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Tessa goes off to college with a dependable boyfriend waiting at home and her life and career neatly planned out. On her first day on campus, everything shifts when she encounters Hardin. With his disheveled brown locks, cocky British charm, and a canvas of tattoos, he’s a stark departure from her familiar world.
But Hardin’s rudeness borders on cruelty, and Tessa resolves to hate him. At least until they share a charged moment alone–and suddenly, Tessa is questioning everything she’s ever known about herself.
Despite his hot-and-cold attitude, Tessa is drawn to uncover the hidden layers within Hardin. In the midst of her newfound independence and electrifying uncertainty, Tessa’s connection with Hardin feels like the passionate love she’s been looking for. With her carefully laid plans forever disrupted, what comes after?
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In my defense, I thought the plane was going to crash.
Otherwise, I never would have blurted out those embarrassing things to a perfect stranger.
Did I mention he turned out to be a scorching hot superstar of professional hockey?
But wait, there’s more.
When the plane lands safely, I rush off, praying I’ll never have to face him again. My luck holds out for less than twenty-four hours, when I realize he’s a groomsman at the wedding I’m attending.
We end up having a drink and a good laugh about my panicked confessions, and when he invites me up to his room for some no-strings-attached fun, I say yes. After all, a headboard rattling one-night stand with a guy who knows how to put the puck in deep isn’t something a bookworm like me ever thought she’d experience.
Neither are those two little pink lines.
Now what’s crashing are all the plans Joe Lupo and I had for our lives-separately.
After all, we’re totally wrong for each other. He’s commitment-phobic and completely focused on his career. And I want to plant roots in my small town-with someone who chooses me.
Love? It’s out of the question.
Until Joe Lupo lines up his shot and aims straight for my heart.
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A sapphic Netflix-esque Christmas movie meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days from the New York Times bestselling author duo of She Gets the Girl Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick.
Hollywood teen actor Arden James’ messy reputation is interfering with her career when a notoriously picky director won’t give her a role based on her party-girl image. So she and her publicist make up a lie – not only is she from a small town (true) but her childhood best friend Caroline, is her long-term girlfriend (false) and she can prove it when she goes home for Christmas.
Caroline Beckett hasn’t thought about her ex-best friend Arden James for years, focusing instead on her dreams about becoming a journalist. When Arden turns up on her doorstep and promises her an article in Cosmopolitan magazine on their twelve snow-covered romantic days together, Caroline agrees to play along.
But when old feelings start to bubble up, what will fall faster – Arden and Caroline or the Christmas Eve snow?
A gorgeous, heartwarming cosy romance – perfect for the holidays!
Met betoverende illustraties van de internationaal befaamde illustrator Nico Delort.
Katniss Everdeen woont in het 12e en armste district van Panem, het land dat ooit bekendstond als Noord-Amerika. Met haar moeder en haar zusje Prim leidt ze een armoedig leven, getekend door het keiharde regime van het welvarende Capitool. Jaarlijks worden de Hongerspelen uitgevaardigd: 24 door loting aangewezen tributen, een jongen en een meisje uit elk district, gaan een strijd op leven en dood met elkaar aan. En dit jaar wordt Prim uitgeloot…
Katniss weet dat de Hongerspelen een doodvonnis voor haar jonge zusje betekenen en besluit haar plek in te nemen. Onder het oog van de hele bevolking van Panem, die de strijd als bron van vermaak volgt, begeeft ze zich in de arena. Gevangen in een meedogenloos web van bruut geweld, gemanipuleerde tv-beelden en corrupte politici komt Katniss voor de keus staan: hoe ver zal ze gaan om te overleven?
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“I wasn’t fighting this war with Chase alone. I never had been, with Zed at my back. But this time I also had Cass and Lucas, and goddamn if we weren’t a force to be f***ing reckoned with.”
They say to keep your enemies close, and mine are all around me. At the heart of it are four dangerously gorgeous men: The man who wants to light my darkness and has already paid the price for loving me. The man who can handle my power and loves every dark inch of me. The man who has been my closest companion, and now threatens to upend our carefully balanced world in pursuit of me.
But the fourth man is probably the most terrifying, because he wants to take the others away from me. He wants to tear the spinal column out of the empire I’ve built. Destroy my businesses. Destroy me.
Why? Because this man should have stayed dead, but he didn’t, and now he wants revenge. He will stop at nothing until he’s carved out my bloody, beating heart and left me broken.
But he should remember who he’s dealing with.
I’m not the girl he knew anymore, and I will never let him have what’s mine.
Breaking a rule has never been so enticing.
I have found rock bottom. It’s here, moving in with my older brother because I’m too broke to afford to live on my own. It’s okay though, because we’ve always been close and I think I’m going to have fun living with him again.
That is until I meet Cooper…
Turns out, my brother has very strong opinions on the idea of me dating his best friend and is dead set against it. According to him, Cooper is everything I should stay away from: flirtatious, adventurous, non-committal, and freaking hot. (I added that last part because I feel like you need the whole picture.) My brother is right—I should stay away from Cooper James and his pretty blue eyes. He’s the opposite of what I need right now.
Nah—who am I kidding? I’m going for it.
She’s looking for the perfect man. He’s looking for the perfect victim.
Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can’t shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.
Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He’s charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.
Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.
Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn’t get to the truth, she’ll be the killer’s next victim…
A dark story about obsession and the things we’ll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest…
Everyone in fifteen-year-old Bella’s life needs something from her. Her mom needs her to help around the house; her dad needs her to not make waves; her ex needs her to not be so much. The only person who never needed anything from her was her grandmother—and now she’s dead.
There’s only one thing that dulls the pressure: alcohol. Vodka, beer, peppermint schnapps—alcohol smooths the sharp edges of Bella’s life. And what’s the big deal? Everyone drinks. Besides, Bella can stop whenever she wants. But after she gets blackout drunk at a Thanksgiving party and wakes up in the hospital, it’s time to face reality. And for Bella, reality means rehab.
In a world where the shadow-like ‘daayan’ stalk the night, the mages of Agraal are the only ones able to defend the realm. So, when Princess Thiya discovers she has the extraordinary powers of a healing mage, she captures the attention of earth mage Isaac. In order to lure Thiya to the frontline to help defeat the daayan, Isaac does the unthinkable, he takes Thiya’s true love Amara hostage.
A holiday rom-com about two women who make a Christmas sex pact.
In this darkly magical, romantic YA fantasy debut, a closeted teenage psychic in small-town Washington foresees the death of his sworn enemy, and is forced to work with him to save his life. Sparks fly, but the dead are restless, and some ghosts don’t want to stay buried…
Perfect for fans of The Raven Cycle, Cemetery Boys and Sixteen Souls.
Sixteen-year-old Miles Warren hails from a long line of psychics. Resigned to a life in the (not especially profitable) family business, Miles is perfectly happy, thank you very much―except for the part where he’s constantly exhausted from long nights digging up graves, hiding his sexuality from his family, and unable to fulfil his dream of going to art school one day. Perfectly happy.
But Miles’ comfortable routine is interrupted when has a premonition of a violent supernatural murder. He soon discovers that the victim is none other than Gabriel Hawthorne, whose family have a mysterious, decades-long feud with Miles’ own. Gabriel is everything Miles expects from a Hawthorne―rude, snobbish, and irritatingly good-looking―but Miles isn’t just going to stand by and let someone murder him. The two form an uneasy alliance, trying to solve Gabriel’s murder and prevent it from taking place.
The odds are against them; death premonitions are notoriously hard to alter. As they uncover secrets about their families’ feud and dark magic swirls around the pair, Miles is horrified to realize that he doesn’t hate Gabriel as much as he’s supposed to. He might even like him.
Too bad Gabriel is almost certainly going to die.
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A mind-blowing murder mystery on a ship full of magical passengers. If Agatha Christie wrote fantasy, this would be it!
For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this incredible feat, the emperor’s ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the sacred Goddess’s Mountain. Aboard are the twelve heirs of the provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a Blessing.
All except one: Ganymedes Piscero—class clown, slacker and all-around disappointment.
When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people and without a Blessing to protect him, Ganymedes’s odds of survival are slim.
But as the bodies pile higher, Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be. Can he unmask the killer and their secret Blessing before this bloody crusade reaches the shores of Concordia?
Or will the empire as he knows it fall?
An orphan.
An outcast.
A prince.
And a killer who will bring an empire to its knees.
Growing up in the Kegari slums, AIZ has seen her share of suffering. An old tragedy fuels her need for vengeance, but it is love of her people that propels her. Until one hotheaded mistake lands her in an inescapable prison, where the embers of her wrath ignite.
Banished from her people for an unforgivable crime, SIRSHA is a down-on-her-luck tracker who uses magic to trace her marks. Destitute, she agrees to hunt down a killer who has murdered children across the Martial Empire. All she has to do is carry out the job and get paid. But when a chance encounter leads to an unexpected attraction, Sirsha learns her mission might cost her far more than she’s willing to give up.
QUIL is the crown prince of the Empire and nephew of a venerated empress, but he’s loath to take the throne when his aunt steps down. As the son of a reviled emperor, he, better than anyone, understands that power corrupts. When a vicious new enemy threatens the survival of the Empire, Quil must ask himself if he can rise above his tragic lineage and be the heir his people need.
Beloved storyteller Sabaa Tahir interweaves the lives of three young people as they grapple with power, treachery, love, and the devastating consequences of unchecked greed, on a journey that may cost them their lives―and their hearts. Literally.
Please don’t come home for Christmas…
Julie Parker’s kids are her greatest gift. Still, she’s not exactly heartbroken when they ask to skip a big Christmas. Her son, Nick, is taking a belated honeymoon with his bride, Blair, while her daughter, Dana, will purge every reminder of the guy who dumped her. Again. Julie feels practically giddy for one-on-one holiday time with Heath, the (much) younger man she’s secretly dating.
But her plans go from cozy to chaotic when Nick and Dana plead for Christmas at the family cabin in memory of their late father, Julie’s ex. She can’t refuse, even though she dreads their reactions to her new man when they realize she’s been hiding him for months.
As the guest list grows in surprising ways, from Blair’s estranged mom to Heath’s precocious children, Julie’s secret is one of many to be unwrapped. Over this delightfully complicated and very funny Christmas, she’ll discover that more really is merrier, and that a big, happy family can become bigger and happier, if they let go of old hurts and open their hearts to love.
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A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that can’t stay buried and the sinister house that sits at the crossroads of it all.
Eden, Kentucky, is just another dying, bad-luck town, known only for the legend of E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth-century author and illustrator who wrote The Underland–and disappeared. Before she vanished, Starling House appeared. But everyone agrees that it’s best to let the uncanny house―and its last lonely heir, Arthur Starling―go to rot.
Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses or brooding men, but an unexpected job offer might be a chance to get her brother out of Eden. Too quickly, though, Starling House starts to feel dangerously like something she’s never had: a home.
As sinister forces converge on Starling House, Opal and Arthur are going to have to make a dire choice to dig up the buried secrets of the past and confront their own fears, or let Eden be taken over by literal nightmares.
If Opal wants a home, she’ll have to fight for it.
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Straatdief Kierse had moeten weten dat er iets niet klopte. Nu zit ze gevangen in een bibliotheek – met een monster. Ze kan niet vluchten. Ze kan zich niet verstoppen. En deze man – dit wezen, gevuld met verschrikkelijke kracht en duisternis – heeft het volste recht om haar te doden. Door op verboden terrein te komen heeft Kierse het fragiele vredesverdrag tussen monsters en mensen verbroken. Maar in plaats van haar te vermoorden, doet Graves het onverwachte: hij biedt haar een baan aan. Een kans om uit te vinden wie ze werkelijk is. Kierse heeft altijd geweten dat ze anders is. Dat ze dingen een beetje beter kan, een beetje sneller. En dan is er nog dat voorgevoel dat ze heeft als het gevaar op een steenworp afstand is. Maar als de oude verhalen waar zijn, zijn er ergere dingen in de wereld dan monsters. Zoals een bedreiging die ouder is dan de legende. Zoals Graves. Of zoals Kierse zelf… Het monster in de Holly Library speelt zich af in een alternatief New York.
In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling Better than the Movies, Wes and Liz struggle to balance their feelings for each other with the growing pains of being a college student.
For a few beautiful months, Wes had his dream girl: strong-willed girl-next-door Liz. But right as the two were about to set off to UCLA to start their freshman year together, tragedy struck. Wes was left dealing with the fallout, which ultimately meant losing Liz in the process.
Flash forward months and months later and Wes and Liz find themselves in college, together. In a healthier place now, Wes knows he broke Liz’s heart when he ended things, but he is determined to make her fall back in love with him.
Wes knows Liz better than anyone, and he has a foolproof plan to win her back with the rom-com worthy big gestures she loves. Only…Liz will have none of it. Wes has to scheme like a rom-com hero to figure out how to see her. Even worse, Liz has a new friend…a guy friend.
Still, Wes won’t give up, adapting his clever plans and going hard to get Liz’s attention and win back her affection. But after his best efforts get him nowhere, Wes is left wondering if their relationship is really over for good.
Noël was klaar voor een nieuwe start aan de universiteit. Weg van huis, naar een nieuwe, progressievere stad, waar ze op zoek kon gaan naar wie ze echt is, wat ze echt wil, en hoe dat nu zit met die verwarrende seksualiteit van haar. Maar dan verliest haar beste vriendin Celia de strijd tegen kanker en vallen Noëls plannen in duigen. Haar leven verliest de kleur die Celia bracht, en de toekomst is toch wel eng nu Noël ze alleen tegemoet gaat. Maar Celia, die al langer wist dat ze Noël zou moeten achterlaten, heeft voorzorgen genomen. Met een zelfgemaakte adventskalender probeert ze van tussen de sterren Noël terug op het juiste pad te krijgen. Maar is Noël er wel klaar voor om haar verlies een plaats te geven, haar seksualiteit onder ogen te komen én terug contact te zoeken met dat meisje van Vinyl dat al meer dan een jaar door haar hoofd spookt?
Hanne Eerdekens is talenleerkracht, leesfanaat, blogger, taal- en letterkundige, auteur en eigenlijk alles wat met lettertjes te maken heeft. Ze heeft een passie voor schrijven sinds ze leerde hoe dat moest en deelt die op haar Bookstagrampagina @novelishbooks. Met haar hoofd in andere werelden probeert ze haar steentje bij te dragen aan een diverser Belgisch literatuurlandschap. In 2023 debuteerde ze met Met jou is het anders. Polaris is haar tweede boek.
Deze speciale editie van de Nederlandse vertaling van Voor de Fans verschijnt als luxe hardcover met nieuwe cover, drie exclusieve afbeeldingen in de druk, auteursbrief en boekenlegger.
Kyran Harbor is alles wat ik niet ben. Rijk. Populair. Een superster footballspeler die erg humeurig is voor iemand die alles heeft. Eigenlijk is hij een bekakte atleet die mij haat. Oh, en hij is ook mijn stiefbroer. Inderdaad. We zitten met elkaar opgescheept, delen een school, een huis… een badkamer. Eerlijk gezegd zou het me niets kunnen schelen… Als hij niet zo’n bekrompen controlefreak was die ruzie met me zoekt alleen omdat we verschillend zijn. Ik was van plan hem te vermijden toen we gingen studeren… Tot een abrupt tegenslag ons beiden in een lastige positie dwong. En nu is de chagrijnige eikel die ik hoopte te ontlopen misschien wel de enige persoon die me eruit kan helpen.
Avi Vega is alles wat ik veracht. Een dromer. Een rare snuiter. Een kunstenaar die te veel wiet rookt en denkt dat buitenaardse wezens bestaan. En door een zieke kosmische grap is hij nu mijn stiefbroer, die me volgt op wat mijn ontsnappingsplan had moeten zijn. Het was al een ramp. Voeg daar nog een plotselinge financiële strop aan toe en laten we zeggen dat mijn opties zeer beperkt zijn. Als ik een ster-quarterback wil blijven op weg naar de NFL, moet ik iets drastisch doen. Helaas voor mij, en mijn wanhopige behoefte aan controle, heeft de eeuwige glimlachende blower een plan. Misschien kunnen we net genoeg stoppen met haten om dit voor elkaar te krijgen. Zolang we maar onthouden dat we het alleen maar doen… voor de fans.
TRIGGERWARNINGS:
Voor de fans is een stiefbroer MM-romance met een lang en gelukkig einde. Dit boek bevat gevoelige onderwerpen die sommige lezers zouden kunnen triggeren.
*Vermelding van seksueel misbruik in de kindertijd (niet gedetailleerd op de pagina)
*Gevoelige religieuze onderwerpen
*Homofobie (mild)
*Filmen van seksuele handelingen voor geld (online sekswerk)
*Onachtzame ouders
*Personages zijn meerderjarig tijdens alle seksscènes
Grayson Hawthorne zou in de voetsporen van zijn schatrijke grootvader treden; het fortuin laten groeien en zijn familie beschermen. Daar bestond geen twijfel over. Inmiddels is de grote Tobias Hawthorne dood en zijn familie onterfd, maar sommige van zijn lessen zijn Grayson bijgebleven. Wanneer zijn halfzussen dreigen te ontdekken wat er met hun vader is gebeurd, doet hij wat hij het beste kan: zorgen dat de zaak wordt opgelost – efficiënt, effectief, genadeloos. En zonder dat gevoelens en emoties hem in de weg staan.
Jameson Hawthorne is een gokker, een sensatiezoeker, een spelletjesspeler. Als zijn mysterieuze vader opduikt en hem om een gunst vraagt, kan Jameson de uitdaging dan ook niet weerstaan. Om te slagen moet hij infiltreren in de meest exclusieve ondergrondse club van Londen, waar aristocraten, politici en buitengewoon rijke mensen gokken om geld en geheimen. Daar moet hij een onmogelijk spel met een torenhoge inzet winnen. Gelukkig leeft Jameson Hawthorne voor het onmogelijke.
Beiden verwikkeld in hun eigen strijd, moeten Grayson en Jameson – met hulp van hun broers en Avery – besluiten wie ze willen zijn en wat ze bereid zijn op te geven om te winnen.
‘De Hawthorne-broers‘ speelt zich af tussen het laatste hoofdstuk en de epiloog van ‘De laatste zet‘.
A big-hearted small-town romance from bestselling, award-winning author Elle McNicoll, Some Like it Cold is perfect for fans of Alice Oseman, Talia Hibbert and Gilmore Girls.Jasper Montgomery is heading home for the holidays and keeping secrets. Determined to return to her small town home one last time before leaving for good, Jasper doesn’t bank on accidentally ruining her sister’s engagement – or bumping into her teen adversary, budding filmmaker Arthur Lancaster.Jasper came back to Lake Pristine for one to say goodbye. But during the holidays, old relationships come to light, small-town tensions rise, and a certain brooding film buff starts to look like a very big reason to stay. Can Jasper decide what she wants from Arthur, and from Lake Pristine, before she leaves them both forever?
Kai Rhodes heeft als alleenstaande vader en topsporter een overvolle agenda, maar hij wil niet dat iemand zich met de opvoeding van zijn zoontje bemoeit. Daarom houdt geen van zijn nanny’s het lang vol. Maar dan zet zijn coach hem schaakmat door een oppas te regelen die Kai niet kan ontslaan – zijn dochter.
Miller Montgomery heeft net een belangrijke prijs gewonnen voor haar werk als patissier. Nu wil ze niets liever dan zich bewijzen, maar ze is even al haar inspiratie kwijt. Ze zou fulltime in de keuken moeten staan, maar laat zich toch overhalen door haar vader om op het kind van zijn sterspeler te komen passen in Chicago.
Miller brengt weer leven en vrolijkheid in Kais ingedutte leven. Al snel kunnen Kai en zijn zoontje niet meer zonder haar, maar aan het eind van de zomer zal Miller terug moeten keren naar haar eigen leven. In Chicago blijven is geen optie, maar weggaan eigenlijk ook niet meer…
Caught up is het derde deel in Liz Tomfordes geweldige Windy city-serie. Alle delen zijn los van elkaar te lezen, en de serie begint met Mile high.
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Kamogawa Food Detectives series, for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.
We all hold lost recipes in our hearts. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps recreate them…
Chef Nagare and his daughter Koishi serve their customers more than delicious food at their Kamogawa Diner down a quiet street in Kyoto. They can help recreate meals from their customers’ most treasured memories. Through ingenious investigations, these “food detectives” untangle flavors and pore through old shopping lists to remake unique dishes from the past.
From the swimmer who misses his father’s lunchbox to the model who longs for fried rice from her childhood, each customer leaves the diner forever changed—though not always in the ways they expect…
A beloved bestseller in Japan, The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is a tender and healing novel that celebrates the power of community and delicious food.
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Geralt van Rivia heeft monsters en demonen van over de hele wereld verslagen, maar hij is niet voorbereid op de gevolgen wanneer twee machtige koningen hun legers opstellen aan de rivier die hun rijken scheidt. Op het moment dat ook elfen en andere niet-mensen zich mengen in de strijd, wordt de situatie alleen maar zorgelijker.
Geralt en zijn geliefde Yennefer moeten ondertussen Ciri, de kleindochter van koningin Calanthe, de Leeuwin van Cintra, beschermen. Want Ciri is het kind van de profetie. Het is aan haar om de wereld te redden, of er een eind aan te maken.
“You asked for this, Rain. Let’s go capture a pirate.”
While searching for stolen dragon eggs, newly engaged couple Kianthe and Reyna find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a swashbuckling love story.
On one side is Serina, a failed farmer turned river pirate. Her booty? Wheat, grains, and the occasional jar of imported tea leaves. It’s quite the embarrassment to Diarn Arlon, the powerful lord of the Nacean River, and he’ll conscript anyone to bring her to justice. Especially Kianthe, the elemental mage who just crashed his party, and her somewhat-scary fiancée.
Begrudgingly, the couple joins forces with Bobbie, one of Arlon’s constables–who happens to be Serina’s childhood friend. Bobbie is determined to capture the pirate before anyone else, but it would be a lot easier if Serina didn’t absolutely loathe her now.
As Kianthe and Reyna watch this relation-shipwreck from afar, it quickly becomes apparent that these disaster lesbians need all the help they can get. Luckily, matchmaking is Reyna’s favorite past time. The dragon eggs may have to wait.
Where ghosts tread, black feathers fall . . .
When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and arrives at Guardbridge, his estate on the Yorkshire moors, she thinks she has finally put darkness behind her.
She is mistaken.
Edward’s sister, Iris, still lives in the family home. A taxidermist and medium, she urges Annie to watch out for black feathers – claiming that they mark the spot where a spirit has visited.
At first, Annie dismisses her warnings. But, before long, she begins to feel haunted.
What exactly happened to Edward’s first wife? Why is Iris so disturbed?
And should Annie really be watching for signs from the dead – or is she the one being watched?
SET ON THE YORKSHIRE MOORS IN THE 1800S, THE BLACK FEATHERS IS A GHOSTLY TALE OF MAGIC AND WICKEDNESS.
A kitchen witch with a penchant for baking and a (literally) cursed love life meets someone who’s worth breaking a hex for in this sweet and spicy debut romance.
As a skilled kitchen witch, Dina Whitlock knows her way around a pastry recipe. In fact, she runs her very own London café serving magic-infused pastries for her loyal customers. But only a select few friends know about her magical abilities or the hex that has plagued her love life. It’s hard to fall in love when your partner is guaranteed to have a string of bad luck the second they start to have feelings for you.
Scott Mason is back from traveling the world and is excited to begin his new job as a curator at the British Museum. After leaving London to heal from a brutal breakup two years ago, Scott only now realizes how much he missed out on. Now that his best friend’s wedding is right around the corner, Scott is determined to be the most amazing best man ever, but he doesn’t expect to be bewitched by the maid of honor, who also happens to be the owner of his new favorite café and, more surprisingly, a witch?!
After a weekend in the countryside full of peculiar hedge mazes, palm readings by candlelight, and a midnight Halloween ritual, there’s no denying the chemistry between them. But there’s just one problem: The hex still holds, and Dina knows that Scott is in danger. In the past, she’s always cut her losses, but this time is different. Scott could be the one. Will Dina be able to undo the hex, before it’s too late?
Eighteen festive stories of murder and mystery in the grand tradition of Christmas crime fiction, from the masters of the genre. Including the New York Times bestselling J.T. Ellison, USA Today bestseller Sam Carrington, Sunday Times bestseller C.L. Taylor, and many more…
The award-winning Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane invite you to a festive gathering of bestselling, critically acclaimed and award-winning writers in tribute to classic, British period crime stories. From locked room mysteries on Christmas eve to devilish whodunits and tales of simmering rivalries unfolding at the dinner table, these thirteen original seasonal tales will delight and shock at every twist and turn. So, unwrap the presents, pour a mug of mulled wine and follow the bloodstained footprints through the freshly fallen snow as winter descends and darkness lurks in the shadows.
Featuring stories by: Fiona Cummins, Angela Clarke, A.K. Benedict, Susi Holliday, J.T. Ellison, David Bell, Sarah Hilary, Claire McGowan, Tina Baker, Sam Carrington, Liz Mistry, C.L. Taylor, Helen Fields, Russ Thomas, Tom Mead, Vaseem Khan, Samantha Hayes & Belinda Bauer
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Fourth Wing meets The Hunger Games in this sizzling fantasy romance not to be missed. Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya… The exceptional. The Elites.
The Elites have possessed powers for decades, gifted to them by the Plague, while those born Ordinary are just that, banished from the kingdom and shunned from society. No one knows this better than Paedyn Gray, an Ordinary posing as an Elite. When she unsuspectingly saves one of Ilya’s princes, Kai Azer, she’s thrown into the Purging Trials, a brutal competition to showcase her ‘Elite’ powers.
If the Trials and the opponents don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for will if he discovers what Paedyn really is… completely Ordinary.
Be swept away by the first in the smash hit, dagger-to-the-throat romantasy trilogy that’s taken the world by storm.
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Dante Reid was de eerste jongen op wie ik verliefd was, de jongen die ik al die tijd heb weggeduwd. Onze wegen scheidden zich en gingen in tegenovergestelde richting verder. Ik ging studeren en hij ging het leger in en belandde aan de andere kant van het land.
Dat zou ons einde moeten zijn, of dat dacht ik toch.
Nadat ik afstudeerde, wilde ik mijn bucket list afwerken en raad eens wie er plots kwam opdagen om me uit een benarde situatie te redden?
Dante Reid.
De jaren hadden hem goed gedaan, want hij was nog gespierder, had nog meer tatoeages en was nog veeleisender. Hij wilde dat ik tegenover hem kwam wonen, zodat hij me zogezegd beter kon beschermen.
Ik moest hem steeds vertellen waar ik uithing.
En ik moest oppassen met wat ik van mijn bucket list wilde afstrepen.
Ik heb geen bescherming nodig, of misschien wel, maar dan moet ik juist beschermd worden tegen Dante zelf. Hij zal onherroepelijk mijn einde betekenen. Want zo dicht bij de man zijn aan wie ik me al die jaren geleden zo gewillig overgaf, kan slechts één ding betekenen. Een gebroken hart.
‘Ik heb met heel mijn hart van deze brother’s best friend, second chance romance genoten. Vijf fantastische sterren’
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Let op: dit boek is een dark romantasy en kan triggers bevatten.
Verschijningsdatum: 07-10-2025
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Welcome to the school of lies. From TikTok sensation and New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy comes her next smash hit YA series that mixes Bully and One of Us is Lying into an irresistibly addictive novel about taking on the king of the campus―the cruelest (and hottest) guy in school―with the only weapon that hurts…the truth.
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Predator. Prey. And an ancient talisman with the power to change the course of everything.
At the Great Tree of life, nine winged creatures called The Hunters reside. When a prophecy foretells the birth of a new Werewolf, one hunter is sent to Earth with a mission: slay the wolf and protect the village. When dark forces breach the tree’s defenses, he is forced to flee with the Skyestone: a talisman that could change the world if wielded by the wrong hands.
Shannon Bellissario has been plagued by nightmares since she can remember. Recently betrayed by a life-long friend and trapped in a village she longs to escape, she finds it hard to stay sane. Can she overcome the dark obstacles that come her way? Or will she stray too far from the right path?
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Wie ben je?
Het antwoord op die vraag ben ik al een hele tijd geleden vergeten. Sinds het moment dat ik van huis wegliep, wanhopig om te ontsnappen, met alleen de kleren aan mijn lichaam en de schoenen aan mijn voeten. Ik had niets meer en leef sinds die dag een gestolen leven.
Zou ik een vrouw zijn die de zin van het leven zoekt in een reeks naamloze, gezichtsloze mannen? Ze zijn allemaal snel vergeten, behalve hij. Hij nam me mee onder een waterval en liet me mijn naam vergeten, terwijl ik de zijne dit keer wel onthield.
Enzo Vitale.
Een raadselachtige man die zijn hart heeft verloren aan de zee. Of aan de roofdieren die daarin leven. Hij is niet eens zo heel anders dan de beesten die hij voert. Hij lokt me naar zijn boot, op zoek naar een manier om me te laten boeten voor mijn misdaad. Als ik vooraf had geweten wat hij met me wilde en dat een storm ons op zijn boot zou treffen, dan zou ik zijn gevlucht toen dat nog kon…
Nu zit ik vast in een vervallen vuurtoren met een man die me net zo wanhopig haat als dat hij naar me verlangt. Hij mag me dan wel willen straffen, maar degene die ook op dit verlaten eiland woont, heeft misschien nog wel meer sinistere bedoelingen met ons.
Wie ik ben, doet er niet meer toe. De enige vraag die nog telt, is: Hoe ga ik dit overleven?
‘Deze auteur kan absoluut een boek schrijven dat je helemaal in vervoering brengt! Dit boek had me van begin tot einde te pakken’
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Let op! ‘Doet het pijn?’ is een dark romance geschikt voor 18+. Dit boek bevat: grafisch geweld en gore, grafische moord, expliciet taalgebruik, zelfmoordgedachten, verwijzingen naar zelfmoord, depressie en angst, PTSS, bijna-doodervaringen, gestrand zijn midden op de oceaan, verwijzingen naar incest en pedofilie (niet afgebeeld), kindermishandeling, verwijzingen naar verkrachting en andere vormen van misbruik en ontvoering.
Boek 1
Hij
Ze spelen niet voor hetzelfde team. Of wel?
Jamie Canning heeft er nooit achter kunnen komen hoe hij zijn beste vriend verloor. Vier jaar geleden verbrak zijn getatoeëerde, grappenmakende, regelbrekende kamergenoot alle contact zonder enige verklaring. En wat dan nog dat het een beetje raar werd op de laatste nacht van het ijshockeykamp in de zomer dat ze achttien waren? Het was gewoon een beetje dronken dwaasheid. Niemand stierf.
Als er een ding is waar Ryan Wesley spijt van heeft, dan is het zijn hetero vriend overhalen tot een weddenschap die de grenzen van hun relatie heeft verlegd. Nu ze met hun college teams het tegen elkaar moeten opnemen op het nationale kampioenschap, zal hij eindelijk de kans krijgen om zich te verontschuldigen. Maar één blik op de man waar hij altijd een zwak voor had is genoeg om het verlangen naar hem sterker te maken dan ooit tevoren. Jamie heeft lang gewacht op antwoorden, maar in plaats daarvan komen er steeds meer vragen. Kan een nacht vol seks een vriendschap verpesten? En hoe gaan we dan de komende zes weken te werk? Als Wesley tijdens de zomer naast Jamie komt coachen op het kamp, heeft Jamie nog een paar dingen te ontdekken over zijn oude vriend… en nog veel meer over zichzelf.
Waarschuwing: bevat seksuele situaties, hotties op ijshockeyschaatsen, skinnydipping, flirten in een SUV en het bewijs dat uit de kast te komen voor je familie op sociale media misschien niet de beste plaats is.
Boek 2
Wij
Kunnen je favoriete ijshockeyers hun eerste seizoen ongeslagen samen laten beëindigen?
Vijf maanden samen, NHL aanvaller Ryan Wesley beleeft een recordbrekende beginnersseizoen. Hij maakt zijn droom waar om professioneel hockey te spelen en elke avond thuis te komen bij de man van wie hij houdt: Jamie Canning, zijn beste vriend die nu zijn vriendje is. Er is slechts een probleem: de belangrijkste relatie van zijn leven is er een die hij verborgen moet houden. Anders wordt hij geconfronteerd met een mediastorm die zijn succes op het ijs zal overschaduwen.
Jamie houdt van Wes. Dat doet hij werkelijk. Maar het moeten verstoppen is klote. Het is niet het leven dat Jamie voor zichzelf voor ogen had en de druk om hun geheim te bewaren eist zijn tol. Ook zijn nieuwe baan loopt niet zo soepel als dat hij gehoopt had, maar hij weet dat hij het aankan zolang hij Wes heeft. Appartement 10B is in ieder geval hun toevluchtsoord, waar ze altijd zichzelf kunnen zijn. Of kunnen ze dat wel? Wanneer Wes’ meest nieuwsgierige teamgenoot vlak boven hen komt wonen, begint hun zorgvuldig uitgelijnde leugen te ontrafelen. Als de buitenwereld vastbesloten is om hun het vuur aan de schenen te leggen, kan de relatie van Wes en Jamie dat overleven?
Waarschuwing: bevat seksuele situaties, een vibrerende stoel, lange-afstands, sexy tijden en het bewijs dat ijshockeyspelers in elke tint groen er hot uitzien.
Boek 1
Hell No
Een USA Today bestseller komedie van Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy!
Het organiseren van haar broers bruiloft met een gastenlijst waarop allemaal bekende ijshockeyspelers staan is de uitdaging van Jess Cannings leven. Nu ze al de pineut is in de familie, kan ze het zich niet veroorloven te falen. En niemand (niemand!) mag iets afweten van de kolossale fout die ze afgelopen voorjaar tijdens een zwak moment maakte met de getuige. Het was fout, en er zal geen herhaling komen. Hell no. Ook al is hij het meest sexy ding.
Blake Riley ziet de bruiloft als een geschenk van het lot aan hem. Jess is het bruidsmeisje en hij is de getuige? Laat de jacht losbarsten. En wat dan nog, als hij op een beetje (prima, heel veel) weerstand stuit? Hij hoeft de koppige blondine er alleen maar van te overtuigen dat hij echt een goede jongen is met een slechte reputatie. Gelukkig weet elke professionele ijshockeyspeler dat je je best moet doen als je wilt scoren.
Maar Jess heeft dringendere zaken aan haar hoofd dan sexy-times met een reusachtig man-kind. Zoals: Zal de ceremonie op tijd beginnen, ook al heeft iemand oma dronken gevoerd? Hoort glitter wel thuis op een bruiloft? En is het verkeerd om de getuige te vermoorden?
Waarschuwing: Kan leiden tot het per ongeluk verslikken in thee of koffie. Niet lezen op een openbare plaats waar hard gelach ongepast is. Bevat hitsige maar hilarische ijshockeyspelers, puppygeknuffel en een bijdehante onderbroekenpaar.
Boek 2:
Hell Yeah
Kun je vallen voor iemand die je nog nooit hebt ontmoet?
Hailey Taylor Emery heeft een oogje op haar favoriete klant bij Fetch, het bedrijf waar ze als virtual assistent werkt. Haar werk behoort anoniem te zijn. En die klant? Dat is niemand minder dan de legendarische ijshockeyspeler Matt Eriksson.
Hoewel het tegen alle regels van Fetch ingaat, heeft Hailey zijn dossier ingezien. Ze weet bijna honderd procent zeker dat ze het merendeel van haar dagen chattend met haar crush doorbrengt en alles wat hij nodig heeft, voor hem regelt. Eigenlijk vindt Hailey het wel helemaal prima, zo’n stiekeme verliefdheid. Tot ze een afspraak met haar cliënt moet maken. Face to face. Wat er dan gebeurt? Totale paniek!
Een gebroken hart is Matt Eriksson niet vreemd. Hij is nog altijd niet over zijn ramp van een huwelijk heen. Wat het extra ellendig maakt, is dat hij als enige van zijn hele team op de harde manier achter een simpele waarheid is gekomen: professioneel ijshockey spelen en een serieuze relatie hebben, gaan niet samen. Absoluut niet. Zijn kinderen ziet hij amper. Contact hebben met zijn ex drijft hem tot waanzin. En de enige persoon die begrijpt wat er allemaal gaande is in zijn leven, wil liever anoniem blijven.
Maar dat probleem van anonimiteit kan prima opgelost worden door een paar eersteklas tickets voor een hockeywedstrijd. Het is inderdaad een aanbod dat Hailey niet kan weerstaan. En Matt? Hij kan Hailey niet weerstaan. Gelukkig hoeft dat ook niet…
Waarschuwing: Dit boek bevat totaal doorgedraaide ijshockeyfans, verkeerd verstuurde dick pics, hunky ijshockeyspelers die naar de opera gaan en rammelende eierstokken die overuren draaien.
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SPECIAL EDITION SET WITH SPRAYED EDGES – Meet the Dreamland Billionaires! All three books in one set, with beautiful sprayed edges THE FINE PRINT Rowan – I’m in the business of creating fairy tales. Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels. Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland. My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her. Zahra – After submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamland’s most expensive ride, I should have been fired. Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job. The catch? I had to work for the most difficult boss I’d ever met.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS Declan – I’m destined to become the next CEO of my family’s media empire. The only problem? My grandfather’s inheritance clause. Fulfilling his dying wish of getting married and having an heir seemed impossible until my assistant volunteers for the job. Caring about Iris was never part of the deal. Especially not when breaking her heart is inevitable. Iris – My plan to marry Declan was simple in theory. Move in together. Throw a wedding. Have a baby. We set rules to prevent any kind of issues. But what happens when our fake relationship bleeds into our real one?
FINAL OFFER Callahan – I’m the Kane brother everyone gossips about behind closed doors. Trust fund brat. High-functioning alcoholic. No one knows the real me but her. Lana Castillo-my childhood best friend and the only woman I ever loved. When I broke her heart six years ago, I promised to never return to Lake Wisteria. I kept my word until my grandfather’s will changed everything. Alana – Falling in love with Callahan Kane was a mistake. He told me so before destroying my heart and our friendship. But then Cal showed up again, intending to sell his grandfather’s lake house. The biggest flaw in his plan? My name is on the deed.
Bowen Penhallow has always been a loner, studying dark and ancient magic on a mountaintop in Wales. He prefers it that way, but when his friend Declan—who happens to be a ghost—asks him to attend a Yuletide wedding at a grand estate deep in the Welsh countryside, Bowen reluctantly agrees.
Tamsyn Bligh is not a witch, but she makes her living off of them. As a procurer and seller of magical items, Tamsyn’s business is not always above board, but she’s been trying to fix that (mostly.) Bowen is an occasional customer—as well as the star of several of Tamsyn’s dirtiest dreams—but she’s been around enough witches to know that, as a human, getting involved with one is not the smartest idea. She’s finagled an invite to the Witchy Wedding of the Century in the hopes of finally making a score big enough to retire. Just one priceless magical artifact from Tywyll House would set her up for life.
But Tamsyn isn’t the only one sneaking about in Tywyll House, and the mix of a very strong spell combined with a wedding mishap transports Bowen and Tamsyn into Tywyll House’s past, to the Yuletide Celebration of 1957. As Bowen and Tamsyn work together to get back to the present, they must also face off with the origins of Tywyll House’s haunting, the suspicions of their fellow witches…oh, and the fact that somewhere between the mistletoe and the bonfire, they might be falling in love.
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Straatdief Kierse had moeten weten dat er iets niet klopte. Nu zit ze gevangen in een bibliotheek – met een monster. Ze kan niet vluchten. Ze kan zich niet verstoppen. En deze man – dit wezen, gevuld met verschrikkelijke kracht en duisternis – heeft het volste recht om haar te doden. Door op verboden terrein te komen heeft Kierse het fragiele vredesverdrag tussen monsters en mensen verbroken. Maar in plaats van haar te vermoorden, doet Graves het onverwachte: hij biedt haar een baan aan. Een kans om uit te vinden wie ze werkelijk is. Kierse heeft altijd geweten dat ze anders is. Dat ze dingen een beetje beter kan, een beetje sneller. En dan is er nog dat voorgevoel dat ze heeft als het gevaar op een steenworp afstand is. Maar als de oude verhalen waar zijn, zijn er ergere dingen in de wereld dan monsters. Zoals een bedreiging die ouder is dan de legende. Zoals Graves. Of zoals Kierse zelf… Het monster in de Holly Library speelt zich af in een alternatief New York.
A dark and captivating new take on the beloved Nutcracker story, ZR Ellor’s YA fantasy debut, No Better Than Beasts, is perfect standalone novel for fans of Russian folktales, cursed kingdoms, fraught romance, and fairy tale retellings with a bite.
The Gogitdan siblings had suffered much to fight for their place in Szpratzian Society. Immigrants from the cursed neighboring kingdom of Kolznechia, they spent their childhood on the street and in workhouses until Vdradir, the eldest, lifted from poverty with the help of a wealthy patron.
Now nineteen, Nabik is a conflicted soldier, forever in the shadow of his older brother. Vdradir has been appointed governor, ruling and grasping for power with a merciless iron fist. And Drakne, their little sister, is a dancer who dreams of peace and comfort and protection. Together, they are as broken and divided as the land they once called home.
When a powerful enemy rises, and signs of war between the Szpratzian empire and Kolznechia begin to spread, the siblings are forced to choose―cling to power and safety or save the remains of their tattered bond? When Rat Kings and Pinewood Princes force them into the Kolznechian woods, the siblings will be forced to fight for their home and humanity with teeth and claw…
An inter-connected romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. MaasWith the curse that’s plagued their lands for the last two millennia running out of control, the task now falls to the Fall Court princess, Aribella, to stop it from spreading further.
A mother must fight for her daughter’s life in this fierce and haunting tale of witchcraft and revenge from the author of A Haunting in the Arctic.
Clem gets a call that is every mother’s worst nightmare. Her nineteen-year-old daughter Erin is unconscious in the hospital after a hiking trip with her friends on the remote Orkney Islands that met a horrifying end, leaving her boyfriend dead and her best friend missing. When Erin wakes, she doesn’t recognize her mother. And she doesn’t answer to her name, but insists she is someone named Nyx.
Clem travels the site of her daughter’s accident, determined to find out what happened to her. The answer may lie in a dark secret in the history of the Orkneys: a woman wrongly accused of witchcraft and murder four centuries ago. Clem begins to wonder if Erin’s strange behavior is a symptom of a broken mind, or the effects of an ancient curse?
In this thrilling paranormal YA romance debut steeped in folklore, two estries—owl-shifting female vampires from Jewish tradition—face New York’s monstrous underworld to save the girl one of them loves with help from the boy one of them fears before they are, all of them, lost forever.
Clara loves rules. Rules are what have kept her and her sister, Molly, alive—or, rather, undead—for over a century. Work their historic movie theater by day. Shift into an owl under the cover of night. Feed on men in secret. And never fall in love.
Molly is in love. And she’s tired of keeping her girlfriend, Anat, a secret. If Clara won’t agree to bend their rules a little, then she will bend them herself.
Boaz is cursed. He can’t walk two city blocks without being cornered by something undead. At least at work at the theater, he gets to flirt with Clara, wishing she would like him back.
When Anat vanishes, and New York’s monstrous underworld emerges from the shadows, Clara suspects Boaz, their annoyingly cute box office attendant, might be behind it all.
But if they are to find Anat, they will need to work together to face demons and the hungers they would sooner bury. Clara will have to break all her rules—of love, of life, and of death itself—before her rules break everyone she loves.
In this standalone debut, A. R. Vishny interweaves mystery, romance, and lore to create an unputdownable story about those who have kept to the shadows for far too long.
Learn more about the characters from The Sunday Times bestselling author S.T. Gibson’s Evocation in this gorgeously illustrated prequel novella to The Summoner’s Circle series.
It takes a lot of commitment to make a marriage between a modern ceremonial magician and a tarot witch work, but when a malevolent entity takes up residence in Rhys and Moira’s home, their love will be pushed to the limits.
Brewing up a solution is easier said than done when your magical styles are polar opposites; throw a psychic ex and a secret society in the mix, and things are bound to get messy.
Bowen Penhallow has always been a loner, studying dark and ancient magic on a mountaintop in Wales. He prefers it that way, but when his friend Declan—who happens to be a ghost—asks him to attend a Yuletide wedding at a grand estate deep in the Welsh countryside, Bowen reluctantly agrees.
Tamsyn Bligh is not a witch, but she makes her living off of them. As a procurer and seller of magical items, Tamsyn’s business is not always above board, but she’s been trying to fix that (mostly.) Bowen is an occasional customer—as well as the star of several of Tamsyn’s dirtiest dreams—but she’s been around enough witches to know that, as a human, getting involved with one is not the smartest idea. She’s finagled an invite to the Witchy Wedding of the Century in the hopes of finally making a score big enough to retire. Just one priceless magical artifact from Tywyll House would set her up for life.
But Tamsyn isn’t the only one sneaking about in Tywyll House, and the mix of a very strong spell combined with a wedding mishap transports Bowen and Tamsyn into Tywyll House’s past, to the Yuletide Celebration of 1957. As Bowen and Tamsyn work together to get back to the present, they must also face off with the origins of Tywyll House’s haunting, the suspicions of their fellow witches…oh, and the fact that somewhere between the mistletoe and the bonfire, they might be falling in love.
Nadia El-Fassi combineert alle trends in Best Hex Ever: romantasy, spicy, heksen.
Dina runt een idyllisch koffietentje in de Londense wijk Bloomsbury. Alle klanten weten dat als je een beetje geluk nodig hebt, je een latte of een muffin bij het Serendipity Café moet halen. Wat vrijwel niemand weet, is dat dat komt omdat Dina een heks is. Slechts een paar vrienden zijn hiervan op de hoogte, én van de vloek die op haar liefdesleven rust. Het is namelijk moeilijk om verliefd te worden als je date gegarandeerd iets vreselijks overkomt zodra er gevoelens in het spel komen…
Scott is net terug in Londen voor een nieuwe baan als museumcurator. Romantiek? Nee bedankt. Totdat hij oog in oog staat met de betoverende eigenares van het Serendipity Café. Kunnen ze de vloek verbreken voordat de vonken er echt van afspatten?
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Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, A Song to Drown Rivers is an epic historical fantasy about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds as the fate of two kingdoms hangs in a delicate balance.
Her beauty hides a deadly purpose.
Xishi’s beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of Yue–convinced that the best fate for a girl is to marry well and support her family. When Xishi draws the attention of the famous young military advisor, Fanli, he presents her with a rare opportunity: to use her beauty as a weapon. One that could topple the rival neighboring kingdom of Wu, improve the lives of her people, and avenge her sister’s murder. All she has to do is infiltrate the enemy palace as a spy, seduce their immoral king, and weaken them from within.
Trained by Fanli in everything from classical instruments to concealing emotion, Xishi hones her beauty into the perfect blade. But she knows Fanli can see through every deception she masters, the attraction between them burning away any falsehoods.
Once inside the enemy palace, Xishi finds herself under the hungry gaze of the king’s advisors while the king himself shows her great affection. Despite his gentleness, a brutality lurks and Xishi knows she can never let her guard down. But the higher Xishi climbs in the Wu court, the farther she and Fanli have to fall–and if she is unmasked as a traitor, she will bring both kingdoms down.
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The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity’s grip, littering the sky with tombstones. With moons.
They certainly did not expect them to fall.
As a valued Elding Blade of the rebellion group Fíur du Ath, Raeve’s job is to kill. To complete orders and never get caught. When a renowned bounty hunter is employed by The Crown to capture a member of the Ath, Raeve’s world is turned upside down. Blood spills, hearts break, and Raeve finds herself at the mercy of the Guild of Nobles—a group of dual-beaded elementals who intend to turn her into a political statement. Only death will set her free.
Crushed beneath a mourning weight, Kaan Vaegor took the head of a king and donned his melted crown. Now on a tireless quest to assuage the never-ebbing ache in his chest, his hunt for a moonshard lures him into the belly of Gore’s notorious prison where he stumbles upon something that rips apart his perception of reality. A shackled miracle with eyes full of rage and blood on her hands.
The echo of the past sings louder than the Creators themselves, and even Raeve can’t ignore the truths blaring at her from a warmer, happier time.
However.
There’s more to this song than meets the eye, and some truths …
They’re too poisonous to swallow.
When the Moon Hatched is a fast-paced fantasy romance for fans of witty banter and strong, sassy protagonists. Beneath the cover is an immersive, vibrant world with mysterious creatures, a unique magic system, and a love that blazes through the ages.
What’s a thwarted soldier of fortune to do?
Spending her hours at a beleaguered bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted, but it may be both exactly what she needs and the seed of changes she couldn’t possibly imagine.
Still, adventure isn’t all that far away. A suspicious traveler in gray, a gnome with a chip on her shoulder, a summer fling, and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected.
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THE HUNGER GAMES as you’ve never seen it before — in a remarkable illustrated edition.
Could you survive on your own in the wild, with every one out to make sure you don’t live to see the morning?
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister’s place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weight survival against humanity and life against love.
Emily Henry’s beloved New York Times bestselling novel now in this stunning hardcover collector’s edition featuring:
• A shimmering revamped cover
• Sunset sky art endpapers and sprayed edges
• Gold foil stamped case, and…
• A new introduction from the author and a bonus January and Gus epilogue, “The Layover”
A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.
Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a Happily Ever After, he kills off his entire cast.
They’re polar opposites.
In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months they’re living in neighboring beach houses, broke and bogged down with writer’s block.
Then one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She’ll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he’ll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.
In ‘De magie van de wensenwinkel’ openen vier vrijwilligers een tweede vestiging van De wensenwinkel in Rotterdam. Hier zetten ze zich in om de wensen te vervullen van mensen die weinig te besteden hebben. Maar hoe zit het met hun eigen verlangen naar liefde en geluk? Door anderen te helpen ontdekken de vier dat liefde vermeerdert wanneer je haar deelt.
George has major problems: They’ve just inherited the failing family estate, and the feelings for their best friend, Eleanor, have become more complicated than ever. Not to mention, if anyone found out they were secretly dressing in men’s clothes, George is sure it would be ruination for the family name.
Eleanor has always wanted to do everything “right,” including falling in love—but she’s never met a boy she was interested in. She’d much rather spend time with her best friend, George, and beloved cousin Charlotte. However, when a new suitor comes to town, she finds her closest friendships threatened, forcing her to rethink what “right” means and confront feelings she never knew she had.
Inspired by Jane Austen and queer history, I Shall Never Fall in Love shines a light on what it means to be true to yourself and rewrites the rules for what makes a happily ever after.
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“I wasn’t an empty shell. I was a goddamn survivor.”
Betrayed.
My best friend, my right hand, the man I trusted above all others. Zayden de Rosa declared his love for me and pursued me until he shattered the walls between us. Then he proved to be a traitor. I never saw that coming.
Abandoned.
My fierce lover died to protect me. Let me kill and erase him so he could move in the shadows. He’s out there alone and has no idea what’s happened. All he’ll know is that I’m not where I’m supposed to be. Something that might cost him his life for real. He never saw that coming.
Framed.
My lighthouse. My lover. My Lucas. I love him so damn much, and while I might be guilty of some crimes, the worst one is hurting him. The majority of what they arrested me for was a damn lie, but not that part. Hopefully the light he promised me will endure this. We never saw that coming.
Enraged.
My ex is at the heart of this all. One assault after another. But he didn’t break me before, and he won’t break me now.
I’m Hades. He’ll never see me coming.
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De veelgeprezen Daêvabad-trilogie van bestsellerauteur S.A. Chakraborty wordt uitgebreid met deze compilatie van korte verhalen van vóór, tijdens en na de gebeurtenissen in De bronzen stad, De koperen koning en Het gouden rijk. De verhalen worden verteld vanuit het perspectief van zowel geliefde als gehate personages, en zelfs van personages die in de romans nooit een stem hebben gehad. De zilveren rivier brengt nieuw en bekend materiaal samen – inclusief een speciale code die fans móéten lezen – waardoor dit de perfecte aanvulling is op die geweldige romans.
In een van de verhalen sluit een toekomstige nieuwe koning zich aan bij een verraderlijk hof. In een ander verhaal worden een gevangengenomen vorst uit een gevallen dynastie en een jonge vrouw weggerukt uit hun leven en kruisen ze elkaars pad in een betoverde tuin… En tot slot zijn er een paar verkenners die stuiten op een geheim in een vervloekt winterbos dat hun wereld zal veranderen.
Phaedra Morgan is one of the best race engineers in Formula 1. She’s a math prodigy with dazzling skill, cutting wit, and no patience for matters of the heart. Of course, her job would be a lot easier if she didn’t keep butting heads with their team’s cocky and infuriatingly hot new driver. Cosmin Ardelean is intense and committed, but as famous for his off-track romantic exploits as his on-track wizardry. Yet his devil-may-care façade conceals a haunted past. When the pair strikes up a secret—and thrillingly forbidden—“arrangement” to improve their communication and bond of trust, the heat of their attraction turns to something more . . . But no secret stays hidden for long in the racing world, and soon things are spinning out of control. With everything on the line, will they be able to strip away all their defenses and go full throttle for a chance at love?
Becca Fletcher has always hated Christmas but she has her reasons for being Little Miss Grinch. Now, though, she can’t avoid her version of ho-ho-hell – because she’s travelling to the Comfort Food Cafe to spend the festive season with her sister Laura and her family. She’s expecting mulled wine, 24-hour Christmas movie marathons and all kinds of very merry torture.
Little does Becca know that the Comfort Food Cafe is like no other place on earth. Perched on a snow-covered hill, it’s a place full of friendship where broken hearts can heal, new love can blossom and where Becca’s Christmas miracle really could happen – if only she can let it…
“I immediately fell under the spell of this artfully crafted world that I swore I was in a rundown cottage in the middle of the mountains… A perfect read for witch season.” —Kate Robb, author of This Spells Love
In a magical new direction for One Christmas Morning author Rachel Greenlaw, an evocative and mysterious story about lost love and the magic of coming home, for readers of Adrienne Young and Breanne Randall.
There is an old tale woven through the mountain town of Woodsmoke about a stranger who appears as the first snow falls in winter, who will disappear without a trace as the frost thaws in spring, leaving a broken heart behind.
Carrie Morgan ran from Woodsmoke ten years ago, and the decision has haunted her ever since. Spending a decade painting and drifting around Europe, she tries to forget her family’s legacy and the friends she left behind. But the Morgan women have always been able to harness the power of the mountains surrounding the town, and their spells—and curses—are sewn into the soil. The mountains, they say, never forget.
Sure enough, when Carrie’s grandmother dies and leaves behind her dilapidated cottage, she returns to renovate—certain she will only be there for one winter. She meets Matthieu as the temperature dips, a newcomer who offers to help refurbish the cottage. Before long, and despite warnings from her great-aunt Cora of the old stories, Carrie finds herself falling for the charming stranger. But when the frost thaws in spring, Matthieu goes missing.
Carrie is convinced he’s real, and he’s in danger. As she fights her way across the mountains to find him, she must confront all the reasons why she left Woodsmoke and decide whether the place she’s spent the last decade running from is the home she’s been searching for.
Rachel Greenlaw, the beloved author of One Christmas Morning, returns with another beautifully crafted, emotionally charged, and romantic tale about lost love and the magic of coming home.
Six acclaimed novels from Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless and creator of the beloved graphic novel series Heartstopper, now a major Netflix series. SOLITAIRE ?My name is Tori Spring. I like to sleep and I like to blog.
Last year – before all that stuff with Charlie and before I had to face A-Levels and university applications and the fact that one day I really will have to start talking to people – I had friends. Now there’s Solitaire. And Michael Holden.
RADIO SILENCE When Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship. Then the podcast goes viral and the fragile trust between them is broken.
I WAS BORN FOR THIS For Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark – a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are taking the world by storm. Jimmy Kaga-Ricci owes everything to The Ark. And playing in a band with his mates is all he ever dreamed of doing.
But dreams don’t always turn out the way you think. LOVELESS Georgia has never been in love, never kissed anyone, never even had a crush – but as a fanfic-obsessed romantic she’s sure she’ll find her person one day. But when her romance plan wreaks havoc amongst her friends, Georgia starts to question why love seems so easy for other people but not for her.
NICK AND CHARLIE Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyone’s asking if they’re staying together, which is a stupid question – they’re ‘Nick and Charlie’ for God’s sake! But as the time to say goodbye gets closer, both Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive. THIS WINTER The festive season isn’t always happy for Tori Spring and her brother Charlie.
And this year’s going to be harder than most. ‘I used to think that difficult was better than boring, but I know better now…’
Jasper is een gevierd ijshockeyer en de hoofdrolspeler in de fantasie van talloze vrouwen. Maar Sloane kent hem heel anders. Zij is al sinds haar jeugd met Jasper bevriend… en al jaren in stilte verliefd op hem. Het is dan ook tegelijkertijd bizar als onvermijdelijk dat wanneer Sloane op de dag van haar bruiloft de boel noodgedwongen afblaast, Jasper degene is die voor haar klaarstaat. Ze vertrekken met z’n tweeën op een spontane roadtrip om alles achter zich te laten. Meer zit er niet achter – tenminste, dat is niet de bedoeling. Ze zijn tenslotte al jaren vrienden. Maar hoe langer ze samen onderweg zijn, hoe meer Sloane merkt dat Jasper haar niet meer als gewoon een vriendin bekijkt. En de manier waarop hij haar aanraakt… zegt ook iets heel anders.
From the author of the viral TikTok sensation, The Pumpkin Spice Café, comes the only spicy grumpy x sunshine Christmas romcom you need this year!
Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that’s too cute for its own good.
Bennett Ellis is on vacation in Dream Harbor taking a break from his life in California. And most importantly, taking a break from his latest run of disastrous dates.
After a run in with Kira in her fields, Ben has no intention of offering to help the grumpy owner set up her tree farm, despite the fact she’s clearly got no idea what she’s doing.
Kira knows she should stop being so stubborn, but her farm is not all cute and cozy like people always show on social media, it’s borderline dangerous with no heating, and she’d rather no one saw it.
But somehow fate finds Ben at Kira’s farm once more, and as Kira watches him swing an ax at the first tree, she finds herself appreciating his strength and questionning why she refused help in the first place..
The Christmas Tree Farm is a spicy romantic mystery for fans of Gilmore Girls with a HEA guaranteed!
Molly the Maid has a whole new mystery to solve in this heartwarming novella from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest.
Molly Gray has always loved the holidays. When Molly was a child, her gran went to great lengths to make the season merry and bright, full of cherished traditions. The first few Christmases without Gran were hard on Molly, but this year, her beloved boyfriend and fellow festive spirit, Juan Manuel, is intent on making the season Molly’s mofinst joyful yet.
But when a Secret Santa gift exchange at the Regency Grand Hotel raises questions about who Molly can and cannot trust, she dives headfirst into solving her most consequential—and personal—mystery yet. Molly has a bad feeling about things, and she starts to wonder: has she yet again mistaken a frog for a prince?
A heartwarming, magical story about the true spirit of the season, The Mistletoe Mystery reminds us that love is the greatest mystery of all.
Bella is living her best life in Wynbridge, with her beloved Spaniel, Tink. She’s found a way to keep the house she inherited from her grandparents while expanding her dream business – Away With the Fairies – and she’s ecstatic that Christmas is on the horizon!
In fact, everything is perfect until family friend, Catherine Connelly asks Bella if she’d be willing to rent part of the house to freelance author, Jude who is researching the history of the Connelly Clan and Wynthorpe Hall ahead of turning his findings into a book. The plan had been for Jude to stay at the hall, but he can’t cope with the chaos and Bella reluctantly agrees to open her door to him.
Initially, the pair clash but then friendlier feelings begin to grow and Bella finds herself wondering if Jude could become more than just another guest before it’s time for him to leave. That is, until he announces he has no time for Christmas!
With her favourite time of the year suddenly in jeopardy, will Bella ever feel like she’s home for Christmas?
Let the queen of feel-good Christmas fiction whisk you off to the snowy mountains this festive season…
When Clara signs up for a month of chocolate-making in Switzerland, she imagines the stunning scenery of the magical snowy Alps, a cute chalet and a cosy workshop like something from a Christmas advert.
What she isn’t expecting is chocolate-making bootcamp! In this stark laboratory, chocolate is everything. It’s a very serious set-up, with master chocolatiers to be revered and where favouritism and fanaticism, subterfuge and scandal are rife!
Clara is way out of her depth. But caught up in the world of chocolate school, picking her friends – and her enemies – carefully, she discovers a newfound passion. Until a secret is revealed, and Clara has to decide whether to risk everything she has for a new life and love…
‘It just wouldn’t be Christmas without Jo’s book in your stocking!’ Jill Mansell
SPECIAL DELUXE EDITION WITH UNIQUE FOILED JACKET, REVERSE FAN ART JACKET, EXCLUSIVE MAP ENDPAPERS AND STUNNING RED FOILED BOARD.
With more than 60 million views on TikTok, the second heart-racing instalment in this bestselling and sizzling fantasy romance trilogy. Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing and The Hunger Games. The kingdom of Ilya is in turmoil… After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray has killed the King, and kickstarted a Resistance throughout the land. Now she’s running from the one person she had wanted to run to.
Kai Azer is now Ilya’s Enforcer, loyal to his brother Kitt, the new King. He has vowed to find Paedyn and bring her to justice. Across the deadly Scorches, and deep into the hostile city of Dor, Kai pursues the one person he wishes he didn’t have to. But in a city without Elites, the balance between the hunter and hunted shifts – and the battle between duty and desire is deadly.
Be swept away by this bestselling, dagger-to-the-throat romantasy trilogy taking the world by storm.
The premium special edition hardcover features an exquisite gold foil jacket, stunning four-color endpapers designed for personal inscription, and beautiful blue stained edges
Ancient sorcery. Magic gemstones. Only one woman can save a city in ruins…
1348. As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned to Florence after nearly a decade of lonely exile. Ginevra has a gift—harnessing the hidden powers of gemstones, she can heal the sick. But when word spread of her unusual abilities, she was condemned as a witch and banished. Now the same men who expelled Ginevra are begging for her return. Ginevra obliges, assuming the city’s leaders are finally ready to accept her unorthodox cures amid a pandemic. But upon arrival, she is tasked with a much different she must use her collection of jewels to track down a ruthless thief who is ransacking Florence’s churches for priceless relics—the city’s only hope for protection. If she succeeds, she’ll be a recognized physician and never accused of witchcraft again. But as her investigation progresses, Ginevra discovers she’s merely a pawn in a much larger scheme than the one she’s been hired to solve. And the dangerous men behind this conspiracy won’t think twice about killing a stone witch to get what they want…
Featuring gorgeous ruby sprayed edges in the hardcover edition!
Mattinesh Jay, dutiful heir to his struggling family business, needs to hire an experienced swordsman to serve as best man for his arranged marriage. Sword-challenge at the ceremony could destroy all hope of restoring his family’s wealth, something that Matti has been trying—and failing—to do for the past ten years.
What he can afford, unfortunately, is part-time con artist and full-time charming menace Luca Piere.
Luca, for his part, is trying to reinvent himself in a new city. All he wants to do is make some easy money and try to forget the crime he committed in his hometown. He didn’t plan on being blackmailed into giving sword lessons to a chronically responsible—and inconveniently handsome—wool merchant like Matti.
However, neither Matti’s business troubles nor Luca himself are quite what they seem. As the days count down to Matti’s wedding, the two of them become entangled in the intrigue and sabotage that have brought Matti’s house to the brink of ruin. And when Luca’s secrets threaten to drive a blade through their growing alliance, both Matti and Luca will have to answer the how many lies are you prepared to strip away, when the truth could mean losing everything you want?
The #1 Sunday Times bestseller is back with a festive winter treat, set in the world of the bestselling Caraval series! With gorgeous interior illustrations by Rosie Fowinkle.
Snowflakes are falling.
Invitations are arriving.
And holiday magic is swirling in the Capital City of the Meridian Empire.
It’s Great Holiday Eve Eve. Scarlett Dragna is planning a spectacular Holiday celebration for the city.
Donatella is searching for the perfect gift.
Julian is looking ridiculously handsome in green.
And Legend . .
.
Well, sadly Legend is not a fan of the Great Holiday. Tella is hoping her perfect gift will change his mind.
Unfortunately, she hasn’t found this perfect gift just yet. But it is Great Holiday Eve Eve . .
. surely there’s some holiday magic swirling around.
Welcome, welcome back to the world of Caraval, where even holidays are not as they seem.
Set after Stephanie Garber’s #1 New York Times bestselling Caraval series, this delightful novella will take readers on the ultimate holiday adventure, full of clockwork boys, poisoned candy, impish snow globes, merriment, and-if Tella gets her way-love.
The Fury of the Gods is the earth-shattering final book in John Gwynne’s bestselling Norse-inspired epic fantasy series, packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance
THE FINAL BATTLE FOR THE FATE OF VIGRIÐ APPROACHES
Varg has overcome the trials of his past and become an accepted member of the Bloodsworn, but now he and his newfound comrades face their biggest challenge yet: slaying a dragon.
Elvar is struggling to consolidate her power in Snakavik, where she faces threats from within and without. As she fights to assert her authority in readiness for the coming conflict, she faces a surely insurmountable task: reining in the ferocity of a wolf god.
As Biorr and his warband make their way north, eager for blood, Gudvarr pursues a mission of his own, hoping to win Lik-Rifa’s favour and further his own ambitions.
All paths lead to Snakavik, where the lines are being drawn for the final battle – a titanic clash that will shake the foundations of the world, and bear witness to the true fury of the gods.
Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle. Join Dragon Rider—and fan favorite—Murtagh and his dragon as they confront a perilous new enemy!
The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society.
Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air—and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaësia. So begins an epic journey into lands both familiar and untraveled, where Murtagh and Thorn must use every weapon in their arsenal, from brains to brawn, to find and outwit a mysterious witch. A witch who is much more than she seems.
In this gripping novel starring one of the most popular characters from Christopher Paolini’s blockbuster Inheritance Cycle, a Dragon Rider must discover what he stands for in a world that has abandoned him. Murtagh is the perfect book to enter the World of Eragon for the first time . . . or to joyfully return.
A warrior princess trained in isolation, Lara is driven by two certainties. The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy. And the second is that she’ll be the one to bring him to his knees.
The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom of Ithicana enriches itself and deprives its rivals, including Lara’s homeland. So when she’s sent there as a bride under the guise of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture its impenetrable defenses–and the defenses of its king.
Yet as she infiltrates her new home and gains a deeper understanding of the war to possess the bridge, Lara begins to question whether she’s the hero or the villain. As her feelings for her husband transform from frosty hostility to fierce passion, Lara must choose which kingdom she’ll save . . . and which she’ll destroy.
Includes two bonus chapters, “The Wedding” from Ahnna’s point of view and “The Capture” from Jor’s point of view
A charming queer holiday romance about three adult siblings, each at a personal and romantic crossroads, who reunite at their larger-than-life mother’s Catskills manor for an unforgettable Christmas, from the author of It Had to Be You.
It’s the most romantic time of the year.
The holidays are fast approaching, and the Belvedere siblings are a mess. Liz, a Hollywood showrunner and responsible eldest, has no idea how to follow up her hit show’s first season, or how to deal with her giant crush on its star, Violet Grace. Birdie turned her chronic middle child syndrome into a career as a stand-up comic, but since she spends more time wooing women than working on new material, she’s facing one-hit wonder status, especially once she gets axed by her manager. And Rafi, sensitive romantic and the baby golden boy, proposes to his coworker girlfriend in front of his entire company, only to be turned down by the woman he thought was the love of his life.
Born to three different fathers, the three adult children share one mother: famed actress and singer Babs Belvedere. Seeking direction and holiday cheer, all three siblings head up to their mother’s house in the Catskills, determined to swear off love and focus on themselves and their work. But the spirit of the season seems to have different plans for them, and their best intentions are quickly derailed in the most delightful and festive of ways.
Emotional, smart, and sexy, this queer holiday romcom celebrates love, family, and the wild creative life, and is perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Casey McQuiston.
De eerste druk verschijnt als limited edition: gebonden met sofomslag, bedrukt boekblok en boekenlegger.
De dolk en de vlam is dé YA-romantasy van het jaar, van de auteur van Twin Crowns.
In de oude stad Fantome strijden twee gildes om de macht: de Cloaks en de Daggers. De zeventienjarige Seraphine maakt samen met haar moeder een gevaarlijk goedje, genaamd shade, dat de twee rivaliserende gildes gebruiken om schaduwmagie mee te creëren. Wanneer op een avond Sera’s moeder door een Dagger wordt vermoord, vlucht Sera naar de stad. Ze sluit zich aan bij de Cloaks en zint op wraak. Ondertussen krijgt een jonge Dagger, Ransom, de opdracht Sera te volgen en uit de weg te ruimen. Maar waarom? En waarom kan hij het niet?
Als Sera en Ransom steeds dichter naar elkaar toe groeien, begeven ze zich op een levensgevaarlijk pad. Wat zal het worden? Vergeving of wraak, kiss or kill, dolk of vlam…?
De eerste druk van ‘de Muze & de Dood’ verschijnt met prachtige sprayed edges.
Betoverd door haar schoonheid, tart de Dood het Lot in een poging de stervende vrouw terug te brengen die hem bij elke ademtocht achtervolgt. Goddelijke liefde – of obsessie – is echter wispelturig en gevaarlijk.
In een wanhopige poging zijn muze in leven te houden, schrikt Dood er niet voor terug haar te kooien en in een monster te veranderen.
Terwijl Pandora steeds dieper verstrikt raakt in zijn web van leugens, lijkt ze haar ziel en hart enkel nog te kunnen beschermen door de hel in zichzelf los te laten.
De Limited Edition van de Nederlandse versie van The Ashes and the Star Cursed King verschijnt met bedrukt boekblok.
Het spectaculaire tweede deel in de Kronen van Nyaxia-serie, vol liefde, intrige en bloedstollende actie
Na afloop van de Kejari is alles wat Oraya ooit voor waar hield vernietigd. Als gevangene in haar eigen koninkrijk is ze in rouw over het verlies van haar enige familie, ook al weet ze niet eens de waarheid over haar eigen afkomst. Ze heeft maar één zekerheid: ze kan niemand vertrouwen, zeker Raihn niet.
Raihn vecht voor zijn plek als koning van het Huis van Bloed en als hij Oraya een geheime alliantie aanbiedt, is het aannemen van de deal haar enige kans om haar koninkrijk terug te winnen en wraak te nemen op de minnaar die haar verraden heeft. Maar om dat voor elkaar te krijgen, moet ze een verwoestende oude kracht gebruiken die verweven is met de grootste geheimen van haar vader.
Terwijl ze haar mysterieuze verleden en haar toekomst onder ogen ziet, wordt Oraya gedwongen om te kiezen tussen een bloedige machtsstrijd of de verwoestende liefde die haar ondergang kan worden.
De Romantasy-sensatie voor de fans van Fourth Wing van Rebecca Yarros
Ik moet Helena vergeten, dat weet ik. Maar ik weet ook dat dat gewoon onmogelijk is.’
Helena mist Jess ontzettend. Twee maanden geleden moest ze de moeilijkste beslissing van haar leven nemen, en elke keer als ze aan hem denkt doet het weer evenveel pijn. Het enige wat haar op de been houdt is het onderzoek naar de dood van haar zus. Wanneer ze op heel heftige nieuwe informatie stuit, kan ze niet anders dan contact opnemen met Jess.
Wanneer Jess hoort dat Helena het onderzoek nog steeds voortzet is hij woedend. Omdat hij bang is dat ze zichzelf daarmee in groot gevaar brengt, besluit hij haar te helpen.
Ze weten dat ze niet samen kunnen zijn, maar toch hebben ze het allebei heel moeilijk om te blijven proberen hun gevoelens voor elkaar te ontkennen…
Westwell: zon & maan is het spannende vervolg op Westwell: zwaar & licht. Het wordt sterk aanbevolen om eerst Westwell: zwaar & licht te lezen of te luisteren!
In de pakkende romcom ‘Het verlovingsdilemma’ van Elena Armas is Josie wel een beetje klaar met de liefde na vier mislukte verlovingen. Wanneer haar vader zijn pensionering aan wil kondigen met een artikel over de familie, realiseert Josie zich dat haar liefdesverleden een ingewikkelde PR-kwestie is. Gelukkig kan Matthew, de beste vriend van haar zus, haar uit de brand helpen. Wat begint als een misverstand, leidt tot een afspraak waarbij de twee zich voordoen als gelukkige verloofden. Maar is hun relatie wel zo tijdelijk als ze denken? ‘Het verlovingsdilemma’ is een heerlijke romance van Elena Armas. Eerder verscheen van haar ‘De Spaanse liefdesleugen’, ‘Het Amerikaanse datingexperiment’ en ‘Liefde in het spel’, waar ‘Het verlovingsdilemma’ een los te lezen vervolg op is.
Deze Collector’s Edition van Ignite Me verschijnt met nieuwe hardback cover, sprayed edges en gouden leeslint.
With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn’t know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive. But that won’t keep her from trying to take down The Reestablishment once and for all. Now she must rely on Warner, the handsome commander of Sector 45. The one person she never thought she could trust. The same person who saved her life. He promises to help Juliette master her powers and save their dying world . . . but that’s not all he wants with her.
Januaries is a collection of new and iconic short stories and novellas from New York Times bestselling author Olivie Blake.
Once upon a time in a land far, far away, the tutelary spirit to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout. Meanwhile, congress enacts a complex auditing system designed to un-waste your youth, a banished fairy answers a Craigslist ad, a Victorian orphan gains literacy for her occult situationship, and a multiverse assassin contemplates the one who got away. Escape the slow trudge of mortality with these magical ruminations on life, death, and the love (or revenge) that outlasts both, featuring modified fairytales, contemporary heists, absurdist poetry, and at least one set of actual wedding vows.
Januaries is a collection of new and iconic short stories and novellas from New York Times bestselling author Olivie Blake.
Once upon a time in a land far, far away, the tutelary spirit to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout. Meanwhile, congress enacts a complex auditing system designed to un-waste your youth, a banished fairy answers a Craigslist ad, a Victorian orphan gains literacy for her occult situationship, and a multiverse assassin contemplates the one who got away. Escape the slow trudge of mortality with these magical ruminations on life, death, and the love (or revenge) that outlasts both, featuring modified fairytales, contemporary heists, absurdist poetry, and at least one set of actual wedding vows.
A desperate thief. An impossible heist. Survive… or shatter.
‘TWISTS AND TURNS THAT WILL LEAVE YOU REELING’ – HANNAH KANER
‘HEART-POUNDING’ – SAMANTHA SHANNON
‘CHARACTERS I WOULD DIE FOR’ – SAARA EL-ARIFI
An action-packed, epic heist fantasy from the author of Mindwalker, perfect for fans of Six of Crows and A Darker Shade of Magic. No matter where she goes, Cemmy’s life is under threat. The Church would see her killed for having any magic. The Council of Shades wants her dead for not having enough. So when her mother falls ill, Cemmy has no choice but to turn thief. And when she’s offered a job that could solve all their problems, it’s impossible to resist.
The catch? Cemmy will have to work with Chase – beautiful, dangerous, and full of secrets – to steal a powerful relic the Church has hidden within a deadly realm of shadows. If she succeeds, Cemmy will finally be safe. But if she’s caught, she risks igniting a spark that could destroy the city – and everyone inside…
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A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all:
In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she’ll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats” from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible—for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time.
She is tasked with working as a “bridge”: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as “1847” or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin’s doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he’s a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as “washing machines,” “Spotify,” and “the collapse of the British Empire.” But with an appetite for discovery, a seven-a-day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts.
Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry’s project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how—and whether she believes—what she does next can change the future.
Relationship Status: Doesn’t Get More Complicated Than This
In this offbeat holiday romantic comedy, an overworked firefighter turned social media coordinator and a librarian with an unrequited crush break a few rules in the company handbook…
For Thea Martinelli, burnout is real. After working as a firefighter for the Emergency Services Department over the last ten years, she can’t stomach any more close calls. Just when she’s ready to hang up the hose for good, she’s offered an out: stay on as the station’s new social media coordinator. It’s a move that would keep her on the squad and off the truck—if she makes it through the probation period.
Basically, she needs to learn everything there is to know about social media…fast.
Librarian and social media coordinator Simon Osman is shocked to learn his new responsibilities include showing Thea Martinelli—his high school crush—the ins and outs of digital engagement. And the fact that she doesn’t even remember him? Not helpful. Still, this could be his chance to finally turn his part-time role into something long-term.
But as the chaos of the holiday season unfolds, Thea and Simon find that the closer they work together, the hotter their attraction burns. Yet giving in to these feelings could mean giving up their careers. Are they willing to risk everything they’ve worked toward…for each other?
I’ll be forced to take the crown, simply because of who my parents are. Never mind that my skin, my eyes, the way I move, everything will give me away for what I am.
Human.
In a world ruled by vampires.
As sole heir to the House of Raven, there is nothing Emelia can’t have. The only problem is, she doesn’t want it.
But when a new guard enters her closed-off existence, she sees a way out. As rebellion and dark forces swirl around her, Emelia has a choice to make – leave everyone she loves behind, or stay and accept her destiny…
It’s a week before Christmas and Hettie and Tilly set out on a very dangerous case for The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency. Lady Eloise Crabstock-Singe has summoned them to Crabstock Manor in the village of Porthladle on the Cornish Coast to solve the mystery of Christmas Paws, a servant cat who haunts the Manor intent on killing off all the Crabstocks.
Should they put their trust in Absalom and Lamorna Tweek? Will Saffron Bunn’s cooking get any better? And what is Evergreen Flinch searching for?
Through blizzard and storm, stranded on the notorious Bodkin Moor and laid up at Jam Makers Inn will Hettie and Tilly save the day and get home in time for Christmas dinner?
Knives Out gets a holiday rom-com twist in this rivals-to-lovers romance-mystery from New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter.
The bridge is out. The phones are down. And the most famous mystery writer in the world just disappeared out of a locked room three days before Christmas.
Meet Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt:
She’s the new Queen of the Cozy Mystery.
He’s Mr. Big-time Thriller Guy.
She hates his guts.
He thinks her name is Marcie (no matter how many times she’s told him otherwise.)
But when they both accept a cryptic invitation to attend a Christmas house party at the English estate of a reclusive fan, neither is expecting their host to be the most powerful author in the world: Eleanor Ashley, the Duchess of Death herself.
That night, the weather turns, and the next morning Eleanor is gone.
She vanished from a locked room, and Maggie has to wonder: Is Eleanor in danger? Or is it all some kind of test? Is Ethan the competition? Or is he the only person in that snowbound mansion she can trust?
As the snow gets deeper and the stakes get higher, every clue will bring Maggie and Ethan closer to the truth—and each other. Because, this Christmas, these two rivals are going to have to become allies (and maybe more) if they have any hope of saving Eleanor.
Assuming they don’t kill each other first.
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My Savior… Or My Ruin?
One night, and my entire life went up in flames. All because of him. Jafar. As my world burned down around me, he offered me a choice. Walk away with nothing but my freedom… Or rise to his challenge and win my fortune back.
I bargained.
I lost.
Now Jafar owns me, and even as my mind rails against his rules, my body loves the punishments he deals out when I break them.
But a gilded cage is still a prison, I’ll do anything to obtain my freedom.
Even betray the man I’m falling for.
De eerste druk van ‘Onze Prachtige Puinhoop’ verschijnt met prachtige sprayed edges.
Wat doe je als je de liefde van je leven dreigt te verliezen?
Laura is tot over haar oren verliefd op Lucas. Tijdens hun eerste date blijkt meteen dat die gevoelens wederzijds zijn. Hun relatie wordt al snel serieus en ze groeien elke dag dichter naar elkaar toe. Samenwonen, hun toekomst uitstippelen, het kan niet snel genoeg gaan.
Toch is hun relatie misschien niet zo sterk als ze al die maanden hadden gedacht. Wanneer ze op haar werk een promotie aanvaardt, moet de liefde die er tussen haar en Lucas altijd is geweest steeds vaker plaatsmaken voor ergernissen en discussies. Hun prachtige roze wolk lijkt sneller te verdwijnen dan ze voor mogelijk had gehouden.
Laura beseft dat ze alles op alles moet zetten om haar relatie met Lucas te redden. Alleen is het daar nu te laat voor.
Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers. Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself hungry for distraction, preferring to frequent Lightlark’s seductive haunts instead of embracing her duties as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse, her fellow rulers haven’t ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla’s midst who don’t believe her ascent to power was earned. As certain death races toward Lightlark and secrets from the past begin to unravel, Isla must weigh her responsibility to her people against the whims of the most dangerous traitor of all: her heart.
She’s the only woman he wants…and the only one he can’t have.
Asher Donovan is a living legend—the darling of the Premier League, the (arguably) greatest footballer in the world.
But his reckless antics and recent team transfer have caused much controversy, and when his feud with his rival-turned-teammate costs them a championship, they’re forced to “bond” during off-season cross-training.
Surviving the summer shouldn’t be hard…until Asher meets their new trainer. She’s beautiful, talented, and no matter how hard he tries, he can’t take his mind off her.
The only problem? She’s his rival’s sister—and completely off limits.
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Scarlett DuBois is a former prima ballerina whose career was cut short by a tragic accident.
Now a teacher at a prestigious dance academy but still haunted by the ghosts of her past, the last thing she wants is to spend the summer cross-training Asher Donovan, of all people .
She swore she would never date a footballer, but when her brother leaves town for an emergency, she finds herself thrown into dangerously close proximity with the gorgeous, charming striker.
Training, she can deal with. But falling in love? That’s out of the question—especially when he’s the only person with the power to break her heart.
De achttienjarige Isobel ‘Izzy’ Stanhope heeft geheimen. Zo is ze smoorverliefd op een jonge hertog die niet eens weet dat ze bestaat. Ook is haar familie berooid achtergebleven nadat Izzy’s vader overleed, maar niemand uit de hogere elite mag dat weten. En dan is er nog haar baan bij de Aviary (Volière), een onderzoeksbureau volledig gerund door vrouwen en gespecialiseerd in het opgraven van schandalen en louche zaken van machtige mannen.
Wanneer Izzy betrokken raakt bij een zaak die gaslighting, chantage en vermiste juwelen omvat, én de hertog die haar hart gestolen heeft, doet ze er alles aan om met haar vrienden het web van geheimen en leugens te ontrafelen. Kan ze de waarheid onthullen en de onschuldigen beschermen? En gaat ze de hertog óóit vertellen wat ze voor hem voelt?
The Agency for Scandal – Geheimen en schandalen is het eerste deel in deze heerlijke YA-serie van auteur Laura Wood, boordevol female empowerment, baljurken en schurken, voor lezers vanaf vijftien jaar. Perfect voor liefhebbers van de Netflix-serie Bridgerton. Deze serie is ook goed los te lezen.
One hundred years. Tens of thousands of gladiators. And today, only one will rise…
Everything in the Kingdom of Arrow is a lie.
Leith of Grey thought coming to this new land and volunteering to fight in the gladiator arena—vicious, bloodthirsty tournaments where only the strongest survive—would earn him enough gold to save his dying sister. He thought there was nothing left to lose.
He was wrong—and they took everything. His hope. His freedom. His very humanity.
All Leith has left is his battle-scarred body, fueled by rage and hardened from years of fighting for the right to live another day.
Then Leith meets Maeve, an elven royal who is everything he despises. Everything he should hate. Until the alluring princess offers him the one thing he needs most: a chance to win the coveted title of Bloodguard—and his freedom.
But in a kingdom built on secrets and lies, hope doesn’t come cheap.
Nor will his ultimate revenge…
Welcome, welcome back to the enchanting world of Caraval! Return to the legendary magic and the whimsical wonder with this beautifully illustrated holiday novella.
Snowflakes are falling.
Invitations are arriving.
And holiday magic is swirling in the capital city of the Meridian Empire.
It’s Great Holiday Eve Eve. Scarlett Dragna is planning a spectacular Holiday celebration for the city. Donatella is searching for the perfect gift. Julian is looking ridiculously handsome in green. And Legend . . . Well, sadly Legend is not fond of the Great Holiday. Tella is hoping her perfect gift will change his mind. Unfortunately, she hasn’t found this perfect gift just yet. But it is Great Holiday Eve Eve . . . surely there’s some holiday magic swirling around.
Welcome, welcome back to the world of Caraval, where even holidays are not as they seem.
Set after Stephanie Garber’s #1 New York Times bestselling Caraval series, this delightful novella will take readers on the ultimate holiday adventure full of clockwork boys, poisoned candy, impish snow globes, merriment, and–if Tella gets her way–love. Gorgeously illustrated by Rosie Thorns, Spectacular is the perfect edition for collectors, readers, dreamers, and lovers of holiday magic.
Eden Lancaster heeft altijd geloofd dat dromen uitkomen als je maar hard genoeg wenst. Maar Edens grootste wens is gelinkt aan haar grootste geheim: ze is al haar hele leven hopeloos verliefd op Dougie Harrison, haar aantrekkelijke en charmante jeugdvriend. Wanneer Dougie zijn succesvolle leven in New York achterlaat om terug te keren naar Hope Island, kan Eden haar gevoelens niet langer negeren. Komt haar romantische droom dan eindelijk uit? Deze kerst zou zomaar alles kunnen veranderen… ‘Kerst in Mistletoe Cove’ is het derde en laatste deel in de heerlijke feelgoodserie Hope Island van Holly Martin. Eerder verschenen ook ‘Lente in Blueberry Bay’ en ‘Zomer op Buttercup Beach’.
Curl up with the utterly gorgeous and feel-good escapist festive novel full of second chances and fresh starts, from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author this winter! Will this Christmas finally bring comfort and joy? A PAINFUL SECRET Imogen loves her job as an events organiser, and her colleagues are in awe of her. But Imogen isn’t the person she pretends to be, and she’s hiding painful truths about her past. But as long as she can keep on top of her work, Imogen can put everything else to one side.
AN ACT OF KINDNESS And then Imogen makes a catastrophic mistake at work, and finally realises it’s time to reset. When her favourite client, Dorothy, invites her to spend Christmas with her and her family, in her cottage in the Cotswolds, it sounds like the perfect way for Imogen to take stock. FINDING HAPPINESS AT CHRISTMAS Imogen soon settles into idyllic cottage life, especially with the prospect of a new romance on the horizon … but when long-buried secrets and unwanted faces from the past resurface, Imogen’s new peace is threatened.
Will Imogen end up alone this Christmas, or can she find it in her heart to forgive and move on?
A student will find that the hardest lessons sometimes come outside the classroom in this stunning dark academia novel from the acclaimed author of The Year of the Witching and House of Hunger.
Lennon Carter’s life is falling apart.
Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon has been chosen because—like everyone else at the school—she has the innate gift of persuasion, the ability to wield her will like a weapon, using it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself.
After passing the test, Lennon begins to learn how to master her devastating and unsettling power. But despite persuasion’s heavy toll on her body and mind, she is wholly captivated by her studies, by Drayton’s lush, moss-draped campus, and by her brilliant classmates. But even more captivating is her charismatic adviser, Dante, who both intimidates and enthralls her.
As Lennon continues in her studies her control grows, and she starts to uncover more about the secret world she has entered into, including the disquieting history of Drayton College, and the way her mentor’s tragic and violent past intertwines with it. She is increasingly disturbed by what she learns. For it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption . . . and it’s a test she’s terrified she is going to fail.
From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting, beautifully illustrated short story set in the Strange universe.
‘A church is a sort of wood. A wood is a sort of church. They’re the same thing really.’
Nineteen-year-old Merowdis Scott is an unusual girl. She can talk to animals and trees – and she is only ever happy when she is walking in the woods.
One snowy afternoon, out with her dogs and Apple the pig, Merowdis encounters a blackbird and a fox. As darkness falls, a strange figure enters in their midst – and the path of her life is changed forever.
Featuring an introduction by Susanna Clarke and gorgeous illustrations truly worthy of the magic of this story, this is a mesmerizing, must-have addition to any fantasy reader’s bookshelf.
Ready to spend a quiet Christmas with his nearest and dearest, Christopher has closed up shop in his bakery, he’s wrapped up and packed up his presents, and he’s found someone to stay in his flat over the festive period. Everything is under control. That is until the mysterious person he’s rented his flat to turns out to be none other than…
Nash Nadeau, an actor – and the star of all Christopher’s favourite Christmas movies. In fact, he’s the guy Christpher’s been crushing on for the whole past year. Since last Christmas.
For Nash, this Christmas was a chance to escape Hollywood, to go to a small town and hide away, alone, in a place where no one knows who he is. But when a huge snowstorm hits, the whole country grinds to a halt. There’s no way Christopher is leaving, and there’s nowhere else for Nash to stay. The two of them are just going to have to weather this together, snowed in for Christmas…
Carmen is at a loose end. Her gorgeous bookshop is the filming site of a cheesy Christmas movie, she’s been ousted from her sister’s house, and the love of her life has just flown thousands of miles away. It’s threatening to be a very unjolly Christmas indeed!
But when the elderly owner of the shop comes to Carmen with a Christmas wish that threatens to never come true, Carmen knows she must buckle down to get the funds to save not only his trip, but the shop itself. While fending off a shady tatt-selling businessman, Carmen discovers wonders to the shop she could have never imagined, and opens a labyrinth of bookish backrooms for the customers to get lost in.
With her deadline looming, it might take more than a fresh coat of paint to solve Carmen’s problems. But with the help of their neighbours, her nieces and nephew, and a very distractingly cute male nanny, Carmen might just pull her greatest magic trick yet…
Orphaned at a young age, Samara is left under the care of her three, horrible brothers. Just when she thinks she cannot take another day of their abuse, a handsome prince offers for her hand in marriage.
Samara’s brothers agree in exchange for a large dowery but on her way to her new kingdom, her carriage is ambushed by Lore, the wicked Prince of Nightshade.
Samara believes that the fae has snatched away her chance at freedom to punish her for her crimes against his kind but punishment is only half of Lore’s plan.
The truth is that the Elven Prince has pined after Samara for seven long years. She is all he can think about—a toxin in his blood. Can the Prince of Nightshade, whose power over poisons rivals none in The Enchanted Forest, manage to find a remedy or will he succumb to her love?
From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes a thrilling romantic fantasy full of dangerous fae, dark secrets, and addictive romance– the first book in a duology.
After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an “aunt” she’s never heard of who promises she can help, she reluctantly agrees to meet—and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Even her father might still be alive, not killed but kidnapped by terrifying creatures to a whole other realm—the one he is from.
Desperate to save her father and find the truth, Bristol journeys to a land of gods and fae and monsters. Pulled into a dangerous world of magic and intrigue, she makes a deadly bargain with the fae king, Tyghan. But what she doesn’t know is that he’s the one who drove her parents to live a life on the run. And he is just as determined as she is to find her father—dead or alive.
Ze spannen samen om hun vrienden te koppelen. Maar waar je mee omgaat, raak je mee besmet…
Eline heeft rechten gestudeerd, maar zit nu al vier jaar klem op de administratieafdeling van de hogeschool. Ze zou graag meer willen, maar wordt geblokkeerd door angst dat het zou mislukken. Wat als ze het niet kan? Dus blijft ze maar doen wat ze wél goed kan: een grijze muis zijn. Het enige spannende in haar leven is dat ze samen met haar collega Noud bezig is om haar vriendin Tara te koppelen aan een vriend van Noud. Maar zelfs dat gaat niet zoals gepland. De match komt niet van de grond en het lijkt wel alsof Noud, die ze stiekem aantrekkelijker vindt dan goed voor haar is, haar met de dag minder leuk vindt.
Noud geniet van het plannetje dat hij en Eline hebben om Tara en zijn beste vriend Axel aan elkaar te koppelen. Dat het er in de verste verte niet op lijkt dat het wat gaat worden, doet er niet eens meer toe: hij begint Eline steeds leuker te vinden. Maar daarmee steekt ook een oude kwaal van hem weer de kop op. Hij zal het stotteren onder controle moeten krijgen, anders zit ze echt niet op hem te wachten.
Matchfixing is de helft van het Match-duet, waarin twee paar vrienden over en weer aan het koppelen slaan. Het andere boek, Matchmaking, vertelt het verhaal van Axel en Tara. Ryanne Veldkamp is een Nederlandse new adult-auteur die bekend is van onder meer de Breekbaar-serie en de Water en Vuur-serie.
Hun vrienden vinden ze perfect voor elkaar. Zijzelf voelen het totaal niet.
Tara heeft een fijn leven. Ze werkt als marketeer bij het Groninger Museum en woont in een mooi appartement midden in de stad. Het enige wat een beetje de spuigaten uit begint te lopen, is haar smetvrees. Maar ach, zolang niemand het opmerkt… Wat ze zelf wel opmerkt, is dat haar jeugdvriendin Eline haar probeert te koppelen. Daar is Tara op zijn zachtst gezegd niet blij mee.
Axel is drieëndertig en zijn voetbalteamgenoot Noud vindt dat hij aan de vrouw moet. Volgens Noud is Tara perfect: ze is ook creatief, houdt ook van Marvel-films en woont ook in Groningen. Beetje weinig om op af te gaan, naar Axels mening. Zo gauw hij Tara ontmoet, wordt zijn vermoeden bevestigd. Met haar irritante maniertjes en veel te mooie uiterlijk is dit een match made in hell. Tot ze hem vindt op een manier waarop hij niet gevonden wil worden, en al helemaal niet door Tara…
Matchmaking is de helft van het Match-duet, waarin twee paar vrienden over en weer aan het koppelen slaan. Het andere boek, Matchfixing, vertelt het verhaal van Noud en Eline. Ryanne Veldkamp is een Nederlandse new adult-auteur die bekend is van onder meer de Breekbaar-serie en de Water en Vuur-serie.
De Cinnamon Bun Boekhandel is een heerlijke cosy small town romance van TikTok-fenomeen Laurie Gilmore.
Wanneer Hazel in haar knusse Cinnamon Bun Boekhandel opeens een geheim bericht vindt, verborgen in een boek, weet ze niet wat ze ermee aan moet. Als er meer geheimzinnige codes opduiken, besluit ze het mysterie te ontrafelen met de hulp van Noah, een knappe en charmante visser uit Dream Harbor.
Hij houdt wel van avontuur, vooral als het betekent dat hij kan samenwerken met de schattige boekverkoopster op wie hij al maanden een oogje op heeft.
Hazel was niet op zoek naar liefde, maar tijdens hun speurtocht door het stadje beginnen de vonken toch over te slaan. Is hun chemie net zo onweerstaanbaar als de versgebakken cinnamon buns die ze verkoopt?
Lezersreacties:
‘Een charmante small town romance met zinderende chemie en precies genoeg spice.’
‘Enorm hartverwarmend en gewoonweg niet neer te leggen!’
‘Perfect om ’s avonds te lezen bij een knapperend haardvuurtje.’
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NORTH WIND COMES A DARKLY REIMAGINED TALE OF FORBIDDEN LOVE, INSPIRED BY THE GREEK MYTH OF HERO AND LEANDER AND THE SCOTTISH BALLAD TAM LIN.
Brielle of Thornbrook has dedicated her life to the abbey. She spends her days forging iron and her evenings studying the Text, all in preparation of becoming an acolyte. Twenty-one years on this earth and she has never touched a man.
And she never will.
But when she finds an injured stranger in the forest, Brielle can’t resist the urge to help him. The encounter leads her to the realm of Under, where the air breathes rot, and the fair folk dance and whisper. Where she discovers that the man she helped is actually a god: Zephyrus, the West Wind, Bringer of Spring.
There are few Brielle can trust in Under, least of all Zephyrus.
He is charming, dangerously so, and never has a man so thoroughly ensnared her. As she embarks on a journey through the eerie banks and caves of Under, Brielle finds herself in a perilous situation. For here is where faith and heart collide and where she risks not only her future but her life.
Beloved by readers on TikTok,The West Windis a standalone fantasy romance sprinkled with Greek lore,the second in the Four Winds series.
Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Scarlett St.
Clair and Raven Kennedy.
SMALL FORTUNES. BIG FEELINGS.
Fleeing a troubled past, immigrant fortune teller Tao roams the dusty countryside with only her mule for company, telling small fortunes, for small prices. Big fortunes come with big consequences … which she knows from bitter experience. It’s a lonely life, until she encounters an ex-mercenary and a (semi) reformed thief, who recruit her into their desperate search for a lost child. Soon, they’re joined by a baker with a knead for adventure, and – of course – a slightly magical cat.
Tao sets down a new path with companions as big-hearted as her fortunes are small. But as her friends break down her walls, the shadows of her past close in. Now, Tao must decide whether to risk everything to save the family she never thought she could have…
The stunning conclusion to the story that started in What the River Knows. A lush immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, and a rivals-to-lovers romance like no other!
1885, Egypt
Inez Olivera is left reeling from her cousin Elvira’s murder, and her mother’s betrayal, and when Tío Ricardo issues an ultimatum about her inheritance, she’s left with only one option to consider.
Marriage to Whitford Hayes.
Former British soldier, her uncle’s aide de camp, and one time nemesis, Whit has his own mysterious reasons for staying in Egypt. With her heart on the line, Inez might have to bind her fate to the one person whose secret plans could ruin her.
She’ll save Christmas just to spite him…
When a late season hurricane hits Merry, Connecticut, city manager and single dad Noah Yates has to inform the already devastated residents that there won’t be a Christmas Festival this year. No festival means no tourism dollars. A disaster of epic proportions for his hometown.
But when home renovation expert slash smoking hot reality TV star Catalina King shows up with a camera crew and a budget big enough to put the town back together again, Noah balks. Hard. The last time Cat was in town she stirred up trouble everywhere she went. (Residents are still talking about the town’s first and only bar fight.) Noah doesn’t need a TV diva capitalizing on his town’s tragedy or filling his daughter’s head with glitz and glam.
Cat is ready and willing to put Merry back in Christmas mode with a holiday special that will leave everyone believing in miracles and get her friends back in the home they love. But there’s one big problem standing in her way. And his name is Noah Yates. He’s wrong about her and she can’t wait to prove it. Ring those jingle bells because it’s on.
White Christmas meets Nora Ephron in Jenny Bayliss’ latest wholehearted, ensemble-cast holiday extravaganza.
Christmas can officially get stuffed because Harriet Smith is not feeling bright and merry this year. She hasn’t for a while. So when her college-aged daughter opts for Manhattan’s winter wonderland instead of Christmas at home, Harriet finds herself seeking solace in a wine-soaked one-night stand.
But how Harriet will spend the holidays is swiftly decided for her after she takes the fall for some students who break into the town’s old Winter Theater. To get the students off the hook, the theater’s elderly owner requests that Harriet direct the washed-out stage’s final Christmas performance. And Harriet will do anything to help the kids . . . even work with the owner’s lawyer who, as it turns out, is her less than impressed one-night stand.
Directing the play with him won’t exactly change her life. But it might just reignite the Christmas spirit and remind her what makes life merry and bright again.
A sizzling Formula One romance perfect for fans of BookTok faves Hannah Grace, Lauren Asher, and Kat Ransom.
He’s a future F1 champion, but she’s making it hard to stay on track…
F1’s resident bad boy Giovanni Bauer isn’t used to losing, but when his non-stop partying leaves his position on the team at risk, he needs to turn his reputation around – fast.
Maisie Evans is a dedicated psychology student, desperate to break into Gio’s competitive world and reignite her dreams of a glittering sports career, but with no clue how to do it.
When Gio and Maisie’s worlds collide, the answer to their problems seems a fake relationship. She gets to travel the world and brush shoulders with sports royalty, and he gets to fix his image by settling down.
But as sparks fly on and off the track, will their ‘relationship’ see them cross the line together, or crash and burn?
He’s the prince of La Cosa Nostra. She’s the witch who steals his heart.
From USA Today bestselling author Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairytale of The Little Mermaid.
Venesa Andersen has never been good. She wasn’t good enough for her parents, and she isn’t good enough for the gangster uncle who took her in after they died. But she’s cunning. Beautiful. Dutiful to her uncle’s demands. And she doesn’t have time for a moral compass, anyway. When her runaway cousin returns to their coastal southern town, she brings a man with her…and Venesa soon realizes he’s the only one who’s ever seen her for her.
There’s just one problem: she can never have him.
Enzo “Loverboy” Marino is a wealthy businessman by day and prince of the underworld by night. Underboss to a notorious mafia syndicate, he answers to no one except his father, the strongest don in the Northeast. When he’s tasked with marriage, Enzo doesn’t think twice.
Until he meets his fiancée’s cousin.
Venesa is everything he never knew he wanted, bewitching him with her sultry voice and supple curves. But Enzo learned long ago that for a man like him, life is better without the things you want.
When plans unravel and temptation sings its siren song, they’ll both have to choose what’s more important: duty to their families, or a forbidden love that was never supposed to be.
In this smart and swoony adventure rom-com, a journalist and a movie star find themselves teaming up to cover up a murder…and falling for each other in the process.
When freelance journalist Khin Hlaing is assigned by Vogue to get a scoop on Tyler Tun, Hollywood’s hottest movie star who has returned home to Myanmar to shoot a film, she’s determined to succeed. If Khin’s able to get an explosive exclusive, there may well be a permanent position waiting for her at Vogue Singapore, and a ticket out of the city that’s felt too small since her recent divorce.
Tyler has done his very best to keep his private life private, and he doesn’t show any sign of letting down his walls for Khin. But then one night on set, a strange man follows Khin into the surrounding park grounds. When he threatens her, Tyler steps in and things escalate fast. Khin knows they can’t go to the police, even if it was self defense. And when she learns that this man seems to have targeted her specifically, she needs to do everything she can to find out why.
As Khin and Tyler work together to hide their secret and find out more about her attacker, they grow closer and Tyler finally starts opening up. The job at Vogue suddenly looks more promising, but Khin can’t help feel a twang of uncomfortable morality-related guilt. Before long, everything hangs in the balance. Will they get away with murder? Can Khin get the exposé she needs for her dream job? And is she willing to risk Tyler’s trust in the process?
Een heerlijke cosy romance, die perfect past bij deze tijd van het jaar. Het pumpkin spice café gaat over Jeanie, die het Café van haar tante in het kleine stadje Dream Harbor over neemt. Wanhopig op zoek naar een nieuwe start, ver weg van haar kantoorbaan, grijp Jeanie die kans met beide handen aan. Zo komt ze terecht in Dream Harbor, waar ze al snel kennis maakt met alle inwoners.
Say you are a simple girl, a stupid girl, who learned a few magic words, who was merely playing a game.
Een jonge tiener gaat op zoek naar de bron van haar nachtmerries en haar eigen oorsprong: Een spannende YA die thriller elementen en mythen van Nigeria combineert in een hedendaags verhaal met een bovennatuurlijk tintje. Een Engelstalig pareltje geschikt voor de leeslijst.
