Nora Escoms

Una venganza mortal (Vengeful)

2019-08-15T09:53:00.001-07:00

Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Great partnerships, now soured on the vine. But Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, she’s finally gained the control she’s always sought—and will use her new-found power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She’ll do whatever it takes, collecting her own sidekicks, and leveraging the two most infamous EOs, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, against each other once more. With Marcella’s rise, new enmities create opportunity—and the stage of Merit City will once again be set for a final, terrible reckoning.

Author: Victoria (V. E.) Schwab (Villains #2)

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Una obsesión perversa (Vicious)

2019-08-15T09:37:00.000-07:00

Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong.

Ten years later, armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the former friends turned archnemeses have set a course for revenge—but who will be left alive at the end?

Author: Victoria (V. E.) Schwab (Villains #1)

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Un dueto oscuro (Our Dark Duet)

2018-11-14T09:21:00.001-08:00

The world is breaking. And so are they. Kate Harker isn't afraid of monsters. She hunts them. And she's good at it. August Flynn once yearned to be human. He has a part to play. And he will play it, no matter the cost. The war has begun. The monsters are winning. Kate will have to return to Verity. August will have to let her back in. And a new monster is waiting—one that feeds on chaos and brings out its victims' inner demons. Which will be harder to conquer: the monsters they face, or the monsters within?

Author: Victoria Schwab. (Second book of the Monsters of Verity series).

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Una canción salvaje (This Savage Song).

2018-07-08T18:15:00.000-07:00

Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city—a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent—but he’s one of the monsters. One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music. When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate, who’s just been kicked out of her sixth boarding school and returned home, August jumps at it. But Kate discovers August’s secret, and after a failed assassination attempt the pair must flee for their lives. In This Savage Song, Victoria Schwab creates a gritty, seething metropolis, one worthy of being compared to Gotham and to the four versions of London in her critically acclaimed fantasy for adults, A Darker Shade of Magic. Her heroes will face monsters intent on destroying them from every side—including the monsters within.

Author: Victoria Schwab. (First book of the Monsters of Verity series).

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Más extraño que un fanfiction (Stranger Than Fan Fiction)

2018-07-08T18:01:00.002-07:00

Cash Carter is the young, world famous lead actor of the hit television show Wiz Kids. When four fans jokingly invite him on a cross-country road trip, they are shocked that he actually takes them up on it. Chased by paparazzi and hounded by reporters, this unlikely crew takes off on a journey of a lifetime--but along the way they discover that the star they love has deep secrets he's been keeping. What they come to learn about the life of the mysterious person they thought they knew will teach them about the power of empathy and the unbreakable bond of true friendship.+

Author: Chris Colfer.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Escarcha como noche (Frost Like Night, last book of the Snow Like Ashes trilogy)

2018-01-30T18:40:00.003-08:00

Angra is alive and his Decay is spreading. Meira desperately needs to learn to control her own magic—so when the leader of a mysterious Order from Paisly offers to teach her, she jumps at the chance. But the true solution to stopping the Decay lies in a labyrinth deep beneath the Season Kingdoms. To defeat Angra, Meira will have to enter the labyrinth, destroy the very magic she’s learning to control—and make the biggest sacrifice of all.

Author: Sara Raasch.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Hielo como fuego (Ice Like Fire, second book of the Snow Like Ashes trilogy)

2018-01-30T18:37:00.001-08:00

It’s been three months since the Winterians were freed and the evil Angra disappeared—thanks largely to the help of Cordell. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria’s lost chasm of magic. The king of Cordell orders Meira and Theron on a mission to discover the chasm’s secrets, and she plans on using the trip to garner support for Winter. When she leaves, Mather takes Winter’s security into his own hands. As the web of power and deception is woven tighter, Theron fights for magic, Mather fights for freedom—and Meira starts to wonder if she should be fighting not just for Winter but for the world.

Author: Sara Raasch.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Still Star-Crossed

2018-01-30T18:33:00.002-08:00

Romeo and Juliet are gone, but Montagues and Capulets are still brawling in the streets. Prince Escalus concludes that the only way to truly marry the fortunes of these two families is to literally marry them together. Everyone is skeptical, but none more so than the pair selected: Benvolio, Romeo's best friend, and Juliet's older cousin Rosaline. Benvolio and Rosaline are not in love, yet they forge a bond to end the renewed feud not only to escape their forced betrothal, but to save their lives and the city of Verona itself.

Author: Sara Raasch.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Insomnia

2016-08-27T06:13:00.001-07:00

Instead of sleeping, Parker Chipp enters the dream of the last person he's had eye contact with. He spends his nights crushed by other people's fear and pain, by their disturbing secrets--and Parker can never have dreams of his own. The severe exhaustion is crippling him. If nothing changes, Parker could soon be facing psychosis and even death.

Then he meets Mia. Her dreams, calm and beautifully uncomplicated, allow him blissful rest that is utterly addictive. Parker starts going to bizarre lengths to catch Mia's eye every day. Everyone at school thinks he's gone over the edge, even his best friend. And when Mia is threatened by a true stalker, everyone thinks it's Parker.

Suffering blackouts, Parker begins to wonder if he is turning into someone dangerous. What if the monster stalking Mia is him after all?

Translator: Nora escoms

Snow Like Ashes – Sara Raasch

2016-08-24T10:17:00.000-07:00

A striking fantasy tale of dark magic, dangerous politics, and discovering your true self. Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now the Winterians' only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter's magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Partials Saga – Dan Wells

2016-08-24T10:08:00.001-07:00

Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with Partials—engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the population. Playing on our curiosity of and fascination with the complete collapse of civilization, Partials is, at its heart, a story of survival, one that explores the individual narratives and complex relationships of those left behind, both humans and Partials alike—and of the way in which the concept of what is right and wrong in this world is greatly dependent on one's own point of view.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Italian Cuisine

2016-08-24T10:08:00.000-07:00

Conceived with the valuable advice of Academia Barilla’s chef Mario Grazia, the book brings together the best of Italian cuisine in 130 recipes.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Ping - Stuart Avery Gold

2016-08-24T09:50:00.001-07:00

This simple, inspirational tale follows the journey of Ping, a frog in search of a new pond. Along the way he meets Owl, an insightful teacher who shares his wisdom, encouraging Ping to take an inner journey before pursuing his goal. Ping represents everybody who has encountered a setback, needs to take a risk, or is struggling with the challenges of change—that is to say, he is all of us. Owl is the mentor who helps him find meaning and leap to new heights. The adventure they embark on together is both engaging and revealing.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Reign of Shadows - Sophie Jordan

2016-08-24T09:50:00.000-07:00

Seventeen years ago, an eclipse cloaked the kingdom of Relhok in perpetual darkness. In the chaos, an evil chancellor murdered the king and queen and seized their throne. Luna, Relhok's lost princess, has been hiding in a tower ever since. Luna's survival depends on the world believing she is dead. But when the tower is attacked, Luna and Fowler, a mysterious archer braving the woods outside her tower, escape together. With every threat stacked against them, Luna and Fowler find solace in each other. But with secrets still unspoken between them, falling in love might be their most dangerous journey yet.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Women Who Love Too Much – Robin Norwood

2016-08-24T09:49:00.000-07:00

Why do so many women become obsessed with the wrong men—men who are emotionally unavailable, addicted to work, alcohol, or other women--men who cannot love them back? Robin Norwood helps these women recognize, understand, and change the way they love through a series of intimate, revealing case histories.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Soundless – Richelle Mead

2016-08-24T09:47:00.000-07:00

For as long as Fei can remember, there has been no sound in her village, where rocky terrain and frequent avalanches prevent residents from self-sustaining. Fei and her people are at the mercy of a zipline that carries food up the treacherous cliffs from Beiguo, a mysterious faraway kingdom. When villagers begin to lose their sight, deliveries from the zipline shrink and many go hungry. Fei’s home, the people she loves, and her entire existence is plunged into crisis, under threat of darkness and starvation. But soon Fei is awoken in the night by a searing noise, and sound becomes her weapon. Richelle Mead takes readers on a triumphant journey from the peak of Fei’s jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth and an unlikely romance will change her life forever.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Isolation – Dan Wells

2016-08-24T09:46:00.000-07:00

Two decades before the events of Partials, the world was locked in a different battle for survival: a global war for the last remaining oil reserves on the planet. It was on these fields of battle that the seeds of humanity's eventual destruction were sown. Isolation takes us back to the front lines of this war, a time when mankind's ambition far outstripped its foresight. A powerful take of our world on the brink, Isolation gives readers a glimpse into the history from which Partials was born—as well as clues to where the Partials Sequence is heading next.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Insignia Saga – S.J.Kincaid

2016-08-24T09:45:00.000-07:00

The novels describes a dystopian future where the Earth is in the middle of World War III. The planet's natural resources are almost gone, and war is being fought to control the assets of the solar system. The Indo-American and Russo-Chinese alliances are fighting for supremacy through virtual reality (VR) battles in interstellar space. The enemy is winning. The salvation may be Tom Raines. Tom doesn't seem like a hero, but he has the virtual-reality gaming skills that make him a phenom behind the controls of the battle drones.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Seven Fires

2016-08-24T09:44:00.001-07:00

Francis Mallmann was raised in the mountains of Patagonia, trained in the great kitchens of Europe, and returned home to become the top chef in Buenos Aires and the biggest star on South American food television. In 1995 he gave up cooking fancy food and applied all the lessons of haute cuisine to maximizing flavor and texture with wood-fired cookery. His food is astoundingly bright and vivid with burnt, crusty tastes both rustic and refined. Recipes range across the menu, including non-grilled recipes for what to eat while you're building the fire. Most recipes are adapted for cooking indoors, so this is a cookbook for any season, any kitchen.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

In the Heat of the Summer – John Katzenbach

2016-08-24T09:44:00.000-07:00

Following the brutal killing of a young girl, Miami reporter Malcolm Anderson becomes obsessed with the search for a ruthless mass-murderer, when the killer begins to call him to announce his crimes

Translator: Nora Escoms.

The Loves of Catherine the Great - Vsevolod Nikolaev & Albert Parry

2016-08-24T09:32:00.003-07:00

Catherine the Great may be the only monarch whose sexual personality is (or is believed to be) better known than her political life. Nikolaev and Parry spent years researching Catherine’s reign through original letters and documents to discover the true story of the woman whose intellectual curiosity and genius for imperial expansion earned her recognition as the “Little Mother” of modern Russia.

Traductora: Nora Escoms.

Sexual Turning Points – Drs. Lorna & Philip Sarrel

2016-08-24T09:15:00.002-07:00

Two well-known sex therapists delineate the seven stages of adult sexuality and discuss the attitudes, emotions, behavior, and problems that accompany them.

Translator: Nora Escoms

Souvenir - David Kaufelt

2016-08-24T09:13:00.000-07:00

Paris, 1942. A time when life was cheap and love could be a deadly weapon. An American society beauty turned French film star - on the run from a tragic secret in her past. A handsome, cynical man without a country is the only man who can get her out of France to the Spanish border alive—if only she can trust him. Together they plunge into a nightmare chase through a war-ravaged country where betrayal is a way of life, survival the only virtue, and even the ecstasy of love can turn into haunting fear.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

The Finishing School - Gail Godwin

2016-08-24T08:56:00.003-07:00

Justin Stokes would never forget the summer she turned fourteen, nor the woman who transformed her bleak adolescent life into a wondrous place of brilliant color. In the little pondside hut also known as the “finishing school,” eccentric, free-spirited Ursula DeVane opened up a world full of magical possibilities for Justin, teaching her valuable lessons of love and loyalty, and encouraging her to change, to learn, to grow. But the lessons of the finishing school have their dark side as well, as Justin learns how deep friendship can be shattered by shocking, unforgivable betrayal.

Translator: Nora Escoms.

Letters from Women Who Love Too Much – Robin Norwood

2016-08-24T08:53:00.001-07:00

In this follow-up to her bestseller Women Who Love Too Much, the author presents selected letters from readers about their reactions to the book. Norwood, a Dallas therapist, responds to her correspondents with diagnoses of the maladies they describe.

Translator: Nora Escoms.