Flowers Fiction

One of the magical flower Kin, Prince Sels has a terrible problem - he has no magic. Forced by his mother to tour the Empire in search of his magical bonded, Sels is terrified of what will happen if he returns home empty-handed.

Baudelaire’s most famous collection of poems is The Flowers of Evil, which was published in 1857 and which was widely condemned as being unwholesome and decadent. The publication actually led to Baudelaire being prosecuted on a charge of offending public morals. There have been numerous translations of Baudelaire’s work into English, but many of them have been judged as not being particularly successful. Strum’s version of The Flowers of Evil is unusual and notable for its accuracy in capturing the elusive appeal of the originals.

It’s the year 1675. Eighteen-year-old Lukas Pietersen is about to consume the ceremonial substance, known as Moon Flower. The potent seeds from this nighttime blooming plant, as prepared and administered by a shaman, will cause Lukas to lose his memory and begin his quest to become a warrior of the Pequawket tribe. This epic tale follows Lukas, a young boy in the Dutch controlled territory of New Amsterdam, as he meets chiefs, shamans, warriors, and the English army on his quest to seek a connection with the Great Spirit.

Little Flower chronicles the unique bond shared by two damaged souls: Sister Shanti, a mischievous, elderly nun from Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, and Meeta, a young prostitute with dreams of a life lived outside the brothel. Thrown together when a young man they love is murdered, they embark upon a darkly comic journey through New Delhi's underbelly in a search to understand the curious crime that has stolen him.

Mysteries of Golfton Hills is a set of sixteen gripping psychological suspense, crime, and thriller audio short stories by bestselling author R. Barri Flowers, set in the fictional town of Golfton Hills, Florida, situated in the Panhandle.

Magie am Tag der Toten. Valentina hütet ein Geheimnis: Sie ist La Catrina, jene legendäre Figur, die zum Sinnbild für den mexikanischen Tag der Toten geworden ist. Damit ist es ihr bestimmt, verlorene Seelen ins Reich der Toten zu führen. Davon darf aber niemand erfahren, denn ein dunkler Bund jagt unerbittlich Menschen mit magischen Fähigkeiten. Doch ausgerechnet bei einer Halloweenparty verwandelt sich Valentina vor den Augen aller! Trost findet sie in den Armen von Lili – eine schicksalhafte Begegnung... Auftakt des dramatisch-romantischen Zweiteilers.

Hani is set to investigate thefts from the king’s household that turn out to be related to a more sinister attempt on the king’s life. Meanwhile, witnesses to the crown prince’s dodgy birth begin to die, and Hani fears for his daughter and her friend, who were also present.

A new love could be about to bloom for Lily in this bright, warm women’s fiction title that fans of Holly Hepburn and Cathy Bramley will love. Lily Rose Baxter loves her little flower shop on Foxley Street and the freedom and independence from her family that it represents. Lily can't help but feel that something is missing from her life...but when mysterious stranger Will Singer comes into her shop looking for the perfect bouquet of roses, all that could be about to change.

In picturesque Tarnfield in the North of England, feuds and rivalries between villagers typically lie dormant. But the arrival of a new local vicar shakes the community up, bringing together an unlikely alliance between Suzy Spencer, a working mother, part-time television producer and full-time mess, and Robert Clark, a conservative, 'Mr Perfect' widower from the parish. But they are too late to save an unfortunate flower arranger!

Celine Harris inheritance hinged on one tiny detail. She needed to marry. Her father will do anything to get access to that money, including marrying her off to the highest bidder. She didn't expect the shifter she'd been secretly crushing on to step up.

Left for dead in the middle of the vast, wild Grand Canyon, Ruby Lucas is losing the battle to survive. After days without food and very little water, Ruby's time is running out. Just as it looks like all is lost, a tall, dark stranger might be her only hope...

Audrey Hamilton, a young American woman, comes to Paris to seek her fortune as an artist. Lurking beneath the glamour of the city, however, in a nation still recovering from the Great War of 1914-18, is the dark spiritual force of the poet Charles Baudelaire. Evil will rise from the moody old Cemetery of Montparnasse to ensnare Audrey's spirit and drag her to her doom.

1934: Lizzie Flowers has been mother and protector to her East End family, the Allens of Langley Street, since she was 15. Even when her doomed marriage to Frank Flowers collapses, she sacrifices her own happiness to keep the family united. But when Lizzie buys the infamous dockland's pub the Mill Wall, she discovers she's bitten off more than she can chew.

It's the wedding of the century. Her big brother - the man who was a second father to her after their dad passed - is the groom. And Nicole is fighting just to keep her head above water. She's surrounded by an aloof bride-to-be, a psychotic mother of the bride, ridiculous bridesmaids, and a town that feels like a parody of Americana. Nicole only wants what's best for her brother - but what if that involves her brother leaving his fiancée at the altar?

When Tanglewood flower shop owner Leanne enters Budding Stars - a floristry TV competition - she’s shocked to make it through to the televised stages where the pressure grows to prove herself a success. Luckily for Leanne, new Tanglewood Park Ranger Rex is a rose among the thorns as he provides support and friendship that could blossom into something more.... But Rex’s ex-girlfriend appears with some shocking news, and between busy schedules and the occasional mountain rescue, Leanne can’t see how romance could possibly bloom.

Rei Shimura, a California girl living in Tokyo, has an antiques business that's only slightly more successful than her love life. When her aunt enrolls her in the Kayama School of Ikebana to learn how to arrange flowers, disaster strikes. A mean teacher is found with scissors in her neck, and Takeo Kayama, the sexy billionaire heir to the school, considers Rei's aunt the main suspect.

Blossom Baker has watched her sisters find love one by one. And just when she began to wonder when her Prince Charming would show his face, Roman Fields entered the picture, helping to bring all of her deepest desires to fruition.

Six months ago Anastasia "Stasia" Fiore, an intelligence officer in Italy’s foreign security service, led an even more secret life on the side. She ran off-the-books missions with her friends Olivia and Beta, American and Czech foreign intelligence officers. The three women shared the same goal: take down predators. And then, Stasia’s life got way more interesting. After a complicated, surreal mission that went sideways, Stasia learned that she has angel blood, making her an Elioud.

Als Violet wegen eines Todesfalls nach London fliegt, erwartet sie alles - außer das! Ihre exzentrische Großtante hat ihr und ihren Cousinen Rose und Daisy ein Blumengeschäft mitten in Notting Hill vererbt. Obwohl die drei keine Ahnung von Blumengestecken oder der Führung eines Geschäfts haben, wollen sie in die Fußstapfen ihrer Großtante treten. Wie schwer kann es schließlich schon sein, ein Blumengeschäft zu führen? Dass Violet alles andere als einen grünen Daumen hat, ist nicht einmal das größte Problem.

When life kicks you down, you have to find a way up. That's what happened for Shelly Williams. Her entire world turned upside down with the death of her husband, leaving her as the sole provider for their two-year-old triplets. Only two years later, everything falls apart due to Shelly's poor finances and she finds that she's about to lose her kids. Shelly resorts to something she never thought she'd do--prostitution. She ends up under the thumb of a pimp and before she knows it, she not only adapts to her new lifestyle, but she enjoys the power and the easy money.