Resultados para "Dooneen" en Literatura y ficción

Bartholomew Port, known to all as Mew, steps into the bushes in a London park and steps out of the bushes in a Dublin one. Not only that – there are no cars; there are moving footpaths; there is no church; everything seems quite queer. Mew has arrived in a Dublin that is alive with song, with rumour, with ghosts, and with an unmistakable sense of insurgency. In this suspiciously timeless city that breathes an old revolutionary air, Mew fiercely misses his beloved Mootie, back home in London.

The astonishing Irish literary magician Keith Ridgway pulls from his hat the 21st-century’s Great Dublin Novel. Bartholomew Port, known to all as Mew, steps into the bushes in a London park and steps out of the bushes in a Dublin one. Not only that—there are no cars; there are moving footpaths; there is no church; everything seems quite queer. Home by invitation, he has arrived in a Dublin that is alive with song, with rumor, with tunnels, with ghosts, and with an unmistakable sense of insurgency.

FROM AUTHORS CASSANDRA DOON AND J.N. KING, COMES THE FIRST INSTALMENT IN THE BOYS OF... SERIES. HASTINGS HOUSE IS A LEGACY BASED REVERSE HAREM WHERE THE BOYS ARE HOT, AND THE FMC IS CANT HOLD HER TOUNGE. I thought landing a spot at Hastings House Boarding School would be my ticket to a new life full of adventure. Turns out, it’s more like a minefield. With a crazy ex stirring drama and a stalker in the shadows, just surviving the year is going to be a challenge. High school just got way more complicated and I’m not sure who I can trust.

R. D. Blackmore’s enduring masterpiece Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is renowned for its beautifully descriptive writing, the cleverly woven plot, and the powerfully drawn portrait of true love. Set in Devon in the late 17th century, it is an enduring masterpiece. First published in 1869, the novel revolves around the story of Devonshire farmer, John Ridd, his family, friends, and community. John tells the story in the first person beginning when he is just a boy and his father is murdered by the Doones.

First published in 1869, Lorna Doone is the story of John Ridd, a farmer who finds love amid the religious and social turmoil of 17th-century England. He is just a boy when his father is slain by the Doones, a lawless clan inhabiting wild Exmoor on the border of Somerset and Devon. Seized by curiosity and a sense of adventure, he makes his way to the valley of the Doones, where he is discovered by the beautiful Lorna.

Lorna Doone, a Romance of Exmoor is an historical novel of high adventure set in the South West of England during the turbulent time of Monmouth's rebellion (1685). It is also a moving love story told through the life of the young farmer John Ridd, as he grows to manhood determined to right the wrongs in his land, and to win the heart and hand of the beautiful Lorna Doone. Continuously in print since its first publication in 1869, Lorna Doone has remained perennially popular with a wide readership ever since.

At five years old, Poppy was found alone in the streets of Louisiana, drenched in blood and surrounded by whispers of unspeakable horrors. Years later, she returns to the forgotten mansion deep in the bayou where it all began. But what was meant to uncover the truth soon turns into a nightmare. Something is stalking them, killing her friends one by one. Shadows move in the corners, and Poppy fears the darkness is alive. Vampires? Demons? Or something far worse?

In prison an ancient, dying Priest delivers to a lifer, Danny McLachan one unbelievable truth, a truth which lies beyond the realms of human comprehension... Heaven and Hell will collide in the land of dreams unless the military can be stopped. Stopped from unleashing Armageddon... In his escape, Danny recruits his reluctant brother Michael and Michael's seventeen year old daughter, Julia to embark on an age-old quest through the Scottish glens, mountains and over the seas to the Isle of Lewis.

This is the story of John Ridd, a yeoman farmer of the border country in southwest England. Set in the turbulent late 17th century, amid political tensions aroused by the religious animosities of a nation that had just emerged from the Commonwealth government of Cromwell, the story follows the adventures of John Ridd and his love, Lorna Doone, an aristocratic beauty who was kidnapped by the Doone family as a child. How John Ridd meets Lorna, wins her love, rescues her from the clutches of the Doone clan, and tries to keep her safe constitutes the bulk of the plot.

The Caretaker is the story of a great man, Dr. Charles Alexander Morgan: writer, philosopher, traveler, and theorist of objects, whose seminal work on the art of accumulation, Stuff, is a landmark in its field. When Morgan dies unexpectedly in the streets of Karachi, his bereaved widow and the foundation tasked with preserving his legacy must find a caretaker for his home and his large collection of objects, in which such peerless antiquities as a priceless Dürer and a shard of a meteorite commune happily with such discarded odds and ends a toothbrush and a razor.

FROM CASSANDRA DOON COMES A DELICIOUSLY FILTHY NEW STANDALONE…What happens when three men catch you…and it turns out to be everything you’ve secretly WANTED?? BLACKWOOD FALLS IS THE FIRST BOOK IN CASSANDRA DOON’S NEW COLLECTION OF SHORT, STEAMY, SNACK-SIZED NOVELLAS.

Nova has survived ten years in the Dead Zone by following one rule—never let anyone get close enough to discover what she really is. But when three dangerously attractive men hire her to guide them through infected territory, her carefully controlled world begins to unravel. In a world where the living are more deadly than the dead, Nova’s secret might be the only thing standing between her lovers and a fate worse than infection. When the walls meant to protect become prisons, and salvation reveals its true face, she’ll have to choose between the safety of lies and the deadly truth of love.

BBC dramatisation of the classic novel, an enduring romantic love story Experience R.D. Blackmore’s classic novel like never before, in this full-cast adaptation of one of the greatest love stories ever told. Immerse yourself in the world of Lorna and John as they battle their families and...

Harper has disappeared, and no one knows where she is. Will they locate her before it's too late? Will Hunter finally reveal the secrets of Harper's past to everyone? Her entire life has been turned upside down, pulled into a world of magic that she never knew existed. Can she adapt to this new reality? And will the men who now have her complete attention hold the answers she seeks? Found is book 2 in the Oakland Harbour series. Found is a Reverse Harem, Urban Paranormal, Fantasy with some smut Chapters.

Just yesterday, she was a 20-year-old working at the diner to make ends meet. But today, at 21, she finds herself being whisked away to a school of magic to develop her powers. They claim she has four, but that seems impossible; her alcoholic mother can barely function and her father ran away when she was just an infant. How could there be any magic in her blood? And as if that wasn't enough, three of the most attractive men at the school seem to have taken notice of her as well... Oakland Harbour Is a Reverse Harem, Urban Supernatural, Fantasy series with some smut chapters.

The Doones are a clan of murdering thieves, and among their victims is John Ridd's father. The strong, noble Ridd determines to avenge his father's death; but his plans are complicated when he falls in love with one of the hated family - the beautiful Lorna. Lorna is promised against her will to another; and that other will not let her go lightly. Set amid the political turmoils of the late 17th century, Lorna Doone brings West Country history and legends alive with wonderfully imaginative fiction.

The Doones are a clan of murdering thieves, and among their victims is John Ridd's father. The strong, noble Ridd determines to avenge his father's death, but his plans are complicated when he falls in love with one of the hated family - the beautiful Lorna. Lorna is promised against her will to another, and that other will not let her go lightly.

Ever since the Court of Flames banished me, I've managed to hide my true nature—Chosen One of the Fire Fae. Apparently, I'm destined to save us all. Truth is, I'm not that impressive. When I'm not hunting demons, I'm slinging drinks at Potions & Pastilles. At least, until the lethally sexy king of the Court of Ice finds me. He's been hunting me for years and wants to claim me as his fated mate. But it gets darker. He plans to sacrifice me to save his dying kingdom. One touch changes everything though, because I’m the only one who can warm him.

The award-winning 1990s sitcom, written by and starring Nick Revell Nick Revell plays a slightly stranger version of himself in this surreal comedy – a struggling writer in his mid-thirties who shares his untidy flat with Vince and Alan, a pair of talking geraniums. They, meanwhile, watch on...

Rebecca Bloomwood has the dream job. She's a personal shopper and is able to spend other people's money all day instead of her own. And she gets paid for doing it. The perfect job, the perfect man - gorgeous Luke Brandon ¿ and soon the perfect wedding. Or is it two weddings?