Showing results for "Delia" in Contemporary

In den 1960er-Jahren schwirren viele Gerüchte über Kya Clark durch die ruhige Küstenstadt Barkley Cove. Isoliert lebt sie im Marschland mit seinen Salzwiesen, Sandbänken, Buchten. Sie kennt jeden Stein und Seevogel, jede Muschel und Pflanze. Zwei junge Männer werden auf die wilde Schöne aufmerksam, und Kya öffnet sich einem neuen Leben – mit dramatischen Folgen. Als einer der beiden tot aufgefunden wird, sind sich die Bewohner sicher: Das »Marschmädchen« ist schuld. Delia Owens erzählt intensiv und atmosphärisch davon, dass wir für immer die Kinder bleiben, die wir einmal waren.

Delia e Adamo, un incontro casuale in una fredda mattina di primavera. Lei, colta e bellissima, con alle spalle un lavoro poco tradizionale - prostituta per scelta - e una famiglia dal passato oscuro. Lui, un anziano distrutto per la recente scomparsa della moglie, che trascorre il suo tempo tra il cimitero e un parco. L'incontro cambierà per sempre la vita di Delia, in un momento in cui il suo cupo passato e il suo enigmatico presente la scaraventano di fronte a una realtà inaccettabile. Giocherà sporco, Delia, e farà del male per proteggere chi di più caro le è rimasto.

At 44, Eve Mozell has a wonderful husband and a creative job. She also has a temperamental teenage son, two headstrong sisters, and a demented old father. As she deals with her family's frequent crises, her days overflow with lengthy phone calls. She is never far from a dial tone. But as her father begins to die, Eve is tempted to disconnect and to sort out her feelings for this difficult man.

Though Kiara Payne may be a genius when it comes to languages, what she knows of the real world largely comes from books and movies. But after foiling a robbery on her first day as a bank teller, Kiara finds herself thrust into a world of danger, her life resting in the hands of the infuriatingly sexy Italian mafia boss Milo Di Vaio. In exchange for her safety, Kiara agrees to serve as Milo's translator, accompanying him across Europe as he tries to clean up the mess his late brother left behind and save the reputation of the Di Vaio crime family.

One stormy night. One act of kindness. One chance to change everything. Five hundred acres of gorgeous California land is a life-changer for cousins Cash, Jace, and Sawyer—and a surprising chance for each of them to find a game-changing love ... Sheriff Jace Dalton doesn't have room for complications. Between raising two lively boys, fighting for reelection, and keeping the family ranch afloat, his days are already worked to the bone. Then he finds Charlotte Holcomb stranded on a back road, her car packed and her eyes shadowed with secrets.