Ergebnis für "The Influence" in Belletristik

A social media influencer's empire is burned to the ground—literally. The top suspects? The five daughters who made her famous. “A witty and razor-sharp whodunit that will leave you both satisfied and challenged . . . A gorgeous, gloriously scathing story.”—Ashley Herring Blake, author...

Queenie is the aging matriarch of the Faraday family, and even death can’t break her hold over her 11-year-old granddaughter, Rowan. She’s buried with a locket that contains a lock of Rowan’s hair, and soon afterwards, Rowan is befriended by a mysterious, uncannily intelligent girl of her own age. Only her aunt Hermione suspects how sinister this is, but will retrieving the locket save her niece? By the time anyone sees what effect the ghostly influence on Rowan is having, it may be too late for her.

Navy SEAL turned covert operative Scot Harvath is called to action once again in this pulse-pounding political thriller from #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor. Buried within the black ops budgets of the Department of Defense, a new spy agency has been...

Mark is in his garden, grieving and depressed over the unexplained death of his son and without knowing it, is almost coaxed by a demon into committing suicide. But, at the last moment, Sotare, an angel, rescues him and is later permitted to appear to Mark in the Garden. The two dialogue about God, life, death, good, evil, the spiritual realm, and the nature of truth. However, all is not well. The demons are watching and powerful evil forces are sent to kill and destroy those who are close to Mark and those who are praying for him.

Shae Halston lives a life of luxury—at least that's what her followers think. After a devastating affair ends her marriage, the internet influencer and It Girl must confront her new normal without losing her grip on reality—or any of her devoted followers. In an act of furious desperation, Shae befriends her husband's new lover, but the closer she gets to their new life, the more her mental health unravels. Soon, manic delusions replace her sanity and before long, compulsive thoughts of revenge obsess her until the lines between her online persona and reality blur.

Market Garden (the most popular social media platform) has been dealing with a rise of bullying from a group of trolls led by a user who ominously calls himself Angel_of_Death. Determined to bring hope into that universe, Sasha creates an online secret identity named Little_Flower and challenges the troll legion. The battle soon begins between the troll armies and the Flower Power Team. In the end, who will be the real Influencer?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “For anyone who has felt fate intervening on their TikTok feed” (USA Today) comes a “gothic horror story wrapped up in a mystery [with] much to say about Hollywood, social media, and the creator economy” (Los Angeles Times) “Here you’ll find that gothic horror...

Lucifer thought himself better. For eons he hovered over the throne, illuminating the light of his Father and the Son. His hatred for the Son deluded him; his pride pushed his fantasies. The beautiful angel beguiled a third of the hosts in an attempt to oust Yahweh, the Son of God. A rebellion on a biblical scale, Lucifer began a quest to subvert the unique creation God made. Perfecting his craftiness the angel aspired; corrupt the Son, take his seat and rule creation. From Eden to Armageddon, the Millennium to Final Judgment, Lucifer known as Satan infiltrated humanity.

In rural Ohio, the last connections lonesome Felicity Lavigne has to her late mom are the blueberry farm she inherited and her mom’s old phone number—which Felicity still calls every day. Until she gets a call back. It’s the number’s new owner, Alex Norse, a surly, homeless teenager who has aged out of the foster care system with no one to turn to except the stranger who’s been leaving rambling voicemails for a dead woman. Felicity takes Alex in on one condition: She has to help scare off some kids vandalizing the fields.

After narrowly escaping a life sentence under the guise of a new persona, Shae Halston thinks she's turned over a new leaf. But all is not as it seems. When she begins to impersonate a couples therapist and starts taking on new patients, Shae thinks she's stumbled into just the kind of role she was born to play. Until a surprise in the form of a new client lands on her doorstep.

After fifteen years of marriage, Adrian and Steph Wall’s relationship is in crisis. But their troubles multiply when their teenage daughter falls under the spell of Scarlett, a charismatic teen with a knack for shoplifting, joyriding—and secretly triggering tragic “accidents.” Steph worries from the start about Scarlett’s negative influence on their daughter. But when Adrian discovers the girl’s connection to a powerful figure who could make or break his career, he’s torn between ambition and protecting his family from Scarlett’s growing menace.

The New York Times bestselling author of Labor Day and After Her returns with a poignant story about the true meaning—and the true price—of friendship. Drinking cost Helen her marriage and custody of her seven-year-old son, Ollie. Once an aspiring art photographer, she now makes ends meet...

Dalton, I loved you once. A love I thought irrevocable. A love I mistakenly believed could transcend both time and circumstance. Under the influence of my dimwitted, naïve, traitorous heart, I became intoxicated with what I now know was simply a figment of my self-indulgent imagination. So drunk on the feeling, I couldn't see what was right in front of my face. So foolishly enamored, I blindly followed my heart into the depths of an emotion that would ravage me.

A larger-than-life father with underworld ties. An obedient son. Law school may test the limits of his loyalty....Delton Lowe never wanted to step foot inside a courtroom, much less try a case. But none of that mattered after his kingpin father decided the family business needed a new attorney. And unlike Delton, Larry Lowe always gets what he wants....Delton’s courses and callous professors are nearly too much for him to bear. But with a scheming, pill-popping fellow student and a gorgeous publicist by his side, Delton wonders if he could find a way to love being a lawyer.

Undue Influence is the 19th novel by Anita Brookner, the Booker Prize-winning author of Hotel du Lac. Enigmatic Claire is 30 and lives alone. When she meets Martin Gibson, a faded scholar, she becomes inordinately interested. She is even more interested when she meets his wife, a far more spectacular personality. But the unexpected news of this woman's death releases emotions that were not entirely foreseen.

When Lily Sinclair disappears into the glittering world of Horizon House, her mother, Karen, knows something’s wrong. The influencers say she’s thriving. The videos say she’s free. But the silence says otherwise. After months of being ignored, gaslit, and shut out, Karen does what any desperate mother would do: she goes to war. Against the system. Against Horizon House. Against the man at the center of it all—charismatic founder Hugo Ames.

Gwen Fisher is suffering from postpartum stress. Angeni Luna is thriving in her social media enterprise. Sasha Robinson is grieving over the loss of her sister. All three are looking for something they can’t quite name: connection, validation, closure…any sign that they’re doing something right. They just might find it on Bainbridge Island. There, Angeni runs her “momfluencer” commune with its focus on staying present through all the noise. She has plenty of her own that she’s learned to quiet down over the years. Now she’s offering that same peace to anyone in search of it.

Can she write her own love story?📚❤️ Jess is an Instafamous book blogger whose career is going from strength to strength, but she secretly harbours dreams of becoming a full-time novelist Once a literary darling , former bestselling author Alex hasn’t written a hit in years. With his...

Anne is barely keeping it together. A frazzled ghostwriter and aspiring novelist, she juggles nine-year-old twins and a listless marriage from an overcrowded Manhattan apartment, spreading herself thinner each day. Just as Anne is about to give up on her dreams, she lands her biggest client yet: Melody Wells. Melody paints a picture of serenity and empowerment in the lavender haze of her visualization workshops—however, the one thing she can’t manifest are the pages her publisher is demanding for her new motivational book. Enter Anne.

Most people wouldn’t buy an infamous murder house to renovate for fun . . . but Sarah Slade is not most people. “This debut novel deftly explores our shadows—the dark parts of ourselves we don’t want others to see. I couldn’t stop reading.”—Julia Bartz, New York Times...