Resultados para "Lila, Lila" en Literatura y ficción

Dans le brouillard d'une soirée d'automne de 1944, un sexagénaire de noble allure contemple l'île abitibienne dont il est le propriétaire et sur laquelle est érigé un singulier château. Retiré du monde depuis quinze ans, fuyant de lourds secrets et de dangereuses passions, Gontran Lecomte se plaît dans cet exil volontaire, qui lui a permis de survivre à l'écroulement de ses univers familial et professionnel. Mais voilà que, soudain, une jeune femme se dresse sur le cap rocheux à ses côtés avant de se laisser choir dans l'eau glacée.

Descubre en este encantador relato corto el místico vínculo entre Adrienne Farival y el convento que visita cada primavera, impulsada por el perfume de las lilas en flor. La llegada de Adrienne es siempre un evento de alegría para las monjas, especialmente para Sor Agathe, cuya amistad con Adrienne aporta una dulzura peculiar a la narrativa. Sin embargo, este año, la tradición se ve perturbada por un giro inesperado que sacude los cimientos de su relación.

Unas aves siniestras han venido por El libro de Lila. Un fuerte remolino la arranca de sus páginas y Lila debe recuperar su propia historia, lejos del corazón del bosque y de sus lugares amados. La esperan el desierto de las Promesas olvidadas y una tétrica fortaleza. Con la ayuda de la...

Dans le fracas d’un coup de vent d’équinoxe, un ballon emporté au-dessus du Pacifique descend, lest jeté par-dessus bord, jusqu’à frôler les vagues. Naufragés de l’air, ses passagers—dont un certain Cyrus—sont précipités vers l’inconnu. Sur une île que nul atlas ne nomme, il faut tout réinventer. Ingéniosité, entraide et courage deviennent lois de survie, tandis que la nature, à la fois généreuse et menaçante, impose ses règles. Et bientôt, au cœur de ce monde neuf, les questions se multiplient: que cache cette terre, jusqu’où mèneront leurs explorations?

En 'Estudio en Lila', la «detectiva» Lonia Guiu deberá localizar a una adolescente que ha huído de casa de sus padres: está embarazada a causa de una violación. Además, una misteriosa anticuaria contrata sus servicios para encontrar a tres hombres, supuestamente vinculados con la...

Wyatt Rivers is the perfect no-strings hookup—a cowboy Casanova who rocks a Stetson, looks smokin' hot in his Wranglers, and never rests his head on the same pillow twice. He's exactly what I'm looking for. If only Wyatt wasn't also my best friend…I'm back in my hometown of Harstville, Texas for a few months while I wait for my dream job to start thousands of miles away. While I'm here, I hope to end an epic dry spell in the bedroom, preferably with a local cowboy. If the rumors are true, they really do ride harder and stay on longer.

Billie Wallace has spent her whole life trying to prove she's more than the Wallace Ranch's "wild" only daughter. All she wants is a shot at barrel racing—and a purpose beyond crunching numbers in her daddy's office. But when her very first run ends in disaster, Billie lands flat on her back with Ryder Rivers—her childhood crush, her brother's best friend, and the town's notorious heartbreaker—hovering over her. In all the years she's known him, Ryder has never entertained Billie's shameless flirting. But after her fall, he's suddenly everywhere.

My dad and I have been estranged for years, but as his only living relative, it's no surprise I inherit his massive cattle ranch when he dies. Something that is a surprise? The stipulation in his will that requires me to live on the ranch and actively manage it for a year before I can access my...

One chance meeting on a Texas ranch. One wild, too-charming cowboy. One snowed-in night that changes everything. Wheeler Rankin isn't here for romance—she's come to Lucky River Ranch to visit her best friend, wrangle a business deal, and prove herself to everyone who ever doubted her. But when...

Though she has long suspected, at age twenty-four, Kali discovers she is adopted. The search for her birth parents brings both joy and crippling heartache. Her newfound grandparents are lovely people, but she soon learns the tragic history of her biological mother... Over two decades before, a young woman was raped and brutalized by four unknown men. She survived, but discovered she was pregnant. The young woman's name was Jessica. But she went by… Jinx.

LILIA is a gripping, cinematic novel inspired by my family's extraordinary true story of resilience and survival during World War II, under Mussolini's Fascist Italy and Hitler's brutal Nazi occupation. Amid the devastation of war, a young girl and her family struggle to endure unimaginable loss, betrayal, and the daily terror of Nazi rule. Stripped of her childhood and forced to navigate an unforgiving world, Lilia clings to the one thing that cannot be taken from her: hope.

The one day English teacher Reagan Wild is late for work - and looks like she dressed herself in the dark - she remembers Carter Anthony, a well-known football star, is coming to the school to deliver a talk to her students. While Reagan knows Carter from her high school days, since he was her past crush, she wasn't ready to see him again. At the time, she hated being invisible. But right now, she wished she could simply disappear.

El futuro es hoy y nadie cree que vendrá a reventarnos nuestra pequeña burbuja, palabras que, más que llevarnos a la reflexión, manifiestan una realidad que nos es familiar. Crepúsculo mecánico es una novela coral que pudiese sernos ajena en tiempo y forma, pero que representa la narrativa emergente de este nuevo siglo. A pesar de los muchos temas contemporáneos y de carácter recurrente en el futuro distópico de Berumen, podemos hacer especial énfasis en el crecimiento y poder ejercido por el crimen organizado, la inequidad de género, la prostitución, las adicciones, la pobreza y desigualdades sociales.

Kylo Lee, prospect to the Diamond MC, makes a career shift to help better his future. He doesn't know it will change him in more ways than one, and it's all to do with a certain man who confuses and annoys him, while sending his emotions wild. Just when everything is falling into place, life...

As a recently divorced single mom, I have zero interest in flirting with guys while on a rare girls' weekend away with my sisters. I just want to have fun, celebrate my new job, and listen to live music at a honky tonk. But when I literally stumble into the most gorgeous guy ever on the dance floor, those plans go up in smoke. Growing up on the barrel racing circuit, I've seen my fair share of sexy cowboys. But this particular one is hot as hell: Sawyer's got a mustache, tattoos, and a very filthy mouth.

At 40, Lan Davis is looking for his damned picket fence and two point five kids. What he doesn't expect is instead of a wife in the picture, his mind keeps conjuring up images of two men. One, his partner in the force, who is as straight as they came, the other an ex, who he'd hurt but never forgot. After an incident leaves Lan injured, the two men rally around him...only maybe they shouldn't have. It seems a medicated Lan is a truthful one.

La sorpresiva desaparición de la célebre modelo estadounidense Lena Miles, en la idílica playa mexicana de Santa Catarina, detona las polarizaciones de clase, de género y de justicia en nuestro país. La policía utiliza todos los recursos para encontrarla, pero ¿es válido buscar solo a una, cuando nos faltan tantas? La agente Eréndira Sandoval se pregunta por qué los famosos importan más que los anónimos. Por si fuera poco, se le suman decenas de casos irresueltos de mujeres desaparecidas.

Ein packender Mix aus Abenteuer, Mystery und kosmischem Horror vom Schöpfer von Conan dem Cimmerier! In „Die Stimme von El-Lil" entführt uns Robert E. Howard in die unerforschten, tiefsten Dschungel von Somalia. Der englische Abenteurer Bill Kirby und der amerikanische Professor John Conrad folgen einem hypnotischen, wunderschönen Klang, der meilenweit durch die Wildnis dröhnt.

Naomi wasn’t just running away from her wedding. She was riding to the rescue of her twin. Too bad for Naomi, her evil twin hasn’t changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi’s car and cash, Tina leaves her with a niece she didn’t know she had. Now, she’s stuck in town with no car, no job, no home - and an 11-year-old to take care of. Since Naomi’s life imploded right in front of him, the least Knox can do is help her out. And just as soon as she's out of trouble, he can get back to his peaceful, solitary life. That’s the plan, until the trouble turns to real danger.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the heart of unexplored Africa lies an ancient secret - the lost city of Eridu. When adventurer Bill Kirby and his scientist companion stumble upon this forgotten Sumerian civilization, they're plunged into a world of dark rituals, forbidden love...