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The Book of Gold


???????A DESPERATE THIEF. A MAGICAL BOOK. A HEIST FOR THE AGES. ?????????''History and enchantment woven in a seamless, intricate tapestry'' Sarah Rees Brennan ???? ''Intricately plotted and vividly imagined'' M.A. Kuzniar ??There''s only one thing notorious thief Lyta loves more than a big score: her little brother, Kit. But when Kit is arrested for producing seditious pamphlets, he stands to lose not only his printing press, but possibly his life.In exchange for her brother''s freedom, Lyta strikes a daring bargain with the king -she will steal the infamous Book of Gold: a mysterious manuscript reputed to be hiding vast magical power within. It''s just the kind of challenge Lyta relishes, but she didn''t bargain for a secretive scholar, her brother''s interference, or the return of handsome and brooding Captain Sylvian Chant, once her lover and partner in crime, now an incorruptible royal bodyguard . . .Tropes included: ? Magical Heist ??? Childhood friends to enemies...to lovers ??? Second chance romance ?????? Alt History Renaissance ??? Found family ??READERS LOVE THE BOOK OF GOLD ''SIX OF CROWS meets THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA, with just a hint of A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC, with a charm and edge that is all Long''s own'' ?????''I''m fully on board for more adventures with Lyta and crew . . . For fans of Solo, The Princess Bride, Ocean''s Eight and Eleven, and anyone looking for a wonderful book worthy of heists'' ?????''This was EXCELLENT'' ?????''I especially loved the characters. They multi-faceted, complex people and I enjoyed reading from all three POVs'' ?????''Such a fun, 16th century inspired heist and state-vs-religion fantasy'' ?????''I read this as the BFS book club read for January, and I was absolutely bowled over by it. Long takes her love of the history of old books, particularly the Plantin Polyglot Bible, and 16th Century Antwerp and delivers a sumptuous fantasy story'' ?????AUTHORS LOVE THE BOOK OF GOLD''Sweeps you away with magic books, gods, and a gorgeous second-chance romance. This book is golden!'' M.A. KUZNIAR''History and enchantment woven in a seamless, intricate tapestry'' Sarah Rees Brennan''Intricately plotted and vividly imagined, The Book of Gold snatched me away to a dangerous, decadent city populated by thieves and kings; scholars and gods'' Lyra Selene
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The Trial


A young boy dying of a lethal disease... A corporation's greed is the cause... Avery Collins must get justice and possibly find the person who can save his life... Avery Collins, social justice warrior, has a new case, only it's not a criminal case. Not yet, anyway. 7 year old Frankie Jamison is dying, and nobody quite knows why. Avery knows Frankie through Regina, as Frankie is the son of Lorinda, one of Regina's best friends from the street. Lorinda has nothing in her life, nothing but her young son, and now she's losing even that. With nobody to turn to, Lorinda tells Avery her story, and, with Regina's persistence, Avery decides to look a little deeper. And what she finds is corruption and greed at the highest level. Not to mention a cover-up that goes higher than Avery could ever imagine. Is there a chance that this young kid can find justice and a cure? Avery becomes determined to find out, while also being determined that the bastards who are behind this kid's illness are brought to justice. And Avery always gets justice, no matter how she has to do it. With the lightning speed and twists and turns you've come to expect from a Rachel Sinclair legal thriller, this is one book you won't want to miss!!!!!
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Winter's Fairytale


The bestselling small town festive rom-com that will warm your heart! Just weeks before Christmas, a sudden blanket of snow has brought public transport to a halt, stranding Izzy miles from home and in desperate need of rescue. While she hoped for a Christmas miracle, Izzy never expected to spend the weekend holed up in Rob's swanky flat, watching London transform into a winter wonderland. After all, Izzy and Rob have a complicated history… Six months ago, she was stood in the vestry of a beautiful country church when best man Rob delivered the news that any bride would dread on her big day. But at the time of year when anything is possible, can Rob and Izzy let go of the past and let Christmas work its magic? Or will this be one holiday wish that Izzy lets walk right out of her life… Tropes: * Second chances * Forced proximity * Seasonal romance * Friends to lovers ***** Readers give Winter's Fairytale five stars! 'Uplifting, satisfying and the best romance book I've read all year… I laughed, smiled and couldn't stop reading the entire way through without a care for anything else going on around me!' 'Laugh out loud, lump in the throat and hold your breath moments, with some brilliant one liners… read this, you won't regret it!' 'The will-they-won't-they storyline kept me reading non-stop for 3 hours! I couldn't put the book down I just needed to know what happened next' 'There were certainly many hilarious moments that had me laughing out loud with a lot of romantic moments thrown in… A truly sparkling and glorious Christmas read!'
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Hidden in the Silence


Journalists don’t just end up dead. Not without someone making it happen. FBI Special Agent Domini Walker is off duty when her friend Vivienne Preston—a fearless investigative reporter—answers a call that ends in terror. Panicked shouting. Shattering glass. Then silence. Minutes later, Viv finds her colleague dead in his Chinatown apartment. The NYPD calls it a break-in gone wrong. Dom calls it what it is: a cover-up. The victim was chasing a story with teeth—one that rattled the wrong cages. Now Dom is picking up the trail. The leads are murky, Viv is shaken, and someone’s keeping tabs on their every move. With her team at her back—razor-sharp analyst Lea Peck and reclusive genius Mila Pascale—Dom starts pulling threads. What she finds is a network of buried secrets, corporate rot, and power structures built to resist exposure. The deeper she digs, the more dangerous it gets. And this time, the next target may be someone she can’t afford to lose. A gritty, emotionally charged FBI thriller perfect for fans of Tana French, Sharon Bolton, and readers who crave sharp characters, dark conspiracies, and justice with teeth. ____________________________________ Praise for the Dom Walker Series: ?  “Dom fights for justice—she never backs down.” ?  “Reads like a movie. Fantastic storytelling.” ?  “The pacing is fantastic—never a dull moment.” ?  “Love Dom’s loyalty and drive. She’s tough but real.” ?  “Great team dynamic. ?  “A real woman with real flaws doing impossible work.” ?  “Thrilling and thoughtful. Would love this on TV.” ?  “Dark, realistic, and emotionally hard-hitting.”
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House of Splendid Isolation


History is everywhere. It seeps into the soil, the sub-soil. Like rain, or hail, or snow, or blood.Josie O’Grady is an elderly woman, living alone in her dilapidated big house on the outskirts of a rural Irish village. Then one day her bedroom door swings open to reveal McGreevy, an IRA terrorist on a bloody crusade, who has chosen her isolated house for sanctuary. As days pass, these two outsiders develop a grudging respect for each other, which grows into affection and friendship, but the police net is closing in and, with dawning horror, Josie starts to suspect that McGreevy is not only using her house as a refuge.Based on interviews with the IRA leader Dominic McGlinchy in Portlaoise Prison and published four years before the Good Friday Agreement, this thrilling, political, poetic novel is a portrait of the state of the Irish nation at the height of the Troubles.
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On the Calculation of Volume III


Tara Selter is no longer alone.Tara Selter has lived the eighteenth of November 1,143 times when she notices a break in the pattern: a man has changed his shirt. The man is Henry Dale, and he remembers all the days that have come before. He knows that time has fallen out of joint. Now they are two of a kind – trapped in the eighteenth of November, but no longer alone.Together they learn to share their present; their voices grow hoarse recounting their small battles against it and their bewilderment at the disintegrating world. Henry sees things differently to Tara: he does not think that time will put itself back together and he does not think that the future will come around. But he makes her realise that she is no longer the same person she was before this fault in time. And he makes her believe that there may be others to find within it.Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize and Winner of the Nordic Council Prize for Literature, On the Calculation of Volume III is the third volume of the poetic, page-turning European masterpiece about one woman''s fall through the cracks of time. ''Absolutely, absolutely incredible.'' Karl Ove Knausgard''A total explosion.'' Nicole Krauss''Unforgettable.'' Hernan Díaz''Breathtaking.'' Chetna Maroo''Brilliant.'' Jon McGregor''Absolutely marvellous.'' Lauren Groff
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My Favorite Holidate


A holiday romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, with spice and fake dating that follows a fiery designer who teams up with her charming billionaire boss for a week-long Christmas competition, and their pretend holiday romance soon starts to feel all too real—now with a never-before-published short story.“Wanted: hot billionaire to pose as my Christmas boyfriend. Must be willing to make my cheating ex jealous by kissing me under the mistletoe at holiday parties. Bonus if you make him cry.” To Fable’s surprise, her billionaire boss, Wilder Blaine, is more than willing to take on the challenge of playing her holiday boyfriend. The sexy single dad desperately needs a plus one for a Christmas Eve wedding, where he’s the best man and she’s the maid of honor. With her ex also in the wedding party, the two team up as a pair of insta-lovebirds for the holiday season. Their partnership includes participating in the annual week-long Christmas competition leading up to the snowy destination wedding. What starts as late nights crafting the best popcorn balls for the contest soon turns into a passionate night together, where the sparks between them are impossible to ignore. But when the holidays end, can their winter wonderland romance turn into something real back at the office? Or are they destined to go the way of a Christmas tree on New Year’s Day?
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The Mushroom Tapes


In July 2023, in a quiet Australian country town, Erin Patterson - stay-at-home mother and true crime devotee - invited her husband's devoutly Christian family to lunch. Within days, three of her guests were dead and the fourth was in a coma. They had all been poisoned by death cap mushrooms. Two years later, Patterson stood trial, accused of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. The court case gripped the nation and fascinated people all over the world. Among those drawn into the drama were three renowned Australian writers: Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein. Together, they joined the daily media scrum at the Latrobe Valley Law Courts and spent long days immersed in the case's sinister and complex themes: love, hate, jealousy, revenge, marriage, money, mycology and murder. The Mushroom Tapes is a true crime book like no other - a uniquely enlightening study of Erin Patterson and our collective obsession with her strange and terrible crime.
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Twin Star Exorcists, Vol. 35


Exorcists Rokuro and Benio unleash serious supernatural action while purifying the world of monsters.Rokuro and Benio plot to defeat the King of the Kegare without having to sacrifice their son, but the Prophesied Child has plans of his own! Don’t miss the surprising conclusion to the millennium-long battle between the exorcists and the Kegare.Rokuro and Benio plot to defeat the King of the Kegare without having to sacrifice their son, but the Prophesied Child has plans of his own! Don’t miss the surprising conclusion to the millennium-long battle between the exorcists and the Kegare.
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Me and Mr Darcy


From Alexandra Potter, author of the bestselling Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up, dreams come true in Me and Mr Darcy – a fun, feel-good fairy tale about life, love and dating literature's most eligible bachelor!Every girl is looking for her Mr Darcy. Imagine if you found the real one. After a string of nightmare relationships, Emily's had it with modern-day men. She'd rather pour herself a glass of wine and curl up with Pride and Prejudice and her beloved Mr Darcy. So what if he’s a fictional her? aced with spending New Year’s at yet another singles party, she books herself on a coach tour of Jane Austen country, but quickly realises she won't find her dream man here - just a coach full of pensioners and one particularly aggravating (if handsome) journalist, Spike. That's until she enters a room and finds herself face-to-face with none other than Darcy himself. The actual, real Mr Darcy. From the book. And, suddenly, every woman's fantasy becomes one woman's reality . . . Praise for Alexandra Potter:'Say hello to a book that will have you laughing with every page, whether you're 20, 40 or 80' – Heat'Brilliant! Laughing out loud' – Emma Gannon, author of Olive'Funny but layered, light-hearted but surprisingly deep, this is a perfect and inspiring new year read' – Red
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Ask and You Will Receive, Vol. 3


Who will win when a bad boy player and a princely narcissist go head-to-head in bed?!Unassuming office worker by day, seductive playboy by night—Shinobu Urakawa is living his best double life until the stuck-up prince of sales Hikaru Omoteya invades Shinobu’s after-hours sanctuary. Shinobu keeps hoping the straight Hikaru will get tired of crashing a gay bar, but he keeps coming back! When Shinobu notices the looks Hikaru keeps sending his way, he decides to play dirty to reclaim his nightly refuge. It was hard enough for Shinobu to handle his one-night stand morphing into a real relationship, but now he has to deal with a man from Hikaru’s past showing up out of the blue! Osuke Ikurumi, Hikaru’s mentor and the company’s sales king, is back in the office after a stint overseas, and his first order of business is doting on his protégé. Suddenly Hikaru can’t stop bringing the guy up in conversation, so Shinobu has to shut him up—with a kiss! Too bad it happens in the bathroom at work where Osuke overhears it…
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Benevolence


?How good it is to hear a Darug voice speaking of Darug history.??Kate Grenville, author of The Secret River, winner of the Commonwealth PrizeBlending the mythical power of Téa Obreht and the epic scope of Min Jin Lee, a searing historical novel that tells a story of colonization, survival, and resistance in a way never done before?a beautiful, brilliant, and brutal reimagining of the first contact between Indigenous people and white British settlers and the far-reaching consequences for one Aboriginal girl coming of age in an unsteady and dangerous world.For all known time, Muraging?s people, the Darug, have lived on this land between the river and the sea. But change comes swiftly in the early years of the nineteenth century when White settlers begin to arrive, laying claim to the continent, long inhabited by Aboriginal tribes like Muraging?s, for the British empire. At ten years old, Muraging is given over to the Parramatta Native School by her father, where the missionaries call her Mary James, force her to abandon her culture and language, and teach her subjects they believe will save her soul: English, Christianity, and housework. Six years later, seeking a brighter future, Muraging flees the school, embarking on a journey of discovery and a search for a safe place in an unfamiliar and unsteady new world?an odyssey far more winding and treacherous than she ever dreamed. Spanning two decades, from 1816-1835, and set around the Hawkesbury River area, the home of the Darug people in Parramatta and Sydney, Benevolence sheds light on the heartbreaking violence and erasure of colonization, as well as remarkable survival and resistance?a vivid and compelling portrait of the  Aboriginal Australians whose way of life is forever altered. Award-winning Australian writer Julie Janson?s draws on historical events to recreate this pivotal time?things that may have happened to her own ancestors?giving voice to an Aboriginal experience of early-settlement in Australia.
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Lighting up Loveland


Falling for her grumpy rival wasn’t on her Christmas list. Will the magic of the festive season melt the ice around two frozen heart? ola Sanchez has one goal - making this ski season at Loveland sparkle. When her plans go off-piste, the only person who can help is grumpy Luka Bouchard  - the last man she wants to rely on. As they’re forced to work together, festive magic begins to break down both their defences. Will Lola and Luka discover that sometimes the best things come when we least expect them? Or will their stubbornness keep them apart as the season draws to a clos? scape to the sublime in this heart-warming holiday romance full of second chances and unexpected love. ‘Captivating, romantic and gorgeously evocative’ ISABELLE BROOM‘Escapist and immersive, a joy to read’ KILEY DUNBAR‘Heart-warming and feel-good’ CRESSIDA McLAUGHLIN
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I, Medusa


<p><b>From New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray comes a new kind of villain origin story, reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine.</b><br><br>Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else's story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents-both gods, albeit minor ones-she dreams of leaving her family's island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as an esteemed priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home.<br><br>In Athens' colourful market streets and the clandestine chambers of the temple, Meddy flourishes in her role as Athena's favoured acolyte, getting her first tastes of purpose and power. But when she is noticed by another Olympian, Poseidon, a drunken night between girl and god ends in violence, and the course of Meddy's promising future is suddenly and irrevocably altered.<br><br>Her locs transformed into snakes as punishment for a crime she did not commit, Medusa must embrace a new identity-not as a victim, but as a vigilante-and with it, the chance to write her own story as mortal, martyr, and myth.<br><br><b>Exploding with rage, heartbreak, and love, <i>I, Medusa</i> portrays a young woman caught in the cross currents between her heart's deepest desires and the cruel, careless games the Olympian gods play.</b></p>
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Silence Volume 4


An exhilarating manga following the journey of a boy and his village across a frigid, post-apocalyptic setting riddled with folkloric monstersThe day the sun disappeared forever behind the clouds, legendary monsters that had been seen only at night began to crawl perpetually, and the human fear of being hunted ubiquitous. For almost 30 years, Lame and her village have been cut off from the rest of the world. The monsters, who track the villagers by sound and especially by voice, have forced them to communicate by sign language. But their safety is endangered when a young woman called Moon, who wears strings of little bells, arrives in the village. She tells them that there is a way of fighting the monsters: by becoming monsters themselves But the adventure has only just begun. To find other humans who can help them, the villagers have decided to leave everything behind and go beyond the mountains that surround them. The journey filled with danger begins. . . .
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The Dog Sitter Detective's Christmas Tail


'Antony Johnson serves up a festive whodunnit that's clever, funny and wonderfully easy to inhale in one sitting. Perfect for anyone who wants their Christmas crime with extra wag' Jo Middleton'More than one mystery, more than one secret, and definitely more than one dog - this funny, exciting, charming rollercoaster of a book has it all' David QuantickIt's almost Christmas, and actress and amateur sleuth Gwinny Tuffel is still pondering what to buy DCI Birch (retired) and whether she could adopt a new furry friend. But sorting through her late father's papers leads her into his mysterious past, pointing to an enigmatic 'liaison' now living in a Somerset commune populated by a group of retired spies. When Gwinny and Birch are unexpectedly snowed in at the remote farmhouse, they find that any skeletons in her father's closet have been joined by a body in the attic. Surrounded by people for whom keeping secrets is second nature, along with an energetic Cocker Spaniel, Gwinny and Birch are embroiled in a murder case once again. Will they uncover the culprit and escape in time for Christma? eaders love The Dog Sitter Detective's Christmas Tail:'My three favourite things dogs, books and Christmas.''Readers who love Agatha Christie's charm or Richard Osman's humor will find something familiar yet refreshingly light here.''Such a fun read!''I gulped this tale down-it's that good.''Charming and cozy'
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Fatal Promise


Eeny meeny, miney, moe. Who lives, who dies only I know.When a doctor is discovered brutally murdered in local woodland, Detective Kim Stone is shocked to discover the victim is Gordon Cordell - a man linked to a previous case she worked on. Gordon has a chequered past, but who would want him dead?When Gordon''s son is involved in a horrific car crash which leaves him fighting for his life, Kim''s sure this is no accident.Then a woman is found dead in suspicious circumstances and Kim makes a disturbing link between the victims and Russells Hall Hospital. The same hospital where Gordon worked.Kim and her team are still grieving the loss of one of their own, but now they''re facing one of the most dangerous serial killers they''ve ever encountered. Can Kim keep her squad together and hunt him down before he claims his next victim?Because he''s not finished yet...From multi-million copy number one bestseller Angela Marsons comes an absolutely nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat crime thriller.What readers are saying about Fatal Promise:''Marsons for me is the QUEEN of this genre... I just adore her. Bloody FABULOUS.'' Postcard Reviews''Angela Marsons has now been officially awarded my Queen of Crime Writing accolade... if you are going to read one book this year then make it this one... I guarantee you will absolutely not regret it.'' Stardust Book Reviews, ?????''A fascinating read full of twists and turns... If you haven''t read any of her books yet then you are seriously crazy! What are you waiting for!'' Chapterinmylife, ?????''A winner... At one point I couldn''t see the page for tears of sadness and on another occasion absolutely creased with laughter at the banter... amazing... I have no hesitation in recommending.'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????''Brilliant thriller!!... hands down this is my favourite crime series...I will be recommending this one over and over!!'' Donna''s Book Blog, ?????''A compulsory read for everyone!!!!... A brilliant fast-paced read with oodles of brilliant shocking twists.'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????''Brilliant... Every last page is packed with suspense, mystery and emotion... I couldn''t bear to put it down even for a few minutes... if you haven''t read this series yet, why not? Seriously if you are a lover of crime this is a series not to be missed.'' The Book Review Café, ?????
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The River Seine Killings


A missing ex-partner. A web of corruption. Can DI Ruth Hunter locate and rescue the woman she loved before she vanishes again – this time forever?Sarah disppeared off the face of the earth seven years ago. Ever since, Ruth has searched for her, unable to give up on her ex-partner. New leads take Ruth to Paris.It''s a race against time to find Sarah before she is trafficked out of the country, and the invesitagation is hampered at every turn. Ruth finds herself embroiled in the dark underbelly of French political and police corruption and met with a wall of silence.Ruth must learn who she can trust, and quickly, or risk never seeing Sarah again.
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Damned


For a former English maid, the stakes have never been higher . . .Damned is the final book in the Scarlet Revolution series, a spellbinding adventure of magic, vampires and mayhem from the bestselling author of the Invisible Library series.1794. Eleanor, former English maid, is a member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel - and now a promising mage. With a vampire plot thwarted in Paris, the League’s next daring rescue is that of the Pimpernel’s beloved wife, Lady Marguerite, imprisoned in her London townhouse on unjust charges of treason and espionage.But Lady Marguerite’s captivity is only the first threat from the League''s vampiric enemy. With the King known to be ill, possibly mad, England is not as it should be. Vampires conspire to take control over the whole country whilst challenging Eleanor and the League at every turn.But then, using her growing magical powers, Eleanor uncovers a devastating, centuries-old secret. It is one so steeped in blood, that it will change not only England, but the entire vampire world, forever . . .Discover where Eleanor''s journey first began in the Sunday Times bestseller, Scarlet.‘A thoughtful exploration of class and revolution . . . This book is a smart, swashbuckling joy. I loved it’– H.G. Parry, author of The Magician’s Daughter on Scarlet
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Beletria je často nazývaná aj krásnou, alebo umeleckou literatúrou. Toto označenie pochádza z francúzskeho názvu belles lettres (krásna literatúra)Výrazom beletria sa súhrnne označujú umelecké prozaické diela. K najznámejším beletristickým žánrom patrí poviedka, novela, román, črta či umelecká reportáž.

Romány, poviedky a novely ponúkajú pútavé príbehy s výraznými postavami a atmosférou. Divadelné hry zase slúžia ako materiál pre divadelné predstavenia a prinášajú konverzácie, dramatické situácie a komediálne alebo tragické prvky.

Beletria je neoddeliteľnou súčasťou literatúry, ktorá obohacuje naše vnímanie sveta a poskytuje nám príležitosť prežívať rôznorodé príbehy a vstúpiť do rôznych svetov. Bez ohľadu na to, či preferujete dobrodružstvo, romantiku alebo reflexiu, beletria vám umožní objaviť nové myšlienky, inšpirácie a zábavu.

Hľadáte knižných hrdinov, ktorí vás zavedú do sveta romantiky, histórie, sci-fi či fantasy? Prinášame vám ten najlepší výber skutočných príbehov, románov, detektívok, noviel a poviedok. K úspešným autorom beletrie patria Jozef KarikaDominik Dán, Róbert Bryndza, Kristína Tormová, Urbaníková EvitaTáňa Keleová Vasilková a Stephen King