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Crew Lawless was just doing his job when he saved Aspen McKay from that fire. The call should've been routine: get the vic out, pass her off to the paramedics, and forget about her. But there's nothing routine about the feelings Aspen stirs in him, and there's definitely no forgetting her. Especially not when, down on her luck after her ordeal, he offers her a place to stay—with him. Private investigator Aspen McKay came to Dusk Valley looking into a serial killer, but she never anticipated becoming a victim herself.

Dans "Le loup-garou et le chaperon" de Sophie Gamache, une transformation inattendue bouleverse la vie d'une jeune femme au cœur de la forêt. En découvrant une force et une acuité visuelle nouvelles, elle se laisse emporter par des instincts primaires qui la poussent à chasser et à dévorer les créatures qui l'entourent. Mais jusqu'où ira-t-elle dans cette quête de puissance et de liberté sauvage ? Entre fascination et terreur, ce récit explore les frontières entre humanité et bestialité, plongeant l'auditeur dans une aventure captivante et troublante.

Girls in New America must have a chaperone with them at all times. Because of this, Stella is never alone. She can't go out by herself or learn about the world. She can't even spend time with boys except at formal Visitations. Still, Stella feels lucky that her chaperone, Sister Helen, is like a friend to her. And then the unthinkable happens. Sister Helen dies suddenly, and Stella feels lost. Especially when she's assigned a new chaperone just days later.

Thirty years have passed since Christine and her father, Heinz, vacationed together. It was such a disaster - an exasperated Heinz left the moody teenager at a gas station to teach her a lesson - that Christine vowed never to travel with him again. But now her mother is insisting that Christine and her best friend, Dorothea, take Heinz along on what is supposed to be a relaxing girls’ trip to the beach. And she’s not taking no for an answer. Suddenly Christine and Dorothea have a chaperone, though high school is long since over.

Il était une fois une petite fille surnommée le petit chaperon rouge, qui allait très gentiment porter quelques friandises à sa grand-mère malade. Mais en traversant le bois, elle fit la rencontre du loup. Comme il lui parut très sympathique, elle lui indiqua sans se méfier le chemin qu’elle allait prendre… Ce conte de tradition orale connut plus de trente versions différentes. Celle que nous proposons ici est issue des « Histoires ou Contes du temps passé » écrites par Charles Perrault en 1697.

Step into the intriguing world of "The Chaperon" by Henry James, a novella that delves into the complexities of love, society, and moral choices. This audiobook transports you to the elegant drawing rooms of 19th-century Europe, where a young woman, Francie, grapples with her feelings for a charismatic older man. With James' exquisite prose and keen social commentary, the narrative explores themes of attraction, propriety, and the constraints of societal expectations. It offers a captivating examination of the moral dilemmas faced by its characters and the consequences of their decisions.

Made into a feature film by the creators of Downton Abbey, The Chaperone is a New York Times-bestselling novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in the 1920s and the summer that would change them both. Only a few years before becoming a famous...

Retrouvez les plus beaux contes et les plus belles histoires pour enfants ! Ces merveilleux contes qui font rire, qui font peur et qui font rêver les enfants, filles ou garçons depuis des générations entières, sont réunis ici dans une très belle collection thématique. Les contes permettent un apprentissage moral et ludique pour les enfants, au travers de personnages auxquels ils peuvent s'identifier.

Sophy Hadlow does not want to return for another London Season. Her own debut into Society was marred by self-consciousness and her cringing embarrassment every time she was announced as ‘The Lady Sophronia Hadlow’. Yet, much to her dismay, Sophy is back in London to oversee the debut of her younger sister and their wild cousin, Susan Tyneham, who risks ruining both her own and her innocent cousin’s chances of marriage.

Redécouvrez le célèbre conte classique dans une version audio pleine de charme, avec les chatons de la série animée The High Meows! Le Petit Chaperon Rouge part rendre visite à sa grand-mère, avec un petit panier à la main… Mais attention ! Le loup rusé rôde dans la forêt. Que va-t-il se passer ?

Cette histoire doit son titre à la coiffe, un chaperon de couleur rouge, que porte une petit fille.

After dropping out of NYU, moving across the country, and spending the last two years as co-owner of a successful activewear brand, Mackenzie Jean has decided it's time to go back to school. Does she want to finish her degree? Absolutely. But enrolling at Michigan State University is about so much more. Somewhere along the way, she lost herself in the fog of her anxiety, and it's time she rediscovers who she is.

Two years ago, professional hockey player Mitch Frambough and headhunter Lexie Monroe met and sparks flew. They fell hard for each other, and everyone thought they were endgame. But now they're not together. In fact, they don't even live in the same state. When Mitch was traded from the Warriors to the Los Angeles Knights, his entire life changed with one phone call. When his life is once again upended in a split second, he finds himself back in the Mitten. Surprisingly, everyone welcomes him home with open arms. Everyone except the one person he desperately wants: Lexie.

Brent Jean is a professional hockey player for the Warriors. He's young, single, and living a charmed lifestyle. He has everything he could ever want and yet, something is missing. He's ready to settle down, and when he first lays eyes on Berkley, he can't help feeling she could be the one. Too bad she won't give him the time of day. When he finally gets her attention, she's less than impressed. But she doesn't say no when he asks her out. Things between them heat up quickly, but dating a hockey player isn't always smooth skating, and both of them have some serious emotional baggage.

Poor and widowed, Lucy finds a post as chaperon to two young ladies...It sounds like easy work, well suited to her sociable nature, but the sisters squabble over their suitors, and there are tensions below the surface of the seemingly happy family. Then there is the charming Mr Audley, who is more interested in flirting with Lucy than in discovering where his sisters have disappeared to. And as for Lucy’s uncle, she’s quite convinced he is hiding something. Curiosity is Lucy’s abiding sin, and one day it will get her into trouble.

Une vieille Tsigane en communication avec des esprits, condamnée à une fin tragique pour avoir découvert la vérité au sujet de sa fille. Une enfant retrouvée dans les bois, devenue plus tard une séductrice avide de vengeance. Un groupe d’hommes aux moeurs vicieuses, semant l’horreur sur leur passage. Un sergent de police acharné, tentant d’endiguer une série de meurtres barbares à caractère sexuel. Un loup rôdant dans la nuit, à la recherche d’une proie délectable.

Raconté avec la verve de Michel Galabru, le Petit Chaperon rouge raconte l'histoire d'une petite fille qui traverse la forêt pour apporter un morceau de galette, à sa grand-mère.

Ce que j’aime faire de mes journées : rien. Je me définis comme un paresseux. Les DVD et les livres sont mes seuls amis, car ils n’exigent aucune concession de ma part. Même travailler ne me viendrait pas à l’esprit. Voilà pourquoi je prête mon corps à la science. Je participe à des études cliniques en tant que cobaye. Pas de responsabilités, peu d’exigences. On me paie pour tester des produits.

This book takes the listener on a trip around the world as a young girl reminisces about all the things she's lost while traveling.

Il n'y a pas si longtemps, dans un village au bord d'une profonde forêt, vivait une adorable petite fille, la plus ravissante qu'on puisse voir. On l'appela le chaperon rouge.