Ergebnis für "The Star" in Großstadtleben

When romance novelist Kate Smith suddenly gets writer's block as she's beginning the final installment of her international bestselling erotic Bed 'n Breakfast series, she'll do pretty much anything to get her groove back. Like sneak into a Tire Depot waiting room because her words flow there just like complimentary coffee-smooth, sweet, and scorchingly hot.

Penny never had a structured life growing up, so she has lived her whole adulthood according to her life goals and plans. She makes decisions based on thought-out reasoning, and she never ventures out of her comfort zone. All of that changes when she meets Jeremy. Jeremy is rebellious and wild but makes her feel free. She begins to fall for him before finding out that he is a billionaire rockstar.

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...

Helen Bradley wusste, sie sollte sich ganz schnell von diesem höllisch heißen und eiskalten Mann verabschieden. Etwas schwierig, wenn man bedachte, dass John Baker ihr neuer Chef war und sie sich eine Kündigung nicht leisten konnte. Erst recht nachdem sie wusste, dass er für eine Nacht mit ihr alles geben würde. Getrieben von Verlangen und Leidenschaft sehen sie sich wieder. Gesteinigt von den bösen Geistern der Vergangenheit. Gefangen in der Dunkelheit der Verzweiflung. Am Abgrund der Sehnsucht ... ... steht dort trotzdem ein verlockendes, aber höchst sündhaftes Angebot.

Er hätte mich nie wollen dürfen. Ich hätte ihm nie verfallen dürfen. Leonardo Romano ist Strafverteidiger – kontrolliert, dominant und es gewohnt, zu gewinnen … egal in welchem Bereich. Bis er mich erwischt. Ein Fehler bringt mich in seine Welt. Ein Deal macht mich zur Nanny seiner Tochter.

November 1989. The Berlin Wall has just fallen when the East German couple Inge and Walter, following a secret dream they've harbored all their lives, set out for life in the West. Carl, their son, refuses to keep watch over the family home and instead heads to Berlin, where he lives in his father's car until he is taken in by a group of squatters. Led by a shepherd and his goat, the pack of squatters sets up the first alternative bar in East Berlin and are involved in guerrilla occupations. 

Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly “friendly” boss, and yes, she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s (mostly) holding it all together. But when a mysterious SUV pulls up beside her, revealing Chinese cinema's golden couple Wei Fangli and Sam Yao, Gracie’s world is turned on its head. The famous actress has a proposition: Due to their uncanny resemblance, Fangli wants Gracie to be her stand-in.

Endlich aus dem Gefängnis entlassen, hat Ian nur ein Ziel: Sein Leben wieder in den Griff zu bekommen und sich dabei von nichts und niemandem ablenken zu lassen. Doch die Rechnung hat er ohne die Tochter seines neuen Chefs gemacht. Auch wenn er weiß, dass Madison tabu für ihn ist, schafft er es nicht, die Finger von ihr zu lassen. Ganz zum Ärger der Einwohner des Örtchens, in dem er bei seinen Großeltern lebt, denn die wollen ihn nicht in ihrer Stadt haben und schon gar nicht an der Seite der unschuldigen Madison sehen.

NOW A LILLY'S LIBRARY PICK! ""The most heartfelt read...a surprising delight of a novel.""--Shondaland An unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge an unlikely friendship between two very different people in a London suburb...

Would you take a second chance at love if an app matches you up? '[Changle is known for her] relatable characters and inspiring message ... [her books make for] a popular read for those seeking guidance and inspiration on their own life journeys.' -The Economic Times 'Stuti Changle wants to...

Qamar has always been the baby of the family, the one everyone looks out for, but that hasn't made his life any easier. With dreams of becoming a professional soccer player, he's a college student struggling with imposter syndrome and the weight of his family's expectations. If it were up to him, he'd skip college altogether and dive straight into the pros, but the pressure to succeed academically and athletically is relentless. He's made some questionable decisions along the way, but his family still holds him to higher standards, never letting him forget the oath of To The Moon.

Star Kyrell. Innocent. Pretty. Daughter of a kingpin. The kryptonite to Eddie Kane, an undercover operative for the FBI and Star’s personal bodyguard. Not only is Star plagued with the reputation of being the drug lord's princess, but she is also the ward to some pretty menacing and not so kind employees of her father.

‘[I] absolutely loved this fictional take on some of the most legendary women of Hollywoods Golden Age! Perfect for books clubs.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley Reviewer For fans of Fiona Davis, Kathleen Tessaro and Taylor Jenkins Reid in the most enlightening and exciting bookclub read of the...

In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in "Donoghue's best novel since Room" (Kirkus Reviews). In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city...

She always fought for the underdog and never harmed an innocent, but her power couldn't be hidden in a small town. Unable to make herself heard, and tired of the abuse at home, Starla Kirby fled to the city. In her defiant desire to be heard, she turned from the light that would not help her, and called upon the powers of darkness, awakening something terrible in the process.

Una historia de amor, música y perdición, que nos muestra el lado más descarnado de la industria discográfica. Samanta Montoya ha soñado desde niña con ser artista. Por eso, lo dejó todo: familia, novio, trabajo, incluso su ciudad natal, para mudarse a Madrid a cumplir su meta. En la capital, la suerte le sonríe durante un fugaz estrellato, antes de que todo se derrumbe y Samanta caiga en una espiral de drogas y sexo.

Brought to you by Penguin. A BBC, Financial Times and Cosmopolitan What to Read in 2024 pick Set in a New York apartment building, Fourteen Days is an irresistibly propulsive novel with an unusual twist: each character in this diverse, eccentric cast of neighbours has been secretly written by a...

Avoir de grands rêves a un prix... Pourquoi dans la nuit du 16 septembre 1932, Peg Entwistle, jeune actrice talentueuse au destin prometteur, aimée de tous et filant le parfait amour avec la nouvelle coqueluche des studios, se jette-t-elle du haut de la lettre « H » du mythique panneau «...

What happens when a desperate plea for help reunites old flames under the shadow of a murder accusation? Unexpectedly... a chance to rekindle a love that never truly died. 

A story about an inner city youth fighting day to day for survival in the ghetto streets. Mentally scarred. Raised in his hood to be a General. Since his birth he was taught to be willing to give his life to his neighborhood. To put his life on the line. Rather it be jail by death row, life sentence, or death to the streets. Always willing to risk it all no matter the odds. Built to show no mercy, love, or compassion to the laws of society or any entity outside of his community.