Recensie: ‘Windkracht 17’ – Caroline Wahl
13/11/2025
Wanneer de moeder van Ida komt te overlijden stapt ze blind van emotie in de trein. Het enige dat ze weet is
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- Engels - Paperback
Get ready to fall in love with the cosy new exes-to-lovers Christmas romance, the perfect festive holiday read for fans of BBC’s Ghosts, Emily Henry and Tessa Bailey!One week to fall in love. One week to find your happily-ever-afterlife… Mia’s been ghosted.
Her festive spirits are at an all-time low, but at least her Christmas can’t get any worse. Or so she thought, until she discovered that her ex, Sam, is spending Christmas with her family. Now she’s looking at a whole week with the man who broke her heart and no chance of escape.
John’s a ghost. After 30 years in limbo without a soul to talk to, he’s bored to death but still can’t seem to reach the afterlife. So when Mia screams at the sight of him, he can’t help but wonder why this lovelorn girl can see him.
Could helping to ease her heartbreak be his ticket to passing on?As John and Mia become friends, he’s desperate to work out how he can cheer her up. But then John sees the way that Sam and Mia look at each other and he knows how to convince her that love isn’t dead after all. She just needs a ghostly nudge in the right direction…
- Engels - Paperback
Christmas romance featuring a personal chef who is snowed-in with her least favourite client – a sexy but miserable technopreneur. The only thing personal chef Noelle Jones loves more than cooking is Christmas. She has a roster of extremely wealthy clients, including the elusive and stoic Alexander Hoxton. When he asks her to cook a last-minute business meal he’s having, offering triple her pay for the short notice, Noelle jumps at the chance. It’s easy money, one of her favourite dishes and she’ll still have plenty of time to get to her family’s annual Christmas reunion. But, when a sudden blizzard leaves Noelle snowed-in with Alexander, she quickly realises he wants absolutely nothing to do with anything festive. Stuck with a veritable grinch, she’s sure this Christmas is about to become one of her worst…
- Engels - Hardback
Seven people, four days and a snowy Christmas on board a luxury sleeper train. This festive season getting away from it all takes on a new meaning…
The Yorkshire Belle is a glamorous steam train all decked out for an escapist festive getaway. It is not supposed to be where a group of people, all trying to get to their destinations for the holidays, will spend their Christmas. Seven people, each with their own hopes and dreams, secrets and sorrows, board the train as strangers, but as the snow keeps falling and they realise they are going nowhere fast, they are forced to slow down and embrace the present.
This Christmas on board the Yorkshire Belle, will the friendships they make change their lives forever?
- Engels - Paperback
1883. Agrigento, Sicily. A city of spires and now broken hopes and bodies…With the orsine destroyed, Cairndale lies in ruins, and Marlowe has vanished.
His only chance of rescue lies in a fabled second orsine – long-hidden, thought lost – which might not even exist. But when a body is discovered in the shadow of Cairndale, Charlie and the Talents realize there is even more at stake than they’d feared. For a new drughr has arisen, ferocious, horned, seemingly able to move in their world at will – and it is not alone.
A malevolent figure, known only as the Abbess, desires the dust for her own ends. And deep in the world of the dead, a terrible evil stirs – an evil which the corrupted dust just might hold the secret to reviving, or destroying forever. So the dark journey begun in Ordinary Monsters surges forward, from the sinister underworld of the London exiles, to the roar of the streetmarkets in nineteenth-century Alexandria, to the sunlit silences of the Dalmatian coast.
Against bone witches, mud glyphics, and a house of twilight that exists in a netherworld all its own, the Talents must work together – if they are to have any hope of staving off the world of the dead, and saving their long-lost friend. A breathtaking sequel to Ordinary Monsters, delving even deeper into the rich worldbuilding and darkly sparkling tale of The Talents.
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A princess desperate to win back the prince who broke her heart follows him to his kingdom’s prestigious military academy – and in doing so, falls in love, saves the realm, and continues to look fabulous
Prince Domhnall and Princess ClÃa are the perfect royal match – that is until he ruins everything by refusing to propose. Heartbroken but determined, ClÃa wins a place at Domhnall’s military academy to win him back.
After all, how hard can duelling really be? Warrior Ronan has no time for blonde princesses. Even if she is…well, cute. He tells himself there’s no harm training her.
Even if his heart does race around her. Even if Domhnall is his best friend. But, as they say, love is a battlefield – and unfortunately for them, a very real war is looming on the horizon.
It’s a fight that will threaten their kingdoms…and their hearts. ‘This book has beauty, brains, and brawn! All that stands between Princess ClÃa and the handsome prince she’s determined to win back is a stint at a cut-throat military academy – what, like it’s hard? Turns out, blondes can be brutal.
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A kingdom at war. A girl with a gift. A destiny to be revealed.
The sky is a dangerous place for a girl without wings.
In the war-torn kingdom of Lordach, Ezer has spent two years as the Ravenminder of Rendegard. Chained in a prison tower’s aviary, she pays the debts of the man she calls uncle, who rescued her after shadow wolves killed her parents. With three glittering scars on her cheek and mystical ‘strangeties’ unlike any magic in their world, Ezer is haunted by dreams of her death at the hands of an unknown warrior.
Then a Sacred Knight arrives to recruit Ezer for the fight against the enemy, the Acolyte. When her affinity with birds reveals itself on the journey to the Citadel, she is given a new mission: to help the Prince of Lordach tame one of the Acolyte’s captured raphons. Half giant raven, half black panther, these creatures are as loyal to the Acolyte as his strongest darksoul soldiers .
. and only they can make the flight to infiltrate his lair. While Ezer forges an unbreakable bond with the raphon, her heart becomes torn between the loyal Knight and the mysterious Prince.
But as her dreams take on new clarity, she finds herself faced with a choice and a question: has the darkness been her destiny all along?
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Reader review Bryn swore she would never go back to Grimoire Academy. But when her beloved former Professor passes away and leaves her prize spellbook library to Bryn, she’s forced to return. Bryn isn’t planning on staying long, but then she runs into former queen of Grimoire Academy, Amelia Hexford, now headmistress.
When Amelia begs Bryn to stay and teach the former professor’s classes, Bryn’s so flustered by the beautiful witch, that she accidentally agrees to stay for the semester. Amelia was always too cool for Bryn at school, but now, the staffroom is too small a place to hide in. As the unlikely pair spend more time together, Bryn and Amelia might just find themselves spellbound by something other than magic…
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Heerlijk knusse roman met hartverwarmende personages die zich afspeelt in het kleine stadje Cinnamon Falls
Na een vernederende break-up keert Nia terug naar haar geboorteplaats Cinnamon Falls, waar ze in alle rust kan mokken over de puinhoop die haar leven is geworden. Wanneer ze arriveert zijn de bewoners druk bezig met de voorbereidingen voor het jaarlijkse herfstfestival, waar mensen van heinde en verre naartoe komen om appels te plukken, pompoenen uit te hollen en naar het vuurwerk te kijken. Maar slechts een paar dagen voor de openingsavond wordt er een schokkende ontdekking gedaan. De enorm geliefde Rosie, die iedereen kende van Rosie’s Diner, wordt dood aangetroffen in haar restaurant.
Cinnamon Falls is in rep en roer en Nia probeert haar steentje bij te dragen door politieagent Jesse te helpen bij het onderzoek. Er is alleen één probleem: Jesse is lang, knap en toevallig ook Nia’s ex-vriend, die ze nooit heeft kunnen vergeten…
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A stunning anthology of connected tales set in Wild Cards universe created by the global bestselling author of A Game of Thrones. The island of Keun lies off the coast of Cornwall, connected to the mainland only by an ancient, tidal causeway. It is a magical place, where anything can happen.
The mansion crowning the island is owned by Lord Branok, a mysterious billionaire who is also a wild card of some sort—but whether he is an ace, a joker or a knave, no one is quite sure. Parties at Loveday House are legendary – for adventure, for intrigue, for love, for danger – and guests may take on whatever personae and masks they choose when they attend. Parts of the house seem to exist out of time, and the Wild Hunt is reputed to ride the island.
And haunting the house is its original owner: a woman determined to regain control over her domain, by any means necessary.
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From the internationally bestselling author of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop comes a warm and reflective collection of essays about reading, language and life. Why do we read? What is it that we hope to take away from the intimate, personal experience of reading for pleasure?Rarely do we ask these profound, expansive questions of ourselves and of our relationship to the joy of reading. But in this gentle, philosophical collection celebrating books, reading and language, Hwang Bo-reum doesn’t just tell us, but shows us what living a life immersed in reading means.
Every Day I Read provides many quiet moments for introspection and reflection, encourages book-lovers to explore what reading means to each of us. While this is a book about books, at its heart is an attitude to life, one outside capitalism and climbing the corporate ladder. Readers and non-readers will take away something from it, including a treasure trove of book recommendations blended seamlessly within.
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Is all that we see or seemBut a dream within a dream?— Edgar Allan PoeAt 14, Julia Z became infamous as the “orphan hacker,” a teenage prodigy who broke the law and captivated a nation. Now, years later, she’s trying to leave that life behind, hiding in the quiet suburbs of Boston. But her fragile anonymity is shattered when a desperate lawyer bursts into her life, begging for her help to find his wife—a celebrated artist who uses AI to craft shared dreams for thousands of followers and who has been kidnapped by a criminal syndicate.
Against her better judgment, Julia embarks on a harrowing journey across the country, drawn ever-deeper into the shadows of the American dream. As she tracks the criminals, she confronts not only their perilous schemes but also the ghosts of her own past. Resourceful, relentless, and deeply contemptuous of authority, Julia must dig deep into her unique skillset and fractured psyche to uncover the truth — and to hold onto hope when everything around her descends into darkness.
- Engels - Hardback
Verschijningsdatum: 04-11-2025
Don’t miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run in the U.S. and Canada only, a must-have for any book lover.
The gods want her dead…Hades will bury them.
You’d think I’d have learned by now:
Don’t mouth off to deities.
Don’t fall for the King of the Underworld.
And definitely don’t get dragged into a divine death match where I’m the cursed mortal prize.
But here I am–trapped in Tartarus, humanity’s worst pit stop, squaring off against monsters who make the gods look merciful. Titans, twisted by centuries of rage and ruin, are sealed behind seven ancient locks.
And guess what?
I’m the key.
To escape, I’ll have to survive every horrifying trial they throw at me.
To win, I might have to become something the gods never saw coming.
Oh, and Hades?
He’s about to break every rule the gods ever wrote.
Because to save me…the god of death will burn the world.
But if I break free? So do the Titans.
And the world won’t just suffer–it’ll beg for the end.
The Crucible series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 The Games Gods Play
Book #2 The Things Gods Break
- Nederlands - Paperback
Charlotte Kingston leidt een dubbelleven. Overdag is ze de perfecte geadopteerde dochter in een gezin vol strebers: ze excelleert in haar STEM-studie, is lid van het meest chique dispuut en gedraagt zich altijd voorbeeldig. Maar ’s avonds verandert ze in Charlie: een durfal op zoek naar spanning en die via een datingapp flirt met twee knappe vreemden.
Will Larsen lijkt altijd relaxed, maar in werkelijkheid staat hij onder constante druk van zijn vader, een invloedrijke politicus. Will schrikt wanneer zijn vader een journalist inhuurt om een diepgravend profiel te schrijven over Will en zijn ijshockeyteam. Will kan hier niet onderuit komen, en vreest dat uitkomt dat hij en zijn beste vriend Beckett Dunne – een laidback aussie met een gebroken hart – soms samen het bed delen met een vrouw.
Als Charlie de twee hockeyspelers van Briar U eindelijk in het echt ontmoet, loopt de spanning al snel hoog op. De chemie spat van het drietal af, maar het duurt niet lang voor hun sprookje bedreigd wordt door de realiteit.
Wat als lust ineens wel heel erg op liefde begint te lijken?
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Two strangers. One forgotten astronomy textbook. A decades-old secret.
A fascinating, highly illustrated, epistolary novel perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Alice Oseman, featuring designed doodled edges!
When a recent transfer student starts keeping her diary in the oldest textbook at the Green Bank High School library, the last thing she expects is to receive a response. Thus begins a sweeping tale of unlikely friendship and long-buried secrets between two secret pen pals at a rural West Virginia high school.
Copernicus is adrift and searching for answers after the sudden death of her mother, and leaving her cosmopolitan life in San Francisco behind. Kepler is a small-town girl with straight A’s and big plans to be the first person in her family to go to college, despite her family’s modest means. The two girls are so different from one another but united in their goal to solve a mystery that has riddled Green Bank for decades.
Meticulously hand-drawn by debut author Jessica Walker across the pages of an actual ancient astrophysics textbook, The Secret Astronomers is a story of friendship, family, crop circles, secret crushes, giant telescopes, life in Appalachia, and two girls discovering new ways to connect across any divide that separates them.
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Het baanbrekende vampierenverhaal van New York Times-bestsellerauteur George R.R. Martin, bekend van Game of Thrones.
Winter 1857. Abner Marsh heeft grote moeite werk te vinden als kapitein van een rivierstomer op de Mississippi. Als een rijke aristocraat hem onverwacht een lucratief aanbod doet, is Abner meteen op zijn hoede. De reden? De spookachtig bleke Joshua York met zijn kille blik gaat er volledig aan voorbij dat Abners vloot op één boot na compleet is vergaan tijdens een ongewoon strenge winter. Het laat hem bovendien onverschillig dat hij zijn investering de komende tien jaar niet zal terugverdienen. Wat wel zijn redenen zijn om de gevaarlijke Mississippi op te gaan, vertelt hij niet – en de enige voorwaarde die hij stelt, is dat Marsh zijn afwijkende gedrag zonder vragen te stellen accepteert, hoe bizar, willekeurig of bevreemdend dat gedrag ook mag zijn. Abner gaat aarzelend akkoord, misschien tegen beter weten in.
Pas tijdens de eerste reis met de Fevre Dream dringt het langzaam maar zeker tot hem door dat hij een overeenkomst is aangegaan waarvan de afloop heel onzeker is.
‘Dit boek kan zich meten met Anne Rice’ Dagboek van een onsterfelijke. Dit is revolutionair werk.’ Rocky Mountain News
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After seven long years, Joan Greenwood has been called home. As the only one in her elite family of witches who cannot manipulate magic, her return to New York City is lukewarm at best. But it’s upended by the disastrous news that someone has created a spell that can turn an unmagical human into a powerful witch.
While her family covets the ability to create a new generation of witches, Joan is wary of such power in the hands of her conniving relatives. When her best friend – who happens to be a vampire – confesses he has secretly, accidentally, saved this human-turned-witch from an uncertain fate, Joan is thrust headfirst into a desperate race to undo the spell before it kills its unwilling host. But as the different factions of the magic world hunt Joan across the city, she gathers a new family of allies to help her.
Soon, her race to the truth draws her deeper into the heart of the city’s magic, through uncertain alliances with a (very attractive) family rival, and far beyond the limits of everything she thought her own magic was capable of. Only now does Joan see… her power could rewrite the rules of the magic world-or bring the entire city to its knees.
This debut contemporary fantasy features a lovable cast of queer, BIPOC characters, witty writing, and a sapphic slow-burn romance, An Unlikely Coven is perfect for fans of A Discovery of Witches, An Unkindness of Magicians, and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.
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Return to the cosy fantasy world of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree, a freshly baked adventure featuring fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller Fern.
Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune to hang out her shingle beside a long-absent friend’s coffee shop. What could be a better pairing? Surely a charming renovation montage will cure what ails her! If only things were so simple… It turns out that fixing your life isn’t a one-time prospect, nor as easy as a change of scenery and a lick of paint. A drunken and desperate night sees the rattkin waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior surviving on inertia, an imprisoned chaos-goblin with a fondness for silverware, and an absolutely thumping hangover. As together they fend off a rogue’s gallery of ne’er-do-wells trying to claim the bounty the goblin represents, Fern may finally reconnect with the person she actually is when nothing seems inevitable.
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He has to play by the rules… but for her, he’d break them all. As the captain of Blackcastle Football Club and one of the highest-paid athletes in the game, Vincent DuBois should be on top of the world. But when his fame brings danger to his doorstep, he finds himself in his worst nightmare scenario – secretly sharing a flat with his coach’s daughter, knowing full well she’s far too big a temptation for him to resist. When his new living arrangements escalate into a bet that throws them even closer together, he realizes he’s in deeper trouble than he thought. He’s always played to win – but for her, he might just risk it all. As a sports nutritionist and the daughter of a legendary coach, Brooklyn Armstrong is used to dealing with hotshot athletes. However, no player gets under her skin like Vincent, her best friend’s infuriatingly cocky (and gorgeous) brother. She left California hoping for a fresh start, and he’s the kind of distraction she doesn’t need. Now, he’s sleeping in the room next to hers while her career is up in the air and her defenses are crumbling. ?But no matter how many sparks fly between them, a relationship between the captain and the coach’s daughter could never work…
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Het derde boek (deel een) van George R.R. Martins internationale bestsellerserie Het Lied van IJs en Vuur, verfilmd door HBO als Game of Thrones.
Terwijl de Zeven Koninkrijken door bloedveten verdeeld raken, bereiden de leden van de Nachtwacht zich voor op de komst van een leger vogelvrijen uit de ijzige streken voorbij de Muur. De wildlingen maken zich klaar voor een invasie van het Noordelijke Rijk, waar de jeugdige Robb Stark nog maar zo kort zijn kroon draagt. Robb wordt ondertussen door bittere gevoelens gekweld.
Zijn zusters zijn verdwenen, dood of overgeleverd aan de grillen van de wrede kind-koning Joffry, die met ijzeren vuist vanuit Koningslanding regeert. Joffry’s bittere rivaal, heer Stannis Baratheon, is verslagen en in schande gehuld, slachtoffer van een tovenares die hem in haar kwaadaardige greep houdt. En dat allemaal terwijl de verbannen koningin Daenerys zich een weg baant over een van bloed doordrenkt continent, met drie draken als haar metgezellen.
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Never before published! A viral favorite among fans of Rebecca Yarros and Carissa Broadbent, the slowburn, high-stakes epic romantasy series continues with this highly anticipated 4th installment. When Gods dance with Monsters, the world will tremble.
A BEAUTIFUL ENEMY ONCE SAVED HIM.
With the return of Samkiel, the rightful heir to the throne, tensions grow in the remaining realms. Battle lines begin to form between those pledging their loyalties to either Samkiel or Nismera. War looms on the horizon, and Samkiel must deal with his growing power. Without the Ring of Oblivion, the dark ancient force living under his skin begins to lash out.
Meanwhile, an ancient power calls to Dianna, plaguing her dreams with messages of retribution. Samkiel, seeking to protect the woman he loves, sets out on a desperate search for answers, but the solution will mean a dangerous voyage to the one place he dares not go–the Otherworld.
BUT WHO IS THE REAL MONSTER?
It is a race against time as Nismera hunts for Vincent and Camilla, seeking what they stole. Her thirst for power and her armada only grow stronger as she rampages across the realms. Forces, primal and eternal, have taken notice, forcing Ig’Morruthens and gods to work together on a quest to reclaim an object capable of unraveling reality. An unlikely bond is formed in blood and fire, leaving all affected with no choice but one–save the realms or themselves.
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The Zodiac Academy series from the Twisted Sisters and Amazon and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti is a Booktok phenomenon. This print re-issue includes an exclusive bonus chapter, brand new world map, and a new cover. As well as the stunning interior chapter pages which were included in the previous edition.
The stars called us.
The Veil closed at our backs.
And now death holds us in its clutches.
We were torn from life before our time, a Savage King, his queen, a betrayed son, a wronged brother, a scorned wife and so many more. We watch those we left behind as they struggle against the grip of the stars, the answers to so many of their questions within our grasp and yet out of their reach.
But what if we could find a way to answer their pleas? What if we could find a way to help them from this side of the divide? And what price would such a thing come at?
***This is a bridging book which takes place beyond The Veil (in the land of the dead) during the events of book 8 in the Zodiac Academy series. It should be read after book 8 to avoid spoilers for that book and holds the answer to what takes place for the characters who are held within the clutches of death by this point in the story, as well as vital clues to the conclusion of this epic series***
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When Gods dance with Monsters, the world will tremble.
With the return of Samkiel, the rightful heir to the throne, tensions grow in the remaining realms. Battle lines begin to form between those pledging their loyalties to either Samkiel or Nismera. War looms on the horizon, and Samkiel must deal with his growing power. Without the Ring of Oblivion, the dark ancient force living under his skin begins to lash out.
Meanwhile, an ancient power calls to Dianna, plaguing her dreams with messages of retribution. Samkiel, seeking to protect the woman he loves, sets out on a desperate search for answers, but the solution will mean a dangerous voyage to the one place he dares not go—the Otherworld.
Forces, primal and eternal, have taken notice, forcing Ig’Morruthens and gods to work together on a quest to reclaim an object capable of unraveling reality. An unlikely bond is formed in blood and fire, leaving all affected with no choice but one—save the realms or themselves.
It is a race against time as Nismera hunts for Vincent and Camilla, seeking what they stole. Her thirst for power and her armada only grow stronger as she rampages across the realms.
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Maplemead Castle is crawling with ghosts, and the new owners need them gone. When Melody Bittersweet and the Girls’ Ghostbusting Agency arrive on scene, they quickly identify the main troublemaker swinging from the chandeliers. A century ago, stunning trapeze artist Britannia Lovell plunged to her death in the castle’s grand ballroom, and has continued to haunt it ever since. But did she really just fall, or was there something more to her demise?
Forced to work with Leo Dark, her scoundrel ex, and the infuriating, irresistible reporter Fletcher Gunn, Melody’s investigative powers are under the strain of a heart pulled in two directions. She needs her team in top form, but her best friend Marina’s cake pipeline goes AWOL, her assistant Artie’s distracted by a giant sausage roll, and the pug Lestat is scared witless by a lion. Melody has her work cut out for her.
Somewhere, hidden in the castle, is a heart-breaking secret, but what will it take to find it? And is there a chance it could set Britannia free, or is she doomed to repeat her last fateful act forever?
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The Cruel Prince meets Powerless in this dark academia romantasy that will tattoo itself onto your heartIn the cursed Kingdom of Aragoa, the punishment for magic is death. Even the students at Vandenberghe Academy aren’t spared. When Viola Sinclair’s deadly shadow magic is discovered, the queen gives her assassin a new assignment and a new cursed tattoo: seven-thorned rose on his arm for the seven days he has to hunt Viola down and kill her.
If he doesn’t, he will be the one to die. The assassin is Roze Roquelart–entitled prince, arrogant fellow student, and the one person Viola hates more than anyone. Roze should revel in the chance to end her life, but he desperately needs something from Viola and her magic.
And he’s willing to spare her life–and fake their engagement–to get it. Forced to work together, Viola and Roze must contend with deadly threats, dangerous secrets, and an impossible attraction. Will they give in to their deepest desires, even if it means destroying Aragoa–and risking both their lives?HER WORST ENEMY.
HIS ONLY CHANCE. Be swept away by the sizzling, irresistible enemies-to-lovers romantasy with magic more destructive than your darkest nightmares.
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Phantom van H.D. Carlton is een roman die zich afspeelt in Seattle in 1944, waar de grenzen tussen liefde en obsessie vervagen in de schaduw van de georganiseerde misdaad. Het verhaal volgt Genevieve Parsons, een vrouw die vastzit in een giftig huwelijk, en Ronaldo Capello, een gevaarlijke maar charismatische gangster die haar redder en mogelijke ondergang wordt. De plot draait om hun passionele, maar verboden relatie, terwijl John’s gedrag steeds onvoorspelbaarder en gevaarlijker wordt.
Het verhaal verkent thema’s als huiselijk geweld, liefde, obsessie, en de gevaren van de onderwereld, alles tegen de achtergrond van een gothic sfeer en de aanwezigheid van de georganiseerde misdaad.
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Certainty Bulrush wants to be useful—to the Guild of Mages that took her in as a novice, to the little brother who depends on her, and to anyone else she can help. Unfortunately, her tepid magic hasn’t proven much use to anyone. When Certainty has the chance to earn her magehood via a seemingly straightforward assignment, she takes it. Nevermind that she’ll have to work with Mage Aurelia, the brilliant, unfairly attractive overachiever who’s managed to alienate everyone around her.
The two must transport minorly magical artifacts somewhere safe: Shpelling, the dullest, least magical village around. There, they must fix up an old warehouse, separate the gossipy teapots from the kind-of-flaming swords, corral an unruly little catdragon who has tagged along, and above all: avoid complications. The Guild’s uneasy relationship with citizens is at a tipping point, and the last thing needed is a magical incident.
Still, as mage and novice come to know Shpelling’s residents—and each other—they realize the Guild’s hoarded magic might do more good being shared. Friendships blossom while Certainty and Aurelia work to make Shpelling the haven it could be. But magic is fickle—add attraction and it might spell trouble.
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Roping horses leads to riding cowboys in this sexy friends-to-lovers, fake-dating, lessons-in-seduction romance by Jessica Peterson.
One fake dating plan.
One cowboy Casanova.
One very real case of falling way too hard.
Wyatt Rivers is the perfect no-strings hookup–a cowboy Casanova who rocks a Stetson, looks smokin’ hot in his Wranglers, and never rests his head on the same pillow twice.
He’s exactly what she’s looking for. If only he wasn’t also her best friend…
Sally Powell is back in her hometown of Harstville, Texas, waiting for her dream job to start thousands of miles away. While she’s here, she hopes to end an epic dry spell in the bedroom, preferably with a local cowboy. If the rumors are true, they really do ride harder and stay on longer.
Wyatt has been her best friend since second grade, and she’s been in love with him for almost as long. But he’s as wild and untamed as a colt that can’t be broken–not to mention, totally out of her league with his good looks and heartbreaker reputation.
Then Sally gets to thinking: since Wyatt is such an expert, why doesn’t he teach her the ropes of how to find a hookup? He begrudgingly agrees, and a little fake flirting leads to fake dating, which leads to real kissing, which leads to real…well, everything else.
And let her just say, the rumors are absolutely true.
Sally wants so badly to be Wyatt’s last rodeo. But she’s leaving town soon, and even if she wasn’t, she’s not sure Wyatt would ever change his playboy ways.
Cowboys can’t be tamed. And apparently, neither can hearts.
Wyatt is an interconnected standalone novel in the Lucky River Ranch series, perfect for fans of Elsie Silver and Lyla Sage.
Delicious tropes:
- Friends to lovers (with DECADES of tension)
- Fake dating
- Lessons in seduction
- Small town
- Hot cowboys
- All the pining!
- Engels - Paperback
Dirty dancing leads to a chance at forever in this sizzling single parent, found family, small town romance by Jessica Peterson.
Will he rope the moon for her? Or is her heart destined to be trampled all over again?
As a recently divorced single mom, Ava Bartlett has zero interest in flirting with guys on a weekend away with her sisters. She just wants to have fun and listen to live music at a honky tonk.
But when she literally stumbles into the most gorgeous guy ever on the dance floor, those plans go up in smoke. Growing up on the barrel racing circuit, Ava’s seen her fair share of sexy cowboys. But this particular one is hot as hell: Sawyer’s got a mustache, tattoos, and a very filthy mouth.
Needless to say, they end up naked in his swanky hotel room. And the way Sawyer treats her like a queen? A girl could get used to that kind of adoration.
Good thing he’ll only be a one-night stand Ava can look back on with a smile. She’s rebuilding her life from scratch, and she needs to focus on her three-year-old daughter and the dream job she just landed.
Imagine her surprise, then, when she moves to Hartsville and runs into a familiar tattooed cowboy with an adorable daughter of his own.
Sawyer wants more than the occasional playdates between their girls, and the closer they become, the more determined this sexy single dad is to keep her forever. And as much as Ava’s falling for Sawyer, she’s been down this road before with her ex, and she wonders if she can truly trust a cowboy like him.
Sawyer is an interconnected standalone novel in the Lucky River Ranch series, perfect for fans of Elsie Silver and Lyla Sage.
- Engels - Paperback
The perfect festive romance involving a very creative misuse of a popcorn garland, a grand Christmas romantic gesture and getting snowed in with only one bed . . .
There are two things you should know about Atlas ‘Max’ Maxheimer. One: he has the presence of a six-foot-four lumberjack with a knack for making people smile. Two: he lives and breathes the holidays.
Not only is he the reigning victor of the annual town Christmas contest, but his family have a literal Christmas tree farm. ‘Tis his damn season. And she’s going to ruin everything.
Betty is new in town, full of holiday cheer and, worst of all, is helping her uncle open a rival tree farm next door. Max is convinced she’s out to destroy everything he loves. Betty thinks Max might be one sleigh short of a winter parade.
And they’re having way too much fun trying to outdo each other. After Christmas chaos, public humiliation and booby traps that Home Alone would be proud of, it only takes a blizzard, a romantic cottage and only one bed for the sparks between Max and Betty to ignite . .
- Engels - Paperback
When five brothers move into the abandoned mansion next door, Sophie Gracewell’s life changes forever. Irresistibly drawn to bad boy Nic Falcone, Sophie finds herself falling into an underworld governed by powerful families. When Sophie’s own family skeletons come to life, she must choose between two warring dynasties – the one she was born into, and the one she is falling in love with. When she does, blood will spill and hearts will break …
- Engels - Hardback
Not every house is a home…
Belinda Bainbridge has spent her life in the shadow of her anxious mother, so when her father-in-law dies at The Bridge, his remote ancestral seat, she is secretly thrilled. His death means she, her husband Wilfred and their children can relocate and finally begin to create their own happy home born a merchant’s daughter, she will now be lady of the manor.
But their new home quickly proves far from ideal. The garden is a wilderness, the estate is struggling financially, there are whispers about the mysterious death of a servant many years before while their young son, Freddie, seems unusually fixated on the strange wooden figures – so-called ‘silent companions’ – that were once owned by his ancestors.
When Wilfred’s charismatic brother, Nathan, arrives unexpectedly from abroad, bringing a very different account of the family’s past, Belinda begins to question what her husband has told her. What really lies behind the sad history of the house?
And are Belinda’s children truly safe here?
- Engels - Hardback
Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in the incredible sequel to New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh’s The Floating World, a romantic fantasy duology inspired by Korean Legend. The battle is over, but the war is just beginning . .
With the help of her friends and allies, Ren managed to topple the General’s insurrection, but the Floating World and its territories are still under threat of attack from the rival Volmaran Empire. And worse, she was powerless to save Sunho from being overcome by the monstrous power in his blood.
Now he’s gone, transformed into a feral, deadly creature that doesn’t even recognize her anymore, and her heart aches for the sweet boy she’s grown to love. But the escalating war will not pause for her grief. Seen by some as a heavenly saviour and others merely a figurehead to be manipulated, Ren must use all her courage and cunning to survive the royal court’s game long enough to find Sunho and bring him home before he loses himself to the Demon forever.
- Engels - Paperback
This edition includes gorgeous black-and-white interior art that brings A Worthy Opponent to life like never before. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katee Robert delivers another deliciously dark enemies to lovers romance that puts a scorching twist on a classic tale. ***Once upon a time, I was a girl who believed in love and happily ever afters.
Now the only thing I believe in is revenge. Unfortunately for me, there’s only one man willing to help me. Hook.
I should have known it wouldn’t be out of the goodness of his heart. He doesn’t have one. No, Hook wants his ring on my finger and me on my knees before him – and he won’t take no for an answer.
I’m willing to pay any price in order to bring our mutual enemy down…even if it means I lose my soul in the bargain. A classic myth takes a turn for the decidedly wicked in the third Wicked Villains book, a spicy and dark contemporary romance about sexy modern villains getting their due.
- Engels - Paperback
Ryan Sosa, grumpy former corporate accountant, has had it up to here with surprises. He didn’t see getting fired coming. And he certainly didn’t anticipate flying across the country to the world’s hippie-est, happiest, most annoying town to save his great-uncle from some mysterious emergency.
Not only is there actual snow on the ground, but the town of Blue Moon appears to have decked its halls with elves on psychedelics. But he doesn’t have time to be snarky about the impending Winter Solstice and Multicultural Holiday Celebration—whatever the hell that is. Not when he’s got a farm to save, a free-range sheep that he may or may not have nudged with his stupid microscopic rental car, and some small-town veterinarian telling him she can’t take the animal off his hands.
Dr. Sammy Ames has a practice to manage and a fundraising crisis to attend to. She doesn’t have time to deal with a big-city grouch who doesn’t remember being her first kiss ever. Especially not since he wants to dump a sheep named Stan on her. So not happening. No matter how cute—and naked—Ryan is when he’s drunk.
Besides, as soon as he solves his uncle’s problem, he’ll be on the first flight out of Blue Moon, never to return again.
It will take a Winter Solstice Miracle or perhaps some matchmaking interference from the Beautification Committee to get these two to see eye-to-eye under the mistletoe…unless they got the Wrong Ryan after all.
- Nederlands - Hardback
Een tijdloze, moderne klassieker met een betoverend verhaal voor elke fantasy- en dark academia-liefhebber
In het midden van de napoleontische oorlogen in 1806 geloven de meeste mensen dat magie lang geleden verdwenen is uit Engeland – tot de teruggetrokken Mr. Norrell zijn krachten onthult en hij van de ene op de andere dag beroemd wordt.
Niet veel later verschijnt er nog een praktiserende magiër: de jonge en gedurfde Jonathan Strange. Hij wordt Norrells leerling en de twee bundelen hun krachten in de oorlog tegen Frankrijk. Maar Strange voelt zich aangetrokken tot wilde, gevaarlijkere vormen van magie en neemt een risico dat zijn samenwerking met Norrell, en alles wat hem dierbaar is, op het spel zet.
Een meeslepend, episch verhaal over het negentiende-eeuwse Engeland en de twee magiërs die, eerst als leraar en leerling en dan als rivalen, ten tonele verschijnen om de geschiedenis te herschrijven.
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