Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince. Kiss the prince, break the curse. Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn't believe in true love. Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way. Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who's been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him. Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi, until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle ... |
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The New York Times bestselling author. ... Lady Helen Wrexhall has taken refuge in Brighton following the scandalous events at her presentation ball. Now she must complete her Reclaimer training, ready to battle the Grand Deceiver believed to have arrived in England. Her mentor, Lord Carlston, is facting his own inner battle, and as he fights the violent darkness within his soul, Lady Helen's loyalty is tested. Entrusted with a secret mission by the Home Office, she must make the agonising choice between betraying those around her or breaking her oath to the Dark Days Club. "A delicious collision of Regency ... |
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The Greatest Short Stories - Vol. 2 (Adapted Books), is a selection from the best of classic short fiction, bringing together writings by great masters in the genres of adventure, fantasy, horror, thriller mystery, romance, and realist fiction. Readers are sure to be delighted by the inclusion of such favourites as The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce, A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin, and The Return of a Private by Hamlin Garland. The book has approximately three thousand headwords and is appropriate for upper intermediate to advanced learners. The text has ... |
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#1 New York Times bestselling author. ... Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes "A Clash of Kings" and "A Storm of Swords". As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin's stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction. "A game of ... |
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Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series from TikTok sensation, Ana Huang! Read Twisted Games now for a steamy, angsty forbidden romance. He can't have her... but he's taking her anyway. Stoic, broody and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: protect his clients at all costs and do not become emotionally involved. Ever. He has never once been tempted to break those rules... until her. Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed. Day ... |
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#1 New York Times Bestselling Author. ... Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal. As Jude grows older, she realises that ... |
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To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight. The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can't put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom - and the world. Clashing empires, forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people. New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi's first novel in this epic, romantic fantasy series - This Woven Kingdom, inspired by ... |
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Девица. Избрана по рождение да открие нова ера, Попи никога не е била господарка на живота си. Животът на Девица е самотен. Лишен от човешки допир. От топли погледи. От думи. От удоволствия. В очакване на Възнесението си Попи би предпочела да се бие със стражата срещу злото, отнело семейството ѝ, вместо да се подготвя за одобрението на боговете. Но изборът никога не ѝ е принадлежал. Дълг... Бъдещето на цялото кралство е върху плещите на Попи, а тя дори не знае дали иска такава отговорност. Защото Девицата има сърце. И душа. И копнежи. И когато Хоук, златоокият страж, морално задължен да подпомогне ... |
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In glittering Shanghai, a monster awakens... The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city in chaos. Juliette Cai is the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang - a network of criminals far above the law. Roma Montagov is the prodigal son of her greatest rivals, the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. He is also Juliette's first love... and first betrayal. When a deadly madness strikes gangsters on both sides, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, and a monster in the shadows. And as the deaths stack up, ... |
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Една от най-забележителните личности в историята на българската музикална култура е Панчо Владигеров – пианист, композитор, педагог. Поводът за издаването на този компактдиск е 100-годишнината от рождението му. Подбрани са измежду най-популярните творби на Владигеров, всичките записани от Оркестъра на Българското национално радио с диригент Александър Владигеров, син на композитора, инициатор и реализатор на интегралния запис на творчеството на Владигеров. В компактдиска участват още и пианистката Светла Славчева, лауреат на редица наши и международни конкурси и виолончелиста професор Венцеслав Николов, инструменталист с ... |
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Една от най-забележителните личности в историята на българската музикална култура е Панчо Владигеров - пианист, композитор, педагог. Поводът за издаването на този компактдиск е 100-годишнината от рождението му. Подбрани са част от най-популярните му творби, всичките записани под диригентството на Александър Владигеров - син на композитора, инициатор и реализатор на интегралния запис на творчеството на Панчо Владигеров. И четирите творби са от "златния фонд" на българското музикално изкуство - великолепни опуси, демонстриращи жизнеността, майсторството, инвенцията и удивителния усет на твореца към оркестровите ... |
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Книга от жанра "Съвременна романтика", част от поредицата "Книги за любов. Без предразсъдъци" на издателство "Егмонт". ... Търсиш ли любов? Нищо не е такова, каквото изглежда. Преди нея той бе изпълнен с ярост и тъмна страст. Сам. Оцеляващ всеки ден. След като я срещна, разбра какво е търсел цял живот. Разбра, че без нея е никой. Че никога повече няма да бъде същият. "Преди" е разказ за събитията, предхождащи историята на Теса и Хардин, и представя историята за любовта на безмилостния злодей и невинния ангел в съвсем нова светлина. ... |
