Resultados para "the fox" en Literatura y ficción

La vida de Maddie Miller dista mucho de ser normal. Dirige junto a su padre una agencia de detectives en pleno corazón de Chicago mientras lidia con las secuelas de un accidente sufrido dos años atrás, del cual despertó con una amnesia completa… y embarazada de dos meses. Su vida ya era lo...

¿Embarazada? ¡¿Cómo era posible?! Sí…, aquello era una pregunta retórica. Lindsay Madock tenía marcado a fuego en la memoria cómo y… con quién. El verdadero problema era otro: un bebé es cosa de dos y él… no tenía motivos ni para sospechar. Por desgracia, la gala centrada en la...

She was here, my mother, and now she's lying on the floor, blood pooling around her dead form. Surprisingly, that's not our top concern right now. Our main priority is the bomb strapped to her that's still flashing and armed. I know I said I liked explosives, but it doesn't mean I want to go out...

When Frederick Yorke arrives in the Cornish fishing village of Trelowen, he knows exactly what he a seat in Parliament and the recognition that has always eluded him. Unfortunately, that ambition runs straight through Lady Caroline Radcliffe—a young and intelligent widow who controls the votes he needs and has no patience for charming men with hidden agendas.

Two women isolated on a lonely Cornish farm face an evil greater than all others: A fox has begun carrying off hens and roosters, and nothing they do seems to stop him. And then one day, a mysterious young man appears at the door. Now the women have to fend off not one, but two foxes.

Cuando Jennifer Easter aterrizó en su nueva vida, a cinco mil kilómetros de casa, su prima Pat la esperaba con los brazos abiertos y aquella única advertencia. Pero incluso sin haber tenido la oportunidad de conocerlo, sabía que su completa aversión por los hombres guapos hacía del todo innecesario aquel aviso. El tal James no tenía ninguna posibilidad…, entre otras cosas porque, muy a su pesar, apenas podía pensar en otra cosa que no fuera el apuesto desconocido con el que no dejaba de toparse una y otra vez desde que había llegado a Santa Carla.

Step into the visionary worlds that defined a genre. *Golden Age Science Fiction Short Stories Anthology* brings together unforgettable tales from Isaac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, E. E. Smith, and Robert Sheckley—masters who shaped modern science fiction with bold ideas, cosmic adventure, and thought-provoking storytelling. From distant planets and advanced civilizations to sharp social commentary and mind-bending twists, this collection captures the imagination, innovation, and timeless wonder of classic sci-fi at its very best.

What's that, bald monkey? Think everything's dandy because you've got a few missions under your belt and made a bit of a name for yourself on that backward planet of yours? Ha! Think again! I bet you'll be singing a different tune after you've been offered a personal assignment. You'll be a superstar rolling in credits if you succeed, but if you mess it up, you could lose everything. I'm talking "Legionnaire-career-over" kind of everything.

Max has settled nicely into life in Welling. He's got the best boyfriend ever born and a life he never imagined he could have. He's also written his new screenplay, and the hottest director in Hollywood has snapped it up enthusiastically. Things take a turn for the worse when one of the actors is murdered, and the best suspects are Max, his family, and his houseguests. The sheriff is no help at all, so Max needs to discover who the killer is before someone ends up behind bars.

Un testamento oculto, un amor disfrazado de odio y demasiados interrogantes… Cuando Alyssa Hollister recibió aquella carta citándola a la lectura de un testamento perdido seis años atrás, estuvo a punto de sufrir un colapso nervioso. Hacía justo ese tiempo que se había exiliado de su Kentucky natal sin mirar atrás, llevándose el corazón destrozado y un bebé en su seno, al que estuvo a punto de perder tras un misterioso accidente a caballo antes de partir, cuando aún crecía en su interior.

Audible Originals brings you a brand new audiobook adaptation of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s classic gothic novella, Carmilla - starring Rose Leslie ( Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey), David Tennant ( Doctor Who and Broadchurch) and Phoebe Fox ( Life in Squares and The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death).

¡Te odio, Mike O'Connell, y jamás te perdonaré por esto! Aquellas fueron las últimas palabras que Kirsty Danvers pronuncio antes de poner seis mil kilómetros y el océano Atlántico entre los dos. Había amado en secreto a aquel patán, odioso y arrogante durante toda su vida, hasta que él la había obligado a irse de su propia casa. Como recuerdo solo se llevó su odio y un único beso devastador, que había acarreado como una auténtica maldición a través de los años, convirtiéndola en alguien incapaz de sentir nada al besar otros labios.

Hey there, Caesar! I have to hand it to you—you're more than just a bald monkey now. You're a Legionnaire! Think you can do whatever you like just cause you got yourself a medal? Well, you're right! An achievement like that's gonna open so many doors for you! My very first Legionnaire's an intergalactic superstar in the making...I'm so happy I could squeal! But we can't let even a second go to waste—we've got a mission right here on planet....

A hilarious and moving debut novel about a woman who writes a ‘f*ck-it’ list to reclaim herself after her marriage unexpectedly implodes. Forty-nine-year-old Grace Miller is the ultimate good girl. Good wife, good mother, good role model. She has to be, she’s been married to a notable...

«Novela autoconclusiva Nunca se me ocurría mirar a Pat como mujer… ni aunque fuera la última sobre la tierra». Pat Maloy jamás pensó que unas simples palabras, escuchadas por error, pudieran hacerle tanto daño. Durante años, había relegado sus sentimientos por Nick a un segundo plano, centrándose en ser solo su gran amiga…, hasta que a su traicionero cuerpo le dio por estremecerse y entrar en combustión cada vez que él la miraba o la rozaba, aunque fuera solo por accidente.

Sophie y Otto Bentwood son una acomodada pareja neoyorquina de mediana edad, sin hijos y con una vida aparentemente envidiable, rodeada de pequeños lujos, alta cultura y amistades cool, que vive en una casa remodelada en un Brooklyn que apenas comienza a gentrificarse. Una noche, un gato...

Tras dos años de dolor y desolación, la vida de Jennifer al fin parecía encarrilarse. Ya casi podía dormir de un tirón y disfrutar de su preciosa hija, sin ver reflejado a su padre en cada una de sus expresiones. Sus heridas parecían estar cicatrizando poco a poco…, hasta que James, con su encanto arrollador y su maldita sonrisa, regresó a la ciudad para convertir su vida de nuevo en una montaña rusa. Y esta vez parecía venir dispuesto a conquistarla a toda costa.

It was in Mexico that he first learnt how to exploit his extraordinary good looks and to develop his natural winning ways with women. By the age of 17 his companions had nicknamed him 'The Golden Fox', and his reputation as an irresistible lover was established. Isabella, Shasa Courtney's beloved daughter, enjoys all the freedoms London in the '60s can offer. So when a beautiful, charming man appears and sweeps her off her feet, why would she resist?

My silver fox billionaire client took my V-card, then vanished into thin air. Now I'm pregnant—and being thoroughly ravaged by his two best friends. As a luxury event planner, I've mastered the art of handling power-hungry alpha males who think they own the world. But Sebastian Wolfe? He showed me what it felt like to be stripped bare—body and soul. And I couldn't get enough....

I don't ask for much from life; I get paid, and then I get laid. And piloting spaceships across the galaxy keeps my solo lifestyle well-funded. I don't need a relationship or any of the baggage that comes with it. I like my men like I like my coffee; to go. That is, until the most boring job in the universe goes horribly wrong and I'm snatched from my ship by a seven-foot alien. He's huge, he's purple, and he's ripped as hell. I'm sure I'm a dead man. Only it turns out he doesn't want to kill me. What he wants is far worse.