Showing results for "Green" in Contemporary

This stunning sequel to Adam's Empire, centred on his remote sheep station Kalinda, tracks the development of Adam's family. Having grown up as a poor orphan child, Adam finds himself financially secure, in love and a father. But Adam's new found bliss is short lived. His relationship with his lover, Nellie, collapses under societal pressure and lawyers are threatening to take away his young daughter. When WWII breaks out, Adam enlists in the army and finds himself stationed in Nazi-occupied Greece.

Quand Alma Lancaster rencontre Vadim Arcadi à la fac de cinéma de Los Angeles, tout les sépare. Alma, la jeune Franco-Anglaise, a tout juste 18 ans, des parents aisés, un petit ami parfait et une vie toute tracée. Vadim, lui, est américain, il a des origines russes, un passé trouble et ne possède ni famille ni attaches. Elle est prisonnière de son milieu, lui est épris de liberté. Et le monde entier semble contre eux.

Shy Gwen Jones lives in the beautiful rolling hills of the Welsh countryside in a sweet little farmhouse that’s been in the family for generations. She dreams of becoming a famous writer, but that sort of thing never happens to ordinary country girls. Then Gwen lands a deal with a prestigious London publisher. Her new editor John comes to stay to work on her book. He’s aloof and pompous and thinks he knows everything, but he certainly is handsome . . .

Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls—nothing is there for her except memories of a lonely childhood. Her life now is in New York, with her photography career finally gaining steam and her bed never empty. Sure, it's a different woman every night, but that's just fine with her. When Delilah's estranged stepsister pressures her into photographing her wedding with a guilt trip and a large check, Delilah finds herself back in Bright Falls once more. She plans to breeze in and out, but then she sees Claire Sutherland, one of Astrid's stuck-up besties.

I get it. He's a chef and meat lover, but does he have to flash it in my face every time he shops here? Honestly, I try to be nice to everyone. I'm a vegan after all. We're nice people...but this guy gets under my skin. Like a tick. And he brings out the feisty redhead lurking inside me. He is easily the most infuriating, selfish, and cruel bastard in the city of Seattle.

Fall in line or get replaced. That's how my businesses operate. Being named the Dallas representative for the Mr. Black Organization was an honor, not a job. However, it's not easy to change the way someone maneuvers. I was determined to make this year's Juneteenth celebration unlike anything this city had seen before, starting with a road trip focused on Black culture. I had a plan, my purpose was clear, and my team was set. Until a wild-card photographer got thrown in the mix.

It's a big deal to kiss someone for the first time, especially if the whole world is watching. Emily Montgomery and Josh Sacco have two things in common: they have played the main characters in a hugely popular film series, Wonderwick Woods, since they were teenagers, and they cannot stand each...

In dieser Sammlung wird es romantisch. Die sechs Top-Autorinnen Hanna Caspian, Dany Atkins, Lilly Lucas, Laura Jane Williams, Gabriella Engelmann und Iny Lorentz haben mitreißende Kurzromane geschrieben, die das Herz erwärmen, jede auf ihre Weise. Sprecherinnen wie Christina Puciata, Uta Simone und Hannah Baus sorgen mit ihren Lesungen für Frühlingsgefühle zu jeder Jahreszeit. Inhalt: "Das Parfum der Liebe", "Heller als alle Sterne", "Find me in Green Valley", "The Mix-Up", "Inselsommerstürme", "Für das Glück der Freundin".

There are only three things Mikey Tucker chases: danger, buckles, and buckle bunnies. With no intentions of settling down, he likes living life on the edge. In fact, he thrives on the edge. But after claims by the media that he's distracted and pressure from his friends, he's determined to prove them wrong. Juniper Ray built her future around the boy she thought she'd spend forever with… until she catches him sleeping with her best friend. Fleeing to a small town in Montana, she's ready for a clean slate, a new start.

Léonore est belle comme le jour, mais elle vit dans l'ombre pour cacher son plus gros complexe et son plus douloureux secret. Quand une agence de mannequins extraordinaires s'intéresse à elle, elle y voit une chance de se reconstruire. Mais ses espoirs se brisent lorsqu'elle découvre l'identité de son nouveau boss : Wolf Larsson, le garçon qu'elle aimait et qui a bien failli la détruire. Huit ans après le drame, elle est devenue une lionne prête à tout pour survivre. Lui a gardé ses mots féroces et ses yeux de loup. Elle va devoir lui pardonner. Il va devoir se racheter.

Delilah Green jurou nunca mais voltar a Bright Falls, a cidade onde cresceu. Lá não há nada para ela, só as lembranças da infância solitária e do desprezo da madrasta e da irmã postiça, Astrid. Em Nova York ela tem uma carreira como fotógrafa em ascensão e uma mulher diferente em sua cama todas as noites. Mas quando Astrid usa chantagem emocional e um cheque polpudo para forçá-la a fotografar seu casamento e a maratona de eventos preparativos, Delilah acaba concordando em voltar.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Beach House, Jemima J, and Sister Stardust presents a novel about the pleasure and meaning of finding a home—and family—where you least expect them... When Emma Montague left the strict confines of upper-crust British life for New York, she...

Bloomsbury presents Off Script by Bianca Gillam, read by Grace Green Can they rewrite their ending for a second chance? Lara Francis has finally landed her big break. After years of bar jobs and awkward auditions, she’s been cast in her dream role – the Hollywood adaptation of her favourite...

Flora Phillips has a ready excuse for everything. Abandoned as a baby on a stranger's doorstep, wrapped in nothing but a towel, she's spent her life believing one thing: if your mother doesn't want you, who will? Now thirty, with no boyfriend, no permanent home, and a career going nowhere, Flora decides it's time for answers. While others are hanging stockings and sipping mulled wine, she sets out on Christmas Eve to find the doorstep where her story began. But what she discovers isn't just the past - it's a future she never imagined. One filled with friendship, laughter, and maybe even love.

Bloomsbury presents Second Act at Appleton Green by Kate Forster, read by Fiona Sheehan. After losing her voice before the audition of a lifetime, West End hopeful Lily Baxter flees to the one place that’s always felt like home: her grandmother Violet’s cosy cottage in the heart of Appleton...

Un amour hors du temps qui unit deux âmes que tous cherchent à séparer. La vie de Victoria bascule un jour d'été ensoleillé, quand son cœur sombre en même temps qu'elle au fond du lac. Lui, le sang-mêlé mis à l'écart par son peuple, lui le beau Tsigane aux yeux gris et à la peau trop mate pour les gadjos mais trop pâle pour les siens, est aux antipodes de la jolie blonde issue de l'aristocratie.

When 39-year-old biologist Margie's certain plans to relocate to a remote village in the Karoo with her significant other fall to pieces, she has to endure a change of life and a change of heart as she is won over by the place and people of Waddedene. In a series of diary blog posts, Margie goes from the desperation of being alone, confused, and heartbroken to the gradual realization that she has been given the unusual gift of healing in the strangest and most unusual place.

I should be happy. My childhood best friend and I are living our wildest dream—making music and touring the world as famous rock stars. I've got everything I could wish for. Except him. I'll never have Silas. Not the way I want. Our onstage behavior gives fans a lot to speculate over, but it's only an act. The truth is, I die inside every time we touch. It might be pretend for Silas, but for me, it's a constant reminder that I can't have him the way I truly desire.

The only family the Painted Daisies singer and harpist Fiadh Kane has left in this world is her band. When their leader―her best friend who stood by her through the worst―is killed, she's determined to find who did it and make him pay. Fiadh is convinced the band's new label owner knows more about the murder than he's shared. She plans to reveal Asher's skeletons by any means possible, even if it means using the magnetic lure blooming between them in ways she never expected.

Die 21-jährige Sarah führt ein sorgenfreies und glückliches Leben in der Oberschicht von Chicago, bis ein Skandal ihre Familie erschüttert. Plötzlich steht Sarah vor den Scherben ihrer Träume, und der gute Ruf der Familie ist ruiniert. Sarah wird zu ihrer Tante Allison nach Green Valley in den Rocky Mountains geschickt, bis sich die Wogen geglättet haben. Dort kommt Sarah auf der großen Pferderanch ihrer Tante unter. Sarah tut sich - als echtes Großstadtmädchen - schwer mit dem Leben auf der Farm. Das ändert sich erst, als sie im Outdoor Store von Green Valley die Bekanntschaft mit Grayson macht.