Showing results for "Daphne" in Contemporary

I’m the last single mom standing. We had a plan. Move into my great aunt’s old house and raise our kids together. Just four best friends, doing their best to stay afloat. But then three of them had to go and fall in love. Now, my crumbling brownstone is filled with loving couples, leaving me in the cold.

HAWK - I lost everything years ago. My brother. My family. Everything that ever meant anything to me. Now the Lords of Carnage are my life. Anything I need, the club provides. Anything else is unimportant. At least, that's what I tell myself until I meet Samantha Jennings. She stirs something inside me I haven't felt for years. Back when I had hope. Back when I thought life would give you what you asked for if you wanted it bad enough. Wanting is dangerous. I've learned that lesson. But when I look in those deep brown eyes, I want Samantha.

The first time I met the grumpy lumberjack next door, I almost burnt down his cabin. The second time, I was throwing tampons at a moose (don't ask). The third time, I was naked. Henri Gagnon is not just my neighbor and landlord but a pain in my optimistic, plus-sized a-s. He's got a protective streak under his grumpy exterior, and he's convinced I won't make it through the Maine winter.

Finn Hebert. Viking lumberjack. Pilot. Single dad. And my sworn enemy. Not only is his father responsible for the demise of mine, but our families have been feuding for generations. Too bad I'm about to add a new member to both in nine months. Because, as it turns out, I don't hate him nearly enough. He loves my smart mouth and short fuse, and he thinks I look beautiful in oil-stained coveralls. It was supposed to be one storm-trapped night only. But one taste of forbidden fruit is never enough. Soon, we're sneaking around, keeping our relationship a secret.

My new fake boyfriend? I can't stand him. Pascal Gagnon is a broody lumberjack with a pine tree stuck up his self-righteous ass. He needs my help investigating his father's accident, and I need the work to help my PI business get off the ground. We're total opposites—he's an uptight control freak, and I've been described as a hurricane. Forced to live together to keep up appearances while I gather evidence, we bicker nonstop, but the fake relationship ruse is the perfect cover. Even if it means having to tolerate his shirtless piano playing.

What happens when you accidentally throw a blueberry pie in your brother's best friend's face? You marry him a week later for health insurance, of course.

Eva Van Buren. Ten years ago, I was this close to getting my hands on that tight little body. Now, she's my physical therapist. I've never forgotten her beauty: blonde hair, amazing sapphire eyes, toned legs..and the way she moves, every step turning me on. There's just one little problem with our unexpected reunion. She f--king hates me. I don't care. Life has given me another shot, and I'm not wasting it. While Eva works to get me back on my feet, I'll be doing everything possible to get her off of hers...and into my bed.

She's a good girl...from a world I left behind years ago. One where virtue and purity are all that matter. She's never learned about desire, about lust. And how a fire can burn so hot that you'll risk anything to quench the flames. I'm going to change all that. She's got a body that was made for pleasure - she just doesn't know it yet. And I'm just the bastard to teach her. She's come to me for protection from the cold, cruel world. Trouble is, the thing she needs protecting from most of all...is me.

They call me Ghost for a reason. Silent and in the shadows, I don't make my move until I am absolutely sure of everything. Four years ago I was sure about Jenna. My best friend's kid sister had grown up into a spitfire I couldn't resist. One night we stopped resisting. We promised we'd keep it a secret. It was a one-time mistake, but we'd put it behind us. Jenna tried to get out of our corrupt town, but it pulled her back in again. Now she needs help. I'll do all of that for her, if she'll just shut the hell up and let me. She can even keep all of her secrets, except for one.

Greyson Stone is the president of the Stone Kings MC, and he's seriously bad news. He's big and bad, dripping with menace, and covered in tattoos. He has the kind of dominant swagger that should make me want to run away.... Instead, it makes me fantasize about him. Even though I know he's a thug. Even though men like him caused the violence that ended my father's life.... One rough, demanding night with Greyson, and I don't know how to walk away. Even when life depends on it....

Ok, forse vestirsi da pirati a una festa di Halloween non è l'idea più originale del mondo, ma che probabilità ci sono che ci sia un'altra persona vestita da pirata e che, come te, abbia un ottimo motivo per farlo? Win è nata con una malformazione alla mano e l'uncino le è sembrata un'idea spiritosa per sdrammatizzare. Bo ha subito di recente un'amputazione al ginocchio e quale scelta migliore di una gamba di legno per una festa in maschera? Forse il loro incontro non è una semplice coincidenza... Certo, Win ha deciso che dopo la sua ultima relazione fallimentare non si legherà più a nessuno.

Tollpatschiges Turteltäubchen auf der Suche nach dem Traumprinzen. Arroganter Anti-Traumprinz auf der Suche nach sich selbst. Elias: Mein Leben war perfekt. Jetzt existiere ich in einer Welt zwischen dumpfer Gleichgültigkeit und innerer Hetze. Dann traf ich SIE... Ella: Auf der bisher erfolglosen Suche nach meinem Traummann erbarmte sich mein Hund und versuchte Verkuppler zu spielen. Nun kenne ich IHN. Einen Mann, der eine bestimmte Sache von mir will. Einen Mann, der eine bestimmte Sache von mir will.

Sinnlich, leidenschaftlich & verdammt spicy. Zwei Freunde. Ein Club. Zwei Ebenen... und eine kleine Schwester, die niemals davon erfahren darf... Alexandra "Lexie" Brooks ist 25 Jahre alt, als sie das Militär verlässt und zu ihrem Halbbruder Reid nach Austin zieht, wo er gemeinsam mit seinem besten Freund einen Club führt. Strikt verbietet er ihr, ihn auch nur zu betreten. Aber Lexie interessiert sich eh wenig für diese Welt, strebt stattdessen eine Führungsposition in ihrer Firma an, weshalb sie Stunden im Büro verbringt.

Weihnachtszeit, die Zeit des Feierns... Für das Football Team des Evadale Colleges eigentlich das Beste am Winter. Doch dieses Mal sind sie für gemeinnützige Arbeit auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt eingeteilt. Statt Partys heißt es Essen an bedürftige Menschen verteilen, Bratwurst grillen und Zuckerwatte verkaufen. Wie es der Zufall will, landet ausgerechnet Jesse am Stand der prüden Kirchenmaus, die ihn zur Krönung nicht einmal zu erkennen scheint.

Partys, Mädchen und Football, das sind Bryan Jenkins' Lieblingsbeschäftigungen. Doch dann wird es Winter und die alljährliche Winterbreak Party wird zu einem Erlebnis der ganz anderen Art. Ein blondes Mädchen fordert ihn zu einer Runde Strip-Darts heraus und nach diesem Abend ist nichts mehr wie es scheint. Zu seinem Leidwesen muss er auch noch auf dem Wintermarkt helfen, wo sein bester Freund Jesse letztes Jahr die Liebe fand. Ärger ist doch da vorprogrammiert.

Six years after aging out of the foster care system, where he was bounced from house to house, Jay is trying to make a life for himself as a mechanic but can never seem to escape the darkness of his past — until he meets her. Stuck at a crossroads of maintaining an old dream or following a new one, Claire, a middle school English teacher from a loving home, is quickly realizing that starting over can change everything.

Childhood sweethearts Neve and Jamie are inseparable from the moment they meet. Everyone knows they'll be together forever - that is, until tragedy strikes, and Jamie is torn from Neve's life. One street away, Ash is hit by lightning. As he recovers, family members notice a drastic change in Ash, almost as though he is a different person. Years later, chance brings Neve and Ash together- and she is struck by his familiarity. He shares so many traits with Jamie, as if their souls are entwined. Neve must ask herself whether she can love for a second time in the face of her grief.

The Sunday Times bestseller! 'There’s nothing quite like a Karen Swan novel to get you in the festive mood – Seasonal escapism at its best' – Woman & Home Snowed in for the holidays, old truths rise to the surface. Christmas by Candlelight is a cosy Christmas story from Karen Swan...

'Dark, chilling, atmospheric . . . The Escape is this winter’s The Hunting Party' – Veronica Henry From bestselling author Ruth Kelly, The Escape is an electrifying thriller of influencers, secrets and lies set in a grand mansion in rural France. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Sarah...

Piano teacher Marina Meyer is delighted when her mother offers to help buy her own place in London, even though it means returning to Spain to sell the family holiday home. Cala Turquesa may be beautiful, but it also holds painful memories of Marina's father, who tragically died there in a boating accident. When Marina befriends turtle-saving vet Mati, it's hard to believe she could have stayed away so long. And then there's handsome property developer Agustín, who has set his sights on more than just the real estate.