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They say youth is fleeting, but what if you could fake it for a little while longer—even forever? It’s possible thanks to the Crown Serum. As the twentieth anniversary for the world’s only legitimate wrinkle wonder cure approaches, newspaper reporter Goldie Hays lands an interview with its elusive maker, Sarah Crown. Too bad Goldie’s dealing with a broken heart at the same time. And to think, it was only a month ago on her fortieth birthday that she was saying “I love you” for the first time to her much younger boyfriend.

'Vivid, memorable and beautifully crafted’ - Sarah Moss, author of Summerwater 'A brilliant collection, from a remarkable talent' - Joseph O'Connor, author of Shadowplay Hearts and Bones is a book about relationships. It explores what love does to us, and how we survive it. A young woman...

'Vivid, memorable and beautifully crafted’ - Sarah Moss, author of Summerwater 'A brilliant collection, from a remarkable talent' - Joseph O'Connor, author of Shadowplay Hearts and Bones is a book about relationships. It explores what love does to us, and how we survive it. A young woman...

Two decades. One love story that’s just getting started . . . When Emmy, a cynical student working at Northumberland’s Barter Books, meets Seb, a dreamer born into privilege, she expects him to be nothing more than a passing stranger. But everything changes when Emmy discovers a bundle of...

Misfit Youths Find a Champion is a classic tale of values and romance turned squarely on its head. Jerry Walker is cruising through life in what appears to be a fairytale marriage complemented by an illustrious Major League Baseball career. Then without warning, his world comes crashing down, leaving him reeling in disillusionment and despair.

“Two generations of dementia are enough!” Robert Glickman declares in his quest to die with dignity and the likelihood he will be next. To that end, he uses his grandson’s sixth-grade quiz book, a locked away metal box, and a secret weapon that eventually comes back to haunt him. In the meantime, he is embroiled in the lives of other residents.

Miranda and Adam are masterfully portrayed characters, intent upon understanding who they are in relation to who they were. A story about what first love means and how it is shattered, and the lessons old lovers may still have to share with each other many years later, The Love of My Youth is also a poignant look back at the hopes and dreams of a generation and what became of them.

Scarlet Singer survived the truth, but survival has a price. The hidden world of magic is no longer a nightmare she can deny. Witches are lying. Monsters are real. And the demon who once hunted her is now the only one who may be able to save the boy she loves. To keep Zig alive, Scarlet agrees to an impossible bargain with Dagon, the ancient sea-born being tied to her across lifetimes.

Convencido de que para alguien con sus aspiraciones literarias podía convenir vivir en el país de Franz Kafka y de Milan Kundera, el joven Eugen Salmann acepta la propuesta que le hacen de irse al este europeo. Ni de lejos sospecha este aprendiz de escritor que en Praga no conseguirá ni abrir una nueva filial para su empresa ni escribir una sola línea. Más aún: como si fuera un personaje de Kafka, más que escribir una novela… ¡se encuentra viviendo dentro de una! Las ficciones se hacen realidad y se tornan peligrosas.

A specter from the past haunts the halls of Blackford High School, terrorizing anyone who preys on the weak. Rumors say that a Goth/skater boy controls the ghost, but can the rumor be true? A mysterious new boy catches the eye of Toby and his new friend, Daniel Peralta as well. The new boy seems too perfect to be true. Is he or will be become the boy of Toby's or Daniel's dreams? Cedi is living his fantasy-touring with Phantom, the most popular band in the world.

It's been seven years since Jessica Fowler graduated from high school and left her young boyfriend behind. She can never forget the love she shared with him, and she's come to accept that she can never again have what she's lost. By an unexpected twist of fate, she finds herself reunited with Kyle, and she hopes that they can be together again. But when Kyle starts to date one of her band mates, Jessica's jealousy and regret begin to eat at her and she turns to alcohol to numb her pain.