Ergebnis für "Hades" in Belletristik

Eleven holidays. Eleven unusual rules. And eleven journeys that take unexpected turns. Every holiday promises rest, adventure, and an escape from everyday life. But what happens when a peaceful getaway comes with one rule that must never be broken? At an isolated forest retreat, six strangers...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK “A gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving family in all its glory.” —Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe In this “rich, complex family saga” (USA Today) full of long-buried family secrets, Marilyn Connolly and...

So, I Met This Guy . . . Well, isn’t that how every love story starts? But how does it end – a happily ever after? Or with the discovery that the supposed love-of-your-life has stolen your life savings and your home, trashed your heart and demolished your self-esteem? Maggie is barely fifty...

Shaynas Traum wird wahr: Sie hat einen Job als Physiotherapeutin bei den San Francisco Kingsmen ergattert. Der Haken? Ihr Ex Lee Burrows ist der Quarterback des Footballteams. Im College hat der heiße Footballspieler Shaynas Herz in tausend Teile zerbrochen. Und jetzt soll sie mit ihm zusammenarbeiten. Shayna ist sich sicher, dass sie mit Lee endgültig fertig ist. Doch der sieht das nicht ganz so. Kurz vor dem entscheidenden Touch Down versucht er ihr Herz zurückzuerobern ... Band 1 der neuen College-Football-Serie von Piper Rayne: eine spicy Second-Chance-Romance, die jedes gebrochene Herz heilt!

In 2205, the 19th Amendment has long been repealed and women are only valued for their utility. The Earth's economy depends on an insular group of linguists who "breed" women to be perfect interstellar translators until they are sent to the Barren House to await death. But instead, these women are slowly creating a language of their own to make resistance possible. Ignorant to this brewing revolution, Nazareth, a brilliant linguist, and Michaela, a servant, both seek emancipation in their own ways. But their personal rebellions risk exposing the secret language.

REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler . . . outstanding and highly enjoyable' Observer 'The Most Fun We Ever Had is as good as books come' Telegraph 'A gripping...

Aleksy still remembers the last summer he spent with his mother in Northern France. At eighteen, eager to fly the nest and escape a family still grief-stricken by the death of his sister years earlier, these lazy months in the countryside are akin to torture. And then, his mother tells him she’s dying.

In the latest thrilling entry of the bestselling Under Suspicion series by Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke, television producer Laurie Moran investigates the unsolved murder of a beloved couple celebrating the college graduations of their successful twin sons. The two...

Modern dating’s a mess. Unfortunately, so are they. Daisy and Maya bounce around the city like they own it, from all-night house parties to sticky-floored smoking areas, drinks in hand. But after a particularly regrettable one-night stand with her annoying friend James, Daisy starts to look...

The novel from Number 1 Bestselling author Beth Moran! Perfect for fans of Shari Low, Jill Mansell, and Jenny Colgan Growing up, sisters Libby and Nicky never knew who they’d find at breakfast. Their parents fostered children of all ages, and although the girls loved playing their part in...

A riveting debut novel set in contemporary Seoul, Korea, about four young women making their way in a world defined by impossible standards of beauty, after-hours room salons catering to wealthy men, ruthless social hierarchies, and K-pop mania “Powerful and provocative . . . a novel about...

What happens when the one that got away comes back? Find out in this sparkling debut from Mhairi McFarlane. Rachel and Ben. Ben and Rachel. It was them against the world. Until it all fell apart. It’s been a decade since they last spoke, but when Rachel bumps into Ben one rainy day, the years melt away. They’d been partners in crime and the best of friends. But life has moved on: Ben is married. Rachel is not. Yet in that split second, Rachel feels the old friendship return. And along with it, the broken heart she’s never been able to mend.

He’s a bad boy on a motorcycle. She’s a party planner with an agenda. Together they must plan a motorcycle rally and find out who tried to kill Charlie, but can these two rivals put their differences aside long enough to get the job done? Road captain for the Thunder Valley Christian Motorcycle Club, it’s Haden’s job to lead the way, only no matter what direction he goes, the past chases him. Holly Brooks is part of the past. A deadly turn on the club’s last ride brings her back. She’s the president’s daughter, the girl who has always been off-limits.

From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses stationed in the South Pacific who wage their own battle for freedom and survival. The Philippines, 1941. When U.S. Navy nurse Eleanor Lindstrom, U.S. Army nurse Penny Franklin, and Filipina nurse Lita...

In Europe, the Nazis are triumphant. England is under siege by air and sea. France has fallen to the Nazi Wehrmacht, which in turn fell on Soviet Russia. The Red Army is in full retreat, with the Nazis at the gates of Moscow. In the Pacific, Japan has been at war with China since 1937. Her war industries depend upon imports of scrap metal and oil from the Allied nations. When an embargo is placed on imports to Japan, they are left with a year's supply of oil to supply their armed forces.

4 BC. As tensions build in Gaul and the druids manoeuvre the tribes towards general rebellion, Priscus and the diminishing senior staff of Caesar's army prepare to return to Britannia, this time with a vast army and a will to crush the tribes of that mysterious island. Meanwhile, Fronto...

Brought to you by Penguin. Escape to Bali in this gripping new sunlounger thriller, for fans of Lucy Clarke and Ruth Ware. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer . . . Nate and Layla, Jude and Sophie. They've been a four for as long as they can remember: fancy dinners, dancing 'til dawn...

Terroristen Khalid ibn al-Walid sidder i Mali i Vestafrika og udtænker en hybrid specialoperation, som skal lægge et uforberedt Danmark ned. Danmarks allierede giver FE og PET den kolde skulder efter skandalerne omkring de to tjenester. Frankrig og Sverige lækker til statsminister Anne Larsen...

In the second volume of the Native Tongue trilogy, the time has come for Láadan - the secret language created to resist an oppressive patriarchy - to empower womankind worldwide. To expand the language's reach, female linguists translate the Bible into Láadan and a group of Roman Catholic nuns are tasked to spread the language. But when outraged priests detect their sabotage, they send a double agent to infiltrate and destroy the movement from the inside. 

I've been pining for Abel Miller since we were teenagers. He's sexy as hell and has always played a starring role in all my fantasies. Too bad he only sees me as his best friend's little sister. He's also a broody playboy who takes home a new girl every night, while I'm looking to find forever with someone. Abel and I couldn't be more different. When my dad gets sick and says he just wants to see me safe, settled, and happily in love, Abel shocks me by offering to pretend to be my husband.