Ergebnis für "Matilda" in Paranormal & Urban Fantasy

With accomplished precision and gentle eloquence, Jhumpa Lahiri traces the crosscurrents set in motion when immigrants, expatriates, and their children arrive, quite literally, at a cultural divide. The nine stories in this stunning debut collection unerringly chart the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.

Das Recht des Stärkeren gilt schon heute. Und mehr denn je in 300 Jahren: Die letzten Menschen einer zerstörten Erde haben immer noch nicht aus ihren Fehlern gelernt. Amarok, eine Künstliche Intelligenz in einem Raumschiff, beobachtet diese letzten Menschen im Norden der Erdhalbkugel. Eines Tages greift er ein und rettet die siebzehnjährige, hochschwangere Imala. Wegen ihr und ihrem Sohn will er die Menschheit retten. Die magischen WÖLFE des nahen Waldes sind härter als jeder Mensch, weise und gerecht.

Jasper Andrews finds herself drawn into this superhuman world when a freak explosion exposes her to groups interested in secret abilities...The Order of Vespers has decided she's too dangerous and too important to leave unguarded and capture her. Jasper is forced to choose between her vendetta and the lives of the Vespers and humanity.

When pictures surface of Matilda caught in the middle of a hit man-Cupid sandwich, she lands in the oily grip of a ruthless blackmailer whose motives are as ugly as his mustache. Now Matilda must betray the trust of someone who cares for her to meet the blackmailer's demands, or she can kiss her reputation, her practice, and even her freedom good-bye. But blackmail is only the beginning when the immortal mystery client brought to her couch by a seductive demigod causes Matilda to fling caution - along with her panties - to the wind.