Résultats pour "Bernard" dans Afro-américaine

Vinterkongen fortæller historien om England i 400-tallet, og i særdeleshed historien om den legendariske Kong Arthur og hans kamp for at forene de britiske kongedømmer. Historiens fortæller er en ung mand, Derfel, som den store druide Merlin har taget under sine vinger. Da historien tager sin begyndelse, dør kong Uther af alderdom. Uther har ingen direkte arving, men hans afdøde søn har efterladt sig en gravid hustru, som til alles glæde sætter et drengebarn i verden, Mordred. En kommende konge! Men den spæde dreng har mange fjender, som gør, hvad de kan, for at sætte ham ud af spillet.

Et løfte bandt Uthred af Bebbanburg til kong Alfred. Ligesom et løfte bandt ham til Æthelflaed. Nu tvinger et løfte ham væk fra hans fædrene hjem, som han har kæmpet så hårdt for at genvinde. Sammen med en lille gruppe krigere rejser Uthred mod syd og direkte ind i skiftende alliancer og kampen om kongedømmet, hvor han får brug for al sin styrke for at overvinde den stærkeste kriger af dem alle.

Engeland, de 9de eeuw. Uthred is als kind ontvoerd door Vikingen en meegevoerd naar Denemarken. Nu is hij bijna volwassen, ziet zichzelf als een Deen en mag mee op strooptocht naar Engeland. Maar alles loopt anders dan verwacht. De Vikingen lijden een nederlaag en stoten Uthred uit. Aan welke kant staat hij? En kan hij de eigendommen van zijn adellijke Engelse familie weer in bezit nemen? Het laatste koninkrijk is een reeks historische romans over de geboorte van Engeland in de 9de en 10de eeuw.

In this lyrical and “profound” (Dr. Resmaa Menakem, New York Times bestselling author) companion to the “spellbinding” (Harper’s Bazaar) Shallow Waters, Oya—the Yoruban deity of the weather—is brought to life during 1870s America. Born in Cuba after her mother Yemaya’s adventures...

Zuri Sweeting, a modern-day witch with a quirky and sassy personality, has sworn off love after a painful breakup. She packs her bags and flees from Chicago without a city in mind to move to. She comes across a charming little town called Langston Township, hoping to heal her heart and find peace. However, her plan to avoid love is disrupted when she crosses paths with Leo Monroe, a handsome and charming owner of a local bakery, whose decadent pastries and warm personality begin melting her resolve.

Samad Baker has always been comfortable existing in the shadows. Allowing others access places Samad and the ones he loves in jeopardy. Nilou finds conflict with her heart and the life she chooses while Samad has conflict with his troubled past. If two conflicted hearts collide, there is bound to be an emotional explosion and when the smoke clears, there’s no guarantee that either will still be whole.

Cal “Freeway” Moore, a well-known hitta and kingpin, knows all too well that running his New Orleans-based empire comes at a price. “Shoot first and ask questions later” is his motto as he fights to hold down his kingdom and maintain a healthy relationship with the love of his life, Belladonna. They say you keep your friends close but your enemies closer, but what if both are the same—and coming for his spot?

Carlton Monroe is finally getting his groove back. After a year playing dad to his nephew and sending him safely off to college, it’s back to his bachelor ways. But when his teenaged niece shows up on his doorstep looking for a permanent home, his plan comes to a screeching halt. Family is everything, and in the eyes of social services, a couple makes a better adoptive family than an overworked bachelor father. A fake relationship with his closest friend is the best way to keep his family together.

Sending his daughter off to college is the proudest day of single dad JaQuan Reynolds’s life. Everything took a back seat to raising her - including his career. He has no idea what comes next, but his newfound freedom is quickly curtailed by a crash deadline at work and the uptight, hovering presence of consultant Matthew Donaldson. He’s surly and insufferably sexy, and Jaq’s ready to check him out and write him off - right up until a work assignment forces them together.

Ty Carter is at the prime of his career, making millions in Atlanta real estate, and his Cuban-Jamaican good looks and charm make him a hit with the ladies. One would think he was on top of the world; however, things are not always what they seem. Recently divorced, he’s taking care of his grandfather, who suffers from dementia, and also trying to keep his sexual addiction under wraps.