"Jewels and their lapidaries and have all but passed into myth. Jorit, broke and branded a thief, just wants to escape the Far Reaches for something better. Ania, a rumpled librarian, is trying to protect her books from the Pressmen, who value knowledge but none of the humanity that generates it. When they stumble upon a mysterious clock powered by an ancient jewel, they may discover secrets in the past that will change the future forever."--Provided...

Vincent is an apprentice librarian who stumbles upon a secret powerful enough to destroy his master. With the foolish arrogance of youth, he attempts blackmail but the attempt fails and Vincent finds himself on the run and in possession of an intricately carved silver raven's head. Any attempt to sell the head fails ...until Vincent tries to palm it off on the intimidating Lord Sylvain - unbeknown to Vincent, a powerful Alchemist with an all-consuming...

Alice czuje się jak wybrakowana wersja samej siebie. Szybki ślub z przystojnym Amerykaninem okazuje się pomyłką. W domu rządzi teść, który książki inne niż Biblia uznaje za stratę czasu. Na dodatek plotkuje o niej całe Baileyville, tylko dlatego że przybyła z dalekiej i równie nudnej Anglii. Otwarcie konnej biblioteki prowadzonej przez kobiety burzy spokój miasteczka. Na jej czele staje Margery, która brzydzi się hipokryzją i,...

Who killed Hieronymus Wild? Was it his archenemy, his mistress, his wife or women in his past? When his body is found dead in the reference and reading room at the Midwestern University Library, on the floor of Violetta Aristotle's department, all hell breaks loose. Why would anyone want to murder a librarian? The answer to this hinges on one of Sherlock Holmes' most famous cases. Sherlockian clues are stashed throughout the book with dashes...

Having failed to find Mr. Right, plain librarian Hannah Meeks decided to start the family she's desperately wanted on her own. Only to discover that her miracle baby is actually the heir to the throne of Baaqi... Sheikh Akin Sarraf was the unwanted spare. Now, finding out his late brother had unknowingly fathered a child, Akin's duty is to bring Hannah to his palace and make her his wife! Marrying for love was always out of the question. But Hannah's...

París, 1939. La joven Odile Souchet lo tiene todo: un atractivo novio oficial de policía y un trabajo de ensueño en la Biblioteca Americana de París. Pero cuando estalla la guerra y los nazis marchan sobre París, Odile se expone a perder todo lo que le importa, incluida su querida biblioteca. Sabe que en los momentos difíciles los templos de la cultura peligran porque los libros contienen palabras e ideas prohibidas que deben destruirse. Odile...