Here is a story of innocence, admiration, compassion, and true friendship. Aliens from a distant solar system have taken an unprecedented journey to our world, Earth on a mission of discovery and unacquainted challenges. Two alien beings specifically chosen for this mission each possess a unique capability that no human has seen before. The covert team of interstellar expeditioners make a successful stealth landing in the United States of America late at night in a mountainous forested are...

The Almasi Ya Kifo diamonds, respected, esteemed and celebrated by many... feared, cursed and despised by others.These mysterious gemstones possess an energy that can bring good fortune and protection from harm to those that possess them. Whereas for others, there is profound calamity and death. For this reason, the diamonds are known as 'fate diamonds' in different cultures. Myth or fact, magic or science? This can only be determined by the indivi...

Paulo Pineda incessantly seeks quick fortune, frequenting casinos more than he probably should. He gambles often, and loses often. He previously, and quite unexpectantly, came into possession of the notorious Almasi Ya Kifo diamonds; suddenly enjoying terrific winnings. Then, after experiencing some very disturbing events and fearing for his life, he agreed to rid himself of the diamonds.Disappointed now that he's not winning, Paulo reflects on how his luck would b...

The Almasi Ya Kifo diamonds, respected, esteemed and celebrated by many... feared, cursed and despised by others.Xenyatta Davenport, (Xen to those that know her) is a well-known fashion model and has graced the covers of many magazines. She's gorgeous, smart and kind, and just a little bit quirky. What isn't known, is that Xen also has a covert and ultra-confidential side profession; transporting precious gems for insurance companies.Xen has arrived into Italy to complete h...

Finalist for the National Book Award and a 2015 Wall Street Journal Book Club selection: An intense portrait of the Philippines in the late 1950s.Dogeaters follows a diverse set of characters through Manila, each exemplifying the country's sharp distinctions between social classes. Celebrated novelist and playwright Jessica Hagedorn effortlessly shifts from the capital's elite to the poorest of the poor. From the country's president and first lady to an ide...

Alisa Valdés-Rodríguez's vibrant, can't-put-it-down novel of six friends--each one an unforgettable Latina woman in her late '20s--and the complications and triumphs in their livesInseparable since their days at Boston University almost ten years before, six friends form the Dirty Girls Social Club, a mutual support and (mostly) admiration society that no matter what happens to each of them (and a lot does), meets regularly to dish, dine and compare notes on the bum...

Jessica Hagedorn has transformed her bestselling novel about the Philippines during the reign of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos into an equally powerful theatrical piece that is a multi-layered tour de force. As Harold Bloom writes, "Hagedorn expresses the conflicts experienced by Asian immigrants caught between cultures . . . she takes aim at racism in the U.S. and develops in her dramas the themes of displacement and the search for belonging."Jessica Hagedorn is a p...

'BRAZILIAN PSYCHO is a riveting and explosive masterpiece of political crime fiction that deserves to share the shelf with AMERICAN TABLOID, THE POWER OF THE DOG and A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS, and confirms Joe Thomas as one of our very best contemporary crime writers.' David Peace**'**Complex and compelling, and shot through with moments of horror and beauty, BRAZILIAN PSYCHO is a magnificent achievement.' The Times Crime Club...

The opening chapter of a yet unpublished novel for fans of Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher.A mysterious stranger barges into a tequila bar and starts making demands. He wants something and he won't take no for an answer.

**Pura Belpré Author Honor Award** Four starred reviews!**A powerful and expertly told novel in verse, by an award-winning poet, about a twelve-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis.**Aniana del Mar belongs in the water like a dolphin belongs to the sea. But she and Papi keep her swim practices and meets hidden from Mami, who has never recovered from losing someone she loves to the water years ago. That is, until the day Ani’s s...

From the New York Times bestselling author, here is the first novel in the explosive Power of the Dog series—an action-filled look at the drug trade that takes you deep inside a world riddled with corruption, betrayal, and bloody revenge.Book One of the Power of the Dog SeriesSet about ten years prior to The Cartel, this gritty novel introduces a brilliant cast of characters. Art Keller is an obsessive DEA agent. The Barre...

**A May 2025 LibraryReads PickNamed Most Anticipated by Today.com, New York Post, Bustle, PureWow, and BookRiotFrom beloved author Hannah Orenstein, this love letter to lake life is “the Parent Trap for adults,” the story of two half-sisters who meet for the first time at their father’s cabin in Maine after his unexpected death.**Every summer, Vivian Levy and Lucy Webster spend a month with their father at his lake house ...