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Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War. Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary King Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful--irresistible to all...

"Lexie and her cousin, Eleni, are super-mega-extra-seriously close. They're like twins who aren't actually twins, if that's possible. But when Lexie tells a terrible, jealous lie, her whole family is split apart. It's up to Lexie to bring them all back together and fix her relationship with Eleni. After a few calamitous escapades, Lexie has discovered that there are all sorts of truths and all sorts of lies...But can telling the truth be more hurtful...

"Abandonada por un novio infiel y con la autoestima por los suelos, Kayla Young había buscado la soledad en una isla griega. Lo último que deseaba era compartir aquel lugar paradisíaco con un griego misterioso y arrogante. Acosado por la prensa sensacionalista y las cazafortunas, Leonidas Vassalio no podía creer que estuviera compartiendo su refugio con una mujer que ¡no sabía quién era! Y pensó aprovecharse de ello. Pero, en su intento por...

"A groundbreaking, controversial dive into the role psychedelics have played in the human experience of the Divine throughout Western history, and the answer to a 2,000 year old mystery that could shake the Church to its foundations. The Immortality Key connects the lost, psychedelic sacrament of Greek religion to early Christianity-exposing the true origins of Western Civilization. In the tradition of unsolved historical mysteries like David Grann's...

En su intento por ayudar a su mejor amiga a escapar de un matrimonio de conveniencia, la princesa Mina acab- cautiva del enigmtico Alexei Katsaros en su isla privada. Mina ten'a que convencer a Alexei de que ella era su futura esposa, pero no esperaba la deliciosa pasi-n que sobrecogi- a ambos. Y, después de una noche con Alexei, se dio cuenta de que hab'a ms en juego que el secreto de su identidad, su coraz-n estaba también a merced de Alexei. While...

The harrowing story of a Methodist Minister and a principled American naval officer who helped rescue more than 250,000 refugees during the genocide of Armenian and Greek Christians-a tale of bravery, morality, and politics, published to coincide with the genocide's centennial. The year was 1922: World War I had just come to a close, the Ottoman Empire was in decline, and Asa Jennings, a YMCA worker from upstate New York, had just arrived in the...

In the second volume in a trilogy set during the Trojan war, Agamemnon tightens his control of the lands around Troy, Achilles prepares to test his godlike strength in battle, and Odysseus is confronted with a terrible choice between friendship and honor.