Fiction Sagas

At the center of Home Again is Madelaine - a brilliant cardiologist, a loving mother, a tender friend, and a woman full of self-doubt. It is also the story of her confused and angry daughter, Lina, and of the two very different men Madelaine loves: Francis, a priest searching for his faith, and Angel, a talented but cynical man with a broken heart. When tragedy suddenly brings them all together, they must learn to forgive the betrayals of the past and find the courage to love again.

An ancient legend. A snarky sword. And a reluctant hero who’s about to regret everything. Nate Arturi never wanted to save the world. He wanted to graduate, land a decent job, and maybe figure out why his neighbor's corgi keeps climbing onto roofs. But when a deranged alien beacon wakes up on Earth, Nate’s mundane life goes up in smoke—literally. Ambushed by an alien monster, saddled with a sarcastic sword, and scammed by a scruffy wizard claiming to be the Merlin, Nate is thrown into an adventure that’s way above his pay grade.

The Great Extermination has begun. In the Capitol, Grand Inquisitor Omand Vokkan hatches a plot to kill every member of the untouchable caste in all of Lok, down to the last man, woman, and child. As a member of the Order of Inquisition, Vokkan has no official say in the creation of Law, but he has powerful allies willing to do his bidding. Through them, he has convinced the Judges that the genocide will be swift, complete, and without complication. Nothing is farther from the truth.

The year is 1883, and in New York City it's a time of dizzying splendor, crushing poverty, and tremendous change. With the gravity-defying Brooklyn Bridge nearly complete and New York in the grips of antivice crusader Anthony Comstock, Anna Savard and her cousin, Sophie - both graduates of the Woman's Medical School - treat the city's most vulnerable, even if doing so may put everything they've strived for in jeopardy.

Jodi Picoult tackles issues of race and privilege in this ebook original short story, a prequel to her upcoming novel Small Great Things. In “Shine,” the master storyteller and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Time and My Sister’s Keeper introduces readers to the...

Con la fine della seconda guerra mondiale, Libby Robson lascia l’Inghilterra per raggiungere la casa in cui ha trascorso l’infanzia, in India, e il suo adorato padre, James. La folgorante bellezza dell’Asia la conquista subito: il brusio vivace di Calcutta, il profumo dei giardini di Assam... Ma una terribile minaccia si nasconde dietro l’apparente bellezza e tranquillità. Il Paese è sull’orlo di una rivolta e i giorni del dominio britannico sembrano contati. In quanto proprietario di una piantagione di tè, James incarna l’odiato regime coloniale.

Matthew King was once considered one of the most fortunate men in Hawaii. His missionary ancestors who came to the islands were financially and culturally progressive - one even married a Hawaiian princess, making Matt a royal descendant and one of the state’s largest landowners. But now his luck has changed. His two daughters are out of control - 10-year-old Scottie has a smart-ass attitude and a desperate need for attention and 17-year-old Alex is a recovering drug addict.

As old allies turn on each other, as an unassuming presence in yellow walks the lands of dreams, as an empire falls, a group of people is gathered to fight the threat that the rest of the world decided to ignore. Even as everything burns, and the chaos consumes the core, some are willing to act. Whether for their own self-interest, or just because it is the right thing to do, they are the only ones that can stand against the greatest threat their world has ever seen.

Dans l'une des maisonnées pas si paisibles du village, la jeune Alvenia bataille ferme pour tracer sa voie. C'est sans compter sur les combines noires comme le poêle de son père, qui n'a pas l'intention de lui faire de cadeaux. Heureusement, des alliés viendront lui prêter main-forte et elle puisera du réconfort au fond des yeux bleus du plus bel homme de la place.

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK Two sisters examine what they owe each other and what they are willing to sacrifice to make their dreams come true in this “epic story” (Reese Witherspoon) from New York Times bestselling author Beck Dorey-Stein. What would you give up for the person you love...

Après "La Moïra"... Traqué par d'impitoyables guerriers qui ont brûlé son village et tué tous les siens, Bohem est contraint de fuir. Il ignore pourquoi les milices du Christ sont après lui, mais son lien avec les Brumes, ces créatures merveilleuses, n'y est peut-être pas étranger. Ainsi commence pour le jeune homme un périple à la rencontre de lui-même sur les routes de Gallica, une France de légendes qui ne fut jamais...

Gwyneira (l'une des deux héroïnes du "Pays du nuage blanc") élève sa petite-fille Kura et s'inquiète pour elle. La jeune métis de quinze ans, surnommée la reine maorie, possède un physique et une voix magnifiques qui suscitent l'admiration. Mais, capricieuse et uniquement intéressée par la musique, Kura refuse d'assumer son rôle d'héritière de Kiward Station, le domaine familial. Gwyneira décide alors de l'envoyer en pensionnat pour lui donner une éducation stricte.

Cole’s Saga is a stand-alone spin-off series, based on my American Apocalypse series. Cole’s Saga continues the story about Cole Biggs, and how he and his friends survive the apocalypse. North Korea, China, and Iran conspired against the world and used EMP bombs to destroy our grid. This new series starts in the Kentucky / Tennessee part of the US. The grid is down, and people panic as planes fall from the sky and cars stall. The US Government collapses and rogue government groups rise to power. Jack Harp is Cole’s best friend’s father.

An action-packed flintlock fantasy audiobook about guns, mages, bards, and dragons! Ulric, former war hero, has been living a quiet life of exile in the frontier city of Quinport and wants only to continue hiding from the mistakes of his past. But then he discovers the invention of a revolutionary new kind of rifle, and worse, the ruling Coalition discovers his identity.

Keera is a killer. As the King’s Blade, she is the most talented spy in the kingdom. And the king’s favored assassin. When a mysterious figure moves against the Crown, Keera is called upon to hunt down the so-called Shadow. She tracks her target into the magical lands of the Fae, but Faeland is not what it seems—and neither is the Shadow. Keera is shocked by what she learns and can’t help but wonder who her enemy truly is: the King that destroyed her people or the Shadow that threatens the peace.

In When Christ and His Saints Slept, the first of a trilogy that will tell the story of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, master storyteller and historian Sharon Kay Penman illuminates one of the less known but fascinating periods of English history. It begins with the death of King Henry I, son of William the Conqueror and father of Maude, his only living legitimate offspring.

Salman Rushdie holds the literary world in awe with a jaw-dropping catalog of critically acclaimed novels that have made him one of the world's most celebrated authors. Winner of the prestigious Booker of Bookers, Midnight's Children tells the story of Saleem Sinai, born on the stroke of India's independence.

Leading the newly-formed Gray Death Legion has been challenging for Grayson Death Carlyle, so when a job comes their way, he’s only too happy to take it. The mission: train the local resistance on the planet Verthandi to resist their Draconis Combine masters. But things do not go well almost from the moment the Legion arrives. Trapped on Verthandi and facing a superior force and a fractured populace, the men and women of the Legion find themselves in a situation that makes the campaign on Trellwan look like a walk in the park.

Zusammen mit dreizehn anderen Kandidatinnen trainiert die zwanzigjährige Temperance Verus mit einem Basilisken, um die Kunst der Verführung zu erlernen und die Hand des Prinzen zu gewinnen. Als Tem mit Caspen, dem Schlangenkönig, zusammengebracht wird, erkennt sie, dass sie tatsächlich eine Chance haben könnte. Doch die Spannungen zwischen den Basilisken und den Menschen nehmen zu, und Tem ist hin- und hergerissen. Je tiefer ihre Verbindung zu Caspen wird, desto stärker wird auch ihre Bindung zum Prinzen.

Captain Scott and the crew of the Aurora face the reality of a galaxy that is, in many ways, worse off than the one they left behind. But in doing so, they discover a new mission for the Aurora's namesake, her captain, and her crew.