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Noah Hastings is everything I’m not. Our worlds never should have collided, but when my long-lost father reappears, my life is flipped upside down. It turns out he’s ridiculously wealthy, and without warning, he plucks me from my simple life and throws me into a world of excess.

Secrets. Lies. Betrayal. I’ve only been at my exclusive new boarding school a few weeks, but I’ve already encountered my fair share of each. Now that the truth about my upbringing is out, I’m starting to learn more about my family’s past, and I finally know why my long-lost father warned me to stay away from Noah Hastings.

Noah Hastings has taken our families’ feud too far, and the divide between us is now so firmly cemented that there’s no going back. I’m trying to move on, but it seems Noah has only just begun toying with me and my heart.

An instant New York Times bestseller “Utterly unputdownable.” —Lynn Painter, New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies A hardworking teen hoping to land a college scholarship and a nepo baby looking to prove herself collide at the world’s most high-profile debutante...

Winny Stokes is like every other normal 17 year old living an idyllic teenage life...She also has a serious preoccupation with her weight, but she mostly manages to control it. When her jeans become tight, she knows what to do...Soon she is deeply entangled in the dark world of extreme dieting and her life and the lives of all those who love her are about to change forever.

Tujuh tahun lalu, kecelakaan mobil itu terjadi. Gara-gara iseng memainkan setir mobil, Ralphie melakukan kesalahan terbesar di dalam hidupnya. Dia merenggut nyawa Viora, adik bungsunya, dan merampas penglihatan Theola, adik tersayangnya. Sejak saat itu Theola membenci kakaknya. Dia menganggap Ralphie telah merampas tiga hal yang begitu penting dalam hidupnya: sepasang mata untuk melihat keindahan dunia, seorang adik yang paling manis, dan kepercayaannya akan kasih sayang seorang kakak. Dan kini Ralphie dan Theola kembali bertemu. Dalam keadaan tak saling mengenal.

It began in the graveyard.... Ever since her boyfriend Nathan had died in a tragic accident, Emma had been coming to the graveyard at night. During the day she went through the motions at her prep school, in class, with her friends, but that’s all it was. For Emma, life had stopped with Nathan’s death. But tonight was different. Tonight Emma and her dog were not alone in the cemetery. There were two others there - Eric, who had just started at her school, and an ancient woman who looked as though she were made of rags.

Obra ganadora de la 5ª edición del Premio Literario "La Caixa" Plataforma. "¿De qué sirve que dos almas torturadas se encuentren si no es para apoyarse?" ¿Qué pasa con la reina del baile cuando termina el instituto? April lo tenía todo: el chico de sus sueños, una beca para una prestigiosa universidad y un prometedor futuro en Nueva York. Pero a veces la vida golpea y zarandea, y solo hicieron falta dos faros cegadores y un hombre desesperado para que le arrebataran su soñado final de cuentos de hadas.

Selestra lleva dieciséis años atrapada en su torre de la Montaña Flotante, preparándose para ocupar el lugar de su madre, Theola Somniatis, como Bruja del Rey. Cada temporada, durante el Festival de los Presagios, se otorga un nuevo destino a las almas temerarias que estén dispuestas a arriesgarlo todo. La muerte los perseguirá durante todo el mes. Si sobreviven, les aguardará una gran fortuna y la oportunidad de vivir para siempre. Pero nadie logra sobrevivir. Jamás.

Alexandra Gastone has a simple plan: graduate high school, get into Princeton, work for the CIA, and serve her great nation. She was told the plan back when her name was Milena Rokva, back before the real Alexandra and her family were killed in a car crash. Milena was trained to be a sleeper agent by Perun, a clandestine organization from her true homeland of Olissa. There, Milena learned everything she needed to infiltrate the life of CIA analyst Albert Gastone, Alexandra's grandfather, and the ranks of America's top intelligence agency.

Sixteen-year-old Ayanda Draculesti doesn't remember her early life - all she knows is that she was found as a small child, wandering the streets of Venice with an intricate medallion and a mangled left arm. But Ayanda is unique - even though she's alive, she has the powers of a vampire. Ayanda isn't the only young Unnatural in Venice. Their paths and Ayanda's collide when a brutal enemy surfaces that threatens them all: one of the Greater Dead, a vampire that slithers through Venice murdering everyone she encounters.

Emma and her friends have survived the Necromancers sent to the city to kill them. They've gone to ground in a cottage north of the city, but time is not on their side. There are no barriers that can keep the dead out, and the dead obey their Queen. It's only a matter of time before they're found. Nathan has been blessed by the Queen of the Dead. She has granted him a physical body. He can eat, he can breathe, he can speak and be heard. The Queen calls this resurrection. Nathan calls it Hell. The living think he's alive. He's not.

And there, standing on one of the tree roots sticking out of the ground was a male. There he stood, a few feet away from me with a calm composure and big smile on his face. His light brown hair was tousled about as if he had gotten out of bed and his eyes were warm, giving off the same euphoric vibe as everyone else I've met since I died. This man, standing in front of us in a white button up shirt and pants, was taken by surprise at our arrival...this had to be my soulmate.