Resultados para "Ein Kind" en Literatura y ficción

Leopold Halton, the duke of Dammerton, is the man with everything: perfect hair, beautiful waistcoats, and London's finest collection of decorative objects. But two years after his highly entertaining divorce (entertaining for everyone but him, that is), Leo still doesn't have what he wants most: another wife. Leo is ready to propose to a suitable lady, but with gossip dissecting his every move, the family of his nearly ideal future bride demand that he first stop calling on artist Juno Bell, the first woman he ever kissed and now, a decade later, his friend.

Cassandra DeWitt has seen her husband only once - on their wedding day two years earlier - and this arrangement suits her perfectly. She has no interest in the rude, badly behaved man she married only to secure her inheritance. She certainly has no interest in his ban on her going to London. Why, he’ll never even know she is there. Until he shows up in London too, and Cassandra finds herself sharing a house with the most infuriating man in England. Joshua DeWitt has his life exactly how he wants it. He has no need of a wife disrupting everything.

Saddle up and join Wynonna Earp on an immersive new audio adventure in the gritty supernatural world of Purgatory. This Audible Original invites you deeper into the Weird West to follow Wynonna Earp (Melanie Scrofano), as she embarks on her craziest adventure yet: riding off into the sunset with her soulmate, Doc Holliday (Tim Rozon)—yes ... that Doc Holliday. Brace yourself for more wise-cracking demon hunters, earth-shattering revelations and all the genre-blending action you've come to expect from the cult hit TV series.

Small-town florist Ashley Gaines loves her little flower shop and putting together the perfect bouquets for weddings and other happy occasions. Her own love life, however, is far from blossoming. Ash has decided that staying in the closet is safer than risking her heart again. Local bakery owner Sasha Peterson hasn't had much luck mixing it up with romance either. Besides, she's too busy whipping up delicious treats to have time for a relationship. But then their town's first lesbian wedding forces them to work together.

Die jüdische Märchenwelt ist unermesslich reich und vielgestaltig. Erzählungen wie "Auf der Meeresinsel", "Die drei Brüder", "Der Esel Findig", "Die Liebesäpfel" und "Das weise Mädchen mit dem Tiergesicht" machen zahlreiche Anleihen beim alten Testament, bei den Erzählungen der Chassidim, dem Talmud und der jiddischen Tradition – und gewinnt so einen ganz besonderen, unverwechselbaren Charakter.

Since my stepsister, Nakona Ril, has joined the family, I’ve finally settled into a happy life of cooking and potion brewing at the family inn. But the shadow of war looms ahead, with the fate of the world and my own destiny fast approaching. Monsters are coming, bandits seek to steal my potions, and countries set their sights upon the rumor of a talented alchemist. Why won’t they all just leave me alone?

Die Hexe Baba Jaga, Väterchen Frost, der heilige Nikolaus und viele andere Gestalten, die die russische Märchenwelt seit Jahrhunderten prägen, tauchen in ihnen auf und geben ihr ihren besonderen Charakter. Dieses Hörbuch bietet eine Auswahl der schönsten russischen Märchen. "In den Märchen können wir das Leben des Volkes kennen lernen, sein Zuhause, seine sittlichen Begriffe und jenen schelmischen russischen Witz, der so zu Ironie neigt, und dessen Schelmenhaftigkeit von zu gutherziger Einfalt ist." (W. G. Belinski).

With his flight delayed, Ted Severson meets Lily Kintner, a magnetic stranger, in an airport bar. In the netherworld of international travel and too many martinis, he confesses his darkest secrets, about his wife's infidelity and how he wishes her dead. Without missing a beat Lily offers to help him carry out the task.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. And there’s nothing more desperate than turning up to my ex’s wedding alone. My cheating ex. My current boss. The reason I hired a professional to be my plus-one. When I spot Mr. Temptation-in-a-Tux at the hotel, I assume I’ve found my man. Charming, attentive, and protective, he’s the perfect boyfriend experience. The way he looks at me has even me fooled. After the most passionate night of my life, I slip away before he wakes. But there’s a price to pay for all that pleasure…

Proud heiress Arabella Larke has little respect for rules and no time for scruples - not when she faces marriage to a man she loathes and fears. Determined to save herself, Arabella comes up with a plan: a fake engagement with her childhood nemesis, Guy Roth, Marquess of Hardbury, recently returned home after years away. To Arabella’s surprise, Guy has become strong, honorable, and unexpectedly attractive...but he refuses to even hear her plan.

Im Internat "Kollegium Isacaaron" nahe London stirbt der Schüler Joey einen qualvollen Tod – unter den Augen der Direktorin und des Lehrkörpers. Die Sekretärin, die Joeys Eltern alarmiert hat, ist bald darauf spurlos verschwunden. Im Auftrag des Secret Service bewirbt sich die ehemalige Hexe Coco Zamis auf die freigewordene Stelle und nimmt zusammen mit Dorian Hunter die Ermittlungen auf. Doch alles, worauf Dorian und Coco stoßen, ist eine Mauer des Schweigens.

Roderick was born an immortal prince in the realm of Thales. But all that changed the day his brother died and an evil descended upon his realm. With Thales on the verge of ruin, Roderick bound himself to the Shields to protect the realms from the evil that ravages them. Roderick's purpose has always been clear....until Elle. Elle makes Roderick long for things he cannot have. And Roderick must protect Elle, for she is of the chosen few. The only way to keep Elle safe is to keep her by his side, but can Roderick resist the temptation to take her love?

Former NYPD detective Shana Merchant is a skilled Senior Investigator keeping New York's beautiful Thousands Islands community safe. She's also bound by blood to a serial killer. And after months of concealing the truth from the world as she hunted Blake Bram down, her secret is finally out. Shana just wants to get on with her life and win back her community's trust. But as Alexandria Bay fills up with tourists in advance of the annual festival known as Pirate Days, a visitor goes missing, and the case threatens to destroy not just the celebrations, but what remains of Shana's reputation.

Annie is morbidly obese, lonely and hopeful. Moving into her new home alone, she describes her increasingly bizarre attempts to ingratiate herself with her new neighbours, learn from past mistakes and achieve a "certain kind of intimacy" with the boy next door. As Annie struggles to repress a murky history of violence and sexual mishaps, she realizes her past is never too far behind her....

Evelyn is a Creole woman who comes of age in New Orleans at the height of World War II. Her family inhabits the upper echelon of black society, and when she falls for no-name Renard, she is forced to choose between her life of privilege and the man she loves. In 1982, Evelyn's daughter Jackie is a frazzled single mother grappling with her absent husband's drug addiction. Just as she comes to terms with his abandoning the family, he returns, ready to resume their old life.

I never planned on returning to the small town that suffocated me—or to Freddy Bale, the boy who shattered my heart. But now I'm back, with no choice but to face my past. The secrets I've kept for so long are about to collide with the man I once loved. Freddy may want a second chance, but some scars don't heal so easily. Freddy was my first love, the one I could never quite forget. And now, spending time with him stirs up feelings I thought were long buried. But I'm not the same girl who left town. I've changed. So has my life—and my heart belongs to someone else.

Early one summer morning, the body of twenty-one-year-old Blair Taylor is found floating in the neighborhood pool. Was it an accident, or was Blair murdered the night of the annual summer picnic? Suddenly, the upper-class gated community where Blair's family and friends live doesn't feel safe. Blair's case is assigned to Detective Sadie Lawson. As she and her partner, Rhett Callahan, begin interviewing the neighbors, they realize everyone had a motive and had an opportunity. It doesn't take a detective to figure out that everyone on this street is lying to them.

After generations of war, the fragile new peace hangs by a thread, as Ryuven attacks continue despite the treaty. Shianan leads an exhausted army facing a fresh and magically superior foe. Worried for Ariana, not yet returned from her own deployment, and as demoralized as his soldiers, Shianan is unprepared in every way when Flamen Ande, high priest of the Gehrn cult, reappears to demand Luca back.

Brooklyn Summers doesn't belong in the mob world, but she's all tangled up in it anyway. Sharing a daughter with one of the most notorious criminals on the East Coast isn't easy, but she's doing everything she can to protect her child and put distance between her and her ex. Maverick and Gunner make up the K-9 team for Assurance Security. After their abysmal performance trying to rescue their last target, they have a lot to make up for. When they're assigned to watch Brooklyn and help get her and her daughter out of New York safely, sparks fly.

Der 18-jährige Andrew Graham veranstaltet im Ferienhaus seiner Eltern am Holly Beach in Louisiana eine Party. Als er spät am Abend die Leiche seiner Exfreundin in der Garage entdeckt, kontaktiert er verzweifelt seinen Vater, da er befürchtet, Gegenstand der polizeilichen Ermittlungen zu werden. Die junge Frau wird vermisst, und die Kleinstadt Hackberry in Küstennähe gerät in Aufruhr. Lloyd sieht sich gezwungen, alles zu tun, um seine Familie zu beschützen.