Showing results for "Venus" in Romance

The last thing Lord Nicholas Kincaid expected to see in the gloom of a London tavern was a vision of loveliness. And when she led him to a bedchamber with a come-hither smile, there was no question of resisting - until he realized the lying wench meant to render him senseless so the landlord could rob him blind!

A home. A disappearance. And a mystery that spans a century... When Cass leaves London with a fractured heart, she plans to settle in Australia, specifically in the beautiful area of Victoria coastline where she spent so many happy holidays. Yet when she arrives, her house is not quite what...

Ce devait être une mission simple. Pourtant, ses sentiments menacent de tout compromettre…. . Violet Baker fait rêver Paris avec son spectacle aux Folies Bergère. Influenceuse adulée le jour, reine du cabaret la nuit, elle navigue dans un monde de paillettes et de secrets. Ethann Legrand, séduisant journaliste, veut écrire sa biographie. Du moins, c’est ce qu’il prétend… Car derrière le charme d’Ethann se cache Onyx, un espion de la DGSE.

A fictional biographical slice of Baudelaire's life and love with his famous Haitian muse, Jeanne Duval, Black Venus captures the artistic scene in the great French capital city, at a time when the likes of Dumas and Balzac argued literature in the cafés of the Left Bank. Among the bohemians, the young Charles Baudelaire stood out, dressed impeccably thanks to an inheritance that was quickly vanishing.

The Coffee House was a warm, brightly lit place. The serving girls were pretty and the men who visited the rooms seemed polite enough. But still there were whispers, ugly disquieting rumours about what happened at night when the big oak door was closed. The young doctor had never been inside the Coffee House - and indeed had no wish to - until he met the frail, shabbily dressed girl on the Newmarket coach.

Der Frühling im Palazzo Medici Florenz, 1482: Die 18-jährige Mira harrt seit der Pazzi-Verschwörung in einem Kloster aus. Als man sie zurück nach Florenz ruft, unterstützt sie den Maler Sandro Botticelli bei seinem Gemälde "La Primavera". Während der Arbeit daran lernt sie den Gardisten Riccardo kennen, der ihr Herz schneller schlägen lässt, doch Mira soll einen Cousin von Lorenzo de Medici heiraten.

Året er 1492, og Alessandra er knap 15 år, da hendes far, en velstående klædehandler, tager en maler med hjem fra Nordeuropa. Maleren skal udsmykke væggene i kapellet i familiens florentinske palazzo. Som barn af renæssancen, fremmelig og med talent for at tegne, beruses Alessandra af malerens evner. Hun bliver via maleren trukket ind i sin fødeby Firenze, hvor den nye tankefrihed lever side om side med de gamle, kødelige laster. Hun opdager, at ondskaben hærger i byens gader og er vidne til, hvordan den fundamentalistiske munk Savonarola kommer til magten.

Un mese dopo aver causato l'incidente stradale in cui è morto il suo miglior amico, Kyle è divorato dal senso di colpa. Consumato dal rimorso, si arrampica in cima a una cascata e si prepara a saltare, quando una misteriosa ragazza lo ferma minacciando che se lo farà, lei lo seguirà. Ma anche Mia nasconde dei segreti: vuole lasciare l'Alabama per raggiungere la Spagna in cerca della madre biologica e, siccome abbandonare Kyle a sé stesso è impensabile, lo convince ad accompagnarla.

Venus has the chance of a lifetime to take a trip alone. No children, no husband. The women's retreat promises daily massages, meditation, and divine meals prepared by a top chef. What she doesn't see in the ad are locked gates, militia-style security guards, and a mysterious driver who isn't who he appears. The trip she deserves turns into a dangerous, heart-pounding, sexy adventure she will never forget.

When did my life start resembling a Hallmark movie? I suppose it all started when my charming fiancé turned out to be anything but, and I decided I wanted to push the reset button on my life. So, I packed up my business and moved to a small town in the Texas Hill Country, complete with the cast of small-town characters you’d expect and the ridiculously sexy new veterinarian.

אני לא ביישן מי יודע מה, אבל בכל זאת - כשהתיישבתי מולה הרגשתי שאני מסמיק. כמה שניות היא לא עשתה שום סימן שהיא מרגישה בקיומי. חשבתי כבר להשתעל כדי למשוך את תשומת הלב שלה, אבל בדיוק אז היא הניחה את הספל על השולחן....

Stella Lane cree que las matemáticas son lo único que funciona en el universo. Utiliza algoritmos para predecir compras, un trabajo que le ha proporcionado más dinero del que sabe gastar y menos experiencia en relaciones amorosas que la media de cualquier treintañera. No le ayuda tener Asperger y que besar le recuerde a un pez piloto limpiando los dientes de un tiburón. Por eso contrata al despampanante gigoló Michael Phan.