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An instant New York Times bestseller! “Clever, action-packed, and gloriously queer.” —C. S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling author of Captive Prince, Dark Rise, and Fence A charming nobleman accidentally joins a pirate ship and falls for its debonair captain in this swashbuckling queer...

DDR 1988: Als ihre Mutter einen Ausreiseantrag stellt und verhaftet wird, steckt man Anja in einen der berüchtigten Jugendwerkhöfe. Von jetzt auf gleich ist die 14-Jährige allein, gefangen zwischen hohen Mauern, schweren Eisentoren und vergitterten Fenstern. Das war’s also, ja? Sie wurde weggesperrt. In den Knast. Einfach so. Ohne Urteil, ohne Verhandlung und ohne, dass ein Richter sie angehört hätte. Es gibt nur einen Weg, der Willkür, dem gnadenlosen Drill und der Gewalt im Werkhof zu entkommen: Flucht!

Une immersion en musique dans la vie d'un jeune peintre devenu camoufleur pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Jules-Victor Fabre grandit à Montpellier et rêve de devenir peintre. En août, alors que sonne le tocsin, sa vie bascule et le jeune homme se retrouve au front, employé au camouflage. Le sort s'acharne et Jules-Victor est accusé à tort de désertion. Ce roman est le fruit d'un travail mené aux archives de Montpellier autour de la vie des poilus de l'Hérault.

It is the first century BC. Cleopatra, the third of the pharaoh’s six children, is the one that her father has chosen to be the next queen of Egypt. But when King Ptolemy is forced into exile, Cleopatra is left alone to fend for herself in a palace rife with intrigue and murder. Smart, courageous, ambitious and sensuously beautiful, she possesses the charm to cause two of history’s most famous leaders to fall in love with her. But as her cruel sisters plot to steal the throne, Cleopatra realizes there is only one person on whom she can rely—herself. 

Bloomsbury presents Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher, read by Alex Singh and Sarah Ovens. Exactly what I needed right now – a delightful, heartwarming, hilarious historical romp, overflowing with queer panic and terrible jokes. I loved it' – ALICE OSEMAN, bestselling author of...

PRE-ORDER THE SWAN'S DAUGHTER, THE LATEST FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ROSHANI CHOKSHI! 'A masterpiece of imagination' STEPHANIE GARBER No one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them. From Sunday Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes a novel set in Paris during a time...

When a petty thief falls though a glass roof in his attempt to escape from the police, what should have been the death of him marks the beginning of a while new life. After his broken body is reconstructed by an ambitious young doctor, he is released from prison, and--with the help of Victorian...

Brought to you by Penguin. This is the story of a great love - a love that will threaten worlds and anger Gods. This is a story that will change history. Simidele is one of the Mami Wata, mermaids duty-bound to collect the souls of those who die at sea and bless their journeys back home to the...

"Listening to a rollicking adventure mystery narrated well is a delight, and that's the case with this newest installment in the Enola Holmes series. [Series narrator Tamaryn] Payne brings the wry humor, boisterous personality, and incomparable wit of Enola to life so well that listeners will...

The Diviners are back in this thrilling and eerie third installment by #1 New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray. After battling a sleeping sickness, The Diviners are up against a group of new and malevolent foes--ghosts! Out in Ward's Island sits a mental hospital full of lost souls...

"A young girl who is empowered, capable, and smart...the Enola Holmes book series convey an impactful message that you can do anything if you set your mind to it, and it does so in an exciting and adventurous way." - Millie Bobby Brown "This audiobook is a welcome addition to an engaging and...

The thrilling conclusion to the romantic Conspiracy of Us series where power balances on a knife’s edge, destiny is uncertain, and love is the most terrifying thing of all. “This fine mix of adventure and romance will easily pull readers into a world of just-believable-enough conspiracy...

Zenji Wgraduates from high school in Hawaii and is recruited into the army as a translator because he speaks perfect Japanese. He is sent to Manila undercover as a civilian to gather information on the Japanese in the Philippines. If they discover his identity, he’ll be executed as a traitor. When captured, he maintains that he is an American civilian despite unthinkable torture. He also survives being lost in the jungle for months.

The year is 1492. Sixteen-year-old Titus Devere is thrown out of his religious order after proving that a divine revelation (blood streaming from a religious icon) was a fake, using his knowledge of Moorish science. He is brilliant and gorgeous but, cast as a heretic, he is sent to the Vatican in Rome where he expects to be punished or executed. Instead he is recruited into a secret order investigating strange occurrences across Europe. Known as The Order of the Dragon, it is headed up by a mysterious man with a tattoo of a coiled dragon on his arm.

The winds of change are blowing through Paris in the winter of 1789, both for France and for our hero, a striking and mysterious Gypsy boy named Yann Margoza. He was born with a gift for knowing what people are thinking and an uncanny ability to throw his voice, and he has been using those...

In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berlin for the streets of New York City, stepping from the fiery aftermath of one war into another, far colder one, where power is more important than principles and lies are more plentiful than the truth. Eva holds the key to a deadly secret: Project Bluebird - a horrific experiment of the concentration camps, capable of tipping the balance of world power. Both the Americans and the Soviets want Bluebird, and it is something that neither should ever be allowed to possess.

1916. Returning to the Front after injury, nineteen-year-old Stephen wonders what he’s fighting for. Then he meets Private Danny McCormick, a smart, talented new recruit. From their first meeting, there’s something undeniable between them – something forbidden by both society and the army. Determined to protect Danny, Stephen must face down the ignorance of his superiors as well as the onslaught of German shells and sniper fire. As the summer ticks down to the Battle of the Somme, will Stephen and Danny’s love save them – or condemn them?

In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, Felicity Montague must use all her womanly wits and wiles to achieve her dreams of becoming a doctor—even if she has to scheme her way across Europe to do it. A must-have for fans of...

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. A Printz Honor Book! If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man...

The author of the visionary New York Times bestseller Dread Nation returns with another spellbinding historical fantasy set at the crossroads of race and power in America. It is 1937, and Laura Ann Langston lives in an America divided—between those who work the mystical arts and those who do...