Ergebnis für "man" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

In the titular Man, F*ck This House, Sabrina Haskins and her family have just moved into their dream home. At first glance, the house is perfect. But things aren’t what they seem. Sabrina is hearing odd noises, seeing strange visions. Their neighbors are odd or absent. And Sabrina’s already-fraught relationship with her son is about to be tested in a way no parent could ever imagine. Because while the Haskins family might be the newest owners of this house, they’re far from its only residents …

Ein Toter am Deich – der erste spannende Fall für Pensionsbesitzerin Jenny. Die gemütliche Cosy Crime-Reihe im idyllischen Küstenort! In dem beschaulichen Örtchen Zuiderdijk in Zeeland geht eigentlich alles seinen gewohnten Gang – bis zu dem Tag, an dem Pensionsbesitzerin Jenny am Deich auf ihren Gast Markus trifft … ermordet. Die Ermittlungen der Polizei laufen schleppend, und als eine zweite Leiche gefunden wird, kann Jenny nicht widerstehen, dem müden Polizeiapparat ein bisschen unter die Arme zu greifen.

As a pro athlete, I have one unbreakable rule when it comes to men—Don't date another baseball player. Good thing I haven't been tempted once in four years in the majors. Until the day a rising star walks into my locker room. Outgoing and sexy-as-sin, Grant has confidence and talent for miles. But, I've got far too much trouble in my past to want to bring any into my present.

Precious lives were saved when three brave Navy SEALs went against orders, embarking on a rescue mission of their own. A mission that will never be forgotten and changed the course of their lives forever. While they will never regret their decision, it came with heavy consequence. Now they must fight to protect the women they love while also battling the new and existing demons that torture their souls, from death, corruption, destruction, and war. These men are strong, honorable, and will do everything they can to overcome the past that continues to haunt them.

Brett Sebastian is the very best kind of friend. Who else would get me a job at one of the biggest corporations in America? And hook me up with his uber-rich cousin to boot? And let me cry on his shoulder every time said cousin blows me off? Okay, it’s pretty obvious that Brett cares about me in a different way than I do for him, but he seems fine with how things are. Until one fateful night when I'm mooning over his cousin, and Brett utters four words that should make me happy for him, should make me relieved, should balance out our uneven relationship: “I met a girl.”

In a remote part of 19th-century Afghanistan, two British adventurers pursue their ambition to rule an empire. Using betrayal, threats, and guns, they win the respect of a primitive tribe and become worshipped as gods until one day they draw blood, and the game is up. "The Man Who Would Be King" is an action-packed tale about the pitfalls of colonialism and the temptations and evils of power.

Arthur Cain was a hero to his city, the most accomplished and respected of the firefighters in his entire district. But when a call comes in from the so-called "Halfbreed Heights", the monsterfolk part of the city, Arthur's life gets flip-turned upside down. Though he saved the life of a matronly lamia that day, he was also partially crippled and forced into early retirement. Now unable to fit the image of her personal superman, Arthur's wife divorces him and leaves him to move into a cheaper home in the same monsterfolk slum that caused his current situation.

In the Haunts of Goblin Men is a standalone installment in A Horde of Dead Poets collection featuring seven authors and their stories inspired by famous literary poems. If you find yourself steering toward a dark, mysterious, isolated location, or family curses haunt you and unreliable narrators keep you in suspense, you won’t want to miss a single volume in this gripping collection.

A new recording of Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man, narrated by Marin Ireland, Ari Fliakos, and Prentice Onayemi! The Illustrated Man, a classic collection of interconnected stories, is a seminal work in Ray Bradbury’s career, whose extraordinary power and imagination remain undimmed by...

Perpetual good girl Lily is caught off guard when her high school crush, playboy Jett, struts into her family’s business. But when they become roommates, their chemistry proves just how much opposites attract...

The Men of Inked Heatwave Volume 4 features books 10-12 in the USA Today bestselling spicy romantic suspense Men of Inked Heatwave series. Join the Gallo family as they search for love.

Deutsche Klassiker mal anders. "Effi Briest" steht ganz oben auf der Leseliste, aber es fehlt die Zeit? Kein Problem! Diesen und vier weitere deutsche Klassiker gibt es nun im praktischen Hörbuchformat. Egal ob Theodor Fontane, Theodor Storm oder Gottfried Keller. Hier ist für jeden Geschmack etwas dabei. Die Meister des deutschen Realismus laden mit diesem Hörbuch auf eine ganz besondere Reise ein. Die vorliegende Sammlung enthält die Werke "Effi Briest", "Die drei gerechten Kammmacher", "Die Regentrude", "Pankraz der Schmoller" und "Bulemanns Haus".

It’s time to save the planet!... and fall in love. Balance is the key to all life. Fires and floods herald renewal and new growth… in moderation. But when happens when the balance is gone and natural disasters reign unchecked? The Elemental Men have us covered! The living embodiment of water, fire, air, earth, and the essence of life itself, their job is to bring balance back. They’ve had more lives than anyone can imagine, and their mission is to save the world. There’s no time for love. But this incarnation, things will be different…

Sometimes the universe gives you exactly what you ask for. Even when you’re too scared to say it out loud. I came to Copper Creek to start over. What I didn’t expect was three masked cowboys to show up on horseback, turning my darkest fantasies into reality. They chased me like I’d asked them to and left me wanting more. I didn’t know who they were, only that they saw the real me. They gave me what no one else could.

The Men of Inked Heatwave Volume 3 is a boxset featuring books 7-9 in the USA Today bestselling spicy romantic suspense Men of Inked Heatwave series.

The Men of Inked Heatwave Volume 5 features books 13-14 plus a novella in the USA Today bestselling spicy romantic suspense Men of Inked Heatwave series.

Kirsten Fuchs ist zurück! Und sie liefert wieder auf unnachahmliche Art Kirsten-Fuchs-Erkenntnisse: Man erfährt zum Beispiel, wie man Kassiererinnen glücklich macht, welche Vorteile ein Pfropfen im Ohr hat oder wie man Wehen zur Stromgewinnung nutzen kann. Es geht außerdem um Erdbeermützendiebe, zauberschöne Nähmamas und verwirrende Hundebekanntschaften - ein Kaleidoskop der Alltagskuriositäten. Mit Kirsten Fuchs sieht man mehr: mehr Schönheit im Hässlichen, mehr Komik im Tragischen - und umgekehrt.

When a mock murder game staged for charity threatens to turn into the real thing, the intrepid Hercule Poirot is called in to take part in this Dead Man’s Folly, a classic from the queen of suspense, Agatha Christie. Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fete, hit upon the novel...

The clock struck midnight, but when Prince Charming is a detective, he has no problem hunting down his mafia Cinderella in this spicy holiday retelling by Top 35 Best Selling author Jill Ramsower.

This collection brings together 17 of Kipling's early stories, written between 1885 and 1888, when Kipling was working as a journalist in India. "The Man Who Would Be King" is the story of two British vagabonds who set off to establish a small kingdom among primitive tribesmen in Afghanistan. Only one of the men returns, and his condition is so bad that the newspaperman-narrator barely recognizes him.