After a car accident leaves her in a coma, a cellist must decide whether to live or die, observing her grieving loved ones and reliving memories that define her.
This book uses economic principles to reveal the surprising incentives behind everything from drug dealing and real estate to cheating teachers and the decline of crime.
In a racially charged Mississippi town, a father's violent revenge for his daughter's rape ignites prejudice, forcing a young lawyer to defend the indefensible amid threats of mob rule and a trial that could tear the community apart.
During the Nazi occupation of France, two sisters choose different, dangerous paths of resistance and sacrifice to protect what they love and defy war.
As the son of Poseidon, Percy Jackson must lead a perilous quest to rescue a goddess and his missing friend, Annabeth, all while facing a monstrous prophecy that warns not all of his demigod companions will return alive.
In the squalor of 19th-century Paris, an ex-convict's lifelong quest for redemption clashes with an unyielding inspector, set against a backdrop of revolution, poverty, and the enduring power of human compassion.
In a future New Beijing, a mechanic who is a cyborg discovers her hidden past and a dangerous attraction to Prince Kai. These discoveries are key to humanity's survival against lunar invaders and a deadly disease.
In 1870s Russia, a passionate affair ruins a high-society woman's life, while another person searches for happiness amidst social rules and moral problems.
As the Shadow covers Middle-earth, kings rise and fall, loyalties are tested, and an age ends to begin the rule of Men, leaving a bittersweet victory and unavoidable change.
A reporter, recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital, returns to her stifling hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls. She finds herself caught between her troubled past and the sinister secrets of her wealthy, dysfunctional family.
As Kronos's army attacks an unguarded Mount Olympus in New York City, Percy Jackson must gather young demigods to defend Western civilization. He also faces the chance that his own fate might lead to its destruction.
In Victorian London, an American orphan with a mysterious power gets involved with demon-hunting Shadowhunters and two intriguing boys as they try to stop a secret society from taking over the British Empire with an army of clockwork robots.
As alliances shatter and the dead rise, a young king fights for the North, an exiled queen unleashes dragons, and the Iron Throne's grip loosens, all while a supernatural army marches on a continent poised to explode.
A penniless boy's life transforms with a golden ticket, whisking him into Willy Wonka's whimsical, perilous chocolate factory where sugary dreams and unexpected lessons await.
A zealous missionary's rigid faith clashes with the Belgian Congo's wilderness and people, unraveling his family through the eyes of his five unforgettable women.
In a world where every life choice is dictated, a young woman's perfectly matched future shatters when a fleeting glimpse of an unauthorized face on her screen forces her to choose between the illusion of perfection and the dangerous truth of her own heart.
In 19th-century England, an orphan's sudden rise to gentlemanly 'great expectations' becomes a gilded cage, showing the true cost of ambition and the pain of misplaced hope.
In 12th-century England, a prior, a mason, and a noblewoman work to build a cathedral, fighting political intrigue, family betrayal, and nature over generations.
A brilliant young girl named Matilda, armed with an extraordinary mind and a knack for clever mischief, navigates a world of neglectful parents and a tyrannical headmistress. She discovers the power within herself to champion justice and find her true home.
A charming but financially reckless London journalist, drowning in debt and designer labels, must confront her shopping addiction when her lies begin to unravel her glamorous facade and threaten her chance at true love and self-acceptance.
