Résultats pour "Christopher Ross" dans Fiction de genre

Jealousy, tragedy, survival, and revenge - the discovery of Christopher’s diary in the ruins of Foxworth Hall brings new secrets of the Dollanganger family to light and obsesses a new generation. With Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind both now major Lifetime TV events, this first new addition to the Dollanganger story in nearly 30 years is a timely look at the events in the attic - from teenage Christopher’s point of view.

Christopher Dollanganger was 14 when he and his younger siblings - Cathy and the twins, Cory and Carrie - were locked away in the attic of Foxworth Hall, prisoners of their mother's greedy inheritance scheme. For three long years he kept hope alive for the sake of the others. But the shocking truth about how their ordeal affected him was always kept hidden - until now.

Vancouver, 1932: Als Caroline dem weißen Wal zum ersten Mal begegnet, ahnt sie nicht, wie sehr sich ihr Leben bald verändern wird. Sie flieht vor ihrem aufdringlichen Verehrer und ihrer tyrannischen Mutter und folgt dem Ruf des Wales auf die sagenumwobenen Queen Charlotte Islands. Auf den nebelverhangenen Inseln vor der Westküste Kanadas kommt sie einem dunklen Geheimnis auf die Spur, das ihr den Weg in eine neue Zukunft weist. Und sie lernt das Glück der ganz großen Liebe kennen.

Im kältesten Winter ihres Lebens lernt Jessica den arroganten Manager Joey kennen, der in der kanadischen Wildnis zu sich selbst finden will. Während sich die beiden langsam näher kommen, fahndet die Polizei in den Bergen fieberhaft nach zwei Bankräubern. Als ihre Mutter, eine Polizistin, von einem Einsatz nicht zurückkehrt, wagt sich auch Jessica mit ihrem Hundeschlitten in das eiskalte Weiß. Ihre Suche führt sie tief in das einsame Bergland - bis in die Heimat des geheimnisvollen Wolfsrudels, das jenseits der Gletscher auf sie wartet.

Lara will in Grand Forks an der kanadischen Grenze studieren und eine unglückliche Liebe vergessen. Als eisige Stürme über das Land fegen und Wölfe in der kleinen Stadt auftauchen, bricht Panik aus. Bald wird Paul, ein indianischer Student, der den kältesten Winter aller Zeiten vorausgesagt hat, von den aufgebrachten Bürgern bedroht. Lara rettet ihn vor dem Mob und flieht mit ihm in die Berge. Doch die Temperaturen sinken weiter und die Verfolger kommen immer näher.

Fifteen-year-old Jacob feels almost on the inside: almost smart, almost funny, almost good-looking, almost worthy of falling in love. His sister is too busy dating guys in Whitesnake jackets to notice, and his best friend is occupied with his own painful pubescent crisis. Jacob's mother has just started a curious (and rather un-Christian) holy war with the church across the street, while his father has secretly moved into the garage.

No one thought that MacTrump - Lord of MacTrump Towers, Son of New York - would ascend to the highest position in the kingdom. Yet with the help of his unhappy but dutiful wife Lady MacTrump, his clever daughter Dame Desdivanka, and his coterie of advisers, MacTrump is comfortably ensconced in the White Hold as President of the United Fiefdoms, free to make proclamations to his subjects through his favorite messenger, McTweet. The Democrati, mourning the loss of their cherished leader O'Bama, won't give up without a fight.

A hysterical and absurd story of Detective Bobby Saint and his taking down of the powers that be. Complete tongue-in-cheek story with humor that could be compared to that of the early Woody Allen films ( Take the Money and Run, etc.).

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. For America, as the century closes, she is becoming less isolated. Her industrial might, her rising military power are pulling her ever closer into the entangled globe of nations. Her authors flex ideas and lexicons with riveting tales of this astonishing society.