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Historical romance
The Stationery Shop of Tehran
Marjan Kamali · 2019
Stephanie Garber Universe
A Curse for True Love
Stephanie Garber · 2023
The Ballad of Never After
Stephanie Garber · 2022
<p><b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER! <br><br>Stephanie Garber’s <i>THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER</i> is the jaw-dropping sequel to the <i>ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART</i>, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic, mystery, and heartbreak</b><br><br><i>Not every love is meant to be.</i><br><br>After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she’s discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.<br><br>But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isn’t the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.<br><br>Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline’s life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she’s not sure she can. . . .<br><br><b>Also by Stephanie Garber:</b><br><br><br><b>The Caraval Series</b><br>- Caraval<br>- Legendary<br>- Finale</p>
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Stephanie Garber · 2021
<p><b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER!</b><br><br><b><i>ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART</i> marks the launch of a new series from Stephanie Garber about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after</b><br><br>For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings . . . until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.<br><br>Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.<br><br>But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game — and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the most exquisite tragedy.<br><br><b>Also by Stephanie Garber:</b><br><br><b>The Caraval Series</b><br><i>- Caraval<br>- Legendary<br>- Finale</i></p>
Finale
Stephanie Garber · 2019
Legendary
Stephanie Garber · 2018
<p><b>The “immersive and imaginative“ (<i>USA TODAY</i>) games continue in the </b><b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>bestseller <i>LEGENDARY</i>, the mesmerizing sequel to <i>CARAVAL</i><br></b><br>Donatella and Scarlett Dragna escaped their cruel father and made it out of Caraval alive, but the games aren’t over yet. What Scarlett doesn’t know is that, in order to gain their freedom, Tella made a deal with a mysterious stranger and now it’s time to pay. <br><br>Except what Tella owes is something that no one has ever been able to deliver: the true name of Caraval Master Legend. Tella’s only chance at uncovering Legend’s true identity is to enter the dangerous game of Caraval once more, and win. But what will she have to sacrifice to do that? <br><br>Don’t miss <i>FINALE</i>, the stunning conclusion to the Caraval trilogy—out now!</p>
Caraval
Stephanie Garber · 2017
Classics
White Nights
Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1999
In the stories in this volume Dostoevsky explores both the figure of the dreamer divorced from reality and also his own ambiguous attitude to utopianism, themes central to many of his great novels. In White Nights the apparent idyll of the dreamer's romantic fantasies disguises profound loneliness and estrangement from 'living life'. Despite his sentimental friendship with Nastenka, his final withdrawal into the world of the imagination anticipates the retreat into the 'underground' of many of Dostoevsky's later intellectual heroes. A Gentle Creature and The Dream of a Ridiculous Man show how such withdrawal from reality can end in spiritual desolation and moral indifference and how, in Dostoevsky's view, the tragedy of the alienated individual can be resolved only by the rediscovery of a sense of compassion and responsibility towards fellow human beings. This new translation captures the power and lyricism of Dostoevsky's writing, while the introduction examines the stories in relation to one another and to his novels.
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott · 1989
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · 2019
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde · 2009
Romance
Happy Place
Emily Henry · 2024
<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER ∙ A couple who broke up months ago pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise novel from #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Emily Henry.<br><br>“The beach-read master hooks us again."—<i>People</i></b><br><br>Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t.<br><br>They broke up five months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.<br><br>Which is how they find themselves sharing a bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blissful week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.<br><br>Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. Because the cottage is for sale and this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts, and so they’ll play their parts. Harriet will be the driven surgical resident who never starts a fight, and Wyn will be the laid-back charmer who never lets the cracks show. It’s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses). After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week…in front of those who know you best?
Fantasy
The Infernal Devices
Cassandra Clare · 2013
