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I was raised a poor girl in the streets of Sinaloa. When my family died during a turf war, I was taken away to Navolato to start over anew. I thought I would be safer here. That the life that had been taken from me in a hail of bullets and rage would stay where I left it. And that’s when he found me. El Señor. In his name, I shed the blood of his enemies and reap whatever rewards he deems fit. My name is Ana Sofia De la Cruz. Everyone knows me as La Carnicera. Either you’re with us or against us. And if you’re against us... corre, pequeño conejo.

Being the daughter of a man such as my father can have damning consequences, but even bigger rewards. I don’t fear him as others do, however, I do worry sometimes that he’ll find out that I’ve been whispering about things I shouldn’t have. It doesn’t matter. He’ll love me anyway because that’s just what fathers do. Forgive and forget. Love and let go. Up until recently, I was the shining stars reflected in my father’s eyes. My name is Tatiana Cancio. And if you thought that the men of this empire can be scary, wait until you cross the women.

Esta ficción histórica basada en hechos reales que describe el espíritu de la época, las motivaciones de los protagonistas y el desarrollo del conflicto entre las facciones en pugna, intentando representar los hechos con la máxima objetividad posible. Es una tarea extremadamente compleja porque es un tema tan conflictivo que la elección de las palabras que describen el hecho ya implica una toma de posición.

In a little restaurant in the town of Bandera, Texas, a woman with a rough background dared to create a life for herself away from the nightmare of her past. Unfortunately, your past can catch up with your future. Not only does she need to decide how to forgive, but also to take on a new responsibility she never asked for. Will Freya Gama find the strength she needs face her fears?

Emotionally Raw is a collection of poetry that embraces heartache, darkness, and love. Emotion being front and center with hopes of striking a chord in the core of your soul.

Ana Canción, de quince años, nunca soñó con mudarse a Estados Unidos, como lo hicieron las niñas con las que creció en el campo dominicano. Pero cuando Juan Ruiz propone y promete llevarla a la ciudad de Nueva York, ella tiene que decir que sí. No importa que tenga el doble de su edad, que no haya amor entre ellos. Su matrimonio es una oportunidad para que toda su familia unida pueda eventualmente emigrar.

Juan and Maria live with their father Miguel and their grandmother Isabella in Tijuana. A few weeks after Cinco de Mayo, their world is shattered when a family tragedy makes them question everything that happened in their lives. Querido padre in Tijuana is a tale about family values, love, and loss in Mexico. It is a gripping and honest take at what a family will do when it is faced with personal tragedy, and how they must rise above the tragedy to live a life full of love.

En su libro prima, Davy Mejía explora sus mayores pasiones: el voluntariado, sus tiempos de excursionista, de socorrista y bombero; los lazos de amistad que se forjaron durante sus años de colegio, de su barrio, entre Evaristo Morales y Gazcue, y durante las excursiones al pico Duarte o a cualquier otra latitud de la geografía nacional pero muy frecuentemente alrededor de una fogata. Escribe, además, sobre el primer amor, sobre el amor imposible, sobre la familia.

Desde las luchas sindicales de los años 80 en el puerto de Tampico a la violencia que aflige al pueblo mexicano en la actualidad, esta historia de equívocos, sospechas, secretos, asesinatos, amor y odio determinará las vidas de dos seres muy dispares a los que el destino se empeña en unir contra toda circunstancia.

Firm of Step is a collection of words that have come together after four seasons of experience. Each short poem features unpolished stones that can only shine once you have listened to them. Formed from daily life, Lorraine Ansell, has shaped characters into form and re-arranged them into stories. Short and perfectly formed into the paragraphs and verses you hear. These 22 especially selected poems and musings have been curated from many words and are now showcased for your enjoyment.

Il tormento spirituale della protagonista Angela Carballino, e quello del suo sacerdote-mentore San Manuel Bueno, si fonde con la notazione paesaggistica e con la descrizione del borgo di Valverde de Lucerna. Scritto e pubblicato da Miguel de Unamuno (una delle personalità più forti e dirompenti della letteratura spagnola del XX secolo) nel 1931, il romanzo breve si compone di 10 macro-scansioni narrative e rivela l'essenza della fede umana come un surrogato oppiaceo che dà illusioni e speranze alla popolazione rurale della Spagna.

He stumbled into my life, a high school sweetheart sent to distract me. I had a business to run. He had a heart to mend. And competition. Competition with my best friend. As the streets of Chicago turn to a cool fall, I am left with the ultimate decision. Who will I pick? But my heart wants something my head argues against. When a hooded figure starts stalking my every move, my decision becomes even more important. Love, career, or my safety...why can’t I have all three?

Anna's perfect life has become a category 5 disaster. A hurricane destroying her home is only the beginning of Anna's troubles. Her ex Eric plasters private photos of her on billboards all over the city and across the internet. The backlash against her makes the storm look tame: She's suspended from her job. Her current boyfriend dumps her. The cops blame her for the pictures. Her friends vanish.

Un lobo marsupial extinto es un fantasma. Una tortuga es un espíritu antiguo que se pasea por una isla en el fin del mundo. Un oso polar disecado es la modesta prueba de una inmensa derrota. Ya sean las aguas microscópicas en las que habita el resistente tardígrado, la ardiente imaginación de la que proviene el imposible lebrílope o la reserva de Woodside, California, donde la gorila Koko aprendió lenguaje de señas, cada ecosistema se presenta como un lugar de descubrimiento, de comunión.

México, finales del siglo XVI. Desde su niñez, la falsa beata Crisanta Cruz y el indio apóstata Tlacotzin, desarrollaron una férrea voluntad de sobrevivir y una refinada malicia para burlarse de sus opresores. Ellos son la columna vertebral de una hilarante intriga novelesca que desnuda los vicios privados y las virtudes públicas de la sociedad colonial: la teatralidad del misticismo, los laberintos barrocos del deseo reprimido, el culto clandestino de los Dioses prehispánicos, la sórdida lucha por el poder entre las órdenes religiosas...

"God is love; therefore, I believe that love must be divine. That’s my love and reason for what I do,” Nina states to the interviewer. A divine love affair starts on a royal detail and ends with a Latin flava! For love and reason...

Un libro innovador en la tradición de El Alquimista y La Profecía Celestina, El Mosaico, del experto en marketing y activista Daniel Bruce Levin te invita a ver el mundo desde un nuevo punto de vista, uno que se centra en lo que nos conecta con el uno al otro y nos trae felicidad. El Mosaico sigue el viaje de Mo, un niño que pierde a sus padres con dos años de diferencia el mismo día. Cuando pregunta a los adultos a dónde están sus padres, le dicen que están en el cielo.

Get ready to put your feet on the dash, turn up the music, and travel in a 1969 Mini Cooper with two witty, laugh out loud sisters in this romantic comedy. A heart-warming tale of misadventures, music, soul-searching, love, and a rescue dog named Lone-Lee. Mar and Joan have always had an unbreakable bond. More than sisters, they are best friends. When a life-changing event tries to drag Joan down, her headstrong and playful little sister, Mar, comes to the rescue. The only cure - an epic road trip from California to New York.

Rescue Me!, book six of Good Grief! series, sends Joan and Jenny scampering north into the Plumosa mountains, northeast of Quartzite, Arizona. The two were determined to get a break after the intense drama of Elaine. The hoarder had drained them physically and emotionally. They nestle into the Kaibab National Forest. Joan is bent on completing a tiny house update and makeover, and Jenny is muddling through mind-boggling decisions for her next life since her last oasis was rudely invaded, and she was on the run again.

This tender love ballad is set deep in the jungles of Mexico and tells the story of Victoriano and Mira Bella, a young couple madly in love with "enormous proliferations of passion". Laid out in colorful, poetic text with a creative ending told in two letters - one written by Victoriano, the other written by an American artist visiting their beautiful world.