Showing results for "Fantasies" in Contemporary

I was cursed. It wasn't an exaggeration. It wasn't even dramatics—though I was prone to those. It was a fact. And a sucky one at that. After inheriting my grandmother's home, I thought my luck had turned around. A fresh start in the one place where I'd found solace from my cruel father. But I was cursed, remember? So rather than a quiet life, I faced mysteries, con artists, disastrous dates, stoned witches, magicks, and evil organizations out to do evil things. And a house that was haunted.

Ella, a desperate, newly single goth girl with a mountain of debt, would do anything to see her parents this Christmas… the problem is, her parents live on the other side of the world. So, when she's granted access to The Naughty List—a marketplace for dirty proposals from rich strangers—she opts to take everything and anything she can get. She thinks she's a good player, getting five-star reviews like a good girl and climbing the ranks, until she stumbles onto The Naughty List's most daring group of all… The Hardcorers.

Blair Adams's dreams are finally coming true–well, almost. Getting accepted into Happily Ever After University is like winning a golden ticket to guaranteed success. On top of the daunting work load, she's dodging her vain and obsessive ex-boyfriend, and working nearly full time to pay for...

The day every Pack dreams about . . . Omega Choosing day. Me? I want anything but my Choosing day. It's a web of lies. To be chosen by an Omega is a huge deal here. As if we have any say in it. We don't even get to choose which Pack we get. We just draw a name out and then it's a "happy ever...

I came to clean up a scandal. I left begging for them. Day one on the job and New York's hottest firehouse hands me three disasters: Hale—the captain with a filthy mouth and zero mercy. Evan—the caretaker with kiss-it-better hands… and a staring problem. Noah—the sunshine sinner who...

I'll never forget the sight of my little sister's lifeless body—or that my rogue magic killed her. Sorcery like mine is punishable by death. So I live in the shadows, stealing from the corrupt to give to the needy. Maybe a little good can wash the blood from my hands. It seems like a decent plan... until I try to help a dying noblewoman and somehow steal her soul instead. Now her ghost is demanding I take up the quest that got her killed: exposing a conspiracy at the royal college to unleash a deadly power on the entire kingdom.

There's nothing like a near death experience to make a guy reassess his life. And that's exactly what nightclub owner Logan McCabe decides to do, starting with looking up the girl he spent one wild night with 11 years ago, right before his life turned to crap. He spent a year fantasizing about her. Now he's ready to see how reality matches up.

Francesca Serritella Day ha tutto, o così crede: gioventù, bellezza, denaro, la sicurezza che ogni suo desiderio sarà soddisfatto e una madre che, per quanto nevrotica e irresponsabile, l'ha introdotta fin dalla nascita nel mondo lussuoso e patinato dell'alta società europea. Nulla di ciò che ha vissuto l'ha preparata al mondo reale, eppure è proprio lì che viene scaraventata quando, a ventun anni, si ritrova di colpo orfana e sommersa di debiti. Per guadagnarsi da vivere tenta la carriera cinematografica negli States, ma la realtà si rivela più dura del previsto.

Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident. Of course, this catches the attention of a higher power, and Sam's pulled from the only world he knows to become an apprentice to the king's wizard, Morgan of Shadows.

One bakery. A hint of magic. And sparks you can’t ignore. Bad boy Aiden arrived in Hudsbury hoping for peace and quiet – but the sleepy little town has other ideas. Nestled among golden leaves, crisp fall air he’s drawn into a peculiar shop—filled with the scent of cinnamon and a hint of...

Brought to you by Penguin. EMBARK ON THE JOYOUS AND NOSTALGIC JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME IN THE LATEST NOVEL FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THIS TIME TOMORROW AND ALL ADULTS HERE Annie is on a journey straight back to her past. When the American Fantasy cruise ship sets sail for a...

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Mary è una donna come tante altre: intelligente, piacente, simpatica e professionalmente stimata, che per una serie di circostanze incontrerà un vampiro... un manipolatore affettivo... un narciso! Attraverso la narrazione di questo legame, si noterà come la protagonista con profondo dolore scandaglierà la propria vita alla luce di questo amore tossico, per poi ritrovare se stessa nonostante i propri fantasmi.

Brought to you by Penguin. Is love on the small screen better than the real thing? Brynn’s happy ending has gone up in flames. She’s newly divorced and living with a roommate – Josh – to afford her mortgage. At least she’s got Carson’s Cove to binge - her beloved 90s teenage soap. So...

Brought to you by Penguin. Don't miss this hilarious and spooky forced proximity sapphic romance! Samantha Cooper is having a day from hell. In less than 24 hours, her life has unravelled, leaving her single and with nowhere to live. To top it all off, she’s trapped in an elevator with a...

Brought to you by Penguin. A GRIPPING TALE OF IMPOSSIBLE LOVE, DISCOVER THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED NO.1 ITALIAN BESTSELLER NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ENGLISH Legend speaks of the Maker of Tears: a man with eyes like glass, who crafts all the fears that dwell in people's hearts . . . What...

Once upon a time in the enchanting wine-country town of Everwood, there was a young woman named Ariel Callahan, who, like the Little Mermaid, loved a prince from a world unlike her own. Tej Nair, a prince in his own right, was a man caught between love and duty, fond of Ariel but tethered to his conservative Indian family's expectations.

'I LOVED THIS SO MUCH' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review Tropes: Fake relationship! 💑 Marriage of convenience 💍 Coffee shop setting ☕ Spice ✨ Pandora has real problems. She still lives with her parents, she’s working a dead-end job and, oh yeah, she’s a vampire who must get married by...

For listeners of Waiting for Tom Hanks and Well Met, a “gloriously satisfying” (Glamour) romantic comedy set at a Jane Austen fantasy resort from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale. Now a major motion picture starring Keri Russell and produced by Stephenie Meyer. Jane Hayes is a...

Life sucks. Gabe Harris has been clued into this fact for a long time now. In his mid-twenties, life has been nothing but low paying jobs, petty power-tripping bosses, and the worst roommates mankind has to offer. Bills, debt, and misery have haunted him for his entire adult life and, to make matters worse, it feels like his dream of being a writer is dead on arrival. One fateful night, he decides to take control of his life and make his dream a reality.