Resultados para "Kanada" en Literatura y ficción

Premio de las Letras Ciudad de Santander, Finalista Premio Tigre Juan y Premio Cálamo Otra Mirada Kanada comienza donde la mayoría de las novelas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial terminan: con el fin del conflicto. Porque en 1945 se interrumpen las matanzas, pero se inicia otra tragedia: el...

Puritan. Fiend. Fanatic. Solomon Kane. In the wake of several grisly murders, Solomon Kane has been summoned to Windsend, England, to determine a woman’s guilt. Is Sybil Eastey a witch? And is she behind these gruesome crimes? His first night in Windsend, Kane awakens from horrific nightmares only to witness a man being torn asunder. Fear quickly turns to something more sinister and the villagers are ready to lynch Sybil before Kane intervenes. Kane must establish Sybil’s true nature and solve the macabre mystery before more blood is spilt. However, nothing is what it seems in Windsend.

Solomon Kane es otro de los famosos personajes nacidos de la pluma del escritor estadounidense Robert E. Howard. Sus aventuras aparecieron en la revista Weird Tales a partir de 1928 y narraban el enfrentamiento contra el mal de este puritano inglés de rostro pálido, ojos fríos, espada, mosquetes y sombrero de ala ancha. Solomon Kane busca y da caza a las criaturas más tenebrosas y malignas a lo largo de Europa y África, en una época donde nadie está a salvo, ni siquiera un hábil justiciero como él.

As a grizzled veteran of the war against the Riven, Duncan knows better than anyone that great triumphs require terrible sacrifices. But as the final battle looms on the horizon, victory seems like a distant fantasy...until he receives word of a holy artifact even more powerful than Aodar's blade. To find it in time, he and the girls will have to venture into the corrupted wastelands and brave dangers wrought by the power-hungry wizards who ruined the world.

Victoria Barnett has it all: a great career as a nurse practitioner, a handsome and loving husband, a beautiful home in the suburbs, and a plan to fill it with children. Life is perfect—or so it seems. Then she’s in a terrible accident...and everything falls apart. Now Victoria is unable to walk. She can’t feed or dress herself. She can’t even speak. She is confined to the top floor of her house with 24-hour care.

His new life in Chicago consists of performing autopsies and eating chips while watching old detective series. Until…He's suddenly standing in front of me. Leather jacket, washed-out jeans, jet black hair. His deep, green eyes are so intense on me I can barely breathe. It's in his crooked smile, bold flirting, and confident—borderline conceited—behavior that I get lost.

When a desperate woman escapes a dangerous situation and seeks refuge in Wintermoon, she finds herself irrevocably bonded to a possessive wolf shifter in this fated mates, forced proximity romance.

Danger is everywhere. Desire is a constant companion. And Charles? He’s about to face a threat even he can’t charm his way out of. He’s not your average mage and when a simple hunt for a relic explodes a temple and tears a hole in reality, he’s framed for the catastrophe.

Lila Ridgefield vive en una idílica ciudad universitaria cerca de Nueva York que no es tan tranquila como todos creen. Y Lila no es lo que parece. Aaron, el marido de Lila, se ha esfumado sin dejar rastro. No se trata de un episodio aislado; hace algunos meses, una estudiante desapareció del campus. Los dos casos podrían ser solo una horrible coincidencia, pero la policía descubre que la estudiante es la tercera víctima de una serie de inexplicables desapariciones en los últimos años. La inspectora a cargo está desesperada por encontrar la conexión, si es que esta realmente existe.

Even perfect mothers have secrets... Meet Leah, the perfect wife and mum with a closet full of skeletons - and if the secret gets out, her carefully crafted world could crumble. Then there's Annie, the gangster's moll with a sharp mind. She's not afraid to get her hands dirty, but no one knows the devastating secret haunting her. And lastly, Terry, the king of Glasgow gangland. He's ruthless when it comes to growing his empire, but his weakness is women.

Two years ago, cyber security specialist Clayton Hummel unknowingly betrayed his country for love, and today, billionaire Franklin Temple pays the price. Blinded by grief and rage, and dissatisfied with his government's response, Temple uses his considerable wealth to take matters into his own hands, and bring justice to those responsible for the greatest cyberattack in history.

Asmodi ist vernichtet! Dorian Hunter hat der Schwarzen Familie den Kopf abgeschlagen! Doch die Überzeugung, damit auch die Wurzel des Übels beseitigt zu haben, währt nicht lange. In der Umgebung von Dorians Jugendstilvilla in London häufen sich unheimliche Vorkommnisse, die scheinbar nichts miteinander zu tun haben... bis den Mitstreitern des Dämonen-Killers klar wird, dass sie bereits fest in der Schlinge stecken, die ein alter Bekannter für sie geknüpft hat.

Most mortals would kill for the chance to live a life at court. To wade into the intrigue of noble life, uphold honor and defend your lineage and kingdom. Nero wasn't a mortal, though, and he'd endured millennia striving to fend of rivals in the vast emptiness of the Abyssal Plain. For the Ninth Prince of Eternis, such was his destiny. That all changed when he stepped through the veil and took on a mortal body.

One hellish moment. One painful decision. And everything radically changed. Years later, I've adjusted to my new life as a P.I. when a long-bearded, red-headed guy walks into an alley. The same dark alley where I was having a talk with the armed men who were following me. The encounter is brief and bloody and ends with him winking at me as he drives away. My curiosity—and some tailing—brings us together again... or so I thought.

I've been part of the Leone family since Don Massimo took me in when I was a boy. Now I sit beside his son, il capo, Don Sebastiano. Being a mobster is all I know and want. Even when betrayal comes knocking at my door. A teasing smile, the most striking cloud-gray eyes, an androgynous body wrapped in lingerie, and a belly chain around his narrow hips. Can a man be pretty? I must be drunker than I thought to wonder such a thing.

My purpose in life has always been to protect my little brother. And the only way to do that is to do what my dirtbag of a father says—easier said than done. My plan is to save enough money to grab our backpacks and leave these miserable days behind us. There's no harm in having a little fun in the meantime though, is there? And the growling beast who flattens his opponents with a single punch looks like a perfectly hot diversion to me.

Six years after entering the NHL, I still can't let go of my past that haunts me every day. But everything changes when I meet a feisty sports reporter who challenges me at every turn. I should leave Kennedy alone and spare her the drama that comes with my life outside the rink. But I can't keep my hands off her. So, we make a deal. She wants an exclusive interview that could expose my secrets to the world, secrets that are not just mine. When I'd agreed to the interview, I had every intention for it to end with her in my bed.

Kane and Serenity are back. In book one so much transpired. With more obstacles tossed their way, can the couple's love conquer all this go around?

From the moment they laid eyes on one another, Kane and Serenity wanted forever with one another, flaws and all. That was before they realized that they were on separate pages in life. Undoubtedly, the two souls love one another deeply. But as time passes, their chosen diverging paths begin to strain their relationship. Serenity's unwavering dedication to her dreams leads her to make a difficult decision—to move to New York and pursue her career on a grander scale. Their separation is painful, and the distance between them shatters the love they once shared.

Ron was just a trucker with a long haul ahead until he wakes up in a strange fantasy realm. He's relocated to Kario, a place where magic levels up one mana point at a time and dangerous fiends prowl the roads at night. Ron's sent to help improve the odds for the human kingdoms as a trading magus, a caravan master who's able to bend magic to his will.