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Annabelle Aster doesn't bow to convention—not even that of space and time—which makes the 1890s Kansas wheat field that has appeared in her modern-day San Francisco garden easy to accept. Even more exciting is Elsbeth, the truculent schoolmarm who sends Annie letters through the mysterious brass mailbox perched on the picket fence that now divides their two worlds. In this unconventional and enchanting tale, Annie and her new neighbor must solve the mystery of what connects them before one of them is convicted of a murder that has yet to happen—and somehow already did.

Con este libro, Gabriel García Márquez se descubrió a sí mismo como un narrador. Sin embargo, la intención primera era escribir un reportaje sobre un hombre, Luis Alejandro Velasco, que estuvo diez días a la deriva en una balsa mecida por el mar Caribe. El futuro Nobel de Literatura y entonces joven reportero que era García Márquez escuchó el relato de los hechos de boca de su protagonista y los transformó, tal vez sin pretenderlo, en un prodigioso ejercicio literario, una narración escueta y vigorosa donde late el pulso de un gran escritor.

Disconnected and listless, twenty-eight-year-old Mattie Bridges is fraying at the edges. Working as a wardrobe assistant on a charming Christmas movie in an even more charming small town should be a balm to her turmoil. But she still can’t find her footing. And after falling headfirst into her own closet, her life—or more accurately, her lives—becomes a lot more unsteady. Following a hidden passageway, Mattie uncovers a portal to all the paths her life could have taken. Each reality sees her in a different career, different headspace, and sometimes, a different romance.

What would you risk for your heart's desire? On the sunlit shores of Hawaii, Keawe discovers a mysterious bottle said to grant any wish—but at a perilous cost. With each wish granted, the shadows lengthen, forcing Keawe and those he loves to make impossible choices in this unforgettable fable about temptation, sacrifice, and the true price of happiness.

Jimmy fyller snart trettiofem men bor fortfarande hemma hos morsan. Sen bäste kompisen Jonas dog har han mest suttit framför datorn och ätit chips. Innan dess var han ungdomsbrottsling, så det är inte konstigt att folk betraktar honom som en loser. Den nya praktikplatsen på Sjöfartsmuseet skulle kunna bli hans stora revansch på arbetsmarknaden om det inte vore för den hemliga jättebläckfisken under luckan. Samtidigt som Jimmy försöker lista ut varför det är just han som valts ut för att sköta vidundret i sumpen börjar rapporter om mystiska försvinnanden och upphittade likdelar strömma in från hamnen.

Deer Lawn Book One of the Where Time Breaks Series By Carol Lynn Napora A clang at the gate. A girl with familiar eyes. A house that doesn't exist—anymore. When Callie Lynn Moore returns to Port Huron, Michigan, all she wants is stillness and a place to start over. But a Sunday morning walk past the ruins of an old estate—once known as Deer Lawn—changes everything. She hears a sound no one else hears. Sees a girl no one else sees. And finds herself pulled toward a mystery buried beneath a century of silence.

In a realm where magical professions tend to align within family trees, Lyra Treble is an unusual ingredient. Everyone expected her to follow in her parents' footsteps and become a bard, but she's gained entrance to the Royal Academy of Magical Baking, the most exclusive, prestigious institution of its kind in all the land. The academy is everything Lyra dreamed of and more. She loves the rigorous curriculum, the strict but fair professors, and her new friends-turned-family. But with a limited number of slots open for next year, her culinary future isn't guaranteed.

A boy ventures with his father to a sacred forest site where an extraordinary family tradition awaits—transforming into a raven. As the boy experiences the wonder and terror of flight for the first time, his senses overload with the raw power of the natural world. Guided by his father and ancestral wisdom, he must balance his human self with the pull of wild freedom. Between soaring skies and grounded love, he faces a life-changing question—who, or what, does he truly want to be?

Fearless Queen Sigrid wants her twin children to fulfill their destinies: her son, Olaf, to become heir to the kingdom of Svealand, and her gifted daughter, Estrid, to secure passage to the underworld as she is promised to Hel, the Norse goddess of death. But Olaf's ascension to the throne depends on Sigrid's former husband, King Erik the Victorious, who despises her and suspects the twins are not his but Sweyn Forkbeard's, Denmark's exiled king.

Imogen and her sister Marin escape their cruel mother to attend a prestigious artists’ retreat, but soon learn that living in a fairy tale requires sacrifices, whether it be art or love in this critically acclaimed debut novel. Imogen has grown up reading fairy tales about mothers who die and...

A small group of commuters and tube workers witness a fiery apocalypse overtaking London. They make their escape through a service tunnel. Reaching a door they step through...and find themselves on a wild shore backed by cliffs and rolling grassland. The way back is blocked. Making their way inland, they meet a man dressed in a wolf's cloak and with wolves by his side.

In 1941, a hand grenade explodes in a Cairo bar, taking the life of Stern, a petty gunrunner and morphine addict. His death could easily go unnoticed as Rommel's tanks charge through the desert in an attempt to open the Middle East to Hitler's forces. Yet the mystery behind Stern's death is a top priority for intelligence experts. Master spies from three countries converge on Joe O'Sullivan Beare, who is closer to Stern than anyone, in an effort to unravel the disturbing puzzle.

This “powerful” (BuzzFeed) award-winning debut about love, grief, and family welcomes you into its pages and invites you to linger, staying with you long after you’ve closed its covers. “Quietly moving . . . connected by a kind of dream logic . . . deeply felt . . . There is joy and...

In this grand saga of love, war, and magic set in the tenth century, young Sigrid is destined to be the mother of the king of the Nordic lands that would become Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and England. A devout believer in the old Nordic gods, Sigrid is visited regularly in her dreams by the goddess Freya, who whispers to her of the future. Though Sigrid is beautiful, rich, arrogant, and matchlessly clever, her uncanny ability to foresee the future and manipulate the present guides her through dangerous politics.

Jean is the young wife of an American businessman searching for oil near the Persian Gulf in 1952. In the bustle of the market and the dark eyes of her husband’s colleague, Jean is searching for something else: a life far from the one she knows. Then, after one wrong step in a desert gully, Jean finds herself trapped in a cave-in - and she’s not alone. When a legend comes to life and offers a path forward into the unknown, for Jean there is no going back.

"A joyful, life-affirming story.... A lovely tribute to creatives everywhere." —Uzma Jalaluddin, author of Much Ado About Nada In this charming, delightfully original rom-com, a struggling writer’s muse suddenly comes to life, but can they create their own happily-ever-after? Legal secretary...

Alpha bear shifter, Kaine Urso, is used to keeping his company running smoothly, his sleuth safe, and his territory protected. But when the Academy falls under attack, his bear roars "Mine!" at the fiery Headmistress whose magic matches her sass. Now he's got his paws full with a stubborn witch who insists she can handle things alone—even as her classroom fills with purple smoke and possessed statues!

Clementine ha un piano ben preciso per proteggere il suo cuore: lavorare sodo, trovare una persona di cui fidarsi e non correre alcun rischio. Finché, una sera, Clementine trova uno sconosciuto nella cucina dell'appartamento della zia defunta. Un ragazzo dallo sguardo gentile e una passione per le torte al limone. E forse potrebbe succedere ancora, se non fosse che Iwan appartiene al passato. A sette anni prima, per la precisione. Ma più Clementine si avvicina a Iwan, più il confine tra possibile e impossibile inizia a sfumare.

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Zu lange waren Opaline, Martha und Henry nur Nebenfiguren in ihrem eigenen Leben. Doch als diese drei ahnungslosen Fremden einen mysteriösen, verschwundenen Buchladen entdecken, wird alles anders. Dieser magische Ort zieht sie in ihren Bann und lässt sie erkennen, dass ihre eigenen Geschichten genauso außergewöhnlich sind wie die auf den Seiten ihrer geliebten Bücher. Während sie Geheimnisse lüften, tauchen sie in eine Welt voller Wunder ein, in der nichts so ist, wie es scheint.