Gwen has a destiny to fulfill, but no one will tell her what it is. She's only recently learned that she is the Ruby, the final member of the time-traveling Circle of Twelve, and since then nothing has been going right. She suspects the founder of the Circle, Count Saint-German, is up to something nefarious, but nobody will believe her. And she's just learned that her charming time-traveling partner, Gideon, has probably been using her all along. Emerald Green is the stunning conclusion to Kerstin Gier's Ruby Red Trilogy, picking up where Sapphire Blue left off, reaching new heights of intrigue and romance as Gwen finally uncovers the secrets of the time-traveling society and learns her fate.
Alessandra Petrelli Books






Maggie hasn’t told this story in years. More than two decades ago, she fell in love. She was sixteen and far from home, waiting to give her baby up for adoption. Bryce showed Maggie how to take photographs and he didn’t judge her for the way her belly swelled under her jumper. They had the perfect first kiss. Theirs was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of love.Now, as Maggie sits by the Christmas tree in her gallery telling her story, surrounded by the photographs that made her famous – the photographs Bryce never saw – her new gallery assistant asks her a question. If she had one wish, what would she wish for this Christmas?Maggie always thought she knew the answer to that question. But before she can say ‘I’d go back to that winter with Bryce’, she stops herself. It is all she has ever wanted but suddenly here, on this dark night under the twinkling stars, there is something else she wants...
Firebird
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Une passion amoureuse au coeur des prairies du Midwest. Un homme, Ethan, déchiré entre deux femmes, sa fiancée Katie Anne, et Annette, qui revient dans son Kansas natal pour assister aux obsèques de sa mère, accompagnée de sa petite fille. Ils se sentent bientôt irrésistiblement attirés l'un par l'autre.
The startlingly powerful psychological thriller by international bestselling author Sebastian Fitzek. Twelve-year-old Josy has an inexplicable illness. One day she goes to her doctor's surgery and disappears without trace. Josy's father Viktor withdraws to an isolated island in order to deal with the tragedy. It's there he is visited four years later by a beautiful stranger. Anna Glass is a novelist who suffers from an unusual form of schizophrenia: all the characters she creates for her books become real to her. Her latest work features a young girl with an unknown illness who has disappeared without trace... Could her delusions really describe Josy's last days? Reluctantly, psychiatrist Viktor agrees to become Anna's therapist in a final attempt to uncover the truth. As the past is dragged back into the light, the sessions and their consequences become ever more terrifying. Reviews for Sebastian Fitzek 'Fitzek's thrillers are breathtaking, full of wild twists.' Harlan Coben 'Fitzek is without question one of the crime world's most evocative storytellers' Karin Slaughter
From No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn and television pioneer Shonda Rhimes comes a powerful and romantic novel of Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte and King George III's great love story and how it sparked a societal shift, inspired by the original series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, created by Shondaland for Netflix.[Bokinfo].
The Guardian
- 494 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Julie Barenson’s young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died – a puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years later, twenty-nine year-old Julie is far too young to have given up on love. She may be ready to risk caring for someone again. But who? Should it be Richard Franklin, the sophisticated, handsome engineer who treats her like a queen? Or Mike Harris, the down-to-earth nice guy who was her husband’s best friend? Choosing one of them should bring her more happiness than she’s had in years. Instead, Julie is soon fighting for her life in a nightmare spawned by a chilling deception and jealousy so poisonous that it has become a murderous desire . . . The Guardian contains all the qualities readers expect from Nicholas Sparks. But here, he adds a new electrifying intensity – and page after page of riveting suspense. Did You Know?--- The Guardian was the first of Nicholas's novels that is not inspired by true events? Julie Barenson and Officer Jennifer Romanello got their names from two people on Nicholas's publishing team? The Guardian required extensive revisions (and the publication of another book entirely -- Nights in Rodanthe), and then went on to spend five months on the bestseller list?
On a beach, Boston journalist Theresa Osborne finds a bottle thrown up by the sea with a love letter from a man to his dead wife. Theresa, a divorcee searching for love, is so moved by it she tracks the man to his yacht in North Carolina and a romance follows. By the author of The Notebook
How do you learn to trust again? Denise Hilton, a young single mother, is driving through Edenton, North Carolina, when her car skids off the road during a storm. With her is her four-year-old son, Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities for whom she has sacrificed everything. When volunteer fireman Taylor McAden finds her she is unconscious and bleeding, but when she wakes an even more chilling truth becomes clear: Kyle is gone. When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, Taylor feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives, and the search for Kyle is no exception. But there is one leap of faith Taylor cannot bring himself to make - to commit to a relationship. Will this chance meeting with Denise prove any different?
Three Weeks with My Brother
- 356 pages
- 13 hours of reading
The day a colorful brochure arrived, Nicholas Sparks was immersed in his busy life as a husband and father of five, juggling a hectic schedule and a book deadline. The brochure, however, offered a glimpse into a world of exotic travel, sparking an idea in him. In January 2003, Nicholas and his brother, Micah, embarked on a transformative three-week journey around the globe, marking a significant milestone as the last surviving members of their family. Their travels took them to breathtaking locations like Machu Picchu, Easter Island, Ayers Rock, and the Indian subcontinent. Amidst the wonders of the world, the brothers reflected on their adventurous childhood and the tragedies that shaped their lives, uncovering profound insights about loss, love, and hope. With humor and honesty, they share their experiences, accompanied by personal photographs, reminding us to embrace life's uncertainties and cherish both small and significant joyful moments, along with the people who enrich our lives. This narrative highlights the bond between the brothers and the lessons learned through their journey together.
"Sixteen-year-old Gwyneth discovers that she, rather than her well-prepared cousin, carries a time-travel gene, and soon she is journeying with Gideon, who shares the gift, through historical London trying to discover whom they can trust."-- Provided by publisher



