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Stephanie Garber Once Upon a Broken Heart Series 3 Books Collection Set (Once Upon A Broken Heart, The Ballad of Never After, A Curse For True Love)
Stephanie Garber • 2024
Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Stephanie Garber Once Upon a Broken Heart Series 3 Books Collection Set (Once Upon A Broken Heart, The Ballad of Never After, A Curse For True Love): Once Upon A Broken For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in happily ever after. Until she learns that the love of her life is about to marry another, and her dreams are shattered. Desperate to stop the wedding, and heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. The Ballad of Never 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.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. A Curse For True Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She's married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she's paid for this fairytale. She doesn't know what she has lost, and her husband is determined to make sure she never finds out.
1984
George Orwell • 1961
<b>Written more than 70 years ago, <i>1984</i> was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...<br><br><b>• Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s <i>The Great American Read •</i></b><br></b><br>“<i>The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.</i>”<br><br>Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching...<br><br>A startling and haunting novel, <i>1984</i> creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel’s hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions—a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood • 1998
<b><b><b><b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER </b>• An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (<i>The New York Times</i>) • The sixth and final season of the award-winning Hulu series starring Elisabeth Moss is now streaming</b><br><br>Look for <i>The Testaments</i>, the <b>bestselling, award-winning</b> sequel to <i>The Handmaid’s Tale<br></i></b></b><br>In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead’s commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. At once a scathing satire, an ominous warning, and a tour de force of narrative suspense, <i>The Handmaid’s Tale </i>is a modern classic.<br><br><b>Includes an introduction by Margaret Atwood</b>
Animal Farm
George Orwell • 2004
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak • 2016
This anniversary edition of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller features pages of bonus content, including marked-up manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from the author's writing notebook.<br/><br/>“Life-changing.” —The New York Times<br/><br/>When Death has a story to tell, you listen.<br/><br/>It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.<br/><br/>Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.<br/><br/>In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.<br/><br/>“Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today<br/><br/>DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara • 2016
<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (<i>NPR</i>) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century.<br></b><br><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST <b><b><b>•</b></b></b></b> MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST <b>• <b><b><b><b><b> WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE</b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br><br><i>A Little Life</i> follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves.
Alguien está mintiendo
Karen M. McManus • 2017
Todo El Mundo Tiene Secretos, ¿verdad? Pero, ¿qué Serían Capaces De Hacer Para Protegerlos? Simon Kelleger Fue Demasiado Lejos Al Contarle A Todo El Mundo, A Través De Una App, Los Secretos Más íntimos De Sus Compañeros De Clase... Ahora Que Simon Está Muerto Solo Queda Un Gran Secreto Por Desvelar. Tenemos Cuatro Sospechosos Y Os Proponemos Un Reto: ¿averiguaréis Quién Lo Asesinó? #alguienestámintiendo Una Nueva App Está Acorralando A La élite Del Instituto Bayview Para Estudiantes De Perfil Elevado. Las Filtraciones De La Vida Privada De Los Estudiantes Corren Como La Pólvora Por La Nueva Red Social Creada Por Simon Kelleher, Alumno De La Misma Institución. Pero La Cosa Se Pone Muy Seria Cuando Simon Es Asesinado Justo Delante De Sus Víctimas. Los Cuatro Cabecillas De La «crème De La Crème» Estudiantil Se Convierten En Sospechosos Directos Del Asesinato. ¿qué Secretos Guardarían Para Arriesgarse A Acabar Con Simon? ¿quién Será El Culpable? Un Thriller Que Te Mantendrá Conteniendo La Respiración Hasta El Final. Simon Kelleher Es Gossip Girl En El Mundo Real, Donde El Peligro De Hacer Un Mal Uso De Las Redes Sociales Está Latente En La Sociedad, Sobre Todo Entre Los Más Jóvenes. Los Lectores Opinan... «este Libro Me Gustó Muchísimo. Los Personajes Me Encantaron Y Te Metes Tanto En La Historia Que Realmente Quieres Estar Allí. Os Lo Recomiendo Mucho. 4,5/5.» Iris Grimm «un Debut Con Gran Acierto Del Que Hay Que Destacar La Facilidad Con La Que Hace Que El Lector Se Mantenga En Todo Momento Pegado A Las Páginas De La Historia Y Preguntándose Qué Personaje Será La Oveja Negra. Espero Que Sus Futuros Libros Puedan Llegar A Nuestro País Y Sean Tan Adictivos Como Este. 4/5.» Blog Vorágine Interna «una Obra Muy Buena, Un Auténtico Thriller De Misterio Y Mucha Intriga Con Un Grandísimo Toque A Novela Negra Llena, Además, De Giros En La Trama. Muy Bueno.» Dolores Balseiro, Blog It's Time To Magic «un Thriller Juvenil Que Engancha Bastante, Unos Personajes Interesantes Y Una Historia Muy Bien Conectada Que No Deja Ni Un Solo Fleco Suelto. Un Buen Debut Para La Autora.» Blog El Caos Literario «engancha Desde El Principio Y Te Metes En La Historia Tanto Que No Puedes Parar De Leer Hasta Descubrir Todo Lo Que Ha Pasado Y Si Tus Sospechas Son Ciertas. 4,5/5.» @lectoraapasionada «un Thriller Que Mantiene El Misterio Y La Tensión Hasta El último Minuto, Un Elenco Grandioso De Personajes Y Una Narración ágil Y Adictiva. Casi Perfecto.» Blog Letras, Libros Y Más «os Puedo Asegurar Que Me Ha Encantado. Lectura Que Te Engancha Desde La Primera Página: Un Misterio Por Resolver Y Unos Protagonistas Muy Completos. Ha Hecho Que Haya Empezado Mi 2018 Literario Con Buen Pie.» @lawerson6, Blog Ciudad De Libros «desde Que Empecé A Leerlo, No Pude Parar. Iba Pasando Las Páginas Casi Sin Darme Cuenta Y Es Que Está Historia Tiene Un Ritmo Tan Bueno Y Es Tan Adictiva... Tensión Máxima Hasta El Final. ¡se Lleva Mis 5 Estrellas!¡altamente Recomendado!» @verito100487, Blog Protagonista De Mil Historias «la Pluma De Karen M. Mcmanus, Que Muestra Los Puntos De Vista De Todos Los Protagonistas, Es Magnífica. Sabe Meterse En La Cabeza De Cada Uno, Narrar Con Elegancia Y Enganchar Con Su Estilo. Entre La Intriga, Las Ganas De Saber Qué Pasó Y Lo Amena Que Resulta La Lectura, El Ritmo Resulta Muy ágil Y Fluido. Un Libro Intrigante Y Sorprendente. Su Misteriosa Historia Atrapa Y El Elenco Es Un Elemento A Destacar. Lo Recomiendo.» Blog El Rincón De Leyna «tenéis Que Leerlo Porque Os Encantará.» Blog Obsesión Por La Lectura «si Buscáis Una Buena Historia, Con Una Lectura Amena, Rápida Rodeada De Misterio Y Os Queréis Estrujar Un Poco La Cabeza Para Descubrir Al Asesino, No Dudéis... Está Es Vuestra Novela.» Blog Pescando Entre Libros «una Novela Llena De Intriga.» Blog La Estantería De Maya «alguien Está Mintiendo Es Una Lectura Adictiva, Con Intriga Que También Nos Hace Una Buena Crítica De La Redes Sociales. ¡muy Recomendable!» Blog Estoy Entre Páginas «me Ha Fascinado [...] Una Historia Trepidante Y Que Atrapa Por Completo. Muy Recomendable.» Blog Buscando Un Dandy
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley • 2018
<b>Mary Shelley’s classic novel, presented in its original 1818 text, with an introduction from National Book Critics Circle award-winner Charlotte Gordon</b><br> <br> <b>Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s <i>The Great American Read</i></b><br> <br>The original 1818 text of <i>Frankenstein</i> preserves the hard-hitting and politically-charged aspects of Shelley’s original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. This edition also emphasizes Shelley’s relationship with her mother—trailblazing feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, who penned <i>A Vindication of the Rights of Woman</i>—and demonstrates her commitment to carrying forward her mother’s ideals, placing her in the context of a feminist legacy rather than the sole female in the company of male poets, including Percy Shelley and Lord Byron.<br> <br> This edition includes a new introduction and suggestions for further reading by National Book Critics Circle award-winner and Shelley expert Charlotte Gordon, literary excerpts and reviews selected by Gordon, and a chronology and essay by preeminent Shelley scholar Charles E. Robinson. <br> <br>Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Dracula
Bram Stoker • 2021
During a business visit to Count Dracula's castle in Transylvania, a young English solicitor finds himself at the center of a series of horrifying incidents. Jonathan Harker is attacked by three phantom women, observes the Count's transformation from human to bat form, and discovers puncture wounds on his own neck that seem to have been made by teeth. Harker returns home upon his escape from Dracula's grim fortress, but a friend's strange malady — involving sleepwalking, inexplicable blood loss, and mysterious throat wounds — initiates a frantic vampire hunt. The popularity of Bram Stoker's 1897 horror romance is as deathless as any vampire. Its supernatural appeal has spawned a host of film and stage adaptations, and more than a century after its initial publication, it continues to hold readers spellbound.
Todos somos villanos
M.L. RIO • 2023
No te pierdas el thriller literario, furor en TikTok, que ha cautivado a miles de lectores en todo el mundo.<br/>El día que Oliver Marks cumple su condena, el hombre que lo metió en la cárcel está esperándolo a la salida. El detective Colborne quiere saber la verdad y, después de diez años, Oliver finalmente está listo para contársela.<br/>Una década atrás: Oliver es uno de los siete actores shakespearianos en el Conservatorio Clásico Dellecher, un lugar regido por la cruda ambición y la competencia feroz. En este mundo apartado, de chimeneas encendidas y libros con encuadernación de cuero, Oliver y sus amigos interpretan los mismos papeles arriba y abajo del escenario: el héroe, el villano, el tirano, la seductora, la ingenua y los extras.<br/>Pero en su cuarto y último año de conservatorio, las rivalidades amistosas se vuelven desagradables, y en la noche del estreno, la violencia real invade el mundo de fantasía de los estudiantes. Por la mañana, los chicos de cuarto año deben enfrentarse a su propia tragedia y a su desafío interpretativo más difícil: convencerse unos a otros y a la policía de que son inocentes.<br/>¿Quién es quién en esta historia?<br/><br/>«Tal como lo hizo Donna Tartt en El secreto, la brillante novela debut de M. L. Rio es una obra rica con distintas capas de amor, amistad y obsesión... Te mantendrá en vilo hasta los impactantes momentos finales».<br/>-Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, autora best seller del New York Times de The Nest
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde • 2023
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray<br/><br/>The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1891 gothic and philosophical novel by Irish writer and playwright Oscar Wilde. First published as a serial story in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, the editors feared the story was indecent, and without Wilde's knowledge, deleted five hundred words before publication.<br/><br/>Despite that censorship, The Picture of Dorian Gray offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding the public morality. In response, Wilde aggressively defended his novel and art in correspondence with the British press.<br/><br/>Wilde revised and expanded the magazine edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) for publication as a novel; the book edition (1891) featured an aphoristic preface — an apologia about the art of the novel and the reader. The content, style and presentation of the preface made it famous in its own literary right, as social and cultural criticism. In April 1891, the editorial house Ward, Lock and Company published the revised version of The Picture of Dorian Gray.<br/><br/>A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!
The Secret History
Tartt Donna • 1993
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CADAVER EXQUISITO
Agustina Bazterrica • 2023
La súbita aparición de un virus letal que ataca a los animales modifica de manera irreversible el mundo: desde las fieras hasta las mascotas deben ser sistemáticamente sacrificadas, y su carne ya no puede ser consumida. Los gobiernos enfrentan la situación con una decisión drástica: legalizando la cría, reproducción, matanza y procesamiento de carne humana. El canibalismo es ley y la sociedad ha quedado dividida en dos grupos: los que comen y los que son comidos. Marcos Tejo, encargado general del frigorífico Krieg, es un oscuro burócrata. El día en que recibe como regalo una mujer criada para el consumo, las tentaciones lo transforman en una conciencia peligrosa de pliegues truculentos que lo llevará a transgredir las nuevas normas hasta límites que la sociedad ignora. En esta despiadada distopía —tan brutal como sutil, tan alegórica como realista—, Bazterrica inspira, con el poder explosivo de la ficción, debates de suma actualidad.
Emma: Jane Austen
Jane Austen • 2016
Emma By Jane Austen Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian–Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters. Emma Woodhouse has just attended the wedding of Miss Taylor, her friend and former governess, to Mr Weston. Having introduced them, Emma takes credit for their marriage, and decides that she likes matchmaking. After she returns home to Hartfield with her father, Emma forges ahead with her new interest against the advice of Mr Knightley and tries to match her new friend Harriet Smith to Mr Elton, the local vicar. First, Emma must persuade Harriet to refuse the marriage proposal from Robert Martin, a respectable, educated, and well-spoken young farmer, which Harriet does against her own wishes. However, Mr Elton, a social climber, thinks Emma is in love with him and proposes to her. When Emma tells him that she had thought him attached to Harriet, he is outraged. After Emma rejects him, Mr Elton leaves for a stay at Bath and returns with a pretentious, nouveau-riche wife, as Mr Knightley expected. Harriet is heartbroken and Emma feels ashamed about misleading her. Frank Churchill, Mr Weston's son, arrives for a two-week visit to his father and makes many friends. Mr Knightley suggests to Emma that, while Frank is clever and engaging, he is also a shallow character. Jane Fairfax comes home to see her aunt, Miss Bates, and grandmother, Mrs Bates, for a few months, before she must go out on her own as a governess. She is the same age as Emma, but Emma has not been as friendly with her as she might. Emma envies her talent and is annoyed to find all, including Mrs Weston and Mr Knightley, praising Jane. The patronising Mrs Elton takes Jane under her wing and announces that she will find her the ideal governess post before it is
Orgullo y prejuicio
Jane Austen • 2015
«Si la auténtica prueba para juzgar la calidad de una novela es la relectura, y los placeres que aporta la relectura, entonces Orgullo y prejuicio supera cualquier novela jamás escrita», Harold Bloom
Mujercitas
Louisa May Alcott • 2019
Product Description<br/><br/>«―Yo intentaré ser lo que él llama una “mujercita”, y procuraré no ser tan tosca e indomable y cumpliré con mis obligaciones en casa en lugar de querer estar siempre en otra parte ―explicó Jo, convencida de que dominar su temperamento era una misión mucho más ardua que la de mantener a raya a unos cuantos rebeldes sureños.»<br/><br/>Gracias a la edición de Austral el lector puede acercarse a las aventuras de las cuatro hermanas March a través de la traducción de Gloria Méndez, que recupera el texto de la primera edición de la obra, publicada entre 1868 y 1869, y mantiene intactos el vigor y la contundencia de la novela de Louisa May Alcott.<br/><br/>Book Description<br/><br/>La versión íntegra de Mujercitas. Uno de los libros más populares e influyentes de la tradición literaria norteamericana.
Dead Poets Society
N.H. Kleinbaum • 2012
Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to "make your lives extraordinary! Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect the Dead Poets Society--a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school and parents, they let their passions run wild. As Keating turns the boys on to the great words of Byron, Shelley, and Keats, they discover not only the beauty of language, but the importance of making each moment count. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams? But the Dead Poets pledges soon realize that their newfound freedom can have tragic consequences. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams?
Romeo y Julieta
William Shakespeare • 2015
«El ser humano no verá nunca la realidad de forma más clara que lo hizo Shakespeare.» T.S. Eliot<br/>La historia de Romeo y Julieta tiene antecedentes en la mitología y literatura griegas y en algunas leyendas medievales. Durante los siglos XV y XVI fue objeto de múltiples versiones, pero fue Shakespeare quien le infundió una pasión y un dramatismo inéditos hasta entonces y que han contribuido a mantener la leyenda en la memoria colectiva. En Verona, dos jóvenes enamorados, de dos familias enemigas, son víctimas de una situación de odio y violencia que ni desean ni pueden remediar. En una de esas tardes de verano en que el calor «inflama la sangre», Romeo, recién casado en secreto con su amada Julieta, mata al primo de ésta. A partir de ahí Shakespeare desencadena la tragedia y precipita los acontecimientos, guiados por el azar y la fatalidad. Ángel-Luis Pujante destaca en esta edición la fuerza poética y retórica de ROMEO Y JULIETA: los juegos de palabras, la coexistencia de prosa y verso, de lo culto y lo coloquial, de lo lírico y lo dramático contribuyen a intensificar los contrastes de la acción. Clara Calvo ofrece en la Guía de lectura una rica documentación complementaria y unas sugerentes propuestas que ayudan a enriquecer la lectura de esta obra capital de la literatura universal.
Otelo
William Shakespeare • 1999
The Metamorphosis: by Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka • 2021
The Metamorphosis: A Captivating Journey into the Unknown!<br/>Immerse yourself in the extraordinary world of Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," a timeless piece of classic literature that has enchanted and inspired readers for generations. This masterfully woven tale, celebrated for its profound exploration of the human condition, takes you on an unforgettable journey of transformation, alienation, and identity. One morning, Gregor Samsa awakens to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect, thrusting him into a nightmarish reality that challenges the very fabric of his existence. As he struggles to adapt to his new form, Gregor faces the harsh realities of societal rejection and familial betrayal.<br/><br/>Kafka's genius lies in his seamless blend of surreal fiction and stark reality, crafting a deeply unsettling and profoundly moving narrative. This hauntingly beautiful novella delves into themes of isolation, existential fiction, and the search for meaning in a seemingly indifferent world. Each page draws you deeper into a web of mystery and philosophical reflection, leaving you questioning the nature of humanity and the essence of self.<br/><br/>"The Metamorphosis" is more than just a story; it's an experience that resonates with anyone who has ever felt out of place or misunderstood. Perfect for fans of classic novels, psychological thrillers, and thought-provoking literary fiction, this book is a must-read that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page. Unlock the mystery, embrace the transformation, and discover why "The Metamorphosis" remains one of the most compelling and enduring works of literature.
Supernova (Renegades, 3)
Marissa Meyer • 2021
All's fair in love and anarchy in Supernova, the epic conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer's thrilling Renegades Trilogy<br/><br/>This volume sees Nova and Adrian struggling to keep their secret identities concealed while the battle rages on between their alter egos, their allies, and their greatest fears come to life. Secrets, lies, and betrayals are revealed as anarchy once again threatens to reclaim Gatlon City.
Archenemies (Renegades, 2)
Marissa Meyer • 2021
Renegades
Marissa Meyer • 2017
<p><b>NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!<br><br>From </b><b>#1 <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author </b><b>Marissa Meyer,</b><b> comes a high-stakes world of adventure, passion, danger, and betrayal.</b><br><br><b><i>Secret Identities.</i></b><br><b><i>Extraordinary Powers.</i></b><br><b><i>She wants vengeance. He wants justice.</i></b><br><br>The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone...except the villains they once overthrew.<br><br>Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice—and in Nova. But Nova's allegiance is to the villains who have the power to end them both.</p>
Wink Poppy Midnight
April Genevieve Tucholke • 2016
Grim Lovelies
Megan Shepherd • 2019
Twisted Love (Twisted, 1)
Ana Huang • 2022
<p>From New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang comes a billionaire brother's best friend romance!</p> <p>He has a heart of ice...but for her, he'd burn the world</p> <p>A diverse new adult steamy romance from Tiktok sensation and USA Today bestselling author Ana Huang.</p> <p>Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape.</p> <p>Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.</p> <p>But when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:</p> <p>A crack.</p> <p>A melt.</p> <p>A fire that could end his world as he knew it.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can't remember.</p> <p>But despite her broken past, she's never stopped seeing the beauty in the world...including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn't want.</p> <p>Her brother's best friend.</p> <p>Her neighbor.</p> <p>Her savior and her downfall.</p> <p>Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen-but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both...and everything they hold dear.</p> <p>Twisted Love is a contemporary brother's best friend/grumpy sunshine romance. It's book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.</p>
Twisted Lies (Twisted, 4)
Ana Huang • 2022
<p>A fake-dating billionaire romance from New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang.</p> <p>Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman.</p> <p>He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him.</p> <p>She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse.</p> <p>Every monster has their weakness. She's his.</p> <p>His obsession.</p> <p>His addiction.</p> <p>His only exception.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame, Stella Alonso is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage.</p> <p>Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship.</p> <p>But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms--and house--of the most dangerous man she's ever met, she's tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long time.</p> <p>Because despite Christian's cold nature, he makes her feel everything when she's with him.</p> <p>Passionate.</p> <p>Protected.</p> <p>Truly wanted.</p> <p>Theirs is a love twisted with secrets and tainted by lies...and when the truths are finally revealed, they could shatter everything.</p>
Twisted Hate (Twisted, 3)
Ana Huang • 2022
A diverse steamy enemies-to-lovers romance from New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang.<br/>Gorgeous, cocky, and fast on his way to becoming a hotshot doctor, Josh Chen has never met a woman he couldn't charm―except for Jules Ambrose.<br/>The beautiful redhead has been a thorn in his side since they met, but she also consumes his thoughts in a way no woman ever has.<br/>When their animosity explodes into one unforgettable night, he proposes a solution that'll get her out of his system once and for all: an enemies with benefits arrangement with simple rules.<br/>No jealousy.<br/>No strings attached.<br/>And absolutely no falling in love.<br/>***<br/>Outgoing and ambitious, Jules Ambrose is a former party girl who's focused on one thing: passing the attorney's bar exam.<br/>The last thing she needs is to get involved with a doctor who puts the SUFFER in insufferable…no matter how good-looking he is.<br/>But the more she gets to know him, the more she realizes there's more than meets the eye to the man she's hated for so long.<br/>Her best friend's brother.<br/>Her nemesis.<br/>And her only salvation.<br/>Theirs is a match made in hell, and when the demons from their past catch up with them, they're faced with truths that could either save them …or destroy everything they've worked for.
Twisted Games (Twisted, 2)
Ana Huang • 2022
<p>From New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang comes a contemporary royal romance!</p> <p>Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.</p> <p>He has never once been tempted to break those rules...until her.</p> <p>Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed.</p> <p>Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he's faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. Take her.</p> <p>Because she's his.</p> <p>His princess.</p> <p>His forbidden fruit.</p> <p>His every depraved fantasy.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses.</p> <p>But when her brother abdicates, she's suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted.</p> <p>And as she navigates the intricacies-and treacheries-of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can't have.</p> <p>Her bodyguard.</p> <p>Her protector.</p> <p>Her ultimate ruin.</p> <p>Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom...and doom them both.</p> <p>Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.</p>
Red, White and Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston • 2021
* Instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestseller *<br/>* GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER for BEST DEBUT and BEST ROMANCE of 2019 *<br/>* BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR* for VOGUE, NPR, VANITY FAIR, and more! *<br/><br/>What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?<br/><br/>When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius--his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse.<br/>Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake, Instragramable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations and begs the question: Can love save the world after all? Where do we find the courage, and the power, to be the people we are meant to be? And how can we learn to let our true colors shine through? Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue proves: true love isn't always diplomatic.<br/><br/>I took this with me wherever I went and stole every second I had to read! Absorbing, hilarious, tender, sexy--this book had everything I crave. I'm jealous of all the readers out there who still get to experience Red, White & Royal Blue for the first time! - Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners<br/>Red, White & Royal Blue is outrageously fun. It is romantic, sexy, witty, and thrilling. I loved every second. - Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six
LAS VENTAJAS DE SER INVISIBLE
Stephen Chbosky • 2013
Vivir al margen ofrece una perspectiva única. Pero siempre llega el momento de entrar en escena y ver el mundo desde dentro. Charlie es un chico realmente especial: lee muchísimo, no sale con amigos ni con chicas y reflexiona sobre el mundo desde un punto de vista muy particular. Su ingenuidad, su incapacidad para relacionarse normalmente y su extrema sinceridad le crean más de un problema, especialmente ahora que su único amigo ha muerto. Conocer a Sam y Patrick, los chicos más populares y vitales del colegio, provocará un giro radical en su vida que lo sumergirá de pleno en la adolescencia.
La hija del Rey Pirata
Tricia Levenseller • 2023
No corras el peligro de menospreciar a Alosa: es la hija del Rey Pirata, y cuando se propone algo, lo consigue. Así que cuando su padre le asigna una importante misión, no tendrá el más mínimo reparo en manipular, mentir y pasar por encima de quien haga falta para llevarla a cabo.<br/>Y si para conseguir su objetivo debe dejarse atrapar por Riden, un pirata con muy mala reputación, lo hará. Porque Alosa está convencida de que Riden no es un rival a su altura... hasta que empieza a ver que es mucho más astuto de lo que creía. Y también le resulta inesperadamente atractivo... Pronto la tensión entre ellos se convierte en una tormenta de sentimientos en la que ninguno de los dos quiere hundirse. Porque cuando dos piratas se encuentran, solo hay una salida posible: uno de los dos ha de naufragar.
Icebreaker
Hannah Grace • 2023
El fenómeno viral de TikTok que derrite el hielo. Un rivals to lovers que ha conquistado la lista de más vendidos de The New York Times.<br/><br/>Las chispas saltan cuando una patinadora artística y el capitán del equipo de hockey se ven obligados a compartir pista y a acercarse mucho más de lo que querrían.<br/><br/>Anastasia Allen está decidida a entrar en el equipo olímpico de patinaje artístico de Estados Unidos y, cuando consigue una beca para la Universidad de California, todo parece ir de acuerdo con su plan.<br/>El objetivo de Nathan Hawkins como capitán del equipo de hockey es mantener a sus chicos sobre el hielo cueste lo que cueste, pero todo se complica cuando tienen que compartir pista con una patinadora guapísima y con muy mal genio.<br/>La situación obliga a estos rivales a pasar tiempo juntos, pero Anastasia está tranquila. Sabe perfectamente que un jugador de hockey jamás podría distraerla, y mucho menos Nate... ¿verdad?<br/><br/>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<br/><br/>NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<br/><br/>A TikTok sensation! Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot.<br/><br/>Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn’t worried…because she could never like a hockey player, right?
The H. P. Lovecraft Collection
H. P. Lovecraft • 2017
Moby Dick
Herman Melville • 2021
Journey to the heart of the sea with this larger-than-life classic.<br/><br/>Regarded as the Great American Novel, Moby Dick is the ultimate tale of seeking vengeance.<br/><br/>Narrated by the crew member Ishmael, this epic whaling adventure follows the crew of the Pequod, as its captain, Ahab, descends deeper and deeper into madness on his quest to find and kill the white whale that maimed him. Beyond the surface—of ship life, whaling, and the hunt for the elusive Moby Dick—are allegorical references to life, and even the universe, in this masterpiece by Herman Melville.<br/><br/>Complete and unabridged, this newly designed edition features an introduction by American literature scholar Christopher McBride and a timeline of the life and times of Herman Melville.<br/><br/>Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, the Chartwell Classics series includes beautifully presented works and collections from some of the most important authors in literary history. Chartwell Classics are the editions of choice for the most discerning literature buffs.<br/><br/>Other titles in the Chartwell Classics Series include: The Essential Tales & Poems of Edgar Allen Poe; The Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft; The Federalist Papers; The Inferno; The Call of the Wild and White Fang; Emma; The Odyssey; Pride and Prejudice; Grimm’s Fairy Tales; The Alchemist; The Great Gatsby; The Secret Garden; Anne of Green Gables; The Phantom of the Opera; The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital; The Republic; Frankenstein; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Meditations; Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass; A Tales of Two Cities; Beowulf; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Little Women; Wuthering Heights; Peter Pan; Persuasion; Aesop’s Fables; The Constitution of the United States and Selected Writings; Crime and Punishment; Dracula; Great Expectations; The Iliad; Irish and Fairy Folk Tales; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; The War of the Worlds; and The Time Machine and The Invisible Man.
The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh • 2011
Red Queen Collection
Victoria Aveyard • 2015
<p>The #1 New York Times bestselling series!</p><p>Red Queen, by #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard, is a sweeping tale of power, intrigue, and betrayal, perfect for fans of Lauren Robert's Powerless and George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series.</p><p>Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood—those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own.</p><p>To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard—a growing Red rebellion—even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction.</p><p>One wrong move can lead to her death, but in the dangerous game she plays, the only certainty is betrayal.</p><p>Discover more wonders in the world of Red Queen with Broken Throne: A Red Queen Collection, a companion novel with stories from fan favorites and new voices, featuring never-before-seen maps, flags, bonus scenes, journal entries, and much more exclusive content!</p>
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller • 2012
A New York Times Bestseller<br/>“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House<br/>A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe<br/>A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller’s monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction’s brightest lights—and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.<br/>“A captivating retelling of The Iliad and events leading up to it through the point of view of Patroclus: it’s a hard book to put down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of antiquity.” — Donna Tartt, The Times
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black • 2018
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue. Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences. In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Jenny Han • 2018
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is now a major motion picture streaming on Netflix!<br/><br/>New York Times bestselling author Jenny Han’s beloved novels are now available together in this delightful paperback boxed set!<br/><br/>What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once?<br/><br/>Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren’t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she’s written. One for every boy she’s ever loved—five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control.<br/><br/>This enchanting collection includes paperback editions of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before; P.S. I Still Love You; and Always and Forever, Lara Jean.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Saga
Rick Riordan • 2014
All five books in the blockbuster Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, in paperback, collected in a boxed set fit for demigods, complete with a bonus poster!<br/><br/>Now with glorious new cover art and packaged with a special poster, this value-priced set includes the best-selling The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian.<br/>Accompany the son of the sea god Poseidon and his other demigod friends as they go on a series of quests that will have them facing monsters, gods, and conniving figures from Greek mythology. Do they have what it takes to save the Olympians from an ancient enemy?<br/>Whether it is for readers who are experiencing Percy's funny and thrilling adventures for the first time, or for fans who want to devour the saga again, this gift will be prized by readers aged 8-80.<br/>This beloved series, read in schools across the world, has inspired two motion pictures and a Broadway musical. It is currently in development for a television series on Disney+,
Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter • 2022
