Resultados para "Adam" en Narrativa femenina

In a heart-wrenching debut, author Sonny Buttar delivers a multigenerational family saga at once haunting and hopeful. Teacher Salma Chaudhry lives a quiet life, avoiding all attachments. But after a call from her estranged father, the protective shell she lives within starts to crack and the...

Angie is awakened by a midnight call from an officer with the Boise Police Department and thinks there must be a misunderstanding. The officer tells her that her husband was involved in a shooting at a local bar, but how can that be when her husband is sleeping right next to her? But when she turns to wake him, he isn’t there. Tessa is the 23-year-old bartender who escapes to a backroom storage closet during the shooting. When it comes to light that five people were killed, she is burdened with the question of why she survived. 

La vita del giudice dell'Alta Corte britannica Fiona Maye è stata da sempre una difficile pratica di misura e sobrietà. In servizio presso la Sezione Famiglia ha cercato di restituire ragionevolezza a situazioni nelle quali sembrava esserci solo irrazionalità. Sposata da trentacinque anni e senza figli viene d'improvviso lasciata dal marito per un "ultimo giro" extraconiugale con la ventottenne Melanie. Umiliata, ferita, "abbandonata agli albori della vecchiaia", Fiona cerca rifugio, come d'abitudine, nel caso successivo.

Kept is the story of two sisters, conventional Beth, and impetuous Tina. Secrets and lies simmer beneath the surface of their complicated relationship. It is a study of identity, guilt, loss, and redemption.

What does family mean? Margot yearns for a baby to replace the one she has lost. But with two small boys, an ex-wife in the wings and his dashing cousin hovering, Patrick craves emotional and financial security. To what lengths will Margot and Patrick go to fulfil their desires? And when happiness is in reach, will the past stretch out and snatch it from their grasp? Trust explores the uncomfortable truths and the lies of omission that lurk beneath the surface of every human relationship.

Estelle Li is a young and aspiring Chinese American model who’s equally vulnerable as she is strong and independent. She’s willing to sacrifice everything and do whatever it takes to achieve her dream of becoming the next top model. This sort of mindset is undoubtedly required to become a top fashion model, with competition high and opportunities few and far between. But it comes at a high price. Will Estelle Li become the model she’s always dreamed of being? Or will the fashion industry chew her up and spit her out?

1875. Terrified that her life is in danger in her abusive marriage, Emma flees to the safety of Nightingale Hall with her two children, seeking support from Squire Nicholson. A housemaid, overhearing a shocking revelation, persuades Emma to run away to London, before she is questioned and wrongly accused. The family's new life in an East End slum is a stark contrast to what they're used to, and Emma lives in constant fear of being discovered. A chance meeting with the infamous Captain Rufus O'Sullivan marks the beginning of a unique relationship.

Adam Eastwood weiß, dass eine Tanzschule genau das Richtige für seine quirlige Tochter Mira ist. Den ganzen Tag wirbelt sie im Tutu durch das Haus - warum also nicht einen Profi bezahlen, der ihr beibringt, wie man richtig tanzt? Allerdings hat Adam nicht damit gerechnet, dass ausgerechnet Violet Benson von der berühmten New Yorker Ballettkompanie Miras Lehrerin sein würde. Violet ist wunderschön und zudem die perfekte Lehrerin für Mira. Und sie ist genau die Art von Frau, nach der Adam sein ganzes Leben lang gesucht hat.

Mein Beziehungsratgeber hilft Frauen, besser mit Männern klarzukommen. Nur mir nicht.Tierarzt Dr. Adam Carrington traut seinen Augen nicht, als Journalistin Leslie mit einem verletzten Grauhörnchen in seiner Praxis steht. Er heilt Pferde und kein Kleinvieh! Aber dieses unschuldige Wesen mit den dunklen, flehenden Augen rührt ihn wider Willen an. Kurzerhand rettet er das Tierchen vor dem sicheren Tod–und gewinnt damit Leslies Herz. Dabei hat er Frauen seit langem abgeschworen, und das darf sie ruhig wissen. Nur den Grund dafür muss er ihr ja nicht gleich anvertrauen ...

Nadia Chen expected a quiet summer volunteering at a botanical garden. What she found instead was a pattern. Missing records. Unlabeled plants. Gaps in a system that was supposed to preserve everything.

First came the anonymous email: “Dump your fiancé or lose everything.” Then came the website: RottenRobin.com—dedicated to destroying her life. Robin Bricker thought joining The Standout—a ballet-themed fashion competition show—would be the boldest thing she’d ever do. But between her jealous co-contestants, a creepy online smear campaign, and cryptic messages dredging up secrets from her past, the real drama isn’t on camera… it’s behind the scenes.

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Lily took a deep breath. She wasn’t going to pass out from her now-galloping heart. She was thirty-three years old and way beyond having issues seeing an ex. Even the ex. She was going to just ignore Matt and enjoy her best friend’s wedding… Lily is fine. Really, truly, she’s ok. She...

Auch achtzehn Monate nach seiner Scheidung weiß der alleinerziehende Arzt Dr. Emmett Strong nicht, wie das alles geschehen konnte. Er hatte sich immer für einen guten Ehemann und Vater gehalten und dann lagen auf einmal die Scheidungspapiere auf dem Tisch - ohne eine Erklärung. Niemals wieder wird er zulassen, dass man ihm und seiner Tochter Josie wehtut und daher ist eine neue Frau kein Thema. Doch das Schicksal scheint andere Pläne zu haben, denn überall trifft er auf Zara, die Besitzerin des Blumenladens.

Regel Nummer 1: Schlafe nie, ich betone, niemals mit ihm! Seit die toughe Marissa White bei dem erfolgreichen Selfmademan Riley Walker tätig ist, haben sie kaum noch Freizeit. Zum Firmenjubiläum verordnen ihre Freunde den beiden daher spontan eine Zwangspause. Trotz ihrer Belustigung über die üblichen Verkupplungsversuche stimmen Marissa und Riley der Idee arglos zu. Schließlich halten sie den Punkt, an dem aus ihnen mehr werden könnte, schon lange für verstrichen.

Welcome to Pepper Bay. A small close-knit community where you’ll find chocolate box cottages, quaint shops, love, drama, and a happily ever after. Anna Cooper and Jake Reynolds both live at a luxury London building. The only difference is that Jake lives in the penthouse, and Anna lives in a...

Quattro universitarie degli anni Ottanta. Quattro amiche disposte a fare qualsiasi cosa l'una per l'altra. Una di loro sta per sposarsi, ma ha uno scheletro nell'armadio. Come aiutarla a liberarsene? Compiendo un'azione sconsideratamente folle che le porterà a vivere una straordinaria ed indimenticabile avventura sulla strada tra Roma ed Oslo, a bordo di una FIAT Panda vecchiotta, ammaccata ma impareggiabile. Il racconto di un momento di crescita con i suoi comici riti di passaggio ed un pizzico di magia, in un'epoca in cui i social network erano le automobili.

A high-profile murder case A white woman has been bludgeoned to death with an altar cross in a rural church on Cicada Road in Walterboro, South Carolina. Sam Jenkins, a Black man, is found covered in blood, kneeling over the body. In a state already roiling with racial tension, this is not just...

When Rana finds herself not only falling for a man of the wrong faith, but also getting into trouble with him, where can they go to escape? Can Hayat’s secret liaisons really suppress the memories of her abusive father? When Ali is pressured by society’s homophobia into a fake heterosexual marriage, how long can he maintain the illusion? And when spinsterhood and divorce spell social catastrophe, is living a lie truly the best option for Leila?  

First published in 1909, A Girl of the Limberlost is a novel by American writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter. This classic of Indiana literature is a sequel to Stratton-Porter's earlier novel Freckles. Wholesome, sensible, and beautiful, the heroine, Elnora, is also compassionate, self-reliant, and intelligent. Neglected by her mother, Elnora reaches through this hardship toward education, friendship, and love. There are no shortcuts and her hard work brings joy to herself and all those she loves.