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Alexa Jackson was falling hard and fast for Noah Foster. The world-renowned photographer had woven a path straight into her heart. He offered her another chance at love, and she offered him the path to a world that he no longer believed existed for him. That all ground to a startling halt when Alexa came face to face with Noah's past. Not everything is at it seems, and as he helps her piece together the puzzles that exist within his world, they both realize that their needs might not match what's best for either of them.

Sex. That's all Noah Foster wants when Alexa Jackson shows up at his apartment. After returning from a semester in Paris, Alexa is back in her hometown of Boston and looking for anything but the drama that surrounds Noah. He's intense, gifted, famous, and a bastard through and through. Alexa doesn't take life too seriously. Noah doesn't do calm and easygoing. Their unexpected meeting sets them both on a course toward an unlikely connection.

Cassandra should have been killed at birth, like all the other children who have powers like her. The changed ones. The ones who started the war, lost the seas, and killed millions with their gifts. Lucky for Cassandra, her father is on the council. One of the seven rulers of her large town and has kept her hidden her entire life. When she is seen for the first time, she has no choice but to run, and the only place she can go is to the sea.

Cassandra's life has never been simple because of her mark, but for a second she believed she had everything, she had her pirates. When she is kidnapped and ripped away from everything she loves, she has no choice but to fight to survive. Cassandra is taken to the King, and secrets she never could have expected come out. When the King does something impossible and pain is all that is left, will her pirates be able to save her?

Hannah Malone loves her new town. Despite living in Cunningham Falls for five years, she's still considered a "move in" by most of the locals, and that doesn't bother her in the least. She's the "new girl", and she hasn't regretted it for one day. This town is her sanctuary. Her home. The one place she finally fits in and feels safe after a lifetime of being different and running from the memories and a past so far away it can't haunt her anymore.

A look back... at the wedding of Dane & Laney.

For the past two years, Hope Annandale has fought to hold onto her sanity. Plagued by voices and visions, she struggles to understand what's real and what's an illusion. As the lines between reality and hallucination blur, Hope discovers things that shouldn't be real suddenly exist. When Hope's world falls apart, figuring out the secrets of her past becomes a matter of life and death. And the only one who can save her is the dangerously attractive demon prince, who is bound by an ancient legacy to betray her.

NFL golden boy, Super Bowl MVP, and the league's hottest player - on and off the field. To most, I'm a celebrity, with the records to prove it. Fame, fortune, family...I've got it all. Except Grace Monroe. Two years ago, Grace turned my world upside down with just one look. I didn't stand a chance against the shy, southern beauty with the radiant violet eyes. Our intense connection was unlike any force I've ever faced. Then she disappeared, without a word, leaving me with nothing but questions.

Four lives. Four stories. Four sets of letters. Four brave souls in need of guidance while facing life's greatest challenges. The anonymously published Dear Life program is designed to help them step outside of their comfort zones, face their obstacles, and relinquish their demons...and prove their existence.

Reese King: Olympic medalist, underwear model, Greek god. His body is chiseled from rock, sculpted by the weight room, and refined by water. On a daily basis his skin is completely bare for everyone to see, tan and defined, covered up only by a minuscule piece of spandex. There is no denying his sex appeal. I hate to admit it, but I'm head over heels infatuated with him.

Sergey Petrov é o novo Pakhan da Bratva, um homem cruel e impiedoso, capaz de tudo para ter o poder que almeja. Até mesmo auxiliar na morte do seu próprio pai. Ele é um Pakhan que vem tendo problemas em seu novo reinado por querer resolver todas as suas dificuldades na base da agressão. Uma aliança com a máfia vizinha traria bons frutos para eles, isso se não viesse para selar o acordo duas mulheres, as duas Suíças, elas interceptariam as informações do Pakhan com o Don da máfia Suíça.

Cinco anos após sobreviver ao Degolador de Grimvel, Cassie Kane retorna à sua cidade natal. Mas sua chegada reacende um ciclo de terror: o assassino volta à matança e, desta vez, parece ter o objetivo crucial de provocá-la. Deixando recados em cadáveres, presentes misteriosos à sua porta e uma trilha de sangue em seu caminho.

Vilões são sempre cheios de maldade, né? Do mesmo universo de Princesa Desastrada conheça o caderno do nosso vilão favorito: Scorpio. Mas o Scorpio, não. Brincadeira, ele é um pouco malvado, sim. Tudo o que ele quer é ser o garoto mais popular de todos, superar sua arqui-inimiga...

VILÕES SÃO SEMPRE CHEIOS DE PODERES, NÉ? O Scorpio também e preciso dizer que as coisas continuam uma bagunça. Com a Rainha Noturna declarada inimiga do reino, tudo o que ele quer é se vingar da misteriosa princesa Amora e da terrível Grã-Rainha Edwina, enquanto tenta entender os...

Princesas são sempre amadiçoadas, né? Mas a Princesa Amora Maria Florentina de Florentia, ainda não. Na verdade, ela está prestes a descobrir mais sobre a própria maldição, mas por enquanto a princesa tem problemas maiores: o reino de Florentia está em grandes apuros. Para tentar...

"...Bertha rezava todas as noites para que seu pai enviasse notícias melhores... Até que rezar deixou de ser rotina... Até que deixou de rezar..." Três gerações atravessadas pela guerra, pelo exílio e por vínculos delicados. Ernest e Annelise, forjados entre o rigor alemão e a violência do antissemitismo. Bertha e Willy, unidos por uma improvável convivência entre vítima e algoz da história. E, por fim, Corina, nascida em solo brasileiro, herdeira silenciosa de dores que não escolheu, mas que moldam sua infância.

It's the dead of winter in Winnipeg and Wendy Reimer, a 30-year-old trans woman, feels like her life is frozen in place. When her Oma passes away Wendy receives an unexpected phone call from a distant family friend with a startling secret: Wendy's Opa (grandfather) - a devout Mennonite farmer - might have been transgender himself. At first she dismisses this revelation, but as Wendy's life grows increasingly volatile, she finds herself aching for the lost pieces of her Opa's truth.

Este volume reúne contos em que Machado de Assis desmonta as máscaras sociais e revela como poder, ambição e conveniência costumam falar mais alto que qualquer discurso moral. Os contos irônicos e cheios de tensão acompanham personagens que negociam valores, exploram brechas e se adaptam ao jogo para sobreviver ou se destacar. Em escolas, repartições, igrejas e salões, surgem disputas silenciosas, acordos velados e decisões que mostram até onde as pessoas estão dispostas a ir para conseguir o que querem.

Antonio Risério nos guia pelas águas turbulentas do identitarismo, com uma análise crítica do fenômeno que domina o debate público. Desmascara as falácias dos grupos identitários e mostra que a complacência não evitará cancelamentos. Risério traça a origem e evolução do identitarismo, explorando impactos na política, cultura e relações sociais.

Em As meninas do laranjal, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara amplifica vozes potentes que foram muito tempo silenciadas e se estabelece como uma das expoentes mais originais da literatura latino-americana contemporânea.* Livro vencedor do Prêmio Ciutat de Barcelona e do Prêmio de Literatura Sor Juana...