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Promoting her latest books brings best-selling mystery writer Jessica Fletcher to New York for Christmas. Her schedule includes book signings, chat-show appearances, department store shopping...and murder. But it all begins with a sidewalk Santa staring at Jessica with fear and recognition.

Fans of Jasmine Guillory and Helen Hoang will adore this irresistibly engaging story of two Filipino celebrities caught between everything they want…and everything they are. How do you follow your heart when it’s in two places? Filipino musician and producer Mon Mendoza has been in New York...

Inspired by one of the first real-life female columnists at the New Yorker, this enticing historical mystery follows Freddie Archer as she solves crimes while reporting on the glamorous world of the rich and famous in 1920s Manhattan. This writer just found her next scoop . . . and it’s deadly...

New York in den 40er Jahren - von den schillernden Nachtclubs in Manhattan zu der dröhnenden Marinewerft in Brooklyn. Krieg liegt in der ölgetränkten, rauchigen Luft. Die Männer sind an der Front, nun stehen die Frauen in der Fabrik. Doch die junge Anna verfolgt beharrlich ihren Traum: Sie will Marinetaucherin werden. Mutig schwimmt sie gegen den Strom und taucht unter die gigantischen Kriegsschiffe an den Docks. Allein die Gedanken an ihren verschwundenen Vater vermögen es, sie in noch unbekanntere Tiefen zu ziehen.

L. M. Montgomery’s classic tale, Anne of Green Gables, gets a romantic, charming, and hilarious modern adaptation, set in New York City. After an idyllic girlhood in Avonlea, Long Island, Anne has packed up her trunk, said goodbye to her foster parents, Marilla and Matthew, and moved to the...

¿Cuál es el logo de la felicidad? De repente, un viaje inesperado. Edda Leveroni recibe un regalo singular el día que cumple los veintiuno: una estancia de un año en la agencia de publicidad de Bianca B. Miller en Nueva York. En 1989, Edda deberá abrirse camino en Manhattan, en un despacho donde solo trabajan mujeres y en un universo de creatividad y de anuncios que prometen una vida mejor. Sin embargo, no sospecha en qué mundo está a punto de adentrarse.

It’s a 1920s version of Sex and the City, as Dorothy Parker—one of the wittiest women who ever wielded a pen—and her three friends navigate life, love, and careers in New York City. Perfect for fans of Fiona Davis, Beatriz Williams, and Renée Rosen. NEW YORK CITY 1921: The war is over...

Considered by many to be John Dos Passos' greatest work, Manhattan Transfer is an "expressionistic picture of New York" (New York Times) in the 1920s that reveals the lives of wealthy power brokers and struggling immigrants alike. From 14th Street to the Bowery, Delmonico's to the underbelly of the city waterfront, Dos Passos chronicles the lives of characters struggling to become a part of modernity before they are destroyed by it.

New York est leur terre promise. En quittant leur Charente natale à l'automne 1886 pour embarquer sur un paquebot direction le Nouveau Monde, Guillaume et Catherine sont avides d'une nouvelle existence. Pourtant leur rêve de liberté va vite se transformer en cauchemar. Bientôt, leur fille Élisabeth est livrée à elle-même au cœur de l'immense cité américaine.

In the early 1990’s, Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien are drawn into a bizarre case in New York, linked both to Hellboy’s 1980 adventure with Anastasia in Brazil and to The Lobster’s encounter with the Proteus Club in 1933. A strange community of bizarre humans has been living in secret beneath Manhattan for more than sixty years. Now, though, someone is stalking them, murdering them one by one—someone who claims to be the ancient goddess Sem-Karul. With aid from the now elderly Cynthia Tynan, Hellboy and the BPRD must face the Goddess of Manhattan, and the monsters who serve her.

From the bestselling author of Blue Bloods and Witches of East End comes a new novel that explores the battle between good and evil, in the city that never sleeps . . . Vamprires of Manhattan: The New Blue Bloods Coven You'll devour Melissa de la Cruz's hot new adult novel, in which her Blue...

When 21-year-old NYU student Jeff Converse is convicted of a brutal rape and murder that he did not commit, his nightmare has just begun. Jeff is just the latest innocent man to be made a target of the society that controls the underground hell called the Manhattan Hunt Club.

Mens stormen Ophelia raser over New York City, bliver seks mennesker, deres familie, venner og millioner af newyorkere omkring dem fanget i de frygtelige oversvømmelser, der følger. Den succesfulde indretningsdesigner Ellen Wharton flyver ind fra London for at besøge sin mor, Grace. Men da katastrofen rammer, bliver de to kvinder tvunget ud på en farefuld færd for at redde sig i sikkerhed. Den britiske investeringsrådgiver Charles Williams er på forretningsrejse og vil besøge sine døtre, som bor hos hans ekskone i byen.

Jack exists in a world that has seen its fair share of tragedy, but also the success and the wealth that comes with it. One snowy night, he crosses paths with Evie, a homeless girl, and it changes everything. Three years on, Evie’s life is very different. She’s the assistant to a prestigious wedding gown designer, she’s settled in Manhattan, has her own apartment and friendships she holds dear. But the past is lurking in the background, threatening to spoil everything, and it’s catching up with her.

Amber Green is back! The sequel to Rosie Nixon’s fun-filled debut follows Amber as she tries to see if she has what it takes to be a stylist in the fashion capital of the world: New York City. She’ll take a bite out of the Big Apple’s fashion scene—if it doesn’t eat her alive first...

A REESE WITHERSPOON HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK NATIONAL BESTSELLER MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! “Will keep you up. In a ‘can’t put it down’ way. It’s ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ with XX chromosomes.” —The Skimm Read The Last Mrs. Parrish before you pick up the...

Victoria Sachs es una atractiva e inteligente periodista, especializada en política internacional que vive en Manhattan.Con la llegada del calor recibe el encargo de escribir una columna ligera para el suplemento veraniego de su periódico y, al no ser su especialidad, tiene miedo de fracasar. Victoria investigará y compartirá con los lectores las novedosas posibilidades que ofrece el mercado para encontrar a nuestra media naranja Citas en Manhattan es una novela ácida....

The temperature is dropping, snow is on its way and Hayley Walker is heading for New York with one wish… to start over. With her daughter Angel, Hayley is ready for adventure. But there’s more to New York than twinkly lights and breathtaking skyscrapers. Angel has her own Christmas wish – to find her real dad. While Hayley tries to fulfil her daughter’s wish, she crosses paths with billionaire Oliver Drummond. Restless and bored with fast living, there’s something intriguing about him that has Hayley hooked.

Elle y a vécu dix ans, elle y revient souvent. Arpente Manhattan, trottine, émulsionne, bavarde. Elle nous livre ses adresses, on rencontre ses amis – ce peintre qu'elle connut doutant, tourmenté, devenu « grand », ce vieux saxophoniste qui a accompagné Judy Garland et qui joue dans un square pour quelques dollars, une vieille dame indigne… et tant d'autres. C'est drôle, tendre, c'est Katherine dans son New York intime. New York : nerf à vif qui stimule son écriture, et qui nous laisse entrevoir les prémices d'un roman en train de s'écrire.

New York in naher Zukunft - eine Stadt am Abgrund! Die Cops Liberty Capriso und Mike Quillan verrichten ihren Dienst in Manhattan, dem gefährlichsten Teil der Stadt. Schlimmer noch: Eine neue, brandgefährliche Droge verbreitet sich rasant. Die Polizei sucht fieberhaft nach den Hintermännern. Da wendet sich Bürgermeisterin Goldberg an die Ermittler: Sie konnte nur knapp einem Anschlag auf ihr Leben entgehen.