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Together for the first time, all 5 standalone novels from the Hugo and Nebula award–winning writer who reinvented science fiction,…
including one restored to printSpans from the 1971 classic The Lathe of Heaven to her career-crowning 2008 masterpiece LaviniaThis 7th volume in the definitive Library of America edition of Ursula K. Le Guin&’s works presents 5 remarkable standalone novels that showcase her boundless creativity and literary range.In the Locus Award–winning The Lathe of Heaven (1971), one of Le Guin&’s most admired works of science fiction, George Orr begins have effective dreams: dreams that change reality itself. But when he turns to the sleep researcher William Haber for help, the doctor sees an opportunity to use Orr&’s strange gift for his own ends.A former Terran prison colony on the planet Victoria seems destined for revolution in The Eye of the Heron (1978), when the authoritarian leaders in the City try to assert control over the peaceful farmers who have been sent to live around them.The Beginning Place (1980) is a parable-like story in which Hugh and Irena have both found their way to the Beginning Place, a gateway to another world. The two initially become enemies, but must learn to work together when the utopia they&’ve found turns out to have a shadow.The long out-of-print Searoad: Chronicles of Klatsand (1991) is a Winesburg, Ohio-like series of linked stories set in a small vacation town on the Oregon coast, where some of the characters have come for a weekend and some for longer, but all are pilgrims in the grip of inexpressible longings.And Le Guin&’s final, powerfully feminist novel, Lavinia (2008), reimagines Virgil's Aeneid from the perspective of a woman who, in poet's telling, never speaks a word. Special features include an appendix presenting three essays by Le Guin related to the novels, previously unseen hand-drawn maps by author herself, helpful annotation, and a chronology of Le Guin's life and career.Brought together here for the first time, these 5 remarkable standalone novels showcase a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning master at her very best.A Housemaid to Redeem Him
Par Laura Martin. 2024
Upstairs, downstairs worlds collide in this Regency romanceAn exiled gentleman&’s world…collides with Cinderella&’s! After receiving news of his father&’s ailing…
health, Richard Digby must leave his self-imposed exile and return to the town that holds haunting memories. He forms an unlikely connection with his father&’s intriguing and defiant housemaid, Rose, who also finds herself on the fringes of society after her troubled past. Richard is intent on leaving again, but keeping his distance from Rose while they&’re in such close quarters is proving harder than he ever imagined! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.A Proposal to Protect His Lady
Par Elizabeth Beacon. 2024
In this Regency romance, two best friends are conveniently wed!A reunionAt the altar! Max has done everything he can to…
forget about his first, unrequited love: Georgia. Now, five years after she wed another man, Georgia is standing outside Max&’s home, Holdfast Castle. He&’s horrified to learn of the abuse that her late husband subjected her to. And that, if Georgia is to see her young daughters again, she must remarry. To protect her, Max offers Georgia a convenient marriage. But he&’s also determined to protect his now ironclad heart from their newfound mutual attraction! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.Catfish Charlie
Par William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone. 2023
JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. BACK IN THE SADDLE. AGAIN.In this rip-roaring Western adventure, a once-famous Texas Ranger who&’s given up his badge…
and gone fishin&’ gets back in the saddle to set things straight—with guns blazin&’ . . . As a former Texas Ranger, Charlie &“Catfish Charlie&” Tuttle spent the good part of his life catching outlaws. Happily retired in Wolfwater, Texas, he&’s content just catching fish—namely Bubba, the wily old catfish who lives in the pond near Charlie&’s shack and keeps slipping off Charlie&’s hook. He also likes hanging out with his trusty tomcat Hooligan Hank and tossing back bottles of mustang berry wine. Sure, his glory days are behind him. There&’s no reason for Charlie to even think about coming out of retirement . . . It starts with a jailbreak. Frank Thorson and his gang ride into Wolfwater to bust Frank&’s brother out of the slammer. First, they slaughter the deputy. Then, the town marshal. Finally, they run off with the marshal&’s daughter and no one&’s sure if she&’s dead or alive. The townsfolk are desperate enough to ask that drunken old coot Catfish Charlie to put down his fishing pole and wine bottles, pick up his Colt Army .44, and go after the bloodthirsty gang. Sure, Catfish Charlie may be a bit rusty after all these years. But when it comes to serving up justice, no one is quicker, faster—or deadlier . . . Once a lawman, always a lawman. Especially a lawman like Catfish Charlie Tuttle.The Viking and the Runaway Empress
Par Sarah Rodi. 2024
Journey to Constantinople with this Viking romance!Bound by dutyTempted by desire Guard to the Byzantine emperor, Viking warrior Destin is…
tasked with delivering his sovereign's runaway bride-to-be to Constantinople. Abandoned at birth, Destin has spent years making something of himself, and with this final task comes the promise of land and riches. Only, the fiercely beautiful Livia refuses to be wed! Destin must return her unharmed—and untouched—but the closer they grow on their journey, the harder it becomes for him to hand her over…From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.The Forgotten Sister (The shaw Family In Liverpool Ser.)
Par Judy Summers. 2021
'I thoroughly enjoyed this book ... The characters are well drawn and believable' Lyn Andrews 'Fascinating insights into Victorian Liverpool…
and a heart-warming story make for an inspiring read' Mollie Walton Abandoned and alone, can she find new hope? Liverpool, 1848. Meg Shaw is the middle child of eight siblings, not quite old enough to bring in a wage to help her struggling family, but not young enough to be a babe to be cared for.When the family realise they can't feed all the children, Meg makes a choice. She volunteers to go to the workhouse for one season, and she'll take her little sister, Rosie, with her. As long as they are together, they can make it through.But the moment they enter the workhouse, Meg and Rosie are separated. Abandoned and alone, Meg is determined to make it through, and soon finds herself surrounded by a new family of vulnerable girls in need of protection and love.Meg does all she can for her new sisters, but when a season passes and no one comes for her or Rosie, can she find a way to keep them all safe?Convirtiéndose en la Bruja Pannell: La Precuela
Par Melissa Manners. 2023
Yorkshire, 1556. Desde el momento en que Mary conoce a Elizabeth, se enamora de ella perdidamente. Por fin su vida…
tiene sentido, y en cuanto se sumerge en el mundo de la medicina herbolaria, se fascina al ver que incluso puede salvar vidas. Pero cuando Mary es acusada de brujería, su mundo se desmorona. ¿Podrá sobrevivir su relación con Elizabeth?Il rumore della guerra: Romanzo storico su Roma antica
Par Vincent B. Davis II. 2023
Roma, 105 a.C. Quinto Sertorio combattè durante una delle più gravi sconfitte dell'esercito romano, che costò la vita a 90.000…
dei suoi compagni. Combattendo contro gli incubi notturni e il senso di colpa tipico dei sopravvissuti, giura di preservare la sua amata Roma e si imbarca in una missione segreta in territorio nemico. Sertorio si fa crescere la barba e si traveste con gli abiti di un Gallo, mentre interiormente è angosciato per la paura di essere scoperto. Ma per ottenere informazioni vitali sugli invasori, deve sprofondare nei loro ranghi. Quando avrà scoperto i più reconditi segreti dei rozzi costumi dei barbari, solo lui potrà intervenire in modo decisivo a favore di Roma. Ma riuscirà Sertorio a vendicare i suoi compagni e a ricongiungersi con i suoi cari, o il prossimo massacro segnerà la fine della Repubblica? Il rumore della guerra è il secondo libro della serie best-seller di narrativa storica Sertorius Scrolls. Se vi piacciono gli scenari vividi, il coraggio della convinzione e la lotta per la sopravvivenza, allora amerete l'avvincente saga di Vincent B. Davis II.Cadáveres en el Tíber: Un thriller político de la antigua Roma (Los rollos de Sertorio #3)
Par Vincent B. Davis II. 2023
Después de años de luchar en el campo de batalla, Sertorio regresa a la ciudad y a la familia por…
la que luchó, para encontrarlos muy diferentes a como los recordaba. Roma, 100 a.C. La amenaza del norte ha sido aniquilada. Roma no tiene más enemigos que conquistar, sus fronteras están seguras. Pero la República nunca ha estado más cerca de colapsar. Sertorio ha regresado a Roma después de más de cinco años de lucha en el norte, y Mario tiene planes para él. En realidad, Mario tiene planes para toda Roma. En el apogeo de su poder y con el aprecio del pueblo, le faltan pocas conexiones políticas de gobernar la República. ¿Podrá el augusto cuerpo del Senado detenerlo? La corrupción, la traición y la violencia se extienden por Roma como un incendio en la Subura mientras Sertorio hace todo lo que está a su alcance para mantener la paz dentro de la República y dentro de su hogar. Cadáveres en el Tíber es el tercer libro de la exitosa serie de ficción histórica Los rollos de Sertorio. Si te gustan los libros bien investigados e históricamente precisos, entonces te encantará la cautivadora saga de Vincent B. Davis II. Compra Cuerpos en el Tíber para adentrarte en las profundidades de la despiadada república romana.Le Retour du Highlander: McGregor 3 (McGregor #3)
Par Joice Mascena. 2023
"Est-il possible d'abandonner complètement un passé tumultueux qui tourmente, même si dans le présent, on a trouvé le bonheur le…
plus sublime ?" Après son mariage, Edwin aspirait uniquement à fonder une famille. Cependant, tout s'effondre lorsque des fantômes qu'il pensait depuis longtemps oubliés reviennent le hanter. Il doit maintenant retourner là d'où il vient pour tenter de les enterrer une fois pour toutes. Diana a lutté ardemment pour être avec l'homme qu'elle aime, et quand il doit retourner dans son ancien clan, elle ne reste pas en arrière. En découvrant le sombre passé de son mari, ses pires craintes refont surface. Alors qu'ils tentent de résoudre leur situation, un ennemi puissant émerge, menaçant tout ce qu'ils ont construit.O Limite da Eternidade
Par Suzan Tisdale. 2016
Ela era mais do que uma cortesã. E ele era o amor de sua vida. Uma pequena faísca levou embora…
todas as coisas que Isabella Di'Lorini considerava queridas e preciosas, deixando-a órfã e sem teto aos 18 anos. O destino e as circunstâncias a levaram a Turim, na Itália, onde a bondade de um estranho a salvou de viver em becos escuros e sombrios. Depois de se tornar a costureira de um grupo de cortesãs, ela vê o mundo sob uma nova perspectiva e toma uma decisão que mudará sua vida para sempre. Charles Emmanuel, Príncipe do Piemonte e herdeiro aparente ao trono, era desprezado por seu pai. Ele nunca fora destinado a ser príncipe ou rei, mas a vida e o destino de Charles foram alterados após a morte de seu irmão mais velho que era o filho preferido do seu pai. Chame isso de destino ou fatalidade; Charles e Isabella se uniram. Assim como uma pequena faísca destruiu sua vida, uma faísca de desejo e paixão a muda novamente. Ela era mais do que sua cortesã; ela era o verdadeiro amor de sua vida. Uma história de amor que se estendeu por décadas e desafiou todas as probabilidades. Mas o ódio de uma mulher -- a esposa e rainha de Charles -- ameaça destruir o que eles têm. Ele fará tudo o que puder para manter Isabella a salvo, inclusive afastando-a dele.L'homme aux deux noms: Roman de la Rome Antique
Par Vincent B. Davis II. 2023
Pour préserver son village, un homme pacifique doit survivre dans la sanglante ville de Rome. «Les forces narratives de Davis…
résident dans la description des horribles réalités de la guerre et dans sa manière de donner vie au contexte historique… » -Publishers Weekly Rome, 107 av. Quintus Sertorius vient de perdre son père et risque de perdre son foyer. Lorsque son village rural est dépouillé de son statut politique, il doit quitter sa famille pour assurer leur subsistance et leur protection à l'intérieur du gouvernement sanguinaire de Rome. Alors qu'il passe du statut de paysan à celui de politicien, il se retrouve au cœur d'une guerre politique acharnée... Tandis que Quintus s'efforce d'obtenir l'aide dont son village a désespérément besoin, il se rapproche de Gaius Marius, l'oncle de Jules César lui-même. Mais chaque jour qui passe dans le paysage impitoyable de la Ville éternelle met sa famille et sa propre vie en danger. Dans un impitoyable combat de conscience, Quintus risque de tout perdre: ses proches et sa raison. L'homme aux deux noms est le premier livre de la série de fiction historique Sertorius Scrolls. Si vous aimez les ambitions héroïques, les cadres historiques bien documentés et la corruption romaine, vous aimerez le récit puissant de Vincent B. Davis II. Achetez L'homme aux deux noms pour vous plonger dans le monde ténébreux de Rome dès aujourd'hui !Legacy (Blood Tie)
Par E. M. Cubas. 2023
What if the myths about vampires had a real origin? Legacy (blood Bond, #1) Ivan could not have known that…
one day the strange family inheritance would knock at his door and that, what he believed to be his grandfather's ravings, contained a bond beyond blood, beyond family, beyond time. What to do with a legacy in the form of an ancestor more than 3,000 years old? Velkan woke up in a new century, in a new society, with a new family, but with the same bloodlust, an instinct that kept him alive since he was born and that even Van Helsing could not defeat. Tired of seeing how all his life they had killed and desecrated the bodies of his family because of his nature, tired of the struggles for his protection, unable to see himself loved and fed up of being called a monster, strigoi, vampire or dracul, he decided to put an end to his existence, without getting it. When Velkan and Ivan meet, something more than the inherited family bond is created between them and they begin to trust each other. Velkan will tell you about his time in history by telling you about the age of metals in which he was born, about Vlad III, the Impaler, and will show you what really happened in London in the years of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Will Velkan finally be able to find his place? Can he stop them from thinking he's a vampire? An original and different revision of the legends of vampires, the folklore that exists about them and archaeology, a twist on the myth that will surprise you.Quest for a Highlander (The McGregor Clan #3)
Par Joice Mascena. 2023
Duncan McGregor is the last bachelor in his family and is desperate to find someone to call his onw, so…
he sees no other choice than an arranged marriage. To look for a suitor, their clan hosts the Scottish Games and women all around Scotland and England are invited to attend. Lyra Wright didn't want to go to Scotland but she is forced to go since the family she works for, the Chapmans, are invited to the event and that is their last hope to marry their daughter, Missy, and to take their name out of the mud. What no one expected was that, between all the women, Lyra, the English maid, would catch his eye. Little by little, between games and balls, they fell in love. But the women won't let him go that easy.Secret Love
Par Cathryn De Bourgh. 2020
Angelyn de Poitiers is the heir to an ancient lineage, and after her father dies, she knows all that's left…
in this life is to fulfill his last will. For that reason she travels to the castle of Saint Auxerre in northern France, with the purpose of marrying the younger brother of the distinguished marquis de Ferbes. The innocent young woman arrives after a troubled trip, only to discover her betrothed is absent and her hosts are cold and mysterious people, save for a certain gentleman's gaze, that keeps folowing her everywhere and wanting her in silence... Secret Love, a French love story filled with intrigue, mystery, and passion.Lucky e Sua Dama
Par Sandy Raven. 2019
Rapita dall'Highlander: Il clan McGregor
Par Joice Mascena. 2023
Victoria Green, ancora in lutto per la perdita dell’amato fratello, è costretta sposare Sebastian, un libertino dipendente dal gioco d'azzardo…
che la odia. Le sue preghiere, per sbarazzarsi del matrimonio sono esaudite, ma non si aspetta che il suo liberatore e rapitore sia l'assassino di suo fratello. Archie McGregor, leader del clan McGregor delle Highlands scozzesi, è accusato di un crimine che non ha commesso. Suo fratello è tenuto prigioniero in Inghilterra per convincerlo ad arrendersi, ma prima di farlo vuole dimostrare la sua innocenza. Decide di rapire Lady Victoria Green per guadagnare tempo e per liberare suo fratello. In mezzo a rapimenti, fughe e tradimenti, tra i giovani nasce un amore intenso. Ma può l'amore abbattere le barriere che impediscono loro di vivere questa passione? Riuscirà Victoria a dimenticare il suo desiderio di vendetta, e Archie sarà in grado di scacciare i fantasmi del suo passato per costruire un futuro insieme? Parole chiave: romanticismo, highlander, medievale, amore, rosa, adatto ai minori di 16 anni.Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner
Par Barbara Kingsolver. 2022
WINNER OF THE 2023 PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONA New York Times "Ten Best Books…
of 2022" • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller "Demon is a voice for the ages—akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield—only even more resilient.” —Beth Macy, author of Dopesick"May be the best novel of 2022. . . . Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love.” (Ron Charles, Washington Post)From the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees, a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero’s unforgettable journey to maturitySet in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens’ anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can’t imagine leaving behind.Murmures du Désir: Un romance médiévale (Romance de château #1)
Par Amanda Mariel. 2023
Au cœur de l'Angleterre médiévale, une dame et un mercenaire forgent un amour plus fort que l'acier, luttant à la…
fois contre leur passé hanté et une menace imminente dans Murmures du désir. Plongez dans un monde d'intrigues médiévales, où l'héritage du château d'Almerry est forgé à travers les feux de l'amour et de la vaillance. Au cœur du luxuriant comté d'Almerry, se déroule un récit d'honneur, de bravoure et d'un lien indestructible. Lady Isabel d'Almerry est une force à ne pas sous-estimer, grande, aux longs cheveux noirs et aux yeux verts perçants, elle a maîtrisé les compétences d'une chevalière, forgée dans les flammes de la tragédie. Le meurtre brutal de sa mère a brisé sa confiance, laissant son cœur protégé par des murs d'acier. Mais lorsque sa fidèle dame de compagnie, Clarisse, disparaît sans laisser de trace, la détermination inébranlable d'Isabel la propulse dans l'inconnu traître. Entre en scène Sir Ariston, un chevalier mercenaire au service d'Almerry, dont le passé est gravé dans la tristesse. Hanté par les morts impitoyables de ses parents et de sa sœur sous ses yeux, il porte le poids d'un passé déchirant. La perte de sa femme et de son nouveau-né ne fait qu'approfondir ses blessures, le laissant comme une figure solitaire aux cheveux pâles et aux yeux bleus perçants, cherchant du réconfort sur le champ de bataille. Le destin tisse leurs destins ensemble lorsque Ariston découvre Isabel au milieu des bois entourant Almerry. Une rencontre fortuite se transforme en une connexion indestructible, défiant les barrières qu'ils ont chacun érigées autour de leur cœur. Alors qu'ils entreprennent un périple périlleux pour sauver Clarisse, leur partenariat se transforme en un amour qui transcende les cicatrices de leur passé. Les revers et les défis mettent leur résolution à l'épreuve, mais chaque épreuve ne fait que renforcer leur lien. Des sentiments romantA Esposa Secreta: Romance medieval (Montfault #2)
Par Camila Winter. 2020
A Esposa Secreta por Camila Winter Saga medieval Saga medieval, história de amor e mistério A Esposa Ssecreta Uma mulher…
misteriosa chega ao castelo de Saint Denis, no coração do Languedoc, exigindo ver o Conde de Rennes e Hainaut. Ela afirma ser sua esposa, mas o conde pensa que a pobre mulher enlouqueceu porque ela chega usando um hábito puído e conta uma história muito estranha: ela não é sua esposa, sua esposa morreu há anos e ainda assim algo no rosto daquela freira perturbada chama a atenção do Conde de Rennes, algo dolorosamente familiar: É a dama da torre, a esposa secreta, aquela que cativou o seu coração nos seus primeiros anos ou ela é apenas uma impostora do mal? Gênero: FICÇÃO / Romance / Histórico / Medieval