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I stopped believing in Santa Claus and happily-ever-afters when I lost my parents…so ten years ago I stopped trying. I threw myself into running my dad's hotel, The Diamond, where I make California dreams come true for the rich and famous. But now I realize there’s no one to come home to. I have no family, no friends, just my first ever boyfriend who works more than I do, and in three months barely even knows me.

Il n’est qu’une pluie de cendres. Elle s’est noyée dans un ciel trop vaste. Lors de la soirée de pré-rentrée à l’université, Sky, décidée à laisser ses démons derrière elle, jette son dévolu sur Ash. Prête à assumer cette aventure d’un soir, elle ignore les avertissements de sa colocataire et se lance dans le jeu de la séduction, mais perd lamentablement la partie. Elle fait fuir Ash, non sans avoir entrevu ses blessures. La part d'ombre d’un jeune homme qui a tout connu, même le pire. Surtout le pire.

" On ne tombe pas amoureuse d'un inconnu. Au final, tu n'es rien de plus pour moi, Ash. ". Le jeu dans lequel Ash et Sky se sont lancés, ils l’ont tous les deux perdu. Désormais séparés, ils sont persuadés qu’il est trop tard pour recoller les morceaux de leur histoire avortée. À Bloomington, Sky est déterminée à avancer et refuse de se lamenter. À New York, Ash tente de se relever, mais ses souvenirs reviennent le hanter et ses blessures se ravivent.

I fell for a woman for the first time in my life. I never thought the winds of Montana could carry in a storm like Isha George. She's stunningly beautiful. Years younger than me. Definitely a gold digger. She's charming, elegant—and my younger brother's girlfriend. When Isha sweeps into my life, I'm sure she's a tempest hiding behind a smile as bright as sunshine. And, she has her eyes on the prize—a piece of the Ledger Ranch. My ranch. So, I do what any good brother and ranch owner would. I steal her away and then proceed to break her heart.

Isabel Mar gently guides You to the Understanding of how it is the Thought that keeps making You feel the way You do. And how your own mind can do something with the Thought. To return to the Understanding of who You are. Not who You think You should be.

¿Qué pasaría si Santa Claus tuviera un hermano? ¿Y si ese hermano fuese el responsable de cuidar y crear la magia de la Navidad?Seguramente te sorprendería descubrirlo tanto como a Betty. Ella es una niña de Nueva York que ama la fotografía y todos los años se presenta a un concurso que premia la imagen que mejor representa la Navidad. Pero, esta vez, Betty tendrá que pasar las fiestas lejos de casa. Su mamá es arqueóloga y debe viajar junto con su familia a Perú, donde encabezará una importante excavación en Machu Picchu.

Earth’s life support systems are destabilizing and human civilization is spinning out of control, careening toward immanent self destruction. The complex and interconnected dangers imperiling modern humanity can only be understood and fixed by an advanced form of intelligence—much more advanced than that of homosapiens. That is why Brigitte Sophia, a genius mathematician and computer scientist, has dedicated her life to developing advanced Artificial Intelligence for her supercomputer, OTTO.

Alexa has come a long way in her journey to awakening as a super while also getting caught in all of the political intrigue that follows. Immediately, Alexa finds herself drawn into the evil plans of a mad Countess who, at one point, turned her back on her own daughter, only to return now with a vengeance. Alexa is forced to choose between saving the life of her brother and rupturing the family bonds of her now-best friend. From there, things grow only worse.

Un jueves, en el patio de la casa de la protagonista de esta historia apareció un elefante. Sí, sí… ¡un elefante! Y este no es cualquier elefante. Así como lo ven, tan adorable y calladito, Dailan Kifki es capaz de trepar a la rama más alta de un árbol e irse volando para cualquier lado. ¿Y cómo se supone que vamos a ayudarlo a volver a su casa si sigue escapándose por los cielos?, se preguntan los vecinos. Allá van en caravana la mamá, el papá, la tía Clodomira, el Abuelo, el Comisario, el Chíquitisecretario y todos los que se van sumando en el camino.

My life has never been typical. Most people weren’t professional ballerinas. Most people didn’t have two happily married, four century old dads and an aunt who was actually your mother. Most people didn’t have pointed ears they had to hide or wings that would pop out of their back when they got too excited or angry. Most people didn’t have my problems.

A shelter cat teaches us that our damaged parts, too, are worthy of love... a captive orca shows us that inconvenience and difficulties are the blessing of a full life... a gorilla teaches the universal language of grief... a group of oysters who prove that magic and science can and do coexist…

Un libro de periodismo investigativo, producto de un juicioso y exhaustivo trabajo de Marta Elvira Soto Franco, directora de la Unidad Investigativa del periódico El Tiempo. Experta en temas de narcotráfico y paramilitarismo, tierras y corrupción, la autora narra y documenta cómo el narcotráfico infiltró el exclusivo mundo de los caballos de paso en Colombia para lavar sus ganancias ilícitas, camuflarse en un selecto sector de la sociedad y expandir su oscuro poder.

A naive housewife is willing to do whatever it takes to be a good neighbor and wife. Today, while her husband is away, her many visitors will test the limits of that. If a neighbor asks for a favor, she helps unquestionably. Even if it involves a camera and minimalist clothing. The college-age girl next door wants to hang out and become better friends? Sure thing, although the housewife had no idea female friends did such things together as she is suggesting they do. It's interesting how many visits today have ended with her free of clothes and them on top of her.

Dalla fantascienza all’horror, passando per il fantastico e la satira pungente, Alan Moore si destreggia sapientemente tra generi, stili e registri diversi, per dipingere quadri rischiarati da illuminazioni folgoranti, squarci di una realtà solo apparentemente inverosimile, che spesso riesce a superare anche le fantasie più sfrenate. Così due amanti improbabili si innamorano con conseguenze terribili in un lupanare frequentato da stregoni; il racconto dell’origine dell’universo rivela un esito catastrofico; gli spiriti esigono vendetta.

Deke Berg has been in love with Sam for ten years. From the moment they met, they could never keep their hands off each other. Their marriage was volatile and short-lived, and they were both much too young. Now, though, Deke knows what he wants in life, and Sam is at the center of his plans. Unfortunately, Sam is wary of marriage—especially to a man who broke her heart.

I’m the wolf she hit with her car and nursed back to health. I’m also the gruff biker who saved her from her creepy boss. She has no idea man and beast are one and the same. We’re from different worlds, but fate’s thread ties us together. She thinks we’re just dating, but she’s meant for me. And as I get to know her, I can’t get enough. The more time we spend together, the more my wolf howls to claim her. Soon, I won’t be able to hold back the animal within me.

Todas las familias del mundo tienen sus defectos. Menos la mía. Mis padres no tienen defectos. Mis hermanas tampoco. Son todos sencillamente perfectos. Yo no. Me llamo Álex, vivo en la calle Agrimensor nº 5, y en esta evaluación me han suspendido dos. Lengua y matemáticas. Dos cates como dos tomates.

Mary Roget, una famosa y bella actriz de teatro, desaparece misteriosamente. Tras cuatro días sin ninguna pista, el inspector Auguste Dupin decide pedir ayuda al joven Poe, por su sagaz perspicacia. Sin embargo, la mujer reaparece de pronto, sin aclarar qué le ha ocurrido. El caso se da por cerrado hasta que... vuelve a desaparecer. Por desgracia, esta vez la investigación les lleva a descubrir el cadáver de Mary Roget. Ahora se trata de resolver un caso de asesinato.

“Una habitación con una vista”, de E.M. Forster: Ahora en una traducción lírica al español.Emprende un viaje al corazón de la Toscana y experimenta el encanto de la Italia de principios del siglo XX con la edición en español del clásico atemporal de E.M. Forster, “Una habitación con una vista.” Esta querida novela, que ha encantado a los lectores durante más de un siglo, ahora está disponible en una traducción fluida y elegante al español.

Now that Guardian Angel Z357 is dead, there is nothing left standing in the path of Kallistus Kal and his one true desire. Not the Astrad Kingdom, not the Sect of the Abyssal Thorns, and certainly not Amelia. Especially not Amelia. Because she is far too busy dealing with the baby bastion bees back in her restaurant. However, when everyone turns to her to save them, she will have no choice but to choose between her normal life and being a hero once again.