"Para salvaguardar el legado de los Acosta, debía poner en su dedo una alianza de oro.
Con su identidad escondida tras una máscara, Allegra Valenti entró en el fabuloso baile veneciano decidida a crear recuerdos felices que la sostuvieran durante su inminente matrimonio de conveniencia. Pero un apasionado encuentro con un extraño enmascarado tendría consecuencias que darían al traste con su sumisa existencia.
El huraño duque español Cristian Acosta no podía creer que la enmascarada belleza con la que había perdido la cabeza por un momento fuese la hermana de su mejor amigo, la mimada heredera a la que despreciaba."
"Decidió que ella le pertenecería a él y solo a él
El imprudente magnate Luca Castelli creía saberlo todo de Kathryn, la viuda de su difunto padre, y no estaba dispuesto a dejarse engañar por la adoración que le mostraba la prensa rosa. En su opinión, aquella mujer joven y dolorosamente hermosa no era ninguna santa. Por eso, cuando las condiciones del testamento de su padre lo obligaron a convertirse en su jefe, decidió llevarla hasta el límite…
Pero cuando Kathryn se mostró a la altura del reto, el fuego entre ellos, que se alimentaba de odio y lujuria a partes iguales, se volvió aún más intenso. Hasta que una noche Luca descubrió que la inocencia de Kathryn era más profunda de lo que habría podido imaginar…"
"Su apariencia de italiano seductor no lo era todo. El atractivo Rico D'Angelo se dedicaba a ayudar a jóvenes con problemas. Abrir su propia cafetería benéfica debería haberle ayudado a superar los traumas de su adolescencia, pero ni siquiera el día de la inauguración consiguió sentirse satisfecho. Hasta que entró por la puerta Neen Cuthbert, su nueva empleada, trayendo consigo un inesperado soplo de alegría y optimismo. Aunque escarmentada de benefactores de causas equivocadas, algo le decía que Rico era diferente. Neen no iba a permitir que él la apartara de su lado, especialmente después de descubrir que Rico la necesitaba más que a nada…"
"Su misión era devolverla a su casa para que se casara con otro hombre…
Elli Thorson, una princesa nórdica alejada de su familia, estaba acostumbrada a que de vez en cuando ocurriera algo que le recordara su procedencia. Pero le sorprendió encontrar en su casa a aquel guapísimo guerrero que decía estar allí por deseo de su padre, el rey, con la misión de llevarla a casa fuera como fuera. Aunque no quería ir, la idea de hacer un viaje con aquel hombre le resultaba extrañamente atrayente…
Hauk FitzWyborn, mano derecha del rey, sabía lo que su alteza real quería realmente de su hija… que se casase con el hombre que iba a convertirse en rey. Lo malo era que ese hombre no era él..."
"Žena izlazi na stanici metroa Barbès u Parizu. Bulevarom Magenta, pa Ulicom Ambroise-Paré stiže do bolnice Lariboisière gdje će čuti rezultate testa na HIV kojem se podvrgla. Taj događaj potiče sjećanje na drugi koji se zbio četrdeset godina ranije, 1963.
Annie Duchesne je dvadesettrogodišnja studentica i trudna je. Dijete ne može zadržati, a pobačaj je u Francuskoj ilegalan. Prepuštena sama sebi, pronalazi „tvoriteljicu anđela“, babicu koja u svojem stanu, u pariškom sedamnaestom arondismanu, izvodi abortus. Taj zahvat dovodi Annie u smrtnu opasnost. Zbog komplikacija završava u bolnici gdje se suočava s osudama i prijezirom liječnika, sramom i poniženjem.
Annie Ernaux (1940.) odrasla je u malom gradiću Yvetot u Normandiji u radničkoj obitelji. Nakon studija književnosti na sveučilištu u Rouenu predavala je francuski jezik i književnost u srednjoj školi i radila u Nacionalnom centru za obrazovanje na daljinu. Karijeru spisateljice započela je 70-ih godina objavom novele Les Armoires. Za svoj je opus, koji čini preko dvadeset naslova prevedenih na brojne svjetske jezike, primila niz nagrada, a 2022. dodijeljena joj je Nobelova nagrada za književnost. Izdavačka kuća Gallimard većinu njezinih knjiga sabrala je u kolekciji Quarto čime je Ernaux postala prva žena koja je za života ušla u tu prestižnu biblioteku.
Knjiga je objavljena uz financijsku potporu Ureda za kulturu Grada Zagreba."
"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
If the sum total of Liv Lachance's self-worth is the collection of all the things she's done, she's coming up short. Three-quarters of a veterinary degree. Two-thirds of a Canadian Triple Crown. With her star racehorse Chique retired, she's feeling adrift, and her father's racing stable, Triple Stripe, is without a Big Horse.
She decides it's time to throw herself back into her career as a jockey, even if her impending marriage to fellow rider Nate Miller incites conflict of interest rumblings. But life has other ideas for Liv when a death in the family and illness in the Triple Stripe ranks turn everything upside-down.
The saving grace is that Big Horse? He's waiting in plain sight. But as she realizes how far this Big Horse might take her, she's finally learning that her greatest accomplishments are about so much more than winning races.
Perfect for ages 14 & up and fans who grew up with the Black Stallion series, the Thoroughbred series, Seabiscuit, and Secretariat."
"Welcome to Embthwaite Farm, a charming English home in North Yorkshire belonging to the fractured Mowbray family…
When Rachel Mowbray left behind her family farm in North Yorkshire at eighteen, she never planned on returning. But when her ex-childhood sweetheart calls and insists she returns due to her father's declining health, she travels north. Every moment home reminds Rachel why she left—her sister Harriet is both hostile and cold, her father barely communicates with anyone, and the house feels stuck in time. Plus, her old neighbor and ex, sheep farmer Ben Mackey, still has the power to make her pulse race… a decidedly unwelcome realization!
As a can-do businesswoman, Rachel wants to sweep in and fix everything, but it seems as if no one actually wants her help, and nothing goes according to plan. Even more alarmingly, she must face the confounding memories of her own childhood—and she questions how many of them she can truly trust.
As Rachel navigates her father's health crisis and confronts old hurts with her sister and community, she wonders if she can finally find her happily ever after in the most unexpected place of all—home. But will she and Ben have the courage to fight for their future together this time?"
"Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life’s challenges and finding new love, in this heartwarming and hopeful novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer.
Eddie Grant is happy with her life and her work as a personal assistant to Dinah Lavender, one of the most famous and renowned romance authors in the business. But being a spectator to notoriety and glamour isn’t as fulfilling as she once thought. Thankfully, Eddie has the perfect excuse for a vacation: Her hardworking younger sister, Barrett, is opening her gift shop on Memorial Day weekend, and could use all the help she can get.
But going home to the beautiful island of Nantucket means facing the family’s difficult past. Shortly after the death of Eddie and Barrett’s brother, their mother left them and their father made the spontaneous decision to buy a small farm. Eddie stayed there for only a year before her family’s grief threatened to consume her as well, and had been living in Manhattan ever since. Now that she is back, Eddie must face all she left behind: her father’s increased eccentricities, which has led to a house bursting at the seams with books; her sister’s resentment over Eddie’s escape; and a past love connection, one that is still undeniable and complicated, all these years later. But the Grant sisters are nothing if not resilient and capable, opening a used bookstore in their father’s abandoned barn to manage his hoarding, and navigating the discovery of a long-buried family secret that will change all of them forever.
In The Summer We Started Over, beloved storyteller Nancy Thayer transports readers with a moving story about family, courage, and the resiliency of young women."
"A treasured necklace that could unlock a family mystery. But why has it been hidden away for sixty years?
With her thirtieth birthday on the horizon, Anna Kotze has accepted that there are some family secrets she’ll never know. While her mother’s Zimbabwean roots are woven into her life, all her father will say is that he was adopted. But when she finds an engraved necklace hidden among his things, a surprise piece of the puzzle finally falls into place: her father wasn’t just adopted—he was abandoned.
The only clue to her grandmother’s identity is the inscription, ‘Indira’, Anna’s own middle name. But who was her namesake and where is she now?
Anna knows she must do whatever it takes to find answers. But when clues finally begin to emerge between the thunderstorms of Zimbabwe and the monsoons of India, she realises the necklace could take her deeper than she imagined. Is she ready for what she might find? And will the truth finally chase away the dark clouds hanging over her family’s past?"
"Finding family is a journey of love, risk, secrets, and healing in a powerful novel by the bestselling author of A Brighter Flame, The Passing Storm, and The Road She Left Behind.
When Nova Doubeck is asked to foster two children, she can’t say no. With her own childhood wounds healed by adoptive parents, Nova understands the rewards of a caring guardian—even an impermanent one. But nine-year-old Henry and his seven-year-old sister, Bella, are more than Nova bargained for.
Combative Henry is at risk of becoming like his abusive father, Egan Croy. Timid Bella, clutching a tin box of treasures, cowers at the slightest noise. Yet Nova gradually earns their trust and affection as they bring unexpected love and joy to her guarded life. Now she can’t help but wonder: How will she stop her heart from breaking when the time comes to say goodbye?
As Egan aggressively battles to regain control over the children, Nova’s protective instincts prove just as fierce. In fighting to save Henry and Bella, she’ll unlock the secrets hidden in their past—and learn more about herself and the true meaning of family than anyone imagined."
"Fame is a deadly game… Even if you win, you lose.
The dark, razor-sharp new thriller from the author of That Woman and Such a Good Mother.
'A whip-smart thriller about the price of fame' My Weekly
'Plunges readers into the cutthroat world of Hollywood, peeling back the veneer of celebrity and deftly exposing the dark side of fame and ruthless ambition' Lindsay Cameron
'A timely thriller' Woman's Own
'A pulse-pounding rollercoaster through the shadows of the silver screen' Jaclyn Goldis
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April Eden is about to have the night of her life. The Vanished Woman, the film she wrote and directed is up for a raft of major awards. Her leading lady, Essie Lay, is on the cusp of a stunning comeback after the disturbing scandal that ended her small-screen career a year before.
When Essie messages April to say she can’t face the ceremony, April presumes nerves and goes to her Hampstead mansion to persuade her to attend. Instead, April finds Essie dead in her swimming pool.
In that moment, April makes an agonising decision, which will force her onto a course of action she couldn’t have imagined. If she is to find out what happened – and protect her own freedom – April is going to find herself face to face with some of the most powerful people in her industry, unforeseen dangers, and discomfiting truths from Essie’s and her own past.
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Readers LOVE Nothing Without Me:
'I loved the way this was written, it’s a slow burner that builds alongside a feeling of dread…Dark, extremely powerful and my jaw dropped on several occasions'
'I always read Helen Monks Takhar's books in one sitting because I NEED to know what happens next!’"
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