Resultados para "Rico" en Afroamericana

At the tender age of 20, Vanessa "Sunny" McCord is shocked to learn that her father, Darnell McCord, wants to groom her to take over his drug empire. In his mind, his time has run its course, and he wants to graciously ride off into the sunset. Sunny reluctantly accepts the offer, and in no time, her lust for power grows. Instead of being horrified by the street life, Sunny's thirst for the good life smothers her feelings of compassion and human decency. She learns quickly, however, that being a queenpin means that foes, and sometimes even friends, are gunning for her spot.

After enforcer Richard “Rico” Sanders stepped in to protect his girlfriend from a local mob boss’s hot-headed nephew, all hell broke loose. When the smoke cleared, the nephew had vanished and three goons lay dying where they’d stood. Fighting for his life, Rico was alive but gravely wounded. Out of the hospital but not fully recovered, he needed a place to crash - a place where he wouldn’t be found. A place like the cabin owned by lawyer Paul Elliott, whose life Rico had saved more than once.

Working as Hollywood heartthrob Axel Harrington’s personal assistant isn’t exactly a fairy tale come true for Maddie Henry. Despite crushing on his Prince Charming looks, Maddie has had enough of Axel not recognizing her value. Well, this Cinderella is shattering the glass slipper to pursue her dream career! The "Sexiest Man Alive" has two weeks to find a new assistant. And to realize that Maddie is the key to his happily-ever-after.

Marcel vokser op i New Orleans i første halvdel af 1800-tallet som søn af en rig slaveejer og hans sorte elskerinde. Marcel er måske nok fri, men som mulat er hans muligheder meget begrænsede på trods af hans fine opvækst. Den unge mand kan ikke finde sig til rette i det stærkt racistiske New Orleans, og han bliver hurtigt blandet ind i den voldsomme konflikt mellem de priviligerede hvide og de undertrykte sorte - selv er han fanget et sted midt imellem. Den amerikanske bestsellerforfatter Anne Rice (f.

Yara Samuels has experienced her fair share of hurt in life. Growing up in a home ridden with domestic violence, Yara was taught at a young age that if it isn't painful, then it isn't love. It takes watching her mother be beaten to death by her stepfather for young Yara to learn that love taps shouldn't send you to the grave. All grown up, she searches for a man who knows how to love a woman with his heart and not his fists.

A husband survives an autopsy and his wife has a complaint, a woman experiences existential dread after a police interrogation, twin sisters find the instrument of their father’s ongoing death, and a contestant at a hot dog eating contest won’t stop eating no matter what is in front of him. Also, poems about the withering and revival of love thought to be lost and angels with strange motives—this is a book that will make every listener laugh, cry, and hide every part of their body beneath the covers. This is Rice at his absolute best...

“A book that will stay with the reader long after the last page. Absolutely brilliant.” —Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author “This drama-packed page turner will warm your heart!” —Eliza Knight, USA Today bestselling author of The Mayfair Bookshop When life rewrites the...

Starting almost immediately after the events of The Devil's Gunt, we find Median recuperating in a hospital where Dr. Rick is the chief medical officer. Of course, nothing is as it seems especially after he finds out the woman of his dreams is engaged to marry Dr. Rick. Meanwhile, Mary has finally gotten what she wanted most; the perfect relationship and a baby on the way. But after she begins to regret the cost, she decides to take action against the one who granted her blessing. The devil.

I'm Rick. AKA, Beelzebub. AKA, Mephistopheles. AKA, Old Hat. AKA, Mr. Scratch. AKA... AKA... AKA. You may think of me as the Father of Lies, but for the record, I'm also the Daddy of Mammon and Steve. But both of them are b-holes. In fact, all my hellspawn are. So, I got this idea. I wanted to have a kiddo with a human. I had it all lined up for this adult film star to carry my seed, except the demon who shall remain unnamed screwed up and impregnated the wrong person.

From the author of Fleshbags and The Ghost Toucher comes nine tales to scare, tantalize, puzzle, and make you laugh. Through different times and realities, see how the people change within the same four walls.

The price tags on clothes weren’t the only things that young fashionista Wynter Dias was accustomed to popping. For the right price, and with the right weapon, Wynter Dias had the ability to rid a person of any problem that they had. However, while solving everyone else’s problems is her specialty, Wynter is also forced to deal with her own issues.

This rare compilation includes memorable speeches delivered by celebrated African American women from both the past and present. Spanning decades and elucidating the fight for equality, these speeches not only represent important moments of Black history but reveal the struggle from a female perspective. The live recordings in this captivating collection are preceded by a short biography that introduces each speaker.