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Franchesca "Frankie" Blake's life is a carefully balanced chaos: single mom, rink-side bartender, and secret late-night skater with two left feet. Romance? Not on the schedule. Especially not with the cocky, dominant, too-hot-for-their-own-good beer league boys who practically live at the rink. At least, that's what she tells herself—right up until a babysitter emergency drops her kids in the laps of Travis and Elliot.

After discovering she's an heiress to a billion-dollar corporation, seventeen-year-old Liliana finds herself at a new boarding school where she must navigate secret societies and a deadly competition. Not to mention two handsome boys. The Reappearance of Rachel Price meets The Inheritance Games...

She was here, my mother, and now she's lying on the floor, blood pooling around her dead form. Surprisingly, that's not our top concern right now. Our main priority is the bomb strapped to her that's still flashing and armed. I know I said I liked explosives, but it doesn't mean I want to go out...

As if taking over the Ravens wasn't going to be complicated enough, Jynx has already taken a job for the leader of the Romanos, and of course, it can't be straightforward. People from their pasts are popping up from all directions, all posing very different threats and entwining them in ways...

Prussia, 1841. Abraham only ever wanted to play violin. Hiding his Jewish status so he can study at the prestigious Berlin Academy of Music, the eager young man is delighted to find a patron who believes in him. But he’s mortified when his new friend turns him into a vampire… and Abraham earns the fury of an ancient antisemite who vows to see him permanently dead. Fleeing the hate-mongering fiend across the decades, the sensitive violinist at last settles in twenty-first-century New Jersey with a mortal woman.

Tras casi un año recluida en casa y en terapia, Lucía se enfrenta a su primera salida significativa: un día de playa junto a su novio, Alejandro, y su amigo Diego. El lugar no es casual. El mar, el mismo que marcó un antes y un después en su vida, se convierte en el escenario de un intento de reencuentro con la normalidad.

Savannah (Savvy) Colter is not easily overwhelmed, which is a good thing, since she is the sheriff of Edwards County. It's rare to find someone her age—a woman to boot—carrying such responsibility, but over the years, Savvy has more than proven herself worthy of the position… to most. However, when in a matter of a few weeks an old flame resurfaces in Silence, and two particularly violent murders land on her desk, her steady and predictable life becomes a little much to handle.

Here is the dramatic coming-of-age graphic novel memoir of 12-year-old Carlos (who would grow up to become the author’s father), his life during the Cuban Revolution, and his family’s harrowing escape to America. A Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table (GNCRT) Outstanding Comics Award Honor...

A través de la historia inspiradora de Alana —una mujer que lo pierde todo para reencontrarse consigo misma—, la autora combina relato y guía práctica para mostrar que el verdadero despertar espiritual comienza dentro de cada uno. Con herramientas de meditación, el método Jappymind y ocho poderosos pasos para reconectar con el amor propio, el silencio, el perdón y la gratitud, este libro se convierte en un manual indispensable para quienes buscan vivir con propósito, paz y plenitud.

Gli omicidi della famiglia Hope sconvolsero la costa del Maine in una notte del 1929. Sebbene la maggior parte delle persone ritenesse responsabile la diciassettenne Lenora Hope, la polizia non è mai riuscita a dimostrarlo. A parte la sua smentita dopo gli omicidi, non ne ha mai più parlato pubblicamente, né è mai più uscita da Hope’s End, la casa sulla scogliera dove avvenne il massacro. È il 1983 e l’assistente domiciliare Kit McDeere arriva alla villa per occuparsi di Lenora, sulla settantina e costretta su una sedia a rotelle.

Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee's dual paths have inspired a friendship empowered by the principles of equality, progress, and hope for a new generation. Here, two friends come together to tell one uplifting story of girls and women strengthening one another and changing the world.

Luca DiBlanco has known me since I was a kid—and that’s all he’s ever seen me as. Until he shows up in Chicago when my world is crumbling and helps me piece it back together. Moving home to Valencia, Spain should have been a fresh start. Instead, it throws me right back into Luca’s orbit. Only now, the reliable, steady guy who’s always looked out for me… is looking at me. Differently. Closer. Like he’s tempted.

Jynx isn't going to let those who murdered her mother get away with it. She's going to get to the bottom of why her grandmother was involved with the Ravens, and she's going to make those who harmed her mother kneel and beg for mercy before she ends them. She's not doing it alone though, she's got the guys by her side, as confusing as her feelings may be for them, and she also calls in the help of her old friend, the one who saved her life.

On the night that I came face to face with death, I was rescued by the most gorgeous man I'd ever laid eyes on. A cunning bratva boss I had no business getting mixed up with. A dangerous man whose kisses tasted like wild summer days and a thousand bad decisions. Staying with him was simply not an option, and falling for him would ruin me forever. So, I allowed our chance encounter to end after just one passionate night under the stars. I should've known it would never be that simple, that two people from such different worlds would leave an impact that the universe would never forget.

Middle school podcast advice columnist + social media influencer wannabe Emily Laurence takes on the principal at her school to stand up for a climate march, in this fun, school-based drama for ages 10 and up. For fans of Gordon Korman and Susin Nielsen. Emily is the ringleader for her school...

El gancho al hígado es un golpe temido en el boxeo, sacude el sistema nervioso y es capaz de mandar a la lona a cualquier contrincante. Los cuentos de Leo Felipe Campos narran la historia de personajes que han recibido este guantazo fulminante en el round más difícil de sus vidas: un viejo pasa las noches trapeando el piso del bar donde fue una estrella de la música; una niña enfrenta, junto a su madre, el suicidio de su hermana mayor; tres jóvenes machistas viajan a un carnaval en busca de mujeres sin saber que los espera un grupo de travestis; una boxeadora recibe una amenaza justo antes de defender su título mundial.

Bridget Carter unknowingly tempts me with her chocolate-colored eyes, long red hair, and bold attitude. She’s awfully bossy for a sub. Which only makes the sadist inside me rumble with the need to come out and play. I bury my feelings deep, because I refuse to become a monster. But life has a way of laughing in my face. When Bridget shows up at my office begging for help, all I can do is agree. I’ll do anything for this woman. When danger arrives at her doorstep, the rules change, and I will do anything to protect her. Even unleash the beast.

El marido de Ariel ha desaparecido sin avisar, no le ha dejado ninguna nota y ni siquiera responde al móvil. ¿Ha salido a correr y lo han asaltado? ¿Secuestrado? ¿Asesinado? ¿Podría ser un estafador, un traficante de drogas o, quizá, un espía? ¿Tal vez se ha asustado ante este repentino matrimonio y la ha abandonado?

Esta es la historia de la gata Simona, que escribió este libro junto con Olgalucía. Un audiolibro para recrearse y disfrutar con una buena taza de té o una copa de vino. Nos invita a sanar nuestras almas, encontrar nuestro propósito, conectar con nuestro ser y vibrar alto. ¿Están listos para conocer a Simona? Este no es un audiolibro, es varios libros: se trata del audiolibro escrito por una gata, de la obra escrita por una mujer, del proyecto colaborativo fabricado a dos manos y a dos patas.

Wylie es una escritora de true crime que ha decidido terminar su nuevo libro en una cabaña lejos de todo, en los campos de Iowa. Se desata una brutal tormenta de nieve que la deja en pocas horas sin electricidad, y casi no le queda leña para su fuego. Muchos años atrás, en una calurosa noche de agosto, una niña corría para no ser alcanzada por unos disparos, y lograba salvarse escondida en los campos de maíz. Solo esperaba que su pequeña amiga también hubiera escapado. Esa misma noche dos personas fueron asesinadas a sangre fría, muy cerca de allí.