In glittering Shanghai, a monster awakens... The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city in chaos. Juliette Cai is the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang - a network of criminals far above the law. Roma Montagov is the prodigal son of her greatest rivals, the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. He is also Juliette's first love... and first betrayal. When a deadly madness strikes gangsters on both sides, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, and a monster in the shadows. And as the deaths stack up, ... |
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What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius - his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two ... |
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Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project - a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia - Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward. Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. And sure, he caught her in his powerfully corded arms like a romance novel hero when she accidentally damseled in distress on her first day in the ... |
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After a childhood filled with poverty and neglect, Beyah Grim finally has her hard-earned ticket out of Kentucky with a full ride to Penn State. But two months before she's finally free to change her life for the better, an unexpected death leaves her homeless and forced to spend the remainder of her summer in Texas with a father she barely knows. Devastated and anxious for the summer to go by quickly, Beyah has no time or patience for Samson, the wealthy, brooding guy next door. Yet, the connection between them is too intense to ignore. But with their upcoming futures sending them to opposite ends of the country, ... |
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За кого ще се окаже по-изгоден този неочакван брак по сметка? За да опази наследството си от алчните домогвания на пресметливи кандидат-съпрузи, красивата наследничка лейди Джослин Кендъл е принудена да прибегне до отчаяни мерки. Смъртоносните рани, получени в битката при Ватерло, превръщат майор Дейвид Ланкастър в идеалния съпруг и двамата сключват взаимноизгоден брак. Лейди Кендъл ще запази наследството си, а сестрата на майор Ланкастър ще бъде подсигурена. Това, което и двамата не допускат обаче, е чудодейното възстановяване на майора и изцяло новата ситуация, в която то ги поставя."Обратите на съдбата рядко са ... |
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It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow-and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling-and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with anger, with loneliness-and, ... |
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One night. One apartment. Eight people. What could possibly go wrong? Twins Sam and Ilsa have spent most of their high school years throwing parties for friends - and now they've prepared their final extravaganza, just before graduation. The rules are simple: each twin gets to invite three guests, and the other twin doesn't know who's coming until the partygoers arrive. With exes, new crushes and old friends on the guest list, secrets are bound to emerge. And romance may flourish in unexpected places. ... |
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The reigning romance queens (PopSugar) and New York Times bestselling authors of The Soulmate Equation present a charming and laugh-out-loud funny novel filled with adventure, treasure, and, of course, love. Growing up the daughter of notorious treasure hunter and absentee father Duke Wilder left Lily without much patience for the profession... or much money in the bank. But Lily is nothing if not resourceful, and now uses Duke's coveted hand-drawn maps to guide tourists on fake treasure hunts through the red rock canyons of Utah. It pays the bills but doesn't leave enough to fulfill her dream of buying back ... |
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One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming. Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. Her whole life is books. Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. And he's Nora's work nemesis. Nora has been through enough break-ups to know she's the woman men date before they find their happy-ever-after. That's why Nora's sister has persuaded her to swap her desk in the city for a month's holiday in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. It's a small town straight out of a romance novel, but instead of meeting sexy lumberjacks, handsome doctors or cute ... |
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Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a "heroine whom no one but myself will much like", but Emma is irresistible. "Handsome, clever, and rich", Emma is also an "imaginist", "on fire with speculation and foresight". She sees the signs of romance all around her, but thinks she will never be married. Her matchmaking maps out relationships that Jane Austen ironically tweaks into a clearer perspective. Judgement and imagination are matched in games the reader too can enjoy, and the end is a triumph of understanding. ... |
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Трилогията Жените на Цезар ни отвежда в една по-нова епоха, където Гай Марий и Корнелий Сула вече не заемат централно място. Сега Цезар и само Цезар вдъхва живот на епичната творба на Колийн Маккълоу . Цезар се стреми да бъде най-забележителният римлянин, който светът е виждал, разумен политик и умел тактик, макар да е възпрепятстван от онези, които се боят от нарастващата му власт. В него има по малко от Марий и от Сула, но той се откроява като необикновена личност, чието име е написано със златни букви в летописите. Заглавието на трилогията подсказва, че в нея присъстват множество женски персонажи. Майката на Цезар ... |
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"Избавление по принцип е исторически роман, но вътре са преплетени вярвания и хипотези за съхраняването на духа след физическата му смърт и вероятността да се всели тяло приемник, особено ако първото физическо тяло е умъртвено като вампир, екзорсизъм, макар и не точно във вида, в който почти всички го познаваме от филма Екзорсистът, една съвременна любовна история между двама млади хора, българка и англичанин и елементи на криминале с кражба на археологически артефакти и контрабандното им изнасяне от страната. Кристофър Бъкстон успява от оскъдните исторически факти да извае живи образи като тези на българския цар ... |
