A Winter Discovery

Lou Aronica

Synopsis

A father and son find new meaning in Christmas, in this uplifting and poignant novella by the author of When You Went Away. The New York Times–bestselling author revisits the characters in When You Went Away in this heartwarming holiday novella. Gerry Rubato has been marked by loss and revived by love, and his son Reese, now six, is a happy, joyful child—but Reese is just beginning to understand that he was robbed of the chance of ever knowing his late mother. Reese is old enough now to get caught up in the excitement of the Christmas season, and he throws himself into it with abandon. His sense of celebration takes on entirely new levels of meaning, though, when it leads him to an unexpected and most remarkable discovery . . . At once buoyant and moving, and filled with irrepressible Christmas spirit, A Winter Discovery is a story that will take you to new places in your heart.Praise for the Hearts of Men novels “Deeply emotional, totally romantic.” —Susan Elizabeth Phillips, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Simply the Best and Kiss an Angel “Wry, tender, beautifully written.” —Lisa Kleypas, New York Times–bestselling author of the Wallflower novels

Disponible depuis: 20/08/2024.

Longueur d'impression: 100 pages.

Fiction contemporaine

D'autres livres qui pourraient vous intéresser

The Repairman

Harry Harrison

The Repairman by Harry Harrison - Being an interstellar trouble shooter wouldn’t be so bad … if I could shoot the trouble!
The Old Man had that look of intense glee on his face that meant someone was in for a very rough time. Since we were alone, it took no great feat of intelligence to figure it would be me. I talked first, bold attack being the best defense and so forth.
“I quit. Don’t bother telling me what dirty job you have cooked up, because I have already quit and you do not want to reveal company secrets to me.”
The grin was even wider now and he actually chortled as he thumbed a button on his console. A thick legal document slid out of the delivery slot onto his desk.
“This is your contract,” he said. “It tells how and when you will work. A steel-and-vanadium-bound contract that you couldn’t crack with a molecular disruptor.”
I leaned out quickly, grabbed it and threw it into the air with a single motion. Before it could fall, I had my Solar out and, with a wide-angle shot, burned the contract to ashes.
The Old Man pressed the button again and another contract slid out on his desk. If possible, the smile was still wider now.
“I should have said a duplicate of your contract—like this one here.” He made a quick note on his secretary plate. “I have deducted 13 credits from your salary for the cost of the duplicate—as well as a 100-credit fine for firing a Solar inside a building.”
I slumped, defeated, waiting for the blow to land. The Old Man fondled my contract.
“According to this document, you can’t quit. Ever. Therefore I have a little job I know you’ll enjoy. Repair job. The Centauri beacon has shut down. It’s a Mark III beacon.…”

Voir livre

Any Witch Wolf

C.P. Rider

“Promise you won’t do anything to put yourself in danger.” 
“That’s not a promise I’m comfortable making. My partners are a delinquent gnome and a willing-accomplice magical cat. Plus, my best friend just bought a case of spelled wine from the witches in Sundance.” 
Betty Lennox is an elemental witch in a desert town that gives Hades a run for its money in summer. Her magic is tied to the land under a paranormal seniors' trailer park she inherited from her mother, land that hasn’t fully accepted her. Because of this, her power has become unpredictable, unreliable, and unbelievably inconvenient. 
Small-town trailer parks don’t pay much, so when a job pops up to find a missing beta wolf—an octogenarian lothario with a shoebox of questionable toys and a little black book filled with juicy tidbits about the town’s senior ladies— she takes it. As Betty delves deeper into the investigation, she attracts the attention of a dangerous stalker and a deadly alpha wolf. 
To track down the missing Casanova and avoid her enemies, she’ll need to rely on her partners—a magical cat named Fennel and Cecil, a homicidal garden gnome with a penchant for explosives—her retired necromancer best friend, a graveyard demon she doesn’t trust, and the sexy-as-sin son of her worst enemy. 
For fans of urban fantasy with a side of slow-burn romance.

Voir livre

Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge An

Ambrose Bierce

A man is about to be hanged by Union soldiers during the Civil War. As he faces imminent death, his mind conjures a vivid escape fantasy.

Voir livre

The Advocate

Katie Cross

The Third Book in the Historical Collection 
Charlie Dauphin and Max Sinclair have been best friends since they met on a rainy night at twelve years old.  
They share more than a powerful magic, a sprawling manor, and a hunger for justice and danger.  
The Advocacy belongs to both of them. 
The Central Network, and then the fate of Alkarra, rest on the shoulders of two extraordinary men determined to save the world. With a team of Watchers and Defenders at their back, they'll do just that. 
But the winds of fate will turn such motivation against them. Charlie and Max have taken on more than any witch could bear alone.  
Will Charlie and Max survive the onslaught of political intrigue, rising magic, and disaster that awaits?  
Is friendship strong enough? 
Lovers of the Dragonmaster Trilogy will be thrilled for this follow-up (and oft requested!) installment in the world of Alkarra. Dive into the Advocacy, the political world of the Dragonmaster, and the lives of the witches we all love best.THE ADVOCATE IS THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION. THIS EXHILARATING TALE OF FRIENDSHIP AND COURAGE WILL SWEEP YOU BACK TO THE WORLD OF ALKARRA.

Voir livre

Sherlock Holmes: The Phantom of...

Petr Macek

Night-time breaking into the houses of the residents of a peaceful village is accompanied by mysterious circumstances. 
Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful chronicler Doctor Watson were an inseparable pair from the 1880s until the interwar era of the twentieth century. Now they are back with new adventures, in which the good Doctor recounts the most curious investigations he and his friend set out to unravel over the decades. Immerse yourself with Holmes and Watson in the realm of London fog, gas lamps and horse-drawn carriages! 
Written by Petr Macek, with the characters of Arthur Conan Doyle. 
Narrated by Jamie Marshall 
Music Daniel Barták 
Recorded and mixed by Daniel Barták, 
2025

Voir livre

Lost Sci-Fi Books 171 thru 175

Ray Bradbury, Carl Jacobi, Henry...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 171 thru 175 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s and one from 1752 
Micromegas by Voltaire - Voyage of an inhabitant of the Sirius star to the planet Saturn 
Final Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse - Hunting a criminal is tough enough, but it's even tougher when it's on a bit of Hell's own rock in the void of space! 
Final Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse - Hunting a criminal is tough enough, but it's even tougher when it's on a bit of Hell's own rock in the void of space! 
The Red Room by H. G. Wells - He was told the brightly colored red room in Lorraine Castle was haunted. Despite vague warnings from the three custodians who reside in the castle, he is not a believer in such things and ascends to "the Red Room" to begin his night's vigil. 
Curse of the Blue Man by Lawrence M. Jannifer - He roamed the streets of the city at night, striking terror into the hearts of young girls... from his body a strange blue light glowed... in his hand was an iron bar, strained and crusted with blood

Voir livre