Showing results for "Paul" in Contemporary

There's nothing Truman Gritt won't do to protect his family - including spending years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. When he's finally released, the life he knew is turned upside down by his mother's overdose, and Truman steps in to raise the children she's left behind. Truman's hard, he's secretive, and he's trying to save a brother who's even more broken than he is. He's never needed help in his life, and when beautiful Gemma Wright tries to step in, he's less than accepting.

Twenty-eight-year-old psychologist Alisha Dimarchi is abducted by an obsessed client and imprisoned in his Pakistani compound for over two years. Forced to change her name and live as his second wife, her life is filled with trauma and heartbreak. Thrust into a world of violence and oppression, Ally must fight not only to keep herself alive, but to protect the lives of the people she now considers family. At night, she retreats into her memories of the only man she has ever loved - a man she believes no longer loves her.

Emmy Bonaire has built a successful career as a historian by anticipating the worst outcome and avoiding it at all costs. What she couldn't foresee was her history museum having to combine with the science museum across campus. Even worse, Emmy now has to share an office and design an exhibition with an annoyingly attractive fellow curator, Dr. Ryan Andersson, a paleontologist whose optimism is only topped by Emmy's skepticism of him.

Rose Barnes has got curves for days—and to Angus Drummond, the big, bearded contractor working on her new house, she's the perfect thorn in his side. Little does she know Angus is perturbed on a daily basis by his attraction to this cheery woman with her sunshiny enthusiasm, her kindness, and her beautiful body. Angus feels he has a debt to pay to the world and doesn't deserve love until he pays it. Best to keep his mind on his work and his hands to himself. But the more Rose sees of Angus's gruff thoughtfulness, and the more rusty laughter she surprises from him, the more she wants him too.

Als Rosa an einem verregneten Tag Nikolas begegnet, macht ihr Herz den ersten von vielen Sprüngen: Nikolas ist charmant, humorvoll, und es beginnt bei beiden sofort zu kribbeln. Sie verbringen drei innige Monate miteinander, und dass Nikolas zögerlich zu sein scheint, Rosa seinen Freunden vorzustellen, stört sie nur ein klein wenig. Doch dann gibt es einen tragischen Unfall … und Nikolas ist tot. Auf der Suche nach Antworten macht sich Rosa auf die Suche nach den Menschen, die Nikolas nahe standen.

Dhruv is the popular dashing guy in Nisha's office. His impulsive antics irk her, but also attract her. From the day Dhruv enters her life, she starts getting anonymous threatening late night calls and scary nightmares that seem too real. Who is this Dhruv? What's his connection with the strange happenings in her life? Can she trust him? Nivas is a guy you wouldn't notice in a crowd. Rimi is a chatterbox and the polar opposite. Naturally, Nivas is drawn towards her and gains the courage to propose to her, desiring more of her. Things turn ugly from then on between the two.

In the India of 1942, two rapes take place simultaneously - that of an English girl in Mayapore, and that of India by the British. In each, physical violence, racial animosity, the coercion of the weak by the strong all play their part, but playing a part too are love, affection, loyalty, and recognition that the last division of all to be overcome is the colour of the skin.

Cannon Donnelly acabó la carrera de Matemáticas con summa cum laude y no sabe qué hacer con su vida, hasta que el entrenador del equipo de hockey sobre hielo del Centro de Alto Rendimiento (CAR) más importante del país le propone que sea su segunda entrenadora.Si aceptara, Cannon tendría que volver al hielo. Si aceptara, Cannon tendría que compartir espacio con demasiada gente. Y la gente no es lo suyo. Si aceptara, Cannon tendría que entrenar a Benji. Y Cannon no soporta a Benji. Él tampoco es lo suyo. Es el hermano de su hermanastro. Y se llevan a matar. Bienvenidos a los CAR Jaguars.

Val, valiente y luchadora, sigue adelante tras su ruptura con Cris. No está dispuesta a darse por vencida porque, además, sabe a ciencia cierta que vida solo hay una. Cris, ¿qué hacer con Cris? Cris acepta la nueva situación, como tuvo que aceptarla ella, y trata de no interrumpir en su nueva y plácida vida.

Val, una mujer valiente que decide regresar a Madrid, su hogar, tras casi diez años en Vancouver, Canadá. Travesía por un desierto de ausencias. Oasis al regresar a un mundo salvado de impurezas.

Patrick Hayward is a shell of the man he once was. Cursing at love after the only woman he ever let himself fall for wound up marrying his older brother, Patrick enrolls himself at Stanford, hoping college life will get him back to his ladies'-man-extraordinaire self. Just when Patrick feels the shadow of himself returning, Emma Scarlett enters his life, calling him on his crap. Intrigued by this fascinating creature who is ignorant to his charm, Patrick gravitates to Emma, knowing she's everything he shouldn't fall for.

Esta divertida comedia romántica narra la historia de Ángela, una chica que termina metida en una rocambolesca situación por culpa de un chico que acaba de conocer. Gracias a un lío de una noche terminará perdida en un país desconocido, sin sus amigas y detenida por la policía. Ella le odia a él. Él no parece capaz de tomarse la situación en serio… Pero hay una norma muy clara: no me hables, ni me mires, ni me toques. ¿Conseguirán regresar a Madrid sanos y salvos?

Esther, a painter living in Jamaica and recovering from the death of her husband, comes across a man on a mountain road with no memory of his past. As a hurricane rushes towards the island, she shelters the handsome stranger, names him “Monty”, and tries to uncover the mystery of his missing memory. She soon finds herself falling in love with a man she barely knows, and who doesn’t even know himself. The Mountain and the Sea is a romantic tale about letting go of the past and embracing the present.

Adulée sur scène, Mila Knox devient une icône de la musique. Seulement, derrière les paillettes, les messages anonymes s'accumulent, de plus en plus menaçants. Alors que Mila affronte la pression médiatique et le harcèlement en ligne, Hayden, un garde du corps, entre dans sa vie. Il est silencieux, impénétrable… infaillible. Mais elle déteste son manque d'empathie. Lui ne supporte pas ses secrets, car ils l'empêchent d'accomplir sa mission : la protéger.

Shaw Jennings, the seductive, enigmatic owner of Body Electric Tattoo, works hard and plays even harder. He's built a life he's proud of, and although that doesn't include a significant other, he's got plenty of sexy men to keep his bed warm at night. None of them have ever made Shaw sit up and take notice for long, though. But that all changes when a famous rock star walks through his door. Trent Knox had the world in the palm of his hand as the lead singer of TBD, one of the biggest rock bands in history...until the day he walked away.

I never keep secrets from my best friend, but I'm not sure how to tell her I'm sneaking around with her brother . . . who's also my ex-husband. I might be single, but I'm not ready to mingle. I should've stayed home from the street dance. My feet are barely surviving the two-step and my dance...

After a sudden, bad breakup, I land in a small town in the middle of nowhere, cut off from all my accounts and resources. I have a stalled dancing career, a mom in long-term care, and no money. Then I meet Alcott "Cody" Knight. The type of guy I've learned to steer clear of—driven, rigid, and devastating in a suit. Only he also has two adorable kids, and he needs a nanny for the summer.

In einer von Einsamkeit geprägten Kindheit fand Lucy Hart Trost in Büchern, insbesondere in der "Clock Island"-Reihe von Bestsellerautor Jack Masterson. Jetzt ist sie Mitte zwanzig und kann ihre Liebe zum Lesen mit ihren Schülern teilen, vor allem mit dem Waisenjungen Christopher. Lucy würde alles dafür tun, Christopher zu adoptieren, doch um ihm ein richtiges Zuhause zu geben, fehlen ihr die nötigen finanziellen Mittel. Als Jack Masterson einen Wettbewerb ausschreibt – mit dem einzigen Exemplar seines neuesten Romans als Preis – schöpft Lucy neue Hoffnung.

No derradeiro volume da consagrada série de Paula Pimenta, os ouvintes irão acompanhar o que acontece entre Fani e Leo. Depois de uma ríspida separação, eles agora seguem caminhos diferentes. Porém, as juras de amor feitas no passado deixaram marcas profundas em seus corações e, mesmo anos depois, eles ainda sentem as consequências do trágico dia em que se separaram. Será preciso mais um encontro, para que eles possam finalmente entender o que houve e libertar um ao outro?

Ein gut gemeinter Ratschlag mit Folgen... Eigentlich wollte Julia ihren Kollegen Max nur vor den Verkupplungsversuchen seiner Mutter bewahren. Doch ihr harmloser Tipp, er solle sich mit einer losen Beziehung herausreden, um sich vor weiteren unerwarteten Frauenbekanntschaften zu schützen, stellt sich sogleich als große Herausforderung dar. Erst recht, als Max die Frage nach dem Namen seiner Freundin auf die Schnelle mit Julia beantwortet. Wie es der Zufall will, lernt sie kurz darauf seine Familie am Tegernsee kennen.