Ergebnis für "Joy" in Literatur & Belletristik

Carmen hasn’t had snow on Christmas in 10 years. Her family has grown accustomed to beaches and extravagant tropical vacations, but she still remembers the snow in Massachusetts when she was a kid. When her dad decides to book a cabin in the idyllic, snow-capped mountains of Colorado for Christmas, the rest of the family is skeptical--why trade palm trees and warm weather for a snowbound ski resort?

From the moment they locked eyes in high school, Abby and Freya have been at each other’s throats. Ten years later, when Abby and Freya cross paths again, their old rivalry doesn’t take more than a few minutes to begin anew. And now Naomi, Abby’s best friend, is falling for Freya’s producer and close pal, Will.

A week before Joey is set to marry his fiancé Luca, he and his best friend Kris set off to celebrate his bachelor weekend. Joey and Kris return to the town of Beacon Point, the place they called home during their college years. Kris planned a weekend filled with beach adventures, hitting up old haunts, and celebrating with old friends.

An ancestry that draws hateful glances. A heart that still dreams of happiness. When his protector becomes his tyrant, can he break free? Baltimore, 2014. Abdul aches with shame. Used to bearing the brunt of people’s judgment, the Afghan immigrant can’t reconcile his love for his charming boyfriend with the bruises the man leaves on his face. So when a handsome activist’s flirtatious exchange offers solace, he goes against his beliefs and enters into a secret tryst.

An unforgettable novel of love and belonging, set in the indie music world of the early 2000s. The only thing Susan loves more than music is Eliza, and both keep breaking her heart. The first time Susan and Eliza meet, it's 2005, and Susan is barreling down the Long Island Expressway driving a...

Combining two novellas into one volume, this collection explores the effects of prejudice and the ramifications of violence with a slightly unhinged sense of humor and unexpected tenderness. Lockpick Pornography, originally published in 2005, is a gender-queer adventure story that was not widely available until now. We All Got It Coming presents the experiences of a young couple dealing with the aftermath of an act of violence. From kidnapping the son of a "family values" politician to violent confrontation, these are characters who fight back.

David James is smart, successful, handsome...and alone. After the death of his lover, Kyle, from cancer, he buried himself in his law practice and the gym. At 48, he is haunted by his memories and walled off from the world. When David injures himself working out, he’s assigned to Brandon Smith for physical therapy. The vibrant young therapist is attracted to David and realizes he needs a hand to get back into dating. What begins as a practice coffee date escalates to friendship, passion, and maybe something more.

The white-collar life Jonathan Powell created for himself is gone. Standing outside Wentworth prison after serving his five-year sentence, he knows he has to start over. No more hooking up with Dominant women so he can enjoy the challenge of screwing up their minds. But who knew his last target would be a psychopathic killer who tried to off two cops? No, it wasn't the game that was the problem. He just made some key mistakes. Mistakes he won't make again. Then Mistress Dona shows up to give him a ride from the prison into his new life, and his resolve goes out the window.

They call her the Ice Queen. At the exclusive BDSM club known as The Zone, Mistress Marguerite is a legend. Tyler Winterman has been fascinated with her since he's known her, though the rules of their world say they shouldn't share more than mutual admiration. He is her male counterpart, one of the most powerful male doms practicing at The Zone. Due to a computer error, Marguerite lacks the mentoring program stipulation required of all Zone doms, which includes spending a number of hours learning about BDSM from the submissive's perspective.

A coming-of-age novel about two women falling in love during the culturally and politically turbulent 1980s. It's 1984 in The Valleys, South Wales, and Eluned Hughes is stuck. The miners' strikes are ravaging her family and community, and her boyfriend of six years, Lloyd, is starting to bring...

Home from Afghanistan to surprise her mother, Milla Zajac doesn’t expect more than the best apple pie in the world, the bliss of unrationed hot showers, and a quiet, peaceful hometown Christmas. She’s not counting on futures or meeting anyone special. At a chance first meeting on Christmas Eve, soldier Milla and pastor Tyna discover plenty of differences – and unexpected possibilities. Unabridged and read by the author.

Kevin and James are excited to spend their first Christmas together as boyfriends. Join them and the rest of the gang in this short fluffy story full of holiday cliches and winter shenanigans.

Sunday’s father is dying of cancer. They’ve come home to Malagash, on the north shore of Nova Scotia, so he can die where he grew up. Her mother and her brother are both devastated. But devastated isn’t good enough. Devastated doesn’t fix anything. Sunday has a plan.

Shekhinah Speaks is an effort to give voice to the Shekhinah, described in mystical Jewish tradition as the immanent, feminine aspect of God who dwells with human beings and shares our feelings and experiences. Tradition imagines the Shekhinah as a passive, mostly silent presence. These poems tune in to a Shekhinah who never stops talking. Her language is sampled from chapters of the Book of Isaiah and Cosmopolitan articles whose content resonates with one another (the source texts are indicated by the epigraphs).

After too many failed relationships, Gen has settled into a quiet, acceptable life as a middle-aged single woman. But then she meets Mistress Lyda and her sexy male sub Noah, and the two of them give her a different view of "acceptable" - as well as a renewed longing for the type of love and romance she thought had passed her by.

Stop me if you’re heard this one: Veteran comic Chauncy and social-media star José are the very definition of “opposites attract”. But sparks, and jokes, fly after the two of them embark upon a beautiful romance for the ages...two vastly different ages. Starring Drew Droege and Gabe Gonzalez, The Comedians is a modern queer love story, told through individual stand-up acts. We hear the ups and downs of their journey—from falling hard to failing harder than a botched punchline—in this hilariously relatable play about love, loss, and, above all, "The Laugh".

Lupita Gomez craves more than casual pleasure. For months, she has battled an insatiable hunger that her fingers alone cannot satisfy. She does not just want sex. She wants surrender. She wants to be used. Completely. When she confesses her darkest fantasy to her two closest friends, Jeff and Darryl, they are more than eager to turn her secret desire into reality. For one wild week, Lupita becomes their free use plaything. Fully consensual. Fully exposed. Fully owned.

Taren is on vacation in France by herself. She is trying to get away from her life’s problems. She is eating dinner in a quaint French restaurant and she sees Helena from a distance. She is intrigued by her, in love with her, but she doesn’t even know her. Helena doesn’t even know she exists. Taren has never felt these feelings before for another woman and she is not sure why she is having them now. All she knows is that she has to have Helena. Taren has to find a way to make Helena notice her.

I've been wearing girl's clothes and making all the straight boys question their sexuality. I've been throwing parties and drinking all the alcohol. And now, I'm in trouble, and I just can't wait to take it.