Мари Руткоски — новинки

It’s 1999 and Samantha has danced for years at the Lovely Lady strip club. She’s not used to mixing work and friendship―after all, between her jealous boyfriend and his young daughter, she has enough on her plate. But the newest dancer is so clueless that Samantha feels compelled to help her learn the hustle and drama of the club: how to sweet-talk the boss, fit in with the other women, and make good money. One night, when the new girl needs a ride home, Samantha agrees to drive: a simple decision that turns deadly.

Georgia, another dancer drawn into the ensuing murder and missing person investigation, gathers information for Holly, a grieving detective determined to solve the case. Georgia just wants to help, but her involvement makes her a target. As Holly and Georgia round up their suspects, the story’s point of view shifts between dancers, detectives, children, club patrons―and the killer.

Drawing on her experience as a former dancer, Marie Rutkoski immerses us in the captivating world of the club, which comes alive with complicated people trying their best to protect themselves and those they love. Character-driven and masterfully plotted, Real Easy gets to the heart of the timeless question: How do women live their lives knowing that men can hurt them?

Тепер Кестрель ніщо не тримає в її минулому: вона небажана персона в імперії та ворогиня власному батькові. Нарешті ніщо не стоїть на заваді її коханню до Аріна. Але чи чекає він на неї? Після останньої розмови хлопець не бажає знати Кестрель. Життя в таборі позбавляє останнього багатства — пам'яті про коханого, друзів і саму себе. Незабаром дівчини може не стати.
Тим часом Арін, заручившись підтримкою дакрійців і бога см

Кестрель і Арін зробили вибір — зрадили кохання, щоб добитися миру для власних держав. Однак змиритися із втратою коханої людини виявилось не так легко. Що ближче дата весілля, то сильніше бажання Кестрель розповісти Аріну правду про свої заручини. Якби ж тільки вона могла йому довірятися... Натомість Арін відчуває, что Кестрель щось приховує. Але всі його спроби дізнатися завершуються болем: Кестрель майстерно видає брехню за правду.

Кестрель, будучи дочкою генерала армії, ніколи не хотіла продовжувати його діло: вбивати, полонити та йти до своєї цілі, переступаючи через людські життя. Але і виходити заміж вона ще також не готова, бо прагне раз і назавжди закохатися. Одна зустріч із Аріном змінює все. Він — герранець. Вона — валоріанка. Раб і господиня. Вони зможуть бути разом, лише якщо зрадять свій народ. Щоб залишитися вірним своєму народові, кожен з них має зрадити кохану людин

Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colors. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences. Nirrim keeps her head down and a dangerous secret close to her chest. But then she encounters Sid, a rakish traveler from far away who whispers rumors that the High Caste possesses magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger…

Война между Гэрраном и Валорией только начинается. Война между Кестрель и Арином окончена. Теперь они оба - враги императора. Пленнице Кестрель с каждым днем все труднее вспомнить, кто она. Еще немного - и ее просто не станет. Однако странное чувство не дает ей исчезнуть она кому-то нужна… Для Арина наступает решающий час. Заручившись поддержкой союзников и бога смерти, он идет войной на Валорию императору придется заплатить за все зло, причиненное Гэррану. Но однажды он слышит фразу "Кестрель умерла". Арин не верит. Он чувствует он ей нужен. Но что, если нет?..

Жизнь Кестрель превратилась в череду праздничных приемов и ужинов, ведь в скором времени она станет женой принца империи. Но золотая клетка давит, а сердце, до сих пор принадлежащее Арину, сжимается от боли. Она не может признаться, какую цену заплатила за свободу его народа, и потому отталкивает все дальше и дальше, но не может оставаться в стороне от Гэррана. В тайне от Арина Кестрель становится шпионом. Совершает преступление против родной империи. Преступление ради того, кого она полюбила.

Она — дочь знатного генерала. Он — раб. Чтобы быть вместе, они должны предать свой народ. Чтобы остаться верными своей стране, они должны предать друг друга…

Перед Кестрель стоит сложный выбор: отправиться в армию или выйти замуж. Эти пути — не для нее, она хочет сама определить свою судьбу. Однажды на аукционе Кестрель покупает раба, который не похож на остальных гэррани — народ, некогда покоренный Валорианской империей.

Но она не догадывается, какую опасную тайну скрывает Арин... Так начинается смертельная игра, где на кон поставлено все; игра, где можно потерять и разум, и сердце.

Война началась.
И Эрин очутился в самой её гуще, окружённый сомнительными союзниками и числящийся среди врагов империи. Хоть он и уверен, что больше не любит Кестрэл, Эрин не забыл её. И не забыл, как она стала одной из тех, кого он всегда презирал: людей, для которых выгода империи важнее жизни невинных людей. Для его бывшей возлюбленной она уж точно важнее, чем он.
По крайней мере, он так думает. Сама Кестрэл - узница в жестоком трудовом лагере на холодном севере. Она изо всех сил стремится сбежать. Ей бы больше всего на свете хотелось, чтобы Эрин знал, чем она пожертвовала ради него. И чтобы империя поплатилась за всё. Но чтобы добиться чего-то, мало этого хотеть.
Война набирает обороты. И Эрину, и Кестрэл становится ясно, что мир меняется. Они зажаты между Востоком и Западом. Может ли хоть кто-то построить достойное будущее в мире, где царит разрушение?
Книга на английском языке.
War has begun.
Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself that he no longer loves Kestrel, Arin hasn't forgotten her, or how she became exactly the kind of person he has always despised. She cared more for the empire than she did for the lives of innocent people-and certainly more than she did for him.
At least, that's what he thinks. In the frozen north, Kestrel is a prisoner in a brutal work camp. As she searches desperately for a way to escape, she wishes Arin could know what she sacrificed for him. She wishes she could make the empire pay for what they've done to her. But no one gets what they want just by wishing.
As the war intensifies, both Kestrel and Arin discover that the world is changing. The East is pitted against the West, and they are caught in between. With so much to lose, can anybody really win?

Following the intrigue and danger The Winner's Curse and the revolution and romance The Winner's Crime, Kestrel finds herself in the tundra's mines and Arin has sailed home. The empire seems unstoppable.

Lies will come undone, and Kestrel and Arin will learn just how much their crimes will cost them in this third and final installment in the heart-stopping trilogy.

War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it, with the East as his ally and the empire as his enemy. He’s finally managed to dismiss the memory of Kestrel, even if he can’t quite forget her. Kestrel turned into someone he could no longer recognize: someone who cared more for the empire than for the lives of innocent people—and certainly more than she cared for him. At least, that’s what he thinks.

But far north lies a work camp where Kestrel is a prisoner. Can she manage to escape before she loses herself? As the war intensifies, both Kestrel and Arin discover unexpected roles in battle, terrible secrets, and a fragile hope. The world is changing. The East is pitted against the West, and Kestrel and Arin are caught between. In a game like this, can anybody really win?

Lady Kestrel's engagement to Valoria's crown prince calls for great celebration: balls and performances, fireworks and revelry. But to Kestrel it means a cage of her own making. Embedded in the imperial court as a spy, she lives and breathes deceit and cannot confide in the one person she really longs to trust ...
While Arin fights to keep his country's freedom from the hands of his enemy, he suspects that Kestrel knows more than she shows. As Kestrel comes closer to uncovering a shocking secret, it might not be a dagger in the dark that cuts him open, but the truth.
Lies will come undone, and Kestrel and Arin learn just how much their crimes will cost them in this second book in the breathtaking Winner's trilogy.

Following your heart can be a crime.

A royal wedding is what most girls dream about. It means one celebration after another: balls, fireworks, and revelry until dawn. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement: that she agreed to marry the crown prince in exchange for Arin’s freedom. But can Kestrel trust Arin? Can she even trust herself? For Kestrel is becoming very good at deception. She’s working as a spy in the court. If caught, she’ll be exposed as a traitor to her country. Yet she can’t help searching for a way to change her ruthless　world . . . and she is close to uncovering a shocking secret.　
This dazzling follow-up to The Winner’s Curse reveals the high price of dangerous lies and untrustworthy alliances. The truth will come out, and when it does, Kestrel and Arin will learn just how much their crimes will cost them.

Winning what you want may cost you everything you love.
As a general's daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. Kestrel has other ideas.
One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in Arin, a young slave up for auction. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him - and for a sensational price that sets the society gossips talking. It's not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for him is much higher than she ever could have imagined.
The first novel in a stunning trilogy, The Winner's Curse is a story of romance, rumours and rebellion, where dirty secrets and careless alliances can be deadly – and everything is at stake.

As a general's daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. Kestrel has other ideas.
One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in Arin, a young slave up for auction. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him - and for a sensational price that sets the society gossips talking. It's not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for him is much higher than she ever could have imagined.
The first novel in a stunning new trilogy, The Winner's Curse is a story of romance, rumours and rebellion, where dirty secrets and careless alliances can be deadly - and everything is at stake.

Ignore the stirrings of war. Let the carriage to a royal ball wait. There is a story to be told: of a starless night, a mother and her sick son, and a mortal who falls in love with the snow god, and will do anything to have her...

Winning what you want may cost you everything you love As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is…

Upon arriving in the Romany homeland to deliver the Mercator Globes, Petra Kronos, Tomik, and Neel formulate a plan to save Petra’s father, who has been transformed into a Gray Man. But when a long-held secret is revealed, Neel finds himself bound to his country.

The friends are quickly swept up in an epic battle for power. Thrones are at stake. Spies are afoot. Murder is common. Worst of all, Prince Rodolfo is close to becoming emperor, and ruling half of Europe.

How much is Petra willing to sacrifice to defend the people she loves? Her search for answers will take her to castles and cities, through mountains, and even underwater as she tests her strength and gambles her life.

Darcy Jones doesn’t remember anything before the day she was abandoned as a child outside a Chicago firehouse. She has never really belonged anywhere—but she couldn’t have guessed that she comes from an alternate world where the Great Chicago Fire didn’t happen and deadly creatures called Shades terrorize the human population.

Memories begin to haunt Darcy when a new boy arrives at her high school, and he makes her feel both desire and desired in a way she hadn’t thought possible. But Conn’s interest in her is confusing. It doesn’t line up with the way he first looked at her.

As if she were his enemy.

When Conn betrays Darcy, she realizes that she can’t rely on anything—not herself, not the laws of nature, and certainly not him. Darcy decides to infiltrate the Shadow Society and uncover the Shades’ latest terrorist plot. What she finds out will change her world forever . . .

After stealing her father’s eyes back from Prince Rodolfo, Petra Kronos lives in constant danger. She and her tin spider, Astrophil, end up hiding out in London, where she learns more about her magical abilities. London has its charms (like Petra’s attractive fencing master), but Petra needs to get back to Bohemia and her father.

Meanwhile, Prince Rodolfo is trying to locate a powerful object called the Celestial Globe. Petra’s friends, Tomik and Neel, are searching for her and traveling with a band of pirates searching for the globe.

The race is on to see who will find the globe first, and who will make it out of this deadly chase alive.