Resultados para "Dem Bones" en Contemporánea

When I was a little girl, I dreamed a handsome knight would come and rescue me from my wretched mother. He'd ride up on his white steed and break the curse I've been fated to carry since the day I was born. Funny how things changed over time, how the fairytale twisted into something far more crooked—and darker—than I ever imagined. In reality, my knight is scarred and broken, living alone in a castle of bones that overlooks the sea. He isn’t searching for me. He never was.

Samson and Beyah have nothing in common on the surface. She comes from a life of poverty and neglect; he comes from a family of wealth and privilege. But one thing they do have in common is that they're both drawn to sad things. Which means they're drawn to each other. Beyah and Samson agree to stay in the shallow end of a summer fling. What Beyah doesn't realize is that a rip current is coming, and it's about to drag her heart out to sea.

Dopo un'infanzia passata tra povertà e abbandono, Beyah Grim ha sempre potuto contare solo su sé stessa e ora finalmente ha il suo lasciapassare per andarsene dal Kentucky e rifarsi una vita. Due mesi prima della partenza, però, così vicina al futuro che ha costruito e desiderosa come non mai di buttarsi il passato alle spalle, una morte inaspettata lascia Beyah senza una casa e la costringe a trascorrere il resto dell'estate in Texas, con un padre che conosce a malapena. Il suo piano è quello di starsene tranquilla e aspettare che le settimane scivolino via senza intoppi, ma il nuovo vicino Samson scombina ogni cosa.

I have done it all. I have built three global security companies, including foreign subsidiaries which include an airline company and a shipping conglomerate, partnered with some of the biggest industry titans in the realm of international trade. But my love is in protecting and securing the safety of those I care about. And I’ve done this, as it turns out, at the expense of my own security and fortune. I’ve cared for everyone else’s assets, and left mine wide open to plunder. Well, that was then. This is now. This is me fighting back.

A knife that cut too deep, a slash that still burns, failures piled high and flammable. I held my losses at bay with knives, with guns, my hands, my bike, my brothers, my iron will. But not my heart. No, my heart was the flame that would light the match, ignite the blaze. I am the enforcer - the killer when called upon, the ruthless hound on demand, the one who cleans the mess left behind. I am the protector - I can make you bleed, smash you to pieces. But she smashed all my excuses, and I shattered hers.

I am the luckiest girl in the world! My stepbrothers - Stephan, Karl, and Drake "Bone" Jaeger - are all rich, ripped alpha males! They are handsome, smart, and smart-alecks.

Natalia hat zwei Jahre lang eine Männerpause eingelegt. Sie ist überzeugter Single und hat auch nicht vor, daran etwas zu ändern. Doch nur ein Tag auf der Lahn mit ihrer Freundin Ally, stürzt ihre Vorsätze sozusagen ins Wasser. Nicht eine Begegnung, sondern mehrere an diesem einen Tag, werden alles verändern. Doch das klappt nicht ohne Plan! Einem Plan den Richtigen unter all den Männern zu finden, einem Notizbuch um alle Pro und Kontras aufzulisten und einem stetigen Fluss von Wendungen und Überraschungen, die Natalia in ein Meer voller Verwirrungen stürzt.

Malheureusement pour Tamara le verdict est sans appel : son entreprise vient d'être placée en redressement judiciaire. Le compte à rebours est lancé, elle n'a plus que quelques mois pour sauver l'exploitation laitière, le trésor familial. Plus d'échappatoire possible, elle doit tout avouer à ses proches. Pour ne rien arranger, sa rencontre avec le mandataire judiciaire tenant désormais son avenir entre ses mains est pour le moins explosive.

Nori is fed up with her cheating boyfriend and father of her two daughters. Living with a man and still being a single mother was not what she had in mind when she and Kayden met. Desperate for a break from her life, she throws caution to the wind and goes on a girls' trip, risking it all for a taste of freedom. The getaway offers more than she expected when a generous stranger sweeps her off her feet and shows her and her friends a good time.

Plötzlich tickt die immer kontrollierte Jana komplett anders. Ihr Tumor? Ein chaotischer Co-Pilot, der sie zu Entscheidungen treibt, die sie früher nicht mal im Traum getroffen hätte! Auf Samos kreuzt der nervtötend-charmante Reiseleiter Fabio ihren Weg und beide machen sich auf zu einer "Blue Zone", wo Menschen scheinbar das Altern vergessen haben.

Tucker Hudson has been off SEAL Team 3 for nearly 10 years. He reluctantly attends his former teammate’s wedding on New Year's Eve, vowing to keep his hands to himself and his mouth shut. Suffering nightmares from a tragic deployment, he barely left the teams with an honorable discharge. Romance is one complication he does not need. And no one needs him either: not the teams, not his family. Brandy Cook knows she isn’t as attractive as the skinny blondes who usually attend SEAL weddings....

Tucker Duke is a cattle rancher, but they don't call him T-Bone because of his steaks. And Colton Ridge? Prime cut. They're looking for a woman to share, to get between them, and give her a double helping of big beef. Ava Carter might be the new owner of the Raines Seed and Feed, but that doesn't mean she's tough as nails. She's definitely tough and has nails that are freshly manicured. When two hot cowboys set their sights on her, she realizes she doesn't stand a chance. Why should she?

Billionaires, Navy SEALs, ex-lovers seeking revenge, terrorists, sultans, and Indian Ocean pirates. This five-book series begins with an improbable beginning (a one night stand) and winds up in a climax of beauty, butterflies, and a happily-ever-after worth dying for. Enjoy the same couple: Marco Gambini, former Navy SEAL stripped of half his wealth who owns and operates a global security rescue team, and Shannon Marr, former weather girl at a Tampa television station.

Khallani’s love for her man is tested when she makes the unthinkable decision to become his ride-or-die chick in hopes of finally getting the love she desires. But at what price? She quickly realizes things are not what they seem. This young thug’s life is filled with secrets. Can her love for him weather the storm, or will she run for shelter? Jamaican-born Zeke is one of Richmond’s richest dope boys. Looking for a way out of a failed relationship, he pursues Khallani. However, with darkness looming over his life and his strong ties to the streets, it’s hard for him to fully commit.

Scrap Allenbach is a living legend to the Steel Bones MC. A vigilante hero. Ten years ago, he gave up his freedom for me. I never asked him to. Now he's back, with some idea about how it's gonna be. He's wrong. Things are different now. I'm not the same girl he knew. After what happened, I'll never be that person again. Not with the baggage I carry and the secrets I keep.

I've turned down Story Jenkins 100 times. She's a happy hippy with eyes like an anime babe and curves for days. She's perfect, but she ain't for me. I can't be trusted with nice things. I wreck 'em. Not by choice. It's how I was made, and now, it's what I am. When old enemies roar back into town - threatening my club and the girl I don't dare claim - I'm in for the fight of my life. My fists are all I got, and I'm afraid that this time, fists aren't gonna be enough to stop the past from tearing apart everything I love.

Life isn't easy. Single mom, minimum wage, family drama. You know the story. I've come a long way in a short time, though, and it's all worth it. For Jimmy. My grumpy little guy. Then a hot biker charms his way into our lives, tempting me into wanting more. I want to go for it, but how can I trust myself when I've screwed up so badly in the past?

Park Chen has spent most of his life as a killer—a deadly, deep cover operative known as the Bone Collector. Now, he’s been benched. Reassigned as an instructor at Project Watchtower, he’s tasked with training a school of psychopathic assassins while trying to keep a promise to his friends. Gift Ayutthaya isn’t treated like a gift at all. If anything, his parents treat him as a burden, though a spoiled one. After an attempt on his life, they pass that burden onto someone else. Park. The man Gift’s been fantasizing about for years. A man who sees him as an adorable but incompetent distraction.

Lexi Stuart is risking it all. Saying au revoir to the security of home, her job, and her could-be boyfriend, she embarks on a culinary adventure in France to fulfill her dream of becoming a pastry chef. Life in her new quaint French village should be everything she dreamed of, but settling in isn't nearly as easy as she imagined. Her optimism is greeted with both acceptance and resistance in the people and culture around her—soft and crusty at the same time— like the best baguettes.

Leonie Russell war erst siebzehn Jahre alt, als ihr geliebter Vater, ein Ethnologe, starb. Sie erfüllte seinen auf dem Sterbebett ausgesprochenen Wunsch und heiratete, trotz des großen Altersunterschieds, seinen Mitarbeiter Junius. Zwanzig Jahre später, 1875, entdeckt Leonie, nun selbst Ethnologin, am Ufer des Flusses die mumifizierten Überreste einer Frau. Während die Verbundenheit, die sie mit der Toten empfindet, zur Obsession wird, taucht Junius' verschollener Sohn Daniel auf.