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Nineteen-year-old human, Brexley, has grown up in privilege, but not without heartbreak. After being orphaned, she is taken in by General Markos, living in a walled city rife with power grabs and ruthless political games. Then, one night, the course of her life changes, and Brexley is thrown into the most feared prison in the east. Halalhaz, the House of Death - where you go in but don’t come out. She must learn to live with the worst of fae and human criminals.

En el año 2040, la humanidad dio un giro inesperado en su camino evolutivo. Eva, la primera de los sosias, personas idénticas a otras que comparten su apariencia, pero no su identidad, se ve obligada a embarcarse en un viaje lleno de peligros y revelaciones, con la lucha por el poder, los avances tecnológicos y la búsqueda del perfeccionamiento humano como telón de fondo, en medio de una sociedad que ya no es la misma. Sosias es una novela con mucho ritmo, casi cinematográfica, de las que no te deja respirar, y que cuando lo hace, es para tocarte el corazón.

A quiet evening in Cocoa Beach turns into a nightmare when FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas’s peaceful family night is shattered by a bloodcurdling cry from the garage. Thirteen-year-old Elijah—Matt’s estranged son—emerges from the shadows, terrified: his grandmother has been missing for days, her phone abandoned, and blood staining the closet floor. Unwilling to trouble them, Elijah hid…until now.

Civilization has fallen. The solar system is blanketed with the automated weapons of ancient wars, engineered plagues, hazardous waste, rogue AI, monsters from outside our dimension, artificial disasters, and nuclear climate change. Every moment of life on Earth is a brutal fight for survival. The people of Sol carry on, but hope is at a premium. They need something more. Someone with a plan, a savior, a hero. What they get is Lily.

Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, they’re sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be an entire colony of humans, well, a free workforce is a decent runner-up prize. But there’s something wrong with Murderbot; it isn’t running within normal operational parameters.

Naher Osten vor 55.000 Jahren: Eine Sippe moderner Menschen kämpft an den Ufern des großen Jordansees ums Überleben. Der Tierbestand nimmt immer weiter ab, und die Winter sind hart. Zudem machen die Jäger eine besorgniserregende Entdeckung: Sie sind nicht allein in diesem Jagdgebiet. Und diese Fremden sind anders - ganz anders! Allein ihre seltsam helle Haut und der massive Körperbau wirken verstörend. Sind sie eine Bedrohung für die eigene Sippe? Oder kann man sich mit ihnen irgendwie verständigen?

I make a living out of screwing over the jerks who capture and torment supernatural beasties. But when I free a bunch of particularly powerful monsters from their cages, I'm not counting on them following me home like lost puppies - stunningly hot lost puppies, but still. These manly monsters are determined to repay me for my help, and they won't get out of my apartment, until they're satisfied we're even. There's something to be said for allies so devoted they'll tear off heads and shred souls on your behalf. I'm all for joining forces.

USA TODAY bestselling author Eva Leigh continues her Last Chance Scoundrels series with a steamy romance between two opposites—a rogue with a taste for wagers and a bookish wallflower—who marry for convenience... but neither bet on falling in love. Finn Ransome is an expert on Lady Luck...

In USA TODAY bestselling author Eva Leigh's new novel a notorious rake and an innocent debutante strike a scandalous bargain... When Kieran Ransome’s latest antics result in a massive scandal, his father issues an ultimatum: find a respectable wife or inherit nothing. But as one of London’s...

I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are. When Murderbot's human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action. Drastic action it is, then.

Billy, Hunter y Jules han crecido escuchando la terrorífica leyenda de que a Eva Goth, una joven de su barrio, la enterraron con vida cuando tan solo tenía dieciséis años, precisamente los mismos años que ellos tienen ahora. Cuentan, además, que se llevó con ella un gran secreto a la tumba y que ese secreto, tal vez, podría conducir hasta el más grande de los tesoros. Una noche, cada uno empujado por diferentes motivos, deciden entrar en el cementerio donde está su tumba y comprobar por ellos mismos qué hay de cierto detrás de todas esas historias que cuentan sobre ella.

Billy, Hunter y Jules han crecido escuchando la terrorífica leyenda de que a Eva Goth, una joven de su barrio, la enterraron con vida cuando tan solo tenía dieciséis años, precisamente los mismos años que ellos tienen ahora. Cuentan, además, que se llevó con ella un gran secreto a la tumba y que ese secreto, tal vez, podría conducir hasta el más grande de los tesoros. Una noche, cada uno empujado por diferentes motivos, deciden entrar en el cementerio donde está su tumba y comprobar por ellos mismos qué hay de cierto detrás de todas esas historias que cuentan sobre ella.

Soy Alina Pavlova, y siempre he tenido asumido cual es mi destino. En pocos meses, cuando cumpla veinticinco años, debo contraer matrimonio con un desconocido para convertirme en la furura Matrioska de la familia. Pero arrastrada por la rabia de no poder decidir, voy a cometer un último acto de rebeldía junto a mi mejor amiga. Sin embargo, mi gran experiencia se truncará cuando Sheila desaparezca junto a un escueto mensaje: NO ME BUSQUES.

But when Angela's husband, Will, is arrested for her murder three years later, Diane's world is turned upside down again. Desperate and seeking answers, she turns to an unlikely source—FBI agent Eva Rae Thomas, who quickly becomes embroiled in the case. As she delves deeper, Eva Rae uncovers shocking inconsistencies in the evidence against Will and sets out to clear his name.

As the daughter of a biker, I've been toe-to-toe with brutal men. I grew up surrounded by violence, so I thought I could survive anything. Until I learned what it really means to be at the mercy of a monster. One I loved. One I trusted. Now that I've escaped, I refuse to go back. But when I show up on my brother's doorstep looking for help, I find myself face-to-face with Mason Zane.

Verrat und Hoffnung. Liebe und Hass. Freude und Leid. Fünf Schicksale, eng miteinander verwoben. Während das gegnerische Königreich alles daran setzt, die Herrschaft an sich zu reißen und die Welt ins Verderben zu führen, kämpfen sechs Menschen einen eigenen Kampf:. Ileana versucht noch immer, aus den Fängen ihres Vaters zu entkommen und zurück an Duartes Seite zu gelangen. Rijels Welt steht mit Arians Verrat kopf und nur Leyan und ihr Bruder Angor scheinen ihr Halt zu geben.

Years on the run taught me fate always catches up. And that's what happened when Sage Jackson found me. My destiny. My keeper. My father's enforcer. Sage owes the club a favor, and now that I'm back, it's his time to pay up. My freedom for his. A task he's happy to accept when I'm the reason his father is dead.

Archaeologist Fiona Carver has unfinished business in the Aleutian Islands. After an emergency evacuation cut her first expedition short, she’s finally back. But time is not on her side as she races to finish documenting the remnants of a prehistoric village, recover missing artifacts, and track down missing volcanologist Dylan Slater. Having bluffed his way onto Fiona’s team with fake credentials, wildlife photographer Dean Slater is willing to risk more than federal prison to find his missing brother, but he needs Fiona’s help.

From highly acclaimed author Alice Henderson comes the eagerly anticipated and electrifying fourth book in the Alex Carter series, in which the wildlife biologist encounters anti-immigrant vigilantes, rugged terrain, and threatening intruders in search of a sleek, powerful, and furtive...

A novella set in post-climate-disaster Alberta; a woman infected with a mysterious parasite must choose whether to pursue a rare opportunity far from home or stay and help rebuild her community.