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Último libro de Pedro Salinas (1891-1951) publicado en España en vida de su autor, "Razón de amor" aparece en 1936, el mismo año en que da comienzo el largo exilio americano del poeta. Dividido en dos partes, la primera de las cuales fluye como un largo poema, el poemario -cuyo título procede de un poema anónimo del siglo XIII que describe el encuentro de dos enamorados en un huerto florido- prolonga el tema de la separación de los amantes iniciado ya al final de "La voz a ti debida", solo que aquí cobra un nuevo tono la voz del poeta, quien, por medio de la evocación, trata de exorcizar la ausencia de la amada. Como afirma Soledad Salinas de Marichal en la introducción del presente volumen, «se diría un diario íntimo y también una poesía de conjuros, dirigida a recordar, pero también a recobrar, el amor perdido para devolverlo a la realidad presente».

Si hay un hombre que todos los argentinos conocemos es el gaucho Martín Fierro. Muchos menos conocen a su autor, el señorito José Hernández, y a menudo lo que saben de él está lejos de la verdad. En estas páginas su personaje, Martín Fierro, furioso y agradecido, rencoroso y querendón, nos cuenta la vida de su creador con los mismos versos gauchescos que lo hicieron famoso. Pero esta vez Fierro no canta, cuenta: Aquí me pongo a contar la historia que no quisiera: la de esa culebra artera que por contar una historia me se robó la memoria, me la cambió toda entera. Se llamaba José Hernández, aunque también se llamaba Pueyrredón, porque alardeaba de ser un hombre de abajo y era rico pa'l carajo más que la reina de Saba. Su familia era de aquellas que asaltaron nuestras tierras: pampas, ríos, bosques, sierras, todito se lo quedaron y así nomás lo alambraron para dejarnos ajuera.

You want my advice? Never look a gift horse in the mouth. You don't want to see the rotten teeth. In this case, the gift is a scholarship to attend the prestigious Neveah University. The rotten teeth? Well, they came in the form of my brand new stepbrother and his little cohort of entitled, arrogant best friends. Four dangerously handsome and stupidly wealthy men who made up their minds about me long before we met. Men who are used to getting everything they want no matter what the price. I was a big girl, I could ignore them. Then came the secret society hazing. Kidnappings. Crazy parties. Insane stunts. Mindblowing prizes. Even so, I could handle myself... until the secret and stolen moments with men I had no business falling for. It was enough to give a girl a nightmares.

Reese Annesley was hiding in the bathroom hallway of a restaurant leaving a message for her best friend to save her from her awful date, when a gorgeous stranger overhears and offers her some dating advice. She proceeds to tell him to mind his own damn business his own tall, handsome, full-of-himself damn business and goes back to her miserable date, though she can't help but sneak hidden glances at the condescending jerk on the other side of the room. Of course, he catches her―and winks. When Chase Parker and his equally hot date suddenly appear at Reese's table, she's sure he's going to rat her out. But instead, he pretends he and Reese are old friends and joins them, telling elaborate, embarrassing stories about their fake childhood. And her date suddenly goes from boring to bizarrely exciting.

Kacey Dawson is a rising rock guitarist, living fast and burning out faster. When a concert in Vegas spirals into chaos, she wakes up on the couch of Jonah Fletcher, a quiet, artistic limo driver with a secret that's ticking down the days of his life. Jonah has no room for distractions. His final months are mapped out: finish his glass art installation and leave behind a legacy. But Kacey crashes into his world like a supernova messy, vibrant, and impossible to ignore.

Two years after Zara's sister and her boyfriend were killed in a plane crash, the last person Zara expected to show up on her doorstep was Preston's father, Alistair Wilde. Yet, there he is, with an offer Zara may not be able to pass up: be his son's girlfriend for three months, live with the two of them in a remote house, and one million dollars is hers for the taking. The challenge turns out to be harder than she ever expected. Nash isn't just wild, he's dangerous. And Alistair is far more broken than he lets the world believe. The three of them are bound by grief. Only Zara can feed Nash's hunger and heal Alistair's pain. Lines are crossed. Rules are broken. On the island, there's no one to tell them this is wrong. And now she'll have to choose before she tears their family apart.