Lọ́rẹ has fiery blades and ice in her veins. One of these is a secret that will get her killed. In the land of Oru, everyone is born with agbára—the ability to summon energy from the sun. Everyone, that is, except Lọ́rẹ. She keeps this secret close to her heart, knowing her mother was killed for the same reason. When the gods declare Lọ́rẹ’s best friend, Alawani, a priest of the holy order. He will be stripped of his agbára in a trial that has never yielded more than two survivors each time the gods call. Unwilling to risk his life for the gods that cursed her, Lọ́rẹ breaks into the temple. In a desperate act to channel agbára and save him, something else comes forth from her hands—a destructive shadow magic that draws on the energy of everyone and everything around her. She and Alawani escape, but not before she catches the attention of the Holy Order. While on the run, Lọ́rẹ discovers her true identity and learns that Alawani’s grandfather, the Holy Order’s leader, murdered her mother. He will stop at nothing to ensure that Lọ́rẹ is the last of her kind. Lọ́rẹ finds herself choosing between Alawani and the magic within her.

Welcome to Phantasma. There are only two rules to the game. Stay alive. And don’t fall in love. When Ophelia’s sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize—a single wish. Phantasma is a maze of twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, of demons and temptations. Ophelia will face nine challenges, each more dangerous than the last. There can only be one winner, and the other contestants will stop at nothing to eliminate their rivals. Every day the house creates new monsters. But just as Ophelia’s fears threaten to overwhelm her, a mysterious stranger offers her a bargain. Charming, arrogant and infuriatingly attractive, Blackwell claims he can guide her through the lethal trials ahead. All he asks in return is ten years of her life. Ophelia knows she shouldn’t trust him. Blackwell doesn’t seem dangerous, but appearances can be deceptive. Worse still, she feels a dark and irresistible attraction drawing them closer and closer. Her life is on the line. But in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart… A Court of Thorns and Roses meets Caraval in this seductive fantasy adventure. With steamy romance, a sexy morally gray love interest, OCD rep and jaw-dropping twists, Phantasma is perfect for fans of Rebecca Yarros, Nisha J. Tuli and Carissa Broadbent. See why readers love Kaylie Smith’s romantic “I ABSOLUTELY ADORED IT. I AM OBSESSED WITH IT… I was completely HOOKED from the very first chapters… The characters are absolutely amazing… The embodiment of the perfect fantasy story for me… You will LOVE this.” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A MILLION STARS! I don’t think I’ve had this much fun reading a book in a while. I fell in love with this cast of characters so fast. I loved all the banter, tension and friendships… I can’t wait for the next book!” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Absolutely stunning… The characters—my god these characters… I loved every single one of them… Had my mind going a million places at once, and I still didn’t see how this was going to end. I’m still not over it… wonderful.” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Wow. What a wild ride!... So entertaining! Exciting, dangerous, twisty, fast-paced, and so intriguing… gripped me from the beginning. I loved the characters and the angst, and the found family is the best.” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Made me laugh, made me squeal, and made me cry. And the characters stuck with me even after I closed the last chapter.” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Brimming with adventure, romance, and loveable characters you’ll gladly follow into the shadows of their vivid world." — Alexandra Bracken, NYT Bestselling author of Lore

The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships returns with a fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories Greek mythology from Helen of Troy to Pandora and the Amazons to Medea. The tellers of Greek myths--historically men--have routinely sidelined the female characters. When they do take a larger role, women are often portrayed as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil--like Pandora, the woman of eternal scorn and damnation whose curiosity is tasked with causing all the world's suffering and wickedness when she opened that forbidden box. But, as Natalie Haynes reveals, in ancient Greek myths there was no box. It was a jar . . . which is far more likely to tip over. In Pandora's Jar, the broadcaster, writer, stand-up comedian, and passionate classicist turns the tables, putting the women of the Greek myths on an equal footing with the men. With wit, humor, and savvy, Haynes revolutionizes our understanding of epic poems, stories, and plays, resurrecting them from a woman's perspective and tracing the origins of their mythic female characters. She looks at women such as Jocasta, Oedipus' mother-turned-lover-and-wife (turned Freudian sticking point), at once the cleverest person in the story and yet often unnoticed. She considers Helen of Troy, whose marriage to Paris "caused" the Trojan war--a somewhat uneven response to her decision to leave her husband for another man. She demonstrates how the vilified Medea was like an ancient Beyonce--getting her revenge on the man who hurt and betrayed her, if by extreme measures. And she turns her eye to Medusa, the original monstered woman, whose stare turned men to stone, but who wasn't always a monster, and had her hair turned to snakes as punishment for being raped. Pandora's Jar brings nuance and care to the millennia-old myths and legends and asks the question: Why are we so quick to villainize these women in the first place--and so eager to accept the stories we've been told?

A marriage of convenience threatens to go off track in this steamy Formula 1 romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Cross the Line. Stella Baldwin thought her life couldn’t get worse. Being left at the altar was bad enough, and the drunken rant she posted to her social media followers in the aftermath was the cherry on top. But having to show up at her cousin’s bachelorette party in Las Vegas barely two weeks later feels like a cruel joke. Thomas Maxwell-Brown is just looking for a good time. With his family’s expectations pressing down, his career as a Formula 1 driver threatened by fresh talent, and a new reputation as the most hated man on the grid, he needs a break to clear his head. And what better way to decompress than with a stag party in Vegas? Stella isn’t the woman Thomas expects to meet that night. And Thomas isn’t the man Stella expects to wake up next to in the morning—with a ring on her finger. Staying married might be the perfect solution to all their problems, even if it is a little wild. Sometimes, what happens in Vegas doesn’t need to stay there. . . .

The Memoirs Of Cleopatra - A Novel by Margaret George.

En el siglo XX se creía que la sexualidad femenina era como la de los hombres, pero «descafeinada», es decir, básicamente igual a la de ellos… pero no tan buena. Nadie entendía esos «asuntos de mujeres» tan complicados como son la respuesta genital, el deseo sexual o el orgasmo. Sin embargo, todo cambió cuando Emily Nagoski escribió Tal como eres. Basándose en las experiencias de miles de mujeres y en las investigaciones científicas más punteras, la autora revela las claves para potenciar el bienestar sexual femenino, que se basan en tres cuestiones esenciales: PISAR EL ACELERADOR O SOLTAR LOS FRENOS: La inmensa mayoría de las mujeres nos esforzamos por pisar el acelerador (la excitación), sin darnos cuenta de que primero tenemos que soltar los frenos (los mecanismos de inhibición) para ponernos en marcha. CONTROLAR EL CONTEXTO: Así como las cosquillas son divertidas en un contexto positivo e irritantes en uno negativo, casi cualquier sensación —y muy en especial la respuesta sexual— requiere de un contexto positivo para resultar agradable. RECONOCER QUE EL DESEO LLEGA EN RESPUESTA AL PLACER: Todas esperamos que el deseo sexual sea espontáneo, es decir, que surja anticipando el placer; sin embargo, lo más habitual es que brote en respuesta a él. La Dra. Nagoski explica que lo que convierte la vida sexual en algo seguro y divertido no es lo que hacemos en la cama ni la forma o disposición de las partes anatómicas de nuestro cuerpo, sino cómo nos sentimos nosotras al respecto. Lejos de resultar factores periféricos, el estrés, el estado de ánimo, la confianza y la imagen corporal son piezas fundamentales de nuestro bienestar sexual, por lo que no debemos juzgarnos ni compararnos con nadie, sino abrazar nuestras propias respuestas sexuales en cada momento y honrarlas como las experiencias únicas que en realidad son. «Una clase magistral sobre la ciencia del sexo». IAN KERNER, terapeuta sexual y autor de Ellas llegan primero

There can be no victory without betrayal. Hara Duja Gatdula, queen of the island nation of Maynara, holds the divine power to move the earth. But her strength is failing and the line of succession gives her little comfort. Her heir, Laya, is a danger—a petty and passionate princess who wields the enormous power of the skies with fickle indifference. Circling the throne is Imeria Kulaw—the matriarch of a traitorous rival family who wields recklessly enhanced powers of her own—with designs to secure a high-ranking position for her son and claim the crown for her family. Each woman has a secret weakness—a lover, a heartbreak, a lie. But each is willing to pay the steepest price to bring down her rivals once and for all. Filled with passion, romance, betrayal, and divine magic, Black Salt Queen journeys to a gorgeous precolonial island nation where women—and secrets—reign.

In the eyes of eighteen-year-old Hua Hsu, the problem with Ken—with his passion for Dave Matthews, Abercrombie & Fitch, and his fraternity—is that he is exactly like everyone else. Ken, whose Japanese American family has been in the United States for generations, is mainstream; for Hua, the son of Taiwanese immigrants, who makes ’zines and haunts Bay Area record shops, Ken represents all that he defines himself in opposition to. The only thing Hua and Ken have in common is that, however they engage with it, American culture doesn’t seem to have a place for either of them. But despite his first impressions, Hua and Ken become friends, a friendship built on late-night conversations over cigarettes, long drives along the California coast, and the successes and humiliations of everyday college life. And then violently, senselessly, Ken is gone, killed in a carjacking, not even three years after the day they first meet. Determined to hold on to all that was left of one of his closest friends—his memories—Hua turned to writing. Stay True is the book he’s been working on ever since. A coming-of-age story that details both the ordinary and extraordinary, Stay True is a bracing memoir about growing up, and about moving through the world in search of meaning and belonging.

Graciela Rodriguez is determined to break her engagement to Ciudad Real’s most eligible bachelor—even if it means ruining her reputation. Vicente Aguirre has been hired by Graciela’s aunt to keep her wayward niece from damaging the family name along with her future. When her charms prove irresistible, will he fall for the infamous Miss Rodriguez?