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Estamos en Irlanda del Norte en los convulsos años setenta. Sammy, Tommy, Barney y Patrick son cuatro amigos de Ardoyne, zona depauperada y de mayoría católica del norte de Belfast. También son «provos», miembros del IRA Provisional que abrazan devotamente la causa de una Irlanda libre y unida. Para ellos, la iniciación a la violencia y la iniciación a la vida son indistinguibles.

Growing up, Billie Grand sought solace in music, finding herself in the pulsing beats, striking lyrics, and mesmerizing voices that saved her when money issues and familial strife proved deafening. When she finally lands a coveted A&R assistant role at Lit Music Productions, one of the largest music labels in the country, it initially seems like everything she’s dreamed of—sleek offices, exclusive industry parties, flashy dealmaking—and she can’t wait until it’s her turn to find the next breakout headliner.

Da quattro anni Gabriele Bilancini non tornava a casa. Casa è il quartiere Tuscolano a Roma, dove è nato e vissuto insieme ai genitori, la sorella e una compagnia di amici inseparabili. Oggi Gabriele abita a Milano ed è tra i dieci designer emergenti più quotati al mondo. È uno che ce l'ha fatta: l'esempio perfetto di come si possa essere artefici della propria sorte. A credere in lui e a lanciarlo è stato Franco Zardi in persona, un guru del design mondiale, che ha riconosciuto in Gabriele la grazia del talento.

Erika Lopategui y Ólafur Olafsson continúan su camino para destapar la organización criminal que se esconde tras la Congregación de los Hombres Puros. La realidad y la ficción se confunden para ofrecer al lector incógnitas cuyas respuestas podrán encontrarse entre los muros del edificio Barolo, un rascacielos levantado para albergar las cenizas de Dante Alighieri.

"Llamadas de Ámsterdam" es una extraordinaria historia de amor. Con una impecable tensión narrativa, Juan Villoro despliega una trama hecha de coincidencias, separaciones, misteriosas oportunidades de reencuentro. La acción ocurre en una calle circular, tratada sobre la pista donde una vez corrieron caballos de carreras. Ahí, dos amantes apuestan su "resto" en busca de una última recompensa.

En los años noventa del siglo XX surgió la que estaba llamada a ser la máxima estrella de rock nacional... Pero no lo fue. Priscila, ejemplo de mujer desparpajada (y, sí, un poco malhablada), siempre aspiró a ser la nueva Janis Joplin, o de perdida la heredera de Alejandra Guzmán. De espíritu combativo y libre, terminó eligiendo un camino que la alejó cada vez más de los escenarios, la música, sus amigos, sus sueños. Esta es la crónica sin censura de su impetuosa juventud...

Martina está buscando su lugar en el mundo después de haber recorrido medio planeta. Aún no sabe si su corazón quiere dejar su vida nómada y echar raíces o seguir su itinerario vital de un lugar a otro. Un buen destino para averiguarlo es Nueva York, una ciudad que siempre proporciona sorpresas, sobre todo cuando su jefe, el atractivo y carismático Saul J. Coleman, le proponga un viaje de negocios a Chicago, y se quede atrapada en un ascensor con el sorprendente, divertido y vital Will 'Marie' Duquette.

Harry Jefferson vive por la batería, sus manos son sus herramientas de trabajo. Pero una de ellas ha sido lesionada cuando Dexter, su compañero de banda y hermano, juega con sus baquetas y accidentalmente le golpea con estas. Harry ha ido al hospital y Kaethennis… también. Él la ha ayudado y ella podría ayudarlo a él… Ahora Harry y Kaethennis no pueden mantener sus manos quietas.

Darius 'D-Boy' Jensen was pronounced dead from a car bomb explosion. But is he really dead? His only living sibling, Jay-Roc, knows the truth and he's been keeping the secret for 7 years. D-Boy and his lawyer, John, exiled themselves to Dubai until the 7-year statute of limitation of investigation was up. D-Boy and John were excited and anxious to go back home to the United States. What they didn't know was that Special Agent Heron dispatched an agent to monitor and keep tabs on his brother Jay-roc.

Fiona and Croy O’Brian were the prototypes of ‘I’ma stick by em’. Their relationship started in an unconventional manner, but it only made the love grow fiercer over the years. Introduced to you by Megatron himself, find out why the saying birds of a feather flock together rings true when it comes to Fiona and Croy.

The summer is colder than it's ever been for Koya Priest. Owning up to her deception, Koya holds her head high while letting the speculators know she regrets nothing that concerns Parish. With past traumas lingering, can she love him fully, or will her beautifully flawed layers cause her to miss out on the first real love she'd experienced?

Segunda parte de la trilogía "Refranes, canciones y restos de sangre". Una trilogía que podrás complementar con "Khimera" y "Konets", audiolibros también disponibles en Storytel. Asistiremos a la persecución de los miembros de la Congregación de los Hombres Puros, una organización criminal sobre la que no será sencillo alcanzar su cúspide.

El desplazamiento entre la ciudad y el campo construye la dinámica de esta novela. La protagonista es una joven estudiante de veterinaria, cuyo discurso a la vez indolente y desamparado enhebra una trama de sobrio desarrollo y exquisita resolución. En las primeras páginas la narradora se presenta como empleada de una veterinaria que vive con otra mujer, Aída, quien al poco tiempo desaparece de manera misteriosa.

With Alex Silva facing time behind bars, his family are in freefall. Wife Maggie doesn't know how she's going to cope without her beloved Alex. How will they survive? But survival is in the Silva blood and Alex has taught his children well. And this new generation is going to cause more trouble than anyone can handle...Will the Silvas survive or will trouble follow them...

Teniendo como escenario una ciudad donde convergen el pasado y el presente, Armando Ramírez nos ofrece una novela que mezcla crónica, guiños autobiográficos y ficción. El resultado es una historia hecha de muchas historias que se fraguan en la difusa frontera entre lo vivido y lo imaginado, entre lo tangible y lo etéreo.

Dora Fairweather wasn’t cut out to be a wife and mother, and as soon as she’s able, she turns her back on her young daughter Lissie. With no parents to protect her, Lissie has no option but the dangerous streets of soot-sodden Bradford or the workhouse orphanage. Life in the orphanage is bleak and Lissie longs for the warm embrace of her beloved father. As the years pass, Lissie learns to enjoy the camaraderie of the other girls in the workhouse, and when she’s taken under the wing of matron Connie Briggs, things begin to look up..

Tommy Jr might be one of the youngest members of the Carter family, but he has plans to one day step into his Uncle Jonny’s shoes as head of the family. But when his young girlfriend Aimee announces she’s pregnant, everything changes. Although only nineteen, Tommy’s determined to be the best dad he can. Aimee’s dad Kevin Fox feels the Carters owe him big time and now he’s going to part of the family it’s time to pay up. But publicly rejected by the Carters, Kevin plots his revenge and Tommy Jr is firmly in his sights.

With her twin sister still missing, Daisy Kennedy is determined to do all she can to bring her sister home. She’s sure she knows who’s to blame – her old boos and renowned nightclub owner, Samson Fox - but she’s going to need help if she’s going to make Samson pay. And so Daisy joins forces with Samson’s biggest rival – Roscoe Allen – a man who has seen and done things that makes Daisy shiver. But if she wants Lily back safe, she’s going to have to make a deal…even if it is with the devil himself.

Five years after their break-up, Eve still hasn’t found a reason to believe in true love. But when Foster has an accident and she discovers she’s still listed as his next of kin, Eve knows she can’t let him wake up in hospital with no one by his side. After all, those devilishly blue eyes have always been hard to say no to… Foster isn’t sure if his poor battered brain is playing tricks on him when he sees the only woman he’s ever loved sitting next to his bedside.

L’esordio nella narrativa di Alessandro Baricco è un libro fuori dal tempo e fuori dal mondo come Quinnipak, questa città immaginaria dove la gente sogna il progresso tecnologico e la meraviglia, sogna l’amore romantico e l’omicidio. E, mentre gli abitanti sognano, Baricco gioca con la lingua, con le parole, con il ritmo, costruendo un castello letterario che ancora si erge magnifico e commovente.