Ergebnis für "The Wager" in Belletristik

They call him the Duke of Ruin. To an undaunted wallflower, he's just the beast next door. Wealthy and ruthless, Gabriel Duke clawed his way from the lowliest slums to the pinnacle of high society—and now he wants to get even. Loyal and passionate, Lady Penelope Campion never met a lost or...

Brought to you by Penguin. HALLIE PIPER IS TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF. After crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it's time to become a full-on adult. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe. But when she logs into the dating app to look for new love...

Ein lebensveränderndes Abenteuer. Ein Hörbuch voller Optimismus, Weisheit und Mut. Eine desillusionierte Autorin träumt nicht nur davon, sondern folgt dieser Sehnsucht. Auf der Suche nach sich selbst landet sie auf einer wilden Insel in der türkisblauen Ägäis, wo die Zeit anderen Gesetzen folgt. Dort trifft sie auf die geheimnisvolle Hera, die ihr zeigt, was es heißt, wirklich frei und ganz bei sich zu sein.

In Dorothy Whipple's High Wages, a determined young woman makes her way in the world against the looming backdrop of World War I. High Wages is more than a tale of savvy entrepreneurship: Jane’s thoughts, feelings, adventures and disappointments in love and friendship are all laid bare. Jane...

It was an absolutely perfect day . . . until everything went absolutely perfectly wrong. Kent Anthony is a brilliant software engineer who is cashing in on a brilliant career. He's finally living the idyllic life, far from thoughts of theft and murder and other kinds of horrible criminal...

Set against the real history of Nashville’s Belle Meade Plantation and the original Fisk University Jubilee Singers ensemble, To Wager Her Heart is a stirring love story about seeking justice and restoring honor at a time in American history when both were tenuous and hard-won. With fates...

En 1740, le vaisseau de ligne de Sa Majesté le HMS Wager, deux cent cinquante officiers et hommes d'équipage à son bord, est envoyé au sein d'une escouade sous le commandement du commodore Anson en mission secrète pour piller les cargaisons d'un galion de l'Empire espagnol. Après avoir franchi le cap Horn, le Wager fait naufrage.

When Gren Moritz is elected head of the global government of Rivennia, he is ridiculed and isolated by others in power for his stance against the rise in genetic engineering. Following his inauguration, Gren is lured into the dark shadows of the Liffdom Lodges, a covert gambling syndicate that controls Rivennia. The Lodgers promise political backing, but it comes at a price – Gren must partake in a macabre wager. His fellow players are anxious analyst Samuel Rosendale and sharp-tongued supermodel Primula Zhang.

Als die ersten Flocken fallen, neigt sich das Jahr in der Freitagsbuchhandlung dem Ende zu – der vierte Roman der Freitagsbuchhandlung von Sawako Natori Der Jahreswechsel rückt immer näher, und der Winter bringt eine so ungewöhnliche Kälte mit sich, dass die vertrauten Abläufe ins Wanken...

After her brother's entanglement with an Irish gang threatens their family's safety, Alannah Darragh flees St. Louis and her troubled past, seeking refuge as a maid for the affluent Shanahan family. Alannah's resolve to avoid romance is tested by the undeniable attraction she feels for Kiernan Shanahan. Determined to maintain her position and the safety it provides, she vows to resist the pull of her heart despite the growing bond between them and their undeniable chemistry.

A massive blizzard has shut down nearly every East Coast airport, stranding travelers on the ground and in the air. When the control tower's radar suddenly goes dark, a mysterious caller known only as Number One announces that the countdown to terror has begun. Nineteen planes and their helpless passengers are now airborne hostages in the ruthless hands of a dangerous man on a deadly mission.

Leuchtend, ehrlich und schmerzhaft schön – eine große Geschichte über das Erwachsenwerden und die überwältigende Kraft der ersten Liebe Olive ist eine Meisterin darin, ihre Gefühle hinter fantastischen Geschichten und Kaltschnäuzigkeit zu verbergen. Vor allem, seit sie ein Geheimnis vor...

Fiction. "Fanny Howe's novel [based on a true story] has the clarity and concision and the narrative force of a fable.... And like all good fables, it's endlessly complicated, a deceptively simple story wrapped in racial, historical, and economic ironies.... It tells us that America's originating sin is the profit-making entanglement of race and slavery, whose tainted return, both economic and spiritual, is still being paid out today." (Russell Banks)

Ty Butler came from Eastern wealth—but killers destroyed everyone who shared his name. Seeking a safe haven in the open West, he's found a home among the outlaws, tinhorns, and fugitives who gather at the gaming table. His skill at reading faces and cards has kept Butler in the money—and it's kept him sharp and ready…for the assassins who're hunting him down.

New Orleans wird von Morden erschüttert. Kristi Bentz überlebt nur knapp... Der Thriller "Pray – Meine Rache findet euch" ist der 9. Teil von Lisa Jacksons knallharter Thriller-Reihe um die Detectives Rick Bentz und Reuben Montoya. Keine leichten Zeiten für Rick Bentz: Seine Tochter Kristi überlebt nur knapp eine brutale Attacke. Gleichzeitig sind dunkle Tage in New Orleans angebrochen. Wieder werden Prostituierte mit einem Rosenkranz erwürgt, neben den Leichen liegt ein 100-Dollar-Schein mit Brandlöchern anstelle der Augen von Benjamin Franklin.

What is it that drives a man from the light and into the dark? What force has the ability to take a man from sound of mind to muddled and confused in less than a year's time? Nick Hines wishes he knew because he has just completed the trip from husband and family man to convicted wife killer, child killer, and suspect in the investigation into the accidents that took his own two children's lives. In less time than it takes to wean a puppy, Nick has gone from sane to crazy, unable to distinguish fantasy from reality.

Für Jakob ist es ein Flug wie jeder andere. Für Ingrid der erste ihres Lebens. Die Mittfünfzigerin und der smarte Anwalt sitzen zufällig nebeneinander auf dem Weg von Berlin nach New York. Zwischen den ungleichen Sitznachbarn entspinnt sich ein Gespräch über Sehnsüchte, falsche Entscheidungen und über das ganz große Glück. So glaubt Ingrid, nach über drei Jahrzehnten endlich zur Liebe ihres Lebens zu fliegen. Jakob hingegen ahnt, dass er gerade seine junge Familie für die Karriere opfert.

Wealthy and ruthless, Gabriel Duke clawed his way from the lowliest slums to the pinnacle of high society - and now he wants to get even. Loyal and passionate, Lady Penelope Campion never met a lost or wounded creature she wouldn’t take into her home and her heart. When her imposing - and attractive - new neighbour demands she clear out the rescued animals, Penny sets him a challenge. She will part with her precious charges, if he can find them loving homes. 

Despite her every effort, Harriett Weston cannot forget the boy she once loved—or the day she banished him from her life forever. Trapped in a wager with her matchmaking sister, she can no longer avoid William forever. She is required to endure three meetings with him, the beginnings of a courtship that could easily undo the determination of her carefully guarded heart.

Ein spannendes Abenteuerhörspiel von Christopher Lukas nach dem Roman von Karl May - hier hört ihr die erste Folge des zweiten Winnetou-Teils: "Der weiße Häuptling".