Resultados para "Qual" en Literatura y ficción

Junior high schooler Marii Yukari sees all humans, aside from herself, as robots through her vivid, purple eyes. Yet even with such a strange perspective on the world, her classmates treat her like an unassuming, strange girl, including Manabu "Gaku" Hatou, her sole friend. Yet strange things start occurring around Yukari, and when she is recruited into an underground organization due to her unique talents, Manabu finds herself tangled up in a realm of dangerous experiments and quantum physics unlike anything she could have ever imagined!

"Meine Qualen und Wonnen im Jenseits" von Gustav Meyrink geschrieben 1913: Wie es sich für einen Schriftsteller deutscher Nation geziemt, bin auch ich kürzlich - Sie werden es wohl in den Münchener Zeitungen in der Rubrik für "Kunst", knapp unter den üblichen Leitartikeln: "Maul- und Klauenseuche in Bayern", gelesen haben - eines unnatürlichen Todes gestorben.

Quando è poco più che una ragazzina con la chitarra in spalla, sulla rampa di lancio della carriera che ha sempre desiderato, Erica viene costretta a una conversazione in cucina con la madre. “Devo dirti una cosa per la quale mi odierai”: questa frase fa temere a Erica che Lucia, sua madre, non sia d’accordo con il progetto di andare a vivere con l’uomo che ama, lì nel suo paese di origine dell’hinterland pugliese, ma la realtà sarà molto più sconcertante. Lucia, cinquantaquattrenne professoressa di matematica, le confessa di avere un cancro al colon.

Privatdetektiv Philip Maloney ermittelt mit Charme, Schalk und unverkennbarer Raubeinigkeit. Seine Fälle werden ihm von seinen Klienten zugetragen und beginnen harmlos, doch stößt Maloney im Laufe der Ermittlungen meistens auf eine Leiche. Widerwillig muss er mit der Polizei zusammenarbeiten. Der zuständige Beamte ist nicht der Hellste und löst lieber Kreuzworträtsel als Kriminalfälle. Am Ende klärt immer Maloney den Fall.

Ross Lake was a small and quiet town, the kind where everyone knows each other. When Sara Jensen, a 22-year-old graduate of the police academy, took a position with the Ross Lake Police Department, she never expected to see any action. Then one day, a couple of hikers come across a woman's body in the woods. Sara and her veteran partner, Harold Dunn, are thrown into a world of secrets and horror as they investigate her murder. Dunn and Jensen aren't the only ones who want a confession, though. A malevolent spirit is also seeking revenge and clings to the world of the living.

Prisioneira de uma sombria dimensão e possuidora de um dom e de uma maldição, Nina está determinada a encontrar seu caminho e sua identidade. O que fazer? Fugir e sobreviver, ou enfrentar seus fantasmas e acabar morrendo? A única pessoa que poderia lhe ajudar foi justamente a responsável por reduzir seu coração a pedaços. Em quem Nina poderá confiar agora, que acaba de descobrir que a morte pode ter muitas facetas?

Zoey wusste nicht, was echter Schmerz ist. Nachdem sie in Manhattan entführt wurde, wird Zoey in einen Bunker verschleppt und Opfer der abartigen Fantasie eines kranken Mannes. Doch sie ist nicht die einzige Gefangene, in Käfigen vegetieren dutzende Frauen vor sich hin. Täglich werden sie gequält... Doch sie lernt schnell: Echter Schmerz ist etwas zwischen Ekstase und Pein.

Die Vergangenheit ist unerbittlich. Du kannst ihr nicht entkommen. In einer alten Brandruine im Frankfurter Niedwald werden zwei männliche Leichen entdeckt. Als Hauptkommissar Jan Theisen am Fundort eintrifft, glaubt er zunächst an einen Zufall - an derselben Stelle wurde vor elf Jahren seine Frau ermordet. Im Laufe der Ermittlungen drängt sich jedoch ein furchtbarer Verdacht auf: Ist der Täter, der angeblich seit Jahren im Gefängnis sitzt, womöglich noch auf freiem Fuß? Um die Wahrheit herauszufinden, muss sich Jan den Dämonen seiner Vergangenheit stellen.

This is the story of a former assassin and royal bodyguard, Esmerelda-09B. After her world is destroyed in the war with the human race, Esmerelda sets out on a quest to locate the mythical Caliopa Door, the one thing that might reunite her with Kai-Althea, the love of her life, and the princess of Athelon, who died with their world. To reunite with her beloved, Esmerelda must travel across the universe, taking her thousands of years into the future.

On the distant world of Kosos, Corvidal is trying their best to live a quiet life and stay out of trouble. As Kosos becomes more densely populated by humans, genderless Ursuans like Corvidal have become the target of racially motivated hate crimes and bullying. Now, as the human holy day of Christmas approaches, the time of peace that Cor had hoped for evaporates, and Cor is pulled into darkness by a cruel man named Carson, who is determined to rid his world of aliens.

The Final Kiss is a brief glimpse into the world of Esmerelda-09B, an android and former bodyguard for the Athelonian royal family. In this story, Esmerelda has travelled far from her home world, seeking the mythical Caliopa Door in the hope that its power can reunite her with her beloved princess, who died when the human galactic navy destroyed their world.

Tessa hasn’t had a single holiday off since she started working for Alexander King, her infuriatingly demanding—and devastatingly gorgeous boss. For the first time in four years, he shocks her by giving her Christmas off. After planning to head home and see her parents, an unexpected errand comes from Mr. King. She knows she must take care of it or risk losing her job. Tessa heads out, hoping to be able to beat the snowstorm heading their way, but fate and Alex have other plans. Stranded at Alex’s secluded mansion with the one man she can’t stand, Tessa braces for the worst.

Discover a world of fascinating tales and immersive storytelling in Scattered Moments in Time, a mesmerizing collection of short stories crafted by Samantha Cole. This eclectic compilation is bound to captivate your imagination as each story takes you on a unique journey through various themes and emotions.

Kit survived her abusive husband. Survived imprisonment and beatings from the Patriot Zealots. Now free, and healing, she can make a new life for herself, and her son....Except, her son has attached himself to a terrifying, scarred, tattooed ex-mercenary. Women take one look at him, and flee. So, why in hell does the four-year-old stick to him like glue? But, she knows that being near Hawk is the safest place on earth, for now.

What happens when your past pounds on your door, and you lose the little control you have over your own life? Cesar "Beast" Ironhorse struggles with which road to take when a new threat storms into his life. As he is blackmailed, he needs to find a way out not only for himself, but also for his family, who he has sworn to protect. As luck would have it, his well-intended play goes to crap, so Beast involves his brothers from his club, the Grimm Wolves MC.

While security operative Jason "Tuff" Tanner lives for dangerous assignments, he likes his downtime in his quiet neighborhood too. But that peacefulness is suddenly interrupted when his new next-door neighbor becomes a target for someone with nefarious intentions. Canine rescuer Concetta "Chet" Suarez brings all his protective instincts to the surface, along with feelings he's never experienced with any other woman. Will he lose her before he ever gets a chance to make her his?

Marine First Sergeant Logan “Cowboy” Reese was rescued hours before he would’ve met the same fate as his five murdered teammates in Afghanistan. Returning to the US and civilian life hadn’t been part of his plans at this stage of his career, but dealing with PTSD forced his hand. However, an unexpected job offer with Trident Security, a private firm in Tampa, has him finding a purpose in life again, but will his flashbacks destroy a promising future altogether?

No Way in Hell was previously published as two novellas. Those books have been combined into one and nothing has been added or removed from the story. Steel Corps - an elite, covert US military team led by Staff Sergeant Bea "Mic" Michaels, based out of a secure location in Pennsylvania.

Als Katharina beim Joggen im Wald einen Schlüssel mit Adresse findet, möchte sie diesen dem Besitzer zurückgeben. Sie kennt die Hütte, zu der Adresse. Eigentlich ist diese Hütte meist unbewohnt. Doch an diesem Tag nicht. Sie hört ein klägliches Wimmern, was sie veranlasst, die Hütte zu betreten... Das hätte sie mal lieber nicht getan, denn sie gerät plötzlich in eine gefährliche, aber auch geile Situation.

The Trident Security Field Manual: Standard Operating Procedures for FNGs (f--king new guys—and anyone else who wants to listen to it) is a fun compilation of extras for fans of the TS series and its various spinoffs. Fans will get a Q&A session with characters from the TS series, the TS Omega Team series, and the Doms of the Covenant series, and exclusive short stories—four of which had been previously published but are no longer available on Samantha A. Cole's website, plus a never before released short story featuring fan favorites Jenn Mullins and Doug Henderson!