Urban

Two rural families flee to the city and find themselves sharing a great, breathing, shuddering joint called Cloudstreet, where they begin their lives from scratch....

A scathing, provocative novel about contemporary existence by a rising star in Italian literature.

I ran from my Russian father to escape an arranged marriage and ended up handcuffed to an Italian mafia hitman … in his bed. He’s as intensely beautiful as he is ruthless. A dichotomy of callous yet kind that fascinates me, though I know it shouldn’t. The man’s a killer.

Coronation Close survives the brutal Bristol Blitz but with rationing, call up papers and new rules and regulations everyone’s lives are changed forever.

Sarah Nightingale is a strong young woman who keeps her head high and faces every new adversity with courage. So when Daniel Cooper, a happily married man with three children, offers her a position taking care of his children and poorly wife, she jumps at the chance.

Yeongju did everything she was supposed to, go to university, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart. Burned out, Yeongju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying career, divorces her husband, and follows her dream. She opens a bookshop....

Patrick Collins earned the peace he’s found in New York City with his pack through sacrifice. Six years out from the end of the world, he’s satisfied with the life he’s built and doesn’t think about what else the future might hold until he stumbles his way into a hostage situation.

Aberdeen's growing Polish community is under attack from a serial offender who leaves mutilated victims to be discovered on building sites - eyes gouged out and the sockets burned....

When Edie is caught in a compromising position at her colleagues' wedding, all the blame falls on her - turns out that personal popularity in the office is not that different from your school days....

When multi-millionaire Jacki Turner is forced to take stock of her life, she sets her daughters a challenge - in order to inherit her vast fortune, each must fulfil a task that she believes will push them to become better versions of themselves.

I first saw her on the platform on my way home from work a few weeks ago. She had an aura about her that made people stop and stare. Then I saw her again. And again. Our twice weekly commute into London Waterloo insync. She was always so poised, so pretty, so perfect.

I’d given up everything to fight for the Resistance. But nothing prepared me for discovering my sister was a traitor. Kept by a Nazi SS officer, outwardly she barely resembles my beloved Justine anymore.

Basking in the glow of her most adoring fans - who all happened to be her most duplicitous enemies - Mary would make her final performance....

When the pesky Anna Bünz arrives at Mardian to investigate the rare survival of folk dancing still practised there, she quickly antagonizes the villagers....

The Rift was like nothing Pax and the others had experienced before. The scenario demanded they think outside the box and deal with a whole new level of threats. But with new dangers came new opportunities, and Pax and the others are more than ready to rise to the challenge.

I knew he had the power to make me feel, but he also had the power to break me. To pull my heart outside of my chest and stomp on it. I knew falling for a man like Capone came with more than I was ready for. He wasn't feared for no reason.

Winner of Romantic Novel of the Year, 2008
In an ice-cream shop one rainy day, Arlo and Petra stand before each other once again. This could be their second chance....

Las Vegas: a city built on obscene wealth and corrupt deals, cunning entrepreneurs, and the ruthless mob. The Cartel's plan to open a casino will rake in cash, but it comes with great sacrifice....

Coco is having a hell of a month. She’s lost her boyfriend and her business, been forced to uproot her daughter to move back in with her parents in Paris, and now an infuriatingly handsome stranger is yelling at her for acting like a tourist… Right underneath the Eiffel Tower.

For Brielle, survival isn’t just a fight—it’s a promise she’s made to herself, to find her way back to Lincoln. Taken by the prince of darkness, Brielle faces an existence in the depths of his dominion that is meant to crush all hope. But hope is the one thing she refuses to lose.

Val Murray has mislaid her most precious mementoes of the people she’s loved and lost. Can her family, the wonders of technology and a little divine intervention somehow mend her shattered heart?

Choose us. Choose life. Choose mortgage payments; choose washing machines; choose cars....

Golden Globe-winning actor Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under) performs Truman Capote's provocative, naturalistic masterstroke about a young writer's charmed fascination with his unorthodox neighbor....

Georgie Deacon thinks nothing of it when a gang of girls led by Yasmin, a member of the notorious Marx family, knock at her door and threaten to hurt her daughter—that is until her daughter doesn't return home....

Sawyer Kingston is an a**hole. The thing is, he’s got everyone fooled. To them, he’s the gorgeous billionaire who owns the hottest bar in the city. To me, he’s the cocky jerk whose favorite pastime has always been torturing me....

Eine explosive Romance über gebrochene Herzen, skrupellose Mafiosi und ein Begehren, das Ketten sprengt – von Bestsellerautorin Tijan Heute sollte mein Hochzeitstag sein. Stattdessen hocke ich tausend Meilen von zu Hause in einer überfüllten U-Bahn, während meine Ex-Beste-Freundin gerade meinen Ex-Verlobten heiratet. Nicht gut. Gar nicht gut. Auftritt Jake Worthing. Mürrisch, arrogant und unfassbar attraktiv. Ein einziger Blick, und mein Schmerz ist vergessen. Aber muss er gleich 112 anrufen, nur weil ich kurz vorm Zusammenbrechen bin?

Quando assiste alla morte di Athena in uno strano incidente, June ruba il romanzo che l'amica aveva appena finito di scrivere ma di cui ancora nessuno sa nulla, e decide di pubblicarlo come fosse suo, rielaborato quel tanto che basta. Quando però qualcosa comincia a trapelare, June deve decidere fino a che punto è disposta a spingersi pur di mantenere il proprio segreto.

Anthony Patch, a young yet unambitious graduate from Harvard University, moves to New York and soon meets fellow socialite and flapper, Gloria Gilbert. Infatuated by her beauty, Anthony soon proposes to Gloria, and the pair embark on a doomed whirlwind romance. Their marriage is combative and tense; Anthony expects Gloria to be more domesticated while Gloria expects Anthony to fund her extravagant lifestyle.

Dorothy Darling, 77 Jahre alt und misstrauische Eigenbrötlerin, lebt schon fast ihr halbes Leben in Shelley House im beschaulichen Chalcot. Als die 25-jährige Kat, die nicht nur pinke Haare hat, sondern auch noch ein schrottreifes Auto fährt, (illegalerweise!) bei Dorothys Nachbarn Joseph zur Untermiete einzieht, wittert die alte Dame Ärger. Shelley House soll abgerissen und durch ein Gebäude mit Luxusapartments ersetzt werden. Kat und Dorothy müssen sich verbünden, um den Frieden wiederherzustellen und Shelley House zu retten.

Den 16. juni 1904 vandrer Leopold Bloom rundt i Dublins gader, imens hans kone Molly morer sig på kryds og tværs med andre mænd hjemme i ægtesengen. Leopold Bloom er blevet gjort til en ufrivillig hanrej, og hvad andet kan han gøre end at lade sine skosåler slide af vejen, blive ydmyget mellem husmure og på beværtninger og gemme sig i den ene erindring efter den anden efterhånden som de dukker op i Dublins våde tåge. Leopold Bloom er det 20. århundredes Odysseus, men i modsætning til Homers antikke krigerhelt, er Bloom en moderne antihelt.

Conceptually unique, hilarious, and frightening, a: A Novel is the perfect literary manifestation of Andy Warhol's sensibility. In the late sixties, Warhol set out to turn a trade book into a piece of pop art, and the result was this astonishing account of the artists, superstars, addicts, and freaks who made up the Factory milieu.

City Girl is a gripping street fiction novel that delves into the turbulent life of Rasha "Raz" Collins, a determined twenty-year-old woman living in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Annapolis. Rasha dreams of escaping her troubled community, and her middle school sweetheart, Monte, appears to be her ticket out.

A dark comedy of ghosts, grudges, and one very confused hotel manager. Charlie Bennett’s boring life managing a chain hotel takes a hard left when his weird Uncle Harold dies and leaves him a crumbling, creepy Victorian inn in the middle of nowhere. The good news? He owns a hotel now. The bad news? It’s haunted as hell. Furniture moves on its own. Portraits blink. The piano plays itself every Tuesday at midnight (thanks, Heinrich). And don’t even get him started on the ghost kid who keeps rearranging his sock drawer.

This book captures a profound exploration of love, fear, and the struggles of life, using vivid imagery and deep introspection. The author encourages listeners to embrace love as a guiding force, urging them to push through life's adversities. It contrasts the darkness of despair—illustrated by scenes of neglect, addiction, and hopelessness—with the transformative power of love and hope. Using metaphors, the text describes the journey of self-discovery and healing, emphasizing that true strength lies in acknowledging one's vulnerabilities and seeking connection.

LEXI - The plan was simple. Walk in, settle my deadbeat dad's debt, walk out and finally wash my hands of my father once and for all. That was the plan at least. Until it goes all wrong and I'm left playing my cards right in a game of poker to win my freedom.

Buddha was gunned down in the last episode of this ghetto game of thrones, but life must go on for the rest of the crew. The Buddha crew must learn how to thrive without him. Rip steps up and takes over where he left off. The out of state move proves to be lucrative so he doubles down. Carlos bites off more than he can chew, while trying to be someone he's not. He soon finds himself in trouble and will have to make a drastic decision. Either way he chooses in a lose/lose proposition. Not to mention his sister is getting deeper into the street life.

Pourquoi dans la nuit du 16 septembre 1932, Peg Entwistle, jeune actrice talentueuse au destin prometteur, aimée de tous et filant le parfait amour avec la nouvelle coqueluche des studios, se jette-t-elle du haut de la lettre « H » du mythique panneau « Hollywood » ?

Malcom Porter had potential. A bright future. A scholarship. But when his older brother is killed, he trades textbooks for territory and becomes a name feared in Harlem. As enemies rise, trust bleeds thin, and betrayals cut deep, Malcom must decide whether he’ll rule the streets like a king—or break the cycle before it buries him.

En las calles de un barrio imaginario en las afueras de la Ciudad de México, la Bellakita, una morra de 16 años san judera, chaca y reguetonera, es la elegida: cuando recibe la llamada de los dioses a través del irresistible ritmo del dembow, se embarca en un viaje urbano-mítico acompañada de San Judas Tadeo. Juntos descienden a un Mictlán donde la oscuridad y la luz se entrelazan en un cumbiatón místico.

Vier Singles um die 30 stehen im Mittelpunkt dieses Episoden-Romans über unkonventionelle Lebensmodelle, unvorhergesehene Leidenschaften, geplatzte Illusionen, gesellschaftliche Zwänge und unverarbeitete Traumata. Sie alle leben »Am Paradies 16«, einem Mietshaus in Berlin, in dem »Heimatlose« Zuflucht finden, und doch kennen sie sich nicht.