Editora: Bu Classics Books
Cursed at her christening to have no gravity, a princess floats through life unable to feel physical weight or emotional depth. Only the waters of her lake offer her grounding, until a prince’s sacrifice teaches her the true heaviness of love. A whimsical fairy tale that balances humor with a poignant lesson on sorrow.
Joel Shore, newly appointed captain of the whaling ship Nathan Ross following his brother's apparent demise as captain of the same ship, elects to make his first cruise as captain to the very location where his brother had last been seen - the Gilbert Islands, in order to try to learn more about what happened to his brother. The focus of this tale is of that voyage halfway around the globe and the adventures which he and his crew encounter.Ver livro
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD . . . Ruthless technology billionaire Lucas Ford has run out of time. The rules of his trust make it clear: be married by thirty-five and stay married for one year. Otherwise, bye-bye inheritance. FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE . . . Struggling escort Blake Maxwell has a choice: accept Lucas's offer to marry him in exchange for a million dollars or keep working as an escort until she can scrape enough money together to quit the business for good. TO LOVE, HONOR, AND OBEY . . . Both Blake and Lucas are forced to make the best of a bad situation. As their enemies fight to take them down, they have to work together to meet their goal. But keeping things real complicates matters even further. Blake can't afford to have feelings for her brooding client. She needs to take the money and run to protect her seriously wounded heart. On the other hand, Lucas can't afford to lose the one woman he's ever really fallen for . . . the woman he never expected to steal his heart. TILL DEATH DO US PART . . . But they have to survive their respective demons, their attraction to each other, and their enemies first! Contains mature themes.Ver livro
M. Theophrastus Longuet is a retired manufacturer with a simple life, until a visit to the Conciergerie awakens a past-life persona within him. Suddenly, the timid man is possessed by the spirit of a legendary 18th-century bandit. A thrilling, dark, and often humorous exploration of identity and the ghosts of French history.Ver livro
Kim is within touching distance of her goal – but is it already too late? Kim Medhurst, ex-British military intelligence officer turned scientist and climate activist, is in a race against time. With help from her four men, she’s researching how to make the ygrene – the mysterious power source she retrieved from a remote Scottish island – a viable alternative to fossil fuel. An unexpected visitor recently bought them a little extra breathing space, but they’re painfully aware it won’t last forever. Despite their hard work, the whole thing looks set to crash down around their ears when the greedy megalomaniac they’ve been desperate to avoid shows up on the Greig twins’ doorstep. While Kim and the gang would happily lay down their lives to stop the ygrene getting into the wrong hands, Kim would prefer to steer clear of violence. Their latest visitor claims he only wants to talk, but he’s brought goons carrying hardware, and Kim wouldn’t be Kim without a backup plan. Will good prevail against evil, or have all the gang’s efforts and sacrifices been for nothing? Safe and Sound is the third book in The Dreadnoughts reverse harem romance series.Ver livro
An unputdownable psychological thriller, from TOP TEN BESTSELLER, Alison Stockham When it comes to saving yourself, who will you betray? Louise has a shadowy past that she wants to break free from and when she develops an unlikely friendship with Isabelle, her neighbour, she finally finds the family she’s always yearned for. But Louise knows more about Isabelle than her new friend realises, more specifically about her imprisoned husband – and the circumstances behind his arrest. Louise is faced with a choice: to continue lying to her only friend or tell the truth and ruin any chance she has of starting over… An addictive and gripping psychological thriller that will have you questioning everything. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng. Praise for Alison Stockham: ‘It begins with a visceral shock and evolves through unexpected twists and turns to a deeply felt and satisfying conclusion’ Greg Mosse 'This was a beautifully written debut that handles a difficult subject matter with a delicacy that makes me excited to read whatever Alison Stockham writes next' Stacy Thomas ‘This book comes with a killer hook… Sibling relationships, post-natal depression, marriages with cracks that turn into fissures and the nature of friendship are all explored via a pacy storyline’ Jo Leevers 'Stormed through The Cuckoo Sister by Alison Stockham... A fascinating premise and she handles it admirably, with nuance and compassion' Laura Pearson 'Beautifully poignant and utterly compelling' Alex Stone 'An emotional and relatable story' Louise Douglas 'Such a clever and engaging book with a late twist that I absolutely did not predict' Beth Miller 'A brilliant concept delivered with real emotional depth and clout. I felt for each and every character in this story of family, guilt and deepest desires' Gytha LodgeVer livro
Despite being unanimously projected to go first overall in the upcoming NHL Draft, Noah Anderson wants nothing more than to get the Draft over with so he can escape his dad's unrelenting criticism and establish himself outside the rivalry he's never tried to fuel. Alex Valencia can handle getting picked second after a guy touted as the next Gretzky—but he can't wrap his head around the fact that Noah is the one friend he can't make. When the draft lottery all but guarantees they'll play for rival teams, Alex accidentally walks them right into a loser-buys dinner competition, ensuring their relationship remains a point of interest long after the season begins. Opposites in so many ways, neither Alex nor Noah expect a relationship built on the begrudging acceptance of a challenge made on live television to become so deeply important to them. But as the line between chirping and flirting blurs, they both must decide how much they're willing to sacrifice to play in the NHL.Ver livro
