New Releases by KRISTIN HANNAH

The blockbuster bestselling author of "Night Road" and "Firefly Lane" delivers a masterful novel that explores the sacrifices of one American family and illuminates the true cost of honor, duty, and love, offering an intimate look at the inner landscape of a disintegrating marriage and a dramatic examination of the price of war.

De zussen Meredith en Nina zijn erg verschillend van aard. Wanneer hun vader ziek wordt beseffen ze dat ze hun krachten moeten bundelen. Hun moeder Anya is niet in staat troost te bieden. Op zijn sterfbed vraagt hun vader Meredith en Nina nog één keer te luisteren naar het Russische sprookje dat Anya altijd vertelde. Zo komt tenslotte haar tragische verleden aan het licht in het door oorlog verscheurde Leningrad. Kristin Hannah is de bestsellerauteur van achttien romans, waaronder De kleuren van de nacht, Twee zusjes en Wie naar de sterren grijpt. Haar boeken worden in meer dan twintig landen gepubliceerd. Ze woont met haar man afwisselend in Washington en Hawaii. www.kristinhannah.com

From Kristin Hannah, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash-hit novels Firefly Lane, The Nightingale, and The Four Winds comes a novel about how one reckless night destroys the lives of three teenagers and their families. For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children''s needs above her own, and it shows—her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia''s best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable. Jude does everything to keep her kids out of harm''s way. But senior year of high school tests them all. It''s a dangerous, explosive season of drinking, driving, parties, and kids who want to let loose. And then on a hot summer''s night, one bad decision is made. In the blink of an eye, the Farraday family will be torn apart and Lexi will lose everything. In the years that follow, each must face the consequences of that single night and find a way to forget...or the courage to forgive. Vivid, universal, and emotionally complex, Night Road raises profound questions about motherhood, identity, love, and forgiveness. It is a luminous, heartbreaking novel that captures both the exquisite pain of loss and the stunning power of hope. This is Kristin Hannah at her very best, telling an unforgettable story about the longing for family, the resilience of the human heart, and the courage it takes to forgive the people we love. "You cannot read Night Road and not be affected by the story and the characters. The total impact of the book will stay with you for days to come after it is finished." —The Huffington Post

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “[Kristin] Hannah is superb at delving into her main characters’ psyches and delineating nuances of feeling.”—The Washington Post Book World Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria’s heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her family’s restaurant. In West End, where life rises and falls like the tides, Angie’s fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman. Angie hires Lauren Ribido because she sees something special in the seventeen-year-old. They quickly form a deep bond, and when Lauren is abandoned by her mother, Angie offers the girl a place to stay. But nothing could have prepared Angie for the far-reaching repercussions of this act of kindness. Together, these two women—one who longs for a child and the other who longs for a mother’s love—will be tested in ways that neither could have imagined. “Enormously entertaining . . . Hannah has a nice ear for dialogue and a knack for getting the reader inside the characters’ heads.”—The Seattle Times

Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn''t know her mother? From the author of the smash-hit bestseller Firefly Lane and True Colors comes Kristin Hannah''s powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates the intricate mother-daughter bond and explores the enduring links between the present and the past. Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time—and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya''s life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother''s life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The renowned author of The Women vividly explores the intricate bonds of sisterhood and family. “[Kristin] Hannah [brings] snap and a lot of warmth to a familiar lesson: that contentment comes from accepting each other’s flaws.”—People Years ago, Meghann Dontess made a terrible choice that cost her everything, including the love of her sister, Claire. Now, Meghann is a highly successful attorney who doesn’t believe in intimacy—until she meets the one man who can change her mind. Claire Cavenaugh has fallen in love for the first time in her life. As her wedding day approaches, she prepares to face her strong-willed older sister. Reunited after more than two decades apart, these two women who believe they have nothing in common will try to become what they never were: a family. Tender, funny, bittersweet, and moving, Between Sisters skillfully explores the profound joys and sorrows shared by sisters, the mistakes made in the name of love, and the promise of redemption—all beautifully told by acclaimed author Kristin Hannah. “Enormously entertaining . . . Hannah has a nice ear for dialogue and a knack for getting the reader inside the characters’ heads.”—The Seattle Times “Hannah writes of love with compassion and conviction.”—Luanne Rice

Reluctantly giving up her California practice working with troubled children, Julia Cates is forced to draw on all her skills to deal with a young mute girl found abandoned and terrified in her Pacific Northwest hometown.

She doesn''t remember who she is or how she came to the mansion on the isolated Maine coast. Lost in a strange world filled with even stranger faces, Selena finds comfort in a man whose eyes reflect her own aloneness. He is Ian Carrick, a brilliant physician turned recluse, hiding from life in the anonymity of this small sanctuary, haunted by a telepathic gift that has destroyed his desire to heal. Selena comes to him, the only person he''s ever met who is immune to his psychic powers. A mesmerizing innocent, she turns his life upside down, bringing light into the darkness and laughter into the silence. For her, he begins to believe in life again, to believe in himself. And then a mysterious figure from the past arrives, threatening to destroy their glorious love and the fantasy world they have created together ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The renowned author of The Women presents a poignant, funny, luminous novel about a mother and daughter—the complex ties that bind them, the past that separates them, and the healing that comes with forgiveness. “[Kristin] Hannah is superb at delving into the characters’ psyches and delineating nuances of feeling.”—Washington Post Book World Years ago, Nora Bridge walked out on her marriage and left her daughters behind. She has since become a famous radio talk-show host and newspaper columnist beloved for her moral advice. Her youngest daughter, Ruby, is a struggling comedienne who uses her famous mother as fuel for her bitter, cynical humor. When the tabloids unearth a scandalous secret from Nora’s past, their estrangement suddenly becomes dramatic: Nora is injured in an accident and a glossy magazine offers Ruby a fortune to write a tell-all about her mother. Under false pretenses, Ruby returns home to take care of the woman she hasn''t spoken to for almost a decade. Nora insists they retreat to Summer Island in the San Juans, to the lovely old house on the water where Ruby grew up, a place filled with childhood memories of love and joy and belonging. There Ruby is also reunited with her first love and his brother. Once, the three of them had been best friends, inseparable. Until the summer that Nora had left and everyone''s hearts had been broken. . . . What began as an expose evolves, as Ruby writes, into an exploration of her family’s past. Nora is not the woman Ruby has hated all these years. Witty, wise, and vulnerable, she is desperate to reconcile with her daughter. As the magazine deadline draws near and Ruby finishes what has begun to seem to her an act of brutal betrayal, she is forced to grow up and at last to look at her mother—and herself—through the eyes of a woman. And she must, finally, allow herself to love.

Kristin Hannah''s graceful, dramatic portrayal of love and marriage made her debut hardcover, On Mystic Lake, an acclaimed national best-seller. In Angel Falls, her bold, richly emotional new novel, she tells the story of an ordinary man facing an incredible dilemma: to save his wife''s life, he must risk losing her forever. Mikaela Campbell, beloved wife and mother of two, lies in a coma. It is now up to her husband, Liam, to hold the family together, to care for their grieving, frightened children. Doctors have told Liam not to expect a recovery, but he maintains hope that love can accomplish what medical science cannot. Day after day, he sits by her bedside, holding her hand, telling her the stories of their life together. Then he discovers evidence of his wife''s secret past -- a long-hidden first marriage to international movie star Julian True. Liam''s search leads him to a painful, inescapable truth: Julian was more than simply Mikaela''s first husband. He was the love of her life. Mikaela responds to Julian''s name; it is only a blink, nothing more, but it convinces Liam that Julian may be the only person who can bring Mikaela back to life. But at what cost? Does Liam love his wife enough to risk losing her to a man no woman can resist? His decision strikes deep into the heart of his family, transforming each of them. For when Mikaela wakens, she is a different woman, changed in a way that no one could have foreseen, and the only thing Liam knows for sure is that nothing in their lives will ever be the same. Angel Falls is storytelling at its very best -- beautifully written, deeply moving, and impossible to put down.

Kristin Hannah''s hardcover debut is one of the most memorable and inspiring novels of the year. On mystic lake is an emotionally charged story of love between a man and a woman, a woman and a lost little girl, and a father and his daughter. On the day of her daughter''s departure to college, Anne Colwater learns that her husband of 20 years is filing for divorce. Lost, she retreats to her childhood home of Mystic. There, a recently widowed old friend reenters her life - Nick. Annie has agreed to look after Nick''s daughter Izzie, and she quickly finds herself entangled in new feelings of joy and... love.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author The Women, a moving, powerful novel about the fragile threads that bind together our lives and the astonishing potential of second chances “A tender, beautifully told story of emotional growth, forgiveness [and] the possibility of miracles.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Madelaine Hillyard is a world-famous heart surgeon at the top of her game. Her personal life is far less successful. A loving but overworked single mom, she is constantly at odds with her teenage daughter. At sixteen, Lina is confused, angry, and fast becoming a stranger to her mother—a rebel desperate to find the father who walked away before she was born. Complicating matters for Madelaine are the vastly different DeMarco brothers: While priest Francis DeMarco is always ready to lend a helping hand, his brother, Angel, long ago took on the role of bad boy. Years earlier Angel abandoned Madelaine—and fatherhood—to go in search of fame and fortune. His departure left Madelaine devastated, but now he reappears and seeks help from the very people he betrayed—as a patient in dire need.

Selena came alone to the mansion on the isolated Maine coast. There she met Ian Carrick, a physician turned recluse, haunted by a telepathic gift that has destroyed his desire to heal. Selena comes to him, the only person he''s ever met who is immune to his psychic powers. A mesmerizing innocent, she turns his life upside down, bringing light into darkness. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Devon O''Shea comes to the Yukon Territory in search of gold, but instead she finds Stone Man McKenna, a mountainous slab of animosity who believes the Yukon is no place for a lady. When he attempts to convince her of this with a savage kiss, she finds herself feeling, for the first time in her life, feminine and alive. And Devon begins to wonder if she may have struck gold after all.

When a romance writer discovers that she’s magically entered her own novel, she must team up with the gruff, alluring protagonist to find her way back home—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Women. “Hannah is superb at delving into her main characters’ psyches and delineating nuances of feeling.”—The Washington Post Book World Romance writer Alaina Costanza has given up on dreams and fairy tales. Then one storm-tossed, enchanted night she is plunged back in time to the wild, Western world of her newest novel. Disoriented and disbelieving, she is kidnapped by her own character, a ruthless outlaw only known as Killian. At first Alaina is not afraid. After all, she wrote this story, invented the notoriously sexy Killian. Now she’s matching him hard-bitten word for word . . . until she’s hit with the shock of her life: this is all too real. Once wisecracking and invincible, she is now a mother desperate to return to the child she left behind—one hundred years in the future. Thrown together by fate, Alaina and Killian will discover a love too magnificent to last a single lifetime. But even magic has a price, and time is running out. For the sake of Alaina’s child, they must risk it all and fight for a future that depends on lightning striking . . . twice.

A timeless historical novel about two lonely people who witness the miracle of second chances, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Women “Beautiful and uplifting . . . will bring both tears and laughter.”—Romantic Times He never intended to stay. She couldn’t bear to let him go. Mad Dog Stone was a carefree drifter, a man who loved life on the open road and never looked back. Mariah Throckmorton was lonely and frightened, hiding from a past filled with heartbreak and scandal. A man in need of love, a woman in need of laughter . . . He wandered onto her quiet apple farm in search of a few days’ work, threatening her peace of mind and stirring the emotions she tried so hard to hide. Theirs was a love born against all odds, impossible to count on, impossible to hold. Together they would face the heartache of loss, the price of passion, the aftermath of betrayal. For only then would they learn the bittersweet truth—that love exists only if you believe. . . .

A poignant, profoundly emotional tale of a woman on a remarkable journey toward her own destiny, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Women “Hannah is superb at delving into her main characters’ psyches and delineating nuances of feeling.”—The Washington Post Book World She dares to love a man who doesn’t dare to love. . . . Tess Gregory’s brilliant career as a research scientist hides her longings for a husband and child. Though deaf, she is a free spirit—a woman full of life and love. She is struck down all too soon, but for Tess, a new life begins at death, in post-Civil War America. She is now Amarylis Rafferty, wife and mother of three—and she can hear. Shocked and disoriented by her new surroundings, she is drawn into the heartache burdening the family, especially her husband, Jack. Pioneer living is rough for a woman used to modern conveniences, but Tess flourishes, bringing happiness and hope to her daughters and her son—to all except her husband, a man haunted by angry, violent voices that give no rest to his bitter soul. A man who fears himself capable of anything. Through it all Tess’s faith remains unshakable. Sheer determination will drive her as their hearts become entwined in a fierce struggle that can be tamed only by love itself. . . .

Emmaline Hatter was a beautiful, brilliant, and rich Wall Street financier in the nineteenth century until the crash of 1893 wiped her out completely. Desperate to recoup her losses, she joins Dr. Larence Digby in his search for the legendary lost city of Cibola, rumored to be rich in gold. Emmaline was used to getting her own way, but Larence was not about to give up control of his expedition to a woman. Somehow, in a world of enchantment, each would have to learn to believe -- to trust the other with their lives, their secrets, and their hearts . . .

Kristin Hannah já vendeu mais de 12 milhões de livros no mundo. Uma história bela e cativante sobre amor e rivalidade, família e comunidade. – Booklist Mais um acerto de Kristin Hannah. Deliciosamente romântico e comovente, este livro vai fazer você querer mergulhar em suas páginas e permanecer nelas durante o maior tempo possível. – People Uma arrebatadora história sobre irmãs, rivalidade, perdão e, em última análise, o que significa ser uma família. As irmãs Winona, Aurora e Vivi Ann perderam a mãe cedo e foram criadas por um pai frio e distante. Por isso, o amor que elas conhecem vem do laço que criaram entre si. Embora tenham personalidades bastante diferentes, na verdade são inseparáveis. Winona, a mais velha e porto seguro das irmãs, nunca se sentiu em casa no rancho da família e sabe que não tem as qualidades que o pai valoriza. Mas, sendo a melhor advogada da cidade, ela está determinada a lhe provar seu valor. Aurora, a irmã do meio, é a pacificadora. Ela acalma as tensões familiares e se desdobra pela felicidade de todos – ainda que esconda os próprios problemas. E Vivi Ann é a estrela entre as três. Linda e sonhadora, tem o coração grande e indomável e é adorada por todos. Parece que em sua vida tudo dá certo. Até que um forasteiro chega à cidade... Então tudo muda. De uma hora para a outra, a lealdade que as irmãs sempre deram por certa é posta à prova. E quando segredos dolorosos são revelados e um crime abala a cidade, elas se veem em lados opostos da mesma verdade. A cada cem anos, uma horda de zumbis se reúne para provocar o caos. Um ataque surpresa? Não! É a reunião da família Zumbi! Matusalém Zumbi, o tatatatatatataravô do zumbi, vai completar 1.000 aninhos! Para comemorar essa data tão especial, a família inteira vai se encontrar no Grande Cânion Zumbi. Só que as coisas nunca são fáceis para o nosso amigo e, depois de uma confusão, o zumbi ficará perdido no meio do nada. Pelo menos ele não estará sozinho. Com a ajuda de Piggy, Steve e o irmão caçula, o zumbi terá que enfrentar muitos perigos para voltar para sua família. Será que eles vão conseguir sobreviver à maior aventura de suas vidas? NESTE VOLUME- CUIDADO COM O PERIGOSO JOE DAS MINAS!