Ergebnis für "Gray" in Belletristik

After securing a major victory, Spenser feels she can finally catch her breath. But when an unexpected case lands on her doorstep, her life takes on a dramatic turn. Now firmly established as the town Sheriff, Spenser and Ryker are in full celebration. But all is not well on the Muckleshoot Reservation. Chief Adaki of the Tribal Police believes the wrong man is sitting in prison. And he wants Spenser’s help to catch the real culprit. After agreeing to assist, she uncovers irregularities buried deep in the case files.

Lange vor der Ersten Ordnung und dem Imperium wachten die Jedi-Ritter über die Hohe Republik. Es war ein goldenes Zeitalter des Friedens – bis die Nihil kamen... Die brutalen Piraten, die sich selbst »Nihil« nennen, wurden zurückgeschlagen. Doch der Preis für die Rettung der Raumstation Starlight Beacon war hoch. Die Jedi-Ritter müssen sich nun ausruhen, die Verwundeten pflegen und die Toten betrauern. Doch der Sturm, dem sie getrotzt haben, ist noch nicht vorbei. Im Gegenteil! Die Nihil bereiten bereits ihre nächste Attacke vor.

Harlow hasst die Götter. Doch als ihr Heimatdorf von Bestien angegriffen und ihre beste Freundin tödlich verwundet wird, geht sie einen Pakt mit Loki ein, dem Gott der List und Lügen. Für ein Heilmittel hilft Harlow ihm, an den heiligen Pfeil des Liebesgottes Amor zu gelangen. Auf ihrer Mission werden sie von einem perfiden Fluch getroffen: Die beiden können sich nicht voneinander entfernen, ohne tödliche Schmerzen zu erleiden. Und je mehr Zeit Harlow mit dem verführerischen Gott verbringt, desto mehr hinterfragt sie alles, was sie über ihn zu wissen glaubte.

Die Rebellion weitet sich aus! Emelin hat mit ihrem Vater einen wichtigen Verbündeten im Kampf gegen die Fae-Königin gefunden. Während der Untergrund versucht, weitere Allianzen zu schmieden, begibt sich Emelin auf eine Reise, um nach längst verschollenem Wissen zu suchen, mit dessen Hilfe sie die Flüche der Fae-Königin brechen könnte.

Stories of the miraculous abound in the Bible: the parting of the Red Sea. David and Goliath. Daniel and the Lion’s Den. Nebuchadnezzar’s Fiery Furnace. Jonah and the Whale. Many of us learned of them in Sunday School class, and might know them so well that we have subconsciously relegated them to the realm of myth and fairy tale. But have you ever considered what it might have been like to live through those incredible stories—without knowing how they end? These stories and more are brought to life in All Things Are Possible, told through the eyes of the main character.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An unexpected offer threatens the bond between Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi as the two Jedi navigate a dangerous new planet and an uncertain future in the first canon Star Wars novel to take place before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. A Jedi must be...

Workaholic insurance attorney Luke Darringer has it all: money, looks, ambition. Sure, he hasn’t taken a vacation in over a decade, and his personal life is almost nonexistent - but that’s a small price to pay in order to maintain strict control, and minimize his vulnerabilities. But then Luke’s firm, with the help of his cheeky administrative assistant Charlotte, strong-arms him into becoming the first-ever client of the new Dreamscape Adventures, Inc.

Vikki Victoria ahnt nichts Gutes, als Ex-Freund und Biker-Anführer Wolf Wolff ihr gesteht, während einer Tierschutz-Intervention ordentlich Mist gebaut, genauer einen Mord begangen zu haben. Daraufhin ist nicht nur er, sondern seine gesamte Switch Blades Crew untergetaucht, quasi spurlos verschwunden. Biker, Gewalt und Tierschutz – das ist auch der perfekte Stoff für Bestsellerautor Lars Kessler. Für seine neue Streaming-Doku engagiert er den 22-jährige Mario , undercover bestimmte Leute zu filmen.

Creon seine Stimme wiederzugeben, hätte sie nie für möglich gehalten. Doch dank ihrer einzigartigen Magie konnte Emelin den Fluch brechen, der auf ihm lag. Was auch bedeutet, dass sie die abertausend anderen Flüche der Fae-Königin zerstören könnte. Eine Schlacht beginnt, welche nur auf zwei Arten enden kann – mit dem Sieg oder dem Tod.

A disturbing tale of a young man's uncanny ability to remain both young and beautiful while descending into a life of heartless debauchery, The Picture of Dorian Gray was considered proof of both Wilde's genius and his perversion. Oscar Wilde's scandalous best seller of 1891 was one of the most damning pieces of evidence used against him in the trial that brought about his downfall.

Tom Gray is enjoying time with his family after the birth of his daughter, now three months old, and just wants an easy home life. However, trouble has a way of finding him. While he is visiting his uncle’s new grocery store, thugs arrive demanding protection money, and in the ensuing fight, Gray is hurt.

Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are still reeling from the death of their son William, but cautiously joyous about Scully’s unexpected pregnancy. Determined to raise this child together, Mulder and Scully struggle to find meaning away from the X-Files as they navigate the uncertain waters of their relationship.

Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation... But what does Bella think?

A year after he was declared dead and began living under an assumed name in the Philippines, Tom Gray wants his life back…. Along with two ex-army buddies and a woman he rescued from terrorists, Gray attempts to make his way home to the UK to clear his name: no easy feat when members of the British government want to kill Gray and his loyal friends, and the long clandestine journey home on a container ship gives Gray’s nemesis, James Farrar, the time to hatch a plot to intercept him.

When ex-soldier Tom Gray loses his wife and child to a career criminal, it seems life can’t get much worse. But when the killer is let off with time served on remand, Gray knows there is something fundamentally wrong with the justice system. Engaging the help of his ex-SAS buddies, he kidnaps five repeat offenders and asks the public to vote on their fate: Should they be allowed to continue their criminal ways with inadequate punishment, or has Britain had enough? His website attracts a worldwide audience, and although the authorities know where he is, they are powerless to stop him.

An exuberant and irreverently funny novel about one gorgeously messy friendship-feud-unrequited-love-affair set in Sydney across eighteen years. Nell Argall and Eve Bowman are both brilliant, odd, and friendless. When they meet on the brutal battlefield that is their posh all girls’ high...

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a Gothic and philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; he believes that Dorian's beauty is responsible for the new mood in his art as a painter. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, and he soon is enthralled by the aristocrat's hedonistic world view: that beauty and sensual fulfilment are the only things worth pursuing in life.

The Cetus Finalis audiobook is more than a narration - it is a deeply immersive audio theater, sound designed ocean experience. Performed by professional voice actors and supported by an OmniAmbient symphonic score, this production blends storytelling with real whale vocalizations, ocean acoustics, and musical soundscapes to create a restorative, meditative listening environment.

Harlow muss sich beweisen – und gegen die Liebe ihres Lebens kämpfen: »Wenn ich dich wiedersehe, werde ich dich töten. Versprochen.« Von dem Mann hintergangen, für den sie alles geopfert hat, wurde Harlow aus ihrer Heimat verbannt. In einem tödlichen Wettkampf versucht sie, sich ihre Ehre zurückzuerkämpfen: Und ihr Widersacher ist ausgerechnet der Mann – der Gott –, dem sie unbedingt entfliehen wollte. Loki! Er ist die Liebe ihres Lebens … und ein Mörder.

Dane Wade is a breath of fresh air. Sexy, charming, and with abs that could melt any woman’s panties. With my rules and boundaries in place, he is the perfect person to have fun with to pass the time. As long as he knows it will never amount to anything more. Which he does…I think. But then boundaries get shattered. Lines get blurred. I know it’s time to bolt before things get harder, and I risk falling deeper. Running away is the only thing I know how to do. And, in my twenty years on this earth, it’s worked for me.