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What if the greatest gift ever given… was never truly understood? In "The Birthday of the Infanta", master storyteller Oscar Wilde weaves a hauntingly beautiful tale of innocence, beauty, and the fragile longing to be loved. Set amid the dazzling splendor of a royal birthday celebration, the story follows a simple, devoted dwarf whose joyful performance captivates the young princess—but whose greatest discovery will change everything.

What if kindness were the most powerful magic of all? In "Clover Blossom", you enter a delicate world of flowers, feelings, and quiet moral truth. Among a gathering of proud and beautiful blossoms, one gentle Clover stands apart. While others mock and reject a humble, unattractive worm, Clover Blossom alone responds with compassion, kindness, and understanding. But kindness is never forgotten. When the worm undergoes a wondrous transformation, the true beauty of empathy is revealed - and the humble Clover discovers that a loving heart is more radiant than outward perfection.

What if the person you love finally returned home… but something about her felt quietly, disturbingly different? In "The Stranger", tension doesn’t explode—it builds. A reunion meant to be warm and joyful slowly turns uncertain… then uneasy… then quietly haunting. Small details begin to matter. Silences stretch too long. Emotions shift in ways that can’t quite be explained. With her signature psychological precision, Katherine Mansfield draws you into an intimate moment where love, perception, and reality begin to blur.

Have you ever invented a life for someone you barely know? On a quiet train, an unnamed narrator fixates on a melancholy woman she calls “Minnie Marsh” and constructs an entire life for her—filled with family dramas, hidden desires, and unspoken conflicts. But how much of what we imagine reflects reality, and how much reveals our own inner world?

Have you ever met someone so full of themselves that even fireworks seem dull by comparison? In Oscar Wilde’s whimsical tale "The Remarkable Rocket", a pompous and self-important rocket believes himself destined for greatness, oblivious to the world around him. As he prepares for a grand celebration, his vanity and arrogance set off a chain of absurd and hilarious events, revealing the dangers of pride and the folly of self-importance.

No he visto a Violette Taylor en años. Tampoco la he olvidado. Ahora ha vuelto al pueblo para quedarse y trabajar como enfermera en la unidad de quemados en la que, por accidente, termino ingresado. Tal vez sea el destino… aunque Violette hace todo lo posible por mantenerse alejada de cualquiera que le recuerde su pasado, especialmente de mí. Antes yo era Rowan para ella. Ahora soy solo King, el hombre que le rompió el corazón, pero no por las razones que ella cree. La vida rara vez da segundas oportunidades. Y si esta es la mía para arreglar las cosas, voy a aprovecharla.

In Gute Nacht mit Astrid Lindgren begleiten kleine und große Hörer die beliebtesten Figuren der weltberühmten Autorin in die Schlafenszeit. Ob Pippi Langstrumpf, die Kinder aus Bullerbü, Michel aus Lönneberga oder der geheimnisvolle Tomte Tummetott – diese liebevoll ausgewählten Erzählungen sind voller Wärme, Humor und Geborgenheit. Eine zauberhafte Sammlung klassischer Geschichten, die zum Entspannen einlädt und den Tag auf wunderbare Weise ausklingen lässt.

Nina Swann trauert noch um ihren verstorbenen Mann, als plötzlich ein alter Freund aus dessen Vergangenheit auftaucht: Nick Radcliffe. Zur gleichen Zeit kämpft die junge Floristin Martha mit den ständigen Abwesenheiten ihres Mannes Al. Drei Frauen, verbunden durch ein Netz aus Lügen, Manipulation und tödlichen Geheimnissen. Je näher sie dem Mann kommen, der ihr Leben verführt und vergiftet, desto klarer wird: Die größte Gefahr steht schon längst mitten in ihrem Haus.

In der Hoffnung auf ein ruhigeres Leben ziehen die Blums vom pulsierenden Brooklyn ins beschauliche Riverburg, wo Vater Gus nach herausfordernden Jahren endlich eine Professur ergattert hat. Gleich an ihrem ersten Schultag wird die achtzehnjährige Hazel ins Büro des Direktors zitiert.

Für das Muschelfest soll eine „Große Riesenmuschel" auf dem Festplatz der Insel aufgebaut werden. Doch Auru hat es eilig, er ist unvorsichtig und lässt die Muschel fallen. Sie zerbricht. Aurus Vater ist stocksauer. Er befiehlt seinem Sohn, unverzüglich eine neue Muschel aus dem Meer zu holen. Auru ist verzweifelt, denn er kommt zu spät zu der Verabredung mit seinem Freund Inapo.

Nuova edizione in italiano del classico inglese! Bella la coccinella fa una gita in montagna, dove incontra il piccolo camoscio Jana, che ha paura di saltare. Ma poi arriva una slavina, che rinchiude Bella e Jana in una grotta... New release of the classic in Italian-English! Ladybird Marie travels into the mountains and meets little chamois Chloe who doesn't like to leap over hedges and ditches. But then an avalanche breaks loose. Chloe and Marie are trapped in a cave.

’Sweet, funny and lovely! Marian Keyes A romantic treat, perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond and Jenny Colgan! You can go crazy searching for the one… Nina is addicted to bad boys, the wilder, the better. Despite her friends’ misgivings, she firmly believes that true love only takes one form...

At long last former Knight Commander Cade Williams has defeated the adversary, but his victory has come at a terrible cost. His wife, Gabrielle, is no more. His reputation lies in tatters, his trust in others broken. His closest friends and allies are now at risk from the very order they pledged their lives to maintain. If it could go wrong, it has. Unable to bear the reality of what he has done, all Cade wants to do is find a deep hole and pull it in after him. Let the world go on without him, for all he loves is lost, and he sees no reason to continue.

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. In Hong Kong Noir, 14 of the city’s finest authors explore the dark heart of the Pearl of the Orient in haunting stories of depravity and despair.

Lev Zarkov is a real-life monster. No, correction, he's actually the devil. Except, when I first meet him, he's simply the mysterious, handsome man traveling next to me on a first-class flight to New York. And after being dumped at the altar by my loser fiancé who vanished into thin air the morning of our wedding, when things get flirty between me and the mysterious stranger, I think, why not? Surely, I deserve one night to forget. I mean, where's the harm in a little indulgence, right?

A young nanny who plunged to her death, or was she pushed? A nine-year-old girl who collects sharp objects and refuses to speak. A lawyer whose job it is to uncover who in the family is a victim and who is a murderer. But how can you find out the truth when everyone here is lying? Rose Barclay is a nine-year-old girl who witnessed the possible murder of her nanny—in the midst of her parent's bitter divorce—and immediately stopped speaking.

Women have been culturally trained to discount one of their greatest protections—safety intuition. As women, it is so ingrained in us to attend to everyone else, including strangers on the street, before we listen to ourselves, that we have lost touch with our innate ability to often detect dangerous situations. As the result, we are left generally defenseless to recognize predators who manipulate our natural compassion, to our own detriment.

Viviamo in un’epoca in cui niente è impossibile, dunque se le cose non vanno dev’essere per forza colpa nostra: Selene se ne è quasi convinta. Passati i trent’anni, non ha ancora trovato la sua strada: dove ha sbagliato? È stata l’ultima delle sue azioni impulsive, aprire un ristorante che ora è sull’orlo del fallimento, oppure è successo quindici anni fa, quando ha preso la sua prima decisione da adulta? È lì che sono rimaste impigliate le sue aspirazioni? Per scoprirlo, una notte d’estate fugge da Milano verso un paesino nel cuore della Puglia, il posto dove è cresciuta.

Leah Morgan was done with men. After barely surviving a horrendous childhood, and a boyfriend who bailed when things got rough, Leah had given up on love. Then she met him, Hollywood's new golden boy who suddenly had eyes only for her. She tried to convince herself that one night couldn't hurt, but after six months, the memories of his mesmerizing gaze and searing touch still invaded her every thought. Declan James had just one rule when it came to women. Keep it simple, and never linger. That all changed the moment he met Leah.

Shrouded in secrecy, the aftermath of the Battle at Adventdawn lingers, concealed behind the impenetrable veil of the Barrier of Storms. The City of Wyvernshield, now under the iron-fisted rule of the new Ebon Queen, becomes the epicenter of a harrowing campaign fueled by relentless conquest and unspeakable terror. As a newfound glimmer of hope pierces the darkness, Taliah the Seeress unveils a sudden revelation. A beacon of light that reignites their efforts, leading them to a possible key to unlock Princess Letandra from the clutches of The Bleeding Crown.