Showing results for "Barbara Rose" in Genre Fiction

This is the tale of Demon Copperhead: our hero. A boy with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-coloured hair, bucket-loads of charm and a talent or two the world is yet to discover. Born to a teenaged single mother in a single wide trailer, life is not set fair for Demon as he escorts us on this, his journey through the modern perils of foster care, athletic success and addiction, the dizzying highs of true love, and the crushing losses that can accompany it.

The future stretches out in front of Sarah Dobbs like the pure blue Texas sky. Leaving the past behind in Philadelphia, mail-order-bride Sarah arrives in San Antonio ready to greet her groom, Austin Canfield, a man she has never met but whose letters have won her heart from afar. But there is one problem - he has died. And Sarah cannot go back East. 

After publishing many books, and after many failed TV opportunities, Bette Roseman finally signs a network contract for a TV series based on her novel The Viagra Diaries and dreams of a hit show. But when WC Network changes her protagonist's age from 60 to 20-something, Bette angrily confronts network CEO Joshua Bitterman. She demands that her protagonist maintain her original age, but he insists the public "wants young". After betrayal, intrigue, and bartering with the network, the impassioned Bette finds herself in the middle of a high-stakes Hollywood legal court battle.  

Giselas far var en berømt violinvirtuos, da de kom til Wien. Han drømte om at erobre valsekongen Johan Strauss' by, mens Gisela håbede at finde den fuldendte mand, troede hun, hendes drømme var gået i opfyldelse; men så fandt hun ud af, hvem hendes elskede i virkeligheden var ... Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Kirsty Besterman, an experienced TV and theatre actress known for her leading role as Lady Macbeth in the National Theatre Tour, as well as a number of roles with Shakespeare's Globe and the RSC. 'January 22nd - Robert startles me...

I Blå lyng møder vi Ian McCraggan, den statelig diplomat, som vender tilbage til det skotske højland. I Den modvillige brudgom følger vi den smukke Sona McCarron til Skotland, hvor hun bliver fanget i et følelsesladet trekantsdrama med den charmerende Torquil McCarron og markisen af Inver. I Klanens forbandelse kastes Tara ud i et ægteskab med en skotsk klanleder, en mand, hun knap nok kender. Men trods de prøvelser, hun møder, står kærligheden altid stærkt.

När Hertigen av Marazion blir strandad på ett ödsligt pensionat kunde han aldrig ana vad som skulle vänta honom. När en knackning på dörren stör hans lugn blir han förvånad över att hitta en ung flicka utanför hans rum. Hon heter Illitta och har rymt hemifrån, och hertigen tar genast på sig rollen som hennes beskyddare. Och Ilitta överaskar honom, en vänskap växer sakta fram och han introducerar henne för den glittrande societeten i London. Och snart har de båda mer än vänskap i tankarna.

Pandia blir förvånad när hon efter faderns död får besök av sin tvillingsyster Selene, som övergav dem några år tidigare. Selene vill att Pandia ska ersätta henne vid en begravning på landet för att upprätthålla hennes goda namn, medan hon själv träffar en älskare. Pandia går motvilligt med på det. I kyrkan möter hon lord Sylverster Stone, och passionen mellan dem slår gnistor direkt. Pandia vet att hon kommer älska Sylvester för alltid.

‘Astonishing – one of those rare books that manages to be both poignant and hilarious. The last time we had a debut this big was Junot Díaz with ‘Drown’. Holmes is a major talent.’ Philipp Meyer A fresh, honest, and darkly funny debut collection about family, friends, and lovers, and...

Née en 1914 dans une modeste ferme du Cotentin en Normandie, Zélie est élevée comme une sauvageonne, en l'absence de père et par une mère peu aimante. Surnommée « la fille des marais », elle est solitaire et renfermée. Jusqu'à sa rencontre avec un Irlandais, Julian, un homme d'âge mûr, qui accepte de lui donner des cours d'anglais, enseignement qui va changer le cours de sa destinée.

Libby Sawyer and her father return from summer vacation to find another family living in their home. Widower Michael Dobrescu brought his family all the way from Romania to stake a decades-old claim on their house, and he has no plans to leave. As a contentious legal battle drags on, Libby finds herself drawn to Michael and his mysterious past. But she’ll soon have to choose between her family and a man with decidedly unclear intentions.