Ergebnis für "Spin" in Literatur & Belletristik

Lise Adams is a young woman attempting to uncover the mystery of her father's disappearance ten years earlier. Turk Findley is an ex-sailor and sometimes-drifter. They come together when an infall of cometary dust seeds the planet with tiny remnant Hypothetical machines. Soon, this seemingly hospitable world will become very alien indeed--as the nature of time is once again twisted, by entities unknown.

In the aftermath of a NASA rocket launch gone terribly wrong, Captain Calli Chase comes face-to-face with her missing twin sister - as well as the startling truth of who they really are. Now, a top secret program put in motion years ago has spun out of control, and only Calli can redirect its course. Aided by cutting-edge technologies, the NASA investigator and scientist turned Space Force pilot sets out on a frantic search for the missing link between the sabotaged rocket launch and her predetermined destiny…a search that someone else seems very interested in stopping.

Her love died on a battlefield. He carries a torch for a woman he’s never met. Can the tragic death of a soldier entwine the souls of two strangers?

Sixteen years ago, Princess Halla of Yshrem saved the life of an eight-year-old barbarian boy and watched her kingdom fall to ruin, all on the same day. Now, she is a forgotten spinster in a quiet temple, living her days out in solitude. The last of her line, she exists in the hope that she has been forgotten, for to be remembered by the enemy is to be certain death. One person has not forgotten her. Mathior, now 24, is the fierce warrior king of the Cyclopae. Yshrem is in turmoil and his advisors have a suggestion - kill the last remaining member of the royal line.

Viterra, das Königreich unter einer Glaskuppel, lässt seine royalen Kinder seit Anbeginn der Zeiten im Verborgenen aufwachsen. Das gilt nicht nur für den Prinzen, der gerade eine aufwendige Prinzessinnenwahl durchlaufen musste, sondern auch für seine Schwester Evelina, deren Prinzenwahl noch bevorsteht. Nur leider ist Evelina alles andere als eine typische Prinzessin und kein Mädchen, das sich gerne versteckt hält. Und dennoch ist es ausgerechnet ein Maskenball, der ihr den Weg in die Freiheit zeigen wird.

Alain Whitstock II. hat eine besondere Schwäche für alte Gegenstände. Sobald er sie berührt, lösen sie eine so warme, wohltuende Schwere in ihm aus, dass er schier süchtig nach solchen Artefakten ist. Je älter sie sind, desto länger hält dieses Gefühl an. Bei einem Besuch in Japan findet er einen Schrein, zu dem ein schwarzes Messer zählt, Alain spürt schon von weitem, was für ein unglaubliches Alter diese Antiquität ausstrahlt. Wenn er dieses Messer zu seinem Eigen zählen könnte, würde es ihm jahrelang dieses wunderbare Gefühl bereiten. Welche Grenzen wird Alain überschreiten, um an das schwarze Messer zu gelangen?

Regel Nummer 1: Schlafe nie, ich betone, niemals mit ihm! Seit die toughe Marissa White bei dem erfolgreichen Selfmademan Riley Walker tätig ist, haben sie kaum noch Freizeit. Zum Firmenjubiläum verordnen ihre Freunde den beiden daher spontan eine Zwangspause. Trotz ihrer Belustigung über die üblichen Verkupplungsversuche stimmen Marissa und Riley der Idee arglos zu. Schließlich halten sie den Punkt, an dem aus ihnen mehr werden könnte, schon lange für verstrichen.

Seine Welt. Seine Regeln. Ihre Liebe. Band 1 der leidenschaftlichen Liebesroman-Reihe von Rhenna Morgan endlich als Hörbuch! New Orleans, Louisiana: Obwohl seine Methoden hart sind, beschützt Sergei Petrovyh das, was ihm gehört. Als Evette Labadie ihn um einen Job bittet, weiß er, dass er seine Finger von ihr lassen sollte. Aber etwas an ihr zieht ihn an – es brennt in ihm, sie für sich zu beanspruchen. Natürlich ist Evette der mächtige Boss der Russenmafia aus der Ferne bekannt. Immerhin ist er so heiß wie sein Ruf gefährlich ist.

In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring up in disbelief at the Twin Towers. It is August 1974, and a mysterious tightrope walker is running, dancing, leaping between the towers, suspended a quarter mile above the ground. In the streets below, a slew of ordinary lives become extraordinary in bestselling novelist Colum McCann’s stunningly intricate portrait of a city and its people.

Years after discovering her parents' marriage was invalid, and she illegitimate, Freya continued to struggle with the scandal hanging over her head. When her father reappears with his real wife and daughter, Freya flees London entirely. With an inherited country house, Freya at least has somewhere to run. She looks forward to meeting her faithful steward, who writes the most diverting letters. However, Mr. Daniel Bryce is not the old gentleman she expected, but young, handsome, and eligible.

Johnny is stuck - living at home and watching after his brother while working as a stock boy is not what he dreamed about. But when he and his best friend, Goat, see an opportunity to break free of the monotony and take care of Johnny's brother all in one shot, they jump on it. Now they're on the run and about to find out the price for freedom. A moving and fast-paced thriller, Final Spin is a gripping exploration into brotherhood and sacrifice- straight from the dark heart of America.

Julia Dorning is a spinster, or at least on the road to becoming one. She has no social life, hates her career, and lives in her parent's basement with her cat, Charlie. With the arrival of Jared Moody, the new hire at work, Julia's mundane life is suddenly turned upside down. Her instant (and totally ridiculous) crush on the new guy causes Julia to finally make some long-overdue changes, in hopes to find a life that includes more than baking and hanging out with Charlie. But when the biggest and most unexpected change comes, will the new and improved Julia be able to overcome it?

The Empire’s ancient foes have come to destroy, bringing with them threats new and old. The Blood Clan pirates and the savage Hudar Horde cavalry are joined by the magic of the Vandil, long believed lost to the ages. Kullen and Natisse must fight to preserve the threads that hold Dimvein together. Only together can they and their allies both high and low keep the enemy from burning everything they’ve built to the ground. It’s a race to the end, blades slashing and fire raging.

Josephine Barnes wrote every day to her beloved fiancé battling in the trenches of the Great War. Devastated when he’s killed in action, she vows never to marry and buries her grief in the construction of the town’s first library. But she’s left breathless when she receives a request from a gracious gentleman to visit and return the letters containing her declarations of desire. Philip Baker survived the war, but returned home burdened with a secret. Though he knows it’s wrong, he can’t stop reading the beautiful sentiments left among his slain comrade’s possessions.

Adam has come far. Once a lowly apprentice, and a powerless one at that, he has discovered a whole new field of magic. Combining magic and technology into one, he has become the leading light of the university. His innovations have made many things possible, from powerful magics anyone can use to hot air balloons and flying battleships. The world has changed beyond hope of repair.

Abandonada pela mãe aos 2 anos, foi criada por um pai violento e abusivo; precisou aprender a se virar sozinha, desde pequena, para sobreviver. Contudo, a menina viu sua vida mudar ao ser levada para o orfanato da família Esposito, onde passou a trabalhar. Theo Esposito é um mafioso perigoso, membro da maior organização criminosa do mundo; cresceu em uma família rica e privilegiada que comandava a Itália.

High school math teacher Ezra Pavic is having a hard time. His wife left him, his son barely tolerates him, and now he's being blindsided by something he never saw coming: the emotional spin cycle of parenting a parent. His mother Irene has dementia, and it's exhausting. Caring for her is a constant source of frustration, resentment, and guilt. Lots of guilt.

Als „avtoritet“ des mächtigsten Verbrechersyndikats in New Orleans dient alles, was Kir Vasilek sagt und tut einem bestimmten Zweck. Niemals verliert er seine Coolness, denn das Leben seiner Brüder – seiner Familie – hängt davon ab. Aber dann spaziert Journalistin Cassie McClintock zurück in sein Leben, und es ist so gut wie unmöglich, cool zu bleiben. Cassie hatte damals über die russische Mafia berichtet und ist dabei Kir verboten nahegekommen.

Julia Dorning is about to lose it. Between her over-the-top wedding that her sister, Anna, took upon herself to create and the understaffed popular bakery she runs, she can barely find time to breathe. All Julia ever wanted was a quaint wedding on the beach with family and friends. But now, Julia has to contend with not only her sister's plans, but those of her future mother-in-law, as well. Not wanting to step on anyone's toes, especially her mother-in-law's, Julia just goes along with it. She can only take so much, though.

Por trás da aparência poderosa de Vittorio Tommaso, candidato a governador da Sicília, existe um homem quebrado por um passado repleto de mentiras e traições. Vittorio se sente incapaz de confiar nas pessoas e, por isso, quando sua equipe sugere que ele deve se casar, sua primeira resposta é um simples não. No entanto, o entendimento de que isso aumentaria suas chances de se eleger fez ele ceder.