Top 15: our favorite books of the year

"Calendar Girl" by Audrey Carlan

When Mia's father, the main character, falls into a coma after a brutal gambling beating, Mia must collect a million dollars in no time to prevent her father from having a fatal fate. Her aunt, the owner of a luxury escort company, helps her by getting good clients. Mia must spend one month with each client over the course of a year. With each of them she discovers new facets of her personality that help her grow as a person. Twelve months. Many lives. Only one love. (Planet, 2016)

"Three meters above the sky", by Federico Moccia

This is the first novel that launched the author to fame. A controversial teenage romance in which its protagonists are set in a modern Romeo and Juliet. I have desire for you is the continuation of this first novel. And get ready because on January 24, 2017 the third book will be published, with the title Tres Times tú . (Planet, 2008)

"Spend the Night With Me" by Megan Maxwell

A story that will make you smile and enjoy, and that, of course, will also touch your heart. Dennis is an attractive Brazilian teacher in Germany who comes to London after receiving a job offer. There he discovers the local swingers, whom he will attend to enjoy the kind of sex that he likes to practice. But … Lola appears, a Spanish woman who will make your heart race. (Editorial Esencia, 2016)

"Behind the mask", by Adriana Rubens

Adriana Rubens is the pseudonym, inspired by her two children, Adrián and Rubén, of the Spanish writer Beatriz Calvet. A historical romantic novel, winner of the VI Vergara Prize - El Rincón de la Novela Romántica. A love story set during Victorian times in old England, with moments of tension, intrigue and touches of humor. (Editions B, 2016)

"In Valeria's shoes", by Elísabet Benavent

A fun, fresh, emotional and sensual series. In Valeria's shoes is the first book in the series to be self-published on Amazon. It won over hundreds of readers and made it to the top of the fiction bestseller list. The perfect gift for your best friend. (Editorial DeBolsillo, 2015)

"Wild Dogs" by Ian Rankin

Winner of the 10th RBA Black Novel Award. The Scottish writer has been writing novels in the Inspector John Rebus series for 30 years and has become one of the most widely read authors in the UK. The novels in the series are mainly set in Edinburgh, so they belong to the genre that has been called Tartan Noir . Some of these novels have been adapted for television. (RBA, 2016)

"Under the Kolyma Mountains", by Lionel Davidson

An extraordinary mix between adventure novels, thriller with political overtones, espionage and an intense love story. The plot unfolds without pause in parallel to the adventures of the protagonist, who while crossing borders illegally, feigning foreign accents, must improvise impossible escape routes, deal with all kinds of enemies and risk his skin to access the remote base. (Black Salamander)

"The invisible guardian", by Dolores Redondo

This is the first part of the Baztán Trilogy. Shocking thriller full of mysteries and legends. Amaia Salazar, the inspector of the homicide section of the Provincial Police, will be in charge of catching the author of a series of murders that follows a macabre sexual ritual. The invisible guardian will hit Spanish cinemas on March 3, 2017 by DeAPlaneta. Don't wait for the premiere and give this Christmas an international success! (Destiny, 2013)

"Falcó", by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

A novel set in the civil war. The 1930s and 1940s are the scene of the adventures of Lorenzo Falcó, a former arms smuggler, unscrupulous spy and intelligence services agent. Arturo Pérez-Reverte mixes reality and fiction in an extraordinary way. This story stars a fascinating new character, called to live new adventures and to become one of the most prominent figures of spies and adventurers in literature. (Alfaguara, 2016)

"The Girl on the Train", by Paula Hawkins

A thriller recently released in the cinema and that everyone is talking about. A novel of intrigue and mystery in which its protagonist, Rachel, a woman with depression, takes the 8:04 am train every day while fantasizing about the life of a couple, whom she observes every day through the train window and who seems to have a perfect relationship. But one day she sees something. It only happens in seconds, but it is enough. What if Jess and Jason aren't as happy as she thinks they are? (Planet, 2015)

"Cooking with Joan Roca at low temperature", by Joan Roca and Salvador Brugués

In this work they show everything they have learned in the kitchen of El Celler de Can Roca and in their respective family kitchens, with the intention of presenting different techniques that will improve your dishes. An essential book for those who start in the kitchen. (Planet, 2016)

"The family meal", by Ferran Adrià.

After closing elBulli, Ferran Adrià, the best chef in the world, shares in almost 400 pages a wonderful compilation of well-structured, easy and cheap menus. In addition to tips and secrets focused on planning, conservation and kitchen utensils. (RBA, 2013)

"Sweet wines of the world and four blue cheeses", by Sara Castellví

With this book you will discover the surprising possibilities that natural sweet wines offer you. Sara Castellví, a distinguished member of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition and the Gastronomic Academy of Malaga, and author of several books, proposes an exciting journey through the great natural sweet wines of the world, an explosion of flavors for the palate that, although They are usually served to accompany desserts, they are also ideal to pair with blue cheeses. (Editorial Amat, 2016)

"The Art of French Cuisine", by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck

A very complete haute cuisine manual, which once revolutionized culinary pedagogy and is now available to all those who are passionate about gastronomy. (Debate, 2015)

"Healthy cooking to enjoy", by Isasaweis

Isabel Llano has been one of the pioneers to succeed in Spain with her beauty and nutrition tutorials on YouTube. This book brings together more than 100 healthy and balanced proposals to eat healthy, take care of yourself and enjoy doing it. Give wellness, give life! (Oberon, 2015)

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By Olga López