Ergebnis für "Melissa" in Psychologie

Natalie’s best friend leaves the dance club with a handsome stranger and is found unconscious at a bus stop the next morning. What happened that night? Only Natalie’s friend knows—except she’s in the hospital, in a coma… When Natalie sees a handsome man on the cover of a financial magazine, she recognizes the “Man of the Year”—the stranger her friend left the club with. He is a millionaire. He is famous. He is untouchable. And—Natalie suspects—dangerous. Desperate for answers, she takes a job as a housekeeper at his mansion.

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION “Bold, virtuosic, addictive, erotic – there is nothing like The Pisces. I have no idea how Broder does it, but I loved every dark and sublime page of it.” —Stephanie Danler, author...

Zwei gebrochene Herzen – zwei furchtbare Geheimnisse: Kann wahre Liebe alles verzeihen? Lass dich von Anna und Gabe verzaubern, zu Tränen rühren und zum Lachen bringen: It all comes back to you ist ein herzergreifender, wunderschöner Liebesroman über 15 Jahre und zwei Menschen, die du sofort ins Herz schließen wirst. Anna hat nichts außer ihrer Klugheit und dem Willen, die Vergangenheit hinter sich zu lassen. Gabe hingegen hat alles: Er ist Klassenbester, in einer schicken Studentenverbindung – vor allem aber hat er eine große, warmherzige Familie.

“That rare thing: a true underappreciated classic” (The New Yorker), about a smart and sensitive yet deeply troubled young woman fighting to live on her own terms “Provocative . . . Almost half a century after it was first published, The Princess of 72nd Street sounds like a contemporary...

Nach einem Streit mit ihrer Freundin beschließt Lilith, mit dem Hund eine Runde um den Block zu gehen, um den Kopf wieder klar zu bekommen. Doch als sie nach nur 30 Minuten nach Hause zurückkehrt, ist nichts mehr wie es war. Weder der Name ihrer Freundin findet sich noch an der Wohnungsklingel, noch passt Liliths Schlüssel in das Schloss. Als ihr dann auch noch eine fremde Frau die Tür öffnet und ihr erzählt, dass hier nie eine Frau namens Xena gewohnt hat, ist Lilith kurz davor, durchzudrehen und zu glauben, dass sie diejenige ist, die sich alles nur eingebildet hat.

The Hour of the Star, Clarice Lispector's consummate final novel, may well be her masterpiece. Narrated by the cosmopolitan Rodrigo S. M., this brief, strange, and haunting tale is the story of Macabéa, one of life's unfortunates. Living in the slums of Rio and eking out a poor living as a typist, Macabéa loves movies, Coca-Colas, and her rat of a boyfriend; she would like to be like Marilyn Monroe, but she is ugly, underfed, sickly, and unloved.

Secluded. Luxurious. Deadly. A gripping new page-turner from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet and The Cruise Still waters hide dark secrets … A remote Scottish lake The guests arriving at Creaglie Castle are expecting discreet luxury, panoramic views, and perhaps a glimpse of...

Arthur ha cinque anni quando sua madre Clarisse gli rivela un gran segreto: tra non molto dovrà partire per un lungo viaggio con destinazione Urano. E lì, racconta Clarisse, sul pianeta ghiacciato dalle ventisette lune, popolato da lumache con il guscio azzurro che mangiano niveo prezzemolo polare, da alberi-cervo con sonore campanelle appese ai rami e da tante altre creature straordinarie, proprio lei avrà il compito di disegnare le stelle che notte dopo notte illuminano l'universo.

In the quiet spaces between broken homes and shattered dreams, Marcy fights to survive a world that seems determined to destroy her. Raised in chaos and shaped by abuse, addiction, and betrayal, she navigates a life of trauma with only fragments of hope to cling to. But Marcy is not just a victim—she’s a fighter. Through motherhood, heartbreak, and countless trials, she battles the darkness that threatens to consume her. As secrets unravel and old wounds resurface, Marcy must decide: will she let the shadows break her, or will she rise and break the cycle?

Martha has built her life around silence. Every secret she’s kept, every memory she’s buried, has been for one reason: to protect her daughter. But when the fragile safety she’s fought for is threatened, the shadows of her past rise up, demanding to be faced. Raw, haunting, and deeply human, Where Shadows Begin takes readers inside the mind of a mother who will risk everything to keep what’s hers. In this unforgettable prequel to Where Shadows Break, Melissa Price delivers an unflinching portrait of survival, love, and the truths we carry in the dark.

Ambre ha vent'anni e la vita davanti a sé, ma non la vede. Da un anno è l'amante ragazzina di un quarantenne, Philippe, professionista affermato, padre di famiglia. Vive nell'appartamento che lui le ha messo a disposizione, ma è un amore asfissiato che si nutre di scampoli di tempo. Quando Ambre, sopraffatta dal vuoto, tenta di farla finita, Philippe è già distante da quell'amore nuovo e salva il proprio imbarazzo offrendole una via di fuga: le trova una sistemazione ad Arvieux, un paesino delle Alte Alpi francesi, come cameriera stagionale in un albergo.

Ignorant of civilization and cautioned against its evils, nineteen-year-old Wren and her two sisters, Sage and Evie, were raised in off-the-grid isolation in a primitive cabin in upstate New York. When the youngest grows gravely ill, their mother leaves with the child to get help from a nearby town. And they never return. As months pass, hope vanishes. Supplies are low. Livestock are dying.

A woman haunted by a dark inheritance returns to the woods where her mother vanished, in this queer Gothic novel. Sam, finally sober and stable with a cat and a long-term boyfriend in Brooklyn, returns alone to Hemlock, her family’s deteriorating cabin deep in the Wisconsin Northwoods. But a...

The haunting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Melissa Albert, in which the estranged adult children of a legendary author, written into their dead mother’s beloved fantasy series, must contend with the vine-like creep of legacy, memory, and magic Guinevere Sharpe has two...

When forensic psychiatrist Abigail Lee meets a baby-killing mother who has been declared criminally insane and acquitted, she discovers something lurking beneath the surface. Something far deeper and more insidious than mere psychopathy. But can she come to terms with her own struggle with science and faith in time to confront it?

Some stories begin with a disappearance. This one begins with a discovery. Claire Whitaker’s ordinary life shatters when a late-night news report shows a missing child’s face—a girl who looks exactly like her daughter Sophie. Same scar. Same smile. Same age. The world calls her Emily Carter. Claire calls her Sophie. What begins as a flicker of doubt quickly unravels into a nightmare of forged documents, vanished agencies, and a man from Claire’s past who may have stolen more than just her peace of mind.

Headstrong journalist Anna Rothman knows what suicide looks like - her own husband killed himself five years ago. When Elly Swift, an agitated passenger beside her on a train, leaves a locket in Anna's bag before jumping onto the tracks, Anna starts asking questions. But everything points to suicide and the police close the case. However, Anna believes that Elly's fears for Toby, her young nephew who was snatched from St. Stephen's church six months ago, fail to explain the true reason behind Elly's distress.

A trilogy of contemporary plays inspired by tales from The Arabian Nights: Arabian Afternoons includes The Casper Logue Affair by Sebastian Baczkiewicz, The Porter and the Three Ladies by Rachel Joyce and A Dish of Pomegranates by Peter Jukes.

Girl on a Train: Booktrack Edition is enhanced with a musical soundtrack from Booktrack for an immersive listening experience! Journalist Anna Rothman knows what suicide looks like. When Elly Swift, a passenger beside her on a train, leaves a locket in Anna’s bag before jumping onto the tracks, Anna starts asking awkward questions. But everything points to suicide and the police close the case. Anna embarks on a dangerous crusade to find Elly’s killer.

Valerie Lott is a reporter living in Tucson, Arizona, when she meets a man at the ballpark while waiting to interview a baseball star. Their conversation affects her deeply. He is so alive in the moment that she can't forget him. Homeless? When a councilman's daughter is kidnapped, though, the description fits the man she met! Could her instincts be wrong about him? She is so certain that he can't be a criminal that she tries to find him before the police do...