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A haunted young girl (who happens to be a kung-fu expert and pathological liar) runs away from an oppressive city, where the sky is always grey, in search of love and sisterhood - and finds herself in a magical place known only as the Street of Miracles. There, she is quickly adopted into a vigilante gang of glamorous warrior femmes called the Lipstick Lacerators, whose mission is to scour the Street of violent men and avenge murdered trans women everywhere. Can our intrepid heroine find the truth within herself in order to protect her new family and heal her broken heart?

Hannah Malone loves her new town. Despite living in Cunningham Falls for five years, she's still considered a "move in" by most of the locals, and that doesn't bother her in the least. She's the "new girl", and she hasn't regretted it for one day. This town is her sanctuary. Her home. The one place she finally fits in and feels safe after a lifetime of being different and running from the memories and a past so far away it can't haunt her anymore.

In this second book of the Dark Souls series, fate curses the brothers, and they must navigate ancient deceits and potent forewarnings to save the ones they love. Can the two enemies become each other’s saviors? Or will the Circles fall and love fade?

Cassandra's life has never been simple because of her mark, but for a second she believed she had everything, she had her pirates. When she is kidnapped and ripped away from everything she loves, she has no choice but to fight to survive. Cassandra is taken to the King, and secrets she never could have expected come out. When the King does something impossible and pain is all that is left, will her pirates be able to save her?

Brooke’s Blooms has taken Cunningham Falls by surprise. The beautiful, innovative flower shop is trendy, with not only gorgeous flower arrangements but also fun gifts for any occasion. This store is Brooke Henderson’s deepest joy, and it means everything to her, which shows in how completely she and her little shop have been embraced by the small community of Cunningham Falls. So, when her landlord dies, and Brody Chabot saunters through her door, announcing that the building has been sold and will soon be demolished, Brooke knows that she’s in for the fight of her life.

For the past two years, Hope Annandale has fought to hold onto her sanity. Plagued by voices and visions, she struggles to understand what's real and what's an illusion. As the lines between reality and hallucination blur, Hope discovers things that shouldn't be real suddenly exist. When Hope's world falls apart, figuring out the secrets of her past becomes a matter of life and death. And the only one who can save her is the dangerously attractive demon prince, who is bound by an ancient legacy to betray her.

Cassandra should have been killed at birth, like all the other children who have powers like her. The changed ones. The ones who started the war, lost the seas, and killed millions with their gifts. Lucky for Cassandra, her father is on the council. One of the seven rulers of her large town and has kept her hidden her entire life. When she is seen for the first time, she has no choice but to run, and the only place she can go is to the sea.

Black Ops, Inc. operative Joe Green is determined to bring to justice the man responsible for former team member Bryan Tompkins' death. He's convinced the ambush that killed Bryan was no coincidence but a setup. Unsure of the consequences of the battle he's about to start, Joe distances himself from both his Black Ops, Inc. team members and the woman he loves, Bryan's sister, Stephanie Tompkins.

NFL golden boy, Super Bowl MVP, and the league's hottest player - on and off the field. To most, I'm a celebrity, with the records to prove it. Fame, fortune, family...I've got it all. Except Grace Monroe. Two years ago, Grace turned my world upside down with just one look. I didn't stand a chance against the shy, southern beauty with the radiant violet eyes. Our intense connection was unlike any force I've ever faced. Then she disappeared, without a word, leaving me with nothing but questions.

It's the dead of winter in Winnipeg and Wendy Reimer, a 30-year-old trans woman, feels like her life is frozen in place. When her Oma passes away Wendy receives an unexpected phone call from a distant family friend with a startling secret: Wendy's Opa (grandfather) - a devout Mennonite farmer - might have been transgender himself. At first she dismisses this revelation, but as Wendy's life grows increasingly volatile, she finds herself aching for the lost pieces of her Opa's truth.

Emily: I fell in love with him when I was 14. Under the stars, he told me he loved me, and under the stars, we promised to love each other, always. But under the stars, he broke my heart. He left me without a second glance. I was just an afterthought. Now he's back, but this time, I'm not falling for his Southern charm. Maybe. Ethan: On my 21st birthday, I found out that everything I thought I knew was a lie, that the man I had grown up thinking was my father wasn't. The pain I felt blinded me. I left them all behind, including her, my best friend and the woman I was going to marry.

O amor nem sempre leva a um final feliz, e às vezes nem chega perto disso. Cheios de desejo, ciúme, vaidade, fúria e frustração, estes contos acompanham promessas de amor que terminam em tragédias, expectativas que só levam à desilusão e relações marcadas por silêncio e controle. Amar se torna um risco, e se entregar pode ser irreversível.

Mergulhe na essência de Machado com 21 contos de crítica social, ironia, imoralidade, traição, conflitos e muita emoção. Conheça personagens marcantes, presos a escolhas que nunca levam a um final feliz, cujas ambições, desejos, culpa e apatia sempre vêm em primeiro lugar.

Este volume reúne contos em que Machado de Assis brinca com o limite entre o que parece normal e o que foge à lógica, trazendo histórias cheias de dúvida, mistério e surpresa. As narrativas colocam personagens diante de acontecimentos estranhos, coincidências inquietantes e situações difíceis de explicar, criando uma atmosfera em que certezas começam a ruir. Ideias como destino, fé, identidade e tempo atravessam os contos, sempre com ironia e tensão, conduzindo escolhas que escapam do controle racional.

Este volume reúne contos em que Machado de Assis desmonta as máscaras sociais e revela como poder, ambição e conveniência costumam falar mais alto que qualquer discurso moral. Os contos irônicos e cheios de tensão acompanham personagens que negociam valores, exploram brechas e se adaptam ao jogo para sobreviver ou se destacar. Em escolas, repartições, igrejas e salões, surgem disputas silenciosas, acordos velados e decisões que mostram até onde as pessoas estão dispostas a ir para conseguir o que querem.

When you find out that your fiancé is arrested for swindling more than 10 million dollars from his clients, you do what any sane woman would do. You escape reality and go undercover, trading in your city-girl Louboutins for country-pumpkin cowboy boots. It wasn't a forever change - it was temporary. I only had to stay here until things back home got straightened out, or so I thought.

Antonio Risério nos guia pelas águas turbulentas do identitarismo, com uma análise crítica do fenômeno que domina o debate público. Desmascara as falácias dos grupos identitários e mostra que a complacência não evitará cancelamentos. Risério traça a origem e evolução do identitarismo, explorando impactos na política, cultura e relações sociais.

Você consegue desvendar os segredos ocultos nas obras de Franz Kafka? Em Para Entender Kafka: Desvendando Símbolos e Metáforas, Ângelo Cláudio Alvarez Pinto guia o leitor através dos labirintos literários do renomado autor tcheco, revelando as camadas profundas de significados em suas narrativas surrealistas. Com uma abordagem acessível e uma análise detalhada, Alvarez Pinto explora temas como alienação, burocracia opressiva e a luta pela identidade, proporcionando uma nova perspectiva sobre clássicos como A Metamorfose e O Processo.

Após acompanhar o processo de adoecimento e morte da mãe, em decorrência do Alzheimer, Beatriz revisita a própria trajetória, angústias, crises de depressão e a culpa com que convive desde que passou por um trauma de juventude. Aos 50 anos, mãe de dois filhos, ela elabora o luto recente e também revive a perda de um filho e a separação ocorridas muitos anos antes.

Woo-kyoung Ahn, psicóloga e professora universitária, desvenda os mistérios por trás dos nossos pensamentos equivocados e oferece estratégias para enfrentarmos os desafios como indivíduos e sociedade. Em: Como Pensar de Forma Direta e Inteligente, Ahn compartilha descobertas cruciais de sua pesquisa e ensino na Universidade de Yale, revelando como os “problemas de pensamento”; permeiam desde questões cotidianas até desafios sociais complexos.