Resultados para "River" en Literatura y ficción

The first time I witnessed death was my mother's when I was eight years old. It devastated me. The second was at sixteen when I stumbled on my stepfather's body after he was brutally murdered. That one screwed me up in a different way. Since then, I've kept my shadows at bay, my secrets locked up tight. That is, until Stone Wakefield joins my college hockey team.

June Hudson is the town's doctor, a caring, capable woman who now has a bit of explaining to do. People are beginning to notice the bloom in her cheeks - and the swell of her belly. Happily, DEA agent Jim Post is back in June's arms for good, newly retired from undercover work and ready for new beginnings here in Grace Valley. Expecting the unexpected is a way of life in Grace Valley, and the community is overflowing with gossip right now. Who is the secret paramour June's aunt Myrna is hiding? Does the town's poker-playing pastor have too many aces up his sleeve?

Figuring out what's in Jaxon's head is the key to ending the war between us. The path is rife with obstacles, including the girl we share feelings for. Choosing them both might be the easiest thing I've ever done.

It all started with a dirty photo in his text messages. Yeah, Dr. Parker Preston's intentions when he gave Alexandra Collins his phone number at the animal rescue gala were more personal than professional. But he'd never expected the sassy beauty with the blue streak in her hair to send him a picture of her perfect, perky boobs as enticement to adopt the dogs she was desperately trying to find a home for.

Fleeing a controlling ex and a life of fear, Sable Hart arrives in the grit and grime of Blackwater City looking for anonymity, not trouble. She finds a job fixing bikes, hoping to stay invisible, but her skills—and her attitude—catch the attention of the city’s most dangerous predators: the Iron Howl Motorcycle Club.

Phoenix "Nix" Knight thought pulling his club out of the illegal shit his pops got them into was difficult. Until he meets Kadence. Kadence Turner has no business lusting over a student's father, especially the president of the Knights Rebels MC. Nix is crass, obnoxious, and dangerously sexy, and for some reason, Kadence can't seem to hate him for it. The bossy biker breaks down her defenses, but unlike the old Kadence, the woman she is today won't give in without a fight. The tension is undeniable, the attraction fierce.

River Knight was looking forward to a peaceful vacation in the mountains with her two best friends, Jo and Star, sisters of the heart. When she travels up into the mountains of North Carolina to the cabin Star has rented for them, she is shocked when she finds the two sisters being abducted. Following them, she discovers their abductors are anything but human. Sneaking aboard the shuttle in an attempt to rescue them, she finds herself on an unplanned vacation to the stars.

The narrative follows Claire, a woman who has been cursed to live forever but be forgotten by everyone she meets. Her contributions and even her physical presence dissolve from the memories of others almost instantly. Claire has lived for over two centuries, and her curse has forced her to live a solitary and invisible existence, constantly moving and reinventing herself to avoid suspicion. She is exceptionally competent and organized, having honed her skills over centuries, but her work is always credited to others.

Beau McIntyre is driven by a past smothered in blood and covered in bruises. Though tragic, it's helped shape his future and define the man he's become. Day in and day out, Beau is reminded of his failures in the faces of the women he saves. But what happens when one girl threatens to blow all of that apart? Will Beau lose his grip on the controlled lifestyle he abides by?

Shy, awkward, and with troubles of her own, Bell Johnson is no stranger to hiding her pain. When Jesse forces himself into her life, she's at risk of her defenses crumbling. Does Bell have the strength to survive Jesse and his demons, or is she fated to become another casualty in the self-destruction of Jesse Carter?

Hun sidder og læser på en café, da han uindbudt sætter sig ved hendes bord. Da hun kigger op, forventer hun at se en velklædt mand med halvgråt hår – ikke en ung én i hullede jeans og T-shirt. Hun plejer ikke at komme på caféen for at flirte, men der er noget ved fyrens selvsikkerhed og karisma, der får hende til at lægge bogen fra sig. Hendes sædvanlige arrogance afskrækker ham ikke, og da han inviterer hende med på hyttetur, skal hun ikke tænke sig længe om, før hun siger ja til invitationen.

En nat i juni får hun leveret et buket friske roser. Der er mange mænd i det lille ferieparadis af en kystby, der har lagt mærke til hende. Men hvem er kommet med dem? Taxichaufføren? Kokken? Kioskindehaveren? Hotelbådens direktør? Eller måske fiskehandleren? Hun beslutter, at den næste nat skal tilbringes sammen med rosemanden, så det er om at finde ham i tide ... De erotiske noveller i "Manden med roserne" emmer af lyst og kan læses af både kvinder og mænd.

Pia har længe haft et godt øje til sin yogalærer Trude og beslutter sig for at invitere hende med på hyttetur på fjeldet. Ude i naturen og den friske luft kan de begge øve sig på de dybe vejrtrækninger, og da de går i seng, beslutter Trude sig for at vise Pia, hvordan man kan komme ved hjælp af vejrtrækningen alene. Novellen er udgivet i samarbejde med Seksualitet24.no.

The name's Kore, daughter of Demeter, crown goddess of spring, but you can call me Kory. Along with my invitation to attend the elite Olympus Academy where all the top deities send their brats for training, comes the news that I'm betrothed to Hades, tall, dark, and brooding god of the underworld. I'd much rather be Queen Bee of my girl gang back home, slinging panaceas to spoiled rich Olympians, but I have three years to enjoy my life before I'm ruling the denizens of hell at Hades' side and I refuse to waste it making him look good. Turns out, my betrothed has a gang of his own.

Following the birth of her daughter, Kadence Knight finds herself in a battle she never prepared for. With desperation and unhappiness threatening to overwhelm her, a sense of hopelessness pulls her away from the one thing she has always longed for: a family. As Nix watches his wife struggle with something he doesn't understand, he can't help but feel disconnected from his woman. The Kadence he once knew has drifted into the darkness. In her place is a shadow of the woman she once was, one who is fearful of the impossible...failing their daughter.

Three little words are all it takes to rip his world apart. Lost in his own affliction, Sy has been living in a darkness he doesn't want to let go of - until she arrives and shines her light so bright that nothing else mattered.

I devoted my entire life to the Church of the Well and its leader. But then death came to our community. And then he came. Ambrose Echeverría. He says he's an itinerant preacher. He lays hands on our congregation and fills them with God's light. He fills me with God's light. And for the first time, I can feel my devotion slipping—even if I can sense the darkness slipping in through the cracks.

Messing with Logan Kent at a college rager is the perfect way to get under his skin. But when I steal my stepbrother's girl, it becomes a different ball game. Changing the play might be the dumbest thing I've ever done.

Jimmy Lynch and Charlene Doyle have a dysfunctional relationship. They are both originally from the mountains of western North Carolina but now live in the suburbs of Atlanta. Neither one has assimilated to suburban life. Nor are they good people.

Shannon is a wild child who lives life by the seat of her pants. In her mid-thirties, she is living it up and is not near the point of settling down. Cody is a professional who puts his career and financial stability before anything else. He has given up on relationships at this point in life. They are two emotionally unavailable strangers who live nearby and seem to have little in common other than loneliness. They both start having vivid, realistic dreams of an attractive person. These attractive people turn out to be more than either can handle.