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A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Best New Voice and for Production & Sound Design! The River Has Roots is the hugely anticipated solo debut of the New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award winning author Amal El-Mohtar. Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of...

Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that’s been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one thing she yearns the most: her globetrotting parents—who frequently leave her behind.

"The Virgin River books are so compelling—I connected instantly with the characters and just wanted more and more and more." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber Welcome back to Virgin River with the book that inspired the hit Netflix series… Wanted: Midwife/nurse...

Irlande, 1846. A 17 et 19 ans, Kathleen et Michael sont amoureux. Ils ne rêvent que d'une chose : quitter leur île natale pour rejoindre les Amériques, y fonder une famille et commencer une vie nouvelle. Car Kathleen est enceinte... Mais ces projets s'effondrent quand Michael est arrêté pour avoir volé du pain. Il est alors envoyé en Australie pour y purger sa peine. Au cours de la traversée, il fait la connaissance de Lizzie, une jeune prostituée. Pendant ce temps, Ian Coltrane, un vendeur de bétail, demande en mariage Kathleen, inconsolable depuis le départ de son amant.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GMA BOOK CLUB PICK AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied...

In this incandescent novel, V.S. Naipaul takes us deeply into the life of one man, an Indian who, uprooted by the bloody tides of Third World history, has come to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great river in a newly independent African nation. Naipaul gives us the most convincing and disturbing vision yet of what happens in a place caught between the dangerously alluring modern world and its own tenacious past and traditions.

The Cold Case Squad has a problem: Someone won’t stop taunting Detective Everett Larkin. He’s been able to apprehend some of the worst criminals to ever stalk the streets of New York City, thanks in great part to forensic artist and boyfriend, Ira Doyle, but after their last case, events have taken a turn for the worse. A body recovered from the Hudson River bears a message addressed to Larkin and another token from Victorian mourning culture.

Kidnappée par l'ennemi, trahie par sa famille. Riversend est une ville où le pouvoir se gagne dans l'ombre et la peur. Beatriz Blackwood, fille d'un chef mafieux redouté, se retrouve piégée dans un jeu dangereux lorsqu'elle est kidnappée par la famille rivale. Au centre de cette machination, Ezekiel Hunter, un homme aux multiples visages, réveille en elle des émotions qu'elle n'aurait jamais cru possibles. Alors que la frontière entre ennemis et alliés se brouille, Beatriz doit faire des choix décisifs. Peut-elle se fier à son instinct quand son avenir est en jeu ?

1899, Nouvelle-Zélande. Le fils de Lizzie et Michael (personnages principaux de "À l'ombre de l'arbre Kauri") est envoyé dans une Afrique du Sud en proie à la guerre des Boers, au grand dam de Roberta qui se bat pour rester à ses côtés. Pendant ce temps, la jeune Atamarie connaît sa première victoire : elle est la première femme à pouvoir poursuivre des études d'ingénierie à l'Université de Wellington. En effet, depuis sa plus tendre enfance, elle est fascinée par les comètes maories. Cette passion lui permet de faire la connaissance du pionnier de l'aviation mondiale...

Derrière chaque porte se cache un secret. Oserez-vous pousser celle du 19, River Street ? " Je sais ce qu'il s'est passé sur La Dernière danse. Josephine est en vie. Demain, 22 heures. Venez seule. " Ces simples mots, notés sur un bout de papier, confirment ce que Maddie a toujours su : sa fille est vivante, quelque part. Douze ans plus tôt, lors d'un séjour en plein océan Pacifique, la petite Josephine disparaît mystérieusement durant la nuit, son corps ne sera jamais retrouvé. Face à ce deuil insurmontable, la famille implose, et Maddie reste seule dans sa grande demeure, au 19, River Street, à Seattle.

The New York Times bestselling novel from Dennis Lehane is a gripping, unnerving psychological thriller about the effects of a savage killing on three former friends in a tightly knit, blue-collar Boston neighborhood. When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were...

When a man is found dead on the banks of the Edward River, Detective Sergeant Nick Vada is forced to return to Milford – the farming town he swore he'd left behind for good. The victim is someone Nick knew from school. Teaming up with his partner, the unflinching Detective Joanna Gray, together they dig into the dead man's life – and his own past. But Milford isn't just a town with long memories. It's a place where the truth gets murky fast, and the river has a habit of hiding more than just bodies.

Ages ago, the world was filled with mythical beasts and cultivators who could shake the heavens. Whispers say they are searching for a way home, but an ancient enemy has blocked the path. After passing through the River of Fate, Verse's memories are fragmented and mixed with others. Only by exploring a world on the verge of destruction will he be able to discover who he is and claim his destiny.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER She has always known the rules: Never resurrect anything larger than the palm of her hand. But that was before her sister died. . . . “Yun beautifully captures the haunting of family myths in this slow-burn horror. Eerie and poignant, And The River Drags Her Down will...

Taita is a humble slave, an expert in art, poetry, medicine and engineering as well as keeping important secrets. He is the most treasured possession of Lord Intef. Yet when Intef's beautiful daughter, Lostris, is married to the Pharaoh, Taita is commanded to follow her and swiftly finds himself deeper than he ever could have imagined in a world of deception and treachery. But outside the palace, the great kingdom of Egypt is divided and in even greater danger. Enemies threaten on all sides, and only Taita holds the power to save them all....

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK "A delicious mashup of narrative that's by turns harrowing and healing." –People “Entertaining, insightful, wrenching … punch-to-the-gut powerful.” –The Washington Post “A blockbuster: brutally honest, lurid, transcendent...

Winnie Smith is the perfect nanny. She’s reliable, warm, and my daughter adores her. She cooks like a pro, styles pigtails like a fairy godmother, and knows her way around a car engine better than most mechanics. She’s made life easier. The house feels full again. And maybe… so do I. But living under the same roof has its challenges. Like catching her in the kitchen after midnight… barefoot, in tiny sleep shorts, eating ice cream straight from the tub.

When twenty-four-year old Hanna Heikkinen's estranged father dies, she reluctantly makes the trip to Northern Finland for his funeral. Being in the enchanting land of ice and snow feels miles away from Hanna's busy life back in Los Angeles, especially under the complicated circumstances. But when Hanna discovers that her father's body is missing, that's when things really get weird. A mysterious man, Rasmus, tells Hanna the truth: her father was a powerful shaman who went into Tuonela, the Realm of the Dead, in order to barter for more life.

In 1806 William Thornhill, a man of quick temper and deep feelings, is transported from the slums of London to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife, Sal, and their children he arrives in a harsh land he cannot understand. But the colony can turn a convict into a free man. Eight years later Thornhill sails up the Hawkesbury to claim 100 acres for himself. Aboriginal people already live on that river. And other recent arrivals - Thomas Blackwood, Smasher Sullivan, and Mrs Herring - are finding their own ways to respond to them.

These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived. Now the government wants him to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive. Soon the project backfires, though, leaving Brian with a wounded partner and a long river to navigate. His only hope is to build a raft and try to transport the injured man a hundred miles downstream to a trading post - if the map he has is accurate.