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A New York Times Editors’ Choice * One of The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Works of Fiction of 2023 * One of Chicago Public Library’s Favorite Books of the Year * A LitHub Best Book of 2023 From the author of Infinite Country—a New York Times bestseller and a Reese’s Book Club...

Eden Alvaro is a licensed Vulture, picking through the aftermath of violence in demon-plagued LA, and fencing her finds to help support her family. But when a crooked cop reports her for a salvage she didn’t take, all hell breaks loose. Stripped of her license, Eden finds herself with a price on her head. When the mercenaries hunting her raid her home, brutalize her family, and abduct one of her sisters, Eden turns to the enigmatic Bishop - a man with a reputation for violence who, for the right price, can find just about anything or anyone.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos brings the joys and heartbreaks of twentieth-century America vividly to life in this "tender" novel (New York Times Book Review). Lydia España—once a wealthy, spoiled daughter of Cuba—works at a sewing factory in New York. Adjusting to her sharp...

Nora Ephron meets The Hangover in this screwball romantic comedy and family drama with a big, beating heart, set in the sun-bleached neon of Las Vegas. Kurt Richter has been in love with Eugenie Zepp since he was eight years old. Now he’s in his fifties, twice divorced, a father of four. The...

“Delightful.” —The Guardian “Cheeky.” —The New York Times “Insightful.” —Marie Claire A not-so-saintly self-help book that dives into the wild, wise, and unconventional lives of 16th- and 17th-century nuns and proves one thing: no matter the century, nuns know best...

“One of the year's most compelling reads.”—Washington Post “Its naturalness and ease with the most fundamental questions of existence make it a big project knocking around in a small package.”—New York Times From the acclaimed author of The Atmospherians, a gender-bending...

A serial kidnapper is preying upon women. He abducts them and then locks them in one of the cages dangling from the ceiling in a soundproofed basement. There, he sits quietly and just watches them, returning night after night, hoping he'll be in the room at the moment his beautiful captives finally starve to death.

This book offers a structured approach for beginners and even intermediate designers. With patience, you can master Cricut Design Space and become able to express your creativity like never before.

How to Run a Marathon is a beautiful instructional guide. The guide provides useful tips and strategies for someone who wishes to run a marathon, as well as various ideas and proven solutions to problems a runner may be forced to face. The introduction of the book focuses on the many benefits and parts to running a marathon, and takes a look at what running a marathon can provide the average person with. It also gives suggestions for causes to run for and other meaningful advice regarding self-motivation and personal fitness goals in general.

When an old flame asks Eden to help find his younger brother, she initially refuses. Searching for Anton will put her smack in the middle of the Disciples—as well as on the radar of the demon who might own her soul. But a sense of obligation (plus the promised payout), overrides her instincts for self-preservation, and Eden takes the job.

A comprehensive and engaging oral history of the decade that defined the feminist movement, including interviews with living icons and unsung heroes—from former Newsweek reporter and author of the “powerful and moving” (The New York Times) Witness to the Revolution. For lovers of both...

Sarah, his personal chef. Anna, his wife. Serena, his maid. All three had access to a murder victim's home. And all three women are missing. Sarah, his personal chef Anna, his wife Serena, his maid Accountant Anthony Costello has a talent for manipulating both numbers and people, turning losses...

¿Qué puede llegar a ocurrirles a los vecinos de un barrio cualquiera en estos tiempos difíciles? ¿Cómo resisten, en pleno ojo del huracán, parejas y personas solas, padres e hijos, jóvenes y ancianos, los embates de una crisis que «amenazó con volverlo todo del revés y aún no lo ha conseguido»? Los besos en el pan cuenta, de manera sutil y conmovedora, cómo transcurre la vida de una familia que vuelve de vacaciones decidida a que su rutina no cambie.

Nueva York, última década del siglo XIX. Desde hace más de veinticinco años la ciudad vive bajo la tiranía del alcalde Cliffton III y de su siniestro jefe de policía, Nathaniel Crowly. Todo empezó con la explosión del Teatro Beacon y la muerte de un grupo de científicos que estaban construyendo en los sótanos del edificio una sorprendente máquina capaz de devolver la vida a los muertos. Desde entonces, la Ley de El Apagón prohíbe los avances científicos y la construcción de cualquier máquina o invento que conduzca al progreso.

The tax demons want their pound of flesh. Or 52,000 dollars. Unable to pay what she owes, Eden is forced to fight a never-ending stream of bounty hunters while she tries to clear her name and find the cop who set her up. But demons are not known for their patience, and the new mercenary hired to bring Eden in dead or alive has magical abilities of his own - magical abilities oddly similar to Eden’s. Desperate, she turns to a friend for help, but Detective Juke demands a favor in return - help to find the demon or mage responsible for a killing spree.

Living alone from the age of 14, Zoe learned to budget the hard way. Since her early teenage years, she had to earn, save, and invest her own money - which, sometimes, barely exceeded $150. In this audiobook, she’s sharing her insights about how to manage even the smallest income to last the month and even save. She gives concrete, actionable advice based on her own and well-known financial experts’ experience.

Do you spend on a lot of junk that doesn’t make you happy? Does money bring anxiety, stress, and debt into your life? If your savings account is nonexistent and you have no idea where your hard-earned money is going, it’s time to redefine your spending habits.

In this essential audiobook, best-selling author and former confidence coach Zoe McKey exposes the harmful consequences emotional unavailability and toxic relationships can have. Experiences with such people create a feeling of neglect, inadequacy, or unworthiness. Find ways to heal from the pain.

En "Mujeres que follan" hay sexo loco y sexo aburrido, sexo vainilla y sexo duro, sexo romántico y sexo no convencional, pero hay mucho más. El sexo nunca es solo sexo. Hablar de sexo es hablar de educación emocional, de clase social, de la presión por tener un cuerpo bonito, del mito del amor romántico, de relaciones tóxicas, de feminismo y de patriarcado. El sexo nos acompaña a todas desde que nacemos hasta que morimos, pero no todas lo vivimos de la misma manera.

Cuando la llamada del amor es más grande que la de la guerra, un hombre se ve atrapado en la preciosa batalla de la pasión. Lord Monty, de nombre Samuel, ha visto truncados sus planes para marchar contra Napoleón. Su padre le acaba de ceder los honores y obligaciones del título, pues aquejado de una enfermedad, el anterior conde necesita que su hijo se quede a su lado y cuide de su hermana pequeña y busque una esposa.