Títulos em Literatura e Ficção

A year ago, Elle made a deal with the devil to save her sister. Now, they live on a desolate spit of land beyond Halifax harbor. Elle, as lighthouse keeper, steers unsuspecting sailors to their destruction; those are the terms of her bargain. Liney need never know the cost. Her safety is worth every drop of blood. But a sinner's pact is not so simple. When the devil returns, demanding more–more shipwrecks, no survivors–Elle knows what she must do to keep Liney safe...

Trained as an erotic companion, Xel has spent the past three years serving an arrogant and selfish master, constantly hoping for a life in which he’s truly appreciated, but never finding it. But all that changes when his master dies suddenly, and Xel is sent to live with Cole, his master’s estranged nephew.
After a tragedy took his family from him five years ago, Cole has retreated into a life of isolation and solitude, spending his days caring for injured and abandoned pets in the city’s largest animal sanctuary.

In this last book of the Jane Smith Trilogy, the year is 1959. Jane is forty-five. She has survived Nazis and gendarmes, been jilted by an admiral’s daughter, nearly lost her favorite student to an illegal abortion, found the love of her life, provided abortion care under men's noses for two decades, and confessed her secrets to the one whose judgment she feared most.

Agent Charlie Matthews returns to her hometown to piece together the remnants of her once-perfect life, only to hit the ground running on what may be the most significant case of her career. Detective Noble Gentry’s sole focus is ending the hunt for the killer before additional lives are lost. Two strong women, both dedicated to their jobs. Thrown together, they unite on a mission to stop a killer with nothing to lose. Will they catch the killer? Will their growing attraction get in the way? Sometimes love is closest when it seems gone forever.

What starts out as a simple dare becomes utter chaos for Dean, who just wants to spice up his marriage. When his reckless efforts go one step too far, his and his friends' lives spin out of control.

A Life in Too Many Margins is a literary episodic tale featuring David, an autistic, chronically ill, and deeply exhausted queer individual. He's survived a few too many doctors with God complexes and an education system that couldn't accommodate a paper cut, let alone a brain like his. Now he's trying to keep it together long enough to get out and figure out what a life outside of survival mode even looks like.

Growing up with a strictly religious father in a house with little joy, or love, left Grady Stoltz eager to get out. At the first opportunity that presented itself, they left home with a young man who swept them off their feet, used their preferred pronouns, and accepted that they were gender fluid and wished to shed the name Grady and all of the constraints of their former life. Dubbed Gemini, they never expected to return to that farm or the rural community they’d been raised in, but life took some unexpected turns, and they found themselves returning four years later.

Brought to you by Penguin. Can one rash decision prove the difference between a life well lived and a life destroyed? When the Marquis of Queensbury left his calling card at the Albemarle Club in February 1895, it bore only his name and five words: ‘For Oscar Wilde, posing Somdomite’. The...

When Ellie Trechsel dies of a brain aneurysm at age 36, she discovers the afterlife is not the calm and comforting plane she always thought it would be. Instead, it’s a painful rite of passage. Welcoming her in the afterlife is her mother-in-law, Mari, who offers herself as a trusted guide. But Ellie isn't ready to release her hold on life—even if she’s only a spectator now.

Serach and Paloma—daughters of two tightly insular cultures (one Ultra-Orthodox Jewish, the other Latin-Catholic immigrant)—escape their rigidly-defined gender roles to embrace a forbidden union, childfree lifestyles, and ambitious professional careers. They ensconce themselves in a big Brooklyn house, revel in the full range of New York City’s cultural riches and dodge the occasional blast of longing for everything they’ve left behind. It all seems to work until the spring of 2020, when the rules as everyone once understood them shatter.

Every epic love story deserves a honeymoon—preferably in space, surrounded by tentacles and superfans. RiverThe Alliance on Earth is safe, our enemies are defeated, and I am finally getting my honeymoon—in freaking outer space. Even better? Kai’s taking me to Tentacular Tales Con, the biggest intergalactic fan convention for the extraterrestrials who love my web serial. Yes, I’m basically a star and this is my moment to shine!

In the quiet, stifling embrace of a 1950s small town, one young man embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Meet Paul Wells, a nerdy nineteen-year-old, who lives with his aunt, and finds solace between the pages of Les Misérables. But when he sets his sights on handsome, enigmatic neighbor, Asher Holdren, Paul's aimless existence takes an unexpected turn. As the sun-drenched days of summer unfold, Paul and Asher begin to see there’s more between them than just pals.

Romance mais conhecido de Christopher Isherwood, Adeus a Berlim traz a jornada autobiográfica ficcionalizada do lendário escritor que abriu novos caminhos na cultura LGBT+. Um retrato agridoce da Alemanha do começo dos anos 1930, onde o desbunde e o brilho das festas escondiam sombras horríficas. Em 1929, o escritor britânico Christopher Isherwood viajou por dez dias a Berlim, onde esperava encontrar a liberdade sexual ausente em sua terra natal. O curto período que passou na Alemanha foi tão impactante que decidiu se mudar de vez para lá em novembro do mesmo ano.

Um livro inventivo, sofisticado e bem-humorado sobre identidades paralelas, estigmas sociais e o medo de encarar a verdade. Barrington Jedidiah Walker é um homem que chegou longe. Nascido em Antígua, no Caribe, migrou para Londres depois de casar-se com Carmel. Juntos, formaram uma família e alcançaram um nível de conforto material que poucos conseguem ter. Inteligente e vaidoso, só usa ternos elegantes e nunca perde a oportunidade de citar Shakespeare em conversas casuais.

Rusty has spent his life being “okay.” Okay at work. Okay with family. Okay with being the man the world expects. When everything finally collapses, he’s forced to stop running—from his past, his identity, and the version of himself he learned to hide in order to survive.

After a three-century-long love affair that no longer feels right to her, Iro Black is ready to say goodbye to the vampire who turned her. She gave up killing, feeding on humans, and any kind of violence years ago, but Cassia, the woman who made her a vampire, still revels in it all. When Iro moves from Paris to Washington, DC, for her business, she lands in a bar one night, expecting to have a drink and go home alone, but she meets a woman who will change everything.

Justice wants to learn French, but the language learning apps have gotten him nowhere. Then, a stranger recommends he try out a new AI assistant, and his life is changed. The AI is the perfect study buddy and coach. The lessons are tailored perfectly to his lifestyle and learning style. Within weeks, he’s learned more than he learned in years with traditional apps. Then, the AI makes a curious suggestion, offering to help Justice in other parts of his life. Suddenly, he’s learning to cook. He’s getting more done at work. He’s saving big money on groceries and bills.

“I thought college would make me brave. I didn’t realize it would just make me honest.”“Only if you want. And if you say stop—at any point—we stop. No questions.”“No shame.”— THE DEEP END: FIRST LAP —Ryder Kane arrives at college with a swim scholarship, a packed dorm room, and a private hunger he’s kept locked down for years. On his very first night, his roommate Theo Rivera walks in at the worst possible moment—then does the one thing Ryder never expected: he treats him like a person, not a punchline. Theo offers safety, consent, and a rule Ryder didn’t know he needed: no shame.

Written by Irish master of the macabre Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla is a chilling tale of mystery, seduction, and supernatural dread. When a mysterious young woman named Carmilla enters the secluded life of Laura and her father, strange illnesses and unsettling events begin to unfold. What follows is a slow-burning descent into fear, obsession, and dark revelation.

Sweet, sassy, and submissive Josiah wants to find a Sir. When he meets the older, sexy Brody, they hit it off instantly. Josiah is convinced he’s found the real thing...until Brody ghosts him. When Brody shows up again a few weeks later, begging for forgiveness and a chance to explain, the heartbroken Josiah isn’t sure if he should give Brody another chance. Can Brody prove to Josiah that he doesn’t need a Sir but a Daddy…and that Brody wants to be that man?