Showing results for "Smile" in Romance

Ranbir is a dreamer; he has a well-paying job, but his aspirations are higher. He is a good lover; he adores Adah and can forego any comfort of the world for her sake. But even then, he is not happy. Because his true calling is not in the corporate world; it's in writing. After much deliberation, he takes the plunge and leaves his job to write full-time. While he struggles for balance, Adah also starts keeping herself away. Was she really in love with him, or was it just a facade?

Have you ever had a crush on your babysitter? Taryn Ross sure did. Sixteen-year-old Charlotte was sophisticated, thoughtful, gorgeous, and fun. Taryn counted the minutes until they’d hang out. But Charlotte and her family moved away. Now a transfer student at Hillspoint University, Taryn is ready to officially come out when she runs into a familiar face at a party. Charlie, now a grad student, insists on walking a drunk Taryn home. To the detriment of Taryn’s heart (and libido), Charlie has only grown kinder (and hotter) with time.

Charlotte Hunter. Professorin, Feministin und erfolgreiche Sexualtherapeutin. Immerwährende beste Freundin wider Willen. Bis sie auf ihn trifft … Luca ...

A bittersweet story of a perfect but impossible love, set against the teeming, complex energy and hidden dangers of contemporary China. Miranda Graham, a clothing designer and the widowed mother of two teenagers, travels to China to work with the factories that will produce her designs. Sheltered, uncertain of herself, Miranda has always stayed close to her parents and her home. At first overwhelmed by the chaotic foreignness of China, she soon discovers what she never expected or would have believed possible: a passionate, all-consuming love.

Not good enough.... The words echo in Madison Baron's mind as the darkness presses her to be thinner, more beautiful - somehow more attractive to her peers. A junior in high school, she is facing life without her childhood love, Luke Johnson, who is off to college in the Midwest. Alone with her insecurities, Madison yearns for acceptance - until Miles, that is. Will a relationship with this new student on campus be the answer she seeks? And how will his resistance to her Christian faith affect her future?

Jamie MacKenna is haunted by the fact that he was prevented from returning to save his men-at-arms and the lass who'd freed them. With greater fervor, he thrusts himself into the war for Scottish freedom alongside the valiant warrior, William Wallace. More than a year later, he stumbles upon Ada Moncriefe in the Scottish Highlands. His guilt induces him to offer her marriage, and despite the tormenting passion that rages between them, he vows never to love her. As the sun sets on Wallace's fight for Scottish independence, Ada and Jamie must learn to forgive and open themselves to love.

"Keine Sorge, Baby. Alles wird gut." Ich glaubte ihm kein Wort. Schon gar nicht, als er die Kofferraumklappe mit einem bösen Lächeln schloss. Niemand geht gern zu Vorstellungsgesprächen - doch in allen Varianten, die ich mir ausgemalt habe, liegt mein neuer Boss nicht tot auf dem Boden, während sein Killer mit dem Messer in der Hand über ihm steht. Wir starren uns an. Lange. Zu lange. Ich sollte weglaufen, aber meine Füße sind wie angenagelt. Und dann ist es zu spät...

After Charlotte’s father died, her mother changed. She became cold and distant, and Charlotte slowly withdrew into herself. She spent years feeling lonely and insignificant, and rarely spoke more than a few words to anyone. One night, after a traumatic incident instigated by her mother, Charlotte is arrested and taken to juvie. A year later, Charlotte’s being released from juvie for the second time. Instead of an awful group home, her social worker brings a welcome surprise: Charlotte’s long-forgotten uncle, Arthur, who is all too eager to help her.

Miranda Cruz isn't just the best darned waitress in town anymore; she's Red River's newest innkeeper. But first, she has to find the contractor who's disappeared with her life savings so she can start renovations. Not so easy for a woman who never depends on anyone, especially a man. And when a gorgeous old flame shows up, the fire between them is reignited and threatens to send her dreams up in smoke.

In Oregon's timber country, inside a smoky bar, stands proprietor Tory Duncan. Once a hair's breadth from the Miss America crown, she's still just as beautiful and still searching for happiness. Joe Brigham, a forthright and handsome man from a logging family, divorced, and father of one, regards her with a love deep and pure. But trading in her search for an uncertain future, no matter the joy Joe promises to provide, seems more than Tory can afford.

Zarte Küsse in Venedig Annabella, fast 18 und als ewiges Mauerblümchen bekannt, findet sich plötzlich inmitten einer ungewöhnlichen Kusswette wieder, initiiert von ihrer abenteuerlustigen besten Freundin. Das Ziel? So viele Küsse wie möglich bis zum Ende der Ferien zu sammeln. Als Annabella dann bei ihren Verwandten am Lido in Venedig landet, ahnt sie nicht, dass sie in einen Strudel aus Emotionen und Entscheidungen geraten wird.

Eine verschneite Nacht. Ein Fremder. Eine verhängnisvolle Begegnung. Megan wollte nur ein ruhiges Weihnachten verbringen, während ein Schneesturm die Hamptons in eisige Stille taucht. Doch als ein Fremder an der Tür klingelt, ahnt sie nicht, dass dieser Abend ihr Leben für immer verändern wird. Was als unerwarteter Besuch beginnt, entwickelt sich zu einem Spiel aus Angst und Verlangen. Fearful Christmas ist der Debütroman von Daniel Heart – ein intensiver Dark-Romance-Thriller, der die Grenzen zwischen Angst und Verlangen verschwimmen lässt.

Garbiñe vive en Tenerife, es guardia civil y no está pasando por su mejor momento. Áxel es mosso d’esquadra, reside en un pueblo costero de Barcelona y, por segunda vez, le han dado fecha de caducidad. Un curso, un cruce de miradas y una conexión más allá de la descarga de una pistola Taser hacen que dos personas condenadas a morir luchen por vivir eternamente el uno en la sonrisa del otro.

Eine neue Stadt. Eine neue Aufgabe. Ein neues Leben. Dies war alles, was Kat Mason sich von ihrem Umzug nach New York versprach. Als Literaturstudentin an der New York University versucht sie einen Neuanfang, fern ab ihres alten Lebens in Wisconsin. Glücklich ist sie, wenn sie ihrer Lieblingsbeschäftigung, dem Lesen nachgeht oder Zeit mit ihrer besten Freundin Emma verbringt. Doch was tut man, wenn der Geschichtsprofessor befiehlt, einen frisch aus dem Gefängnis entlassenen Jungen auf Bewährung Nachhilfe zu geben? Augen zu und durch, ist Kats Devise.