Résultats lu par "Hugo A." dans Toutes les catégories

When my evil stepfather sold me into slavery, I thought things couldn't get any worse. Then they send me to Darkstone Academy, a reform school for psycho mages. The human students here are the rejects from other academies, out-of-control young mages. And then there are the supernaturals. They hate humans and aren't shy about showing it. Danger shadows my every step—until I find myself unexpectedly soul-bonded to four powerful men.

Deva Kent spent most of her life dreaming of escaping. She hated being forced to live among the Fellowship of the Enlightened, the small community closed off from the rest of the world, and was desperate to spread her wings and discover something new. When she applied to be a nanny for a single father and his two-year-old son, the Fellowship wasn't happy, but she knew that was her fresh start. However, she never thought she'd end up falling for the man with more baggage than he could carry and storm clouds in his eyes.

Working as a nanny in an exclusive London borough for two bi-sexual alphas is my dream job. Except Gabe and Luke are so freaking hot, they're making me think dirty thoughts. I can't have them though...it would be totally outta line. And they couldn't possibly be interested in a 22-year old virgin like me. I'll have to find someone else to punch my V card, right? Yeah, right....

Eleven compelling BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas telling the stories of the Russian tsars. Broadcast to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution, this extraordinary drama cycle by Mike Walker comprises 11 ambitious plays spanning over 400 years, exploring the lives of Russia’s key rulers from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin.

Lorsque Carole prend les rênes du groupe d'intervention du RAID pour gérer une prise d'otage, elle sait qu'elle n'a pas le droit à l'erreur. Derrière la porte de la chambre de bonne qui lui fait face, la vie d'une jeune fille est entre les mains de Jacques. Et Jacques a dit : que le jeu commence.

Que se passe-t-il dans le cœur d'une mère lorsque le dernier de ses enfants quitte la maison ? C'est tout l'enjeu de ce roman déchirant autour des vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'une femme, dont l'existence entière vacille à l'approche d'une séparation inéluctable. Sans se l'avouer, Anne-Marie redoutait cette échéance depuis des mois. Aujourd'hui, Théo, son plus jeune fils, quitte le nid familial.

London, um 1330. Der Tuchhändlerlehrling Jonah Durham wächst bei seinem tyrannischen Vetter Rupert auf, der ihm das Leben zur Hölle macht. Einzig seine Großmutter erkennt sein Talent und seine Intelligenz. Sie vermacht ihm ein stattliches Vermögen, das es ihm ermöglicht, nicht nur das Haus seines Vetters zu verlassen, sondern auch als jüngstes Mitglied der Geschichte in die Gilde der Tuchhändler aufgenommen zu werden. Dadurch zieht er die Missgunst seines Vetters auf sich, der ihm immer wieder Steine in den Weg legt.

En esta obra Maquiavelo enumera las condiciones que han de caracterizar a un príncipe, entendida esta figura como la cabeza o jefe del Estado. Podemos decir que es un libro práctico, pues pretende dar normas de acción. Intentó el autor teorizar sobre la naturaleza del Estado, sobre la sociedad en que se sustenta y sobre todo en las formas de adquirir y perder el poder y las formas de mantenerse en él.

The BBC radio adaptations of Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy - plus bonus documentary. Based on her own childhood experiences, Judith Kerr's When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is a timeless classic loved by children and adults alike. This story of a Jewish family that escapes Germany just as the Nazis come to power is seen through the eyes of their young daughter, Anna, and traces their perilous journey. Also includes adaptations of Bombs on Aunt Dainty and A Small Person Far Away.

Au cours d’une saison d’estive, les attaques répétées d’une ourse ravivent les tensions dans une vallée pyrénéenne. Tentant de s’abstraire des débats, Alma, une éthologue, et Gaspard, un berger, communient avec la montagne, mêlent leur existence à celles des bêtes. Sur ces terres où l'homme et l'animal sont intimement liés, l'histoire d'un jeune montreur d'ours parti faire fortune à New York, un siècle plus tôt, résonne tragiquement avec le présent.

Finding out her boss is not who she thought he was has her turning to the one man who'd kicked her out of his bed after the best night of her life—Kyle "Ox" Matthews. As expected, he isn't open to listening to her or helping her with her problem. Kyle should let his past define his future, but when he finds out Eveline works for an opposing company, he closes the door on her as quickly as he can. When she comes to him with information about her boss, he dismisses it until he finds that there could be some truth in Eveline's claims.

Eine unheimliche Gestalt macht das London des späten 19. Jahrhunderts unsicher: Spring Heeled Jack! Eine bizarre Figur in einem Teufelskostüm, die sich des Nachts auf der Straße an Frauen vergeht. Dem exzentrischen Inspektor Castle gelingt es zwar, den Mann zu fassen, der hinter den Taten steckt, doch schon tritt ein Nachahmungstäter auf den Plan, der auch vor Mord nicht zurückschreckt. (Inspiriert von realen Begebenheiten.).

Colton Lancaster nimmt das Leben, wie es kommt. Dazu gehören neben Rugby auch jede Menge Frauen. Doch der Sport hat höchste Priorität, nach einem Clubwech-sel und einer Sportverletzung will er sich zukünftig nur darauf fokussieren. Blöderweise hält der gute Vorsatz nicht lange an, als er erkennt, dass er die Pressespre-cherin der Liverpool Lizards kennt. Warum nur sieht Brenda ihn jedes Mal so an, als würde sie ihn hassen? Zwischen ihnen fliegen die Fetzen, aber auch die Fun-ken. Als Brenda brisante Details über sein geheimes Doppelleben erfährt, hat er ein Problem.

I'm completely in love with my husband. And he takes care of my needs . . . as long as they're financial or physical. Anything more is too much to ask. I know that while I might have his name, I don't have his heart. It's almost like he keeps me in a very specific box: WIFE. He only opens that box when we're home alone, anything else would make me too much a part of his life. Even though I love him, I can't live like this anymore. I don't want to, but I ask him for a divorce.

Professor Richard Myers, now in his 70s and suffering from advanced Parkinson’s disease, is about to receive a lifetime achievement award for his work in the development of in-vitro fertilization. That calls for a family reunion, and given this high-functioning, dysfunctional family, there’s bound to be trouble ahead. As they gather, old resentments erupt as they fight over Richard’s legacy while facing another family member’s serious illness.

I've been in love with my best friend for what seems like forever. But she wanted the one thing I couldn't give her. Now, she's pregnant with another man's baby. The "donor" wants nothing to do with her . . . or the child, so I do the one thing I've always wanted to do. I claim her—and her baby—as mine. She worries the whole town is gossiping. She has no money, no family and she thinks I'm doing this because I feel sorry for her. If only she knew. Allie is my best friend, and I tried to be content with only that. Things have changed though, and I'll stop at nothing until I make her my wife.

Nous sommes en 1999, et les États-Unis sont tranquillement en train d’être capturés par la Grande-Bretagne. En effet, une 3ème faillite envers un cartel de banquiers internationaux, signifie que les Etats-Unis deviennent automatiquement la propriété de THE CROWN, d’après les termes d’un contrat rédigé plus de 200 ans plus tôt.

To save humanity, a teen called Kai must wield an ancient miracle working cloak, the Mantle, given him by the Son of God disguised as a Soothsayer, outwit a rogue prophet Elijah disguised as a pirate seeking sacred arrows to destroy the Soothsayer's tomb, before he can raise from the dead and being grace to all mankind. With Anfisa his mother held hostage and time running out, Kai races to thwart the pirate’s apocalyptic plot.

Bibi und Marita sitzen bei Moni zu Hause und reden über den bevorstehenden Ballettauftritt von Moni als Dornröschen. Als sie den beiden vortanzen will, hext Bibi ihr ein passendes Kleid. Am nächsten Morgen droht eine Dornenhecke Neustadt zu überwuchern - genau wie im Märchen Dornröschen. Ist Bibis Hexerei schuld?

In 1980, Beaton personally chose Hugo Vickers to be his biographer, entrusting him with his diaries and the entire body of letters he had written - both personally and professionally - over the course of his life. Drawing on five years of intensive research and interviews with the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Truman Capote, Princess Grace of Monaco and Sir John Gielgud, Vickers' biography was an instant best seller upon its publication in 1985.