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Laurie Lee revive en esta novela, una de las más queridas y leídas por sus compatriotas, su infancia en una aldea de la campiña inglesa. Pese a nacer en 1914, un mes antes del comienzo de la Primera Guerra Mundial, sus recuerdos son amables y llenos de cariño hacia un mundo que iba a desaparecer.

Lady Kay Matheson is truly the bad luck bride. Her first try at matrimony was a disastrous failed elopement with handsome rake Devlin Sharpe. Soon after, Devlin departed for Africa without even saying goodbye, leaving Kay unwed and her heart in a million pieces. Her second attempt with the boy next door was the ideal match everyone wanted, until rumors of her previous elopement hit the papers and her perfect groom dumped her due to the scandal. Now Kay is forced to face life as a ruined and disgraced spinster.

Zoe Brennan may be the loneliest lesbian in Blue Ridge, but at least she has her family vineyard to keep her busy. When a prestigious wine festival announces it’s coming to town, it kicks off a battle royale among local vineyards vying for the opportunity to host it. Zoe’s in it to win it—being chosen would put Bluebell Vineyards on the map, and she could stick it to the vineyard next door, run by her ex-best friend (now enemy), Rachel. But when Zoe’s father is called home to Italy to care for his sick mother, Bluebell is left without a vintner.

Since the loss of his lively, charming wife to cancer six years ago, minister Paul Tobit has been operating on autopilot, performing his religious duties by rote. Everything changes the day he enters the church lobby and encounters a radiant, luminous being lit from behind, breathtakingly beautiful and glowing with life. An angel. For a moment Paul is so moved by his vision that he is tempted to fall on his knees and pray.

I backed my truck into his motorcycle. Now he stood before me. Long hair, tattoos. Not the type I usually am drawn to. I was a secretary at a high-powered legal agency, but standing there looking into his ocean blue eyes, I felt something. He seemed gentle-hearted. It did not bother him. I put a huge dent in his motorcycle. However, I offered to pay for the repairs, and he refused, flashing a sexy smile, and my heart skipped a beat. Maybe it was time I let my hair down and took a walk on the wild side. Who knows? We could be a perfect match.

What does that word really mean? Heartbroken, Stella—known to be an outcast—has always wanted to fit in but felt she never would or be beautiful. However, her life changed forever when stumbling upon a mistreated boy one day.

Seventeen-year-old Emily finds comfort from an older man as her home life is rather abusive and finds out that he has been dealing with an awful situation. Turning to each other soon discover they want to be more than just friends. However, a sudden tragedy could tear them apart.

Recently divorced, a middle age woman hires a handyman to do things around the house and repairs, and her teenage daughter soon has a desire for this man. However, her sudden interest in him could turn out to be heartache. Or is he that special one for her? When 18-year-old Tracy's parent's divorce, her mother hires a landscaper to do things around the property. Soon Tracy is convinced he is that special one for her and determined to win his heart. But will he turn out to be her forever? Or break her heart?

One of Daphne Wade's guilty pleasures is to watch the Duke of Tremore as he works, shirtless, on the excavation site of his ducal estate. Anthony Courtland is by far the most exciting and handsome man she has ever known, and she dreams of one day being able to speak with him without getting tongue tied. Anthony, meanwhile, only sees her as a hard worker on his excavation team. He considers her a plain young lady and says so to a friend, unaware that Daphne is outside the library door, her heart shattering to pieces. So Daphne decides she will not be so silly any longer.

Delia Stratham is an unconventional woman. While other ladies learned proper decorum at finishing school, she composed naughty limericks and admired the gardener’s muscular legs. So naturally when she’s widowed for the third time, she does the unthinkable: she gets a job. Planning events for the Savoy Hotel is perfect for someone with her skills. But her dream career turns into a nightmare when she’s forced to work with the most annoying—and gorgeous—man she’s ever met.

Hannah realizes that her parents’ cabin has vacation-property gold written all over it—and could save her mama from going broke. Again. The only problem? The cabin’s décor is mildly terrifying, and it’s in desperate need of renovation. Hannah hires the hot carpenter living in the treehouse next door to fix up the place. Not only does River respect Hannah’s business acumen, he looks at her like she’s a woman, not a hot mess. And Hannah can’t deny that River awakens something new inside her.

"Porno religioso improvisado" es un nuevo desafío a las lectoras de parte de Laura Lee Bahr, una de las autoras más extravagantes del panorama fantástico estadounidense contemporáneo. La historia de una directora de cine independiente resuelta a filmar un documental sobre un brutal asesinato en el que está involucrada una pareja gay, y en cuyo camino se cruzarán vampiros, fetichistas del pie, improvisadores con crisis de la mediana edad, gente con ínfulas de estrella, psicología chunga, hombres misteriosos y mucho sexo.

A medio camino entre la laberíntica "Carretera Perdida" y la hipnótica "Mulholland Drive", "Fantasma" nos habla de tú a tú en una historia que mezcla realidades, horrores cotidianos y terror metafísico, todo ello aderezado con un sentido del humor que bien podría denominarse "malvado". Una rareza imprescindible para los paladares acostumbrados al terror de buena añada.

In a world filled with secrets, lies, and cruelty, only the strongest will survive. I’m living proof of that. But being left for dead has made me question everything I thought I knew. I want to believe I have allies in these ruthless games, but the more truths I unravel, the more twisted and tangled the web becomes. And the deeper I fall down the rabbit hole, the more determined I am to bring them down.

Liars. Every last one of them. The kings and queens of my new high school. The father and stepmother I never knew. Each has more wealth and privilege than I could've ever imagined. Each has a pile of wicked dirty secrets they'd do anything to protect. These people have grown accustomed to getting what they want, and what they want is to make my life a living hell. Too bad for them, you can't break someone who's already broken.

I’ve officially screwed the pooch. Not literally, because that would be disgusting. But I did break one of the cardinal rules of bro code, which is equally appalling. You see, I fell for my best friend’s sister, after he explicitly forbid me to go near her.

It can't get much worse than finding your fiancé banging his secretary over the back of your couch, right? Wrong. Try discovering your unforgettable, dirty talking, arrogant as f--k one-night stand is your new boss. The same man that you hate with a fiery passion but your traitorous body refuses to read the memo. I'll admit, Liam Maxwell's cockiness is not unwarranted - in the bedroom or the boardroom - but I'm a professional. I refuse to let an inconvenient attraction affect my career. I'll just have to do what I do best: Manage the situation objectively.

Forget about those other celebrity chefs. Or as I like to call them.... Amateurs. Nobody can perfect a pastry like yours truly. People come from all over the world to taste my delectable treats. Women practically throw themselves at me, begging for a chance to suck the cream out of my éclair. I'm handsome, I'm wealthy, and I'm talented. All in all, life is pretty sweet. At least it was...until a beautiful Latina walked into my life and lit my whole damn world on fire. They say all is fair in love and war.

Surviving on a seamstress' income and a steady stream of fantasies, Prudence Bosworth has always longed for love and romance. Then, she inherits a fortune from the father she's never seen, with the stipulation that she wed in one year. Prudence is determined to marry for true love, and after seeing firsthand the splendid chivalry of a certain duke, only one man will do.... Rhys de Winter, the Duke of St. Cyres, hides his cynicism behind a quick wit and an even quicker smile. He must marry an heiress, and the pretty little seamstress-turned-heiress is exactly what he needs.

An expert in etiquette, Emma takes her pristine reputation most seriously. But the devilish Lord Marlowe is determined to prove that some rules of proper behavior are made to be broken....