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In the city of San Francisco, there are four families who are at the top of their game. The Best family, The Ramirez family, The Williams family, and The Vick family, were all major factors when it came to getting that money. No matter what it was these families could provide it. Having certain rules set in place kept all four families solid in the way things moved on the streets. Rules are made to be broken, and when they do, all bets are off. No longer is the brotherhood reading from the same page, now it was every family for themselves.

"Ho trentacinque anni, un buon lavoro, un bello stipendio, un appartamento al quarantesimo piano e vivo nella città più desiderata del mondo. Eppure sento che dentro questo quadro di luci e movimento non riesco più a trovare la mia dimensione. In realtà non so neanche bene quale sia stato il momento esatto in cui ho smesso di provare fiducia in New York, e in me stesso. Ma questa città è così: quando inizi a credere che tutto scorra senza motivo, lei ti sorprende e ti spiazza ancora una volta." Il protagonista di questa storia ha perso quell'indefinitezza ed entusiasmo adolescenziale.

Treasure Herring has lost and gained in the past year and a half. After the tragic loss of her parents, she gains a sibling and new family in her big sister, Savvy… but she still feels lost. Then, a handsome but ruggish hooligan she'd only met once reappears and gives her a semblance of belonging. Pierre.

Sharif is a good person. He knows that he is good because he’s aware of the privilege that he holds as a white man. He knows he is good because he chose to be a social worker at a nonprofit in Brooklyn, scraping by in New York City. And he knows he is good because his wife, Adjoua, a progressive Black novelist, has always said so.

Herta’s sister has arrived for an indefinite stay, causing Herta no end of difficulties. Herta’s arrest by the BKA pits Turan and Dekalar against the Minister of the Interior. With all the stress in her life, Herta loses her temper. The Gates between the worlds are locked, putting Herta out of a job. Will she ever see Turan again? If not, will she be allowed to carry on as Der Reizen?

Hugo Hunter was the most celebrated gay novelist of the 20th century. He published two masterpieces, securing his place alongside the dazzling literary greats of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and rubbing shoulders with everyone from Truman Capote to James Baldwin. But after decades of fame and excess, just as New York City enters the 1980s and awakes to the coming horror of AIDS, Hugo finds himself running out of money. Out of nowhere, he receives an extraordinary lifeline: an offer from his longtime publisher. The money will solve all his problems – except for one thing. Hugo Hunter is an imposter.

In their Saitama office, Ashikawa is the kind of woman Nitani knows he will likely marry: sweet, obliging, and determined to wean him off his addiction to instant noodles. But he finds himself increasingly unable to respect her – or the sugary treats she shares around the workplace, winning their colleagues’ affection with baking rather than hard work. Oshio is bolder and uninhibited – she is Nitani's drinking buddy. In the oppressive office atmosphere, the pair grows closer, both outsiders struggling with the rigid status quo.

An Unsung Man is a brief, riveting exploration of friendship, betrayal, and the nature of power. Jonah and Yeah have been friends since childhood, through school playground schemes, youthful misadventures, and questionable business endeavours that got them noticed. Handsome Yeah had effortless charm and sharp wit, while Jonah had both the brain and the mind.

For teenagers Angel, Rahsaan, and Kahmeer, the summer before their last year of high school is the time for unadulterated fun. What they don’t expect is for a party to lead to a shootout that changes the trajectory of their summer and their lives permanently. Cousins Imani and Darla, don’t expect connecting with Angel and Rahsaan to reshape their hearts and lives, but it does. They learn quickly that the only thing stronger than love is hate, and the only person they can trust is themselves.

Claudio es cubano, vive en Nueva York y trabaja en una editorial. Cecilia es mexicana, vive en París y es estudiante. En el pasado de él hay recuerdos de La Habana y el dolor por la pérdida de su primera novia, y en su presente, la complicada relación con Ruth. En el pasado de ella hay una adolescencia difícil, y en su presente, la relación con Tom, un chico de salud delicada con quien comparte su afición por los cementerios. Será durante un viaje de Claudio a París cuando sus destinos se entrecrucen.

Un viaje en el tiempo con el que este audiolibro nos sitúa entre los años 2037 y 2054, en una realidad consecuencia de nuestro presente actual: nuevas tecnologías emergentes, inteligencia artificial, globalización, exclusión social… Bienvenido a tu futuro.

Sophie y Otto Bentwood son una acomodada pareja neoyorquina de mediana edad, sin hijos y con una vida aparentemente envidiable, rodeada de pequeños lujos, alta cultura y amistades cool, que vive en una casa remodelada en un Brooklyn que apenas comienza a gentrificarse.

Tessa Lewis is set to embark on a Big-Time Career and marry Toronto's fastest-rising lawyer, who loves her to pieces. But when a visit to a flower market from her childhood sparks memories of the mother she lost too soon, Tessa puts her bright future on hold to work there, determined to come to terms with her past.

Former heiress Willow Lennox is all that stands in the way of billionaire security mogul Ronan King getting revenge against her brother.

It's just another Tuesday with Mercury in retrograde. Cue Nikolai Volkov. A devil in Armani with a body built for sin. Protective. Ruthless. Magnetic. Oh, and did I mention he's hot enough to melt Siberia? I should despise him for stealing my freedom. Instead, I'm playing house with the beast and melting every time he growls 'mine’. But as it turns out, this good girl has a knack for taming monsters.

Kara McIntyre is supposed to be jetting off to her destination wedding in Hawaii. However, a last-minute hitch appears to have left her without a job, home and, more importantly, a fiancé. TV sensation Ollie Chiles and Kara always have each other’s backs. But when his wife goes viral in a compromising clinch with another man, Ollie must choose between supporting his best friend in her hour of need or going home to save his marriage.

Sophie and Tom first visited Paris together as students. During their weekend away in the world’s most romantic city, falling in love – with the place, and each other – was simply inevitable. They resolved to return every summer and kept their word, until something happened that changed their world forever.

Romance author Tessa Elliot has writer's block, and worse - she isn’t sure she still believes in love. To heal her broken heart, she decides to go on the romantic break in Paris she’d booked before her world fell apart. But when she arrives at the Airbnb, Tessa is stunned to find someone is already there. Her ex’s best friend Ethan has made himself at home, being told that the place would be empty. As it’s Paris Fashion Week, and with no other options, they agree to share the apartment.

Beatrice Donovan would do anything for her identical twin sister. Including stepping into her hotel management job temporarily and pretending to be her - she’s desperate. What could go wrong? A lot apparently! Because her sister Delilah has hugely understated her role – the hotel is at risk of closure and she’s promised she can turn it around. Now Bea has to find a way to fly under the radar, get the job done before anyone notices their switch up. Sounds easy, all Bea has to do is avoid her temporary new boss Jonah. However, that’s a lot harder than she thought.

Cuentos escritos con delicado trazo y gran atención al detalle; historias cotidianas que recrean el transito vital de hombres y mujeres cuyas pequeñas y grandes batallas marcan el pulso de sus vidas. Los relatos de Cristina Pacheco, una de las mejores y más prolíficas escritoras mexicanas de la actualidad, recorren todo el espectro de las emociones humanas. Son textos en los cuales los reclamos del realismo literario se combinan con un sutil lirismo al que es posible calificar de poético.