Ergebnis für "The Republic" in Literatur & Belletristik

Nach dem College will Jason Ward nur eins: Texas hinter sich lassen und in New York neu anfangen. Doch der Autounfall seines Bruders, den Jason hätte verhindern können, lässt seine Träume platzen. Geplagt von Schuldgefühlen, vertritt Jason seinen Bruder in dessen Wäscherei, als eines Tages der traurig wirkende Landon Reed einen Aushilfsjob in dem maroden Familienbetrieb annimmt. Schnell fühlt Jason sich zu dem ebenso attraktiven wie verschlossenen Landon hingezogen. Doch obwohl Landon diese Gefühle teilt, setzt er alles daran, Jason auf Abstand zu halten.

Der schüchterne Kyle geht Veränderungen aus dem Weg. Um sich vor Enttäuschungen zu schützen, hat er hohe Mauern um sich herum aufgebaut. Als jedoch eines Tages der freiheitsliebende Menschenrechtsaktivist Brandon vor seinem Büro auftaucht, um gegen Kyles Arbeitgeber zu protestieren, ändert sich alles. Kyle verliebt sich Hals über Kopf in den aufrührerischen, attraktiven Surfer, und ehe er es sich versieht, kämpft er an Brandons Seite.

Nils lebt ein Leben auf der Überholspur. Seinen Kollegen zeigt er, wie man Karriere macht, und seine Bedürfnisse befriedigt er in den Berliner Gay-Clubs. Gefühle? Wer braucht die schon! Doch ausgerechnet kurz vor dem Urlaub steht sein Leben plötzlich Kopf und zwingt ihn zu einem Aufenthalt in den Bergen. Doch dann trifft er den sturen, aber überaus attraktiven Johannes, der abgeschieden in einer Almhütte lebt. Schnell kommen sich die zwei unterschiedlichen Männer näher, und das Glück scheint perfekt. Aber die beiden ahnen nicht, dass die Dorf-Idylle trügt...

Marry me for one year. Payment: $1.2 million. Hayden Somerset is convinced the ad is a joke, but he responds anyway because, hello, $1.2 million. He’s broke, living in a tiny apartment with two roommates, and exhausted from praying his ancient car survives just one more week. His skyrocketing rent and crushing student loans aren’t helping either. At this point, there isn’t much Hayden wouldn’t do for that kind of cash.

It is clear that the author is madly in love, not only with her partner for whom she writes both idiosyncratic and sultry poems, but in love with language, in love with queerness, in love with the therapeutic process of bankrupting the politics of shame. These poems tackle gun violence, toxic masculinity, LGBTQ* struggles, suicidality, and the oppression of women’s bodies, while maintaining a vivid wildness that the tongue aches to speak aloud.

A 40-something single dad, a 20-something hockey star, and a whole lot of baggage. No, this couldn’t possibly blow up in their faces. Officer Geoff Logan has his plate full. His cop’s salary and Marine retirement aren’t enough to make ends meet. He’s got war wounds and demons that are in it for the long haul. His teenagers are, well, teenagers, plus they’re pissed that he left the boyfriend they loved. Can’t a guy catch a break?

A story told from two perspectives: Erik is a religious boy who begins to question his sexuality and beliefs after he is propositioned by a male classmate. Nicholas is an attractive, though somewhat self-absorbed, young man whose life is uprooted when his mother announces her bitter divorce from his father. When the two boys meet, things become increasingly complicated as they strike up a friendship, which quickly develops into something neither party can be certain of.

Three hundred ago, Rand's most powerful talisman, a medallion called the "Circle of Sheda", was taken through the portal into Earth and lost. When Dr. Savannah Cole is on an archeology dig in Algeria, she takes shelter from a violent sandstorm and discovers the mysterious artifact under a Berber ruin. She soon learns unknown forces are at play, powerful secret forces beyond her control.

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.

The past never stays buried forever. John Faimu is an Australian-Samoan police officer who deals with hurt kids every day. He loves what he does, but he’s tired of the grind of shift work, and of trying to find a balance between his job, his family, and the young man who straddles the increasingly blurry line between both. Caleb Fletcher was the teenager John saved from a cult eight long years ago, and he’s now the young man John wants in ways that neither of them should risk.

Described as "the first blogger", Mary MacLane lived a tortured life, ahead of her time. Her beloved father died when she was a young child, and at the age of eight, her stepfather moved the family from its home in Winnipeg, Canada, to Montana in the United States, where young Mary had a hard time making friends. Her sensational autobiographical style of writing was considered scandalous, as she told of her bohemian lifestyle, feminist politics, and open bisexuality.

All Dane Gale ever wanted was to be a successful writer. After a few sessions with his new friends Rose and Sherry at a romance book club, well, the more romances they read, the more they're convinced they can do better. And do they ever! They join their creative forces to become Pamela Clarice, self-published romance novelist. When they look for a cover model for their first book, Dane sees the photos that will change his life.

When Roger and Brian lock eyes on the first day of school, a friendship is born. Both men are hungry for connection - Brian needs the acceptance, encouragement, and support he never had growing up, and when he finds out his new best friend is gay, it brings his own sexual identity into question. Roger needs a big brother, a best friend, but that will never be enough, especially not when he's this close to big, strong, handsome Brian.

When light turns to darkness, good turns evil, Shalmar turns to her partner - a mistake she might not live to regret.... The Queen’s evil sister escaped from her prison...or someone set her free. Shalmar must search for the truth - there’s a traitor in their ranks. Dark magic is not to be trifled with, and with the Queen’s sister on the verge of bringing war to her homeland, Shalmar must make hard decisions.

After retrieving the magical Tarlaeth and ensuring those who seek to use it remain in exile, the fierce warrior Shalmar returns to a celebration of victory. But her celebration is short-lived. Shalmar can feel another evil approaching, one darker and more powerful than she’s ever seen before. When a lone rider visits her in her dreams, haunting her with questions from her murky past, Shalmar soon finds herself on a quest to recover something that was lost in her childhood.

Shalmar is an Amazon warrior, feared and renowned among the people of her home country Gilsk. But when a prized statuette from a neighbouring country mysteriously disappears, tensions between the two kingdoms flare and their war reaches an all-time high. In an attempt to stop the bloodshed, Shalmar recruits the newly trained Jacqueline to help her retrieve the sacred statuette. As they embark on their search, the connection between them soon becomes undeniable. But the missing statuette holds a frightening and evil power.

This audiobook is the sequel for Behind The Smile, Joshua's first audiobook. After the completion of Behind The Smile and talking with people he realized that it was time to continue telling his journey throughout life. Buy the audiobook Broken ? today.

IRL is a sweaty summertime poem composed like a long text message, rooted in the epic tradition of A.R. Ammons, ancient Kumeyaay Bird Songs, and Beyoncé’s visual albums. It follows Teebs, a reservation-born, queer NDN weirdo, trying to figure out his impulses/desires/history in the midst of Brooklyn rooftops, privacy in the age of the Internet, street harassment, suicide, boys boys boys, literature, colonialism, religion, leaving one's 20s, and a love/hate relationship with English.

Bound to the Wings of a Butterfly is a collection of poetry, written as an act of writing therapy. It is about healing, recovery, and self-acceptance. About the journey of discovery that comes with true internal healing, and about transforming our lives, towards positivity, beauty, and love. It introduces the process of writing poetry to heal. Breaking down the barriers to artistic expression, empowering the listener to pick up a pen, look inside, and let the words flow. Encouraging them to brave the darkness and to discover the light.

Genocide. Jellyfish smack. Unrequited love. This is a tale of thirteen mermaid sisters, the last of their kind.