Ergebnis für "The Wreck" in Literatur & Belletristik

Life can be cruel. People can be ruthless and evil. The world can be cold and uninviting. No one knows these things better than Josephine Geroux. By her own definition, she is a twenty-five-year-old "nobody with nothing," and she is content to stay that way. Growing up an orphan has made her tough and indifferent to the people around her, until she meets a strangely familiar man with a face that haunts her for reasons she can't understand.

Leaving behind a life of luxury in order to break free from my father was a decision I had no hesitation in making. The downside? I hadn’t realized what leaving behind my trust fund would actually mean for me. The term struggling college student was an understatement when I looked at how my life was currently playing out, which was me standing in the middle of the library, unable to pay for an overdue library book.

Prison gave me a new outlook on life. After my release, I moved to a tiny West Virginia town, joined the Rawkfist motorcycle club, and met the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. Now, I have a shot at making Poppy mine. Will I screw things up? Oh, no doubt, but Poppy and I click in all the right ways.

Existence is suffering; the cause of suffering is desire. As for Francine, she knows. Having fallen through the underbelly of the American dream, she returns home to regroup and rebuild. But the search for herself leaves her vulnerable on every front. Desire overpowers, and overwhelmed, she drops her guard for the love of what is forbidden.

When she stepped into the train for the first time, she thought she was just heading home. She didn't know she was being brought to the heights or erotic heaven. Moving to a different city can be tough. But nothing could have prepared her for her first train ride. She ends up in a crowded cabin filled only with men. The familiar face of a high school classmate she crushed on long ago, Vincent, is a sight of comfort, but not for long...