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"For years, there have been whispers that, before his death, Van Gogh completed a final self-portrait. Curators and art historians have savored this rumor, hoping it could illuminate some of the troubled artist's many secrets, but even they have to concede that the missing painting is likely lost forever. But when Luke Perrone, artist and great-grandson of the man who stole the Mona Lisa, and Alexis Verde, daughter of a notorious art thief, discover...

"Jo Walsh has loved Cameron Mitchell for as long as she can remember. Whether front and center in her life or on the periphery, the tall, brooding artist has made his presence seductively and irresistibly known. But whenever they start to get close, Cam pulls away. Jo's tired of keeping her feelings in a box Cam is afraid to open. If he wants her, he'll have to prove it. And if he doesn't, Jo will need to know the real reason why. How do you walk...

"Lane is in the middle of an identity crisis. Her friends are all partnered up, her career is leading nowhere, and simply put? She's not happy. So after a night out celebrating (drinking) on her birthday she makes one hell of an impulsive purchase. A giant, yellow, forty-eight passenger school bus that she intends to make a home. With little-to-no renovation experience but a large sum of inheritance money, Lane enlists the help of her friend Matt-a...

"Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998 Anita's name has been all but forgotten - certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by progeny of film producers, C-Suite executives, and international art-dealers, most of whom float through...

»King kennt alle Träume, die ewigen wie die aktuellen, die bösen wie die guten, und erzählt sie mit einer Stimme, die man nie vergisst.« Stephen King hat über 400 Millionen Bücher in 40 Sprachen verkauft. Sehr viele, von "The Shining" bis "The Stand", sind verfilmt worden. Kolleginnen und Kollegen loben King, den Respekt von Kritik und Literaturwissenschaft hat er sich hart erkämpft – mit Stoffen, die Grauen erregen, Lust bereiten und Erkenntnis...

"El crítico como artista", de Oscar Wilde, es una exploración elocuente y sugerente de la naturaleza de la crítica y del papel del crítico en el ámbito artístico. Wilde cuestiona las nociones convencionales de la crítica y defiende la importancia de la interpretación subjetiva y el individualismo en la apreciación del arte. El autor profundiza en la idea de que el verdadero crítico es, de hecho, un artista por derecho propio, que contribuye...

A mixture of urban fantasy and Los Angeles noir, “Dead Monkey Rum” revolves around a stolen Tiki idol that contains the ashes of visionary artist Stanislaw Szukalski. Our heroes, an alcoholic monkey named Robert Mclintlock and a beautiful bartender named Stephanie Waterfall, must locate the missing statue in the wilds of Los Angeles before a tribe of pissed-off Yetis can get their massive, dirty paws on it. Because the obsidian idol possesses...

Winning the lottery seemed like free money, but somewhere along the line, you pay a price for everything you get and everything you do. The truth is...winning the lottery thrust my family into a terrifying situation, where it seemed no one could be trusted... maybe even myself. The Root of all Evil is a story about family drama, shattered dreams, greed, deception and murder. In the end, I learned things aren't always as they appear.

In this psychological thriller, a wife harboring secrets delves deeper into deception when her stepdaughter's confidences come between her and husband. After a series of heart-breaking miscarriages, Kate's marriage is hanging by a thread. When her husband Michael tells her he has shocking news, at first, she thinks the worst-he's been having an affair. It would explain why he's been so distant. Instead, he reveals that the daughter he abandoned...

This is a story about noticing the little things, the grand big things, the imaginary, and sometimes, hidden things. It is about embracing what's possible. And that the incredible is everywhere, and in everything--waiting to be known, discovered, recognized.