Resultados para "Born" en Literatura de género

"Cody Davis is gonna make a sinner out of me." Yes, I know exactly who he is. The wounded soldier at the end of Willow Street. Intimidating. Devastatingly handsome. Muscular body chiseled from stone. Deep dark eyes that dare you to come near. Attitude for days. And I just became his caregiver. Everyone warned me to stay away from him - including my father, the respected minister of our small town of Spruce. But clearly, I'm too stubborn to heed good advice, especially when Cody Davis is as frustratingly attractive - and persistent - as they come.

Are you ready for redemption? My name is Soldier, but I was never meant to be a hero. From the moment I was born, I was looked at as a beacon of hope, a guiding light—a savior. That type of pressure can drive a man to desperation, to do things he shouldn't, and in my case, that's exactly what...

As Udonwa grows, her hidden family history changes her forever. Let me tell you a story. It's about a war. This war is not the type fought with guns and machetes. It is a family type. A silent war. The type fought in the heart. It began long before I was formed. Udonwa's family is at war—a war...

One reckless hook-up in a broken elevator . . . The big shot billionaire kissed me senseless against the glass doors. There was zero chance of seeing the Armani-clad stranger again. I didn't even catch his name—just that he was the hottest mistake of my life. But the universe? It loves a plot...

Joan Walker reads Peter Spence’s delightful novelisation of his smash-hit BBC TV series about the veering fortunes of unreconstructed snob Audrey fforbes-Hamilton. It is 1979, and for as long as she can remember Audrey fforbes-Hamilton has enjoyed all the little luxuries that a woman of her...

High school English teacher Elise loves teaching Shakespeare. She is also very pregnant. She’s trapped in a classroom with her Grade 12 students during a lockdown. Anthony, the cause of the lockdown, is roaming the halls with a knife in search of some solace, consumed by thoughts of his best friend Samantha, who is in peril. Maria, the school's counselor, is second-guessing her decision to turn him in.

Den tidligere journalist, Lærke, er fraskilt med tvillinger i en 10/4-ordning, og hun arbejder i et bageri på deltid, mens hun redigerer tekster for et ugeblad om aftenen. Ved et tilfælde finder hun ud af, at eksmanden har fået en kæreste, som børnene allerede har mødt flere gange. Det...

Finn Hebert. Viking lumberjack. Pilot. Single dad. And my sworn enemy. Not only is his father responsible for the demise of mine, but our families have been feuding for generations. Too bad I'm about to add a new member to both in nine months. Because, as it turns out, I don't hate him nearly enough. He loves my smart mouth and short fuse, and he thinks I look beautiful in oil-stained coveralls. It was supposed to be one storm-trapped night only. But one taste of forbidden fruit is never enough. Soon, we're sneaking around, keeping our relationship a secret.

A "Bedtime Story for Big Kids," this tells the hilarious story of a baby who, yes, was born with a beard. This is the tale of his family, told by the bearded one, from the unusual moment of his birth, up to the time he speaks his first, momentous words. Dad battles a blizzard. Mom gets her hair done. Sister has designs on France. Gambling, fitness, romance–this family has it all! "It has humor, warmth, and a dash of wisdom. You root for everyone: Mom, Dad, Sister—not just the Bearded Babe. It makes you think of your own childhood with a smile and a question. Could it have been like that?

In the aftermath of her brother’s passing, Liz comes across his journal —a captivating treasure trove filled with his intimate thoughts, raw emotions, and vibrant memories that span from a chaotic childhood to his final moments. Through the lens of Angelo, a passionate and dynamic performing artist grappling with bipolar disorder, listeners are invited on an exhilarating and heartfelt journey.

The epic saga of Smoke Jensen takes a wild and dangerous turn when the legendary mountain man joins a wagon train of war widows—on a doomed journey through hell . . . Big Rock, Colorado, has seen its share of wagon trains pass through town, but never one like this. For starters, it's led by a...

Desk duty was not what Rachel Ryker had in mind when she became the first female Navy SEAL, but if finding love with her former teammate, Christopher Williams, was the trade off, then fine. Adjusting to life in D.C. after being pulled from combat was difficult enough, but when Khalid Khan, a notorious Al-Qaeda leader, kidnaps the son of Rachel’s intelligence asset, she learns just how much harder it is to rescue a kid from a desk.

Deserted by a selfish man, and driven to the workhouse, young Annabel and her midwife mother face a harsh and hopeless future. A critical situation for the workhouse governor then opens a door of deliverance for them both, but it seems that revenge and bitterness hound their every step.

Born to Hustle follows the lives of identical twin brothers as they learn to survive their abusive upbringing by identifying with fictional con men, imitating behaviors of gangsters and secret agents, to become the bad-ass boys in black. With no one to protect them, the twins grow up fearful of attachments to anyone else but one another. They learn to use being idents to hustle the world around them, becoming the ultimate grifters focused on becoming as rich as possible as quickly as possible.

In far northwestern Nigeria, Dantala lives among a gang of street boys who sleep under a kuka tree. During the election the boys are paid by the Small Party to cause trouble. When their attempt to burn down the opposition's local headquarters ends in disaster, Dantala must run for his life, leaving his best friend behind. He makes his way to a mosque that provides him with food, shelter, and guidance.

When newcomer Mercy Windsor arrives in Mercy Peak in 1948 after a scandal shatters her gilded world as Hollywood's beloved leading lady, she is determined to forge a new life in obscurity in this time-forgotten Colorado haven. She purchases Wildwood—an abandoned estate with a haunting history—and begins to restore it to its former glory.

In the soot-choked cities of Victorian America, black lung claims rich and poor alike. Lizzy West flees Baltimore’s dying streets with her family, seeking sanctuary in the untamed Arizona Territory, only to discover that survival demands sacrifices she never imagined. Marshal Brandon Cunningham protects the frontier town of Sagebrush, carrying the weight of his father’s legacy and haunted by scars from his past. But when a train arrives carrying refugees from the industrial apocalypse, one woman’s quiet strength threatens to crack the walls he’s built around his heart.

Fifteen-year-old Reuben Cole is about to learn about the viciousness of the lawless West. After he comes to the aid of a fleeing Native American pursued by a murderous gang, Reuben accidentally kills one of them and puts his own life in danger. A whirlwind of danger ensues as Reuben is pursued by a band of ruthless killers.

Weary of war and the endless cycle of vengeance, former Night Rider Holt Price returns to Galveston, Texas, to reconnect with the woman he once promised to marry. He's content to live a quiet, loveless life, until he meets the doctor's brown-eyed daughter, and his whole world changes in an instant. Now Holt has an impossible choice to make: honor the promise he made years ago, or find true happiness in the arms of the woman he was born to love. The war has changed them all, and each of the Night Riders must decide what is more important: love or revenge?

Phineas Stone’s life as a dwarf and a product of the foster-care system mold his dogged determination to rise above his meager circumstances and build a financial empire. But even his magnificent wealth and influence cannot buy his lifelong dream of playing baseball for his beloved Los Angeles Greyhounds.