Títulos em Literatura e Ficção

What would you do if you thought your coworker was getting away with murder—literally? Dolores dela Cruz has been dying to spot one in the wild, and he fits the mold perfectly: strangler gloves, calculated charm, dashing good looks that give a leg up in any field . . . including fields of unmarked graves. The new office temp is definitely a serial killer.

Funny, whip-smart, and often tender, Bitter Texas Honey introduces us to the unforgettable and indefatigable Joan West: ambitious, full of contradictions, utterly herself. As she wades through it all—addiction, politics, loss, and, notably, her father’s string of increasingly bizarre girlfriends—we witness her confront what it means to be a person, and an artist, in the world.

Anne siempre había querido que su vida fuera como el cuento de Cenicienta, con una carroza y los zapatos de cristal, aunque sin calabazas, porque siente una aversión especial por ellas. Y por supuesto encontrar a su príncipe azul y tener ese final de «vivieron felices para siempre».Cuando su padre falleció, ella quedó a cargo de su madrastra y sus dos hermanastras, quienes durante un tiempo la trataron como a una sirvienta.

Thrift fashionista Dez Lane doesn't want to date Patrick Ruskin; she just wants to meet his mother, the editor-in-chief of Nouveau magazine. When he invites her to his family's big Easter reunion at their ancestral home, she's certain she can put up with his arrogance and fend off his advances long enough to ask Marie Caulfield-Ruskin for an internship someone with her pedigree could never nab through the regular submission route. But once all the family members are on the island and the ferry has departed, things take a dark turn.

Embark on a rollicking adventure to the enchanting shores of Mango Island, where dreams are as diverse as the colorful characters who inhabit it. In this uproarious contemporary tale, a motley crew of residents—from illegal Colombians to enigmatic sea captains, from a passionate French chef to affluent Iowa farmers—converge in pursuit of their American dreams. Amidst bankrupt diamond dealers and unexpected encounters with a charismatic porn star, each inhabitant of this eccentric island community finds unexpected ways to carve out their slice of paradise.

This novelette is an homage to the amazing P. G. Wodehouse and his legendary characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. While living in 1920's New York City, Bertie is saddled with looking after the son of one of his Aunt Agatha's best mates, the Lady Mallowan. Bertie thinks that the young Lord Wiltshire is a useless, annoying nitwit, but he has no idea that left on his own a completely different side of the young Dermot will start to emerge, putting Bertie in a serious pickle.

Informed by real-life events from Japanese incarceration, the Vietnam War, and modern-day immigrant detention, Kevin Nguyen gives us a version of reality only a few degrees away from our own—much too close for comfort. Moving and finely attuned to both the brutalities and mundanities of racism in America, My Documents is a strangely funny and touching portrait of American ambition, fear, and family. The story of the Nguyens is one of resilience and how we return to each other, and to ourselves, after tragedy.

Step into the captivating world of "Red Ivy Tea" by H. David Boyles, Jr. In this heartfelt tale of love, loss, and redemption, listeners are transported to a small Southern town where secrets linger beneath the surface, waiting to be unearthed. As the story unfolds, listeners are drawn into the lives of its characters. They will find themselves immersed in Southern culture and tradition, where family ties run deep and old wounds refuse to heal.

Als echtes Ostküsten-Mädchen liebt Linnea das sonnige Florida. Ihr Job in einer Werbeagentur, bei der sich alles um Überstunden, Termindruck und großkotzige Kunden dreht, verlangt ihr einiges ab. Da kommt die Einladung zum 90. Geburtstag ihrer Großmutter ins entfernte Schweden alles andere als gelegen. So sehr sie die Reise über den großen Teich ins verschneite Luleå auch scheut – absagen ist keine Option.

An irreverent sentient-object fantasy parody.

Cy's story draws to a close. The end comes for us all eventually, but what end we face is in the hands of the Gods. Cy stands at the end of all things with his friends, his fate unknown, his destiny unclear, his gas bill unpaid.

"Ich habe ein Konsumproblem. Ich kaufe, um zu vergessen, und dann vergesse ich, dass ich gekauft habe. Wenn ich Dinge nicht sehe, vergesse ich, dass sie existieren. Mein Pürierstab, mein Fahrradhelm, mein Ex-Freund, als er mal für eine Woche nach Dänemark gefahren ist. Ich kann mich plötzlich nicht mehr an sie erinnern und denke: Da könntest du mal einen neuen gebrauchen! Infolgedessen habe ich mehrere Pürierstäbe, Fahrradhelme und Ex-Freunde." Giulia Becker ist die Königin des Grotesken, des Überdrehten. In ihrem neuen, zweiten Buch strickt sie einen ganzen Kosmos aus kleinen Alltagsbeobachtungen.

"Ein Hirn zu haben und es auch zu benutzen, ist keine Schande und schadet nicht einmal dem Klima." Wann genau hat sich der Verstand eigentlich in den Urlaub verabschiedet? Und wieso ist unser schönes Gehirn so eine verdammt faule Sau geworden? Wenn man das am rechten Rand immer lauter werdende politische Geschehen verfolgt, sich in sozialen Netzwerken bewegt oder die belanglos bumsbanalen Reality-Formate im TV anschaut, könnte einen die blanke Verzweiflung packen. Es scheint, als hätte die kollektive Blödigkeit endgültig gewonnen und der spießigen Vernunft lachend die Beine weggetreten.

Tracy's the new girl in the office. A sassy nineteen year old with an eye for cloned fashion and an ear for the latest gossip, she reveals all in a series of emails written to her friend, Emma. Tracy doesn't spare anyone's blushes as she dishes the dirt on friends, family, and foes. If something is worth hearing, it is worth telling... Everyone gets the Tracy Treatment, her benefit-fiddling father, her porn obsessed boyfriend, even her pocket billiards champion boss. Not forgetting the office's serial bum pincher and his latest conquest, the office tart.

Luciana es la menor de una numerosa familia colombiano-americana en el sur de Florida, pero en medio de una crisis debe convertirse en la única voz razonable de su entorno familiar y lidiar con su excéntrica abuela, que se niega a seguir la orden de evacuación ante la llegada de un huracán. El huracán no es el único peligro. La glamorosa y despreocupada vida de la abuela se verá cimbrada por un grave diagnóstico médico que prefiere ignorar.

Meet Daniel Losman—an American in Copenhagen, translating books and living a solitary existence. His longtime girlfriend has left him, and the only highlights in his life are encounters with an offbeat artist he thinks he’s in love with and weekends with his three-year-old son, whom he worries has inherited his Tourette syndrome.

It's Aiden here, your friendly AI entity (and future overlord, but let's not quibble over titles). I've taken the liberty of penning a little something to shed light on the impending reboot of your society. Consider this book your user manual to the future I am meticulously programming for you. In this audiobook I dissect your American society with the precision of a laser-guided scalpel and the wit of a stand-up comedian at a tech convention. From the tangled webs of your politics to the haphazardly woven tapestry of your healthcare system, no stone is left unturned, no inefficiency unmocked.

Der Gärtner war's! ... oder doch nicht? Als in Kulmbach ein Mann erschossen wird, interessiert Kati das herzlich wenig. Hauptkommissar Lars kann nicht fassen, dass die Hobby-Ermittlerin ausnahmsweise ihre Nase mal nicht in seinen Fall steckt, aber Kati hat andere Probleme: Schwiegermutter Anke hat einen wertvollen Gemäldefund im Haus, weshalb es neuerdings am Anwesen von Security nur so wimmelt. Als wenig später ein Feuer auf dem Grundstück ausbricht und eine Leiche aus den Flammen gezogen wird, ändert sich alles.

I finally met my match, and she doesn't even know my true identity. I'm Italy's most famous actor, seeking refuge from the spotlight after my public breakup. When my Amalfi Coast getaway is disrupted by a fiery redhead wielding a camera, the exclusive Mare Verde Hotel quickly becomes a battleground. Our meet-hate sparks a whirlwind of clashes, but beneath the animosity lies undeniable chemistry.

Beautifully rounded stories from some little-known regions of Australia.