New Releases by Marie Rutkoski

Tan hermosa como desgarradora, Amores sencillos es una historia que entrelaza las vidas de dos mujeres unidas por un amor que descubrieron cuando aún eran demasiado jóvenes para comprenderlo. Emily tiene, aparentemente, una vida perfecta: una casa adosada en el Upper East Side de Manhattan, dos hijos sanos y un marido que la colma de atenciones. Pero la verdad es mucho más compleja: el matrimonio de Emily, en realidad, no va bien, la relación con sus padres es tensa, y todavía lidia con un desamor del pasado. Cuando Emily se reencuentra con su novia del instituto en un cóctel, la nostalgia reaparece. Pero Gen Hall ya no es la chica desgarbada y solitaria con las zapatillas agujereadas a la que Emily amó de joven. Ahora Gen es una famosa deportista olímpica con patrocinadores y una serie de exnovias famosas. Hubo un tiempo en que Gen lo sabía todo de Emily, pero aun así la abandonó. ¿Puede Emily volver a confiar en ella? ¿Pueden perdonarse los errores que cometieron en el pasado? ¿Debe arriesgarse Emily a perder a sus hijos, su intimidad y el delicado equilibrio que ha hallado para estar con una mujer a la que amó hace mucho? «Emily aprendió, como todo el mundo aprende, que la felicidad a menudo está teñida de preocupación o de tristeza, incluso en el momento de la felicidad. Casi nunca es pura. Pero lo que Emily sintió ese verano, hasta que acabó, estuvo cerca. Era la clase de felicidad cuya única preocupación es la pérdida de esa felicidad». «Es una novela excepcional y profundamente conmovedora. Una historia maravillosamente escrita, inteligente y optimista sobre estar perdida y que te encuentren». EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL, autora best seller de El mar de la tranquilidad «Una historia de amor de una belleza casi insoportable. Emily y Gen resultan totalmente reales: en las contadas ocasiones que dejaba el libro, no podía parar de pensar en ellas. Me partió el corazón dejarlas marchar cuando pasé la última página. Amores sencillos es extraordinaria». EMILIA HART, autora best seller de Las mujeres Weyward «Amores sencillos es evocadora y emotiva, sorprendente y dinámica, rebosante de ternura de principio a fin. La prosa de Rutkoski es poética y aguda, escrita para ser saboreada. Puede que lo más inolvidable sea la química entre Emily y Gen, que echa chispas y explota en cada página». CAROLA LOVERING, autora best seller de Tell Me Lies y Bye, Baby

A page-turning, irresistible novel of class, ambition, and love, this is the breathtaking story of a woman risking everything for a second chance at the one who got away • "A brilliant examination of queerness, friendship, motherhood, longing and ambition. It’s funny and moving and sexy. Above all, it’s a stunning love story.”—J. Courtney Sullivan, bestselling author of The Cliffs Emily has, by all appearances, a perfect life: a townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, two healthy children, and a husband who showers her with attention. But the truth is more complicated: Emily’s marriage is in trouble, her relationship with her parents is fraught, and she is still nursing a heartbreak from long ago. When Emily runs into her high school girlfriend at a cocktail party, that heartbreak comes roaring back. But Gen Hall is no longer the lanky, hungry kid with holes in her shoes who Emily loved in her youth. Instead, Gen is now a famous Olympic athlete with sponsorship deals and a string of high-profile ex-girlfriends. Emily and Gen circle one another cautiously, drawn together by a magnetic attraction and scarred by their shared history. Once upon a time, Gen knew everything about Emily. And yet, she still abandoned her. Can Emily trust Gen again? Can they forgive each other for the mistakes they made in their past? Should Emily risk her children, her privacy, and the fragile peace she has found to be with a woman she loved long ago? A sweeping romance, Ordinary Love is the beautiful, wrenching, completely seductive story of two people trying to forge a path toward hope, bound by a love they discovered when they were too young to understand its power.

This is an LGBTIQA+ fantasy novel about learning to free ourselves from the lies that other people tell us... and those we tell ourselves... Nirrim lives in a city where crime abounds, a harsh court rules, and pleasures of society are reserved for members of the Upper Caste. Life in the District is grim and strict. Low-status people like her are prohibited from tasting sweets or wearing colorful clothing. It's simple: either you follow the rules, or you pay a tithe and suffer the consequences. Nirrim keeps her head down and a dangerous secret inside her. Until one day she meets Sid, from distant lands, who spreads a rumor that people from the Upper Caste possess magic. Sid tempts Nirrim into seeking that magic for herself. But to do so, she must give up her old life and place her trust in someone who, above all else, doesn't seem entirely trustworthy.

Intrigue, romance, and magic abound in The Hollow Heart, the heart-stopping conclusion to Marie Rutkoski’s Forgotten Gods duology. At the end of The Midnight Lie, Nirrim offered up her heart to the god of thieves in order to restore her people’s memories of their city’s history. The Half Kith who once lived imprisoned behind the city’s wall now realize that many among them are powerful. Meanwhile, the person Nirrim once loved most, Sid, has returned to her home country of Herran, where she must navigate the politics of being a rogue princess who has finally agreed to do her duty. In the Herrani court, rumors begin to grow of a new threat rising across the sea, of magic unleashed on the world, and of a cruel, black-haired queen who can push false memories into your mind, so that you believe your dearest friends to be your enemies. Sid doesn’t know that this queen is Nirrim, who seeks her revenge against a world that has wronged her. Can Sid save Nirrim from herself? Does Nirrim even want to be saved? As blood is shed and war begins, Sid and Nirrim find that it might not matter what they want...for the gods have their own plans.

The Winner's Trilogy begins with a choice: Kestral, a general's daughter, must decide between two life paths, join the army or get married. However, her rigid fate begins to unravel when she meets the young slave Arin, who carries, unbeknownst to her, a dangerous secret. Their burgeoning kinship, and his secret, will change Kestral's life forever. Kestral and Arin's growing love will take them on an irresistible journey of forbidden romance, class warfare and revolution that you won't want to miss. This eBook bundle contains all three books of the trilogy: The Winner's Curse The Winner's Crime The Winner's Kiss

'Utterly immersive' Roshani Chokshi, bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves Set in the world of the Winner's Trilogy, The Midnight Lie is an epic LGBTQ+ fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us - and the lies we tell ourselves. Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society's pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colours. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences. Nirrim keeps her head down, and a dangerous secret close to her chest. But then she encounters is, a rakish traveller from far away, who whispers rumours that the High Kith possess magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, not to be trusted.

Download a FREE sneak peek of THE MIDNIGHT LIE by Marie Rutkoski. Set in the world of the New York Times–bestselling Winner’s Trilogy, The Midnight Lie is an epic LGBTQ romantic fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us—and the lies we tell ourselves. Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colors. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences. Nirrim keeps her head down, and a dangerous secret close to her chest. But then she encounters Sid, a rakish traveler from far away, who whispers rumors that the High Kith possess magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, not to be trusted.

Un matrimonio reale è il sogno di ogni ragazza: sfarzo, festeggiamenti e balli fino all’alba. Ma non per la bella Kestrel, per la quale invece le nozze ormai prossime con il principe Verex rappresentano una gabbia che non le lascia via di scampo. Con l'avvicinarsi del matrimonio, vorrebbe ardentemente raccontare all'amato Arin la verità sul suo fidanzamento, se solo potesse contare su di lui... Ma di chi può ancora fidarsi, se non può credere neanche più a sé stessa? Spia in incognito alla corte imperiale, Kestrel è diventata una professionista dell’inganno: vive nella menzogna, per trasmettere informazioni agli herrani, il popolo che dovrebbe considerare suo nemico, ed è finalmente vicina a scoprire un terribile segreto. Nel frattempo Arin, che da semplice schiavo è diventato governatore di Herran, arruola alleati per allontanare dal suo Paese un pericoloso nemico ed è attanagliato dal sospetto che Kestrel sappia molto più di quanto dica, e che menta... La verità, però, può fare più male delle menzogne, e quando verrà a galla, Kestrel e Arin dovranno fare i conti con le conseguenze delle proprie scelte. Amore, intrighi e colpi di scena per una storia ricca di passione... in attesa dell’esplosivo finale.

Arinovy myšlenky jsou soustředěny na válku a o Kestrelině osudu nemá tušení. A ani nechce mít. Je přesvědčen, že k zásnubám s princem Valorie ji přiměla touha po moci a životy nevinných lidí ji nezajímají. Kestrel však byla odsouzena k nuceným pracím, kde jen stěží přežívá. Doufá, že Arin dostane její tajnou zprávu a konečně se dozví pravdu. Podaří se jim opět se setkat, spojit síly a vybojovat svobodu a mír nejen pro sebe, ale také pro své národy? Nejnapínavější partie Tesáků a Žihadel začala. Ani ty nejvyšší kameny však hráčům nemusí zajistit vítězství... Závěrečný díl bestsellerové trilogie.

Young Adult fantasy román americké autorky o dalších osudech odvážné Kestrel a hrdého Arina. Doufali, že je čeká společná budoucnost, ale osud jejich vlasti je rozdělil. Pokud chtěla Kestrel zachránit svoji domovinu, dopřát herranskému lidu svobodu a zároveň uchránit Arina před jistou smrtí, měla jen jedinou volbu. Vrátila se zpět do Valorie, plní svoje povinnosti u dvora, snaží se před císařem skrývat svoje skutečné pohnutky, a zároveň se pokouší zapomenout na jediného muže, kterého kdy milovala. Arin se stal guvernérem, ale ztratil svoji životní lásku, zradila ho, zaslíbila se císařskému synovi. Kestrel i Arin postupně odhalují, že všichni v jejich okolí mají vlastní tajemství, a bez pomoci informátorů není možné přežít. Každý sám se snaží dosáhnout svého cíle, neprozradit příliš mnoho nespolehlivým osobám a odolat touhám svého srdce. Avšak zrada nakonec přijde z místa, kde by to nejméně čekali.

FIlle du général le plus titré de l'Empire, Kestrel a eu la faiblesse, alors quelle réprouve l'esclavage, d'acheter dans une vente aux enchères un jeune homme du nom d'Arin. Pire encore, elle a eu la bêtise de lui permettre de devenir son ami... et de laisser la ville entière s'en émouvoir. Elle n'a compris qu'au dernier moment son erreur, en découvrant l'impensable : espion aux ordres de son peuple oppressé, les Herranis, le jeune homme était là depuis le début pour la trahir, pour renverser le pouvoir. A présent, tout a changé. Kestrel a été contrainte de lutter pour sa survie. Elle a vu ses amis tomber autour d'elle et a dû supporter la douleur de la trahison d'Arin - elle dont l'éducation entière lui souffle de tout faire pour se venger. Mais, quand il a fallu choisir son camp, elle a préféré, à son tour, l'impensable : sacrifier son bonheur pour celui des Herranis, céder à un terrible chantage qui la force à tourner le dos à Arin une bonne fois pour toutes. Elle est désormais la fiancée du fils de l'Empereur. S'ouvre, à la cour, un terrible jeu d'échec où Kestrel doit mentir à tout le monde, depuis le monarque - un homme sans pitié qui se délecte de la souffrance d'autrui - jusqu'à Arin lui-même, en passant par la masse des courtisans qui n'espèrent que sa chute. Gagner sera-t-il pour elle la pire des malédictions ? Jeux de pouvoir, coups de bluff et pièges insidieux : dans un monde nouveau, né de l'imagination d'une auteure unanimement saluée pour son talent, deux jeunes gens que tout oppose se livrent à une partie de poker menteur qui pourrait bien décider de la destinée de tout un peuple !

War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it, with the East as his ally and the empire as his enemy. He's finally managed to dismiss the memory of Kestrel, even if he can't quite forget her. Kestrel turned into someone he could no longer recognize: some

A guerra começou. Arin está à frente dela com novos aliados e o império como inimigo. Embora tenha convencido a si mesmo de que não ama mais Kestrel, Arin ainda não a esqueceu. Mas também não consegue esquecer como ela se tornou o tipo de pessoa que ele despreza. A princesa se importava mais com o império do que com a vida de pessoas inocentes – e, sem dúvida, menos ainda com ele. Pelo menos é o que Arin pensa. Enquanto isso, no gélido norte, Kestrel é prisioneira em um campo de trabalhos forçados. Ela deseja desesperadamente escapar. Deseja que Arin saiba o que sacrificou por ele. E deseja fazer com que o império pague pelo que fizeram a ela. Mas ninguém consegue o que quer apenas desejando. Conforme a guerra se intensifica, Kestrel e Arin descobrem que o mundo já não é mais o mesmo. O oriente está contra o ocidente, e os dois se encontram no meio de tudo isso. Com tanto a perder, é possível alguém realmente ser o vencedor? Numa narrativa tão empolgante quanto sensível, a difícil paixão entre Kestrel e Arin alcança um novo patamar. O beijo do vencedor é o grande final da Trilogia do Vencedor.

Petra Kronos has a simple, happy life. But it's never been ordinary. She has a pet tin spider who likes to hide in her hair and give her advice. And her brilliant father has been commissioned by the prince of Bohemia to build the world's finest astronomical clock. When the prince steals her father’s eyes to wear them as his own, Petra sets off for Prague to steal her father's eyes back. And that is only the beginning of this series brimming with magic and adventure that Publishers Weekly called a "heady mix of history and enchantment." Includes all three books in the series, The Cabinet of Wonders, The Celestial Globe, and The Jewel of the Kalderash.

An aristocratic girl who is a member of a warmongering and enslaving empire purchases a slave, an act that sets in motion a rebellion that might overthrow her world as well as her heart.

The engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria's crown prince is the event of a lifetime, but to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making, so as she aches to tell the truth about her engagement, she becomes a skilled practitioner of deceit and as a spy passes information and gets close to uncovering a shocking secret.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Winner's Trilogy comes Marie Rutkoski's Tor.Com Original short story, "The Bridge of Snow." Here readers are introduced to Arin during more innocent times. In his childhood, before the war, there was still time to tell stories. This story is set in the same world of the author's stunning YA trilogy, which begins with book one, The Winner's Curse. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download the first five chapters of THE WINNER'S CURSE by Marie Rutkoski! Winning what you want may cost you everything you love... As a general's daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin's eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It's not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined. Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner's Curse is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.

Darcy Jones doesn't remember anything before the day she was abandoned as a child outside a Chicago firehouse. She has never really belonged anywhere—but she couldn't have guessed that she comes from an alternate world where the Great Chicago Fire didn't happen and deadly creatures called Shades terrorize the human population. Memories begin to haunt Darcy when a new boy arrives at her high school, and he makes her feel both desire and desired in a way she hadn't thought possible. But Conn's interest in her is confusing. It doesn't line up with the way he first looked at her. As if she were his enemy. When Conn betrays Darcy, she realizes that she can't rely on anything—not herself, not the laws of nature, and certainly not him. Darcy decides to infiltrate the Shadow Society and uncover the Shades' latest terrorist plot. What she finds out will change her world forever . . . In this smart, compulsively readable novel, master storyteller Marie Rutkoski has crafted an utterly original world, characters you won't soon forget, and a tale full of intrigue and suspense.

Few know that the Great Chicago Fire was started deliberately, as a genocide of deadly creatures called Shades. Fewer still know that they didn't die, not quite...but one human will confront the truth when an ominous beauty makes him gamble for his life. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Macmillan FIERCE READS Fall 2012 Chapter Sampler includes chapter excerpts from Crewel, Monstrous Beauty, Necromancing the Stone, The Shadow Society, Outpost, and Promised — available for free — check out the Fierce Reads website for more information about these much anticipated new YA reads.

Petra and friends fight to save her father and stop a villainous prince and his army of monsters in this fantasy trilogy finale by the New York Times –bestselling author. "Bittersweet, yet hopeful, with an understated romance, this is a fitting finale for a distinctive series." — Booklist Petra Kronos's father has been transformed into one of Prince Rodolfo's monstrous Gray Men, and Petra is determined to save him. She and her friends Tomik and Neel swiftly formulate a plan. But when a long-held secret is revealed, Neel finds himself bound to his country. Petra, Astrophil, and Tomik must embark on their quest without him. The friends are quickly swept up in an epic battle for power. Worse still, Prince Rudolfo is close to becoming emperor, ruling half of Europe. As she struggles to be free of Prince Rudolfo's evil plots, Petra learns just how strong the bonds of friendship can be—and just how much she is willing to sacrifice—in this riveting final volume of the Kronos Chronicles. "A slambang finale to a refreshingly different fantasy trilogy. . . . Thrilling, heartrending, and unexpectedly sweet, Petra's adventures could not have had a more satisfying conclusion." — Kirkus Reviews

«¡Por fin ha regresado la fantasía a la literatura!». ANA MARÍA MATUTE. Petra tiene doce años, un padre inventor y una araña parlante y lectora con problemas de insomnio. Pese a todo, su vida se desarrolla sin grandes contratiempos? hasta que el príncipe Rodolfo hace llamar a su padre para encargarle algo: la construcción de un reloj astronómico sin igual, que, una vez terminado, enseguida cobra fama por su belleza. No obstante, Petra pronto se entera de lo que oculta el reloj: un mecanismo capaz de manipular el clima mediante el tiempo. El padre de la niña trata de tranquilizarla, asegurándole que el príncipe no planea usar mal el reloj. Pero unos días después, en el pueblecito de Petra llueve arena. Y es entonces cuando ella decide viajar con Astrophil, su araña, hasta Praga, infiltrarse en el Castillo de la Salamandra, donde reside el príncipe, y acabar con la magia del reloj.

Petra is op mysterieuze wijze in Londen terechtgekomen. Haar vrienden zijn naar haar op zoek, maar ook naar een magische globe, met daarop een landkaart met gaten in tijd en ruimte. Vanaf ca. 11 jaar.

Pétra Kronos a une vie simple et heureuse. Mais pas ordinaire. Ainsi, sa meilleure amie est une araignée mécanique prénommée Astrophile qui vit dans sa chevelure d'où elle donne des conseils sarcastiques. Son père, Mikal Kronos, a la faculté d'influencer les métaux. C'est d'ailleurs pour cela qu'il a été emmené à Prague sur ordre du prince Rodolphe. Mais lorsqu'il revient aveugle, Pétra se pose mille questions. Qu'a vraiment pris le prince en volant les yeux de Mikal Kronos? Pour le savoir, elle ira à Prague, puis au château du prince, jusqu'au Cabinet des Merveilles s'il le faut. Là où le souverain garde précieusement ses plus grands trésors.

Mikal, de vader van Petra (12), kan met zijn ogen uit metaal prachtige dingen maken. De prins van Bohemen steelt Mikals ogen. Petra gaat naar Praag om de ogen van haar vader te zoeken. Vanaf ca. 11 jaar.