Resultados para "Ivy" en Literatura y ficción

I've had a crush on Bennett ever since he set foot in Crooked Point. If I'm being completely honest, I've had a crush on him—and all his friends. So when I discover their secret, I'm thrilled. They like to share. And I'm more than willing to let them share me. I've never felt so alive. But what if that's not their only secret? I've been warned. When one supernatural creature comes to town, more usually follow. I just never expected those creatures to be my new boyfriends.

Ivy Hill sigue siendo un lugar idílico en el que muchos de los aldeanos han encontrado el amor… Pero no todos. Jane Bell está hecha un lío. Gabriel Locke ha vuelto y le ha dejado claras sus intenciones, pero ella no quiere dejar su posada, y las cosas se complican cuando regresa al pueblo...

I still can't forget him. His golden eyes. The sinful things he whispered in my ear. The mark he'd left on the side of my neck. No man since has compared to him. But I'll never see him again. He disappeared without a trace. But when I run into a man who looks just like him on Main Street? I can't let it go. He's going by a different name, but I know it's him. He's hiding in plain sight. He's dangerous. Full of secrets. And he stares at me with a hunger in his eyes. And I know why. I think he might be a vampire.

Frugal and fearsome, Horace Lamb rules his household with whimsical tirades and oppressive sarcasm. While his wife and five children shiver through the cold months and live in quiet dread, the shrewd Bullivant maintains a sharp servant’s grip on all situations. When Horace transforms overnight to be considerate and caring, chaos ensues–and at the heart of the turmoil are the servants, who watch, scheme and survive as the family’s grievances spill out.

As a horror blogger and content creator, I made a name for myself by diving headfirst into haunted houses, cursed films, and urban legends. Fear? I don't even believe in it. But that was before his comment. A single message on my latest video: "I bet I could scare you, but there should be a prize involved." Now the haunted attractions feel a little too real. Shadows move where they shouldn't. And I can't shake the feeling that someone's watching me—even in the dark safety of my own room. My mysterious new follower doesn't play by the rules. He doesn't just want to scare me. He wants me.

Rachel Ashford vive en Ivy Cottage con Mercy Grove. Ella es una señorita que ha ido a menos y tiene que encontrar la manera de ganarse la vida. Las mujeres del pueblo la animan a que abra una biblioteca por suscripción con los muchos libros que ha heredado y los que ha recibido en donación...

En Ivy Hill, un pueblecito situado en una colina, está Bell Inn, la posada que es el alma del pueblo, allí donde se detienen los coches de postas, donde llegan las noticias, el correo, los viajeros y los productos más diversos. Jane Bell vive junto a la posada, el negocio de su marido. En...

Richard Brockwell, the younger son of Ivy Hill's most prominent family, hasn't been home for Christmas in years. He prefers to live in the London townhouse, far away from Brockwell Court, the old family secret that haunts him, and the shadows of his past mistakes. But then his mother threatens to stop funding his carefree life - unless he comes home for Christmas. Out of options, he sets out for Ivy Hill, planning to be back on a coach bound for London and his unencumbered bachelor life as soon as the festivities are over.

Six years ago, I awoke in a cage with no knowledge of who I was or where I’d come from. Six years ago, I was spared the flesh markets and instead thrown in with a group of savages, where I learned it was fight or die. Now, eight Orders of Assassins are converging on the only home I’ve ever known. All in hopes of purchasing new blade slaves for their ranks. I’m for sale, yet all I want is a life far from death and ownership. Then I meet them, the Order of Scorpions. Their allure is a threat to the freedom I crave, but I won’t fall victim to their sting, no matter how tempting it might be.

The Blight ravages both Tamar and Sarkum, and their people, and armies, are starving. Violence and protests in Narfour have the city on the brink of rebellion. When Ihsan sees a chance to gain an ally with the only productive land left in Tamar for his cousin, the Sultana, he takes it. But nothing is as it seems when Behram Kadir is involved. Ihsan knows he should not trust the woman who has upended his life, even if she is the first warmth he has felt since fire stole everything from him.

How well do you know people? How well do they know you? Six award-winning, bestselling authors of suspense explore the lingering threat of secrets and the inescapable fear that they can’t stay buried forever. No matter how dark the hiding place, the consequences of revealing the truth can bring out the worst in lovers, friends, family, and strangers.

An academic so conservative he thought Ronald Reagan was a pinko, Hale Markham rules Prescott University like an intellectual tyrant - until the morning he’s found dead at the bottom of one of Prescott’s famously beautiful ravines. Every liberal on campus hated the crotchety old crank, but which one is responsible for giving Markham his final push to the right? The case so intrigues the incomparable, reclusive master detective Nero Wolfe that he takes the unusual step of leaving the confines of his home.

Jane Bell is torn. Gabriel Locke is back and has made his intentions clear. But Jane is reluctant to give up her inn and destine another man to a childless marriage. Then someone she never expected to see again returns to Ivy Hill. Mercy Grove has lost her school and is resigned to life as a spinster, especially as the man she admires seems out of reach. Should she uproot herself from Ivy Cottage to become a governess for a former pupil? Her decision will change more lives than her own.

My newest therapy client is the definition of a DILF. His distractingly handsome face is all to blame for my mess-up. If that wasn't bad enough, now I'm practically stalking the murderous golden retriever. Can he even hear me arguing for pottery classes over the electric carver? Oh, it's a bone saw? My mistake.

During 1958, with a predominantly male workforce, societal norms dictate women should be compliant, fashionable housewives. To Ariadne Winter, the sole tradition she aims to embrace is that of being fashionable. Amidst the ambiance of Ivy Tree Inn, where she's been dispatched as a writer for Ladies' Lifestyle magazine, her focus wavers as she grapples with an interview assignment concerning a Hollywood starlet on the cusp of royal matrimony—an event hailed as the "Wedding of the Century."

When Ivy, Countess of Ritchfield, arrives at the earldom’s country estate for one of the chilliest Christmases on record, she discovers she won’t be alone for the holiday. Her husband of nearly thirty years is already there. Robert’s unexpected presence means they’ll be forced to spend time together—something they haven’t done much of for the past decade.

Fans of New York Times best seller The Nanny Diaries will rejoice in this wickedly hilarious novel, which acclaimed author Katharine Weber says is "much funnier and darker". Optioned for a major motion picture starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, The Ivy Chronicles skewers the twisted priorities of America's well-heeled elite.

Tilly Parker behöver en nystart. Det förflutna vill inte lämna henne någon ro, men hon hoppas att flytten till en ny stad ska hjälpa. Tilly behöver ingen ny vänkrets, söker ingen partner hon vill bara bli lämnad i fred. Men en kolonilott vore väl en perfekt hobby för att fördriva ensamma kvällar och helger?

Faith Fairchild is asked to cater a very small, very private college reunion on an isolated New England island—an event that could be her dream job. But when she discovers the true reason for the get-together, not even the spectacular ocean views can keep it from turning into a nightmare.

Leaving Canton, Missouri, behind was no hardship for Jesse Hudson. When she was a teenager, her stepmother and stepsister abruptly disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Their bodies were never found, but Jesse’s father, Mac, became a murder suspect. When he too vanished, Jesse waited months for him to return. Finally, she left, bouncing from one bartending job to another for years.