Showing results for "Royals" in Literary Fiction

Maxwell Jameson Trevor, prince of Lilaria, hates his royal role. Despising the limelight, he takes solace in his art studio and steers clear of any drama. But when one of the newly discovered royals passes away, Maxwell's brother Alex asks him to break the news to the old man's granddaughter...

Evolutionary biologist Amina Abdul accepts a post-doc in Washington, DC, choosing her career studying hybrid zones over a faltering West Coast romance. Her brother and sister-in-law welcome her to the city, but their marriage is crumbling, and they soon rely on her to keep their son company. Omar, hungry to understand his cultural roots, fakes an Indian accent, invents a royal past, and peppers his aunt with questions about their cultural heritage. When he brings an ornamental knife to school, his expulsion triggers a downward spiral for his family.

Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave is a short work of prose fiction by Aphra Behn (1640-1689), published in 1688 by William Canning and reissued with two other fictions later that year. It was also adapted into a play. The eponymous hero is an African prince from Coramantien who is tricked into slavery and sold to British colonists in Surinam where he meets the narrator. Behn's text is a first-person account of his life, love, rebellion, and execution.

Ascolta i personaggi del Café Royal prendere vita attraverso la narrazione fresca ed esperta di Lino Guanciale. Segui le intricate traiettorie dei destini dei clienti di questo vivace bar milanese convergere per un breve momento, per poi proseguire di nuovo nel loro solitario percorso. Il Café Royal diventa così brulicante palcoscenico di un più che mai verosimile romanzo corale contemporaneo, dove ogni personaggio si svela nella sua individuale, e insieme universale, struggente umanità.

Mailand im Sommer 2020: Die sonst so lebendige Via Marghera wirkt wie ausgestorben. Nur das Café Royal ist geöffnet. Man trifft sich vorsichtig, auf Abstand – und ist doch so froh, dass menschliche Begegnungen wieder möglich sind. Auch der Schriftsteller Michele hebt den Blick vom Bildschirm, verlässt das Haus und findet Gesellschaft, die seine Fantasie entfacht. Langsam kehrt wieder Leben in das Café Royal ein. Und in die Menschen, die es besuchen.

Lady Georgiana Rannoch, 35th in line for the British throne, knows how to play the part of an almost royal - but now she's off to Hollywood, where she must reprise her role as sleuth or risk starring in an all-too-convincing death scene...

When sisters Muna and Sakti wake up on the peaceful beach of the island of Janda Baik, they can’t remember anything, except that they are bound as only sisters can be. They have been cursed by an unknown enchanter, and slowly Sakti starts to fade away. The only hope of saving her is to go to distant Britain, where the Sorceress Royal has established an academy to train women in magic. If Muna is to save her sister, she must learn to navigate high society and trick the English magicians into believing she is a magical prodigy.

Advised to take a day off, Holmes and Watson take a trip to the Royal Parks of Kew Gardens. But life has something else in store for them. Inside the alm house a bizarly placed body was found. The local security manager asks Holmes and Watson for their help.

Die Fortsetzung des SPIEGEL-Bestsellers. Das Finale der zweibändigen Vampire-Royals-Reihe. "Er ist mein König. Er ist mein Geliebter. Er ist mein Untergang...". Londons Straßen werden von Blut regiert. Nach dem gescheiterten Attentat auf Vampirkönig Benedict Tudor schlägt der Hass zwischen Menschen und Vampiren in offene Gewalt um. Florence ist als Blutbraut die menschliche Repräsentantin an Benedicts Seite und könnte eigentlich vermitteln. Doch sie wird im Tower gefangen gehalten. Ursprünglich als Rebellin ins Schloss gekommen, um den König zu töten, hat sie sich gegen ihren Willen in ihn verliebt.

For readers of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir comes a dramatic novel of the beloved Empress Maria, the Danish princess who became the mother of the last Russian tsar. “This epic tale is captivating and beautifully told.”—Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We...

Damien’s recent fight has drawn unwanted attention—especially from Eric Avalon, the father of the body he now inhabits. Eric has begun to question how his untalented son could have grown so powerful in such a short time. One wrong answer could mean death for Damien, but lying low isn’t an option either.

Ombord på et dampskip med kurs fra New York til Buenos Aires, møter en liten gruppe sjakkentusiaster den russiske verdensmesteren i sjakk, Mirko Czentovic, som er på vei til en turnering. Czentovic er kald og arrogant, men de lykkes i å få ham overtalt til et parti sjakk, som russeren selvfølgelig vinner overlegent. I løpet av det neste partiet kommer en av de andre passasjerene tilfeldigvis forbi.

Skaknovelle omhandler mødet mellem verdensmeteren i skak og amatøren Dr. B. En intens og opslugende beretning om duellerne og ikke mindst om de to duellanters baggrund og vidt forskellige indgang til spillet.

La protagonista de la gran novela de Balzac, publicada en 1846, es Isabel Fischer, apodada la prima Bette, que es una solterona amargada y llena de envidia. Sus rencores se desatan contra todos quienes la rodean y los destruye sin escrupulos.