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Will the Ancients secure their everlasting reign, or can the immortals truly be stopped? As continents clash and races either unite or crumble, alliances become the key to survival. But in a world rife with traps and betrayal, which allies can be trusted? For Tarak, the time for mischief and games is over. To save a world on the brink of destruction, he must uncover the origin of all sorcery. But unlocking its secrets comes with a price. Faced with challenges unlike any before this, Tarak will be tested in ways no one else has.

Twenty years ago, a summer holiday ended in tragedy for the Palmer family. No one has spoken of it since. Until a new TV series plays out the horrifying events of that night. As the family are forced to relive that fateful trip, is it possible that each person is hiding their own secrets, and is someone willing to do whatever it takes to keep their past firmly in the past…

“What on earth would I gain from that?” I asked him. “Risk my own neck by violating my banishment just to leave you? The sentence placed on me if I return is execution. If I’m entering the mountains again, I’d damn well better get something out of it.” Exiled from the Silverwood and...

The fates of Ragnvald and his sister Svanhild unfold to their stunning conclusion in this riveting final volume in The Golden Wolf Saga, a trilogy that conjures the ancient world with the gripping detail, thrilling action, and vivid historical elements of Game of Thrones and Outlander. Ragnvald...

After surviving a tragic shooting that took her mother’s life, eight-year-old Austen Cole’s life is turned upside down by the haunting memories of that traumatic Fourth of July night. Now, when the seventeen-year-old's self-destructive behavior gets her into trouble, it’s the son of the retired cop who saved her that tries coming to her rescue before she wastes the second chance at life she was given. But not even twenty-two-year-old Noah Kingsley can help the snarky girl who insists she doesn’t need anybody

Dalton, I loved you once. A love I thought irrevocable. A love I mistakenly believed could transcend both time and circumstance. Under the influence of my dimwitted, naïve, traitorous heart, I became intoxicated with what I now know was simply a figment of my self-indulgent imagination. So drunk on the feeling, I couldn't see what was right in front of my face. So foolishly enamored, I blindly followed my heart into the depths of an emotion that would ravage me.

From the National Bestselling author of The Boat Runner comes a poignant, luminous novel that follows one family over decades and across the world—perfect for fans of the film Boyhood. Western New York, 1978: Jamie, Lewis, and Connor Thurber watch their parents’ destructive dance of loving...

“Dazzles with indie charm. . . . By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Nobody’s Empire is a romantic world of possibility and youthful yearning.”—Minnesota Star Tribune “Murdoch proves he’s as good a novelist as he is a musician.""—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) One of the great...

New Orleans, 1982. Voodoo spells, prostitutes, prisoners, and veterans who are adamant about the size of their manhood—it's all just another day at Charity Hospital, also known as The Big Free. It's a medical free-for-all with the toughest trauma surgery in America, and Elizabeth—fresh from medical school in Charleston, wearing pearls and pink plaid socks—is one of the first women to work there. Half of the doctors who start the surgery program never finish. Nothing in her proper Southern upbringing prepared Elizabeth for the gritty and gruesome world she now experiences on a daily basis.

In the town of Disappointment, Oregon, washed-up boxer Lewis Yaw makes ends meet as a fishing guide. He’s lived a life of violence, but doesn’t understand real strength until he meets Janey, who can see good in even the most damaged things—including him. When she gives birth to their daughter, Grayling, Lewis worries that he’ll mess her up as badly as his father did him. But he also sees a chance to right the wrongs of the past. By high school, Gray has become his apprentice guide, his sparring partner, and his pride and joy.

Katherine Adams never thought she'd end up in a small town in Texas, but when things start to go south, it's the perfect place to escape to. Emmett Santiago never imagined he'd fall so quickly, but one glance at Kate and he's a goner. Moving in with Katherine's aunt her junior year of high school is the safest choice for her sister, and Katherine plans to do everything she can to make Bluebonnet their home. That most definitely doesn't include flirting with a certain boy, no matter how charming his smile is. Katherine might not believe in love, but Emmett is determined to win her over.

Le Grand Meaulnes is a story of the end of youth, with its sense of wonder and idealism, and the transition to adulthood and experience. In a story which exquisitely blends realism with a hint of fantasy, Augustin Meaulnes is haunted by the memory of a beautiful girl briefly encountered in a fantastic 'domain'. However, Meaulnes finds himself unable to return there both physically and emotionally. An acknowledged modern classic, Le Grand Meaulnes is offered here in a new translation which is more sympathetic to the poetic original than previous editions.

"Non è facile ma se vuoi puoi essere una meraviglia anche con tutti quei pesi addosso". Non si sceglie di nascere con la paura: succede e basta. Il futuro spaventa, ma, se ci sono pericoli che si possono evitare, altri si devono affrontare. Riuscire a farlo dipende unicamente da noi. Kamilla ha solo sette anni quando una folla di bambini ancora sconosciuti, ma pronti a giudicarla, diventa l'insormontabile ostacolo da superare. Per la prima volta, da sola. Crescere non aiuta chi, come lei, custodisce dentro una versione speculare di sé, tremendamente più fragile.

In the middle of a water crisis, Money, a popular young boy throughout his neighborhood, has gotten himself into a deadly game of cat and mouse as he struggles to survive through the night when the city’s most notorious crime lord orders a hit on him. This story follows Money as he is on the run for his life desperately trying to find help in a lawless town.

Laila, uma adolescente de 17 anos, sempre teve sonhos premonitórios, mas nunca conseguiu interpretá-los corretamente até que os eventos já tivessem ocorrido. Agora, sua vida sofre uma reviravolta quando ela é obrigada a se mudar de Campinas para Aracaju, uma cidade que guarda apenas memórias fragmentadas da sua infância. Ao chegar na nova casa, Laila se depara com uma confeitaria que já havia visto em seus sonhos. E, mais estranho ainda, conhece Verônica, uma garota de cabelos vermelhos que também povoava suas visões noturnas.