V království Aragoa je magie zločinem, za který se platí životem, a této hrozby nejsou ušetřeni ani studenti Vanderberghovy akademie. Viola Sinclairová svou magii stínů odmalička skrývá, protože dobře ví, že ji to může stát všechno. Královna však její tajemství odhalí a pověří svého nejchladnokrevnějšího zabijáka, aby ji během sedmi dní zabil. Pokud to neudělá, zemře on sám. Jenže i zabijáci mají svá tajemství. A kvůli nim jsou ochotni porušit všechna pravidla – i kdyby měl svět lehnout popelem.
Tomas ze všeho nejradši tráví čas s tátou kovárně. Právě teď společně pracují na drakobijných mečích, zakázce přímo z paláce od krále Lotharta. Ale draci se přeci v Rivenu neobjevili už přes tisíc let. Navíc když Tom jeden z mečů uchopí, zachvátí ho zvláštní odpor. Jako by mělsnad v ruce hada… A pak se mu v kovářské výhni zjeví podivná tvář. Začíná snad bláznit? Co se to s ním děje? Proč ho plameny děsí, ale zároveň tak přitahují? Tom velmi brzy zjistí, že svět okolo něj není zdaleka tak draků prostý, jak se doposud domníval.
Medical examiner Faith McIntyre is called in on the case of an unconscious woman clinging to life after a hit and run. The woman is FBI agent Macy Crow is Faith's mirror image -- the twin sister she never knew she had. Faith knew that she was adopted, but now she and Texas Ranger Mitchell Hayden are following a trail of clues Macy left behind. They make a shocking discovery on an isolated country ranch: a burial ground for three women who disappeared thirty years before. Will Faith be able to save her sister and herself from the past? -- adapted from back cover.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series comes a new blockbuster thriller about a road trip that turns deadly. Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive. Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend - the older brother - his perfect girlfriend - a secret crush - a classmate - and a killer. When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have been trapped by someone out there in the dark, someone who clearly wants one of them dead. With eight hours until dawn, the six friends must escape, or figure out which of them is the target. But is there a liar among them? Buried secrets will be forced to light and tensions inside the RV will reach deadly levels. Not all of them will survive the night. . . . With edge-of-your-seat tension and a gripping mystery, Holly Jackson has written another instant classic! And don't miss Holly Jackson's latest mystery thriller, The Reappearance of Rachel Price!
' Legends of the Fall , an epic tale of three brothers and their lives of passion, madness, exploration and danger at the beginning of the Great War, confirms Jim Harrison's reputation as one of the finest American writers of his generation. This magnificent trilogy also contains two other superb short novels. In Revenge , love causes the course of a man's life to be savagely and irrevocably altered. Nordstrom, in The Man Who Gave up his Name , is unable to relinquish his consuming obsessions with women, dancing and food.'
"Alice and Leo have just moved in together to The Circle, a gorgeous gated community in London. But when Alice tries to get to know their new neighbors, she discovers a devastating, grisly secret about her new home-and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before. Alice becomes obsessed with trying to piece together what happened, but none of her new neighbors want to talk about it. Soon it becomes clear to Alice that things are not at all as they seem." --Page 4 of cover.
Servant girl Milla witnesses a murder and discovers four strange eggs. Dragon eggs! Her world is turned completely upside down as she finds herself living a secret life in the palace caring for a dragon alongside her former masters. But with unrest and rioting in the town, Milla starts to wonder if keeping the dragons a secret is really the right idea and what role her unknown past might play in it all. Perhaps the dragons are the one thing that can bring all the warring factions together once and for all
The Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club Pick, from the acclaimed author of Room. The Pull of the Stars is set during three days in a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu. 'Moving, gripping and dazzlingly written' - Stylist Dublin, 1918. In a country doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city centre, where expectant mothers who have come down with an unfamiliar flu are quarantined together. Into Julia's regimented world step two outsiders: Doctor Kathleen Lynn, on the run from the police, and a young volunteer helper, Bridie Sweeney. In the darkness and intensity of this tiny ward, over the course of three days, these women change each other's lives in unexpected ways. They lose patients to this baffling pandemic, but they also shepherd new life into a fearful world. With tireless tenderness and humanity, carers and mothers alike somehow do their impossible work. In The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue tells an unforgettable and deeply moving story of love and loss. 'A visceral, harrowing, and revelatory vision of life, death, and love in a time of pandemic. This novel is stunning' - Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven 'Reads like an episode of Call The Midwife set during a pandemic' - Mail on Sunday Guardian, Cosmopolitan and Telegraph's 'Books of the Year'
Hace cinco años, la estudiante Andie Bell fue asesinada por Sal Singh. La policía sabe que fue él. Sus compañeros también. Todo el mundo lo sabe. Pero Pippa ha crecido en la misma ciudad que ha sido y no lo tiene tan claro... Decidida a desenterrar la verdad, Pippa convierte este asesinato en el tema de su proyecto de final de curso. Poco a poco, empezará a descubrir secretos que alguien se ha empeñado en ocultar. Si el asesino sigue suelto ¿qué será capaz de hacer para mantener a Pippa alejada de la verdad?
Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They're driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. When he returns Layla is gone-never to be seen again. That is the story Finn told to the police. But it is not the whole story
Naše planeta je plná pozoruhodných míst. Víte, kde se nachází nejvyšší strom? Největší ledová jeskyně? Nebo třeba nejdelší řeka a nejstudenější místo na Zemi? Vypravte se na zábavnou poznávací výpravu s kamarády Danielem a Šimonem, jejich labradorem Ludvíkem a prastarým kouzelným atlasem světa!
Before I Fall meets “bah, humbug” in this contemporary YA reimagining of A Christmas Carol from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand. On Christmas Eve five years ago, seventeen-year-old Holly Chase was visited by three Ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled she’d become. They tried to convince her to mend her ways. She didn’t. And then she died. Now she’s stuck working for the top-secret company Project Scrooge—as their latest Ghost of Christmas Past. So far, Holly’s afterlife has been miserable. But this year’s Scrooge is different. This year’s Scrooge might change everything… The Afterlife of Holly Chase is a witty, poignant, and insightful novel about life, love, and seizing second (or third) chances, perfect for readers who loved Before I Fall or Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares.
Si no te fías ni de ti mismo, ¿de quién te vas a fiar? Cass lo está pasando fatal desde la noche en que vio ese vehículo en la pista de tierra que atraviesa el bosque, en pleno aguacero, con una mujer al volante, la misma que fue asesinada. Ha intentado olvidarse del crimen, ¿qué podría haber hecho ella para impedirlo? Una carretera así, en un día de tormenta, es peligrosa. Su marido se pondría hecho una furia si supiera que incumplió su promesa de no volver a casa por ese atajo. Además, de haberse detenido a socorrerla, probablemente también ella habría resultado herida. Pero, desde entonces, se le olvida todo: dónde ha dejado el coche, si se ha tomado las pastillas, el código de la alarma, por qué ha comprado un cochecito de bebé si no tiene hijos... Lo único que no consigue olvidar es a esa mujer, a la que podría haber salvado, ni ese insoportable y persistente remordimiento. Ni las llamadas anónimas que recibe, ni la sensación de que la vigilan...
"Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He's a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger sister. Though they are still newlyweds, they seem to have it all. You might not want to like them, but you do. You're hopelessly charmed by the ease and comfort of their home, by the graciousness of the dinner parties they throw. You'd like to get to know Grace better ... But it's difficult, because you realize Jack and Grace are inseparable ... Some might call this true love. Others might wonder why Grace never answers the phone. Or why she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn't work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. Or why she never seems to take anything with her when she leaves the house, not even a pen. Or why there are such high-security metal shutters on all the downstairs windows ... Some might wonder what's really going on once the dinner party is over, and the front door has closed"--Back cover
Najde Mysti odvahu změnit svůj život?
Dvanáctiletá Mysti by nejraději byla postavou z knížky, protože kdyby žila ve vymyšleném světě, třeba by věděla, jak se vyrovnat s tím, že ji opustil nejlepší kamarád, a dovedla by se o všecko postarat, protože táta je v nemocnici. Ale život není kniha, a tak si musí Mysti poradit sama. Pomůže jí v tom horkovzdušný balon, nový kamarád nebo zářivě oranžový kabát?
Víte, jak se slaví Vánoce v Německu, Mexiku nebo Austrálii? Že ne? Ukažte dětem svět Vánoc a tradic v originální hledací knížce. Malý Šimon vás provede po celém světě a stačí mu k tomu jen kouzelná skleněná koule s velkým hradem. Když s ní zatřese, nejen že začne sněžit, ale přenese vás do kouzelného vánočního času kamkoliv na světě.
When Travis returns home from Afghanistan, he finds that his parents are splitting up, his brother has stolen his girlfriend and car, and he's haunted by nightmares of his best friend's death, so when he runs into Harper, a girl who has despised him since middle school, life actually starts looking up.
Robert macht sich Sorgen um die Gemeinschaft der äWinzlingeä, denen ein eiskalter todbringender Winter in ihrer unterirdischen Höhle bevorsteht. Ob er sie zusammen mit seiner Schwester und seinem Freund Tom, der ihm erst kein Wort glaubt, retten kann? Ab 11.
