En este relato infinitamente seductor, Gabriel García Márquez narra la obsesión del deseo con un arrebato que lo aparta de sus grandes novelas anteriores y a la vez lo acerca a ellas. A la circularidad del tiempo en Macondo, al enclaustramiento del tirano aislado en su poder demencial, sucede ahora la vigencia imbatible del deseo, ahincado en sí mismo. Un deseo que avanza hacia su origen en un movimiento que no cesa. Como el movimiento del barco Nueva Fidelidad, que seguirá yendo y viniendo "toda la vida". Son las palabras que cierran, reanudándola, esta historia de amor.

En noviembre de 2007 el estudiante Erasmus Romain Lannuzel, alumno de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, desapareció misteriosamente sin dejar rastro. El hecho, todavía no esclarecido, da pie a esta novela, que parte, asimismo de otra misteriosa desaparición, la de Costantinu Iliescu, estudiante rumano. Su novia y dos de sus compañeros Erasmus denuncian los hechos y remueven cielo y tierra para encontrarlo, pero tanto la policía como las autoridades universitarias creen que Iliescu se ha marchado voluntariamente. Sin embargo pronto tendrán que cambiar de opinión. Los acontecimientos que se suceden tras la desaparición del estudiante rumano evidencian que algo terrible, oscuro y macabro está pasando en la universidad. Un equipo de policías, entre los que destaca la subinspectora Manuela Vázquez, inicia una exhaustiva investigación en la que las pistas falsas y los posibles sospechosos se multiplican. Pero a pesar de sus pesquisas y esfuerzos no logran encontrarlo. En la mente de profesores, policías y alumnos se cierne la espesa sombra de quien parece ser un meticuloso y sanguinario asesino. Carme Riera hace suyos los mejores elementos del género negro para crear en el lector un estado de tensión y suspense que se mantiene hasta la última página. Su prosa es evocadora, casi cinematográfica, y sabe combinar con brillantez la intriga, la ironía y la crítica social.

A charming slow-burn romantasy featuring a duty-bound noblewoman with a chronic illness, a prince who would rather be in a library than on a throne, and a magical ride through a world of cozy enchantment*This beautiful paperback edition features sprayed edges.*Bianca knows her duty comes before her heart. So when the threat of war looms, she agrees to marry the neighboring kingdom’s heir. But not all royal weddings are a fairytale, and Prince Aric, Bianca’s betrothed, is cold, aloof, and seems to hate her on sight.To make matters worse, on their wedding night, an assassination attempt goes awry―leaving Aric magically transformed into a horse. Bianca does what any bride in this situation would do: she mounts her new husband and rides away to safety.Sunset returns Aric to human form, but they soon discover the assassination attempt is part of a larger plot against the throne. Worse, Bianca has been framed for Aric’s murder, and she’s now saddled with a husband who is a horse by day and a frustratingly attractive man by night.As an unexpected romance begins galloping away with their hearts, Bianca and Aric must rely on each other to unravel the curse and save the throne.

A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance. Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again... Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he doesn’t trust her. If only he knew how right he was…. Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.

As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding... six-pack abs. Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.

Crónica de un pájaro que da cuerda al mundo: El joven Tooru Okada, que acaba de dejar su trabajo en un bufete de abogados, recibe un día la llamada anónima de una mujer. A partir de ese momento, la existencia de Tooru sufre una extraña transformación. Su mujer desaparece, comienzan a surgir a su alrededor misteriosos personajes, y lo real se degrada hasta cobrar tintes fantasmagóricos. Mientras los sueños invaden cada vez más la realidad, Tooru Okada deberá resolver conflictos que ha arrastrado a lo largo de toda su vida.

CG Drews, acclaimed author of Don't Let the Forest In, returns with another deeply unsettling and yet hauntingly beautiful tale of murder and botanical body horror, perfect for fans of Andrew Joseph White and We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Evander has lived like a ghost in the forgotten corners of the Hazelthorn estate ever since he was taken in by his reclusive billionaire guardian, Byron Lennox-Hall, when he was a child. For his safety, Evander has been given three ironclad rules to follow: He can never leave the estate. He can never go into the gardens. And most importantly, he can never again be left alone with Byron's charming, underachieving grandson, Laurie. That last rule has been in place ever since Laurie tried to kill Evander seven years ago, and yet somehow Evander is still obsessed with him. But when Byron suddenly dies, Evander inherits Hazelthorn’s immense gothic mansion and acres of sprawling grounds, along with the entirety of the Lennox-Hall family's vast wealth. There’s just one caveat: He must choose a new guardian from amongst Laurie's scheming, backstabbing relatives to help manage the estate until he turns eighteen. Except Evander's sure his guardian was murdered, and Laurie may be the only one who can help him find the killer before they come for Evander next. Perhaps even more concerning is how the overgrown garden is refusing to stay behind its walls, slipping its vines and spores deeper into the house with each passing day. As the family’s dark secrets unravel alongside the growing horror of their terribly alive, bloodthirsty garden, Evander needs to find out what he’s really inheriting before the garden demands to be fed once more.

La Paula té quaranta anys, és neonatòloga i està viva. Quan una revelació i una pèrdua sobtada la porten a submergir-se en ella mateixa, emprèn un camí que l’endinsarà en la ràbia, la por, el desig i la reconstrucció personal, i que li despertarà l’instint de supervivència. Desorientada, s’haurà d’enfrontar fins i tot a ella mateixa per reorganitzar una geografía emocional que sent extingida. Aprendre a parlar amb les plantes és una novel·la delicada escrita des del punt de vista d’una dona que haurà de reconciliar-se amb un món que ja no reconeix. La narrativa de Marta Orriols, emotiva, intensa i reflexiva, ens convida a quedar-nos amb el que és essencial. Un llibre íntim que teixeix un relat proper capaç d’enfrontar-se al dolor més punyent amb una maduresa estilística molt poc habitual.

The power dynamics of the office are never more obvious than when it comes to food: mandatory lunches with the boss, the colleague who tries to curry favour with home-baked goods, discovering the discarded remnants of someone else's late-night binge . . . In their Saitama office, Ashikawa is the kind of woman Nitani knows he will likely marry: sweet, obliging, and determined to wean him off his addiction to instant noodles. But he finds himself increasingly unable to respect her – or the sugary treats she shares around the workplace, winning their colleagues’ affection with baking rather than hard work. Oshio is bolder and uninhibited – she is Nitani's drinking buddy. In the oppressive office atmosphere, the pair grows closer, both outsiders struggling with the rigid status quo. Driven to behave in increasingly absurd ways by the workplace rules that govern their lives, they must navigate the tensions of modern life: between leisure and hard work; indulgence and restraint; the promise of delicious food, and the reality of a lonely pot noodle.