Resultados para "Désirée" en Antologías y relatos breves

Kate Chopin was an American author of short stories and novels, mostly with a Louisiana Creole background. Today she is now considered a forerunner of the feminist authors of the 20th century. This powerful little story concerns a Southern gentleman who disowns his wife because he fears she has "negro" blood. The truth makes for a dramatic ending.

In Désirée’s Baby, the adopted daughter of a wealthy prewar French Creole couple is courted by the son of another wealthy, respected French Creole family. After they marry, their child is born with dark skin and believed to have African ancestry, a problem for a prewar white family. Accused of dishonesty by her husband, the mother, Désirée, and her child walk off into the bayou, never to be seen again. But when the father finds a letter from his mother to his father which reveals an explosive fact about his own ancestry, he learns a sobering truth.

Neste conto de 1895, Kate Chopin retrata a ruína de um mundo composto aparentemente por vidas perfeitas nas fazendas da Louisiana devido ao mistério que envolve um bebê mestiço. A autora aborda o tema do racismo por meio de personagens que agem de forma irracional quando confrontados por situações complexas em termos raciais e pelas suas próprias crenças.

Nineteen-year-old Allie Walker’s life has been hell. She would do anything to escape. The painful experiences of the drugs, the beatings, white trash talk of the small town - anywhere else would be better. Desperate to escape, she hitches a ride with a total stranger to leave her haunting memories behind. She can’t change the past, but maybe she can alter her future, even find the lost brother she hadn’t known existed.

Future Shocks comes straight from the legendary Nerve Centre of the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, 2000 AD. Alien editor Tharg the Mighty presents eight thrilling episodes of science fiction. Based on works by some of the leading writers and artists in comics, this series of aliens, time travel, robots and baby dictators is full of twists and turns. The future has never been more shocking or funny!

"Otrohet och choklad" är en samling erotiska noveller som skildrar heta möten på Karibiska havet, förbjuden åtrå, otrohet och ett lockande erbjudande som inte går att tacka nej till.

Dos escuelas de escritores hiperbreves luchan por hacerse con el dominio del género. Los fundadores de las escuelas son los gemelos Salazar, irremediablemente enfrentados por su ideología y por un odio fratricida. Es este libro se recogen las obras de los excéntricos o los desgraciados que formaron parte de una de estas escuelas. Fantasía, horror, ciencia ficción, noir y realismo mágico quedan miniaturizados en los cien microcuentos que recoge la antología.

Zwischen Lichterglanz und Lebkuchenduft zeigt sich die Liebe von ihrer schönsten Seite. Mal leise, mal mit Witz – aber immer mit dem Gefühl, dass in der Weihnachtszeit einfach ein bisschen mehr möglich ist. Diese Sammlung enthält sechs winterwarme Liebesgeschichten mit viel Gefühl, Charme und einem Augenzwinkern.

"Kurragömma sa ni?" Carolina slickar sig om läpparna. "Jag har en bättre idé. Låt oss leka murragömma istället. Den som först hittar mig, får ... fördelar." Hon ser hur både Karim och Andreas adamsäpplen rör sig. De sväljer. Hårt. "M-murragömma?" viskar kusinen. "Det låter extremt intressant." Kära svägerska är en samling erotiska noveller som tänjer på gränserna och skildrar stark åtrå och lust i förbjudna relationer. De handlar bland annat om att förföra sin svärfar och att känna lust till sin styvbror; om att försöka trycka undan de skamfulla känslorna fastän det inte går...

"Utan ett ord lyder han henne och öppnar de översta knapparna i skjortan innan han långsamt drar den över huvudet och låter den falla ner på fällen under dem. En muskulös bröstkorg med mörka hår syns i den svagt upplysta stugan." "Lust i epoker" består av en samling noveller som skildrar erotiska och romantiska möten och utspelar sig i en förgången tid. I en tid då gränserna mellan olika samhällsskikt var skarpa, då mannen alltid har makten. I en tid då det uppstår erotiska maktspel och spänningar.

Meet hockey superstar Leo and watch him fall for his coach’s daughter in Wildcat, cheer on Tyler as he tries to win back his first love in Wild About You, and swoon hard when Declan says ‘my wife’ in Wild Ever After.

When my car is stolen outside my new college dorm, my roommate points me to "The Vigil"—a trio of students who tackle crimes when campus security drops the ball. The last thing I expect walking into the Vigil's office is to find Logan Brooks staring back at me. I want nothing to do with the stepbrother I once had the world's hugest crush on. Two years ago, patching up his mysterious injuries led to a passionate hookup on the bathroom sink. And then he totally ghosted me.

The Whitlock Family series complete boxset! Get all four standalone romance novels in one!

Retten Sie die Tieroase Sandhausen-Bruchhausen. Was will der Junge im Treppenhaus? Warum sind so viele Soldaten plötzlich krank? Wie lange erträgt eine Hausfrau ihren besserwisserischen Ehemann? Rätseln Sie bei zahlreichen Straftaten mit den Ermittlern und genießen Sie unglaubliche Geschichten rund um Mord und Totschlag. In 3 spannenden und überraschenden Geschichten begegnen Ihnen Menschen, die viel zu verbergen haben. Das ist beste Unterhaltung und Zerstreuung für das Leserherz.

Cody Alvarez needs to find a wife by New Year's Day, or he will lose the ranch his uncle willed to him. Libby Morris just needs, for once in her life, to feel desired. Sensual. Appealing. Especially after an intense reshaping at a high-end spa.

For years, Dan and Kylie Franklin have searched for someone who can fill in all the missing blanks in their situation. When fate brings Clint Gorman into their lives, the instant attraction runs hot and deep. After a night of intense, sweaty sex, there's no doubt he's the one for them. But when Clint's past comes to light, they're forced to decide whether or not the connection they felt is enough to keep the three of them together.

Spring Fever & Other Lesbian Encounters is a collection of stories about women-loving women getting acquainted, falling in love, losing their illusions, and regaining hope for the future.