La levatrice
Translated title: The Midwife
Author: Cau, Bibbiana
Genre: Social Novel / Historical
Year: 2025 | Pages: 385 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9788842936428
A story of courage, redemption, and freedom.
Guardian of ancient knowledge, a woman fights to give birth to the future. Mallena is not one of them. One day, sixteen years earlier, she arrived in Norolani with Jubanne, who instantly fell in love with her and married her to protect her from a fate that weighed upon her like a curse. Yet, for the inhabitants of that village, where the mistral wind carries the breath of the sea, she has become a point of reference.
Because Mallena is a farmer who, putting into practice the ancient knowledge passed down to her by her mother, assists all women giving birth, even those from the humblest families, without ever expecting anything in return. But everything falls apart in September 1917, when Jubanne returns from the front wounded in body and soul. To pay for his necessary care, Mallena clamorously demands payment from the town council for her work, and once again, the subsidy is denied.
As if that weren't enough, in accordance with a royal decree, a qualified midwife is hired to replace her. Angelica Ferrari, from the mainland, arrives: despite her young age, she has long fought to be there, defying social conventions and the disapproval of her father, who wanted to confine her to the home, marrying into a wealthy marriage. And now she must contend with the mistrust of the village women, who see her as an outsider and reject her care.
A powerful women's story that, through language, scents, poetry, and the harshness of daily life in early twentieth-century Sardinia, tells of a humble and reserved people, yet united by a profound sense of community. And of a protagonist who, thanks to ancestral wisdom and the solidarity of other women, develops a new and luminous awareness
Il principe della Marsiliana. Nuova ediz
Translated title: The Prince of Marsiliana
Author: Perodi, Emma
Genre: Historical / Romance
Year: 2026 | Pages: 260 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9788865585313
With 'The Prince of Marsiliana' (1891), Emma Perodi - known for her fantastical fairy tales 'Le novelle della nonna' (Grandma's Tales) and for her work as a journalist attentive to current affairs - wrote a novel set in Rome, navigating the lives of the nobility, the lower middle class, and the proletariat.
The story centers on the prince's unrequited love for the beautiful Maria, a woman of modest origins but of great virtue, who resists his repeated advances. With this work, Perodi deserves credit for exposing - using a language with a still-modern 'taste' and unfolding a compelling plot - the cynical intrigues of power, politics, and the world of information, offering us a portrait that remains remarkably relevant today
Senso vietato. Esercizi di scemiotica
Translated title: Forbidden Sense. Exercises in Scemiotics
Author: Morales, Joe De
Genre: Short Stories
Year: 2025 | Pages: 98 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9788899171797
A breviary that can be read from cover to cover, from the last to the first, or even opened at random. Without rhyme or reason, without index, without chapters, without plot, beyond any genre. Once you've overcome the disorientation, you'll be captivated until the end, waiting to see how it all ends. And there's plenty to laugh and smile about, but to do so, you have to let yourself go. Be quick. See the light before it goes out. Otherwise, it's like explaining a shooting star to someone who hasn't seen it
Tutte le donne del mondo
Translated title: All the Women in the World
Author: Fouassier, Éric
Genre: Short Stories
Year: 2025 | Pages: 106 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9791281008212
Because behind every woman lies a universe shattered and reassembled. A secret story, a silent battle, a light that refuses to dim. And perhaps, ultimately, our greatest victory is precisely this: to continue to shine, even when the world seems designed to extinguish us
Il fantasma del vicario. L'ufficio degli affari occulti
Translated title: The Vicar's Ghost. The Office of Occult Affairs
Author: Fouassier, Éric
Genre: Horror
Year: 2023 | Pages: 336 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9788854527805
Translated
After the extraordinary success of The Office of Occult Affairs, Éric Fouassier returns with a new investigation of the shady inspector Valentin Verne, who juggles esotericism and science in pursuit of the elusive and the unknown.
Paris, March 1831. Not yet twenty-four, Valentin Verne, the angelic-faced police inspector with a dark heart, already occupies a somewhat unusual role at the prefecture: he is the head of the Office of Occult Affairs, an unofficial department created to solve supernatural, or supposedly supernatural, crimes. One day, an elegant woman appears before him, her delicate features nestled beneath auburn curls and the slow movements of a convalescent on her first outing after a long illness.
Madame Mélanie d'Orval, wife of the wealthy Ferdinand d'Orval, is weighed down: after the death of her teenage daughter from an inexplicable and violent seizure, her husband has lost his mind, falling into the clutches of a sort of medium, Paul Oblanoff, a shady individual who has persuaded him that he can communicate with the deceased's spirit. Madame d'Orval is convinced that Verne would only need to attend one of those famous spiritualist sessions to unmask the swindler, but the inspector, whose mind is occupied with other matters, hands the case over to his colleague Isidore Lebrac.
Indeed, there has recently been a development in the secret investigation Verne has been pursuing for some time, a personal matter that the inspector intends to resolve in his own way, even at the cost of pushing the boundaries of legality: the Vicar, the abject criminal, the perverse monster who leaves behind the corpses of children like the fairytale ogre, has returned to sow panic in the streets of Paris, reawakening painful memories. But when it comes to defending the very existence of the Office of Occult Affairs, threatened by the uncertain political situation in France, the d'Orval case could prove surprisingly crucial
Downhill
Author: Valladares, Patricio
Genre: Graphic Novels / Horror
Year: 2026 | Pages: 80 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9788836272921
After the death of his best friend, cyclist Joe enters a race in Chile to move on. But a test ride with his girlfriend, Stephanie, turns into a nightmare: the discovery of a man infected with a virus makes them the targets of ruthless assassins intent on protecting a dark secret.
Downhill is an adrenaline-fueled journey through horror, violence, and hostile nature, where the only law is survival. The trails become traps, and a threat lurks in the shadows, ready to strike. Based on Patricio Valladares' cult film, this comic book adaptation will captivate you and drag you to the final race
Jane e il mistero della principessa. Le indagini di Jane Austen
Translated title: Jane and the Princess Mystery: Jane Austen's Investigations
Author: Barron, Stephanie
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Year: 2026 | Pages: 272 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9788867029327
Translated
A Russian noblewoman, precious jewels, a conspiracy to uncover.
London, 1811. Fresh from writing Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen joins her brother Henry, a brilliant banker, and his charming wife Eliza in their elegant home on Sloane Street. Immersed in a world of witty conversations, glittering gowns, and receptions, Jane observes with discretion and irony this microcosm of ambition, secrets, and vanity. But not even her keen eye is prepared for the scandal that erupts when the private correspondence between a Russian princess and an influential Tory minister is suddenly made public, much less for the tragedy that follows: the beautiful Evgenia Cholikova is found with her throat slit right outside the residence of the minister, Lord Castlereagh.
While public opinion whispers of a romantic suicide and gossip tarnishes the princess's reputation, Jane does not believe the official version. Her doubts, however, become unsettling when a web of coincidences places her and Eliza at the center of the investigation as prime suspects. Why would someone want to frame them? And who, behind the scenes of high society, had an interest in eliminating the princess? With only seven days to prove her innocence, Jane is forced to delve into the halls of power and the boudoirs of the most influential courtesans, on the trail of a murderer capable of threatening not only her life, but also the fate of England
Il capolavoro rubato
Translated title: The Stolen Masterpiece
Author: Silva, Daniel
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Year: 2026 | Pages: 416 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9791259855367
Translated
The Stolen Masterpiece is a gripping spy story that explores the dark side of the art world, including unscrupulous dealers, greedy traffickers, and unscrupulous financiers.
Gabriel Allon has just begun restoring a precious Titian in Venice when he discovers the body of a mysterious woman floating in the lagoon... and finds himself caught in a desperate race to recover a lost masterpiece that may be by none other than Leonardo da Vinci. The painting, a portrait of a beautiful young woman mistakenly attributed to an unknown artist and hidden beneath an insignificant canvas, had been in storage at the Vatican Museums for over a century, and when it disappeared one night during a strange power outage, no one noticed.
The only ones who know are the ruthless mafiosi and financiers who commissioned the theft... and the mysterious woman who died in Venice. A woman without a name. A woman without a face. Called upon to solve this seemingly perfect crime, Gabriel Allon follows the trail of the stolen painting in a breathless race that takes him from the art galleries and auction houses of London to an enclave of unimaginable wealth on the French Riviera, culminating in a shocking crescendo in St. Peter's Square, where a pope hangs in the balance between life and death
Treno infernale per l'Angelo rosso
Translated title: Hell Train for the Red Angel
Author: Thilliez, Franck
Genre: Thriller / Crime
Year: 2026 | Pages: 396 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9791259678225
Translated
Franck Thilliez's dazzling debut novel returns to bookstores in a new translation and with an unpublished letter from the author to Italian readers: a thriller with a dark atmosphere and a fast pace, in which the killer and the policeman chase each other in a macabre spiral of death and violence.
Inspector Franck Sharko is dealing with the most difficult case of his career: his wife, Suzanne, has disappeared. One evening she didn't return home, and he hasn't heard from her since. Six months have passed. No sign of life, no ransom demand. Every attempt to find her has been fruitless.
After a long leave of absence, it's time for Sharko to return to work, and his first assignment concerns a murder that took place in a small village not far from Paris. In an isolated house, the body of a woman was found suspended in mid-air by a system of ropes and hooks, mutilated and recomposed in an unnatural pose.
The crime scene is strangely clean, and the only microscopic clues lead to Brittany, where the inspector will uncover a sordid underworld of depravity. With the help of the charismatic psychocriminologist Williams, the computer genius Serpetti, and his neighbor Dudù Camelia, an elderly Guyanese woman with the mysterious gift of visions, Sharko will try to track down the Machiavellian killer, a vengeful spirit who seems intent on rebuilding hell on Earth.
And as the investigation becomes increasingly intricate and dangerous, a nagging doubt torments the commissioner: will he ever be able to find Suzanne?
Amore al profumo di girasole
Translated title: Love with the Scent of Sunflowers
Author: Mauro, Gabriele
Genre: Romance
Year: 2026 | Pages: 288 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9788811018902
Marisol clutches the pendant around her neck. A golden sunflower, guardian of a past she refuses to remember. In moments when the air seems thin, her fingers search for that small symbol. The relief that gesture brings is a scentless breath. Like the scent of a sunflower: invisible and silent. Because the sunflower, unlike roses or lavender, leaves no traces in the wind. It thrives on light, orienting itself toward the sun with blind faith. It gives itself to those whose hearts are open to recognizing it.
Marisol is like a sunflower. Her life is made of routine and silence. This is how she hides her pain and a secret that never abandons her. Until, on the seafront, she meets Angelo, a photographer capable of seeing beyond appearances. And something begins to change. Thanks to Post-it notes left under a Ferris wheel, handwritten letters, and simple attentions, Marisol discovers a pure, timeless, and unpretentious love.
A love that doesn't flaunt itself, but manifests itself in small gestures. A gaze that waits, a caress that lingers, a presence that doesn't disappear when Angelo's gone. Marisol understands that, for the first time, someone has noticed her. But then the past returns to haunt her with its shadows, and she must learn to trust the light. To recognize that there are bonds that don't need to be explained. Just experienced. Because some loves are like the scent of a sunflower. They can't be grasped. And yet, they're impossible to forget.
Gabriele Mauro's name attracts an ever-growing and passionate community of readers. Those who follow him know that his stories embody authentic emotions and profound values - values that today seem almost lost. It is precisely for these messages that Gabriele Mauro continues to attract, day after day, a loyal readership that continues to grow and eagerly awaits his arrival in bookstores
Innegabilmente mio
Translated title: Undeniably Mine
Author: Foster, A. J.
Genre: Family Saga / Romance
Year: 2026 | Pages: 608 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9791259575555
Translated
A heart that hides its fragility. A gaze that can see beyond the cracks. Can we love even when the masks fall?
After years of rebellion, Theresa Murphy has returned home only to find herself locked up again, trapped between a mother who controls her every breath, a father full of secrets, and a job at the Burlington Chronicle that feels more like a limitation than an opportunity. But the real hell has a name and a face: Jason Harrison, once her spotless knight and her first love, who ultimately broke her heart.
Forced to live under the same roof, Tess and Jason find themselves catapulted into a whirlwind of lies and unquenched desire. Between sham parties, secret clubs, and motorcycle getaways, attraction becomes a double-edged sword, as the Harrison and Williams families face off in a war of power, crime, and corruption.
When the long shadow of a Mexican cartel tightens the knot of their destinies, Tess must choose whether to remain a perpetual pawn in the hands of others or finally take the reins of the game. And, to survive, she must decide whether to trust the one man
La domestica a ore
Translated title: The Hourly Maid
Author: Modignani, Sveva Casati
Genre: Social Novel / Romance
Year: 2025 | Pages: 320 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9788820082086
An intense and gripping novel that tells the story of the silent strength of women and the possibility of starting over, always.
Isabella Boccadoro d'Este has chosen to live without flaunting her noble origins, working as a housekeeper in Milan. With her discretion and innate sensitivity, she brings order and serenity where solitude and disharmony reign. Until one morning, upon entering the Tizzonis' elegant apartment, she finds Laura, the young landlady, seriously injured.
Behind the respectable facade of a perfect family lies a history of violence that threatens to overwhelm the couple's two children. As justice struggles to take its course amid lies and silence, Isabella finds herself increasingly personally involved in the affair, discovering the strength of female solidarity and the fragility of those who seem invincible.
At her side is Duccio Soldanieri, a charming and determined Carabinieri captain, also a nobleman, who brings a new and unexpected feeling into her life. Through secrets, passions, and difficult choices, Isabella must confront her fears and learn that, sometimes, being brave means letting yourself be loved
Le querce non fanno limoni
Translated title: Oaks Don't Make Lemons
Author: Francini, Chiara
Genre: Historical / Social Novel
Year: 2025 | Pages: 408 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9788817161909
'Oaks Don't Make Lemons' is an epic, intimate, and choral novel spanning fifty years of Italian history, from World War II to the Years of Lead. A story of the Resistance, of passions, of families torn apart and mended, of struggles that leave scars, but also of the strength to stand firm. The protagonist is Delia, a former partisan, an unforgettable woman who faces war, love, and loss by building - stone by stone, voice by voice - a real and symbolic place: Cantuccio, a concrete and ideal refuge, a space for sharing, hope, and memory.
Around her and after her move Irma, Mauro, Angela, Carlo, Sandro, Lettèria, Gigione, and many others, vivid characters who intertwine in a narrative woven like a tapestry of voices, dialects, scars, and dreams. Set between Florence and Campi Bisenzio, 'Oaks Don't Make Lemons' embodies History with a capital 'H' - the torture at Villa Triste, the Liberation, the Piazza Fontana massacre, the contradictions of the extra-parliamentary left - but filters it through everyday gestures, silences, pots on the stove, unspoken words.
Each page is imbued with a living language that alternates lyricism and popular speech, a language that sings, cries, resists. It is a novel about legacy - political, emotional, ideological. About the way memory passes, hides, reveals itself. And about the courage not to be overwhelmed by the past, but to understand it in order to move forward.
'Oaks Don't Make Lemons' is a historical novel, yes. But it is also a novel of existence, a novel that questions what it means to resist: injustice, disenchantment, pain, time. And she does so with a writing style that's both cultured and full of humanity, embracing each character as if they were a true story, to be protected. Because a happy life means having fought
Guilty - Drunk in love
Author: Rokia
Genre: Fantasy / Romance
Year: 2024 | Pages: 592 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9791259573087
Lavinia lives alone in a crumbling house, juggling part-time jobs and painful memories. At her wit's end, she decides to end it all by jumping off a bridge. As she plunges into the icy river below, a young man with golden curls, Arthur, saves her.
Arthur appears to have no identity or family, so Lavinia, feeling indebted, invites him into her home. He reveals he is a prince from a parallel universe and doesn't know how he ended up in our world. Forced to live together, Arthur and Lavinia slowly form an unexpected bond that neither knows how to tame.
However, a curse looms over them. Arthur must return home to protect his kingdom from an ancient enemy, and he won't leave without taking Lavinia with him
Ti odio, ma ti amo di più
Translated title: I Hate You, but I Love You More
Author: Premoli, Anna
Genre: Romance
Year: 2024 | Pages: 160 | Origin: ITA | ISBN: 9788822786340
Jenny and Ian have been married for ten years. They have two children, demanding jobs, and completely opposite views on life - Jenny shuns privilege, while Ian comes from English aristocracy. Despite this, their love remains as strong as ever.
For their tenth anniversary, Ian plans a surprise weekend getaway for Jenny to escape their daily routine. Though Jenny hates surprises, her love for Ian might inspire a spirit of adventure she didn't know she had. However, their holiday is fraught with obstacles from the start. Will Jenny embrace the unexpected for Ian's sake?
