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1908: The Lowcountry of South Carolina is at the cusp of change. Mayfield, the grand estate held for generations by the Rivers family, is the treasured home of young Eliza. A free spirit, she refuses to be confined by societal norms and spends her days exploring the vast property, observing wildlife, and riding horses. But the Great War, coastal storms, and family turmoil bring unexpected challenges to Eliza, putting her on a collision course with the patriarchal traditions of a bygone era.

Lascia andare: e se la chiave per la felicità, il successo e l’amore fosse semplice come queste due parole? Se ti senti bloccato, sopraffatto o frustrato, il problema non sei tu. Il problema è il potere che dai agli altri. Bastano due semplici parole per liberarti dalle ansie e dalle preoccupazioni: lascia andare. Lascia perdere i giudizi, i condizionamenti o i comportamenti spiacevoli altrui: è più facile di quel che sembra.

Aidan Thomas is a hard-working family man and a somewhat beloved figure in the small upstate New York town where he lives. He’s the kind of man who always lends a hand and has a good word for everyone. But Aidan has a dark secret he’s been keeping from everyone in town and those closest to him. He’s a kidnapper and serial killer. Aidan has murdered eight women and there’s a ninth he has earmarked for death: Rachel, imprisoned in a backyard shed, fearing for her life.

Story Brooks's fiancé just called off their wedding two weeks before the happy day. As if that isn't bad enough, her semi-estranged father, an infamous NYPD hostage negotiator, has suffered a heart attack. Not wanting to examine her lack of emotion over the broken engagement, she hops on a plane to reconnect with her father before it's too late. Playboy hostage negotiator Daniel Chase has never been refused by a woman. So when a debate over hospital snack foods with a delectable kindergarten teacher ends in flat-out rejection, he makes it his mission to seduce her.

Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by society and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar fate, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa, Celie is left behind without her best friend and confidante, married off to an older suitor, and sentenced to a life alone with a harsh and brutal husband. In an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear, Celie begins writing letters to God. The letters, spanning 20 years, record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment guided by the light of a few strong women.

He was a one-night stand, and I’m their pregnant omega… again!? It wasn’t meant to be anything more than a wild night. A little drinking. A little romp. Not a baby and an alpha baby daddy I can’t find, despite my best efforts. A year and a half later, I’m a single mother out on the dating scene, falling for another alpha—Eli—and hoping his pack welcomes me when the time comes. If they are anything like him, willing to accept me and all my baggage, I may be one lucky omega. But it turns out our meeting was anything but luck…

Daughters are the Ang family’s curse. In 1948, civil war ravages the Chinese countryside, but in rural Shandong, the wealthy, landowning Angs are more concerned with their lack of an heir. Hai is the eldest of four girls and spends her days looking after her sisters. Headstrong Di, who is just a year younger, learns to hide in plain sight, and their mother—abused by the family for failing to birth a boy—finds her own small acts of rebellion in the kitchen.

The opportunity was just too damn delicious for Ginger Peet to pass up. The purse full of money she finds - $50,000 to be exact - could give her and her teen sister the new start they need. So she grabs the cash, her gothy sibling, and their life-sized statue of Dolly Parton, and blows outta Nashville in a cloud of dust. Chicago, here we come...

Blessés par la mort de l'un d'entre eux et désormais capables de localiser la base du projet Ilos, le groupe d'adolescents, accompagné de Mendoza, l'ancien des forces spéciales du ministre Fassinger, vont tout faire pour rejoindre l'Écosse. Risquant leur vie à plusieurs reprises (vol d'un avion militaire, crash en mer, attaque d'un léopard des mers), ils vont être recueillis par des locaux. Ils uniront leurs forces pour attaquer "la forteresse", l'avant-base du projet Ilos.

Marseille, 2052. Nolane et son frère, Gal, plongent en apnée pour dénicher des objets rares dans les villes immergées, les revendre et gagner de quoi survivre dans cette ville aux inégalités criantes. Lorsque Gal ne remonte pas à la surface, Nolane, bouleversée par la mort de son frère, entre au service du Commodore pour organiser sa vengeance. Sur et sous les eaux envahies d'espèces dangereuses, les adolescents vont prendre des risques. Et leur amitié, se renforcer.

Le groupe d'amis fait face à une énorme menace car un tsunami s'approche des côtes. Ils vont devoir se séparer... Tandis que Nolane et Bonnie partent dans les terres à la recherche du microscope qui leur permettra de lire le cristal d'Ilos, Adelis et Nina vont affronter le tsunami, aidés par Enoch, Ulysse et Yasmina.

College was meant to be fun, a time away to figure out who I was while attending university with my childhood best friend and avoiding an arranged marriage my parents tried to force upon me. Then every plan I had fluttered away after one party, one choice to follow my desires. A one-night stand turned into so much more when my heat kicked in, pulling Roman, Phillip, and Cormac down with me for a night of unexpected passion. They were everything my Omega heart could ever want, until I found out who they truly were.

Julie Chan, a supermarket cashier with nothing to lose, finds herself thrust into the glamorous yet perilous world of her late twin sister, Chloe VanHuusen, a popular influencer. Separated at a young age, the identical twins were polar opposites and rarely spoke, except for one viral video that Chloe initiated (Finding My Long-Lost Twin And Buying Her A House #EMOTIONAL). When Julie discovers Chloe’s lifeless body under mysterious circumstances, she seizes the chance to live the life she’s always envied.

Julie Chan didn’t mean to steal her identical twin’s life. She meant to call the police when she found the body. She meant to dial 911. Except when she unlocked Chloe’s phone to make that call, she also gained access to her estranged sister’s sponsorship deals, her followers, her wealth, her whole life. And Julie’s not prepared to give it back. Not yet. So it's goodbye Julie... Now all Julie has to do is keep her head down and blend in with the beautiful Belladonnas, the tribe of influencers who had welcomed Chloe in to their inner circle before she died.

É 1984, e a vida está irreconhecível. Pista Aérea Um, antes conhecida como Grã-Bretanha, é um lugar onde o Grande Irmão está sempre de olho e é impossível se esconder. Exceto, talvez, para Winston Smith. Enquanto trabalha reescrevendo a história no Ministério da Verdade, ele nutre sonhos secretos de liberdade. E, num mundo onde o amor e o sexo são proibidos, onde é difícil distinguir os amigos dos inimigos, ele conhece Julia e O’Brien e decide se rebelar.

Torino, 1935. Mancano poche settimane all'uscita del nuovo numero della rivista di gialli Saturnalia. Anita è intenta a dattilografare con grande attenzione: ormai ama il suo lavoro, e non solo perché Sebastiano Satta Ascona, che le detta la traduzione di racconti americani pieni di sparatorie e frasi a effetto, è vicino a lei. Molto vicino a lei.

Faites la connaissance de filles très différentes qui ont toutes un point commun : Elles sont fortes, sûres d'elles et se battent pour se faire une place dans le monde avec une énergie enchanteresse ! Toutes les jeunes filles en ont fait l'expérience : une nouvelle classe, des soucis de notes ou des ennuis avec les parents, et hop, ils sont là - les peurs et les doutes qui se mettent en travers du chemin de la petite super-héroïne.

Hide Karl in plain sight. That was the idea. It was meant to be foolproof. Who would think of finding an Aryan-looking Jewish child in the household of a high-ranking Nazi officer? What could possibly go wrong? When four-year-old Karl, Kara's son, suddenly disappears, Kara's worst fear becomes her painful reality. Has someone seen through her cover? When four-year-old Karl, Kara's son, suddenly disappears, Kara's worst fear becomes her painful reality. Has someone seen through her cover?

As It Turns Out is a family story. Alice Sedgwick Wohl is writing to her brother Bobby, who died in a motorcycle accident in 1965, just before their sister Edie Sedgwick met Andy Warhol. After unexpectedly coming across Edie's image in a clip from Warhol's film Outer and Inner Space, Wohl was moved to put her inner dialogue with Bobby on the page in an attempt to reconstruct Edie's life and figure out what made Edie and Andy such iconic figures in American culture.

Teagan Cross, college senior, rebel, and wiseass extraordinaire, goes from princess to pauper in a single phone call. Overnight, her life of privilege becomes one of survival. She's not going to fall apart, though. She's a rebel and she's strong...determined to live life on her own terms...and nothing's going to stop her from getting things done. But when a twist of fate brings her to the doorstep of a different kind of Rebel, she's forced to figure out when something's worth fighting for and when something's worth letting go.