Resultados para "built" en Literatura y ficción

When expert archer Frida decides to join the family Assassin's Guild, she's given an induction task. She's to track down an orc named Rune and steal his dragon. And if she brings the guild his head, even better. But when she finds Rune, there's no dragon. Only a grumpy orc, hidden in the forest, and building homes for the folk of the nearby villages. Frida realizes he must be hiding the dragon somewhere else.

In a South Seattle house built on patience, Risha was raised to believe that if something was measured right and set true, it would hold. The daughter of immigrants from Kazakhstan, she learned the quiet discipline of her father’s trade—the steady work of leveling floors and mixing mortar. It was a reliable way to navigate the world, but it offered no blueprints for the restlessness of the heart. In the long, rainy years of adolescence, first love arrived without instruction.

A lot happened on my visit to the capital of the Novgorod Empire, but my main business is still in the village that I now call home. Scratch out "village". It's a town already and things aren't stopping there. The wild lands have been on my mind. It's time to do something about them. There's...

Masterful, mysterious, and completely ruthless, Jamin Angel Agassi joined the Black Knights Inc. after a mission-gone-wrong forced him to undergo extensive plastic surgery and change his name. He's going to bring down the world's worst crime syndicate - and hopefully keep Sonya Butler, a love from his past, from discovering who he really is.

"Narrator Emmett Grosland conjures the essence of a troubled soul in search of peace in this gentle audio."—AudioFile Magazine In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Hugo Award-winner Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk and Robot series gives us hope for the future. It's been centuries since the...

It began with a happily ever after. It soon became a nightmare. Norfolk, England, 1816. Joy Horton is resigned to her spinster status. Loathe to pass on her disorder, she refuses to marry and works tirelessly as a skilled seamstress. But when a brooding duke falls madly in love with her, she's unable to resist his persuasive proposal. Honeymooning in London, Joy believes she has everything she's ever wanted...until accusations of murder creep into their lives.

An anxious mother begs Lady Elizabeth to find her missing daughter, and she finds it impossible to refuse. Her tenants are her children, and she'll do anything to keep them safe and happy. When she discovers the daughter's bicycle abandoned on the cliffs, and then the young woman's body washed up on the beach, Lady Elizabeth is faced with far more problems than she anticipated.

The late Binodini Thakur had been very clear that she would never agree to sell her hissa in her Bauji's big old house on Hailey Road. And her daughter, Bonu, is determined to honor her mothers wishes. But what to do about her four pushy aunts who are insisting she sell?

Countless men and women headed west looking to make their fortune during the Gold Rush. When the gold dried up, it became clear that the real treasure was love. Follow these young men and women as they strive to build a new life built on love instead of treasure. The Built on Love Omnibus is a collection of three clean Western romance audiobooks from number-one best-selling author Emily Woods. If you like clean, historical fiction about women who must overcome tragedy in order to love again, you will love this sweet romance collection!

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men books comes an electrifying new spin-off series,Saints of Denver, featuring all the characters fans have been dying to read about. Sayer Cole and Zeb Fuller couldn’t be more...

I have been reborn from an advanced techno-magic world into a world where magic is still in its infancy. In this new world I have the body of a young baron and my entire worldly possessions are one village—a village surrounded by monsters and hostile aristocrats on the fringes of a young, rapidly expanding empire. The other thing I have, though, is knowledge beyond what this world has dreamt of, and nothing will stop me from building my own magic empire!

History remembers the thunder of Mongol hooves and the name of Kublai Khan, but it has forgotten the architect who built his throne. The Silent Khagan is the epic story of Empress Chabi, a woman who ruled the world's largest contiguous empire from behind a screen of felt. Raised in the traditions of the Khongirad, Chabi was taught that "power is a mirror". While her husband conquered through steel, Chabi governed through information, logistics, and the strategic management of men.

Trevor’s life changes overnight when a tragic accident leaves him in the care of his sharp-witted, fiercely loving grandmother Mary. Growing up in a house held together by sarcasm, stubborn routines, and unexpected humor, Trevor learns to survive with the help of his outspoken best friend Sarah and the quiet strength of the people who refuse to give up on him. When Mary’s health begins to fail, he’s pushed into adulthood before he’s ready, and the arrival of a guarded handyman named Alec slowly turns simple repairs into a life-changing connection built on trust, humor, and lasting love.

The first in the new SAINTS OF DENVER series from NYT bestselling author of the MARKED MEN series, Jay Crownover Sometimes you have to tear everything down to build something new… Sayer Cole is frozen inside. At least, that’s what it’s felt like for as long as she can remember. She’s yet...

Hester feels like an outsider, and not only because of her limp. When a deep unease consumes her, she seeks reassurance that she belongs, but working alongside her midwife mother her turmoil grows more intense. Then, a shocking discovery turns her world upside down. The blacksmith’s son hints at a future together, but while Hester strives to make sense of her life, she can surrender her heart to no-one. When Hester takes action to uncover the truth about her past, it is darker than she imagined. She must reckon with who she is and where she truly belongs.

Books preserve ideas, yes, but they also provoke new ones— they are true tools for thinking. In The Idea Machine, Joel J. Miller shows that books are one of the most important but overlooked factors in the making of our contemporary world.

In 2015, you were introduced to Michael Webber, a corporate powerhouse who almost lost everything when his pursuit of the almighty dollar took his health, his relationships, and his spirit. Now, join Michael on the next leg of his journey, as he and Petra make a new life for themselves in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, bringing with them the lessons of the past and excitement for the future! Michael expands his skills, becoming a leadership trainer as the Webber family grows with the arrival twins, one of whom is diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

Built After the Collapse By A.J. Cooke The world didn’t end in a flash of fire—it rusted, cracked, and crumbled, one bolt at a time. Years after the fall of civilization, the last survivors pick through the bones of the old world, searching for meaning in the ruins. Out of the silence, a new kind of builder rises—not a soldier, not a scavenger, but a creator. A man who refuses to let the world stay broken. Built After the Collapse is a powerful blend of post-apocalyptic fiction and survival field guide—a story forged from dust, diesel, and determination.

Humorless and drug addicted, physiognomist Cley is ordered by the Master of the Well-Built City to investigate a theft in a remote mining town. Well-versed in serving justice, arrogant Cley sets out to determine the identity of the thief using the pseudo-science of judging people by their features, but becomes distracted from his task by a beautiful girl from town.

In a small town in Illinois during the Great Depression, five-year-old Richard receives an assignment that will change his life: learn everything about baseball and report each Cardinals game to his father, who can no longer follow them himself. This mission becomes more than just a pastime, it becomes a sacred duty and the foundation of Richard’s identity. Through box scores, radio broadcasts, and neighborhood games, Richard grows up with a bat in one hand and a scorecard in the other.