“Un pasaje de ida”, le pide al empleado de la agencia de viajes. Melissa es una muchacha en fuga. De la tierra que la vio nacer, de una familia cariñosa pero despiadada, de un hombre que la ha desenmascarado. De un juego imposible de ganar hacia un futuro que promete acogerla sin hacer demasiadas preguntas. Al principio, Melissa consigue encerrar bajo llave a aquel demonio interior que ha dominado sus palabras, sus gestos, sus pensamientos desde que era una niña. Pero pronto se da cuenta de que solo ha ganado una de las tantas batallas contra su propia naturaleza oscura. La guerra es larga. En poco tiempo, de hecho, una simple sospecha se transforma en una obsesión, en celos ciegos que amenazan destruir todo aquello por lo que ha luchado tan duramente. ¿Quién es Viola? ¿Qué son esas sombras que le susurran al oído? ¿Cómo interpretar esas terroríficas visiones nocturnas, aquella libélula que parece espiar cada uno de sus movimientos? Y su historia de amor, ¿está verdaderamente destinada a morir? Visceral y romántica, onírica y sensual, Tu aliento es una novela extrema y preciosa, donde la frontera entre realidad y fantasía se difumina página tras página, revelando una escritora única, de gran talento y enorme coraje

«No debería contar nunca nada», empieza por decir el narrador de esta historia, Jaime o Jacobo o Jacques Deza. Y sin embargo su tarea va a ser la contraria, contarlo todo, hasta lo aún no sucedido, al ser contratado por un grupo sin nombre que durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial creó el M16, el Servicio Secreto británico, y que aún funciona hoy en día de manera tal vez degradada, o acaso ya bajo diferente auspicios. El protagonista regresa a Inglaterra, en cuya Universidad de Oxford había enseñado muchos años atrás, «por no se seguir cerca de mi mujer mientras ella se me alejaba». Y allí descubre que, según Sir Peter Wheeler, viejo profesor retirado «con demasiados recuerdos», él también pertenece al reducido grupo de personas que posee un «don» o maldición: el de ver lo que la gente hará en el futuro, el de conocer hoy cómo será sus rostros mañana, el de saber quiénes nos traicionarán o nos serán leales

«Ojalá nunca nadie nos pidiera nada, ni casi nos preguntara, ningún consejo ni favor ni préstamo, ni el de la atención siquiera… Ojalá nadie se nos acercara a decirnos "Por favor", u "Oye, ¿tú sabes?", "Oye, ¿tú podrías decirme?", "Oye, es que quiero pedirte: una recomendación, un dato, un parecer, una mano, dinero, una intercesión, o consuelo, una gracia, que me guardes este secreto o que cambies por mí y seas otro, o que por mí traiciones y mientas o calles y así me salves".» Así comienza Baile y sueño, el segundo y penúltimo volumen de Tu rostro mañana, probablemente la obra cumbre novelística de Javier Marías. En él se nos sigue contando la historia, iniciada en Fiebre y lanza, de Jaime o Jacobo o Jacques Deza, español al servicio de un grupo sin nombre, dependiente del MI6 o Servicio Secreto británico, cuya tarea y «don» es ver lo que la gente hará en el futuro, o conocer hoy cómo serán sus rostros mañana. Baile y sueño nos abisma una vez más en la embrujadora prosa de su autor y nos lleva a meditar sobre tantas cosas que creemos hacer «sin querer», incluidas las más violentas, y que por eso acabamos por convencernos de que «apenas si cuentan» y aun de que nunca se hicieran

«Uno no lo desea, pero prefiere siempre que muera el que está a su lado, en una misión o una batalla, en una escuadrilla aérea o bajo un bombardeo o en la trinchera cuando las había, en un asalto callejero o en un atraco a una tienda o en un secuestro de turistas, en un terremoto, una explosión, un atentado, un incendio, da lo mismo: el compañero, el hermano, el padre o incluso el hijo, aunque sea niño. Y también la amada, también la amada, antes que uno mismo.» Así arranca `Veneno y sombra y adiós`, el tercer y último volumen de `Tu rostro mañana`, la grandiosa novela de Javier Marías que, por fin completa, y como ya ha anticipado la crítica extranjera, se revela como una de las cumbres literarias de nuestro tiempo. El narrador y protagonista, Jacques o Jaime o Jacobo Deza, acaba por conocer aquí los inesperados rostros de quienes lo rodean y también el suyo propio, y descubre que, bajo el mundo más o menos apaciguado en que vivimos los occidentales, siempre late una necesidad de traición y violencia que se nos inocula como un veneno. Con sus nuevos y cruciales episodios en Londres, Madrid y Oxford, con su desenlace sobrecogedor, se cierra aquí una historia que es mucho más que una historia apasionante, contada con la maestría de uno de los mejores novelistas contemporáneos, y tal vez el más profundo y arriesgado

Deux ivrognes et un clébard, voilà tout ce dont je dispose pour démarrer mon enquête aux U. S. A. Les deux poivrots ont pour noms Bérurier et Pinaud et le chien est un gentil boxer, baveur à souhait ! L'Empire State Building aux pieds de Béru, il faut avoir vu ça ! Mais je vais en voir bien d'autres au milieu de la pègre new-yorkaise. Mes acolytes boivent, mais c'est naturellement votre bon San-Antonio qui va trinquer

Los tuareg constituyen un pueblo altivo cuyo código moral difiere del de los árabes. Auténticos hijos del desierto, los tuareg no tienen rival en cuanto a sobrevivir en las condiciones más adversas. El noble inmouchar Gacel Sayah, protagonista de esta novela, es amo absoluto de una infinita extensión de desierto. Cierto día llegan al campamento dos fugitivos procedentes del norte, y el inmouchar, fiel a las multiseculares y sagradas leyes de la hospitalidad, los acoge. Sin embargo, Gacel ignora que esas mismas leyes le arrastrarán a una aventura mortal… Una apasionante epopeya que es a la vez un canto a uno de los pueblos más singulares del mundo

“In one sentence, Ms. Prentiss captures a sense of intoxication and possibility that six seasons of voice-overs from Sarah Jessica Parker never could…Ms. Prentiss concludes her novel on a note that’s both ethereal and brutally realistic. She cauterizes wounds, but they’re still visible and bare. But for her characters — for this promising author — it’s enough.” —The New York Times “An intoxicating Manhattan fairy tale…As affecting as it is absorbing. A thrilling debut.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A vital, sensuous, edgy, and suspenseful tale of longing, rage, fear, compulsion, and love.” —Booklist (starred review) An intoxicating and transcendent debut novel that follows a critic, an artist, and a desirous, determined young woman as they find their way — and ultimately collide — amid the ever-evolving New York City art scene of the 1980s. Welcome to SoHo at the onset of the eighties: a gritty, not-yet-gentrified playground for artists and writers looking to make it in the big city. Among them: James Bennett, a synesthetic art critic for The New York Times whose unlikely condition enables him to describe art in profound, magical ways, and Raul Engales, an exiled Argentinian painter running from his past and the Dirty War that has enveloped his country. As the two men ascend in the downtown arts scene, dual tragedies strike, and each is faced with a loss that acutely affects his relationship to life and to art. It is not until they are inadvertently brought together by Lucy Olliason — a small town beauty and Raul’s muse — and a young orphan boy sent mysteriously from Buenos Aires, that James and Raul are able to rediscover some semblance of what they’ve lost. As inventive as Jennifer Egan's A Visit From The Goon Squad and as sweeping as Meg Wolitzer's The Interestings, Tuesday Nights in 1980 boldly renders a complex moment when the meaning and nature of art is being all but upended, and New York City as a whole is reinventing itself. In risk-taking prose that is as powerful as it is playful, Molly Prentiss deftly explores the need for beauty, community, creation, and love in an ever-changing urban landscape

Murder is not kosher! When David Small, our favorite rabbi and most unorthodox detective, becomes enmeshed in the murder of a fellow teacher at Windemere Christian College, he discovers things are not at all kosher around the school. From the moment the bomb goes off in the dean's office, everyone is under suspicion. The fifth in a series of definitive editions of Rabbi David Small mysteries by award-winning author Harry Kemelman!

The rotting, naked corpse of a man is found amidst swarms of flies in the living room of a confused woman. Who is he? Why is Michelle Doyce trying to serve him afternoon tea? And how did the dead body find its way into her flat? DCI Karlsson needs an expert to delve inside Michelle's mind for answers and turns to former colleague, psychiatrist Frieda Klein. Eventually Michelle's ramblings lead to a vital clue that in turn leads to a possible identity. Robert Poole. Jack of all trades and master conman. The deeper Frieda and Karlsson dig, the more of Poole's victims they encounter . . . and the more motives they uncover for his murder. But is anyone telling them the truth except for poor, confused Michelle? And when the past returns to haunt Frieda's present, she finds herself in danger. Whoever set out to destroy Poole also seems determined to destroy Frieda Klein. Sometimes the mind is a dangerous place to hide

Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher. Someone older who understood you when you were young and searching, who helped you see the world as a more profound place, and gave you advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of your mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn’t you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you? Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Tuesdays With Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie’s lasting gift to the world

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels-one of the most beloved authors of our time-comes a gripping new novel filled with heart and hope, as a young woman wrongly found guilty of murder receives the gift of a second chance… On the eve of her retirement, Georgia attorney Mikala Aulani is as vivacious and vibrant as ever, eagerly anticipating a happy future with her partner, Ben. But if Kala has learned anything in thirty-five years of practicing law, it's that the truth can always surprise you. And when Adam Star turns up at her office, confessing to the long-ago murder of his wife, Kala must return to a notorious case that has never stopped haunting her. Ten years have passed since young nurse Sophie Lee was accused of murdering her wealthy patient, Audrey Star. Kala defended Sophie and had no doubt of her innocence-or of Adam Star's guilt-but the prosecution convinced a jury otherwise. Sophie was convicted on a Tuesday-the day on which every significant event in her life, good or bad, seems to happen. Now, on the verge of his death, Adam exonerates Sophie and also leaves her a huge fortune in atonement. Released from prison, Sophie retreats to Kala's house and tries to evade the media frenzy that surrounds her. Kala is determined to help her client make her way back into the world and adjust to her new wealth and freedom. Yet for both, there are still revelations in store-about the nature of redemption, the strange workings of fate, and the power of forgiveness. And most of all, about the secrets that hide in every heart-even those we think we know best

Son pistolet équipé du silencieux au bout du bras, Stephan Oswacim, dissimulé derrière sa porte, faillit se faire surprendre, n’apercevant que de dos Malko Linge qui regagnait sa chambre. Il attendit quelques secondes et, poussant avec précaution un des battants de la porte, déboucha dans le couloir. Il aperçut alors l’occupant de la chambre 408, qui allait tourner ou coin du couloir. Stephan Oswacim se lança à sa poursuite à pas de loup, puis arrivé assez près s’arrêta, allongea le bras et bloqua sa respiration. Deux balles dans le dos de l’agent de la CIA, puis deux dans la tête et il pourrait enfin filer, l’âme en paix

Haviland Tuf is an honest space-trader who likes cats. So how is it that, in competition with the worst villains the universe has to offer, he’s become the proud owner of the last seedship of Earth’s legendary Ecological Engineering Corps? Never mind, just be thankful that the most powerful weapon in human space is in good hands-hands which now control cellular material for thousands of outlandish creatures. With his unique equipment, Tuf is set to tackle the problems human settlers have created in colonizing far-flung worlds: hosts of hostile monsters, a population hooked on procreation, a dictator who unleashes plagues to get his own way…and in every case the only thing that stands between the colonists and disaster is Tuf’s ingenuity-and his reputation as an honest dealer in a universe of rogues…

Haviland Tuf jest podróżnikiem i rzetelnym, aczkolwiek drobnym międzygwiezdnym kupcem. Dzięki niezwykłemu splotowi zdarzeń staje się właścicielem wiekowego, długiego na wiele mil statku — bazy ziemskiego Inżynierskiego Korpusu Ekologicznego. Zbudowany jako śmiercionośna broń, statek ów chroni sekrety zapomnianej dziedziny nauki. Funkcjonuje wystarczająco sprawnie, aby za pomocą inżynierii genetycznej i technik klonowania produkować dziesiątki tysięcy rozmaitych gatunków roślin i zwierząt — zarówno dobroczynnych, jak i niszczycielskich. Ekscentryczny, ale zawsze postępujący zgodnie z zasadami etyki, Tuf postanawia zmienić profesję i mianuje się inżynierem — ekologiem, używając zasobów statku — bazy do rozwiązywania problemów nękających rozliczne światy

As fast-paced and hard-edged as the Harlem streets it portrays, Tuff shows off all of the amazing skill that Paul Beatty showed off in his first novel, The White Boy Shuffle. Weighing in at 320 pounds, Winston “Tuffy” Foshay, is an East Harlem denizen who breaks jaws and shoots dogs and dreams of millions from his idea Cap’n Crunch: The Movie, starring Danny DeVito. His best friend is a disabled Muslim who wants to rob banks, his guiding light is an ex-hippie Asian woman who worked for Malcolm X, and his wife, Yolanda, he married from jail over the phone. Shrewdly comical as this dazzling novel is, it turns acerbically sublime when the frustrated Tuffy agrees to run for City Council. Smartly irreverent and edgily fierce, Tuff is a bona fide original

Anrī Perišo Tulūza-Lotreka dzīve Ievērojamu cilvēku dzīve. Monogrāfiskais apcerējums veltīts ievērojamajam franču gleznotājam Anrī Tulūzam-Lotrekarn (1864—1901). Autors — plaši pazīstamais franču mākslas zinātnieks — iepazīstina lasītājus ar Francijas un Parīzes kultūras dzīvi 19. gs. beigās, kad norisa mākslinieka radošās personības Izaugsme, un spilgti atveido gleznotāja traģisko dzīves gājumu, viņa īpatnējo pasaules uztveri, daiļrades neatkārtojamību un ietekmi uz pasaules mākslas attīstību. Rīga «Liesma» 1984 Redaktore K. Bērziņa. Mākslinieciskais redaktors A. Lamsters. Tehniskā redaktore L. Engere. Korektore A. Giptere. Nodota salikšanai 30.03.84. Parakstīta iespiešanai 31.10.84. Formāts 84X108/32. Tipogrāfijas papīrs № l. Baltikas garnitūra. Augstspiedums. 15,96 uzsk. iespiedi.; 10,60 uzsk. krāsu nov.; 17,68 izdevn. I. Metiens 40 000 eks. Pasūt. № 450-5. Cena 1 rbl. 30 kap. Izdevniecība «Liesma», 220047 Piga, Padomju bulv. 24. Izdevn. № 205/31865/M-1462. Iespiesta Latvijas PSR Valsts izdevniecību, poligrāfijas un grāmatu tirdzniecības lietu komitejas tipogrāfijā «Cīna», 226011 Rīgā, Blaumaņa ielā 38/40. Apvāks un ielikums iespiests Rīgas Paraugtipogrāfijā. 226004 Rigā, Vienības gatvē 11. Perišo A. Pe 567 Tulūza-Lotreka dzīve / No fr. vai. tulk. M. Grin-felde; O. Mamontovas pēcv. — R.: Liesma, 1984. — 287 lpp., il. 8 lp. il. — (Ievēroj. cilvēku dzīve). Ре 567 85.143(3) Henri Perruchot LA VIE DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC Hachette Paris, 1958 Анри Перрюшо ТУЛУЗ-ЛОТРЕК Москва «Искусство» 1969 No franču valodas tulkojusi Milda Grīnfelde Mākslinieks Modris Adumāns 4903000000—205 — Q/l p M801 (11)—84 2°6 84 © Tulkojums latviešu valodā, izdevniecība «Liesma», 1984 Анри Перрюшо Жизнь Тулуза-Лотрека Рига «Лиeсма» 1984 На латышском языке Серия «Жизнь замечательных людей» Перевела с французского Милда Гринфелде Художник Модрнс Адуманс

More than a thousand years ago, an extraordinary trove of early Buddhist sutras and other scriptures was secreted away in caves near the Silk Road city of Tun-huang. But who hid this magnificent treasure and why? In Tun-huang, the great modern Japanese novelist Yasushi Inoue tells the story of Chao Hsing-te, a young Chinese man whose accidental failure to take the all-important exam that will qualify him as a high government official leads to a chance encounter that draws him farther and farther into the wild and contested lands west of the Chinese Empire. Here he finds love, distinguishes himself in battle, and ultimately devotes himself to the strange task of depositing the scrolls in the caves where, many centuries later, they will be rediscovered. A book of magically vivid scenes, fierce passions, and astonishing adventures, Tun-huang is also a profound and stirring meditation on the mystery of history and the hidden presence of the past

Everyone wants to escape their boring, stagnant lives full of inertia and regret. But so few people actually have the bravery to run, run away from everything and selflessly seek out personal fulfillment on the other side of the world where they don't understand anything and won't be expected to. The world is full of cowards. Tim Anderson was pushing thirty and working a string of dead-end jobs when he made the spontaneous decision to pack his bags and move to Japan,?where my status as a U.S. passport holder and card-carrying?American English? speaker was an asset rather than a liability.? It was a gutsy move, especially for a tall, white, gay Southerner who didn?t speak a lick of Japanese. But his life desperately needed a shot of adrenaline, and what better way to get one than to leave behind everything he had ever known to move to?a tiny, overcrowded island heaving with clever, sensibly proportioned people that make him look fat In Tokyo, Tim became a?gaijin,? an outsider whose stumbling progression through Japanese culture is minutely chronicled in these sixteen howlingly funny stories. Yet despite the steep learning curve and the seemingly constant humiliation, the gaijin from North Carolina gradually begins to find his way. Whether playing drums on the fly in an otherwise all-Japanese noise band or attempting to keep his English classroom clean when it's invaded by an older female student with a dirty mind, Tim comes to realize that living a meaningful life is about expecting the unexpected?right when he least expects it

Najnowsza powieść Deana Koontza "Wesołe miasteczko" przenosi nas do małej mieściny położonej gdzieś w Ameryce, do której przeyjechało objazdowe wesołe miasteczko. Jego największą atrakcją, cieszącą się najwiekszym powodzeniem wśród dzieci, jest zamek strachu, obiekt pełen przerażających duchów, szkieletów i dzwoniących łańcuchów. Kochające się rodzeństwo, piękna Amy i Joey, w domu terroryzowani przez matkę, jej obrzędy religijne i dziwactwa, dostrzegają w wesołym miasteczku drogę ucieczki od dotychczasowego życia. Ulegają złudnemu urokowi, jaki roztacza wokół siebie zamek strachu. Są nieświadomi, iż właśnie w nim są pogrzebane potworne sekrety ich matki. Nie wiedzą też, że jej uczynki z przeszłości zostały na zawsze zapamiętane w tym nierzeczywistym świecie. Kiedyś ktoś z ich rodziny będzie musiał za nie zapłacić…

Following the homeless Manhattanites who, in the mid-1990s, chose to start a new life in the tunnel systems of the city, this record tells the stories of a variety of tunnel dwellers from the perspective of an award-winning, European photojournalist who lived and worked with them for 5 months. Photographs and personal accounts detail the struggles and pleasures—including the government’s eviction of the tunnel people and Amtrak’s offering them alternative housing—of Vietnam veterans, macrobiotic hippies, crack addicts, Cuban refugees, convicted killers, computer programmers, philosophical recluses, and criminal runaways. Humorous and compassionate, it also describes what has happened to these individuals 13 years since they’ve left

Fourteen-year-old Will Burrows lives with his family in London. He has little in common with them except for a passion for digging which he shares with his father. When his father suddenly disappears down an unknown tunnel, Will decides to investigate with his friend Chester. Soon they find themselves deep underground, where they unearth a dark and terrifying secret — a secret which may cost them their lives

Wie is de beeldschone Storm Darroway? En wat verwacht zij van Malcolm Lockridge? Het zijn vragen die de zojuist uit de gevangenis ontslagen Lockridge nauwelijks interesseren. Voor hem is zij immers in de eerste plaats een redder in hoge nood en al spoedig daarna — en onder wat voor onvermoede omstandigheden! — zijn minnares. Toch zijn er mensen die haar met andere ogen bezien. De Tenil Orugaray noemen haar vol ontzag ‘De Storm’. Anderen zien haar als de onsterfelijke godin die leven schenkt. Voor Brann en zijn gardisten is zij onmiskenbaar een misdadige avonturierster, een meedogenloze vijand die even meedogenloos vernietigt dient te worden. Samen met deze raadselachtige vrouw betreedt Lockridge de tunnels van de tijd, een web van tijdlijnen dat toegang geeft tot verleden, heden en toekomst. Daar, tijdens de talrijke, gevaarvolle zwerftochten die het uiterste van zijn geest en lichaam vergen, leert hij vele aspecten van haar wezen kennen. Maar helemaal doorgronden kan hij haar nooit. Bovendien woedt rondom hem een oorlog waarin hem, zo blijkt al spoedig, een belangrijke rol is toebedeeld. Een oorlog ook die hem dwingt een keuze te maken: voor of tegen Storm. Een keuze die niet alleen voor hem, maar ook voor de toekomst van onpeilbaar groot belang is…

When Mr Crepsley is called upon by the Vampire Generals, Darren and the snake-boy, Evra Von, leave the Cirque Du Freak and travel with him to the city. Whilst there, Darren meets Debbie and his life as a Vampire's Assistant fades into the background — until corpes are found. Corpses drained of blood… Suspicious of Mr Crepsley's secretive bahaviour, Darren and Evra shadow him across the city and confront a creature of the night who may be the end of them all… Has Darren made a fatal mistake which will cost him the lives of those he cares for? And can he escape the lure of the Tunnels of Blood?

Авторы рассказывают нам о судьбах самых дальних родственников Тупака с 18-ого века и вплоть до века 20-ого. Параллельно авторы исследуют историю самих США. Читателю становится понятно почему чёрное сообщество так или иначе реагировало на действия властей США. Большую часть книги занимает биография самого Тупака. Она составлена в хронологическом порядке с момента его рождения и вплоть до гибели. Над созданием книги работали родственники, друзья и коллеги Тупака по музыкальному бизнесу. Здесь есть воспоминания его матери Офени, сестры Секивы, близкой подруги Джады Пинкетт, первого продюсера и подруги Лейлы Штайнберг, рэперов Shock G, Warren G, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre и многих других. Подробно охвачен каждый период его жизни. В книгу включены его интервью, письма из тюрьмы, записи судебных заседаний, воспоминания телохранителей, одноклассников и преподавателей Балтиморской Школы Искусств. Таким образом, эта книга является наиболее подробным и увлекательным исследованием жизни самого великого рэпера всех времён и народов

TURI KURSU UZ RIETUMIEM Džeks Londons, VII sēj Kad DIEVI smejas

SUMMARY: It is 1877, and war has broken out between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. The Bulgarian front resounds with the thunder of cavalry charges, the roar of artillery, and the clash of steel on steel during the world’s last great horse–and–cannon conflict. Amid the treacherous atmosphere of a nineteenth–century Russian field army, former diplomat and detective extraordinaire Erast Fandorin finds his most confounding case.It’s difficulties are only compounded by the presence of Varya Suvorova, a deadly serious (and seriously beautiful) woman with revolutionary ideals who has disguised herself as a boy in order to find her respected comrade– and fiancé–Pyotr Yablokov, an army cryptographer. Even after Fandorin saves her life, Varya can hardly bear to thank such a “lackey of the throne” for his efforts.But when Yablokov is accused of espionage and faces imprisonment and execution, Varya must turn to Fandorin to find the real culprit… a mission that forces her to reconsider his courage, deductive mind, and piercing gaze.Filled with the same delicious detail, ingenious plotting, and subtle satire as The Winter Queen and Murder on the Leviathan, The Turkish Gambit confirms Boris Akunin’s status as a master of the historical thriller–and Erast Fandorin as a detective for the ages

Que tu sois religieux ou non, l'idée te viendrais jamais d'aller zinguer quelqu'un dans un confessionnal, je parie ? Eh bien tout le monde n'est pas comme toi, mon joli ! A preuve, cette dame défuntée de mort violente dans la guitoune aux péchés. Mais le plus farce, si j'ose dire, c'est qu'elle-même s'apprêtait à flinguer son confesseur ! Tu parles d'une chasse à courre, mon neuveu ! Cela dit, ce que je te raconte n'est que le début du book. Son gracieux point de départ. Je te cause pas de l'arrivée ! Alors là, espère : ceux qu'auront pas numéroté leurs abattis auront intérêt à retourner chez leur mère pour lui demander qu'elle les refasse ! Après tout, pourquoi elles auraient pas droit à un brouillon, les mamans ? Je constate de plus en plus qu'en neuf mois t'as pas le temps de faire quelque chose de bien !

Love has a way of derailing the best of plans. Wynter Thompson, divorced with a young child, struggles to balance the demands of her surgical residency with the responsibilities of motherhood -and between the two, discovers there is little time left for anything else. She manages to convince herself that she has everything she needs, because another chance at love is definitely not in her game plan. Pearce Rifkin is a woman with a plan, and it doesn’t include a serious relationship. Chief Surgical Resident is just a stepping stone to her lifelong goal - chairmanship at one of the top ten medical centers. Determined to follow in her father’s footsteps, even though she isn’t the son he dreamed of, Pearce has no time for romance. Two women with nothing in common but a shared passion for surgery clash at every opportunity, especially when matters of the heart are suddenly at stake

Book 11 of the Dresden Files. The Warden Morgan has been accused of treason against the Wizards of the White Council--and there's only one, final punishment for that crime. He's on the run, wants his name cleared, and needs someone with a knack for backing the underdog. Someone like Harry Dresden. Now, Harry must uncover a traitor within the Council, keep a less-than-agreeable Morgan under wraps, and avoid coming under scrutiny himself. And a single mistake may cost someone his head--someone like Harry. Released in hardcover from Roc publishing, April 2009

Inheriting her grandmother's home is a dream come true for web designer Maxine Turner. She's looking forward to a little freedom from the constant demands of her beloved, crazy mob of a family. When vandals expose just how vulnerable she is living alone, she seeks help. Ryan Claymore's well-thought-out life was wrenched out from under him when responsibility for his special-needs stepbrother landed on his shoulders. Going from military man to business man hasn't been easy. He counts himself lucky he's found Maxine to trade his security-system knowledge for her website expertise. The red-hot chemistry that sizzles between them comes from out of the blue, and they both fight a losing battle to resist. Even the secret Ryan hides isn't enough to keep Maxine from working her way into his heart--and his bed. But something else might tear them apart. Whoever seems determined to destroy her home, and her sanity along with it

Maxwell Turner considers his stubborn and resourceful attitude a plus. After all, it usually gets him what he wants except for Natasha Bellingham. The long-time family friend may be ten years older than he, but so what? He s plenty old enough to know they belong together. Now all he has to do is convince her. Over the past few years Natasha s love life has degenerated into a series of bad cliches. Her biological clock is ticking loudly. As a proven architect with her own house-design company, she s financially ready for a baby. Who says she needs a permanent man in her life for that? She just needs a donation . When Max discovers Natasha s future plans include artificial insemination, he s outraged. She wants to get pregnant? No problem. He s more than willing to volunteer no turkey basters involved. But there s one non-negotiable clause: He wants forever. And he intends to do everything in his power fair and unfair to make it happen.Warning: This title contains one younger man ready, aimed and hell bent on giving one woman everything she wants. Includes interludes against the wall, in a Jacuzzi, on a car hood and even shockingly enough on a bed or two. Oh, and about that porch swing? Yup

The day she told her husband he could go his own way, were it blonde or brunette, she became a happy woman. Freed from the duty of preserving a contour that would keep Mr. Cool home nights, she gave up dieting, and serenely watched her figure expand to balloon-like proportions. Inside, she was hard as nails, shrewd and unscrupulous, stingy, avaricious. She handled cases no decent agency would touch. She hired Donald Lam for two reasons he hod brains, and she knew he needed a job so badly that she could get him for practically nothing. She watched his expense account like a vulture and did her best to deduct legitimate expenses from his already meager salary. But deep inside that mountain of flesh must have been a heart, for in spite of these instincts she developed an affectionate, almost solicitous, loyalty for Donald. You’ll like Bertha Cool. She is lusty and gusty and has personality. Every runt gets pushed around Donald Lam was no exception. The difference between him and most runts was that the harder you pushed the faster Donald came back. He discovered early in life that his hands weren’t much use to him in a fight, so he used his head. And there was nothing soft about Donald’s head. He used his mind and trained it mercilessly. Sometimes it got him into trouble because he was just a little too far ahead of the other fellow. Nor was Donald too ethical. He’d learned that if nature had made you pint size, it was easier to trip a man up than knock him down. Some people called Donald “poison.” There was only one thing about him that worried Bertha Cool. She thought he was too susceptible to women. Maybe he was. There was no doubt that women made fools of themselves over Donald. Bertha didn’t understand why but she didn’t mind. Donald’s girlfriends were pretty useful

TV Series Placement: Post-Season 3STRENGTH IN NUMBERSBased on Liz's most recent vision, Max, Michael, Isabel, Maria, and Kyle determine that Isabel's fate awaits her in Los Angeles-the same place where their parents, captured by the FBI are being held. It stands to reason that the dupes are being held in the same facility, so the group splits up, and half of them head to the Pacific Coast.Concerned for Isabel's safety, though, Max sends his sister off with the remainder of their friends to Boston, bringing about an awkward reunion between Isabel and her husband Jesse Ramirez. Before long, both the group and the dupes are being pursued by the feds, as well as members of a new alien race. Everyone is forced to put aside their mistrust and work together to thwart the newfound danger that is coming from all sides. . .This is the final book of the Roswell saga, wrapping up all the storylines from the television and book series!

In TURNED (Book #1 of the Vampire Journals), 18 year old Caitlin Paine finds herself uprooted from her nice suburb and forced to attend a dangerous New York City high school when her Mom moves again. The one ray of light in her new surroundings is Jonah, a new classmate who takes an instant liking to her. But before their romance can blossom, Caitlin suddenly finds herself changing. She is overcome by a superhuman strength, a sensitivity to light, a desire to feed–by feelings she does not understand. She seeks answers to what’s happening to her, and her cravings lead her to the wrong place at the wrong time. Her eyes are opened to a hidden world, right beneath her feet, thriving underground in New York City. She finds herself caught between two dangerous covens, right in the middle of a vampire war. It is at this moment that Caitlin meets Caleb, a mysterious and powerful vampire who rescues her from the dark forces. He needs her to help lead him to the legendary lost artifact. And she needs him for answers, and for protection. Together, they will need to answer one crucial question: who was her real father? But Caitlin finds herself caught between two men as something else arises between them: a forbidden love. A love between the races that will risk both of their lives, and will force them to decide whether to risk it all for each other…

Perfect for fans of J. R. Ward, Nalini Singh, and Lara Adrian, bestselling author Virna DePaul’s new series of paranormal romances introduces readers to a thrilling world where vampires secretly co-exist with humans, seduction rules the night, and the stakes are nothing less than life and undeath. Welcome to a mesmerizing world where vampires hide among humans. This centuries-old species has its own rules, code of conduct, and taboos. Only the FBI knows that vampires exist—and although the Bureau agrees to keep their secret, it also plots to give humans the upper hand. Turning mortals into vampires is forbidden. But there are creatures who refuse to play by the rules. Ever since he was turned, FBI special agent Ty Duncan has had one mission: bring rogue vampires to justice. As a recruiter for Belladonna, a shadow agency formed to keep vampires in check, Ty must tap Ana Martin, a troubled ex–gang member and one of the few mortals who can infiltrate places that his kind and the law cannot. From their first encounter, Ty fights a hunger to make Ana his own. When Ty claims to have information about Ana’s missing sister, Ana has no choice but to trust this captivating stranger who awakens her deepest desires. But as she and Ty climb the heights of pleasure and passion, an enemy is conspiring to destroy them both. Can Ana help Ty find his humanity in a love that could heal them both, or will their passion lead them into a darkness impossible to escape?

Eighteen year old Caitlin Paine finds herself uprooted from her nice suburb and forced to attend a dangerous New York City high school when her Mom moves again. The one ray of light in her new surroundings is Jonah, a new classmate who takes an instant liking to her. But before their romance can blossom, Caitlin suddenly finds herself changing. She is overcome by a superhuman strength, a sensitivity to light, a desire to feed--by feelings she does not understand. She seeks answers to what’s happening to her, and her cravings lead her to the wrong place at the wrong time. Her eyes are opened to a hidden world, right beneath her feet, thriving underground in New York City. She finds herself caught between two dangerous covens, right in the middle of a vampire war