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Young, bright, unadventurous Crystal Moore comes face-to-face with slavery in today’s Dallas, Texas, in 2015. A woman is held, not by chains, but by threats to her two small children left behind in Mexico. Should she escape, or even tell anybody of her situation, her children will be killed. Crystal would like to walk away and forget she ever heard this. But her conscience won’t let her.

Heather Harrison sees ghosts. It's not something she brags about. In fact, she wished she didn't. Communicating (or not communicating) with the dead only leads to heartache, and for her it led to a divorce. For the most part, she's happy being single. She's got a good business, close friends, and a slightly overprotective brother. What more does a 40-something woman need? When her two best friends beg her for help in contacting loved ones, against her better judgment she can't say no to the séance.

Profunda reflexión sobre la vida, las oportunidades y el amor de la mano de la protagonista de esta novela, Jimena. Cuando goza de lo que para muchas personas sería una situación privilegiada, Jimena, se siente más sola que nunca. Su vida ha pasado como un destello de luz ante sus ojos, sin darle tiempo a vivir, a sentir o ser la persona que en realidad es. Es entonces cuando toma consciencia de que es una desconocida para los suyos, que ha pasado lo mejor de su vida viviendo la vida de los que amaba, sin vivir la suya propia.

Cuando la exitosa autora Sherri Lambert regresa a su ciudad natal después de 40 años, no espera encontrarse con Dylan Roberts, el rompecorazones de la escuela secundaria, ni tampoco con las visiones que atormentaron su infancia. En medio de la discordia adolescente de la que creía haber escapado hace años y de los intensos sueños que han regresado, Sherri busca encontrar su propósito al mismo tiempo que descubre algo sorprendente.

Después que Sydney Grey regresa a su pintoresco pueblo natal de Stoney Creek y comienza la renovación de su hogar de la infancia, descubre varios diarios escritos por su madre. Presuntamente culpable de haber abandonado a su familia hace veinte años, se descubre un secreto sobre su madre oculto por mucho tiempo. Con la ayuda de su abuela quien regresa a la granja, Sydney debe confiar en sus instintos para develar el misterio. ¿Pero tendrán suficientes pistas para descubrir la verdad sobre la desaparición de su madre?

En Noches insomnes una mujer repasa su vida - la galería de personajes, los variados telones de fondo de los lugares - y elabora un cuaderno de recuerdos, reflexiones, retratos, cartas y sueños. En una vivificante fusión de hechos y ficciones, este audiolibro lírico, endurecido y perfectamente construido, no es sólo una de las mejores obras de Elizabeth Hardwick sino una de las grandes contribuciones a la literatura estadounidense de los últimos cincuenta años.

Families have secrets. Roxy’s family had more than its share. So, she flees to Hollywood to follow her dream and create a new life for herself. Easier said than done. Though bombarded with daily challenges, Roxy and Ginn, her wounded warrior roommate, manage to find humor in their frequent calamities with the help of an amazing dog. But then, Roxy's mother moves in...

Cuando la joven arqueóloga Afdera Brooks acude al lecho de muerte de su abuela, una excéntrica millonaria, coleccionista de obras de arte, recibe como legado las pistas para llegar a una caja de seguridad de un banco americano donde se custodia un antiquísimo manuscrito. Afdera emprenderá un viaje por medio mundo para desentrañar el contenido de ese misterioso documento, terminando por llegar a Venecia, el laberinto de agua....

Elisa es una niña que huye de Sartaguda (Navarra) para evitar los tremendos abusos que los vencedores de la guerra civil española están cometiendo en el pueblo con los vencidos. En su huída es arrinconada poco a poco teniendo que pasar a Francia donde es instalada en un campo de refugiados para terminar siendo entregada a los nazis. Su paso por los campos de concentración, a causa de las terribles experiencias vividas, la convertirán en una mujer de forma prematura. Pero la otra cara de la moneda es que vivirá una bonita historia de amor con un partisano.

The Virion script project is spinning out of control. As key personnel disappear, the finger of suspicion points to the Estonian mafia, and someone inside British Intelligence. Anna Faulkner, plucked from a mundane job in cyber-security, is briefed to locate the agoraphobic computer geek, Tom Morris. Is Morris the victim of a mistaken identity or can he really be the brains behind the Virion Script? Anna is soon immersed in a world of hostility and disinformation as she tries to determine the nature of the Script, who is involved, and why they are prepared to kill for its secrets.

For Nate Kincade, former Army Special Forces, the future looks bleak. Following a tragic incident, he faces a long-term sentence inside a military prison. But when a mysterious visitor appears and offers to have all charges against him dismissed in exchange for him completing a mission, Nate believes his luck has finally turned.

Single-mother bounty hunter Lori Anderson has finally got her family back together, but her newfound happiness is shattered when she’s snatched by the Miami Mob – and they want her dead. Rather than a bullet, they offer her a job: find the Mob’s ‘numbers man’ - Carlton North - who’s in protective custody after being forced to turn federal witness against them. If Lori succeeds, they’ll wipe the slate clean and the price on her head - and those of her family - will be removed. If she fails, they die.

Zany families, eccentric friends, and ne'er-do-well neighbors inhabit the labyrinthine lives of three women friends as they grapple with real-world events in one "Golden Year". An unwelcome visit from local law enforcement, a younger friend's romantic chaos, and the death of a parent combine with daily mundanities - laundry, scones, and senior sex - to create a walloping, raucous listen.

Après "L’Iliade des femmes", Daniel Mesguich, fils aimé de la Muse française, et Emmanuel Lascoux, helléniste rêveur à haute voix de grec ancien, renouent avec la formidable épopée qui a donné naissance à la littérature. Naissance donnée par un chœur de femmes, à commencer par Hélène et jusqu’à la patiente Pénélope, dans cette Odyssée des femmes. Comme elle, Emmanuel Lascoux tisse et déploie, avec Daniel Mesguich, l’étoffe de ce chant autour des femmes et les déesses, brodeuses, amantes, guerrières, sœurs ou ennemies, qui en sont la force.

Jayne is on the run. With a bag full of stolen money, a new friend she met while stealing his car, and an old adversary out to get her, Jayne heads north looking for a better life. Along the way she encounters adventure, danger, freedom, and something she never expected - love. But before she can reach her destination she must confront something that’s been following her all along. When she least expects it, her past collides with her future and she must decide whether to keep running or return home to rebuild the life she left.

Brought to you by Penguin. The sharp, smart and outrageously funny finale in the Alvie Knightly trilogy, brought to you by Penguin. Once, serial killer Alvie Knightly was living the dream. Unlimited cash. An Italian getaway. A hot new boyfriend . . . How the mighty fall. One year - and one very...

Nevada. Sembra il nome di un deserto, e invece è il luogo in cui vive la famiglia De Boer, in alta val Brenta. Una terra circondata da boschi aspri, dove le case si inerpicano su pendii vertiginosi. Sono gli ultimi anni dell'Ottocento e i De Boer, che lavorano nei campi di tabacco, il pregiatissimo Nostrano del Brenta, vivono consapevoli che solo nella muta e rispettosa alleanza tra uomini e natura selvaggia esiste una possibilità di sopravvivenza.

Widow Sandra Harriman fights to protect a wildlife sanctuary from poachers, armed gangs, and business rivals. Sandra feels like an ant in one of these traps as she fights to protect the Wildlife Conservation Scheme left in her care for her two step-children. Nothing has equipped her for the role of widow, step-mother, and estate manager. She faces a struggle to deal with armed gangs, poachers, and a murderer on the ranch. But hardest of all is unravelling her dead husband's secrets to find out who she can trust.

When the call comes, the Men of the Sisterhood drop everything to help their friends. This time it’s Cyrus, their four-legged hound dog and unofficial mascot. While member Joe Espinosa is driving along an isolated country road with Cyrus in tow, he catches a glimpse of movement in the woods bordering the road and notes Cyrus pawing desperately at the car window. As soon as he pulls over to investigate, Cyrus bolts out the door and leads Joe to three children clustered together - bedraggled, silent, and scared out of their wits.  

Nuala knows nothing of her husband James' past. He made her swear that she would never contact his family and never, ever visit the place he was from. But now James is dead, and Nuala is alone. Grieving and desperate, she decides to ignore his warning. Nuala is about to find out that some secrets are better left buried - and that uncovering the truth about the man she married will have terrible consequences....