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Um seinen karrierebewussten Vater zu schockieren, entscheidet sich der vierzehnjährige Louis für ein Schülerpraktikum bei der Friseurin seiner Oma: sieben Tage Haare zusammenfegen im Salon Marielou. Lust dazu hat er eigentlich nicht, aber als er anfängt, ist ihm auf einmal gar nichts mehr egal. Er will sein eigenes Leben leben. Auch gegen den Willen seines Vaters. Mit ihrem umwerfenden Humor, mit viel Sympathie und Herzenswärme erzählt Marie-Aude Murail von den skurrilen Figuren und dem prallen Leben in einem französischen Friseursalon, in dessen Mitte Louis seine Begabung entdeckt.

One moment eighteen-year-old Snow White is taking a bite of an apple. The next, she blinks and finds herself in an enchanted and dangerous dream world. After meeting some of the others cursed by the Queen, Snow White realizes the only way to save the people trapped in Diamant and her kingdom back in the real world, is to embark on a quest to find the mythical Ruby Heart. Snow White and her new friends must work together as they face deadly trials on their journey. But there is something more wicked than the creatures made of gems, and the true danger could be closer than anyone thinks.

From Natalie D. Richards, the New York Times bestselling author of teen suspense books, comes a pulse-pounding thriller about a group of teenagers being hunted through the woods, perfect for fans of Natasha Preston and Karen McManus. While on a mandatory hike in the woods, a flash flood cuts off...

An unputdownable suburban gothic thriller for YA readers – perfect for fans of Holly...

Dans "Bienvenue à Jivar'os" de Danny Rotondo, Dan et Milie, un couple d'écrivains, se lancent dans une aventure palpitante au cœur de la jungle amazonienne. Arrivés à Iquitos, au Pérou, ils sont immédiatement confrontés à la chaleur étouffante et à l'humidité omniprésente. Leur objectif est de s'immerger dans cet environnement sauvage pour créer un roman illustré.

Bliss knows there's more to life than what she's experienced in her small town. Solomon isn't put off by Bliss's musings. Their chance meeting changes everything. As they open up to each other, share their hearts and experience something real, something new, they find that even if a relationship has an end, love can last forever. Working in her family's funeral home, she can't help but ponder what it means to truly live and what it takes to leave a lasting legacy. He has come to visit for answers, and to work at his mom's flower shop, where he meets Bliss on a delivery to the funeral home.

Je m'appelle Thaïs et j'ai grandi entre les murs sécurisants du Seminarium. Je me sentais alors aimée, privilégiée et reconnaissante envers ceux qui m'avaient conduite dans ce havre de paix. Tout était parfait. Absolument parfait. Mais le voile finit toujours par se lever sur la vérité.

Nick weiß eigentlich echt viel – aber nichts so richtig. Okay, Fußball findet er nice, Deutschprofessor wird er in diesem Leben safe nicht mehr und Bierpong-Turniere sind definitiv besser als Lernen – aber all diese Weisheiten helfen ihm denkbar wenig, als seine Mur, wie er seine Mutter seit Kindertagen liebevoll nennt, sich neu verliebt und zu einem anderen Mann zieht.

Perfect for fans of Lynn Painter, The Summer I Turned Pretty and Powerless, the deeply romantic sequel to the bestselling Wild Darling, Grumpy Darling and Rival Darling ❤️‍🔥🏒 The 4ht heart-poundingly romantic ice hocke romance from Queen of YA, Alexandra Moody...

Barnabas Locke, seasoned frontiersman, husband and father, becomes strangely embroiled in international competition for gold illegally mined in the Ute mountains of Colorado. Among the converging players is his cousin, Captain Enoch Locke, sent on a secret mission to confiscate the gold. Guilty of the escape of an unscrupulous French schemer, Barnabas and his life-long friend, the Abenaki Prophet, Squando, hatch a daring plan to thwart the gold seekers and to restore spiritual balance to the Ute way of life.

In October 1759, as the French and Indian War wanes, Ranger brothers Frederick and Edward Locke stumble upon an ambush and an abduction along the new Crown Point Military Road in the heart of the contested Green Mountains.

The Villains have taken over Monarch City, and Mary Elizabeth Heart has finally joined them. When different factions begin vying for the control of magic, Mary must question where her loyalties lie—and what everyone's motives really are. As the Villains band together to wage one last epic battle against the corrupt forces who made them villains in the first place, the very fabric of the world starts to unravel. It soon becomes clear that Mary can't hide from her demons, and that her real destiny as a fairy tale villain is only just beginning.

The Bones Beneath tells a fictionalized ghost story of what might have happened to a woman who died in 1889 of tuberculosis at Mount Vernon Barracks in Alabama while being held as a prisoner of war following her capture and the surrender of Geronimo’s forces.

Sophia Pierce lucha con sus demonios, con esos fantasmas de su pasado que no le permiten dormir en paz. Ella está sumergida en la pintura: pinta para vivir, pero el cuadro de las sombras esconde secretos, esconde sangre, esconde su dolor. Ella y Julie están viviendo juntas, pero no es sencillo. Sophia Pierce necesita ayuda y, Julie la presiona para ir a terapia con la intención de que esté mejor. Pero… ¿y si tal vez lo que Sophia necesita es conseguir en sí misma razones para vivir?

日菜子さん、実はヤバいJKだったんです！お疲れサラリーマンである梶野の家に入り浸る、ギャルなJK香月乃亜。お隣さんでもある彼女は、毎日梶野の匂いを嗅ぐことに夢中だ。彼女が慕っている大人はもうひとり。花野日菜子――梶野の会社の後輩で、24歳の美人OL。仕事のデキる優秀なデザイナーで、人望も厚い。そして乃亜の恋のライバルでもある。

偽りの白から、永遠の契りへ――「君だけを愛している。ずっと私のそばにいてほしい」呪いが解け、晴れて本物の夫婦になる誓いを立てたサラとアレクシス。でも結婚式の準備を進める中、白い結婚がばれて夫婦無効の危機に！？その頃、王都ではサラの妹ミリアムと英雄ジュリアン・カーライルがサラの神聖魔法に目をつけて略奪結婚を企んでいた。

A Valeria este año le esperan unas vacaciones muy especiales, o al menos eso es lo que dice su madre, una auténtica especialista en buscar lugares originales para desconectar de la rutina. Un lugar solitario y peculiar en el norte de Noruega será el elegido, y allí el presente se mezclará con el pasado en los sueños de Valeria.

Sardegna, anni cinquanta. In un entroterra rurale dove il tempo si misura per avvenimenti e per stagioni, una bambina, di nome Lellena, cresce ignorata dalla madre e senza un padre. Nel paese la cicatrice diventa non una stella ma una croce col potere della guarigione. Con lui Lellena impara a leggere, a scrutare il mondo nella sua complessità e bellezza. Accolti nella casa di Bastiana, locatrice casuale, che inizia a provare sentimenti taciuti per Gualtiero e una gelosia silenziosa per la ragazzina, i loro equilibri si fanno fragili.

Trent Crawford è il ragazzo più popolare della Glenwood University. Un incontro casuale con Jenny Buckley, però, metterà in discussione tutte le sue certezze. Lei sarà l'unica capace di vederlo davvero. Dopo tutto ciò che ha vissuto, Trent è restio ad aprire il suo cuore all'unica ragazza che ha riacceso una scintilla. Ma non sempre siamo noi a dettare le regole. Fuggire ai sentimenti non è più un'opzione e Trent e Jenny non avranno altra scelta se non arrendersi.

C'est peu dire que Victoire enchaîne les déconvenues. Poussée hors de son appartement par ses propres parents, réduite au silence dans son boulot de barista et fâchée avec sa famille qui n'accepte pas sa bisexualité : la jeune femme a de quoi désespérer ! Manon entre dans sa vie par la mauvaise porte puisqu'elle est l'agent immobilier qui est en charge de vendre son appartement, suite à la décision de ses parents. Autant dire que les premiers contacts sont glaciaux. Mais peu à peu, Manon réussit à briser la glace.