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Identity Theft
by Anna DaviesHayley is going to have the best year ever. After years of careful planning, she's ready to serve as student council president AND editor-in-chief of the newspaper. Ivy League, here she comes! However, just before student council elections, someone creates a fake facebook profile for Hayley and starts posting inappropriate photos and incriminating updates. It must be the work of a highly skilled Photoshopper, but the attention to detail is scary. The embarrassing photos of "Hayley" in her bathing suit reveal a birthmark on her back--a birth mark Hayley has never shown in public. . . . The situation escalates until Hayley's mother reveals some shocking information. Hayley isn't an only child: She has a twin sister who was adopted by a different family. And that's not all. Soon, Hayley discovers that her long-lost sister isn't just playing a prank--she's plotting to take over Hayley's life . . . by any means necessary.
Idle Days
by Thomas Desaulniers-BrousseauDepressed and unmoored by his father's violent death, and drafted into the Canadian military to serve in World War II, Jerome has fled, taking refuge in a cabin his grandfather owns in a remote part of the countryside. But Jerome's troubles are only beginning. A strange dread fills the woods, and rumors of murders and ghosts cast his refuge in a sinister light. As Jerome struggles to come to terms with his father's death, he obsessively seeks to uncover the mystery of what, exactly, happened in his grandfather's house. In Idle Days, Simon Leclerc's expressionistic artwork brings to life a layered and deeply literary story from writer Thomas Desaulniers-Brousseau. This haunting graphic novel explores with tenderness and insight the wounds opened with the loss of a loved one.
If I Die Before I Wake (Sweet Valley Twins #100)
by Jamie Suzanne Francine PascalThe conclusion to the Frightening Four miniseries! On a hill on the outskirts of Sweet Valley sits a beautiful old Victorian house. It stood empty until a few weeks ago, when a big family moved in ... the perfect clients for Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield's new baby-sitting service ... Identical twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and their friends have learned one thing from baby-sitting for the Riccoli family: dreams can come true ... and so can nightmares! When the fire in Andrew Riccoli's dream turned to real flames, the twins took action. They killed the evil creature -- half girl, half monster -- in the kids' nightmares. Before she killed THEM.
If I Should Die
by Amy PlumI will not lose another person I love. I will not let history repeat itself. Vincent waited lifetimes to find me, but in an instant our future together has been shattered. He was betrayed by Violette, someone we both called a friend, and I lost him. Now Violette is determined to rule over Frances immortals, and shes willing to wage a war to get what she wants. It shouldnt be possible, none of it should be, but this is my reality. I know Vincent is somewhere out there, I know hes not completely gone, and I will do anything to save him. After what weve already fought to achieve, a life without Vincent is unimaginable. He once swore to avoid dying--to go against his nature and forsake sacrificing himself for others--so that we could be together. How can I not risk everything to bring my love back to me?
If I Should Die
by Amy PlumIf I Should Die delivers a stunning, deeply satisfying conclusion to the international bestselling Die for Me trilogy by Amy Plum. Kate is devastated. Her boyfriend Vincent is a revenant who waited lifetimes to find her. But once he did their future together was shattered almost immediately. They were betrayed by their trusted ally, Violette. She killed Vincent and destroyed his body so that he could not be reanimated. Now Vincent is doomed to roam the earth as a spirit. But Kate isn't willing to accept life without her true love. She'll risk anything to save him, even as Violette, their friend-turned-enemy, begins to wage a war to rule over France's Immortals. Amy Plum created an intricate, original mythology for her YA paranormal series. The books, set in Paris, the City of Lights, introduce readers to revenants, undead beings who must sacrifice themselves again and again to save the lives of strangers.
If I Was Alive...
by Bloodwitch Luz OscuriaWhen a writer from the surrealist movement of the 20th century desperately seeks the concentration necessary to start writing in automatic writing, and the soul of a child who died of a long illness passes through him, this results in a long letter of which here is the content . Through this short story, you will discover an author who has become a mirror of an 8-year-old boy who dreams from the beyond of the existence he would have had if he had remained alive, from the rest of his childhood until to the grave.
If It Bleeds: Mr. Harrigan's Phone, The Life of Chuck, If It Bleeds, Rat
by Stephen King*#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* Featuring the novella &“The Life of Chuck,&” now a feature film adapted for the screen and directed by Mike Flanagan (The Fall of the House of Usher, Doctor Sleep) and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan—a Toronto International Film Festival People&’s Choice Award winner! From the legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new &“exceptionally compelling novellas that reaffirm [King&’s] mastery of the form&” (The Washington Post).Readers adore Stephen King&’s novels, and his novellas are their own dark treat, briefer but just as impactful and enduring as his longer fiction. Many of his novellas have been made into iconic films, including &“The Body&” (Stand by Me) and &“Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption&” (Shawshank Redemption). The four brilliant tales in If It Bleeds prove as iconic as their predecessors. In the title story, reader favorite Holly Gibney (from the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and The Outsider) must face her fears, and possibly another outsider—this time on her own. In &“Mr. Harrigan&’s Phone&” an intergenerational friendship has a disturbing afterlife. &“The Life of Chuck&” explores, beautifully, how each of us contains multitudes. And in &“Rat,&” a struggling writer must contend with the darker side of ambition. If these novellas show King&’s range, they also prove that certain themes endure. One of King&’s great concerns is evil, and in If It Bleeds, there&’s plenty of it. There is also evil&’s opposite, which in King&’s fiction often manifests as friendship. Holly is reminded that friendship is not only life-affirming but can be life-saving. Young Craig befriends Mr. Harrigan, and the sweetness of this late-in-life connection is its own reward. &“An adroit vehicle to showcase the…nature of evil&” (The Boston Globe), If It Bleeds is &“exactly what I wanted to read right now,&” says Ruth Franklin in The New York Times Book Review.
If There Be Thorns: Flowers In The Attic, Petals On The Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds Of Yesterday, And A New Excerpt! (Dollanganger #3)
by V.C. AndrewsNow a major Lifetime movie event—Book Three of the Dollanganger series that began with Flowers in the Attic—the novel of forbidden love that captured the world’s imagination and earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fanbase.They hide the shocking truth to protect their children. But someone who knows their dark secret is watching. Christopher and Cathy have made a loving home for their handsome and talented teenager Jory, their imaginative nine-year-old Bart, and a sweet baby daughter. Then an elderly woman and her strange butler move in next door. The Old Woman in Black watches from her window, lures lonely Bart inside with cookies and ice cream, and asks him to call her “grandmother.” Slowly Bart transforms, each visit pushing him closer to the edge of madness and violence, while his anguished parents can only watch. For Cathy and Chris, the horrors of the past have come home…and everything they love may soon be torn from them.
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe: A John, Dave, and Amy Novel (John Dies at the End #4)
by Jason ParginNew York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin’s hilarious and horrifying John Dies at the End series continues with If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe."Pargin once again delights with scathing social commentary thinly disguised as an outrageous action novel...This is a feast."—Publishers Weekly "Within the snarky humor is an incisive commentary on social media and the state of our connected world, and a story about trauma and how people lash out when they’re hurt...This isn’t just a funny tale of inept supernatural investigators; it’s a story of people struggling through pain to find a better path. Pargin offers us a welcome note of hope." — BooklistIf the broken neon signs, shuttered storefronts, and sub-standard housing didn’t tip you off, you’ve just wandered into the city of “Undisclosed”. You don’t want to be caught dead here, because odds are you just might find yourself rising from the grave. That hasn’t stopped tourists from visiting to check out the unusual phenomena that hangs around our town like radioactive fallout. Interdimensional parasites feeding on human hosts, paranormal cults worshipping demonic entities, vengeful teenage sorcerers, we’ve got it all.Did I mention the possessed toy? It’s a plastic football-sized egg that’s supposed to hatch an adorable, colorful stuffed bird when a child “feeds” it through a synchronized smartphone app. What’s actually inside is an otherworldly monstrosity that’s enticing impressionable wayward youth into murdering folks and depositing their body parts inside the egg as if it’s a hungry piggy bank to trigger the end of the world.That’s where Dave, John, and Amy come in. They face supernatural threats so the rest of us don’t have to—and sometimes even earn a couple of bucks to so do. But between the bloody ritual sacrifices and soul-crushing nightmares, our trio realizes this apocalypse is way above their pay grade.
If This is Paradise, I Want My Money Back: A Novel
by Claudia CarrollWhat if you got the opportunity to come back to life…as a guardian angel to your evil ex-boyfriend? That’s the hilarious premise of If This is Paradise I Want My Money Back, a wonderfully clever and charming tale of heavenly revenge from Claudia Carroll, the bestselling author of I Never Fancied Him Anyway and Remind Me Again Why I Need a Man. Fans of smart, contemporary women’s fiction like the bestselling novels of Meg Cabot and Marion Keyes will adore this delightful romp, as Charlotte Grey makes her way back to Earth for a second chance…at retribution!
If We Survive This
by Racquel MarieThe Walking Dead meets Yellowjackets in If We Survive This, a tense and emotional young adult horror novel from award-winning author Racquel Marie about a teen girl leading a group of survivors on a perilous journey during the apocalypse.Flora Braddock Paz is not the girl who survives. A colorful creative who spends as much time fearing death as she does trying to hide that fear from her loved ones, she’s always considered herself weak. But half a year into the global outbreak of a rabies mutation that transforms people into violent, zombielike "rabids," she and her older brother, Cain, are still alive. With their mom dead, their dad missing, and their Los Angeles suburb left desolate, they form a new plan: venture out to the secluded Northern California cabin they vacationed in growing up—their best chance at a safe haven and maybe even seeing their dad again.The dangers of the world have changed, but so has Flora. Still, their journey up the state is complicated by encounters with familiar faces, hidden truths, new allies, and painful memories of the whole family’s final time making this trip the previous year. And for Flora, one thing inevitably remains: No matter how far you run, death is never far behind.★ "Marie delves into the genre with resounding success: alternating chapters titled “Now” and “Then” juxtapose Flora’s life in survival mode with society pre-apocalypse. Introspective portrayals of OCD and steadfast siblinghood combine with standout depictions of classic horror tropes bursting with sci-fi zombie gore in this tightly paced novel." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
If You Are There: A Novel
by Susan ShermanSet in the early 1900s, the novel follows young Lucia Rutkowski who, thanks to the influence of her beloved grandmother, escapes the Warsaw ghetto to work as a kitchen maid in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the bustling city of Paris. Too talented for her lowly position, Lucia is thrown out on the street. Her only recourse is to take a job working for two disorganized, rather poor married scientists so distracted by their work that their house and young child are often neglected. Lucia soon bonds with her eccentric employers, watching as their work with radioactive materials grows increasing noticed by the world, then rising to fame as the great Marie and Pierre Curie. Soon, all of Paris is alit with the news of an impending visit from Eusapia Palladino, the worlds most famous medium. It is through her now famous employers that Lucia attends Eusapias gatherings and eventually falls under the mediums spell, leaving the Curie household to travel with her to Italy. Ultimately, Lucia is placed directly in the crosshairs of faith versus science –what is more real, the glowing substances of the Curie laboratory or the glowing visions that surround the medium during her seance?
If You Could See Me Now
by Peter StraubOne summer night, a boy and his beautiful cousin plunge naked into the moonlit waters of a rural quarry. Twenty years later, the boy, now grown, flees the wreckage of his life and returns to Arden, Wisconsin, in search of everything he has lost. But for Miles Teagarden, the landscape he had known so well has turned eerie and threatening. And the love he shared has become very, very deadly . . .
If the Slipper Fits: A Cinderella Sisterhood Series (Cinderella Sisterhood Series #1)
by Olivia Drake“A tale filled with gothic overtones, sensuality, sprightly dialogue, emotion, an engaging cast and a beautiful pair of perfectly fitting slippers.” —RT Book Reviews (4 stars)Raised in a girls’ school, Annabelle Quinn longs for the world outside the walls of the academy. When she’s hired as the governess to an orphaned duke, Annabelle never expects the child’s breathtakingly handsome guardian to capture her imagination—or her heart.Falling for his young nephew’s governess is an irksome complication in Lord Simon Westbury’s orderly life, but Annabelle’s quiet beauty and wry intellect are too much to resist. Meanwhile, a mysterious danger looms over the remote Cornwall estate. Will their newfound desire stand the test of time? Or are some happy endings just too good to come true?“A dash of danger and a dash of fairytale in the form of a very special pair of shoes add to the romance plot, filling out If the Slipper Fits nicely.” —Romance Junkies“Filled with romance, breathtaking passion, and a dash of mystery that will leave you wanting more.” —Night Owl Reviews
Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion (The Questioneers)
by Andrea BeatyThe New York Times–bestselling series continues with a haunted house whodunit that will take all of the Questioneers’ sleuthing skills to solve. Iggy Peck is an architect at his very core: When he’s not making houses out of food, his head is up in the clouds, dreaming of design. So he’s totally blown away when Ada Twist’s Aunt Bernice inherits an old house from ice-cream mogul Herbert Sherbert that is filled with countless rooms from all his favorite architectural periods. But something’s not quite right . . . Everyone says the house is haunted, and it seems that a number of priceless antiques—which were supposed to help Aunt Bernice pay for the house’s upkeep—have gone missing. If they can’t find those antiques, Aunt Bernice might lose the house forever. It will take all of Iggy’s knowledge of architecture and the help of the other Questioneers—Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, and Sofia Valdez—to solve the mystery and find the treasure!
Ignatius MacFarland 2: Frequency Freak-out!
by Paul FeigWhen Iggy's transporter makes a crash landing in an even weirder frequency than before, he's sure of one thing: There's no place like home. Putting up with middle-school bullies was nothing compared to battling larger-than-life-sized trees and ferocious plant creatures! Luckily, Iggy's partner-in-crime, Karen, boasts kung fu skills that are impressive even to the extraterrestrials. But when frequency feuding goes from bad to worse, the two begin to wonder if kung fu kicks and sweet talk will be enough to fuel their escape. There's only one way to find out. . .
Ikmai: इक्माई
by Narayan Dharapनारायण धारप हे नाव आताच्या वाचन करणाऱ्या पिढीला नवीन असलं, तरीही आपल्या रहस्यमय लेखनाने त्यांनी एक काळ गाजवला होता. नारायण धारपांच्या कथा 'भय' या विकाराची अनेक रूपे घेऊन येतात. कथानकात पुढे काय घडणार याची उत्सुकता कायम ठेवत वाचकाला आपल्या लेखनात गुंतवून ठेवणे, रहस्यमय व गूढ पद्धतीने भयाच्या तावडीत माणसे कशी सापडतात, शारीरिक व मानसिक वेदना कशी भोगतात, भूत-पिशाच्च, कूर पीडा देणाऱ्या जीवसृष्टीच्या काल्पनिक जगाचे अस्तित्व कसे जाणवते आणि दैवी शक्तीने, चमत्काराच्या कृपेने त्यातून ती कशी सुटतात याचे वर्णन अतिशय चित्तवेधक आहे. माणसाला नेहमीच कोणतेही रहस्य जाणून घेण्याची मुळातच उत्कंठा असते. जितके समाधान वाचनातून मिळते तितके दुसऱ्या कोणत्याही माध्यमातून मिळत नसल्यामुळे वाचनाकडे आकर्षित झालेली नवी पिढी रहस्यमय व गूढ कथेच्या शोधात असते. वाचकांची ही भूक भागविण्याचे काम नारायण धारपांचे साहित्य करते. एकूणच मराठी साहित्यात रहस्य व गूढतेचे दालन समृद्ध करणाऱ्या लेखकात नारायण धारपांचे स्थान वरचे आहे. धारपांच्या अद्भुत घटनांचे तर्कातीत मनोव्यापारांचे खेळ वर्णन करणाऱ्या या कथा वाचकांना एका जागेवर खिळवून ठेवतात, हे वेगळे सांगायला नको. नारायण धारप या रहस्यमय कादंबरीकाराचं `इक्माई' हे पुस्तकातील निसर्गात असणारं एक चमत्कारिक, गूढगुंजन व्यक्तीला विचार करायला भाग पाडतं. रहस्यमय व गूढ कथेच्या शोधात असणाऱ्या वाचकाची भूक वाढविणारी कथा म्हणजेच `इक्माई' कथासंग्रह होय.
Il Bacio della Vita
by Brian L. Porter Giovanna RuggieroQuali terribili mali si nascondono ancora nel cuore della Transilvania? Ogni notte,Alan Dexter fa lo stesso sogno: sogna di essere sedotto dalla sua ex collega Christina, quando, improvvisamente,due dei suoi denti bianchissimi quanto perfetti si trasformano in zanne che affondano nelle carni di lui. Dexter è ancora il giornalista scettico di sempre, ma quel suo presentimento secondo cui Christina sarebbe in pericolo non fa che acquistare fondamento quando scopre che lei è scomparsa poco più di due mesi prima fra i misteriosi Monti Carpazi. Riuscirà Alan a risolvere questo mistero e trovare Christina in tempo? Ne Il Bacio della Vita, Brian L. Porter esplora la natura del male, va alla ricerca dei mostri che si annidano nei meandri delle nostre menti.
Il Demone Cremisi
by Terry M. WestTojo Smith ha un grave problema. È il cattivo numero uno di una piccola federazione di wrestling, in Texas. È anche un demone terrestre e la sua missione è quella di generare odio nelle persone. Questo è il suo dovere per il male superiore. Ma all’improvviso, i fan iniziano a tifare per Tojo. Da cattivo più odiato della federazione diventa l’antieroe più tifato. E non importa quanto siano ripugnanti le sue azioni, la sua popolarità continua a crescere. Quando l’Inferno si accorge di questa situazione, a Tojo viene dato un ultimatum: generare di nuovo l’odio oppure essere gettato nelle fosse ardenti! Il Demone Cremisi è il nuovo racconto dell’acclamato autore dalla critica Terry M. West.
Il Distretto Giallo
by Mauricio R B Campos Catia PolveriniIl Distretto Giallo è una selezione di storie horror scritte da Mauricio R B Campos, uno scrittore che ha vinto diversi premi letterari, tra cui il trofeo Mix HQ per il suo lavoro sul fumetto horror "Il re giallo a fumetti" pubblicato da Draco. L'autore mostra volti di orrore che stupiranno il lettore con una focalizzazione differenziata dei temi, salvando l'orrore cosmico nella storia del titolo o portando il lettore a un'apocalisse sorprendente in "La notte dei morti". Aprite con attenzione le pagine di questo libro, perché sono pagine piene di sangue e grida di orrore, dove follia e paura vanno di pari passo.
Il Dono del Pensiero
by Sarah Wynde Ilaria Grandi MyeditorSylvie giurò che non sarebbe mai tornata a Tassamara. Ma si sbagliava. A diciassette anni, Sylvie Blair lasciò il figlio piccolo dai nonni per andare a fare la spesa. Non tornò mai a riprenderlo. Vent'anni più tardi, è devastata dalla notizia della sua morte prematura e improvvisa. Ma anche se il corpo di Dillon è da tempo sepolto, il suo spirito è rimasto. E non è affatto felice. Non gli piace il lavoro della mamma, troppo pericoloso. Non gli piace il suo appartamento, troppo squallido. E sicuramente non gli piace la sua vita senza amore. Ma quando Dillon decide che i suoi genitori dovrebbero avere un futuro migliore, li indirizza su un sentiero che li metterà in pericolo. Sylvie sarà capace di lasciar andare il passato e abbracciare il futuro? E Dillon sopravvivrà all'energia mortale che involontariamente sprigiona?
Il Figlio Del Macellaio
by Paolo Santini Michael Robb MathiasIL FIGLIO DEL MACELLAIO Un thriller paranormale Trentun anni fa, Buxly il Macellaio venne condannato a morte per aver massacrato la sua intera famiglia. Janet, un'infermiera reduce da un recente divorzio, senza saperlo ha appena acquistato la casa in cui si è consumata la carneficina. Cosa accadrà quando il figlio undicenne di Janet e il suo fedele Rottweiler scopriranno che la casa è infestata dai fantasmi delle vittime dell'efferato delitto? Riuscirà il giovane Michael ad affrontare la follia e il terrore per scoprire cosa è realmente accaduto tanti anni prima? Se ci riuscirà, forse le anime tormentate potranno finalmente riposare in pace. In caso contrario, Michael potrebbe diventare una di esse. Con il solo aiuto della sua babysiter, di un imbianchino scottato dalla vita, e del suo cane, Lucy Fera, Michael proverà a risolvere il mistero. Ma non tutti sono quello che sembrano, nemmeno i morti.
Il Foro (D.I. Jock Johnston #1)
by Scot MacKenzieUn Thriller Oscuro ambientato in una città immaginaria dell'Inghilterra del Nord. Un realismo crudo legato ad un'atmosfera surreale. Attenzione: sono descritte scene per adulti. Un impiegato del Centro Sportivo e per il Tempo Libero osserva un assassino attraverso uno spioncino illegale che dà sullo spogliatoio femminile. La conclusione di questa storia drammatica psicologica è molto insolita.
Il Gioielliere
by Elaina J. DavidsonCosa fa una ragazza quando le creature fantastiche che ha creato per un braccialetto portafortuna prendono vita? Emily mette in dubbio la sua sanità mentale quando il troll alza la sua mazza e il mago si difende con il suo bastone, e se ne va dal suo studio. Quando suo padre telefona la mattina dopo per dirle che sta arrivando, lei è più che sollevata. Alla luce del giorno, con suo padre presente, la sua immaginazione non può fare scherzi... giusto? Santo cielo! Persino papà è sbalordito da ciò che vede. L'elfo brandisce il suo flauto come un coltello e la fata morde il troll... come può essere reale? C'è solo una cosa da fare ora. Chiamare la cavalleria perché la mamma saprà cosa fare ... giusto?
Il Karma di Annie
by Chelle Cordero Elisabetta ColonaDopo "Incontro con il Karma" Annie Furman trasloca dal passato al futuro con il vice sceriffo Dave Turner. Il suo dono - o si tratta di una maledizione? - cresce e si fortifica, e lei scopre di non erssere sola nel regno dei viaggi astrali. Dave ha salvato la sua vita, ora lei dovrà combattere contro un altro viaggiatore per salvare Dave... sempre che sopravviva.