Showing results for "Realism" in Contemporary

I've never been one to play by the rules. It's my world, my life and I do things my way. I see the way they stare at my body covered in tattoos and my lavender hair; I just don't give a damn. There is only one thing in this world that can get me fired up, that's screwing with my daughter. As a single mom, it's my job to protect her, fight for her. She is and will always be my top priority. So, when I get a call that she's in trouble at school, with a boy—no less, my claws are out and ready to strike. And the boy's father, some high society stockbroker, isn't about to deter me.

Теплый, чуточку колдовской и глубоко человечный роман о трех поколениях женщин, которые пытаются договориться друг с другом — и со своим прошлым. Безрассудная и импульсивная Ангустиас покинула дом своей строгой, глубоко религиозной матери Ольвидо, когда забеременела в подростковом возрасте. Спустя десять лет она возвращается в родной городок с повзрослевшей дочерью Фелиситас, которая никогда не видела бабушку. С первой же встречи девочка понимает, что Ольвидо ничуть не похожа на милую, ласковую старушку из детских сказок.

Scrappy, worldly Kennedy Jenkins and soft-hearted Emma Keil barely know each other, but when life throws them each a curve ball, they’re suddenly living together—in a rundown trailer park they’ve inherited from their late father, in a nowhere California town aptly called Ghost. After all, their neighbor, Madam Misty, is a soothsayer-witch, and Halloween is just around the corner.

Two people. One life-changing connection. ‘At times joyful and funny, at others heartbreaking, The Lifeline is an honest yet hopeful exploration of love, loneliness and the power of connection. Captivating, romantic and real – I loved it.’ Holly Miller ‘I'll read anything Tom Ellen...

Meses después de descubrir la infidelidad de su novio, a Elva la consume una profunda depresión. La noche de los deseos se refugia en casa ahogando sus penas entre el alcohol y la lectura el fin de semana que su ex va a contraer matrimonio. Esa noche una lluvia de estrellas fugaces surca los cielos lista para conceder deseos.

Voor de fans van Wij van David Nicholls, PS, I Love You van Cecilia Ahern en de film Groundhog Day. Het is maandagochtend en zoals gewoonlijk vliegt de Londense zakenvrouw Emma gehaast de deur uit. Door haar volle inbox en steeds langer wordende to-dolijst merkt ze niet dat de sfeer in huis gespannen is. Als ze na een lange dag thuiskomt en er duidelijk wordt dat ze alwéér hun jubileum is vergeten, is voor haar man Dan de maat vol. Na een knallende ruzie stormt hij naar buiten, de straat op. Emma hoort piepende remmen, een harde knal, een loeiend autoalarm.

A passionate, sweeping novel of a love that transcends time. When twenty-something Wall Street analyst Kate Wilson attracts the notice of the legendary Julian Laurence at a business meeting, no one’s more surprised than she is. Julian’s relentless energy and his extraordinary intellect...

En la década de 1950, las tensiones en la ciudad de La Frontera son palpables. Las camisas de boliche y las chaquetas de cuero compiten con las guayaberas y los huaraches. Los convertibles corren al lado de las motocicletas. Sin embargo, en medio de la discordia, el amor joven florece a primera vista entre Fulgencio Ramírez, hijo de inmigrantes empobrecidos, y Carolina Mendelssohn, la hija del farmacéutico local. Pero como pronto descubrirán, sus lazos serán deshechos por una fuerza más poderosa de lo que podrían haber imaginado.

This is the year Emily Ross takes control of her destiny and learns to deliberately shape the future. Emily has always known she is different. She attracts spirits, has prophetic dreams, and can sense people's thoughts. Longing to fit in, she hides her true self. But this changes when she takes a job at the fabulous curio shop owned by Henry Paradis, an occult scholar who becomes her spiritual mentor. Recognizing her talents as the valuable gifts they are, Henry teaches Emily to accept her magical nature and "look forward".