Pravé lásky
Translated title: True Love
Author: Reid, Taylor Jenkins
Genre: Romance
Year: 2024 | Pages: 352 | Origin: SLO | BA Seq Num: 87826
Translated
In her twenties, Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse, and they build a life far from their hometown in Massachusetts, exploring the world together. On their first anniversary, Jesse disappears when his helicopter goes missing over the Pacific.
Emma returns home, rebuilding her life. In her thirties, she falls in love again with old friend Sam and they get engaged, offering Emma a second chance at happiness.
But then Jesse is found alive. Caught between a husband and a fiancé, Emma faces a heart-wrenching choice, trying to protect those she loves while figuring out her own desires and identity.
Who is her true love? Emma must listen to her heart, uncertain of its message
Trinat' balád pre Lucifera
Translated title: Three Ballads for Lucifer
Author: Kozák, Radoslav
Genre: Horror / Short Stories
Year: 2024 | Pages: 264 | Origin: SLO | BA Seq Num: 87810
Horror
Náhradna dcéra
Translated title: Surrogate Daughter
Author: Otajovicová, Sona
Genre: Social Novel
Year: 2024 | Pages: 200 | Origin: SLO | BA Seq Num: 87808
Hana returns to the place where she grew up and spent time with her aunt, who acted as her surrogate mother. This time, however, her aunt is not there to welcome her in the spacious house; she'll never bake her famous buns again, take her to the first pew at the vicar's church, or visit the colorful housing estates behind the dam.
Hana feels like a stranger in a city that increasingly resembles a hostile memory. But everything changes when she finds a box of photos and discovers her mother among them -
a mother who has been missing for over twenty years, with no one in the family knowing where she has been all this time. The book explores Hana's search for family, roots, and a sense of belonging in an unstable and ever-changing world
Hl'adanie Adama
Translated title: Searching for Adam
Author: Kozmon, Frantisek
Genre: Social Novel
Year: 2024 | Pages: 336 | Origin: SLO | BA Seq Num: 87806
Teenager Adam grows up in a family devoted to fanatical religion and struggles with reconciling his faith with his sexual identity. Through his eyes, readers embark on a poignant journey of self-discovery, friendship, first love, and the challenges of hiding his true self from his family.
Kamil, a TV PR manager, leads a completely different life. His busy work and social schedule is disrupted when his estranged mother, suffering from an incurable disease, suddenly appears at his doorstep. As they navigate irreversible events, themes of reconciliation, forgiveness, and the lasting impact of past wounds on present relationships are explored.
At first glance, Adam and Kamil could not be more different; upon closer inspection, they reveal profound similarities
Nez nám zdochla dojná krava
Translated title: Until Our Milk Cow Died
Author: Fero Rajec
Genre: Short Stories
Year: 2024 | Pages: 192 | Origin: SLO | BA Seq Num: 87800
Short stories
Výmena
Translated title: Exchange
Author: Ahnhem, Stefan
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Year: 2024 | Pages: 424 | Origin: SLO | BA Seq Num: 87814
Translated
A proper vacation is exactly what Carl and Helene need to strengthen their relationship. When they find their dream home in California, they don't hesitate. They offer their residence on the Stockholm archipelago for a home exchange, planning to spend the summer at a villa in Santa Cruz. However, upon arrival, they sense something is wrong. Is this really the same house they saw in the photos? And what is happening back home in the meantime? Fortunately, they have security cameras in every room, and the temptation to watch the strangers in their home becomes irresistible
Bazár démonov
Translated title: Bazaar of Demons
Author: Chodúr, Pavel
Genre: Horror / Fantasy
Year: 2023 | Pages: 216 | Origin: SLO | BA Seq Num: 87813
Sarantos Petrakis, an employee of a pharmaceutical company in a small Central European town, leads an idyllic life until mythological beings start appearing in his apartment. This unsettling phenomenon, combined with a virus raging in the streets, begins to take a toll on his mental health. Initially skeptical, he soon realizes these strange creatures are real and must use all his wits to survive their repeated visits.
His only hope lies with the emissary of the Most High, who is meant to maintain balance in our world. However, the King in Yellow, the operator of the Demon Bazaar, complicates matters significantly. With masterful deceit, the King in Yellow leaves chaos in his wake, making the world increasingly unstable. Can the emissary save anyone in the face of such relentless disorder?
Cyril
Author: Kvotidianová, Andrea
Genre: Romance / Social Novel
Year: 2024 | Pages: 210 | Origin: SLO | BA Seq Num: 87807
Mia's life is in shambles. She is barely surviving, having lost friends, family, and now her job, which provided her with a meager income. In the depths of her depression, she encounters a woman in the park who delivers a cryptic message from the palm of her hand. The message claims that to attain her desires, Mia must endure an even greater downfall. Believing she can't possibly sink any lower, Mia dismisses the prophecy.
However, when she meets a man destined to change her fate and the predictions begin to materialize, fear grips her. What follows is a descent into real turmoil. Mia finds herself in serious trouble and faces a stark choice: find a way out or be consumed by it forever.
Experience a story about finding love and self-discovery, repairing relationships with loved ones, and confronting addictions that can upend our lives
Eskalácia citu
Translated title: Escalation of Feeling
Author: Vilikovský, Pavel
Genre: Short Stories
Year: 2024 | Pages: 176 | Origin: SLO | BA Seq Num: 87803
Short stories
Tisíc chlapcenských bozkov
Translated title: A Thousand Boy Kisses
Series: Book 1
Author: Cole, Tillie
Genre: Romance
Year: 2024 | Pages: 360 | Origin: SLO | BA Seq Num: 87825
Translated
One kiss is fleeting, but a thousand kisses endure a lifetime. One boy. One girl. A bond formed in an instant, cherished for a decade - a connection unbroken by time or distance, believed to be everlasting.
When seventeen-year-old Rune Kristiansen returns to Blossom Grove, Georgia, where he once befriended Poppy Litchfield as a child in Norway, he seeks answers. Why did the girl who was his soulmate, who vowed to wait faithfully for his return, suddenly cut him off without explanation? Rune's heart shattered when Poppy went silent two years ago. Now, as he uncovers the truth, he realizes the deepest heartache is yet to come.
A stand-alone tearjerker romance for young adults, recommended for ages fourteen and up
