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Lulù si sveglia una mattina senza alcun ricordo di sé né del proprio passato. È in una clinica e accanto al letto c’è solo una favolosa Birkin di Hermès in pelle di coccodrillo, rosa. Grazie all’aiuto di un fascinoso medico quarantenne, Lulù comincerà a riscoprire la propria vita. Dall’oblio, riemergerà anche il rapporto con Lui, un presuntuoso e arrogante avvocato, da cui Lulù si è sempre sentita attratta. Nel frattempo, domande affollano la sua mente: è soddisfatta della sua esistenza? È stata lei a voler dimenticare qualcosa?

A lush, dramatic biographical novel of one of the most glamorous and alluring legends of Hollywood’s golden age, Marlene Dietrich—from the gender-bending cabarets of Weimar Berlin to the lush film studios of Hollywood, a sweeping story of passion, glamour, ambition, art, and war from the...

“Between the decadence and the dazzling details, I love historical fiction books centered around fashion. And C. W. Gortner’s latest enthralled me. This story transported me to Paris. It was a perfect blend of fiction and fact.” – First for Women The Paris runways of the 70s come to wild...

White Lotus meets The Guest List in international bestselling author S. C. Lalli’s next thrilling novel, where two business moguls were set to be married in the biggest event of the year—until they’re both found murdered the day before the wedding—and a social outsider must unravel the...

"Jede Familie hat ein dunkles Geheimnis" In einer verlassenen Finca in der Serra de Tramuntana findet ein Wanderer einen Toten. Der Mann wurde mit einem Kopfschuss hingerichtet. Inspectora Ana Ortega und Comisario Lars Brückner übernehmen den Fall und entdecken in einer geheimen Kammer der Finca ...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Called One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR ""Dynamic women with complicated lives take center stage in this twisty mystery about a rideshare mix-up which results in murder. Lalli is a fresh voice in the thriller genre and a writer to watch!"" —Wendy Walker...

Maria e Nicola sono una coppia rodata, lui pilota di aerei, cuoco e genero perfetto (per quanto esprima la sua ansia in dolori notturni che gli stringono il corpo), lei un po' meno perfetta, una di quelle donne che in borsa non trovano mai nulla e che, soprattutto, molti anni prima ha ucciso Estate, sua sorella. La famiglia di origine si è strutturata intorno a questo lutto, il padre ha smesso di andare in ufficio, la madre si è sforzata di avere rapporti con lei, la figlia rimasta.

New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman has been hailed as one of the best crime fiction writers in America today, winning virtually every major award in the genre. The author of the enormously popular series featuring Baltimore P.I. Tess Monaghan as well as three critically lauded...

When Megan Cooper is rescued from a terrifying car accident, she can’t believe how lucky she has been. She is desperate to track down the stranger who saved her life. DCI Tony Morgan thought he had escaped his old career, but when he receives a call for help investigating a hit-and-run in the area, he knows that he must return. As secrets are revealed and the truth starts to emerge, it soon becomes clear that Megan is still in danger.

""No one writes bright, bold, bad, and beautiful women of history like C.W. Gortner, and he outdoes himself with his latest heroine: Jennie Jerome, American heiress, royal mistress, and mother of Winston Churchill. The American Adventuress shines on every page with Jennie's irrepressible thirst...

Brought to you by Penguin. Liverpool, 1942 As the threat of war draws closer, Isla Donahue seeks solace in her sweetheart, Rory. Their love for one another has never been stronger, but Isla struggles to ignore doubts surrounding her beau’s tainted past. So when Rory unexpectedly comes...

Olivia Lamoureux vient d'acheter la maison de ses rêves. Elle emménage à la campagne, certaine d'y trouver la tranquillité. Elle ignore qu'elle devra, avant d'y parvenir, traverser un véritable «parcours du combattant», celui des travaux de rénovation de son havre de paix. Malgré cette vie mouvementée, Olivia espère encore qu'en début cinquantaine tout est possible, même l'amour.

Der neue Küstenkrimi von den #1 Bestsellerautoren B.C. Schiller! Ein düsterer Hochsommertag auf der Insel Rügen: Bei einer Routinekontrolle in dem kleinen Hafen Glowe werden ein Rentner erschossen und die Streifenpolizistin Famke Keller schwer verletzt. Die Täter können unerkannt in einem dunklen Wagen entkommen. Die Hauptkommissarin Gretchen Larssen und ihr Team ermitteln und finden auf einem der ankernden Boote Blutspuren und die Buchstaben S.O.S. in die Bordwand geritzt. War die Polizistin Famke einem Verbrechen auf der Spur und von wem stammt das Blut mit dem Hilfeschrei?

“This novel about Sarah Bernhardt, the iconic French actress, is both a riveting portrait of the artist as a passionate young woman and a luscious historical novel full of period detail.”—Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of Mistress of the Ritz and The Aviator’s...

When Sergeant Lina LaSalle returns to her parents’ home in Puerto Rico, she faces a different kind of mission: creating a brighter future for her young son, Teó, while making peace with her past. Teó thrives in his new life on the island, and Lina finds kinship, too—with a cousin whose dreams were also shattered by the war, and with a handsome veteran who runs the neighborhood bar and offers understanding without judgment. But even in paradise, old wounds linger.

Mia Rhodes created Ameritocracy to make it possible for anyone to become president. But as her online political competition races towards its finale, it’s poised to elect a Machiavellian manipulator with a winning smile, leaving Mia to wonder whether she’s changed anything at all. As the competition builds to its spectacular final debate in Washington, DC, Mia and her team must question everything they’ve done so far, and defeat a threat to democracy they had never imagined.

Brooke Stewart, a realtor in New York, is sure of one thing: She will never surrender her heart fully to the green-eyed, sexy as sin, six-foot-two sex god she calls her boss. Jett Mayfield is dangerously sexy, but he also attracts trouble. Avoiding him has never been an option. The night he hooks up with Brooke, he aims to keep her in his bed, but more than that he aims to make her his.

“The Bean Trees is the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling.” — Los Angeles Times A bestseller that has come to be regarded as an American classic, The Bean Trees is the novel that launched Barbara Kingsolver’s remarkable literary career. It is the...

New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde invites you back to Cupid, Texas, where love is only a heartbeat away . . . Sexy cowboy-scholar Jericho Chance always knows exactly what he wants and how to get it. And after sauntering back home to Cupid, he’s shocked to discover that he wants Zoe...

A sexy sports superstar discovers his body isn’t the only thing that needs healing in this newest Stardust, Texas novel from New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde. With major league good looks and talent, Dallas Gunslingers relief pitcher Axel Richmond was living the good life. Even if...