Resultados para "Angelique" en Literatura y ficción

Figure lointaine et floue de la première des "Filles du Feu" publiée en 1854, Angélique entraîne l'auditeur au cœur de l'Idéal et du Romantisme (l'ouvrage est d'ailleurs dédié à Alexandre Dumas, autre grande figure du romantisme). Ce récit, entrecoupé de digressions, à la manière des contes orientaux, agace et retient comme un philtre du temps passé. On ne peut s'arrêter, s'empêcher de continuer à chercher, à la manière de Gérard de Nerval, pour entr'apercevoir finalement Angélique, cette figure d'un amour mythique.

Aeloria, the Crown Princess of Teporsa, has led a privileged and sheltered life inside the stone walls of her parents' castle. She is destined to be Queen one day, a title for which she has never aspired. Aeloria dreams of a life of freedom, to do as she pleases. She does not wish to enter into an arranged marriage with a prince from a neighboring kingdom whom she has never met. Once she actually meets Prince Siegfried of the Lawekans, she is even more adamant that she does not wish to marry him.

"Chacun n'a-t-il pas, au moins une fois dans sa vie, souhaité tuer quelqu'un ?" Alfred Hitchcock. Paris, Noël 2021. Après un accident cardiaque, Mathias Taillefer se réveille dans une chambre d'hôpital. Une jeune fille inconnue se tient à son chevet. C'est Louise Collange, une étudiante venue jouer bénévolement du violoncelle aux patients. Lorsqu'elle apprend que Mathias est flic, elle lui demande de reprendre une affaire un peu particulière. D'abord réticent, Mathias accepte finalement de l'aider, les plongeant dès lors, tous les deux, dans un engrenage mortel.

The dashing heir of a New England shipping magnate, Barnabas Collins captures the heart of the exquisite, young Angelique amidst the sensual beauty of Martinique, her island home. But Angelique's brief happiness is doomed when Barnabas deserts her and becomes engaged to another. With this one betrayal, Barnabas unleashes an evil that will torment him for all time.

Dans ce roman d’éveil, Colette nous plonge dans l’histoire de Minne, une jeune femme à la croisée des chemins entre innocence et désir d’émancipation. Élevée dans un milieu bourgeois monotone, Minne rêve d’une vie plus intense et audacieuse, loin des conventions qui l’enferment.

Une initiation sensuelle et délicieusement impertinente à l’amour, dans une version livre audio pleine de charme.

Dans Sido, Colette rend un hommage bouleversant à sa mère, cette femme libre, fantasque et passionnée de nature, dont l’empreinte marquera à jamais son œuvre. Entre souvenirs d’enfance, évocations sensorielles et portraits familiaux, l’autrice nous transporte dans un univers tendre, bucolique et intensément vivant.

Visit many old friends in this delightful compilation of Regency stories by best-selling author Alicia Cameron.

Lorsqu'un étranger, prétendant être un artiste, arrive sur l'île, les rêves d'Emma de devenir peintre reprennent vie, compliquant encore plus les choix qu'elle a à faire. Et alors qu'Emma passe le plus clair de son temps avec ce visiteur énigmatique, sa famille est de plus en plus inquiète quant aux véritables intentions de l'inconnu. Pour Emma Vik, la vie dans la ferme familiale sur l'île d'Averøya est plutôt simple. Mais des événements mystérieux la plongent dans les eaux inexplorées de l'amour, de la loyauté et de l'âge adulte.

In the aftermath of World War II, Private Curtis Dagley is thrust into a mission he never expected—returning stolen cultural treasures to Poland, a nation scarred by war and trapped under Soviet control. Among these treasures is the Veit Stoss Altar, a priceless symbol of Polish identity. But when a single act of chaos implicates Curt in a shooting he didn’t commit, he makes a fateful decision: to take the blame to protect his comrades and prevent a political disaster.

Meet Ray, Lorraine, and John. Ray is free spirit trying to be a free thinker and avoid corporate and political influence. Lorraine is a midwestern house wife who has conservative views on life. John is a medical researcher filling an emotional void with science and theory.

Havoc knew Gale never viewed him as a father figure like his brothers. He knows what Gale wants, but Havoc refuses to give in. Gale doesn't know about his bloody past or the monster he used to be. When old sins and buried ghosts begin to resurface, he expects Gale to start running, but Gale refuses to back down. If Gale continues heading down this destructive path, Havoc is afraid it isn't just his heart Gale's going to wreck. He's going to undo them both.

Derrick Starr is a sad excuse for a dominant werewolf. Unlike most werewolves, he's sworn off meat and has an abnormal preference for sweets. He's also in a bad state - his lover left him and he's just learned that he has type 2 diabetes. An unexpected act of kindness triggers his meeting with Jack, a submissive wolf on the run from his abusive Alpha.

Ellie is fiercely strong and independent. She knows what she wants and goes after it. Peter is strong and endearingly handsome. His motives are clear and above reproach. Once he commits himself to something he goes all in, be it love or war. He is an FBI agent. She owns one of the most successful spas in Boca Raton. They shared one earth-shattering kiss before Peter ran away with Ellie's heart. More than a year has passed, but in their hearts they both knew they would see each other again. The day finally came, Peter was back, a bit broken, but all man.

There's a new player in Lyon City powerful enough to shut down the city's electric lines and the job is right up Volt's alley. Volt isn't always the easiest man or wizard to deal with. The only person sane enough to put up with his bullshit is his apprentice, tabby shifter Heath Bones, but even Heath's patience is running out.

Choices...Mael has made too many bad ones under the shadow of his former master. Freed of his chains, yet emptied of purpose, Mael knows he's beyond forgiveness. A single damning call from a former lover might steer him back into doing some good, even if it ends up killing him.

Consequences. Making the wrong move led to bad places. Tor should have learned the hard lesson by now, but he's a slow learner. Questioning the dragon shifter who tried to kill his brother should have been easy. Torture is Tor's specialty, but Tor finds himself eager to partake in some debauchery when he finds an eager submissive in Kelas.

No one can hold a candle to Blaze. He's the only pyromancer in Havoc's Crew, and everyone knows Havoc's Crew is the best magic outfit in Lyon City. When an accident leaves Blaze disfigured, all he wants to do is disappear. When a wave of zombies threaten the city it's up to him and bear-shifter Levi Black to clean the mess up, but the shifter seems more interested in him than the mission.

Lestari Aris is a woman on the edge. Her tattoo studio on Karangahape Road is hammered by burglaries; the hangers-on in her life, from a teenage runaway to a married cop, are bonded to her for reasons she can’t fathom. And years after Lestari’s father disappeared, her Indonesian mother is still lost in a self-medicated blur. When a murder in Symonds Street Cemetery whirls Lestari into the orbit of an unpredictable drug, she uncovers a decades-long covert clinical study targeting rough sleepers and others on the fringes – and its dark connections with her own life and history.

Dans la campagne écossaise du XVème siècle, Ava, une jeune fille que rien ne préparait à subir les pires atrocités, se retrouve aux prises d'un juge sadique et obsédé : Lord Thorburn. C'est dans ce contexte désespéré, qu'elle se liera d'amitié avec Isla, une autre victime de la folie du juge, et qu'elle fera la rencontre de Kieran Thorburn, d'où naitra un amour impossible et dangereux.