Ergebnis für "Volume 1" in Coming of Age

Read by actor Alex Jennings, Patrick Melrose Volume 1 contains the first three novels in Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical series, filmed for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic addict, Patrick. Moving from Provence to New York to Gloucestershire, from the...

From summer vacations soaked in blood to cursed castles buried deep in Europe, Allen DeShawn’s life has been anything but ordinary. This pulse-pounding omnibus collects all five terrifying, action-packed books in the I Kill Cursed Creatures series—a coming-of-age saga drenched in horror, heartbreak, and tooth-and-claw survival.

Read by actor Alex Jennings, Patrick Melrose Volume 1 contains the first three novels in Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical series, filmed for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic addict, Patrick. Moving from Provence to New York to Gloucestershire, from the...

The potato plants are turning black. Allie McCreary is scared, but she thinks of Ireland as magical and can't imagine living anywhere else. Sadly, the potatoes are just the beginning. Widespread starvation was followed by social upheaval. When the McCreary's landowners, the Farradays, find their property and possessions stripped away, both families fight to survive. With the help of Mr. Farraday, Allie's mother gathers enough money to send her to America. This should be a journey for a better life, but it is a journey she may not survive.

This first loosely autobiographical book in the Mug Trilogy tells the story of Jersey-born Mug, a troubled girl from a recently broken home. It covers her experiences as a sixteen-year-old girl at the Isle of Wight Music Festival in 1970, the same year that she follows a guru. It describes her tumultuous years as an art student in Coventry, where vegetarian Mug finds herself living next door to an abattoir and railway shunting yard with David, a fellow art student. Dramatic events follow on from the evening they meet at a student party when Mug attempts to save David from attempting a very public drunken suicide attempt.

It's a hot June morning in a small Midwestern town when fifteen-year-old Shawn Spencer arrives at the church for his best friend Tanner's funeral. Though his drowning was officially ruled an accident, Tanner's sister Jenny swears she saw something rise up from the Carthage Lake to pull the struggling teenager beneath the surface.

She's locked up tight. But he might be the key. Logan Reed is tall, tatted and tempting. Kit's a woman with a mean right hook and a secret. Kit wants a tattoo, but Logan sees more than she intended in the drawing she shows him. He sees her in ways no one ever has. Logan's not disabled; but he hasn't spoken in eight years. He hasn't needed to. Until he meets Kit.

A fast paced love story! Four years ago Kate Parker was Katy Warren, wife to Hollywood's newest star, Liam Warren. She thought everything would stay the same even when they were moved into an L.A mansion, but she was wrong, Liam changed. One night after a particularly crazy party, she threatens to leave if things don't change, but Liam doesn't believe her until she's gone. Katy leaves Liam and Hollywood behind but doesn't ever officially end their marriage.

Adel and Kamil, two young good-looking Turkish men try to immigrate to North America. Adel's ruthless grand-uncle arranges him to marry Yonka (his spoiled obnoxious cousin) in exchange for his immigration status in Canada. The problem is Yonka and Adel hate each other. The drama heats up even more when Adel has an affair with Nora, his beautiful English teacher which ruins Yonka's plans. And to add to this, his best friend Kamil has a big secret of his own. How did his life turn into a Turkish soap opera?

Daron Marks is a young guitar player with a dream: to make it big like the guys he grew up idolizing in New Jersey - or at least escape his dysfunctional family. He makes it as far as music school in Rhode Island and the rock clubs of Boston beckon him. But it's hard to succeed from the closet.

Unclassified, the Book is a coming of age story about a group of friends in their early 20s. The story is based off the popular YouTube series, Unclassified the Series. It’s told from the point of view of the main character, Angel. This story follows her as she is preparing to graduate college. In the midst of her life changing she falls for a popular female athlete, Logan. Logan has a reputation for being a womanizer but is drawn to Angel. Will she be able to resist temptation enough to prove to Angel that she’s able to be the faithful and loving partner Angel deserves?

Contains books one and two of the Richard Jackson Saga, a coming-of-age adventure series: The Beginning, book 1, and The School Days, book 2. Follow our young hero as he goes through life in the late 1950s, adventure after adventure, large and small. Starting in the summer before his freshman year, the story follows him through his high school life. He finds fame and fortune as an inventor, and wealth in Hollywood as he searches for a girlfriend (...wealth and fame prove far easier to obtain than girls).

Nicolas is prophesied to become one of the greatest of all Dragon Nightfalls - but only if he can kill the recently awakened overlord dragon, Arnyek Tolvaj. Known as the Shadow Thief, Arnyek Tolvaj is the doom of Telluric Grand and a looming threat to Relic, the City with Seven Gates. Joined by three new friends, Nicolas sets out on a dangerous journey, determined to accomplish the impossible. When he finally comes face-to-face with the Shadow Thief, Nicolas truly understands the private agony of what it means to be a savior.

Jacqueline Rhodes skips school one overcast day in December and heads over to her favorite milkshake shop. There, she meets a man who introduces himself as Adrian Steiner. Jacqueline thinks she's met the man of her dreams, but in reality, she's met the vampire of her nightmares.

Nate Ryder has made it his mission to make my life a living hell and now my parents expect me to go and live with the guy for the foreseeable future. I'd rather gouge out my eyes with a toothpick than live with him and his little brother, Jesse. Nate Ryder is a bad boy through and through. He's the devil and he knows it. Now that devil is my roommate. This is going to be one bumpy ride. 

Complete box set of this thrilling erotic romance serial full of hot secrets, shocking betrayals, and jaw-dropping moments.

On the eve of one of mankind's toughest races, accompanied by 13 of America's rarest dog breed, rookie musher Kyle Walker only has one thought in mind: win. The Carolina grays have traveled over 5,000 miles to face off in the 2003 Yukon Quest. When an unexpected storm strikes, Kyle Walker and the reigning champion are forced to turn back. Stranded at the checkpoint, Kyle and his dogs find solace in a young veterinarian with auburn hair and keen green eyes - Jenna Maynor.

When Emma Anderson and her friends decided to spend their senior year spring break in Cancun, she expected some crazy memories to end their final college days. What Emma didn't expect was to meet Brandon Fisher. Tall and sexy, with dimples that would make any girl swoon, Brandon Fisher was literally the man of Emma's dreams. She couldn't quite believe that this stranger, who seduced her every night in her dreams, actually existed.

My wife Sheila and I spent 5 1/2 weeks in Paris late 2012, which has formed the setting basis for the "Slumming in Paris" novels, and these short stories. The stories will either enhance the fiction the characters participate in (in this case, "Slumming in Paris, Part Two, The Children") - or, if one already knows the related novel, will give extra meaning and nuance to the short story.

With her two best friends, Daniel and Damion, at her side, Emma finally feels as if all her dreams are coming true. Her fledgling fashion company, Delacourt Designs, is finding its feet and a love she never imagined is beckoning. Yet just when Emma’s life seems to be falling into place, it all falls apart on the heels of her father’s alcoholism and gambling addiction. Watching someone she loves tumble into ruin destroys a part of her, and suddenly Emma is faced with a choice that could change everything.