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In an era before the advent of electric lights, telephones or motor vehicles, there exists a small cluster of aristocratic "old revolutionary stock" families that rule New York's social life. Under the rules of this society, "being things" is better than "doing things" and reputation and outward appearances come at the exclusion of everything else. In this Gilded Age, when America’s expansion and increased industrialism produce a group of newly wealthy robber barons and financiers.

La ciudad de Buenos Aires del año 2036 se ha vuelto un tanto invivible y excluyente. Organizándose alrededor de un poeta en las Islas del Tigre (el maravilloso archipiélago fluvial lindero a la capital argentina), un grupo rebelde decide tomar cartas en el asunto. Sería simplemente una transformación más, solo que quizás esta vez haya mejores condiciones para lograr más sensibilidad y alojar las diferencias en medio del cambio.

Sola en su piso de la Pedrera, Martina está atravesando un gran momento vital en total armonía con los miles de turistas que se pasean por el edificio y los cientos de personas que trabajan en él. Pero nada es tan brillante como parece, y el encuentro casual con un desconocido la sumerge una montaña rusa de sentimientos que había olvidado y que no contaba con volver a vivir. Un gesto tan simple como un abrazo hace tambalear su mundo tranquilo y controlado, empujándola a una relación que irá tomando forma poco a poco gracias a las redes sociales.

After a journey across the Low Seas to rank up her Sailing skill, an epic quest drops into Kyra Bishop's lap. It could aid in her quest to avenge the death of her companion's sister and dig deeper into the mystery of the Bonchu in Lau. But many have traveled to the notorious Foggy Vale Island, and none have returned to tell the tale. Kyra must rally her allies and push herself to her limits to uncover the mysteries surrounding a missing sailor while learning more about the evil surrounding the disappearance of ships on the mysterious island instance.

Like Gloria Naylor’s The Women of Brewster Place, Sidik Fofana’s electrifying collection of eight interconnected stories showcases the strengths, struggles, and hopes of one residential community in a powerful storytelling experience. Each short story follows a tenant in the Banneker Homes, a low-income high rise in Harlem where gentrification weighs on everyone’s mind. We root for these characters and more as they weave in and out of each other’s lives, endeavoring to escape from their pasts and blaze new paths forward for themselves and the people they love.

Annie has never experienced the "spark" with a guy - the kind of instant chemistry that steals your breath and blindsides you completely. Until a night out with friends brings her face to face with the wickedly sexy and mysterious Jack. It's not just a spark that ignites between them. It's an explosion. Jack promises to consume Annie, and he fully delivers on that promise. Overwhelmed by the intensity of their one night together, Annie slips out of their hotel room.

Jake Sharp resides in his own personal hell. The ex-SAS sniper was distracted from duty once before, and the consequences were devastating - both personally and professionally. He vowed never to let that happen again. The job of bodyguard to Camille Logan isn't the kind of distraction from his demons he should take. Women and Jake don't mix well, yet the lesser of two evils seems to be protecting the heiress, whose life is threatened as a result of her father's ruthless business dealings.

Lily Mitchell, the main character, a Langley Middle School student, is subjected to the harmful behavior of bullies. The negative forces of bullies caused Lily to abhor the image of herself in the mirror, her bus ride to school, and her existence on the school landscape. A new girl at school, Jerica, gradually brings balance to Lily’s existence by teaching her the principles of positive reaffirmation. One day, Lily pulled Julius, a stranger, from the butt end of a tiger fight in an alleyway. In the end, can Lily and Jerica save Julius?

In this comedy, the quest for fame has no boundaries...but celebrity has its downside. We follow ex-actress BunnyLee Welles, who returns to Los Angeles for her best friend’s wedding and finds that she is instantly recognizable. From the customs officer to the baggage clerk to the Lyft driver, everyone knows her single-dimple smile. They mimic her. They take selfies with her. They hand her unsolicited film scripts. In the four years she has been traveling abroad, her sole commercial role for Dial-a-Denture has recently become an online meme. Like it or not, BunnyLee is now famous.

Jane is a Los Angeles nurse who grew up in a Christian cult that puts celebrities on trial for their sins. Daniel is a has-been actor whose career ended when the cult family members nearly killed him for flirting with her. Eight years after a romantic meet-cute in Battery Park, both search for someone to fill the gap they imagine the other could’ve filled if given the chance. When a chance encounter unexpectedly reunites them, Jane and Daniel not only see another chance at the love they lost, but an opportunity to create the lives they’ve always wanted.

Eben noch kämpfte Alois Pokora im Weltkrieg. Dann erwacht er im Krankenhaus in Berlin – und die Welt ist eine andere: das Jahr 1918, der Kaiser geflohen, die alte Ordnung zerbricht. Der Bergmannssohn Alois, der Erste in der Familie mit Schulbildung, sehnt sich nach seiner Liebe Agnes – lässt sich aber bald von der soghaften neuen Freiheit erfassen, geistig, revolutionär, auch erotisch. Er gerät in die Berliner Halbwelt, schult für die dubiose "Baronin" eine Kampftruppe, trifft Rosa Luxemburg.

Élie Mestenapeo sort de prison après avoir purgé sa peine pour le meurtre de son père, un homme alcoolique et violent. Sa communauté innue de Nutashkuan l'a banni. Il débarque à Montréal et se retrouve très vite dans la rue. Il y croisera des personnes d'autres nations, Inuit, Cris, Atikamekw, venues comme lui s'échouer dans la métropole, et il fera des rencontres déterminantes, qui l'aideront à se reconstruire.

A true story of dating, heartbreak, and everything in between in the online era. Elle Adams takes you through the journey of a rollercoaster relationship that never seems to end and the many men in between. Gossip Girl meets Sex and the City.

Aprile 2000. Mattina. Sull'East River. Il giovane miliardario Eric Packer esce dal suo lussuoso attico a tre piani e sale sulla limousine bianca per andare a tagliarsi i capelli a Hell's Kitchen. È l'inizio di un viaggio lungo un giorno che lo porterà ad attraversare Manhattan per andare incontro al proprio destino. Durante il tragitto Packer, ossessionato da una folle scommessa finanziaria contro lo yen e da un'oscura "minaccia attendibile" alla propria incolumità, incontra gli uomini e le donne della sua vita sullo sfondo di scenari erotici, o tragici, o enigmatici.

Un joven de dieciocho años llega a la ciudad de México con la secreta intención de convertirse en poeta. Es el final de la década de los cincuenta. Al poco tiempo, comienza a involucrarse en la intensa vida cultural de la capital. Así, se adentra en un mundo de talleres y tertulias, de complicidades sinceras y envidias aún más hondas, cafés y torneos de ajedrez,de intrigas amorosas, vanidades y—a pesar o por encima de todo—de pasión verdadera por la creación literaria. Los peones son el alma del juego es el vivo retrato del México de una época.

One night in New York City's Chinatown, Lola is at a dinner with former colleagues when she excuses herself to buy a pack of cigarettes. On her way back, she runs into a former boyfriend. The next night, she runs into another ex. And then…another. The city has become awash with ghosts of heartbreaks past. What might have passed for coincidence becomes something far stranger when the recently engaged Lola must contend not only with the viability of her current relationship, but the fact that her best friend and her former boss might have an unhealthy investment in its outcome.

Washington D. C., 1925. Clara Johnson talks to spirits, a gift that saved her during her darkest moments in a Washington D. C. jail. Now a curse that’s left her indebted to the cunning spirit world. So, when the Empress, the powerful spirit who holds her debt, offers her an opportunity to gain her freedom, a desperate Clara seizes the chance. The task: steal a magical ring from the wealthiest woman in the District.

All This Could be Different introduces us to Sneha. A recent college graduate freshly arrived in Milwaukee, she occupies her days with rote, stressful work as a young consultant for a battery production corporation. She is, as her boss reminds her, a 'contractor, no benefits'. Her nights are spent ordering furniture off the internet, trying out the newfangled invention of dating apps and avoiding confrontation with the terrifying property manager who lives below her. But the rewards are bountiful.

You are young, ambitious, college-educated and a feminist. Your new job is in television. To climb the ranks, you do whatever it takes. You know the rules of this world. When someone senior tells you how pretty you look, you smile and thank him—and make a mental note never to wear that dress alone with him again. When whispers start to circle that your office might have 'a bit of a rape problem', and your close friend confesses her own unsettling encounter, you know there is plenty to gain from staying silent, and all too much to lose through speaking out.

When it comes to good guys and bad guys, they don’t make ‘em like they used to. It’s 1974 Los Angeles, and two cops who never catch a break can feel a change coming. With a little luck and a lot of disregard for procedure, they’re not going to let anything stand in the way of finally getting ahead. Follow them for 67 hours, and gain a vision of how police work used to be done, back when the line between the good guys and the bad guys really meant something.