Resultados para "Spin" en Contemporánea

I am the golden child, the one who's supposed to be perfect. During the day, I attend Spine Ridge University as my father wishes, but when darkness falls, I put on my mask to hunt criminals and destroy them. Until one night, when I come face to face with three evil boys. Kai, Nathan, and Milo from the Phantom Society. Secretive, violent, dirty guys who promise to expose my vigilante justice and put my dangerous side job in the limelight. They'll show the world how savage I truly am—unless I let them have their way with me. My body bartered for their silence… And I say yes.

I have rules. Dating? Out of the question. One night stands? That's my specialty. That is until an unexpected game of spin the bottle lands me face-to-face with Aiden Pierce, Redfield's basketball team captain. Aiden is captivating, talented, and persistent, and he slowly chips away at my defenses until we strike a deal. No strings attached and absolute secrecy. It was supposed to be uncomplicated, but the more time I spend with him, the harder it becomes to remember why we can't be together.

The night my sister died, a piece of me died with her. So I made a vow to enroll at Spine Ridge University just like her, find the person responsible… and make them pay. Until I meet three sick boys of the Skull & Serpent Society: Felix, Dylan, Alistair. Rude, heartless, vicious guys who are obsessed with making me regret I ever stepped foot on campus. They make me a deal: My body in exchange for a glimpse at their violence.

Emmanuel. Love is a weakness. You either kill it or it will kill you. I’ve been in love once, and that’s what I did. I killed it. I’ve managed to avoid the weakness throughout my entire life. And then I saw her. A ghost from my past, very much alive and right in front of me. When she tries to flee from my grasp, I hold tighter. Because dead or alive, Evie is mine. Evie. I’ve spent my life being put on display. Beautiful is a word I’ve heard a million times. Do I believe it? No. I might be shiny on the outside, but the inside… is a dark, scarred, bruised place.

Le premier livre de la série Campus Diaries, un spin-off des séries Off-Campus et Briar U, de Elle Kennedy. Gigi Graham a trois objectifs : se qualifier pour l'équipe nationale de hockey féminin, remporter l'or olympique et sortir de l'ombre de son célèbre père. Jusque-là, tout va bien...

They think they're gods, but I will bring them to their knees. All I've ever known is how to be a good girl. My father called me his little jewel. I was the promise of a better life for us all. So I studied hard and treated everyone kindly, just like he'd taught me. Until I witnessed three vile...

Charlotte Kingston, étudiante en dernière année d'université, mène deux vies et les réussit toutes les deux. Le jour, elle est la parfaite fille de sororité, une étudiante en génie biomédical et la fille adoptive d'une famille de surdoués. La nuit, elle est Charlie : une casse-cou qui...

Forget the jelly doughnuts. Hanukkah's about to get spicy.... Benji Roth couldn't be happier. His bakery in the small town of Serenity, Pennsylvania is thriving, and he doesn’t even mind being the only Jewish person in town. Except when his cousin, Issac, comes to visit, of course. Everyone is friendly—well, almost everyone. Gorgeous Gil Navarro, the owner of the spice shop across the street, comes in every morning for a muffin but barely looks at him and never says a word.

Public Relations expert Emery Bates has exactly one problem she's willing to admit, and it's that she doesn't have a girlfriend to take as her date to a wedding. Not because she needs a girlfriend, but because she needs an easier way to come out to college friends she hasn't seen in five years. Her job is about controlling the narrative, and as she sees it, there's no reason why that can't extend to her personal life. When her ends up single a few weeks before the wedding, Emery realizes inviting Jordan along and faking romance for a week in Hawaii could be perfect for both of them.

How far would you go to get what you wanted? That's the question author Catherine McKenzie addresses in Spin - a delectable debut novel that takes listeners into the connected worlds of pop culture, tabloid journalism, and celebrity rehab. The story of a newbie undercover gossip reporter who follows a troubled starlet into a rehab clinic intending to dig up all the dirt she possibly can, Spin is smart, hip, utterly engaging contemporary fiction in the vein of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin.

My life has revolved around hockey for as long as I can remember. Early morning skates, grueling training camps, and endless road trips. There's never been distractions, no dating, and definitely no one finding out the secret I've kept to myself. I always figured I'd wait until I hung up my...

My trauma does not define me. My past doesnt determine my future. My nightmares wont control my actions. Overcoming past trauma can be a long windy road, especially when it isnt dealt with properly. Yunique Mott, a forty-year-old dentist, can attest to that. Her childhood trauma has been...

World-renowned DJ Tane Miller returns to his hometown after leaving when he was 18 and never looking back. When he runs into his beloved childhood friend Giselle, his life takes a turn he could never have anticipated. Giselle Reece has been in love with Tane ever since she can remember. After learning her lesson the hard way, she realizes that Tane isn’t the man she once thought he was. When he re-enters her life, desperate to make amends, Giselle needs to decide if she can let down her guard and forgive the man she once adored or if it’s time to finally let go.

Theresa Drazen wants to know one thing: Is there something wrong with her? Because from what she can see, she has money, brains, and a body that does the job. Yet she keeps getting shelved - most recently by her fiancé, who happens to be the DA. And she'll get over it, really. No problem. She'll just have a nice, short encounter with a mysterious Italian named Antonio who may or may not be involved with some kind of alleged criminal activity.

Als Junge hatte ich Angst vor den Monstern in den Schatten. Heute bin ich eines von ihnen. Seit ich denken kann, war ich der Bluthund meines Vaters. Und genauso lange plane ich bereits seinen Untergang. Wer hätte gedacht, dass ausgerechnet Ellie, der einzige Mensch, den ich je geliebt habe, mir bei meinen Plänen von Nutzen sein könnte? Nur ist Ellie kein Mädchen mehr und ihr alleiniger Anblick bringt meine eiserne Selbstkontrolle ins Wanken. Dabei erinnert sie sich nicht einmal mehr an mich. Doch schon bald wird sie mir gehören und ich werde dafür sorgen, dass sie mich nie wieder vergisst.

Hating them has never felt so sinful… My half sister died at the hands of a friend, and I vowed to make him pay. In the midst of a brewing war between two rival families, the mysterious and friendly Grey Westbrook sweeps me off my feet when I need it the most. However, my childhood friend Levi...

They swore I would fall for their depravity, and I told myself I could resist… I lied. Stealing from the three most infamous, cold-hearted devils of the Skull and Serpent Society was risky, but I needed it more than them. I had only one goal in mind—to survive. Running away is what I do best...

Kir Vasilek führt das mächtigste Verbrechersyndikat in New Orleans mit eiserner Hand, denn nicht weniger als das Leben seiner Brüder hängt davon ab. Cassie McClintock ist Journalistin und hat schon einmal über die russische Mafia in Louisiana berichtet. Als er sie nun bittet, einen grausamen Mord zu untersuchen, kann sie nicht widerstehen. Kir zu zähmen war nie die Story, die Cassie schreiben wollte. Teil seiner „Familie" zu werden, nie ihr Plan. Aber je tiefer sie in seine Welt eintaucht, desto mehr muss sie sich fragen: Gibt es überhaupt noch einen anderen Weg für sie?

Por trás da aparência poderosa de Vittorio Tommaso, candidato a governador da Sicília, existe um homem quebrado por um passado repleto de mentiras e traições. Vittorio se sente incapaz de confiar nas pessoas e, por isso, quando sua equipe sugere que ele deve se casar, sua primeira resposta é um simples não. No entanto, o entendimento de que isso aumentaria suas chances de se eleger fez ele ceder.

Abandonada pela mãe aos 2 anos, foi criada por um pai violento e abusivo; precisou aprender a se virar sozinha, desde pequena, para sobreviver. Contudo, a menina viu sua vida mudar ao ser levada para o orfanato da família Esposito, onde passou a trabalhar. Theo Esposito é um mafioso perigoso, membro da maior organização criminosa do mundo; cresceu em uma família rica e privilegiada que comandava a Itália.