Jelena Pataki Books

"Never pray to the gods that answer after dark." France, 1714: In a moment of desperation, a young woman named Adeline meets a dangerous stranger and makes a terrible mistake. As she realizes the limitations of her Faustian bargain - being able to live forever, without being able to be remembered by anyone she sees - Addie chooses to flee her small village, as everything she once held dear is torn away. But there are still dreams to be had, and a life to live, and she is determined to find excitement and satisfaction in the wide, beckoning world - even if she will be doomed to be alone forever. Or not quite alone - as every year, on her birthday, the alluring Luc comes to visit, checking to see if she is ready to give up her soul. Their darkly thrilling game stretches through the ages, seeing Addie witness history and fight to regain herself as she crosses oceans and tries on various lives. It will be three hundred years before she stumbles into a hidden bookstore and discovers someone who can remember her name - and suddenly, everything changes again. -- Publisher description

When a brutal angel army trespasses into the human world, Karou and Akiva must ally their enemy armies against the threat -- and against larger dangers that loom on the horizon in this thrilling conclusion to the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy.

New York Times bestselling author J. A. Redmerski brings us the breathtaking sequel to her novel The Edge of Never. When everything falls apart, love remains . . . THE EDGE OF ALWAYS Camryn Bennett has never been happier. Five months after meeting on a Greyhound bus, she and her soul mate Andrew Parrish are engaged-and a wedding isn't the only special event in their future. Nervous but excited, Camryn can't wait to begin the rest of her life with Andrew, a man she knows in her heart will love her always. They have so much to look forward to-until tragedy blindsides them. Andrew doesn't understand how this could happen to them. He's trying to move on, and thought Camryn was doing the same. But when Andrew discovers Camryn is secretly harboring a mountain of pain and attempting to numb it in damaging ways, there is nothing he won't do to bring her back to life. Determined to prove that their love can survive anything, Andrew decides to take Camryn on a new journey filled with hope and passion. If only he can convince her to come along for the ride... (95,000 words) New Adult Romance

New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts provides a potent mix of small-town secrets, scandalous romance, and down-home Southern atmosphere as a young woman searching for some bayou R&R finds herself entangled in a serial killer’s wicked web. Burned out and still reeling from a love affair gone bad, world-class violinist Caroline Waverly goes to her grandparents’ home in Innocence, Mississippi, for some much-needed rest and relaxation. Instead she finds herself overwhelmed all over again—first by Tucker Longstreet, a charming local with a sideline in no-strings-attached relationships, and then by a deadlier, more disturbing development. For Innocence is being stalked by its very own serial killer, whose brutal knife blows have pierced the veil of tranquillity in this sleepy Southern town and left a trail of mutilated female corpses in their wake. When a federal agent arrives to investigate, the town’s deepest secrets bubble to the surface and suspicion turns on Tucker as the most likely suspect. After Caroline finds the latest murder victim floating in the murky waters behind her house, she too is inexorably drawn into the path of a crazed killer who may be closer than she could have ever imagined.

A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK “A beautiful novel that's full of forbidden passions, family secrets and a lot of courage and sacrifice.”—Reese Witherspoon After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity—and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution... Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, nineteen-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba's high society, where she is largely sheltered from the country's growing political unrest—until she embarks on a clandestine affair with a passionate revolutionary... Miami, 2017. Freelance writer Marisol Ferrera grew up hearing romantic stories of Cuba from her late grandmother Elisa, who was forced to flee with her family during the revolution. Elisa's last wish was for Marisol to scatter her ashes in the country of her birth. Arriving in Havana, Marisol comes face-to-face with the contrast of Cuba's tropical, timeless beauty and its perilous political climate. When more family history comes to light and Marisol finds herself attracted to a man with secrets of his own, she'll need the lessons of her grandmother's past to help her understand the true meaning of courage.

LOSE YOURSELF IN THE BREAKOUT SENSATION OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 'Brilliant' Joanna Cannon 'Spellbinding' Guardian 'Magic' Erin Kelly 'Immersive' Sunday Times 'Gorgeous' Stella Duffy 'Astounding' Anna Mazzola Emmett Farmer is a binder's apprentice. His job is to hand-craft beautiful books and, within each, to capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If you have something you want to forget, or a secret to hide, he can bind it - and you will never have to remember the pain it caused. In a vault under his mentor's workshop, row upon row of books - and secrets - are meticulously stored and recorded. Then one day Emmett makes an astonishing discovery: one of the volumes has his name on it.

Life is a constant struggle for the eighteen-year-old Nowak twins as they raise their three younger siblings in rural Poland under the shadow of the Nazi occupation. Helena discovers an American paratrooper stranded outside their small mountain village. Risking the safety of herself and her family, she hides Sam--a Jew--but Helena's concern for the American grows into something much deeper. Helena is forced to contend with the jealousy her choices have sparked in her sister, culminating in a singular act of betrayal that endangers them all

Exploring the theme of commitment, the narrative delves into the complexities of promises made and the consequences of breaking them. Characters grapple with their choices, facing emotional turmoil and the impact on their relationships. The story unfolds against a backdrop of personal growth and redemption, highlighting how trust can be rebuilt and the importance of staying true to one's word. Through poignant moments and heartfelt interactions, the book emphasizes the weight of promises in shaping lives and connections.

One night, Annie went missing. Disappeared from her own bed. There were searches, appeals. Everyone thought the worst. And then, miraculously, after forty-eight hours, she came back. But she couldn't, or wouldn't, say what had happened to her ... Something happened to my sister. I can't explain what. I just know that when she came back, she wasn't the same. She wasn't my Annie. I didn't want to admit, even to myself, that sometimes I was scared to death of my own little sister. Now ... The email arrived in my inbox two months ago. I almost deleted it straight away, but then I clicked OPEN: "I know what happened to your sister. It's happening again."

Mislite li da ste čuli sve o Trojanskome ratu? O junacima možda, ali o junakinjama nipošto. Ovaj roman donosi priče o ženama koje su u ratu preživjele, suočene s teškim sudbinama. Samouvjerenim tonom i pronicljivim opisima, autorica Natalie Haynes unosi preobrat u mitološki svijet koji je stoljećima bio muško područje. Upoznajte majke, kćeri, sestre, supruge i boginje koje su oblikovale poznate junake, voljele ih, uništavale i oplakivale. Doznajte je li Penelopa bila blaga kakvom je poznajemo, je li Helenina ljepota pravi povod rata te je li majčinska ljubav uvijek najiskrenija sila. Priče ovih žena, često samo fragmenti epske tradicije, ispričane su iz premoćnoga ženskog kuta, pružajući glas onima koje su dugo bile utišane. Autorica balansira između “Ilijade” i “Odiseje”, pokazujući da ratovanje nije jedina vrsta junaštva, te da je opstanak ponekad jednako herojski čin. Radijska voditeljica i klasična filologinja, Haynes donosi Trojanski rat iz isključivo ženske perspektive, a prijevod potpisuje žena, Jelena Pataki.

Kome vjeruješ? Roman On kaže, ona kaže autorice Erin Kelly, kraljice ubojitog prevrata, neodoljiva je priča o lažima koje govorimo kako bismo se zaštitili, istinama koje nismo u stanju priznati i o razmjerima koje smo spremni dosegnuti kako bismo druge uvjerili u svoju stranu priče. U ljeto 1999. godine Kit i Laura putuju na festival u Cornwallu kako bi promatrali potpunu pomrčinu Sunca. Kit je strastveni lovac na pomrčine, a Laura nikada nije vidjela nijednu. Mladi i zaljubljeni, uvjereni su da je to početak dugog niza zajedničkih pomrčina. Ali u zatišju po povlačenju sjene Laura nabasa na muškarca i ženu. Zna da je vidjela nešto stravično. Muškarac niječe. U pitanju je njegova riječ protiv njezine. Žrtva se doimlje zahvalnom i nakon nekoliko mjeseci pojavljuje im se na kućnome pragu, usamljena i izgubljena. No, kada njezina zahvalnost poprimi izopaćene razmjere, Laura će se zapitati je li povjerovala pogrešnoj osobi. Petnaest godina poslije, Kit i Laura žive u braku pod drugim imenima i u posvemašnjoj anonimnosti: ne služe se Facebookom, nego isključivo starim mobitelima i nisu prisutni ni u kakvom imeniku. Ali nakon što ih sustigne istina, shvatit će da prošlost više ne može ostati - u prošlosti.

Louise je samohrana majka i tajnica zarobljena u zamornoj suvremenoj rutini. Jedne večeri upoznaje zanimljivog muškarca i među njima iskre frcaju na sve strane. Premda on ode netom nakon što se poljube, Louise je oduševljena što je konačno s nekime osjetila povezanost. Ipak, ne zna ništa o njemu. Ne zna da je on njezin novi šef. Ne zna da je oženjen. I to ženom koja će uskoro postati njezina najbolja prijateljica. Dok Louise muče sumnje, Adele pokušava održati privid savršenog braka. No, sada je prekasno za to, jer je ovaj ljubavni trokut zaigrao smrtonosnu igru iz koje postoji samo jedan izlaz.

Što bi se dogodilo kada bi žene odjednom dobile žestoku novu moć? Svijet prikazan u Moći prepoznatljivo je mjesto: nigerijski bogati mladić koji ljenčari pokraj obiteljskog bazena, udomljena klinka čiji religiozni roditelji kriju svoju pravu osobnost, ambiciozna američka političarka, opaka mlada Londonka iz nezgodne obitelji. Ali pojava i procvat snažne nove sile potaknut će njihove živote da se isprepletu, s razornim učincima. Tinejdžerice sada posjeduju nezamislivu moć - mogu izazvati neopisiv bol, pa čak i smrt. Svijet se, pak, uz taj maleni preokret u prirodi, drastično preobražava. Roman govori o tome što se dogodi kada genetska mutacija mladim ženama podari sposobnost da ubijaju strujom. Ono što započinje kao maštarija o ženskom stjecanju moći produbljuje se i pomračuje u propitivanje same moći, njezine uporabe i zlouporabe te onomu što čini ljudima koji je posjeduju. Priča je uokvirena prepiskom dvoje pisaca, od kojih se jedna zove Naomi. Roman Moć, nagrađivane autorice Naomi Alderman, djelo je spekulativne fikcije u svom najambicioznijem i najizazovnijem obliku, koje nas istodobno odvodi na uzbudljivo putovanje u usporednu stvarnost, ali i razotkriva naš svijet na odvažne i začuđujuće načine. Ova knjiga je pravi strujni udar - doslovno! „Zapanjujuće! Šokantno! Oborit će vas s nogu! Potom ćete dvaput razmisliti, o svemu.“ Margaret Atwood Spoj Igara gladi i Sluškinjine priče.“ Cosmopolitan

Zagonetni Hancock predstavlja protivnika i saveznika timova KGI-a otkad su ga upoznali. Kao vječiti tajni operativac, Hancock nikada nije jasno izražavao svoju odanost, ali jedno je sigurno - nikada ničemu ne odpušta da dmu se ispriječi na putu dok ispunjava svoju dužnost. No njegovo nepobitno nastojanje da postigne cilj kojemu je predan poljuljat će zatočenica koju treba čuvati, bez obzira na to koliku joj patnju nejzina tamnica priuštila. Ona je jedina žena kojoj je uspjelo probiti čvrste zidove oko njegova ledenog srca, ali hoće li Hancock dopustiti svojim zbunjujućim osjećajima prema toj prekrasnoj žrtvi da unište misiju koju godinama nastoji privesti kraju ili će pak biti prisiljen žrvovati je za "opće dobro"?

Maia D'Apliese and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home, 'Atlantis' - a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva - having been told that their beloved father, the elusive billionaire they call Pa Salt, has died. Maia and her sisters were all adopted by him as babies and, discovering he has already been buried at sea, each of them is handed a tantalising clue to their true heritage - a clue which takes Maia across the world to a crumbling mansion in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Once there, she begins to put together the pieces of where her story began ... Eighty years earlier, in the Belle Epoque of Rio, 1927, Izabela Bonifacio's father has aspirations for his daughter to marry into aristocracy. Meanwhile, architect Heitor da Silva Costa is working on a statue, to be called Christ the Redeemer, and will soon travel to Paris to find the right sculptor to complete his vision. Izabela - passionate and longing to see the world - convinces her father to allow her to accompany him and his family to Europe before she is married. There, at Paul Landowski's studio and in the heady, vibrant cafes of Montparnasse, she meets ambitious young sculptor Laurent Brouilly, and knows at once that her life will never be the same again.

When Rachel and Aidan fell in love, they thought it was forever. She was a brilliant, high-flying scientist. He was her loving and supportive husband. Now she's gone, and Aidan must carry on and raise their daughter alone. But Rachel has left behind her life's work, a gift of love to see them through the dark days after her death. A gift called iRachel.

Dok snijeg polako prekriva London, a Božić samo što nije pokucao na vrata, Allegra Fisher jedva da to i primjećuje. Misli joj zaokuplja najvažniji posao u dosadašnjoj karijeri zbog čega si nije u mogućnosti priuštiti neuspjeh. A kada tijekom leta na poslovni sastanak upozna naočitog stranca, Sama Kempa, neće si smjeti priuštiti niti manjak usredotočenosti. Allegra je odavno naučila kontrolirati svoje osjećaje, a jedino njezina sestra – ujedno i najbolja prijateljica – Isobel zna što je razlog tomu. No kada se Allegra i Sam zateknu na suprotnim stranama poslovnog igrališta, njihova strast ubrzo će splasnuti. Nakon šezdeset godina, davno zaboravljena koliba pronađena je u gradiću Zermattu smještenom u švicarskim Alpama. Allegra za sebe smatra kako je posljednja osoba koja bi mogla imati bilo kakve veze s time – ženu koju su pronašli u kolibi nije poznavala čak ni po imenu. No uskoro postaje očito kako između njih postoji povezanost, a kada se, zajedno s Iz, zaputi ondje kako bi rasvijetlila misteriozne događaje, dolazi do neizbježnog smekšavanja očvrsnutih srdaca i otkrivanja mračnih tajni koje su dugi niz godina počivale pod snijegom. Zahvaljujući svojim glamuroznim odreštima i zapletima koji će vam slomiti srca, Božić u snijegu sve je što vam je potrebno u božićnoj čizmici za istinski blagdanski ugođaj. Savršen poklon - čak i ako ga namjeravate pokloniti sami sebi.