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It's 23 December 1971, and the Hildebrandts are at a crossroads. Fifteen-year-old Perry has resolved to be a better person and quit dealing drugs to seventh graders. His sister Becky, the once straight-laced high school social queen, has veered intocounterculture, while at college, Clem is wrestling with a decision that might tear his family apart. As their parents - Russ, a suburban pastor, and Marion, his restless wife - tug against the bonds of a joyless marriage, Crossroads finds a family, anda nation, struggling to do the right thing.

Two sisters. One brutal murder. A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself . . . A new series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Stalking Jack the Ripper.Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family's renowned Sicilian restaurant.Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin . . . desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister's killer and to seek vengeance at any cost-even if it means using dark magic that's been long forbidden. Then Emilia meetsWrath, one of the Wicked-princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia's side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women's murders on the island.But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems . . .

From Jesmyn Ward-the two-time National Book Award winner, youngest winner of the Library of Congress Prize for Fiction, and MacArthur Fellow-comes a haunting masterpiece, sure to be an instant classic, about an enslaved girl in the years before the CivilWar.'Let us descend,' the poet now began, 'and enter this blind world.' - Inferno, Dante AlighieriLet Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. Searching, harrowing, replete with transcendent love, the novel is a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleansand into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation.Annis, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, is the reader's guide through this hellscape. As she struggles through the miles-long march, Annis turns inward, seeking comfort from memories of her mother and stories of her African warriorgrandmother. Throughout, she opens herself to a world beyond this world, one teeming with of earth and water, of myth and history

Különös városi legenda terjed egy bizonyos Funiculi Funicula nevű kávézóról. Azt beszélik, hogy aki ennek a kávézónak egy bizonyos székére ráül, időutazásra indulhat. Kívánság szerint a múltba vagy a jövőbe repítheti egy különleges kannábólszertartásosan kitöltött kávé. Csakhogy az időutazónak néhány szigorú szabályt tiszteletben kell tartania: 1. Az időutazás során csak azokkal az emberekkel találkozhat, akik már jártak a kávézóban. 2. Bármit tesz is odaát, a jelent nem változtathatjameg. 3. A kérdéses széken általában ül valaki, de néha elhagyja a helyét. Csak ilyenkor lehet elfoglalni azt a széket. 4. Az időutazás közben nem lehet felállni, vagy átülni máshova. 5. Az utazás akkor kezdődik, amikor kitöltik a kávéját, és akkorvégződik, amikor kiürül a csésze. De meg kell innia a kávét, mielőtt kihűl. Ez még közel sem az összes szabály. Az emberek mégis késztetést éreznek rá, hogy ellátogassanak a Funiculi Funiculába, és kikérjék a hétköznapinak cseppet sem mondhatófeketéjüket. Közülük most négy nő szívmelengető történetét ismerheti meg olvasó. Ön betérne egy feketére, ha tudná, hol van ez a hely?

Soon to be a major Netflix film starring Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and many more! The first in the New York Times bestselling School forGood and Evil series. A dark and enchanting fantasy adventure perfect for those who prefer their fairy tales with a twist. Two best friends have been chosen to be students at the fabled School for Good and Evil, where ordinary boys and girls are trainedto be fairy-tale heroes and villains. One will train for Good, one will become Evil?s new hope. Each thinks they know where they belong, but when they are swept into the Endless Woods, they're switched into the opposite schools. Together they'll discoverwho they really are and what they are capable of...because the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through it. Features cover artwork from Netflix's The School for Good and Evil film and includes Soman Chainani's exclusive on-set movie diary!

HER HUSBAND IS IMPRISONED. WHAT WILL SHE RISK TO SAVE HIM?'Do not walk to pick up this book. Run' Jennifer L.Armentrout, bestselling author of From Blood and AshA QUEEN IN EXILE AS A TRAITOR . . .Lara has watched Ithicana be conquered by her own father.But when she learns her husband, Aren, has been captured in battle, Lara knows her father is only keeping him alive to lure in his traitorous daughter. It is bait she fully intends to take.Risking her life, Lara returns to free the Bridge Kingdom and itsking using her father's greatest weapons -her warrior sisters. But her greatest adversary of all might be the very man she's trying to free. Now Lara must decide who she is fighting for: her kingdom, her husband, or herself .. . PRAISE FOR THE BRIDGEKINGDOM SERIES'Exquisite, phenomenal and sexy' Olivia Wildenstein, USA Today bestselling author of Feather'An epic, action-packed tale of love, revenge, and betrayal' Jennifer Estep, New York Times bestselling author of Kill the QueenHeart-poundingromance and intense action wrapped in a spellbinding world.I was hooked from the first page! Elise Kova, USA Today bestselling author of A Deal with the Elf KingPRAISE FOR DANIELLE L. JENSEN'Richly-woven, evocative and absolutely impossible to put down ... I loved every word' Sarah J. Maas bestselling author of, A Court of Thorns and Roses'Stellar world-building and multidimensional characters' Kirkus'Stunning world-building, a vivid cast of secondary characters, and a steamy slow-burn romance' Bookist

Onna can write the parameters of a spell faster than any of the young men in her village. So when the arcane academy decides it's untoward to teach a woman magic she sets sail for the city-state of Hexos in search of more enlightened attitudes. Tsira hasnever felt at home within her troll clan. Striking out alone to find work in a human city, she stumbles on a half-dead soldier in the snow and the two form an unexpected bond. But a string of mysterious murders draws them both into a deadly conspiracyand now Onna and Tsira must uncover who is targeting trolls before their homeland is torn apart...

Jason Bourne is now working as a 'blacksmith' - someone who is hired by high-level government ministers fearful of assassination attempts. He is paid to impersonate these men at meetings in places of uncertain security around the globe. Bourne is at onesuch meeting when armed gunmen storm the room - but their target is not the minister he impersonates, it is Bourne himself.

International Bestseller and #1 LibraryReads Pick for December 2022Water for Elephants meets The Night Circus in this World War II debut about a magnificent travelling circus, a star-crossed romance, and one girl's coming-of-age during the darkest of times.A powerful reminder that to live is not just to survive, but to be seen and known for ourselves. --Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphan's TaleWhen all is lost, how do you find the courage to keep moving forward?1938. Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the circus, even as the daughter of the extraordinary headlining illusionist, Theo. Brilliant and curious, Lena--who uses a wheelchair after a childhood bout with polio--yearns for thereal-world magic of science and medicine, her mind stronger than the limitations placed on her by society. Then her unconventional life takes an exciting turn when she rescues Alexandre, an orphan with his own secrets and a mysterious past.As World War II escalates around them, their friendship blossoms into something deeper while Alexandre trains as the illusionist's apprentice. But when Theo and Alexandre are arrested and made to perform in a town for Jews set up by the Nazis, Lena isseparated from everything she knows. Forced to make her own way, Lena must confront her doubts and dare to believe in the impossible--herself.

She didn't want Prince Charming. She wanted the demon.From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of the Fallen is a seductive new standalone novel set within the Kingdom of the Wicked world.A wicked prince. A fallen painter. Let the games begin . . .The Prince of Envy has never claimed to be a saint. But when a cryptic note arrives at his demon court, signalling the beginning of a deadly game, he knows it will take more than a hint of sin to win. Riddles, hexed objects, anonymous players, nothingwill stand in his way. Camilla is an artist with troubles of her own: a desperate mistake has landed her in debt to a notorious rake. Threatened with ruinous scandal, she is forced to enter a devil's bargain with Envy. A bargain that reveals secrets andignites passions that neither of them expects. Together, Envy and Camilla must embark on a perilous journey through the underworld - from glittering demon courts to the sultry vampire realm and beyond - while trying to avoid the most dangerous trap ofall: falling in love.

TO KILL A KINGDOM is dark romantic fantasy about a siren with a taste for royal blood and the prince who has sworn to destroy her.Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queentransforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most - a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian's heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever.The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. His calling? Ridding the world of the menace of the sirens. But when he rescues a drowning woman, it becomes clear that there's more toher than there first appeared. She promises to help him find the key to destroying the sirens for good. But can he trust her?

A divine exploration. A deadly secret. A desire she can't escape.The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in this lush, immersive historical fantasy set in 19th century Egypt, filled with adventure, laugh-out-loud banter, a slow-burn rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race. In the glittering society ofnineteenth-century Buenos Aires, Inez Olivera has everything, except the one thing she really wants: her parents, who frequently leave her behind on their globetrotting adventures. Then she receives a terrible letter: her parents have passed away inmysterious circumstances. Determined to uncover the truth, she sets sails for their last port-of-call, Cairo, bringing only her sketch pads and an ancient ring that her father sent to her for safekeeping. But upon her arrival in Egypt, the ring flareswith ancient magic, and Inez is thrust into a treacherous game that could threaten her life - and into the path of her new guardian's infuriatingly handsome assistant, who seems determined to thwart her at every turn . . .

Jenny's never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist. But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk. A modern forbidden romancewrapped in the glamorous and exclusive world of K-pop, XOXO is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Maurene Goo.Jenny didn't get to be an award-winning, classically trained cellist without choosing practice over fun. That is, until the night she meets Jaewoo. Mysterious, handsome, and just a little bit tormented, Jaewoo is exactly the kind of distraction Jennywould normally avoid. And yet, she finds herself pulled into spending an unforgettable evening wandering Los Angeles with him on the night before his flight home to South Korea.With Jaewoo an ocean away, there's no use in dreaming of what could have been. But when Jenny and her mother move to Seoul to take care of her ailing grandmother, who does she meet at the elite arts academy she's just been accepted to? Jaewoo.Finding the dreamy stranger who swept you off your feet in your homeroom is one thing, but Jaewoo isn't just any student. Turns out, Jaewoo is a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world. And like most K-pop idols, Jaewoo is strictlyforbidden from dating anyone.When a relationship means not only jeopardizing her place at her dream music school but also endangering everything Jaewoo's worked for, Jenny has to decide once and for all just how much she's willing to risk for love. XOXO is a new romance that proveschasing your dreams doesn't have to mean sacrificing your heart, from acclaimed author Axie Oh.Indigo Best Teen Books

This electrifying novel set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077 follows a group of strangers as they discover that the dangers of Night City are all too real.In sparkling Night City, a ragtag group of strangers have just pulled off a heist, robbing a convoy transporting a mysterious container belonging to Militech. The only thing the group has in common is that they were blackmailed into participating in theheist-and they have no idea just how far their mysterious employer's reach goes, or the purpose of the artifact they stole.This newly formed gang-composed of a veteran turned renegade, a sleeper agent for Militech, a computer nerd, a therapist, a ripperdoc, and a techie-must learn how to overcome their differences and work together, lest their secrets be unveiled before theycan pull off the next deadly heist.

Was soll Willow denn mit einem Wald anfangen? Den hat sie nämlich von ihrer Tante Alwina geerbt. Und nicht nur den - ihre Tante hat Willow auch noch ein kleines windschiefes Häuschen hinterlassen und vor allem: ihre Hexenkraft. Doch ob Willow diesesErbe, mit allem was dazu gehört, wirklich annehmen möchte? Und dann soll sie auch noch drei Mädchen finden, die die Gabe des Hexens ebenfalls in sich tragen. Nur wo? Und vor allem, wie? Zum Glück ist Willow nicht allein, denn Rufus, der Fuchs, weichtnicht mehr von ihrer Seite.

From Olivie Blake, the bestselling author of The Atlas Six, One For My Enemy is a captivating fantasy story of ambition, sacrifice and the enduring power of family legacies.In New York City, two rival witch families fight for the upper hand.The Antonova sisters are beautiful, cunning and ruthless, and their mother - known only as Baba Yaga - is the elusive supplier of premium intoxicants. Their adversaries, the influential Fedorov brothers, serve their crime boss father. Named Koschei theDeathless, his enterprise dominates the shadows of magical Manhattan. For twelve years, the families have maintained a fraught stalemate. Then everything is thrown into disarray. Bad blood carries them to the brink of disaster, even as fate drawstogether a brother and sister from either side. Yet the siblings still struggle for power, and internal conflicts could destroy each family from within. That is, if the enmity between empires doesn't destroy both sides first. This hardback editionincludes illustrated endpapers from artist Lasq.Draws plus brand-new interior illustrations from Little Chmura

The second volume in Robin Hobb's internationally bestselling Farseer Trilogy. Honesty is the bedrock for any relationship. But how can Fitz - royal bastard, trainee assassin, holder of secrets crucial to the security of the kingdom - bare his soul tohis beloved Molly? Danger lies all around him - from the raiders savaging the coastal towns, and from within the court. The king has been struck down by a mystery illness and his eldest son, Verity, is bound up in the defence of the realm. When Verityleaves the court in search of the mythical Elderlings, Fitz finds himself friendless apart from his wolf, Nighteyes, and the king's strange, motley-clad fool, exposed to Prince Regal's malign ambitions. He will be asked to sacrifice everything - hisheart, his hope, even his life - for the sake of the realm.

Becket Rumsey is all at sea. His dad has run away with him and his brother Billy in the middle of the night. And they've left everything behind, including their almost-mum Pearl. Becket has no idea what's going on - it's a mystery.

It?s Livia?s 40th birthday and she?s having the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding she never had. Everyone she loves will be there except her daughter Marnie, who?s studying abroad. But although Livia loves Marnie, she?s secretly glad shewon?t be at the party. She needs to tell Adam something about their daughter but she?s waiting until the party is over so they can have this last happy time together. Adam wants everything to be perfect for Livia so he?s secretly arranged for Marnie tocome home and surprise her on her birthday. During the day, he hears some terrible news. He needs to tell Livia, because how can the party go on? But she?s so happy, so excited ? and the guests are about to arrive. The Dilemma ? how far would you go togive someone you love a last few hours of happiness? One day that will change a family forever, The Dilemma is the breathtaking, heartbreaking new novel from the international, million-copy-selling, Sunday Times bestseller, B A Paris.

Clashing empires, forbidden enemies-to-lovers romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people-New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi's first novel in this epic, romantic fantasy series inspired by Persian mythology.To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight. The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined thatthe servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can't put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom - and the world. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J Maas, and Chloe Gong, this is the explosive first book in a new fantasytrilogy from the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-nominated author, Tahereh Mafi.

Callie loves Tilda. Shes her sister, after all. And shes beautiful and successful. Tilda loves Felix. Hes her husband. Successful and charismatic, he is also controlling, suspicious and, possibly, dangerous. Still, Tilda loves Felix. And Callie lovesTilda. Very, very much. So shes determined to save her. But the cost could destroy them all

She's finally found her soulmate. But he's completely off-limits . .. Former fashion editor Jenna Jones is forty, broke and starting over. Dumped by her fiance and fired from her job, Jenna begs her arch nemesis, Darcy Vale, for a role at her new onlinemagazine.Surrounded by digital-savvy millennials who all speak fluent Twitter, it's soon clear that Jenna is in way over her head. And, to make matters worse, her ex has a new girlfriend. But things get even messier, and a whole lot more interesting,when Jenna meets Eric Combs, the film graduate tasked with shooting her new web series.Totally gorgeous and completely off-limits, Jenna knows she should know better - but there's something about Eric she can't resist. And what is worth riskingeverything for, if not love?'This juicy page-turner is the ultimate beach read' InStylePRAISE FOR TIA WILLIAMS'A sexy, modern love story to start the summer off right' Reese Witherspoon 'I absolutely loved it' Jodi Picoult 'A seductive fantasy' Rumaan

It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. Ever since, vampires have waged war against humanity building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Gabriel de León, half man, half monster, and last remaining silversaint - asworn brother of the holy Silver Order dedicated to defending the realm from the creatures of the night - is all that stands between the world and its end. Imprisoned by the very monsters he has vowed to destroy Gabriel is forced to tell his story - astory of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the War of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity's last remaining hope: The Holy Grail.

One sister. Two sinful princes. Infinite deception with a side of revenge . . . Welcome to Hell.From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco comes the sizzling and sweepingly romantic sequel to Kingdom of the Wicked.With the enigmatic Prince of Wrath at her side, Emilia sold her soul to become Queen of the Wicked and travelled to the Seven Circles to fulfil her vow of avenging her beloved sister. But the first rule in the court of the Wicked? Trust no one. And itquickly becomes clear that nothing in Hell is what it seems.Even Wrath, her onetime ally, may be keeping secrets about his true nature. But that suits Emilia just fine - she's got secrets of her own. Faced with backstabbing courtiers, princes who delight in fear, luxurious palaces, dazzling galas, and conflictingclues about what truly happened to her sister, Emilia finds herself on a mission to unlock the mysteries of her own past and uncover the answers she craves.As long as her sins don't catch up to her first . . .

Paris, 1720. The Hospice of La Salpetricre is overrun with 'difficult' women.Halfway around the world, on the American frontier, French settlers are in want of wives. At the asylum, a list is drawn up: eighty-eight women of childbearing age to be shipped to New Orleans. Among them are Charlotte, Genevicve and Pétronille - asharp-tongued orphan, an accused abortionist and a rumoured madwoman. They make the voyage over the ocean, knowing nothing of the harsh and extraordinary lives that await them, or how they will come to love and betray each other time and again in thiswild and beautiful land. Bold, thrilling and startling intimate, PELICAN GIRLS is a powerful vision of female friendship, identity and desire, and the choices women make in their unshakeable will to survive

A TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club PickA riveting mother-daughter tale. - ElleRadiant.  An intimate account of one family's planting of roots in American soil and the sacrifices great and small that each member makes along the way. - Washington PostA sweeping, evocative debut novel following three generations of Vietnamese American women reeling from the death of their matriarch, revealing the family's inherited burdens, buried secrets, and unlikely love stories.When Ann Tran gets the call that her fiercely beloved grandmother, Minh, has passed away, her life is already at a crossroads. In the years since she's last seen Minh, Ann has built a seemingly perfect life-a beautiful lake house, a charming professorboyfriend, and invites to elegant parties that bubble over with champagne and good taste-but it all crumbles with one positive pregnancy test. With both her relationship and carefully planned future now in question, Ann returns home to Florida to faceher estranged mother, Huong.Back in Florida, Huong is simultaneously mourning her mother and resenting her for having the relationship with Ann that she never did. Then Ann and Huong learn that Minh has left them both the Banyan House, the crumbling old manor that was Ann'schildhood home, in all its strange, Gothic glory. Under the same roof for the first time in years, mother and daughter must face the simmering questions of their past and their uncertain futures, while trying to rebuild their relationship without the oneperson who's always held them together.Running parallel to this is Minh's story, as she goes from a lovestruck teenager living in the shadow of the Vietnam War to a determined young mother immigrating to America in search of a better life for her children. And when Ann makes a shockingdiscovery in the Banyan House's attic, long-buried secrets come to light as it becomes clear how decisions Minh made in her youth affected the rest of her life-and beyond.Spanning decades and continents, from 1960s Vietnam to the wild swamplands of the Florida coast, Banyan Moon is a stunning and deeply moving story of mothers and daughters, the things we inherit, and the lives we choose to make out of that inheritance.

The stakes are higher.The witches are deadlier.And the romance is red-hot.The eagerly anticipated sequel to the New York Times and Indiebound bestseller Serpent & Dove is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and is an instant New York Times bestseller!Lou, Reid, Coco, and Ansel are on the run from coven, kingdom, and church-fugitives with nowhere to hide. To survive, they need allies. Strong ones. But as Lou becomes increasingly desperate to save those she loves, she turns to a darker side of magicthat may cost Reid the one thing he can't bear to lose. Bound to her always, his vows were clear: where Lou goes, he will go