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Matar a la Reina (Diamante rojo #01)
Par Angy Skay. 2018
"Micaela Bravo's joyful Christmas celebrations cease when, at the age of twelve, someone, whom she believed to be her family,…
rips her childhood away from her and destroys what she loves most. All her loved ones are mercilessly murdered and she is outraged and assaulted to such an extent that her assailants think they have ended her life. In her last breath, her soul is impregnated with a vengeful feeling that will make her take the reins of her life a few years later, through a dark and gloomy world where mafias and danger are constant. In another part of the planet, a contract killer receives a call that will change his existence completely when he discovers a list of six names, having to assassinate each person in order, according to his former instructor, Anker Megalos." -- Translation provided by NLSAusencio (Narrativa (Almadía Ediciones))
Par Antonio Vásquez. 2018
"The death of Ausencio, a drunken and irresponsible father, unleashes the demons that dwell inside Arturo, his eldest son, who…
as a result of this loss will fall into a spiral of sadness, remorse, and despair, which will lead him to face the same vice that overshadowed the possibilities of happiness in his childhood and youth. Mourning becomes a shadow that looms over all his actions and thoughts, and his present becomes a continuous wandering through bad memories and black omens. The abandonment and humiliation to which alcohol leads him cause him to fall out with the town and his loved ones. Ausencio is the story of a descent into hell, of a son who fears repeating his father's mistakes, of a young man who seems to be followed by three ghostly women to announce a fateful destiny, of a man who flees and exposes himself in the open to the face of his death." -- Translation provided by NLSSeñales distantes (Narrativa (Almadía Ediciones))
Par Antonio Vásquez. 2021
"A young acolyte suffers a strange illness--or curse--due to which his body slowly takes on the texture of a rock;…
a Mexican tourist visits a small coastal town along with a young Japanese woman, where he will unexpectedly participate in an ancestral rite; a parrot mercilessly torments an office worker in love. The characters in the stories contained in Distant Signals seem to assure us that where the deepest human pains and obsessions exist, a door opens where the extraordinary takes place. -- Translation provided by NLSLa canción del ángel: una novela
Par Sheila Walsh. 2011
"Ann Fletcher has returned to Charleston to see her younger sister Sarah receive her master's degree. But she soon finds…
herself riding in the back of an ambulance, watching helplessly as Sarah fights for her life. As they race to the hospital, Sarah talks to someone who is not there...and hums a melody Ann has never heard before. That unfamiliar, unearthly beautiful melody keeps finding Ann--first in the hospital chapel, then in her dreams, and finally in Sarah's empty house. Two neighbors have a profound effect on Ann. Ethan McKinney lends her a shoulder to lean on. And as a carpenter, he volunteers to help Ann get the Fletcher family home into shape for selling. His strong presence is a pleasing distraction. Ann's twelve-year-old neighbor, Keith, has Down Syndrome and the guile to believe he can actually see and hear angels. In fact, he insists they are looking out for her in ways she's never imagined. God begins to reveal himself to Ann--both in her newfound friends and through supernatural events. As she discovers the very real presence of angels around her, will she finally open her heart to receive God's healing love?" -- GoodreadsEcos
Par Danielle Steel. 2011
"In 1915 Beata Wittgenstein, eldest daughter of an affluent German Jewish family, runs off to Switzerland to marry Antoine de…
Vallerand, a young French Catholic officer. But her newfound happiness and the future of her children are threatened by war." -- Provided by NLSTrayéndolo todo de regreso a casa: relatos 1990-2020 (Narrativa hispánica (Alfaguara (Firm)))
Par Patricio Pron. 2021
"Argentine writer Patricio Pron began writing in 1990. A little more than twenty years later, El Cuervo has published a…
personal selection of his stories, one for each year of activity. Twenty stories, originally published in tiny editions that are now out of print, document the early years of creation and travel, travel and literature, of one of the most recognizable writers of contemporary Argentine literature. Like Bob Dylan, Patricio Pron brings his stories back to the place where he once conceived them and that was once his home." -- Translation provided by NLSCasas vacías (Narrativa Sexto Piso)
Par Brenda Navarro. 2020
"|Empty Houses| unfolds in the aftermath of a child's disappearance. His mother is distraught. As her life begins to unravel,…
she is haunted by his absence but also by her own ambivalence: did she even want him in the first place? In a working-class neighbourhood on the other side of Mexico City another woman protects her stolen child. After longing desperately to be a mother, her life is violently altered by its reality. Alternating between these two contrasting voices, |Empty Houses| confronts the desires, regrets and social pressures of motherhood faced by both the mother who lost her child and the new one who risked everything to take him." -- GoodreadsTiempo de abrazar (Serie amor eterno #02)
Par Karen Kingsbury. 2011
"In this sequel to |A Time to Dance|, John and Abby Reynolds are back together and believe they can handle…
anything. However, their faith will be greatly tested as John struggles in his coaching job, Nicole and Matt have family problems, and tragedy strikes." -- Provided by NLSTodos se van
Par Wendy Guerra. 2014
"Written in the form of a diary that tells Nieve Guerra's story from age eight to twenty, this novel tells…
the life of a young girl with an alcoholic father that blames her for his wife running away with another man and, even worse, a foreigner. This unique experience, written with strength and authenticity, reflects the Cuban reality without ideological castigation." -- GoodreadsSan Juan noir (Akashic noir series)
Par Mayra Santos-Febres. 2016
"Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set…
in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book. Brand-new stories by: Wilfredo J. Burgos Matos, Ernesto Quiñonez, Mayra Santos-Febres, José Rabelo, Luis Negrón, Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro, Ana María Fuster Lavín, Janette Becerra, Manolo Núñez Negrón, Tere Dávila, Edmaris Carazo, Alejandro Álvarez Nieves, Charlie Vázquez, and Manuel A. Meléndez." -- GoodreadsTristes sombras
Par Lola Ancira. 2021
"In this book, the stories give voice to those who have been marginalized and condemned to live in the shadows…
of madness, nostalgia, loss, and despair. The characters, defeated by life itself, take refuge in the memory of what they had, in abandonment, expired promises and discouragement. The former psychiatric hospital "La Castañeda" and former prison "El Palacio de Lecumberri" are the spaces that harbor the ultimate destiny of each character and their inevitable metamorphosis into shadows." -- Translation provided by NLSLa huida (John Puller novel. Spanish #03)
Par David Baldacci. 2018
"U.S. Army special agent John Puller is the man they call to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. But…
he is unprepared to hunt the most formidable and brilliant prey he has ever tracked--his own brother. Imprisoned for treason and national security crimes, Robert has now inexplicably escaped." -- Provided by NLSLa noche caníbal (Letras mexicanas)
Par Luis Jorge Boone. 2011
"This is a collection of haunting and breathtaking short stories. The characters are beings oppressed by their fears, tyrannized by…
their weaknesses, confused by their own dreams. An aura of death and delirium hovers over their lives forcing them to reveal the hidden boundaries of human nature. These stories inhabit the limits between reality and madness, between ordinary occurrences and unexpected coincidences. It is at these crossroads where the world becomes most unsettling and we are forced to evaluate our perceptions. Paranoia, lack of faith, obsession, panic, and psychosis are some of the forces that control the destinies of these protagonists. Luis Jorge Boone's cleanly-architectured prose conjures the great voices of Latin American short fiction and delivers them with a 21st century sensibility. This is a collection full of striking philosophical observations, brilliant twists, and disquieting images." -- Amazon.com"Dominican literature has exploded, and for the better, with a diverse and unbound generation that writes from the inside out…
and from the outside in. This selection by Rita Indiana unquestionably proves it, by bringing together diasporic and national authors, and revealing the creative diversity of a Caribbean, cosmopolitan and, at the same time, unconventional gaze...." -- Translation provided by NLSSangre de Emanuel
Par Ted Dekker. 2011
"This story is for everyone--but not everyone is for this story. It is a dangerous tale of times past. A…
love story full of deep seduction. A story of terrible longing and bold sacrifice. Then as now, evil begins its courtship cloaked in light. And the heart embraces what it should flee. Forgetting it once had a truer lover. With a kiss, evil will ravage body, soul, and mind. Yet there remains hope, because the heart knows no bounds. Love will prove greater than lust. Sacrifice will overcome seduction. And blood will flow. Because the battle for the heart is always violently opposed. For those desperate to drink deep from this fountain of life, enter. But remember, not everyone is for this story." -- Goodreads¿En quién piensas cuando haces el amor? (Vintage español)
Par Homero Aridjis. 2011
"In these pages the author places himself after the end of the millennium and, with an apocalyptic tone, prophesies the…
evils that will befall a mythical Moctezuma city, a future metaphor for today's Mexico City, scene of frequent ecological disasters and capital of the end of the era of the Fifth Sun. Above the catastrophes and the difficulty of living in a city of such magnitude, the characters wander with their own burden of love and heartbreak, as happens to Luis Antonio with his sister-in-law María, identical twin of Rosalba, his deceased wife. Yo Sánchez uses theater as a lighting technique and is linked to the family of the protagonists. This is a dizzying play, loaded with irony and black humor, that carries the questioning of the human being in the megalopolis." -- Translation provided by NLSDestinos errantes
Par Danielle Steel. 2011
Orphaned at a young age, Audrey Driscoll grows up bound to the caring of her eccentric millionaire grandfather and her…
demanding younger sister. At the age of twenty-six she finally attains the freedom to indulge her passion for travel, and on the eve of World War II she encounters adventure and romance in Europe, China, and Africa. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 1987La educación de Margot Sánchez
Par Lilliam Rivera. 2019
"After 'borrowing' her father's credit card to finance a more stylish wardrobe, Margot Sánchez suddenly finds herself grounded. And by…
grounded, she means working as an indentured servant in her family's struggling grocery store to pay off her debts. With each order of deli meat she slices, Margot can feel her carefully cultivated prep school reputation slipping through her fingers, and she's willing to do anything to get out of this punishment. Lie, cheat, and maybe even steal... Margot's invitation to the ultimate beach party is within reach and she has no intention of letting her family's drama or Moisés-the admittedly good looking but outspoken boy from the neighborhood-keep her from her goal." -- GoodreadsTaína: una novela
Par Ernesto Quiñonez. 2019
"When Julio, a teenager living in Spanish Harlem, hears that Taina, a pregnant fifteen-year-old from his high school claims to…
be a virgin, he decides to believe her. Julio has a history of strange visions and his blind and unrequited love for Taina will unleash a whirlpool of emotions that will bring him to question his hard-working Puerto Rican mother and his communist Ecuadorian father, his beliefs and even the building blocks of modern science (after seeing the conception of Taina's baby as a revolution in nature). After meeting Taína's uncle, "El Vejigante", an ex-con with a dark past, he accepts his proposal to support her during her pregnancy and becomes entangled in a web of crime that, while taking him closer to Taína, ultimately reveals a family secret that will not leave him unscathed." -- GoodreadsTierra fresca de su tumba (Candaya narrativa #72)
Par Giovanna Rivero. 2021
"Six tales of a dark beauty that throb with disturbing themes: the legitimacy of revenge, incest as survival, indigenous witchcraft…
versus Japanese wisdom, the body as a corpse we inhabit. Rivero's stories pierce the reader like a wound, but in the end also offer possibilities of love, justice and hope. Told with a fierce and fragile lyricism that probes the abysses of the human soul, in |Fresh Dirt from the Grave| Giovanna Rivero reworks the boundaries of the gothic to engage with pre-Columbian ritual, folk tales, sci-fi and eroticism." -- Provided by publisher