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Él se la lleva a una prisión sin barrotes, donde sólo hay lobos, abetos oscuros y cielos azules. Dice que ella es su luz en la oscuridad.No hay nada que Louisa odie más que vivir en Ash Springs. Sueña con escapar del pequeño pueblo en el desierto de Nevada, para encontrar emoción y aventura. Cuando se va de campamento al Parque Nacional de las Secuoyas con sus cuatro hermanos, conoce al misterioso Brendan, y su vida toma un giro inesperado... porque Brendan no se encuentra en el mismo lugar por casualidad. Ha planeado meticulosamente cada paso del secuestro de Louisa. Se la lleva a un lugar desolado en Canadá, donde sólo hay abetos, cielos azules, lobos y armiños. Él dice que ella es su luz en la oscuridad. Los días de cautiverio se hacen semanas, y Louisa se ve obligada a enfrentar no solo su propio terror y desesperación, sino también el pasado traumático de Brendan. Pronto él se convierte en algo más que su secuestrador. La compasión, el apego y la dependencia se entremezclan y sumergen a Louisa en un torbellino de emociones. Dos preguntas en particular se vuelven cada vez más importantes: ¿Es posible amar a tu secuestrador? ¿Y hasta qué punto es realmente peligroso Brendan?"Una fascinante mezcla de oscura y tierna historia de amor, thriller y novela de madurez. Además, una atmósfera ominosa y representaciones de la naturaleza de intensidad opresiva [...]. La novela Secuestrada: Hasta que me ames, trata del secuestro, del acecho, del amor, pero sobre todo de la difusa línea entre fuertes y débiles, el bien y el mal, que se explora de forma coherente y psicológicamente creíble."

During the untold millennia before patriarchy was conceived, the world was a very different place. Nothing concealed stays buried forever.THE ARKANA SERIESThe forgotten past refuses to stay buried in an artifact hunt spanning continents, centuries, and lost civilizations. The prize is a cache of myth-busting relics that could rewrite history or end it completely. When a secret society squares off against a ruthless fundamentalist cult, only one faction can win. More importantly, only one will survive.Volume 6 - Secrets of the Serpent's HeartIn SECRETS OF THE SERPENT'S HEART, two Arkana agents search the length and breadth of China for an obscure relic that will name the hiding place of their most sought-after prize. At the same time, a third agent tackles the dangerous mission of discovering the Nephilim's end game. In the remote reaches of Yunnan province, the agents encounter an enigmatic stranger who holds the power to stop their quest dead in its tracks. Meanwhile, unthinkable catastrophes befall the Arkana's leadership, leaving the secret society one step away from collapse. The serpent's heart hides more than a clue to a lost artifact. It offers the only means to save the Arkana from total destruction.

Amidst the enchanting splendor of a quintessential village May Day festival, the poised and proper Lady Emma Finch embarks on an innocent outing with her spirited friends, fully unaware that destiny's whims are about to rewrite the script of her life. As the mirthful revelries unfold, an unexpected encounter with a dashing and audacious rogue sets the stage for a collision of hearts that neither of them saw coming. Viscount Linley, the debonair and charming Archer Wakefield, graces the festival with a rakish demeanor, harboring a fondness for adventure and a reputation for mischief. Egged on by the challenge his companion proposes, Linley takes it upon himself to steal a kiss from a village maiden-a dare that appears as innocent as the blossoms adorning the Maypole. Yet, beneath the surface of this seemingly frivolous pursuit, lies the intricate weaving of fate's threads. Emma and Linley's lips meet in a stolen moment, igniting a spark that resonates far beyond the festival grounds. Little do they realize that their shared May Day escapade is but the first step on a tumultuous journey of passion, longing, and unforeseen twists. Venture forth into a world where bonnets and breeches conceal desires as potent as the most intoxicating elixirs, and where a stolen kiss amidst the mayflowers has the power to reshape destinies. Will Lady Emma and Viscount Linley claim the love they never knew they sought? Join them in this saga of longing, scandal, and romance that will sweep you into the rich tapestry of Regency-era passion and fervor.

During the untold millennia before patriarchy was conceived, the world was a very different place. Nothing concealed stays buried forever.THE ARKANA SERIESThe forgotten past refuses to stay buried in an artifact hunt spanning continents, centuries, and lost civilizations. The prize is a cache of myth-busting relics that could rewrite history or end it completely. When a secret society squares off against a ruthless fundamentalist cult, only one faction can win. More importantly, only one will survive.Volume 4 - Riddle of the Diamond DoveIn RIDDLE OF THE DIAMOND DOVE, the Arkana and the Nephilim hunt for buried relics in Africa. They must sift an entire continent-their only lead a riddle carved onto a mysterious bird sculpture. Even as the Arkana team struggles to decipher the clue, new dangers hover over their colleagues at home. A Nephilim henchman, sent to track down the runaway bride of the cult's leader, creeps ever closer to her hiding place among the Arkana. Troubles multiply when another Nephilim operative recruits a clever ally who might be more than a match for the opposing side. As the forces of the Arkana and the Nephilim converge on a ruined city in a forgotten corner of the dark continent, the shocking outcome is beyond anyone's powers to foresee. The quest for lost artifacts will veer in an unexpected direction once both sides solve the riddle inscribed on the wings of the diamond dove.

Bob Gilbert's fourth novel, "A Firm State of Heart," takes place in Washington, D.C. Its protagonist, Minneapolis writer Samuel Meckler, is crafting a long poem that's trying to rise above the chaos of the Trump presidency. Meckler supports himself by working as a waiter at Tadich Grill, an upscale Washington restaurant located on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the US Capitol. His interaction with congressmen, senators, foreign diplomats, tourists and media personalities gives him an eyewitness understanding of American politics. His social life takes him into DC cultural salons, ghetto trap houses, and Capitol Hill watering holes. His affair with a famous broadcaster coincides with the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic recession, and the death of George Floyd in his hometown. Ultimately, "A Firm State of Heart" is about an idealist trying to formulate a new American narrative in a digital age rife with cynicism and rage.

Shanghai, 1930s. Shen Shijun, a young engineer, has fallen in love with his colleague, the beautiful Gu Manzhen. He is determined to resist his family's efforts to match him with his wealthy cousin so that he can marry her. But dark circumstances-a lustful brother-in-law, a treacherous sister, a family secret-force the two young lovers apart. As Manzhen and Shijun go on their separate paths, they lose track of one another, and their lives become filled with feints and schemes, missed connections and tragic misunderstandings. At every turn, societal expectations seem to thwart their prospects for happiness. Still, Manzhen and Shijun dare to hold out hope-however slim-that they might one day meet again. A glamorous, wrenching tale set against the glittering backdrop of an extraordinary city, Half a Lifelong Romance is a beloved classic from one of the essential writers of twentieth-century China.

The multimillion-copy bestselling author of Wicked offers a magical new twist on Lewis Carroll's classic children's book Alice's Adventures in WonderlandWhen Alice toppled down the rabbit-hole 150 years ago, she found a Wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind. But what of that world? How did 1860s Oxford react to Alice's disappearance?In this brilliant new work of fiction, Gregory Maguire turns his dazzling imagination to the question of underworlds, undergrounds, underpinnings?and understandings old and new, offering an inventive spin on Carroll's enduring tale. Ada, a friend of Alice's mentioned briefly in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, is off to visit her friend but arrives a moment too late?and tumbles down the rabbit-hole herself.Ada brings to Wonderland her own imperfect apprehension of cause and effect as she embarks on an odyssey to find Alice and see her safely home from this surreal world below the world. The White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts?droll and imperious as always?interrupt their mad tea party to suggest a conundrum: If Eurydice can ever be returned to the arms of Orpheus, or if Lazarus can be raised from the tomb, perhaps Alice can be returned to life. In any case, everything that happens next is After Alice.

Annie Clyde Dodson and her three-year-old daughter Gracie are among the last holdouts in a tiny town, standing in the way of progress in the Tennessee River Valley. Just a few days before the Long Man river is scheduled to wash Yuneetah off the map, Gracie disappears one stormy evening. Did she simply wander off into the rain, or was she taken-perhaps by the mysterious drifter who has returned to his hometown on the verge of its collapse? Set against the backdrop of real-life historical events, Long Man is a searing portrait of a soon-to-be-scattered community brought together by change and crisis, and of one family facing a terrifying ticking clock.

Is there a difference between memory and invention? That is the question that haunts Alexander Cleave as he reflects on his first, and perhaps only, love-an underage affair with his best friend's mother. When his stunted acting career is suddenly, inexplicably revived with a movie role playing a man who may not be who he claims, his young leading lady-famous and fragile-unwittingly gives him the opportunity to see, with startling clarity, the gap between the things he has done and the way he recalls them. Profoundly moving, Ancient Light is written with the depth of character, clarifying lyricism, and heart-wrenching humor that mark all of Man Booker Prize-winning author John Banville's extraordinary works.

From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes an electrifying thriller in which a shocking accusation of sexual harassment triggers a gripping psychological game of cat and mouse and threatens to derail a brilliant career. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fresh and provocative story."-People An up-and-coming executive at the computer firm DigiCom, Tom Sanders is a man whose corporate future is certain. But after a closed-door meeting with his new boss-a woman who is his former lover and has been promoted to the position he expected to have-Sanders finds himself caught in a nightmarish web of deceit in which he is branded the villain. As Sanders scrambles to defend himself, he uncovers an electronic trail into the company's secrets-and begins to grasp that a cynical and manipulative scheme has been devised to bring him down. "Crichton writes superbly. . . . The excitement rises with each page."-Chicago Tribune "A heart-stop story running on several tracks at once. Disclosure is up to [Crichton's] usual locomotive speed."-The Boston Globe "Expertly crafted, ingenious and absorbing."-The Philadelphia Inquirer