Ergebnis für "Le sable" in Literatur & Belletristik

Die junge Meryn Cooper hat Nocturnas Kriegerelite schon immer gehasst. Denn während die Bevölkerung in Armut lebt, sind die sogenannten Gebundenen reich, gnadenlos und durch ihr mentales Band zu riesigen Schattenwölfen unglaublich mächtig. Um ihre Schwester zu retten, meldet sie sich freiwillig für die Armee. Als Meryn das brutale Auswahlverfahren übersteht und eine Schattenwölfin des Rudels ausgerechnet sie erwählt, hat es plötzlich jeder auf Meryn abgesehen.

Vera Gallagher is chasing constant. For four years, her life was anything but normal. And the years before that she refuses to even remember. Dwelling on the past only hurts. Life is fragile, a lesson her mother taught her well. She’s determined not to waste a moment of her newfound freedom. Maybe some would consider her crush on Mateo Eden wasted time. Maybe some would call her a fool for loving a man who hasn’t once dropped a crumb of interest her way. Still, to Vera, it’s Mateo or nothing.

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Les têtes de nains tranchées ont beau s'accumuler sur le parvis de Castral-Roc, celle de Tyrion, meurtrier présumé de Tywin Lannister, son père, semble toujours solidement juchée sur ses deux épaules. Sa sœur Cersei, désormais régente, ne sait plus qui elle doit haïr le plus : lui ou la petite reine, Margaery, intrigante de basse-cour qui est parvenue à lui ravir le cœur du futur roi, son fils. Ses manœuvres ont beau être cousues de fil blanc, son joli minois et ses nombreux alliés font d'elle une rivale avec qui il faut compter.

Gideon's planning a heist, to steal the only thing that matters from the worst man in the world. To get past his security, he's going to need a crew who can do the impossible...but luckily, he has the right people in mind. The Damned, the Ghost, the Wild Card...and his ex-girlfriend, Annie Anybody. A woman who can be anyone, with the power to make technology fall in love with her. If things go well, they'll all get what they want. And if they're lucky, they might not even die trying.

Die junge Meryn Cooper hat Nocturnas Kriegerelite schon immer gehasst. Denn während die Bevölkerung in Armut lebt, sind die sogenannten Gebundenen reich, gnadenlos und durch ihr mentales Band zu riesigen Schattenwölfen unglaublich mächtig. Doch dann wird eines Nachts ihre kleine Schwester Saela verschleppt, entführt von den Feinden, mit denen das Königreich seit Jahrhunderten im Krieg liegt – und Meryns Welt bricht zusammen. Um ihre Schwester zu retten, meldet sie sich freiwillig für die Armee.

Before the mask, before the bloodshed, there was one little girl who saw Jaeson Vale. Really saw him. While the other kids laughed at him, she sat beside him. Played with him. Protected him. What they didn’t know was that she was strange for a reason... she was a seer. A witch. And the day Jaeson drowned, she made a vow: the world would pay. With blood-soaked rituals and forbidden magic, she brought him back. Again and again. Every time they tried to kill him, she whispered to the darkness and gave him more.

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Gideon Sable specializes in stealing the kind of things that can't usually be stolen. But these days the master thief is officially retired from the game. Now, instead of pulling off elaborate heists with his crew of supernatural specialists, he runs a magical shop in the heart of London with his partner Annie Anybody. Still, he can't resist occasionally going out in the night to steal things when Annie's not looking. But after one of his late-night illicit jaunts, Gideon returns to the shop to find that while he's been stealing, someone else has been hard at work . . . stealing from him.

You can find everything you've ever dreamed of in the strange, old magical shop known as Old Harry's Place. The problem is, not all dreams are kind. Gideon Sable—legendary master thief, conman and well-dressed rogue—and his partner in crime Annie Anybody don't want to be shopkeepers, but when the enigmatic Harry decides to retire, he blackmails the pair into taking the store on. Before the grand reopening can happen, however, a menacing stranger arrives—with a rare and deadly item for them to appraise.

Judi Rifkin is one of the world’s most successful collectors of the weird and unnatural. In a London underworld filled with criminals with very special talents, Judi is a force to be reckoned with. And Gideon Sable—thief, rogue, and chancer—owes her a very large favor. Judi makes him an offer he can’t refuse: steal her the legendary Masque of Ra, kept safe in a Las Vegas casino, and she’ll wipe the slate clean. This isn’t Gideon’s first heist. But with old grudges, an unpredictable crew, and a formidable supernatural security team, this job might be a gamble too far.

In this atmospheric novel set in the Jim Crow South, a powerful Black family fights to protect their empire—an "unforgettable must-read" for readers of Tayari Jones (Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling author). Jordan Sable, a prosperous undertaker turned political boss...

Confrontée au pire, elle va découvrir le meilleur d'elle-même. Texas, 1934. Elsa Martinelli a la vie dont elle a toujours rêvé : une ferme dans les Grandes Plaines, de beaux enfants, un foyer uni. Malheureusement, sous les effets conjugués de la grande dépression, qui prive des millions d'Américains de leur travail, et d'événements climatiques terribles qui détruisent les récoltes, son monde s'effondre.

Psychic Nan Killian and Medium Sarah Lyon-White - along with their clever birds: the raven, Neville; and the parrot, Grey - have been agents of Lord Alderscroft, the Elemental Fire Master known as the Wizard of London, since leaving school. Now Lord Alderscroft assigns them another commission: to work with the famous man living at 221 Baker Street - but not the one in flat B. They are to assist the man living in flat C. Dr. John Watson and his wife, Mary, themselves Elemental Masters of Water and Air, take the occult cases John's more famous friend disdains.

Çeda est désormais une Vierge du Sabre, une guerrière d'élite. Tandis que les rois de Sharakhaï lui confient des missions secrètes afin de consolider leur pouvoir, la jeune fille s'efforce de découvrir leurs secrets. Elle connaît déjà la terrible histoire des asirim, mais lorsqu'un lien se crée entre elle et ces pitoyables créatures, leur douleur devient la sienne. Les asirim ont soif de liberté et veulent briser leurs chaînes, mais ils sont soumis à la volonté des dieux et n'ont d'autre choix que d'obéir. Et l'atmosphère de Sharakhaï est plus délétère que jamais.

"Ce qui importait pour elle, c'est que Lucky ne soit pas mort comme un autre sur cette plage. Cette mort, il l'avait décidée, il l'avait voulue. Lucky n'avait pas fait la guerre, il avait joué." Quel est le prix d'une vie ? Quand on s'appelle Lucky, qu'on a la chance du diable, alors peut-être la mort n'est-elle qu'un défi. Un jeu. Ils étaient cent quatre-vingt-huit soldats sur la péniche en ce jour de juin 1944. Et Lucky a misé sa vie contre une hypothétique fortune.

LA SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE AU COEUR DES INSTITUTIONS RELIGIEUSES ITALIENNES. Florence, 1933. Alors qu'Angelo Bianco arrive tout juste d'Amérique après le décès de sa mère, ce sont la gentillesse et les plaisanteries de son amie Eva Rosselli qui lui redonnent le sourire. Bien que d'origines et de confessions différentes, les deux enfants grandissent comme frère et sœur, avant que leurs sentiments ne se transforment en amour. Pourtant, devenu adulte, Angelo choisit la prêtrise : une décision qui met un terme à une complicité de plus de dix ans.

A high-stakes mystery of romance and intrigue that takes place in the Gilded Age of Chicago. It’s mid-September 1893 and Eloisa Carstairs is the reigning debutant of Gilded Age Chicago society. To outsiders she appears to have it all. But Eloisa is living with a dark secret. Several months ago...

Stevie Bluehaven faces a tough decision: break the number one street code or stay in an abusive relationship. Choosing herself, the twenty-seven-year-old dog groomer goes against the grain and runs to a new city with her baby, best friend, and the clothes on her back. Taking advantage of her fresh start, Stevie pours all her time into building her clientele and restoring her faith in herself. However, an impromptu night out leads her to a place inhabited by a dangerous man, with broadening energy and protection the runaway didn’t know she would need.

Couture Yates has always followed life's rules by the book, never once rebelling until she met Khari Compton. The handsome but tortured young boy who immediately stole her heart, only to misuse and abuse it time and time again. Nothing or no one could ever pry her from his grasp, not even his own mother, until tragedy struck, changing the course of her and Khari's lives as they knew it.