Résultats pour "A L Kennedy" dans Littérature et fiction

A.L. Kennedy is a celebrated novelist, playwright, short story writer and columnist. She has won numerous UK and international book awards, including the Costa Prize, and has twice been featured on the Granta Best of Young British Novelists list. A prolific writer for stage, screen and TV, she has also created several works for radio, among them this trio of dramas specially written for Bill Nighy.

Master hacker Fate Haley has one objective on her mind - vengeance. A year after an unthinkable tragedy destroys her family, Fate has the two men responsible in her sights and a plan in place to ensure they won't slip through the CIA's fingers again. At the edge of insanity, Fate's prepared to risk it all until he slips in one dark night set on saving her.

The hunt for justice never ends with this brand new Western adventure from Paul L. Thompson and Alfred Wallon! After stopping a weapons shipment bound for Mexico, U.S. Marshal Jim Kennedy and his partner, Don Henderson, have made powerful enemies. The El Paso Ring—a ruthless criminal syndicate—won’t let their plans be derailed so easily. Determined to silence Kennedy for good, they send a trio of deadly gunmen to hunt him down. Unaware of the killers on his trail, Kennedy continues his investigation into the shadowy figures controlling the arms trade.

I’m a hunted man, forced into witness protection after the man I put behind bars as an undercover DEA agent escapes federal custody. Nothing matters but lying low until he’s recaptured and I can return to normal life until I meet her. Confident, sexy as hell, and my new warden, I crave her the moment our eyes meet. Alone in a safe house on her long horn ranch force us together, turning the lonely days into hot nights that neither of us wants to end.

Based on National Book Award-winner Joyce Carol Oates' novella about the Chappaquiddick scandal, this tragic and beautiful new opera enthralls as a handsome Senator uses power to enchant, seduce, and carelessly destroy.

Paris, dans les années 1970. Dans une librairie de la rive gauche, un jeune homme rencontre une femme. Il est américain, étudiant, sans le sou, se destine à des études de droits et a débarqué à Paris pour assouvir ses fantasmes de la Ville Lumière ; elle est française, un peu plus âgée, sophistiquée, mystérieuse... et mariée... Entre Sam et Isabelle, le coup de foudre. Commence alors entre eux une liaison tumultueuse, des cinq à sept fiévreux, des rendez-vous furtifs, des moments volés.

Letters from your favorite leading men, addressed to your deepest fantasies. This audio-only anthology features love letters from some of your favorite book boyfriends, speaking directly to you - performed by voices you already love. Sometimes the letters are sweet, sometimes they're emotional, sometimes they're just plain filthy. This sultry collection of audio-only shorts is written by best-selling contemporary romance writers and performed by audiobook stars.

When Kennedy James unexpectedly shows up at her grandma's house in Tyler, Texas, no one knows what to make of her arrival - including her. The only thing Kennedy does know is that something in her life has to change, and it needs to happen right now. She's been numb for much too long. Then she meets Travis Broussard, the perceptively cool guitarist of the indie soul band The Prototype. The timing couldn't be worse, but their attraction is instant, magnetic, and at times overwhelming, causing Kennedy to question if it's possible to feel too much.

A teenage boy begging God to make him straight. An evangelical father refusing to accept his son is gay. A college sophomore who could never predict the dangers about to overtake her and the ones she loves.

It's the 22nd century. Humanity has taken its first steps into the galaxy, and we've found ourselves in a vast playground of alien races, environments, and cultures. As the newest players on the universal stage, though, our position is readily apparent - we're at the bottom of the food chain.

London, 1938. The effervescent "It girl" of London society since her father was named the ambassador, Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy moves in rarified circles. Eager to strike out on her own, Kick is soon swept off her feet by Billy Hartington, the future duke of Devonshire. But their love is forbidden, as Kick's devout Catholic family and Billy's staunchly Protestant one would never approve their match. And when war breaks like a tidal wave across her world, Billy is ripped from her arms as the Kennedys are forced to return to the States.

Teaching nine-year-olds on Zoom. A relationship interrupted by enforced distance. A teenaged son who cannot leave the house. Anna McCormick is already struggling to cope with the unwanted twists 2020 has served up. But when an unstamped envelope arrives overnight, her past begins to cast its own long shadow on the present. With an uncaring government compounding her woes and a hostile threat drawing closer, Anna must dig deep to keep hope alive for herself and those around her.

Contains all six A Miller's Pointe Christmas novellas.

Being a single father in witness protection isn’t ideal, but it’s the only option to keep the baby I technically stole safe. Staying hidden is simple until the night I beat down the door of the only doctor in town, demanding help, and I meet the woman who changes everything. I’m danger and violence; she’s innocent and caring. I’ll corrupt her, and potentially bring the threat of the MC after me to her doorstep. Too bad for Dr. Caradee Blacksmith, I’m too selfish to care. Because I want her no matter the risk.

L'amour et la solitude. La possibilité de changer de vie. Le hasard des rencontres. Les choix qui s'offrent à nous. L'art de la fuite...

"Surtout, ne vous mariez jamais avec quelqu'un qui est encore plus déçu par la vie que vous : la dépendance mutuelle augmentera..."

This is the story of Mary, a young girl born in a beautiful city full of rose gardens and fluttering kites. When she is still very small, Mary meets Lanmo, a shining golden snake, who becomes her very best friend. The snake visits Mary many times; he sees her city change, become sadder as bombs drop and war creeps in. He sees Mary and her family leave their home, he sees her grow up and he sees her fall in love.

Cet appel qui risque de tout changer, il l'attend mais le redoute terriblement. Sa vie part déjà en morceaux, et le peu qu'il en contrôle va certainement lui échapper bientôt. Est-il encore seulement temps de s'enfuir ?

Peut-on se satisfaire d'une vie quelconque, d'un métier qu'on ne déteste pas et d'un mari qui "fera l’affaire" ?

The final two series of A. L. Kennedy's wry comic drama about love in later life. In their youth, John and Maggie had a tempestuous on/off affair that ended badly. Now in their 60s, they've decided to give their romance another chance - and discovered that love doesn't get any easier when you're older but no wiser. Having survived dating and moving in together, the duo face the next big test for their relationship: tying the knot.