Verlag: BookRix
Being a Queen or King in a Fantasyland is every girl or boy's dream. Enter into the realms of Fantasyland. QUEEN BETH dreams are just getting started.
This classic collection by Bret Harte centers on the iconic title story, in which a group of social outcasts—expelled from a California mining town during the Gold Rush—are stranded in the wilderness, where they face hardship, sacrifice, and unexpected humanity. Alongside this poignant tale are stories that blend humor, irony, and adventure, portraying gamblers, miners, and drifters navigating love, loss, and survival in the rugged American West. Harte’s vivid characters and rich storytelling capture the moral complexity, camaraderie, and harsh realities of frontier life. Combining sentiment with sharp observation, these tales helped define the Western genre and remain enduring examples of American regional literature and the art of the short story.Zum Buch
Identical twins Sylvie and Betty Allard loathe each other. They loathe the outside world more. Estranged for ten years, their worlds collide. A shared competitive streak leads them to derail each other as they embark on a killing spree of celebs and wannabes to make the world a better place. As the net and the Met closes in on them, the twins might need to work together, for the first time ever. A crime noir literary romp.Zum Buch
He's the hottest country rock star in the country whose reputation needs to be repaired. I'm an unemployed event planner who's desperate for a job. When I'm forced to team up with Mr. Smolder for the most ambitious Christmas event around, it might be my biggest mistake yet . . . For me, Christmas has never been the most wonderful time of year. It's a painful reminder of my father walking out and my whole family's world crashing down. After that, I never really believed in a happily ever after. Right now, I've got my hands full giving my hometown Christmas festival a much-needed makeover, while trying to convince Jace Knight (a.k.a.: Mr. Smolder) to headline a concert for the event. It's an uphill battle to wrangle the festival committee and turn the town into quaint Christmas village, while I ignore these feelings that involve mistletoe kisses with the famous music star. The last time someone tried to kiss me under the mistletoe, it was a total disaster. Which is why I'm not about to let Jace Knight work his mistletoe magic on me now . . . especially since I'm hiding a secret: I've never been kissed before.Zum Buch
We've won the battle, but not the war. He's still out there and his threat is haunting me day and night. The only way to defeat my father, is to best him. I sacrificed the love of my life for him. I hope it wasn't all for nothing. I hope I can find out what he's planning before it's too late. Before he unleashes hell on earth. Because if he does, it will all have been for nothing. And everyone I love will die anyway. I have to stop him. No matter what it takes. Elven Heir is the last book in this gay urban fantasy romance and ends in a happy-ever-after. The books must be read in order.Zum Buch
Family drama is something Lutéce Choate struggles to avoid. With a mother who's an award-winning country western song writer, an aunt who's a Country Music Hall of Famer, and a brother who's a rock star, it hasn't exactly been a low-key kind of life, and she's ready for a break. Then Lu's younger sister, Claire, goes off and gets engaged to a prince from Malquar, bringing the dreaded spotlight back to shine on their family once again. Lu wants to go to the engagement party about as much as she wants to yodel the Star Spangled Banner at the Grand Ole Opry with her crazy relatives. Alas, not going, doesn't appear to be an option. Alistair George Henry Bere Hale is not the heir, but the spare. Without the weight of the Crown in his future, he's managed to live the carefree life of a man about town. That is until his younger brother gets engaged before him and their mother starts pressuring him to settle down. Alistair represents everything that Lutéce has come to despise—he's a rich, playboy, partier, who's always in the spotlight . . . But Alistair doesn't feel the same about Lu. In fact, he's quite drawn to his brother's future sister-in-law, prickles and all. When Lu and Alistair's mothers witness the sparks between their children, they start to make plans of their own. Will Lu relax her prejudices long enough to get to know Alistair?Zum Buch
Erik Nothing rattles me. Well . . . almost nothing. As the most even-tempered player on the Chicago Blaze, I take everything in stride—hockey, fame, and life in general. No one knows that deep down, even I've got a trigger. She's a tall brunette with a gorgeous smile and an iron will. The woman who crushed my heart long ago. I never plan to return to Greentree Falls, Wisconsin, and lay eyes on Allie Douglas again—until suddenly, I'm left without a choice. Allie Somehow, I'm keeping it all together. Raising my nieces and nephew alone and working takes everything I've got and then some, but I get by. I don't have time for love, and who needs a man, anyway? I gave up the love of my life a decade ago, and now he's just a distant memory. Until one day, he comes back home. And once I see him, I'm not keeping it together anymore. Not even close. Contains mature themes.Zum Buch
