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In un mondo spesso caotico, in cui le anime vagano cercando connessioni autentiche, Monica e Chiara si sono incontrate come due stelle destinate a brillare insieme. La loro amicizia ha radici così profonde da resistere alle tempeste della vita, un legame intessuto di desiderio di diffondere valori nobili, di generosità e amore fraterno. Ogni passo del loro viaggio è illuminato da una guida invisibile ma potente, la mano di Dio che, con il suo tocco miracoloso, le protegge e le sostiene nelle sfide e negli ostacoli che incontrano lungo il cammino.

As Ben and Isla walk together on the wild Devon beaches, they discover a heartbreaking generations-old story of a woman who chose her family over true love. But Isla and Caitlin are no closer to solving their grandmother's riddle: and when Caitlin finally shares a shocking secret about her life back in London, selling their grandmother's home seems the only way forward.

"Via col vento" è un capolavoro senza tempo, un esempio lampante dell’altissima capacità creativa e narrativa di Margaret Mitchell, uno spaccato di storia di una nazione ancora in via di sviluppo, un estratto pungente e dettagliato di una società isolata e retrograda, una lunga e sofferta storia d’amore. Leggendo questo romanzo e guardando il film del 1939 di Victor Fleming si viene catapultati in un mondo antico ma non così tanto, un mondo che ha il sapore della terra rossa e del cuoio, del sudore e delle lacrime, del sangue e della polvere da sparo.

Fierce and ambitious, Aina Solís as sharp as her blade and as mysterious as the blood magic she protects. After the murder of her parents, Aina takes a job as an assassin to survive and finds a new family in those like her: the unwanted and forgotten. Her boss is brutal and cold, with a questionable sense of morality, but he provides a place for people with nowhere else to go. And makes sure they stay there.

If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves (immediately), what the hell do you do if you're, gasp... disabled? Whatever body you’re born into, the pressure to be normal is everywhere. But have you ever met a normal person? What do they look like? Where do they live? What do they eat for breakfast? And what the **** does normal mean anyway?

When city-girl Harper arrives in the Caledonian Forest in Scotland, her hopes for her holiday are quickly dashed. She’d planned a whimsical, autumnal writing retreat, to finish her novel. But ghosted by her scammer rental host, she discovers that the cosy log cabin she’d booked for her solo getaway does not actually exist. Miles away from any hotel, she wanders through the woods until she finds the hot local woodcutter Fraser.

Judith's a passionate historian with a lust for knowledge. That lust has led her to a very special museum in the sleepy little town of Winslet, Connecticut, where she's about to learn that anything can happen. The museum holds a special secret in the heart of one of its forgotten exhibits that sends Judith on a tailspin journey into the past. Mistaken for the goddess Freyja by the shield maidens and bearing a magically thick, throbbing new weapon, Judith uses her magical gift, quick wits, and her knowledge of history to survive in even the stickiest of situations.

High on the clifftops, Lettie takes a deep breath of salty air and opens the letter. There is no signature, and the old-fashioned handwriting is faint against the yellowed paper. The message, and the tiny gold key inside, will turn her life upside down. Lettie Starcross makes her way along the cobbled streets of Heaven’s Cove, clutching a little key and searching for answers about her kind, great-aunt Iris, whom she misses terribly. With no job back home, and no one in her family understanding how adrift she feels, Lettie wonders if her aunt was lonely just like her.

When the icy shards of a rogue comet fall to Earth, they bring an unknown virus that accelerates evolution to extremes. Suddenly, infected plants grow stronger, choking out those uninfected. Animals turn aggressive and deadly. The eyes of loved ones go cold, and infected neighbors begin exhibiting signs of brutal domination. In a small Georgia town, 14-year-old Katie McLane sees her neighbors changing, one by one. Dr. Susan Perry, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, uncovers the frightening scope of the menace. The infected aren’t just evolving....

The New York Times best-selling mother-daughter duo is back with more hilarious, witty, and true tales from their lives. Whether they are attempting to hike the Grand Canyon, setting up phone calls with their dogs, or learning what “adulting” means, Lisa and Francesca are guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and appreciate the funniest moments in life. Like the perfect glass of rosé, they’re always here to help you escape from your own busy, modern life and instead, get lost in theirs.

Thirty-something ex-cop-turned-P.I. Cal Corwin faces her most puzzling murder case yet. When a friend of a friend dies in suspicious circumstances, the police believe it's open-and-shut. As Cal digs deeper to get to the bottom of the mystery, she finds herself a target for those who want the truth to stay dead and buried.

It was one of the scariest things I'd ever done: walking out on stage, opening my mouth, and singing for everyone at that wedding to hear. Because I'm awkward. I always mess things up, I forget my lyrics, and guaranteed, I'll do something weird. I'm a nerd, a lab assistant. Not a pop star. But that night, I met someone who changed my life forever. Kale McCain. World-famous model, ladies' man, not a flaw to him. And the most unexpected thing happened - sparks flew.

The Propagandists' Playbook peels back the layers of the right-wing media manipulation machine to reveal why its strategies are so effective and pervasive, while also humanizing the people whose worldviews and media practices conservatism embodies.

Tears trickling down her cheeks, she recognises her grandmother's writing scrawled across the manila envelope. Inside is an engraved key that sits heavy in her hand. Will the tumbledown cottage be the start of a new life–or will it tear her life apart?

When Carl Lockhart rekindles a friendship with Jessica, his high-school crush, he soon forms an easy-going relationship with her 15-year-old daughter, Rianna. Until the moment she kisses him. Taken aback, Carl rejects her advances, but despite his reluctance to admit it, Rianna’s right when she points out he has feelings for her that go far beyond friendship. With a grudge against Carl and a taste for all things pure, Carl’s boss, Stephen, views Rianna as an irresistible opportunity.

Un percorso per accettarsi, volersi bene, essere felici. Un manuale per liberarsi dal perfezionismo tossico e dall'ansia di essere "all'altezza" e di piacere a tutti, e per imparare a stare bene con se stessi. Se ti accorgi di essere il peggior critico di te stesso. Se ti auto-imponi degli standard di eccellenza assurdi. Se ti ritrovi a pensare troppo e a rimuginare su ogni cosa che fai. Se vivi nel costante timore di deludere gli altri e di essere giudicato… Questo libro è stato scritto per te.

Charlotte was never good around people around her even though she had one friend. Upon his return to her hometown, he didn't just come to stay but also to bring in news. Charlotte's life took a strange turn that she could never expect. Making new friends along the way and learning so much about them. Getting to know the people and immediately learning they are actually dead. Can living with people who are alive and dead bring happiness or fear in each life? There is one way to find out, but somehow, the undead could make a bigger impact than the living thinks.

Durante il suo lungo apprendistato, Ceony Twill ha tenuto nascosto un segreto al suo stesso mentore, Emery Thane: ha scoperto di poter praticare forme di magia diverse dalla propria, un'abilità da sempre ritenuta impossibile da acquisire. Ormai è giunta al termine del suo percorso e sta per affrontare l'esame finale, ma proprio quando tutto sembra andare per il verso giusto ecco che gli imprevisti si mettono sulla sua strada, complicandole un bel po' la vita.

Inez ha attraversato il mondo per raggiungere l'Egitto e, contro il parere di tutti, gettarsi nella ricerca disperata di risposte a proposito della recente e misteriosa scomparsa dei genitori. Questo l'ha condotta su un sentiero rischioso, segnato da perdite, sofferenze, tradimenti e una magia pericolosa che ha radici profonde. Quando lo zio la mette alle strette e le impone un ultimatum, per guadagnare la propria indipendenza la ragazza compie un gesto estremo con la complicità di Whitford Hayes, l'assistente tuttofare di Tío Ricardo e suo iniziale nemico.

Isobel e Nat s'incontrano a Salem nel 1829, più di un secolo dopo i famosi processi alle streghe di cui fu teatro la cittadina. Eppure, sotto la superficie di florida compostezza di quel piccolo porto sull'oceano, serpeggiano ancora le tensioni tra i discendenti di accusatori e accusate. Isobel, dal canto suo, ha i capelli rossi proprio come la trisavola Isobel Gowdie, condannata per stregoneria in Scozia nel Seicento e sfuggita per un soffio all'impiccagione. E proprio come lei, vede esplosioni di colore là dove gli altri sentono solo parole o leggono le nere lettere dell'alfabeto.