Ergebnis für "Crushing" in Literatur & Belletristik

Nach Jahren gescheiterter Beziehungen und zahlloser Versuche, die "perfekte" Partnerin zu sein, beschließt sie, dass es genug ist. Ausgerechnet da taucht Isaac auf - ein Traumtyp und der einzige Mann, der sie wirklich versteht. Außerdem hat Marnie wichtigere Fragen zu klären: Wer ist sie wirklich, was will sie vom Leben, und wie konnte sie sich so lange in Beziehungen verlieren, die ihr nichts gegeben haben?

When do you stop starting over? The sparkling new novel from the author of No Hard Feelings. Getting over someone is not that difficult. All you have to do is focus on every negative thing about them for the rest of your life until you forget to stop actively hoping for their slow and painful...

Twenty years ago, I made a promise. If anything ever happened to Marc - my best friend - I'd step up and take care of his wife and baby son. I never thought I'd have to honor it. Never even dreamed that something would happen to him. He was an unyielding presence in my life. Always solid. Always there. And now he's dead. Murdered in cold blood. His wife, Lindy, is hanging in there. But his son, Mason, isn't coping very well at all. It's gotten so bad that he may have to postpone his final semester of university.

Es gibt zwei Argumente, die gegen Cristian Bianco sprechen: Er ist Polizist und er ist Polizist im 18th District … das heißt, mein Dad ist sein Boss. Aufzuwachsen als die Tochter des Kapitäns und ständig unter seiner Beobachtung zu stehen, war mehr, als ich verkraften konnte. Inzwischen bin ich ausgezogen und lebe nach meinen eigenen Regeln. Na ja, meistens. Doch in meinem Job ist etwas schiefgelaufen und mein Notfallplan funktioniert nicht wie erhofft. Weshalb ich das Date, was meine Freundinnen auf der Bachelor-Versteigerung für mich arrangiert haben, nicht annehmen werde.

Steve Johnson is living his life's passion watching over the Colorado Mountains as a ranger and wildlife consultant. But his peaceful life is upended when overzealous and insanely beautiful Shannon Braden flits back into his life after returning from a brief trip home to Maryland. He thought his attraction to her was under control - after all, she's only in Colorado temporarily, and he doesn't do casual affairs.

We know more about distant galaxies than the deepest, darkest oceans… and what we don’t know absolutely can harm us… Doctor James Lockwood, Ph.D. is embarking on a new career – studying deep sea predators and their genes in order to find cures for terrible diseases… and to soothe his deepest, darkest inner demons. Alysen Kruger, CEO of an old and powerful corporation has big plans for the future and for Dr. Lockwood… but she, too, has demons to conquer.

I can’t love him. It’s not allowed. Twenty years ago, I made a promise. If anything ever happened to Marc - my best friend - I'd step up and take care of his wife and baby son. I never thought I'd have to honor it. His wife, Lindy, is holding in there. But his son, Mason, isn't coping very well at all. It's gotten so bad that he may have to postpone his final semester of university. All I want to do is look out for him, and having me around seems to help. But I have a secret. It’s more than grief. Mason wants me - the way an omega wants their alpha.

When an accident claims the life of an oil rig worker on the first drilling platform off the North Carolina coast, Coast Guard investigators Rissi Dawson and Mason Rogers are sent to take the case. Tensions surrounding the oil rig are high and the death has everyone on edge. Environmental activists are threatening to do whatever it takes to stop the structure from being completed, while rumors are being whispered about ancient curses surrounding this part of the ocean.

Chase is disappointed that his partner Mike won’t be joining him on his tour of the rocky Cornish coast—but like long-distance walks, long-distance relationships can require an occasional break. He still has his friend Billie for company, though, and a few more fellow Americans, from a New Orleans restaurateur to a New York travel writer, joining them on their jaunt.

For sixteen-year-old Infinity, her best friend, Magic, is her everything, even her private crush. It doesn't hurt that he is breathtakingly fine and the man around her Brooklyn hood. The one who vows to love and safeguard her for eternity. However, her fervent insecurities keep her grounded on platonic avenue, vying to never cross the friendship boundaries. Or is it too late for that? When a familiar and acute terror attempts to bring severe harm, the best friends get caught up and realize just how far they are willing to go to protect each other.

To pitch her new role-playing game at a European conference, developer Sierra Reid needs to overcome her terror of public speaking. What better practice than competing in a local bar's diary slam, regaling an audience with old journal entries about her completely humiliating college crush on gorgeous Tristan Spencer? Until the moderator says, "Next up, Tristan Spencer...." Sierra is mortified, but Tristan is flattered. Caught up in memories of her decade-old obsession as they reconnect, Sierra tries to dismiss her growing qualms about him.

Anna Tang doesn't date Asian guys. Her own Chinese family is bad enough, and she's not looking to double the trouble. Besides, she's busy chasing her dream of becoming a music journalist, and she's going to march towards it single-mindedly—and single, if need be.

It was love at first sight until he opened his mouth. Born and raised in the small town of Red Maple Falls, it's impossible for Kate Hayes to meet a guy she hasn't known since first grade. When she is approached by a ridiculously attractive, unfamiliar face during one of her glass blowing demonstrations, she can't help but get her hopes up. Until he opens his mouth. Caleb James established his bike shop in the middle of nowhere to escape his past.

Mary Roberts is an impoverished child living in a council flat in 1950s London. When she and her sister are left at an orphanage by their mother, they don't think their lives can get any worse. Harry Evans is an orphan who finds himself, with Mary and her sister, on board a ship bound for Australia. They're sent to a farm school for children, where abuse and neglect are rife. A journey that will change their lives forever and from which they’ll never return.

Throughout history there have been documented wonders of those with misunderstood supernatural abilities. Otherworldly abilities or not, we all are ants under the boot of fate, government, or whatever greater power you may believe in. When the mystical stranger arrives in the small, hive-minded town of Bunton, Oregon, the lives of two adolescent boys are turned upside down in Auston Ricks' terrifying, thought-provoking short thriller. Get your copy today and uncover the truth!

From sex-crazed gods to ravenous monsters, Ben Thompson brings legendary titans to life in tales of adventure, bloodlust, and unrelenting badassitude. Since the beginning of human history people have created myths, tall tales, superheroes, and arch-villains - men and women who embarked on insane adventures, performed extraordinary feats of unparalleled awesomeness, and overcame all odds to violently smite their foes into bloody pulp.

Кровная месть за гибель родных для каждого аристократа дело чести. Но оказалось, что древними кланами, их борьбой за власть, деньги и влияние, управляет неведомая сила. Веками она дергает за ниточки, управляя сильнейшими мира сего. И до кого мне доносить свою месть? До безвольных марионеток? Или до Великого Кукловода, прячущегося за ширмой?

Я смог сделать то, что не удавалось никому за последние триста лет! Силой оружия я пробился на самый верх иерархической лестницы. Но кое-кому не понравилось, что я смог перешагнуть через жесткие кастовые ограничения. В лоб меня не возьмешь, поэтому неизвестный враг пошел по подлому пути предательства. Меня предал мой Клан. С вершины мира я слетел в один миг, оказавшись в теле немощного подростка. Но я снова вскарабкаюсь на самый верх!

Elsie Winters never knew her father's family until she received a letter inviting her to live with them in Frenchville. Recently orphaned, Elsie ventures north expecting a loving embrace. Instead, she's met with cold stares and whispered secrets. The cozy hamlet along the Black River Canal could have been the perfect home for her, but Elsie doesn't know how long she dares to stay after the neighbors warn her about the Winters. Her relatives want something from her. She will soon learn the reason why her father fled Frenchville, and why she should have never visited.

A recently acquired and defiant slave will be brought to heel by two Roman patrician matrons. They will make a game of his submission while enjoying their time luxuriating together. The Lady Lydia and her entourage arrive at her friend Valeria’s sprawling estate to be reunited for a fortnight of fun, laughter, and indulgence. A bevy of slaves cater to their every whim, but one remains obstinate. While the stubborn slave is fanning her, Lydia toys with him, and a clever thought comes to mind.