Kateřina Cardová Livres

One girl can make a difference... Moscow has burned nearly to the ground, leaving its people searching for answers - and someone to hold accountable. Vasya finds herself on her own, amid a rabid mob that calls for her death, blaming her witchery for their misfortune. Then a vengeful demon returns, renewed and stronger than ever, determined to spread chaos in his wake and never be chained again. Enlisting the hateful priest Konstantin as his servant, turmoil plagues the Muscovites and the magical creatures alike, and all find their fates resting on the shoulders of Vasya. With an uncertain destiny ahead of her, Vasya learns surprising truths of her past as she desperately tries to save Russia, Morozko, and the magical world she treasures. But she may not be able to save them all...

For a young woman in medieval Russia, the choices are stark- marriage or life in a convent. Vasya will choose a third way- magic. . . The court of the Grand Prince of Moscow is plagued by power struggles and rumours of unrest. Meanwhile bandits roam the countryside, burning the villages and kidnapping its daughters. Setting out to defeat the raiders, the Prince and his trusted companion come across a young man riding a magnificent horse. Only Sasha, a priest with a warrior's training, recognises this 'boy' as his younger sister, thought to be dead or a witch by her village. But when Vasya proves herself in battle, riding with remarkable skill and inexplicable power, Sasha realises he must keep her secret as she may be the only way to save the city from threats both human and fantastical. . . *The next book in the series, The Winter of the Witch, is available to pre-order*

Autoři společnými silami, třebaže každý zvlášť, rozluštili v metafoře zakódované tajemství našich vnitřních světů. Předestírají před námi pohádku jako návod k nalezení ztracené rovnováhy mezi ženským a mužským elementem našeho já. Ruští bohatýři a zlé baby jagy jako tajemné pochody našeho podvědomí? Došli jsme v naší západní kultuře k bodu, kdy ženy už tolik nemilují muže? Proč by mělo být jedno pohlaví obdařeno větším dílem lásky než druhé? Oba autoři se snaží nahlédnout pod povrch věcí.

Ženský román s psychologickou zápletkou líčí kritickou etapu v životě manželky autoritativního bohatého muže. Hrdinčin život manželky charismatického podnikatele byl velice složitý, musela zápolit nejen s jeho složitou povahou, ale i s řadou příbuzných, k nimž v průběhu let musela upravit svůj vztah. V okamžiku, kdy se manžel dostává do problémů, hodnotí žena své dosavadní manželství a vyvstává před ní závažná otázka, zdá má v zájmu svého muže a bezpečí svých dětí vyslovit lež, která by zachránila muže i její manželství. Po citové krizi, kterou právě přestála, zápasí s pochybnostmi a ptá se sama sebe, jestli svého muže milovala natolik, aby kvůli němu lhala.

Román pro ženy o krachu dvacetiletého manželství, kdy matka dvou synů musí najít novou životní náplň a vyrovnat se s manželovou nevěrou. Čtyřicetiletá hrdinka zdrceně zjišťuje, že její manžel si našel mladší a krásnější ženu, ale na rozvod nemyslí. Tato situace jí připadá neudržitelná, po počátečním šoku si najde zaměstnání, které ji baví a trvá na rozvodu. Nový život a získaná nezávislost se jí brzy zalíbí, zvláště když získá řadu nových přátel a manžela, který by se rád vrátil, definitivně odmítne, protože si naplno uvědomila jeho sobectví. Dokáže ale na něho myslet bez původní zahořklosti a nenávisti.

Rose Fiorello has nothing - except a mane of blue-black hair, she-wolf eyes and a blistering hatred of Rothstein Realty, the ruthless property developer that crushed her father's business. And then she meets Jake, the sexy, arrogant heir to the Rothstein fortune... Poppy Allen has the perfect LA princess lifestyle: wealthy parents, a lovely home and looks that stop traffic. But Poppy craves the excitement of rock 'n' roll... For Daisy Markham, life at her English boarding school is unbearable. Overweight and underachieving, she escapes by devouring glitzy novels. And she's starting to think she'd be better off writing them rather than reading them... Three women determined to get exactly what they want. But they share a secret that's going to unite them in a way they could never have imagined...

'Frost-demons have no interest in mortal girls wed to mortal men. In the stories, they only come for the wild maiden.' In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family, tales of old magic frowned upon by the church. But for the young, wild Vasya these are far more than just stories. She alone can see the house spirits that guard her home, and sense the growing forces of dark magic in the woods... Atmospheric and enchanting, with an engrossing adventure at its core, The Bear and the Nightingale is perfect for readers of Naomi Novik's Uprooted, Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, and Neil Gaiman.

In South Carolina, a young black man faces the death penalty for the rape and murder of Marianne Larousse, daughter of one of the wealthiest men in the state. It's a case that nobody wants to touch, a case with its roots in old evil, and old evil is private detective Charlie Parker's speciality. But Parker is about to make a descent into the abyss, a confrontation with dark forces that threaten all that Parker holds dear: his lover, his unborn child, even his soul. . . For in a prison cell, a fanatical preacher is about to take his revenge on Charlie Parker, its instruments the very men that Parker is hunting, and a strange, hunched creature that keeps its own secrets buried by a riverbank: the undiscovered killer Cyrus Nairn. Soon, all of these figures will face a final reckoning in southern swamps and northern forests, in distant locations linked by a single thread, a place where the paths of the living and the dead converge. A place known only as the White Road.

True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn't mind being snowed in at the isolated farmhouse where she's retreated to write her new book. A cozy fire, complete silence. It would be perfect, if not for the fact that decades earlier, at this very house, two people were murdered in cold blood and a girl disappeared without a trace. As the storm worsens, Wylie finds herself trapped inside the house, haunted by the secrets contained within its walls--haunted by secrets of her own. Then she discovers a small child in the snow just outside. After bringing the child inside for warmth and safety, she begins to search for answers. But soon it becomes clear that the farmhouse isn't as isolated as she thought, and someone is willing to do anything to find them. And don't miss these other great stories by Heather! The Weight of Silence These Things Hidden Little Mercies MIssing Pieces Not a Sound Before She Was Found This is How I Lied

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