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Inverno 1981, Berlino. Alex, 21 anni, esce da un palazzo vista Muro, con una chitarra a tracolla. Erede di un banchiere compromesso col nazismo, se n'è andato di casa a 16 anni e da allora vive come può, suonando per strada. Primavera 1982, Torino. Mia, 17 anni, guarda la tv con l'amica Chiara chiedendosi come mai non condivida gli interessi dei suoi coetanei, quando parte il video del cantante del momento: Alex. Mia, che non lo aveva mai visto, lo guarda. Lo guarda. Non smetterebbe mai. Estate 1982, Berlino.

When a dolphin takes up residence in Carrig Cove, Emer and her best friend, Fee, feel like they have an instant connection with it. Then Dog Cullen and his sidekick, Kit, turn up, and the four friends begin to sneak out at midnight to go down to the beach, daring each other to swim closer and closer to the creature. But the fame and fortune the dolphin brings to their small village builds resentment amongst their neighbors across the bay. Something wild and intense simmers in the air. Love feels fierce, old hatreds fester, and suddenly everything feels worth fighting for.

Exciting, educational, Roman “Shadow of the Wolf – Lavinia and Marcus” by Petra Horst In the second part of the series, readers discover what becomes of Lavinia, the young heroine from “Winter of the Wolf.” The daughter of a high-ranking Roman officer still lives along the Limes, the outer frontier of the Empire. The year is AD 213, and Lavinia is about to celebrate her sixteenth birthday in spring. For her father, it is the right moment to find a suitable husband for his daughter. But Lavinia is not ready to accept his plans. Instead, she hopes for a reunion with Armin, her ...

Royce Romilly was never meant to inherit — until tragedy tore his world apart. After the sudden loss of his parents and Joslin, the love he was forbidden to claim, Royce retreats with his loyal servants and his fragile, childlike brother Maxence to a remote manor, desperate to escape the cruel whispers surrounding their family. Maxence’s mind has slipped into boyhood, and Royce fears the truth would condemn him as mad. But when Maxence escapes and encounters Juliet Thawyer and her injured father, Royce finds himself forced to bring Juliet into his guarded world. Furious and fearful, ...

Charlie McQuade couldn’t be prouder of his older sister, Harriett, for starting her own cattle herd and wanting her own ranch. Her future is bright and promising...except for the one thing she doesn't have. A husband. When Harriett learns the shocking secret her family has kept from her since she was a baby, she's thrown onto the brink of scandal. Worse, she must make the hardest decision of her life for a man she's never met. U.S. Marshal Cord Brennan must escort a prisoner to Kansas before he can settle down and care for his crippled father in Texas. But the outlaw in his guard is ...

Rosalinda è intrappolata sull’Isola delle Peccatrici insieme ad altre Maestose come lei: bellissime streghe odiate dalla società per la loro magia, ma venerate da uomini potenti che vogliono usarle a proprio vantaggio. Ha diciotto anni, ormai, e sa di essere considerata il premio più ambito dell’Offerta di quest’anno, quando il sovrano e i nobili del Regno di Coronado sbarcheranno sull’isola per pagare le decime alla Chiesa e adorare gli dei con feste, danze e gozzoviglie, e infine scegliere tra le Maestose quella destinata a salvare le loro anime.

Summer of the Falcon – Freya and Lucius A historical novel for young readers aged fourteen and up The Romans rise again — in a story of courage, love, and destiny. Swords clash in the forest, shouts echo through the trees — then all falls silent. The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest has ended in disaster, one of Rome’s greatest defeats. Six years later, General Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus returns to the battlefield. Deep in the shadow of the woods, his soldiers capture a mysterious prisoner — a fellow Roman long thought lost. His tales of the years in between are more than ...

Mary may have inherited the brilliant mind of her late mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, but she lives a drab life above her father's bookstore, waiting for an extraordinary idea that'll inspire a work worthy of her parentage – and impress her rakishly handsome (and super-secret) beau, Percy Shelley. Ada Lovelace knows a thing or two about superstar parents, what with her dad being Lord Byron, the most famous poet on Earth. But her passions lie far beyond the arts – in mechanical engineering, to be exact. Pan, a.k.a.

The Roman occupation is brutal. The governor’s grip on the region is fragile. The authorities throw banquets in palaces while fishermen go hungry. Speaking out is dangerous. Two men, John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth, dare to, and pay with their lives. Is their talk of a new Kingdom a delusion, or a promise of future liberation and justice?

In 1955, Beth Dalton is a runaway bride. Her father, who owns a large ranch in the Texas Panhandle, in effect sells his daughter to keep the bank from foreclosing on his mortgage. Mr. Dalton signs a contract with one of the wealthiest oil-and-gas tycoons of the region: his daughter for the mortgage. The 45-year-old widower will take the 18-year-old beauty in exchange for his paying off her father's mortgage.

Questa versione di Romeo e Giulietta è una riscrittura adattata e ridotta della celebre tragedia di William Shakespeare, pensata per avvicinare un pubblico giovane e per renderla accessibile ai lettori più giovani e ai ragazzi. Sono inoltre presenti: note al testo, biografia dell'Autore. L’opera originale, scritta in un linguaggio ricco e complesso, è stata qui reinterpretata con uno stile più semplice e moderno, mantenendo la profondità e la bellezza dei dialoghi e dei momenti drammatici, ma utilizzando parole e frasi più immediate e familiari per i lettori di oggi. Pur ridotta in ...

Legacy of the Wolf In the third and final volume of the Wolf Saga, Petra Horst once again brings the ancient world vividly to life. Young readers aged twelve and up who are fascinated by Rome will be captivated by this story — a tale woven with historical depth, heartfelt emotion, and adventure. Legacy of the Wolf takes us to the year A.D. 230. At nearly sixteen, Julius, the son of Lavinia, leaves Rome at his father’s side — Marcus Aurelius Tiberius — returning to the distant frontier of Germania to begin his military training. It is not a journey of his choosing; Julius had ...

One fan. A thousand secrets. And a love too dangerous to name. In the glittering ballrooms of Regency London, every glance, every gesture, every flutter of a fan speaks volumes. For seventeen-year-old Eliza Linwood, it’s the only language she’s allowed to speak. Trapped by strict societal rules and an ambitious family, Eliza must use charm, grace, and coded movements to survive the social season—and avoid the marriage her parents have already arranged. But when she locks eyes with Thomas Harland, a quiet artist with revolutionary ideals and a past that won’t stay buried, Eliza’s ...

Mi nombre es Corbin, soy hijo del difunto rey Marcelo y la reina Tarin. Desde niño tuve claro cuál sería mi destino: heredar la corona de mi padre y gobernar sobre todos. Al contrario de lo que todo el mundo supone, no soy feliz: mi vida es una farsa y siempre lo ha sido. Nunca he querido nada… hasta que ella llegó a mi vida. Me enamoré. Intenté hacer todo lo posible para retenerla a mi lado, mas no se puede luchar contra el amor, y tuve que aceptar que su corazón ya pertenecía a otro hombre. Desde su partida me he sentido solo y roto, pues una parte de mí se fue con ella. Pero ...

Als ihre Räuberbande die Kutsche eines arroganten Herren überfällt, ahnt Frederica noch nicht, dass sie sich mit einem der wichtigsten Männer von ganz Fairona anlegt. Doch als sie ihm auf Wondringham Castle wiederbegegnet, wo die vier Prinzen nach geeigneten Ehefrauen suchen, stehen drei Dinge fest. Erstens: Frederica hat vielleicht ein klitzekleines bisschen unterschätzt, was es bedeutet, an einer königlichen Brautschau teilzunehmen. Zweitens: Der Fremde mit den stahlblauen Augen, der ihr Herz zum Rasen bringt, ist einer der vier Prinzen und dazu noch verdammt attraktiv.

The third and final irresistible adventure in the Compass and Blade trilogy, full of intrigue, sizzling romance, dark magic and monstrous beings. She’s no one’s weapon to wield … Mira is trapped in a deadly situation which could see the end of everything she has fought for. She must enter...

En la Inglaterra de 1936, el aristócrata Lewis Ellsworth se contenta con algunos encuentros sexuales lejos de los círculos de la alta sociedad. Por eso, cuando tropieza con William Chase durante su segundo año en Cambridge, no espera que éste entre en su vida como un tornado capaz de trastocarla por completo. Ambos se dejan llevar por el arte, la literatura, las emociones y las ambiciones. Pero en una época en la que ni al Rey se le permite escoger de quién se enamora, Lewis y Will deben vivir un amor diferente, oculto a los ojos del mundo.

Desperate to forget her past, sixteen-year-old CC arrives on her grandparents’ North Louisiana farm and asks, ‘will I ever feel normal again?’ She brushes aside her family’s attempts to break through her isolation and angst and hides her darkest secret from her beloved Gran. Even CC’s vivacious new friend, Addy, and a summer romance with steely eyed Eric can’t persuade her to reveal what happened last winter in New Orleans. It’s 1964 and as Beatlmania and Motown captivate America’s youth, this young woman encounters small town racial tension, erupting sexual assault, and ...

Ein Austauschjahr in London – ihr Leben könnte nicht besser sein, denkt Zoe. Doch dann wacht sie nach einer Party auf und ist plötzlich im Jahr 1816 gelandet, als Dienstmädchen der schüchternen Miss Lucie! Die hat eine Heidenangst vor ihrem Debüt bei der Ballsaison. Aber keine Sorge, Zoe weiß Rat. Der erste Ball rückt näher, Zoe lässt Miss Lucie erstrahlen und trifft dort auf den jungen Lord Falcon-Smith. Wie sich herausstellt, ist er ebenfalls ein Zeitreisender. Um wieder in ihre Zeit zurückzukehren, müssen Zoe und der gutaussehende Lord zusammenarbeiten und das Geheimnis des Zeitenspiegels ergründen.

Con su nombre envuelto en escándalo, las perspectivas de matrimonio de Cornelia Mortmain son nulas. El salvaje aventurero Burnell es exactamente el tipo de "hombre peligroso" que ella ha jurado evitar. Hacerse pasar por su prometida solo puede significar problemas, o hacerla tan notoria que podría volverse irresistible. ¿Podrán convencer a todos de que están perdidamente enamorados? ¡El juego comienza! Qué esperar: bromas ingeniosas y escenas hilarantes, una heroína intelectual que encuentra a alguien que está a su altura, un compromiso falso y una fiesta de Navidad que lo cambia todo...