Era Fiction

With Sophie Twisden’s grandmother laid up with an illness, causing them to withdraw from the Paris social scene, the pompous Sheldon Cholmsley appoints himself as Sophie’s “protector.” Protector? Ha! More like tormentor. So when her new friend Basile Gervain offers her the protection of his name and promises he will not allow harm to come to her reputation when she breaks their sham betrothal and returns to London, she has little hesitation in accepting.

From the “great storyteller” (Natalie Jenner, author of The Jane Austen Society) Brooke Lea Foster, a captivating new novel set in 1965 and 1978 about a graduate student who returns with her sisters to their family’s summer home on Martha’s Vineyard and begins to unravel old family...

Following a family tragedy, siblings Lou and Oz must leave New York and adjust to life in the Virginia mountains--but just as the farm begins to feel like home, they'll have to defend it from a dark threat in this New York Times bestselling coming-of-age story. Precocious twelve-year-old Louisa...

In Children of the Jedi, Barbara Hambly introduces a new character: Callista, a brave Jedi warrior of long ago who gave her life to foil one of the Empire's darkest plans, a plot to destroy a stronghold that was sanctuary for the wives and children of the Jedi knights. Suddenly, the dreadnought...

Lisa Berne’s Penhallow Dynasty continues with a pair of star-crossed childhood friends who meet again years later—and find love where they least expect it . . . Katherine Brooke may be a fabulously wealthy heiress, but she’s trapped, a pawn in her parents’ ruthless game to marry her into...

The Chronicles of Maritua: A New Era is the beginning of a sweeping fantasy saga set across the Five Realms of Maritua—a star-shaped world of breathtaking wonder and rising dread. From the floating sanctums of Lunareth to the glacier cities of Frostvale, peace has long held its breath beneath the weight of forgotten history.

Lance was living a rather boring life as an office worker. That is, until he suffered a fiery death. Now he's been reborn as a combat mage, a versatile spellcaster from a dying sect of mighty warriors. With his new dragonblood abilities and the help of a brash augmenter, a beautiful arcane weaver and a deadly swordswoman, Lance will have to survive the land of Oracle, a world where power is manifested from the blood of gods...that, or die trying.

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Hambly returns to the Star Wars(r) universe to tell a breathtaking tale of a mysterious world where the battle between the New Republic and the Empire takes a shocking new twist.... Nam Chorios is a barren backwater world--once a dreaded prison colony...

Merrik Haraldsson, the younger brother of Rorik, the Lord of Hawkfell Island, embarks on a journey that begins in Kiev where he comes away with two slaves - Laren and her younger brother. Laren wants to tell stories to earn enough silver and gold to buy her and her little brother from Merik, only he refuses to sell her. And now that she's his, he must protect her when she's accused of murder, then save her yet again when he discovers her secrets.

With echoes of Lonesome Dove and News of the World, the riveting story of a pregnant young mother, her child, and the frontier tradesman who helps them flee across Texas from outlaws bent on revenge, even as an unlikely love blossoms. Texas, 1868. As nineteen-year-old Benjamin Shreve tends to...

Six months after the dragons' reawakening, the continent of Kalhasa teeters on the edge of uncertainty. Onyx, along with the new Black Knights—Roran, a gifted young man from The Stormwatchers; Lyric, an elven mage of Clan Ironclaw; and Kael, a determined merfolk from Clan Riverscale—have set out to uncover the continent's deepest secrets. Their quest for ancient artifacts, forgotten ruins, and dragon eggs takes them into the heart of Kalhasa’s untamed lands, where danger lurks at every turn. Kasta, now an advisor to the Knights of Kalhasa, faces his own internal conflict.

New York Times Bestseller People’s Book of the Week “A heartfelt tale of love too stubborn to surrender to human frailties."" — Kirkus Reviews Set in the lush Big Band era of the 1940s, this spellbinding saga from beloved New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani tells the...

Il viaggio interiore di un uomo alla ricerca del padre tra ricordi dolorosi, un suicidio misterioso e la voglia di rinascere. Un romanzo di formazione in bilico tra crudeltà e redenzione ambientato a Bologna.

Nitocris, a contentious daughter of a pharaoh, tried to legitimize her hold over Egypt using sorcery as the only means that might enable the imposter to add her name to the sacred list of kings. Such a list was assembled and sealed by high priests in tablets and manuscripts. The superior clergy had grown in power over many dynasties, painstakingly documenting the names of monarchs in special potions before engraving the names of ancient kings, thus guarding the records for eternity.

È una domenica mattina di primavera, una donna arriva in piscina – come sempre in anticipo – e si siede al solito posto per vedere sua figlia nuotare. Questa donna, che con pazienza attende, si chiama Valentina ed è la stessa che, oltre dieci anni prima, ha scoperto di essere attraversata da una faglia in grado di provocare spaventosi terremoti. Si destreggia tra il lavoro, le responsabilità genitoriali e le aspettative ingombranti dei suoi genitori. Decide di affrontare le sue paure più profonde con l'aiuto di un terapeuta che la guida alla scoperta del Lupo che vive dentro di lei.

A group of cabinet ministers queries a supercomputer containing the minds of the country’s ancestors. A child robot on a dying planet uncovers signs of fragile new life. A descendant of a rain goddess inherits her grandmother’s ability to change her appearance—and perhaps the world. Created in the legacy of the seminal, award-winning anthology series Dark Matter, Africa Risen celebrates the vibrancy, diversity, and reach of African and AfroDiasporic science fiction and fantasy and reaffirms that Africa is not rising—it’s already here.

Prohibition is a dangerous time to be a working-class woman in New York City, but Vivian Kelly has finally found some measure of stability and freedom. By day, she’s a respectable shop assistant, delivering luxurious dresses to the city’s wealthy and elite. At night, she joins the madcap revelry of New York’s underworld, serving illegal drinks and dancing into the morning at a secretive, back-alley speakeasy known as the Nightingale. She's found, if not love, then something like it with her bootlegger sweetheart, Leo.

Georgie finds herself caught between having the best summer ever or earning Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour tickets from her Aunt Gwen. When unexpected events change everything, she must learn to stare directly in the mirror and discover the power of courage, independence, and bravery. This heartwarming novel explores young girl's coming of age intertwined with self-discovery, love, and friendship, making it a must-listen for Swifties everywhere.

Non c’è un giorno in quei nove mesi e poi nelle lunghe ore del travaglio che Daria non abbia pregato perché nascesse un maschio. Che non abbia tremato per le conseguenze in caso contrario. Suo marito, il giovane e valoroso comandante, non avrebbe potuto sopportare l’affronto di una femmina. Solo al primogenito maschio il comandante può trasmettere tutto ciò che ha imparato dal padre e dai suoi avi. Solo un primogenito maschio può garantire al giovane comandante il rispetto dei suoi combattenti e della sua tribù, sui monti dell’Hindu Kush, in Afghanistan.

In the glittering world of 1920s New York, the seven Ridley heirs seem to have it all: wealth, status, and protection as the city’s most powerful family. But when notorious gossip columnist Dale Caimen is found dead during their family’s renowned summer soiree, their carefully constructed world begins to crack. Behind the champagne and jazz, each adopted Ridley sibling harbors secrets that could destroy them.