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Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered. There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic and the odds of survival are never equal. Once you’re inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or you die. El Higgins is uniquely prepared for the school’s many dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out untold millions - never mind easily destroy the countless monsters that prowl the school. Except, she might accidentally kill all the other students, too.

Fairy-tale romances end with a wedding, and the fairy tales don't get complicated. In this book, the celebrated writer Mr. Fox can't stop himself from killing off the heroines of his novels, and neither can his wife, Daphne. It's not until Mary, his muse, comes to life and transforms him from author into subject that his story begins to unfold differently.

Plongez dans les nouvelles aventures de notre chat magique amoureux des livres ! Nanami Kosaki, treize ans, ne partage pas le même quotidien que ses camarades. Contrainte par son asthme à limiter ses mouvements et ses sorties, elle trouve refuge dans la bibliothèque de son village et se réconforte dans les livres, devenus ses meilleurs amis... jusqu'au jour où son quotidien se bouleverse complètement.

Glaubst du ans Schicksal? Julie hat ihren Traummann gefunden. Seit über zehn Monaten sieht sie ihn täglich im Bus zur Arbeit. Doch um ihn anzusprechen, fehlt ihr der Mut. Außerdem scheint sich der junge Mann nicht für sie zu interessieren. So bleibt ihr nichts weiter übrig, als heimlich seinen Anblick zu genießen und weiter von einem Kennenlernen zu träumen. Als Julie jedoch eines Morgens in den Bus steigt, ahnt sie nicht, dass sich alles verändern wird, denn das Schicksal geht seine eigenen Wege.

La reina de Nápoles, Giovanna II, quiere escribirle una irresistible carta de amor a Pandolfello Piscopo, el más querido de sus amantes. Acompañada de cien soldados, una comitiva de sirvientes, y una decena de escritores -los más importantes de su reino, encargados de plasmar sus sentimientos-, en el día más caluroso del mes de septiembre de un año cercano al inicio del siglo XV, emprende una expedición a dicha ciudad para conseguir el papel a como dé lugar.

This is an epic saga of two families living at the dawn of the Dark Ages who are brought together not only through the power of magic, but by love and passion that survives through many lifetimes. Together, they work to restore Britain to its glory, battling against political opposition on all sides as the country sinks deeper into despair and oppression. In this series, you will revisit some of your favorite "fairy tale" stories from the past with a new and "grown up" perspective.

This is a story of love and discovery "against all odds" as experienced by Richard Grey, a boy growing up through adolescence to young adulthood. But Richard's upbringing is subject to a series of sometimes hilarious sometimes traumatic shocks. For example, his eccentric grandmother Blanche Grieve insists on his wearing a gas mask watching hockey games on TV, because he’s desperately allergic to the cat his sister has brought home from a nearby forest. As he grows into a dreamy, moody teenager, then a young adult, Richard faces many challenges.

Sarah Miller struggles to remain conscious while medical teams work diligently to save her life. As she slips into a deep sleep, she enters an ethereal realm where her grandfather, Ralph Miller, awaits her under the protective canopy of a large oak tree beside a still pond. But this is no ordinary tree! As Sarah gazes into its glittering leaves, she is whisked away into one memory after another. With her grandfather's ever-changing tie, Ralph guides Sarah into understanding life's tragedies and the power of decisions.

Quando la protagonista, chiamata semplicemente la Scrittrice, ha un aborto spontaneo, nel mezzo di un periodo già turbolento della sua vita caratterizzato da relazioni sbagliate e lotte professionali, perde del tutto non solo la capacità di parlare e scrivere ma anche quella di comprendere il proprio posto nel mondo. In questo scenario di smarrimento interiore, dal Dipartimento di Ricerca Celeste viene inviato sul posto uno Spirito Guida per aiutarla.

Down a narrow alley in the small coastal town of Mallow Island, South Carolina, lies a stunning cobblestone building comprised of five apartments. It's called The Dellawisp and it's named after the tiny turquoise birds who, alongside its human tenants, inhabit an air of magical secrecy. When Zoey Hennessey comes to claim her deceased mother's apartment at The Dellawisp, she meets her quirky, enigmatic neighbors including a girl on the run, a grieving chef whose comfort food does not comfort him, two estranged middle-aged sisters, and three ghosts. Each with their own story.

When ballet dancer Clara Campbell arrives in New Orleans, lonely and homesick, she is immediately captivated by the story of Windisle Plantation and the tragic tale that is said to have transpired beyond its gate. Legend has it that it is abandoned by all living souls, but to Clara’s great surprise, it is not a ghost she hears through the stone wall surrounding the property, but a flesh and blood man: a scarred stranger with a pain deeper and darker than the churning waters of the Mississippi river that flows beside his self-imposed prison.

The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own. Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfather’s room. She opens it - and accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death, who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother.

In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name. But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power. In the Bronx, a Lenape gallery director discovers strange graffiti scattered throughout the city, so beautiful and powerful it's as if the paint is literally calling to her. In Brooklyn, a politician and mother finds she can hear the songs of her city, pulsing to the beat of her Louboutin heels.

A sister disappears and returns as a tiger. A mother’s voice compels the truth from any tongue. A granddaughter divines secrets in others’ dreams. These women are all of one lineage—a Korean family split across decades and borders by Japanese imperialism. At this saga’s heart is Young-Ja, a girl who infuses food with her emotions. She revels in her gift for cooking, nourishing the people she loves with her cheerfulness. But her sunny childhood comes to an end in 1931 when Japanese soldiers crush her family’s defiance against the Empire.

For fans of The Love of My Afterlife and A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, Natalie Messier’s debut follows a woman who gets a second chance to relive a formative time in her adult life—with the opportunity to win back “the one that got away.”

Good Bones, Simple Murders and The Tent collects together three classic books of short stories. Queen Gertrude gives Hamlet a piece of her mind and a reincarnated bat explains how Bram Stoker got Dracula hopelessly wrong in Good Bones Knowing when to stop is of deadly importance in a game of Murder in the Dark . And a cat goes to heaven and discovers new playthings in The Tent In this bewitching cocktail of prose and poetry, fiction and fairytales, Margaret Atwood brings her astonishing world view to the comings and goings of ordinary life.

1943, El Paso, Texas. La adolescente Nena pasa sus días cuidando de los hijos pequeños de sus hermanas mayores y anhelando una vida de aventuras. Las premociones y desvanecimientos que ha padecido desde la niñez están empeorando, y a Nena le preocupa acabar como la espeluznante curandera de su calle. Reza por recibir ayuda y cuando la misteriosa Hermana Benedicta llega una noche, la sigue a través de los límites del espacio y del tiempo. En el México colonial, Nena desarrolla su poder, encuentra el amor y aprende que la magia siempre tiene un precio.

Grace Schaffer is adrift. Raised by an eminent but emotionally withdrawn scholar, her talent landed her a coveted spot on Antiques Roadshow, where she charmed legions of viewers. But she's recently fallen from her gilded perch, losing her career, her marriage and her very identity in the process, leaving her with the same question her clients so often ask of her: What is it worth? Or, the question that beats beneath it, What am I worth?

Michael M. Naydan’s Seven Signs of the Lion is a mesmerizing blend of magical realism, cultural exploration, and spiritual discovery. Set in the enchanting city of Lviv, this novel takes listeners on a vivid journey through Ukraine’s rich history and mythology. The protagonist, Nicholas Bilanchuk, meets a cast of unforgettable characters—each symbolic and deeply connected to the city’s spirit—while seeking the mysterious “seven signs of the lion.”

Many people experience going to places or meeting people for the first time, yet feeling they recognize them as already familiar. Scientific research and neuroscience are now seriously exploring the phenomena of past life memories, and finding increasingly persuasive evidence that our consciousness is not limited to the present.