Roberta Maresca Ordre des livres (chronologique)

DEUX parias se retrouvent piégés dans une toile de magie dangereuse et de sombres secrets qui pourraient changer le monde à jamais dans le début d'une série épique de fantasy. Dans la vibrante cité-État de Castellane, les nobles les plus riches et les criminels les plus débauchés partagent une quête commune : la recherche de richesse, de pouvoir et de sensations hedonistes. Kel est un orphelin, arraché à la vie qu'il connaissait pour devenir le Sword Catcher, le double d'un héritier royal, le prince Conor Aurelian. Lui et Conor sont aussi proches que des frères, mais son destin est de mourir pour Conor. Lin Caster est une médecin d'une petite communauté dont les membres possèdent encore des capacités magiques. Malgré ses compétences, elle ne peut pas sauver son meilleur ami sans accéder à des connaissances interdites. Après une tentative d'assassinat ratée qui les unit, Lin et Kel sont entraînés dans le monde mystérieux du Ragpicker King, le souverain du monde criminel de Castellane. Alors que des secrets longtemps gardés commencent à se dévoiler et que des attractions interdites émergent, ils doivent se demander : la connaissance vaut-elle le prix de la trahison ? Et leurs découvertes plongeront-elles leur nation dans la guerre et le monde dans le chaos ?

An Amazon Charts bestseller. A missing child. A desperate mother. And a house full of secrets. Two years ago, Julia lost her family in a tragic accident. Her husband drowned trying to save their daughter, Lily, in the river near their rural home. But the little girl's body was never found--and Julia believes Lily is somehow still alive. Alone and broke, Julia opens her house as a writers' retreat. One of the first guests is Lucas, a horror novelist, who becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Lily. But within days of his arrival, the peace of the retreat is shattered by a series of eerie events. When Lucas's investigation leads him and Julia into the woods, they discover a dark secret--a secret that someone will do anything to protect... What really happened that day by the river? Why was Lily never found? And who, or what, is haunting the retreat? From the bestselling author of Follow You Home and The Magpies comes his most terrifying novel yet.

The bestselling author of Yellow Crocus returns with a haunting and tender story of three women returning to the plantation they once called home. Oberlin, Ohio, 1868. Lisbeth Johnson was born into privilege in the antebellum South. Jordan Freedman was born a slave to Mattie, Lisbeth's beloved nurse. The women have an unlikely bond deeper than friendship. Three years after the Civil War, Lisbeth and Mattie are tending their homes and families while Jordan, an aspiring suffragette, teaches at an integrated school. When Lisbeth discovers that her father is dying, she's summoned back to the Virginia plantation where she grew up. There she must face the Confederate family she betrayed by marrying an abolitionist. Jordan and Mattie return to Fair Oaks, too, to save the family they left behind, who still toil in oppression. For Lisbeth, it's a time for reconciliation. For Jordan and Mattie, it's time for liberation. As the Johnsons and Freedmans confront the injustice that binds them, as well as the bitterness and violence that seethes at its heart, the women must find the courage to free their families--and themselves--from the past.

Ember Hill left the dragon organization Talon to take her chances with rebel dragon Cobalt and his crew of rogues. But Ember can't forget the sacrifice made for her by the human boy who could have killed her--Garret Xavier Sebastian, a soldier of the dragonslaying Order of St. George, the boy who saved her from a Talon assassin, knowing that by doing so, he'd signed his own death warrant. Determined to save Garret from execution, Ember must convince Cobalt to help her break into the Order's headquarters. With assassins after them and Ember's own brother helping Talon with the hunt, the rogues find an unexpected ally in Garret and a new perspective on the underground battle between Talon and St. George

Dès les premiers instants de sa vie, Lisbeth est séparée de sa mère et confiée à Mattie, une jeune esclave qui a été elle-même séparée de son enfant pour allaiter le bébé. Ainsi commence une relation intense qui marquera la vie des deux femmes pendant des décennies. Bien que Lisbeth mène une vie privilégiée, elle ne trouve que solitude auprès de sa mère débordée et de son père distant, qui possède des esclaves. Au fil du temps, Mattie devient de plus en plus sa famille. Les visites de Lisbeth dans les quartiers des esclaves, et la communauté vivante et aimante qui s'y trouve, renforcent encore leur lien. Mais deux femmes, issues de conditions si différentes, peuvent-elles tisser un lien si étroit sans en subir les conséquences ? Cette histoire profondément émouvante d'une relation atypique suit ces deux femmes très différentes dans leur quête de liberté et de dignité.

The thrilling next story in the The Talon Saga, the incredible new YA fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa.

The third book in the Magdalene Line Trilogy takes Maureen to Florence, where she begins training in the secret teachings of The Order of the Holy Sepulcher. Under the guidance of her new teacher, Destino, she discovers the fascinating story of Lorenzo de Medici - the godfather of the Renaissance. But Lorenzo's obsession was not with culture alone.

This gripping thriller—and profoundly spiritual journey—reveals the greatest story never told. A GRIPPING THRILLER AND A PROFOUND SPIRITUAL JOURNEY THAT REVEALS THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD! Two thousand years ago, in the French Pyrenees, Mary Magdalene hid a gospel that contained her own version of the events and characters of the New Testament. Protected by supernatural forces, these sacred scrolls could be uncovered only by a special seeker, one who fulfills the ancient prophecy of l'attendue -- The Expected One. When journalist Maureen Paschal begins the research for a new book, she has no idea that she is stepping into an ancient mystery so secret, so revolutionary, that thousands of people have killed and died for it. As the eerie prophecy of The Expected One casts a shadow over her life and work, a long-buried family secret comes to light. Ultimately she, and the reader, come face-to-face with Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Judas, and Salome in the pages of a deeply moving new gospel, the life of Jesus as told by Mary Magdalene. CONTAINS NEW, UNPUBLISHED MATERIAL FROM THE ARQUES GOSPEL