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Londres, 1923. Los dragones surcan los cielos y las protestas estallan en las calles, pero Vivien Featherswallow no está preocupada. Ella se ha propuesto seguir acatando las reglas, conseguir una beca de prácticas para estudiar los idiomas de los dragones durante el verano y asegurarse de que su hermana pequeña no crezca como miembro de la tercera clase. A medianoche, Viv ha desatado una guerra civil. Acorralada por las consecuencias de sus actos, cuando recibe una misteriosa oferta de «trabajo», no duda en aceptarla. Pero, cuando llega a Bletchley Park, Vivien descubre que ha sido reclutada para descifrar los secretos de una desconocida lengua de dragones, lo que permitirá al gobierno ganar la guerra. Si tiene éxito, su familia y ella serán libres. Si fracasa, todos morirán.

Caleb no es un chico corriente. Ha tenido una vida complicada, quizá por las habilidades especiales que lo convierten, a sus ojos, en un monstruo. El destino lo ha llevado a trabajar para gente de moral dudosa, a hacer cosas que le han manchado las manos y el alma. Entonces, una de sus misiones se complica y se le asigna vigilar a Victoria, una humana tan normal como cualquier otra, con un trabajo rutinario, un apartamento pequeño y un gato extraño. Debería ser el trabajo más fácil del mundo, pero termina teniendo que elegir entre el mundo que conoce y la única persona que alguna vez le ha importado.

For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of justice or one’s commitment to doing the right thing, no matter how difficult. In order to be courageous, wise, and self-disciplined, one must begin with justice. The influence of the modern world often tells us that acting justly is optional. Holiday argues that that’s simply untrue—and the fact that so few people today have the strength to stand by their convictions explains much about why we’re so unhappy.

Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending, and behind all the magazine covers and Instagram stories manors and yachts lies nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus’s scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister’s wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable who’s-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs, and seduce a woman with money. Should he marry Solène de Courcy, a French hotel heiress with honey blond tresses and a royal bloodline? Should he pursue Martha Dung, the tattooed venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or should he follow his heart, betray his family, squander his legacy, and finally confess his love to the literal girl next door, the humble daughter of a doctor, Eden Tong? When a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials and a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, the Gresham family plans—and their reputation—go up in flames.

Once upon a time, the Peacock sisters were little girls who combed each other’s tangled hair. But decades of secrets have led them to separate lives—and to telling lies, to themselves and to one another. Sylvie is getting married. Again. A librarian and widow who soothes her grief by escaping into books (and shelving them perfectly), Sylvie has caught the attention of an unlikely match: Simon Rampling, a mysterious, wealthy man from Northern England. Sylvie allows herself to imagine a life beside him—one filled with the written word, kindness, and companionship. She’s ready to love again . . . or is she? Cleo is the golden child. A successful criminal defense lawyer with the perfect boyfriend, she is immediately suspicious of Simon. Is he really who he says he is? Cleo heads to Mumberton Castle with a case of investigative files, telling herself she will expose Simon and save her sister from more heartbreak . . . but who is she really trying to save? Emma is living a lie. She can’t afford this fancy trip—and she definitely can’t tell her husband and sons why. She once dreamed of a line of her own perfumes. Fragrances allowed her to speak in silence. Now, that tendency for silence only worsens her situation. Will she emerge with her dignity and family intact? When their toxic mother shows up, the sisters assume the roles they fell into to survive their childhood . . . but they just might find the courage to make new choices. Set over a spectacularly dramatic weekend, in the grand halls of a sprawling castle estate—amid floor-to-ceiling libraries, falconry lessons, and medieval meals—Lovers and Liars is the unforgettable story of a family’s ability to forgive and to find joy in one another once again.

Gonzalo de Berceo ha llegado a Santiago de Compostela para participar, como tantos otros peregrinos, en la celebración del jubileo. Además, siente curiosidad por probar una nueva variedad de vino elaborada por su amigo Lope con uva mencía. Mientras asiste a la misa mayor en la catedral, contempla cómo un arcediano, presa de un delirio místico, se interpone al paso devastador del botafumeiro, que lo destroza para horror de los fieles que atestan el templo. Este episodio se suma a una serie de sucesos inexplicables que está diezmando el cabildo de la catedral, lo que llevará al arzobispo, antiguo compañero de estudios de Berceo, a pedirle ayuda. En una atmósfera inquietante en la que no faltan extrañas visiones, acusaciones de brujería y apariciones de la Santa Compaña, Berceo se enfrenta al caso ayudado por el gustoso vino que Lope y la tabernera Lupa no dejan de ofrecerle. Una lectura trepidante en la que la intriga y el humor se mezclan con el terror y la erudición histórica, y con la memorable aparición de un joven poeta: el futuro rey Alfonso X el Sabio.