Resultados para "Kaplan" en Literatura y ficción

He thinks I’m a spoiled diva. I think he’s a grumpy control freak. But when a snowstorm traps us together, there’s nothing but heat. I try to bring happiness into the world with my music. So why does Police Chief Teller Landry scowl at me like it’s his full-time job? The man is larger...

Two worlds bound by a pomegranate gate. Toba Peres can speak but she can’t shout; she can walk but she can’t run; and she can write in five languages… with both hands at the same time. Naftaly Cresques dreams every night of an orange-eyed stranger; when awake, he sees things that aren’t...

For years, rogue archaeologist Easy Nevada has been hunting artifacts of immense power for her billionaire employer. But when the key to unlocking their secrets turns out to be her partner, Candice Cushing, Easy's boss double-crosses them. Candice is kidnapped, and Easy is left stranded in the middle of the Sahara Desert with no supplies, no hope of rescue, and an army of mercenaries between her and Candice. They don't stand a chance. Then again, they could always try things the Easy way.

In college, Elizabeth Smile shared a magical tryst with her roommate, Michelle Harlow. She had no idea the night would leave Elizabeth pining after her for the next ten years. Now Michelle is back with a strange offer: Will she pretend to be Michelle's lesbian lover to beat Michelle's cheating husband?

For years, mercenary Easy Nevada risked her life finding ancient artefacts for a mysterious benefactor. Now she's after one last score, the biggest of all: a relic so cursed that it was buried with Cleopatra in a secret tomb over 2,000 years ago. But to uncover it, she'll need help. By-the-book Candice Cushing only ever wanted to conduct archaeology the traditional way. Now the find of a lifetime is beckoning from the middle of the Sahara, but she'll have to throw her lot in with Easy Nevada to get to it.

In a future ravaged by fire and drought, two climate refugees ride their motorcycles across the wasteland of the western US, and stumble upon an old silver mine. Descending into the cool darkness of the caved-in tunnels in desperate search of water, the two women find Lavinia Cain’s diary, a settler in search of prosperity who brought her family to Nevada in the late 1860s.

An emotional grounded sci-fi tale that speaks to the sandwich generation and the role reversal parents and their children grapple with as they age, Raising Father follows an estranged father and son who get a unique opportunity to re-do their relationship when the son elects to raise his father, born anew from a legal yet controversial reboot technology.

כְּמוֹ אוֹבִידְיוּס אֲנִי מְבִינָה רַק מַה שֶּׁחַי, כְּלוֹמַר, נָע, מַרְקִיב, מִתְיַבֵּשׁ, מֵמִיר אֶת עַצְמוֹ, מֵת: נֶהֱפָך לְאַחֵר. (מתוך תמורות, עמ' 14) צל...

Lass sie niemals aus den Augen ... Ich war so aufgeregt. Endlich würde ich meine Stieftochter Chloe aus erster Ehe kennenlernen. Auch Richard war überglücklich, dass seine Tochter wieder in sein Leben treten wollte. "Du wirst sie lieben", hatte er strahlend gesagt. "Sie war nur etwas verwirrt, weil ich wieder geheiratet habe, aber das ist jetzt vorbei." Wann immer wir allein sind, macht Chloe deutlich, dass sie mich hasst. Doch vor ihrem Vater mimt sie den perfekten kleinen Engel. Richard sagt, ich gäbe ihr keine Chance, aber er sieht nicht, was ich sehe. Ich traue Chloe nicht.

Henry Motel is located in Ohio, off of Interstate 70, near the Indiana border. If you are unfortunate enough to be in the area, just keep driving. If you absolutely have to stay at the motel, then please, please don't check into Room 13. Several occupants, each with their own demons, have met with tragedy in that room. Can the common denominator that links them together be discovered before more people have to die?

The End Times are upon us. 2020 has been heralded as the "Year of the Woman." One of the ladies in power is harboring an ominous secret: her identity as the Antichrist. Sam Dolan and Dustin Van Horn, under the guidance of a mysterious boy, set out to curtail her reign. Can they stop her before it's too late?

Bad things don’t happen in Cason Glen. The locals make sure of it. So, when the residents of the town’s most exclusive subdivision discover one of their own is missing, it sends a wave of panic and discord throughout the neighborhood. They are supposed to be safe. But they quickly realize not everything is as it once seemed in their idyllic world.

Savin Aerospace employee Wendy Cedar has a massive crush on her hot older boss, Janet Lace, who's just gone through a divorce. Her secret love is all harmless enough until Janet finds an email listing every naughty thing Wendy wants to do to her, inspired by a sex dream Wendy has shared with her friend. Now Wendy's been called into the boss's office. It might be a fantasy come true . . . if she doesn't get fired first.

מתוך הספר: טיול בהרי יהודה. חורף. גשם קר יורד. קבוצת מטיילים עולה מנחל קטלב. אני ביניהם, מטפסת בין חזזיות ואורניות. אנחנו נכנסים אל בית אבן ישן וגדול כדי להסתתר מן...

At just five feet tall, Donovan Marsden is having a rough-go at life. As sweet, little boys sometimes are, Donovan is horrendously bullied in high school, and he has virtually no social existence. Doctor Alec Wilde diagnoses Donovan with idiopathic short stature, and places him on a drug that is used for another indication. Donovan also befriends his physical education teacher, Jermaine Barrison, who begins instructing his pupil on weight training and self-defense. Donovan's life takes a drastic turn for the better.

Located on one of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie, Erie Isle has long been a favorite vacation and party resort. Ben Enderly arrives to the isle for a few days of sun and relaxation. Thoroughly impressed with the location and people, he initially thinks it's the perfect summer getaway.

Ryan Stively has had a successful life: A wonderful career and two wonderful daughters. Now in middle age, Ryan has another shot at love. Erin is everything he could have wished for. And she comes with a package; her eight-year-old son, Andrew. Shortly upon his nuptials, Ryan considers adopting Andrew. He would be the son he never had, the son he had always longed for. Having been adopted himself, Ryan knows how important a father can be in a boy's life.

Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, offers a serene environment. Perfect for families, swimmers, boaters, fishermen; it embodies many of the wonderful features of Ohio. Something is happening on the lake. Something sinister. Something demonic. Ecologist and Navy SEAL Mike Goodman (who has past, personal demons of his own) has been selected to discover the cause of the turmoil.

April Love doesn't know if her "ability" is a blessing or a curse. She also doesn't know how she acquired it. Under certain circumstances, perhaps it could be used for some good. But it also has the potential to do serious, deadly harm. Rob Maddox, former broadcast journalist, witnessed firsthand the fallout of a nuclear facility partial meltdown. He's on a mission to locate April's family and discover, at long last, if any more adversities occurred from the nuclear accident. Will he be able to find April before something horrific happens?

The photograph in the CIA vault shows four men relaxing in the jungle, green berets draped over their rifles, enjoying a break from combat. On the day after the picture was taken, their friendship was torn apart forever. Now, 10 years after the United States pulled out of Vietnam, the CIA has sent one of the men, Parker, to Thailand to track a troop's movement across the Cambodian border, which is about to explode, luring the Americans back into another disastrous ground war.