Résultats pour "Alice" dans Romance

Et si l'existence n'était pas toujours aussi bien calibrée qu'un haïku, pour le pire, mais parfois aussi pour le meilleur ? Anita est en colère. Elle se sent flouée. Elle refuse d'être le jouet du destin. La maladie la taraude et elle est prête à en finir. Pourtant, la voilà obligée de différer son projet à cause d'un coup de téléphone inattendu. La vie, pleine de surprises, joue des tours aux plus méthodiques. Sur l'île de Noirmoutier un beau ténébreux croise sa route et elle découvre qu'elle n'y est pas insensible.

Le destin de Cérès, étudiante à l'université de Rome, bascule lorsqu'elle apprend que toute son existence repose sur un mensonge. Lesath, messager du royaume d'Herulya dont elle est originaire, débarque dans sa vie pour lui annoncer qu'elle est la future princesse de ce pays empreint de mystère et de magie. Doté d'une aura aussi intimidante que magnétique, l'ambassadeur sulfureux réveille en elle une sensualité exacerbée qui va à l'encontre de son destin : épouser le prince héritier d'Herulya.

Meryl est une jeune danseuse brisée en plein élan par un accident. Elle trouve refuge en devenant serveuse à La Petite Fabrique, café fréquenté par des personnes meurtries par l’existence. Elle y rencontre Robin, sportif qui cache sa blessure derrière un comportement asocial. Une tendre histoire d'amour se tisse au fil des pages de ce roman feel-good, sous le regard bienveillant d'êtres "cabossés" par la vie, qui cherchent à se reconstruire.

Après des fiançailles singulières, et tiraillée par son désir pour un autre, Cérès est de plus en plus perdue. Elle s’envole pour Zigur, sa ville natale, résolue à lever le voile sur les mystères de ses origines et de ses pouvoirs latents. Elle surprend un groupe de Sorciers s’adonnant à un rituel sanglant auquel elle semble être liée. Qui est ce prince menant la danse des incantations ? Entre Altaïr, Lesath qui ne cesse de tourmenter son cœur, et les nouveaux amis de Cérès, qui sera capable de l’extirper des griffes de cet ennemi invisible ?

As a member of the vampire council, being tasked with keeping an eye on a few people shouldn’t be too hard, right? Wrong. The moment I meet the VRC, I realize how very wrong I am. It’s fascinating how in a group filled with ancient beings, the only reasonable one is the human. Definitely not the grumpy vampire… or the other grumpy vampire… and don’t get me started on the eye-searing clothes the bubbly one wears.

Etienne: Having another being in my head isn’t always the easiest to deal with. He’s loud, annoying, and is trying his hardest to keep me from looking at Leo, the sexy police officer who is currently hunting me down for illegal magic use. I’m not actually doing anything illegal, but that doesn’t mean I can’t use the occasional run-in with Leo to remind him just how much I like him (he’s being dramatic when he claims I tried killing him the last time we bumped into each other). After Leo dies and I bring him back, it becomes clear that the wrong person knows what I can do.

Despite winning Gabriel’s heart, my trials are not yet over when I’m stuck competing with Gabriel’s cat for his affection (why is she only evil when he’s not looking?), dealing with coworkers trying to befriend me (I should have blackmailed more of them), and worst of all... meeting Gabriel’s parents (whose affection I will win with lavish presents).

La vie d'Angel tourne exclusivement autour de The Ark, un boys band qui cartonne dans le monde entier. En intégrant son fandom, Angel acquiert un sentiment d'appartenance incomparable. De son côté, les choses ne cessent d'aller de travers pour Jimmy, le leader de The Ark. Bien qu'il ait réalisé son rêve, son anxiété sociale remet en question ses choix et l'empêche de profiter pleinement de sa vie de strass et de paillettes. Lorsque les univers d'Angel et Jimmy fusionnent de manière inattendue, tous deux sont confrontés à la réalité de l'autre.

“Vibrant, voice-y, tender, genuinely funny, and bursting with all the imperfect charm of a real, hopeful love. I can’t wait to make everyone I know read this.”—Casey McQuiston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pairing In this sapphic homage to While You Were Sleeping, a...

Quand Méri revient à Lafayette, dans ce vieux manoir de planteurs, ce n'est pas pour des retrouvailles joyeuses avec sa famille. Non, au contraire, torturé par son passé, alcoolique et furieux, il souhaite se venger. De son frère aîné autant que de sa bande d'amis, des suprématistes blancs qui lui ont volé sa vie deux ans plus tôt.

Though I was born with the ability to see the dead, I struggled with it until my brother was killed and his ghost was left behind. Now, I’m determined to figure out who is responsible for his death…the problem is that Detective Maddox Booker, the one working the case, is a grumpy and stubborn man who wants nothing to do with me and definitely doesn’t believe in ghosts. It doesn’t help that I keep finding myself looking ridiculous in front of the detective, thanks to interfering ghosts who enjoy laughing at my expense.

Cheerful Gunnilde Payne is hiding a bruised heart behind her bright smile. When her friend invites her to spend some time away from her provincial home, she jumps at the chance. All is going well, until Gunnilde overhears herself rudely dismissed by two knights, as “nice, and eminently forgettable.” Poor Gunnilde is mortified. Then, she decides to take her future in her hands and seize the chances life puts before her. She will go to the royal court in Aphrany. She will attract the attention of the Queen and become one of her ladies-in-waiting!

When the vampire stalking me sent me a letter, I was prepared for my new life with the man I love to get thrown into chaos. But as the days stretch on and nothing happens, I become determined not to allow that monster to rule my life and decide that Marcus and I will move on. We can’t always allow the past to haunt us. If that includes pestering Marcus and harassing my fellow detectives, they’d better learn to love it because I’m not going anywhere, even if they like to remind me I’m the only human working in a department filled with vampires.

Stumbling into a crime scene is pretty typical for me. As a human, joining the VRC has done everything but keep me out of trouble. And now I seem to be playing a part that I’d really rather not play…if I want to keep my head, that is. By my side is my partner Marcus, a vampire who has vowed to tear the world apart—and even a mattress—to keep me safe. I want to do everything I can to protect my newfound family, no matter what we’re forced to face.

Alice Pendelbury believes everything in her life is pretty much in order - from her good friends to her burgeoning career. But even Alice has to admit it’s been an odd week. Not only has her belligerent neighbor, Mr. Daldry, suddenly become a surprisingly agreeable confidant, but he’s encouraging her to take seriously the fortune-teller who told her that only by traveling to Turkey can Alice meet the most important person in her life. What’s more, the peculiarly insistent Mr. Daldry has even agreed to finance Alice’s trip - one that against all reason seems to be predestined.

At eighteen, Emmeline Ballentine’s father splashed out on one London season to introduce his daughter to polite society. Sadly, for Emmeline, polite society was not terribly receptive to a city trader’s daughter. She only ever caught one gentleman’s fancy, the dishonorable Jeremy Vance who made her head spin as he singled her out for attention at the balls and assemblies. Her worldly chaperone warned her he was making a May game of her, but Emmeline had not heeded her warning. Consequently, her dreams were dashed, when at the close of the season, Jeremy announced his engagement to another.

When I’m tossed into the trunk of a car, I realize that what little luck I have has finally run out—especially when I find that Tony, the man who’d abducted me, is planning on using me to get back at my father. My chances for escape look pretty bleak when I’m handcuffed to Tony’s bodyguard, an intimidating man named Shepherd who apparently loves tight shirts and seems to be amused by making my life miserable. Soon, though, I learn that Shepherd has a heart and a brain.

Si vous aimez les citadins aussi pédants que sexy et les écureuils tout mignons... ce roman est pour vous ! Capucine, psychologue trentenaire, mène une vie parfaite en roucoulant auprès de son mari génial... Depuis quand ce spécimen existe-t-il ? Après une soirée mémorable, elle décide de tout quitter et en particulier son conjoint bien sous tous rapports (ou pas), pour vivre dans les montagnes auvergnates.

When Marcus Church brings his brother Claude in to help solve an unusual murder, I’m positive he did it just to disrupt my monotonous life. None of my coworkers in the Vampire Related Crimes unit seem to understand that I want to keep a wall between me and everyone else - especially Claude, who does everything he can to break through it with an annoying smile. After more vampires begin to die, Claude pinpoints the actions of the killers to a group of vampire hunters, leaving us in a race to stop them.

When did fake-then-real dating an ancient vampire become the easy part? Casimir’s ridiculously sweet now that he’s conquered “the art of the flirt,” as he calls it. He tries hard to fit in with my family—if we forget about those silly threatening chocolates he sent my father—and he even makes me popcorn… okay, he tried. I know, I know, I’m just bragging at this point.