Women Action Adventure

Un'esperienza straordinaria, il racconto di un viaggio unico nella saggezza di una cultura antica, che ha qualcosa di irresistibile ed eterno da comunicarci anche oggi. Questa è la storia di una donna che inconsapevolmente parte alla scoperta di sé: invitata da un gruppo di aborigeni australiani a ritirare un premio per il lavoro medico svolto con diverse tribù, Marlo parte piena di curiosità e gratitudine.

È un mercenario delle Highland. Lei è la nobile donna che ha abbandonato. Il figlio di cui non era a conoscenza e la donna che non ha mai dimenticato potranno salvarlo da un oscuro destino questo Natale? Le Highlands scozzesi, 1308. L'infame mercenario Hamish Dunn ha tradito un potente capo clan ed è ora inseguito da assassini quasi altrettanto spietati di lui. Dopo un duello mortale, una fata delle Highland lo convince a recarsi a Carlisle per un incarico che gli fornirà abbastanza oro per fuggire e vivere in pace. Deidre Maxwell ha un segreto pericoloso.

Meet Dahlia Moss, the reigning queen of unfortunate decision making in the St. Louis area. Unemployed, broke, and on her last bowl of ramen, she's not living her best life. But that's all about to change. Before Dahlia can make her life any messier on her own, she's offered a job. A job that she's woefully underqualified for. A job that will lead her to a murder, an MMORPG, and possibly a fella (or two?).

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....

Accusata di aver ucciso l’ex-fidanzato, l’ufficiale dell’esercito degli Stati Uniti Amber Ryan fugge in Scozia e si nasconde tra le rovine del castello di Inverlochy. Ma quando una fata delle Highlands la trasporta nel 1308, si trova catapultata in uno scontro violento accanto a un affascinante guerriero. L’highlander Owen Cambel è scioccato quando vede una donna stupenda combattere con coraggio nel castello. Rischia tutto per salvarla, solo per finire prigioniero degli inglesi insieme a lei. Amber non può fare a meno di innamorarsi di quello scozzese ribelle.

When Helen moves abroad with her loving husband, Gary, she can’t wait to meet her fellow expat teachers from the local international school. But her new start is about to become her worst nightmare.... As soon as the charming family across the way welcome Helen into their home, she begins to suspect that all is not as it seems. Then Gary starts to behave strangely, and a child goes missing, vanished without a trace. When violence and tragedy strike, cracks appear in the community, and Helen realises her perfect neighbours are capable of almost anything....

Melissa Lawrence swims ashore in Australia. She has no idea what to expect after escaping her captors. Since becoming Mel Lawrence, she finds her interests are expanding beyond just the “woman of means” role she had been raised to accept. After finding someone to teach her about becoming a grazer, she herds a flock of sheep into the Australian outback. She never imagined she would find a mate, a land that challenges her, and a life she felt she was bred for.

Bárbara Medina de Palacios es la esposa del canciller de Colombia, madre de sus hijos y una mujer que no conoce el placer sexual. Después de treinta y cinco años de un muy infeliz matrimonio, regido por la hipocresía de la sociedad bogotana, decide tomar el control de su vida y penetra en un mundo prohibido para mujeres como ella. En esta aventura, llena de peligros y desafíos, descubre que la sexualidad es la llave para muchas otras libertades.

Mikhail: Zwischen der italienischen und der russischen Mafia herrscht Krieg. Ein brutaler Krieg. Beide Seiten sind rücksichtslos, unbarmherzig und unversöhnlich. Doch dann sollen unsere Welten wieder vereint werden: mit einer arrangierten Ehe. Die schönste Frau der italienischen Mafia und das am meisten gefürchtete Monster der Bratva. Ich liebe sie schon lange, aus sicherer Distanz, jetzt kann ich sie endlich haben. Aber wenn sie feststellt, was ich wirklich bin, wird sie nicht vor mir davonlaufen

Martha Morgan, the beautiful young mistress of the Plas Ingli estate, is warned that trouble is brewing for her family. She tries to carry on with her life - but then she receives the most terrible news that any young wife can imagine. Despair threatens to overwhelm Martha, but she has many responsibilities and must live up to expectations. Little by little, with help from her family and from some of the more colourful local characters, she sets out to prove that she is more than a match for the scoundrels who have committed an appalling crime.

Fading into the background isn’t the Sisterhood way. Even after all the adventures they’ve shared, the courageous, close-knit heroines of Fern Michaels' New York Times best-selling series are always ready to embrace another challenge…All good things must come to an end. But Myra Rutledge isn’t ready to put the Sisterhood - the stalwart band of friends who’ve become legendary for meting out their own brand of justice - behind her just yet. Though she loves her beautiful home and her husband, Charles, Myra can’t deny that she’s restless. And as it turns out, she’s not the only one longing to dust off her gold shield and get back in action.

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.

It's night, and the walls of Rachel's home creak in the darkness of the Australian bush. Her fear of other people has led her to a reclusive life as far from them as possible, her only occasional contact with her sister. A hammering on the door. There stand a mother, Hannah, and her sick baby. They are running for their lives from a mysterious death sweeping the Australian countryside - so soon, too soon, after everything.

Les mémoires d'une reine du poker déchue " Des élites de Hollywood aux clubs privés de Wall Street, mes aventures dans le milieu du poker underground " Petite fille, Molly Bloom rêvait d'une vie sans contraintes, sans limites, une vie où elle n'aurait de comptes à rendre à personne – une vie où elle pourrait devenir elle-même. Pour finir par obtenir bien plus que ce qu'elle aurait pu imaginer.

Shy and deaf, 23-year-old Claire Deveraux has worked hard to land her dream job as a foreign service officer at the US Embassy in Paris. Yet her idyllic life is shattered when she finds a woman lying on the restroom floor dying from a gunshot wound. The dying woman utters three words to Claire and conceals a thumb drive in Claire’s pocket. The items are keys to the location of proceeds from a bank robbery. The killer, certain Claire now has sole possession of those items, must find her, recover the code words and the drive, then kill her before she can solve the puzzle and recover the money.

As her lover’s sanity deteriorates, Kit is forced to team up with a seductive vampire with ulterior motives. And when the perilous domain’s existence is confirmed, Kit has only one option remaining: risk her life to enter and hope to return with the cure.

Caroline Carlyle has rediscovered her heart's song and is realizing dreams she thought were beyond her grasp, including her musical debut at the university and a marriage proposal from Roderick Adair. After setting a wedding date, Caroline receives an unexpected gift that sends her to Guatemala to fulfill another life dream.

Supernatural and humankind’s survival depend on Cat claiming the crown. With the threat of endless darkness pressing into her, she must lean into her mate and newly appointed court. When the Choosing Ceremony marks Cat and her friends as competitors in a magical tournament that is shrouded in secrecy, the stakes only grow. Can Cat survive the tournament without revealing her true power and still manage to keep herself and those she cares about alive?

Este libro tiene las obras completas de Emilia Pardo Bazán.

Marta llega a Vietnam para escribir una guía de viajes. Para ella es mucho más que un simple encargo: es su primera oportunidad para hacerse valer en la editorial donde trabaja. Y para conseguirlo, no piensa limitarse a hablar de playas paradisíacas ni lugares fotografiados millones de veces. Aunque nunca pensó que la oportunidad de conocer el verdadero Vietnam se le presentaría en forma de un empresario de la artesanía vietnamita y de tres pequeños huérfanos.