-Titulo Original : The Final Girl Support Group-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: “The horror master…puts his unique spin on slasher movie tropes.”-USA Today A cant-miss summer read, selected by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, Time, USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, CNN, LitHub, BookRiot, Bustle, Popsugar and the New York Public Library In horror movies, the final girls are the ones left standing when the credits roll. They made it through the worst night of their lives…but what happens after? Like his bestselling novel The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, Grady Hendrix’s latest is a fast-paced, frightening, and wickedly humorous thriller. From chain saws to summer camp slayers, The Final Girl Support Group pays tribute to and slyly subverts our most popular horror films—movies like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Scream. Lynnette Tarkington is a real-life final girl who survived a massacre. For more than a decade, she’s been meeting with five other final girls and their therapist in a support group for those who survived the unthinkable, working to put their lives back together. Then one woman misses a meeting, and their worst fears are realized—someone knows about the group and is determined to rip their lives apart again, piece by piece. But the thing about final girls is that no matter how bad the odds, how dark the night, how sharp the knife, they will never, ever give up...

-Titulo Original : The Sun Down Motel-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Something hasn’t been right at the roadside Sun Down Motel for a very long time, and Carly Kirk is about to find out why in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Broken Girls. Upstate New York, 1982. Viv Delaney wants to move to New York City, and to help pay for it she takes a job as the night clerk at the Sun Down Motel in Fell, New York. But something isn?t right at the motel, something haunting and scary. Upstate New York, 2017. Carly Kirk has never been able to let go of the story of her aunt Viv, who mysteriously disappeared from the Sun Down before she was born. She decides to move to Fell and visit the motel, where she quickly learns that nothing has changed since 1982. And she soon finds herself ensnared in the same mysteries that claimed her aunt...

-Titulo Original : The Kiss Quotient-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: From the author of The Bride Test comes a romance novel hailed as one of The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2018 and one of Amazon’s Top 100 Books of 2018! “This is such a fun read and its also quite original and sexy and sensitive.”—Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author “Hoangs writing bursts from the page.”—Buzzfeed A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: theres not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick. Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases—a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old. It doesnt help that Stella has Aspergers and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice—with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner cant afford to turn down Stellas offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan—from foreplay to more-than-missionary position... Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but crave all of the other things hes making her feel. Their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic.....

-Titulo Original : Beach Read-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION! “Original, sparkling bright, and layered with feeling.”—Sally Thorne, author of The Hating Game A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters. Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast. They’re polar opposites. In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, theyre living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writers block. Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She’ll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he’ll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really...

-Titulo Original : People We Meet On Vacation-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON SUMMER READS NOMINEE! Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Newsweek ? Oprah Magazine ? The Skimm ? Marie Claire ? Parade ? The Wall Street Journal ? Chicago Tribune ? PopSugar ? BookPage ? BookBub ? Betches ? SheReads ? Good Housekeeping ? BuzzFeed ? Business Insider ? Real Simple ? Frolic ? and more! Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love. From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read comes a sparkling new novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together. Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They havent spoken since. Poppy has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together—lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees. Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong...

-Titulo Original : All The Colors Of Night (Fogg Lake)-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: An instant New York Times bestseller!Two psychics plunge into a dark world of deadly secrets in this second installment in the Fogg Lake trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz. North Chastain possesses a paranormal talent that gives him the ability to track down the most dangerous psychic criminals. When his father suddenly falls into a coma-like state, North is convinced it was caused by a deadly artifact that traces back to the days of a secret government program known only as the Bluestone Project. North knows his only hope of saving his father is to find the artifact. He is good when it comes to tracking down killers, but to locate the relic he’s going to need help from a psychic who knows the shadowy world of obsessive collectors, deceptive dealers and ruthless raiders.… With her reputation in ruins after a false accusation, antiques expert Sierra Raines is looking for a fresh start. She turns to the murky backwaters of the paranormal artifacts trade, finding and transporting valuable objects with a psychic provenance. When North Chastain approaches her for help, Sierra takes him on as a client, though not without reservations. North represents the mysterious Foundation, the secretive organization established to police the underworld populated by psychic criminals and those, like Sierra, who make a living in the shadows of that world. North and Sierra soon find themselves at the scene of the Incident, which occurred decades ago in Fogg Lake. The town and its residents were forever changed by the disaster in the nearby Bluestone Project labs. The pair unearths shocking truths about what happened that fateful night, but they are playing with fire-someone in town knows what they’ve discovered and will do anything to make sure the secrets stay buried. Review The combination of romance, danger, mystery, and the occult is sure to sate Krentz’s fans. Readers will be eager to see where the series goes next.- Publishers Weekly Another brilliantly crafted installment in which [Krentz] deftly draws on her mad genius for exciting plots and signature sharp sense of humor to create another sexy, suspenseful, and sublimely entertaining story that will have her fans and new readers alike sighing happily with satisfaction.-Booklist, starred review “Krentzs second Fogg Lake entry (after The Vanishing) offers her typical romantic suspense heavily dosed with heightened mental abilities and can read as a stand-alone, although characters from the first book make appearances. Fans will enjoy the Easter eggs sprinkled throughout referencing the Jones brothers from Krentzs popular Arcane Society series.”- Library Journal “ All the Colors of the Night is a riveting story with relatable protagonists that the reader will cheer on as their escapades became ever more dangerous. Surprises along the way will keep the reader guessing. And several well-conceived themes run through the tale, including family relationships and history, ethics, romance, murder, trust, mental health, and more.”- Mystery and Suspense Magazine “This easy-to-follow romantic suspense novel has a breathtaking pace, well-developed characters and great chemistry between its main couple.”-BookPage “ All the Colors of Night is an entertaining, easy to read novel into which you can immerse yourself for a day or two.”-The New York Jounal of Books About the Author Jayne Ann Krentz is the author of more than fifty New York Times bestsellers. She has written contemporary romantic suspense novels under that name and futuristic and historical romance novels under the pseudonyms Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick, respectively. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 Why kill me? Sierra Raines said. Im just the go-between. Im sorry, Ms. Raines, Parker Keegan said. He aimed the pistol at her. The weapon shook a little in his hand. Keegans eyes were wild with lust-not the sexual ...

-Titulo Original : Watchers-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: A “superior thriller”(Oakland Press) about a man, a dog, and a terrifying threat that could only have come from the imagination of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz-nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.On his thirty-sixth birthday, Travis Cornell hikes into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. But his path is soon blocked by a bedraggled Golden Retriever who will let him go no further into the dark woods. That morning, Travis had been desperate to find some happiness in his lonely, seemingly cursed life. What he finds is a dog of alarming intelligence that soon leads him into a relentless storm of mankind’s darkest creation... Review Praise for Watchers “His best story yet! Cross Lassie with E.T., add a touch of The Wolfen and a dash of The Godfather, and you get a sense of some of the ingredients in this thriller....this is the sort of thoroughly frightening and entertaining tale that has its readers listening for noises in the night.”- Publishers Weekly “His best ever, an imaginative and unusual blend of sense and sentiment. A fable about love and trust...with echoes of Frankenstein and The Island of Dr. Moreau. A breakthrough for Koontz.”- Kirkus Reviews “Displaying...more depth and a lot more humor than Stephen King, Dean Koontz has really hit his stride.”- The New York Times Book Review “Convincing characters, good dialogue...written in prose of a literary quality that puts most bestselling authors to shame.”- Los Angeles Daily News “ Watchers is so well crafted that it is nearly everything one could wish for in a modern suspense novel....First-class entertainment.”- The Cleveland Pain Dealer More Praise for Dean Koontz“Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. [He creates] characters of unusual richness and depth.”- The Seattle Times“Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose....‘Serious’ writers...might do well to examine his technique.”- The New York Times Book Review“Lyrical writing and compelling characters...Koontz stands alone.”-Associated Press “In every industry there exist ‘artists’ that are not only unforgettable, but know their craft better than the rest. Dean Koontz...is among these artisans.”- Suspense Magazine “[Koontz] has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match.”- Los Angeles Times“Perhaps more than any other author, Koontz writes fiction perfectly suited to the mood of America...novels that acknowledge the reality and tenacity of evil but also the power of good...[and that] entertain vastly as they uplift.”- Publishers Weekly About the Author Dean Koontz, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Title Page Copyright Page Dedication part one - SHATTERING THE PAST chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six chapter seven part two - GUARDIAN chapter eight chapter nine chapter ten chapter eleven AFTERWORD BY DEAN KOONTZ “A winner. Give this one a straight 10 right across the board.” -The San Francisco Examiner “Watchers gives new meaning to the word terror . . . Koontz’s most original novel yet.” -Erie Times-News “Watchers is an absorbing, intelligent, and altogether touching book.” -West Coast Review of Books “If you like suspense, grab Dean Koontz’s Watchers . . . It is utterly chilling.” -Essex Journal “Koontz weaves a tight plot, full of twists and complications, as he builds up the suspense to the inevitable violent confrontation.” -The Oakland Press “Keeps the reader on the edge of his seat. Keen-edged, insightful . . . thought-provoking.” -Asbury Park Press “A spine-tingling thriller . . . Readers who are seeking a...

-Titulo Original : Bared To You (A Crossfire Novel)-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Day comes the first novel in the Crossfire series-a provocative masterstroke of abandon and obsession that redefined the meaning of desire, and became a global phenomenon. Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness... He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I’d never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily... Gideon knew. He had demons of his own. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other’s most private wounds...and desires. The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn’t tear us apart... Review Praise for Bared to You “You know you’re in for a good book when other authors-and I mean LOTS of other authors-recommend it.” -USA Today “A page-turner!” -Access Hollywood Live “ Bared to You takes a sensual look at a darker side of love.” -Shelf Awareness “[A] highly charged story that flows and hits the mark.” -Kirkus Reviews “Full of emotional angst, scorching love scenes, and a compelling story line.” - Dear Author More Praise for Sylvia Day and the Crossfire series “A wild, high-altitude ride.” -USA Today “Will have you furiously flipping pages.” -Glamour “Sophisticated, engaging, clever and sweet.” -The Irish Independent “Superb writing...I can’t wait to see what Day does next!” - RT Book Reviews “When it comes to brewing up scorchingly hot sexual chemistry, Day has few literary rivals.” - Booklist About the Author Sylvia Day is the #1 New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of over 20 award-winning novels sold in more than 42 countries. She is a #1 bestselling author in 28 countries, with over 18 million copies sold. Her Crossfire series has been optioned for television by Lionsgate. Visit Sylvia at her website, on , and on Twitter @SylDay. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. “WE SHOULD HEAD to a bar and celebrate.” I wasn’t surprised by my roommate’s emphatic pronouncement. Cary Taylor found excuses to celebrate, no matter how small and inconsequential. I’d always considered it part of his charm. “I’m sure drinking the night before starting a new job is a bad idea.” “Come on, Eva.” Cary sat on our new living room floor amid half a dozen moving boxes and flashed his winning smile. We’d been unpacking for days, yet he still looked amazing. Leanly built, dark-haired, and green-eyed, Cary was a man who rarely looked anything less than absolutely gorgeous on any day of his life. I might have resented that if he hadn’t been the dearest person on earth to me. “I’m not talking about a bender,” he insisted. “Just a glass of wine or two. We can hit a happy hour and be in by eight.” “I don’t know if I’ll make it back in time.” I gestured at my yoga pants and fitted workout tank. “After I time the walk to work, I’m going to hit the gym.” “Walk fast, work out faster.” Cary’s perfectly executed arched brow made me laugh. I fully expected his million-dollar face to appear on billboards and fashion magazines all over the world one day. No matter his expression, he was a knockout. “How about tomorrow after work?” I offered as a substitute. “If I make it through the day, that’ll be worth celebrating.” “Deal. I’m breaking in the new kitchen for dinner.” “Uh . . .” Cooking was one of Cary’s joys, but it wasn’t one of his talents. “Great.” Blowing a wayward strand of hair off his face, he grinned at me. “We’ve got a kitchen most restaurants would kill for. There’s no way to screw up a meal in there.” Dubious, I headed out with a wave, choosing to avoid a conversation about cooking. Taking the elevator down to the first floor, I smiled at the doorman when he let me out to the street with a flourish. The moment I step...

-Titulo Original : The Liar-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: In a “sexy, suspenseful read,” #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers “a slow-burning fuse of a plot that ultimately explodes in a nail-biting conclusion.”* Shelby Foxworth lost her husband. Then she lost her illusions… The man who took her from Tennessee to an exclusive Philadelphia suburb left her in crippling debt. He was an adulterer and a liar, and when Shelby tracks down his safe-deposit box, she finds multiple IDs. The man she loved wasn’t just dead. He never really existed. Shelby takes her three-year-old daughter and heads south to seek comfort in her hometown, where she meets someone new: Griff Lott, a successful contractor. But her husband had secrets she has yet to discover. Even in this small town, surrounded by loved ones, danger is closer than she knows-and threatens Griff, as well. And an attempted murder is only the beginning... * Booklist (starred review) Review “Superlative writing and character development with plenty of down-home Tennessee charm. Riveting.”- Library Journal “Crazy eye-opening romantic suspense...my all-time favorite by one of my very favorite authors.”-Fresh Fiction “The first part of this absorbing book explores how Shelby Foxworth discovers her strength in adversity, and then segues into a charming courtship tale laced with a hint of danger. Proof once more that when it comes to romance, Roberts is in a class by herself!”- RT Book Reviews About the Author Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J. D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. For JoAnne, 1 In the big house-and Shelby would always think of it as the big house-she sat in her husband’s big leather chair at his big, important desk. The color of the chair was espresso. Not brown. Richard had been very exact about that sort of thing. The desk itself, so sleek and shiny, was African zebra wood, and custom-made for him in Italy. When she’d said-just a joke-that she didn’t know they had zebras in Italy, he’d given her that look. The look that told her despite the big house, the fancy clothes and the fat diamond on the fourth finger of her left hand, she’d always be Shelby Anne Pomeroy, two steps out of the bumpkin town in Tennessee where she was born and raised. He’d have laughed once, she thought now, he’d have known she was joking and laughed as if she were the sparkle in his life. But oh God, she’d dulled in his eyes, and so fast, too. The man she’d met nearly five years before on a starry summer night had swept her off her feet, away from everything she’d known, into worlds she’d barely imagined. He’d treated her like a princess, shown her places she’d only read about in books or seen in movies. And he’d loved her once-hadn’t he? It was important to remember that. He’d loved her, wanted her, given her all any woman could ask for. Provided. That was a word he’d often used. He’d provided for her. Maybe he’d been upset when she got pregnant, maybe she’d been afraid-just for a minute-of the look in his eyes when she told him. But he’d married her, hadn’t he? Whisked her off to Las Vegas like they were having the adventure of a lifetime. They’d been happy then. It was important to remember that now, too. She had to remember that, to hold tight the memories of the good times. A woman widowed at twenty-four needed memories. A woman who learned she’d been living a lie, was not only broke but in terrible, breathtaking debt, needed reminders of the good times. The lawyers and accountants and tax people explained it all to her, but they might as well have been speaking Greek when they went on about leveraging and hedge funds and foreclosures. The big house, one that had intimidated her since she’d walked in the door, wasn’t hers...

-Titulo Original : Why Does He Do That?: Inside The Minds Of Angry And Controlling Men-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: In this groundbreaking bestseller, Lundy Bancroft-a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men-uses his knowledge about how abusers think to help women recognize when they are being controlled or devalued, and to find ways to get free of an abusive relationship. He says he loves you. So...why does he do that? You’ve asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to see inside the minds of angry and controlling men-and change your life. In Why Does He Do That? you will learn about: * The early warning signs of abuse * The nature of abusive thinking * Myths about abusers * Ten abusive personality types * The role of drugs and alcohol * What you can fix, and what you can’t * And how to get out of an abusive relationship safely “This is without a doubt the most informative and useful book yet written on the subject of abusive men. Women who are armed with the insights found in these pages will be on the road to recovering control of their lives.”-Jay G. Silverman, Ph.D., Director, Violence Prevention Programs, Harvard School of Public Health Review Praise for Lundy Bancroft and Why Does He Do That? “Bancroft has opened a window into the thinking of abusive men, and his book helps open a door out of abusive relationships.”-Gavin de Becker, New York Times bestselling author of The Gift of Fear and Fear Less “Most books about abuse in relationships focus on women-how they’re hurt, why they stay. As important as these questions are, they can also distract us from the heart of the problem. Bancroft boldly asks-and brilliantly answers-the most important questions of all: Why do so many men abuse women? What can be done about it? This book is desperately needed and long overdue.”-Jackson Katz, creator of the award-winning video Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity“This fascinating investigation into what makes abusive men tick is alarming but its candid handling of a difficult subject makes it a valuable resource for professionals and victims alike…Jargon-free analysis is frequently broken up by interesting first-person accounts and boxes that distill in-depth information into simple checklists. Bancroft’s book promises to be a beacon of calm for many storm-tossed families.”- Publishers Weekly “Bancroft, a former codirector of Emerge, the first U.S. program for abusive men, and a 15-year veteran of work with abusive men, reminds readers that each year in this country, two to four million women are assaulted by their partners and that at least one out of three American women will be a victim of violence by a husband or boyfriend at some point in her life. His valuable resource covers early warning signs, ten abusive personality types, the abusive mentality, problems with getting help from the legal system, and the long, complex process of change…This is essential reading for those in the helping professions and highly recommended.”- Library Journal About the Author Lundy Bancroft has over twenty-five years of experience in the fields of abuse, trauma, and recovery. He has published five books, including the bestseller Why Does He Do That?, Daily Wisdom for Why Does He Do That?, When Dad Hurts Mom, The Batterer as Parent, and Should I Stay of Should I Go?. Lundy has worked with over 1000 abusive men in his counseling groups. He has also served extensively as a custody evaluator, child abuse investigator, and expert witness, and has presented to 350 audiences across the U.S. and abroad. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. ALSO BYLUNDY BANCROFT The Batterer as Parent: Addressing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics(with Dr. Jay G. Silverman) Acknowledgments I HAVE HAD MANY, many teachers along my path to understanding the mentality and behavior of abusive men. Before I can name names, however, I need to thank above all the hundreds of female partners and ex-partners of m...

-Titulo Original : If You Ask Me: (And Of Course You Wont)-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: The New York Times bestseller from the beloved actress and Hollywood icon whos made us laugh on shows from The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Golden Girls to Saturday Night Live! In this candid take on everything from the unglamorous reality behind red-carpet affairs to her beauty regimen (“I have no idea what color my hair is, and I never intend to find out”), Betty White shares her observations about life, celebrity, and love (for humans and animals). Filled with photos, If You Ask Me is funny, sweet, and straight to the point-just like Betty. Review “Reads like a chat with the beloved star.” - The Denver Post“A breezy patchwork of musings on aging, acting, poker (she plays a monthly game) and pet ownership.” -The New York Times About the Author Betty White was an award-winning film and television actress who appeared in such iconic television classics as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. In a career that spanned 8 decades, she received seven Emmy awards, three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild awards, and a Grammy. Both a pet enthusiast and animal health advocate, White was the president emerita of the Morris Animal Foundation and was a member of the board of directors of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association. Often referred to as a national treasure, Betty White passed away in 2021, just a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday...

-Titulo Original : Diccionario Larousse Del Español Moderno (Spanish Edition)-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: The Larousse Dictionary of Modern Spanish includes: Over 50,000 entries and 100,000 definitions Succinct yet complete definitions written in contemporary language Clear examples of the relationship between different parts of speech Words in general usage as well as scientific and other specialized terminology Particular emphasis on expressions characteristic of the peoples of Latin America From the Back Cover Over 50,000 entries and 100,000 definitions. The largest, most up-to-date paperback dictionary available! Succinct yet complete definitions written in contemporary language Clear examples of the relationships between different parts of speech Words in general usage as well as scientific and other specialized terminology Particular emphasis on expressions characteristic of the peoples of Latin Americ...

-Titulo Original : Barbarian Alien (ice Planet Barbarians)-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: The second novel in the Ice Planet Barbarians series, the international publishing phenomenon-now in a special print edition with bonus materials and an exclusive epilogue!Liz Cramer swears she’ll find a way off of this alien planet she’s stuck on-then she meets Raahosh, the surliest and stubbornest alien, who won’t leave her alone, and she just might be okay with that... Twelve humans are left stranded on a wintry alien planet. I’m one of them. Yay, me. In order to survive, we have to take on a symbiont that wants to rewire our bodies to live in this brutal place. I like to call it a “cootie.” And my cootie’s a jerk, because it also thinks I’m the mate to the biggest, grumpiest alien of the bunch. Raahosh believes the cootie’s right, so he steals me away from the group, determined to make me fall for him-or else. He has no idea who he’s up against. And if I didn’t want his insufferable self so much (thanks, cootie), I’d let him know exactly what I’m thinking. As it is, I’m doing my best to fight this instant attraction. Just because the symbiont thinks we’re supposed to be together doesn’t mean I have to go along with it. And if we fool around a little, it’s merely biology. It doesn’t mean I’m in love-or that I’m destined to be his. Review “Raahosh and Liz have explosive chemistry and learn to respect each other’s strengths. Liz is an especially appealing character: feisty, brave, and stubborn. She’s the perfect match for the taciturn Raahosh, who wants to be loved for who he is and valued as an equal partner...A satisfying, sexy, and fast-paced alien romance.”- Kirkus, starred review About the Author Ruby Dixon is an author of all things science fiction romance. She lives in the South with her husband and geriatric cats. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Part One Liz Kira and I watch as Megan and Georgie run their fingers along the panel of the alien ships hull, trying to figure out how to pry it open and get out the girls enclosed inside. There are six capsules, and each one has another captive girl. Each girl inside has no idea of where she is or how she got here. I cant decide if theyre the lucky ones or the unlucky ones, I tell Kira. Lucky, she says, her soft voice flat. Her gaze is fixed to the blinking lights and the dark wall of the hull. They dont know what weve gone through for the last few weeks. I grunt a maybe sort of agreement. I dont know that I agree with Kira, but she can be a real Debbie Downer at times. The last few weeks havent exactly been a party for the rest of us, but maybe its better to know everything than to be blind to it. I guess. Kira and I are watching the others work because were too weak to actually help. Of the six of us, Georgie is the strongest still. Shes been with the alien guy so shes been getting three squares a day and warm clothing. The rest of us have been stuck in the hull, and Megan is doing the best out of our small group. Im weak and lethargic, and my toes hurt like mad. Josie has a leg that looks like its broken in two spots, and no one knows how to fix it. Kiras ankle is swollen and shes super weak. Tiffany is possibly dying, since we cant wake her up out of the deep sleep shes in. She roused for a bit of broth and then fell unconscious again. We dont need a warning from the aliens that this planet is killing us. Big duh there. Its opening, Megan says, and she and Georgie step back. The panel lifts from the wall with a hiss, just like in the sci-fi movies. Inside is a girl in a T-shirt and panties, weird coils wrapped around her body and feeding into her throat. I shiver despite myself. Georgie and Megan study the sleeping girl, trying to figure out the best way to free her. Eventually, they just start ripping tubes and cords off of her and she wakes up and begins to gag. A moment later, the new girl is collapsed on the floor and vomiting up ...

-Titulo Original : The Jewel Of St. Petersburg (A Russian Concubine Novel)-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: The national bestselling author of The Russian Concubine takes us back to Tsarist Russia for a sweeping novel of love and intrigue. Russia, 1910. Valentina Ivanova is the darling of St. Petersburgs elite aristocracy-until her romance with a Danish engineer creates a terrible scandal and her parents push her into a loveless engagement with a Russian count. Meanwhile, Russia itself is bound for rebellion. With the Tsar and the Duma at each others throats, and the Bolsheviks drawing their battle lines, the elegance and opulence of Tsarist rule are in their last days. And Valentina will be forced to make a choice that will change not only her own life, but the lives of those around her forever... From Booklist In this prequel to her debut novel, The Russian Concubine (2007), about White Russian Lydia Ivanova, Furnivall focuses on Lydia’s mother, Valentina, during the years leading up to and including the Russian Revolution of 1917. When Bolsheviks bomb her family’s country estate in 1910, crippling her younger sister, Katya, 17-year-old title character Valentina is left with guilt and resolve. With a slim frame but steely character, she defies both convention and her father, who is the czar’s minister of finance, first by training and working as a nurse and then by refusing to marry for money (in order to solve the family’s financial problems). Instead, she chooses the man she loves passionately, Dane Jens Friis, the czar’s engineer. Through the years, her hatred grows for Viktor Arkin, a Bolshevik leader once in the Ivanovas’ employ who develops an emotionally complicated relationship with the family. Furnivall portrays a country in dreadful conflict, with the grinding poverty of the masses fueling rebellion against the privileged classes. A must for readers of The Russian Concubine and Furnivall’s The Red Scarf (2008). --Michele Leber About the Author Kate Furnivall was born in Wales and currently lives in Devon, England. Married and the mother of two sons, she has working in publishing and television advertising. She drew inspiration for The Russian Concubine from her mother’s experiences as a White Russian refugee in China...

-Titulo Original : Fall From India Place-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: The New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street, Down London Road, and Before Jamaica Lane returns with a story about letting go of the past and learning to trust in the future.... When Hannah Nichols last saw Marco D’Alessandro five long years ago, he broke her heart. The bad boy with a hidden sweet side was the only guy Hannah ever loved-and the only man she’s ever been with. After one intense night of giving in to temptation, Marco took off, leaving Scotland and Hannah behind. Shattered by the consequences of their night together, Hannah has never truly moved on. Leaving Hannah was the biggest mistake of Marco’s life-something he has deeply regretted for years. So when fate reunites them, he refuses to let her go without a fight. Determined to make her his, Marco pursues Hannah, reminding her of all the reasons they’re meant to be together.... But just when Marco thinks they’re committed to a future together, Hannah makes a discovery that unearths the secret pain she’s been hiding from him-a secret that could tear them apart before they have a real chance to start over again.... Review PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF SAMANTHA YOUNG “This is a really sexy book and I loved the heroine’s journey to find herself and grow strong. Highly recommend this one.”- USA Today “Lots of heart makes this book an absolute page-turner.”- RT Book Reviews “The one thing you can count on from Ms. Young is some of the best, steamy, sexual chemistry.”- Fiction Vixen Book Reviews “A deceptively complex, romantic contemporary romance that will have you laughing, crying, and swooning with delight.”- Smexy Books Romance Reviews “Smart and sexy, Young writes stories that stay with you long after you flip that last page.”- Under the Covers “Delivers on all fronts-charismatic characters, witty dialogue, blazing-hot sex scenes, and real-life issues make this book an easy one to devour. Samantha Young is not an author you should miss out on!”- Fresh Fiction “This book had some funny dialogue, some amazingly hot sex scenes, and emotional drama. Did I mention the amazing sex scenes?”- Dear Author… “If you want a book that will lure you in, grab you by the scruff of the neck, and never let you go until you finish reading the last page, then On Dublin Street is the book for you.”- Totally Booked “Brilliantly written with just the right amount of hotness, sexiness, and romance and everything else in between.”- Once Upon a Twilight “This book has it all…romance, fabulously written heat, family, friendship, heartbreak, longing, hope, and an ending that is completely satisfying.”- Bookish Temptations About the Author Samantha Young is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series, including On Dublin Street, Down London Road, and Before Jamaica Lane. She resides in Scotland...

-Titulo Original : Tom Clancys Net Force: Gameprey (Net Force YA)-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: A computer game convention becomes a hunting ground when the monsters from a new game escape--and attack the Net Force Explorers in virtual reality! About the Author A little more than thirty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it “the perfect yarn.” From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013...

-Titulo Original : Tom Clancys Net Force: Safe House (Net Force YA)-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: To save a prominent scientist and his son from a corrupt governments agents, the Net Force Explorers embark on a terrifying virtual hunt for their enemies--before its too late. About the Author A little more than thirty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it “the perfect yarn.” From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013...

-Titulo Original : Kiss Of Death (Morganville Vampires, Book 8)-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: A new chapter in the New York Times bestselling Morganville Vampires saga. Vampire musician Michael Glass has attracted the attention of a big- time producer who wants to cut a demo and play some gigs-which means Michael will have to enter the human world. For this, hes been assigned escorts that include both a dangerous immortal as well as Michaels all-too-human friends. And with that mix of personalities, this is going to be a road trip from hell... About the Author Rachel Caine is the author of more than twenty novels, including the Weather Warden series. She was born at White Sands Missile Range, which people who know her say explains a lot. She has been an accountant, a professional musician, and an insurance investigator, and still carries on a secret identity in the corporate world. She and her husband, fantasy artist R. Cat Conrad, live in Texas with their iguanas, Popeye and Darwin; a mali uromastyx named (appropriately) O’Malley; and a leopard tortoise named Shelley (for the poet, of course)...

-Titulo Original : The Girl From Junchow (A Russian Concubine Novel)-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: An epic journey of love and discovery from the national bestselling author of The Russian Concubine and The Red Scarf. China, 1929. For years Lydia Ivanova believed her father was killed by the Bolsheviks. But when she learns he is imprisoned in Stalin-controlled Russia, the fiery girl is willing to leave everything behind- even her Chinese lover, Chang An Lo. Lydia begins a dangerous search, journeying to Moscow with her half-brother Alexei. But when Alexei abruptly disappears, Lydia is left alone, penniless in Soviet Russia. All seems lost, but Chang An Lo has not forgotten Lydia. He knows things about her father that she does not. And while he races to protect her, she is prepared to risk treacherous consequences to discover the truth. From Publishers Weekly In her third novel, Furnivall returns to the story of Lydia Ivanova from The Russian Concubine, a Russian girl who fled the Bolsheviks and settled in Junchow, China, with her mother, who was then killed. Alone in a strange culture, Lydia learns that her father, whom she believed to be dead, is imprisoned in a labor camp. She flees China with her stepbrother, Alexei, to search for her father, leaving behind her lover, Chang An Lo, a Communist rebel. When Alexei later abandons Lydia, Lo comes to the rescue, but not before Lydia learns the terrible truth about the only family she has left. Furnivall deftly evokes the details of a bygone era, though these often take too much of a front seat and distract from Lydias quest to find her father. Fans of Furnivalls earlier works will enjoy the chance to see what has become of Lydia. (June) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. About the Author Kate Furnivall was born in Wales and currently lives in Devon, England. Married and the mother of two sons, she has working in publishing and television advertising. She drew inspiration for The Russian Concubine from her mother’s experiences as a White Russian refugee in China...

-Titulo Original : Someone Is Hiding On Alcatraz Island-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: When Danny saves an old woman from a muggers attack, he doesnt expect to tangle with the toughest gang in school, the Outlaws. But then, he doesnt know the mugger is the gangleaders brother. Desperation overcomes his fear when he heads to Alcatraz Island to escape the Outlaws’ revenge When he realizes the gang has followed him there, his terror turns to action. Hiding out in the abandoned prison, Danny feels sure he will be safe. But no one has ever escaped from Alcatraz alive. Now that the gang is stalking him, is death the only way out? About the Author Eve Bunting is the author of more than two hundred books for children, many of which can be found in libraries around the world. Some of her titles include My Big Boy Bed, which was illustrated by Maggie Smith, and Little Bears Little Boat, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. She lives in Pasadena, California...

-Titulo Original : Carpe Corpus-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: Read Rachel Caines posts on the Penguin Blog In the small college town of Morganville, vampires and humans lived in (relative) peace-until all the rules got rewritten when the evil vampire Bishop arrived, looking for the lost book of vampire secrets. Hes kept a death grip on the town ever since. Now an underground resistance is brewing, and in order to contain it, Bishop must go to even greater lengths. He vows to obliterate the town and all its inhabitants-the living and the undead. Claire Danvers and her friends are the only ones who stand in his way. But even if they defeat Bishop, will the vampires ever be content to go back to the old rules, after having such a taste of power? About the Author Rachel Caine is the author of more than twenty novels, including the Weather Warden series. She was born at White Sands Missile Range, which people who know her say explains a lot. She has been an accountant, a professional musician, and an insurance investigator, and still carries on a secret identity in the corporate world. She and her husband, fantasy artist R. Cat Conrad, live in Texas with their iguanas, Popeye and Darwin; a mali uromastyx named (appropriately) O’Malley; and a leopard tortoise named Shelley (for the poet, of course)...

-Titulo Original : Stalking Ivory: A Jade Del Cameron Mystery-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: On a photography assignment in the northern territory of Mount Marsabit, American adventuress Jade del Cameron and her friends hope to film the areas colossal elephants. Instead, they discover the mutilated remains of four elephants and a man. Although the authorities suspect Abyssinian poachers and raiders in search of ivory and slaves, Jade has her own suspicions. Could it have been Harry Hascombe, her nemesis and unremitting suitor? Soon the Kikuyu boy accompanying her is captured by slave traders. Ultimately, it will take all of Jades mettle to rescue her guide from slave traders, protect the animals, and expose another kind of beast. About the Author Suzanne Arruda, a former zookeeper-turned-science teacher and freelance writer, is the author f several biographies for young adults. She has also published science and nature articles for adults and children and is a regular contributor to a weekly newspaper supplement. An avid hiker and outdoorswoman, she lives in Kansas with her husband, twin sons, and a small menagerie of pets...

-Titulo Original : Hero-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: The emotional and unforgettable new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series. Alexa Holland’s father was her hero-until her shocking discovery that her mother and she weren’t his only family. Ever since, Alexa has worked to turn her life in a different direction and forge her own identity outside of his terrible secrets. But when she meets a man who’s as damaged by her father’s mistakes as she is, Alexa must help him. Caine Carraway wants nothing to do with Alexa’s efforts at redemption, but it’s not so easy to push her away. Determined to make her hate him, he brings her to the edge of her patience and waits for her to walk away. But his actions only draw them together and, despite the odds, they begin an intense and explosive affair. Only Caine knows he can never be the white knight that Alexa has always longed for. And when they’re on the precipice of danger, he finds he’ll do anything to protect either one of them from being hurt again.... Review PRAISE FOR HERO “Fan-favorite Youngs newest offering is full of her trademark emotional intensity and dangerous, sizzling tension.”-Romantic Times “Blazingly hot.”-Publishers Weekly PRAISE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING ON DUBLIN STREET SERIES “Samantha Young is not an author you should miss!”-Fresh Fiction “Really sexy.”- USA Today “Riveting.”-Fiction Vixen “Wonderfully written.”-Under the Covers “Ridiculously incendiary chemistry.”-Dear Author About the Author Samantha Young is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series, including Echoes of Scotland Street, Fall from India Place, and Before Jamaica Lane. She resides in Scotland. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. PRAISE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING ON DUBLIN STREET SERIES ALSO BY SAMANTHA YOUNG CHAPTER 1 Boston, Massachusetts This wasn’t happening. This couldn’t be happening. I curled my hands into fists to stop them from shaking as I made my way through the hallway into the open-plan living area of the penthouse apartment. It had high cathedral ceilings and a wall of windows that led out onto a huge balcony. The water from the harbor glistened under the sun. It was a beautiful building with a gorgeous backdrop and I could not appreciate any of it because I was too focused on finding him there. My heart stopped at the sight of him standing outside on the balcony. Caine Carraway. “Alexa!” My head snapped around from Caine’s direction to the kitchen area where my boss, Benito, was surrounded by two laptops and various other equipment for the photo shoot. This was supposed to be the moment I smiled in greeting and told him to direct me where he needed me. Instead I looked back at Caine. The orange juice I had drunk that morning sloshed around unpleasantly in my stomach. “Alexa!” Benito was suddenly in front of me, frowning and glaring at me. “Hi,” I said, my voice flat. “Where do you want me?” Benito cocked his head to the side, looking up at me in a way that was almost comical. I was tall at five nine. He was only five six. But what he lacked in height he more than made up for in personality. “Please”-he gave me a long-suffering sigh-“tell me I’ve got my normal Alexa back. I cannot cope with the Mother’s Day-disaster Alexa. Today I’m shooting Caine Carraway for Mogul magazine’s Top Self-Made Men Under Forty. Caine is to grace the cover.” He shot a look over his shoulder at said cover model. “An obvious choice.” He raised an eyebrow at me. “Today’s an important shoot. In case you don’t know, Caine Carraway is one of Boston’s most eligible bachelors. He’s the CEO of Carraway-” “Financial Holdings,” I said softly. “I know.” “Good. You’ll also know he’s horrifically wealthy and incredibly influential. He’s also a very busy man and a hard man to please, so I have to get this shoot done right and done quickly.” My atte...

-Titulo Original : The Masque Of The Black Tulip (Pink Carnation)-Fabricante : Berkley-Descripcion Original: ...But now she has a million questions about the Pink Carnations deadly French nemesis, the Black Tulip. And shes pretty sure that her handsome onagain, off-again crush, Colin Selwick, has the answers somewhere in his archives. But what she discovers in an old codebook is something juicier than she ever imagined. About the Author Lauren Willig is a law student and Ph.D. candidate in history at Harvard University. She is the author of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter One London, England, 2003 I bit my lip on an “Are we there yet?” If ever silence was the better part of valor, now was the time. Palpable waves of annoyance emerged from the man beside me, thick enough to constitute an extra presence in the car. Under the guise of inspecting my fingernails, I snuck another glance sideways at my car mate. From that level, all I could see was a pair of hands tense on the steering wheel. They were tanned and callused against the brown corduroy cuffs of his jacket, with a .ne dust­ing of blond hairs outlined by the late-afternoon sun, and the white scar of an old cut showing against the darker skin on his left hand. Large hands. Capable hands. Right now he was probably imagining them clasped around my neck. And I don’t mean in an amorous embrace. I had not been part of Mr. Colin Selwick’s weekend plans. I was the fly in his ointment, the rain on his parade. The fact that it was a very attractive parade and that I was very single at the moment was entirely beside the point. If you’re wondering what I was doing in a car bound for parts un­known with a relative stranger who would have liked nothing better than to drop me in a ditch-well, I’d like to say, so was I. But I knew exactly what I was doing. It all came down to, in a word, archives. Admittedly, archives aren’t usually a thing to set one’s blood pounding, but they do when you’re a fifth-year graduate student in pursuit of a dissertation, and your advisor has begun making ominous noises about conferences and job talks and the nasty things that happen to attenuated graduate students who haven’t produced a pile of paper by their tenth year. From what I understand, they’re quietly shuf.ed out of the Harvard history department by dead of night and fed to a relentless horde of academic-eating crocodiles. Or they wind up at law school. Either way, the point was clear. I had to rack up some primary sources, and I had to do it soon, before the crocodiles started getting restless. There was a teensy little added incentive involved. The incentive had dark hair and brown eyes, and occupied an assistant professorship in the Gov department. His name was Grant. I have, I realize, left out his most notable characteristic. He was a cheating slime. I say that entirely dispassionately. Anyone would agree that smooching a first-year grad student-during my department’s Christmas party, which he attended at my invitation-is indisputable evidence of cheating slimedom. All in all, there had never been a better time to conduct research abroad. I didn’t include the bit about Grant in my grant application. There is a certain amount of irony in that, isn’t there? Grant...grant.... The fact that I found that grimly amusing just goes to show the pa­thetic state to which I had been reduced. But if modern manhood had let me down, at least the past boasted brighter specimens. To wit, the Scarlet Pimpernel, the Purple Gen­tian, and the Pink Carnation, that dashing trio of spies who kept Napoleon in a froth of rage and the feminine population of England in another sort of froth entirely. Of course, when I presented my grant proposal to my advisor, I left out any references to evil exes and the aesthetic properties of knee breeches. Instead, I spoke seriously about the impact of England’s aristocratic agents on the conduct of the war with France, their influence on parliamentary...