Resultados para "Jane" en Comedia romántica

El barón Frederick Wharton leía una carta de su buen amigo Thomas Crawford, en la que le narraba las preocupaciones que le provocaba su hijo James, capitán del ejército de su majestad. Mientras, sus cinco hijas, su hermanastra y su esposa debatían intensamente sobre si era mejor ir a Londres el sábado o esperar hasta el martes siguiente para asegurarse de que no eran las primeras en llegar a la ciudad».

One of the world’s favourite books, Pride and Prejudice has long been regarded as a classic romance. In Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, Jane Austen created the greatest pair of sparring lovers since Shakespeare’s Beatrice and Benedick. This sparkling comedy of manners features an inimitable cast of characters including the obsequious Mr Collins, the autocratic Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Mrs Bennet, the most embarrassing mother in literature.

Natalie Bennett has a plan: survive her big sister's Christmas Eve wedding, avoid her estranged father, and absolutely do not fall apart in front of the ex she walked away from...even if he does look annoyingly good in red velvet.

From the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities.

Der kleine Strickladen Wollmaus in Eckernförde an der Ostsee ist Miras Wohlfühlort. Als es um ihren Nachlass geht, taucht Enkel Elias auf. Ein ehrgeiziger Hamburger Immobilienentwickler, schlecht gelaunt und überzeugt, dass Mira fehl am Platz ist. Zwischen Wortgefechten, Wollknäuelschlachten und lauen Sommerabenden am Meer kommen die beiden sich unverhofft näher – bis ein einziger Brief alles infrage stellt. Ostseebriefe ist ein humorvoll erzählter Liebesroman über die Annäherung zweier Menschen, die mehr verbindet, als sie wahrhaben wollen.

Sophie Johnson is young, intelligent, and attractive. So when she lands the dream position of sales executive at a leading fashion magazine, it appears she has it all. But in reality, she hates her job, is sick of her controlling mother, and is a dating disaster. Then she discovers The Jane Austen Dating Agency, an exclusive club for ladies who want to meet real gentlemen, and believes her luck has changed. And when Sophie meets Darcy Drummond, she thinks her dreams have come true - that is, until she discovers he is arrogant and hard-headed.

On an ordinary day, Jane Darling wouldn’t be caught dead in a sports bar wearing a toga with angel wings. But she’s desperate to launch her matchmaking business to secure her young daughter’s future. Her mission: to attract new clients at any cost. Her Cupid outfit catches the eye of New York’s beloved star quarterback, Jasper Jannich. She and Jasper have always clashed, but when a pushy admirer goes too far, he steps in as an unexpected knight in shining armor.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem.

Following the death of Mr Dashwood, his wife and three daughters are forced to leave their estate and live in a small cottage in Devon. Austen's novel follows the sisters through love, loss, and heartbreak, until they find their way towards a happy ending.

Pride and Prejudice may be her most famous novel, Persuasion her most deeply affecting, but for many, Emma is Austen’s best novel; the most perfectly balanced between comedy and insight, sparkle and depth. Witty, headstrong Emma Woodhouse, more interested in making matches for others than falling in love herself, is a wholly delightful heroine.

Cressida Tarbet loves her job at an animal rescue centre, even if it means she’s resigned herself to scrimping to make ends meet - a lifestyle far removed from her best friend Ivo’s, in his ancestral gatehouse stuffed with antiques and art. But although their upbringings were different, Ivo has held Cress’s heart ever since she clapped eyes on him at university. The trouble is – she has never told him. So, when a mystery and a baffling crime throw Cress and Ivo together, she can’t help but wonder if fate is telling her something.

John Harding, Duke of Pembroke, has everything: wealth, power and status. But beneath the facade is a man bruised by betrayal, haunted by loss and trained never to trust. Love, to John, is a myth. Years ago, Katherine Spencer secretly loved her brother's best friend, John. But she has always known her place: born of scandal and followed by whispers and prejudice. A future with a duke was never for her. Now, she has the chance of marriage to a respectable clergyman. But when John strides back into her life, will Katherine compromise her reputation and let everything unravel?

War changes a man, and Captain Harry Marlow is no exception. Haunted by the horrors of the Crimean War, he now spends his time seeking solace in the quiet routines of military life. But when he encounters Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Cotton, a woman trapped in the gilded cage of a retired colonel’s keeping, his world is thrown into turmoil.

Nueva York, 1953. Liv Joyner y Oscar Hancock compiten por el proyecto de la remodelación interior del hotel Edén de Manhattan. Un proyecto que a Liv la consolidaría como decoradora y por el que Hancock estaría dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa. Cuando la dueña del hotel, Heidy Brinicombe...

It was never easy being one of Ronni Sunshine's daughters. Publicly, she is the glamorous Hollywood actress. Privately, she is a disinterested, narcissistic mother. Now in her 70s, Ronni has ALS, a degenerative motor neuron disease. Ronni is adamant that her estranged daughters, Nell, Meredith and Lizzy, must help her take her own life. As their mother's illness draws them together, they discover that blood might be thicker than water after all....

Grace Chapman has an enviable set-up, living comfortably with her husband on the Hudson River. Then Ted advertises for a new assistant, and Beth walks into their lives. Organized, passionate and eager to learn, Beth quickly makes herself indispensable to Ted and his family. But Grace soon begins to feel sidelined in her home - and her marriage - by this ambitious younger woman. Is Grace paranoid or is there more to Beth than there appears?

Sophie Johnson thought she had it all: her dream job at The Jane Austen Dating Agency and a swoon-worthy boyfriend, Darcy Drummond. But real life isn't quite so picture-perfect. Darcy's formidable mother is on a mission to derail their relationship, the agency's future hangs by a thread, and Henry Baxter—adorable, infuriating, and unexpectedly distracting—keeps turning up at the worst possible (or maybe best?) moments. With the pressure mounting and her love life teetering, Sophie has to decide: can she keep the business afloat, navigate the drama, and still find her own happily-ever-after?

Oliver Clock has everything arranged just so. A steady job running the family funeral parlour. A fridge stocked with ready meals. A drawer full of colour-coded socks. A plan (of sorts) to stay trim enough for a standard-sized coffin. And in florist Marie, he’s even found the love of his life - not that she’s aware of it. When a terrible tragedy takes Marie out of his life but leaves him with her private journal, he discovers too late that she secretly loved him back. Faced now with a fast-approaching fortieth birthday, Oliver resolves to open himself up to love.

Lucifer has created his own version of the love boat, which means no one is safe. Not even a witch. My crazy witch of a grandma placed a spell on my locket. A love spell. I don’t think so. Which means I’ll have to find my cursed necklace and nullify the magic. But first, I apparently have to go on a cruise with Grandma. Busy avoiding potential suitors, I find myself hoping the locket will end up in the one place it doesn’t belong: In the grasp of the lion who makes me purr.

Wenn zwischen Geheimnissen, wilden Elchen und einem One-Night-Stand das ruhige Leben gehörig auf den Kopf gestellt wird. Ein Kleinstadt-Wohlfühlroman mit Humor und Herzklopfen vor der zauberhaften Kulisse Schwedens. Ebba liebt ihr ruhiges Leben in Lillaström. Sie verwaltet die Bücherei, führt das Bürgeramt und mag die Ordnung ihrer Akten. Zusätzlich hilft sie ihrer Familie, die das gemütliche Restaurant Little Italy betreibt.