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By day, Lucían brews potions and illuminates manuscripts in service to the monastery that took him in as a child, wielding magic based in his faith and his purity. By night, he dreams of the world outside the cloister-a world he knows only in books and scrolls.

Lucían left behind his cloister, his vows, and his self-denial when he joined Glory, first for a quest and then in her bed. He tells himself he should be happy, but when he looks at her strong arms, her sharp smile, and her smooth dominance, he wants—something he cannot yet name.

Considerada la obra más madura de Lorca, La casa de Bernarda Alba cierra la llamada trilogía de la tragedia -formada también por Bodas de sangre y Yerma-. Su carácter realista y la opresión en el pecho que se siente ante la represión de unas mujeres atrapadas en un frío infierno de luto, celos, silencio y sueños truncados se ha interpretado como un presagio de los oscuros tiempos que se avecinaban y en los que el propio Lorca se convertiría en una víctima prematura.

As the king of Sippar, Ahsan-Sin is surrounded by unparalleled luxury, fawning attendants, and a gorgeous wife. It’s the life he’s always dreamed of, except for three small problems. One, the palace oracle foretells of a threat that could leave the king dead and the city in ruins. Two, his marriage to the sharp-tongued priestess Nirah is already in trouble–and they aren’t even really married. Three, Ahsan is not the real king, but a criminal condemned to die in his place.

Arrogant. Delinquent. Hot as sin. All words that describe Simon Ashton, lead singer. His talent is out of this world...hence the arrogance. But if he doesn't clean up his act soon, he may find himself reliving the glory days from the discomfort of an empty mansion. That's where I come in, Myka Johnson, PR rep to some of the industry's hottest artists. I get results and make a lot of money doing it. So, when Meteor Records hired me to work my magic on Osiris's leading man, I jumped at the chance. There's only one problem: No one told me the job includes falling for the rockstar.

La obra de Joaquín Sorolla es una de las más populares de la historia del arte español. Paradójicamente, su apasionante vida es poco conocida. Requerido por las élites sociales e intelectuales de Europa y América, fue uno de los grandes artistas de su época, que triunfó en los salones de París y en la emergente Nueva York. Habitó el fascinante mundo de finales del siglo xix e inicios del XX, con el desarrollo de la modernidad y la llegada de los grandes inventos.

La historia de cuatro mujeres que cuentan en primera persona su propia historia en un tiempo de confusión ideológica y crisis generacional. En el Departamento de Obras de consulta de un gran grupo editorial, cuatro mujeres trabajan en la confección de un atlas de geografía en fascículos. Reunidas por azar en ese proyecto, y muy distintas entre sí, todas comparten, sin embargo, una edad decisiva, en la que el peso de la memoria matiza ya la conciencia del tiempo y de la Historia.

Erin Marie Talley was lost. She’s hit about every traumatic major life event a woman could hit. And just on the dawn of turning 40. A cheating husband after over 20 years of marriage, a doctor’s visit bringing a recovery from surgery, and in her old childhood bedroom back at her parent's house, no less. Two kids in tow, a chocolate Lab named Bosco and a very tired old Chevy Impala. Not much more. This wasn’t the kind of mid-life crisis she expected.

For Ahsan and the beast hiding under his skin, the safest place to hide is behind enemy lines. These days, the trick is knowing where that is. When the Blight Hunt comes to Sippar, it's all he can do to escape scrutiny. Yet when his plans go awry and his deadly secret risks being exposed, he finds he's not the only one harboring dark truths—nor the only one in peril.

When our sun suddenly goes supernova, scorching the Earth and driving humanity to the brink of extinction, the only hope for surviving "The Burning" seems to be the totalitarian Under-Law Nations, or ULN, which forces its citizens into lifelong servitude for the slim chance at a seat on their Lifeboats, generational ships launched annually toward Alpha, the nearest star with potentially habitable worlds.

Groomed from birth to take over the Cartel, darkness was all Dean knew. Except that he had no interest in running a gang, and even less in being the next El Chapo like his abusive father.

What if you had the ability to see things before they happened? Could you embrace visions of the dead coming back to life? For Kaylee, who has been chosen to receive this gift, these visions are the beginning of a nightmare. When the sickness turns helpless citizens into zombies, Kaylee, along with her friends, tries to prepare for what’s coming. The three friends choose to split apart, but they must come back together if they want to survive the worst nightmare anyone could imagine. Amid her most terrifying visions, Kaylee dreams of amber eyes and an infectious love.

Fred Cabezadura es una historia caprichosa y rima sobre un chico enérgico y amante de la diversión llamado Fred. ¡Sus padres simplemente no saben cómo hacer que se quede quieto y escuche! Pero cuando Fred necesita un favor, mamá y papá lo usan como una oportunidad perfecta para enseñarle una o dos cosas sobre la responsabilidad.

Alonso, Jimena y Brianda son Los hijos de Munia que pasean sus andanzas bajomedievales por un reino nazarí, una corte bretona o el camino medieval al Finisterrae. Piezas de amor y desengaño engarzadas en un llevadero y conciso apunte de época que nos acerca a monacos y mercados de plaza castellanos, a figones donde se engolfan peregrinos y buscones, a la vida de siervos y tenderos.

Los espantapájaros son objetos que los humanos construimos y animamos - insuflamos ánima mediante adornos, prendas, posturas...- para que parezcan seres vivos y ocupen el lugar del labrador y el hortelano que quieren conservar los frutos de sus sudores, las cosechas. Pero...¿y si tuvieran vida propia? ¿Qué sucedería si la tuvieran y, de cuando en vez, se echaran a andar por el mundo y se reunieran y hablaran de sus cosas?

Los lectores de 10/11 años en adelante van a disfrutar aquí con una gramática de la fantasía: una trama con objeto maravilloso narrada en un torrente de lenguaje -en ciertos pasajes, de cadencia y retórica oral-; un friso de seres fantásticos en su honda humanidad; un logrado desdoblamiento de la voz del narrador y el protagonist.

La mirada de la infancia revela ángulos de la realidad que los adultos, desde la altura de la edad y la experiencia, han perdido la capacidad de percibir y connotar. Entroncar esa mirada y el punto de vista de un autor de literatura, para lograr una voz narrativa que suene natural es un reto a lograr.

Ada and Miry didn’t mean to start a city-wide catastrophe. Really, they didn’t. But when a family trip goes awry, the two Mexican-American cousins from opposite sides of the border accidentally unleash an evil spirit from centuries past. The incident unlocks latent magical powers within the girls, who now have to figure out what’s going on.

Jonny Mendez thought he’d finally found peace in Redwood, Oregon—a quiet town where no one asked too many questions. But when a man leaps to his death from the Royal Hotel, Jonny’s instincts scream that something isn’t right. Days later, another death rocks the town—another supposed suicide, another connection to a decades-old secret.

Ninette llega a casa de su madre tras un viaje y se queda a tomar café. La presencia de un visitante inesperado con noticias que afectan a madre e hija dará paso a momentos donde aflorarán todo tipo de reflexiones y sentimientos.