Ergebnis für "Hicks!" in Literatur & Belletristik

Jennifer Wilson spent the last 17 years raising her younger sister Kelsey, after a boating accident killed their parents. It hasn’t always been easy - especially with her sister’s best friend, Riley Blake, always hanging around. Riley hasn’t had an easy life either. Growing up with an alcoholic father, abandoned by her mother when she was 10, Riley has learned to cope with being on her own. Her friendship with Kelsey is the only thing steadfast in her life, and she cherishes it. When tragedy and secrets emerge, Jennifer and Riley must learn to lean on each other.

Maya Greene has built her life around precision, control, and carefully managed expectations. As a high-powered real estate attorney, she is known as “the fixer,” the one who always has the answer and never the mess. Her monochromatic wardrobe matches her meticulously ordered world, where emotions are liabilities and vulnerability is out of the question.

The heat is oppressive and storms are brewing in Brighton in the summer of 1982. Little Gold, a boyish girl on the brink of adolescence, is struggling with the reality of her broken family and a home descending into chaos. Her only refuge is the tree at the end of her garden. Into her fractured life steps elderly neighbour, Peggy Baxter. The connection between the two is instant, but just when it seems that Little Gold has found solace, outsiders appear who seek to take advantage of her frail family in the worst way possible.

Tania’s love life is a series of false starts, until she meets Mara—a captivating friend who feels like more. When Tania asks Mara to help her lose her virginity, boundaries blur, and desires ignite. As passion and vulnerability collide, the two must decide if their bond can survive the risks of crossing the line from friendship to something more.