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One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century The extraordinary new novel from the acclaimed author of Bad Behavior and Two Girls, Fat and Thin, Veronica is about flesh and spirit, vanity, mortality, and mortal affection. Set mostly in Paris and Manhattan in the desperately...

I left my brothers in the marines to start a family. I left my ex-wife when that family drove her to drink and drugs. Now all I have left is my son - and he's all I care about. I can't afford to make another mistake. And the girl who moved in next door? Mistake written all over her. But I can't take my damn eyes off her. As she tries to start a new life away from her abusive ex, she has her own reasons to stay away. But we can't help it. We're drawn to each other. And when she tells me how much she wants a baby...I make every mistake in the book. Because I want a family again.

Tre donne. La protagonista, il suo ex marito, sua madre. L'ingenua, il bello e la perfida. La madre, algida e chicchissima donna d'affari, traffica coi narcos messicani, finché l'ignara figlia Jole, ex ballerina del Crazy Horse, mentre mamma è in Messico, trova un cadavere senza testa nel suo appartamento e l'ex marito – ora felicemente Corinna – l'aiuta a sbarazzarsene, ma così facendo finiscono tutt'e due nelle grinfie dei criminali, che le rapiscono e le portano a Mexico City, dal boss dei boss Xavier, detto "la Tumba", amante segreto dell'anziana madre.

När Eva fyller 40 hamnar hon i en sits hon aldrig kunnat föreställa sig. Inte nog med att hon går igenom den medföljande ålderskrisen - hon förlorar även sin bästa vän till cancer. Mitt i sorgen får hon i uppdrag att utföra Alisons sista önskan, vilket kräver att hon ensam åker till New York. Hon lämnar man och barn hemma och checkar in på The Plaza där hon oväntat uppgraderas till lyxsvit med privata butlern Timmy. Det blir startskottet på ett omvälvande äventyr som får henne att känna efter och reflektera över sitt liv.

Le cœur ne gèle jamais, même au milieu des icebergs. Le plus souvent, Veronica, 84 ans, passe ses journées à chercher où elle a mis ses lunettes, à ramasser les déchets sur la plage ou à aboyer des ordres à sa dame de compagnie, Eileen. Depuis peu, la vieille dame s'interroge : que faire d'utile durant les années qu'il lui reste et, surtout, à qui laisser sa fortune considérable ? Quand elle a soudain une illumination : et si elle mettait tout en œuvre pour sauver les pingouins d'Antarctique ?

Verónica es una niña española que trata de sobrevivir en un mundo hostil, donde la pobreza, la incultura y la tristeza se adueña de todo. Ella desea ser maestra, adora a los niños. La protagonista cuenta en forma de cartas silenciosas dirigidas a su madre, desaparecida en dramáticas circunstancias, su realidad. Una historia de coraje, supervivencia y esperanza. Jamás la olvidarás.

"Che vuoi fare da grande?" è la domanda più comune del mondo, tranne se a farla è una madre diversa dalle altre. Una che si trascina per casa con le gambe di piombo, che si veste di tutto punto solo quando piove per inzupparsi in giardino, che si rifugia a letto come fosse l'unico posto sicuro in compagnia dei suoi aiutini farmaceutici. Mentre i suoi coetanei giocano a fare gli adulti, lui spaesato cerca di capire cosa significhi diventare un uomo, in una casa dove gli uomini non ci sono neanche in fotografia e gli oggetti sembrano avere più vita delle persone.

Lavinia ha trent’anni. Da poco è andata vivere da sola in una casa ancora vuota, che non sa riempire, in una città dai tratti meridionali che ricorda Palermo, e che forse lo è. A trent’anni è così: la vita sembra fuggire via, nulla si ferma, niente rimane. L’amore è un ricordo burrascoso dell’adolescenza. Il sesso, una medicina da ingerire che, a poco a poco, inizia a non fare più effetto.

1943. En plena guerra, el único lugar donde resuenan la música y las risas es el pequeño bistró de Marianne, lleno de oficiales alemanes. Las puertas del local aparecen tapiadas, Marianne ha desaparecido y en el cristal se puede leer una terrible inscripción que la acusa de «colaboradora y asesina». 1987. Sabine se dirige a París para visitar el viejo bistró que acaba de heredar de Marianne, la abuela que nunca conoció.

At best, she's expecting a kitschy candy dish, at worst a beloved taxidermied pet, so when Cassie—newly divorced, single mom with zero prospects—discovers she's inheriting a fully stocked bakery along with a beautifully furnished apartment from a mysterious great aunt, she's convinced she must be dreaming. The apartment that bizarrely adapts itself to her whims, and the friendly neighbor floating fireballs over her head, aren't helping.

Gerri Wilder and the Matchmaker's Book Club are at it again, meddling with the best of intentions. With romance novels and a keen eye for potential, these matchmaking mamas have their sights set on pairing two stubborn gamers with their perfect matches... each other!

"«¿Qué hay después del amor?» es la duda romántica y existencial que atañe a la protagonista y antagonista de esta novela que narra la común y extraordinaria historia de Celeste, una mujer como muchas de las que están destinadas al desamor porque sufre de una insatisfacción...

1937. Alix St. Pierre tiene dieciocho años y nada en los bolsillos. El sueño de conquistar París acaba de comenzar. 1943. Alix ahora es refinada, independiente y audaz. Experta en relaciones públicas en Nueva York, ha lanzado varias campañas publicitarias en la alta sociedad de la moda. Mientras tanto, una nueva organización de inteligencia del Gobierno de EE. UU. necesita espías para terminar con Hitler.

Spend the holidays in Silver Springs, where the greatest gift of all is the love you never expected. Up-and-coming TV anchor Emery Bliss can’t imagine anything more humiliating than the sex tape her ex revenge-posted online. That is, until it causes her to lose her job on top of her...

New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak returns to Silver Springs, where no past mistake is so big the heart can’t find a way to fix it. Jada Brooks couldn’t have known how her life would change when she fell for bad boy Maddox Richardson back in high school. She couldn’t have known...

Sometimes the biggest emotional risk can reap the best romantic reward… After everything she worked for is destroyed, pediatrician Natasha Gray is determined to build a new life. Divorced, bankrupt and suddenly a single mom, she’s ready to start over in Silver Springs—on her own. She...

“Once you visit Silver Springs, you’ll never want to leave.”—Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author Escape to Silver Springs, the picturesque small California town where love conquers all… After catching her fiancé cheating—with another man—usually straitlaced...

She knows the kind of man he is: the kind who breaks hearts. But a hot summer at the Jersey Shore might be just what they need to light up their lives. As the only daughter of a single mom, Connie Reyes swore she would never put herself, or her child, in a similar position. But when she runs into oh-so-tempting Jonathan Pierce at a wedding, she knows she must stay away. She'll fall for him - hard. And he's not the type to stick around.

A darkly erotic novel about a good girl gone bad. When Irina -- Romanian by birth but brought up by American parents who have never understood her-arrives at college she quickly abandons ordinary student life for an affair with an older, mysterious Romanian man named Andrei. Andrei awakens a...

Two time periods. Two coasts. Lives intertwined and impacted forever. Greed, societal forces, religion, eugenics, and racial prejudice came together in a shameful and shocking way on a small, wooded island off the coast of Maine in the early 1900s. The atrocious events that occurred on Malaga Island continue to echo through the years. Their impact is felt in many ways and by many lives.