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When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn’t trust…from bestselling author Isabel Cañas. In 1765, plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy merchant parents and fiancé, Carlos, to his...

""Portrait in Sepia is the best book Allende has published in the United States since her first novel of nearly two decades ago, The House of the Spirits.” —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World “Portrait in Sepia tightens the weave of a multigenerational fantasy as complete and...

Isabel Allende—the New York Times bestselling author whose books, including Maya’s Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, and Zorro, have sold more than 57 million copies around the world—demonstrates her remarkable literary versatility with Ripper, an atmospheric, fast-paced mystery involving...

Brooklyn, ai giorni nostri. Durante una tempesta di neve, Richard Bowmaster, professore universitario spigoloso e riservato, tampona la macchina di Evelyn Ortega, una giovane donna emigrata illegalmente dal Guatemala.

Maya’s Notebook is a startling novel of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende. This contemporary coming-of-age story centers upon Maya Vidal, a remarkable teenager abandoned by her parents. Maya grew up in a rambling old house in Berkeley with her grandmother Nini...

“Powerfully evocative. . . . Allende is at her best here; spinning words like spells, enthralling the reader with surreal visions of the New World.”— Newsweek A passionate epic of love, freedom, and conquest, based on historical events, from the New York Times bestselling author of The...

'Captivating, emotional and unputdownable! Isabel Ashdown's writing is literally mesmerizing' Reader review 'Kept me guessing until the end' Reader review A Plane Crashes. A Family Shatters. The Lies Multiply. One summer morning, a private plane crashes onto the Gale family's hilltop campsite...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabelle Allende, comes a passionate tale of one young woman's quest to save her lover set against the chaos of the 1849 California Gold Rush. Orphaned at birth, Eliza Sommers is raised in the British colony of Valparaíso...

'Dark, insidious, unsettling, fabulous.' Sharon Bolton We thought we were building paradise. We didn't know we were building it on graves. The Starlings is everything you could want - luxury homes, ocean views, security gates. The Gold Family transformed a derelict building into Dorset's most...

'Had me gripped throughout.' IAN RANKIN 'Satisfying on every level.' ELLY GRIFFITHS You trust your family. They love you. Don't they? When 17-year-old Eva Olsen awakes after a horrific accident that has left her bedbound, her parents are right by her side. Devoted, they watch over her night and...

Victoria Barnett tem tudo: uma carreira de sucesso, um marido bonito e carinhoso, uma casa maravilhosa e o plano de enchê-la de filhos. Até que, certa noite, sua vida muda radicalmente. Depois de sofrer um acidente sério, Victoria é levada às pressas para o hospital, em estado grave. Ela sobrevive, mas uma lesão cerebral a deixa incapaz de andar e falar. Presa no próprio corpo, ela terá que se adaptar a uma realidade muito diferente. Quando Sylvia Robinson é contratada como sua acompanhante, encara a oportunidade como um verdadeiro golpe de sorte.

La vida de Jorge Robles transcurre entre rejas, a causa de una injusticia. Belén García es una activista en derechos humanos que investiga sobre las difíciles condiciones carcelarias del país. La atracción entre ellos se manifiesta desde el primer encuentro y el amor despierta para los dos en medio de un mundo oscuro, violento, y decadente.

Olivia Ruiz Manrique, trabajadora social con especialización en resolución de conflictos, regresa a su pueblo natal después de diez años de ausencia. Trae consigo una valija llena de proyectos y buenas intenciones, pero también de dolor y culpa. Para Miguel Robles, hacendado prospero de la región, el regreso de Olivia es un golpe duro a su corazón, pues no solo ella es la única mujer que ha amado en la vida, sino también la culpable de que un grupo ilegal haya asesinado a su padre.

Claudia Richelieu lives a double life. Shadow Bane trainee by day, Chimera operative by night. Her mission to protect Haven's citizens keeps her busy—until her mentor Sabine Moros vanishes. Defying a direct order from Haven's ruler to mount a rescue mission, her search leads her to Scotland, where she uncovers a deadly conspiracy between two rival groups—the Shadow Banes and the Nightshades.

As a Chimera agent for Haven's most powerful arbiter, Claudia Richelieu is used to dangerous missions. Her training to become a legendary Shadow Bane draws unwanted attention, changing everything. A simple assignment in Los Angeles turns deadly when a charismatic vampire actor reveals his true colors. Claudia is caught in a web of deception where ancient feuds between the Shadow Banes and a mysterious group called the Nightshades threaten everything she holds dear.

Gabriel Preciado un exitoso industrial. Es un hombre enigmático, atractivo y dominante. Melisa Escandón está finalizando sus estudios de Literatura. Es joven, inexperta y acaba de sufrir una decepción amorosa. Sus vidas no tienen nada en común, pues pertenecen a mundos muy distintos, pero el destino hace que se conozcan y surja la pasión entre ellos. Mientras disfrutan de su romance, un grupo ilegal planea el secuestro de Gabriel, en el que Melisa se ve implicada. A partir de ese instante todo se vuelve un caos y el distanciamiento de la pareja parece insalvable.

En París, Álvaro Trespalacios, agregado diplomático, se tropieza con una misteriosa mujer muy parecida a Sofía Marinelli, una joven pintora a la que conoció en Nueva York nueve años atrás, y a la que amó con una pasión arrolladora, perdiéndola más adelante en circunstancias muy confusas. Las vivencias del pasado lo asaltan en un vaivén de sentimientos encontrados y pondrá en juego todas sus armas hasta saber quién es ella y conquistarla.

En París, Álvaro Trespalacios, agregado diplomático, se tropieza con una misteriosa mujer muy parecida a Sofía Marinelli, una joven pintora a la que conoció en Nueva York nueve años atrás, y a la que amó con una pasión arrolladora, perdiéndola más adelante en circunstancias muy confusas. Las vivencias del pasado lo asaltan en un vaivén de sentimientos encontrados y pondrá en juego todas sus armas hasta saber quién es ella y conquistarla.

My first operation in the field, the marriage is a cover. Damian Fisher is a CIA legend with a shaggy beard, chocolate curls, and deep blue eyes. As a teen, my girlfriends swooned in his presence. I never expected to work with him as an equal. I'd bet he never expected it either. But my overprotective father is a powerful man and I wouldn't put it past him to pull a stunt like this to protect his baby girl. Requesting my old bodyguard and his close friend to work by my side is right down Daddy Dearest's alley.

When sisters Celine and Pip get a call telling them their reclusive mother has died, the women are reunited at her riverside home in Arundel to pick up the pieces. But someone is missing - their middle sister, Vanessa, brutally murdered years ago and the victim of an unsolved case. As the sisters confront ghosts from the past, the discovery of another body in similar circumstances throws new light on Vanessa's death.