Resultados para "Noah" en Antologías y relatos breves

On a diplomatic mission to discuss possible E&E assistance to the European Union, Donald Jefferson falls victim to an international assassin. With the intelligence community at a loss, Noah and Team Camelot are called on to track down the elusive criminal kingpin - known only as Spear - and bring his powerful murder cartel to an end. Trouble follows, though, when Renée seems to have turned against the team. With Marco insisting that Renee would never turn traitor, Noah has to decide whether to obey the order to eliminate her, or risk everything to bring her back.

A science fiction short story about a journey from Earth after the end of life on it to search for an alternative planet.

Tyrannische Oligarchen drängen auf das Ende der Welt, als der Schrei eines Kindes Hoffnung erweckt. Eine afrofuturistische Geschichte von Deutschrapper Jalil. Noah blickt in die Mündung der Pistole, die der Fremde auf ihn richtet. Über ihnen nähern sich feindliche Patrouillen-Drohnen – alles scheint verloren. In letzter Sekunde kann er den Mann von seiner friedlichen Absicht überzeugen, und zusammen finden sie in einer Höhle Unterschlupf. Wo Noah ungläubig ein seltenes Geräusch vernimmt: Babygeschrei!

She was my best friend's little sister. That meant she was forbidden to me. Women like her didn't belong in our dark world. Didn't stop me though...I went where I shouldn't and lost track of the dangers that lurked around us. My irresponsibility cost my best friend, her brother, his life....When I saw Gio again I caved and gave into the temptation of him. God forbid if he finds out my secrets. He has a son he didn't know about and I made a deal with a devil who wants my body as payment if my father can't pay his debts.

Everyone knows who I am: Dante Giordano, capo to the new Chicago Mafia boss and member of the infamous Four. Ruthless and bad to the bone. That's me. Don't be fooled by my good looks and charm. I'm a dangerous man and I get what I want. Women, money, power. It all comes easy to me. All of it...except her....Her ex-con ex wants her dead. I don't care who he is, he doesn't know who he's messing with. Nothing's going to stop me from protecting her. I get what I want. And I want her to be mine.

Hannah Kent and Oliver Jennings pledged their hearts to each other as children. Now, years later, Hannah is thrilled to receive an invitation to spend the summer at Oliver’s family’s country estate. The path to wedded bliss is clear—so long as Oliver’s highbrow older brother, Damon, has ceased his juvenile antics, Hannah’s future looks bright indeed. But from the moment Hannah arrives at Summerhaven, nothing is as she expected.

Everyone loves Ted. The disadvantaged children he works with consider him a hero. The children's parents think he is the answer to their prayers. His boss, Stacy, adores him. But there is evil lurking behind Ted's dark sense of humor. Ted plans to marry Stacy; the only thing in his way is her husband. Will Stacy see him for what he really is before it's too late? Or will he continue to deceive her and everyone around him?

Though they see each other only once a month, Amanda’s sweet body and wicked ways have been driving Derek wild for over a year. And now that he’s moving to Austin, Derek is determined to have Amanda in his bed permanently. There’s only one problem: Amanda’s happy with their current arrangement. Can Derek convince her a lifetime of nights together will be so much sweeter?

With his tight muscles and vibrant ink, certified bachelor Reece Walker is the kind of man who’s used to having any woman he craves in his bed - except Jenna Montgomery. She’s been his best friend for years, and that’s a line he just can’t cross. Until a wild, stolen kiss changes everything. Now anything goes, and Reece is determined to use every wicked skill in his sensual repertoire to claim Jenna as his friend, his lover, his everything.

Osmond Banes is at his wits' end. Plagued by nightmares from 12 years ago, constant worry about his family, and an unsettling fear of immortality. The one thing keeping him afloat is his longtime partner, Christian Baker, who just returned from a trip across the sea. Upon their reunion, they learn of a growing threat from a monstrous force. This duo of monster hunters sets out to investigate the creatures rumored to have murdered Oz’s father figure and to finally exchange the vows they have been postponing for years.

A man awakens in silence, surrounded by darkness. He believes he has died—but the truth is far more haunting. Unclaimed is a literary short story exploring memory, mortality, and the invisible thread that binds us to others. Told in lyrical, intimate prose, it reflects on the relationships we build—and what remains of us in the silence after we're gone.

»Zehn kleine Zipfelmänner …« Laura summte leise die Melodie des Kinderliedes, das Lukas so liebte. Es war ein Lied, das sie früher oft zusammen gehört hatten, als alles noch unbeschwert und einfach gewesen war. Aber jetzt war nichts mehr einfach. Lukas war in eine dunkle Welt geraten, die ihm seine Kindheit geraubt hatte. Ihren achtzehnten Geburtstag möchte Laura mit ihren Freunden in der Villa im Grünen verbringen, die ihrem reichen Vater gehört.

When Rainie rushes an injured dog to a clinic, she's appalled to recognize the veterinarian, Jake Sheffield. So not fair. His memory has haunted her for over a decade. And then he showed up at her Shadowlands BDSM club. And now he owns the veterinary clinic? The gods of cruelty must be laughing at her.

Ich habe eine Schwäche für Eishockeyspieler. Ganz besonders für Josh Randolph, den erfolgreichsten Goalie der NHL. Das Problem? Ich bin seine Agentin. Nach dem College bin ich im Familienunternehmen eingestiegen, bei der Pierce Sports Agency. Weil ich nicht unter meinem Dad arbeiten wollte, bin ich zu meinem Onkel nach L. A.. In den letzten zehn Jahren ist mein Privatleben auf der Strecke geblieben, doch solange ich meinen Klienten die besten Deals verschaffen kann, bin ich glücklich. Unter anderen betreue ich auch Josh ... der gerade den Stanley Cup geholt hat.

Settle in by the fireside and savor stories of unexpected romance, second chances, and lifelong love. Featuring four novellas from some of your favorite authors, this historical Christmas romance collection is sure to capture your heart: Memories of Christmas, A Home for the Holidays, Lady Walmsley and Foster, and Charles and Maria.

This holiday season, fall in love with a brand-new collection of swoon-worthy novellas from four of your favorite historical romance authors. From meddling matchmakers to fortuitous fiascos, the holidays have never been more magical!

As nursemaid to the eight-year-old Duke of Kielder, Robbie will spend her holidays with her young charge as a guest of Lord and Lady Jonquil. While the couple makes the child’s holiday magical, the handsome gardener works his own magic on Nurse Robbie’s heart. A Christmas house party offers two members of the ton an irresistible weekend of anonymity. But their charade comes with unexpected romantic consequences. Alice Hunt is searching for a Christmas miracle: a husband of her choosing. With the threat of an arranged marriage looming, she looks to an unlikely matchmaker for help.

Varangantua is in turmoil. After the district of Korsk is obliterated in a fiery cataclysm, the city’s enforcers must pick up the pieces. As sanctioner teams comb the wreckage for survivors, dogged probators such as Agusto Zidarov and Lycia Calix seek to uncover the truth about what happened. Their stories become intertwined with those of petty criminals and desperate citizens, even drawing the vaunted attention of agents beyond Alecto itself, painting a picture of sprawling conspiracy.

Für Nica, Cassie, Tami und Penny könnte es nicht besser laufen! Sie alle haben ihre Traummänner gefunden, mit denen sie glücklich sind, und ihre zuckersüßen Fellnasen runden ihren Alltag perfekt ab. Außerdem gibt es da noch das Shelter, in dem sie sich engagieren, um anderen Tieren eine Chance auf ein schönes Leben zu ermöglichen. Auf dem diesjährigen Sommerfest des Tierheims haben es sich die vier Frauen zur Aufgabe gemacht, möglichst viel Geld zu sammeln, um ein wichtiges Tierschutzprojekt ins Rollen zu bringen.

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