New Releases by Alison Goodman

Una detective novata de la alta sociedad londinense utiliza su ingenio y su estatus de solterona para proteger a otras mujeres con la ayuda de un lord caído en desgracia (pero muy agraciado). ***Unode los mejores libros de misterio de 2023 según The Washington Post *** Lady Augusta Colebrook, «Gus», está aburrida de la vida de alta sociedad y cansada de ser rechazada. Buscando una distracción para ella y para su hermana Julia, decide rescatar a Caroline, la ahijada de una amiga, de su violento esposo. De camino, un bandolero aborda el carruaje en el que Julia y Gus viajan, y esta le dispara por accidente. El delincuente herido resulta no ser otro que lord Evan Belford, quien, acusado de asesinato, fue exiliado a Australia hace años. Y así, las dos hermanas se embarcan en una gran aventura llena de peligro, improvisaciones ingeniosas y un poco de ayuda de un lord Evan revitalizado y bastante encantador. De regreso en Londres, Gus no puede dejar de pensar en su insólito compañero de armas. Y, convencida de que a lord Evan se le acusó injustamente, está decidida a demostrar su inocencia. La crítica ha dicho: «Esta novela intensa, divertida y en momentos oscura representa de forma reveladora un periodo pintoresco y al mismo tiempo misógino de la historia de Inglaterra. Los lectores no podrán esperar a conocer cuál es la próxima aventura de este dúo». Publishers Weekly «Los aficionados de las novelas de Georgette Heyer se deleitarán con este misterio que realza la experiencia lectora con personajes bien desarrollados, un toque de romance y el contexto social del periodo de la Regencia». Library Journal «Las tres aventuras está marcadas por complicaciones enlazadas una tras otra que harán muy felices a los fanáticos de las historias ambientadas en la época de la Regencia o del feminismo acérrimo. Piensa en las novelas de Los Bridgerton y reemplaza el sexo ardiente por hechos encabezados por mujeres». Kirkus «Para los fanáticos de la ficción histórica, el romance y las mujeres que se sienten cansadas de que la sociedad las limite». BookRiot

Braver les convenances dans l’Angleterre de la Régence lorsqu’on appartient au « sexe faible » ? Des amazones chez Jane Austen ! Un roman farouchement féministe qui bouscule les clichés romantiques. À quarante-deux ans, les sœurs Colebrook n’ont épousé que leur destin : si lady Augusta, dite Gus, rejette le mariage, Julia, sa jumelle, pleure la mort de son bien-aimé. Reléguées à leur statut de « vieilles filles », toutes deux revendiquent leur liberté dans une société dirigée par des hommes. Aussi, lorsque leur amie Lady Charlotte Davenport se retrouve aux prises avec un amant qui la fait chanter, les sœurs n’hésitent pas un instant à voler à son secours. Bientôt, c’est une aristocrate séquestrée par son mari, puis une orpheline kidnappée par les tenanciers d’une maison close qui besoin d’aide... Y a-t-il meilleure manière pour les sœurs Colebrook, en s’improvisant détectives et aventurières, de rendre justice aux femmes et de prouver qu’elles sont les égales des hommes ? « Un portrait révélateur d’une période haute en couleur mais redoutablement misogyne de l’histoire anglaise. Féroce, drôle et parfois sombre... » Publishers Weekly

A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an ''old maid'' to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman. Lady Augusta Colebrook, ''Gus'', is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the age of forty-two. She and her twin sister, Julia, who is grieving her dead betrothed, need a distraction. One soon presents itself: to rescue their friend''s goddaughter, Caroline, from her violent husband. The sisters set out to Caroline''s country estate with a plan, but their carriage is accosted by a highwayman. In the scuffle, Gus accidentally shoots the ruffian, only to discover he is Lord Evan Belford, an acquaintance from their past who was charged with murder and exiled to Australia twenty years ago. With Lord Evan injured and unconscious, the sisters have no choice but to bring him on their mission to save Caroline. What follows is a high adventure full of danger, clever improvisation, heart-racing near misses, and a little help from a revived and rather charming Lord Evan. Back in London, Gus can''t stop thinking about her unlikely (not to mention handsome) comrade-in-arms. She is convinced Lord Evan was falsely accused of murder, and she is going to prove it. She persuades Julia to join her in a quest to help Lord Evan, and others in need-society be damned! And so begins the beguiling secret life and adventures of the Colebrook twins. A rollicking and joyous adventure, with a beautiful love story at its heart, about two rebellious sisters foriging their own path in Regency London.

Bath, décembre 1812... Lady Helen prépare son mariage avec le duc de Selburn, mais son esprit est ailleurs: sa mission de Vigilant Suprême n''est pas encore accomplie. Cette double vie met Helen au supplice: non seulement elle doit résister à ses sentiments pour le charismatique Lord Carlston, mais elle doit aussi maîtriser ses pouvoirs. La confrontation finale avec leur grand ennemi, l''Abuseur Suprême, est imminente...

London, April 1812. Lady Helen Wrexhall is set to make her debut at the court of Queen Charlotte and officially step into polite Regency society and the marriage mart. Little does Helen know that step will take her from he opulent drawing rooms of Mayfair and the bright lights of Vauxhall Gardens into a shadowy world of missing housemaids and demonic conspiracies. Standing between those two worlds is Lord Carlston, a man of ruined reputation and brusque manners. He believes Helen has a destiny beyond the ballroom; a sacred and secret duty. Helen is not so sure, especially when she discovers that nothing around her is quite as it seems, including the enigmatic Lord Carlston.

The thrilling, genre-bending conclusion to Lady Helen''s demon-hunting adventures, set in the glittering Regency world. Lady Helen has retreated to a country estate outside Bath to prepare for her wedding to the Duke of Selburn, yet she knows she has unfinished business to complete. She and the dangerously charismatic Lord Carlston have learned they are a dyad, bonded in blood, and only they are strong enough to defeat the Grand Deceiver, who threatens to throw mankind into chaos. But the heinous death-soaked Ligatus Helen has absorbed is tearing a rift in her mind. Its power, if unleashed, will annihilate both Helen and Carlston unless they can find a way to harness its ghastly force and defeat their enemy. In the final book of the trilogy that began with The Dark Days Club and continued with The Dark Days Pact, the intrepid Lady Helen''s story hurtles to a shocking conclusion full of action, heartbreak, and betrayal.

Sequel to New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman''s acclaimed The Dark Days Club—a smashing combination of Buffy and Jane Austen! Summer, 1812. After the scandalous events at her presentation ball in London, Lady Helen has taken refuge at the fashionable seaside resort of Brighton, banished from her family and training as a Reclaimer with the covert Dark Days Club. She must learn to fight the dangerous energy-wielding Deceivers and prepare to face their master, the elusive Grand Deceiver. As she struggles to put aside her genteel upbringing, Helen realizes that her mentor, Lord Carlston, is fighting his own inner battle. Has the foul Deceiver energy poisoned his soul, or is something else driving him towards violent bouts of madness? Either way, Helen is desperate to help the man with whom she shares a deep but forbidden connection. When Mr. Pike, the hard bureaucratic heart of the Dark Days Club, arrives in Brighton, he has a secret mission for Helen: find the journal left by a mad rogue Reclaimer, before it falls into the hands of the Deceivers. Coerced by Pike, Helen has no choice but to do as ordered, knowing that the search for the journal may bring about Lord Carlston’s annihilation.

Bridgerton meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the seductive series by award-winning author Alison Goodman Brighton, July 1812. After the scandalous events at her presentation ball in London, Lady Helen is banished from her family and has taken refuge at the fashionable seaside resort of Brighton. There she is training as a Reclaimer with the covert Dark Days Club and must learn to fight the dangerous energy-wielding Deceivers. As she struggles to put aside her genteel upbringing, Helen realises that her mentor, Lord Carlston, is fighting his own inner battle. Has the foul Deceiver energy poisoned his soul, or is something else driving him towards violent bouts of madness? Either way, Helen is desperate to help the man with whom she shares a deep but forbidden connection. When Mr Pike, the bureaucratic heart of the Dark Days Club, arrives in Brighton, no one is prepared for the ordinary evil he brings in his wake. He has a grudge against Lord Carlston and a secret mission for Helen. She has no choice but to do as he orders, knowing that the dangerous task will betray everyone around her -- and possibly bring about Lord Carlston''s annihilation. This second novel in the thrilling Lady Helen series won the Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel! PRAISE FOR THE LADY HELEN SERIES ''A delicious collision of Regency romance and dark fantasy'' -- Publishers Weekly starred review ''This glorious sequel has it all for fans of fantasy and historical fiction -- paranormal clashes, political intrigue, smouldering romance, a handsomely headstrong heroine, and bejewelled historical detail. The writing fizzes with passion and panache throughout, much like Lady Helen herself'' -- LoveReading ''The thrilling sequel to Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club -- 5 Stars!!'' -- Amazon review AWARDS FOR THE LADY HELEN SERIES Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club (Book 1) Notable Book -- 2017 Children''s Book Council of Australia Awards Lady Helen and the Dark Days Pact (Book 2) Winner -- 2016 Aurealis Awards, Best Young Adult Novel Lady Helen and the Dark Days Deceit (Book 3) Shortlisted -- 2018 Aurealis Awards, Best Young Adult Novel AWARDS FOR EON Winner -- 2008 Aurealis Awards, Best Fantasy Novel Honour Book -- 2008 James Tiptree Award (UK) Notable Book -- 2009 Children''s Book Council of Australia Awards Shortlisted -- 2009 NSW Premier''s Literary Awards, 2009 Victorian Premier''s Literary Awards, 2008 Western Australian Premier''s Literary Awards

Londres, avril 1812. Lady Helen Wrexhall s''apprête à faire son entrée dans le monde. Bientôt, elle sera prise dans le tourbillon des bals avec l''espoir de faire un beau mariage. Mais d''étranges faits surviennent qui la plongent soudain dans les ombres de la Régence : une bonne de la maison disparaît, des meurtres sanglants sont commis et Helen fait la connaissance de lord Carlston, un homme à la réputation sulfureuse. Il appartient au Club des mauvais jours, une police secrète chargée de combattre des démons qui ont infiltré toutes les couches de la société. Lady Helen est dotée d''étranges pouvoirs mais acceptera-t-elle de renoncer à une vie faite de privilèges et d''insouciance pour basculer dans un monde terrifiant ?

"Captivates with a mix of history and fantasy. [An] immersive, action-packed narrative.” —USA Today''s Happy Ever After From the New York Times bestselling author of Eon and Eona; a Regency adventure series starring a stylish and intrepid Buffy-esque demon-hunter London, April 1812. On the eve of eighteen-year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall''s presentation to the queen, one of her family''s housemaids disappears-and Helen is drawn into the shadows of Regency London. There, she meets Lord Carlston, one of the few who can stop the perpetrators: a cabal of demons infiltrating every level of society. Dare she ask for his help, when his reputation is almost as black as his lingering eyes? And will her intelligence and headstrong curiosity wind up leading them into a death trap? * Includes a bonus Dark Days Club novella! *

Die Macht eines Drachen, die Seele eines Mädchens, das Herz eines Helden Seit Jahrhunderten herrschen sie neben dem Kaiser über das Reich: die Drachenaugen, Auserwählte der magischen Drachen und Träger ihrer Macht. Eona träumt davon, eine von ihnen zu sein, schließlich hat sie die seltene Gabe, die Drachen in ihrer wahren Gestalt zu sehen. Aber Mädchen und Frauen ist es unter Todesstrafe verboten, Magie zu wirken. Als Eona sich als Junge verkleidet in die Auswahlzeremonie schmuggelt, geschieht das Unglaubliche: Der lange verschollene Spiegeldrache erwählt sie zu seiner magischen Novizin. Doch ihr Geheimnis blieb nicht unentdeckt ...

Die Macht eines Drachen, die Seele eines Mädchens, das Herz eines Helden Auf der Flucht vor Lord Sethon, der den Kaiser ermordet hat und nun den Thron für sich beansprucht, ist Eona entschlossen, den Anspruch des rechtmäßigen Erben Prinz Kygo durchzusetzen. Doch sie kann ihre magischen Kräfte nicht voll einsetzen: Der Schmerz der Himmelsdrachen ist so groß, dass Eona ihre Energie nicht mehr kontrollieren kann. Nur einer kann jetzt noch helfen: ausgerechnet der grausame Lord Ido, verantwortlich für den Tod der anderen Drachenaugen ... In dem dramatischen Wettlauf gegen Sethons Armee sieht sich Eona zudem vor eine verhängnisvolle Entscheidung gestellt, denn sowohl Kygo als auch Ido begehren sie – oder geht es nur um ihre magischen Fähigkeiten? Letztlich ist Eona gezwungen, einer erschreckenden Wahrheit ins Auge zu sehen ...

Alison Goodman''s first novel - in a very special new edition! Seventeen-year-old Joss is a rebel, and a student of time travel at the prestigious Centre for Neo-Historical Studies. This year, for the first time, the Centre has an alien student: Mavkel, from the planet Choria. And Mavkel has chosen Joss, of all people, as his roommate and study partner. Then Mavkel gets sick. Joss quickly realizes that his will to live is draining away. The only way she can help Mavkel is by breaking the Centre''s strictest rules - and that means going back in time to change history. This new Firebird edition of Alison Goodman''s acclaimed first genre-bending adventure features a short story about Joss and Mav''s after-book adventures, originally published in Firebirds Rising.

DONDE HAY PODER, HAY TRAICIÓN Una vez fue Eón, un muchacho que arriesgó su vida para tener la oportunidad de convertirse en aprendiz de uno de los doce Ojos de Dragón encargados de la protección de la tierra. Ahora es Eona, el Ojo de la Dragona Espejo, la esperanza de su pueblo. Pero esconde un nuevo secreto aún más peligroso. En todos los años que pasó preparándose para este momento, nunca pudo imaginar que si un día veía cumplido su sueño, no sería capaz de controlar sus nuevos poderes y que, todo aquello por lo que se había esforzado, ahora estaría en peligro. Una gran fuerza de destrucción está en camino.

Jalousies et trahisons se dressent sur un chemin aussi dangereux qu''imprévisible. Où chercher la vérité? Après l''inititiation, voici l''accomplissement du flamboyant destin d''une héroïne hors du commun. La suite et fin magistral d''''Eon''.

The sequel to the fabulous Two Pearls of Wisdom, also published as Eon.Ages: 14+ Once she was Eon, a girl disguised as a boy, risking her life for the chance to become a Dragoneye apprentice. Now she is Eona, thrust into the role of her country''s saviour. But Eona has an even more dangerous secret - she cannot control her power. When she tries to bond with her Mirror Dragon, the anguish of the ten spirit beasts whose Dragoneyes were murdered surges through her. the result: a killing force that destroys everything before it. On the run from High Lord Sethon''s army, Eona and her friends must help the Pearl Emperor, Kygo, wrest back his throne. Everyone is relying on Eona''s power. Can she face her own darkness within, and drive a desperate bargain with an old enemy? A wrong move could obliterate them all. Against a thrilling backdrop of explosive combat, ruthless power struggles and exotic lore, Eona is the gripping story of a remarkable warrior who must find the strength to walk a deadly line between truth and justice.

Once she was Eon, a girl disguised as a boy, risking her life for the chance to become a Dragoneye apprentice. Now she is Eona, thrust into the role of her country''s saviour. But Eona has an even more dangerous secret - she cannot control her power.

Read Alison Goodman''s blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. Eon--the award-winning crossover fantasy that soars! Sixteen-year-old Eon has a dream, and a mission. For years, he''s been studying sword-work and magic, toward one end. He and his master hope that he will be chosen as a Dragoneye-an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune. But Eon has a dangerous secret. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been masquerading as a twelve-year-old boy. Females are forbidden to use Dragon Magic; if anyone discovers she has been hiding in plain sight, her death is assured. When Eon''s secret threatens to come to light, she and her allies are plunged into grave danger and a deadly struggle for the Imperial throne. Eon must find the strength and inner power to battle those who want to take her magic...and her life.

Eon has been studying the ancient art of Dragon Magic for four years, hoping he’ll become apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune. But he also has a dark secret. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been living a dangerous lie for the chance to become a Dragoneye, the human link to an energy dragon’s power. It is forbidden for females to practise the Dragon Magic and, if discovered, Eon faces a terrible death. But after a brilliant sword ceremony, Eon is catapulted into the treacherous world of the Imperial court, where his desperate lie comes to light...

Twelve-year old Eon has been studying the ancient art of the Dragoneyes for two years. But he is playing a dangerous game: Eon is actually Eona, 16 years old and a girl. Her true identity must remain hidden at all costs: it is forbidden for women to practise the Art, and to be discovered would be punishable by death. Let down by her injured leg, it seems that Eon is destined to fail in her quest, until a spectacular twist in events catapults her into the opulent but treacherous world of the Imperial court. Without a master to guide her, Eon must learn to harness her unprecedented natural power, while protecting the secret that could cost her everything . . . Set against a rich backdrop of Ancient Chinese myths and traditions and fraught with tension, this is a classic page-turner.

12-year-old Eon is training to become a Dragoneye, one of those privileged few able to work with wind and water in able to nurture and protect the land. But Eon also harbours a secret - he is, in fact, Eona: a girl singled out by an ailing but power-hungry Dragonmaster desperate to be responsible for training the next Dragoneye.

Murder is the main attraction in this dark and wickedly comic new thriller that follows a young indie filmmaker on her way to fame, fortune, and a shoot-out to the death. Hannie Reynard landed every aspiring filmmaker’s dream: a hefty grant to make her documentary Freaks or Frauds. But the groundbreaking film that was supposed to launch Hannie’s career may kill her first. Blowing the grant money on a lost weekend in Paris was bad enough, but now the “stars” of her film–women who share a unique genetic trait–have stopped talking…and started disappearing. Coupled with a burned-out ex-classmate hitching his own hopes for a comeback to her project, Hannie finds herself the unlikely co-star of a movie that will never be made if a very powerful someone has anything to say about it. For Hannie is already in the crosshairs of his chief “cameraman”–a ruthlessly unconventional hit man who never misses a lethal shot.