora, Lewis y Will deben vivir un amor diferente, oculto a los ojos del mundo.

Deaths and disappearances pile up as a mysterious beast stalks the French countryside and two girls seize an unlikely opportunity that just might save them all—or serve them up on a platter. Step into this chilling, historical horror inspired by the unsolved mystery of the Beast of Gévaudan...

There is something horrifying hiding in the woods . . .Anna’s position as a new forest witch is a great honor, and a chance to show what she is capable of. But, when she finds herself in Gora, an ancient, mysterious castle, she is not sure that she is right for the job. As Anna learns more about Gora’s inhabitants, she begins to wonder if she can trust anyone at all – including Hadeon, the dangerous and handsome master of the castle, who appears to have a dark secret.

I never meant to kill...16-year-old Rob Holland is a simple dirt farmer in 1920’s Texas, right down to his shoeless feet and twice turned dungarees. He works the farm, treats Pa’s word as law, and knows that you defend kin to bloodshed. When his sister and a local dandy named Buck start courting, Rob unintentionally kills Buck in a misguided effort to protect his sister and family honor.

Is escape even possible when you've been shanghaied? Jem Coulter, his family, and Strike-It-Rich Sam journey to San Francisco with the newfound gold to see if surgery can fix Nathan's broken legs. The uncertainty of Nathan's recovery leaves Jem bored and worried, so he heads how to the waterfront to explore. The merchant ships look exciting--where could they be sailing?

A “lyrical and introspective” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) historical novel in verse about a Chinese teen who immigrates to the United States with his family and endures mistreatment at the Angel Island Immigration Station while trying to navigate his own course in a new world. Tai Go...

A Good Morning America Book Club YA Pick and a 2026 Audie Awards winner for Best Young Adult! This program features multicast narration. "This is an audiobook one wishes would never end." —AudioFile on The King of Crows (an Earphones Award winner) From New York Times-bestselling author Libba...

A USA Today bestseller! The first book in a thrilling mystery duology that follows Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the acclaimed Jane Austen Murder Mystery series! It is a truth universally acknowledged that London’s first female solicitor in possession of the details of a deadly crime must...

Lottie Crawford's life in poverty sharply contrasts with the luxurious existence of Elizabeth Gilbert, daughter of a wealthy industrialist. While Lottie toils long hours in low-paying jobs as her family descends into despair, Elizabeth yearns for a life beyond the gilded cages of high society.

Following a scandal at the Vauxhall pleasure gardens, Camille is sent to the woods to live with her reclusive godmother and her strange daughter, Lucy. Cast out from polite society, she must learn to live by her godmother’s strict rules. Camille has never met anyone quite like Lucy before, and as they grow closer and cross forbidden boundaries, strange things begin to happen. Mysterious deaths, claw marks raking the doors, and the nights are pierced by the howls of a creature that sounds almost . . . otherworldly.

For fans of Bridgerton and The Davenports comes a sweeping historical novel from bestselling author Veronica Chambers about courageous (and flirtatious) Ida B. Wells as she navigates society parties and society prejudices to become a civil rights crusader. Before she became a warrior, Ida B...