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House of Flame and Shadow

Paranormal

The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath. Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust. Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After a few brief months with everything he ever wanted, he's in the Asteri's dungeons again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce's fate. He's desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri's leash, his hands are quite literally tied. In this sexy, breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City series reaches new heights as Bryce and Hunt's world is brought to the brink of collapse-with its future resting on their shoulders.

Och varje morgon blir vägen hem längre och längre

Fiction & Literature

Farfar och Noah sitter på en bänk och pratar. Under bänken växer hyacinter, just de blommor som farmor odlade i sin trädgård.Farfar och Noah kan prata med varandra om allt. Om livets alla frågor, både de största och de minsta. Under samtalet med Noah kan farfar inte låta bli att minnas hur det var att förälska sig i farmor, och hur det var att förlora henne. Han kan fortfarande se henne framför sig och fruktar den dag då han inte längre kommer att minnas henne.Farfar inser att den värld han känner håller på att förändras. Därför vill han stanna här på bänken med Noah, där doften av hyacinter fortsätter vara så stark. Men minnena blir allt svårare att fånga och farfar och Noah är nu tvungna att lära sig att göra det svåraste av allt: ta farväl.Fredrik Backman tecknar här som bara han kan göra ett ömsint porträtt av en åldrande mans kamp för att hålla kvar sina allra käraste minnen, och hur hans öde påverkar dem som står honom närmast.Och varje morgon blir vägen hem längre och längre är en liten bok med ett stort budskap som kommer att stanna länge hos läsaren.

Britt-Marie è stata qui

Family Fiction & Literature

Britt-Marie ha sessantatré anni, un marito che accudisce con dedizione, una vita da casalinga premurosa con l'ossessione per l'ordine e la pulizia. Ma cosa accadrebbe se scoprisse che il tranquillo Kent la tradisce da anni? Lo lascerebbe.E allora eccola qui, Britt-Marie, sessantatré anni, un po' in ansia per il futuro e un po' in preda alla nostalgia per il buon caffè di casa, mentre si registra (come una criminale!) all'ufficio di collocamento. Ora che vive sola, infatti, teme che, se dovesse capitarle qualcosa di brutto, nessuno se ne accorgerebbe. Meglio avere un lavoro allora. Fosse anche in un paesino sperduto, con un campo da calcio chiuso, una scuola chiusa, una farmacia chiusa, un negozio di liquori chiuso, un ambulatorio chiuso, un negozio di alimentari chiuso, un centro affari chiuso e una strada che porta in due direzioni. Abitato da adulti alcolizzati e ragazzini che passano il tempo giocando a calcio in un parcheggio.Britt-Marie atterra come un alieno nella piccola comunità di Borg, ma i suoi modi burberi e formali, la sua mania per la pulizia conquistano subito gli abitanti. Viene addirittura nominata allenatrice della squadra di calcio. E lei si lascia trascinare, in pochi giorni stringe amicizie e fa molte più esperienze di quante ne abbia mai fatte in tutta la sua vita. Così, quando un tragico evento sconvolge la comunità, Britt-Marie capisce che è venuto il suo momento di combattere.Dopo lo scorbutico e adorabile Ove, il protagonista del suo romanzo d'esordio che ha appassionato milioni di lettori, Fredrik Backman crea un altro memorabile eroe. Britt-Marie è stata qui è la storia di una trasformazione, di una donna e di un'intera comunità. Il racconto divertente e toccante su come anche la più burbera delle persone possa rivelarsi tenera e amorevole, e possa lasciare il segno nella vita degli altri, facendo ricordare per sempre di "essere stata qui".

Icebreaker

Contemporary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA TikTok sensation! Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink. Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team.Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins.Nate’s focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team—including Anastasia, who clearly can’t stand him. But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot. Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn’t worried…because she could never like a hockey player, right?

Us Against You

Literary Fiction

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Beartown returns with an unforgettable novel “about people—about strength and tribal loyalty and what we unwittingly do when trying to show our boys how to be men” (Jojo Moyes).Have you ever seen a town fall? Ours did. Have you ever seen a town rise? Ours did that, too. A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don’t expect life to be easy or fair. No matter how difficult times get, they’ve always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. So it’s a cruel blow when they hear that Beartown ice hockey might soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in the neighboring town of Hed, take in that fact. As the tension mounts between the two adversaries, a newcomer arrives who gives Beartown hockey a surprising new coach and a chance at a comeback.Soon a team starts to take shape around Amat, the fastest player you’ll ever see; Benji, the intense lone wolf; always dutiful and eager-to-please Bobo; and Vidar, a born-to-be-bad troublemaker. But bringing this team together proves to be a challenge as old bonds are broken, new ones are formed, and the town’s enmity with Hed grows more and more acute.As the big game approaches, the not-so-innocent pranks and incidents between the communities pile up and their mutual contempt intensifies. By the time the last goal is scored, a resident of Beartown will be dead, and the people of both towns will be forced to wonder if, after everything, the game they love can ever return to something as simple and innocent as a field of ice, two nets, and two teams. Us against you.Here is a declaration of love for all the big and small, bright and dark stories that give form and color to our communities. With immense compassion and insight, Fredrik Backman—“the Dickens of our age” (Green Valley News)—reveals how loyalty, friendship, and kindness can carry a town through its most challenging days.

Deep end

Romance

Non c'è ragione per cui dovrebbe essere qui, eppure seppellisco il viso nella curva del suo collo e mi addormento dopo pochi istanti con il suo profumo nei polmoni.» Scarlett Vandermeer ha sempre nuotato controcorrente. Studentessa del terzo anno a Stanford, si sta concentrando sull'ammissione alla facoltà di Medicina mentre si riprende dall'infortunio che ha quasi messo fine alla sua carriera di tuffatrice dalla piattaforma. Non ha tempo per le relazioni - o almeno questo è quello che ripete a sé stessa. Anche Lukas Blomqvist vive di disciplina. Campione del mondo e capitano della squadra di nuoto, è così che vince medaglie d'oro e batte ogni record: massima concentrazione, a ogni bracciata. A prima vista, fuori dalla piscina, Lukas e Scarlett non hanno nulla in comune, se non la passione per l'acqua. Ma per pura combinazione, i due vengono a conoscenza di un «segreto» che condividono e che è difficile da ignorare quando finiscono a lavorare insieme allo stesso progetto di biologia. E così, mentre la pressione per le Olimpiadi cresce, anche l'attrazione tra loro aumenta. Stare lontana da Lukas diventa impossibile e Scarlett si rende conto che il suo cuore potrebbe affondare in acque pericolose...

Ditt livs affär

Fiction & Literature

Det är natten före julafton, en grå kvinna kommer gående genom sjukhusets korridorer för att hämta en av oss. Hon bär en pärm med alla våra namn uppskrivna i: En cancersjuk 5-åring som sitter ensam och målar sin favoritstol röd, en 20-åring som putsar ölglas på en krog han älskar, en 45-åring som kör en dyr bil ursinnigt genom mörkret i jakt på något att krocka med. Ett av våra liv måste tas, om inte ett annat ges frivilligt. Men det räcker inte att någon bara dör, för ett liv är inte det som händer när det tar slut, ett liv är allt som hände fram till dess."Ditt livs affär", av författaren till "En man som heter Ove", är en magisk liten julhistoria om vad vår tid är värd och vad det vi lämnar efter oss egentligen betyder. Vem skulle du ge ditt liv för, om det inte räckte med att bara dö? Vad skulle du offra, om du visste att ingen skulle minnas det?Det är natten före julafton. När gryningen kommer är en av oss borta.

First Lie Wins

Mysteries & Thrillers

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK “This fast-paced read has everything you could want in a thriller: secret identities, a mysterious boss and a cat & mouse game that kept me guessing the whole way through.”—Reese Witherspoon Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job.Evie isn’t privy to Mr. Smith’s real identity, but she knows this job will be different. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she’s starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can’t make any mistakes--especially after what happened last time.Because the one thing she’s worked her entire life to keep clean, the one identity she could always go back to—her real identity—just walked right into this town. Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there’s still a future in front of her. The stakes couldn't be higher--but then, Evie has always liked a challenge...

Edgar Allan Poe: Tales of Horror and Mystery

Horror

Edgar Allan Poe: Tales of Horror and Mystery Audio Edition is an anthology of over 15 classic Edgar Allan Poe short stories. All selections within this anthology are accompanied by their audio book counterpart, so you can listen and read along. Edgar Allan Poe is often cited as birthing the modern day detective story, as well as the Gothic horror genre. This selection includes: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, The Purloined Letter, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, Bernice, The Masque of Red Death, Silence, Eleonora, The Black Cat, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Oblong Box, The Premature Burial, Hog Frog, The Cask of Amontillado, The Facts in the case of M. Valdemar, The Imp of the Perverse, and the Oval Portrait.

The Perfect Neighbors

Mysteries & Thrillers

The New York Times bestselling coauthor of the “creepy-crawly tale” (The New York Times Book Review) An Anonymous Girl and The Wife Between Us questions just how well we really know our neighbors in this “deliciously fun beach read” (People) about an idyllic neighborhood whose sublime façade hides shocking secrets. Newport Cove, where spontaneous block parties occur on summer nights and all of the streets are named for flowers, is proud of being one of the safest neighborhoods in America. It’s also one of the most secret-filled. After a decade as a stay-at-home mom, Kellie Scott is back to work in an office. She’s adjusting to high heels, scrambling to cook dinner for her family, and—following years of feeling invisible—soaking in the dangerous attention of a handsome colleague. Kellie’s neighbor Susan Barrett begins every day with fresh resolutions: She won’t eat any carbs, she’ll go to bed at a reasonable hour, and she’ll stop stalking her ex-husband and his new girlfriend.Gigi Kennedy’s husband is running for political office, which means her old skeletons, ones she wants to keep hidden at any cost, are in danger of being dragged into the light.Then a new family moves into this peaceful cul-de-sac. Tessa Campbell seems pleasant enough, if a bit quiet. But soon it becomes clear that Tessa is hiding the most explosive secret of all—one with deadly consequences. Written in Sarah Pekkanen’s signature “gripping” (People) style, The Perfect Neighbors “transforms clichéd suburban troubles—from adolescent drama to infidelity—into a compelling, suspenseful tale” (Kirkus Reviews).

Die Nachtigall

Historical

Zwei Schwestern. Die eine kämpft für die Freiheit. Die andere für die Liebe. Der Weltbestseller – die Nr. 1 aus den USA. Zwei Schwestern im von den Deutschen besetzten Frankreich: Während Vianne ums Überleben ihrer Familie kämpft, schließt sich die jüngere Isabelle der Résistance an und sucht die Freiheit auf dem Pfad der Nachtigall, einem geheimen Fluchtweg über die Pyrenäen. Doch wie weit darf man gehen, um zu überleben? Und wie kann man die schützen, die man liebt? In diesem epischen, kraftvollen und zutiefst berührenden Roman erzählt Kristin Hannah die Geschichte zweier Frauen, die ihr Schicksal auf ganz eigene Weise meistern. In den USA begeisterte „Die Nachtigall“ Millionen von Lesern und steht seit über einem Jahr auf der Bestsellerliste. „Ich liebe dieses Buch – große Charaktere, große Geschichten, große Gefühle." Isabel Allende.

A Little Crush

New Adult Romance

Jaxon Thorne’s and Rory Buchanan’s story… An age-gap, steamy hockey romance

El Ruiseñor

Historical

Dos hermanas buscan su propio camino hacia la supervivencia, el amor y la libertad en la Francia ocupada durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.50 semanas en el TOP10 del New York TimesMás de 4.000.000 ejemplares vendidosUnode los 10 libros más vendidos en USA en 2015Premio Goodreads Mejor Novela de Ficción HistóricaFrancia, 1939. En el tranquilo pueblo de Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac se despide de su marido, Antoine, que debe marchar al frente. Ella no cree que los nazis vayan a invadir Francia, pero lo hacen, con batallones de soldados marchando por las calles, con caravanas de camiones y tanques, con aviones que llenan los cielos y lanzan bombas sobre los inocentes. Cuando un capitán alemán requisa la casa de Vianne, ella y su hija deben convivir con el enemigo o arriesgarse a perderlo todo. Sin comida ni dinero ni esperanza, Vianne se ve obligada a tomar decisiones cada vez más difíciles para sobrevivir.La hermana de Vianne, Isabelle, es una joven rebelde de dieciocho años que busca un propósito para su vida con toda la temeraria pasión de la juventud. Mientras miles de parisinos escapan de la ciudad ante la inminente llegada de los alemanes, Isabelle se encuentra con Gaëton, un partisano que cree que los franceses pueden luchar contra los nazis desde dentro de Francia. Isabelle se enamora completamente pero, tras sentirse traicionada, decide unirse a la Resistencia. Sin detenerse nunca para mirar atrás, Isabelle arriesgará su vida una y otra vez para salvar a otros.

State of Retribution, A First Family Novel

Contemporary Romance

A Baffling Series of Events Leads to An Unsettling Conclusion… The First Family is hosting their first Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House when Secret Service agents mobilize to hustle them to safety. First Lady Samantha Cappuano wants to know where her children have been taken while President Nick Cappuano mobilizes his team to learn more about the threat that caused such a dramatic response. Meanwhile, Sam’s homicide detectives at the Metropolitan Police Department are in the earliest stages of investigating three new murders of people struck down for no apparent reason as IT Lieutenant Archelotta cares for a new friend who was similarly attacked. One by one, the clues begin to add up to a disturbing conclusion that has Sam racing to put the pieces together before it’s too late. Adding to the chaos, she’s now accompanied by a much larger Secret Service detail. As if that wasn’t enough for one week, a troubling incident from the past resurfaces and has Sam on defense, defending her career and reputation from a ruthless attack. An aura of retribution is in the air, but who’s behind it, and could the perpetrator be someone she—or Nick—have tangled with in the past? Sam, Nick and the First Family cast face one vexing challenge after another, leading up to an explosive showdown that could change everything.

All the Colors of the Dark

Mysteries & Thrillers

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that “hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel” (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl).Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today The Boston Globe’s #1 Thriller/Mystery of 2024 So FarOne of The Washington Post’s Best Books of Summer“Kept me frantically turning the pages and somehow made me cry at the end . . . Brava!”—Kristin Hannah, author of The Women“Melds tense suspense with a powerful exploration of devotion, obsession, and love.”—People (Best New Books)1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the smalltown of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing.When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake.Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.

Folk med ångest

Fiction & Literature

”En man som heter Ove”-författaren Fredrik Backman är tillbaka med sin sannolikt bråkigaste roman hittills. ”Folk med ångest” är en orimligt stökig komedi om ett gisslandrama på en lägenhetsvisning, där en misslyckad bankrånare låser in sig med en överentusiastisk fastighetsmäklare, två bittra Ikea-missbrukare, en elak mångmiljonär, en sorgsen tant, en höggravid kvinna, en jobbig jävel och ett kaninhuvud. Till slut ger rånaren upp och släpper alla i gisslan, men när polisen stormar lägenheten är den…tom. I en serie dysfunktionella vittnesförhör efteråt får vi höra allas version av vad som egentligen hände, varpå ett klassiskt pusselmysterium utvecklar sig kring frågorna: Hur lyckades rånaren fly? Varför är alla så arga? Och vad är det egentligen för FEL på folk nuförtiden?

Björnstad

Fiction & Literature

Allt. Den betyder bara allt.Invånarna flyttar från Björnstad och jobben blir allt färre, men ändå lever drömmen om forna glansdagar – och det är hockeyn som är räddningen. Allt hopp sätts till det lovande juniorlaget och den kommande semifinalen förväntas sätta staden på kartan igen.Mitt i detta finns Peter, som flyttar hem efter livet som hockeyproffs för att bygga upp sin gamla klubb, och Mira, som slits mellan advokatkarriären och ett tyst liv i skogen som fru och mamma. Där finns också 15-åriga flickor och deras odödliga vänskap och 17-åriga pojkar som spelar hockey med en hel stad på sina axlar. Men när ett allvarligt brott sker visar det sig hur villigt ett samhälle förfört av framgång är att se mellan fingrarna och hur långt vi är redo att gå för att skydda våra barn.Björnstad är Fredrik Backmans allvarligaste roman hittills. Det är en berättelse om kärleken till en folkrörelse,men även om manlighet, identitet och längtan efter att få visa vem man verkligen är.

Things My Son Needs to Know about the World

Biographies & Memoirs

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove shares an irresistible and moving collection of heartfelt, humorous essays about fatherhood, providing his newborn son with the perspective and tools he’ll need to make his way in the world. Things My Son Needs to Know About the World collects the personal dispatches from the front lines of one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood.As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the “firsts” that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Fredrik Backman doesn’t shy away from revealing his own false steps and fatherly flaws, tackling issues both great and small, from masculinity and mid-life crises to practical jokes and poop.In between the sleep-deprived lows and wonderful highs, Backman takes a step back to share the true story of falling in love with a woman who is his complete opposite, and learning to live a life that revolves around the people you care about unconditionally. Alternating between humorous side notes and longer essays offering his son advice as he grows up and ventures out into the world, Backman relays the big and small lessons in life, including:-How to find the team you belong to -Why airports explain everything about religion and war -The reason starting a band is crucial to cultivating and keeping friendships -How to beat Monkey Island 3 -Why, sometimes, a dad might hold onto his son’s hand just a little too tightThis is an irresistible and insightful collection, perfect for new parents and fans of Backman’s “unparalleled understanding of human nature” (Shelf Awareness). As he eloquently reminds us, “You can be whatever you want to be, but that’s nowhere near as important as knowing that you can be exactly who you are.”

The God of the Woods

Family Fiction & Literature

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERJIMMY FALLON SUMMER READS WINNER“The God of the Woods should be your next summer mystery.” —The Washington Post“Extraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tartt’s 1992 debut, The Secret History . . . I was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air.” —Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR“Riveting from page one to the last breathless word.” —Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For YouWhen a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collideEarly morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found. As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.

Noiva

Paranormal Romance

Neste primeiro romance paranormal de Ali Hazelwood, uma aliança perigosa entre uma vampira e um lobisomem acaba se tornando um tórrido caso de amor.“Um romance paranormal com humor, reviravoltas e cenas picantes.” – Hannah Whitten, autora de Para o tronoMisery Lark, filha do vampiro mais poderoso do sudoeste, nunca foi bem-vista pelos seres de sua espécie. Ela passa seus dias anonimamente em meio aos humanos, isolada, até que é chamada para firmar um acordo de paz entre vampiros e licanos, seus inimigos mortais. Para isso, será obrigada a se casar com Lowe Moreland.Licanos são lobisomens cruéis e imprevisíveis, e o alfa do bando, Lowe, não é exceção. Ele governa o grupo com autoridade absoluta, mas também com justiça. Pela forma como acompanha cada passo de Misery, fica claro que não confia nela. E ele não poderia estar mais certo...A vampira tem as próprias razões para concordar com o casamento arranjado, razões que nada têm a ver com política ou alianças, mas tudo a ver com a coisa que ela mais preza no mundo.Misery está disposta a fazer o que for necessário para recuperar o que é seu, mesmo que precise viver sozinha em território licano. Ela só não esperava se sentir atraída por seu inimigo... e ainda ser correspondida.Em Noiva, Ali Hazelwood mais uma vez brinda o leitor com diálogos divertidos e cenas apaixonantes e sexy, mostrando que sabe escrever romances como ninguém.