Ergebnis für "The Star" in Literatur & Belletristik

Er ist mein Bodyguard. Gefühle sind verboten. Seitdem ich Zeuge eines schweren Verbrechens wurde, sind wir auf der Flucht. Die Nächte sind kalt, die Gefahr ist allgegenwärtig, und das Wissen, dass ein skrupelloses Kartell hinter mir her ist, raubt mir den Atem. Blake Harper ist alles, was ich nicht bin: stark, kontrolliert, unerreichbar. Aber in Blakes Armen fühle ich mich sicher. Was passiert, wenn der Mann, der mein Leben retten soll, auch derjenige ist, der mein Herz für immer zerstören kann?

""This novel will bend and twist your notion of what love is, while leaving you utterly bewitched."" — KIRKUS REVIEWS (Starred Review) ""Vivid and impressive...Fans of Addie LaRue will be enthralled."" — PUBLISHER'S WEEKY (Starred Review) An inventive and romantic speculative novel about two...

""Bellefleur has a droll, distinct voice, and her one-liners zing off the page, striking both the heart and funny bone... There's a sparkling quality here, one that mirrors the starry title. Bellefleur writes as if she's captured fairy lights in a mason jar, twinkly and lovely within something...

Kyran Loyal is the last heir to the lost throne of a forgotten planet, the figurehead of a nomadic people fleeing the galactic tyranny of a brutal regime. Davia Sifane is the unrecognized daughter of an imperial despot. When happenstance pits them against each other in battle, neither expects the outcome: they are the only two people to survive. Marooned on a barren moon, their only hope of survival is to rely on each other, but what they learn will either kill them or change the galaxy forever.

"Cindy Kay masterfully narrates this unique audiobook, which combines a variety of genres to tell a moving story of self-acceptance and finding safety even in the bleakest of times." - AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award review Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka...

Als dem knallharten Navy Sergeant Vincent Paine in einem Auslandseinsatz das Augenlicht genommen wird, ahnt er nicht, dass die Stunde der größten Dunkelheit ihm eine große Chance geben könnte. Wieder in der Heimat angekommen, muss Vincent lernen, sich in einem Leben zurechtzufinden, das er so nicht führen möchte. Blind. Einsam. Dienstuntauglich. Das dabei ausgerechnet der Mann an seiner Seite ist, den er immer nur mit "Sir" ansprechen durfte, ist für ihn nichts als Hohn und Spott. Schließlich war es der Befehl des Captains, der ihn in den Hinterhalt lockte.

Bei einer Routinekontrolle ändert sich das Leben des knallharten Officers Maxwell Sharp schlagartig, als er von einem Auto erfasst und bewegungsunfähig zurückgelassen wird. Ohne Gefühl in seinen Beinen versucht Max, sich in ein Leben zurückzukämpfen, das scheinbar nichts als Hürden für ihn bereithält. Zu dauerhafter Schreibtischarbeit verdonnert, gezwungen seine Wohnung zu verlassen ... als wäre das Leben als schwuler Polizist nicht schon herausfordernd genug gewesen. Und dann taucht auch noch der Mann in der Dienststelle auf, der für all sein Leid verantwortlich ist:. Peter Dawson.

The National Book Award winning author returns to his original fictional territory--the lives of the dispossessed in San Francisco--with a parable about the limitations of desire and life at the margins of society In such earlier works of fiction as The Rainbow Stories and The Royal Family...

Falling stars are supposed to be a lucky sign, but not for Austen. Her new job as a secretary in an international games company isn't off to a good start. Her first assignment - decorating the Christmas tree in the lobby - results in a trip to the ER after Dee, the company's second-in-command, gets hit by the star-shaped tree topper. Dee blames her instant attraction to Austen on her head wound, not the magic of the falling star. She's determined not to act on it, especially since Austen has no idea that Dee is practically her boss.

Lukas and Gideon are fully aware the streets are not kind to two omegas in love, but they have faith this won't be their life forever. One day, they'll find an alpha to love them both. Beaumont can't escape his memories of war, but can he find a new mission in guarding these two angels from the dangerous of the world? And together, can they find love and healing?

One wouldn't think that getting magically whisked away to a new world would make someone suddenly feel at home, but that's exactly what being transported to Makera has done for Phoenix Fraser. Gone are the ailments that kept her bedridden, the body that didn't fit her soul, and the endless loneliness. Reborn are her strength, passion, and hopes of building the community she never knew she needed. But while the burdens of Phoenix's old life have been lifted, that doesn't mean her new existence is without its struggles.

Nearly a year ago, blinded by grief and betrayal, Sam of Wilds made a desperate decision to follow the Great White into the Dark Woods. Now, he emerges to a world changed. The City of Lockes is a prison. The King has been locked away in the dungeons. The Kingdom of Verania has fallen, and the Dark wizard Myrin sits on the throne. But soon after his return, Sam learns of a resistance fighting in his name, led by a courageous knight, a defiant prince, a pissed-off unicorn, and a half-giant who wants to smash everything in sight.

For as long as she can remember, Phoenix Fraser has been stuck. Stuck in the wrong body, losing both friends and family, and no future to plan for. So when a mysterious entity known as the Night Witch appears in her room, offering her a new start in a strange land, she can't believe the opportunity to fulfill her ever-elusive potential.

Elfreda Raughn will avoid pregnancy if it kills her, and one way or another, it will kill her. Though she's able to stomach the gruesome day-to-day duties, the reality of preserving the Order's magical bloodline horrifies her, but the Sisters of Aytrium have sworn to pay a price for the safety of their nation. Elfreda wants out, whatever the cost. So when a shadowy cabal approaches her with an offer of escape, she leaps at the opportunity. As their spy, she gains access to the highest reaches of the Order....

Six months ago, Ty Sutherland dropped out of an online sex chat group. It was anonymous. No one knew their real identity. And it was a space where they could finally be themselves. Unfortunately, it was also a space where they fell in love with a woman whose name they promised to forget. Leslie Brandt would like to forget the online sex chat group she joined on a whim. In real life, she's a successful realtor with a professional image to maintain. She'd never want anyone to know the kinky things she's fantasized about—even if maybe she wishes some of those things could actually happen.

After her girlfriend leaves her for a man, broken-hearted novelist Charlie Cross moves from New York to Los Angeles to work on a TV show based on her books. Charlie vows to never date any woman who isn’t a hundred percent certain of being a lesbian. But when she is seduced by gorgeous bisexual cooking show host Ava Castaneda, whom she’s had a celebrity crush on for ages, Charlie is forced to review her belief in percentages because true love could very well be on the line.

At 18, Brian, like so many other promising young gay men, arrived in New York City without much more than a love for the freedom and release from his past that it promised. But within six short years, AIDS would claim his lover, his friends, and his future. With nothing left in New York but memories of death, Brian decides to write his mother a letter asking to come back to the place, and family, he was once so desperate to escape.

David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas meets Octavia Butler’s Earthseed series, as acclaimed author Monica Byrne (The Girl in the Road) crafts an unforgettable piece of speculative fiction about where humanity came from, where we are now, and where we’re going—and how, in every age, the same...

Als sein Vermieter ihn kurz vor Weihnachten vor die Tür setzt, hat Nate den Tiefpunkt seines Lebens erreicht - denkt er zumindest. Bis er am Weihnachtsmorgen seinen alten Schulfreund Xavier wiedertrifft. Ihre Leben hätten nicht unterschiedlicher verlaufen können. Doch neben der Scham über seine eigenen Misserfolge, fühlt Nate sofort eine Verbindung zu Xavier. Eine Verbindung, die sicher nicht so rosig ist, wie er sie sich ausmalt. Die Entwicklung innovativer Apps brachte Xavier beruflichen Erfolg, Berühmtheit und einen Haufen Geld.

When a series of disasters lands her living on her cousin's couch—and back in the small island town she never thought she'd see again—Neavh is forced to confront the truth: leaving Clover behind was the biggest mistake of her life, and she'd give every star in the sky for another chance.