Resultados para "Rook" en Contemporánea

All I wanted was a date to accompany me to dinner with my parents. A decoy to distract my mother from her ongoing mission to find me a husband. What started out as another awkward dinner ended with us being run off the road. Turns out my pretend boyfriend isn't who I thought he was. He isn’t even the man I was supposed to hire. And he has secrets that might just save us from the nightmare unfolding around me.

This should have been a story about the youngest sibling being rescued and returned to his family grateful, happy—overcome with gratitude to be safe and home again. That isn’t how my story goes, I’m not grateful, and I sure as hell am not thankful. I lived in fear for eight months while my family lived happily, banged their girls, procreated, and carried on like I didn’t even exist.

Als Ava nach München zieht, kann sie fernab vom Druck ihrer Familie endlich sie selbst sein und sich ihr eigenes Leben aufbauen. Sie beginnt die ersehnte Ausbildung zur Buchhändlerin, und auch ihre WG erweist sich als wahrer Glücksgriff. Nur ihr attraktiver Mitbewohner Chris bringt Ava zur Verzweiflung. Gefühle für jemanden zu entwickeln, ist das Letzte, was sie im Moment brauchen kann. Trotzdem kommen die beiden sich immer näher. Doch gerade, als Ava es wagt, an eine Zukunft mit Chris zu glauben, holen die Schatten ihrer Vergangenheit sie ein und fordern ihr Glück heraus …

Twenty-eight-year-old James Fenici has been an assassin since he was 16. He's amassed debts and favors from countless Company brothers and participated in hundreds of Company jobs. But there are not enough favors in the world to clear his debt and make him worthy of the only girl he's ever wanted. Eighteen-year-old Harper Tate is the girl who doesn't exist. Born and raised on a mega-yacht in a tropical paradise, she was destined to be a secret until now. Now she must choose between two Company men.

Sasha Cherlin died the night she let Nick Tate walk out on her for a life of crime. Her very essence was destroyed when they broke their promise to one another. Nick Tate made his choice with her future in mind. He loved Sasha enough to know that leaving her behind was the only way to keep her safe. Special Agent Jax Barlow understands the bond of love and he plans to use it to get justice. Nick and Sasha will do anything to rewrite their past. He's counting on that to bring them down.

Nach ihrem Zusammenbruch nimmt Sam, Hauptdarstellerin der Regency-Soap "Silver Lines", eine Auszeit auf der Isle of Skye. Dort trifft sie den geheimnisvollen Autor Rory und lässt sich unter falschem Namen auf einen Flirt mit ihm ein – in dem Glauben, ihn nie wiederzusehen. Zurück am Filmset steht Sam mehr denn je unter Druck: Vor allem Showrunner Dave macht ihr das Leben zur Hölle. Als plötzlich seine Vertretung beim Dreh auftaucht, fällt Sam aus allen Wolken: Es ist Rory. Er führt insgeheim im Writers' Room die Feder, während Dave die Lorbeeren einheimst.

When Nina’s work as an investigative journalist brings death threats to her door, James marches back into her life, armed with irrational demands. He doesn’t care how long it’s been or how distant they’ve become. She must move into his flat. She must sleep in his bed. And she cannot leave his side—not for a second. What could possibly go wrong?

Romance is weakness, and Jasmine Allen doesn’t have time for either. Lifelong cynic Jas is the queen of one-night things—until a plumbing disaster screws everything up and leaves her temporarily homeless. Luckily, she has someone to turn to: her best friend Rahul.

I love Ron "the Bomb", and her safety is the only thing I care about. But life is a tricky bastard, and conning criminals for the better part of 10 years brings its own set of problems. Veronica "the Bombshell" Vaughn has put up with my crap for years. And where has it gotten her? A big fat nowhere. Veronica is done sitting at home, pining over a man she can’t have. She’s tired of being ignored, and she’s coming out swinging. Now there’s another man in town with his eye on her. He’s got secrets, too, and he’s more than willing to share.

Rook Walsh appeared out of nowhere like a dark angel sent to steal my soul. And I could just tell that she was broken, and beaten, and scared. So I made her an offer of a lifetime. She needed a job, and I needed a certain "type" of girl for a modeling contract worth millions of dollars called Tragic. I was warned to keep my hands to myself. I was warned not to get involved. I was warned not to ruin her. (The way I ruined the last one.) But I don’t take orders - I give them.

I’m chasing a dream here. And I’m so close to having everything I ever wanted. But I can’t start over when I’m still on the run. Before I can become the girl I want to be, I’ll need to deal with the girl I left behind.

Rook Walsh appeared out of nowhere like a dark angel sent to steal my soul. And I could just tell that she was broken, and beaten, and scared. So I made her an offer of a lifetime. She needed a job and I needed a certain "type" of girl for a modeling contract worth millions of dollars called Tragic. I was warned to keep my hands to myself. I was warned not to get involved. I was warned not to ruin her. (The way I ruined the last one.) But I don’t take orders - I give them.

He's empty, inhuman, dishonest, and cruel. She's never wanted anyone more. Sydney has lived in fear for eight years after freelance assassin, Merc, failed to rescue her from a cult-like militia group. Left in the hands of a sadistic man, she did whatever it took to survive. But Merc's last words gave her hope. Hope he'd be back to finish the job. After Merc is betrayed by her father, Sydney becomes his target. He wields sex, drugs, lies, and love like weapons.

I get it. Stripping naked and letting your boyfriend’s best friend paint your body in order to sell custom motorcycles isn’t the ideal way to start a brand-new relationship. Add in a TV reality show, another best friend who seems determined to make me notice him, and the little fact that in order to get paid I will have to strut my stuff in public wearing nothing but body paint. Yeah. There’s not a chance in hell that Ronin is going to be okay with all this.

Katie Wooster’s life has been turned upside down; she’s single, homeless, and unemployed. With Christmas around the corner, Katie finds herself in the Vintage Bookshop of Memories. As the village’s magical charm begins to weave its way into Katie’s heart, can her best friend, Prue Clemonte, persuade her to leave the past behind her and open her heart to romance again? Local farmer Austin Harrington is ready to sweep her off of her feet, but Katie isn't sure she’s ready for a new relationship.

Marcus Baird has been called a lot of things: Scottish bastard, heartless, ruthless, but thanks to his new neighbor, he could add ginger buff guy. The ruthless part is true, at least. His current occupation as a handyman is a front to fuel a bidding war between his former employer and the next private equity firm in his sights—an undertaking that should have all his attention, but Ivy makes him an offer he cannot refuse.

Callan Baird used to laugh more than he frowned, but that was before his wife died. Now his life is duty, debts and a general apathy for anything else. And then Victoria Burke burst into his life. She's everything he wants to corrupt. Victoria has two choices: agree to a grouchy, sexy Scotsman's extortion or call her boss to explain why she can't do her job. Since she's spent the last three years rebuilding her career as antique appraiser, and this one commission could make or break it, the decision is a no-brainer. Except everything about Callan is complicated.

Alles, wovon ich je geträumt hatte, könnte mein sein. Alles, was ich dafür tun muss, ist Ja zu sagen. Ja zu dieser Lüge. Ja zu diesem Mann. Ellie Cox kann ihr Glück kaum fassen, als sie auf der Fashion Week in Mailand kurzfristig als Stylistin für Sänger Roan engagiert wird. Einmal zum festen Stylist:innen-Team eines Brand Ambassadors zu gehören, war schon immer ihr großer Traum. Nur Caleb Lee, der verschlossene (und viel zu attraktive) Manager des Teams, ist wenig begeistert von Ellie und dem Chaos, das durch sie entsteht.

Margo hat es geschafft – die frischgebackene Journalistin konnte einen Praktikumsplatz bei einem bekannten Streaminganbieter ergattern! Einen ganzen Sommer lang wird sie den berühmten Circus Grenaldi begleiten, um Filmmaterial für eine neue Dokumentationsreihe zu sammeln. Margo ist fest entschlossen, sich voll und ganz auf das Projekt zu konzentrieren, wäre da nicht der charmante Direktionssohn und Feuerakrobat Elio, zu dem sie sich sofort hingezogen fühlt. Je besser sie ihn kennenlernt, desto klarer wird ihr, dass Elio hinter seiner sorglosen Fassade ein Geheimnis verbirgt.

Leistungsturner Nolan hat zum Missfallen seiner Eltern das Jurastudium abgebrochen. Um sich erst einmal über Wasser zu halten, bewirbt er sich auf eine Stelle im berühmten Circus Grenaldi. Zum Saisonstart sucht der Zirkus dringend nach Ersatz für einen verletzten Trapezkünstler. Deshalb wird Nolan kurzerhand als Akrobat eingestellt. Seine Partnerin: Yara Grenaldi, Tochter des Zirkusdirektors und zunächst alles andere als begeistert von der Idee, mit einem Laien zusammenzuarbeiten. Schon bald können die beiden die gegenseitige Anziehung allerdings nicht mehr bestreiten.