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Under the neon hush of a sleepless city, a night-shift tram conductor keeps count of the lights that flicker above his route — lanterns that, according to an old myth, drink sorrow so the streets can sleep. As rain hums against glass and passengers drift in and out like ghosts of their own stories, he carries memories of loss, guilt, and love left unfinished. Each night becomes a quiet confession — a dialogue between man, machine, and the city’s secret pulse.

En la apacible ciudad de Golden la llegada de Theo despierta curiosidad. Nadie sabe de dónde viene, pero su presencia transforma las vidas de quienes lo rodean. Una mañana, Theo visita una cafetería local en la que hay colgados noventa y dos retratos de la gente de Golden, hechos por un artista local. Conmocionado, decide comprarlos todos y entregarlos a quienes corresponden. Con cada encuentro va tejiendo amistades, y este generoso gesto llena la comunidad de luz y resalta el poder de las relaciones.

Kyoko Tanihara still loves books. Just about. But life at the Musashino Bookstore is starting to get her down. Instead of promoting her favorite stories, she finds herself distracted, tearing her hair out at the mere sight of her infuriating manager, who can't seem to do anything but get in her...

Can two very different women put aside their differences to save the bookstore they love? The Japanese bestseller that kicked off a seven-book series - adapted for TV and 200,000 copies sold Riko Nishioka is assistant manager of the flagship Pegasus bookstore in Kichijoji. After working her way...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A hilarious, tender, and altogether life-affirming gem of a book." —Emily Henry, bestselling author of Beach Read A brilliant and touching romantic comedy about two polar opposites, one adorable dog, and living every day to its fullest. When Vanessa Price...

Payback follows three naïve but ambitious young women chasing their professional dreams in late twentieth-century corporate America. Over the years, their growing friendship forms a tight-knit, supportive bond that sees them through challenges related to gender bias, assault, and racism—as well as the joys of discovering their sexual identity, falling in love, and raising children while navigating demanding careers.

I’m auctioned off to a much older Bratva guy. Now I’m his forced bride. He’s the powerful boss of a dirty collective, drenched in blood and my family’s worst enemy. I’m the innocent Bratva daughter who got dragged away to a sick, dark market where they sell my virgin body to him. He says I’m his now, that he’s not letting me go. I belong to a beast now. I’m an introvert who likes to read. That worries people. They say I need to get out of my shell more. But the one time I get out of my shell and go to a pottery class, I get kidnapped. He takes one look at my trembling body ...

A Wall Street Journal and South Florida Sun-Sentinel Best Book of the Year “A masterpiece”—LAPD detective Renée Ballard must join forces with Harry Bosch to find justice in a city scarred by fear and social unrest after a methodical killer strikes on New Year’s Eve (Publishers Weekly)...

In this instant New York Times bestseller, LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a serial rapist whose trail has gone cold and enlists a new volunteer to the Open-Unsolved Unit: patrol officer Maddie Bosch, Harry’s daughter. ​ Renée Ballard and the LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit get a hot shot...

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF SUMMER 2024 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER HUGO AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVEL WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, VANITY FAIR, ESQUIRE, VOX, GOOD...

Asher Banks, with his honey-brown colored eyes and cocky attitude, has been at the top of my shit list since college. Nothing has changed in thirteen years. They call him the Boogeyman of Business because his marketing firm has single-handedly bankrupted several corporations with little to no effort. And because of my jealous ex, I’m now in Banks’ crosshairs.

In the heart of Chicago, recently widowed forty-five-year-old Angie Sortino finds herself at a crossroads. After she discovers that her deceased husband has left her penniless, Angie's spirited niece, Gina, and Gina's best friend, Kim, approach her with the idea of starting a catering company targeting funeral parlors. Angie embarks on this new venture, discovering the challenges of the catering business.

“Narrator Kristolyn Lloyd expertly uses accents, emotional cues, and vocal effects in this vivid audiobook set in 1999.” — Kirkus (Earphones Award Winner) A fast-paced, juicy debut novel that peeks behind the curtain at the cutthroat world of hip-hop music and the glamorous magazine scene...

The inspiration for the hit Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer. Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller is back on the job in this heart-stopping thriller from a renowned #1 New York Times bestselling author. “One of the finest legal thrillers of the last decade.” —Associated Press On the night he...

With the secrets of Mello’s infidelity, Patsy is left with a baby, drinking problem and decision to make on her marriage. For years Patsy’s life has been about her husband. Will she be willing to work things out with the only man she has loved? Or will she allow her drinking problem get in the way and destroy more than just her life? Michelle and Thor are in a weird place where they love each other, but don’t feel entitled to speak on things in each other’s life.Secrets, love triangles, and tough decisions test relationships in the third of this urban romance series. C

Nothing’s more exclusive than Noire Underground. Serving the wicked and reaping rewards. Secrets. Lies. Soot and cinders. Rhythm. Blades. Games and gore. A knife like a claw and the strike of a needle. This hidden haven is a throne of chains.

He wins me at a knife throwing contest. Now I’m his forced bride. I’m tied to the wall, used as an unwilling, innocent target for knife throwers. My arm is already bleeding when a much older Bratva guy takes his turn. When he wins, he pays my family money so that he can take me with him and make me his wife. I’ve always had big dreams, the biggest one to break free from my family who exploit me for labor. But now an untamed Bratva player has me tied to him. He’s a monster who carves a knife as slowly as a vulture circling its dying meal. And when he sees me, his protective instincts...

In part two of Homies, Lovers And Friends, Michelle is left with the fact that her life with Tasheem just might have caused her cousin to be murdered. When taking four steps forward, she feels as if she's pushed back fifteen. Just when she thought she had gotten rid of Tasheem and his evil ways, he came back and decided to cause harm to not just her, but Miracle.

In this “brilliantly original” and warmhearted novel, an old set of encyclopedias leads a young woman to a curious museum and one profoundly moving lesson: that every life is an extraordinary life (New York Times bestselling author Claire Mackintosh). Still reeling from the sudden death of...

At Vassar, they were known as "the group"—eight young women of privilege, the closest of friends, an eclectic mix of vibrant personalities. In the years that follow, they will each know accomplishment and loss in equal measure, pursuing careers and marriage, experiencing the joys and traumas of sexual awakening and motherhood, all while suffering through betrayals, infidelities, and sometimes madness. Some of them will drift apart. Some will play important roles in the personal dramas of others. But it is tragedy that will ultimately unite the group once again.