Ergebnis für "Songs" in Romanze

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett “Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline...

Hör auf die Bridge, sie ist die Verbindung, die alles zusammenhält. Seit einem traumatischen Erlebnis fehlt Kit Bellamy, dem Sänger der Last Acts, jegliche Inspiration. Bis er eines Tages den Straßenmusiker Brooks Turner trifft. Seine Leidenschaft für die Musik und der Schmerz in seiner Stimme berühren Kit zutiefst. Nur wenn er Brooks zuhört, schafft er es auch, selbst wieder zu komponieren. Kurzentschlossen bietet er Brooks viel Geld, damit er ihn auf die anstehende Welttournee begleitet.

Du bist der Rhythmus meines Herzens. Der Teil in mir, der mich zu dem macht, der ich sein will. Oakley Mein Bodyguard rastet aus und wird entlassen? Check. Ich werde von meinem Manager gezwungen, einen neuen einzustellen? Doppel-check. Dieser ist ein übellauniger und distanzierter Arsch? Jackpot. Will ich ihn trotzdem? Hell, yeah! Blake Einen Pinguin entführen und mir selbst die Zukunft ruinieren? Check. Daraufhin meinen Job beim FBI verlieren und Personenschützer werden? Doppel-check. Bodyguard für den vorbelasteten Frontsänger der Colliding Angels werden? Verdammt.

Chris Gardner has a good life in New Orleans. He owns a club in the French Quarter, has a wonderful crew of people who call it home, loyal, caring friends, and even gets his kid fix by helping to take care of his chef’s daughter. What he doesn’t have is that special someone to share his days and nights with. He thought he did, once upon a time, but that man left to find fame and fortune, became a rockstar, and never returned. And that’s fine. Life isn’t a fairy tale. Now if only he could find a band to play music in his club at night, that would be a Christmas miracle.

Can loving someone kill you? I feel like the world is ending every time I look at them. Cam. My brother. My president. He's the love of my life. And then there's Alexei. I didn't know I could feel this way about one person, let alone two. But I think of him in every breath I breathe for Cam. Every thundering beat of my heart. Because there is no Cam without him. There is no me. My life wasn't worth living until I found something worth dying for. And I'd die for them a thousand times.

Hannah Taylor, a rising country music sensation, stands on the brink of superstardom. But beneath the glitz and glamour, she harbors a secret, one that could shatter her carefully crafted image and jeopardize her career. In a city where conformity is key, being a queer woman is a battle she fights every day. Shelby Montgomery is a small-town nobody, striving to provide a better life for her young son. With dreams deferred and a husband who vanished when the going got tough, Shelby's life is a constant struggle.

Dr Simon Mráz is a respected specialist and lecturer at the Charles University in Prague. He is a serious man, responsible. His students call him "The Cruel Doctor Frost" not because he's unkind, but because of his unwavering, ice-cold composure. As a psychiatrist, he values sanity. And sanity can be found in work, restraint, and self-control. But not many know of that one time in the past when The Cruel Doctor Frost lost his cool.

Maxine Gardner is a rock-and-roll legend who hasn’t had a hit in years. She’s on a mission to get her old band back together for a once in a lifetime reunion tour that could save her floundering career. The problem? One band member is dead, and the other hates her guts. To get this tour off the ground, Max must put her fate in the hands of a younger woman who could easily steal the spotlight from her for good.

When golden girl pop star Bridget Callahan's broken engagement comes out, she heads back to her hometown for the first time in five years to write songs for her next album. And maybe while she's there, she'll finally be able to face the woman she left behind who she never let go. Bar owner Alex Marlow has spent the past five years mending her broken heart by pretending she doesn't have one. But Bridget's return disrupts her ordered life and brings all those chaotic, buried feelings back to the surface. Can they forgive each other and themselves for mistakes made when they were young?

The life of a giant bee is a simple one. The life of a giant bee when her queen turns the entire hive into human-like apis to fend off an attack? That’s a good deal more complicated. Getting down from a 50-foot giant rose without wings while surviving the attacks of malevolent wasps is just a start. Surviving long enough to figure out what to do with her new life proves to be something of a challenge, but at least that much is understandable. Of course, that’s when she gets sucked into the tangled web of an ambitious demon lord who’s threatening to plunge the world into a war.

All I've ever wanted was to protect the people I love. That's why I joined the military's Elite Specimen Containment Unit. When I learned they were experimenting on sentient monsters, however, everything changed. Now, I have a new mission: protect a scaly winged monster named Bud and escort him to somewhere he'll be safe from my superiors.

He's the last kraken—and he's living in exile. For centuries, Bjorn has punished himself for the loss of his people in the Great Shifter Wars. He barely lives, hiding away in his nature preserve and overseeing his watery territory. But an underwater encounter with a human scientist in his bay reawakens his magic. Bjorn is determined to ignore fate, except the quirky and curious scientist won't leave him alone. When Penelope shows up at his lighthouse, his Kraken takes matters into his own hands.

Bella Rose Braxton wasn't supposed to be a beta. After her sweet sixteen ends in disaster, Rosie thinks life can't get any worse. Returning to school after the party, she realizes how far a beta can fall. It doesn't take her long to see that playing by the rules never did her any favors, and she vows to take the first exit out of Knotty Pines. But circumstances get in the way, and more than ten years later, she's still in her hometown. Despite what happened in high school, she thought she had moved on and made a nice, quiet life for herself. Then, Dane freaking Daniels walks back into town.

Thirtysomething bandmates Nolan Metcalf and Ellis Bloom have been there for each other through thick and thin. So when a life-changing event sends Ellis to the safety of Nolan's apartment, he's grateful for the comfort his best friend provides. They've never done anything resembling cuddling and sleepovers before, but Ellis finds he needs it. Soul-deep conversations transform into a passion that shocks them. Since neither has ever entertained the idea of being with another man, they attribute their confusing feelings to their nightly routine.

The decade-long friendship between two rock goddesses is thrust into the spotlight after their mutual desire strikes a perfect—and very public—chord. For Glitter Bats keys player Jane Mercer, writing music helps tune out her self-doubt from a strict upbringing. Composing also distracts from...

They say it’s a bad idea to fall for your best friend. But since when do I say no to bad ideas? It’s not like I wanted to fall in love with Ben. But I didn’t really have a choice. Not only is he hot, he’s sweet, funny, and insanely talented. We’d both been struggling musicians for years, but even after Ben got signed by a major label, he still wanted to be friends with a nobody like me. Honestly, if he didn’t want me falling for him, he should have been less goddamn perfect. Well, except for the part where he’s straight. Did I forget to mention that?

Jodi Burkitt is alone again. Her ex took everything with her—the friends, the fun, and the daughter that Jodi had loved like her own. She's got plenty to distract her from the empty days and nights, especially her latest home renovation project. When Jodi discovers a hidden jewelry box in the walls of the home she's renovating, she turns to her ex's friend, librarian Michele Galveston, to help piece together the mystery inside the box.

Wolf shifter Aspen is exhausted and needs a break from the high-fashion, celebrity world of runway modeling. The visions he's experienced all his life are getting worse, making him feel even more peculiar and disconnected. And while he doesn't want to be a burden to anyone, when he's invited to stay with his adopted brother Wulf's small pack of misfits, Aspen relishes the idea of finding a place to belong.

Ben Rivers always was a showman. He won awards in 4-H and rodeo competitions from the time he could walk, and he’s happiest in the spotlight. So when he got the chance to be a star - in porn - he took it. He still loves Montana and everything about being a cowboy, but when news of his alternate identity leaks out, he figures he’s lost the town’s goodwill forever. Clyde’s Corner would never accept an openly gay cowboy, even a hometown boy born and bred.

Camila Sharpe is in shambles. She’s broke, her boyfriend—make that “ex-boyfriend”— is an abusive jerk, and she’s technically homeless. Thank God for her best friend, Melrose, a gorgeous nightclub singer with a heart as big as her voice. Melrose is letting Camila crash on her couch and is helping her pick up the pieces of her dumpster-fire life. They watch TV, share long conversations, and do an inexplicable amount of cuddling. Why the hell does getting back on her feet feel so damn much like falling in love?