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To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession. NATIONAL BESTSELLER - An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating, starring a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice "Part Wuthering Heights and part Daisy Jones & The Six, this novel is as brilliantly choreographed as a gold medal performance and will keep you guessing until its last page."--Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name She might not have a famous name, funding, or her family's support, but Katarina Shaw has always known that she was destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skating--and each other--to escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood sweethearts to champion ice dancers, captivating the world with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style, and roller-coaster relationship. Until a shocking incident at the Olympic Games brings their partnership to a sudden end. As the ten-year anniversary of their final skate approaches, an unauthorized documentary reignites the public obsession with Shaw and Rocha, claiming to uncover the "real story" through interviews with their closest friends and fiercest rivals. Kat wants nothing to do with the documentary, but she can't stand the thought of someone else defining her legacy. So, after a decade of silence, she's telling her story: from the childhood tragedies that created her all-consuming bond with Heath to the clash of desires that tore them apart. Sensational rumors have haunted their every step for years, but the truth may be even more shocking than the headlines.

To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession. NATIONAL BESTSELLER - An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating, starring a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice "Part Wuthering Heights and part Daisy Jones & The Six, this novel is as brilliantly choreographed as a gold medal performance and will keep you guessing until its last page."--Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name She might not have a famous name, funding, or her family's support, but Katarina Shaw has always known that she was destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skating--and each other--to escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood sweethearts to champion ice dancers, captivating the world with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style, and roller-coaster relationship. Until a shocking incident at the Olympic Games brings their partnership to a sudden end. As the ten-year anniversary of their final skate approaches, an unauthorized documentary reignites the public obsession with Shaw and Rocha, claiming to uncover the "real story" through interviews with their closest friends and fiercest rivals. Kat wants nothing to do with the documentary, but she can't stand the thought of someone else defining her legacy. So, after a decade of silence, she's telling her story: from the childhood tragedies that created her all-consuming bond with Heath to the clash of desires that tore them apart. Sensational rumors have haunted their every step for years, but the truth may be even more shocking than the headlines.

To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession.‘Part Wuthering Heights and part Daisy Jones and the Six . . . As brilliantly choreographed as a gold-medal performance’ JODI PICOULT***** READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE FAVOURITES*****‘A true gold medal 5-star book’‘Forever changed me’‘Completely captivating’‘Spectacular drama’‘Get ready to be obsessed’Everyone thinks Heath Rocha was my first love. He wasn't. My first love was figure skating.Katarina Shaw has always known she’s destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skating – and each other – to escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood sweethearts to champion ice dancers, captivating fans with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style and rollercoaster relationship.Until, at the Olympic Games, as the world holds its breath, a shocking incident instantly destroys their partnership.Ten years later, an unauthorised tell-all documentary reignites the public obsession with Shaw and Rocha. If Kat wants to own her story, she must break her silence. As Kat’s account of her dramatic rise and fall alternates with scandalous interviews from the film, The Favourites spins into a dance between passion, ambition and what it truly means to win.Sensational rumours have haunted Kat and Heath’s every step for years, but the truth may be even more outrageous than the headlines.

'Deliciously dark, razor-sharp, and unapologetically wrong in all the right ways' C.J. Skuse, author of SWEETPEAHe wasn’t afraid of me. That was his first mistake.Read the cult word-of-mouth hit readers are obsessed with:‘Such an incredible read!’‘Holy hell this book was fun!’‘Included all the things I like in fiction…vigilantism/revenge, cold, calculating women, themes of obsession, queer desire’‘Amazing twists!’‘You guys NEED TO READ THIS!’Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor and an even better serial killer. She’s made it her mission in life to track down predatory men on campus and kill them and she’s preparing for her biggest murder yet.Carly Schiller is just trying to survive her freshman year at college – keeping her head down and focussing on work. But when her roommate Allison is assaulted at a party Carly becomes obsessed with making the attacker pay.When police start investigating the spate of local deaths, Scarlett starts to realise it’s only a matter of time before her secret life is exposed and everything she’s built comes crashing down with it…‘Deliciously satisfying… The feminist revenge thriller we need and deserve’ Megan Collins‘A gorgeously-written ragestorm of a thriller…will shock readers as much as it satisfies them’ Wendy Heard‘Grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go’ Samantha Downing

To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession.‘Part Wuthering Heights and part Daisy Jones and the Six . . . As brilliantly choreographed as a gold-medal performance’ JODI PICOULTBBC Radio 2 Book Club pick ***** READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE FAVOURITES*****‘A true gold medal 5-star book’‘Forever changed me’‘Completely captivating’‘Spectacular drama’‘My book of 2025 – already’‘Get ready to be obsessed’Everyone thinks Heath Rocha was my first love. He wasn't. My first love was figure skating.Katarina Shaw has always known she’s destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skating – and each other – to escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood sweethearts to champion ice dancers, captivating fans with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style and rollercoaster relationship.Until, at the Olympic Games, as the world holds its breath, a shocking incident instantly destroys their partnership.Ten years later, an unauthorised tell-all documentary reignites the public obsession with Shaw and Rocha. If Kat wants to own her story, she must break her silence. As Kat’s account of her dramatic rise and fall alternates with scandalous interviews from the film, The Favourites spins into a dance between passion, ambition and what it truly means to win.Sensational rumours have haunted Kat and Heath’s every step for years, but the truth may be even more outrageous than the headlines.The first print run of The Favourites will have purple sprayed edges, while stock lasts.

For fans of the high-stakes tension of the New York Times bestsellers Luckiest Girl Alive and The Lying Game, comes "a brilliantly paced thriller that gets under your skin in the best possible way" (Megan Collins, author of The Winter Sister) about female ambition and what happens when fake violence draws real blood. After years of struggling in the Chicago theater scene, ambitious actress Kira Rascher finally lands the role of a lifetime. The catch? The mercurial Malcolm Mercer is the director and he's known for pushing his performers past their limits--on stage and off. Kira's convinced she can handle Malcolm, but the theater's cofounder, Joanna Cuyler, is another story. Joanna sees Kira as a threat--to her own thwarted artistic ambitions, her twisted relationship with Malcolm, and the shocking secret she's keeping about the upcoming production. But as opening night draws near, Kira and Joanna both come to the realization that Malcolm's dangerous extremes are nothing compared to what they're capable of themselves. An edgy, addictive, and fiendishly clever tale of ambition, deceit, and power suited for fans of the film Black Swan, Temper "revels in its mind games, delivering twist after twist as it races toward a Shakespearian climax. The final page will leave you gasping" (Amy Gentry, author of Last Woman Standing).

From the author of the "raw, ingenious, and utterly fearless" (Wendy Walker, USA TODAY bestselling author) Temper comes a dynamic psychological thriller about two women who give bad men exactly what they deserve. Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor. But she's even better at getting away with murder. Every year, she searches for the worst man at Gorman University and plots his well-deserved demise. Thanks to her meticulous planning, she's avoided drawing attention to herself--but as she's preparing for her biggest kill yet, the school starts probing into the growing body count on campus. Determined to keep her enemies close, Scarlett insinuates herself into the investigation and charms the woman in charge, Dr. Mina Pierce. Everything's going according to her master plan...until she loses control with her latest victim, putting her secret life at risk of exposure. Meanwhile, Gorman student Carly Schiller is just trying to survive her freshman year. Finally free of her emotionally abusive father, all Carly wants is to focus on her studies and fade into the background. Her new roommate has other ideas. Allison Hadley is cool and confident--everything Carly wishes she could be--and the two girls quickly form an intense friendship. So when Allison is sexually assaulted at a party, Carly becomes obsessed with making the attacker pay...and turning her fantasies about revenge into a reality. Featuring Layne Fargo's trademark "propulsive writing style" (Kirkus Reviews) and "sinister, of the moment" (Chicago Review of Books) suspense, They Never Learn is a feminist serial killer story perfect for fans of Killing Eve and Chelsea Cain.

Descubre la tormentosa historia de amor que est causando furor internacional. Una pica historia de amor inspirada en el cl sico Cumbres borrascosas, ambientada en el despiadado mundo del patinaje art stico de lite y con una protagonista decidida a labrarse su propio camino dentro y fuera del hielo. «Todo el mundo cree que Heath Rocha fue mi primer amor. No es cierto. Mi primer amor fue el patinaje art stico . Katarina Shaw siempre ha sabido que estaba destinada a llegar a lo m s alto. Cuando conoce a Heath Rocha, un chico solitario, su conexi n instant nea los convierte en un d o formidable sobre el hielo... Hasta que un impactante incidente en los Juegos Ol mpicos los separa definitivamente. A os despu s, por el d cimo aniversario de la ltima vez que patinaron juntos, un documental reaviva la obsesi n p blica al afirmar revelar «la verdad sobre Shaw y Rocha a trav s de entrevistas con sus amigos y sus rivales. Kat no quiere tener nada que ver, pero tampoco puede soportar la idea de que otros definan su legado. As que, despu s de una d cada de silencio, cuenta su historia: desde las tragedias de la infancia que la unieron a Heath hasta el choque de deseos que los separ . Y resulta que, a pesar de que los rumores han seguido cada uno de sus pasos durante a os, la verdad puede ser a n m s impactante que los titulares. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession. NATIONAL BESTSELLER - An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating, starring a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice "Part Wuthering Heights and part Daisy Jones & The Six, this novel is as brilliantly choreographed as a gold medal performance and will keep you guessing until its last page."--Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name She might not have a famous name, funding, or her family's support, but Katarina Shaw has always known that she was destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skating--and each other--to escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood sweethearts to champion ice dancers, captivating the world with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style, and roller-coaster relationship. Until a shocking incident at the Olympic Games brings their partnership to a sudden end. As the ten-year anniversary of their final skate approaches, an unauthorized documentary reignites the public obsession with Shaw and Rocha, claiming to uncover the "real story" through interviews with their closest friends and fiercest rivals. Kat wants nothing to do with the documentary, but she can't stand the thought of someone else defining her legacy. So, after a decade of silence, she's telling her story: from the childhood tragedies that created her all-consuming bond with Heath to the clash of desires that tore them apart. Sensational rumors have haunted their every step for years, but the truth may be even more shocking than the headlines.

Muiden silmissä he olivat skandaali, toisilleen he olivat pakkomielle. Taitoluistelumaailman huipulle sijoittuvaa säkenöivää draamaa siivittävät armoton kilpailu, kylmä jää ja kuumat tunteet. Katarina Shaw'lla ei ole rahaa eikä oikeanlaista perhetaustaa, mutta hän on aina tähdännyt olympiatason luistelijaksi. Kun hän tapaa sijaiskotikierteessä pyristelevän Heath Rochan, heidän välilleen syntyy heti yhteys, ja yhdessä he ponnistavat vaatimattomista lähtökohdista jäätanssin huipulle. Heidän keskinäinen kemiansa, kapinallinen tyylinsä ja myrskyisä suhteensa siivittävät matkaa kohti olympiamitalia - kunnes kaikki romahtaa. Kymmenen vuotta kohtalokkaan kisan jälkeen, kun epävirallisen dokumentin tekijät väittävät pian vihdoin paljastavansa ”totuuden”, Kat päättää rikkoa hiljaisuuden ja kertoa tarinansa itse. Ja joskus totuus on villejä huhuja hurjempi. ”Tässä tarinassa kohtaavat Humiseva harju ja Daisy Jones & The Six, ja juonen kuvioista muodostuu kultamitalin arvoinen koreografia, joka pitää lukijaa jännityksessä viimeiselle sivulle asti.” - New York Times -bestsellerkirjailija Jodi Picoult ”Ihmissuhteita ja romantiikkaa Colleen Hooverin henkeen, mutta jäähallilla. Luvassa vauhtia ja vaarallisia tilanteita!” - Kirkus Reviews ”Suosikit täräyttää lukijan jäätanssikisojen kulissien taakse kuin vasen koukku suoraan leukaan.” - The Washington Post Layne Fargo on opinnoissaan perehtynyt teatterin, kirjastotieteen ja feministisen tutkimuksen maailmaan, joten mikäpä sopisikaan paremmin hänen nykyiseksi ammatikseen kuin kirjoittaa anteeksipyytelemättömän feministisiä kirjoja, joissa on kutkuttava draaman kaari. Hänen kynästään ovat lähtöisin bestsellerlistoille nousseet teokset The Favorites (Suosikit), They Never Learn ja Temper, ja hän on osallistunut Young Rich Widows -sarjan kirjoittamiseen. Hänen kirjojaan on käännetty yli kahdellekymmenelle kielelle. Layne asuu Chicagossa seuranaan elämänkumppaninsa, lemmikkinsä ja alati kasvava kirjakokoelmansa, jonka hän aivan varmasti lukee läpi vielä ennen kuolemaansa.