Progredientes

The secret war of Azur is growing in ferocity. Countess Aristophania Bolt is banking on the three Francoeur children to turn the tide, notably by discovering the legendary Aurora Spring. Basile, Victor, and Calixte are determined to prove Aristophania right, but it may be too late—their allies are dwindling, and the Banished King and his minions are closer than ever.

Born in Saudi Arabia, a country that offers him no future because of his Chadian nationality, Mohammed El Gorani decides to go and study in Karachi, Pakistan at the age of 14. Two months after he arrives, he is sold to the American government by the Pakistani secret services, who claim he belongs to Al‐Qaida. He finds himself in the fast lane to a living hell. He is imprisoned and tortured in Afghanistan before being taken to Guantanamo, where he is subjected to routine torture and interrogation. Mohammed is one of the youngest prisoners at the camp, and one of the only black detainees. After an arduous battle lasting eight long years, Mohammed’s innocence is finally recognized.

Lisa Forsberg is a rookie cop who has just taken her first assignment in the small Swedish city where she was born. In her youth she was a troublemaker, part of a hard-living subculture called “raggare” who worship American rock’n’roll and vintage cars from the 1950s. Now Lisa finds herself thrown back into this world when she is sent to investigate a missing person report involving people she went to school with. She and her partner, Erik Lund, will uncover secrets that put them in harm’s way and bring them face-to-face with the unspeakable.

We’re in Rome, three days before the ides of October. The Emperor Cladius is dead, poisoned by his wife, Agrippina, who’d discovered his plans to renounce her so as to marry Lollia Paulina, Murena’s mother. Thus Nero, Agrippine’s son, becomes emperor. His mother, having bought the favor of the army and the Senate, believes that she’ll be able to govern in her son’s name. But, at 17-years-old, Nero is no longer a child, which she’ll soon learn at her own expense…

What exactly is a harem for? For the pleasure of a sovereign, of course. But he would be foolish to limit it to this sole purpose. They say that if you can satisfy a man, he’ll give you all the treasures of the earth. Including the spoils of war. Sultan Murati’s harem is a far more powerful weapon than the British and German armies, both of which are seeking his alliance. The flower of all flowers, the weapon of all weapons, Jade, the Sultan’s new favorite, is entrusted with the Sultan’s scheme to launch an assault on an English diplomat. A model of British calm and impregnability, like all men, Lord Nelson has his Achilles’ heel: his wife…

50 years later, Jade’s granddaughter, Kim, is trying to trace the footsteps of her fascinating ancestor in a modern Istanbul, where the harems have all but disappeared. But not the brothels, as Kim discovers at her own expense. But Kim’s not just trying to find her roots. Legend has it that Jade, and Jade alone, knew where the Black Sultan hid his treasure, a treasure that no one has ever managed to unearth…

This collected edition features volumes 5 through 9 of the best-selling erotica series, as well as exclusive new content, including lavishly illustrated behind-the-scenes accounts by the authors.

Vince’s latest mission takes him to Malta. His job is to ensure the safety of the archeologists and art buyers for the Vatican. His daring and efficiency have won him many a great success, and some renown in his sector. And now he’s being offered a promotion.

From now on, he’ll be part one of the Janitores, otherwise known as “The Keepers”. The Keepers are an elite group created by the secret services of the pontifical state, who’s life work is to protect the Vatican from those members who might give in to temptation. And so a new life begins…

Things get increasingly tense as the sinister serial killer known as the ‘Red Triangle’ continues his gruesome massacres. Oshi and Norman are on his trail, closely watched, of course, by millions of viewers, but they don’t seem to be coming any closer to solving the mystery of his identity. At least, not until the killer reveals himself to Oshi herself, an encounter which she only just manages to escape alive… Meanwhile, Oshi and Norman’s relationship becomes more and more ambiguous, but where’s the line between reality and pretend?

The Spanish Civil War attracted involvement from a wide variety of governments, individuals and political factions, with Italians, Germans, and North Africans helping Franco and his supporters, and the Soviet Union, Mexico, and international brigades aiding the Republicans. Dusting off a little‐known and often forgotten chapter of history, the authors take us back to this remarkable and terrible period of war as only they can, with a tale full of scheming intrigues. The world they uncover is one of no‐holds‐barred plotting to obtain victory at whatever the cost. And in the midst of the backstabbings and despair, one young Russian pilot falls in love with a feisty Spanish freedomfighter. In the hope it will outlast the bitter conflict engulfing them all.

Here we are again on Planet Earth of the near future, where vampires have reduced humankind to a hunted animal and protected species. Only a rare few still resist. Strange alliances are forming between raptors, humans and vampires with a mutual objective: to resolve the conflicts between life forces and death forces. We hear the groans rise up from the depths. There is a change in the wind. Little by little, fear diminishes, giving way instead to courage and combat. It’s carnage. Sons denounce their fathers and betrayal is rife. Get ready for the last act.