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One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century The extraordinary new novel from the acclaimed author of Bad Behavior and Two Girls, Fat and Thin, Veronica is about flesh and spirit, vanity, mortality, and mortal affection. Set mostly in Paris and Manhattan in the desperately...

Verónica invita a sus seis mejores amigos a una cena en una casa en Soacha. Sabe que les parecerá extraña una cena fuera de Bogotá, pero no le cabe duda de que llegarán. Todos llevan un buen tiempo experimentando unos sueños extraños en los que se ven a sí mismos como si fueran otras...

A complete dark new adult romance series, plus bonus content, from international best-selling author Veronica Eden. Binge stories full of addictive angst, heart-stopping drama, suspenseful twists, irresistible bullies, fierce heroines, and swoon-worthy happily ever afters in this complete four-book series bundle. Set includes Wicked Saint, Tempting Devil, Ruthless Bishop, and Savage Wilder, plus an exclusive bonus series epilogue narrated by Michael Gallagher.

Veronica Fischer lives in Pekin, a small town in middle America. She's your average 20-something (looking) redhead... vampire... madam... who recently adopted the ghost of 8-year-old Rachel Gregory. Now she's on a rollercoaster ride of adventure, magic, mysteries, and pain, with chatroom hitmen, amnesiac graverobbers, racist arsonists, power-hungry lounge suit vampires, horny zombies, and demonic spirits. Even 77-year-old vampires have coming of age stories, sometimes they're just later in life... with monsters and gunfire. Our ridiculously talented cast: Starring: Claire Coyle, Jim Cummings, ...

Man försöker vara lyckad. Drömmer om att göra karriär. Samtidigt som man vill vara en superbra mamma och en perfekt sambo. Man fantiserar om ett frieri. Har man levt tillsammans med världens finaste man i sju år känns det naturligt att vilja stadga sig på riktigt. Särskilt när han är en attraktiv läkare som bara blir snyggare för varje år. Själv utvecklas man åt motsatt håll - väljer praktiska mjukisklänningar och har håret i hästsvans och släpar runt på en gammal skötväska med stora fickor istället för något avskalat elegant med snitsiga gulddetaljer.

Aliens searching for a new home planet have studied humans through the “archives” they’ve discovered, specifically, Hollywood musicals. They arrive on Earth ready to integrate with the world through song, but find the world does not greet them the way they expect. Think Galaxy Quest with musicals!

Tara had read in books of people turning white with shock. At that moment, she found out what it felt like. All the blood left her head. There was a roaring in her ears, and her legs wobbled. He knows who I am. Which means he knows I'm on the run. Any chance of smoothly covering for her awkwardness had shot right out the window when she froze like a deer in the headlights at the sound of her real name. And now Sexy Sheriff was getting up. And up...

I left my brothers in the marines to start a family. I left my ex-wife when that family drove her to drink and drugs. Now all I have left is my son - and he's all I care about. I can't afford to make another mistake. And the girl who moved in next door? Mistake written all over her. But I can't take my damn eyes off her. As she tries to start a new life away from her abusive ex, she has her own reasons to stay away. But we can't help it. We're drawn to each other. And when she tells me how much she wants a baby...I make every mistake in the book. Because I want a family again.

¡Descubre el thriller más trepidante de Lisa Jewell! Es el hombre perfecto . Te dice que te ama . Crees que es tu media naranja . En poco tiempo, se ha instalado en tu corazón y en tu casa . Y luego se va durante días. No sabes adónde ha ido ni con quién está. Pronto te das cuenta de que, si pudieras volver el tiempo atrás, te dirías a ti misma: no le dejes entrar. « Apasionante. Impactante. Magistral. » FREIDA McFADDEN, autora de La asistenta

BEFORE SAM SPADE This is not just an audiobook version of the short story. Its multi-layered story draws inspiration from Dashiell Hammett’s own rich legacy of detective stories. The series is not epic in scale, with vast landscapes and multiple points of view. It is a personal story of redemption. The series belongs to The Op. Except in episodes where he recounts the exploits of an associate, The Op is in every scene. The viewer only knows what he knows, what he sees, staying true to the narrative style of the stories. Each case unfolds as it happens. But ultimately, the story is not about ...

Ripped from the pages of HORROR STORIES magazine and our PULP Classics podcast comes a tale beyond imagination. Complete for listening terror! Written by Hugh B. Cave for HORROR STORIES (February, 1935) Produced and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human] Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone Narrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Wendt Paul Lawton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Bishop Mowry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zack Emerson Dr. Jonathan Graham . . . . . . . . ...

Veronica Britton is a Victorian private detective, a specialist in untangling tricky situations that occur in time as well as space. Working alongside her young apprentice Gabrielle Pendleton, she's very much in demand: if a necklace goes missing and you suspect that someone is selling it off in the future as a valuable antique, or you find yourself being blackmailed by someone who knows a little too much about your past, she's your woman.

When Kate Landers's husband vanishes with their young son—and a woman connected to him is found dead—Kate is forced into a deadly game far beyond her world of corporate banking. Desperate for answers, she finds herself back in Savannah—a place filled with memories, and the one place still hiding the truth.

Ann Veronica is a classic romance novel by H. G. Wells. H. G. Wells' Ann Veronica looks at political and feminist issues of the time. It's heroine goes from being a naive young girl into becoming a picture of the New Woman. The novel caused a stir when it was released because of the main character's feminist outlook and because her name was similar to Amber Reeves, with whom Wells was thought to be having an affair.

"Ann Veronica" is a New Woman novel by H. G. Wells published in 1909. "Ann Veronica" describes the rebellion of Ann Veronica Stanley, "a young lady of nearly two-and-twenty", against her middle-class father's stern patriarchal rule. The novel dramatizes the contemporary problem of the New Woman. It is set in Victorian era London and environs, except for an Alpine excursion. Ann Veronica offers vignettes of the women's suffrage movement in Great Britain and features a chapter inspired by the 1908 attempt of suffragettes to storm Parliament.

At 21 the passionate and headstrong Ann Veronica Stanley is determined to rule her own life. When her autocratic father forbids her, via formal letter, from attending a fashionable art-school ball, and even further refuses to allow her advanced study of science, she decides she has no choice but to leave her family home and make a fresh start alone.

When it was first published in 1909, Ann Veronica caused a sensation, due to Wells' groundbreaking treatment of female sexuality. Twenty-one, passionate, and headstrong, Ann Veronica Stanley is determined to live her own life. When her father forbids her from attending a fashionable ball, she leaves her family home and makes a fresh start in London. There, she finds a world where she can be truly free. But when she meets the brilliant Capes, a married academic, and quickly falls in love, she soon finds that freedom comes at a price.

സോക്രട്ടീസിന്റെ കഥകള്‍ പലപ്പോഴും ഫാന്റസിയും മാലിക്കും കലര്‍ന്നഒരു കുഴമഞ്ഞാണ്. വേറോണിക്ക @ 15 ഒരു പ്രായത്തിന്റെ കഥ മാത്രമല്ല. മുറിവേറ്റ സ്ത്രീത്വത്തിന്റെ ഏകാംഗ കലാപം കൂടിയാണ്.

When her husband dies unexpectedly, Maggie Royal is struck with sinister visions that foretell danger for her and for her five-year-old daughter. Her mother and grandmother were said to have “the sight,” but it was never like this. With no one alive to turn to, Maggie must move quickly to uncover the meaning of her visions before her candle is snuffed out.

Ann Veronica is a New Woman novel by H. G. Wells published in 1909. Ann Veronica describes the rebellion of Ann Veronica Stanley, "a young lady of nearly two-and-twenty", against her middle-class father's stern patriarchal rule. The novel dramatizes the contemporary problem of the New Woman. It is set in Victorian era London and environs, except for an Alpine excursion. Ann Veronica offers vignettes of the women's suffrage movement in Great Britain and features a chapter inspired by the 1908 attempt of suffragettes to storm Parliament.