Resultados para "Us Two" en Literatura y ficción

When Florence met Rowena, they knew for sure that they would always be friends. Wayward parents, boring teachers, teenage crushes, first heartbreaks – anything and everything could be faced as long as Florence had Rowena by her side. But then she didn’t. And life had to be redrawn and reconsidered. Being a grown-up has its perks, but as Rowena faces the biggest challenge of her life, and Florence wonders if it’s time to stop running away from hers, there’s a wise soul who knows the one thing that can help them both.

What happened to Troy Davis? That's what Becks is determined to figure out. When life takes an unexpected turn and plops her in the middle of the Afghan desert, the hotshot journalist finds herself surrounded by bullets, grenades, and a grumpy Army captain with a chip the size of Texas on his...

If there's no place like home, that's more than okay for Mara Makinen. In fact, she prefers it that way. Going back to the place where she made the worst mistake of her life? Not ideal. So when a family emergency forces Mara to return home to her small lake town in Maine after seven years, she knows there's only one way she'll get through it unscathed: avoid Ambrose King at all costs. But that might prove difficult considering he lives right across the street.

The stories in The Two of Us focus on pairs: intense one-on-one relationships and encounters. Characters undergo genetic testing, garden, overeat, starve themselves, consider suicide, travel, have their hair cut, fall pregnant, all while simultaneously driving each other towards moments where they - sometimes unwillingly - glimpse the meaning and shape of their lives and who they might become.

US, the first title in The Gallo Chronicles series, follows Alexander Gallo from a life of abuse, violence, and treachery to a life he’d never imagined. With the help of the enigmatic Aton, and with the support of the only woman with the soft feminine strength to reach his wounded heart, Alex sets off on his odyssey. As Alex’s adventures circle the globe, he betters himself and increases his understanding of the universe–and his task in his current incarnation.

At the edge of a quiet Brooklyn street, the Smiling Dog Café is still there—warm, ‎unhurried, and ready for those who don’t quite know where to go next.‎ Some people arrive by accident.‎ Others are led there. ‎In these two interconnected novellas, lives in motion —and lives at a standstill —‎find their way to the same door.‎ Tom Whitehead once lived for speed. An Olympic medalist in luge, he ‎understood precision, control, and the perfect line. But when the competition ends, he ‎finds himself adrift —cut off from the purpose that defined him.

At a quiet Brooklyn café watched over by painted dogs and warmed by just the ‎right cup of coffee, two teenagers arrive —lost, hurting, and unsure where to turn next.‎In this deeply compassionate third entry in the Smiling Dog Café series —fully ‎enjoyable as a standalone —author Neil S. Plakcy shares two powerful novellas about grief, ‎resilience, and the unexpected ways we find our way home.‎In Grounds for Hope, Miguel is alone on the streets after his father is deported ‎back to their violence-plagued homeland.

After a chance meeting on the trail, the unlikely duo of gunfighter Dalton Brisco and Timber: U.S. Marshal decide to team up. This mystery friend is on his way to Silverton, Colorado, because his old mentor, Nate Jenkins, has requested some help, and Briscoe offers to assist. The two combine forces to retrieve Nate’s abducted granddaughter, and solve the mystery of how horses are disappearing from a local ranch. Using their brains, fists, and guns, these two legends deal out justice as they define it.

Juno should've known it was too good to be true. Her old bonds may be gone, but the alphas who entrapped her are not. Andrew Zhao is hellbent on shattering her newfound peace and is going to extraordinary lengths to punish her. Her crime? Daring to be happy. Despite her pack closing ranks around her, Andrew is determined to drag her into the spotlight. Juno soon realizes hiding away will have devastating ramifications—not just for herself and the men she's come to love, but omegas everywhere. And the best person to help her? Might be the alpha she's just let go.

All three books and a bonus short story in Phase 2 of the Heroes and Villains Series bundled into one steamy collection that brings your superhero fantasies to life . . .

A struggle. A war. The past. Would you recover? Nathan Olason picks up the pieces of his life in 1893 and becomes a devoted father and grandfather. Except something from his past is holding him back. When his grandson Mike announces that he is joining the Great War, Nath fears the worst. Armed and deadly, his grandson hones his marksmanship skills to a perfection not seen in any other soldier. But once Mike arrives at Vimy Ridge, France, with the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, the biggest fight of his life has only begun.

Uncovering a human trafficking ring, Brody unknowingly brought danger to the doorstep of the only woman he ever truly loved, and their family, who he desperately wants to protect. After being rescued from captivity and working hard to remember the family he was forced to leave behind, drugged to forget, Brody holds the power and proof to bring down all the powerful people behind the heinous crimes against humanity. Now he lies on a cot, in an eight-by-ten jail cell, thinking about his next move while being consumed with worry about their safety.

“Lindsay Harrel has penned a charming story that is sure to touch the hearts of her readers. Through the stories of Megan and her sister Crystal, readers get a glimpse of adventure, restoration, conquered fears, and realized dreams. Lindsay will no doubt win readers with this heartfelt story...

C J Galtrey writes very original novels, and has a special talent for taking the listener deep inside a character's understanding of their current situation. In his latest book, The Two of Us, Susan and Sherry, two young girls from North Carolina, embark on an adventure into the unknown. Susan, the more grounded of the two girls, and Sherry, the wild let’s get out there, life is for the living girl.

If you loved One Day and The Rosie Project, you will fall head-over-heels for The Two of Us. Falling in love is the easy part. What matters most is what happens next... Fisher and Ivy have been an item for a whole nineteen days. And they just know they are meant to be together. The fact that...

A couple on the brink of divorce after 35 years of marriage gets a second chance to rediscover their love now that a pandemic lockdown has forced them to spend more time together. Julie and Michael Marshall have stayed together through thick and thin, through better and worse -- and, for the...

Life as a mom is everything I knew it would be. But going from never thinking too much about my future to focusing so heavily on every move I make has been challenging at times. Especially when there's still so much to be resolved from my past. Raising a baby takes its toll on every party...

Dirty gals taking it in the ass for the first time in rough, naughty sessions at the mercy of older men! It’s some of the naughtiest erotica on the planet—come see if you can handle it!

Watching from a distance is no longer enough. It's time for Brandon to cease being Katie's mentor. It's time to teach her everything he knows–but first, he must win her back.

‘Our father had imagined the end of the world so often that, for a while, he believed that he summoned it…’ The Minton family is in crisis. After losing his job, Marcus begins stockpiling cans, running evacuation drills and digging a doomsday bunker in the back garden. At the same time...