Ergebnis für "Spin" in Literatur & Belletristik

In the Los Angeles suburbs, the Crawfords seem like the average American family. Leo is a rising star in advertising. His wife, Rose, is brilliant, restless, and pregnant with their second child. Their teenage daughter, Melinda, is already leaning toward rebellion. Then Rose vanishes during a family vacation. When she comes back, she’s not the same.

Welcome back to the Night Realm, where Queen Mortuana, Evil Mistress of the Night, rules with an iron fist and questionable judgment. When we last left our gloriously unhinged queen and her raven sidekick JoJo, the unlikely besties had fled to the woods for a simpler life. (Spoiler: it didn't last.) Now Mo's back on the throne, confronting her reign's greatest threat yet: turning 40 without an heir. No matriarch escapes the patriarchy.

Alain Whitstock II. hat eine besondere Schwäche für alte Gegenstände. Sobald er sie berührt, lösen sie eine so warme, wohltuende Schwere in ihm aus, dass er schier süchtig nach solchen Artefakten ist. Je älter sie sind, desto länger hält dieses Gefühl an. Bei einem Besuch in Japan findet er einen Schrein, zu dem ein schwarzes Messer zählt, Alain spürt schon von weitem, was für ein unglaubliches Alter diese Antiquität ausstrahlt. Wenn er dieses Messer zu seinem Eigen zählen könnte, würde es ihm jahrelang dieses wunderbare Gefühl bereiten. Welche Grenzen wird Alain überschreiten, um an das schwarze Messer zu gelangen?

The Empire’s ancient foes have come to destroy, bringing with them threats new and old. The Blood Clan pirates and the savage Hudar Horde cavalry are joined by the magic of the Vandil, long believed lost to the ages. Kullen and Natisse must fight to preserve the threads that hold Dimvein together. Only together can they and their allies both high and low keep the enemy from burning everything they’ve built to the ground. It’s a race to the end, blades slashing and fire raging.

In the aftermath of a NASA rocket launch gone terribly wrong, Captain Calli Chase comes face-to-face with her missing twin sister - as well as the startling truth of who they really are. Now, a top secret program put in motion years ago has spun out of control, and only Calli can redirect its course. Aided by cutting-edge technologies, the NASA investigator and scientist turned Space Force pilot sets out on a frantic search for the missing link between the sabotaged rocket launch and her predetermined destiny…a search that someone else seems very interested in stopping.

Will dark magic claim their home? Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s too kind-hearted to collect his debts. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their village. Her success creates rumours she can turn silver into...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Colum McCann’s beloved novel inspired by Philippe Petit’s daring high-wire stunt, which is also depicted in the film The Walk starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring up...

"A key to the audiobook’s success for fans is its all-star cast — a strong advantage here for audio over print. When a “Next Generation” cast member speaks in 'Fan Fiction,' from Patrick Stewart to Marina Sirtis, it’s that actor’s actual voice you’re hearing." -- The Providence...

Read by Bill Nighy. From the minds of Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and Terry Jones (Monty Python) comes Starship Titanic, the hilarious novelization of the third-best adventure game of 1999. Welcome on board the Starship Titanic. The Ship that Cannot Possibly Go Wrong. At...

Public Relations expert Emery Bates has exactly one problem she's willing to admit, and it's that she doesn't have a girlfriend to take as her date to a wedding. Not because she needs a girlfriend, but because she needs an easier way to come out to college friends she hasn't seen in five years. Her job is about controlling the narrative, and as she sees it, there's no reason why that can't extend to her personal life. When her ends up single a few weeks before the wedding, Emery realizes inviting Jordan along and faking romance for a week in Hawaii could be perfect for both of them.

A tailor in disguise. Three legendary dresses. The competition of a lifetime. 'An amazing creation!' Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and...

Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE EXETER NOVEL PRIZE Alone in the world, Elspeth Swansome has taken the position of nanny to a family on the remote Scottish island of Skelthsea. Her charge, Mary, is a strange child. Distracted and secretive, she hasn't uttered a word since the sudden...

Viterra, das Königreich unter einer Glaskuppel, lässt seine royalen Kinder seit Anbeginn der Zeiten im Verborgenen aufwachsen. Das gilt nicht nur für den Prinzen, der gerade eine aufwendige Prinzessinnenwahl durchlaufen musste, sondern auch für seine Schwester Evelina, deren Prinzenwahl noch bevorsteht. Nur leider ist Evelina alles andere als eine typische Prinzessin und kein Mädchen, das sich gerne versteckt hält. Und dennoch ist es ausgerechnet ein Maskenball, der ihr den Weg in die Freiheit zeigen wird.

Julia Dorning is a spinster, or at least on the road to becoming one. She has no social life, hates her career, and lives in her parent's basement with her cat, Charlie. With the arrival of Jared Moody, the new hire at work, Julia's mundane life is suddenly turned upside down. Her instant (and totally ridiculous) crush on the new guy causes Julia to finally make some long-overdue changes, in hopes to find a life that includes more than baking and hanging out with Charlie. But when the biggest and most unexpected change comes, will the new and improved Julia be able to overcome it?

Le premier livre de la série Campus Diaries, un spin-off des séries Off-Campus et Briar U, de Elle Kennedy. Gigi Graham a trois objectifs : se qualifier pour l'équipe nationale de hockey féminin, remporter l'or olympique et sortir de l'ombre de son célèbre père. Jusque-là, tout va bien...

"Royal Spin is a hugely entertaining and engaging read that grabbed me and didn’t let go. This workplace drama inside Buckingham Palace, with intrigue, gossip, and a soupçon of romance makes for a fun, page-turner of a book!” —Jasmine Guillory The much-anticipated novel from preeminent...

Le second tome de la série Campus Diaries est hilarant et torride, et se déroule dans le même univers que Off Campus et Briar U. « Je leur ai dit que j'avais une petite amie. Je me mets à rire. – Oh, il y a mieux, Dixon. Je leur ai dit que c'était toi. » Diana Dixon a beaucoup de choses...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's both eerie and thrilling at once, and had me under its spell until the end.' Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water Cure They are driving home from the search party when they see her. The trees are coarse and tall in the winter light, standing like men. Lauren...

Her love died on a battlefield. He carries a torch for a woman he’s never met. Can the tragic death of a soldier entwine the souls of two strangers?

Number one New York Times bestselling author Jocko Willink’s fast-paced thriller Final Spin is a story of love, brotherhood, suffering, happiness and sacrifice – a story about life. Johnny . . . Shouldn’t be in a dead-end job. Shouldn’t be in a dead-end bar. Shouldn’t be in a dead-end...