Women Action Adventure

Twenty years ago, fifth-generation Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong witnessed her father shoot down the cultlike leader of a separatist church. Now, that man's son, Malcolm Arno, has become head of a militia movement bent on unleashing chaos and anarchy across the country. Nothing seems to be standing in Arno's way ― until his actions run him afoul of Caitlin Strong.

¿Qué pasaría si solo conocieras sus ojos y sucumbieses a su mirada? ¿Y si esa mirada te empezase a seguir anticipándose a tus deseos, la encontrases en todas partes y la atracción inicial se convirtiera en la sensación de estar permanentemente bajo observación? ¿Quién se está adelantando a tus pensamientos, a tus movimientos? ¿Por qué lo hace? ¿Para qué? Junto a la irresistible fascinación que empiezas a sentir por quien está detrás de esos ojos y el desconcierto y la necesidad de resolver el misterio, empieza a crecer un miedo a lo desconocido que nunca antes habías sentido.

Struggling with working-mother guilt, Marlene Greene hopes a camping trip in the forest will provide quality time with her three young children - until they see fires in the distance, columns of smoke distorting the sweeping view. Overnight, all communication with the outside world is lost. Knowing something terrible has happened, Marlene suspects that the isolation of the remote campsite is all that's protecting her family. But the arrival of a lost boy reveals they are not alone in the woods, and as the unfolding disaster ravages the land, more youngsters seek refuge under her wing.

Peluquerías, postizos, tinturas, cortes y extensiones, quirófanos, clínicas, lipos, liftings, flotadores, operaciones estéticas, residuos patógenos. Los ámbitos en que transcurre y el vocabulario que ilumina esta siniestra historia protagonizada por Ruth Epelbaum –la detective creada por Krimer en Sangre kosher– nos anticipan que en esta novela, como siempre, las mujeres se hacen cargo, padecen, disfrutan, ponen el cuerpo. Y lo pone sobre todo la entrañable Ruth.

Amelia, la protagonista de la serie, es la anti-heroína por excelencia: su curiosidad la mete en líos de los que sale gracias a su instinto. Esta vez la encontramos en Miami, nuevo destino de su esposo, diplomático. La pareja se ha dado una segunda oportunidad, pero Amelia vuelve a sentirse mujer florero. Por suerte, nuevamente se verá atrapada por una historia que le pasa por estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado.

210 BC, China. The most powerful emperor China has ever known is on the brink of death. In desperation, he sends his most gifted alchemist and sorcerer on a quest for the mythical elixir of life. His fleet never returned. Now, world-renowned archaeologist Georgia Lee is compelled to hunt for a mysterious man who may hold the secret to the greatest discovery in human history. Her search takes her on a thrilling journey. But what begins as an investigation into an archaeological riddle turns into something very sinister. Georgia starts to suspect that she is the one being hunted....

Jack Steel and Christie Thorton are blackmailed: Become assassins or you and everyone you love will die.... The Jack Steel series is now in development for a major motion picture. Deadly Blackhood Ops specialist Jack Steel has it all; his loving partner Christie, his daughter Rachel, and a protection agency he's proud of. But it's all torn apart when a madman seeking revenge blackmails Steel and Christy. Their skills are pushed to the limit when they must become assassins to save those they love.

No-one is ever happy to see Grace Salmon. As a funeral arranger, she’s responsible for steering strangers through the hardest day of their lives. It’s not a task many would want - but for Grace, giving people the chance to say a proper goodbye to the ones they love is the most important job in the world. From the flowers in the church to the drinks served at the wake, Grace knows it’s the personal touches that count - and it’s amazing what you can find out about someone from their grieving relatives...or their Facebook page.

At age 10, Jenni Farrow and her new best friend, Timmy Caruso, enjoy a glorious summer on Pearl Island filled with fireworks, beach days, and carnival rides (not to mention that strange sea creature they rescue from a tide pool). Then, one late summer day, Timmy disappears. Thirty years later, Jenni—now Jenn Lanaro, best-selling author of the Philipia Bay action-romance series—is desperate to escape the fatigue of her career and her soon-to-be-ex-husband.

Nikki Armstrong continued to work hard at making a difference in her precinct, and anywhere else where she thought she could help. Much of her efforts were met with resistance from the powers that be, but she never saw any of it as a significant obstacle. Unlike the hordes of naysayers who saw law enforcement as a job, Nikki embraced it as not only her profession but also a calling. They were welcome to spend their careers punching the proverbial clock while in Nikki’s calling there was no punching out or standing down, and absolutely never, ever, any thought of backing down.

Una ragazza è seduta su una ruota di scorta bucata, in mezzo al nulla della campagna novarese. I suoi capelli, un tempo rosa zucchero filato, ora sono un garbuglio di colori improbabili. Pochi riconoscerebbero in lei Cloro, celebrità di internet con milioni di follower in tutto il mondo. Insieme a lei, a tentare di riparare un'auto che ha macinato migliaia di chilometri, c'è Leo, trentaquattrenne disilluso, che dalla vita non ha avuto nulla di ciò che si aspettava - e dire che non si aspettava molto.

Questo memoir, scritto nella lingua ispirata e inconfondibile di Tea Ranno, si apre con un risveglio in ospedale: Tea ha quarantacinque anni ed è appena stata operata d'urgenza per un'infezione che, partita dall'utero, è arrivata a infuocarle l'intestino, il fegato, i polmoni. Soffre di endometriosi da quando è giovanissima. Ma questa volta ne è quasi morta. L'endometriosi è una malattia cronica che colpisce molte donne. Le cause non sono ancora del tutto chiare, la diagnosi spesso è complessa e non esiste una cura definitiva.

Caffè in der Wüste: Giulia Caminito erzählt vom italienischen Leben in Eritrea, von einer starken, übergroßen Mutter – und von einer jungen Frau, die sich ihre Freiheit erst nach und nach erkämpft. Ein historischer Roman von herber Schönheit. Die Lombardei im Zweiten Weltkrieg: Die Menschen suchen Zuflucht vor ständigen Bombenangriffen, deutsche Besatzer jagen Partisanen, das Essen wird rationiert. Die 13-jährige Giada wohnt bei ihrer Tante, einer gläubigen Faschistin, Gewalt und Entbehrung prägen den Alltag.

Unlucky in love, Julia takes a radical step and travels solo to a spiritual retreat in Kefalonia. With an agenda to avoid men, work on healing her inner rage, balance her chakras and eat lots of Greek food, the Mediterranean heat is exactly what she needs. But before she leaves the airport, Julia meets Vincent, a handsome Spanish architect, who challenges her spiky aura in more ways than one.

Avalone conta di trascorrere il primo anno nel modo più ordinario possibile, concentrandosi sugli studi, in compagnia di pochi amici selezionati. Mai si sarebbe aspettata che il fratello di Lola, la sua coinquilina, appartenesse a una famigerata gang della zona nota come The Devil’s Sons, e men che meno avrebbe immaginato di innamorarsi Clarke Taylor, il più fuori controllo e pericoloso di loro... Senza quasi sapere come, Avalone si ritrova coinvolta nelle scorribande della gang.

Vorsicht! - diese Reise könnte nicht nur ihr Leben, sondern auch ihre Psyche in Gefahr bringen. In einer Welt voller verführerischem Luxus und anspruchsvoller Jugendlicher steht Mandy im Rampenlicht. Doch erst als sie Clyde, ihrem Schwarm, näherkommt, platzt plötzlich ihre Traumblase. Zwischen schrecklichen Alpträumen und dem Verlangen, die Wahrheit zu ergründen, gerät Mandys Leben aus den Fugen. Könnten unerwartete Ereignisse noch mehr Dunkelheit in ihr Leben bringen? Ein mysteriöses okkultes Ritual und eine unheimliche Begegnung werfen Fragen auf, die das Fundament ihres Lebens erschüttern.

Für Dalia ist die Gärtnerei ihrer Großeltern ihr Zuhause. Hier in Cornwall ist sie aufgewachsen, gemeinsam mit ihren vier Cousinen hat sie viele Sommer zwischen den leuchtenden Blumenfeldern verbracht. Nach dem plötzlichen Tod ihrer Großmutter Rose kommen die inzwischen erwachsenen Cousinen im Herrenhaus der Gärtnerei zusammen und machen eine Entdeckung, die für Dalia alles verändert: ein Brief ihres vermeintlich unbekannten Vaters.

Hüseyin Rahmi, detaylı ve isabetli gözlemleriyle kendi düşüncelerini birleştirir romanlarında. Hayattan Sayfalar'da da İstanbul'un dönem hayatından hüzünlü bir kesiti yansıtır. Kenar mahallelerde yaşananlar, yoksulluk, açlık ve sefaletin getirdiği zorunluklarla fuhuşa sürüklenen bir genç kız ve onu bu yola iten annesinin serüvenini bazan güldüren ama çoğu zaman da dokunaklı, hüzünlü bir dille anlatır bize. Kitabı seslendiren usta oyuncu, sevgili ağabeyimiz Bülent Yıldıran'ı da bu kayıttan hemen sonra sonsuzluğa uğurladık.

If you want something done, ask a busy person. Kate Conner could kill whoever first said that. As if the full-time mom, part-time demon hunter didn’t have enough to do, she’s now been given a third job—as headmistress at a special academy for up-and-coming slayers. Kate’s first charge? Her own teenage daughter Allie, who thanks to her unique heritage, has more power than either she or Kate understands. And definitely more than either knows how to use.

Orphan girl Alice dreams of more than toiling long hours in Pink’s jam factory. Inspired by stories about the legendary Queen of Thieves, Mary Carr, who terrorized the streets of Victorian London, Alice decides to set up her own gang: the Forty Thieves. She has an accomplice too: sly seamstress Kate Felix from Whitechapel persuades Alice they’d make the perfect team. Before long, the pair are making headlines in the glitzy world of 1920s Soho, known for their daring heists and for the row of heavy diamond rings that Alice uses like brass knuckles in her frequent brawls.