Antonia Michaelis - The Storyteller

The Storyteller

Synopsis:

Anna and Abel couldn’t be more different. They are both seventeen and in their last year of school, but while Anna lives in a nice old town house and comes from a well-to-do family, Abel, the school drug dealer, lives in a big, prisonlike tower block at the edge of town. Anna is afraid of him until she realizes that he is caring for his six-year-old sister on his own. Fascinated, Anna follows the two and listens as Abel tells little Micha the story of a tiny queen assailed by dark forces. It’s a beautiful fairy tale that Anna comes to see has a basis in reality. Abel is in real danger of losing Micha to their abusive father and to his own inability to make ends meet. Anna gradually falls in love with Abel, but when his “enemies” begin to turn up dead, she fears she has fallen for a murderer. Has she?
Award-winning author Antonia Michaelis moves in a bold new direction with her latest novel: a dark, haunting, contemporary story that is part mystery, part romance, and part melodrama.

Sinopsis:

Anna y Abel no podrían ser más diferentes. Ambos tienen diecisiete años y están en su último año de secundaria, pero mientras Anna vive en una bonita casa vieja de la ciudad y proviene de una familia acomodada, Abel, el traficante de drogas de la escuela, vive en un gran edificio de concreto, similar a la torre de una cárcel en las afueras de la ciudad.

Anna tiene miedo de Abel hasta que se da cuenta que él está cuidando de su hermana de seis años de edad por sí solo. Fascinada, Anna los sigue y escucha como Abel le cuenta a la pequeña Micha la historia de una pequeña reina atacada por fuerzas oscuras. Es un hermoso cuento de hadas que, Anna descubre, está basado en la realidad. Abel corre peligro de perder a Micha en manos de su padre abusivo y por su propia incapacidad de lograr ingresos a fin de mes. Anna poco a poco se enamora de Abel, pero cuando sus "enemigos" empiezan a aparecer muertos, teme que se haya enamorado de una asesino. ¿Lo ha hecho?
La galardonada autora Antonia Michaelis se mueve en una dirección nueva y audaz con su última novela: una oscura e inquietante historia contemporánea que es parte misterio, parte romance, y parte melodrama.

Victoria Alexander - El Reencuentro

Serie Effingtons
10. El Reencuentro (When We Meet Again)

Synopsis:

Pamela is a mystery Alexei is determined to solve...
Prince Alexei of Avalonia is a master at the art of seduction, but when a mysterious young woman he meets at a masked ball spends the night in his bed, he finds he is touched in ways he cannot forget. Still, he wonders if she was real or a dream spun of moonlight.
Alexei might well be a temptation Pamela cannot resist...
And Miss Pamela Effington is no dream. Certainly, succumbing to the prince's seduction was madness. Now she's come to her senses and is thankful their paths will never cross again. Even if they do, he had nevertruly seen her face.
But they are both in for the shock of their lives. For back in London, determined to lead a blameless life, Pamela finds Alexei occupying her home—a townhouse she's only recently inherited—and he refuses to leave. A feigned courtship seems an excellent idea, and soon the mystery and temptation begin all over again.

Sinopsis:

Venecia, 1818. Durante un baile de máscaras, Pamela Effington se enamora perdidamente del príncipe Alexei de Avalonia, con quien pasa una mágica noche de pasión que nada hace borrar de su recuerdo.
Cuatro años más tarde, el reino de Avalonia ha sido anexionado por Rusia y el príncipe Alexei se ha visto obligado a exiliarse en Londres.
Por su parte, Pamela ha recibido una sustanciosa herencia que le obliga a volver a Inglaterra para poder disfrutarla, pero cuando llega a su nuevo hogar londinense se encuentra con una sorpresa: la casa había sido alquilada al mismísimo príncipe de Avalonia y su séquito.
Con el fin de evitar escándalos, la tía de Pamela ingenia una situación satisfactoria para todos: el príncipe Alexei podrá seguir viviendo en la casa a cambio de fingir en sociedad un compromiso formal con Pamela.
Ninguno de los dos ha olvidado aquella maravillosa noche en Venecia, pero ambos se resisten a aceptar la situación. ¿Cuánto tiempo podrán mantener las formas antes de entregarse el uno al otro?

Victoria Alexander - A la Caza del Marido

Serie Effingtons
08. A la Caza del Marido (The Pursuit of Marriage)

Synopsis:

What lengths would a young lady go to in her pursuit of the perfect match?
And how far would a gentleman go to stop her?
Cassandra Effington is one of the most delicious debutantes to ever waltz across a London ballroom. But while her identical twin sister Delia is now wed, Cassandra is still unclaimed, and everyone agrees her standards are entirely too high. So how could she possibly lose a most unseemly wager with the handsome, scandalous Viscount Berkley? The proposition: She will find him an ideal bride well before he finds her the perfect match.
But Lord Berkley intends to be very hard to please. He's already chosen the right woman, and no lady Cassandra puts forward to him will be perfect enough save the luscious Cassandra herself. And he'll do whatever it takes to make certain no gentleman he introduces her to is enticing enough, until she realizes that the perfect object in her pursuit of marriage is none other than the viscount himself.

Sinopsis:

¿Hasta dónde puede llegar una dama para cazar al marido perfecto? ¿Y qué haría todo un caballero para detenerla? Cassandra Effington es una de las debutantes más exquisitas que jamás haya pisado los salones de Londres. Pero mientras su hermana gemela Delia se ha casado, Cassandra aún sigue sin comprometerse y quizá sea porque sus expectativas son demasiado elevadas. Así que, ¿cómo podría perder una indecorosa apuesta con el atractivo y escandaloso vizconde Berkley? Los términos de la misma están claros: ella le encontrará a la prometida ideal y él se encargará de encontrarle el marido perfecto.
Pero Lord Berkley tiene toda la intención de ponerle las cosas difíciles ya que él ya ha elegido a la mujer perfecta, y ninguna de las damas que Cassandra le presente serán lo suficientemente adecuadas... excepto ella misma. Y hará todo lo que esté en sus manos para que culaquiera de los caballeros que le busque no logren llamar su atención, hasta que finalmente acepte que su hombre perfecto no es otro que el propio vizconde.

Victoria Alexander - La Dama en Cuestión

Serie Effingtons
07. La Dama en Cuestión (The Lady in Question)

Synopsis:

Identical twins, sensible Delia and mischievous Cassandra Effington were the most delicious debutantes to ever waltz across a London ballroom. They looked alike in every way . . . but no one ever expected Delia to be the one to get into trouble . . .
How did this young lady's reputation become so questionable?
Once she was lovely, respectable Miss Delia Effington, but an impulsive decision—and subsequent disaster—forces Delia to retire from society. Until one night, desperate for diversion, she attends a ball as her twin sister and finds herself dancing in the strong arms of the dashing Viscount St. Stephens.
Delia believes she has never met this man who arouses her passions, yet he seems somehow familiar. For Delia doesn't know that St. Stephens, an agent for the Crown, has been in her home, protecting her under the disguise of her butler. What will happen when this lady discovers the truth about the man she has come to love?

Sinopsis:

Delia y Cassandra, las gemelas Effington, son las mas deliciosas debutantes de los bailes de salón londinense, pero nadie esperaba que Delia provocara un escándalo al casarse impetuosamente con el libertino Charles Wilmont, que días después del precipitado matrimonio es asesinado. Lo que Delia no sabe es que tras el disfraz de libertino se escondía un espía al servicio de la Corona. El vizconde Anthony Saint Stephens se hace pasar por un anciano mayordomo para infiltrarse en la casa de Delia e investigar la muerte de Charles. De esta forma, el entrañable anciano se convierte en amigo y confidente de la solitaria joven viuda. Harta de un absurdo duelo que la mantiene apartada de la sociedad, Delia decide hacerse pasar por su hermana gemela para asistir a un baile. Lo que no espera es que el apuesto vizconde Saint Stephens la corteje apasionadamente. ¿Que ocurrirá cuando ambos se quiten las mascaras?

Victoria Alexander - Amar al marido adecuado

Serie Effingtons
06. Amar al marido adecuado (Love With the Proper Husband)

Synopsis:

Distressed over the current widespread disinterest inmatrimony among their eminently marriageable offspring, the formidable matriarchs of the ton have taken matters into their own meddling hands with the formation of The Ladies' Society for the Betterment of the Future of Britain. Their first challenge: the Earl of Pennington.

Miss Gwendolyn Townsend has seen her late father's estate go to a distant cousin she can't abide ... leaving her well-educated, able to make a perfect curtsy -- and penniless. So imagine her shock when it's discovered that a match had been arranged between herself and Marcus Holcroft, the Earl of Pennington -- one of the most eligible members of London society. Marcus constantly leaves her breathless and confused ... and though she's hesitant to marry a man she's just met, in the end she has no choice. But she makes some conditions first ...

Marcus cannot believe that the bride who has been foisted upon him is insisting on rules to their wedding ... and bedding! He's a man who has never had to tempt any woman into his arms. But even more surprising is that Gwendolyn is clearly hiding something -- and it shocks him to think that their exquisite kisses -- followed by his lessons in passionate lovemaking -- wouldn't be enough to make his wife tell him her every secret. After all, he's promised to be a proper husband -- isn’t it fair to also expect a proper wife?

Sinopsis:

Gwendolyn Townsend se siente despreciada cuando, a la muerte de su padre, toda su herencia va a parar a mons del único varón de la familia: un primo lejano a quien ni ella conoce. Como consecuencia se ve obligada a sobrevivir como institutriz. Años más tarde, su abogada la cita para que regrese a Londres ya que que han encontrado un documento por el cual si accede a casarse con el hombre que su padre eligió antes de morir, recibirá una sustanciosa fortuna. Aún así, Gwen ve el matrimonio como unja cárcel y no está dispuesta a renunciar a su libertad.

William Shakespeare - Mucho Ruido y Pocas Nueces

Mucho Ruido y Pocas Nueces (Much Ado About Nothing)

Synopsis:

The action is set in Sicily, where Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon, has recently defeated his half-brother, the bastard Don John, in a military engagement. Apparently reconciled, they return to the capital, Messina, as guests of the Governor, Leonato. There Count Claudio, a young nobleman serving in Don Pedro's army, falls in love with Hero, Leonato's daughter, whom Don Pedro woos on his behalf. The play's central plot shows how Don John maliciously deceives Claudio into believing that Hero has taken a lover on the eve of her marriage, causing Claudio to repudiate her publicly, at the altar.

Sinopsis:

Con Mucho ruido y pocas nueces, Shakespeare hace una divertida incursion en la festiva sociedad de Messina, donde la ceremoniosidad exarcebada y el amaneramiento cortesano daran paso a la expresion abierta y sincera del amor. El caracter metateatral de esta comunidad queda en evidencia cuando asistimos a la preparacion escenografica, por parte de los personajes, de cada uno de los eventos que tendran lugar a continuacion. Los multiples equivocos producidos ante la erronea interpretacion de lo visto y lo oido solo se solventaran cuando nuestros protagonistas se despojen de sus mascaras linguisticas, aunque la estructura circular de la obra deja abierta la posibilidad de que se vuelva a tropezar con las perpetuas convenciones sociales. Esta edicion bilingue resultara util tanto para los especialistas de literatura inglesa como para los de traduccion gracias a su enfoque interdisciplinar. Ademas de la introduccion critica, el texto traducido esta complementado con notas a pie de pagina en las que se explica el proceso traductologico al mismo tiempo que se aporta informacion sobre el contexto literario y social de la epoca."

Julianne MacLean - Amar a un desconocido

Serie Los Hermanos Sinclair
03.Amar a un desconocido (When a Stranger Loves Me)

Synopsis:

I saved his life . . . and I had much to demand in return.

When he washed up on shore, I knew my prayers had been answered, and that I, Lady Chelsea Campion, need no longer fear poverty and heartbreak. To secure my family's estate, all I needed was a child. Handsome, clearly noble-born, and with no memory of his previous life, the mysterious man was perfect. All I had to do was visit his bedchamber and seduce him. I had expected him to be a skillful, scandalously wonderful lover, but once in his arms I was overcome by something more than mere passion. I had fallen hopelessly, desperately in love.
My plan has gone shockingly awry. But I will not give up a man who makes me feel such wicked ecstasy. No matter his true identity, no matter the secrets he struggles to remember, I will do anything in this world to make this stranger love me.

Sinopsis:

«Cuando lo encontré inconsciente en la playa, supe que mis oraciones habían sido escuchadas, y que yo, lady Chelsea Campion, ya no pasaría más miedos ni angustias. Lo único que necesitaba para asegurar las propiedades de mi familia era un bebé. Y ese hombre apuesto, de buena familia y desprovisto de todos sus recuerdos era perfecto para conseguir mi propósito. Pensé que sería un buen amante; pero una vez en sus brazos, se apoderó de mí algo más que la mera pasión…

Julianne MacLean - Una noche en tus brazos

Serie Los Hermanos Sinclair
02.Una noche en tus brazos (The Mistress Diary)

Synopsis:

A proper lady would never let herself become his mistress . . .

He told me he would treat my heart with great care. He was lying, of course, for it was all a wry clever, skillful seduction... The night I met Lord Vincent Sinclair, son of the Duke of Pembroke, was the night I lost control. I never imagined that I, Cassandra Montrose, could engage in such wicked, wanton behavior with a man I hardly knew. But i... more »n that fateful moment, alone in his coach, the passion I felt for him was undeniable, even though I knew that after my surrender, I was unlikely to ever see my lover again. Until a fateful secret brought me to his door...

I always believed my pride would prevent me from becoming any man's mistress -- especially a rogue like Vincent, who cares for nothing but his inheritance. Yet I have a very good reason to remain in Vincent's life. If only he did not tempt me so...

Sinopsis:

La noche que conocí a lord Vincent Sinclair, hijo del duque de Pembroke, fue la misma noche que perdí el control. Jamás imaginé que yo, Cassandra Montrose, sería capaz de comportarme de forma tan escandalosa con un hombre al que apenas conocía. Pero en aquel fatídico momento, a solas con él en su carruaje, no pude ocultar la pasión que sentí, aun sabiendo que probablemente no volvería a verlo una vez me rindiera al deseo... Hasta que un vergonzoso secreto me llevó hasta su puerta…

Julianne MacLean - Mis más secretas fantasías

Serie Los Hermanos Sinclair
01. Mis más secretas fantasías (In My Wildest Fantasies)

Synopsis:

She was just a girl when the future duke saved her from certain tragedy.

But his search for a suitable bride will end with a swift seduction that makes her every inch a woman.

Four years ago, a mesmerizing stranger pulled Lady Rebecca Newland from her runaway coach, galloping to her rescue in a fog-shrouded forest. Though she was just seventeen, Rebecca felt an irresistible desire for the mysterious man and swore that she would someday be his bride. But now she is betrothed to another man whom she detests - and Devon Sinclair, the future Duke of Pembroke and her hero, lies tantalizingly beyond her reach...

Haunted by an unspeakable past, Devon has no intention of taking a wife, not even the enticing Rebecca. But then his father rules that Devon must wed by Christmas or forfeit his rightful inheritance. Now, with his fortune at stake, Devon sets out to lure Rebecca to his bed... where the most unexpected secrets and lies stand in the way of their scandalous, explosive passion.

Sinopsis:

Lady Rebecca Newland no era más que una joven de diecisiete años cuando Devon Sinclair, futuro heredero del ducado de Pembroke, la salvó de lo que habría sido una auténtica tragedia. Desde entonces, ella ha sentido un irresistible deseo por ese misterioso hombre.
Acosado por su terrible pasado, Devon nunca ha tenido intención de casarse, hasta que su padre le da un ultimátum: o contrae matrimonio antes de Navidad, o se queda sin herencia.
El destino hará que Devon y Rebecca se reencuentren cuando los padres de ésta la han comprometido con otro hombre. Con su patrimonio en peligro, él está dispuesto a seducir a la joven, pero los secretos y las mentiras se interpondrán en su relación.

Gaston Leroux - El Fantasma de la Ópera

El Fantasma de la Ópera (Le Fantôme de l'Opéra)

Synopsis:

First published in French as a serial in 1909, "The Phantom of the Opera" is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. After a time at the opera house, she begins hearing a voice, who eventually teaches her how to sing beautifully. All goes well until Christine's childhood friend Raoul comes to visit his parents, who are patrons of the opera, and he sees Christine when she begins successfully singing on the stage. The voice, who is the deformed, murderous 'ghost' of the opera house named Erik, however, grows violent in his terrible jealousy, until Christine suddenly disappears. The phantom is in love, but it can only spell disaster. Leroux's work, with characters ranging from the spoiled prima donna Carlotta to the mysterious Persian from Erik's past, has been immortalized by memorable adaptations. Despite this, it remains a remarkable piece of Gothic horror literature in and of itself, deeper and darker than any version that follows.

Sinopsis:

Para los empleados de la Ópera de París, la existencia del Fantasma es un hecho. Lo que para la policía es el suicidio de uno de los tramoyistas del teatro desembocará en una serie de accidentes y muertes sin motivo aparente, y en una espectacular desaparición en pleno escenario: la de la joven cantante Christine Daaé, que recibe clases del Fantasma. La inocente muchacha le considera el Ángel de la Música, hasta que descubre sus verdadero rostro… En su bajada a los infiernos, ella no sabe que contará con la ayuda de Raoul, el joven vizconde enamorado de ella desde la infancia, y de un misterioso personaje, el Persa, que intentarán liberarla de los lazos que la atan al Fantasma. A través de un tenebroso y cruel personaje, Erik, atormentado por la deformidad de su rostro y su pasión por la belleza, y de los recovecos de un edificio, la Ópera de París, Leroux nos introduce en ese desconocido mundo del otro lado del telón. Llevada con enorme éxito al cine y al teatro, " El Fantasma de la Ópera " sigue fascinando al lector por su mezcla de romanticismo tardío, novela gótica y novela policíaca.

Victor Hugo - Les Misérables

Los Miserables (Les Misérables)

Synopsis:

Introducing one of the most famous characters in literature, Jean Valjean - the noble peasant imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread - Les Misérables (1862) ranks among the greatest novels of all time. In it Victor Hugo takes readers deep into the Parisian underworld, immerses them in a battle between good and evil, and carries them onto the barricades during the uprising of 1832 with a breathtaking realism that is unsurpassed in modern prose. 
Within his dramatic story are themes that capture the intellect and the emotions: crime and punishment, the relentless persecution of Valjean by Inspector Javert, the desperation of the prostitute Fantine, the amorality of the rogue Thénardier and the universal desire to escape the prisons of our own minds. Les Misérables gave Victor Hugo a canvas upon which he portrayed his criticism of the French political and judicial systems, but the portrait which resulted is larger than life, epic in scope - an extravagant spectacle that dazzles the senses even as it touches the heart. 
This Signet Classic edition is a new version translated by Lee Fahnestock and Norman MacAfee, based on the classic nineteenth-century Charles E. Wilbour translation.

Sinopsis:

Los Miserables es una de las principales novelas del movimiento literario romántico del siglo XIX. Esta obra ha sido novela huguiana de mayor aceptación universal, su estructura folletinesca (de "suspenso", se diría ahora), sus compuestos sentimentales, sus denuncias y anatemas, su fuerza imaginativa; en fin, todas las savias y fibras que la constituyen, logran interesar a los más numerosos grupos de lectores. Sus personajes son encarnaciones típicas con una sobrecarga de bondad, o de maldad, o de astucia, o de traición, o de inocencia. Cada uno de los caracteres y de los sentimientos quedan en la novela desbordados exhaustivamente.
Leer a este escritor implica quedar complicado, pues finalmente nadie ha levantado entusiasmos tan fantásticos y ha suscitado tan vibrantes emociones como Víctor Hugo.

Cassandra Clare - Ciudad de Fuego Celestial

Saga Cazadores de Sombras
06. Ciudad de Fuego Celestial (City of Heavenly Fire)

Synopsis:

In this dazzling and long-awaited conclusion to the acclaimed Mortal Instruments series, Clary and her friends fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother.
Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures out of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell.
The embattled Shadowhunters withdraw to Idris - but not even the famed demon towers of Alicante can keep Sebastian at bay. And with the Nephilim trapped in Idris, who will guard the world against demons?
When one of the greatest betrayals the Nephilim have ever known is revealed, Clary, Jace, Isabelle, Simon, and Alec must flee - even if their journey takes them deep into the demon realms, where no Shadowhunter has set foot before, and from which no human being has ever returned...
Love will be sacrificed and lives lost in the terrible battle for the fate of the word in the thrilling final installment of the classic urban fantasy series The Mortal Instruments!

Sinopsis:

ERCHOMAI, HABÍA DICHO SEBASTIAN. 
Estoy de camino
La oscuridad vuelve al mundo de los Cazadores de Sombras. Mientras su sociedad se está derrumbando a su alrededor, Clary, Jace, Simón y sus amigos deben unirse para luchar con el mayor mal que los Nefilim nunca han enfrentado: El hermano de Clary. Nada en el mundo puede derrotarlo - ¿deben viajar a otro mundo para encontrar la oportunidad? Vidas van a perderse, sacrificios de amor, y el mundo entero cambiará en el sexto y último libro de la saga Cazadores de Sombras.

Cassandra Clare - Ciudad de las Almas Perdidas

Saga Cazadores de Sombras
05. Ciudad de las Almas Perdidas (City of Lost Souls)

Synopsis:

The New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments continues—and so do the thrills and danger for Jace, Clary, and Simon.
What price is too high to pay, even for love? When Jace and Clary meet again, Clary is horrified to discover that the demon Lilith’s magic has bound her beloved Jace together with her evil brother Sebastian, and that Jace has become a servant of evil. The Clave is out to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. As Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Isabelle wheedle and bargain with Seelies, demons, and the merciless Iron Sisters to try to save Jace, Clary plays a dangerous game of her own. The price of losing is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost?
Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.

Sinopsis:

Jace es ahora un sirviente del mal, vinculado a Sebastian por toda la eternidad. Sólo un pequeño grupo de Cazadores de Sombras cree posible su salvación. Para lograrla, deben desafiar al Cónclave, y deben actuar sin Clary. Porque Clary está jugando a un juego muy peligroso por su propia cuenta y riesgo. Si pierde, el precio que deberá pagar no consiste tan solo en entregar su vida, sino también el alma de Jace.
Clary está dispuesta a hacer lo que sea por Jace, pero ¿puede seguir confiando en él? ¿O lo ha perdido para siempre? ¿Es el precio a pagar demasiado alto, incluso para el amor?

Cassandra Clare - Ciudad de los Ángeles Caídos

Saga Cazadores de Sombras
04. Ciudad de los Ángeles Caídos (City of Fallen Angels)

Synopsis:

The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She’s training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And—most importantly of all—she can finally call Jace her boyfriend.
But nothing comes without a price.
Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clary’s best friend, Simon, can’t help her—his mother just found out that he’s a vampire, and now he’s homeless. When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why, Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.
The stakes are higher than ever in the #1 New York Times bestselling fourth installment of the Mortal Instruments series.

Sinopsis:

Amor, sangre, traición y venganza - los riesgos son mayores que nunca en la Ciudad de los Ángeles Caídos. Simon Lewis está teniendo algunos problemas para adaptarse a su nueva vida como un vampiro, sobre todo ahora que casi no ve a su mejor amiga Clary, que está atrapada en la formación para ser una Cazadora de Sombras y pasar tiempo con su nuevo novio Jace. Por no hablar de que Simon no sabe muy bien cómo manejar la presión de no-absolutamente-que data dos chicas a la vez. ¿Qué es un vampiro cuando ama la luz del día y que hace? Simon decide que necesita un descanso y sale de la ciudad-sólo para descubrir que los siniestros acontecimientos le están siguiendo. Consciente de que la guerra que pensó que había ganado podría haber todavía más, Simon tiene que llamar a sus amigos Cazadores de Sombras para salvar el día - si pueden poner sus propias relaciones de fragmentación en espera el tiempo suficiente para superar el reto.

Cassandra Clare - Ciudad de Cristal

Saga Cazadores de Sombras
03. Ciudad de Cristal (City of Glass)

Synopsis:

To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters - never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.
As Clary uncovers more about her family's past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he's willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City - whatever the cost?
Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the third installment of the New York Timesbestselling series The Mortal Instruments.

Sinopsis:

Arriesgando su vida, Clary no duda en entrar en la Ciudad de Cristal sin permiso. Además, ha conocido a un misterioso y encantador cazador de sombras llamado Sebastian y está decidida a descubrir los secretos de su pasado familiar.
Pero otras urgencias la apremian: lidiar con la insolencia de Jace, reencontrarse con Simon, y sobre todo, conseguir que licántropos, vampiros y cazadores de sombras dejen a un lado sus diferencias y aúnen fuerzas para vencer a Valentine. ¿Lo conseguirá?

Cassandra Clare - Ciudad de Ceniza

Saga Cazadores de Sombras
02. Ciudad de Ceniza (City of Ashes)

Synopsis:

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go — especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil — and also her father.
To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings — and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?
In this breathtaking sequel to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare lures her readers back into the dark grip of New York City's Downworld, where love is never safe and power becomes the deadliest temptation.

Sinopsis:

Si Clary Fray pudiera dejar atrás el mundo de los cazadores de sombras, tendría más tiempo para Simon, su mejor amigo, que se está convirtiendo en algo más. Pero ni el mundo subterráneo ni ese apuesto y exasperante Jace están preparados para dejarla ir. Además una ola de asesinatos sacude la ciudad. Clary cree que Valentine está detrás, pero Jace parece dispuesto a traicionar todo en lo que cree para ayudar a su padre.

Cassandra Clare - Ciudad de Hueso

Saga Cazadores de Sombras
01. Ciudad de Hueso (City of Bones)

Synopsis:

When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing―not even a smear of blood―to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?
This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know... 
Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.

Sinopsis:

En el Pandemonium, la discoteca de moda de Nueva York, Clary sigue a un atractivo chico de pelo azul hasta que presencia su muer te a manos de tres jóvenes cubiertos de extraños tatuajes. Desde esa noche, su destino se une al de esos tres cazadores de sombras, guerreros dedicados a liberar a la tierra de demonios y, sobre todo, a combatir a Jace, un chico con aspecto de ángel y tendencia a actuar como un idiota...

Gaelen Foley - Todos sus Placeres

Trilogía Spice
03. Todos sus Placeres (Her Every Pleasure)

Synopsis:

From the glittering ballrooms of Regency England to the sapphire waters of the Mediterranean, the dazzling finale of Gaelen Foley's Spice trilogy unfurls the passionate tale of a rebel princess and the powerful warrior destined to become her champion. 
Princess Sophia was only a child when Napoleon conquered the island paradise ruled by her father. Raised in England and now twenty-one, she means to claim the throne that is rightfully hers and bring peace to her war-torn land. But an ambush by enemies forces Sophia into hiding outside London. Disguising herself as a peasant girl until she can safely return, she meets Major Gabriel Knight, a wounded warrior whose brush with death has utterly changed him. 
Heir to a great fortune, and a master swordsman, Gabriel has given up his worldly possessions and laid down his arms. Sophia is fascinated by his brooding magnetism, and Gabriel, lured by her fiery beauty and healed by her touch, is drawn back inexorably toward the world of the living. 
But when Sophia's royal destiny is revealed, Gabriel knows he must take up his sword again, whatever the cost, to protect his princess from those who would destroy her. And as longing blossoms into passion, Gabriel discovers the one cause that is truly worth fighting for. . . .

Sinopsis:

La princesa Sophia no era más que una niña cuando Napoleón conquistó la paradisíaca isla gobernada por su padre. Criada en Inglaterra, a sus veintiún años pretende reclamar el trono que le pertenece por derecho y llevar la paz a su tierra asolada por la guerra. Pero una emboscada por parte de fuerzas enemigas obliga a Sophia a esconderse fuera de Londres.
Disfrazándose de campesina hasta que pueda regresar de forma segura, conoce al mayor Gabriel Knight, un guerrero herido cuyo roce con la muerte le ha cambiado por completo. Heredero de una gran fortuna, y maestro espadachín, Gabriel ha renunciado a sus posesiones terrenales y se ha rendido. Sophia queda fascinada por su melancólico magnetismo, y Gabriel, atraído por su vivaz belleza y sanado por su contacto, se ve de nuevo inexorablemente arrastrado al mundo de los vivos. Pero cuando el destino real de Sophia se revela, Gabriel sabe que debe alzar de nuevo su espada, sea cual sea el precio, para proteger a su princesa de aquellos que desean destruirla. Y cuando el anhelo se transforma en pasión, Gabriel descubre la única razón por la que verdaderamente merece la pena luchar...

Gaelen Foley - Su Único Deseo

Trilogía Spice
02. Su Único Deseo (Her Only Desire)

Synopsis:

Regency London's elegant ballrooms mask a daring world of erotic adventure. In this second novel in Gaelen Foley's Spicy Trilogy, a mysterious beauty with a devastating secret discovers, in the arms of a bold and fearless cavalry officer, passion that breaks all boundaries. 
Some say the aristocratic Balfour clan is cursed, a once-great family now in slow decline. Graceful Lily Balfour is her family's last hope, and she has come to London with one goal-to marry a rich man. Her well-laid plans are balked, however, by the irresistible Major Derek Knight, a handsome highborn soldier and adventurer newly returned from India. 
Hardened by battles on India's lawless frontiers, Derek is not just a fighter but a skilled and insatiable lover-a master of the Eastern arts of pleasure. Though Derek finds no shortage of willing women in London, it is the untouchable, aloof Lily who haunts him. After one stolen moment, he hungers for nights of sensual abandon to fulfill her fantasies and free her from her self-imposed prison. But he has come to England on a vital mission, and when Lily is pledged to a wealthy man suspected of corruption, Derek must thwart the treachery that ensnares them both-for only then will ecstasy and the sweet promise of her heart be his to claim.

Sinopsis:

Algunos dicen que el aristocrático clan Balfour está maldito, la que una vez fuera una esplendorosa familia está ahora en declive. La grácil Lily Balfour es la última esperanza de su familia, y ha llegado a Londres con un único propósito: casarse con un hombre rico. Sin embargo, sus bien trazados planes se ven obstaculizados por el irresistible mayor Derek Knight, un apuesto soldado y aventurero de alta cuna recién llegado de La India.
Curtido por las batallas en las fronteras sin ley de la India, Derek no es un luchador más, sino también una avezado e insaciable amante... un maestro en las artes orientales del placer. Aunque Derek no encuentra escasez de mujeres dispuestas en Londres, es la distante e inalcanzable Lily la que le obsesiona. Después de un momento robado, ansía noches de sensual abandono para realizar sus fantasías y liberarla de su auto impuesta prisión. Pero él ha viajado a Inglaterra con una misión secreta de vital importancia, y cuando Lily se compromete con un hombre acaudalado sospechoso de corrupción, Derek debe frustrar la traición que les atrapa a ambos... pues sólo entonces podrá reclamar como suyo el éxtasis y la dulce promesa de su corazón

Gaelen Foley - Su Único Deseo

Trilogía Spice
01. Su Único Deseo (Her Only Desire)

Synopsis:

From the exotic splendors of India to the elegant ballrooms of Regency London, the celebrated author of His Wicked Kiss pens the enthralling tale of a luscious beauty who has sworn never to call any man her master, and the powerful marquess whose passion threatens to conquer her. Original.

Sinopsis:

Georgiana "Georgie" Knight, es la sobrina de la escandalosa duquesa Georgiana Hawkscliffe y poseedora de una de las pocas copias existentes de los rebeldes diarios de su tía, lo que ha hecho que se haya sentido profundamente influenciada por ésta, hasta el punto de que esta convencida de que las mujeres son iguales a los hombres y no está dispuesta a contraer matrimonio hasta que no aparezca un hombre que la trate como su par.
Ian Prescott, Marqués de Griffith, es un viudo que lleva a sus espaldas la difícil tarea de criar a su hijo, un niño de corta edad, así como una misión diplomática en la India: detener una inminente guerra.
Y es en esta exótica tierra donde las chispas empezarán a saltar entre Georgie e Ian.