Resultados para "Laura" en Literatura y ficción

La famosa cabeza milagrosa de San Antonio, conocida en todo el mundo por sus supuestos poderes, es robada de Acapulco por un cantante de trap en decadencia que busca desesperadamente recuperar su fama, fortuna y lo que él llama ‘talento’, obligando a la cabeza a concederle milagros sin sentido, casi imposibles y hasta cierto punto divertidos.

Cuando las puertas de la iglesia se cierran, algo peculiar sucede: las figuras de santos y vírgenes cobran vida. San Antonio, cansado de sentirse inútil, decide lanzarse a cumplir el sueño de Leslie: conocer Acapulco antes de quedarse ciega. Así comenzarán un viaje que pondrá todo de cabeza.

Samantha thrives under pressure. A high-powered London lawyer, all she can concentrate on is taking the next step in her career; eating, sleeping, seeing friends—even taking a breath—will have to wait. But just when she's about to get everything she has ever wanted, Samantha makes a mistake. A fifty-million-pound, career-destroying mistake. Unable to face the consequences, she does the unimaginable and runs away… Catching the first train she can, she finds herself in the countryside, outside a beautiful grand house.

No me atrevo a afirmar o desmentir si esta es la típica novela en la que vas a leer lo que te han contado siempre: chica conoce chico, chica y chico follan, chica y chico se quedan juntos y fueron felices y comieron perdices. Que esto no quiere decir que no sea cierto y que te encuentres algo de lo que te acabo de contar entre estas páginas, ojo al dato.

El pueblo de Peñafría pasa por una época de gran trasiego en la que tanto oriundos como adoptados vivirán las más variopintas aventuras: María y Cándido intentarán sacarse el carnet de conducir; Arsacio y Ovejas se apuntarán a clases de cocina; Amaya y Juanjo harán amistad con un jeque árabe; Nacho tendrá a Arsacio como padrastro durante un día.

Il fascino della lontana cultura nipponica emerge prepotente in questo esilarante e spietato romanzo di ispirazione autobiografica, che segue la parabola discendente di una giovane donna occidentale all'interno di una multinazionale giapponese. Animata dalle migliori intenzioni ma ignara delle regole, Amélie inanella gaffes su gaffes e resiste ostinata alla progressiva retrocessione che la porterà a scendere fino all'ultimo gradino della scala gerarchica.

Tomás, un niño de tan sólo once años consigue que dos jóvenes señores que están en la Universidad de Salamanca le ayuden para poder estudiar a cambio de sus servicios. Siendo ya un joven caballero Tomás renuncia a la vida militar para graduarse en leyes en su ciudad. Una mujer despechada por la indiferencia de Tomás hacia ella, le hace beber un hechizo que le enferma gravemente.

After surviving countless perils and dangers, including an examination by the Blood Council, Fred is preparing to take on his most important adventure to date: marrying Krystal. That is, if he can get everything handled in time. Visiting Boarback, hiring new staff, clearing out his schedule for a honeymoon; there’s no shortage of tasks to check off before the big day arrives. But not everyone views the occasion in such a happy light. With new dangers looming, old debts raised, and grudges rekindled, it’ll take everything Fred has to finally make it down the aisle.  

What is the price of a heart that knows no bounds? In the shimmering, bittersweet world of Oscar Wilde’s "The Devoted Friend," loyalty is a beautiful garden, but manipulation is the winter frost that threatens to wither it all. This isn't just a fairy tale; it is a captivating dance of irony...

Anthony Wistern es más rico de lo que cualquiera podría imaginar. Lo tiene todo: una esposa despampanante, un puñado de hijos muy fotogénicos, un castillo francés, una mansión en Cotswold, una plétora de amantes, una inclinación a tomar atajos morales... Por desgracia para él, también está muerto. Ahora, con su fortuna como inminente herencia, todos los miembros de la familia caen bajo sospecha. Y es entonces cuando todo se viene abajo...

Cuando Grace Bernard descubre que el padre millonario que la abandonó ha ignorado las llamadas de auxilio de su madre moribunda, jura venganza y se propone matar a todos los miembros de su acaudalada familia. Así que hace una lista de nombres y, decidida a tacharlos todos, se lanza en una misión despiadada para hacer justicia y, en el proceso, convertirse en la única heredera de la fortuna de los Artemis.

An alpha among the wolves of Wall Street, Kennedy Dawson rose to the top of the pack by striking the right contracts at the right times. But there's one deal that's been giving him a run for his money - a pact to never again let his assistant, Kate, get under his skin. She may be smart, gorgeous, and sharp as a whip, but she's definitely off-limits.

A sexy agent hounds Wall Street's hottest new wolf in an exhilarating novel from New York Times best-selling author Lauren Layne. Ian Bradley is the definition of a Wall Street hotshot: seven-figure salary, designer suits, and a corner office. His drive off the floor is just as potent. Every woman who knows him has felt the rush. But now he's met his match in Lara McKenzie - a woman with the power to bring Ian to his knees. An ambitious, whip-smart daughter of FBI agents, Lara is a rising star in fighting white-collar crime.

Tea, l'amica che nessuna vorrebbe. Ma se fosse lei l'unica in grado di salvare il mondo? Quattro giovani autrici comiche per un romanzo ironico, inaspettato e attualissimo. "Un libro scritto da donne ma che sanno parcheggiare" - Badfeminist.com. "Il peggior libro della storia" - Rivista maschilista italiana. "L'ennesimo disastro del 2020" - Tutti. Ci sono quattro ragazze. C'è Caterina che, senza nemmeno sapere bene come, è diventata una "influencer body positive". Posta le sue foto sui social, e grazie a lei molte ragazze e donne hanno iniziato ad accettare il proprio corpo.

Starring Emmy Award winner, Luke Kirby, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner, Lauren Lapkus, Things We Don’t Talk About follows the love and sex lives of multiple generations of an eccentric nuclear family.

Kill for Love is a searing satirical thriller about Tiffany, a privileged Los Angeles sorority sister who is struggling to keep her sadistic impulses-and haunting nightmares of fire and destruction-at bay. After a frat party hookup devolves into a bloody, fatal affair, Tiffany realizes something within her has awoken: the insatiable desire to kill attractive young men.

Wordsmith Jaine Austen's ship has finally come in. Her new teaching gig on a fancy cruise line nabs her a free vacation - and access to a 24-hour buffet! But sooner than you can say "bon voyage," Jaine's all-expenses-paid trip to the Mexican Riviera seems destined to be a wreck....

It's always been comfort over fashion for me. But when my boss dangles a carrot in the shape of my very own column, I will do whatever she wants. Even if it means I have to swap my leggings and Uggs for a tight dress and stilettos. She asks me to do a makeover photoshoot for the magazine I work for. The night before the shoot, I am saved from an awkward situation by some hot businessman who takes pity on me. Pity. Not exactly the romantic meet-cute that one might hope for. 

When my best friend Josie asked me to cover for her new job, I didn't hesitate. I'm nice like that. The plan: Meet the rich client. Take notes of their measurements and fashion tastes. Then hand over to Josie. Job done. But Josie didn't tell me the client is six-foot-four Hollywood hunk, Blaze Hopkins. My ultimate onscreen crush. I can't stop my face glowing red as I wrap the tape measure around his hot body. When he asks me questions, I reply with squeaks and giggles. Total fangirl move.

Agnes has run her family's restaurant, The Shark Biscuit, for the last six years, ever since her father's health took a turn and she had to step in to keep the doors open. Now she's crippled with guilt because it's her fault it's closing. One more night and she's free. Harrison loves squaring off against the infuriating yet enchanting Agnes, but in six hours he will no longer be by her side, day after day. When Agnes' ex-boyfriend brings his entire family in for dinner to show support, thinking it will win her back, she begs Harrison for help. Pretend to be her boyfriend.