Resultados para "Melody" en Literatura y ficción

In einer Villa am Zürichberg wohnt Alt-Nationalrat Dr. Stotz, umgeben von Porträts einer jungen Frau. Melody war einst seine Verlobte, doch kurz vor der Hochzeit – vor über 40 Jahren – ist sie verschwunden. Bis heute kommt Stotz nicht darüber hinweg. Davon erzählt er dem jungen Tom Elmer, der seinen Nachlass ordnen soll. Nach und nach stellt sich Tom die Frage, ob sein Chef wirklich ist, wer er vorgibt zu sein.

They call him father, liberator, warlord, Slave King, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the war-torn planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-third of his life. A decade ago Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the Society. But the Rising has shattered everything: Instead of peace and freedom, it has brought endless war. Now he must risk all he has fought for on one last desperate mission. Darrow still believes he can save everyone, but can he save himself?

She's about to ruin that sweater. Lyra has forty-five seconds between Finn's car pulling into the driveway and his key hitting the lock. She spends them adjusting her cashmere sweater. Two one-eyed rescue animals are asleep in the bedroom. A forty-pound bag of dog food is hidden behind the kitchen island. A litter box is assembled in the guest bathroom—behind a door she forgot to close. Finn is going to walk through that door, take one look at her face, and know that something is up, because Finn always knows.

They call him father, liberator, warlord, Slave King, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the war-torn planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-third of his life. A decade ago Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the Society. But the Rising has shattered everything: Instead of peace and freedom, it has brought endless war. Now he must risk all he has fought for on one last desperate mission. Darrow still believes he can save everyone, but can he save himself?

As a single mom rebuilding my life from scratch, I don’t need help. And I definitely don’t need the attention of a six-foot-three maple farmer with a beard and a hero complex who looks at me like I’m a problem he didn’t sign up for. My landlord is broad-shouldered, permanently unimpressed, and entirely too comfortable telling me when I’m wrong. I think he’s grumpy, rigid, and overprotective. He thinks I’m chaos in Crocs. Falling for Josh Lawrence was never part of the plan. But then he starts showing up.

Melody’s life was ordinary… until she was dragged into hell. Melody wakes in darkness with a pounding skull and two metal bands locked around her wrists, stamped with unfamiliar symbols. Along the cavern wall, carved images emerge through grime and blood, nine interconnected circles arranged with unsettling precision. A pattern. A test. But beyond it lies hell itself…Nyx, her captor – handsome, scarred and dangerously alluring. He swears he’s here to protect her, to guide her through the Underworld itself but every look, every glance feels like a threat wrapped in a promise.

Durante la Segunda Guerra mundial el pueblo judío desarrolló una intensa actividad cultural en los campos de concentración, en los campos de exterminio y en los guetos. Teatro, música, cabaret, ópera han sido los ejes de la resistencia espiritual que habilitó su supervivencia. Este libro está dedicado al humor y al cabaret judío, la forma teatral que reúne textos, canto y baile en un solo espectáculo.

A captivating tale of an unconventional romance that transcends the boundaries of the physical world. When young musician Arron Tilson finds himself drawn into an unexpected arrangement with the dashing realtor James Kirkland, he discovers a spectral presence in the form of the poet Nathan Fathom—a captivating ghostly figure with whom Arron shares a profound, otherworldly connection. As Arron navigates this unique ménage à trois, he finds himself inspired to create a hauntingly beautiful piece of music that mirrors the depth and complexity of his relationships.

Remember when seeing ghosts was my biggest problem? I miss those days. Now, I'm magically bonded (shackled) to a creature of unlimited destructive power. He insists we are destined for each other and that I will belong to him. If that wasn't enough, I've been kidnapped by another destructive creature—the one I'm supposed to help kill. Awkward, I know. It's rapidly becoming clear that I'm at the center of their tangled web of lies. A smart person would act meek and play along in hopes of surviving. Too bad I'm an idiot.

Those weasels are up to something... Between them, Bernard and Melody Earls have looks, charm, brains...everything but money. That's why they steal from the rich and give to themselves. So when Alexander Hamilton Plaskett hires them to nick a silver statuette of a pine marten from his brother Paul Revere Plaskett, they're happy to oblige. But it won't be as easy as it looks. For one thing, the little beast is guarded by Fitzroy Fortresses, the best security system money can buy. For another, the five Plaskett siblings are obnoxious buffoons.

In The Melody of Death, Edgar Wallace weaves a gripping tale of mystery, romance, and deception beneath the gaslit skies of Edwardian London. When a daring jewel heist disrupts the city's elite, a mysterious masked figure intervenes, leaving behind more questions than answers. Gilbert Standerton, a young man tormented by financial anxiety and a cold engagement to the ambitious Edith Cathcart, finds his life entangled with a band of jewel thieves, a haunting street melody, and a string of crimes that unravel the very fabric of high society.

I’m the last single mom standing. We had a plan. Move into my great aunt’s old house and raise our kids together. Just four best friends, doing their best to stay afloat. But then three of them had to go and fall in love. Now, my crumbling brownstone is filled with loving couples, leaving me in the cold.

On the run, injured, and out of options, I had no choice but to go back to him. Back to the one place I swore I wouldn’t—because staying away was the only way to keep him safe. Jude Hebert. My one-night stand turned unexpected protector. A rugged, guitar-playing lumberjack with broad shoulders and blue eyes that could light up the darkest Maine night. And the man determined to keep me safe.

Lady Emily Marlowe is beautiful, independent, and unspoiled. Deaf since childhood, she appreciates her family's efforts to nurture her spirit, but the man they've chosen for her betrothal can never fulfill her. The only one Emily has ever desired is bold and reckless Lord Ashley Kendrick. Her childhood amour inspired her fantasies and vowed never to forget her - even as he left her for a new life in India and a new love.

Volume Two of The Andersons are now in one long bundle. You get four books for one great price. Meet the family the world has fallen in love with as The Anderson Family Saga continues. Each book can be listened to as a standalone.

In the second installment of the Twelve Horizons of Charlie, Charlie heads to New Orleans. This book starts off in an unusual way with a new wedding and a new life. Charlie is continuing to find herself in a world that she wanted to leave behind. She’s finding joy in life again and a man who makes her laugh. But more important than romance, Charlie is finding herself.

The beginning of the legendary Anderson saga is now together in one bundle. Meet the family you'll want to be a part of. They're wealthy, funny, kind, and keep you guessing. Joseph Anderson is the head of the family and he's going to get what he wants . . . grandbabies. Lucas Anderson isn't used to anyone telling him what to do. He's the eldest child of the infamous Joseph Anderson and was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Christmas should be celebrated with family. But for Vera Swanson, that's not an option this year. Widowed and recently relocated, she is lonely in her condo-for-one—until little Fiona Albright knocks on her door needing help. With her mother seriously ill and her father out of town, Fiona enlists Vera's help, and when she finds out her new neighbor is a quilter, she has a special request—a Christmas quilt for Mama. Vera will have to get a ragtag group of women together in order to fulfill the request. 

As Melody and her best friend Denzel prepare themselves for Michael Milhouse's murder trial, unexpected visitors show up on Melody's porch, each with different motives. While Melody's life is in turmoil and her friends are being forced into a life of danger, she has to figure out how to save her friends and also herself from the "Life Clipper".

Old friends Melody and Denzel, along with their new friend Ava, are back in Tamisville, USA, but things are not the same and Melody is determined to make things right. The "Life Clipper" has been chasing behind Melody's every move with threats of harm. Melody's life depends on stopping the "Life Clipper" in their tracks before her friends continue to disappear. Where is Susan? What happened to Adam? Will Melody find it within herself to forgive her mother? What about Ava? Will she ever come to grips with her father's involvement that resulted in Denzel getting injured?