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A seriously entertaining collection of feelgood stories guaranteed to put the smile back on your face written especially by 10 best-selling novelists. From a hilarious race against time to a moment of unexpected eavesdropping, from righting wrongs in rural India to finding joy in unlikely places, these stories are all rich in wit and humour, guaranteed to lift your spirits and warm your heart.

Obra mais conhecida da escritora mineira Carolina Maria de Jesus, Quarto de despejo reúne entradas dos diários que a autora manteve enquanto vivia na favela do Canindé, em São Paulo. Publicado em 1960, o livro narra o cotidiano de Carolina, a criação de seus filhos, seu trabalho como catadora de papel e escritora, suas preocupações literárias, afetos e a vida com outros moradores do Canindé. Quarto de despejo serve como porta de entrada para a escrita de uma autora fundamental, traduzida para inúmeros idiomas, que arrebata leitores de todo o mundo por sua precisão e força literária.

Romance inacabado de Lima Barreto, O Cemitério dos Vivos foi escrito durante o segundo período no qual o autor foi paciente do Hospital de Alienados, no Rio de Janeiro. Narra a história de Vicente Mascarenhas, personagem, como seu autor, alcóolatra e internado duas vezes em um hospital psiquiátrico. Relatando sua juventude, seu casamento, a morte da esposa e a consequente entrada no hospício, o romance faz considerações pungentes acerca do manicômio e da relação da sociedade com a loucura.

For 16-year-old Tris, the world changes in a heartbeat when she is forced to make a terrible choice. Turning her back on her family, Tris ventures out, alone, determined to find out where she truly belongs. Shocked by the brutality of her new life, Tris can trust no one. And yet she is drawn to a boy who seems to both threaten and protect her. The hardest choices may yet lie ahead…. A debut novel that will leave you breathless.

Durante décadas, essa frase permeou o dia a dia de todos os habitantes da megalópole Seattle-Portland, controlada pelo regime autoritário da Delegação. A maior forma de controle, no entanto, vinha do Insight, um implante ocular que permitia acompanhar tudo o que era feito e dito pelos cidadãos, punindo os que saíam das regras e recompensando os que as seguiam. Mas isso foi há muito tempo: uma revolução tirou a Delegação do poder, libertando todos da vigilância do Insight.

Pain is Dymitr’s calling. His family is one in a long line of hunters who sacrifice their souls to slay monsters. Now he’s tasked with a deadly mission: find the legendary witch Baba Jaga. To reach her, Dymitr must ally with the ones he’s sworn to kill. Pain is Ala’s inheritance. A fear-eating zmora with little left to lose, Ala awaits death from the curse she carries. When Dymitr offers her a cure in exchange for her help, she has no choice but to agree.

One choice can transform you - or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves - and herself - while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Cinq destins, un seul choix. Tris vit dans un monde post-apocalyptique où la société est divisée en cinq factions. À 16 ans, elle doit choisir son appartenance pour le reste de sa vie. Cas rarissime, son test d'aptitudes n'est pas concluant. Elle est divergente. Ce secret peut la sauver... Ou la tuer.

"Che vuoi fare da grande?" è la domanda più comune del mondo, tranne se a farla è una madre diversa dalle altre. Una che si trascina per casa con le gambe di piombo, che si veste di tutto punto solo quando piove per inzupparsi in giardino, che si rifugia a letto come fosse l'unico posto sicuro in compagnia dei suoi aiutini farmaceutici. Mentre i suoi coetanei giocano a fare gli adulti, lui spaesato cerca di capire cosa significhi diventare un uomo, in una casa dove gli uomini non ci sono neanche in fotografia e gli oggetti sembrano avere più vita delle persone.

Explicit romance. Editors Brenda Cothern and Heather Norris worked with fifteen lovely authors to provide you with short stories sure to pleasure. An explicit romance anthology; we found spicy romance. This anthology has high heat levels and a variety of genres.

**A painting. An auction. A billionaire’s bid changes everything.** In *Love at First Bid*, a poignant romantic drama infused with themes of artistic identity, resilience, and unexpected love, Hunter crafts an unforgettable tale of a young artist’s journey from rejection to redemption. Emma Carter is no stranger to heartbreak. At just ten years old, her art was dismissed by a cruel critic, and her dream of being seen was shattered before it ever began. But she never stopped painting.

Alex, a Chemistry teacher, believes she has found happiness at last in Nicholas. Yet, she has to compete for his affections with his daughter from a previous marriage. When she discovers he's thinking about remarrying his ex-wife to be closer to his daughter, she writes him a "chose between us now" note. When Nicholas is suddenly and brutally murdered by an intruder and dies in her arms, Alex is treated as the prime suspect because of this note.

Vlad Kuznetsov is a psychopath—a killing machine. Experimented on from a young age by a mad scientist, he cannot feel anything. No pain. No remorse. No regret. His violent episodes make him a danger to society, so he’s learned to live in the shadows. Alone is safer. Alone means control. Until her. Assisi Lastra. The little nun with fire in her eyes. She should fear him—everyone else does. But instead, she stands toe-to-toe with the devil and dares him to feel.

Squid Game meets Ancient Gods in this new epic fantasy romance from the beloved author of Fairydale about a hopeless woman willing to risk her immortal soul for the chance to have her most ardent wish come true and an emotionless ancient god who will do everything in his power to stop her.

31 Brand-New Dark Fantasy Horror Stories. Bloody corridors of ancient rock. A castle surrounded by poisonous thorns. A lost temple of traps and corpses. A subaqueous cave at the bottom of a cursed lake. These are the places where secrets are buried, where ancient evils are summoned, where beasts are imprisoned, where the insane lie in wait. These are tombs of darkness and nightmare, where if you stare into the abyss, the abyss will stare back. Heed the warnings of your elders and return from whence you came. Ahead lie monster lairs.

Mia and Derek have always played the game of temptation. Every week, they host poker night, and every week, Mia is Derek’s secret weapon—distracting the guys with her irresistible charm while he rakes in the winnings. But tonight, the stakes are higher than ever.

These stories are a little bit of madness, brought to you by some of the best horror authors working in the industry, today, that wanted to show off their love for splatterpunk.

Muchas personas buscan una nueva oportunidad en la vida. Quisieran empezar de nuevo sin tener que empezar desde cero. Otras desearían haber aprovechado las oportunidades que no se atrevieron a perseguir. La buena noticia es que siempre se puede volver a empezar. De eso se trata reinventarse. A través de su historia y de su experiencia, Verónica Avilés nos enseña que es posible reinventarse, que los miedos se pueden vencer y que se puede emprender.

August 1955: When Miss Darcy O’Sullivan, an orphaned English teacher from Boston, receives a letter finding out that her biological father passed away, she is surprised to find herself included in his will. There is only one condition. She must travel to Fairydale to attend his funeral. With the promise of a sizeable inheritance, Darcy decides to journey to the small coastal town that holds the secrets of her birth. But the moment she steps foot into Fairydale, things start to go amiss.

Ein Liebesroman zum Wohlfühlen - charmant, witzig und voller Leben. Nora Kamp mag keine Veränderungen. Sie liebt ihren geordneten Alltag in München, den gut bezahlten Job und ihre Komfortzone im Allgemeinen. Umso schockierter ist sie, als sie nach einem katastrophalen Geschäftstermin plötzlich die Kündigung in den Händen hält – und alles nur wegen des unsinnigen Ratschlags eines Taxifahrers. Als ausgerechnet dieser bei Noras neuem Job auftaucht, findet sie sich in ihrem persönlichen Abenteuer wieder, denn seine Ratschläge sind auf einmal ziemlich charmant.